The United States is committed to a future in which people do not go hungry, everyone has access to quality healthcare and education, and democracies deliver a stronger, fairer society for all, said Ambassador Shrier.
"If their vision for the world actually matched ours or matched many other countries, that would be one thing. But they have a different vision, a different vision of what that future looks like," said Secretary Blinken on China.
“While this focus on the Indo-Pacific is driven by how vital the region is to our own security and prosperity, we also acknowledge the growing challenge posed by the People's Republic of China,” said Assistant Secretary Kritenbrink.
“We know the powerful change that’s possible when governments and civil society come together to stand up for … religious freedom,” said Ambassador Hussain.
The NATO Summit in Washington will, as Secretary Blinken said, “make sure that we have the right defenses across the Alliance where they’re needed ... It’s manifestly in the interests of the people that all of us represent.”
"Over generations, our nation has welcomed hundreds of thousands of refugees facing religious persecution. We work relentlessly to secure the release of people in prison for exercising their right to religious freedom around the globe," said Secretary Blinken.
China says "they’re in favor of reconnecting our two populations, but they are taking dramatic steps to make it impossible,” said U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns.
"For the third consecutive year, there was notable progress to combat labor trafficking, with labor trafficking convictions and victim identifications," said Ambassador Dyer.
"Today governments around the world continue to target individuals, shutter places of worship, forcibly displace communities, and imprison people because of their religious beliefs,” said Secretary Blinken.
The U.S. has been tracking "an increased number of labor transfers in the Xinjiang region, where between January of ‘23 to September of ‘23, more than three million transfers occurred,” said Ambassador Dyer.
“It is essential that anti-trafficking advocates continually and intentionally connect and partner with communities who are most impacted by trafficking,” said Ambassador Dyer.
"The PRC’s military buildup ... is upsetting the regional balance," said Deputy Secretary Campbell. "What happens in the region will affect all Americans and the people of many or our allies and partners around the world."
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