yellen, who i am a huge fan of, was a clear emphasis on security over economics and by ranking security at the top of the agenda, that pretty much turns the hopes for engagement on their head. economics has long been the anchor of the us china relationship. if we get the economics and trade right, then we can be more comfortable in dealing with the thorny and prickly issues of security. but i m worried that she is putting the cart before the horse here. and i would say with all, you know, effort to be balanced here, xijinping has done the same thing and in his address to the party congress last october, he, too, put the emphasis primarily on security. so you ve got both sides focused on security, and that is not a constructive formula for re engagement and de escalation of conflict.
even before the pandemic, the us and china were clashing on a number of issues, including trade. i spoke to stephen roach, a senior fellow at yale university, and asked him if ms yellen s speech was a way for the biden administration to dial back some tensions. what i saw from secretary yellen, who i am a huge fan of, was a clear emphasis on security over economics and by ranking security at the top of the agenda, that pretty much turns the hopes for engagement on their head. economics has long been the anchor of the us china relationship. if we get the economics and trade right, then we can be more comfortable in dealing with the thorny and prickly issues of security. but i m worried that she is putting the cart before the horse here.
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terrible about the messaging and branding. dana: it s complicated and thorny. bill: we spoke a few weeks ago. you said july seems to be the time when people like you make up your mind. sticking to that? it is still april. there is a lot of energy. a lot of folks like the local retail politics we do. retail management that style. there is so much to play here. we haven t had a single debate or seen anyone it is okay to take swipes and push each other. hopefully as a party as candidates as a whole we get better. the debates won t start until september and october. dana: august for us. bill: milwaukee the end of august. i want winners. aren t we tired of losing? i m tired of losers and backing losers. i want winners and the next generation, more influential.
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