Lincoln Diaz-Balart: “these nine bills that I strongly support bringing to the floor through this rule make a necessary statement, Mr.…”

“these nine bills that I strongly support bringing to the floor through this rule make a necessary statement, Mr. Speaker, a statement that I think, unfortunately, has not been made by the President of the United States. I certainly have not heard the President of the United States make it. And that is very clear, very simple, we want China to be free. Yes, we recognize that China cannot be ignored, but we want freedom for the Chinese people. The reality of the matter, Mr. Speaker, is the international community generally is today engaged in a policy of massive capital and technology transfers to China in the context of what I would refer to as the ugly face capitalism, the utilization of a system that permits extraordinary profits for major investors because of the lack, the total lack, of labor rights existing in that country. Now, with that ugly face of capitalism and the increase of the gross domestic product that is occurring in China may come, and it always does with GDP, comes military power. I am convinced that unless the Chinese people are able to throw off the yoke of their oppressors, our children, Mr. Speaker, and their children will have to face very dangerous consequences, perhaps horrible consequences, the massive capital and technology transfer that China is benefiting from today. So I believe that it is important that we make the statement and that we take the substantive steps that we will be taking with these bills.”