Ben Cardin actually said...

History has shown that there simply is no substitute for transparent, accountable, and responsive government.

Cardin stresses the importance of good governance for earning citizens' trust.

03/20/2013

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I think the United States continues to be quite inconsistent about issues about political rights and democracy in Hong Kong and China.

Hong Kong's special status in economic power in large part depends on an open relationship with the United States.

This will be the last hearing that I chair for the Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs.

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