America. This is just over two hours. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. Welcome everyone and good morning. Senatorsing to have participating both live and virtually. Since it is difficult to determine when they showed up virtually, we will go on seniority. If that is agreeable, that is what we will do. Three we welcome witnesses. David stillwell, secretary of state for east asia and pacific affairs. The senior pacific official. Assistant to pity secretary for western affairs. Today, of course, we are going to be talking about china. Obviously, china presents us with many challenges. With opportunities also. Right now, challenges. Ofre has been a lot legislation introduced as far as china is concerned. Bill we introduced earlier that tries to bring together as many as possible. I am told as recently as today or yesterday, the minority introduced a bill of which senator schumer is the lead sponsor, i am told. In any event, this is not a partisan issue. This is an
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Quite unusual isnt it thats correct and another freedom which merkel spoke about was press freedom asked by a colleague attending the press Conference Call indicated that germany pushes for press freedom in the world also in belarus and that what has happened recently in belarus where journalists have been detained is that contrary to press freedom also speaking on belarus are going to clearly indicate a warned against foreign intervention and mentioning the possibility of Russian Troops she said she hoped such a force would not be deployed deployed and that there should be a respect for the countrys sovereignty indeed a very strong words by the chancellor on the situation in belarus and cant be easy for her to use those words because russias involvement of a ruse already seem to impact the already tense time is between the e. U. And moscow between germany and moscow narco also had a few words to say about russias general behavior in the region lets have another listen. Bill you know i