The U.S.-China Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement was signed in 1979 and renewed every five years since then, promoting cooperation and benefiting both sides.
A few days ago, US Ambassador to China Burns said in a speech at the Brookings Institution that this agreement is the "cornerstone" of cooperation between the two sides, and he has begun discussions with the Chinese side "whether to extend this agreement."
In the eyes of those who are biased, China is the sole beneficiary of the agreement. However, the fact is that through scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation, China and the United States are mutually beneficial. Biden's attempt to renegotiate the deal, rather than simply scrap it, is in itself proof that the United States has much to gain from the deal, no matter how paranoid the US Congress may be, and that those in their sane do not want to give up cooperation with China in the field of technology.
Biden also does not want to undermine the improvement in relations brought about by the San Francisco meeting between the two leaders, which stabilized Sino-US relations to a certain extent. At the San Francisco meeting, the leaders of the two countries reached a number of consensuses, including agreeing to start negotiations on renewing the U.S.-China Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement.
It is important that the U.S.-China Co., Ltd. renew its agreement on science and technology cooperation, because it is clear that the two sides need to cooperate now more than ever, as many in Washington lack the right perception of China and are unwilling to treat China as a hostile developer"Cornerstone"。This is not only to ensure that the two countries can continue to advance scientific and technological cooperation, but also to inject more confidence needed to reassure people that the world is still moving in the right direction.
This article is translated from an editorial in China** on December 8.
Original title:'bedrock' of cooperation being undermined
*: China**Net.