U.S. and China can co-exist peacefully

BEIJING — The U.S. and China can co-exist peacefully, and that the connection shouldn’t be seen as a “new chilly battle,” stated Kurt Campbell, White Home coordinator for the Indo-Pacific.

“There can be intervals of uncertainty — even perhaps intervals of occasional raised tensions,” he stated Tuesday, in line with a press launch of his feedback at an Asia Society occasion.

“Do I consider that China and the US can co-exist peacefully? Sure, I do,” Campbell stated. “However I do suppose this problem goes to be enormously troublesome for this era and the following.”

Since U.S. President Joe Biden took workplace in January, his administration has maintained the robust stance of the previous Trump administration. Biden has referred to as China the “most critical competitor” to the U.S.

On the contentious situation of Taiwan, Campbell reiterated the Biden administration doesn’t acknowledge Taiwan as an impartial nation, in accordance with the “One China Coverage.”

Underneath Chinese language President Xi Jinping, Beijing has extra aggressively asserted its claims over Taiwan and pressured different nations and worldwide organizations to not cope with the area independently.

Campbell added Tuesday that the U.S. is “quietly exploring” commerce initiatives in Asia.

Whereas home restoration within the U.S. from the coronavirus pandemic remained the administration’s precedence, “for the primary time in our historical past, the Indo-Pacific would be the heart of our regional focus,” Campbell stated.