Chinese FM urges bringing China-U.S. relations back on right track

STORY: Chinese FM urges bringing China-U.S. relations back on right track DATELINE: March 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:56 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi STORYLINE: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday urged the United States to return its China policy to the right track guided by reason and pragmatism, and bring bilateral relations back on the right path of healthy and stable development on the sidelines of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress. China and the United States must replace the "competitive-collaborative-adversarial" trichotomy with the three principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation, Wang said at a press conference on the sidelines of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress. Competition between major countries should not be the order of the day and zero-sum game is not the right choice, Wang said. In a globalized an

Consistency, pragmatism key in crafting Abe statement: experts

Consistency, pragmatism key in crafting Abe statement: experts

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses a summit of Asian and African leaders in Jakarta on April 22, 2015. His speech that omitted parts of past Japanese statements regarding the country's perception of wartime history is likely to fuel speculation that he may water down previous government apologies for Japan's acts during and before World War II in a statement he plans to issue in August to mark the 70th anniversary of the war's end. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo