… gonna do any of these other more difficult things that are required in order to recalibrate that relationship and understand that? I approach this from the following point of view. China's going to be a rich country on earth for the rest of my lifetime and yours. This is not about making them, you know, weak and poor or anything of that nature. This is about having balance in that relationship and not one in which they are more powerful than us. (08:25–08:30)
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Asserts that China will remain economically powerful for the foreseeable future.
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