Chinese Officials Call for Less Friction With U.S.

In the book Hot, Flat, and Crowded by Thomas L. Friedman, the author signifies China's relationship with America and their changing world.

Two White House officials — Lawrence H. Summers, the director of the National Economic Council, and Thomas E. Donilon, the deputy national security adviser — held meetings in Beijing on Monday and Tuesday that were aimed not at fashioning new pacts, but at maintaining a dialogue that had been strained at times in recent months.
“Strategic trust is the basis of China-U.S. cooperation,” said Dai Bingguo, a Chinese state councilor who met with them, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
Prime Minister Wen Jiabao told the two Americans that China and the United States should not view themselves as rivals, according to the Chinese state news media.
American and Chinese officials have been trying to lay the groundwork for a state visit to the United States this winter by President Hu Jintao, and for the resumption of contacts between the two countries’ militaries. China suspended military contacts last winter to protest a White House decision to proceed with arms sales to Taiwan. Beijing officials regard Taiwan as a renegade province.

I have not really payed attention to the news or China until this assignment. Now that I pay attention to the news, I see that China is taking a big roll in this fast-transforming world. As a considered world super power, (or is it now?) America needs to be careful with their relationship with China. This is a surprising approach from China considering that the world expects some sort of economy war between China and America. (Although, I believe it is going on right now.) If the Chinese officials are trying to make a friendship instead of a rivalry between U.S., it is clear that they are also expecting a soft approach from the U.S.
This also shows that China is also being careful of this relationship. Many people thinks of China as a reckless country, but China is a strong country with a big brain. They have factors that we, as a country lack.