On June 6, 2025, the Chinese Embassy in the United States hosted the “Tea for Harmony: East Meets West in Music” event. Ambassador Xie Feng attended the event and delivered remarks.
Ambassador Xie noted that as a bond between Eastern and Western civilizations, tea offers China’s wisdom to solve the world’s problems through a peaceful path, and bears witness to the history of China and the U.S. ending estrangement and seeking win-win cooperation. Both history and reality have demonstrated that when China and the U.S. pursue mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation, it will benefit not only both countries, but also world peace and development. Neither a cold war nor a tariff war should be fought or could be won. Neither economic decoupling nor attempts to cut off people-to-people ties would find any support or ever succeed. Different countries and cultures need to pursue common development through mutual respect and seek common ground despite differences, so as to flourish together.
Ambassador Xie said that during the phone call with President Donald Trump yesterday, President Xi Jinping pointed out that recalibrating the direction of the giant ship of China-U.S. relations requires us to take the helm and set the right course. It is particularly important to steer clear of the various disturbances and disruptions. President Trump said that the U.S. and China working together can get a lot of great things done. The U.S. will honor the one-China policy, and it loves to have Chinese students coming to study in America.
Ambassador Xie pointed out that the China-U.S. relationship is now at a critical juncture. It is hoped that the U.S. side will work with China in the same direction, follow through on the important consensus reached between the two Presidents during their phone calls, roll back erroneous moves taken against China, and create the necessary conditions for bringing the relationship back to the right track. Ambassador Xie encouraged people with vision from both countries to speak up for reason, build more bridges of exchanges and cooperation, and play a positive role in promoting the steady, sound and sustainable development of China-U.S. relations.