The so-called China-U.S. Track 1.5 Dialogue was held in Beijing on Tuesday, with the Asia Society meeting with the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The 40 representatives included both government officials and scholars and business representatives. “Under the theme ‘Constructive Strategic Stability—Practical China-US Cooperation in the New Era,” the participants held candid, in-depth and constructive exchanges,” according to the release by the Chinese side.
According to Global Times, Liu Haixing, head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, said the two sides have recently followed the direction set by the two heads of state, taken practical steps to strengthen communication and dialogue, advanced a positive agenda and achieved notable results. Quoting Wang Yiwei from Renmin University, they note that he said that overcoming the “Thucydides Trap” fundamentally rejects the notion that conflict between major powers is inevitable, and reflects an effort by China and the U.S. to pursue a path different from the historical confrontation between an established power and a rising one.
President Xi Jinping is scheduled to visit Washington on Sept. 24 at President Trump’s invitation.
