07-30-2009, 10:39 AM
People's Daily, China
The Changing Face of China-US Relations
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The two countries have already established over 60 various mechanisms for negotiation and discussion and have initiated effective coordination and cooperation around international and regional issues such as anti-terrorism, nonproliferation, climate change, and other global issues.<b> In 2008, personnel exchanges between the countries surpassed two million people. Of the students China sends abroad, nearly one third go to the United States; there are currently over 12,000 American students studying in China</b>.
The Sino-American trade relationship is strongly complementary. Its cooperative foundation is profound and its development is rapid. Our partnership has evolved into a pattern of interdependence, mutual benefit, and common development. Currently China and the U.S. are each other's second largest trading partners;<b> China is Americaâs third largest export market and the U.S. is China's second largest export market. In 2008, combined trade between the two countries reached a value of $333.7 billion, over 130 times the amount at the opening up of relations between the countries</b>.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The Changing Face of China-US Relations
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The two countries have already established over 60 various mechanisms for negotiation and discussion and have initiated effective coordination and cooperation around international and regional issues such as anti-terrorism, nonproliferation, climate change, and other global issues.<b> In 2008, personnel exchanges between the countries surpassed two million people. Of the students China sends abroad, nearly one third go to the United States; there are currently over 12,000 American students studying in China</b>.
The Sino-American trade relationship is strongly complementary. Its cooperative foundation is profound and its development is rapid. Our partnership has evolved into a pattern of interdependence, mutual benefit, and common development. Currently China and the U.S. are each other's second largest trading partners;<b> China is Americaâs third largest export market and the U.S. is China's second largest export market. In 2008, combined trade between the two countries reached a value of $333.7 billion, over 130 times the amount at the opening up of relations between the countries</b>.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->