Former diplomat sees innovation as major engine of U.S.-China cooperation

David Firestein, inaugural executive director of the University of Texas at Austin's China Public Policy Center, speaks at an event during the ongoing South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals in Austin of Texas, the United States, March 10, 2019. Innovation will be an important engine that drives forward U.S.-China cooperation in the future, David Firestein has said. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)