China has had a long and complex history and has managed to evolve its own culture for 4,000 years. It therefore not necessarily true that we know exactly what is best for the internal structure of China.

I do not stand on protocol. If you just call me Excellency, it will be okay.

Behind the slogans lay an intellectual vacuum.

While we should never give up our principles, we must also realize that we cannot maintain our principles unless we survive.

From a geo-strategic point of view, I consider Iran a bigger problem than the Islamic State. ISIS is a group of adventurers with a very aggressive ideology. But they have to conquer more and more territory before they can became a geo-strategic, permanent reality. I think a conflict with ISIS - important as it is - is more manageable than a confrontation with Iran.

America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests.

Every success is usually an admission ticket to a new set of decisions.