Discussion. Great. Lets get started. Since thesi outbreak of the covd pandemic, a faceting debate has emerged about the potential impact of the coronavirus on the global order. Some experts are maintaining the virus will have a transformative effect. For example, doctor Henry Kissinger has written the world will never be the same after the coronavirus, andy ward that the pandemic could up in the global order. And then there are people like professor joan i who contends that the pandemic is unlikely to be a a political turning pointd he believes many aspects of globalization will endure and suggest despite u. S. Mishandling of the pandemic that the balance of hard power and soft power will night shift fromm the unitd states to china which is of course part of the debate. Id like to start with a broad question. Do you think, congressman bera, that the pandemic will affect the global order inconsequential ways . If so, how . I certainly think this is the Largest Global disruption with had
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World order and we will open up to questions from members. Thank you for joining us today, congressman. Thank you for that introduction. I want to thank the counsel for this opportunity. When you look at the list of participants, there are a lot of [indiscernible] lets get started. Since the outbreak of the covid debatec, a fascinating emerged about the potential impacts of the coronavirus on the global order. Some experts are maintaining that the virus will have a transformative effect. There are people who contend that the pandemic is unlikely to be a geopolitical turning point. He believes many aspects of globalization will endure despite the u. S. Is handling the u. S. s handling of the pandemic. Frompower will not shift the and United States to china, which is part of the debate. I would like to start with a broad question. Do you think that the covid pandemic will affect the global order in consequential ways . If so, how . This is thely think Largest Global disruption we have ha
It didnt capture the full scope. To my first question in the buck which is apocalypse never, it is a very definitive statement that it implies certainty. I describe the Current Situation as landmines that are complex and largely unpredictable. Are you confident when you say apocalypse never . Guest well, thanks, andy. The argument is that Climate Change is real but its not the individual and it isnt the most serious environmental problem. In the extremism and exaggeration that the warnings of the pandemic were pricey and including coming from the coronavirus and hygiene and small farmers. So not to say that its impossible, but to say lets get our understanding of fixed rate. One of the most shocking things people dont know and i think this is where the news media deserves a lot of blame for this, as for the natural disasters over the last 100 years, they declined 80 to 90 over the last 40 years. There is no scenario in the report, and ive now written them all, for the number to reverse
A water bottle. Its one of the largest in the world and its being severely tested by the worst floods china has seen in decades the 3 gorges dam was once a school for great and National Pride but what impact of such megaprojects have on people and the environment and how is beijing now we considering how it manages rivers this is inside story. And welcome to the program im laura caro its been described as a once in a generation event floods have swamped large parts of southern and Central China after the worst torrential rains in decades many people of dead or missing whole villages are inundated a 1000000 of people displaced the Economic Losses in dollars all believed to be in the billions nearly 2 months of intense rains have swelled 433. 00 rivets with water in some reaching record levels trying to authorities or raise flood alerts and deployed soldiers to evacuate people and shore up levees seasonal rains a common in china but this year as flooding has been exceptional and early so