美国国务卿布林肯将于18日开启访华之行。对此，华美协进社社长兼总裁贺志明(James Heimowitz)接受中新网专访时表示，希望这是美中两国开启新一轮沟通的明确信号，并表示：“美中关系的发展对世界的发展至关重要，如果我们能够处理好双边关系，那么这个世界会更加美好。”(吴辛茹)

　　“I hope that will be a clear message that it’s time for engagement between the U.S. and China,” said James Heimowitz, president of China Institution in America in an exclusive interview with CNS where he expressed his opinions on U.S. Secretary of State Blinken’s visit to China, adding that U.S.-China. relation means everything to the world.