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

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

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

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

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

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing