More China-US collaboration vital for region
Some reflections on relations between Beijing and Washington on the eve of the G20 Hangzhou Summit
The 2016 G20 summit will be held on 4-5 September in the Chinese city of Hangzhou. China as the host, stands ready to work with other members under the theme of building an "Innovative, Invigorated, Interconnected and Inclusive World Economy" to hold open discussions over several key priorities, namely, "breaking a new path for growth through strengthened policy coordination," "more effective and efficient global economic and financial governance," "robust international trade and investment," "inclusive and interconnected development" and "other outstanding problems that affect world economy." The summit is expected to provide indications for future international cooperation.
In Hangzhou, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama will have separate meetings, which will be their eighth since 2013. And this will be Obama's last visit to China as President. So it is likely that there will be a lot of attention on what impact their meeting will have on China-US relations. Coincidentally, Hangzhou is also where the concluding part of the negotiations for the China-US Shanghai Communiqu�� took place 44 years ago, in 1972.