Xi-Obama meeting to chart future course of China-U.S. ties (2)

Across the globe, the humankind is facing a number of common challenges, such as the sluggish global economic recovery, trade protectionism, flawed monetary policies, constant unrests in West Asia and North Africa -- the Syrian conflict in particular, the Iranian nuclear issue, and climate change.

Jin Canrong, associate dean of the School of International Studies at Renmin University in Beijing, said that over the past 20 plus years, the accelerating industrialization on the global scale has, on the one hand, symbolized a huge socioeconomic advancement, while on the other hand has generated many global problems. There is a louder call for global governance.

No nation can handle these problems alone, he said, adding they must join their hands in actions.

"Therefore, the enhanced cooperation between China and the United States is not only necessary for the two nations themselves, but also for the world at large. And the two countries should share their responsibilities in this regard," he said.

Nicholas R. Lardy, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, said the United States and China, the world's top two largest economies, should deepen their cooperation and enhance coordination especially at a time when the debt crisis in the euro-zone has overshadowed the future prospects of global economy.

STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION

In the development of China-U.S. relations, there is not only pragmatic cooperation, but also strategic communication. To some extent, strategic communication plays a more crucial role and in fact sets the level of pragmatic cooperation.

According to some sources, strategic communication will be a priority in the upcoming meeting between Xi and Obama.

Tao Wenzhao, a fellow of the Institute of American Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said the Sino-U.S. summit is the highest-level strategic communication between the two sides.

Although there are more than 90 platforms for communication and cooperation between Beijing and Washington at various levels, the face-to-face meetings between top leaders remain the most important mechanism of dialogues, Tao said.

During his recent meeting with Kerry, Xi highlighted the importance of high-level communication, saying he would like to maintain contact with President Obama.