And yet his deliberations with US President Barack Obama were lacking in precisely that respect. The agenda was shaped more by disconnected issues – cyber security, climate change, and market access – rather than by an appreciation of the strategic challenges that both countries face alone and together.
习近平在9月22日的西雅图演讲中强调，中国和美国需要深化“相互理解战略意图”，这是双边关系的关键目标。但他于美国总统奥巴马的会谈所缺少的正是这一层面。习近平访美议程更多地由不相关的问题——网络安全、气候变化和市场准入，而非对两国各自和共同面对的战略挑战的理解所主导。