End and a Pacific Region and they also discuss china handling of coronavirus pandemic. This is just over two hours. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. Welcome everyone, good morning. We will have senators participating both live and virtually. Since it is difficult to figure out when they showed up virtually, we will go on seniority. If that is agreeable with everyone, that is what we will do. Today, we welcome three witnesses to talk with us. Julie chung is here. We appreciate you all being here this morning. Will be talking about china presents us with many challenges. Opportunities as well but right now, challenges. There has been a lot of legislation introduced as far as china is concerned. There was a bill that we introduced earlier this year. That as early as today or yesterday, the minority introduced a bill of which senator schumer is the lead sponsor of the bill. In any event, this is not a partisan issue. This is an american issue. When i put the bill
Film is no time to land right growing. As the Venice Film Festival draws to a close and the movie industry is hailing a pandemic reboot for global cinema. And characters and welcome to the show and the bellary stand capital meant mass protests have started again amid significant security presence on the streets. I think this comes after saturdays protest where groups of masked men in uniforms violently confronted a march of thousands of women many were carrying portraits of Opposition Leader maria who was jailed this week after police tried to force her out of the country lot. Months and just few did president ial election has put president Alexander Lukashenko draw a lot of pressure. On the correspondent Nick Connelly is reporting for us from minsk make a protesters a keeping up with the pressure what does that look like today. Well that is the 1000000. 00 question how many people will do the test and get out today theres obviously pressure on them to bring out more every week and it
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And the gold mine for best film is no landline and try to slow it down. As the Venice Film Festival calls it a wrap of the movie industry is hailing a pandemic a reboot for global sentiment. Im going to richards and welcome to the show Security Forces in bellerose have detained at least 250 demonstrators during renewed mass protests in the capital minsk at least 100000 people are taking part in whats being dubbed the march of heroes masked agents have dragged the demonstrators into police vans and the protest highlights of the plight of those detained on suspicion of trying to overthrow the government prodemocracy rallies have gathered momentum a since last months a dispute it. Sensual action stepping up the pressure yes all right terry and leader alexander lukashenko. With the w. Correspondent Nick Connelly is reporting for us from minsk nick approach has been keeping up the pressure what does that look like today from where you are. Good afternoon well maybe some of the chance around
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