China has said that the Sino-US relations will move forward despite tensions with Washington over the disputed South China Sea. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said common interests between the countries outweigh differences, no matter who gets elected as the next American President. Li said this in his annual press conference in Beijing. Li said China became the top trading partner of the US with two-way trade between the two countries reaching 560 billion US Dollar.
“China and the US have established their relationship over decades, and it has been through much,” Mr Li said after a meeting of China’s rubber-stamp parliament.
But the trend has been towards “forward development”, he added.
China and the US have clashed over Beijing’s increasing assertiveness in the South China Sea, cyber hacking and global trade.
But Mr Li said he would increase opportunities for US investors in the world’s second largest economy.
“China will give US investors wider market access in a gradual way, but this should be mutual. Bilateral opening should be reciprocal.”
As America’s China policy has taken the centre stage of the upcoming US Presidential election with contestants vowing to pursue to a more strong policy to contain the Communist giant, Li said Sino-US ties are far deeper to be restricted by differences.