We do have a quorum. Item number two, general Public Comment. This item is to all members of the public to address the Treasure Island Development Authority board on matters that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Authority Board and that do not appear on todays agenda. In addition to general Public Comments, Public Comment will be held during each item on the agenda. Members of the public may address the board for up to three minutes. You will hear a single chime when there are 30 seconds remaining. Prior to making your comments, please state your name and the o you are representing, if any, for the record. Is there anybody in the audience that would like add to dress the board on items that are not on the agenda . Ok. Seeing none. Item number three, report by Treasure Island director. Thank you, chair and members of the board. Id like to begin my report today by asking Sherry Williams come up and make an announcement. Good afternoon, commissioners. For the record, i am
[roll call] we do have a quorum. Item number two, general Public Comment. This item is to all members of the public to address the Treasure Island Development Authority board on matters that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Authority Board and that do not appear on todays agenda. In addition to general Public Comments, Public Comment will be held during each item on the agenda. Members of the public may address the board for up to three minutes. You will hear a single chime when there are 30 seconds remaining. Prior to making your comments, please state your name and the o you are representing, if any, for the record. Is there anybody in the audience that would like add to dress the board on items that are not on the agenda . Ok. Seeing none. Item number three, report by Treasure Island director. Thank you, chair and members of the board. Id like to begin my report today by asking Sherry Williams come up and make an announcement. Good afternoon, commissioners. For the
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Said china was raping the United States, and accused it of stealing american jobs. Today there were gasps when mr trump said it was all down to previous us president s and wasnt chinas fault. Our china editor Carrie Gracie was there. The real estate billionaire and the career communist. Making an odd couple. But both see themselves as men of destiny, with a mission to make their nation great again. President trump once raged that china was a jobs thief. But in beijing he was all smiles and gratitude. President xi, now a very special man who makes his people proud. I just want to thank you for the very warm welcome. My feeling toward you is an incredibly warm one. They did eventually talk about the hard things. The north Korean Nuclear crisis, and a massive us trade deficit in chinas favour. But donald trump blamed that on previous american president s. Not on his host. I dont blame china. Laughter who can blame a country for being able to take advantage of another country for the benef
To advance trading relations. Mrtrump is now mr trump is now expected to lay out a different approach to trade. Are spot dashmac when president obama came to the asia pacific are spot dashmac when president obama came to the Asia Pacific Region and various summits as well, the big message from the Previous Administration was that there is a pivot to asia. He was engaged in the region. He had spent some time growing up in indonesia and asian leaders felt there was a rapport and chemistry with him. Donald trump is a direct contrast to that. The tra ns Pacific Partnership agreement that was the cornerstone of president obamas trade policy in the Asia Pacific Region is the thing that donald trump basically tore up when he came into office saying it was unfair to American Workers and unfair to the us economy. When he gets into that room a little later on today to sit down and address the leaders of the 21 economies, it will be a tough crowd. They want to know whether or not the us is still