Indeed, Kerry’s main task is to begin an effort to reduce the strategic distrust between the two countries, which is a significant factor underlying China’s reluctance to do more on North Korea. This will require that both sides focus on the issue at hand – a challenge especially for the Americans, whose official discussions with the Chinese inevitably become an effort to plow through a laundry list of issues often advanced by single-issue constituencies.
事实上，克里的主要任务是缓解中美两国的战略不信任，这也是中国不愿在朝鲜问题上采取行动的重要因素。这需要双方集中力量解决手头的问题，这对美国而言似乎尤其困难，因为与中国人的正式谈判肯定会分解为由单一问题选区推进的一系列事务。保持专注并确定优先顺序应当是美国方面的口号。