Americans weigh in on future of China-US relations in Trump's second term

President Xi pointed out that both China and the United States attach great importance to mutual interaction and hope that China-US relations will have a good start in the new term of the US President,

Liu said

China is willing to work with the new U.S. government, under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, in the spirit of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation, to maintain communication, strengthen cooperation, properly manage differences, and promote greater progress in China-US relations from a new starting point,

Liu said

The Taiwan issue concerns China's national sovereignty and territorial integrity. It is hoped that the US side will handle it with caution,

Liu said

The two sides should strengthen cooperation and do more major, practical and good things that are beneficial to the two countries and the world,

Liu said

Han Zhengchinese Vice President

China is operating the Panama Canal, and we didn't give it to China, we gave it to Panama, and we're taking it back."

In his only reference to China during his Inauguration speech, which was attended by Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, Trump alleged

I must fully reject the statements made by President Donald Trump regarding Panama and its Canal in his inaugural address,

Mulino said in a statement shortly after Trump's speech

Could be, I've had the invite."

Asked by reporters if he planned to make the trip this year, he replied

There is no presence of any nation in the world interfering with our administration,

the Central American leader added

I guess I have a warm spot for TikTok that I didn't have originally,

Trump told reporters at the White House

We're going to have meetings and calls with President Xi,

Trump told reporters

I just spoke to Chairman Xi Jinping of China. The call was a very good one for both China and the U.S.A. It is my expectation that we will solve many problems together, and starting immediately. We discussed balancing Trade, Fentanyl, TikTok, and many other subjects. President Xi and I will do everything possible to make the World more peaceful and safe!"

President-elect Donald Trump, on Truth Social Friday

We look forward to greater progress at this new starting point under the guidance of head-of-state diplomacy, achieving mutual success, common prosperity, benefiting both countries, and contributing to the world,

the op-ed reads

People have noticed that shortly after his election victory, Trump said that China and the US could work together to solve all of the problems of the world. He also expressed a willingness to visit China early in his second term. We appreciate that the president-elect views China-US relations from a global perspective and treats China's development in a pragmatic manner based on public opinion on certain issues."

Global Times' editorial board wrote Monday

To start with, he talks about putting America first. And he also fought a trade war with China. These are the two things that left the deepest impression on me,

Zhang Yu, 44, said

He's been fighting (trade wars) for years, but it's never brought any benefit to either country or to the world,

Zhang said

I don't think the relationship between the US and China is going to improve... (but) I hope it won't be too intense,

the 22-year-old told AFP

Of course as Chinese people we hope to put China first,

the IT worker told AFP outside a McDonald's in downtown Beijing

The only reliable thing about Trump is that you can never rely on him,

she said

I think Trump is quite a shrewd person. Of course, he cultivates an image in public of being a man of the people,

he said

What I can see is that China's economy is not very good at the moment, due to the impact of the pandemic, and (the fact that) Trump himself is a crazy, wild person (doesn't help matters on our side),

said a Beijing resident surnamed Wang, 36.