On September 12, 2024, Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng delivered a keynote speech at the Vision China event via video link.

Ambassador Xie said that for the past 50 years, the reopening and development of China-US relations was the most important event in international relations and the biggest contributor to global peace and prosperity. For the next 50 years, finding the right way for China and the US to get along with each other will be critical to international relations. It is what both nations and the international community need the most. 

Ambassador Xie noted that for China and the US, mutual respect and mutual trust are the foundation for dialogue as equals; mutual benefit is the defining feature of the China-US relationship, and neither has taken advantage of the other; mutual understanding and accommodation is crucial, because neither can bring down the other. In a fast changing world, China will continue to serve as a source of stability for the world and the bilateral relationship, and will contribute more to the global peace, stability, and prosperity.

Ambassador Xie pointed out that China will stay firmly committed to advancing the Chinese modernization, to exploring the right way for China and the U.S. to get along with each other, to upholding its sovereignty, security and development interests, and to enhancing people-to-people ties with the US. The development of China-US relations concerns everyone. We are all in this together. It is hoped that the younger generation will make this world more peaceful and prosperous by injecting “youthful energy” into China-US relations.

The event was co-hosted by China Daily and the Bank of China in New York. More than 250 representatives from the political, business and academic communities exchanged views under the theme of “Inspiration from the past, Vision for the Future”. China Daily Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Mr. Qu Yingpu, former US Ambassador to China Terry Branstad and other guests delivered remarks.