Managing differences key to US-China ties

The invitation the US government has extended to President Xi Jinping for a state visit, and the similar invitations extended to major Asian countries, which were announced by US National Security Adviser Susan Rice on Friday, has been viewed by some as a signal of United States deepening its "pivot to Asia."

Although the details of President Xi's visit are yet to be announced, a meeting between the leaders of the biggest developed country and the biggest developing country always catches the attention of many, not just in the two countries concerned, but also in the rest of the world.

This is because how the bilateral relations between the two countries develop is not just in the interests of both, it is also in the interests of world peace and development, and because US-China relations have long been characterized by differences on some major issues, which have disrupted the smooth development of ties over the past several decades.