March 24, 2017

"Right after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson wrapped up his visit to China on Sunday, the Washington Post declared that Tillerson appeared to hand Beijing a diplomatic victory.

The Post article went on to scold the top US diplomat after he described the US-China relations as 'a very positive relationship built on no confrontation, no conflict, mutual respect, and always searching for win-win solutions.'

Tillerson's words came as a surprise, to the delight of many in Beijing but the dismay of some in Washington. The proposal made by China in 2012 to build a new type of major country relationship between China and the US based on 'no conflict, no confrontation, mutual respect and win-win cooperation' was aimed at avoiding a disastrous war if the established power became too fearful of the rising power."

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