Kissinger: Stronger China benefits world
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-09-07 13:47

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said on Tuesday that he disagreed with the assertion that a stronger China could pose a threat to regional peace and stability.

In a joint interview with Xinhua and China Central Television, Kissinger said he does not agree with those who made the above presumption of "China threat." "Fundamentally, China is making a contribution to international peace and prosperity."

Dr. Henry Kissinger, former US secretary of state, receives a gift sword during his visit to the Shaolin Temple in Henan Province in this May 12, 2005 photo. [newsphoto]

"China poses no challenges to the United States militarily, there are challenges presented by its rapid economic development. But they can be dealt with on a competitive basis," he noted.

Kissinger said that when he visited China in 1971, nobody would believe that China could develop its industry so quickly and could become competitive on the international export market.

"Inevitably, this produces some competition. On the other hand, it also produces enormous opportunities," he said. "There are American companies that have invested tens of billions of dollars in China. They would have not done that if they also think this is not in their interests."

When asked to comment on China's acquisition of American companies, Kissinger said there were some discussions in the United States about the acquisition, but "that's not a key problem."

The key issue that the United States and China need to discuss is the supply of energy and the growing demand for energy worldwide, he said, adding that the United States, China, India and many other countries are major contributors to the present supply challenge.

"I believe that China and the US should discuss issues like that in order to contribute to an evolution of and to the understanding of the problem," he went on to say.

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