Yang Jiechi:
So was it carefully all planned? And was it carefully orchestrated with all the preparations in
place? Is that the way that you had hoped to conduct this dialogue?
Well, I think we thought too well of the United States, we thought that the US side will follow the
necessary diplomatic protocols.
So for China, it was necessary that we make our position clear.
So let me say here that in front of the Chinese side, the United States does not have the
qualification to say that it wants to speak to China from a position of strength.
Now the US side was not even qualified to say such things even 20 years or 30 years back, because
this is not the way to deal with the Chinese people.
If the United States wants to deal properly with the Chinese side, then let's follow the necessary
protocols and do things the right way.
Cooperation benefits both sides.
In particular, this is the expectation of the people of the world.
Well, the American people are certainly a great people, but so are the Chinese people.
So, had the Chinese people not suffered enough in the past from the foreign countries?
Well, time has not been short since China started being encircled by the foreign countries.
Well, as long as China's system is right, with the wisdom of the Chinese people, there is no way to
strangle China.
History will show that one can only cause damages to himself if he wants to strangle or suppress
the Chinese people.
Well, the United States has talked about his cooperation to land on some other planet with the
European side, China would welcome if there is a will to carry out similar cooperation from the
United States with us.
Wang Yi:
Secretary Blinken and NSA Sullivan, you mentioned that during your engagement and the visit that
Mr. Secretary had just recently, the two countries you visited mentioned coercion from China. We
don't know if this is a direct complaint coming from those countries that you visited, or is it
just the United States’ own view. Well, I think, for those relationships, for instance, China's
relationship with the United States, with Japan and with Australia, I don't think we should lump
them all just easily together, because for all of those relationships they each have their own set
of issues and different positions are involved. So, to accuse China of coercion, even before
showing the relevant views with China, is this the right attitude? Of course not.
If the United States would indiscriminately protect and speak up for those countries just because
they are your allies or partners even for the wrong things that they have done, then it will be
very difficult for international relations to develop properly. And so we don't think one should
be so hasty, as to accuse some other country of coercion. Who is coercing whom? I think history
and the international community will come to their own conclusions. But if the United States is
interested in having those discussions with China, and then we are ready to have such discussions
with the US side, but based on mutual respect, so that we can increase our mutual understanding on
those issues.