Our objective is to shape the environment in the Asia Pacific region in which the peaceful rise of important countries, including China, contributes to the common good, is fundamentally stabilizing and not destabilizing, and in which every party can contribute to the work at hand.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

As President Obama has said many times, the United States welcomes the rise of a peaceful, prosperous China.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

All of our nations -- Australia, the United States -- all of our nations have a profound interest in the rise of a peaceful and prosperous China.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Speaks to the Australian Parliament

"You wake up in the morning at about 5 o'clock ... and then you watch the sun rise and this extremely peaceful and serene atmosphere and then you just look at the sun coming like a ball of fire, rising from the sand and then coming up, " recalls Jibunoh.

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What better way for China to show that it is sincere about its peaceful rise than to take the lead?

ECONOMIST: China and Japan

In this International Youth Year, we salute these peaceful aspirations and we must rise to the expectations that drive them.

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The President has publicly welcomed, as a matter of United States policy, China's peaceful rise and success.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing