• Mitt Romney after his visit to china commented that China
will be more of an economic competitor than the United States
recognizes.

• He said the Chinese are hardworking, market oriented and
smart. Even the taxes they impose in certain areas are lesser.
This shows that they are competing to win.

• The US should reach out to China and charter a course
that is equivalent to a free economy and a free society. This
goal should be at par with those of the US.

• Answering to the question whether China was a human
rights disaster Romney responded that he believes in building
bridges and not walls.

• Mitt Romney spoke about the detention of a Massachusetts
citizen with Chinese officials and asked for his early release.

• He stressed working with China should not be at the cost
of security interests and human rights.

• He said that the US market must make sure that the
Chinese markets are welcoming to US goods.

• Romney stressed the need to ensure that China respected
US intellectual property rights as well as they enforce their
own.

• He said China has a vested interest in a strong US
economy which will buy more Chinese goods and have no intention
to bury the USA.

• He believes that a healthy relationship with China will
help to keep away nuclear weapons from North Korea Iran or other
terrorists.

• He said one of his highest priorities will be to make
China a partner for stability in the world.		

• Obama is left with no choice but to reassure Beijing on
many core issues because the fact remains that China is the
single largest lender to the US and the only country capable of
challenging the United States status as a world superpower.

• Obama has struck a mollifying note with China. He said
the US does not seek to contain China, in fact it's growth of a
strong and prosperous china will only be a source of strength for
the community of nations.

• He said the US will not agree on all issues with china
and will continue to uphold the fundamental values which include
respect for religion and cultures of all people.

• Obama took care not to meet the Dalai Lama who China
condemns as a Chinese separatist anytime close to his visit to
Shanghai.

• Obama has accused China of manipulating its currency but
later on this accusation was withdrawn saying that China was not
indulging in any such manipulations to increase it's exports.

• Obama has already acknowledged China's growth by making
the G-20 instead of the G-8 the main forum for global economic
issues.

• He spoke in criticism against Internet censorship to
students in Shanghai and supported freedom of expression and
political participation.

• On his 2009 visit to China Obama looked for concessions
on climate, currency, trade and human rights but all he got was a
bland statement promising no firm commitments without any mention
of internet censorship or Tibet.