Political Quotes

“That shows you, Madam President, how good China's word is, and how much we can expect from these trade agreements. The Chinese are now putting on a show of contribution for all the world to see. Its state-run television has shown tapes of bulldozers rolling over pirated CDs, and the government has announced with great fanfare that it is shocked by the piracy and is closing down dozens of counterfeiting factories. Madam President, give me a break. That is all for show, and anyone who thinks it is a serious effort that will bring substantive results is kidding himself. Last week's ballyhooed agreement is unlikely to be more than marginally more effective than the last one. In fact, Business Week also writes that 'Chinese production capacity [for counterfeit CDs] this year will be about 200 million CDs, up from about 50 million last year.' That agreement last year really did the trick, didn't it, Madam President? China has increased its counterfeit operations to four times last year's level. Here is another important point, Madam President: A recent study, which was reported in the Washington Post and elsewhere, named China as one of the top five most corrupt countries in the world.”