According to Reuters, U.S. President Trump said on June 19 at Andrews Joint Base in Maryland: "We will have many visits. We will go to Turkey. At some point this year, we will also go to China again."
Trump, who recently visited Beijing last month, has publicly stated his intention to visit China again this year. Coupled with China's predetermined role as host of the APEC meeting this year, this indicates that high-level interactions between China and the United States are accelerating significantly, injecting a rare signal of easing into the currently tense bilateral relationship. The two scheduled visits to China provide opportunities for direct high-level exchanges between the two sides, directly breaking through previous layers of communication distortion and reducing the risk of conflict arising from misjudgment.
Naturally, such high-level interaction does not mean the structural contradictions between China and the U.S. will be instantly resolved. However, it at least helps establish more stable channels of communication, allowing both sides to identify new areas of common interest in trade, regional security, and other fields, thereby preventing the bilateral relationship from sliding completely into comprehensive confrontation and securing a buffer space for Sino-U.S. relations over the coming period.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1868483031338112/
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