The U.S. and China are the world’s two largest economies. It’s vital that these two countries have a shared vision of common prosperity and a win-win outlook, as their ties are important to global economic development and security.
However, there has been an interruption to bilateral relations because of the pandemic, protectionism and the trade war in recent years. Mistrust and insecurity have risen and so we need to work toward reconciliation.
Past and present
When Richard Nixon met Chairman Mao Zedong in Beijing in 1972, it was such a momentous event. China was very popular in the United States. Then when Deng Xiaoping came to the United States in 1979,
