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the u.s. 2023 investment restrictions on when to capitol private equity investment in china although the scope, the restriction to companies that are mainly are engaged in ai systems for military purposes, the impact can extend beyond that. it is possible that with more limited access to experts and networks, these companies may have difficulty finding investors to fund the vision. such measures are intended to increase access but to ensure policy effectiveness i recommend options. first, u.s. policymakers need accurate evidence-based assessment of china's technological power to track and update china's capabilities and competitiveness. for instance, can help understanding of china's absentee capabilities. second, to restrict u.s. capital and intangible benefits from aiding development of china's ai for military purposes. the u.s. should scope programs headed by the department of treasury and prohibitive transaction for the restriction. this have been government efforts but for specific action
the u.s. 2023 investment restrictions on when to capitol private equity investment in china although the scope, the restriction to companies that are mainly are engaged in ai systems for military purposes, the impact can extend beyond that. it is possible that with more limited access to experts and networks, these companies may have difficulty finding investors to fund the vision. such measures are intended to increase access but to ensure policy effectiveness i recommend options. first, u.s....
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the u.s. administrations with unapologetically couched the in national security and foreign-policy benefits of trade but that line of argument has gone outts of fashion in parts f washington. when you hear officials from the trump or the byte administration talking about the connection between national security and trade there likely to be talking about the national security risk of trade down the ways that trade could be used to advance foreign-policy interests. i'm thrilled to have the opportunity tohr pose this issue some of our closest trading partners and ask them how they think about these connections in how they think about the role of their own trade agreements and their agreements with us. let me get started. ambassador i will start with you and this issue. we obviously have a lot of people in the u.s. government and lots of u.s. companies are worried c about supply chain ris including but not limited to. including the political risk and of course you have that trade agreement with me
the u.s. administrations with unapologetically couched the in national security and foreign-policy benefits of trade but that line of argument has gone outts of fashion in parts f washington. when you hear officials from the trump or the byte administration talking about the connection between national security and trade there likely to be talking about the national security risk of trade down the ways that trade could be used to advance foreign-policy interests. i'm thrilled to have the...
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>> the u.s. has its hands full with major wars in europe, the middle east, trying to deter chinese aggression in the indo pacific. the united states is a superpower and we do not have the luxury of choosing. we have interest in those regions and our backyard. we need to have global strategies to deal with russia and china including in latin america and we have the capacity to do it. the u.s. is 25% of global gdp. on our own we are strong enough, but you bring in allies and partners, we are 60% of gdp. working together, we can do this. allies and partners are critical , getting the europeans, japanese, koreans engaged. the congressmen mentioned friend-shoring as we move the trade and supply lines out of china to friendly countries in the hemisphere. it is one of the ways we can provide an alternative to china. so yes, we have got to do it all with our allies and partners. >> one for you from our audience, how do you view china's economic slowdown and russia's war as limiting investment in the spac
>> the u.s. has its hands full with major wars in europe, the middle east, trying to deter chinese aggression in the indo pacific. the united states is a superpower and we do not have the luxury of choosing. we have interest in those regions and our backyard. we need to have global strategies to deal with russia and china including in latin america and we have the capacity to do it. the u.s. is 25% of global gdp. on our own we are strong enough, but you bring in allies and partners, we...
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the u.s. and japan official policy on taiwan issue but i would like to hear your thoughts on south korea. obviously south korea has been very cautious about this issue but we recently we have been seeing small changes. does it mean there is a policy shift on where south korea stands on the issue? what is driving the change? and then i would like to hear about the joint statement leaders of south korea, japan, and united states about the same 90 day adopted in the joint camp david summit, the language, they say reaffirm for peace and stability across the taiwan straight as an indication of prosperity and the international community. is that language sign of sort of three countries relying on this issue? if not, where [indiscernible] >> south korea government position on taiwan straight issue has been moving from [indiscernible] -- it is moving closer to the u.s. position but there is still time so in 2021 during the summit between the president's for the first time they include the phrase south
the u.s. and japan official policy on taiwan issue but i would like to hear your thoughts on south korea. obviously south korea has been very cautious about this issue but we recently we have been seeing small changes. does it mean there is a policy shift on where south korea stands on the issue? what is driving the change? and then i would like to hear about the joint statement leaders of south korea, japan, and united states about the same 90 day adopted in the joint camp david summit, the...
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u.s. strategic, u.s. china strategic competition. this is sister stokes first time testifying before the commission. the research at the rand corporation prior to joining, he was the editor of the jamestown foundation and he will examine the efforts to leverage the language models and its approach to cognitive warfare particularly for the purpose of manipulating information on social media. then scientist at rand where the current research focuses on emerging quantum technologies ai aim cybersecurity. prior to he received his phd in theoretical physics at the university of california santa barbara. his testimony will address the aspirations to integrate quantum technologies into its military and drug comparisons between the u.s. quantum industrial base. thank you for the testimony. i would like to remind you all, all the witnesses please keep remarks and reserve time for questions and answers. i will begin with you but i do want to just quickly comment is with the last panel we are learnin
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the u.s. army in east asia after service in the u.s. army and the intelligence community he received, his ph.d. from, george washington university army, east asia. his second book he previously published, the rise and fall of an officer corps, the republic of china military. from 1942 to 1955. dr. shetty corners, an employee of the u.s. federal government, has for many years at the u.s. army center for military history. he's also an adjunct faculty member at george mason university and, the university of maryland global campus. next, would be to his right, your left would be colonel l scott lingamfelter. united states army, retired. he's the author of the book yanks and blue berets, american u.n. peacekeepers in the middle east curling and father began his military career as a field women. hooray! yes he then served as a front military observer in the united nations true supervision organization in syria, israel and southern lebanon. sound familiar? which the subject of his new book after 28 year military career, colonel lincoln felder
the u.s. army in east asia after service in the u.s. army and the intelligence community he received, his ph.d. from, george washington university army, east asia. his second book he previously published, the rise and fall of an officer corps, the republic of china military. from 1942 to 1955. dr. shetty corners, an employee of the u.s. federal government, has for many years at the u.s. army center for military history. he's also an adjunct faculty member at george mason university and, the...
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. >> the u.s. india relationship has been one of those rare■ partnerships that have strong bipartisan support in this country. congressman you said you have long been a strong supporter of this partnership. last june when we addressed a joint session of congress he stated at the time when the chinese communist party continues to threaten and destabilize the indo pacific u.s. and india must stand together to ensure peace and stability throughout the region. congressman where does u.s. indo pacific policy stand and how does china fit into ensuring it and how does india fit into, sorry in your view. >> a freudian slip is very valuable because we have this situation that history tells us something that'sua very importa. a relationship with india is born out of our history of quite frankly the cold war and which it was time to choose sides andn as our partner in the soviet union chose india. that created not friendships. allegiances that were born at the need for each of those two countries to be on d
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in the u.s. to understand the global challenges and complexities of healthcare innovation. and today i look forward to discussing our approach to pricing and the work we do to advance healthcare for all americans. fundamentally, our decision make is guided by the values set forth in our credo which states that our responsibility is to the patients. our pricing decisions reflect our commitment to bringing forward innovative medicines to patients today, after patients tomorrow tomorrow. first, our prices are based on the value our medicines bring to patients come healthcare system and society. we take into consideration that our medicines include patient's quality of life and survival rates while often reducing healthcare costs. and for context, in 2022 the average net price of our medicines declined for the six year year in a row by 3.5 percentage points. over the six years rices have declined by almost 20%, and the real inflation adjusted price decline was more than 40%. second, we price our medi
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weapons, that they will support u.s. efforts and other u.s.-backed efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to innocent civilians who are caught up in the crossfire through no fault of their own. these seem like very straightforward principles, and it's about time that we took what has previously really been the sentiments of the united states and turn it into substance, to take rhetoric and make it more of a realty. and so i want to thank all my colleagues, including the new presiding officer who helped make that happen. and i want to thank the president of the united states. i want to thank president biden who has said from the beginning that the united states must continue to be a beacon of hope and that we must have a foreign policy based on values, based on the rule of law, based on human rights. if we want to do that, we need to make sure that our laws match those ambitions. we need to make sure that we have requirements on the books that achieve those aspirations. because aspirations that are not backed up with real leverage sound goo
weapons, that they will support u.s. efforts and other u.s.-backed efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to innocent civilians who are caught up in the crossfire through no fault of their own. these seem like very straightforward principles, and it's about time that we took what has previously really been the sentiments of the united states and turn it into substance, to take rhetoric and make it more of a realty. and so i want to thank all my colleagues, including the new presiding...
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. >> in the u.s. forces were there were. >> in the vicinity of green village. >> and i will get your response but i want to let the viewers know that if you would like to ask a question, i guess jean ready to do so and winds are open, republicans 202-74-8800 wanted to because 202-74-8800 an independent 2027 or 88002 and also protect us that teams 8003 and we are on facebook i don't ask head your response to that and also, how military leaders would measure success in these cases. >> what it is a great question and i've been involved in start planning from the pentagon as an advisor to determine tomahawk issues, while in this joint operation vision and air were for planner planner for the eisenhower about a group as a matter of fact that is over there right now in previous deployments and battle damage assessment is something that is ongoing and we have tremendous intelligence and capability to pull forward coordinates on very precise targets and great care is taken to make sure that there is not colla
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u.s.-china competition. the u.s.-china economic and security review commission examined the risks of certain chinese technologies being used in the united states including the chinese communist party's ability to access user data collected from the social media app tiktok, other topics include electric vehicle production and the use of artificial intelligence and quantum commuting by china's military >> and ai diplomacy in the indo pacific region. ms. wong will discuss the trends in china's commercial ai industry as well as the key institutions driving china's ai developments. she's a new voice here for the commission and thank you. next we will hear from dr. michelle rosso. dr. rosso was previously director of technology and national security at the national security council. she will testify in china's progress and various sub fields of china's technology industry including agriculture, pharmaceuticals and more. this is her first time appearing here. thank you. lastly we will doctor from
u.s.-china competition. the u.s.-china economic and security review commission examined the risks of certain chinese technologies being used in the united states including the chinese communist party's ability to access user data collected from the social media app tiktok, other topics include electric vehicle production and the use of artificial intelligence and quantum commuting by china's military >> and ai diplomacy in the indo pacific region. ms. wong will discuss the trends in...
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we are seeking u.s. documents from u.s. companies about united states investments, u.s. focused strategies and united states institutions. allowing these companies to ignore their obligation to respond to u.s. law is not just an affront to the subcommittee, it risks allowing companies to effectively contract away their obligations to other countries all around the world where you do business, where you perform services to comply with united states laws. although the subcommittee's inquiry began last summer with questions about the saudi arabia public investment fund in u.s. golf, it has become much bigger and more consequential. after mckinsey, bcg, each refused to voluntarily produce records about their work because of the saudi arabia objections and we issued subpoenas compelling them to do so. our goal is simple, we want to determine what work these companies have done and are doing that allows a foreign authoritarian government to use instruments of commerce in the united states to increase its influence within our shores and rebrand its tarnished image after years o
we are seeking u.s. documents from u.s. companies about united states investments, u.s. focused strategies and united states institutions. allowing these companies to ignore their obligation to respond to u.s. law is not just an affront to the subcommittee, it risks allowing companies to effectively contract away their obligations to other countries all around the world where you do business, where you perform services to comply with united states laws. although the subcommittee's inquiry began...
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third, the u.s. must enhance cooperation with regional allies to secure necessary access and overflight rights. this entails deepening strategic partnerships and expanding intelligence sharing mechanism to effectively counter iranian influence. fourth, the u.s. should reinvigorate the saudi led coalitions efforts to neutralize the houthi threat in yemen by providing comprehensive military support including advanced weaponry, intelligence assistance, logistical support and training to saudi forces. this should also include working with a northern tribe. fifth, the u.s. must provide unwavering support israel both to safeguard its a good but also demonstrate our reliability as a partner and ally. finally, the u.s. needs to support the protest movement within iran. we could be issuing official statements recognizing the legitimacy of the protesters grievances, and offer tangible support such as facilitating secure communication channels -- >> to keep within time, we need to continue -- apology but what y
third, the u.s. must enhance cooperation with regional allies to secure necessary access and overflight rights. this entails deepening strategic partnerships and expanding intelligence sharing mechanism to effectively counter iranian influence. fourth, the u.s. should reinvigorate the saudi led coalitions efforts to neutralize the houthi threat in yemen by providing comprehensive military support including advanced weaponry, intelligence assistance, logistical support and training to saudi...
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with the u.s. potentially u.s. g dependent on china for certain agricultural inputs such as amino acids, vitamins and other. china's rapid progress in battery technology and manufacturing is dominate critical nodes in the supply chain for new energy systems and potentially creating unacceptable securityng risks. eight facilitating western support opted unwittingly has advanced chinese communist party. this is been a long-term effort of this commission we are very proud of the work we have done. the focus on technology is intense. but it my view we are still only scratching the surface of. i hope today's hearing and our efforts in this report cycle ndwill announce potential recommendations for consideration by congress. the challenge is immense. export controls with restrictions have hindered some of beijing's efforts cutting-edge technology but it continues to capitalize ongy gas in these regimes in academia. an important problem remains defining what constitutes emerging technologies and linking that definition to
with the u.s. potentially u.s. g dependent on china for certain agricultural inputs such as amino acids, vitamins and other. china's rapid progress in battery technology and manufacturing is dominate critical nodes in the supply chain for new energy systems and potentially creating unacceptable securityng risks. eight facilitating western support opted unwittingly has advanced chinese communist party. this is been a long-term effort of this commission we are very proud of the work we have done....
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u.s. but accountable to a foreign government? i would love to hear your thoughts as well. if you have thoughts, feel free to weigh in. >> thank you for the question. i will share from personal experience first, i was born in the communist country. i was born in a communist country. i grew up in soviet union a water was like under communism. my family could escape and finally escape, so for my personal experience, i will tell you that in the communist country no laws make difference except for what communist boss wants to get done. and under that premise i now will not suggest or speculate in a scenario where w a ceo like tiktok is in a room with the ccp officials, and they want the person to do whatever they want, what willan that come what ceo will comply with. that he or xi have a choice. so and i believe no, they don't have a choice. they will comply with the chinese law. >> thank you. i'll ask to the early question about -- i mean, chinese government owns the radisson hotel chain, okay
u.s. but accountable to a foreign government? i would love to hear your thoughts as well. if you have thoughts, feel free to weigh in. >> thank you for the question. i will share from personal experience first, i was born in the communist country. i was born in a communist country. i grew up in soviet union a water was like under communism. my family could escape and finally escape, so for my personal experience, i will tell you that in the communist country no laws make difference except...
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he married a u.s. citizen during this period, i believe that he also registered for selective service for the draft during this period, although i haven't been able to to to fully confirm that there a strained note that i found in his archive to that effect. so he was hardly living in hiding during this period the f the f sorry mi5 had been tracking while he was in england, the 1930s. fbi gets on his trail. in 1947. he's deported in 1952 and mi5 up the file for from there. this is one of the earliest documents ins that i found in sealed james's file. i'll show you a blow up of it here. this is one of the early earliest describing claude james and rightrom the earliest reports, james, the agent says we're going teport this guy, we are going to get him out. our country as an alien subversive. sohe fbi, although it sometimes took years for, them to produce a case, they didn't fool around, especially with aliens of color. right. their goalas to prosecute and get them out of the country more or less as quic
he married a u.s. citizen during this period, i believe that he also registered for selective service for the draft during this period, although i haven't been able to to to fully confirm that there a strained note that i found in his archive to that effect. so he was hardly living in hiding during this period the f the f sorry mi5 had been tracking while he was in england, the 1930s. fbi gets on his trail. in 1947. he's deported in 1952 and mi5 up the file for from there. this is one of the...
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the chief of the u.s. border patrol said on fox news, and i quote, this bill that would have added additional hundreds of border patrol agents to our rank and file, that would have given us more technology, would have given us more equipment infrastructure, of course i'm going to be supportive of that. and one of the senators that negotiated this bill -- a strong conservative, i might add -- republican senator james lankford from oklahoma, said that this would have stopped 800,000 entries in the past four months if it had already been signed into law. the hypocrisy is stunning. senators and house members who went back to their home states and talked about how bad the southern border was and how we needed to act now have flip-flopped. these are politicians who claim to work bipartisanly, but they oppose bipartisan solutions. the same ones that have cried loudly for years that we need changes, policy changes on the border, but they're revealing in plain sight that it isn't about policy issues. it's about pol
the chief of the u.s. border patrol said on fox news, and i quote, this bill that would have added additional hundreds of border patrol agents to our rank and file, that would have given us more technology, would have given us more equipment infrastructure, of course i'm going to be supportive of that. and one of the senators that negotiated this bill -- a strong conservative, i might add -- republican senator james lankford from oklahoma, said that this would have stopped 800,000 entries in...
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what i see -- even the u.s. government has done anything or said anything, what we see in the private sector over and over again, members of the committee, including myself, we meet with members of various industries. what they tell us is we are already establishing a redundant supply chain in india. in some other country in the region. so regardless of what the u.s.g. does, they are going to continue this. i'd like to see more of it brought home also. i'd like to see more of this redundancy develop in terms of manufacturing back in the eighth district of illinois, and other places. the main point is that this is happening. and it's going to continue to happen. and i think that it's a good thing. especially given what happened in the pandemic and the fact that everything from p.p.e., personal protective equipment, to active pharmaceutical ingredients were in short supply. it doesn't make sense to just have one sole source for any of that. >> speaking of that, one of the big sources of'tension from the administra
what i see -- even the u.s. government has done anything or said anything, what we see in the private sector over and over again, members of the committee, including myself, we meet with members of various industries. what they tell us is we are already establishing a redundant supply chain in india. in some other country in the region. so regardless of what the u.s.g. does, they are going to continue this. i'd like to see more of it brought home also. i'd like to see more of this redundancy...
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aid to israel over concerns that u.s. aid -- u.s. military aid, u.s. weapons are being used to the, you know, in its war where we see this enormous civil cannian death toll. that for the most part so far has been rejected by the administration and by most lawmakers on the hill who believe that come thick or thin the u.s. needs to continue to support israel because it is its biggest andon most important aly in the region, in the middle east but als u.s. national security and so that really has not gained a lot of traction beyond that group of lawmakers who are largely progressive. that being said the biden administration is growing frustrated and sources that i talk to, you know, understand that they have this enormous leverage over israel and could potentially pull the plug if they were to reach a point where they say, you know, enough is enough too many people have died. they're not there as far as anyone i talked to who says that's nott going to happen bua conversation behind the scenes in any corridor here in washington. something that a lot ofwa pe
aid to israel over concerns that u.s. aid -- u.s. military aid, u.s. weapons are being used to the, you know, in its war where we see this enormous civil cannian death toll. that for the most part so far has been rejected by the administration and by most lawmakers on the hill who believe that come thick or thin the u.s. needs to continue to support israel because it is its biggest andon most important aly in the region, in the middle east but als u.s. national security and so that really has...
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u.s.-china economic security review commission. thank you for inviting me to testify about u.s. china competitiveness and biotechnology. i'm delighted to be here to the work we're currently taking on emerging biotech. we just released our interim report. i expect everyone to check it out at biotech dot senate.gov. i come to you as a molecular biologist. i studied infectious diseases before serving in the government. i along with my fellow commissioners have examined the opportunity and challenges facing the united states at a critical intersection of national security and emerging biotechnologies. one of the challenges we're finding is the risk of being overmatched by china. with recent advances in biotechnology, we're beginning to be able to program cells like we program computers. and the applications here go far beyond the pharmaceutical domain. these technologies can be applied across our economy, to agriculture, to energy and industrial production and manufacturing and of course defen
u.s.-china economic security review commission. thank you for inviting me to testify about u.s. china competitiveness and biotechnology. i'm delighted to be here to the work we're currently taking on emerging biotech. we just released our interim report. i expect everyone to check it out at biotech dot senate.gov. i come to you as a molecular biologist. i studied infectious diseases before serving in the government. i along with my fellow commissioners have examined the opportunity and...
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in u.s.-china t rivalry, the nation with the most advanced technology will also be the nation with the larger economy. look no further than the difference between israel and nigeria today. nigeria has more than 21 times the population of israel, and s 37 billion barrels in oil reserve. yet come israel has a larger economy and the stronger military. the reason is technology. contrary to popular belief, america can, in fact, stay ahead of china economically, but to do so must also stay had technologically. with four times our population, is chinan, simply manages to converge with us technologically and to get to a parity on productivity, it could have four times our gdpur and maybe four times our military, making it the dominant power. and so parity means the west is losing. parity cannot be the byproduct of american technology policy. technology dominance should be our north starr and i will be y focus today. third, technology is challenging the conceptions of national sovereignty. as china's
in u.s.-china t rivalry, the nation with the most advanced technology will also be the nation with the larger economy. look no further than the difference between israel and nigeria today. nigeria has more than 21 times the population of israel, and s 37 billion barrels in oil reserve. yet come israel has a larger economy and the stronger military. the reason is technology. contrary to popular belief, america can, in fact, stay ahead of china economically, but to do so must also stay had...
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the u.s. taliban deal to withdrawal military forces from afghanistan testify before the house foreign affairs committee thinking holds the afghan government leadership mostly responsible for the child on takeover of the country after withdrawal. by the time president trump left office and generate 2021 the number of u.s. troops in afghanistan have been reduced to 2500. president biden completed the withdrawal eight months later. this hearing is two and half hours. [background noises] quotes a meeting of foreign affairs will come to order. discuss how the biden administration unconditionally handed over afghanistan to the taliban terrorist organization with his refusal to enforce the doha agreement. today's hearing comes at a crucial moment in this committee's investigation into the biden administration catastrophic withdrawal from afghanistan. four months after president biden announced a withdrawal the senior military advisors and its own intelligence community repeatedly issued dire warnings
the u.s. taliban deal to withdrawal military forces from afghanistan testify before the house foreign affairs committee thinking holds the afghan government leadership mostly responsible for the child on takeover of the country after withdrawal. by the time president trump left office and generate 2021 the number of u.s. troops in afghanistan have been reduced to 2500. president biden completed the withdrawal eight months later. this hearing is two and half hours. [background noises] quotes a...
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i mention that our u.s.-afghan women councilil well, one woman runs a made by afghan women, very inspirational. it's hard but they work within the confines here. conda harr also embroidery, doctor -- some of the many women know. she is a bear. she runss a hospital that by the way does have approval and it is run by women. it's very helpful. she has a find, afghan institute of learning. the foundation, enlighten the mine. all of these deal with education, health. the eagle online academy. i really wanted you all to do this because there's a lot of activity going on and it doesn't always get the credit it should end of which are up against great barriers. uplift afghan fund, the foundation i know here in d.c. many of us know it. they focus on youth in particular. the next generation, turquoise mountain has been in there. i had the privilege of going when he went to afghanistan years ago, watching the handicrafts, bringing back the beauty of afghan culture. it was amazing to us. leslie schweizer who runs the fr
i mention that our u.s.-afghan women councilil well, one woman runs a made by afghan women, very inspirational. it's hard but they work within the confines here. conda harr also embroidery, doctor -- some of the many women know. she is a bear. she runss a hospital that by the way does have approval and it is run by women. it's very helpful. she has a find, afghan institute of learning. the foundation, enlighten the mine. all of these deal with education, health. the eagle online academy. i...
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u.s.-china relationship, today's hearing focuses on a topic that has rightfully emerged at the forefront of the policy debate in both chambers of congress in recent months, technology. while much remains uncertain about the 20 20's and 20 30's, recent events have made it unmistakably clear that technology will be the indispensable precondition for american prosperity, security, and national sovereignty in the years ahead. president eisenhower once observed there is only one thing i can tell you about war, and it is this, no war ever shows the characteristics that were expected. it is always different. it has now been 79 years since the world last expense the war between great powers. that is the same amount of time that elapsed between the american civil war and world war ii. just think of how different the world of the american civil war was compared to the world on the eve of world war ii. similarly, the world today bears little results to the world of 79 years ago. if a great power war
u.s.-china relationship, today's hearing focuses on a topic that has rightfully emerged at the forefront of the policy debate in both chambers of congress in recent months, technology. while much remains uncertain about the 20 20's and 20 30's, recent events have made it unmistakably clear that technology will be the indispensable precondition for american prosperity, security, and national sovereignty in the years ahead. president eisenhower once observed there is only one thing i can tell you...
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while total u.s. health care spending is higher than other developed nations, is spending allows american patients to receive cutting edge healthcare earlier than any other country in the world. however, the burdensome obligations imposed in u.s. are hard for patients to meet and undermine access and health equity. remarkably, the gao found that patient co-pay obligations often exceed payor costs for the drugs. this means that patients sometimes pay more for their medicines and their insurers. clearly, this part of the system is not working as intended. we support proposals to reconcile this inequity and torture patient access. as outlined in my testimony, congress should stop middlemen from taking for themselves, the assistance that pharmaceutical companies intend for patients. and finally, it is essential that we reject the price caps and controls that exist in other countries, which stand innovation. our nation's robust biopharmaceutical industry was created by policy choices that prioritize earlie
while total u.s. health care spending is higher than other developed nations, is spending allows american patients to receive cutting edge healthcare earlier than any other country in the world. however, the burdensome obligations imposed in u.s. are hard for patients to meet and undermine access and health equity. remarkably, the gao found that patient co-pay obligations often exceed payor costs for the drugs. this means that patients sometimes pay more for their medicines and their insurers....
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so regardless of what the u.s. g does, i'd like to see more of it brought home more of the redundancy, manufacturing in schaumburg, illinois, the district, and the main thing is that it's happening and it's going to continue to happen and i think it's a good thing, especially given what happened in the pandemic and the fact that, you know, everything from ppe, personal protective equipment, to active pharmaceutical ingredients were in short supply and it doesn't make sense to just have one sole source for any of that. >> and speaking of that, one of the big sources of attention from the administration and from congress is the chips act and bringing back the semiconductor production. there have been a couple of reports recently about tsmc and intel delaying work on the plans or delaying the timelines, are you worried at all by that, about the delays and when they'd be up and running? >> i'm always concerned. but the reason for some of these delays, i mean, there's various reasons, some of them are very local, but so
so regardless of what the u.s. g does, i'd like to see more of it brought home more of the redundancy, manufacturing in schaumburg, illinois, the district, and the main thing is that it's happening and it's going to continue to happen and i think it's a good thing, especially given what happened in the pandemic and the fact that, you know, everything from ppe, personal protective equipment, to active pharmaceutical ingredients were in short supply and it doesn't make sense to just have one sole...
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furthermore, rok/u.s./japan trilateral operation is essential to unification of the korean peninsula, despite north korea's strategic shift to so-called two korea policy. at the camp david summit, the leaders of those three countries expressed support for unification. the joint statement included support for quote, a unified korea that is free and at pe ace, end quote. unification of the korean peninsula means the emergence of a unified korea that shares the values with the united states and japan. against this backdrop, i hope the rok, u.s., and japan will be able to share their roles for denuclearization of north korea, unification of the korean peninsula, and realizing the vision of the in the pacific region, so that there will create synergistic factors through the commendation of their own military and economic power. let me stop there. thank you. chair cha: thank you. that is a great start for us. let me now go to the ambassador. can you hear me? >> yes, i can. can you hear me? chair cha: great. ok.
furthermore, rok/u.s./japan trilateral operation is essential to unification of the korean peninsula, despite north korea's strategic shift to so-called two korea policy. at the camp david summit, the leaders of those three countries expressed support for unification. the joint statement included support for quote, a unified korea that is free and at pe ace, end quote. unification of the korean peninsula means the emergence of a unified korea that shares the values with the united states and...
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of course u.s. and ca had some really novel commitments when it came to digital trade in e-commerce andde regrettably we are seeinggr administration movg away from the long-held position with free flow data and free competition for u.s. companies overseas i'm very interested in what subcommittee more broadly the ways and means committee might do that were promoting high standards in the state? a great examples expressing concerns under colleagues the fact i think we are all nervous what might be said in the next ministerial with the wto. we just do not sense a priority from the administration that here we are on the digital front. that we do not want to give that away. in our national interest but consumer interest around the worldd. realizing on the digital front it is not even an entity replacing and the economy. but they are the multiplier effect can be a little daunting at times. what a great opportunity. i'm for the administration to step up because of congress and the bipartisan concerns in th
of course u.s. and ca had some really novel commitments when it came to digital trade in e-commerce andde regrettably we are seeinggr administration movg away from the long-held position with free flow data and free competition for u.s. companies overseas i'm very interested in what subcommittee more broadly the ways and means committee might do that were promoting high standards in the state? a great examples expressing concerns under colleagues the fact i think we are all nervous what might...
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the u.s. involvement in the yemen war. i regret that the houthis are now strong enough to attack our interests in the region but this is where we are. now that we are in the crosshairs, we must respond. that is why i have supported the president's leadership to launch the operation to restore maritime security and the red sea and i supported president -- his decision together with our partners in the u.k. to target houthi infrastructure in yemen. that connecticut's bonds has been pared with a targeted sanctions strategy to squeeze the houthis ability to finance their operations, increase efforts to intercept weapons coming from iran to the houthis. but this response has occurred without congressional authorization. and to my knowledge, there is no existing law that would permit military action against the houthis. the constitution requires congress to authorize acts of war. we swore an oath to follow the constitution. if we believe this is a just military action, and i do, then we should autho
the u.s. involvement in the yemen war. i regret that the houthis are now strong enough to attack our interests in the region but this is where we are. now that we are in the crosshairs, we must respond. that is why i have supported the president's leadership to launch the operation to restore maritime security and the red sea and i supported president -- his decision together with our partners in the u.k. to target houthi infrastructure in yemen. that connecticut's bonds has been pared with a...
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for the u.s. government for number of years. every single company, if they are mandated, u.s. government can auditor supply chains. you start with the bills of materials. you only focus night items that can be tampered with, so not the wires, but the chemicals, not the plastic but the true hardware that can be tampered with, and through several layers of audit traces you can find the company can find what's in their system so they can rip and replace it. so the legalho authority exists. the capability exists, but across the board from industry to covet the will does not exist. thank you. >> thank you very much. we will now move to our next witness. >> mr. tsarynny. >> thank you very much, cochairs, commissioner wessel and commissioner helberg comfort by me to the hearing today. i'm the ceo of our company helps position eliminate threats posed by software attracts people online. i test when will on china's i.t. products and risk they pose to americans users of data and privacy. so our research is given us an unprecedented loop into the techniques arenp adversaries use to steal
for the u.s. government for number of years. every single company, if they are mandated, u.s. government can auditor supply chains. you start with the bills of materials. you only focus night items that can be tampered with, so not the wires, but the chemicals, not the plastic but the true hardware that can be tampered with, and through several layers of audit traces you can find the company can find what's in their system so they can rip and replace it. so the legalho authority exists. the...
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if the next u.s. president donald trump can't work for you all for more than eight years, neither should those federal bureaucrats reported injuring either. eight-year term limits for the bureaucracy instead of civil service protection. that is how you drain the swamp. that is what it means to be an american. what does it mean to be a citizen of this nation? what would our founding father say? it means we don't depend on an enemy for our modern way of life. that means we declare independence from china when it comes to our pharmaceuticals, our supply chain, our defense industrial base in this country, in our semiconductors. that's the declaration of independence thomas jefferson would sign. if youff were alive today. means we are proud of our country, that we take care of our veterans, the people that served this country. we don't cast into one side but we honor them and would respect theirr contributions. that you know something about the country if you're graduating from high school. i think every h
if the next u.s. president donald trump can't work for you all for more than eight years, neither should those federal bureaucrats reported injuring either. eight-year term limits for the bureaucracy instead of civil service protection. that is how you drain the swamp. that is what it means to be an american. what does it mean to be a citizen of this nation? what would our founding father say? it means we don't depend on an enemy for our modern way of life. that means we declare independence...
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the u.s. department of state. previously he served as director of the office of mainland southeast asia as well as the director of the executive secretary of staff and the office of the secretary of state. prior to that he served as consul general in okinawa. special assistant to the undersecretary for economic growth, energy and environment. he also did a stint on the national security council where he was director for japan in asian regional economic affairs. so it is a distinct pleasure on the behalf of csic to invite him to the stage. thank you so much for joining us this morning. [applause] >> good morning, friends, colleagues. it is a distinct pleasure to be here this morning among such esteemed company. it is great to be reconnecting with some friends that i had not seen in a while. it is great to see rob, my good friend. we worked together a decade ago. ambassador kim, always a pleasure. and so many friends and colleagues interested in this incredibly important and timely topic. so it
the u.s. department of state. previously he served as director of the office of mainland southeast asia as well as the director of the executive secretary of staff and the office of the secretary of state. prior to that he served as consul general in okinawa. special assistant to the undersecretary for economic growth, energy and environment. he also did a stint on the national security council where he was director for japan in asian regional economic affairs. so it is a distinct pleasure on...
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rob tobias formally with u.s. treasury now with the national association of beverage imports as in alcohol -- [laughter] my question builds off of your admiration -- >> by the way one of my most favorite manufactured products. >> good times a bad time always be in need -- always be employed -- >> nobody better. all people do is trade up or down depending on good or bad time. but -- i divert -- building off your admiration of ronald reagan a little background i was a student at u.s. berkeley when it was governor reagan and i was in my third year of washington with my first job at treasury when it was president reagan. having experienced that, i won't say would you agree or what are your thoughts on the -- the proponent that reagan no, st the economic stage for the last 40 years in this country and that -- really forms the roots of the anger against free trade that you saw in ohio -- my minister is from north carolina he says that anybody who ever votes in favor free trade will never get a north carolinian vote beca
rob tobias formally with u.s. treasury now with the national association of beverage imports as in alcohol -- [laughter] my question builds off of your admiration -- >> by the way one of my most favorite manufactured products. >> good times a bad time always be in need -- always be employed -- >> nobody better. all people do is trade up or down depending on good or bad time. but -- i divert -- building off your admiration of ronald reagan a little background i was a student at...
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and worked in the process between u.s. and taliban, and russia and-- >> and that's the way that qatar is operating. >> sheikh mohammed, israel has today released evidence supporting its claim that these 12 employees of the u.n. relief agency. enrah, participated or supported the october 7th massacre and compelling enough that the u.n. fired them and the united states and others cut off funding temporarily while this is being investigated. doesn't this validate israel's claims against the u.n. which said it's the only game in town for getting aid in. and the implications are that there will be more reluctance to get the aid in, which is so critical for the gazans, the palestinians there, the citizens, and the hostages. >> well, the message of the u.n. is important and we've been seeing the suffering that they have been facing with qatar funding. that happened to them not now only, but the shortages that happened in the last few years. it's the only agency that can provide help and aid for the palestinians and now, if there
and worked in the process between u.s. and taliban, and russia and-- >> and that's the way that qatar is operating. >> sheikh mohammed, israel has today released evidence supporting its claim that these 12 employees of the u.n. relief agency. enrah, participated or supported the october 7th massacre and compelling enough that the u.n. fired them and the united states and others cut off funding temporarily while this is being investigated. doesn't this validate israel's claims...
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constantly the ammunition that's important it is u.s. leadership because it is a clear signal we are going to triumph. that ukraine will triumph and democracy will triumph. we really need to understand the importance of this action. mr. president in order to be a member of this bodyhi now for 18 years this is my 18th year in united states senate. this is perhaps the most important bill i will cast the most important vote all caps as united states senator. that is just how important this issue is for us to get done. i am proud of many of the issues that we have taken up during my ears the united states senate. that is how important it is for us to get this done. and yes we need to make sure we stop the iranian proxies in the middle east. because they are all part of this. yes we could be drawn into a conflict because of what is happening on the red sea or what hezbollah is doing on israel's northern border. or iran's activities and proxies in iraq. we know that. we have got to act with dispatch, urgency. and ukraine they don't have enough
constantly the ammunition that's important it is u.s. leadership because it is a clear signal we are going to triumph. that ukraine will triumph and democracy will triumph. we really need to understand the importance of this action. mr. president in order to be a member of this bodyhi now for 18 years this is my 18th year in united states senate. this is perhaps the most important bill i will cast the most important vote all caps as united states senator. that is just how important this issue...
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the u.s. should be out of the u.n. and the u.s. should be out of the u.s. how about that? how about take the money away from the -- have some of the own people attacking and killing israelis? seems like a good also. i know we've heard a lot about alexei navalny is death recently, tragic. you should be allowed to post the ruling party in your country without risk of poison or prison or death but i would remind everyone, especially the journalist in the back, that ukraine zelinsky imprison an american journalist who then died in prison. not only that but zelensky supports outlawing an entire religion. the ukrainian orthodox church. and he just cancel ukraine's presidential election. now, call me old-fashioned but i actually prefer democracies that hold elections. to be clear, putin is no friend of ours. he partners with adversaries like iran and is the post america's interest, but realism in our foreign policy is being clear eyed, it is being antiwar, not anti-american. my goals are clearly defined. a new conservative followers of john bolton and liz cheney and nikki haley s
the u.s. should be out of the u.n. and the u.s. should be out of the u.s. how about that? how about take the money away from the -- have some of the own people attacking and killing israelis? seems like a good also. i know we've heard a lot about alexei navalny is death recently, tragic. you should be allowed to post the ruling party in your country without risk of poison or prison or death but i would remind everyone, especially the journalist in the back, that ukraine zelinsky imprison an...
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the u.s. dollar is the world's reserve currency, all these things combined in -- combine in such a way whether the u.s. government borrows more money whshgs it engages in deficit spending, it has a very similar effect as what we would see if we just printed more money which effectively we are doing. i've warned of this for many ye years. over period of time -- periods of time that span three presidential administrations under two different political parties, both as have been in clark of the white house and the senate, the house of representatives, i've warned of these consequences under senate, house of representatives and every conceivable partisan combination. each time warning something like this. that as we continue to do this, it will make each dollar spend less money and we'll get closer and closer to that day when our interest on our national debt will start to eclipse other priorities. when i started warning of this, i think our annual interest payment on nantz debt was somewhere in -
the u.s. dollar is the world's reserve currency, all these things combined in -- combine in such a way whether the u.s. government borrows more money whshgs it engages in deficit spending, it has a very similar effect as what we would see if we just printed more money which effectively we are doing. i've warned of this for many ye years. over period of time -- periods of time that span three presidential administrations under two different political parties, both as have been in clark of the...
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u.s., china? a former colonial power? at that time the u.s. was far ahead of china. 33% chose the china model and 32% -- sorry, 33% chose the chinese model and 32% were in favor of the chinese model. so when we check it if people are drawn to the china development model, does that affect the commitment to democracy? the short answer if -- is no. there is no relationship between a preference for the chinese model and how they feel about democracy. when you look at it separated from the u.s. model, the levels of commitment to democracy, the preference for democracy, rejection of authoritarian identities including one party rule, as well as commitment to democratic norms and institutions is just the same, no different at all. so that answers part of your question. in our analysis one of the most corrosive factors when it comes to commitment to democracy is corruption. when people feel either perceived or real corruption as being important, use either commitment to democracy go downwards. even with that we have the majority committed to democratic
u.s., china? a former colonial power? at that time the u.s. was far ahead of china. 33% chose the china model and 32% -- sorry, 33% chose the chinese model and 32% were in favor of the chinese model. so when we check it if people are drawn to the china development model, does that affect the commitment to democracy? the short answer if -- is no. there is no relationship between a preference for the chinese model and how they feel about democracy. when you look at it separated from the u.s....
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it is essentially mimicking the u.s. navy's approach to for full coverage of all of the maritime mission areas. it's larger the us navy. i know that's a shock to many many people about 340 or so what the us calls battle for ships the that the u.s. navy counts so compared to about 300 for the us navy so the us navy is already outnumbered if you will but. we need to unpack those numbers bit. we need to look at what i would or define as blue water warships. in other words, nuclear attack submarines, aircraft carriers, egis destroyers. and so forth. and when you count up those kinds of ships, we, the u.s., about 180 and the pla navy has about 115. so why are they so it's a fair question to ask. and and the reason is, is they have a of smaller frigates and corvettes conventionally powered submarines that are used mainly in the seas near around around china, the east china sea, south china sea, yellow sea and what have you for the defense of china, the pla, navy is built primarily to defend china from attack from the sea, whic
it is essentially mimicking the u.s. navy's approach to for full coverage of all of the maritime mission areas. it's larger the us navy. i know that's a shock to many many people about 340 or so what the us calls battle for ships the that the u.s. navy counts so compared to about 300 for the us navy so the us navy is already outnumbered if you will but. we need to unpack those numbers bit. we need to look at what i would or define as blue water warships. in other words, nuclear attack...