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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... BLUMENAUER , Oregon SHELLEY BERKLEY , Nevada GRACE F. NAPOLITANO , California ADAM B. SCHIFF , California DIANE E. WATSON , California ADAM SMITH , Washington BETTY MCCOLLUM , Minnesota BEN CHANDLER , Kentucky THOMAS E. MOONEY , SR ...
... BLUMENAUER , Oregon SHELLEY BERKLEY , Nevada GRACE F. NAPOLITANO , California ADAM B. SCHIFF , California DIANE E. WATSON , California ADAM SMITH , Washington BETTY MCCOLLUM , Minnesota BEN CHANDLER , Kentucky THOMAS E. MOONEY , SR ...
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... Blumenauer . Mr. BLUMENAUER . Thank you . Welcome , Mr. Secretary . I would just put three items on the table for your reaction , although I must admit just reviewing your testimony , some of the material that the Chairman referenced ...
... Blumenauer . Mr. BLUMENAUER . Thank you . Welcome , Mr. Secretary . I would just put three items on the table for your reaction , although I must admit just reviewing your testimony , some of the material that the Chairman referenced ...
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... Blumenauer , on North Korea , there are some economic changes going on . It is too early to call them reforms . There are some slight signs of openness . There remains a very serious hunger problem , and although the U.S. has ...
... Blumenauer , on North Korea , there are some economic changes going on . It is too early to call them reforms . There are some slight signs of openness . There remains a very serious hunger problem , and although the U.S. has ...
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... Blumenauer ? Mr. BLUMENAUER . Thank you . I wanted to follow up and my time sort of lapsed before I had a chance to follow up . Not wanting to take too much exception , it is 22.
... Blumenauer ? Mr. BLUMENAUER . Thank you . I wanted to follow up and my time sort of lapsed before I had a chance to follow up . Not wanting to take too much exception , it is 22.
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... Blumenauer , that I do not know the answer to your question , and I will provide it for the record . In East Asia , I have not - perhaps wrongly , but I have not viewed the environmental problems we have there in the context of the ...
... Blumenauer , that I do not know the answer to your question , and I will provide it for the record . In East Asia , I have not - perhaps wrongly , but I have not viewed the environmental problems we have there in the context of the ...
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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.