Congratulations and thank you for joining us today. Your book, we will cover a lot of ground talking about communist chinas fight for global supremacy. So first of all why did you decide to write the book quick. This is my eighth book and in 2000 and i wrote a book called the china threat which is a play on the china threat theory and it was amazing that it really predicted the emergence of a major threat posed by communist china. Ever since i wrote that book , i have tried to do another china book and every publisher i approached said we will not write a single topic china book you can have chapters but not a single topic. Why is that quick. I dont know i dont know if it was concerns if they would sell that finally i dug in my heels and said its time to do another book on the threat from china as it is becoming greater than it was way back when the china threat was published in 2000. Your book is very timely. But let me ask about this title and then you go on inside communist chinas d
The meeting will come to order. Good morning and welcome to todays hearing, the u. S. Policy responses. This is the second China Commission hearing on the situation hong kong. During the may hearing, the commission heard compelling testimony from prodemocracy advocates. They expressed serious concern about the extradition bill that was moving towards becoming law at that time. That legislation wouldve put anyone in hong kong including u. S. Citizens at risk of extradition to Mainland China. Where a lack of due process and custodial leos have been well documented. Over the last six weeks millions of people in hong kong have taken to the streets and unprecedented and sustained show of unity. The protesters have inspired the world and everest their lives, health, jobs and the education to fight for the future of hong kong. Thank you for your courage and thank you for your bravery, we stand in solidarity. As protests get continue, Hong Kong Police use unnecessary force to target those in p
Afterwards is the weekly Interview Program with relevant guest house interviewing top about their latest work. Bill, congratulations and thank you for joining us today. We are going to cover a lot of ground in your book, deceiving the sky inside communist chinas drive for global supremacy. The first of all, why did you decide to write the book . This is my eighth book editing 2000, redbook called the china threat which was a play on what beijing calls the china threat theory. It was amazing. They really predicted the emergence of a major threat by communist china. This is never the book, i try to do another china book and every publisher approach, said we wont write a single topic try to book. You have chapters on time but we both write a single topic. Why was that. Tonight i really dont know. There are concerns or interest about and finally the deck in heels and i said it is time to do it another book on it from china as it is becoming greater then it was way back when the transfer wa
The meeting will come to order. Good morning and welcome to todays hearing, the u. S. Policy responses. This is the secondna Commission Hearing on the situation hong kong. During the may hearing, the commission heard compelling testimony from prodemocracy advocates. They expressed serious concern about the extradition bill that was moving towards becoming law at that time. That legislation wouldve put anyone in hong kong including u. S. Citizens at risk of extradition to Mainland China. Where a lack of due process and custodial leos have been well documented. Over the last six weeks millions of people in hong kong have taken to the streets and unprecedented and sustained show of unity. The protesters have inspired the world and everest their lives, health, jobs and the education to fight for the future of hong kong. Thank you for your courage and thank you for your bravery, we stand in solidarity. As protests get continue, Hong Kong Police use unnecessary force to target those in peace
That we are welcoming students and u. S. Institutions. I teach a human rights course and i have some mainlanders who didnt want to take my course because they were afraid to take the course. Other people were reporting on who took it for human rights in china and the director, and then even recently if i had the students in the class, observers and whatever in the mainland, the census is on the mainland students as well so we do have them protesting, but we also have to recognize that they are all under surveillance with families back home. They really want to echo the call to bring in the role of the companies ended together, as they protect hong kong act moves forward and discussion is going through a legislative process, i think it would be good to think about and address the u. S. Companies because not only will the denial of these export licenses address the issue that will address the issue of no longer being complicit but will it address the issue of the actual category of letha