And I see the power of music when I'm on stage in China: I start a Chinese song and the audience roars with delight that the blond, curly-haired girl with the banjo can sing their music.

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And China, I'm predicting, will come in third in the total medals.

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I'm a realist who believes in a win-win relationship with China.

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This country now has the world's largest mobile phone network, and it is investing in the new forms of energy that can both sustain growth and combat climate change -- and I'm looking forward to deepening the partnership between the United States and China in this critical area tomorrow.

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"I'm cautiously optimistic about the fact that we're beginning to see green shoots in China, " Mr Albanese said.

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But in China, the first sentence people say to a foreigner is, 'I'm sorry my English is poor.

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That's why I'm pleased to announce that the United States will dramatically expand the number of our students who study in China to 100, 000.

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I'm sure the studios are not excited about making the China-inspired changes but they're in the business to make a buck and they're finding it hard to resist.

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