John Kerry: “clearly we are not going to be prevented from what we think is right. The question is whether we can find a strong and…”

“clearly we are not going to be prevented from what we think is right. The question is whether we can find a strong and forcible best means of sending this message. I simply ask the Senator whether or not that or a number of other methods I might add might not strike more at something meaningful to China than taking away the single, strongest human rights voice in the world from a conference that they are trying to frustrate anyway? This plays right into their hands. The reason it has been moved, the reason that there are so many difficulties with accreditation is that the leadership fears this conference. And here we are coming along and adding to that. I ask the Senator why we strike in a way that somehow nails our own foot to the floor rather than theirs?”