Gates and Liang both stressed that the cooperation will expand mutual interests and avoid misunderstanding and miscalculation.

盖茨和梁都强调合作将扩大双方的利益避免误解和误判。

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They will join civilian counterparts to discuss how we can reduce the dangerous risks of misunderstanding and miscalculation.

他们将和文职同事一起讨论我们如何减少误解和误判的危险。

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Although China's expanding military capabilities can facilitate cooperation in pursuit of Shared objectives, they can also increase the risk of misunderstanding and miscalculation.

尽管中国日益强大的军力在实现共同目标方面会强化合作，但在同时依然增加了两国误解与误差的风险。

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But dialogue on Korean peninsula security, including the issue of military exercises, could help prevent further misunderstanding and miscalculation.

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"The problem is that you can stake the claim, you can initiate measures and policies but there is that potential of misunderstanding, miscalculation that could lead to major tension and major incidents, " he added.

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