Sino-U.S. ties “should be characterized by overall cooperation”, Cui was quoted as saying by the official Xinhua news agency.
“Friendly competition, if competition is necessary, and no confrontation,” he added.
“We will continue to have differences between us, but our growing common interests are far more important. We may continue to have disagreements between us, but the need for cooperation will far outweigh any differences between us. We’ll continue to have problems, but dialogues will lead us to solutions.”
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-usa-diplomacy/chinas-u-s-envoy-says-dangerous-to-advocate-confrontation-idUSKCN1FZ068
