Sino-US tech ties need 'understanding'

Experts and business leaders said on Monday that people in the United States need to enhance their understanding of modern China in order to promote collaboration opportunities in technology innovation between the two countries.

The comments were made at a panel discussion at the Horasis China Meeting on Monday during which attendees from both countries discussed opportunities and challenges in technology innovation across multiple sectors in China and the United States.

"Most Chinese know a lot more about Americans than Americans know about China," said Savio S. Chan, president and CEO of US-China Partners, a cross-border business development firm based in New York.