If the reports are well founded, the incident could seriously aggravate relations between the two nations.如果这些报道是有凭有据的, 那么该事件将有可能导致两国之间的关系严重恶化。

We must respond to well-founded criticism with a willingness to change.对于有根有据的批评, 我们必须善于接纳并愿意作出改正。