The “constructive” part of Rudd’s thesis argues for systematic collaboration – with the US treating China more as an equal – in tackling a series of other difficult issues at bilateral, regional, and global levels. Bilaterally, such cooperation might involve an investment treaty, a joint intelligence task force on terrorism, a cyber-security protocol, agreed measures for managing unplanned military incidents, and mutual ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty.
陆克文报告的“建设性”部分提出，在处理双边、地区和全球层面上的一系列其他难题是，可以进行系统协作——美国更应该将中国视为平等的对手。就双边情形而论，这类合作可以包括投资条约、联合反恐情报特勤组、网络安全协议、一致的意料外军事事故管理办法、互相批准全面禁止核武器条约（Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty）等。