An organization in syria. It is about 55 minutes. [applause] ribal thank you. Thank you for inviting me. I would like to thank them for this amazing opportunity. Start with a warning that i have some qualitative things to say about President Trump. I appreciate it is not fashionable in many parts of the worlds now but your president is now one year into his first term. The results of elections that were entirely democratic are baffling to many. As a syrian whose children are yet to see their fathers homeland, i pine for democracy and have dedicated my life to achieving it in syria. Not so long ago, this wartorn state was the most diverse and forward thinking in the entire middle east. Its people celebrated the countrys unique mix of faith. We should celebrate any fair and democratic election, even if the winner would [indiscernible] however, to understand that syria has become the hotbed of extremism and proxy wars that have raged for many years now, so much so that even the press is b
[inaudible conversations] good morning, everyone, welcome to Carnegie Endowment for international peace. I think ive known just about everyone in the room one way or another and ill keep the introductions short. I handle the program here and its my opportunity on behalf of carnegie today to host a pair of panels that includes some of the people i admire the most in the field of contemporary china studies. We at carnegie and i think throughout the chinawatching community have had tremendous admiration for the leadership and the protection of the china leadership monitor, which is organized by professor alice miller at the Hoover Institution at stanford university. They have established a terrific record for hearing the facts as opposed to trends, feelings, things like that. So, whenever you want to touch base with reality i like to go online to the china leadership monitor and do precisely there. Today well give you a sample of writings in form of presentations working ahead in the 19th
[inaudible conversations] good morning, everyone, welcome to Carnegie Endowment for international peace. I think ive known just about everyone in the room one way or another and ill keep the introductions short. I handle the program here and its my opportunity on behalf of carnegie today to host a pair of panels that includes some of the people i admire the most in the field of contemporary china studies. We at carnegie and i think throughout the chinawatching community have had tremendous admiration for the leadership and the protection of the china leadership monitor, which is organized by professor alice miller at the Hoover Institution at stanford university. They have established a terrific record for hearing the facts as opposed to trends, feelings, things like that. So, whenever you want to touch base with reality i like to go online to the china leadership monitor and do precisely there. Today well give you a sample of writings in form of presentations working ahead in the 19th
Behalf of carnegie today to host a pair of panels that include some of the people i admireof the most in the field of contemporary china studies. Wery at carnegie, and throughout the community have had tremendous admiration for the leadership and the production which is organized by alice muller at the Hoover Institution at stanford university. They have established a tremendous record for hearing the facts as opposed to trends and feelings and moods and things like that. Whenever you want to touch base with reality, i recommend you go and do precisely that. Today will give you ahe whitmans sampler of their writings in the form of presentations looking had to the very short time from now. We have it broken into two panels, the first one will be thewi people w you see here. I will moderate. Michael and alan has been regular contributors as well as to many other contributions in the field. They will speak for the first. Until 1045. James was here a moment ago and has been called away i h
Behalf of carnegie today to host a pair of panels that includes some of the people i admire the most in the field of contemporary china studies. We at carnegie and i think throughout the chinawatching community have had tremendous admiration for the leadership and the protection of the china leadership monitor, which is organized by professor alice miller at the Hoover Institution at stanford university. They have established a terrific record for hearing the facts as opposed to trends, feelings, things like that. So, whenever you want to touch base with reality i like to go online to the china leadership monitor and do precisely there. Today well give you a sample of writings in form of presentations working ahead in the 19th Party Congress in a very short time from now. We have today two panels, the first one 0 will be people you see here, ill moderate. Michael flynn and allen romberg have been regular contributors to the china leadership monitor as well as making many other contribu