China’s Communist Paper Calls for Closer U.S. Ties Under Xi

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China and the U.S. should deepen cooperation and become more interdependent, the Communist Party’s flagship newspaper said in a commentary today, signaling that new leader Xi Jinping may seek closer ties.

The People’s Daily commentary, written by the same author who has criticized U.S. motives in Asia in the past, included comments from experts in U.S.-China relations such as former White House National Security Council Asia directors Kenneth Lieberthal and Douglas Paal.