By Kayleigh Harvey – Talk Radio News Service
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee today to discuss the foreign policy priorities for the Obama administration. Congressman Bob Inglis (R-S.C.) asked Cinton about abortion asking her views on forced abortion in China. To which Clinton repeated her stance as First Lady stating this was “absolutely unacceptable.”
Minister Counsellor and Head of the Political Section for the Embassy of China, Weilin Kuang discussed “China’s Development and its Role in the World,” today at a Humanity Peace and Security meeting for the Korean Peninsula Issues in Washington D.C.
Weilin Kuang said in his opening remarks: “Over the last 30 years the economic progress China has made is truly remarkable…over 200 million Chinese people have been lifted out of poverty.”
However, despite China’s progress in the economic market, Kuang noted some challenges facing China: “Although we are the third largest economy in the world our GEP is behind the 100th largest economy in the world.”
Talking about the current economic crisis, Kuang said: “China is faced with very serious economic difficulties and challenges.”
Talking about China’s relations with the world, Kuang said: “After 30 years of reform China’s relations with the world has changed. China needs the world, and the world needs China.”
Kuang stated that maintaining and building on external relations is vitally important to help China get through this economically demanding period.
Speaking of hope for China, Kuang said: “I am confident that a rising, confident and more prosperous China will make positive contributions to the world…China hopes to increase its economic growth by 8 per cent this year and I am very hopeful.”
In regard to US-China relations, with the new Obama administration, he said: “We hope to see a continuation of these two dialogues…we have put our ideas to the US side, now its their turn, the ball is in their court…I am confident a formula can be formed to allow these two dialogues to continue…it is up to the United States to make a position.”
“We have seen positive signs from President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton…I hope more can be done to move forward and expand talks…face-to-face talks could be very helpful to help express mutual understanding,” he concluded.
Congressman Charlie Melancon tells Former Congressman Bob Ney he is “proud of America” and what he thinks will happen after the inauguration at Radio Row on January 19, 2009 (02:01).
Senator Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) talks about what it meant to her to be a woman and run for president. (1:00)
At a rally officially suspending her campaign and endorsing Barack Obama, Senator Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) stresses the importance of having the Democrats take back the White House after this November’s election. (0:39)
Senator Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) endorses Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.), saying he has “lived the American dream,” at a rally with her supporters, officially announcing the suspension of her campaign. (0:55)
The historic presidential campaign of New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton came to an end as she delivered an enthusiastic “thank-you” turned “Barack Obama endorsment” speech to thousands of her supporters.
Clinton’s speech, while coming at the end of a long, sometimes bitter battle against Obama, was both reflective of the accomplishments she made during her run to try and secure the Democratic presidential nomination, and was a platform she used to offer her support to the Illinois Senator. (more…)
Senator Hillary Clinton speaks before the AIPAC policy conference about the rights and responsibilities that the American people have to stand by Israel. (0:31)
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama speaks before the AIPAC conference about the contributions of Hillary Clinton, a leader whose contributions he described as “extraordinary.” (1:05)
The newest polls show that Senator Hillary Clinton is the strongest democratic candidate to take on John McCain in November, winning by 10 points.
Over the past two weeks since the Pennsylvania primary, there has been a dynamic shift in opinion on who would be the strongest democratic candidate against McCain in the general election, said Geoff Garin, chief strategist for the Clinton Campaign in a conference call today. Clinton has a comfortable lead on McCain in key swing states like Ohio and Florida, which is not the case for Obama. (more…)
