Max Baucus actually said...

This is not a fixable Washington problem. This is a condition, like a chronic condition, that we are going to have to cope with.

I did not ever hear anybody in China advocate the Americans should stick with agreements that you have to transfer technology.

We Americans pride ourselves on our western Judeo-Christian values and democracy.

We've kept the peace since WWII. We lead. We help solve disputes between countries, upholding our values.