Personal rapport can guide ties in new era

That China and the United States do not see eye-to-eye on every issue is something that is often in the public eye, given that the sticking points that are holding back Sino-US relations, such as trade frictions, the right way to approach the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, and the South China Sea issue, are frequently pushed to the fore.

But these are not the totality of their relations, and they do not need to define their relationship, as wisdom and foresight can narrow the divergences between the two sides.

And it is wisdom and foresight that the leaders of the two countries are expected to show by providing strategic guidance for the development of relations during US President Donald Trump's three-day visit to China, which began on Wednesday.