Geostrategic challenge with the rise of china poses for the United States, not just today but in the future. The communist party led people were public of china through unfair trade practices, intellectual property theft, market manipulation and very prominently, in my view, nonreciprocal treatment, not just in the economic round but in many realms i has been a fore in the Global Economy that undercuts the resiliency and strength of the u. S. Economy. China has been one of the worlds fastestgrowing economies averaging close to 10 growth from 19792015. In 2014 china overtook the United States ass the Worlds Largest economy purchasing power parity basis according to the International Monetary fund. I believe that there is a strong eipartisan interest hopefully we will see that today in establishing a longterm economic United States strategy with our allies that focuses on reciprocity, intellectual property theft, and ultimately, from the United States perspective out competing the chines
Because the threat posed by covid19 remain serious and widespread, we are proceeding in the best manner we can, remotely in todays case in order to ensure the safety of our witnesses, members, staff and the public. Todays conversation is essential to the oversight of how we should adapt and meet the challenge of increasingly assertive china especially in the backdrop of a Global Pandemic. I had hoped this would be a bipartisan discussion. Unfortunately, without reason or justification, republican colleagues have decided to absent themselves from the committee. I repeat my hope they will reconsider and join us for future unclassified public hearings and unclassified closed roundtables. We will continue to have them as they are being used to frame the oversight issues and requests and inform our members of the various threats facing the country. The American People expect congress will continue doing its job even in a pandemic and that means showing up at a minimum whether we want to or
Morning. The agreement between the u. S. And iran also held the United States on various arges and freeze up 6 billion in irian funds held in south korea. It has generated praise and condemnation and is fulfilled on the day that President Biden is said to address the United Nations general assembly. It is tuesday, september 19, 2023. Welcome to washington journal. This first half hour we will talk to you about the release of the american hostages in iran. To join the conversation this morning, called 202 7488000 if you support the deal arranged between the United States and iran. If you oppose the deal, it is 202 7488001. We welcome comments via text, 202 7488003. Tell us your name and where you are texting from. We are also on facebook, we will look for your post there and our next and instagram. You can post at cspan wj and we will post those as well. Will get deeper in the next halfhour, a quick conversation on this topic, getting deeper into what the deal between the u. S. And iran
Challenge to washington and seoul, korea. We have the world covered here on daybreak asia. We will be live in beijing for chinas plans for a new silk road. In new york, all the details of the global hack attack. He careful as you turn your computers on. Liveis daybreak asia from bloombergs u. S. And asian headquarters. It sounds really ominous. It is just after 7 00 p. M. , those is a big story hospitals and government facilities being attacked, but all eyes will be on the bill and road forum, 78 billion in Infrastructure Spending pledged at the time we are a focus on data, retail sales data out of china. When it comes to the u. S. , theng seems to move much s p 500 2400 for the past couple of weeks. China,a big project from how will the u. S. And the rest of the world react. Earthquakelayy quality . We will examine that later in the program. We seem pretty stuck here. The retail Sales Numbers on friday did not eliminate anymore on where consumers in the market are going, so we will wa
Years auction, raising money for homeless in san francisco. This is Bloomberg Markets asia. We are live from bloombergs u. S. And asian headquarters. It is just after 7 00 a. M. In hong kong. Some breaking news crossing the bloomberg. South korea current account balance coming in, shrinking for dollars, a9 billion dramatic drawdown from may, close to 6 billion, also revised down to 5. 7 billion. That surplus is widening as well , close to 11. 9 billion. There are signs the south korean economy is doing well. Exports rising coming inflation picking up, so we will see how korea reacts in about one hour. Those meantime, devastating attacks in london over the weekend, days away from the u. K. Election, so we will see how this will impact the outcome. Will terror dominate what happens on thursday. Bull in thed to be a market knowing so much uncertainty lies ahead. Check out equities futures, how they are trading right now, this is the market close on friday. The futures right now are , adin