Xi Jinping Quotes
The vast Pacific Ocean has ample space for China and the United States. We welcome a constructive role by the United States in promoting peace, stability and prosperity in the region. We also hope that the United States will fully respect and accommodate the major interests and legitimate concerns of Asia-Pacific countries.
Xi, Jinping. "Written Interview with the Washington Post." The Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2012.
Some historians believe that with this quotation, Japan perceived that it had a “green light” from America to dominate Asia. It was further reinforced when Roosevelt later refused to object or intervene when Japan seized control of Korea.
Xi Jinping is a Chinese politician who has served as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) since 2012, and President of the People's Republic of China (PRC) since 2013. Xi has been the paramount leader of China, the most prominent political leader in China, since 2012.