Henry Paulson Quotes

The U.S.-China relationship, of course, has elements of both cooperation and competition.

Clearly, the Chinese know that we want a good relationship with them.

One of the issues that I've raised on the Foreign Relations Committee, and I raised it when Secretary Locke came for his confirmation hearing, is, you know, it is in our benefit to develop a workable, positive formula with China.

China remains too important for America's national security to risk the relationship on the emotions of the moment.... No government in the world would have tolerated having the main square of its capital occupied by tens of thousands of demonstrators.

It is not a winning game for Europeans to have a hostility to the United States.

The most important relationship in the world is the U. S. - China relationship.

The U.S.-China relationship is one of the most important bilateral relationships in the world.

I believe the U.S. already understands and will understand more and more that only a strong Russia will respond to the genuine interests of the United States.

Of course the United States and Russia have different interests. Nevertheless, both are strategic partners.

Nowhere is it written that there must be conflict between the United States and China.

I do want to try to put things in perspective today relative to the U.S.-Canada relationship. I would like to start by talking about how important this relationship is to the people of the United States.

The goal of Australian foreign policy should be to promote the maximum harmony between the U.S. and China.

There is one condition for us to have healthy relations with the United States. It's called respect.

The United States is lucky: It has only two neighboring countries and oceans on both sides. We have over a dozen neighboring countries and we have a long and complicated history with them.

As our relationship with China grows and matures, tensions will naturally emerge.

We may be a little bit late - we are late - coming to the recognition that we are in a strategic competition with China.

I want to use the good name of my father George Bush to build a better relationship between the U.S. and China. There are so many misunderstandings and there is a lot to do.

If you want to treat China as an enemy, you have a much better chance of making them an enemy than if you treat them as a potential friend.

And Israel, being a tiny, small country, of course has interest to strengthen - we have interest to strengthen our relations with other countries, mostly countries that were hostile for many, many years.

I'm afraid that the United States is more isolated today than at any other time in my memory.

Turkey can be a bridge to regimes and actions the United States can't reach. Turkey can talk to people the United States can't talk to.

Of all the important relationships that Australia has with other countries, none has been more greatly transformed over the last 10 years than our relationship with China.

The U.A.E. is a firm ally of the United States and deserves better treatment than it received in the Dubai Ports World fiasco in 2006.

Since the beginning of the 21st century, thanks to the concerted efforts of both sides, China-U.S. relationship has on the whole enjoyed steady growth. Since President Obama took office, we have maintained close contact through exchange of visits, meetings, telephone conversations and letters.

It remains to be seen whether the more optimistic scenario for Sino-American relations can be realised. Much rests on the shoulders of the two leaders: Obama on this score has so far been disappointing; the early signs are that Xi is a highly confident leader who thinks big.