Cooperation is the future of ties with US
Premier Li Keqiang reiterated in his news conference on Wednesday the vital importance of healthy and sustainable Sino-US ties for both countries, especially emphasizing that the two countries should avoid a trade war.
The premier's confirmation that both countries are working closely on a possible meeting between President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump, showed it's a big concern for both countries to put bilateral ties on the right track after Trump was sworn in.
US President Donald Trump's aggressive stance against China during the election campaign and immediately after he was sworn in raised concerns over the future of Beijing-Washington trade relations. Trade imbalance and disputes are not new for the United States and China. But they have established some effective mechanisms, such as the Strategic and Economic Dialogue and the Sino-US Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade, to resolve them.
