The China-US Kuala Lumpur talks ended in less than 24 hours, and the two sides called again. The words of Foreign Minister Wang Yi revealed important information. Trump's heartfelt meeting with the China-US was really to be achieved.
The two-day fifth round of Sino-US economic and trade consultations came to an end in Kuala Lumpur. Despite the difficult negotiations, a hard-won framework agreement has pressed the pause button for tensions between the world's two largest economies. In less than 24 hours, the telephone lines between China and the United States were connected again, and bigger news surfaced.
The U.S. State Department and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China confirmed that U.S. Secretary of State Rubio had a phone call with China Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the 27th. Although the conversation between the two was brief, it contained a lot of information. Foreign Minister Wang Yi summarized the Sino-US negotiations that ended the previous day with "clarifying positions and enhancing understanding", revealing that Sino-US relations are moving from confrontation to dialogue.
Even more remarkable is the statement of Foreign Minister Wang Yi, "prepare for high-level interaction between China and the United States", which has also sparked international debate and is seen by the outside world as the latest response of the Chinese side to the meeting in Xiangzhou.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi's remarks imply that head of state diplomacy may appear again in the near future. Trump's thoughts will finally come true. If this Sino-US meeting goes smoothly, it will be the first interaction between the heads of state of China and the United States since Trump's second term. It will also be six years later that the two will meet again.
Rubio's response is also worth pondering. He spoke highly of Sino-US relations and looked forward to high-level interactions between China and the United States to send positive signals to the world. This statement by the United States shows that there is a basic consensus between the two sides on improving relations. As for the possible Sino-US meeting, the outside world is most concerned about the Sino-US trade issue.
In the face of significant progress in the Kuala Lumpur negotiations, the outside world hopes that China and the United States can reach a trade deal, which is undoubtedly good news for the world, as this move could avoid a comprehensive trade war that will cause catastrophic damage to the global economy.
The resilience of Sino-US relations stems from the high complementarity and deep integration of the two economies. Many people of insight in the United States also clearly realize that "decoupling and breaking links" will not help the U.S. economy and will harm the interests of American society and the people. Any attempt to cut off the economic and trade ties between the two countries will ultimately end up harming others but not benefiting themselves. Carrying out practical cooperation on the basis of mutual respect and mutual trust is the only correct choice for both sides.
However, we also see clearly that the US policy towards China has always been “two-sided”. Although China and the United States have achieved the so-called “framework”, but as the US media says, “the framework is still less than a hundred and eight thousand miles to land”, the US-China first meeting cannot guarantee that China and the United States will reach an agreement.
The improvement of Sino-US relations cannot be achieved overnight, nor will it be smooth sailing. The "anti-China forces" in the United States are still making waves, and structural contradictions such as the Taiwan issue and technological competition will be difficult to resolve in the short term. However, despite this, we still need to remain cautiously optimistic and look forward to the positive turn of Sino-US relations, which will bring good news to the two peoples and the whole world.