US-China relations: no matter how bad it gets do not cut off contact, Chinese analyst urges
- Relations are no longer in free fall but there’s ‘still room’ to take action to stabilise ties in the first half of the year, academic says at event in Beijing
- Another researcher suggests the two sides need a new framework for the relationship, and that maintaining communication and exchanges will be key
They said Beijing and Washington needed to find ways to cooperate, including on international issues, to manage the situation and avoid any further deterioration of bilateral ties.
“China-US relations are no longer in free fall, that downward trajectory seen over the past three years, but they’re generally hovering at a low level,” according to Da Wei, director of the Centre for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University.
Da was among the speakers at an event in Beijing organised by the China-US Focus website last month, remarks from which were posted on social media over the weekend.
He expected that China-US relations would be relatively stable this year.
He added that Beijing and Washington “still have room” to take action to stabilise bilateral ties in the first half of the year.