"In my field, geoplanetary science, Beijing is becoming the center of the universe," Ross N. Mitchell, professor of the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, said.

Ideally, everyone benefits from China-US collaborations. Through collaboration, what you cannot do alone can be achieved together, he said.

Ross was speaking at the Symposium on the Future of China-US Relations hosted by Opinion Channel of China Daily, the Institute of American Studies of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and the Chinese Association of American Studies, in Beijing on Thursday.