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166bet开户：UntiltheNATOmeetingwasrescheduled,therewasplentyofhullabaloooverUSSecretaryofStateRexTillersonplanningtoskiptheNATOforeignministersmeeting,originallyscheduledforApril5-6,inordertoattendthemeetingbetweentheChineseandUSpresidents.Manyinterpreterswereunanimousononepoint:TheTrumpadministrationwasattachingmoreimportancetorelationswithChinathanthosewithNATO.Whilethismaybeanover-interpretation,sincetherelationshipsarehardlycomparable,itdoesrevealthetruththatBeijingandWashingtonshareaneagernesstoballasttheirties.Fromcostsharingtothefutureorientationofthealliance,itseemsthenewadministrationinWashingtonhasalottotalkaboutwithitsNATOallies.Butthefirstface-to-facemeetingbetweenPresidentXiJinpingandhisUScounterpartDonaldTrumpischargedwithchartingacooperativecourseforarelationshipthatismoredifficulttodefineandmanage.ConsideringthevicissitudesinbilateraltiesafterTrumptookoffice,includinghistoughtalkandthephoneconversationhehadwithTaiwanleaderTsaiIng-wen,theconciliatorytoneadoptedsince,fromhimself,aswellashissecretariesofstateanddefense,offersoptimismthetwoleaderscanusetheirmeetingtoeliminateanylingeringsenseofuncertainty.Ashorttwo-daymeetingmaynotsufficeforallquestionstobeanswered.Butitcancertainlycontributeaclearandconstructivesenseofdirectiontothiscrucialrelationship.XihasonmanyoccasionsreiteratedBeijing’saspirationforarelationshipof“noconfrontation,noconflict,mutualrespect,andwin-wincooperation”.TillersonutteredthesamewordsinBeijing,pledgingcommitmenttoa“constructiverelationship”,sothemeetinghasgoodfoundationstobuildon.Besidesexchangingviewpointsonthepotentiallymostinflammableflashpointsinties,thetwoleaderswilllikelydiscusstheglobaleconomicsituationandtheirtraderelations.Inboththeseareastheymaymaneuvernewagreementsandcrisispreventionmechanisms,asgoodcommunicationwillbeessentialtosteerclearofmisunderstandingsastheTrumpteamischangingsomeofthepoliciesofthepreviousadministration.Whateverendsupbeingdiscussed,thefactthatXiandTrumpwillcomparenotesinpersonmatters.Althoughtheyhavetalkedtwiceonthephoneandexchangedvowstoworktogetherforbetterties,theirmeetingnextweekoffersthemtheopportunitytostepuptotheplateandgivesubstancetotheirwords.

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