The comment by some Americans that the U.S engagement policy toward China over the past decades was a failure or that the United States was ripped off in its cooperation "disrespects history and conflicts with the fact," Wang said.

According to Campbell, most people are focusing on the competitive elements in the U.S.-China relationship.

Similarly, many noted that China has become a central issue in the U.S. presidential campaign where Republicans and Democrats are engaged in a race to see who can bash China harder.

This, Zhao said, has prompted anti-China sentiment among Americans, adding that misunderstanding and estrangement could constitute a major obstacle in the development of bilateral relations.

Calling the some 100 days in the run-up to the U.S. presidential vote critical, Zhou Mingwei, former head of the China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration, urged the two sides to better handle their relations.

RIGHT TRACK

Wang made three suggestions on how to bring China-U.S. relations back onto the right track -- opening all channels of dialogue, making lists of interactions, as well as focusing and cooperating on a COVID-19 response.

He specified the lists of interactions as being about cooperation areas, dialogue and issues that need proper management.

"It should identify the few tough issues that the two countries have little chance to agree on in the near future," Wang said.

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