China In Need

opportunity to nurture positive relationships with the people of China.

An immediate opportunity - aid for disaster relief.
NY Times article, "Cold Chinese Grow Angry Over Lack of Preparation", Feb. 4, 2008; "One of the worst-hit areas for power has been Chenzhou, a city of four million in Hunan Province, where many have lacked water, electricity, heating or commercial food supplies for 10 days."

It strikes me as a no-brainer: Besides being a moral imperative, a substantive offer of aid from the U.S. to The PRC of supplies, logistical planning/implementation, funding, among other things might do well to improve and/or establish relations on a variety of levels. The PRC may, of course, not be in need of such things over the spread of time, but apparently moments can arise which overwhelm even those perceived to stand among the mightiest. Would a sincere offer of such aid be accepted, or at least appreciated? I believe so. In any event, I believe that whenever aid may be provided, it absolutely an opportunity to do so, and it should be treated as such. Wasted opportunity is regretful, to say the least. I believe mutually shared good-will toward mankind is a realizable end.