U.S. Relations with the People's Republic of China (2005)

U.S. Department of State

Interview on "Hello On Two"

Karen P. Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Affairs
Hosts Sherry Ibrahim and Zamil Idris
Kuala Lampur
October 23, 2005

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ZAMIL: A lot of Asian countries they like to do that. And China is seen as an important player as well, and has been dubbed as the next superpower of the economy, and what is your view on that, on China as a global player as well as, you know, well, if you look nowadays a lot of the things that we buy are made from China.

UNDER SECRETARY HUGHES: Right. Exactly, it's very important, particularly in this region, and we seek to, the United States seeks to have a constructive relationship with China, which is a rising China, and we seek, we know that Malaysia and Indonesia and a number of countries in this region are, very important relations with China, you seek constructive relationship and one that contributes to world security. As you know our Secretary of Defense was in China recently to talk with them about some concerns about whether there is a military buildup going on in China and what the situation is there, but we seek a constructive relationship. For years our policy has been to help China integrate more fully into the world economy and that is happening. As you said, a lot of, you're seeing a lot of things made in China, and a lot of growth in China, economic growth and that can be healthy and good so long as it is constructive.

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Released on November 2, 2005