this does not leave me hopeful that this is a government that, at any point in the near future, is going to be more open and more accommodating.
if we are hanging our hopes that more economic interchange with them is going to somehow transform them into a more open, more liberalized, ...
I would ask, Mr. Chairman, that nothing in the legislation should undermine the principle that Hong Kong is autonomous.
I would just underscore the urgency of a strategy that includes more than just words as it relates to the autonomy and our relationship with...
I think actions are also important. And we are concerned about how the protesters are going to be treated.
Congress is prepared to take action, which... reinstates our basic commitment to human rights.
You do not have the autonomy unless you have the right to select your leader.
This is not a technical violation... this is clearly inconsistent and totally against the commitment made by China for allowing universal su...
The 1992 United States-Hong Kong Policy Act... spelled out very clearly that human rights are of great importance to the United States and d...
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.