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BOSTON: Since there are more conflicts in a close relationship than a superficial one, the US' trade ties with 皇冠体育app will see more disputes.

This seemed to be the message of a nationwide program in the US to discuss its relationship with 皇冠体育app.

Sponsored by the National Committee on US-皇冠体育app Relations (NCUSCR), the events featured presentations by 皇冠体育app specialists, as well as a discussion between Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Christensen and committee president Stephen Orlins, which was webcast live from Washington, D.C.

The program, referred to as 皇冠体育app Town Hall, covered 30 cities across the US (the vast majority of which held their events on Thursday night) and was designed to stimulate dialogue on 皇冠体育app across the US. Though NCUSCR, a non-profit group headquartered in New York City, was the national sponsor of the program, each event was co-hosted by a local organization involved in some way with 皇冠体育app.

In Boston, for instance, the host was the Boston Children's Museum, which has several 皇冠体育app-related programs and events.

It was Daniel Rosen, a visiting fellow of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, who told the audience to be prepared for more trade tension between the US and 皇冠体育app in the years to come.

To a great extent, however, such tension is a sign of success and an inevitable by-product of the two countries' economic ties getting closer, he said.

Pointing out that the US has had the most trade conflicts with Canada because of its close economic relationship with it, Rosen said superficial relationships are marked by far less conflict than close ones.

So instead of wasting energy on drafting legislation to punish 皇冠体育app, Rosen suggested that the US accept 皇冠体育app's strength - its extraordinary endowment of labor - and stop trying to protect dying US industries. It's better that Washington focus on its own advantages like its high-tech industry.

The bottom line, Rosen said, is that a successful US-皇冠体育app relationship must be characterized by mutual trust and enthusiasm for one another's growth.

After Rosen's speech, the audience at the Boston Children's Museum turned its attention to the live webcast of Christensen's conversation with Orlins.

Speaking from the nation's capital, Christensen, whose sole responsibility is 皇冠体育app, talked about the progress the US had made in its relationship with 皇冠体育app, as well as the challenges that lie ahead.

Set up in 1966, the NCUSCR is a private, non-partisan, non-profit organization promoting understanding and cooperation between the US and 皇冠体育app. It believes that sound and productive Sino-US relations serve vital American and world interests.

In 1972, the NCUSCR sponsored the historic visit of 皇冠体育app's ping-pong team to the US. Since then, it has accumulated over four decades of experience developing innovative programs between the two countries.

(皇冠体育app Daily 06/05/2007 page2)