the united states feel threatened as they were our allies and we view the export of chips in to the development of an advanced chip industry in china as threatening. so the export controls too. at the same time, the administration has been sending signals to american business about the consequences of investing in china. this notion of them going over there and saying that we want to continue the relationship is very conflicting and ambiguous. to give you an idea, since before donald trump became an president, china s share of us import is down by 25%. in the first six months of this year, us imports from china are down dramatically from last year. china is becoming less of a trading partner for the united states and is becoming less of a trading partnerfor the united states and it is notjust chips. partner for the united states and it is notjust chips. is notjust chips. less of a trading artner is notjust chips. less of a trading partner but is notjust chips. less of a trading part
rent motive will be welcoming the world to delhi for that g20 summit and this is an opportunity for them to begin to set the conditions for narendra modi to set the conditions for peace. there is a potentialfor large a potential for large diplomatic assist a potentialfor large diplomatic assist to the indians. nothing will happen in the near term but what is being set up is at the very least an interesting potential diplomatic deal down the road. let s talk about the china front then. what incentive do you think the g7 nations can give countries like brazil to side with them on the question of china when it comes down to the nuts and bolts of it when china is the biggest trading partner? china is the biggest trading artner? ., ., ~ china is the biggest trading artner? , partner? look, competing with china and partner? look, competing with china and the partner? look, competing with china and the chinese - partner? look, competing with| china and the chinese economy and chinese pro
northern ireland as part as the uk northern ireland as part as the uk were part of the uk. it s imperative politically that they get the situation resolved. resolved. also if it is resolved, resolved. also if it is resolved, if - resolved. also if it is resolved, if it - resolved. also if it is i resolved, if it improves relations between the uk and the eu, again, thatare relations between the uk and the eu, again, that are so criticalfor the eu, again, that are so critical for trade because the eu is still our biggest trading partner. eu is still our biggest trading artner. , , ., partner. this is it, and it o ens partner. this is it, and it opens many partner. this is it, and it opens many doors, - partner. this is it, and it opens many doors, notl partner. this is it, and it. opens many doors, notjust relations with the eu that are strained, we have heard relations with america on the line to some degree given that president biden is taking an interest in irish politics as
from now on, we re going to look for a brighter fuehrer. we re going to look for a united community, a prosperous community, and the negativity over the last two years will go away in no time. in afghanistan today, three american service members were killed by a gunman wearing an afghan military uniform. it happened here in the unstable helmand province. we heard a few details and about a couple of attacks on coalition forces this week alone. chris lawrence is at the pentagon. chris, what happened today in the helmand province? we re told the soldier was part of a coalition force working on stability in the helmand province. they were going to meet some of their local afghan contacts when they were shot and killed. right now the isaf, the u.s. military is looking for the gunman, the man who shot and killed these troops. the taliban claims that the troops were lured in by an afghan police commander under the ruse of having dinner and being friendly when he turned on them