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Sino-US dialogue a positive step
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May 24, 2010, Monday
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THE second round of the China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) will be held in Beijing today and tomorrow.
The history of Sino-US relations is full of twists and turns, so every step forward is precious. The second S&ED will be another positive turn for both nations after they overcame a number of problems in their relations.
After Barack Obama took over the White House last year, Sino-US relations got off to a good start. Under a consensus reached by President Hu Jintao and Obama in London in April last year, the first S&ED was held in Washington in July of that year and it was fruitful.
However, from the end of 2009 to the beginning of 2010, Sino-US relations were seriously interrupted by a series of events, including the US arms sales to Taiwan and US leaders' meeting with the Dalai Lama.
At that time, many outside observers doubted whether Washington would be able to cease those interruptive actions and pave the way for achieving positive results at the second S&ED.
In April, Hu met Obama in Washington while attending the Nuclear Security Summit.
During that meeting, Hu put forward a five-point proposal for developing Sino-US relations, and called for "respecting each other's core interests and major concerns and ensuring healthy and stable development of Sino-US relations."
Obama responded positively to the proposal, promising to build a stronger US-China relationship, respect China's core interests, and carefully handle sensitive issues.
In a recent interview with Xinhua, Taiya Smith, the former lead negotiator for the US-China Strategic Economic Dialogue at the US Treasury Department, likened the two countries to two giant ships in the sea.
She said when the two ships sail toward each other, they need to know the other's course. The S&ED is a unique mechanism to serve that purpose.
Common ground
US Deputy Secretary of State Jacob Lew said recently that the United States and China share common interests in safeguarding world peace, stability and prosperity, and the two sides will continue to build a positive, cooperative and comprehensive relationship in the 21st century.
John Delury, deputy director at the US-China Relations Research Center of the Asia Society, said that US-China relations are currently quiet but many problems remain unsolved between the two countries.
Smith said this round of dialogue may involve issues such as China's independent innovation policy, the yuan exchange rate, Internet security and clean energy technologies.
The United States and China may have different views on the issues, but the key is to resolve conflicts through cooperation and put strategic interests of both nations at the first place.
The history of Sino-US relations is full of twists and turns, so every step forward is precious. The second S&ED will be another positive turn for both nations after they overcame a number of problems in their relations.
After Barack Obama took over the White House last year, Sino-US relations got off to a good start. Under a consensus reached by President Hu Jintao and Obama in London in April last year, the first S&ED was held in Washington in July of that year and it was fruitful.
However, from the end of 2009 to the beginning of 2010, Sino-US relations were seriously interrupted by a series of events, including the US arms sales to Taiwan and US leaders' meeting with the Dalai Lama.
At that time, many outside observers doubted whether Washington would be able to cease those interruptive actions and pave the way for achieving positive results at the second S&ED.
In April, Hu met Obama in Washington while attending the Nuclear Security Summit.
During that meeting, Hu put forward a five-point proposal for developing Sino-US relations, and called for "respecting each other's core interests and major concerns and ensuring healthy and stable development of Sino-US relations."
Obama responded positively to the proposal, promising to build a stronger US-China relationship, respect China's core interests, and carefully handle sensitive issues.
In a recent interview with Xinhua, Taiya Smith, the former lead negotiator for the US-China Strategic Economic Dialogue at the US Treasury Department, likened the two countries to two giant ships in the sea.
She said when the two ships sail toward each other, they need to know the other's course. The S&ED is a unique mechanism to serve that purpose.
Common ground
US Deputy Secretary of State Jacob Lew said recently that the United States and China share common interests in safeguarding world peace, stability and prosperity, and the two sides will continue to build a positive, cooperative and comprehensive relationship in the 21st century.
John Delury, deputy director at the US-China Relations Research Center of the Asia Society, said that US-China relations are currently quiet but many problems remain unsolved between the two countries.
Smith said this round of dialogue may involve issues such as China's independent innovation policy, the yuan exchange rate, Internet security and clean energy technologies.
The United States and China may have different views on the issues, but the key is to resolve conflicts through cooperation and put strategic interests of both nations at the first place.
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