The year 2010 was bumpy for Sino-US relations. On the political front, the US has been irritated by what it sees as an "overly confident" China. On the economic side, China's revaluation of the yuan cannot satisfy some Americans' appetite for a buoyant rise of the yuan in the range of 20 to 40 percent.
President Hu Jintao's state visit to the United States starting from Jan 18 comes 14 months after President Barack Obama's November 2009 visit to China.
President Hu Jintao is expected to lay out a blueprint for future China-US relations in the new era with American leaders during his upcoming visit to the United States starting from Tuesday.
Chinese President Hu Jintao's upcoming state visit to the United States is of fundamental importance in charting the future of US-China relations, says former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
Sino-US ties need the direct involvement of top leaders, and President Hu Jintao's upcoming state visit here provides a "good opportunity" to help restore a positive momentum to the relationship, according to former US ambassador to China Stapleton Roy.
US-China relationship needs direct involvement of top leaders to manage and Chinese President Hu Jintao's upcoming state visit provides a "good opportunity" to help restore positive momentum to the relationship, former US ambassador to China Stapleton Roy has said.
The economic relationship between the United States and China "provides tremendous benefits" to both nations, US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said on Wednesday.
The appreciation of the Chinese currency, the yuan, would not be a great help in reducing the US trade deficit and creating jobs, a Chinese economist said in New York Monday.
Beijing and Washington both are gearing up for President Hu Jintao's meeting with United States President Barack Obama later this month. The high-profile meeting will mark President Hu's first state visit to the US since April 2006 - and the first since the Obama administration took office.
Forthcoming visit of US defense secretary will help increase transparency and enhance strategic mutual trust
China's traditional friendships inside Asia are blossoming despite US attempts to play up disputes in the region.
The recent regaining of control of the House of Representatives by Republicans is seen as ushering in a hard-line policy toward China and making the scapegoat for the US' economic ills.