Lecture

Join us as Consul General of the United States to Hong Kong and Macau Stephen M. Young explains the U.S. administration's renewed focus on Asia. As a Pacific nation, the United States is linked to Asia. As this region grows to play a leading role on the world stage, the United States has made a deliberate and strategic decision to play a larger and long-term role in shaping this region and its future. The shift in focus will be accomplished by six lines of action - strengthening security alliances; deepening working relationships with emerging powers, including China; engaging with regional multilateral institutions; expanding trade and investment; forging a broad-based military presence; and advancing democracy and human rights. Hong Kong and Macau have special roles to play in many of these areas. In fact, the close U.S. working relationship with Hong Kong and Macau, as well as the shared values and friendship between their people, are a model the U.S. would like to replicate elsewhere in Asia.