BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Americans with vision believe that it's in everyone's best interests for the two sides to have peaceful, cooperative relations.
Among them is Nicholas Burns, former U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs, who said the United States cannot and should not make China its enemy.
Burns made the remarks during a keynote speech at the Washington-based Wilson Center on May 6. "China will be the most important relationship for the U.S. in the next half-a-century. While we are partners with China, we are also strategic competitors," he said.
Burns said the United States should strike a balance in both two aspects, instead of just focusing on the military side.
Burns's idea is echoed by many in the United States and China who have been making solid efforts to improve bilateral ties, fix misunderstandings and create a fair benefit sharing mechanism.
It takes joint efforts of China and the United States to build a new model of major-country relationship that avoids conflict and confrontation and that values mutual respect and win-win cooperation.
China and the United States have a lot to achieve together if they focus on cooperation.
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