It's an across-the-board concern that we have.
I think it is incumbent on the United States to raise those issues at the highest levels.
I totally agree with you. We tend to forget, in this country, the amazing story of Japan since the end of World War II.
One of the precepts in ASEAN is that, if you are a member, then you are treated equally inside ASEAN, as a member.
this is, I think, a fresh opportunity to try to bring some consistency into our policies.
I think we need to be clear here, it was just signed, as of this month.
The United States is the leading power of Asia.
The interdependence we have with the Chinese Government.
the leading authoritarian states in the world... are engaging more and more in efforts to weaken regional and global institutions that have ...
We tend to focus on human rights, which are separate from governmental systems, in terms of analysis.
This is the division, in terms of the debate.
To what extend does the United States become vulnerable through an increasing dependence on a governmental structure that's not like our own...
democracy, human rights have to be part of the dialogue, on an ongoing, consistent basis.
to the extent that we can help create more space for them, for the bloggers, for activists, for others to begin to raise these issues with t...
We have clearly articulated, from a governmental perspective, different standards, in terms of electoral process, openness of the media, fre...
We take one standard on electoral process in a place like Thailand, and then we'll say--or we will not say, to Vietnam or China, that they s...
I think this has been a very good opportunity for us to exercise some oversight, here in the Congress, on the evolution of policy.
What a better use of our funds.
