China, US in 'the same boat', ambassador says

Chinese Ambassador Cui Tiankai said he believes that China and the United States "remain in the same boat", and the common challenge is to navigate uncharted waters for the benefit of both countries and the world.

Cui, speaking on Wednesday at the second session of the 8th US-China Civil Dialogue, hosted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC, disputed the notion that China is trying to challenge international rules.

He said China has "joined more and more international organizations, acceded to more and more international treaties and conventions, and accepted more and more international rules" in recent decades.