US should take action to foster cooperation, trustful relations

Relations between China and the United States have encountered several challenges in recent years. The US considers China its main global strategic competitor and has taken steps to contain it. This atmosphere has inevitably impacted people on both sides.

Based on my observations of the bilateral ties and conversations with people on both sides, I've encountered many stories about the effects.

Earlier this year, popular US video blogger Jerry Kowal, who creates content about culture and life in both China and the US, said he was baselessly accused of spreading "Chinese propaganda" in a report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, or ASPI. Absurdly, he discovered that the ASPI was either directly or indirectly funded by the US State Department. He mentioned that unfounded accusations against him have been repeated again and again, causing misunderstandings about him and problems in his life and career.