BEIJING (Sputnik) — China does not have any plans to steal the world leadership from the United States:
"Tensions between China and the United States are caused by the constant US concerns regarding strategic deterrence of China, as the US worries that China someday will replace it. I would like to emphasize that China is not the United States and will never become the second United States. We have no intention to replace anybody or capture anybody's leadership," Wang said at a press conference.
In late February, the Chinese foreign minister visited the United States and held a meeting with US President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry. During these meetings the minister expressed Beijing's willingness to uphold cooperation with Washington on acute regional and international issues and jointly counter global challenges.
The top Chinese diplomat added that the cooperation between the two countries had made major progress under the leadership of Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
