Editorial | High-level US-China dialogue is good for global stability
Foreign Minister Wang Yi has suggested the Trump-Xi summit is still on track and Beijing’s commitment to diplomacy is clear in budget allocations
Asked at a press conference on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress if this could affect Trump’s trip, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the two countries could still have a “big year” in bilateral ties and that “the agenda of high-level exchanges is already on the table”. Short of formal confirmation of what would be the first visit to China by a US president in nine years, that is to be welcomed.
Wang gave good reasons for continued engagement between the top leaders, noting it had already brought ties back on an even keel. “A lack of interaction between the two countries will only lead to misunderstandings and miscalculations, and sliding into conflict or confrontation will harm the world,” he said.
China’s position remains, as Wang says, that the war in the Middle East should never have happened, but that a degree of consensus between the two leaders would be good for global stability.