Now what we have seen in China of late are some tendencies to want to go back to really a 19th century spheres of influe...
I think the general point to recognize here is that, in diplomacy, there are areas that cannot be immediately resolved.
What China is basically challenging is that world order.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I mean, one of the things I am most proud of and that has really taken place is that there is a renaissance in the relat...
I have no quarrel with the Chinese people... I have a big quarrel with the Chinese Communist Party.
What the United States and other countries have done has created an operating system in Asia, right?
Obviously, there is a lot of discussion that we have to have in light of the tribunal decision yesterday, this very stro...
I think, in a way, Xi tried to use these to basically assist in the nationalist drive in his own domestic efforts.
But I think, in many respects, we have a moment when the United States is going to be asked that very question by our al...
We must continue to be clear and consistent in our policy to oppose unilateral actions by any claimant seeking to change...
This is a country that views the United States as a declining power.
I think, over time, China will start to adjust its position because they will realize that, right now, it is not in thei...
The ruling also underscores the need for the Senate to take action to ratify the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea.
He has essentially dismantled collective leadership in China. He makes all the decisions.
I believe the ruling is a good precedent for other South China Sea claimants to seek resolution of maritime disputes thr...
I think if you look at Chinese actions over the last 6 or 7 months, they, in fact, have been tapering off from the aggre...
Will China help to support peace and stability in Asia? Or seek to overturn the order?
