President Xi Jinping holds talks with US President Donald Trump, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, May 14, 2026.  --Photo Xinhua

China, US should be partners, not rivals

(China Daily/ANN) -- China and the United States should find the right way for major countries to get along well with each other in the new era, President Xi Jinping said on Thursday.
Xi made the remarks during his talks with visiting US President Donald Trump at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Xi stressed that the two countries have more common interests than differences, success in one is an opportunity for the other, and a stable bilateral relationship is good for the world.
“China and the United States both stand to gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation. We should be partners, not rivals. We should help each other succeed and prosper together,” he said.
Noting that transformation not seen in a century is accelerating across the globe and the international situation is fluid and turbulent, Xi said that the world has come to another crossroads.
“Can China and the United States overcome the Thucydides Trap and create a new paradigm of major-country relations? Can we meet global challenges together and provide greater stability for the world? Can we build a bright future together for our bilateral relations in the interests of the well-being of the two peoples and the future of humanity? These are the questions vital to history, to the world and to the people. They are the questions of our times that the leaders of major countries need to answer together,” Xi said.
He expressed the hope that 2026 will be a historic and landmark year for China-US relations.

(Latest Update May 15, 2026)