China, US must resolve trade row for mutual benefit

Editors' note: On Wednesday, China and the United States announced they had agreed to hold the 13th round of trade talks in Washington next month. Zhong Sheng, a columnist for People's Daily, comments:

The decision of China and the US to resume the high-level economic and trade talks should be welcomed by the international community. The China-US trade frictions have had a negative impact on not just the two economies but also the global economy. But the two sides can turn that negative impact into positive impact by resolving their trade disputes.

China has made it clear that it opposes a trade war and hopes the two sides will deepen mutual understanding and resolve their trade dispute through talks.