10 quotes from Xi Jinping on new model of China-US relationship
构建中美新型大国关系是一项前无古人、后启来者的事业。在习近平主席对美国进行国事访问之前,我们一起来回顾一下他曾经就中美新型大国关系做过的一些表述。
1. 太平洋两岸有足够空间
宽广的太平洋两岸有足够空间容纳中美两个大国。我们欢迎美国为本地区和平、稳定、繁荣发挥建设性作用,同时希望美方充分尊重和照顾亚太各国的重大利益与合理关切。
The vast Pacific Ocean has ample space for China and the United States. We welcome a constructive role by the United States in promoting peace, stability and prosperity in the region. We also hope that the United States will fully respect and accommodate the major interests and legitimate concerns of Asia-Pacific countries.
——2012年2月,接受美国《华盛顿邮报》书面采访