Ni Feng, deputy director of the Institute of American Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing said Trump's previous comments had sent the relationship between the two countries "tumbling and collapsing," adding that he believed that was why the phone call had been delayed.
Was there something about actually being married that sent the relationship south?
So give people the benefit of the doubt, and if you're worried about the relationship, send the person a "Hello, what's new?" text or email.
Trump had been in office for six days, and he had already sent the U.S. relationship with Mexico into a tailspin.
Any partial or full American withdrawal would risk sending the American relationship with South Korea and Japan into crisis, empowering North Korea and weakening American influence in Asia.
LAHORE, Pakistan — The case of Raymond A. Davis, a former United States Special Forces soldier who is being held in connection with the deaths of two Pakistanis, has stirred a diplomatic furor, sending the precarious relationship between the United States and Pakistan to a new low, both sides say.
Once you understand the science of perception, you'll communicate more clearly, send the messages you intend to send, and improve your personal relationships.
A succession of spy scandals sent the ISI's relationship with the Central Intelligence Agency — and, more broadly, with the United States — to a historic low in 2011.
It was, of course, the paedophile priests who sent that relationship into freefall.
Assuming that someone is 'going through a phase' just because their relationship doesn't match what society expects of them sends the message that their relationships aren't real, or that they can't be trusted to know what they actually want.
