‘We have a stake in China’s success and they in ours’
15 April 2013 6:32 AM IST
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said America wants a ‘strong, normal and special’ relationship with China as the Asian country is a great power with great ability to advance the world.
‘We need to work together to do that,’ Kerry said at a briefing Saturday night after he met Chinese leaders during his first Beijing trip since taking office in February, Xinhua reported.
Kerry said the US and China, as two of the most powerful economies in the world as well as two permanent members of the UN Security Council, ‘you have the possibility of create synergy,’ which will benefit the whole world. ‘We have a stake in China's success, and China has a stake in the success of the US,’ he said, adding that US welcomes a stable and prosperous China.
‘We welcome Chinese investment in the US,’ Kerry said, highlighting ‘huge’ business opportunities in infrastructure projects, including water projects, transportation projects, and energy projects among others.
He also said US and China will work together on cyber security. ‘Cyber security affects everybody, so we are going to work immediately on an accelerated basis.’
‘We need to work together to do that,’ Kerry said at a briefing Saturday night after he met Chinese leaders during his first Beijing trip since taking office in February, Xinhua reported.
Kerry said the US and China, as two of the most powerful economies in the world as well as two permanent members of the UN Security Council, ‘you have the possibility of create synergy,’ which will benefit the whole world. ‘We have a stake in China's success, and China has a stake in the success of the US,’ he said, adding that US welcomes a stable and prosperous China.
‘We welcome Chinese investment in the US,’ Kerry said, highlighting ‘huge’ business opportunities in infrastructure projects, including water projects, transportation projects, and energy projects among others.
He also said US and China will work together on cyber security. ‘Cyber security affects everybody, so we are going to work immediately on an accelerated basis.’
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