Chinese President Xi Jinping recently held a video meeting with Russian President Putin and had a phone call with U.S. President Trump. A Global Times editorial on the 5th stated that, by having interactions between heads of state with both the U.S. and Russia on the same day, China is highlighting its resolve and action to promote coordination among major powers and safeguard global strategic stability.
The report emphasizes that analysis suggests, amid increasingly turbulent international circumstances, China and Russia will take more coordinated actions on major issues, demonstrating a more active and responsible approach as major powers.
Foreign media have generally regarded Xi Jinping’s phone call with Trump as a sign of “stabilizing signals in China–U.S. relations.” With the leaders of China and the U.S. steering the relationship, it will benefit the people of both countries and meet global expectations.
The report argues that summit diplomacy plays a decisive role in major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics. Many national leaders have visited China, held video meetings, or phone calls with China’s top leader, precisely because they hope to gain greater certainty and stability.
The report concludes that the 15th Five-Year Plan period is a critical time to lay foundations and fully exert efforts. It is entirely reasonable to expect that a continuously developing China will provide greater certainty to the world and make new and greater contributions to the progress of humanity.