Overemphasizing differences hurts progress of Sino-US ties

It is absolutely true that how the trade talks between China and the United States fare will have a bearing on not just both countries but also the entire world. Which is why, as Zhang Yesui, spokesman for the second session of the 13th National People's Congress, told a news conference on Monday, the "substantive progress" the two countries have made in their trade talks has been well received all around the world.

The postponement of the tariff hike on Chinese imports US President Donald Trump announced last week sends a positive message about trade relations between the world's two largest economies. And the news that the presidents of both countries are likely to meet in the near future to finalize a deal also sends an encouraging signal that an end to their dispute may be in sight.

It is natural and normal that both countries should have differences since they have different histories, different social systems, different cultures and are in different development stages.