Video: Condoleezza Rice’s Speech on U.S. Policy Toward Asia

Rob Bluey / June 19, 2008

Clips from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s speech at Heritage are below followed by the complete text of her remarks. Click here to watch the full speech and question-and-answer discussion.

Here is the text of Rice’s speech:

The rise of Asia is a profound geopolitical trend that is reshaping our world today. But I believe that the United States, contrary to much of the commentary, is actually in a stronger position in Asia than at any other time. For over 60 years, the U.S. presence in Asia – diplomatic, economic, and military – have had a calming effect on relations between the region’s major powers, relations that have been marked historically by tension, mistrust, and conflict. Since the end of the Cold War, as the wealth and the power and the aspirations of Asian states have grown, there have been concerns that Asia’s rise could strain its often frail security relationships, and that, perhaps, Asia’s future could look something like Europe’s past. (more…)