Special
Report: 30th Anniversary of Sino-U.S. Diplomatic
Relations
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The administration of
U.S. President Barack Obama should quickly establish the right mechanisms to
guide and coordinate China policy and effectively engage its Chinese
counterparts, a U.S. scholar said on Thursday.
In an article published in The Washington Times, Drew
Thompson, director of China Studies at the Nixon Center, said keeping the
U.S.-China relationship on an even keel is "vitally important" for both
countries and will be particularly tricky in the midst of a global financial
crisis.
"Small missteps threaten to upset an otherwise
positive relationship, increasing the risk of escalation and ultimately
misfortune," he said.
Thompson spoke highly of the bilateral Strategic
Economic Dialogue (SED), saying "complementing existing technical trade
dialogues, the SED was a high-profile biannual summit that brought together the
various economic bureaus from each side to hash out new agreements and resolve
thorny differences."
A consolidated, high-level U.S.-China dialogue
covering trade and finance, energy, environment, climate change, food safety and
public health should be maintained, Thompson said.
"Moreover, a new dialogue that brings other critical
matters to the forefront should be introduced," he added.
Thompson suggested that Vice President Joseph Biden
play a positive role in U.S.-China relations as the treasury secretary is busy
with domestic financial issues.
Biden "is a good candidate to head a frequent,
senior, multi-agency economic dialogue that puts the key Cabinet members across
the table from their Chinese counterparts on a regular basis," Thompson said.
Chinese Vice FM: New U.S. administration ought to continue China
policies
BEIJING, Jan. 12
(Xinhua) -- China on Monday voiced the hope that the incoming U.S.
administration would show "enough strategic insight and political wisdom" to
enhance the relationship between the two countries.
"We hope and believe the new U.S. administration will show
enough strategic insight and political wisdom and continue the fine legacy of
successive U.S. administrations concerning the policy toward China," Chinese
Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei said at a seminar to mark the 30th anniversary of
diplomatic relations between China and the United States. Full story
