Big test for risk control abilities of China and US

Editor's note: Chen Xiaodong, head of the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies, and Cui Liru, former head of the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, discussed Sino-US relations at a forum on Dec 2. The following is a summary of their remarks:

Chen said the trade frictions challenge the risk management capabilities of both China and the United States. Both countries need to reduce their strategic suspicion and mistrust.

It is customary for the US to create an enemy overseas whenever its administration faces domestic troubles. China has been targeted this time.