"Bloomberg: Donald Trump Junior, the son of the President of the U.S., wrote a commentary yesterday, I think, pushing for Elbridge Colby to be confirmed in the position of Defense Department. And in that, he said Colby believed that “we must focus our military” on China, but at the same time, “the American people would benefit most from a balance of power with China that avoids war.” Does the Ministry have any comment first on Donald Trump Junior’s comments about “the U.S. military should focus on China,” but also in this call for a new balance of power in the Asia-Pacific region?
Guo Jiakun: On the China-U.S. relations, China’s position is consistent and clear. We stand ready to work with the U.S. to address each other’s concerns through dialogue and consultation under the principle of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation. In the meanwhile, we will firmly safeguard our sovereignty, security and development interests. We hope the U.S. will work with China in the same direction, jointly implement the important common understandings between the two presidents, and promote the steady, sound and sustainable development of the bilateral relations."