President Bush's visit has greatly increased mutual understanding, deepened mutual trust and strengthened co-operation between China and the United States ,

China is the injured party. First of all, the responsibility issue must be clearly defined,

What authority does the United States have to gesticulate and make improper comments about China's defensive national defense policy and measures?

Quiet the chattering mind promotes directed action. We can't know which interactions will deepen into richer relationships, yet we can keep the faith that our mutuality mindset affirms them. Mutuality most demonstrates our humanity and, in the end, that may be what most matters in our lives.

The most worrying thing of all is if we are now seeing a breakdown in communication, trust and co-operation between the British forces -- who have done a heroic job there under the most dreadful of circumstances -- and aspects at least of the Iraqi domestic security forces,

The Chinese side attaches great importance to the concerns of the US side regarding the imbalance in two-way trade.