If we are hanging our hopes that more economic interchange with them is going to somehow transform them into a more open, more liberalized, and more inclusive government, it does not seem that way at this point.
Cardin expresses skepticism about economic engagement leading to democratic changes in China.
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Thank you very much for holding this hearing on the implementation of Global Magnitsky sanctions.
There is no reason why somebody should be sanctioned in America and not in Europe or not in the U.K.
If Putin hates this so much, we're sure that there are a lot of other dictators who would hate this as well.
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