Reaffirming its redline over taiwan. Coronavirus claims more deaths as cages cases approach ive million. U. S. Closing travel from brazil. Protesters to announce chinas security law in hong kong. Washington says it could be the death knell for asias leading financial center. How is that playing out across these markets . Declines from last week, there is a little bit of trepidation and caution across futures now. Your getting brent crude, pleasant surprise from the upside, nothing screaming higher. 29. 65. 2965. 34. 72 brent crude. Coming off weeks of sharp gains. Looking ahead you have more data that perhaps would give us more visibility on the path. We could get consolidation as we were talking about earlier in the program. Lets talkoned, about the renewed tensions between the chinese and the americans here with the foreign minister of China Morning the u. S. To give up warning the u. S. To give up Wishful Thinking about changing china. Saying some in america are pushing relations to
A slight rebound in oil. A pretty significant rebound in copper. The treasurycross curve. Had two backtoback be a equities sitive it will be interesting to see what the sentiment is when we come into work in the morning on wednesday. Still with us, scott rendon. Cohosts joey weisenthal and scarlet fu. Appetitealk about risk , when you look across the globe and you may be look at emerging markets, do you see anything attractive given how far we have seen the dollar move higher and the issues in funding markets . Think there will be some problems. We are also underweight developed International Markets and u. S. Small caps. Right now, we are very focused on u. S. Large caps, u. S. Midcaps. While our targets show positive returns for all of those asset classes, far and away the two best opportunities, at least in capspinion, our u. S. Large and midcaps. We do not want to get overly aggressive in these International Markets. Right now, we are underweight those markets. Well, i did not hear
Admiral blair serves as a member of the Energy Security leadership council, the National Bureau of Asian Research, u. S. China relations in the atlantic council. Previously served as director of National Intelligence from january 2009 to may 2010 and prior to retiring from the navy he was after 34 years commander of u. S. Pacific command, admiral blair will provide testimony on the drivers of chinas development of expeditionary capabilities. After admiral blair we will hear from kristin, chief executive officer of Vantage Point asia llc, a consultancy that provides expertise on the Indo Pacific Region with a focus on Chinese Foreign policy and Security Issues. She also holds a position of abject senior policy analyst at asd, formally she served director of the navy asiapacific Advisory Group at the pentagon. And was a senior project director for Chinese Military writtenrity, she has extensively on Chinese Foreign policy security and military affairs. She will address how bri furthers t
Global influence during the Economic Security and review commission. Our first panel today will examine why and how chinas developing expeditionary capabilities with a focus on the built and road in initiative. As a va testing capabilities. Well start with admiral dennis blair, chairman of the board and distinguished senior fellow at sestak ottawa peace foundation. Admiral blair, serves as a member of the Energy Security Leadership Council and the board of the freedom house, National Bureau of asian research, and the atlantic council. Previously served as director of National Intelligence from january oh nine to may of 2010. And prior to retiring from the navy, in 2002 after 34 years, he was commander of u. S. Pacific command. Admiral blair will provide testimony on the drivers of chinas development. When the senate gavels and monday at 3 00 p. M. Point asia llc, a consultancy that provides expertise on the Indo Pacific Region with a focus on Chinese Foreign policy and Security Issues.
[inaudible conversations] good morning, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the second hearing of the u. S. China economic and security review commissions 2020 annual report cycle and thank you for joining us, especially to our witnesses for the time and effort that they have put in to the testimonies. Youre going to be treated to some really, really good things here today. Wed also like to thank the House Foreign Affairs committee for securing this room for our use today. Todays hearing examines chinas ability to project military power and influence beyond its shores. And the implications of these growing capabilities for u. S. Interests. In january, 2016, after communist Party General secretary and Central Military Commission Chairman xi jinping reorganized the Peoples Liberation army, this commission explored the push toward making the pla a force more capable of conducting Global Operations and i think commissi commissioner was the cochair for that, too. And four years later were exam