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Calling President Hu Jintao's recently concluded trip to the United States a fruitful diplomatic maneuver, officials and analysts called on the world's two biggest economies to cement their burgeoning mutual trust, as they are almost certain to run into future disagreements.

Chinese President Hu Jintao and US President Barack Obama attend a joint press conference at the White House in Washington, the United States, Jan. 19, 2011. [Xinhua]

Offering an analysis of the trip, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said over the weekend that Hu and US President Barack Obama "harvested rich fruit from their extensive cooperation, retained effective communication and coordination on major regional and global issues, brought tangible benefits to the two peoples, and made great contributions to the peace, stability and prosperity of the Asia-Pacific region and beyond."

However, Yang offered a cautious tone, adding that with the China-US relationship forging ahead with increasing momentum, it is inevitable that both sides will encounter differences and disputes.

Yang noted that as the two nations share increasingly common interests and responsibilities, visible differences remain on certain issues. This is unavoidable, he said, due to the varying cultures, social systems and development levels.

"How to boost strategic mutual trust between Beijing and Washington is now a major concern in the China-US relationship and will remain so in the near future," the foreign minister said.

The Christian Science Monitor quoted Drew Thompson, director of China Studies at the Nixon Center in Washington, as saying Sino-US relations are not yet bulletproof, and the last decade's pattern of "good times and bad times" is likely to continue.

"The concern now is that the amplitude of the ups and downs will be greater in the period ahead as China continues its ascent," he said.

Jia Qingguo, a deputy dean of the School of International Studies at Peking University, told the Global Times that any hopes of resolving all conflicts between two sides are unrealistic.

"The rivalry between a rising power and a traditional superpower is only natural," Jia said. "The visit has helped remove some misunderstandings and establish basic trust between two sides, and what matters most is that it symbolized China's willingness to thaw conflicts and increase mutual understandings."

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