"With respect to human rights situations inside China, these are the numbers that I received from my staff, from the State Department's report on human rights."
"if we, as a nation, tolerate certain activities by closed systems that have a great deal of power, then these emerging governments will see that there is no accountability for negative behavior."
"I believe, that the time has come to undertake a comparative assessment of how our policies toward Asian governments effect our relationships."
"I think if you ask many Americans today what is the central focus, regionally, of American foreign policy, they all would say it is South Asia."
"I think there is a strong bipartisan commitment to Asia, with specific steps and values that have animated our overall engagement for decades."
"the promotion of democracy and human rights is an essential element of American foreign policy."
"It would be an enormous mistake for any administration to neglect this critical dimension of our foreign policy."
"And this doesn't just to go into the China situation. It's to talk about, fundamentally, whether we have a consistent policy that people in all countries in Asia can understand."
"the best way for the United States to be understood inside these isolated countries is to do what we can, according to the precepts which we believe as a nation, to open up those societies and let the..."
"I fundamentally, violently agree with your logic here."
"I have seen some positive movement, in terms of how they are dealing with Aung San Suu Kyi."