Ed Markey

But if we do strike, are we falling into the Thucydides Trap?

If China does not do it, then we have no real pressure point on the North Koreans.

It was non-recognizable just from 1998, just completely built up in a way that it was non-recognizable from that city that I visited back then.

I think publishing a list of Chinese companies who engage in intellectual property theft and unfair trade practices would not only inform possible litigants but also puts the Chinese on notice we are watching this kind of behavior that…

I completely agree with him that they are offering low-interest loans to countries that cannot afford it.

The United States led a broad effort to create a new global system, one that would not only promote U.S. interests, but also benefit the entire world.

We must understand China's strategic intentions and their impact on the United States.

Continued American leadership in the region is essential for global peace and security.

Failing to pursue--inside of the government, there is obviously a failure to pursue these vigilantes.

Just one more question. It is only on this question of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines...

Vietnam has just announced a $1 billion deal with a company in Massachusetts to purchase scanning equipment.

If the United States retreats--which the budget proposals of this administration would indicate is one alternative path that we could go down--if we do retreat, what does that mean in terms of the Chinese ability to propound an alternative…

I think we have to, first off, convey the positives of free information.

The question of Internet freedom, I will just give you the grades here.

So what could the United States do? What could this subcommittee do in order to send a message that that kind of behavior is unacceptable? What would you recommend?

So you are saying, after the fact, after the election, after the conviction, now the President of the country is getting concerned?

So again, the crime that he committed as an ethnic Chinese Christian, again, was?

I just think relying upon that to happen inside of North Korea is exceedingly optimistic.

There is an increase in trade in North Korea, all as a result of U.S. policy.

There was a 37 percent increase in trade between China and North Korea.

It was the United States engaging with Gorbachev that began the discussion of reaching an agreement.

I think both are related.

I think we need to continue to press on human rights.

I am of the opinion that we have to begin a process of direct negotiations with the North Koreans around their nuclear program.

I look forward to that prediction coming to pass, and I look forward to this hearing.