China, US should head towards the same direction (2)

In this new situation, to lead and shape the future bilateral relations is especially important. Through direct face to face communication and dialogue, the two heads of state will jointly plan roadmap for China-U.S. relations, set the tone for the future development of bilateral relations, and its significance will be clearer to the world over time.

Will the 21st century be the century of cooperation and win-win, or a zero-sum century which only allow I win and you lose? The answer to a large extent depends on the trend of China-U.S. relations. Will it be cooperation or confrontation? In view of this, China advocates the establishment of new relations among major powers and gets a positive response from the U.S., indicating that both countries are aware of their historical responsibility.

On March 14, President Xi Jinping talked with his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama over the phone on the expansion of cooperation and mutual respect between China and the U.S.

Xi said China and the U.S. have enormous common interests, but also differences. China firmly maintains and promotes the development of China-U.S. relations, and would like to work with the U.S. in enhancing mutual trust, expanding cooperation, handling differences, and maintaining high-level contacts, Xi said.

Obama said the U.S. side is willing to strengthen communication and coordination with China through mechanisms such as the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue to accommodate each other's concerns and to promote economic and trade relations. The U.S. is willing to strengthen cooperation with China to ensure security, stability and prosperity of the Asia-Pacific region, he said.

Such strategic consensus will translate into momentum for China and the U.S. to jointly plan for the future.

President Xi Jinping will arrive in California at the end of his Latin American trip, while President Obama is to fly to the West Coast from the East Coast. The two parties choose to meet at an intermediate point. This arrangement is quite interesting and has important symbolic significance. That is to say, the two sides have to meet each other halfway so that they will not miss each other.