The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is slated to travel to China this coming Monday, a move which is seen as an opportunity to help quell the tensions between Beijing and China over issues of trade and security, the Chinese State Television confirmed on Wednesday.
Citing the information provided over by the office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry to the state-run media agency, the Reuters report said that the meeting is expected to see the two governments exchanging views on their bilateral relations as implied on each respective international and domestic issues.
As what might have already been known, the United States under the presidency of Donald Trump is embroiled in a trade spat with China. This economic conflict is believed to be instigated by Trump on his accusations that Beijing has intentions to steal US intellectual properties, limit the access on its own market, as well as the unjust scheme to subsidize state-owned companies operating in China.
From simple accusations, this issue has quickly blown out of proportion to affect even the world market. As of late, the US has imposed steep tariffs on Chinese goods amounting to USD$200 billion while Beijing, in retaliation, slapped a hefty duty rate on US products like chemicals, auto parts, and food products, just to name a few.
Plans to amend this dire economic situation are yet hazy, with the Xi Jinping administration getting more cynical on Washington's capacity to make true of its promises. Until the Oval Office learn to act mature and stop behaving like a trade bully, Beijing will remain distant from the negotiating table.
Concerning security, the two world powers have been calling off the chances to mend the issue after the White House moved to impose a sanction on China's important military unit following its transaction with a Russian weapons company.
The US has since cleared off the misunderstanding saying that the sanction particularly targets Russia. However, the Chinese government has taken the Western country's actions as a direct breach of its sovereign rights to develop its defense thereby calling off some of the initially planned military talks with the US.
According to the South China Morning Post, Pompeo's China visit will be more than about the matter of North Korea's denuclearization. Citing sources, the news agency said that managing the failing China-US bilateral relations will also be the agenda of the American official.
As such, it is important for both parties to maintain an open and effective communication so as to avoid any misunderstandings.
