Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stressed at a press conference on the sidelines of the Two Sessions in Beijing on Friday that China and the United States, as the world's largest developing and developed country, will exist on the planet for a long time and must therefore find a path to peaceful coexistence.
According to CGTN survey carried out in cooperation with Renmin University of China See young people in China and the USA valued above all mutual respect and mutual benefits in bilateral relations.
Mutual perception of economic relations
On the question of trade disputes between the US and China Wang Yi asked several key questions:
"What has the United States gained from the tariff and trade war? Has the trade deficit shrunk or expanded? Has U.S. manufacturing become more competitive, or less? Has inflation improved, or worsened? Are people living better, or worse?"
According to the survey. 87.3 % of Chinese and 78.5 % of Americans believe that mutual benefit is the key to solving business and economic problems. In the evaluation of economic relations:
- 66,4 % Chinese sees the relationship as a combination cooperation and competition,
- 43.1 % Americans shares a similar view, while 22.7 % sees the relationship as purely competitive.
Despite the differences 98.2 % of Chinese and 92.6 % of Americans agrees that China and the US have common interests and can be partners in achieving prosperity.
Technological competition and future cooperation
The Chinese consider the U.S. Leaders in the area of:
- Biotechnology (68.9 %),
- Artificial Intelligence (43 %),
- space exploration (38.7 %).
Americans, on the other hand, see China as Stronger v:
- Production technologies (52,9 %),
- consumer electronics (44.9 %),
- Artificial Intelligence (43 %).
On the question of future cooperation:
- Chinese youth wants to deepen the partnership in artificial intelligence (54 %), e-commerce (41.5 %) and healthcare (38.1 %).
- The Americans favour cooperation in manufacturing (53 %), clean energy (36.4 %) and environmental protection (33.2 %).
Cultural exchange and shared values
Young people from both countries share many common values:
- 76.8 % of Chinese and 80.7 % of Americans believe they have similar interests.
- 79.6 % of Chinese and 75.6 % of Americans considered pop culture as an effective tool to enhance mutual understanding.
Popular areas of Chinese culture among young Americans include:
- Social networks (41.1 %),
- animation (34,4 %),
- Video games (27 %),
- movies and series (25.2 %),
- fashion trends (23.4 %).
Both sides want to improve youth exchanges by:
- joint research projects (49.4 % Chinese, 39.9 % American),
- social media interaction (47.9 % Chinese),
- cultural exchanges (39.7 % Americans),
- student exchange programmes (43.4 % Chinese, 37.7 % American).
Conclusion
The survey, which included 4 003 respondents aged 18-45 z China and the USA, shows that young people in both countries have a strong interest in cooperation, mutual respect and cultural exchange. Despite political tensions, he sees a future for relations more in partnership than in confrontation.
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