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Yuan Zheng, deputy director of the Chinese Academy of Social
Sciences' Institute of American Studies, said Washington's high profile
attacks against China before its dialogue with Beijing "aims at hyping
tension, and its attempt to pressure China will not succeed". "The repeated attacks (on China), in turn, betray Washington's lack
of confidence, and such remarks serve as a tool of psychological
warfare," Yuan said. Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday that China's
acceptance of the US invitation to attend the Alaska meeting "manifests
our goodwill and sincerity" in resuming bilateral dialogue and
exchanges and improving and developing their ties. Washington is expected to focus on cooperation, showing mutual
respect, and to "manage, tackle differences in a constructive manner",
Zhao said. Both countries share duties in tackling climate change and
promoting global post-COVID recovery, he said. "China-US confrontation does not serve the interests of the international community," Zhao added. Reacting to the results of a recent poll released by Gallup reporting
an increase in hostility toward China among the US public, Zhao said
the damage left by the previous US administration's massive defamation
campaign targeting China "has yet to be mitigated". The new
administration should break away from a Cold War mentality and view
China and ties with China in an objective way, he said. During his trip to Japan this week, Blinken took a tough stance on
several occasions against China on topics including human rights. In response, Zhao said China will use the upcoming dialogue to make
clear its positions, and it believes that the US is fully aware of
China's determination to guard its sovereignty, security and development
interests. Jia Qingguo, director of the Institute for Global Cooperation and
Understanding of Peking University, said China has manifested its
willingness to fulfill the principle of no conflict, no confrontation,
mutual respect and win-win cooperation, and "we hope the US would
eventually respond with goodwill". Currently, mistrust is "still running at a high level" between the
two countries, and voices advocating hardening sentiments toward China
cannot be ignored back in the US, said Jia. To improve their relations, the two countries are faced with many
challenges and difficulties, and to tackle these challenges, dialogue
and reconciliation at all levels should be resumed between the two
countries at an early date, Jia said. Chen Dongxiao, president of the Shanghai Institutes for International
Studies, said tackling China-US ties requires "realistic expectations"
rather than "unrealistic hopes", and both sides should grab the chance
for dialogue "with a strong sense of urgency". "Staying put for a long time means missing quite a few
opportunities.…The upcoming meeting is a good chance for both sides to
compare notes and draw lines," Chen said. Chen underlined the importance of securing the bottom line for
China-US ties, which is to prevent miscalculation or misjudgment from
leading to military conflicts. Xu Bu, president of the China Institute of International Studies,
said that after the Biden administration took office, relations among
major countries began a new round of adjustments, and "China-US
relations have ushered in a window of opportunity for setting things
right". As permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, both
China and the US bear special responsibility for world peace and
development, and the international community is closely tracking the
trajectory of their ties, Xu said.
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