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Changes in balance of power between China and US shape a new era

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V student in Beijing, was standing in a long queue outside the US embassy in Beijing Friday to obtain a US visa in the hopes of attending Columbia Uni

Chinese people who queue outside the US embassy every working day, applying for a visa that will allow them and comings between China and the It is reported that, every day, there are

As a matter of fact, the US remains one of the most favored destinatio­ns for immigratio­n, travel or study following Donald Trump’s election, US immigratio­n policy has become - nese students in the US are also the

On the other hand, the change in the balance of power between the two countries is altering Chinese people’s attitudes about the Ameri - sors, more Chinese students are now choosing to go back to China after their studies abroad; they no longer regard staying in the US as

A more attractive China

Over 50 percent of all Chinese students who plan to study abroad tend to choose US schools, according to the Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange ( CSCSE), an organizati­on under

“Trump’s strict policy will di He wants to safeguard job opportunit­ies for Americans, but it has nothing to do with me, because all I want is to study in the US then return home, rather than stay there

“Students of our generation are said another student applicant sur and 1990s, many Chinese who had an opportunit­y to study in the US wanted to stay there, as China was from advantages in higher education and technology, I don’t think the US has many reasons to attract Chinese

According to data released by CSCSE and New Oriental Education & Technology Group, in 2017, 73 percent of all overseas Chinese students tended to go back to China to start also deciding to return to China f or

Jeremy Dai, 23, an MBA student from the School of Economic Management (SEM) at Tsinghua University and also a third-generation Chinese immigrant in the US, told the

that at his school, more than one-third of all internatio­nal students are Chinese with a “foreign national

Boosting bilateral trade

In this new era, trade ties between China and the US are also smoother and more interdepen­dent, as China is becoming increasing­ly

The US, however, tends to constantly express its unhappines­s trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies began to heat up, with Trump calling the - -

“China is the biggest source of America’s merchandis­e trade deficit, though the US enjoys a observed An Gang, a member of the academic committee at Pangoal Institutio­n, a Beijing-based think tank, told the

“Another reason for the imbalance is that the US restricts the export of high-tech products to China, and Trump’s attitude to the negotiatio­n on the bilateral investment treaty, which can ease the limitation on US technologi­cal exports to China, was

“China and the US still need time trade relationsh­ip between China economy, and Trump’s visit in November could be a good opportunit­y to achieve breakthrou­ghs for a win

Friction and interdepen­dency

A more intertwine­d relationsh­ip between China and the US also associate professor at the University of Internatio­nal Relations, pointed out that, “an increase in friction between China and the US, be it economic or security, is normal, but it’s not always

“With joint efforts, a community with a shared future between China and the US can also be complained about market access, best example is Alibaba founder Jack Ma’s idea of cross- border assistance of Chinese enterprise­s like Alibaba, millions of small and medium-sized US companies will have an opportunit­y to access

On June 20, Chinese online sales giant Alibaba held a summit in designed to educate US small- and medium-sized enterprise­s on the market and consumer demands within China, and to convince small American businesses that Alibaba can help them sell to China while also creating one million jobs in the US

Mutual respect

Apart from economic and trade issues, the US also has high expectatio­ns for China to solve its security problems, especially the Korean Peninsula nuclear

Song Zhongping, a military expert and Phoenix TV commentato­r, said that, “Apart from North Korea, the US also has friction with us in many other issues, like the South China Sea issue and the Taiwan question, and it demonizes China’s overseas military

Song said the US should realize that China’s increasing military presence overseas is for safeguardi­ng China’s interests, not to harm the US and any other country’s interests, which will US, there are voices suggesting deeper Sino-US security cooperatio­n, rather than confrontat­ion, and we hope they

“The Trump administra­tion is extremely pragmatic, which makes us history of Sino-US relations, China’s relationsh­ip with a pragmatic Republican government is better than at other

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