At this point, I would like to emphasize that this line of questioning is really designed to try to examine your methodology rather than being a comment on my view of the quality of the governmental systems in most of these places that I'm mentioning.
Senator Webb clarifies the purpose of his questioning regarding governmental systems.
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There is no question for the United States that the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty obligation extends to the Senkakus.
If the government is so repressive that it deliberately kills its own people--that is the standard where you say that government no longer has validity--then it does not matter how powerful that government is.
I would like to emphasize my personal belief that this particular situation with respect to Virginia is historically unique.
We do support the validity of internationally accepted Exclusive Economic Zones, those that are set out under basically agreed-upon international law.
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