While global turbulence does not always stem from shifts in major-country relations, stable and healthy ties between the world's two largest economies can help facilitate the easing of international turmoil as their intertwined economic relationship is a stabilizer for the world economy.

Under such circumstances, US President Donald Trump's state visit to China from Wednesday to Friday has naturally attracted wide attention as head-of-state diplomacy plays an irreplaceable and strategically vital role in guiding China-US ties.

As Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Wednesday, China welcomes Trump's visit, during which the two leaders will have in-depth exchanges of views on key issues concerning bilateral ties and global peace and development.?

The Sino-US economic and trade consultations held in the Republic of Korea on Wednesday also serve to highlight the two sides' commitment to managing their differences through dialogue and negotiation. The candid, in-depth and constructive exchanges on economic and trade issues of mutual concern, as well as on further expanding practical cooperation, carry on the momentum of the previous six rounds of talks and show the complementarity of Sino-US economic ties.

It is precisely this pragmatism that — despite their differences — has enabled practical cooperation between China and the United States to continue demonstrating vitality and potential under the guidance of head-of-state diplomacy over the past years — even in the face of attempts by some to derail it.

The business delegation led by Trump on his visit to China, which consists of business leaders of some big-name companies in a wide range of strategic sectors, including semiconductors, finance and artificial intelligence, further illustrates the willingness of the US business community to expand mutually beneficial cooperation with China.

The two countries possess broad space for cooperation in fields such as AI, health, green development, advanced manufacturing and supply-chain stability during China's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) period and beyond.

Experience has proved that China and the US stand to gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation. It is imperative that they strengthen their dialogue and cooperation in strategic sectors, particularly AI governance. The initiative on AI governance Beijing has put forward reflects China's commitment to promoting international cooperation on AI governance and ensuring that the era-defining technology benefits all humanity.

China's cooperative spirit is embodied in its four global initiatives — the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative and the Global Governance Initiative.

These initiatives underpin the country's international engagement across key areas, including its major-country diplomacy with the US. The four global initiatives respond to the common aspirations of the international community for peace, development, fairness, justice and mutual respect. And they are public goods China has contributed to advance world peace and development.

China does not seek spheres of influence, ideological confrontation or cliques. It should be clear that no country can address the grave global challenges the world faces today on its own, no matter how strong it is. Still less can any country achieve security through confrontation or "decoupling", not to mention at the cost of others' security or crossing others' red lines.

China supports multilateralism and an open world economy. Such concepts are rooted not only in China's diplomatic practices, but also in the principles of the modern international order established after World War II, including sovereign equality, peaceful coexistence and multilateral cooperation.

The world does not need a new Cold War — it needs peace and development achieved through dialogue and cooperation, grounded in responsible major-country diplomacy. When China and the US work together to promote peace, development and win-win cooperation, they serve not only their shared interests but also those of the entire world. Against this backdrop, Trump's visit to China has raised expectations that, even with their differences, China and the US can still engage in candid communication, expand practical cooperation and jointly shoulder responsibilities for global peace and development.

As Guo said in reply to questions about the first visit by a US president in nine years, China stands ready to work with the US in the spirit of equality, respect and mutual benefit — expanding cooperation and managing differences — so as to bring greater stability and certainty to the world.

The more volatile the world situation becomes, the more major countries should work together to function as stabilizers. China is willing to work with all countries, including the US, to strengthen communication, properly manage differences and deepen win-win cooperation.