Dialogue key to unlocking brighter prospects for development of future Sino-US relations: China Daily editorial
China DailyDespite what some would have us believe, the so-called Thucydides Trap is not a historical inevitability. Thus it is all the more important for policymakers of the two countries to strive to manage the differences between the two sides, enhance mutual trust and expand cooperation, so as to find the right way for the world's top two economies to get along well with each other. The upbeat tone of Foreign Minister Wang Yi's speech on Tuesday at a symposium summing up China's foreign relations in 2024 points to the dynamic and vast possibilities that await China-US relations, as long as the two sides join hands. Yet despite this, the smooth and healthy development of Sino-US relations still faces many obstacles and challenges, most obviously from the China hawks in Washington that are seeking to suppress China's development. In a latest sign that the US has no intention of easing restrictions on China's high-tech development, the outgoing Joe Biden administration is reportedly preparing a trade investigation into China's production of older-model semiconductors, which could ultimately result in tariffs, import bans or other actions targeting certain Chinese-made semiconductors and the products that contain them.