John Kerry actually said...

"The United States-China economic relationship is the most important bilateral economic relationship in the world."

"At current growth rates, it will pass Japan later this year and reach the size of the U.S. economy by 2020 or sooner."

"I applaud the decisive, crisp, swift action that the President took in making the decision."

"I think it was appropriate that he did that, and I think he made the right decision, to accept the resignation."