Maintaining Sino-US relations

[Ray]

Maintaining Sino-US relations
Updated: 2012-02-10 13:52
(chinadaily.com.cn)


Two opinion polls made public concurrently in China and in the United States Friday indicate that Chinese and Americans do not have a favorable impression of each other's country. Nonetheless, an overwhelming majority of those surveyed in both countries say that maintaining Sino-US ties is very important.

The surveys, released right before Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to the United States on Feb 13, were conducted by China Daily and the Beijing-based Horizon Research Consultancy Group in China, and the Gallup Poll in cooperation with China Daily in the US.

Given the power of public opinion, we hope that the results of these polls will have positive implications for bilateral ties and help decision makers better grasp the dynamics of Sino-US relations and there is no denying that Sino-US cooperation has become wider and deeper in recent years. Exchanges between the two peoples have flourished and the two economies have never been so closely interwoven.

Both countries realize that their cooperation goes well beyond the boundaries of bilateral ties and has now assumed global significance. However, there are still thorny issues arising out of a perceived US disrespect of China's core interests and major concerns. These make for a bumpy road from time to time, and fuel unfavorable public sentiment towards the US in China.

When Chinese President Hu Jintao paid a successful state visit to the US in January 2011, he and US President Barack Obama vowed to "work together to build a cooperative partnership of mutual respect and mutual benefit." Since then, Beijing has been working with Washington to translate this into action.

However, Washington has continued to flout China's concerns and interests with arm sales to Taiwan, Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama, and taking issue with the exchange rate of the RMB. These are among the major impediments that throw bilateral ties off the track from time to time.

People on both sides of the Pacific recognize the importance of continuing to maintain Sino-US relations. The only way to ensure that these are smooth relations is for the US to cease stepping on the toes of its bilateral partner.

Maintaining Sino-US relations|Web Comments|chinadaily.com.cn

If it is that important that there should be favourable Sino US relations, then why is it not there?

Why is China wanting everything to go her way?

True that they have historically been able to convert people to become Hans, but why should Americans also become Hans?

What is so great about being a Han?

Instead of their desire that the US should not step on Chinese corns, the Chinese should stop stepping on the US' toes and the world's toes.

They are not talking to 'barbarians' as they used to think of everyone who was not Hans.

In fact, the action of the Chinese indicate that they are barbarians and not the world, if one goes by the genocide they are practising in Tibet and against Uighurs!

 

[Yusuf]

Lol, China wants everything on its terms can calls it bilateral !!

 

[Ray]

China wants to be an Alpha Male and turn out to be a loser!

Like it or not, and the Chinese will hotly deny as is their form, but it is their Han arrogance where they feel that they are from the Middle Kingdom.

Middle of every confusion they are. But no Kingdom about all that. Mere dreams!