Tom Lantos: “I could not be more specific, Mr. Chairman. The Acting CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from…”

Wu'er Kaixi is here to remind us that the struggle for democracy in China is not over.

The veneer of civilization is paper thin. We are its guardians, and we can never rest.

I pointed out to him that gestures are not enough, that with the enormous leverage China has over Burma, China must take serious, substantive measures to compel the Government of Burma to give back the freedom to its own people and her…

While technologically and financially you are giants, morally you are pygmies.