Philip D. Murphy: “We need to make sure that we strengthen the norms, we make sure that we use that diplomatic power.”

Although the crisis persists, our engagement is yielding some results.

We are fully seized with taking all measures to end human suffering now.

What makes America the shining city on the hill is our diplomatic power.

We would hope as a member of the Security Council, China could join us in recognizing the military's disproportionate response has exacerbated these problems.