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North korea expert, scholar and author for the sister, dr. Sungyoon lee. His bio is on the website, but i do want highlight that outside of his Academic Work research. Chair dr. Lee has been an Expert Witness for us congressional. Hearings on north korea policy, including the Otto Warmbier versus dprk trial this evening. We have a unique opportunity to hear his insights about country that keeps us awake, continues to present challenging policy problems for the region and beyond and. As if that werent difficult enough to try to the pathology of secretive kim that leads it joining dr. Lee is our very own Emma Whitmyer easy Society Policy institute officer, Program Officer will interview dr. Lee and then conduct a q a with the audience. Emma was previously a fellow with the south Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Now we get the program underway, which is why you are here. I want to first thank dr. Lee for taking time to speak here. We are delighted for this opportunity to host you for w
The two ballots that excluded me maryland and michigan and when i called and said, what gives . Im all the country campaigning for president of the United States. They said, our standard is who the National Media generally recognizes as a candidate. Thats what they said. You see, folks, what i have described to you is a distortion of the politics of this country. Im telling you it is becoming official in many of the states. This is wrong and it will change when i am president of the United States. But there is a way. There is a way. There ises still a way. Still a way. We can restore democracy in this country and it is the New Hampshire primary. It is still here, still a part of things. You have the power to change. You as leaders of the Republican Party of New Hampshire and people respected in your community and people will follow your leadership on this, you dont have to have your choices limited by the mass media and the national party. You can choose. You still have the right to pi
I think the question you posed maybe earlier to jiayang as what does it mane to read western reporting as a native chinese is an interesting one. For me i remember when i was able to read the the New York Times, when i read reports on china, it felt like seeing an xray of china. And what i mean by that is the bones all seemed to be in the right place, but what i had in my head with the flesh and the veins, all of that seemed it seemed all very accurate. I felt like western reporters must have done a conscientious job. This was in the early mid90s but that sense of i want macy that i felt to the country and in myself i think the warring allegiances of, i mean, keep in mind i spent first and second grade in china and was exceptionally slow as an english learner. So was very much, you know still felt very much nobody could truly with a childs sense of stubbornness, nobody can understand china the way i do. And i spent, you know, the past, i think, two decades trying to reconcile that very
Great day to be in texas and today i have the honor and pleasure to be at the texas book festival serving as a moderator, and im pleased to be here with rachel l. Swams. I will tell you a few things about rachel because you came here to hear her and not me and our time is limited. She has worked for the New York Times since 1995. Reporting on domestic policy, national politics, immigration, the president ial campaign of 2004, and 2008, and first Lady Michele Obama and her role in the obama white house. I met rachel at an event this year where i bought a book, the book she wrote, american tapestry the story of the black, white, and multiracial ancestors of michelle obama. After hearing her talk, id bought six more copies. I bought them for all my family members and to give out as christmas gifts. Now after having read her book i can tell you it was a good investment. It helps me better understand my own family and many mysteries surrounding my own family. Rachel l. Swamss book is a comp