Lee Hsien Loong Quotes

China's growth and stability is a vital issue for all nations.

China has, without doubt, become an economic superpower.

So in terms of the global economic footprint, let's just say China within the next decade and a bit is likely to emerge as the world's largest economy. Obviously its foreign policy and security policy footprint increases and that creates both challenges and opportunities for us all.

If China can succeed in the next few years, it will transform that country, Asia and the world in ways that will serve our long term interests.

Even as China's growth slows, it will continue to be a powerhouse for the global economy.

Egypt is coming back - is becoming - is going to become, you know, a center of excellence for the region and maybe for the rest of the world.

Nobody messes with China, nobody messes with the United States, or with Europe, because these are really big entities with a lot of clout and a lot of economic power. They have a place at the table.

Geopolitical drama lessened but did not die after the Cold War; in 2008, the specter of thousands of seeming automatons banging drums at the opening of the Beijing Games frightened and enthralled the world, reminding us that China was a nation on the rise, a competitor for global dominance.

India will, in the next two decades become a major power and if it fails to do that external pressures will break her up

For the first time since the 15th century, China is becoming a major economic power.

The speed, scale and reach of China’s rise are without precedent in modern history. Within just 30 years, China’s economy has gone from smaller than the Netherlands to larger than those of all other countries except the United States.

We must never allow America to become the second strongest nation I the world.

China is very important. The future growth of China, China's influence is bound to rise.

Based on all criteria - military power, economic influence, cultural dominance - America remains number one, even though other, new players are increasingly challenging it in that role.

Specifically, the U.S. holds strength. Its own context makes it a very competitive country, but I believe that if we recognize how interdependent the U.S. with its neighbors from the North and the South, we are part of NAFTA, a trade agreement.

We can pretend that China is not there. But China is there, and unless we put our economy on the right track, it is going to overwhelm us completely.

I tell foreign companies that come here... 'Don't see Turkey as a country of 770,000 sq km and $800bn gross domestic product. This country has the potential to do so much business in the surrounding countries.'

I think the rise of China is one of the great events of all economic and human history, and I think this will be overwhelmingly a positive thing for the region and the world.

Egypt is the oldest, largest and most important Arab country in the region. What happens there affects them all.

There is a growing recognition about China as a power in the ascent, and there is a question out there about what China will do with their new ascension.

A lot of Iran's empowerment is a result of the war in Iraq.

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

The more we can open the border [with the US] the more we can develop.

The key to our economic prosperity depends on increasing our contacts with Asian traders.

China has come a long way from being a nation of opium addicts to the status of a global power