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China should be developing through the various foreign investments it receives. I hope for its level-headed and rational understanding that anything to discourage that is a disservice to itself.

I think that there is a concern, a question mark, by people all around the world and governments all around the world, as to what China's intentions are.

If we don't get our relationship with the emerging People's Republic of China right, that is something that could lead to global catastrophe.

China has always been very hospitable, but we can choose who enters our house. We could not allow any companies to enter China and make money while hurting the country.

We see China becoming an unstoppable force. It's a huge threat and a huge opportunity.

The United States is afraid of China; it is not a military threat to anyone and is the least aggressive of all the major military powers.

When China fails to live up to its obligations, we push back - sort of. We accept arguments from Chinese leaders that they are a developing country that needs time to reform.

I think the rise of China is inevitable, because China has moved from a low-cost producer, at low levels of technology, to higher levels of technology, and because it's very competitive, even in some high-tech products they offer at very competitive rates - much lower than their competitors.

Environmental disaster is the gravest threat to China's continued development. That's according to me, but it is not some wacko view.

At the same time, we are keenly aware that China is still the largest developing country in the world and we need to make long and hard efforts if we are to build a moderately prosperous society in all respects and basically achieve modernization.