Beijing, China - January 19, 2016
1. Press conference in progress
2. Journalists listening, taking notes
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Hua Chunying, spokesperson, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
"The China-U.S. relations is one of the most important bilateral relations in the world. The United States is world's largest developed country and China is world's largest developing country. The two nations are world's largest economies. It is in the common interests of the two peoples that the China-U.S. relations maintain a healthy and stable growth. In fact, the development of Sino-U.S. relations over the past years fully proves that the common interests of the two countries far outweigh their differences and their cooperation can help accomplish significant things that benefit not only the two countries, but also the rest of the world. Therefore, either for the interests of the two countries and peoples, or for the promotion of world peace, stability and development, we have every reason to expect and believe China and the United States will make joint efforts to ensure the sound and steady development of Sino-U.S. relations along the right track.”
4. Various of journalists listening, taking notes
5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Hua Chunying, spokesperson, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
"As for the specific outstanding issues and differences between the two sides, they should engage in constructive dialogues, deepen their understanding of each other's intentions, avoiding misunderstanding and misjudgment, managing and controlling their differences in a constructive manner, so as to ensure the sound and steady development of the overall China-U.S. relations."
6. Various of journalists listening, taking notes
7. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Hua Chunying, spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China:
"So we hope to work with the new U.S. administration to continue expanding bilateral and multi-aspect cooperation in the principle of non-conflict, non-confrontation, mutual respect and win-win cooperation, while constructively managing and controlling their differences, so as to enable China-U.S. relations to achieve greater development at a new starting point.”
8. Cameramen filming press conference

China looks forward to working with the new U.S. administration to ensure greater development of bilateral ties, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at a daily press conference on Thursday, a day before the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
Describing Sino-U.S. ties as one of the most important bilateral relations in the world, Hua noted that the United States is world's largest developed country and China is world's largest developing country, and the two nations are world's largest economies.

"It is in the common interests of the two peoples that the China-U.S. relations maintain a healthy and stable growth," said Hua.

"In fact, the development of Sino-U.S. relations over the past years fully proves that the common interests of the two countries far outweigh their differences and their cooperation can help accomplish significant things that benefit not only the two countries, but also the rest of the world," Hua said.

Either for the interests of the two countries and peoples, or for the promotion of world peace, stability and development, China and the U.S. have every reason to expect and believe they will make joint efforts to ensure the sound and steady development of Sino-U.S. relations along the right track, according to Hua.

"As for the specific outstanding issues and differences between the two sides, they should engage in constructive dialogues, deepen their understanding of each other's intentions, avoiding misunderstanding and misjudgment, managing and controlling their differences in a constructive manner, so as to ensure the sound and steady development of the overall China-U.S. relations," said the spokeswoman.

"So we hope to work with the new U.S. administration to continue expanding bilateral and multi-aspect cooperation in the principle of non-conflict, non-confrontation, mutual respect and win-win cooperation, while constructively managing and controlling their differences, so as to enable China-U.S. relations to achieve greater development at a new starting point," added Hua.