I have long believed this interdependence defines the new world we live in.

Our new world rests on order. The danger is disorder. And in today's world, it can now spread like contagion.

Yet behind that extraordinary front presented to the world was one of the shrewdest political minds I ever encountered.

It's a brave new world.

We believe you can achieve much more through persuasion and by encouraging China to open up to the outside world than by turning your back on China,

I hope that in the next few days we demonstrate as a world our complete solidarity in this fight which is so important to us.