desert camps that does not include rooms available for rent in villas and apartments by private landlords. though no one has been able to provide an estimate of how much additional accommodation that could provide. cut our airways has announced a partnership with airlines in neighboring gulf states to provide seem day shuttle service to attend matches, fly due by so day a kuwait, airways, and oman air will fly in 12800 fans to doha. a day. more flights are expected. i know people are using this against my country. we are not unique, that accommodations will be of in shall supply. because the volume in every fifo, even if it is in a big country like south africa, like russia, like anybody else, that has always been a shortage of accommodation. so we are not unique organizer say, what is unique is the arab heritage and hospitality that will offer fans a once in

a lifetime experience. natasha name el jazeera, doha. a former domestic worker born into poverty could become columbia. the 1st black vice president. felicia, frontier marquez used to be election campaign to open discussions about race and class. anyway, that's rarely been seen before. on a sunday from pnc report from cali leading vice presidential candidate friendly american doesn't look like, nor has the rest. and we have a traditional problem in petition yet she has become a political phenomenon, giving voice to the countries marginalized communities. i didn't ask to be in politics, politics messed with us. and now we mess with it. and we're messing with politics because they always told us, it wasn't for us. that politics was for all the markets. rice has been meteoric as a black woman and environmentalist, her message and candid language propelled her to 3rd place in the countries march

presidential primary compelling. the leading presidential candidate, gustavo pedro to chooser as a running mate cannot be account except a woman that the late c, as the housemaid. we were limited to one role and she's changed that showing us and our daughters, that we can be what we want. even president, for as a single mother, she worked as a housemaid, but managed to get a law degree and was awarded the goldman price in 2018. the world's most important price for environmental activists for i thought she had survived attempts in her life after confronting illegal gold mining mafias in the conflict written region around her home town for assistance. now the asians follow social disparity. that's part that almost unprecedented national conversation about rape and exposing deep and long standing room in the backlash has been swayed

social media and in the streets. she been the target of racist attacks. a well known columbian singer calder, king kong. she has even had to cancel campaign events. during a rally in bogota, she was targeted with the laser and forced to leave. the stage isn't infinitely spool yet her success has convinced other presidential candidates to select the afro colombians as running mates. louise, he'd better to moody you running for century said here for had of the says it's about time to start dealing with columbia's history of racism and bigotry pull up a capable. there's an entire legacy of structural racism that is denied from the start our existence, dignity and humanity. other people ask me why i always wear a suit and tie, but i don't like ties. but when i don't use them, i am racially profiled harassed, including by the police to

a segment of colombians who are clamoring for change in for more diverse representation. marcus is their champion, even if only as a vice president. the question is whether the rest of the country is ready for her . allison that i'm petty and jesse duck, are you thinking straight to washington dc? went on to me. blink. and speaking about china's influence in the pacific islands, that's listening to george washing university. this is an institution that draws outstanding students and scholars from around the world. and where are the most urgent challenges that we face as a country and a planet are studied and debated. so thank you for having us here today. and i especially want to thank our friends at the ages society dedicated to forging closer ties with the countries and people of asia to try to enhance peace, prosperity, freedom, a quality sustainability. thank you for hosting us today, but thank you for your leadership every day. kevin, rub wendy cutler ah,

danny russell, all colleagues, all fault leaders but also doers. and it's always wonderful to be with you. and i have to say, i am really grateful. senator romney, for your presence here to day. ah, a man, a leader that i greatly admire, a person of tremendous principle who has been leading on the subject that we're going to talk about today. senator thank you for your presence. i am also delighted to see so many members of that apply to court. because diplomacy is the indispensable tool for shaping our shared future. the past 2 years, we've come together to fight the coven 19 pandemic, and prepare for future global health emergencies. rebuild from economic shocks from supply chain disruptions to debt crises, and take on climate change and re imagined energy future that's cleaner, more secure, and more affordable. the common denominator across these efforts is the simple fact

that none of us can meet these challenges alone. we have to face them together. that's what we put diplomacy back at the center of american foreign policy. to help us realize the future that americans and people around the world seek. one more technology is used to lift people up, not suppressive or trading, commerce, support workers. res incomes create opportunity where universal human rights are respected. countries are secure from origin and aggression, and people, ideas, goods and capital, move freely. and where nations can both for their own pass and work together effectively in common cause. to bill that future, we must defend and reform the rules based international order, the system of laws, agreements, principles, and institutions that the world came together to build after 2 world wars, to manage relations between states, to prevent conflict, to uphold the rights of all people. it's founding documents include the un charter

and the universal declaration of human rights, which enshrined concepts like self determination, sovereignty the peaceful settlement of disputes. these are not western constructs. they are reflections of the world's shared aspirations in the decades since despite daunting challenges, and despite the gap between our ideals and some of the results we achieved, the countries of the world have avoided another world war and armed conflict between nuclear powers. we built a global economy that lifted billions of people out of poverty. we've advanced human rights as never before. now, as we look to the future, we want not just to sustain the international order that made so much of that progress possible. but to modernize, to make sure that it represents the interests, the values, the hopes of all nations, big and small from every region. and furthermore,

that it can meet the challenges that we face now and will face the future, many of which are beyond what the world could have imagined 7 decades ago. but that outcome is not guaranteed because the foundations of the international order are under serious and sustain challenge. russian president vladimir putin poses a clear and present threat an attacking ukraine. 3 months ago, he also attacked the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity, enshrined to the un charter to protect all countries from being conquered or coursed. that's why so many countries of united to oppose this aggression because they see it as a direct assault on the foundation of their own peace and security. ukraine is fighting violently to defend his people and his independence with unprecedented assistance from united states and countries around the world. and while the war is not over, president putin has failed to achieve

a single one of his strategic games. instead of a racing ukraine's independence, he strengthened it. instead of dividing nato, he's united instead of asserting russia strength, he's undermined him. and instead of weakening the international order, he has brought countries together to defend it. even as president putin's war continues, we will remain focused on the most serious, long term challenge to the national order. and that is post by the peoples republic of china. china is the only country with both the intent to reshape the international water. and increasingly, the economic, diplomatic, military, and technological power to do it, beijing's vision would move us away from the universal values that has sustained so much of the world's progress. over the past 75 years. china's also integral to the global economy and to our ability to solve challenges from climate to covet. but

simply the united states and china have to deal with each other for the foreseeable future. that's why this is one of the most complex and consequential relationships of any that we have in the world today. over the last year, the by the administration has developed and implemented a comprehensive strategy to harness our national strengths and our unmatched network of allies and partners to realize the future that we see. we are not looking for conflict or new cold war. to the contrary. were determined to avoid both. we don't seek to block china from its role as a major power, nor to stop china or any other country for that matter, from drawing their economy or advancing the interest of their people. but we will defend and strengthen the international law agreements, principles and institutions that maintain peace and security, protect the rights of individuals and sovereign nations, and make it possible for all kinds including the united states and china,

to co exist in cooperate. now the china of to day is very different from the china 50 years ago when president nixon broke decades of strain relations to become the 1st u. s. president to visit the country. then china was isolated and struggling with whites for poverty and hunger. now, china is a global power with extraordinary reach, influence, and ambition is the 2nd largest economy. before class cities and public transportation networks. it's home to some of the world's largest tech companies in the 6 to dominate the technologies and industry. so the future, it's rapidly modernized, it's military and intense to become a top. ch are fighting force with global reach. and it is announced with ambition to create a sphere of influence in the pacific and to become the world's leading power. status transformation is due to the talon, the ingenuity,

the hard work of the chinese people. it was also made possible by the stability and opportunity that the international, what a provides. arguably, no country on earth has benefited more from that. and china. but rather than using its power to reinforce and revitalize the laws, the agreements, the principles, the institutions that enabled its success so that other countries can benefit from them to beijing is undermining him under president she, the ruling chinese communist party has become more repressive at home and more aggressive abroad, we see that in how beijing has perfected mass surveillance within china and exported that technology to more than 80 countries. how is advancing unlawful maritime claims in the south china sea, undermining peace and security, freedom of navigation and commerce. how it's circumventing or breaking trade rules harming workers and companies in the united states, but also around the world. and how it purports to champion sovereignty and

territorial integrity, while standing with governments that brazenly violated even while russia was clearly mobilizing to invade ukraine. president, she and president putin declared that the friendship between their countries was and i quote, without limits. just to sweep as president, vide mrs. in japan, china and russia conducted a strategic barbara patrol together in the region. beijing's defensive president hooton's war to erase ukraine sovereignty and secure a sphere influence in europe. should raise alarm bells for all of us who call the end of the civic region home. for these reasons and more, this is a charge moment for the world. and at times like these diplomacy is vital, it's how we make clear our profound concerns. better understand each other's perspective and have no doubt about each other's intentions. we stand ready to

increase our direct communication with beijing across a full range of issues. and we hope that that can happen. but we cannot rely on digging to change its trajectory. soul, we will shape the strategic environment around vision to advance our vision for an open inclusive international system. president biden believes this decade will be decisive. the actions that we take at home and with countries worldwide will determine whether our shared vision of the future will be realized to succeed in this decisive decade. the by the ministration strategy can be summed up in 3 worse . invest align, compete. we will invest in the foundations of our stay here at home, our competitiveness, our innovation, our democracy. we will align our efforts with our network of allies and partners, acting with common purpose and in common cause. and harnessing these 2 key assets

will compete with china to defend our interests and build our vision for the future . we take on this challenge with confidence. our country's endowed with many strengths. if he slavers a diverse and growing population, abundant resources, the world's reserve currency, the most powerful military on earth. and a thriving culture of innovation entrepreneurship that, for example, produce multiple effective vaccines. now protecting people worldwide from coven 19 and are open society at its best tracks flows of talent and investment, and has time testing capacity for reinvention, rooted in our democracy, empowering us to meet whatever challenges we face. first, on investing in our strength. after the 2nd world war, as we and our partners were building the rules based order, our federal government was also making strategic investments in scientific research,

education, infrastructure, our workforce, creating millions of al class jobs and decades of prosperity and technology leadership. but we took those foundations for granted. and so it's time to get back to bases by administration as making far reaching investments in our core sources of national strength. starting with a modern industrial strategy to sustain and expand our economic and technological influence, make our economy and supply chains more resilient. sharpen our competitive edge. last year, president by the side little law, the largest infrastructure investment in our history, to modernize our highways, our ports, airports, rail and bridges. to move goods to market faster, to boost our productivity, to expand high speed internet to every corner of the country, to draw more businesses and more jobs to more parts of america. we're making strategic investments in education and worker training, so that american workers,

the best in the world, can design, build and operate the technology in the future. because our industrial strategy centers on technology, we want to invest in research, development, advanced manufacture. 60 years ago, our government spent more than twice as much on research as the percentage of our economy as we do now. investments that in turn catalyzed private sector innovation, is how we won the space race, invented the semi conductor, build the internet. we used to rank 1st in the world in r and b as a proportion of our g d, g. now we're 90. meanwhile, china has risen from a place to 2nd with bipartisan congressional support. will reverse these trends and make a store investments in research innovation, including it feels like artificial intelligence, biotechnology, quantum computing. these are areas the beijing is determined to lead. but given

americas advantages, the competition is ours to lose. not only in terms of developing new technologies, but also in shaping how they're used around the world so that they're rooted in democratic values, not authoritarian ones for leadership, sen, ami, and others house. the senate passed bills to support this agenda, including billions, to produce semiconductors, here and to strengthen other critical supply chains. now, we need congress to send the legislation of the president for his signature. we can get this done and it can't wait. supply chains are moving now and if we don't draw them here, they'll be asked out with somewhere else. as president biden said, the chinese communist party is lobbying against this legislation. because there is no better way to enhance our global standing and influence than to deliver on our domestic renewal. these investments will not only make america stronger,

they'll make us a stronger partner and ally as well. one of the most powerful even manageable things about the united states is that we belong, been a destination for talented driven people from every part of the planet. that includes billings of students from china, enriched our communities, and forced lifelong bonds with americans. last year, despite the pandemic, we issued more than $100000.00 baez's chinese students in just 4 months. our highest rate ever were thrilled that they've chosen to study in the united states. we're lucky to have and we're lucky, one, the best global talent, not only studies here, but stays here as more than 80 percent of chinese students who pursue science and technology, ph. d. 's, in the united states have done in recent years. they help drive innovation here at home and that benefits all of us. we can stay vigilant about our national security

without closing our doors. we also know from my history that when we're managing a challenging relationship with another government, people from that country or with that heritage can be made to feel that they don't belong here or that there are adversaries. nothing could be further from the truth . chinese americans made in valuable contributions to our country. they've done so for generations. mistreating someone, a chinese descent, goes against everything. we stand pores, the country, whether a chinese national visiting or living here, or chinese american or any other asian americans whose claim to this country is equal to any one else. racism and hate have no place in a nation built by generations of immigrants to fulfill the promise of opportunity for all we have profound differences for the chinese communist party and the chinese government. but those differences are between governments and systems,

not between our people. the american people have great respect for the chinese people. we respect their achievements, their history, their culture. we deeply value the ties of family and friendship, connect us. and we sincerely wish for our governments to work together on issues that matter to their lives and to the lives of americans. and for that matter, the lives of people around the world. there's other core source of national strength that will be relying on and this decisive decade. our democracy under years ago, if asked what constitutes the wealth of the nation. we might list the expanse of our land, the size of our population, the strength of our military. the abundance of our natural resources and thankfully, were still wealthy in all those attributes. but more than ever in the 21st century, the true wealth of the nation is found in our people, our human resources, and our ability to unleash their full potential. we do that with our democratic

system. we debate, we argue, we disagree. we challenge each other, including our elected leaders. we deal with our deficiencies openly. we don't pretend they don't exist or sweep them under the rug. and the progress can show painfully slow, can be difficult and ugly. by and large, we consistently working toward a society where people from all backgrounds can flourish guided by national values that united, motivated and uplift us. we're not perfect. but at our best, we always strive to be in the words of our constitution. i'm more perfect union for democracy is designed to make that happen. that's what the american people and the american model awful. and it's one of the most powerful assets in this contest. now, beijing believes that it's model is the better one that

a party lead centralized system is more efficient, less messy, ultimately superior to democracy. we do not seek to transform china's political system. our task is to prove once again that democracy can meet urgent challenges, create opportunity, advance, human dignity that the future belongs to those who believe in freedom and that all countries will be free to charge their own paths without coercion. the 2nd piece of our strategy is aligning with our allies and partners to advance a shared vision for the future. from day one, the by the ministration is work to re energize americans, unmatched network of alliances of partnerships, and to re engage in international institutions. we're encouraging partners to work with each other and through regional and global organizations. and we're standing up new coalitions to deliver for our people and meet the tests of the century ahead

. no words is more true than in the low pacific region where our relationships, including our treaty alliances are among our strongest in the world. the united states shares division that countries and people across the region hold. one of a free, an opening to pacific bur rules are develop transparent and applied fairly where countries are free to make their own sovereign decisions. where goods, ideas and people flow freely across land, sky, cyberspace, the open seas and governance is responsive to the people present by reinforce these priorities. this week with his trip to the region where he reaffirmed our vital security alliances with south re in japan and deepened our economic and technology cooperation with both countries. he launched the notice of economic framework for prosperity, a 1st of its kind initiative for the region. it will in the president's words, help our country's economies grow faster. and ferrer i path, as we call it, renews american economic leadership. but adapts it for the 21st century by

addressing cutting edge issues like the digital economy. supply chains, clean energy infrastructure, and carp corruption. a dozen countries including indian, have already joined together. i could members make up more than a 3rd of the global economy. president also took part in the leader summit of the quad countries, australian japan indian, the united states for quite never met of the leader level before president biden took office since he convened the 1st leaders meeting last year. the plot is held for summits. it's become a leading regional team. this week, it launched a new and up pacific partnership from maritime to much domain awareness. so our partners across the region can better monitor the waters near their shores to address the legal, fishy, and protect their maritime rights. and their sovereignty were reinvigorating our cooperation with us young. earlier this month we hosted the u. s. i c on summit to

take honors and issues like public health and the climate crisis together. this week, 7 oscio countries became founding members of the end of the civic economic framework . and we're building bridges among our no pacific and european partners, including by inviting asian allies to the nearest summit in madrid, next month, or enhancing peace and stability in the in the pacific. for example, with the new security partnership between australia, the united kingdom, and the united states, known as office and worldly countries in the region and around the world, defeat coven 19. today the united states is provided nearly $20000000000.00 to the global pandemic response. that includes more than 540000000 doses of safe and effective vaccines donated not sol with no political strings attached on our way to 1200000 doses worldwide. and we're coordinating with a group of 19 countries in a global action plan to get shots in the arms. as

a result of all of this diplomacy, we are more aligned with partners across the in the pacific. and we're working in a more coordinated way toward our share goals. we've also deepened our alignment across the atlantic and launched the u. s. u trading technology council. last year marshalling the combined weight of nearly 50 percent of the world's gdp. last week i joined secretary romando, investor tie and our european commission counterparts for our 2nd meeting to work together on new technology standards. coordinate on investment screening and export controls. strengthen supply chains, boost green tag, and improve food security and digital infrastructure in developing countries. meanwhile, we in our european partners set aside 17 years of litigation about aircraft. now, instead of arguing with each other, we're working to secure a level playing field for our companies and workers in that sector. similarly, we worked with the european union and others to resolve a dispute on steel and aluminum invoice. and now we're coming together around

a shared vision on higher climate standards and protecting our workers and industries. revisions delivered efforts to distort the market to its advantage. we're partnering with european union to protect our citizens privacy while strengthening a share digital economy. that depends on vast flows of data. with the g 20, we reached a landmark deal on a global minimum tax to hold the race to the bottom. make sure the big corporations pay their fair share and give countries even more resources to invest in their people. more than a $130.00 countries are signed on so far. we and our g 7 partners are pursuing a coordinated high standard and transparent approach to meet the enormous infrastructure needs. in developing countries, we've convene global summits on defeating coven 19. and we know in global democracy and rejoined the un human rights council. and the w. h. o, the world health organization. and at the moment of great testing,

we in our allies have re energized nato, which is now as strong as ever. these actions are all aimed at defending and is necessary reforming the rules based order that should benefit all nations. we want to lead a race to the top on tech, on climate infrastructure, global health and inclusive economic growth. and we want to strengthen the system in which as many countries as possible can come together to cooperate effectively resolve differences peacefully. write their own futures as sovereign equals. our diplomacy is based on partnership and respect for each other's interests. we don't expect every country to have the exact same assessment as china's we do. we know that many countries, including the united states, have vital economic or people the people ties with china that they want to preserve . this is not about forcing countries to choose. it's about giving them a choice. so that, for example, the only option isn't an opaque investment that leaves countries and debtor stokes

corruption, harms the environment, fails to create local jobs for growth and compromises countries exercises their sovereignty. we've heard 1st hand about buyer's remorse that these deals can leave behind. at every step were consulting with our partners, listening to them, taking their concerns to heart, building solutions that address their unique challenges and priorities. there is growing convergence about the need to approach relations with beijing. with more realism, many of our partners already know from painful experience how vision can come down hard when they make choices that a dislikes mike last spring. when beijing cut off chinese students and tourists from traveling to australia and imposed an 80 percent tariff on australian barley exports. because australian government called for an independent inquiry into ko it's richard. for last november, when chinese coast guard vessels use water cannons to stop or re supply the philippine.