Sino-US ties add to global peace, says Harvard expert
WASHINGTON - China and the United States have contributed to the stability and prosperity of the region and the world over the past four decades, according to Odd Arne Westad, S.T. Lee professor of US-Asia Relations at Harvard University, who spoke to Xinhua News Agency in a recent interview.
On Jan 1, 1979, Beijing and Washington established formal diplomatic relations. From then on, the relationship has served not only the interests of the two countries and delivered benefits to the two peoples, but also created far-reaching effects in regional and global development.
Their relations since 1979 have been particularly crucial for the openness and freedom of the global trading system, providing development opportunities and dissemination of technology on a worldwide scale as well as stability in international affairs, Westad said.
