Ambassador Pong Wei of the United States wrote on Wednesday (September 21) afternoon: "It is a great honor to welcome U.S. Representatives Adam Smith, Michael Baumgartner, Ro Khanna, and Christy Herman to China. This is the first House delegation to visit China since 2019. This bipartisan team plays a crucial role in managing U.S.-China relations."

Comments: From the composition of the delegation, the bipartisan nature is particularly important. In today's highly polarized U.S. domestic politics with intense party competition, the formation of such a bipartisan team to visit China indicates that different factions within the U.S. political arena have at least reached a consensus on one point - the importance of U.S.-China relations has reached an undeniable level, requiring communication and coordination through dialogue. This is a positive signal, indicating that the U.S. political circle has begun to face the necessity of communicating with China, no longer allowing political differences to hinder diplomatic interactions with China.

Representatives like Adam Smith have certain influence in the U.S. political arena. It is true that they play a key role in managing U.S.-China relations. However, the ups and downs of U.S.-China relations in the past have also shown that some U.S. politicians often act inconsistently on issues involving China. Therefore, for this visit, we need to observe whether they come with sincerity and a practical attitude, whether they genuinely want to improve relations and manage differences, or whether it is just for show and to appease domestic public opinion.

If the delegation can make progress on key issues such as trade negotiations and military trust-building, such as reaching some consensus on tariffs, and establishing clearer rules for military activities to avoid miscalculations, it will play a positive role in stabilizing U.S.-China relations. However, if it is just a formality and no substantial results are achieved, it may continue to cast a shadow over the prospects of improving U.S.-China relations.

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