Quotes

[to Ma Ying-jeou, the President of Taiwan, at the first meeting of the two countries since 1949] We are one family. No force can pull us apart.

Addressing climate change should not deny the legitimate needs of developing countries.

[declaration, 2017] We should commit ourselves to growing an open global economy. Pursuing protectionism is like locking oneself in a dark room. While wind and rain may be kept outside, that dark room will also block light and air.

[on President Trump's wide-ranging and aggressive trade restrictions, 2019] If you are unhappy with fleas in your fur coat, you should not throw the fur coat in the oven.