U.S. Policy in East Asia and the Pacific: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, Second Session, June 2, 2004 |
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... economic power . Second , we are moving 4,000 troops from a peninsula where hos- tile nuclear weapons are found to deal with the Iraq problem . But I would point out that if a nuclear weapon is smuggled into the United States built in ...
... economic power . Second , we are moving 4,000 troops from a peninsula where hos- tile nuclear weapons are found to deal with the Iraq problem . But I would point out that if a nuclear weapon is smuggled into the United States built in ...
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... ECONOMIC PROGRESS WITH HUMAN RIGHTS & FREEDOM U.S. engagement in the Far East represents a major stabilizing force that keeps Chinese hegemony in check . The economic and political power China wields is felt throughout the world ...
... ECONOMIC PROGRESS WITH HUMAN RIGHTS & FREEDOM U.S. engagement in the Far East represents a major stabilizing force that keeps Chinese hegemony in check . The economic and political power China wields is felt throughout the world ...
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... economic development . Those countries in Asia that commit to uphold human and worker rights , will stand to benefit from improved social health and welfare . The United States should continue to assist newly - formed democracies , and ...
... economic development . Those countries in Asia that commit to uphold human and worker rights , will stand to benefit from improved social health and welfare . The United States should continue to assist newly - formed democracies , and ...
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... economic openness , lower trade . barriers , and regional co- operation and integration . East Asian nations look increasingly be- yond their borders for markets , investment capital , higher edu- cation and ideas . East Asia is also a ...
... economic openness , lower trade . barriers , and regional co- operation and integration . East Asian nations look increasingly be- yond their borders for markets , investment capital , higher edu- cation and ideas . East Asia is also a ...
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... Economic Cooperation fora , and have sought to strengthen and build capacity within these organizations . Nothing may be permanent except change in East Asia , but we are encouraged by the progress we have seen in the region and op ...
... Economic Cooperation fora , and have sought to strengthen and build capacity within these organizations . Nothing may be permanent except change in East Asia , but we are encouraged by the progress we have seen in the region and op ...
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Page 1 - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, Washington, DC. The Subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 1:35 pm, in Room 2172, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon.
Page 2 - Secretary, but first does anyone else wish to make an opening statement? [The prepared statement of Mr. Leach follows:] PREPARED STATEMENT OF THE HONORABLE JAMES A. LEACH, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF IOWA, AND CHAIRMAN, SUBCOMMITTEE ON...
Page 1 - Subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 10:20 am in Room 2172, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. James A. Leach [Chairman of the Subcommittee] presiding. Mr. LEACH. The Committee will come to order. On behalf of the Subcommittee, I would like to welcome our distinguished Administration witnesses to the hearing.
Page 8 - ... Finally, we believe the continuing development of regional organizations is essential to East Asia. They are the foundation of our cooperation on transnational crime, trafficking in persons, contagious diseases, environmental protection, as well as international terror. We have been an active supporter of ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the ASEAN Regional Forum, the region's only multilateral security dialogue, and APEC, the AsiaPacific Economic Cooperation fora, and have sought...
Page 6 - ... rights and freedoms. ENERGY SECURITY Last week The Washington Post reported excerpts from the most recent Asian Development Bank report and I quote: "China is now the world's second-largest oil consumer after the United States, and accounts for 35 percent of the global rise in oil demand in 2003. China's thirst for oil contributed to the price jump to more than $40 a barrel.
Page 10 - ... apace ahead with negotiations for modernizing and adjusting our military force posture in those countries. In this endeavor, there has been exemplary cooperation between the Departments of State and Defense, which will co-chair these discussions. Driven in large part by the forces of globalization, Japan is in the midst of its greatest social and economic transformation since the end of World War II — a change that has important consequences for the US -Japan Alliance and the world.
Page 5 - China, abuses included instances of extrajudicial killings, torture, and other mistreatment of prisoners, forced confessions, arbitrary arrest and detention, lengthy incommunicado detention, and denial of due process.
Page 8 - He was guardedly optimistic about a possible solution of the North Korean nuclear issue via the Six-Party Talks. In a letter to National Security Adviser Rice, three Republican members of the US Congress— Christopher Cox, Henry J. Hyde, and Jon Kyi— wanted to make sure that the Bush administration...
Page 8 - ... active agenda will be successful. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, I will be happy to respond to the Committee's questions. [The prepared statement of Mr. Kelly follows:] PREPARED STATEMENT OF THE HONORABLE JAMES A. KELLY, ASSISTANT SECRETARY, BUREAU OF EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS, US DEPARTMENT OF STATE Mr. Chairman, members of the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, thank you for the invitation to testify on the Administration's strategy for East Asia and the Pacific. I welcome this opportunity...
Page 6 - DEMOCRATIZATION & POLITICAL FREEDOM There is tremendous disparity in the levels of political freedom in Asia. In Northeast Asia, Japan and South Korea symbolize economically powerful democracies. In North Korea, we have a dictatorship, gulags, and human suffering. In Indonesia, we have robust democratization and fair elections; while in Burma, we still see a military regime clinging to power and suppressing expression and opposition. Aung San Suu Kyi remains under house arrest.