US-China Headed for Decoupling Despite Beijing’s Hopes Not to: Experts

Chinese leader Xi Jinping (R) speaks with the Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Wang Yang (L) during the opening of the second session of the 13th National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People on March 5, 2019 in Beijing, China. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

It would be unrealistic for the United States to completely decouple from China, a top Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official said during a press conference on Oct. 30 following the end of a key political meeting in Beijing.

Executive deputy director of the Office of the Central Finance and Economic Commission Han Wenxiu said that China and the United States are the two largest economies in the world, so economic ties between the two countries would be beneficial.