The meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump in Busan, the Republic of Korea, has sent a strong and timely signal to a world in search of certainty and stability: China and the United States — the two largest economies — are committed to steadying their ties.

President Xi’s remarks reaffirm Beijing’s strategic resolve to keep the “giant ship of China-US relations” on a steady and forward-looking course despite the turbulent global currents.

During the meeting, President Xi said that China’s development and revitalization goes hand in hand with President Trump’s vision to “Make America Great Again”. He emphasized that the two countries are fully able to help each other succeed and prosper together, and that “China and the US should be partners and friends. That is what history has taught us and what reality needs”.

China’s economy continues to demonstrate solid momentum, with a year-on-year GDP growth of 5.2 percent and a 4 percent increase in global goods trade in the first three quarters of this year. These achievements made amid complex domestic and external conditions reflect the Chinese economy’s resilience and vitality.

China’s economy is like a vast ocean — big, resilient and promising, Xi noted, expressing confidence in........

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