5. 多栽花、少栽刺

中方一貫從戰(zhàn)略高度和長遠角度看待和處理中美關系，不因一時一事而改變。兩國的共同利益和相互聯(lián)系遠大于差異和分歧。發(fā)展中美關系，雙方要按照我同奧巴馬總統(tǒng)就構建中美新型大國關系達成的重要共識，始終堅持增進和積累互信，擴大利益契合點，加強合作，多栽花、少栽刺，排除干擾，避免猜忌和對抗。
China always views and handles the relationship with the United States from a strategic and longstanding point of view, which will not change for a short period or over a single incident. The two countries share more common interests and links than differences and disputes. We should develop China-US relations in light of the important consensus on building a new model of major country relationship between the US and China reached by President Barack Obama and me. The two sides should enhance mutual trust, expand common interests, deepen cooperation, plant more flowers, not thorns, clear the interference and avoid suspicion and confrontation.

——2014年7月，在人民大會堂會見美國前財長保爾森