Lee Hsien Loong said that since the reform and opening up, China has developed rapidly and become the second largest economy in the world. The rapid development of China has brought great benefits to China and the world and created a new world pattern.
Lee Hsien Loong emphasized that the United States, as the number one power in the world, must accommodate a more influential and increasingly powerful China. The United States must also admit that it is impossible and unwise to stop the rise of China. The United States must seek constructive relations and economic interdependence with China. It is inevitable that there is competition between China and the United States, but at the same time, both sides must strengthen mutual trust and deal with the inevitable friction through appropriate mechanisms.
Earlier, Lee Hsien Loong made a similar statement at the welcoming dinner for the opening of the18th shangri-la dialogue Games held on May 3 1.
At that time, he said that Sino-US relations are the most important bilateral relations in the world today, and how the two countries handle each other's relations will determine the future direction of the entire international environment. It is natural for the two great powers in the world to compete with each other, but competition should not turn into conflict, but should be win-win cooperation. China's economic growth has brought great benefits to China itself and even the whole world. Countries must also adapt to a more influential China.
"We must accept the fact that China will continue to develop and realize that it is impossible and unwise to stop China from growing. China also has reasonable interests and expectations, including the development of local high-end technologies, such as information communication and artificial intelligence. "