"Aye."
"people always give assurances until the moment a military coup starts or the counting is suspended and not resumed."
"There is an opportunity here, an incredible opportunity, that the United States has to seize it with both hands and to send a powerful message that no military coup will be tolerated."
"Opening Statement of Hon. Jeff Merkley, a U.S. Senator from Oregon; Chair, Congressional-Executive Commission on China."
"In China and around the globe, we are seeing that the same technology that drives the global economy... can also be used for repression."
"Good morning. Today's hearing of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China on 'Techno-Authoritarianism: Platform for Repression in China and Abroad' will come to order."
"Today's hearing of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China entitled 'Techno-Authoritarianism: Platform for Repression in China and Abroad,' will come to order."
"the International Olympic Committee has placed the world's athletes in the untenable position of making them essentially complicit in China's effort to use the Olympics to paint a very beautiful visio..."
"Without proper guardrails to protect privacy and basic human rights, technology can control populations, trample freedom of expression, and undermine institutions of democratic governance."
"We are seeing that the same technology that drives the global economy... can also be used for repression."
"Thank you for convening this hearing on the Chinese government's use of technology and digital platforms to expand and export its repressive policies."