Since 2016, what Public Policy issues are motivating voters this week and take a look at Political Trends that can give us clues. And we go live now to hear about u. S. Relations with china from assistant secretary of state for east asianing and pacific affairs, david stilwell. The events hosted by the Hoover Institution. Pacific affairs, david r. Stilwell, who is joining us from tokyo today and will address the theme of todays session, covert, coercive and corrupt, counterrerring Chinese Party malign influence in free societies. Following his address, he will engage in a conversation with two leading china scholars, orville shell and arianna movstro. But first, its my pleasure to introduce condoleezza rice. Im delighted to open this session of our project at hoover on chinese sharp power. And i especially want to welcome assistant secretary of state for east asian affairs, david stilwell. This project, i think, is one of the most important that were engaged in because we face an extra
Internet service should no longer be treated like a public utility with strict rules. We be hit with those firstt of o onehundred days guess the Supreme Court is a big deal but what chairman pai is working on has a long list impact of anything coming out of this of ministration i have been a Freedom Works for 12 years and 12 yearss ago and last year was very nervous that we were going to wrong direction. President obama pass new regulations on the internet. That there are 15,000,000,015,000,000,000. So we go to will hold new level of change we can try to regulate the changer let the market develop so we are encouraged to listen to chairman pai and his announcements to open in the internet for development to open competition and to have that any state regulation. End and to have that biggest impact in the long run so know i will introduce karen. [applause] is a pleasure to cohost this event from Freedom Works on that Freedom Works platform they are excited about the future. Is not going
Internet service should no longer be treated like a public utility with strict rules. We be hit with those firstt of o onehundred days guess the Supreme Court is a big deal but what chairman pai is working on has a long list impact of anything coming out of this of ministration i have been a Freedom Works for 12 years and 12 yearss ago and last year was very nervous that we were going to wrong direction. President obama pass new regulations on the internet. That there are 15,000,000,015,000,000,000. So we go to will hold new level of change we can try to regulate the changer let the market develop so we are encouraged to listen to chairman pai and his announcements to open in the internet for development to open competition and to have that any state regulation. End and to have that biggest impact in the long run so know i will introduce karen. [applause] is a pleasure to cohost this event from Freedom Works on that Freedom Works platform they are excited about the future. Is not going
Today about president trumps first 100 days. And i would suggest that yes, the Supreme Court is a big deal. But the things that the chairman is working on right now potentially have the longest impact of anything coming out of this administration. That is definitely doable. So i have been at Freedom Works for 12 years. And 12 years ago, when i started this was one of the first issues we worked on. And last year i was very nervous that we were going in the wrong direction. President obama passed new regulations on the internet that i feared was primly stop innovation. Particularly 15 billion devices connected to the internet. That number is gonna go up to 50. So obviously well get into a whole new level of change. And we can either try and regulate that change or we can let the market develop. So we are encouraged to hear that chairman ajit pai, the announcements you will be making today. Well be looking at opening up the internet for development and in a way that will increase competit
Same area. They too are concerned. Any sense, that may be a good thing. Their strength is going to be if they can act collectively. What the chinese are doing here, in one case, building airfields so that they can launch aircraft to do patrols and surveillance. Further exerted what they consider their sovereignty over the south china sea. It has been impressive in the last year or year and a half since they have been doing this. As they pursued drilling. Which has caused conflict with the vietnamese. This is a worrisome trend of the chinese because of the tensions it is going to create in the south china sea. They have been very aggressive about it. You have not only the kit bodhi be to build an airfield but weapon systems capability to build an airfield but also weapon systems. It will be interesting to see what they do. Our attention is on other parts of the world. This is really quite a major step on their part. I thank you for helping us out on it. One question and react in reactio