One of the media's many functions is to inform. So, as far as the Sino-US relationship is concerned, media in both China and the US can inform, and try to convince as well, their targeted audience the following points:

We should never presume an inevitable conflict between China and the US. China's peaceful development will not threaten the US; it will benefit the US as well as the world.

Looking back at the 35 years since the two countries established full diplomatic ties, China-US cooperation has not only brought benefit to our two peoples, but also contributed to the peace, stability and prosperity of the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.

Xi's remark "The Pacific Ocean is big enough for both of us" is a convincing statement that China's peaceful rise will not challenge US global dominance.

The factors that usually led to conflict and confrontation between great powers, such as territorial disputes, do not exist between China and the US.

As China increasingly prospers, Sino-US relations will definitely move from precarious codependency to stable, peaceful coexistence.

In a longer term, the US needs China, just as China needs the US.

Both the US and China are confronted with a series of global challenges, which could not be solved by any one country single-handedly.

Even US National Security Advisor Susan Rice tweeted recently that "Most major global challenges of [the] 21st century cannot be addressed effectively without [the] US and China working together."

The areas that call for effective Sino-US cooperation include economics, counter-terrorism, environmental protection, nuclear proliferation, the North Korea question, and security concerns in the Middle East and Afghanistan, among many others.

By proposing the concept of "a new type of major power relationship," China is confident that the two countries are fully capable of working together to make the world more peaceful.

Only by close Sino-US cooperation, and by the two cooperating with other countries at the same time, can joint development and lasting prosperity be achieved around the world.

Differences will always exist between China and the US because of our different history, culture, social system, ideology, and level of economic development.

We must be aware of and respect our differences. We should respect each other's development path. We should respect our respective choices. We have to search for common ground, namely, to seek the greatest common divisor in terms of common interests, which would create a foundation for progress between the two countries.

As the US media outlets enjoy greater discourse power than their Chinese counterparts do, a fact I have to admit and respect, and a reality we are trying to change, they can do much more than they have done to help US audiences as well as Western audiences understand China better. It is a matter of will rather than capability.