this advisory highlight examples of the prc government leveraging prc institutions like businesses, organizations, citizens to covertly access to pursue its national security goals. dhs flags instances where chinese companies collect data on american consumers to steal intellectual property. ccp aligned firms rake in tremendous profits as a result. as an example, dhs is reviewing the chinese manufacturer tcl. it was discovered they incorporated backdoors into its tv sets exposing users to cyber breaches and data exculpation. support received state to compete in the electronics market, which has propelled it to the third-largest television manufacturer in the world. we are working to combat maligned influence in the western hemisphere and are partnering with government agencies, with which dhs will be signing a memorandum of understanding to foster development free of communist manipulation. recognize -- we will call out the thread clearly, but for all we have done, we must do more. dhs will be releasing our strategic action plan to counter the people's republic of china, a document built for pres

the prc now has more naval combatants than the u.s. navy.hreat -- excuse me, the theft of intellectual property threatens our national security. that's how they got the navy they've got today. it allows tons of illicit drugs to be exported to other nations around the world. he has set up a global string of pearls going all the way back to 1980s. all of this has been done with these guys in djibouti, panama canal, pakistan. the false territorial claims over open seas in the election of man-made military provides visceral proof of his determination. the prc's overt and covert actions to thwart sanctions against tehran. that basically ensures that the ayatollahs in iran are going to obtain nuclear weapons and the means of delivering them. there's credible evidence the communist party of china was instrumental in the world wide spread of covid-19. religious freedom in china is nonexistent. democracy in hong kong has been crushed. the economy is in dozens of developing countries, particularly in africa are threatened by beijing's so-called belt a

they've got the prc, the people republic of china has 2 million strong in its military and it's trying to make them stronger through gene editing. that's just one of the ways that china is trying to essentially dominate the planet and set the rules in the world order and why it's so important and people need to understand is this is an authoritarian regime, doesn't care about people's individual rights. we've seen what they've done to the uyghurs, seen what they've done in hong kong. it's about putting the state first and that is the exact opposite of what has always made america great, individual liberties, freedoms, free enterprise. those things are all at stake if china dominates. maria: in fact, jimmy lai, a media tycoon, is sitting in jail because china took him in, detained him and now the word is, he's going to be there until his trial, april 2021. we had him on "mornings with maria" on fox business last week. it's a disgusting story, what's happening to jimmy lai. i want to get your take on joe biden name ago ca cabinet and expecting he's going to have a national security team

particularly in africa, threatened by beijing's so-called felton road initiative and here at home the prc'sof disinformation to these confucius institutes near major universities providesrs disinformation and encourages marxist and anarchist vandals to loot and burn. as the authors of this book make very clear. 70 recommendations by these three god-fearing men who wrote the book bring decades of matchless experience to the question and what jake ought to be doing is talking to these guys instead of the communist chinese, but if he succeeds, this is going to be a plan run just like orwell said with all the surveillance and our kids deserveel better. >> tucker: they certainly do. thanks so much, good to see you. >> pleasure. >> tucker: so there's evidence tonight that not everybody is on board with continuing the lockdown. given the degree to which they've destroyed the country already. some republican lawmakers in the state of ohio have just fired to filed impeachment articles against the republican governor over restrictions he's imposing. we will speak to a legislator after the break. ♪ or

the united states will also take necessary steps to sanction prc and hong kong officials directly orndirect ly involved in eroding hong kong's autonomy and just if you take a look, smothering, absolutely smothering hong kong 's freedom. our actions will be strong. our actions will be meaningful. maria: secretary, what does this mean on a practical basis in terms of treat hong kong differently? how will things change? >> so the background, of course , is that the chinese communist party entered an agreement with the united kingdom that they would allow hong kong to have autonomy for 50 years. half way through it or so, they've now broken those commitments those promises that they made to the world. the united states had a series of preferences we treated hong kong more favorably than we did china for all of those years because of that treaty. the chinese communist party has now broken its promise and the united states will respond as a practical matter the president laid out a couple of things that we'll do. he's asked us to review every preferential treatment that hong kong had and w

. >> of the prc pulled the trigger on a forceful reunification and they do not directly intervene how does the endo pacific region and respond with a reliable military partner to be damaged beyond repair? >> great question. i don't know. it can also be the effect of the countries in the region and recognizing a great danger and what you word have it is acceleration of those capabilities the best forces in japan others will improve their ability with conflict by denial and convincing the pla so i think that approach for ambiguity is good they shouldn't assume this is the assumption that north korea encouraged by the russians and made the wrong calculation i would say the top priority now to increase the capabilities of the taiwanese forces for the arms sales to taiwan and the military reform efforts with the race to establish deterrence by denial also doing more thinking how to defend and deter against the threshold which might elicit the military response. >> another question from corbin university for the unforeseen consequences of the strategy to further loosen military restrictions

checking traffic here, westbound 37, from 80 toward 101 toward, prc in side.nute tariff time you will see the brake lights. westbound past the island and the metering lights are on at the bay bridge with traffic backing up just beyond that 880 overpass. it's 6:47. that's a look at your morning ride. there's rain happening today. here is mary. >> here we go with your next weather system. tracking a cold front that will bring the return of the rain for us here in the bay area. here is high definition doppler. its quiet this morning. dry conditions, that will be changing for us. show you a live look outside with our sales force tower cam a. isn't that just stunning with the golden colors in the sky? the temperatures on the chilly side and the upper 30's to low to mid-40s's at this hour. now let's show you what to expect. for most of the day we will stay dry with mostly cloudy skies and seasonal daytime highs. the rain moves in by tonight and then it'll kick up the surf. high surf. hazardous high surf and snow in the sierra with the winter weather advisory for the

the prc has an interest in suppressing a voice like this that was actually attempting to try to tellbout the pandemic and its impact in china. there have been many who questioned the numbers that were reported by the government there with respect to the coronavirus. and there are a lot of unanswered questions here? >> this again is a really powerful reminder of the fundamental premise of how the chinese regime operates. under a concept they call civil military fusion. which means every instrument, not just of government, but every instrument of the power of the country is subservient to the chinese communist party and serves interests of the party. primary interest of the party is its own maintenance of its own power and expansion of power and authority. so when you're negotiating, dealing with china you have to fundamentally understand this. everything could go back to the chinese communist party. they have one interest and it is theirs. david: when secretary pompeo makes a statement like this that the journalist should be released you don't expect the prc to follow along in lockste

. >> one question would like to give to you, if the prc pulls the trigger on unification with taiwan and the rest is not directly intervene, how does the endo pacific region respond? are they damaged beyond repair? >> i don't know. because the countries in the region realize the great danger. so what you would have it is an acceleration of improved capabilities. other countries in the region will also improve their ability to deter conflict biden i/o by convincing the pla with the use of force in the region but that ambiguity is good china should not assume that they will not respond. and to correspond with the russians made in june of 1950. so the top priority now should be the capabilities of the taiwanese armed forces am glad to see the expediting in taiwan with those military reform efforts and then to establish i hope there are doing more thinking of how to defend and detour against those actions of the threshold to elicit the congressional military response. but it is a dangerous time. >>. >> one of the unforeseen consequences of an american strategy is the desire to lucerne mi

. >> a related taiwan question that i'd like to give to you, hr, if the prc pulled the trigger on a forceful re reunification, how ds the indo pacific respond, reliable military partner and ally be damage beyond repair? >> yeah, that was a gate -- great question. i think there could be an effect of the countries in the region recognizg the grave danger there ani think what you would have is you would have an acceleration of improd capabilities in the forces in japan, for example other countries in the region would also impro their ability to der conflict with china by, you kno by denial, right by convincing the pla and the inese communist party. so, you know, i think the strategic ambiguity is good. i think that china shouldn't assume that the united states won't --on't -- won't respond. this is the assumption obviously that -- that north korea encouraged by the russians and the chinese to a certain extent made in june of 1950, they made therong calculation. i think derrence is importance. i would say top priority would be the increased capabilitie of the taiwanese armed forces. i'm glad to

so today the united states punch back with new sanctions on the prc for human rights, best of trade secrets as well as they are undermining our efforts to counter illicit trafficking of nuclear and radioactive material. also, their aggressive action to dominate the south china sea. dni has warned the people's republic of china poses the greatest threat to america today. and the greatest threat to democracy and freedom worldwide since world war ii. so in the infiltration of the government, obviously, is a serious matter. victor davis hanson and joe concha on whether president-elect biden is up for all of these challenges, but first, kevin mccarthy, fresh from that fbi briefing on the hill this afternoon about congressman swalwell and christine fong. leader mccarthy, good to have you here tonight, thank you. >> thank you. >> martha: so what can you tell us about the briefing? how long was it? how involved was it? and did you learn things you didn't know before? >> well, i've been asking for this briefing since the story broke publicly. i was not briefed. that is when i first learned about it.

if we don't fill that void, the prc, they are moving in and providing some of the goods and services. we just need to engage in. that is the way to pool our allies into the security discussion to the economic discussions first. >> host: that is an excellent point. everything you've said today emphasizes how much we talk about the indo pacific not just about the military challenges we may face in the region. but we really have to think about the region from a whole of government context that is so true. because we have economic interest there that you do not also think about the conversation about norms and values as being connected to this economic and security interests. you are not looking at the full puzzle. so senator duckworth i want to thank you so much for taking the time to join us today. it has been an absolute pressure to have you. and with that rest i'm going to turn it over to you and our panelists for the rest of the conversation. and i thank you. >> thank you everyone. thank you so much older members of the audience for joining us today. my name is rush i am the director

the prc must address its own waste management issues, both land based and sea based and do so with its own resources. marine debris affects marine security and potentially human health, the challenge is immense. our approach focuses on promoting environmentally sound waste management, recycling sustainable materials management, innovation to prevent waste from entering the environment and removal efforts. the united states has a wide array of means to help. the state department, epa, national science foundation and department of energy are highlighting u.s. expertise and innovation to combat marine debris through new technologies, mch research and cutting edge solutions. we're dedicated to supporting and highlighting the best available scientific information and data collection methods necessary to inform policy makers and private industry about the economic and environmental and health implications and identify hot spots. the bipartisan, save our seas act of 2018 corrected the state department to take a comprehensive approach on marine debris. the department through our bureau of ocea

tech companies, but do you want to really going up against the prc in china >> sara, thank for having's a very fair question. i think that's the driver for the 30% plunge that the stock has seen in the last couple of months that said, we go from the assumption, which i think is an important one, that we don't believe that the chinese government is out to destroy alibaba or any of their other large national champions but in this particular case, i think they are really out to get jack ma back down to size. we have all seen and read some of his comments in late october that did not sit very well with the chinese, you know, leadership that said, we think that, you know, alibaba and ant have been the primary drivers of china's new digital economy really b benefiting the chinese consumers but carrying the torch for chinese ingenuity and entrepreneur around the world. i think as long as they are able to keep jack ma under control, quote, unquote, and get ant to play within existing rules and stay within its lanes as it has reported then i think alibaba is going to be fine if you look at the

region, australia, japan, india and our of selfs, together our economies overpower the ccp and the prcf the strength of those economies and we have to work together and we can pull in our other allies to deal with this so when something bad happens like what's going on in australia right you now now,e attacking australia in terms of information operations, we should all respond together against that in terms of collective response. maria: yeah. the u.s. has been able to have this resonate with our friends across the world. i think it's 30 countries right now have banned the use of huawei. general, it's good to see you this morning. we'll keep talking about it. thank you so much, general jack keane joining us right there. we'll take a break, then we've got the ceo of the cleveland clinic, right after this.di that came from me. really. my first idea was "in one quarter of an hour, your savings will tower... over you. figuratively speaking." but that's not catchy, is it? that's not going to swim about in your brain. so i thought, what about... 15 minutes. 15 percent. serendipity. 15 minut