“The time has come for a new beginning, a new dawn of American leadership to overcome the challenges of the 21st century,” he said.
Meanwhile, China said yesterday it was looking forward to working with Obama’s national security team.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao (劉建超) said Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (楊潔篪) had already sent a message congratulating Clinton and Jones on their appointments.
“Foreign Minister Yang spoke positively of progress made in Sino-US relations in recent years, and is looking forward to working together on promoting constructive and cooperative Sino-US ties,” he said, according to a notice on the Foreign Ministry’s Web site.
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