Then we would understand the burden we p put on the backs of small businesses. A couple things you would see in my bill not our plan is immediate expensing that accelerates the path of more Resources Available immediately for small businesses. The secondo say thing you would do is cut taxes. We did that in 2017. 2017. In 2017 that was one01 of the three wee believe this at the point and you can watch it in full cspan. Org. We take you live now to a forum looking at the use Korea Alliance. It is being hosted by the center for strategic and International Studies you will hear from secretary of state Antony Blinken and maryland senator chris van hollen. You are watching live coverage on cspan2. The cree Foundation Fred kempe is here dash that weve had this conference and its always been for me to highlight and is always been very important probably never as important as it is this year when you think that everything that is going on. Weve got, well, we dont really know whats going on in china. But its got us all a little worried and you are a neighbor but we are partners so were in this with you. So were little worried about that. Looks like there are massive changes in Global Supply chains. I talked to my American Business friends and they say, you know, asia is plum full of Green Business guys making deals. Theres Something Big going on in the shifting supply chains, and, of course, we continue to have rather goofy bellicose north korea that just cant find anything else to say except we are going to kill you, okay. Weve heard that since the ipo that for 40 years. First of listing and scratch a little headphones listening to that. Weve got an awful lot that we have to talk to, talk about today, it is going to be a very full day. Victor cha is going to introduce tony blinken but i want to say thank you to him for coming. Im delighted that tony is joining us today. And i mentioned to ambassador kim, he said no to me on every other thing ive asked of him for the last two years and kelly came to today, korea. Korea was what made the difference. And its because i think youve seen this administration as really leaning forward in a powerful way to build a deeper time and, frankly, the government is finally stepping away from the little parochialism of only looking at the Korean Peninsula and discussing itself as a global power, which is good. Its really good. So lots to talk about today, lots that were going to explore together. My role, however, todays really just introduce my partner, friend, colleague and sponsor of this conference, ambassador kim gheewhan picky to an expanded job. We know here in washington. Hes been posted to before when he was in the embassy and he was in new york for a number times but were really glad glad to have them at the Korea Foundation now and hes really doing a splendid job and i want to say thank you for giving us the opportunity to do this conference with your warm applause would you please welcome to the stage ambassador gheewhan kim. Thank you. [applause] thank you, president john hamre, for your kind remarks on korea and my foundation, the Korea Foundation. Actually, csis is the first think tank Korea Foundation consider as partner for forums come so actually i came here second time. The first one, first time was in february, organized for form together, which was very, very successful. I think the second time with different topics now, we will make really, really particularly i really appreciate the drop of dr. Hamre for inviting secretary of state blinken for this forum. So thank you again for your role. I am gheewhan kim, president Korea Foundation. Its really a pleasure to come back to washington, d. C. And cohost a koreau. S. Forum with csis today. I extend my sincere appreciation and warm greetings to the article suggested tony blinken who is coming soon. And former minister of Foreign Affairs, and csis president john hamre, and Senior Vice President victor cha, and also his excellent ambassador of republic of korea. And distinct participants joining us today, despite demanding schedules. As we all know, this year 2023 marks the 70 anniversary of alliance between korea and the United States. I relationship has evolved from military defense treaty in 1953 and has extended to multifaceted, well functioning alliance for for 70 years. That includes 2012 koreau. S. Free trade agreement, and the most recent camp david Trilateral Partnership agreement on august 18, this year. Now, three and United States stand together as strong partners sharing common values, exchanging ideas and strategies. This partnership is been expanding beyond traditional security to cover critical areas of the economy, technology, cybersecurity, as well as global issues such as Climate Change, look health, development assistance. Korea and United States have become stronger allies than ever, demonstrating resilience in regional and global challenges together. And it is evident that our collaboration with continue to broaden. As we embark on to make these of this forum i am deeply honored to deliver these opening remarks in which i will highlight new advances in the bilateral relations of our two countries this year. In april, President Joe Biden held highly successful meeting leading to the release of washington declaration or disagreement reaffirms their growth and expansion of Mutual Alliance especially this document led to establish Nuclear Strategy group, official launch in july, and reconfirmation of strong defended deterrence strategy within the Security Alliance. The washington declaration is further reinforce by his summit at camp david on august 18. This first ever leave some korea, United States and japan marked key moment in our alliance. It provided a unique opportunity to define our extending horizon. With the shared indopacific strategies aimed at upholding rulebased International Order and fostering Cooperation AmongAlliance Partners in the region, our decision to hold regular meetings and Exchange Information trilaterally demonstrates the widening scope of koreau. S. Collaborations. Discussing with japan, security threats including north Koreas Nuclear issues, maritime concerns in the region, economic and Technology Security matters, like a like a Global Supply chain, energy security, and Climate Change underscores the depth of our shared commitments. This series of developments in our partnership make it clear that it is a success of our alliance that we transition from focusing on Korean Peninsula to addressing more substantial challenges and threats affecting indopacific region and beyond. While the Alliance Core commitments will continue to stand on bolstering capabilities, enhancing defense to deter, john jones buildup, where dancing together to meet the challenges of broader indopacific region peon yanks. As global state, global remains dedicated and a gauge to advancing the core values, freedom, human rights, common good under global stage, solidifying our ironclad allies with United States here at this juncture i hope that the forum today provides a time of platform for candid exchange of views on vital issues among diverse stakeholders. I am confident that ideas and opinions generated during this event will serve a Building Block for meeting challenges advancing common interest. I stand my sincere gratitude to leadership at csis for the excellent preparation of the quorum and all distinguished participants for their contribution. Thank you. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, now well move on to congratulate remarks by his excellency, doctor jin park, minister of Foreign Affairs republic of korea. Former minister park was fourtime National Lawmaker on Ruling People Party and became foreign minister in may last year. Thank you. Hello, good morning. I am a park jin, foreign minister of the republic of korea. I would like to thank president gheewhan kim of the korean foundation, dr. John hamre of the csis, and secretary tony blinken, and all the friends and supporters of the koreau. S. Alliance for inviting me to speak todays forum. Let me first congratulate both the Korea Foundation and the csis on cohosting the koreau. S. Strategic forum today. I wish to recognize all that the kf and the csis have been achieving over many years to promote koreau. S. Relations at our mutual understanding. I also wish to acknowledge the distinguished speakers and participants at this years forum. All of you have been critical to nurturing, sustaining, and advancing our alliance through thick and thin. I due to other commitments as the foreign minister. We are one week away on the 70th birthday of our alliance. The signing of the koreau. S. Mutual defense treaty on octobe. So let us pause and reflect on what korea and the United States have accomplished together during this auspicious year. The washington declaration and the camp david trilateral summit would naturally come to mind here these titles will undoubtedly have a lasting place in history of our relationship. The term historic is often overused, but im sure everyone here would agree that president Yoon Suk Yeol state dinner to the United States was indeed a story. It from put our partnership on track as a Global Comprehensive Strategic Alliance. And in the face of north koreas ever growing threats the washington declaration put forward concrete measures to bolster extended deterrence. The Nuclear Consultant group that was launched in july is the first bilateral mechanism of its kind in the world. Act in 1953 on the very day that the koreau. S. Mutual defense treaty was signed, secretary of state John Foster Dulles stated the following words, bitter experience has taught us that weakness invites aggression, that the requirement of peace and security is the maintenance of our strength. The washington declaration fulfills the requirement. Seoul and washington have also adapted and upgraded our partnership to better meet the challenges of a changing world. Accordingly, Economic Security and cutting edge of sectors have all become part and parcel of our partnership. These include biotechnology, batteries, semiconductors, quantum computing, ai, and space. Similarly, no one would dispute that the camp david trilateral summit was just as historic. Every country will share information, align our messaging and coordinate our responses to various regional challenges. The promptness and depth of this commitment is noticeable. Our strong Trilateral Partnership will better shape the indopacific region in ways that are favorable to our come upon interest and to our shared values. Lastly, let me touch upon north korea. I would be remiss not to do so, especially given the event that took place in the Russian Far East recently. North Koreas Nuclear and Ballistic Missile development constitutes clear violation of 10 u. N. Security Council Resolutions starting from 1718, 1874, et cetera. All the way to 2397. Just as important, all forms of arms trade and related cooperation with north korea are also in direct breach of multiple security Council Resolutions. Both present significant threats to peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, the indopacific and beyond. Attempts to assist north koreas unlawful program or to engage in arms trade with north korea must therefore stop. We sternly warn that these actions not only flagrantly violate multiple resolutions, but endanger security. Permanent members of the Security Council including russia and china have a heavier duty to abide by binding resolutions adopted by the council. I cannot emphasize this enough. Meanwhile, north korea continues to squander scarce resources on advancing unlawful nuclear and Ballistic Missile programs. It is launching record numbers of missiles and socalled satellites when its own people are starving and economic hardship. The human rights of north korea people and the security on the Korean Peninsula are closely connected. The multimillion and tens of millions of dollars diverted to every Missile Launch should have been spent on improving the lives of its own starving people. North koreas actions are irrational, irresponsible and immoral. Ladies and gentlemen, korea and the United States have built a thriving alliance that is among the strongest and most successful in the world. Its over seven decades how adaptable it is in the face of new challenges, but this success did not come without effort. We would not have come this far without the likes of staunch supporters such as those who are present here at this forum. Once again, i extend my heartcongratulations and best wishes for a successful event. Thank you. [applause] good morning, everyone. And here and online, welcome to the 8th Rok Strategic forum. Im here, at csis and georgetown. Our keynote speaker. Secretary blinken is no stranger, you were an alum when you were here 20 years ago. So for all of you junior staff out there, theres a future after csis. You returned to csis a few years later to speak about the n. A. T. O. Alliance and i went back and watched that speech again and you had less gray hair then. [laughter] but you said something very important, you said that the u. S. And its allies are operating, quote, operating in a strategic environment more fluid and more fraught with complexity than ever before, closed quotes. Those words were both prophetic and accurate in describing what the u. S. South Korea Alliance faces now five days shy of its 70th anniversary. The war in ukraine, chinas assertive posture, north korea wmd campaign and other challenges require the alliance to be operating at a High Performance with all cylinders firing. Thanks to you and the administrations hard work both here and in seoul, the alliance aspears to be as good as its ever been. Were grateful for that and were grateful for you joining us this morning. Ladies and gentlemen, the csis statesman forum is honored with welcome the 71st secretary of state, Antony Blinken. [applause] thank you very, very much and good morning. John, wonderful to be back here. And so good to be with all of you this morning. I want to thank john, ambassador kim for the invitation to be here. As i was walking in, i heard the voice of my good friend and colleague, and i just want you to know that he is an exceptional colleague and im so gratitude to be able to work with him virtually every day. And yes, this is something victor said something of a homecoming for me, having been here 20 years ago. I have to admit to feeling a little bit jealous because im a veteran of the building on k street so every time i walk into this building its what happened . Timing is everything. But thanks to john hamry, thanks to other colleagues i had, a couple of extremely rewarding years here at csis and in particular, i had an opportunity firsthand to watch john grow it into the tremendous intellectual force that it is today and i benefitted from the expertise of an Extraordinary Community of scholars. The only reason i left, i had my arm twisted by a certain senator from the state of delaware who had just taken over the Senate ForeignRelations Committee and its especially good to be with my friend dr. Cha. Hes literally one of the first calls we make when we need information on development of crisis and the levelheaded response and thoughtfulness to offing brings tremendous strength. The only place he doesnt bring that equanimity when it comes to his and my beloved new york giants. This is starting out to be a little bit of a tough year, but this forum comes at a moment of remarkable dynamism and importance for the u. S. Korea relationship. As you all know, in just a few days, we will celebrate 70 years since our country signed a mutual defense treaty. 70 years, a relationship thats grown from a Key Security Alliance into a vital global partnership. One thats broadening in scope and significance seemingly every single day. Now, first and foremost