Such an arrangement would provide Taiwan and China with a forum for dialogue whereby they may forge closer ties based on mutual understanding and respect, leading to permanent peace in the Taiwan Strait.

Employees don't need to be best friends, but there does need to be a level of mutual respect and understanding.

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 special relationships, in my experience, are based on a combination of trust and mutual respect.

Mutual respect! That's what it takes to be friends.

Our ability to effectively engage China and the Arab world rests on shared economic and political interests and mutual understanding.