Both China and the United States should make compromises in trade talks, Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen said on Monday, ahead of a much anticipated meeting between the Chinese and U.S. presidents at this week’s G20 summit in Japan.

The benefits of Sino-US trade—new jobs, more efficient division of labor, an engine for the world economy—have seemingly been forgotten. But all is not lost. If China and the US can reconnect, new opportunities beckon: in infrastructure, energy, tech, climate change, and beyond.

The U.S.-China trade war sheds light on the ways in which China and the U.S. envision their global responsibilities and restrictions.

In recent years, China has shown restraint and cooperation in working with America. But US leaders must realize that China’s history of resisting external pressure means it will never abandon its development path to please another country.

President Trump’s childish whims on trade issues can be an opportunity for diplomats who stick to the high ground.

With negotiations breaking down, the China-US trade war now seems less about temporary disputes and more about a US plan to win a “clash of civilizations.” But this clash would mean unwinding generations of economic integration, with potentially disastrous results.

Rare earths may be the next target in the US-China trade war, but cutting off exports to the US will backfire on China in the long-run as companies look to other countries as permanent replacement suppliers of the elements.

The U.S.-China trade conflict is not simply a war over tariffs and unfair competition, but rather a manifestation of a broader problem within the global political economy itself.

Trump’s belligerent style in waging the trade war overlooks China’s history of stiff resistance against stronger foes. The US-China relationship is the world’s most important, and if we don’t get it right, the chances of a violent outcome increase significantly.

Just when a trade agreement between the United States and China appeared to be in sight, negotiators found themselves back at square one. The immediate reason for the disruption was China’s insistence on a substantially rewritten draft agreement, which, according to US President Donald Trump’s administration, reneges on previously agreed terms. But the root cause of China’s changes to the draft – the reason behind its reluctance to meet US demands – lies in a fundamental miscalculation by the Trump administration.