Despite decades of close interaction, with millions of Americans, Europeans, and Japanese visiting China every year and similar numbers of Chinese now visiting the US and other advanced countries, both sides see each other through a glass darkly. Increased interdependence has not led to better understandings on even some of the most basic issues.
尽管经历了数十年的密切交流，每年都数百万美国人，欧洲人和日本人以及中国人频繁到访对方的国家，双方却依然带着有色眼睛看待对方。不断提升的相互依存度仍然无法令双方在某些最基本问题上达成更深的了解。