Jiang Zemin Quotes

The Chinese government thinks China and the U.S. should develop a constructive relationship of cooperation.

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

U.S.-China relations doesn't need another lawyer.

I would have said, before the World Trade Center events, that he would try to get a normal relationship with China - making clear to China what the limits are of what America can accept, but also showing understanding for some of Chinese necessities. I thought he was moving towards the position that I have more or less advocated.

I think, clearly, we got to work closely with China to resolve the serious problems we have, and I worry about Putin and his military adventurism in the Crimea and the Ukraine.

President Trump is the first western leader in 50 years to stand up to China.

I don't see why we and the Chinese should have to be enemies.

This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.

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.

Every government is in some respects a problem for every other government.

The way you change foreign policy is by raising the domestic political cost of the policy.

We won’t be very successful with the Chinese leadership [on human rights issues] if we’re in their face all the time.

Oh dear. Oh dear. Why do all these old gentlemen feel so confident that they understand foreign affairs.

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.

One is treading on very delicate ground when you have to consider the public opinion in China, Japan, the League of Geneva, and at home. It is pretty hard to avoid using a word which may arouse unintended repercussions in one or the other of those half a dozen localities

Frankly I'm a bit concerned when it comes to U.S.-China relations.

There's certain things that we do work with Russia on, and then there's certain things when they do something wrong, I have no problem calling them out on it.

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

When I became secretary of state, I felt one of my primary jobs was building relationships around the world.

China and the U.S. need each other very badly. Yes, we should argue about some things, but it's not an 'us versus them,' it's an 'us and them' type scenario.

We should have a good working friendship with the United States.

I do not see it as desirable for South Korea to take the back seat and watch discussions between the U.S. and China.

In the '80s, we at least had the idea of diplomacy.

America needs an adult in the White House who knows how to deal with China.

We would continue to handle our relations with the rest of the Continent with that kind of sensitivity.