Sanjaya Baru Quotes

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.

Many people in the world believe that in the 21st century, the Asia-Pacific - Asia in particular - will play a more important role in global economy and politics and that Asia will become an important engine for the world economy.

A durable, long-term U.S.-China strategic relationship is even more important now than in previous decades. The relationship will continue to grow and prosper to the mutual benefit of all peoples.

So China will be having to make some choices as to whose side it wants to be on. Hopefully, this will be the beginning of a major improvement in our relationship with them, if they choose correctly.

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

Iran is one of their biggest trading partners. Iran has power over North Korea.

Albania has to demonstrate that it is willing to be a reliable partner in the international community.

I'll put it frankly - Britain has more influence in China than Norway or Switzerland, with all respect for the other countries.

It was in the first Abe administration that we started the mutually beneficial relationship based on common strategic interests between Japan and China.

So for mutual interest, I do want American presence in this region.

The United States has got to adopt a policy of befriending and creating allies around the world.

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.

As the United States shapes and carries out its policies toward Muslim countries, it should do so with Turkey at its side.

One of the roles of a U.S. ambassador - anywhere in the world - is to promote bilateral trade and investment.

China and the U.S. have a very symbiotic relationship which will not decline any time soon. There are more shared interests as compared to shared differences and for this reason relations will continue to be good.

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.

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

If the union between England and America is a powerful factor in the cause of peace, a new Triple Alliance between the Teutonic race and the two branches of the Anglo-Saxon race will be a still more potent influence in the future of the world.

Normalization of relations with the United States should not be a reward for good behavior .... It should depend on America's interests.

Commercial interests survive longer than strategic interests. When countries do business together, they stay together.

China is an attractive piece of meat coveted by all … but very tough, and for years no one has been able to bite into it.

The United States has become geopolitically hobbled seemingly interested in grand strategic initiatives or transformative diplomacy, as its attention constantly dances from one crisis to another.

Engaging the foreign state in trade agreements and concessions with the intent of enhancing moderate social elements will concomitantly strengthen the economic and military power of the challenger.

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