The White House last month announced U.S. President Joe Biden's nomination of Nicholas Burns as the new ambassador to China after the post remained vacant for 10 months. Meanwhile, the U.S. is conducting a comprehensive assessment of China-U.S. trade policies. 

Are these signs of a recovery in trade relations between two countries? Amid challenges of COVID-19 and climate change, where will both countries head towards?

CGTN BizTalk's Kate Kui interviews Stephen Roach, former chief economist of Morgan Stanley and Yao Yang, dean and professor of National Development Department of Peking University.