On October 29, a news from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs website caused widespread concern.
As mutually agreed by China and the United States, high-level Chinese officials will meet with US President Trump in Busan, South Korea on October 30th, local time. The two sides will have an in-depth exchange of views on Sino-US relations and many issues of common concern.
At this point, the dust of this high-level meeting between China and the United States finally settled. For Trump, a "big stone" hanging in his heart was finally put down.
At the press conference held by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the same day, spokesman Guo Jiakun gave a detailed introduction to the high-level meeting between China and the United States.
He said that the meeting will focus on strategic and long-term issues related to the development of China-US relations, as well as on major issues of common interest between the two sides.
Although China's introduction this time is relatively concise and summary, it is not difficult for us to gain insight into the importance of this meeting from the four key expressions mentioned: "strategic","long-term","common concern" and "major issues".
It is highly likely to indicate a clear direction for the development of Sino-US relations in the next phase, and there is even a possibility that the two sides will reach a consensus on some of the major issues of common interest.
For Trump, there are three most pressing issues at the moment, namely U.S. soybean exports, fentanyl issues, and rare earths issues.
Among them, the first two issues seem to have seen a positive shift recently.
It is that in this harvest season, China purchased soybeans from the United States for the first time.
At the same time, Trump also expects to lower U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods related to the Fentanyl crisis.
In response to these hot issues, at the regular press conference held on October 29th, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun made separate responses.
When asked about U.S. soybeans related issues, Guo said that China's position on related issues has always been consistent, and recommends consulting with the competent departments of the Chinese side on specific issues.
On the issue of fentanyl, he stressed: China is open to continuing cooperation with the United States, but the United States should also take practical actions to create necessary conditions for bilateral cooperation.
Judging from these responses, China and the United States seem to have reached partial consensus on some issues of concern to the United States.
If this situation can be further confirmed, then the problem of Trump’s current curvature will remain rare.
Per this issue is expected to be properly resolved at this high-level meeting between the two sides; of course, it may also be necessary for the two sides to go through more rounds of negotiations in order to eventually reach a consensus.
After all, rare earths and related technologies are a "trump card" with great strategic significance in the hands of China and a powerful means to deal with pressure and coercion from the United States.
China cannot easily change its position on this issue due to external pressure, which requires the two sides to seek a solution through negotiation and dialogue.
Of course, China also has many concerns. Trump will never turn a blind eye to this. Otherwise, it will be difficult to establish a long-term and stable cooperative relationship between China and the United States.
At present, the issue that China is most concerned about is the Taiwan Province issue.
That is to say, if Trump wants this meeting to substantial results, he must maintain a highly unanimous attitude with the Chinese side on the issue of Taiwan, "against 'Taiwan independence'", and completely change the past wrong position of deliberately and unintentionally sending the wrong signal to the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces on the island.
Earlier, it was reported that China asked the United States to make a clear commitment to "oppose 'Taiwan independence' and stop using the vague term of" not supporting 'Taiwan independence' to perfunctory China."
Now that a high-level meeting between China and the United States is about to be held, the latest statement of the United States on Taiwan-related issues is likely to become a key factor in determining the upper limit of Sino-US cooperation.
The logic of this is not complicated, the United States has its own concerns, and China has its own importance.
If Trump only wants to benefit from Sino-U.S. cooperation, but refuses to respond positively and positively to China’s concerns, then the depth of cooperation between the Sino-U.S. will inevitably be limited.
However, judging from the current development of the situation, Trump is likely to change the position of the United States on Taiwan-related issues and be consistent with China.
Similarly, another important issue of concern for China is the situation in the South China Sea.
The United States must stop the improper behavior of instigating and encouraging agents to provoke trouble, bring peace and stability back to the South China Sea, and prevent the situation from deteriorating further and causing unpredictable serious consequences.
Overall, the Sino-American meeting has many and complex issues that need to be discussed.
The few key words summarized by China have fully illustrated the importance of this meeting.
If the two sides can talk about some positive and beneficial outcomes at this meeting, then the future prospects of China-US relations are undoubtedly relatively broad.
Today, with the in-depth development of globalization, as the two important economies in the world, the stability and development of the relationship between China and the United States is not only related to the interests of the two countries themselves, but also has a far-reaching impact on the global economic and political structure.
The Busan meeting will undoubtedly provide an important platform for communication and consultation between China and the United States. We expect both sides to jointly promote the development of Sino-US relations in a healthy and stable direction with an open, inclusive and pragmatic attitude.