The isolation community. Are you going the right way or are you being led so. Direct. What is true what is faith. In a world corrupted you need to descend. To join us in the depths. For a mate in the shallowest. Join me every thursday on the alec simon show and ill be speaking to guests of the world of politics sports business im show business ill see you then. The trumpet administration is sending its highest level delegation to taiwan which is angering china why now and what will the trip mean for american chinese well ations well take a look at that on this is. The politicking on larry king it was announced this week that u. S. Health and Human Services secretary alex a czar will soon lead a delegation to taiwan the announce one has angered china which considers taiwan a rogue province so whats behind the timing of this trip and once his impact on american chinese relations lets start there with joel rubin former Deputy Assistant secretary of state in the Obama Administration and a
You ok joe whats behind this trip of Human Services secretary alexanders are going to taiwan the delegation visit to taiwan is significant because its part of a trend right now that we see from the Trump Administration of provoking china in many regards and we are watching the slow to move towards a cold war now with china which is very dangerous for our National Security and deeply problematic but its also very political in certainly heading into the 2020 election where President Trump is trying to define himself as dance i can a candidate and joe biden is the pro china candidate and how do you see that playing out. I think that the American People are very wise about understanding that china while the source of the krona virus their china is not the cause. Of the catastrophe we have here at home in terms of managing the coronavirus and President Trump is trying to tell you that together but its not working and so hes getting more desperate in his rhetoric quite frankly about china co
34 days out now until the Iowa Caucuses who will emerge from a crowded group of candidates . A lot of people asking that. Were also of course following the developing news out of baghdad. Hundreds of protesters storming the u. S. Embassy there and they are protesting recent air strike against an iranbacked malitia were following that story. Were also expecting more protests out of hang kong, they are now just two hours away from ringing in the new year, and mass demonstrations are planned as well. Well take you there. Im Ashley Webster in today for stuart, Varney Company about to begin. Ashley and on this last day of 2019 why not start with breaking Economic News for you right now, were getting the latest numbers on home prices. Especially when its positive right to end this decade this year, so were up monthovermonth 1 for the year for the last year were up over 2 and weve been talking all year long about slow down taking places in housing especially with existing home sales which rep
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thank you for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. ukraine s president, volodymyr zelenskyy, made a dramatic appearance in japan where he s holding crucial meetings with world leaders at the g7 summit. zelenskyy is pleading his case for continued support in the war with russia. ukraine depends heavily on support and weapons from the g7 leaders who released a statement saying this we reaffirm our unwavering support for ukraine for as long as it takes. president biden is expected to have a face-to-face with zelenskyy tomorrow, and in a significant win for ukraine, the u.s. has signaled it will now allow allies to send f-16 fighter jets to ukraine and support training its pilots. that s a major about-face for the biden administration. russia and ukraine are not the only thing on the agenda at the summit. western leaders are tackling ways to confront china s increasing military power and how to approach the growing impact of artificial intelligence. mark stewart is in hiroshima