Yeah, please be seated. Good morning. Im chang lee, director and the senior fellow of the john l. China center at brookings. Its my pleasure to welcome you to this important event on chinas longterm Economic Outlook and its global implications. This event is unusual in present day washington for at least three reasons. First, as it has been widely perceived, people here have been preoccupied with Current Issues and the immediate challenges. As the year 2020 has barely begun, there are already several pressing geopolitical dilemmas on which our policymakers must focus. As we cross into the new decade, it will be important to look ahead toward chinas economic progress and the challenges it will present, both for china and for the world. Chinas Rapid Economic Development has arguably been and will continue to be the most consequential global story of the 21st century, and its ramifications ramifications surely go far beyond the economic domain. It is important to note that traditionally a
Its my pleasure to welcome you to this impo please be seated good morning, im chain lee director and the senior fellow of the john l. China center at brookings. Its my pleasure to welcome you to this important event on chinas longterm Economic Outlook and its global implications. This event is unusual in present day washington for at least three reasons. First, as it has been widely perceived, people here have been preoccupied with Current Issues and the immediate challenges. As the year 2020 has barely begun, there are already several pressing geopolitical dilemmas on which our policymakers must focus. As we cross into the new decade, it will be important to look ahead toward chinas economic progress and the challenges it will present, both for china and for the world. Chinas Rapid Economic Development has arguably been and will continue to be the most consequential global story of the 21st century, and its ramifications ramifications surely go far beyond the economic domain. It is im
Please welcome drew horn, office of the Vice President of the United States. Thank you so much for joining us here today. Im really excited to speak to this for a few brief moments. So first off i would like to say that space is a top priority of this administration and through the leadership of the president and the Vice President we see a remarkable progress in this critical area. The United States was founded by brave pioneers and their spirit continues today as america leads humanity into a new chapter of space expiration and scientific discovery. By combining efforts of the United States government with the leaders of private industry we will reach new heights that until recently we couldve only dreamt of. As the chair of the National Space council, the Vice President is leading an executive Branch Policy of to sustain u. S. Leadership in space and also open doors to u. S. Private sector growth. Before president president ial space policy directives generated by the council are sp
Please welcome drew horn, office of the Vice President of the United States. Thank you so much for joining us here today. Im really excited to speak to this for a few brief moments. So first off i would like to say that space is a top priority of this administration and through the leadership of the president and the Vice President we see a remarkable progress in this critical area. The United States was founded by brave pioneers and their spirit continues today as america leads humanity into a new chapter of space expiration and scientific discovery. By combining efforts of the United States government with the leaders of private industry we will reach new heights that until recently we couldve only dreamt of. As the chair of the National Space council, the Vice President is leading an executive Branch Policy of to sustain u. S. Leadership in space and also open doors to u. S. Private sector growth. Before president president ial space policy directives generated by the council are sp
Im chain lee director and the senior fellow of the john l. China center at brookings. Its my pleasure to welcome you to this important event on chinas longterm Economic Outlook and its global implications. This event is unusual in present day washington for at least three reasons. First, as it has been widely perceived, people here have been preoccupied with Current Issues and the immediate challenges. As the year 2020 has barely begun, there are already several pressing geopolitical dilemmas on which our policymakers must focus. As we cross into the new decade, it will be important to look ahead toward chinas economic progress and the challenges it will present, both for china and for the world. Chinas Rapid Economic Development has arguably been and will continue to be the most consequential global story of the 21st century, and its ramifications ramifications surely go far beyond the economic domain. It is important to note that traditionally and perhaps even today, china tends to t