Ed Markey

So it is pretty clear that there is a systematic effort by the Chinese Government, not just inside of China, but around the world, to back those policies which are most repressive and allow for a compromise of human rights.

Did President Trump raise these human rights issues with President Xi in his discussions at the G20?

What is the strategy which the United States has to put pressure on China using our other allies?

It is so important for the United States to be forceful about it because no one else can or wants to.

This is a lot of Muslim clout out there. We just do not see it at work here.

We have not heard them. These are Muslims who are being oppressed inside of China.

I think it is the option, which should be considered and implemented.

We are not extraditing people back to a country which is repressing them.

We just cannot separate ourselves and our corporations from the goals which we have in China and other countries.

I think that must continue to escalate in terms of the pressure that we are applying.

But thus far, we have been unsuccessful in receiving any change in policy by the Chinese Government.

What is the administration doing about this? How are we raising that issue?

On behalf of the American people, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) promotes and demonstrates democratic values abroad.

Our moral leadership of the planet depends upon it.

We must engage with our Chinese counterparts head-on about our concerns.

It is imperative that we confront this challenge.

It is of the utmost importance that we do everything in our power to ensure that this system remains.

These challenges are not insurmountable, but they do require our thoughtful study and close attention.

According to the National Security Strategy, for decades U.S. policy was rooted in the belief that support for China's rise and for its integration into the post-war international order would liberalize China.

Today's hearing will focus on democracy, human rights, and the rule of law, values that have been fundamental to the conduct of U.S. foreign policy for generations.

We agreed that clearly much more work needs to be done to achieve complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization of the North Korean regime, as required by U.S. law.

It is quite an achievement for the American people who sent us here to conduct vigorous oversight over our nation's foreign policy.

So, Mr. Denmark, Dr. Mastro says we have got to show up. We have got to have something that we are presenting here that demonstrates the United States' interest in these countries.

You are saying 'made in China' may not be exactly what people are looking for in these countries after they have experienced some of the early examples of what that means for their country.

And I just have one final area of questioning, if I may, and that just goes back to the Belt and Road Initiative which has resulted in a very generous policy by China of loaning money to countries, which they then cannot pay back, which…