Speaking to the Washington-based think tank Center for American Progress, Cui Tiankai says government leaders in both the United States and China need to create a constructive working relationship, given the current dynamic between the two sides.
At the same time, Cui Tiankai has also delivered some critical comments about the United States current policies toward regional issues in Asia-Pacific..
"I think, any attempt to manage or manipulate the regional affairs at the expense of China's legitimate interest in the region can not be justified and would indeed be detrimental to the stability and prosperity of the entire region, and eventually will serve nobody's interest."
The Chinese government has been critical of a number of comments made by US officials recently about issues connected to the South China Sea, China's Air Defense Identification Zone and regional territorial disputes.
But at the same time, Cui Tiankai has also told the Center for American Progress that common consensus between China and the US will bring broader benefits for the world.
"We shall really aim at win-win cooperation between our two countries whether in the Asia-Pacific or elsewhere, and on the basis of mutual respect. This is indeed the key to a successful new model of relationship."
Cui Tiankai has also taken time to laud observers from both China and the US, saying scholars on both sides have been good at presenting comprehensive and strategic analysis of issues connected to the bilateral relationship.
He says suggestions put forward by the scholars to shift the focus from a crisis-management to an opportunity-management are of vital importance.
Xiaohong, CRI, Washington.
