Zhu Feng Quotations

Many people argue that oil interests are the driving force behind the Iraq war. For China, it has been a reminder and a warning about how geopolitical changes can affect its own energy interests. So China has decided to focus much more intently to address its security.

China is a rising power, so we can hardly curb all tensions with the United States.

From past experience, we don't expect it will be very smooth in implementing the agreement in the future.

I think the basic tone in Beijing is that we can only do what we can. We can't sacrifice national interest just for concern in the United States.

The agreement shows that China has an irreplaceable diplomatic role in the Northeast Asian region.

The two primary actors, the DPRK and the United States, have yet to build up mutual trust and thus remain widely apart on which party should take the first step,

The two leaders now face a new challenge: Whether or not economic and trade frictions will hinder the advancement of political relations.