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\u201cChina\u2019s rise is the story of the twenty-first century how we handle that how we respond to it will determine our future and the world\u2019s future. I want to see a peaceful rise for China I worked very hard on that as Secretary of State and I will continue to do so. But we also have to be fully vigilant, China's military is growing very quickly, they're establishing military installations that again threaten countries we have treaties with, like the Philippines because they are building on contested property. They're also trying to hack into everything that doesn't move in America. Stealing commercial secrets\u2026from defense contractors, stealing huge amounts of government information, all looking for an advantage.\u201d [Source<\/a>] New Hampshire Rally. July 5, 2015<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThe Chinese government, which wields influence with the North Koreans, must be more assertive in deterring the North\u2019s irresponsible actions, and it should take actions to halt prohibited activities transpiring across its borders or its firms that participate in illicit trade or proliferation will have to face sanctions.\u201d [Source<\/a>] Statement. January 6, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n \"True in Beijing in 1995, true today: Women's rights are human rights. This center should remain-I stand with Guo [Jianmei, founder of Beijing Zhonghe Women's Legal Aid Counseling and Service Center, which was ordered clsoed by Chinese authorities].\" [Source<\/a>] Twitter. January 31, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n \u201c[W]ith respect to China, one of the most challenging relationships we have, [Kissinger\u2019s] opening up China and his ongoing relationships with the leaders of China is an incredibly useful relationship for the United States of America.\" [Source<\/a>] Democratic Presidential Debate in Milwaukee. February 11, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n \"[W]e have to stand up to Chinese abuses. Right now, Washington is considering Beijing\u2019s request for \u201cmarket economy\u201d status. That sounds pretty obscure. But here\u2019s the rub \u2013 if they get market economy status, it would defang our anti-dumping laws and let cheap products flood into our markets. So we should reply with only one word: No. With thousands of state-owned enterprises; massive subsidies for domestic industry; systematic, state-sponsored efforts to steal business secrets; and blatant refusal to play by the rules, China is far from a market economy. If China wants to be treated like a market economy, it needs to act like one.\" [Source<\/a>] Op-Ed in Portland Press Herald. February 23, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve gone toe\u2013to\u2013toe with China\u2019s top leaders on some of the toughest issues we face, from cyber-attacks to human rights to climate change to trade and more. I know how they operate and they know if I\u2019m your president they are going to have to toe the line because we are going to once and for all get fair treatment or they\u2019re not going to get access to our markets. When you know how somebody operates and you know they\u2019re always trying to game the system and you know that they really don\u2019t care about the rules of the road, you have to get tough and you have to be ready to really draw the line. And I think we are at that point.\u201d [Source<\/a>] AFL-CIO Union Convention in Philadelphia. April 6, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cDonald doesn\u2019t see the complexity. He wants to start a trade war with China. And I understand a lot of Americans have concerns about our trade agreements \u2013 I do too. But a trade war is something very different. We went down that road in the 1930s. It made the Great Depression longer and more painful. Combine that with his comments about defaulting on our debt, and it\u2019s not hard to see how a Trump presidency could lead to a global economic crisis.\u201d [Source<\/a>] Speech on Donald Trump and the Economy. June 2, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cYou don\u2019t talk about leverage until you actually produce leverage, and I believe that we do have leverage with China and I believe based on my extensive discussions when I was Secretary of State that there is even a conversation starting within China about how to handle the changes in the North Korean regime. China has no interest in seeing the kind of buildup which we are going to be doing, and I will stress this and underline it, we will not leave our friends and allies unprotected and we will do everything we can to put in the most effective missile defense system against anything that North Korea does. The Chinese are not happy about that. We have a lot of leverage, and we are going to exercise that leverage and we are going to put together the kind of negotiations that I think can lead to a beginning of containing and controlling the behavior of the North Korean government, which has the danger of affecting everyone including China.\u201d [Source<\/a>] National Security Briefing Remarks<\/em>. September 9, 2016<\/p>\n \"Well, that was very interesting. First of all, China is illegally dumping steel in the United States and Donald Trump is buying it to build his buildings, putting steelworkers and American steel plants out of business. That's something that I fought against as a senator and something I would have a trade prosecutor to make sure we don't get taken advantage of by China on steel or anything else.\" [Source<\/a>] 2nd Presidential Debate<\/em>, October 9, 2016 <\/p>\n \u201cBut he mentioned China. And, you know, one of the biggest problems we have with China is the illegal dumping of steel and aluminum into our markets. I have fought against that as a senator. I've stood up against it as secretary of state. Donald has bought Chinese steel and aluminum. In fact, the Trump Hotel right here in Las Vegas was made with Chinese steel. So he goes around with crocodile tears about how terrible it is, but he has given jobs to Chinese steelworkers, not American steelworkers.\u201d [Source<\/a>] Final Presidential Debate. University of Nevada, Las Vegas<\/em>. October 19, 2016<\/p>",
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