Unlikethetraditionalrelationshipbetweenestablishedpowersandemergingpowersinmodernhistory,therearefavorableconditionsunderwhichChinaandtheUnitedStatescanpreventmajorconflictsineconomic,political,andsecurityareas.Thepressingtaskforthetwosidesnowistoenhancecommunicationandmutualunderstanding,andreduceordispelthemisperceptionssoastobuildupmutualstrategicassuranceandreduceoralleviateirrationalstrategicanxieties.