The committee will come to order. Thank you all for coming today, i dont think all of you for being here. It is our honor to have the deputy secretary of state here to testify on u. S. Policy regarding peoples republic of china. I originally defaulting back in march, however, our need to focus on the Community Protests from doing that. It is important this committee continue its work on its most committing Foreign Policy challenges, obviously china is one of those. As a complete mistrust correctly recognized, china is a strategic in global competitor of the United States. It would be the greatest Foreign Policy challenge the United States faces in decades to come. Policies of the Chinese Communist party undermine u. S. Interests and values, as we share with partners around the world. Covid19 has brought this challenge the fork front of american life. We now know just how much the Chinese Communist partys decisions and actions directly affect u. S. Citizens, our allies and partners in t
Africa reopens in schools that despite rising run a virus cases but with many schools lacking even the most basic facilities there are fears they could become breeding grounds for the covert virus. Im brian thomas good to have you with us today u. S. President donald trump has signed an executive order ending hong kongs special trade privileges he also announced sanctions against officials and banks involved in beijings crackdown on civil rights in the territory china has condemned the move and says it will impose sanctions on u. S. Individuals in turn well go live to hong kong after this report. In other escalation of tensions between the u. S. And china. Trump took actions against china in retaliation for its recent moves on hong kong he authorized sanctions on banks and officials involved in imposing a tough new security law that effectively terminates the semi autonomous territories unique status to the side legislation and an executive order to hold china accountable for its oppre
Have deputy secretary of state Steven Biegun here to testify. Originally planned to hold this hearing back in march but the need to focus on covid19 prevented us from doing that even as we continue to address the pandemic and the impact on the u. S. Citizens. It is important this can many continue it to work on the most pressing Foreign Policy challenges and obviously chinas one of those. This is especially the case and the topic we are discussing today is a Trump Administration is correctly recognized china as a strategic and global pedant competitor of the United States it will be the greatest foreignpolicy challenge in the decades to come. The policies of the Chinese Communist partys undermined u. S. Interests and values including those we share with allies and partners around the world. Covid19 has brought this challenge to the fore front of american lyford we now know just how much the Chinese Communist partys decisions and actions directly affect u. S. Citizens, our allies and pa
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On the election trail has been forced to take a back seat will the president ial candidates ever hit the road and sell their brand of politics to americans before the vote followed the u. S. Election on a. Whats keeping millions of children away from School Worldwide unesco says its poverty and discrimination and coronaviruses making things even worse so what should be done to secure education for all income that gap the privileged this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im peter davi girls immigrants ethnic minorities and the disabled just some of the worlds children at risk of not getting any education the United Nations says poverty and discrimination continue to prevent huge numbers from going to school the total was around 260000000. 00 children 2 years ago and that figure will be higher now because of the covert 19 pandemic 40 percent of low and lower middle Income Countries fail to support teaching jurong the global spread of the coronavirus many students were cut