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Is this the hoped-for thaw in US-China relations or a new era of managing differences?

Illustration: Davies Christian

Last month, Wang Wentao met his US counterpart Gina Raimondo and US trade representative Katherine Tai. Photo: Reuters

Chinese ambassador to the US Xie Feng (right) meets US undersecretary of state for political affairs Victoria Nuland in Washington on May 26. Photo: Xinhua

In the short term, analysts are not optimistic about an improvement in relations, given friction over Taiwan, the tech war, the South China Sea and human rights issues as well as the pressing US presidential election cycle.


Can warmer ties overcome the deepening divide in US-China relations?

Chinese envoy Xie Feng’s strong start in Washington and more senior meetings between the two sides are good signs but analysts doubt the relationship can return to its former footing.


As US-China ties hit new lows, are diplomatic backchannels still effective?

Illustration: Henry Wong

Backchannel diplomacy, such as Henry Kissinger’s trip to China after the Tiananmen crackdown in 1989, has played a key role in stabilising rocky relations, but analysts say unofficial dialogues are unlikely to yield the same success now.


Talks between senior Chinese and US officials in recent weeks have given hope that tension between the world’s two great powers could be easing.
