Ask you to check that the various mobile devices have been silenced or turned off as we prepare to begin. For everyone inhouse there will be a slight shift in the program agenda. Our keynote will now follow our first panel, but it will also occur before the break that is scheduled before the second panel. So, opening our discussion today will be dr. Lee edwards, distinguished fellow and conservative thought here at the Heritage Foundation. Please join me in welcoming dr. Edwards. [applause] good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. And welcome to the Heritage Foundation. We thank you so much for coming out today. August is something of a slow month in washington, dc, and were so pleased that we could attract some of this Towns Limited attention to the matter of u. S. Taiwan relations. And i extend a warm welcome to our speakers, panelists, and of course, to you, members of the audience. Particularly want to offer my appreciation to the Taiwan Benevolent Association of america, and the inst
Eastern ukraine. We understand at least three people have been killed but many more are wounded. Jordans King Abdullah arrives back home after the horrific killing of a pilot by Islamic State with calls for revenge echoing through the streets. What are the kings options now . Aaron is here and greeces european charm offense has hit its first major block. Its time for tough new talks with greece. Greeces finance minister met with the hard boss of the central bank. Tomorrow stakes are higher with meetings in berlin. Well find out what greece nowments and whether or not europe will agree. Its 12 noon here in london, 7 a. M. In washington and 8 p. M. In taiwan where at least 19 people have been killed when a plane crashed into a river. The Transasia Airways commercial flight was carrying more than 50 people. They were mostly chinese tourists. The plane had taken off from taipei and headed to kinmen islands, just off the chinese city xiamen and came down on the keelung river. This is the dr
The nice policeman who killed a pregnant woman sentenced to die. That is where the kids to read the lights. The giants were accused of conspiring. All welcome to cctv new light from reaching up until an Ethiopian Airlines playing dusting for rome has been forced to land in geneva after being hijacked according to swiss police the flights seven and soon landed at six am local time o monday. The hijacker has been arrested and four passengers and crew all safe. Swiss police have not confirmed that a suspect in the college ekka is the co pilot and has surrounded the co pilot has since asked for poseidon in switzerland the plane was scheduled to take off from the sun about a band midnight local time. Cairo have pulled the fish as soap i did inform the control attacks of this in battle in southern egypt that his plane had been hijacked. Geneva international that port was placed over the grief trauma and has resumed said this now calling tell all the reach of many in china is set to buy in ag
The resilience and development of our robust relations with taiwan over the past 35 years have been greatly fostered by the framework that congress established in the tra. The u. S. Taiwan relationship is grounded in history, shared values and our common commitment to democracy and human rights. Maintaining and deepening our strong relations with taiwan is an important part of the u. S. Rebalance to the asiapacific region. Through the American Institute in taiwan, we were close with taiwan authorities on a wide range of issues. Insecurity, maintenance of peace across the Taiwan Strait is crucial to stability and prosperity. The Obama Administration has notified congress of over 12 billion worth of arms sales to taiwan. This is a tangible sign of the seriousness with which we regard i want to secure. We encourage taiwan to adopt an innovative approaches to maintain a credible selfdefense capacity on an offspeed offense budget to deter coercion or aggression but a reasonable that is expe
One is the state of the us china and taiwan trial at the relations today. On todays program were delighted to have a true expert in very good friend of mine thought to be that long course currently an associate Research Fellow of the east into european and american studies at the academics america to discuss this and many issues with us what kind of proactive if i let the two nd is the lack of use. Whoa going to start off todays program was something very broad and general was something bite of your alley this what is your assessment of the state of relations between us and china. This is possibly the single most important bilateral issues in the world today. Theres of course some positives though also some talent is that the water some of the changes you want is to pay in this relationship in two thousand twenty one think the epoch defining feature of the us and china mediation scheme has to do with the andean silk on the color transitions here and everybody know that ten of rice in r