US-China Relations and Global Impact

economies in the world. The United States and China

are probably the two most

powerful militaries in the world.

The relationship between the United States and China will define the twenty-first

century, what happens in that relationship.

The idea that we would not interact with them at the highest levels

is irresponsible. It's outrageous. We have to.

That doesn't mean we don't have strong disagreements. Of course we do.

But even at the height of the Cold War, even in the midst of the threat of

nuclear annihilation and w- life ending on the Earth,

the United States had

communications and meetings often with Russian officials, and thank, uh, Soviet

officials, and thank God we did, because-