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

U.S. Department of State

Interview With Michele Kelemen of NPR

Secretary Condoleezza Rice
Washington, DC
December 9, 2008

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QUESTION: Did you -- you know, when you advise this team -- the team came in talking about change. But I wonder if there are things in foreign policy -- you know, foreign policy achievements that you've made or foreign policy processes that you've started that you'd like to see some continuity on or advising Mrs. Clinton on.

SECRETARY RICE: Well, I'll certainly give my advice to the incoming team and I'll do so privately. There are obviously some things that are underway. I think that the Annapolis process will eventually lead to the establishment of a Palestinian state. It's a process that has both a bottom-up that is building the security and economic institutions of the Palestinian state, and a top-down defining the borders and the agreement for a Palestinian state. And that is an approach that has a lot of international support, including from the Arab states.

Obviously, we're engaged in Six-Party Talks with North Korea. That's a structure that has the support of the Chinese and the Japanese and the South Koreans and the Russians, who are all essential to getting a deal with North Korea ultimately.

And there are other elements. I think that we've had very good relations with India which have served us well during this recent crisis, and with China. In fact, when people talk about the image of the United States, I would just note that in the two most populous states, China and India, the United States is quite well-regarded.

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