Antony Blinken

We will explore and... pursue every option to end the civil war in Syria.

We have deprived Daesh of about 25 percent of the territory it once controlled in Syria and more than 50 percent of the territory it once controlled in Iraq.

The actions of the Assad regime and Russia... risk fundamentally undermining this initiative.

The civil war has destroyed the fabric of life in Syria.

countering violent extremism is, 'A fight that over time will be won in the classrooms and houses of worship, on social media, in community centers, at sites of cultural heritage, on the sports fields, and within the homes of the people in…

[Respecting human rights] is the right thing to do, but it is also the smart thing to do . . . because ignoring the human rights of citizens risks turning them to extremism and fueling the very fire that we seek to extinguish together.

We welcome any kind of flexible geometry of collaboration among countries that share important goals including steps toward greater China-Korea-Japan cooperation and the growing unity of the ASEAN community.

If we don't defend those principles everywhere where they're being challenged the entire order that we invested so much in building over 70 years is at risk.

We've made it a mission to both elevate intellectual property rights standards across the board.

China can't have it both ways.

This has the potential to pull countries up, not create a race to the bottom, including with China.

And I think that is exactly why we worked with the Secretary General's office to get a clarification of what he meant and what he didn't mean.

The case that you refer to is a very important moment.

We have a very strong interest in maintaining freedom of navigation, in making sure that disputes are resolved peacefully.

We've seen a series of terrorist attacks in Bangladesh over the last several months including the ones that you referred to.

Vietnam has made real progress, as you know.

We reserve the right to respond at a time and place of our choosing in a manner of our choosing.

We have no position, as you know, on the sovereignty claims. We are not a claimant ourselves.

We are looking to the government to give them genuine freedom of movement.

On March 6, Deputy Secretary Anthony Blinken expressed his alarm over the ongoing crackdown on religious adherents in his public remarks to the United Nations Human Rights Council.

I would say, Senator, we have seen a number of FONOPs increase over the last couple of years.

We share your concerns, and, indeed, this is something that we are intently focused on.

I think that is China's objective.

We are sowing the seeds of hate and the seeds of desperation.

So we're looking at innovative solutions to do that.