John L. Thornton: U.S. and China Should Cooperate in Solving Global Issues
There are many areas where the U.S. and China not only could be cooperating, but should be together leading the world.
There are many areas where the U.S. and China not only could be cooperating, but should be together leading the world.
The global crisis of climate change is a topic where all the governments can collaborate together. There is a lot of collaboration to create in this field. But we need to recreate the dynamic.
One can ask why this Chinese economic recovery matters to Africans. That is because it can potentially benefit the continent’s economy in several ways.
China has now emerged as a strong and wealthy nation, capable of serving the greater global good through win-win development schemes, while promoting democracy internationally through true multilateralism.
There’s an encouragement for other people to find their own modernity. So I find that really encouraging and important.
China’s greater efforts to stabilize growth, nurture new growth drivers and open up wider to the outside world will offer tremendous opportunities for other countries.
China will remain a force for stability to promote cooperation between countries, which is Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s message to Europe.
With the benevolent state in control, individuals enjoy the freedom to live their lives, the state being there to support them.
Beyond doubt the elevation of China-Uganda relations will bring more development opportunities to Ugandans, as well as to the whole African region.
Let us also not forget that the West continues to publicly endorse the one-China principle, although its actions far too often break the principle.
The China-Spain relationship is a positive part in China’s wider and more complex relationship with the EU which is built on tangible mutual benefits.
China proposed its ‘win-win’ concept in international relations, with Wang Yi expressing the hope in his concluding remarks for all countries to seek ‘win-win’ and avoid ‘lose-lose’ situations.