Is that a fair way to look at China today?
We think China is not an enemy of the United States, and neither is the United States an enemy of China. I said just now that the Bush administration has already stated clearly that China is not the enemy of the U.S., and this view was also expressed by the Secretary of State, Mr. Powell, during his recent visit to China. Now, after the end of the Cold War, we should not need to look for enemies. Doing so could only damage the basic interests of our people and our two countries. It would be against the interests of the U.S. as well. … If you are not the enemy, or a future enemy, why does America have surveillance planes going up and down your border? Surely, isn’t that the action of someone who regards you as a future enemy? I think you should address that question to the United States. I think that the U.S. should match its actions to its words. … We have always opposed surveillance flights by the United States off the shores of China. We have made that quite clear. We are consist
