He argued that economic development should be the core priority in foreign policy. He also emphasized seizing on the current dramatic trans-formation of world politics to allow the Chinese economy "to move to a higher level."
在這個外交戰略上確立了以經建為中心的戰略，同時強調要抓住現在世界發生的大轉折，就是這個機遇，使中國經濟「上一個台階」。