A good start to China-US relationship

Time to make things happen

An Gang, a senior researcher at Pangoal Institution [Photo/China Daily]

China and the US should try to "make things happen" now that the Xi-Trump meeting has pointed the way to the future. To resolve the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, China and the US need a sound plan to resume negotiations and dissuade the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from developing nuclear weapons and technology.

It is praiseworthy that Wu Dawei, China's special representative on Korean Peninsula affairs, has embarked on a visit to the Republic of Korea to seek cooperation in handling the DPRK nuclear issue. There is no sign of the US being ready to deal with the DPRK alone. Besides, the US still needs China's support to defuse the tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

 

 

 

Dialogues are significant

QiHao, an associate researcher at the Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences [Photo/China Daily]

The Xi-Trump meeting signals the beginning of a new era for China-US relations. It has given both leaders a chance to understand each other's thoughts and policymaking tendencies. Allowing the two leaders to exchange views on their core concerns, the meeting could also help them to reach a consensus on how to manage disputes.

Contrary to concerns, the two meetings between the leaders worked out fine: The first forged personal friendship between them, and the second witnessed the establishment of new dialogue mechanisms and agreements on deepening cooperation. Making sure the two countries are on the same page about the importance of dialogues and mutual trust is in itself an achievement.

 

 

 

 

 

Start mechanism for talks

Jin Yongming, director of the China Ocean Strategy Studies Center at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences [Photo/China Daily]

The Xi-Trump meeting, as expected, has delivered the goods. The two leaders reached a consensus on major principles such as the need to exercise mutual respect in handling sensitive security issues.

But that doesn't mean bilateral ties will be immune to third-party factors in the years ahead. Both sides should now put in place the diplomatic and security dialogue mechanisms they agreed to, and make sure they bear fruits as soon as possible, as the international community doesn't want to see security tensions between the two sides rising.