Following the 'candid, efficient and constructive' consultations held in Beijing at the beginning of the month, from May 15 to 19, the Chinese and US economic and trade delegations gathered in Washington to conduct 'positive, practical, constructive and fruitful' consultations. In the month, the Sino-U.S. dialogue is getting better.
On the 19th, local time, China and the United States issued a joint statement on bilateral economic and trade consultations in Washington. A number of experts who have long been concerned about Sino-U.S. relations believe that from the confrontation to the dialogue and then to the signing of the joint statement, a series of institutional arrangements have been reached. The Sino-U.S. economic and trade cooperation has taken important steps. This consultation will become a historic event in Sino-U.S. relations of building a new type of great power. It has significant and far-reaching significance.
Conversely, consultations 'positive, practical, constructive and fruitful'
From the 3rd to the 4th of this month, the Sino-US economic and trade delegation held a round of consultations in Beijing. At the invitation of the U.S. government, this time the talks were repeated. The Chinese side sent a special envoy to President Xi Jinping, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, and a vice premier of the State Council. A high-level delegation led by Chinese leader Liu He in the China-US Comprehensive Economic Dialogue.
In an interview with the media, Liu He said that the biggest achievement of the Sino-U.S. economic and trade consultations was that the two sides reached a consensus that they would not fight the trade war and stop levying tariffs on each other. 'This is an active, pragmatic, constructive and fruitful visit. The two sides reached many consensuses on the development of an active and healthy China-US economic and trade relationship.
U.S. Treasury Minister Mukuchin also told reporters that the United States and China have reached an agreement on the framework issue and agreed to stop the trade war.
Zhang Yuyan, director of the Institute of World Economics and Politics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told Xinhua News Agency reporters that from the "candid, efficient and constructive" negotiations in Beijing, to the "positive, pragmatic, constructive and fruitful" negotiations in Washington, it is clear that The joint efforts of the two countries have played a 'chemical reaction' and successfully avoided double losses.
"The two sides can sit down and talk again in the short term, which shows that both countries have considerable sincerity and expectation for in-depth communication," said Li Yong, co-chair of the Center for Strategic Economic Research of the US-China-Europe Centre for International Trade, "Negotiations, regardless of the results." How to do it is more profitable than simply fighting against costs. It should be said that Sino-US economic and trade consultations are getting better.'
It is worth noting that the Chinese delegation’s visit to the United States not only had a dialogue with the U.S. negotiator, but also had extensive contacts with important people in Sino-U.S. relations, including former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. U.S. President Trump On the 17th, local time, he met Liu He at the White House Oval Office.
'The significance of these activities other than direct negotiations is thought-provoking,' said Li Yong, 'which embodies the great importance that both sides have placed in this consultation.'
Experts believe that the signing of the joint statement and the establishment of an important consensus by the two sides are the fruits of the joint efforts of both sides. This hard-won gain shows that both China and the United States are fully capable of bridging their differences through dialogue and consultation rather than confrontation with the Chinese authorities.
If the two are combined, it is the right path for China and the United States to expand and open up to each other.
This round of Sino-US economic and trade consultations, the biggest highlight is the signing of the joint statement.
China and the United States will strengthen trade cooperation in energy, agricultural products, medical care, high-tech products, and finance, and will continue to strengthen mutual investment and deepen cooperation in the field of intellectual property protection.
'It should be noted that China's expansion of imports of clean energy such as agricultural products and natural gas from the United States is first in line with China's own interests. 'Wang Yong, a professor at the Institute of International Relations at Peking University, said that taking natural gas as an example, in some parts of China last winter, there was a gas shortage in the region. The factor is that China's own production capacity is difficult to meet the needs of the people.
He believes that during the transition period between the old and new kinetic energy, China’s expansion of imports of energy and agricultural products from the United States will better meet the people’s growing good living needs, and promote China’s economic development towards high quality, which will also help the US to reduce trade deficits. The natural economic and trade partnership between the United States and the United States.
According to the joint statement, the two sides agreed that China and the United States will take effective measures to substantially reduce the US trade deficit with China's goods.
Song Guoyou, deputy director of Fudan University’s Center for American Studies, believes that it is very important to resolve the trade deficit between the United States and China and strengthen communication. The United States should look more comprehensively and historically at the background causes of the trade imbalance between China and the United States and the common cause of the two sides’ efforts to narrow the trade imbalance. Efforts. While expanding imports in China, the United States should also relax its export control with more confidence and create more favorable conditions for mutual investment and market access.
Communicate with each other and build a key to the new type of economic and trade relations
The Chinese delegation’s visit to the U.S. consultations undoubtedly took a historic step in resolving the economic and trade frictions between China and the United States. However, it must be noted that the freezing of the cold weather has solved the structural problems of the economic and trade relations between the two countries over the years. needs time.
The 'Commercial Roundtable', which consists of the CEOs of more than 200 large US companies, is encouraged by the sincere negotiations between the governments of the United States and China. They hope that the two countries will continue the momentum of good consultations and promote consensus on more mutual benefits and win-win results.
"The healthy development of Sino-U.S. economic and trade relations is in line with the historical trend. Nobody can stop them. In the face of the new twists and turns in the future of the development of bilateral relations, we must look calmly, adhere to the dialogue, and properly handle them." The media said so.
In this joint statement, the two sides agreed to continue to maintain high-level communication on this issue and actively seek solutions to the economic and trade issues of their respective concerns, further releasing the good signal of Sino-U.S. economic and trade relations. ' Song Guoyou said, 'Maintaining from a higher level of government work The sound Sino-U.S. relations, strengthening the overall dialogue and consultation, has important practical significance for promoting the healthy development of Sino-U.S. economic and trade relations.
Win-win cooperation will allow all parties to look forward to deepening China-U.S. economic and trade cooperation and building a new type of great power relations.
Fu Qiangnen, chairman of the US-China Trade Committee, believes that although one or two consultations will not solve all problems, the combination of short-term successful consultations and the establishment of credible procedures to solve the structural problems between the two countries will allow the outside world to develop relations between the two countries. Benign development increases confidence and trust.
“Globalization is at the crossroads where we are going. China and the United States, as important major powers, have the obligation to maintain the structure of international economic governance. ' Zhong Wei, Director of the Center for Financial Research at Beijing Normal University, said that China and the United States have strengthened dialogue and communication to further deepen mutual benefit and win-win progress. Economic and trade cooperation will surely bring more opportunities to both countries and the world.