China urges US to exercise caution on issues concerning China’s core interests

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Wednesday that in this new era, China and the US should work together for world peace and prosperity, tackle global challenges and shoulder their due responsibilities as major countries, APA reports, citing GLOBAL TIMES.

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks while holding a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Wang said to ensure that the two giant ships of China and the US move forward together without deviating from their courses or losing speed, it is necessary to adhere to the strategic guidance of the two heads of state and to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state without compromise.

The recent negative words and deeds from the US side have undermined China’s legitimate rights and interests, interfered in China’s internal affairs, and are detrimental to the improvement and development of China-US relations, said Wang, noting that China clearly opposes such behavior.

He urged the US to exercise caution in its words and actions, especially on issues concerning China’s core interests such as Taiwan.

China and the US once fought side by side during World War II to defeat militarism and fascism, while in this new era, the two sides should work together for world peace and prosperity, tackle global challenges and shoulder their due responsibilities as major countries, said Wang.

Both sides believed that the call was timely, necessary and fruitful, and stressed the need to further leverage the strategic leading role of head-of-state diplomacy in China-US relations, properly manage differences, explore practical cooperation, and promote the stable development of bilateral relations, according to the readout.

A Chinese expert said that China’s statement serves both as a warning against the US erroneous actions and as a guide for building a constructive China-US relationship, outlining basic principles for such cooperation.

This conversation conveyed a clear message: For China-US relations to remain stable and mutually beneficial, the US must respect China’s core interests, especially regarding the Taiwan question, Li Haidong, a professor at the China Foreign Affairs University, told the Global Times on Thursday.

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun also held a video talk with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday.

“Recently, a series of moves by the US, including visits by congressional members to Taiwan and military interactions with Taiwan, have seriously undermined China’s core interests and triggered dissatisfaction. As a result, China reiterated during the conversation that managing China-US relations must involve clear boundaries and red lines,” Li said.

In the video talk, Dong also stressed the importance of respecting each other’s core interests. Any attempts or acts of interference to support “Taiwan independence” separatism with force or use Taiwan to contain China are doomed to fail, Dong said.

“We emphasize that the US cannot harm China’s core interests on one hand while expecting to gain other benefits from China on the other,” Li said.