congressman mark alford, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. congressman, your party, the republican party, has control of the house of representatives and the house is in chaos. why? well, republicans are independent thinkers. we always have been and we always will be. republicans are made up of entrepreneurs, businessmen and women, conservatives who appreciate capitalism, who appreciate america for what we are. it s the land of individuals. and so when you re trying to herd 220 some odd individuals in one room, it s kind of like herding cats. we all have our own opinions, we have our own districts who we were sent to represent, in my case, some 775,000 individuals from just south of kansas city in the heart of america. but those individuals cannot be happy with what they ve seen in recent weeks and months. that is a party that is at each other s throats, which got rid of a speaker, which you felt was a big mistake, i believe, but it happened anyway. now a new speaker is in pla
and sent us the latest. well, apec has started here and it s really a huge moment for the city of san francisco. it s the biggest summit to be held here since the united nations charter was signed here in 1916. and this is really a huge economic summit. you re talking about more than 50% of all of the world s trade belongs to the 21 nations who ll be attending here this week. and we re talking about 40% of the world s population, by the way. so it s a big economic conference. but by far the biggest ticket item here is the meeting betweenjoe biden, president biden, and his counterpart in china, president xijinping. now, relations between those two nations have not been particularly good of late. they last met last year in indonesia. and since then, you had that moment where the american government shot down a chinese spy balloon. you ve had flaming tensions in the south china sea. and you ve also had joe biden ramping up a ban on high level ships, which really hurts the chines
growing importance. a warm welcome from the north korean leader, two men shunned by much of the world, united in defiance of the west, each bearing a shopping list, their embrace a source of deep anxiety in washington. deepening cooperation between russia and the dprk is a trend which should be of great concern to anyone interested in maintaining peace and stability in the korean peninsula, upholding the global non proliferation regime, abiding by the un security council resolutions and supporting the people of ukraine as they defend their freedom and independence. for vladimir putin, it s all about the war in ukraine. the russian economy may already be on a war footing, but mr putin needs every artillery shell and rocket he can get. north korea is a willing supplier, helping russia to outgun ukraine. before arriving, putin is to kim jong un for firmly supporting the war. north korea, the regime, shows little regard for human life, even the lives of its own people. so i would
nvidia makes computer chips needed for artificial intelligence software, and demand for its products has boosted its sales and profits over the last few years. many investors believe its earnings can grow even more, which has caused its share price to soar, though some have questioned its sky high valuation. let s get more on this from our business reporter sura njana tewari. this was the story yesterday. take us through what happened to. , , . , , take us through what happened to. , , ., , , ., to. this is a big number for ou, to. this is a big number for you, 591,000%. to. this is a big number for you, 591,000%. that - to. this is a big number for you, 591,000%. that is - to. this is a big number for| you, 591,000%. that is how to. this is a big number for - you, 591,000%. that is how much nvidia s stock has increased in value since it went public in the early to thousands. now the chip company has surged its way all the way to the top of the stock market, dethroning anot