Those of us in the United States and in other countries around the world, free countries, hope that the choices they make are choices toward a more open society, a more transparent society.

If every time two or three people disagreed we changed the secretary of defense of the United States, it would be like a merry-go-round.

I hope the United States can make joint efforts with us in safeguarding China-U.S. relations and the peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits.

The United States is the leader of the free world.

The Role of the United States in World Affairs.

If the United States wants to get involved in guerrilla warfare around the world, we ought to ask ourselves very carefully whether that makes sense and what our stakes are in it. We didn't ask those questions in Vietnam.