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
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
Focusing on covidien team prevented us from doing that even as we continue to address the pandemic and its impact on us citizens it is important we continue the work on most pressing foreignpolicys challenges in china is one of those especially the case with today is the Trump Administration has recognized china is a strategic and global competitor to the United States will be the greatest form policy challenge United States bases in the decades to come the policy of the Chinese Communist party undermine us interest and values including those we share with allies and partners around the world t t. Covid19 has brought this challenge to the forefront of American Life to know just how much the Chinese Communist partys decisions and actions directly affect us citizens our allies and partners in the entire world and we know the pandemic will not stop their behavior whether hong kong the South China Sea or the border the last three years the Trump Administration has tried to put the United S
World stage and coping 1000 cases continue to surge in the u. S. But how do the states stack up against the rest of the globe well take a look around the world but amid the surging corona virus cases in the United States some pharma stocks are seeing a pop on the hopes for a potential vaccine but could the optimism be a bit premature later on we jump into the race for a vaccine and the possible supply chain issues that could arise once a cure has been found we have a packed show today so lets dive right in. And we leave the program with the latest salvo in the back and forth between the United States and china over the Hong Kong National security act now on tuesday u. S. President donald trump signed into law the hong kong autonomy act previously passed by congress which imposes sanctions on chinese officials businesses and financial interests institutions that violate hong kongs autonomy now a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign ministry respond to the legislation saying sanctions co
We start first with technology on a tear as we kick off the second half of the year. The nasdaq composite hitting a new record high in todays trading led by gains in the fang names. Facebook, amazon, netflix, al a alphab alphabet, all higher can we expect more highs ahead well turn to you first, guy does this resonate with you right now, this notion that its the mega cap tech stocks that continue to be the leadership in the kind of market we have today . You know what resonates with me i hear your voice, tom, but im looking at engelbert humperdink. After hours, guy, this is what it looks like. Im liking it you have to be impressed with the market as well does it resonate with me absolutely im not going to pretend ive been bullish theres a metallica song from 1982 nothing else matters. Nothing else matters but the fed and the fact we have this passive investing that continues to work apple is in close to 280 atf facebook is in about 220 etf and 170 of those facebook is one of the top 15