US can reduce trust deficit

China and the United States hold obviously diverse opinions on how to define their new type of major-country relationship. While China advocates mutual respect for each other's core interests and main concerns, the US emphasizes "common interests" instead. The US definition is unfavorable because without respecting China's core interests it could easily lead to unilateral actions even misunderstandings; the US needs to change.

Chen Dongxiao, president of the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies, Jiefang Daily, Nov 10

There are some global governance issues that require the cooperation of the US and China. Among them are strengthening cooperation against Ebola, mutual support in the fight against the Islamic State, and coordination on global agreements to cut emissions. Once there are breakthroughs on these urgent tasks it will help better shape the two countries' future relationship.