Translated by ChatGPT, edited by Sinocism.com.

Source: People's Daily | Byline: Guo Jiping 国纪平 | September 22, 2026 Page 1

—Written on the Eve of President Xi Jinping’s State Visit to the United States

——写在习近平主席即将对美国进行国事访问之际

The river of history surges onward. The ship of major-country relations must continually recalibrate its course amid the tides of the times.

历史长河浩荡奔涌，大国关系的航船，总在时代大潮中不断校准前行航向。

At the invitation of President Trump of the United States of America, President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the United States from September 23 to 25. The two heads of state making reciprocal state visits within six months is of historic and landmark significance.

应美利坚合众国总统特朗普邀请，习近平主席将于9月23日至25日对美国进行国事访问。两国元首在半年内实现国事互访，具有历史性、里程碑意义。

In May this year, President Xi Jinping and President Trump held a historic meeting in Beijing and jointly established a new positioning for bilateral relations: building a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability. They made clear that the two countries should work together in the direction of cooperation as the main theme, measured competition, manageable differences, and the prospect of peace, and explore the right way for major countries to get along in the new era.

今年5月，习近平主席同特朗普总统在北京举行历史性会晤，共同确立了构建中美建设性战略稳定关系的两国关系新定位，明确两国朝着合作为主、竞争有度、分歧可控、和平可期的方向携手努力，探索新时代大国正确相处之道。

Having weathered storms, the great ship of China-US relations has fixed upon new coordinates and embarked on a new voyage. From Beijing to Washington, the two heads of state will meet again after four months, providing strategic guidance for keeping the constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability moving steadily forward.

穿越风雨，中美关系巨轮锚定全新坐标再启新程。从北京到华盛顿，两国元首时隔4个月再次会晤，将为中美建设性战略稳定关系行稳致远提供战略引领。

The year 2026 is destined to be a historic and landmark year that carries China-US relations forward. The weighty historical responsibility of jointly shaping a new vision for a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability now rests on the shoulders of both countries and their peoples.

2026年，注定成为中美关系继往开来的历史性、标志性年份。共同塑造建设性战略稳定的中美关系新图景，这份沉甸甸的历史责任，已落在中美两国和两国人民的肩头。

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Beijing, May. At the magnificent Great Hall of the People, the splendid and solemn Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, and the secluded and tranquil Chun’ou Studio, China drew on its profound historical foundations and firm strategic confidence to encourage the United States to move beyond the old paradigm of zero-sum rivalry and jointly create a new paradigm for China-US relations.

5月，北京。气势恢宏的人民大会堂、辉煌庄严的祈年殿、幽深静谧的春耦斋，中方以深厚的历史积淀、坚定的战略自信，推动美方超越零和博弈旧范式，共同开创中美关系新范式。

The two heads of state agreed to make building a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability the new positioning for bilateral relations. This will provide strategic guidance for China-US relations over the next three years and beyond, promote their stable, healthy, and sustainable development, and bring more peace, prosperity, and progress to the world.