Daniel R. Russel: “Both the Republic of Korea and Japan are healthy, stable democracies. They are both important free-market economies.”

It is clear that no amount of dredging or construction will alter or enhance the legal strength of a nation's territorial claims.

Please let me assure you that human rights is a central tenet of our approach to Vietnam.

Well, my testimony addresses U.S. values. And the values component includes rule of law, includes transparency, includes good governance, includes labor standards, includes anti-trafficking.

Our strategy is based on deterrence, on diplomacy, and on pressure.