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Top-level China-US talks led to big gains in Obama years: report
- Study by two American NGOs says dialogue yielded benefits in areas such as climate change and public health
- Call to revive the talks today is admirable but romantic, Chinese analyst says
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Regular high-level talks between China and the US helped the two countries make gains on big issues during the Obama presidency, according to a new report released as Washington and Beijing struggle to make progress.
The report, published on Monday by two American NGOs, concluded that despite some criticism, the Strategic and Economic Dialogue that ran between 2009 and 2016 during former president Barack Obama’s administration resulted in real benefits in areas such as climate change, public health, and security.
The study was conducted by the National Committee on American Foreign Policy and the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), and involved interviews with 10 American diplomats and reviews of thousands of policy documents.
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It was released just days after US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping had taken part in their first phone call in seven months, amid persistent confrontation on almost all fronts.
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Daniel Jasper, the AFSC’s public education and advocacy coordinator for Asia, said the research showed that dialogue benefited the United States.
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