Chinese President Xi Jinping defined the nature of "constructive strategic stability" between China and the United States as a positive stability with cooperation as the mainstay, a sound stability with moderate competition, a constant stability with manageable differences, and an enduring stability with promises of peace.

　　BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump have agreed on a new vision of building a constructive bilateral relationship of strategic stability, a move observers say could help enhance China-U.S. cooperation, manage differences between the world"s two largest economies, and inject much-needed certainty into global development.

　　The vision, raised during Trump"s three-day state visit to China this week, is expected to provide strategic guidance for bilateral ties over the next three years and beyond while sending a positive message to the world.

　　NEW VISION FOR BILATERAL TIES

　　Xi defined the nature of "constructive strategic stability" as a positive stability with cooperation as the mainstay, a sound stability with moderate competition, a constant stability with manageable differences, and an enduring stability with promises of peace.

　　The new vision of "constructive strategic stability" has the potential to change the trajectory of U.S.-China relations, with positive implications for the global community for decades to come, said Kenneth Quinn, president emeritus of the World Food Prize Foundation.

　　"It is the type of dramatic change that can only come from the actions of the two most significant leaders on the planet and is critically important in turning the world from conflict to cooperation and peace," Quinn said.