Worst scenario to be avoided

It is not the bad bilateral bond between them but history that calls for China and the US to build a new type of major power relations

With history beckoning, the way to handle China-US relations is not to pursue the best scenario, but to avoid the worst. This will not be achieved without the realization of a new type of major power relations. In other words, building a new type of major power relations should not be an option but an inevitable trend.

However, there are several key perception gaps between the two countries concerning the new model for relations between them, and these show how difficult it will be to build up the necessary strategic trust to create the new type of major power relations.