I would ask, Mr. Chairman, that nothing in the legislation should undermine the principle that Hong Kong is autonomous.
We will continue to voice our support for universal suffrage in Hong Kong and to stand up for universal human rights and...
if we are hanging our hopes that more economic interchange with them is going to somehow transform them into a more open...
This is not a technical violation... this is clearly inconsistent and totally against the commitment made by China for a...
In 1992, we said human rights are of great importance to the United States and directly relevant to U.S. interests in Ho...
that bodes ill for the future of the region, and, quite frankly, of the world, as China takes on a greater economic and ...
This will be the last hearing that I chair for the Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs.
Congress is prepared to take action, which... reinstates our basic commitment to human rights.
I think actions are also important. And we are concerned about how the protesters are going to be treated.
this government, as it is currently structured in China, is--this is their nature, is to control, to be authoritarian.
I do believe that the autonomy is very important.
The 1992 United States-Hong Kong Policy Act... spelled out very clearly that human rights are of great importance to the...
It appears very clear to us that China is influencing the implementation of universal suffrage in a way that is inconsis...
I would just underscore the urgency of a strategy that includes more than just words as it relates to the autonomy and o...
The people of Hong Kong deserve no less than their counterparts in other countries.
this does not leave me hopeful that this is a government that, at any point in the near future, is going to be more open...
You do not have the autonomy unless you have the right to select your leader.
I think the United States continues to be quite inconsistent about issues about political rights and democracy in Hong K...
