Although the relationship is colored by mutual suspicion, the two sides now discuss an ever-broadening agenda, from military cooperation to food safety, said Jin Canrong, an associate dean of the School of International Relations at Beijing's Renmin University.

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The basis for cooperation with non-governmental organizations in the field of culture was thereby established by stating that Member States should associate nongovernmental organizations as closely as possible with the elaboration and implementation of their cultural policies.

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