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Like 'Husband and Wife', U.S. and China Must Tolerate One Another (Global Times, China)

 

So what's it going to take for American and China to make a go of it? According to this editorial from China's state-run Global Times, it will require the U.S. to stop acting as if relations are threatened by failures to quickly resolve any one particular issue, and patience, lots of patience.

 

EDITORIAL

 

June 10, 2013

 

People's Republic of China – Global Times – Original Article (English)

Presidents Xi and Obama spent an extraordiary nine hours almost entirely alone together this weekend at the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands, in Rancho Mirage, California. The world has reason to hope that things went well.

WHITE HOUSE VIDEO, U.S.: PresidentS Obama Xi Jinping talk to the press after a day of meetings at the Annenberg Retreat, June 7, 00:38:06 RealVideo

At their informal meeting Friday, President Xi Jinping expressed confidence that China and the United States can avoid the historic tendency of established and emerging powers to enter into conflict. President Obama, for his part, welcomed China's peaceful rise.

 

That may be the most encouraging statement ever made between an existing power and a rising one. As Chinese, we know that President Xi leader was speaking from the nation's heart, but we do not know whether Mr. Obama was expressing the genuine feelings of Americans or just seeking to reassure his guest.

 

This doubt reflects the long-term strategic suspicion between the two countries. We often wonder if America's intentions are as friendly as its president says. On the other hand, Americans may not believe China's declarations, either.

 

Cases of friction between the two countries have greatly influenced public opinion on both sides and abound in many areas. China-U.S. relations are more complicated than ever.

 

It should be said that Chinese care about individual issues as much as Americans do. But we find it baffling when the United States raises issues like cyber security to a level of importance that challenges strategic relations. Is this just a hoax for the purposes of threatening China, or does the United States really believe each one of these issues is more important than anything else?

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America's leadership style changes as each opposing political party takes charge. For every president, one issue or another may appear particularly urgent, and they seek to demonstrate that practical handling of Sino-U.S. relations can yield quick and tangible results.

 

For our country's part, in instances where the U.S. demands the impossible, it is unfair to think China doesn't want to resolve concrete issues. Some American demands are selfish. for instance, when the U.S. refuses to concede an inch, while China is required to compromise its national interests. Other issues, like intellectual property rights, are simply too complicated to immediately resolve.

 

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The new relationship between the two powers should be based on restructuring the strategic visions of both countries as well as their ways of dealing with particular issues. It isn't going to be easy for either leader to avoid misinterpreting the intentions of the other side.

 

These new ties will require greater tolerance on both sides. China and the United States must realize that even a husband and wife cannot avoid quarreling and must nevertheless tolerate one other.

 

Although the Sino-U.S. relations will experience ups and downs, we know dealing with a major setback would be even more difficult, as that inhibit this historic momentum.

 

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Posted By Worldmeets.US June 10, 2013, 4:55am