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PD interview with U.S.Vice President Joseph R. BidenSino-US ties key for the world
By Wen Xian (People's Daily)
09:45, August 19, 2011

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (R) holds a welcoming ceremony for U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 18, 2011. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)
U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden kicked off visit to China on Aug. 17, 2011. Before his visit, Wen Xian, People’s Daily's resident reporter in the United States had a written interview with Mr. Biden. The following is the content of the interview:
Wen: You said that no bilateral relationship is more important than U.S.-China ties. Would you please elaborate? How do you see the U.S.-China bilateral relationship, with the background of this rapidly changing world?
Biden: When President Obama and I took office, we knew that our relationship with China would be a top priority. We were determined to set the relationship on a stable course that could be sustained for decades. As the President put it, “the relationship between the United States and China will shape the 21st century, which makes it as important as any bilateral relationship in the world.” We have pursued an approach toward China that expands areas of practical cooperation, while managing the differences between our two nations. For instance, our countries are working together closely to increase cooperation on a number of pressing global issues, including nonproliferation, economic rebalancing, and climate change. And the U.S. has supported China in having a bigger voice in international institutions, including the G-20, the IMF, and the World Bank.
I’m pleased to say that my visit to China this week is just one in a series of high-level exchanges that have taken place between our governments over the past two years. And it’s these exchanges – along with the establishment of dialogues across all levels of our governments – that have led to some important successes. But there is still much more that we need to do – and this is a shared responsibility.
We are also working to expand people-to-people ties between our two countries, strengthening the true foundation for a solid and stable relationship in the years to come. President Obama and I remain committed to building a positive, cooperative and comprehensive relationship.
Wen: It will be your first visit to China as Vice President of United States and, of course, it will be a very important event for our bilateral relationship. In which way do you think this visit will advance the China-U.S. strategic partnership?
Biden: I am very much looking forward to this visit to China – the first for me as Vice President. My first trip to China was in 1979, as part of a delegation of U.S. senators that met with Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping. On that trip, I witnessed the changes that were just beginning in China - the start of the “reform and opening” period and of China’s remarkable transformation. This was also the start of a new era in the U.S.-China relationship. These days, high-level interactions such as my visit, President Hu’s January state visit to the United States, President Obama’s 2009 state visit to China, and the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue have reinforced a positive context for the U.S.-China relationship and laid the foundation for real progress on common economic and security challenges.
I see my visit as a chance to build on our work so far here. My hope is to not only deepen our relationship with China’s senior leaders, including Vice President Xi, but also to directly engage the Chinese people.
Wen: Mr. Vice President, we know that your niece who graduated from Harvard not too long ago lived in China and is now devoted to making sure the relationship gets better and better .She also studied Chinese. Chinese President Hu Jintao recently met with American students from Walter Payton College Preparatory High School at Zhongnanhai in Beijing and he said youth represent the future of Sino-US relations. What further steps would the Obama Administration take to promote people-to-people exchanges between the United States and China, especially among young people of both countries? And what's your expectation for the 100,000 Strong Initiative?
Biden: There’s no denying that as the ties between our nations have deepened, so have the ties between our people. Last year, over 800,000 Chinese and 2 million Americans traveled between our countries to live, work, study and vacation. And while many Chinese schoolchildren, all over your country, are working hard on their English language skills – some of whom I will have the pleasure to meet when I visit Qingchengshan High School later this week – more and more Americans are choosing Chinese as their second language. This is true in my own family. Several years ago, my niece started studying the language, and now my granddaughter has as well. I’m so proud that they, along with thousands of other young Americans, have already begun to contribute to strengthening the U.S.-China relationship. It’s people-to-people exchanges like these that are a critical component to building a lasting foundation for U.S.-China relations. That’s why I’m so pleased that my daughter-in-law and granddaughter are coming with me to China. It’s an opportunity for me to expose them to China’s great civilization and culture and to the remarkable strides China had made in recent years. We simply cannot underestimate the importance of seeking greater understanding between our two societies – the importance of finding new ways not only of communicating, but of cooperating. I fundamentally believe this is something that is in the best interest of our nations – and the best interest of our people. The more that Chinese and American citizens learn to cooperate and collaborate, the more that China and the United States will be equipped to work together to help solve the global challenges that affect us all.
Programs like the High-Level Consultation on People-to-People Exchange, led by Secretary Clinton and State Councilor Liu, have already helped to expand opportunities for cultural and education exchange. And the 100,000-Strong Initiative is helping to dramatically increase the number of Americans studying in China. We are also working to increase other educational programs – specifically in the area of science and technology, as well as cultural and sports diplomacy. The same week I am in China, the Georgetown University basketball team will be visiting Beijing and Shanghai. It’s our sincere hope that these initiatives will foster broader and deeper contact between our peoples and raise awareness of the bilateral relationship within both societies.
Wen: At the first China-U.S. Governors Forum held in Salt Lake City in July, Chinese provincial leaders and U.S. governors discussed trade, investment, energy, environment cooperation at local levels. Some Chinese officials expressed their concerns over the deep- rooted hostility from some US conservative forces and interest groups toward investment from China, while others mentioned the long-established restrictions on high-tech exports to China. How would you respond to these concerns?
Biden: All I can say is that we welcome – and encourage – Chinese companies investing overseas to look first at the United States. As the preeminent destination for inward foreign direct investment we believe that international investors in the United States can benefit from the many opportunities available in the world’s largest economy. And we’re pleased that investors around the world agree – increasingly including entrepreneurs and businesses from China. Foreign investors benefit from our open, transparent, and nondiscriminatory investment climate. In the United States, foreign investors find free transferability of capital and profits, advanced physical and financial infrastructure, and nondiscriminatory legal recourse in the event of an investment- related dispute.
On export controls, President Obama and I are engaged in a reform effort to update our export control system for the 21st century, with the goal of strengthening competitiveness and increasing U.S. exports, while maintaining robust controls where appropriate to enhance our national security. Implementation of these reforms is already underway, and China, along with many other countries, will benefit. But let’s keep this issue in perspective: less than one percent of U.S. trade with China required an export license last year. I believe we should focus on the many other productive ways we can work together to expand trade and achieve a more balanced economic relationship.
Wen: Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping said that the overall development of China-U.S. ties has kept a good momentum since Chinese President Hu Jintao made a successful visit to the United States in January this year. China is willing to work with the U.S. side to implement the consensus reached by the heads of state of the two countries - strengthening dialogue, exchanges and cooperation, properly handling sensitive issues, and constantly advancing the China-U.S. strategic partnership. As you know, there are still some disagreements or concerns between our two countries on some sensitive issues, including the issue of China South Sea. How would the Obama Administration address these differences and concerns so as to ensure that this bilateral relationship remains on the right track?
Biden: Our Administration has worked to build a positive, cooperative, and comprehensive relationship with China through extensive engagement that has included reciprocal state visits by Presidents Obama and Hu, the Strategic and Economic Dialogue, and numerous other meetings at all levels of government. In fact, President Obama and President Hu have met face-to-face nine times, and spoken on the phone many times. In order to keep our relationship on this positive trajectory, we must be frank and honest about our disagreements. We must address them firmly and decisively as we pursue the urgent work we have to do together. Doing so will make our relationship more stable and more resilient.
The United States and China have made important strides over the past year in developing mechanisms through which to address and manage our differences, notably the May launch of the Strategic Security Dialogue, which brought together for the first time senior civilian and military leaders from the United States and China to discuss some of the most sensitive issues in our relationship. We have also increased the frequency and intensity of high-level engagement between our two governments, providing greater opportunities for honest discussion of our differences and reducing the chances for miscalculation. At the same time, we have expanded the areas in which we are cooperating, as evidenced by the development of the U.S.-China Asia- Pacific Consultations and the announcement of several U.S.-China cooperative projects in the region on the margins of the recent ASEAN Regional Forum. But, we have much more to do. I hope that my visit will offer an opportunity to speak openly and directly with China’s leaders and China’s people about our many shared challenges.
For me and President Obama, the bottom line is that as two great powers and global actors in the 21st century, China and the United States face many similar challenge and share many common responsibilities. I am convinced that the more we can act on them together, the more our people and the world will benefit.
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