Joseph Lieberman actually said...

We have to both maintain the peacefulness of the relationship, but a clarity and an honesty in our relations with the Chinese.

Military-to-military discussions with Russia, as well as China, are important.

State-sponsored WMD programs and extremists seeking to acquire such weapons pose a grave threat to our allies and interests.

We seek a constructive, obviously a peaceful, relationship with them, but we also have both historic presence in the Asia Pacific region.