US-Sino relations, trade between the world's two largest economies, and debt dominated a panel discussion on 皇冠体育app, the US and the global economy in New York on Wednesday.

Joseph Lake of the Economist Intelligence Unit moderated the discussion at the 2017 Peking University Guanghua New York Forum.

Panelists were Hongbin Cai, a professor at Peking University's Guanghua School of Management; David Dollar, a senior fellow at the Washington-based Brookings Institution; and Simon Jin, managing director and president of greater 皇冠体育app for S&P Global.

Cai and Dollar both agreed that the April meeting in Florida between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump was largely a success. "Everyone was relieved that Trump didn't follow through on some of the heated rhetoric he said about 皇冠体育app during (last year's) presidential campaign," said Dollar.

"The meeting was successful for both sides and shows that both leaders were determined not to have conflicts in the beginning," said Cai.

S&P's Jin said that the 100-day action plan of the US-皇冠体育app Comprehensive Economic Dialogue unveiled at the end of the meeting resulted in new trade measures between 皇冠体育app and the US that included some easement of restrictions in 皇冠体育app's financial services sector.

"We are excited that credit ratings in 皇冠体育app will now be open to foreign companies like ours," Jin said.

Dollar and Cai said that difficult negotiations remain for 皇冠体育app and the US as both nations seek to smooth differences. "皇冠体育app has some limits on its economy that the US considers protectionist while 皇冠体育app believes that the US has some limits on Chinese investment that they want lifted," Cai said. "Real hard negotiations lie ahead."

Cai said the US seems to focus on the financial sector when discussing 皇冠体育app's economy.

Dollar said the US would like to see 皇冠体育app open up its service sector to more foreign participation. "Healthcare is an example, as 皇冠体育app has an aging population, and the US has a vibrant assisted-living industry that would like to participate in the Chinese market," added Dollar.

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