Today, we're going to continue the conversation that I'm having across Iowa and America about how we rebuild the road to a strong and prosperous middle class.

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With the idealism and fair play which are the core of our system and our strength, we can have a strong and prosperous America at peace with itself and the world.

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On the contrary, we welcome China as a strong and prosperous and successful member of the community of nations -- a China that draws on the rights, strengths, and creativity of individual Chinese like you.

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The deputy prime minister told the BBC he felt "lucky" to be playing a part in "making sure this country is strong, prosperous and safe in the future".

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The two leaders discussed their shared interest in a strong, peaceful, and prosperous Asia-Pacific region, and continued cooperation between our nations on a range of issues.

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We want China to be strong and we want it to be prosperous.

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High interest rates and taxes and a strong real have held back growth, especially in the more prosperous south and the grain-growing centre-west.

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Tunisia is more prosperous than its neighbours and has strong trade links with Europe.

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Via the internet, satellite dishes, travel and interaction with a 2m-strong diaspora, its people are painfully aware of the prosperous cosmopolitanism enjoyed elsewhere.

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