America. This is just over two hours. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. Welcome everyone and good morning. Senatorsing to have participating both live and virtually. Since it is difficult to determine when they showed up virtually, we will go on seniority. If that is agreeable, that is what we will do. Three we welcome witnesses. David stillwell, secretary of state for east asia and pacific affairs. The senior pacific official. Assistant to pity secretary for western affairs. Today, of course, we are going to be talking about china. Obviously, china presents us with many challenges. With opportunities also. Right now, challenges. Ofre has been a lot legislation introduced as far as china is concerned. Bill we introduced earlier that tries to bring together as many as possible. I am told as recently as today or yesterday, the minority introduced a bill of which senator schumer is the lead sponsor, i am told. In any event, this is not a partisan issue. This is an
In a transparent and total manner the e. U. Steps up the pressure on russia as the kremlin rejects german allegations that opposition figure alexina valmy was poisoned. And days of heavy rain and flooding bring pakistans Financial Capital to a standstill and anger towards the government. And im santa how must not have all the sport one of the candidates looking at to become the new barcelona president it says the club that must find a way to make sure lendl messi doesnt leave. We begin with breaking news nato has announced that greece and turkey will attend talks to try to defuse tension in the Eastern Mediterranean theyve been locked in an escalating dispute over Gas Exploration rights secretarygeneral again stoltenberg says that both nations aim to reduce the risk of accidents that could lead to a military confrontation. We have correspondents in greece added turkey in a few moments well speak with. Friends but 1st lets join Stephanie Deca in istanbul stuff what is turkey saying abou
Together in person, although very much hope will be sometime soon. But in the meantime its nice to connect this way and stay tuned come the Manhattan Institute putting together a ton of virtual content that they will be rolling out over the next few months. So look at your in boxes for some information about those events coming to you shortly. In the interim i am so pleased to welcome my guest, douglas murray, to our event this afternoon. Douglas is a journalist, and im sure many of you if not all have read his work on the pages of the wall street journal, the National Review or of course in the spectator where he is an associate editor but this is also an author most recently as 2019 book the madness of crowds and he was with us in person at the Manhattan Institute i think in early 2018 and i was just after the publication of this book, the strange death of europe. Douglas is a Formidable Political critic and while he is an observer of all things, you can the uk and im sure u. S. , un
Stories from the past 7 days and right up to the moment well this is the Weekly International hello and welcome we begin in belarus where there is no let up to the wave of the government big crowds gathered in sunday calling on president. Reports from the capital. So this is what the antigovernment protest looks like right now since the last time you saw me or now weve moved about 2 kilometers away from the Independence Square to another iconic landmark of the better russian capital and it has become sort of a traditional a regular place for people to gather and vent their anger after the highly controversial elections and right now you can see that behind me this towering structure and the museum behind it are being guarded by the Security Forces they are not letting people come close but they arent trying to the road between the Security Forces and the protesters has become sort of an improvised border and people have been flocking here but this is not the final destination the final
For some information about those events coming to you shortly. In the interim im so pleased to welcome my guests Douglas Murray to our event this afternoon. Douglas is a journalist and i am sure many of you, if not all, have read his work in the pages of the National Review or wall street journal or the associate editor for the spectator. Most recently he wrote the madness of crowds and was with us in person at the Manhattan Institute in early 2018 and that was just after the publication of this book, the strange death of europe. Douglas is a Formidable Political critic and while he is an observer of all things uk and, i think, the u. S. Im not sure he knew the subjects of his most recent book and this one would come into play so much during this particular moment in time but they have and it is for that reason and many others that it is my pleasure to welcome y you, douglas, to our event this afternoon. Thank you very much, vanessa. Its a pleasure to be with you and all your members.