US ties shine, bumps linger
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Ren Donglai, an expert on Sino-US relations with the Johns Hopkins University-Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies, told the Global Times that "the Sino-US relationship was frail last year, but the latest summit showed that bilateral ties have tenacity, and the abrupt termination of bickering will result in a revaluation of the relationship. In the long run, mutually beneficial and bilateral relations outweigh their divergences."
The Japanese Asahi Shimbun said Saturday in an editorial that the two nations are becoming more and more dependent on each other, adding that they must "look to 30 years ahead and gather trust as superpowers in an age of globalization."
But the Times of India voiced its concerns regarding the willingness of Beijing and Washington to strengthen consultations on major issues concerning regional issues, saying such a move "might generate negative externalities for India in terms of its relationship with China."
"This outcome would have a ripple effect across Asia, perhaps encouraging countries to perceive India as a second-rate power in its own neighborhood," it said.
The Korean Times also noted Sunday that the China-US summit saw no progress made on Korean Peninsula issue, disappointing the analysts who had anticipated historic results from the "summit of the century."
The report said, "It would have been far better, of course, had the two giants denounced North Korea for its military provocation and nuclearization and put greater pressure on Pyongyang to stop" such actions.
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