Mr. Obrien thank you for having me, and thank you to the Atlantic Council for hosting again. Always great to be back with such a Distinct Group of policymakers and academics and public intellectuals. It is nice to be here with you, and especially with you, a former colleague. Look, what we have seen with china over many years now, something i have been writing about for well over a decade, is an increasing assertiveness and aggressiveness in the world. Some of it is very malign. You talk about the South China Sea. China has made the decision with a ninedash lie to annex a vast swath of the western Pacific Ocean and claim as chinese territorial waters, almost like it was talking like lake tahoe being there, internal waterways or something. It is ridiculous. It has been rejected by all major countries, seafaring countries. And now china is engaged in military exercises in these waters that they consider domestic, which no stretch of the imagination or domestic. The United States reserves
Virus pandemic, heightened security concerns in the Nations Capital as well. Over the course of 70 minutes President Trump winter is unprecedented and historic accomplishments of his historic first term in office. President trump reminded voters as well that there is much, much more to be done, more battles for him to fight and to win for the American People. Together we have ended the rule of the failed Political Class and they are desperate to get their power back by any means necessary. You have seen that. They are angry at me because instead of putting them first i very simply said america first. So tonight i say to all americans, this is the most important election in the history of our country. There has never been such a difference between two parties are to individuals in ideology, philosophy or vision then there is right now. Our opponents believe america is a depraved nation. We want our sons and daughters to know the truth, america is the greatest and the most [applause] lou
To our viewers the most prominent voices and decisionmakers shaping the National Conversation over key issues of world affairs, including the rise of china and reemergence of great power competition, energy security, cyber warfare, the global economy, and the collision between democracy and autocracy, to name just a few. Our viewers can find the latest lineup of speakers and sign up for each of them on the Atlantic Councils website, follow us on nticcouncil, and engage in this conversation. We are truly delighted to have with us Robert Obrien from National Security advisor to u. S. President donald trump. He has in this capacity since september 2019. Prior to holding is important position, ambassador obrien served on the front lines of u. S. Diplomacy as President Trumps special envoy for hostage affairs. Ambassador obrien, thank you so much for joining us today. We are delighted to have you here. Let me start with a question. According to news reports, china has protested and alleged
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