At its core, the current flare up in U.S.-China trade relations is only the latest episode in a long-running rivalry between the two sides in science and technology. Washington should take the present climate as an opportunity to engage China in a constructive way and look inward for ways to shore up its own tech sector.

Following two years of decline, in 2017 the US exported more goods to China than ever before – nearly $128 billion – making it the third largest market for goods exports, after Canada and Mexico.

The US should stop resorting to unilaterialism and protectionism on trade issues. In this way the economic cooperation between China, the United States, and other countries can be further consolidated and developed.

Overturning the trade deficit is only an excuse: what Trump and his administration are aiming to achieve is to terminate the progress of the “Made in China 2025” initiative and eventually, to delay the development of China’s high-tech industries.

What is needed now between China and the U.S. is better negotiation between both parties and a lot more goodwill, particularly on the part of the U.S. Basic education about how trade works is also essential for the Trump White House, which appears to have confused trade deficits with real economic losses.

To stop the trade friction from inflicting broader pain on bilateral ties, China and the United States must make their strategic intentions clear.

Liu He visit renews cautious optimism of resolution to trade impasse

It's a tough time in the U.S.-China relationship. We must avoid a trade war, former U.S. Ambassador to China Locke said.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and other senior U.S. officials just ended their visit to Beijing. The bilateral talks on economic and trade issues made limited progress, with limited consensus in a few areas and an agreement to establish new mechanism to continue consultations.

China's central bank governor says that trade imbalance with the U.S. is a structural and long-term problem.