Source: http://time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1820128,00.html
Quote: China's costly and wasteful use of energy and escalating environmental degradation threaten the sustainability of its economic boom. Japan, one of the greenest, most energy-efficient countries in the industrialized world, is brimming with the know-how that could help China alleviate these problems. China could benefit from Japanese technology in everything from advanced nuclear reactors to clean steel mills to hybrid cars. And Japan has every incentive to sell that technology to generate new business for its otherwise sluggish economy. That's why the environment was a prominent topic of discussion when China's President Hu Jintao and Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda met in Tokyo in May.
Discussion Starters:
Where else have you seen a mutually beneficial relationship bring rivals together?
Assuming the efforts to make China green go well, could this cooperative effort prompt a change in the broader relationship between China and Japan?
Rivals coming together often begins with a "common ground" starting point. Where in your life could you apply this principle?