According to a report by the Hong Kong's South China Morning Post on September 4, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Greener said that both China and the United States hope for stable relations between the two countries. He is optimistic about future Sino-U.S. relations and expects some concrete progress to be made in areas such as agricultural trade.
"I adopt an optimistic attitude." Ghil said in an interview with Fox News, US, on the 3rd day of July, that the Chinese side "very much hopes to have stable relations," "stability" is a term frequently used by the Chinese side, "and we also agree with this point."
Grill also stated that the United States is in communication with Chinese counterparts. It is expected that both parties will achieve some results regarding the actual operation of the China-US Trade Council, and measures will be taken to promote the sale of American agricultural products to China.
Grill further stated that both parties can select certain products to avoid being affected in the event of new trade restrictions in the future. In areas where domestic production in the United States is limited and importing Chinese goods does not cause so-called economic security concerns, the US side could consider “not touching” those products.
He cited toys, games, and fireworks as examples, claiming that the US wants to find areas where it can engage in so-called 'balanced trade' with China, while also 'not threatening the US economy'.
However, Grier also stated that the US is not currently seeking to reach a comprehensive trade agreement with China that covers a wide range of areas. “We are not trying to make a huge, comprehensive trade agreement with China,” he said, “What we need to do is to manage this relationship properly.”
Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said during a regular press conference on May 18 that China is willing to work with the United States to fully and accurately implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state. They will strengthen dialogue, expand cooperation, properly handle differences and sensitive issues, continuously enrich the concept of 'constructive strategic stability relations between China and the United States', and promote the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of Sino-U.S. relations.
However, recently, the US has frequently used the topic of a trade surplus to argue about "global economic imbalances," attempting to use this as a pretext to suppress and contain China. Yin Dong, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Commerce, previously emphasized that when considering capacity issues, it is necessary to adopt a comprehensive, objective, and fair approach. Using this as a pretext for protectionism is completely inappropriate. Such actions will only disrupt the global economic and trade order and the stability of supply chains, exacerbate contradictions and differences, and pose long-term risks to world economic growth.
