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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Strike has killed at least 24. 00 people including women and children in the northwest of yemen also this hour keeping up the pressure secretary of state my comparison is the u. S. Will impose visa restrictions on Chinese Technology firms including huawei and why the global population is expected to diminish by hundreds of millions in the coming decades. Armley will ins with the sports news as world couple guys is released to shed for the 2022 settlement after the 1st time. Much is a day in the group stages of all the details coming up this hour. Thank you very much for joining us egypt says its seeking urgent clarification from ethiopia about whether it has started to feel the reservoir of africas largest dam on the blue nile if hell be in state television reported on wednesday that the failing of the grand renaissance dam had to be gotten the 5000000000. 00 project is a centerpiece of ethiopias bid to become africas biggest power exporter egypt and sudan fear reduce Water Supplies do
Competition for gas in greece cyprus and israel sign a pipeline deal in the Eastern Mediterranean but turkey is also expanding its influence there so well still feel the rivalry and how is it shaping politics in the region this is inside story. Of their very warm welcome to the program im Julie Mcdonald worldwide demand for natural gas is growing and discoveries in the Eastern Mediterranean are changing that use policies on its Energy Supplies for decades its relied on russia for gas but israel greece and cyprus have signed off on a project for a pipeline that would lessen europes dependence on most school well the supply will connect israels offshore fields with europe and is expected to meet about 10 percent of the e. U. s demand for natural gas but that unites the 3 signatories in all positions at sarky and libya last month on korea and aaa agreed a new maritime boundary that they call their exclusive economic so they say this gives them full rights to exploit actual resorts in the
Competition for gas in greece cyprus and israel sign a pipeline deal in the Eastern Mediterranean but turkey is also expanding its influence there so well still feel the rivalry and how is it shaping politics in the region this is inside story. Of their very warm welcome to the program im Julie Mcdonald worldwide demand for natural gas is growing and discoveries in the Eastern Mediterranean are changing the use policies on its Energy Supplies for decades its relied on russia for gas but israel greece and cyprus have signed off on a project for a pipeline that would lessen europes dependence on most school well the supply will connect israels offshore fields with europe and is expected to meet about 10 percent of the e. U. s demand for natural gas but that unites the 3 signatories in all positions at sarky and libya last month on korea and aaa agreed a new maritime boundary that they call their exclusive economic so they say this gives them full rights to exploit actual resorts in the E