Reuters-Chinas US envoy urges practical steps to help restore ties
September 28, 2023 2 min 291 words
这则报道呼吁中美关系的改善是一种积极的信号。中国驻美国大使谢锋提出了一系列“实际”的步骤，以缓和两国之间的紧张关系，其中包括续签科技领域的协议。尽管中美两国在台湾问题和美国对中国芯片出口的限制等一系列问题上存在紧张，但最近几个月它们逐渐恢复了对话。 谢大使的提议强调了两国人民的共同利益，特别是在科技领域。尽管长期存在的“中美科技协议”曾表明这两个地缘政治竞争对手能够在科技领域合作，但美国对中国不断增强的军事实力和科技战略表示担忧，涉及到国家安全和知识产权的问题。 报道中还提到了在其他领域紧张关系有所缓解的迹象，如财政部启动了两个新的中美工作组，以就经济和金融问题展开定期政策对话。此外，中国还允许一名被朝鲜驱逐的美国士兵在中国停留后返回美国，这也是缓解紧张关系的一个积极举措。 谢锋大使还提出了增加两国之间直航航班的建议，以及解决中国游客在美国面临的签证和入境问题。这些建议都着重于增进人民之间的交流和互动，这对于改善中美关系是至关重要的。 总之，这一报道强调了改善中美关系的必要性，并提出了一些具体的举措，为两国走向合作和稳定关系的方向指明了道路。然而，仍需双方共同努力，克服存在的分歧和障碍，以实现更加健康和稳定的双边关系。
China's ambassador to the United States said the Biden administration could help restore fraught relations by starting with "practical" steps, such as renewing a decades-old pact on science and technology.
Beijing and Washington have gradually resumed dialogue in recent months despite continued tension between the world's two largest economies over issues ranging from Taiwan to U.S. export curbs on chips to China.
"We must start from me, start from now, and start from practical things that benefit the people of the two countries," Ambassador Xie Feng said at an embassy reception on Wednesday, ahead of China's National Day on Oct. 1.
"The China-U.S. Science and Technology Agreement (STA) is mutually beneficial and win-win," added Xie, who took up his posting in May. "Why not renew it as soon as possible?"
Signed when Beijing and Washington established diplomatic ties in 1979 and renewed roughly every five years since, the agreement has shown the geopolitical rivals could co-operate across a range of scientific and technical fields.
But concerns about China's growing military prowess and Beijing's strategies on science and technology have stoked U.S. fears about its own national security and intellectual property.
In a sign of easing tension in other areas, the Treasury Department said last week it was launching two new U.S.-China working groups on economic and financial issues to provide a regular policy communications forum for both countries.
This week, the United States said Beijing had allowed a U.S. soldier being expelled by North Korea to stop over in China before continuing home.
Other issues Xie flagged as suitable for action were another doubling in the number of direct flights between the two countries, and tackling the problems of visa and entry "difficulties" faced by Chinese visitors to the United States.