Stable trilateral relations forecast

European experts have forecast no major changes to Sino-US relations following President Barack Obama's re-election, but say his second term will probably have a positive impact on joint ties.

They also say the European Union's China policy will probably be influenced by the evolution of Sino-US relations and by the way in which China develops relations with the EU.

"There will not be big changes between the US and China, but Obama's victory is likely to be positive for the relationship," Yao Shujie, head of the school of contemporary Chinese studies at Nottingham University in the United Kingdom, said.