What does it mean that the foundation of Sino-US relations lies in the people?

The foundation of Sino-US relations lies in the people, which means that the interaction between the Chinese and American people and between the two societies not only precedes the interaction between the two countries at the political level, but also runs through the exchanges between the two countries in various fields.

After the founding of New China, Sino-US relations took the opportunity of non-governmental exchanges to break the ice and set sail, from "ping-pong diplomacy" to "sister city exchanges" to extensive exchanges and cooperation in education, culture, science and technology, health, environmental protection, social development and many other fields, from blank to breakthrough to rapid development, which promoted the normalization and deepening of Sino-US relations at key historical nodes and formed a strong non-governmental foundation to support the history, reality and even future of Sino-US relations.

In June 2023, the "Gulingyuan" China-US Folk Friendship Forum was successfully held in Fuzhou, Fujian Province. Its origin is a classic story of hundreds of years of friendly exchanges between China and the United States, which shows the friendship between the two countries. We have reason to believe that China and the United States will continue to maintain these fundamental non-governmental contacts from history and continue to consolidate these precious and critical non-governmental foundations, which will certainly continue to inject a steady stream of positive energy and warmth into the basic stability of bilateral relations.

Looking back at history, the interaction between Chinese and American people and two societies not only precedes the political interaction between the two countries, but also runs through the exchanges between the two countries in various fields.

The hope of Sino-US relations lies in the people.

In today's world, Sino-US bilateral relations are undoubtedly of great global significance. The world's top two economies, as the largest developing countries and the largest developed countries, are both permanent members of the UN Security Council. The stability of Sino-US relations is related to the national interests of the two countries and the interests of the two peoples.

Based on the key importance of this objective existence, the two countries should handle, control and stabilize Sino-US relations in the interests of the country and the people. The two peoples should also strengthen communication and exchanges based on their respective interests and well-being, truly understand each other's concerns, and truly promote dialogue and cooperation between the two peoples in many fields.

Humanities exchanges, exchanges and integration between China and the United States meet the needs of the two peoples to continuously improve their lives and well-being, meet the needs of their respective economic and social development, and meet the needs of maintaining world prosperity and stability. Especially in the face of some extreme practices in the United States, such as persisting in the wrong understanding of China, suppressing and containing China, which are not in the interests of the United States and the people, it is even more necessary for the two peoples to continue to maintain long-term dialogue, exchanges and communication.