U.S. Relations With the People's Republic of China (2008)

U.S. Department of State

Remarks at the World Steel Association 42nd Annual Meeting

Secretary Condoleezza Rice
Renaissance Mayflower Hotel
Washington, DC
October 7, 2008

SECRETARY RICE:

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While they do their work, though, I am going to focus today not on today's specific crisis, but really on the fundamentals that we have been trying to build over these last several years to expand access to the global economy. We have indeed been deepening our engagement, as was just said, with emerging economic leaders. We have strong, strong relationships with China, and with India, where I just visited, and with Brazil, and with others. Because the international system is changing, and the emergence of these great, large economies – great, large countries, has got to be accommodated in an international framework.

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