More efforts needed to restore Sino-US ties

'Chaotic political arena'

Tse said the US political arena, with divided and chaotic viewpoints, currently lacks serious thinking about what stance it should adopt toward China. "The idea of decoupling or de-risking is considered impossible," he said.

He said that global companies have already experienced the process of globalization, with interdependence being an undeniable reality. The global trend is for countries to embrace globalization and interconnectedness. "It is impossible to exclude China from the global industrial and supply chains. Suppressing and containing China's development is futile," he said.

Diao Daming said that though US officials' visits have had positive implications, the effect is still limited, and is not sufficient to restore normalcy in China-US relations.

"As China has repeatedly emphasized, for Sino-US relations to truly return to the right track, it is necessary to uphold the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation. However, it appears that there is still some distance to go at present," he added.

He Yun said that amid deteriorating relations and poor communication at the top, the Biden administration has shown no signs yet of relenting in its crackdown on China in the areas of technology and trade. US President Joe Biden signed an executive order in August, limiting US investments in advanced technology industries in China.

"The US is also unwilling to give up unfair and unreasonable economic and trade measures such as tariffs imposed on China," she said. "The two sides still have a long way to go before the overall turnaround of China-US relations can be realized."

During her visit, Raimondo voiced Washington's willingness to strengthen cooperation with China on artificial intelligence, climate change, and combating fentanyl. She also reiterated the pledge that the US does not seek to decouple from China or hold China's economy back.

"The US side should live up to its words, rather than say one thing and do another," He Yun said.