Maria Otero: “Our role is to be at that table and to argue that our system, our democratic values, the values of the United Nations…”

promote a substantive, results-oriented dialogue between the Chinese Government and the Dalai Lama or his representatives

The U.S. Government believes that the Dalai Lama can be a constructive partner for China, particularly as it deals with the challenges of resolving continuing tensions in Tibetan areas.

If the American people had any idea of the conditions in which children live around the world, as they are laborers with incredible levels of exploitation, as they are trafficked for sexual and other things, as they are working in the…

I think it is really important to recognize that China is making the case that their system works better than a democratic system that is based on a market economy.