China-US relations at forum in Hong Kong calls for maintaining partners' relationship

Global experts and scholars gathered at the sixth United States-China Hong Kong Forum in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Monday and Tuesday, calling for overcoming differences between the two countries and maintaining the partners' relationship.

The annual event brought together more than 350 guests from across China, the United States, Singapore, Germany, and India to discuss topics such as deepening people-to-people exchanges between the two countries.

National Committee on U.S.-China Relations Board Chair Charlene Barshefsky, a former U.S. trade representative, rebuked the decoupling between China and the United States advocated by some U.S. think tanks.

"I think to decouple the economies is, first of all, highly unrealistic, and second of all, potentially destructive of global growth, which would be counterproductive," she said.

Late former U.S. President Richard Nixon's grandson, Christopher Nixon Cox, a board member of the Richard Nixon Foundation, expressed his hope that the diplomatic wisdom his grandfather demonstrated in breaking the ice for U.S.-China relations back then can continue to contribute to the healthy development of bilateral ties today.

"It's through that focusing on mutual interest, and then working out differences that I think he could make a very big difference today in terms of making the relationship between China and the United States even better," he said.

Participants also discussed topics such as artificial intelligence, technology governance, and supply chain resilience.

"All voices should be heard, and then together form a joint force to promote the development of relations between the two countries. I think it's fine for voices to differ and opinions to vary, but there must be one consensus, that is, China and the United States should be partners," said Shen Xin, vice president of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries.

Themed "Circles for Peace", the sixth U.S.-China Hong Kong Forum is organized by the China-United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF), a Hong Kong-based non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting dialogue between the two countries, and co-organized by the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries.

China-US relations at forum in Hong Kong calls for maintaining partners' relationship

Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon arrived in Beijing on Monday afternoon to begin a four-day state visit to China.

The visit at the invitation of President Xi Jinping comes at a time when China-Tajikistan relations are at their historical best.

The two heads of state have maintained close exchanges and strategic communication, and built strong mutual trust and deep friendship. Under their strategic guidance, the China-Tajikistan comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in the new era has achieved steady progress across all fields, reaching new heights with sustained momentum.

The two countries' political mutual trust has reached an unprecedented level, bilateral trade continued to grow, international collaboration yielded fruitful results, and people-to-people friendship has stood the test of time, making the two countries genuine comprehensive strategic partners.

Rahmon is a frequent visitor to China, with this marking his 23rd trip to the country. His most recent visit was in late August and early September 2025, when he attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit and commemorative events marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

Tajik president arrives in Beijing for state visit