Affairs Committee Member looks at what the relations mean for u. S. Taiwan relations. Hello. Welcome everyone. Im walter logan. Im director of the Asian Studies center here at the heritage foundation. I really appreciate all of you coming out, thank you. I want to thank rustle shou for partnering with us on this program today. Im so glad we could work this out. You know, there was a little election over the weekend. I dont know if everyone noticed, but judging by the turnout, perhaps you did. You know, at the outset here i just want to say a couple of things about the elections in taiwan on saturday, just a couple, and turn it over to our guests and our Panel Speakers to offer real advice on it, real insight. First of all, i think that the election says more about taiwan than it says about anything else. I not only highlight that because i think we all are immediately moving to what this means for china. For all practical purposes, all practical purposes, taiwan is really not a part of
Government. Host andy purdy is the chief Security Officer from huawei and based here in washington dc and he is our guest this week on the communicators. Mr. Purdy, what do you do for huawei as chief Security Officer . Guest my primary role is internal so ive been doing more external things in the last six, 12 months but my response ability have to do with chairing a committee of the key parts of the company in the United States to try to assess and manage and control risk and help support our overall ethics and Compliance Program so we can make sure we protect huawei protect our customers and we can continue to do business and manage the Cybersecurity Private seat risk. Host what is their legal and commercial status in the u. S. Right now . Guest its a moving target. We have National Defense authorization act and we have pending rulemaking pursuant to executive order and right now we can sell to the u. S. Government and cant sell to the u. S. Contractors and there is pressure for our
Peace. It is not targeted at a nation. Willapan and u. S. Alliance function in its entirety, if japan is exposed to crisis. Communicating this, the power less asent disputes is rig a result is greater as a result. Exert my utmost to strengthen the japanese peoples understanding of this inflation. I believe that the japanese understanding of history is not in of warm stop how do you want the japanese people to understand the statement and what message do you want to communicate to the people . Abe i drafted this statement with the hope of having as many people as possible approved and support it. Based on this premise, i want basis of a the aces t andre with asian other. Statement, ihis did not want to adhere to statements like japan making a mistake. I want to draw lessons from history. So, i assembled the Advisory Panel and asked the experts to undertake that work. When we turn our eyes to the world, the conflicts and disputes have not ceased. Whether ukraine, South China Sea, or east
Of allegiance. We do in honor the men and women who defend our freedom around the world. Tonight i ask as we recite the pledge we do so in honor of those are currently fighting, those are missing, those who have perished, and those who are veterans. Please stand and join in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands united one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Before we get started there are a few people in the honest id like to recognize tonight. I understand theres a large group hear from gary and maryss family include his mother, his brother and his daughter would just like any video. Could you please escargot and a summit to stand so we can thank. You all for being here tonight . H [applause] also here with us this evening our congressional medaln of honor recipients Lieutenant Colonel Robert Friend who is one of the last surviving tuskegee airmen. Good
Of allegiance. We do in honor the men and women who defend our freedom around the world. Tonight i ask as we recite the pledge we do so in honor of those are currently fighting, those are missing, those who have perished, and those who are veterans. Please stand and join in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands united one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Before we get started there are a few people in the honest id like to recognize tonight. I understand theres a large group hear from gary and maryss family include his mother, his brother and his daughter would just like any video. Could you please escargot and a summit to stand so we can thank. You all for being here tonight . H [applause] also here with us this evening our congressional medaln of honor recipients Lieutenant Colonel Robert Friend who is one of the last surviving tuskegee airmen. Good