Experts call for stronger ties between China, U.S.

The China Energy Fund Committee (CEFC), a non-governmental think tank, convened its ninth Sino-U.S. Colloquium on Sunday in Hong Kong, drawing former government officials and scholars from China and the United States together to discuss security challenges in the Sino-U.S. relationship.

Speaking at the colloquium, which was themed "Sino-U.S. Security Relations: An Agenda for the Next U.S. President," Patrick Ho, deputy chairman and secretary general of CEFC, said China and the United States now face a common mission to redefine their mutual values, waken modern humanity, reshape the world civilization and ultimately lead a Renaissance of modern times.

Ho said that China and the United States have always been friends and they have more in common than in difference, urging both countries to work together on what they have in common, and manage their differences.

He noted that Sino-U.S. cooperation will benefit the world, while the whole world will suffer if relations worsen.

Su Ge, president of the China Institute of International Studies, said China and the United States should strive to avoid a lose-lose situation, which will be beneficial to both countries and an inevitable choice for the good of the international society.

Robert McFarlane, former U.S. national security adviser, suggested the two countries to work together on areas including a nuclear arms race in the middle east, the South China Sea issue and threat of radical Islam. Endit