Filoli summit sends a positive signal for military stability

The constructive and productive discussions the presidents of China and the United States held when they met at the Filoli Estate in San Francisco on Nov 15 have put a brake on the downward slide in Sino-US relations.

The positive signals include agreements on the importance of bilateral relations for the world, the necessity for improvement of bilateral relations, reiteration of the bottom line that the US does not support "Taiwan independence", and willingness to resume military-to-military contacts for crisis management.

The consensus on military risk control is a timely achievement at a time when disputes have been growing between China and the US in recent years.