[ applause [ applause ] mr. Prime minister, we have a stand alone crowd. Theyre also out in the lobby, we got live streams in the lobby. I think there is a lot of interests in hearing what you have to say. Good morning everyone, happy new year, i am frederick kempe, i am delighted that you can join us this year. I am honored to welcome our mr. Prime minister a warm welcome, thank you to coming to Atlantic Council. We are delighted you start with our meeting here before you meet President Trump at the white house. After you met with our International Advisory board in september on the sideline of the u. N. General assembly. The Prime Minister joins us this morning as part of the future initiatives. In the series, we welcome head of state and ministers to discuss challenges facing the Trans Atlantic Community and opportunities for deep enga engageme engagement. Promoting leadership and strategy with shape and secure a strong atlantic alliance. It is sometimes considered an american organ
Fascinating stuff happening in the world of surveillance that can be covered in fully panels and we are always glad to have a lineup and smart focus to address that range of topics in our shorter flash talks and to begin the senior counsel and director of Freedom Technology and freedom, this is a time where we hear a lot about the goal of putting the first but surveillance based in this often creates friction with our allies when our surveillance goals conflict and im happy to welcome that from an international perspective. [applause] thank you and hello. I am with the center for democracy and technology, ww the cdt. Org. I want to talk about the applications of America First surveillance policy. When i say America First i mean americans first, the surveillance policy on the intelligence side of the equation discriminates in favor of americans and against foreigners in a dramatic way when it comes to surveillance that occurs outside the United States. Inside the United States it is rel
Legislation, equivalent to 4 of gdp. Set to pricesis mammoth ipo at the top of the range and should raise more than 25 billion. We get you started with breaking news out of south korea. We have the current account surplus coming in at 7. 8 billion dollars. This would be the surplus widening from the previous month of september. Also the previous month was revised higher to 7. 7 billion. Andgoods trade surplus narrowing a little bit us the number coming in at 7. 8 billion, also down from the previous month of 8. 8 billion. Despite the fact we have a current account surplus widening this time around, we have not seen the south korean economy under pressure. Novemberports for both and october contracting more than 14 , but we also had imports plunging, doubledigit digit declines for imports in. He past two months haidi weve got breaking news when it comes to this part of the world as well. We were expecting announcements from the argument terms of how much the big tanks will have to hold
You can make that apply to modern america i have been looking very much of this chance to chat with you. I appreciate that. Im very impressed i read through your book i am impressed quickly that came out. My last book took seven years to write. Maybe i should be more diligent but my research focuses to have an interesting discussion so what did you think of it as a genuine china scholar . I am not. What did you think of the information. A tough question. Your recommendations and i would agree with. We can talk about how people different interpretations and it was very problematic and how to pursue power and influence i may disagree with some of the characterizations of china but i wouldnt mind asking you about that. But before getting into the nittygritty you mentioned in the intro that the threat of china is something that you have recently focused on so i am curious what exactly sparked your interest . And reading about it and thinking about it since 1960 its not sudden i have been v
The audience the podcast i did with you the other week, you were brilliant and the amount that you know and the degree to which you can make that apply to modern america is remarkable. I look forward very much to the chance to chat with you. I appreciate that i had the pleasure to read through your book i was impressed how quickly it came out. Mind took seven years to write so i need to take a page from your playbook to be more diligent with my research and writing but that is on china issues so we have some questions on the challenge the United States faces. My ego requires me to ask what did you think as a genuine china scholar what did you think over all of the information in the book quick. You start with the tough questions. The underlying recommendation and your view how china pursues its goals, i would agree with. Theres a lot of people who have different interpretations but i do think it is very problematic how china is trying to pursue power and influence i may disagree with s