Editor's note: The American Chamber of Commerce in China held a seminar on "The Next US President and Beyond" in Beijing on Wednesday. The following are excerpts from the speeches of four participants:

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Hope for positive Sino-US ties

James Zimmerman [China Daily]

This US presidential election has been about the rise of unconventional candidates. And it is not only in the United States but also over issues such as Brexit that unconventional candidates are rising in many countries. This should make us realize that people have anxieties about their future. This is a global trend, and no country can be immune to it. So China has to pay special attention to the underlying anxiety among people in the US.

The US and China are the largest and second-largest economies in the world, and they need to work together. The two economies are highly integrated and interdependent. Therefore, the questions being raised on globalization are a cause for concern for their leaderships, especially because the Sino-US relationship has to be constructive and positive.

James Zimmerman, chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China