Aesthetic Scholar: U.S.-China Relations Show Positive Signs, Deepening Cooperation Benefiting the World | Worldview

Chinanews.com, Beijing, November 11 (Chen Tianhao) On November 19, local time, Chinese President Xi Jinping held a meeting with US President Joe Biden at Philory Manor in San Francisco, USA. The meeting and interaction between the Chinese and US heads of state has aroused the attention of international scholars. Josef Mahoney, deputy editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Chinese Political Science and a professor at the School of Politics and International Relations at East China Normal University, said in an exclusive interview with China News that the San Francisco meeting showed positive signs in US-China relations, but it will take some time to achieve further results.

After a year, Xi Jinping and Biden once again had face-to-face exchanges. The two heads of state had a frank and in-depth exchange of views and had a long talk for four hours. "One of the reasons for this China-US summit is that the US side agrees with China to a certain extent that great power competition is not the background of this era and cannot solve the problems facing China, China and the United States and the world," Mahoney said. This earth can accommodate China and the United States, and the success of China and the United States is an opportunity for each other. ”

During the meeting, Xi Jinping pointed out that China and the United States should have a new vision and work together to build five pillars of China-US relations: first, jointly establish a correct understanding; the second is to jointly and effectively manage differences; the third is to jointly promote mutually beneficial cooperation; Fourth, we should jointly shoulder the responsibilities of major countries; Fifth, we should jointly promote people-to-people exchanges. Mahoney gave his own opinion on this. In his view, the San Francisco meeting is likely to create a "new normal" for Sino-US relations.

One of the five pillars of China-US relations proposed by Xi Jinping is to jointly establish a correct understanding. Mahoney believes that "the United States may now realize that its suppression and containment of China is doomed." All this time, China has never played the role of aggressor and instigator. In particular, he pointed out that for some time, a series of provocative moves by the US side in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea will only "accelerate the erosion of mutual respect and trust between the United States and China."

In terms of jointly promoting mutually beneficial cooperation, Xi Jinping pointed out that China and the United States have extensive common interests in many fields, including traditional fields such as economy and trade, agriculture, and emerging fields such as climate change and artificial intelligence.

"Since the beginning of this year, U.S. business leaders have visited China one after another, and they are all aware that the Chinese government is actively pursuing policies to stimulate domestic consumption, so for foreign companies, joining the Chinese market is both an expectation and a demand," Mahoney said, giving his own observation, "The Chinese side will pay more attention to the concern of a level playing field, which will encourage American companies to continue to enter the Chinese market, and also make these companies form pressure on the U.S. government to stop unilaterally provoking trouble." ”

In addition, Mahoney also mentioned that China and the United States can carry out further cooperation in areas such as artificial intelligence, climate change, and drug control, which will benefit both countries and the world.

Xi Jinping pointed out that the solution to the troubles facing human society is inseparable from the cooperation of major countries. China and the United States should set an example, strengthen coordination and cooperation on international and regional issues, and provide more public goods to the world. Mahoney believes that "the world will face many challenges. After the San Francisco meeting, China and the United States should do their best to avoid deteriorating relations and discuss effective measures and methods of cooperation."

The five pillars also include working together to promote people-to-people exchanges. Recently, the resumption of flights between China and the United States has been accelerating, and personnel exchanges and communication have become more frequent and closer. On November 11th, "Friendship Spanning Half a Century" - a concert to commemorate the 10th anniversary of The Philadelphia Orchestra's visit to China was held in Beijing. On the same day, the 50th China International Import Expo (CIIE) also ended in Shanghai, with more than 200 U.S. companies coming to Shanghai, the largest number ever at the CIIE. "These large-scale events, especially those held in the cultural sector, fully demonstrate the resilience of the relationship between the two countries and the shared humanistic sentiments of the two countries," Mahoney said. ”

As one of the most important bilateral relations in the world, the future development of China-US relations will not only affect the two major powers, but will also have a major impact on the world. "The meeting between the heads of state of China and the United States has brought positive signs, but it will take time for the two countries to achieve results," Mahoney said. (ENDS)