In an interview with the Washington Post, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who plans to visit China at the end of March, said that making US East Asian regional policy and interests clear was extremely important.
3 月下旬訪問中國的美國國務卿萊斯在行前接受華盛頓郵報訪問時表示，「首先，把美國在（東亞）區域的政策和利益弄清楚，是非常重要的。」