Discussions between China and US offer opportunities

Frequent high-level consultations and dialogues have over the years proved an effective means for China and the United States to communicate and iron out their differences on a number of bilateral and international issues.

Considering that the two countries have different views on many issues, these high-profile contacts have helped facilitate better understanding of each other's intentions and enabled them to avoid any miscalculation or misstep.

Now, with bilateral trade frictions and their divergences over the best way to address the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's nuclear weapons program becoming more prominent, there is an urgent need for China and the US to step up such communication to narrow their divergences.