“Rapid economic globalization is bringing about greater market access and new partners for development, but also putting the weaker economies in a more vulnerable and disadvantageous position, and in an uneven competition.”
“I believe that the two sides will continue to discuss that matter, but I would like to tell you that the sacrifices that the Vietnamese people had to suffer are much greater than what America suffered,”
“He expressed his strong support of Vietnam's accession to the WTO. I think that is because it's in both the U.S. and Vietnamese interests, and it is in the interest of the American business community,”
“[The government insists it is not repressing religious or political rights.] Some people may argue that Vietnam does not have freedom and democracy and only has a one-party system. But you know, our ultimate goal is to maintain political stability and serve the interests of the people, ... We do not agree with arguments from the outside that there are prisoners of conscience in Vietnam. We do not have any prisoners of conscience in Vietnam.”
