He Ya-Fei - You cannot have prosperity without peace. Without peace

You cannot have prosperity without peace. Without peace, China cannot continue to develop itself.

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He Ya-Fei, Assistant Foreign Minister of China, Interview, PBS The Charlie Rose Show, July 16, 2007

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