In a welcome respite from weeks of harsh rhetoric andgroundless accusations against China, Washington on Wednesday said the United Stateswill continue to engage with China in the foreseeable future since the policy has servedU.S. interests well.
Considering the increasing interdependence between the two countries, to continueengagement with China is indeed the right choice for the United States.
However, it seems that Washington has been repeatedly forgetting that condescension andcritique will not help its engagement with China.
To make U.S.-China interactions more efficient and productive, responsible U.S.politicians should at least refrain from remarks or moves that may undermine mutualtrust.
In the past few days, various U.S. officials and lawmakers have accused China of an allegedmassive cyber breach of the U.S. federal government networks.
Despite the fact that the probe is still going on so as to trace the origin of the allegedhacker attacks, many U.S. officials have already jumped to the conclusion that China is toblame for the attacks.
Besides cyber security, another case that highlights the United States' deep bias againstChina is the South China Sea issue.
After years of turning a blind eye to reclamations by Vietnam and the Philippines in thedisputed area, the United States recently became a harsh critic of China's constructionefforts there.
The United States also provided China's rival claimants with military assistance and wordsof assurance that the United States will continue to challenge China's claims regarding theSouth China Sea.
The clearly lopsided approach has brought unprecedented tension in the area and putregional stability at risk.
Relations between China and the United States, the world's two largest economies and alsoheavyweight global players, have an impact that goes far beyond the bilateral scope.
A smooth development of China-U.S. ties is a boon not only for the two countries, but forthe whole world, and any serious setback in their relations will be a cause for worldwideconcern.
It is hoped that Washington is on the same page with Beijing in building a new type ofrelationship between major countries, which features win-win cooperation and mutualrespect, instead of confrontation and zero-sum games.
China attaches great importance to its ties with the United States and has been seriousabout promoting the bilateral relationship.
Washington's habitual and groundless accusations against China as the world's primaryexporter of hacking attacks come at the price of damaging mutual trust, while the U.S.maneuvers regarding the South China Sea so far have produced the same effect but onlyworse.
For U.S.-China ties to prosper, Washington should waste no time in changing its attitudeand resolving its differences with China, which can be done only by engaging in realdialogue.
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