July 29, 2021

China's new ambassador to the US Qin Gang has vowed to bring bilateral relations back on the right track, and make a China-US relationship of mutual respect, equal treatment, win-win cooperation and peaceful coexistence a reality. 

Qin arrived in the US a little over a month after former Chinese ambassador Cui Tiankai left Washington in June, during which time Chinese and US ambassadors were absent from each other's capitals, and the position of US ambassador to China was left vacant for over 9 months, a rare occurrence since the two established diplomatic ties.

The new ambassador filled the post about one month after his predecessor Cui Tiankai left office, which analysts said demonstrated China's hope of pushing ties to a stable and healthy direction, while the world's two biggest economies are at loggerheads on a range of issues including trade frictions, human rights, coronavirus origins and the South China Sea. Meanwhile, the US has still failed to even nominate a new ambassador after the previous one left 9 months ago, showing that Washington's handling of bilateral relations lags behind that of Beijing, said observers. 

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