The Senate Committee on finance the subcommittee on International Trade customs and Global Competitiveness will come to order. I know this seems a little strange but an empty room except for three witnesses live in front of me and many of our colleagues are going to be joining us virtually. But i want to welcome all of you nonetheless to this important hearing. This subcommittee continues to do its work in exploring the unfair treatment practices of foreign governments and especially china and russia. The topic of censorship in china is a common one because of its growing of facts on this list in the United States as well as culture. Last fall for example the National Basketball association had its Market Access lock in china because individual american citizens used to media platform not allowed in china to express a political opinion. Now the topic is become much more important to the lack of timely Accurate Information about the spread of covid19 due to chinese censorship has contri
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and now for some other stories making news around the world to european lawmakers this trip to catalonia former president economist who s tomorrow and 2 of his associates of that parliamentary immunity they could not face extradition to spray over the 2017 catherine independence referendum which the madrid constitutional court ruled illegal. police in mexico city have used tear gas against a march is that an international women s day rally a several police officers demonstrators were injured all sorts his barricaded the national palace. hong kong has announced plans to overhaul its electoral system authorities say the plan promoted by china is to put more what they call patriots in charge other reforms will target schools to encourage loyalty among young people critics maintain the changes are aimed at destroying protests the pro-democracy movement. in sports a big news in german football national coach rockin love will step down after this summer s european championship the
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Good evening everyone and welcome to i am interviewing Eva Moskowitz tonights program is a part of our Bernard Irene swarts Speakers Series and i would like to sake i like to thank mr. Swarts for his leadership which is enabled us bring 70 prominent speakers to the stage. I would also like to mention that our chairman emeritus had hoped to be with us this evening , but unfortunately his travel schedule conflicted with the programming. Im delighted to say that susan who has advised us at our history films is here and i would like to thank her and welcome her for all she has done on behalf of New York Historical. [applause]. Tonights program will last about an hour and will include a question and answer question session. Questions should be written on no cards. If you did not receive a no card my colleagues are still going up and down the aisle so good in no card from them. The questions will be collected later on in the program there will be a book signing this evening that will take ou