"We ought not to exaggerate their [ China ] strengths or underestimate the strengths of the United States. What we need is self confidence that the United States is a strong country."
— R. Nicholas Burns

January 1, 1970

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Academics from the United StatesPeople from BuffaloUnited States Under Secretaries of State for Political AffairsUnited States Permanent Representatives to NATOUnited States Ambassadors to China
Original Language: English

Sources

"Biden’s pick for China ambassador says ‘we cannot trust the Chinese’ on Taiwan" in The Guardian (2021)