[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 30 (Friday, February 16, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S2163]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              ARMITAGE II

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I would like to draw my colleagues' 
attention to a report released today by a bipartisan panel of Asia 
specialists cochaired by Richard L. Armitage and Joseph Nye. The 
report, ``The U.S.-Japan Alliance: Getting Asia Right Through 2020,'' 
highlights major trends in Asia and provides the panel's comprehensive 
analysis with security and economic policy recommendations, with 
specific reference to our bilateral relations with Japan.
  Many Senators will recall that Ambassador Armitage and Dr. Nye issued 
a report in October 2000 titled ``The United States and Japan: 
Advancing Toward a Mature Partnership.'' This landmark document, which 
subsequently became known as the Armitage Report, aimed at 
strengthening the U.S.-Japan relationship in the areas of politics, 
security, Okinawa, intelligence, economics and diplomacy. This new 
report, which is already being called ``Armitage II,'' continues to 
emphasize the importance of the alliance but goes a step further, by 
addressing the ways in which the alliance can work to positively 
influence future affairs in Asia.
  The report, which is available on the CSIS Web site at: http://
www.csis.org/component/option,com--csis--pubs/task,view /id,3729/typ, 
is not a political document. It reflects the views of the study group 
members only. Nevertheless, it represents a serious attempt to outline 
a vision that would achieve a balance of power in Asia through 2020 
that favors American interests and values and promotes regional 
stability.
  I encourage all Senators and their staffs to examine this serious and 
significant new report.

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