ISTANBUL, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Despite divergencies and tension standing in the way of China-U.S. relations, common interests between the two powers "far outweigh" their differences, a Turkish analyst said on Wednesday.
"Both countries are economically interdependent. China is the biggest trade partner of the U.S.," remarked Ozlem Zerrin Keyvan, an advisor on Asia Pacific studies with the Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies.
"Common interests between China and the U.S. far outweigh their differences and conflict areas," she told Xinhua. "It would become impossible for them ever to fight each other."
She referred to some move taken by U.S. President Donald Trump after he took office in January that was seen to antagonize China, as well as to the two countries' differences on trade, cyber security, the South China Sea and human rights.
"Needless to say, the year 2017 will be a testing time for China and U.S. relations," she added.
In the view of Mehmet Seyfettin Erol, head of the Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies, China has no intention to be involved in a crisis with U.S., especially when it has been pursuing necessary reforms at home.
"China needs to secure a peaceful and stable environment, develop relations with neighbouring countries and shape the strategic environment in the Asia Pacific region," observed Keyvan.
"The rise of China has created a responsible actor in regional and even world affairs," she said.
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