Highlights of Sino-US summit, joint statement
- Source: Xinhua
- [23:31 November 17 2009]
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CLIMATE CHANGE
JOINT STATEMENT: China and the United States are committed to working together and with other countries for a successful outcome at Copenhagen summit next month.
HU: China and the United States have signed documents of cooperation including a memorandum of understanding on enhancing cooperation on climate change, energy and environment, and the two countries had formally launched a joint research center on clean energy.
OBAMA: There will be no solution to climate change without the efforts of both China and the United States, the two largest producers and consumers of energy.
NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION
JOINT STATEMENT: China and the United States underlined their commitment to the eventual realization of a world free of nuclear weapons.
HU: China and the United States will work with other parties concerned to stick to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the six-party talks process to safeguard the peace and stability of northeast Asia.
OBAMA: We appreciate China's support in global non-proliferation efforts and in the verifiable elimination of nuclear weapons program on the Korean Peninsula. We agreed on the importance of resuming the six-party talks as soon as possible.
CORE-INTEREST
JOINT STATEMENT: The two sides reiterated that the fundamental principle of respect for each other' sovereignty and territorial integrity is at the core of the three Sino-US joint communiques which guide China-US relations. Neither side supports any attempts by any force to undermine this principle. The two sides agreed that respecting each other' s core interests is extremely important to ensure steady progress in China-US relations.
HU: I hope that the United States would properly handle the Taiwan issue and forbid "Tibet independence" and "East Turkistan" forces from using US territory to cover their anti-China separatist activities.
OBAMA: The United States respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China and has reaffirmed its strong commitment to a one-China policy.
