But as the authors discuss, understudied and on underemphasized. I dont want to waste too much time at the big long intro. I will only have an intro so i can highlight the work of ab next to me whos been doing really fantastic reporting for the wall street journal on the same topic and im going to quote from one of her stories from this year because it sets us up nicely where in a piece coauthored with her colleague dustin boltz she says, chinese spies are increasingly recruiting Us Intelligence officers as part of a widening sustained campaign to shake loose government secrets. Current and former u. S. Officials say china has also grown bolder and more successful in traditional spy games including targeting less conventional recruits and she quotes the now infamous statement by Christopher Wray the fbi that no country poses a broader and more severe intelligence collection threat in china they are doing it through Chinese Intelligence Services through state owned enterprises through e
Highlight, promote, discuss this great new book, which just came out on tuesday i believe the third would be official launch date. This is about a topic which is incredibly relevant important but as the authors discuss, understudied and on underemphasized. I dont want to waste too much time at the big long intro. I will only have an intro so i can highlight the work of ab next to me whos been doing really fantastic reporting for the wall street journal on the same topic and im going to quote from one of her stories from this year because it sets us up nicely where in a piece coauthored with her colleague dustin boltz she says, chinese spies are increasingly recruiting Us Intelligence officers as part of a widening sustained campaign to shake loose government secrets. Current and former u. S. Officials say china has also grown bolder and more successful in traditional spy games including targeting less conventional recruits and she quotes the now infamous statement by Christopher Wray t
Of a brutal state that today abuses human rights in hong kong the chief villain appears to be hong kong chief executive kerry lamb joining me now from the new Peoples Party at what is known gong is one of our cabinet ministers regina thanks so much for coming on the show before we get to whats going on in on kong how is. The special Administrative Region going to be celebrating 70 years of china that will be fleck waste of money and celebrations as usual and the Hong Kong Government working in sending a lot that location to beijing to attend the parade and various celebrations in the capital but no no fireworks because some people think that having no fireworks in on kong is a capitulation to the enemies of ongoings really its a great pity but i think there are Strong Security considerations can. That in the past 100 days there have been a lot of. Outbreaks of violence attacks on in those than bystanders if you if you find somebody who does agree with you you bash that person so in vie
Kong events have certainly been highly biased in our view you know there have been a lot of description of the events in hong kong as Police Brutality whereas actually although the poll tests have taken place for over 100 days they have not really been serious injuries and no fatalities compared with the way western police hendo the los angeles riots in the 1970s occupy wall street in 2011 and the london riots in 2 or 11 also in 5 days there were 5 deaths several 1000 arrested whereas at home call we have over 200 policemen injured maybe a similar number of members of public also injured but really no serious injuries and no fatalities yes but arguably in london when there were riots the authorities here doubled down the grid to do austerity whereas in on kong it seems to be. One cave in after another to protest as you called of the legislation very legal unity with china back in 2012 you called of education curriculum changes because of protests why is it the hong kong authorities do
Be here with you next hour with a roundup of the biggest news from the week and stay with us for going underground next here on our international. Center of town so were going underground as saudi arabia takes the podium to conclude the u. N. General Assembly Just ahead of the one Year Anniversary of the killing of the Washington Post Jamal Khashoggi a crime over which the u. N. One saudi arabia investigated coming up on the show as the United States Senate Debates a trade war with hong kong that could drag the Global Economy down and its president trumps existing sanctions against china we speak to a member of ongoings executive council preparing for tomorrows 70th anniversary celebration of the peoples republic and all the days out here. Concludes the u. N. General assembly we go to the country with the largest number of u. S. Troops in Europe Germany to hear its left Party Dealing slam any possible angle or merkel plan to join Donald Trumps and Boris Johnsons soldiers against iran p