Building on the bottom line

China and US should respect each other's core interests as they seek to build new type of relationship between powers

China and the US are now at a critical juncture in the development of their relations. The recent strategic and historic meeting between President Xi Jinping and President Barack Obama sets a direction for building a new type of major power relationship. Such a relationship is an unprecedented invention with historic significance. It requires painstaking efforts in all aspects from both countries.

The two countries' international status and influence determine that their relationship is one of the world's most important bilateral relationships, and it is of special significance to global affairs. A sound and sustained development of this relationship not only matters for the interests of the two peoples, but also has a significant impact on world peace, stability and prosperity.