China Daily: Washington must recalibrate perception for shared future
China Daily |
Updated: 2018-12-19 17:29
Forty years ago, China and United States recalibrated their perceptions of one another by releasing a joint communiqué announced they would establish diplomatic relations as of Jan 1, 1979, in the belief they had a shared future. It is time for them to do the same again, a China Daily editorial reported.
Undoubtedly, the normalizing of their relations benefited not just China, but the US as well. But with Beijing and Washington now at loggerheads, it seems unlikely either will be offering to uncork the bubbly to celebrate this ruby anniversary.
Positioning China as a "revisionist" rival and the portrayal of it as "predatory" in the global market, in Africa in particular, shows that it is unfamiliarity that breeds contempt. China's image in US eyes has changed dramatically and Washington is acting on a false impression of it rather than the actuality.
What is needed is a broader historical perspective that allows them to look back over the past 40 years of their relations, so they have a complete picture of the progress that has been made in their bilateral interaction and clearer view of how to push it forward in both their interests, the editorial said.
Forty years ago, China and United States recalibrated their perceptions of one another by releasing a joint communiqué announced they would establish diplomatic relations as of Jan 1, 1979, in the belief they had a shared future. It is time for them to do the same again, a China Daily editorial reported.
Undoubtedly, the normalizing of their relations benefited not just China, but the US as well. But with Beijing and Washington now at loggerheads, it seems unlikely either will be offering to uncork the bubbly to celebrate this ruby anniversary.
Positioning China as a "revisionist" rival and the portrayal of it as "predatory" in the global market, in Africa in particular, shows that it is unfamiliarity that breeds contempt. China's image in US eyes has changed dramatically and Washington is acting on a false impression of it rather than the actuality.
What is needed is a broader historical perspective that allows them to look back over the past 40 years of their relations, so they have a complete picture of the progress that has been made in their bilateral interaction and clearer view of how to push it forward in both their interests, the editorial said.
