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Xi warns against one civilization imposing itself on others
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IANS | 15 May, 2019
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday warned of disaster if any
civilization sought to impose itself on others, calling the idea
"stupid" as his country heads for an economic showdown with the US.
At
the opening session of the Conference on Asian Civilizations Dialogue,
Xi said "no civilization is superior over others" and there was no need
for them to clash.
"If someone thinks their own race and
civilization is superior and insists on remoulding or replacing other
civilizations, it would be a stupid idea and disastrous act," Xi said
here.
His remarks were in obvious reference to the US State
Department official Kiron Skinner's statement that Washington was "in a
fight with a really different civilization and a different ideology and
it was facing a "great power competitor that is not Caucasian".
The
world's two largest economies are locked in an ugly trade dispute
wherein both have slapped punitive tariffs worth billions of dollars on
each other's goods.
Their conflict worsened last week after
Washington increased taxes on Chinese products worth $200 billion.
Beijing retaliated by raising tariffs on $60 billion worth of US goods
from June 1.
Both countries blame each other for the breakdown in
negotiations with US President Donald Trump saying that Beijing "broke"
the deal.
Speaking at Wednesday's conference, attended by
representatives from 47 countries including India, Xi praised the
achievement of China and other Asian countries and said various
civilizations needed to learn from each other.
"I hope all Asian
countries will jointly promote economic globalization that is open,
inclusive, balanced and beneficial to all and work together to eliminate
poverty and backwardness in some countries.
"The people of
Asian countries hope to distance themselves from being closed and hope
that all countries will adhere to the spirit of openness and promote
policy communication, connectivity and smooth trade," he added.
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