. >> up next on c-span2 a conversation with former leaders of the west conference of catholic bishops top protection review boards on child molestation minibike catholic priests. from the city club of chicago we will show you 50 minutes of this discussion. >> thank you, jay. thank you for being here. good afternoon. i'd like to thank the city club members as well for inviting us to discuss the current crisis in the catholic church. when i last had the opportunity to speak to the city club audience regarding this topic it was march 3, 2004, 14 years ago. to quote from my talk at that time regarding the release of the national review board report i said as a rational, thinking person and a legal professional i have had to recognize the difference between the church and the hierarchy. i hope we all do. while some of our leaders may have failed us others among them have sought to set things right. i believe they are begun to encompass us in convening the unprecedented labor on which i have been serving. it is a deep expression of the real willingness to respond to this crisis in the most

we will be discussing two of the problems with the national review board of the united states catholic bishops confronted 16 years ago the transients of this conference of bishops to take up the national review board in authority to investigate the bishops and the cardinal and also the credible evidence from the local and elaborate cover-up of the sexual crimes committed against under age victims by priest. now it is clear that the code of silence permeated the diocese across the united states. we did recommend the whistleblower policy. obviously it was not adopted by the bishops. present today to discuss these matters is my friend esteemed former fbi executive assistant director, the former special agent in charge and the first director of the office of child and youth protections of the united states of catholic bishops and also an author. since 2002 traveling the world to establish programs stemming from sexual abuse currently the ceo of management and consulting to provide strategic services to businesses and not-for-profit organizations please join me. [applause] also on the panel today i

leadership we will best be discussing two of those problems of the national review board from catholic bishops confronting 16 years ago the transient and unwillingness of the conference of bishops to grant us the national review board the authority to investigate the bishops and the cardinal and number two the credible evidence with the elaborate cover-up of sexual crimes committed against under age victims like priest and now it is clear the code of silence permeated the diocese across united states we did recommend the adoption of the whistleblower policy obviously it wasn't adopted by the bishops present day to discuss these matters is my friend esteemed former fbi executive assistantnt director and the former special agent in charge of the chicago division in the first executive director of child and youth protection of the united states catholic bishops and since 2002 traveling the world to establishst those prevention programs aimed at sexual abuse and currently the ceo of management and consulting giving strategic services for not-for-profit organizations please join me to welcome her.

immigration forum, human rights first, international refugee assistance project and the conference of catholic bishops migration and refugee services. bayer -- their work is critical to keeping our refugee resettlement program afloat during these difficult times. i would like to thank the experts on today's panel, in particular, professor stallone who offered this paper that was recently released and is the topic of our conversation today. and of course i would like to thank all of you for being here and join in the conversation that i am confident will give us a better understanding of

. >> he represents g all california catholic bishops for conspiracy to conceal a public nuisance. he says he was abused for two years starting at age 10 by a priest at an anaheim church. >> until everything is uncovered, we'll never get to the truth. >> anderson's research and news reports to show archdiocese of san francisco with 135 accused predator priests. diocese of oakland with 95 and diocese of san jose, 33. a total of 263 priest offenders. the findings are a major step. the three diocese previously admitted only 90 priest offenders.

the diocese of oakland said there is no widespread cover-up by the catholic bishops particular to the diocese of oakland we mandatorily report per state law. it requires its employees to be familiar with the written code of conduct for adults interacting with minors. we are confident the laws and policies are being followed by her employees and clergy. the archdiocese of la and santa rosa also released statements they have taken steps to protect children from abuse. one more note the diocese of san jose plans to release the names of the accused priest by the and of the month. >>> workers at the marriott hotel say they are ready to strike at any time. worker's -- workers have their picket signs. almost 98% of the workers authorize the strike last month. employees are not paid living wages and are negotiating with the chain about job security. one worker said she is willing to strike because she struggles to make ends meet. >> i had to bring my family and the children to live with me in order for me to survive and live and work in this area. >> marriott said in a statement they hope to

he discusses how catholic priests led by bishop mark j. hour leehurley joined the student's effort to settle the strike in 1969. >> it is my pleasure to introduce our speaker today. bill issel. he served a as fullbright in england, hungarian romania. in 2015-2016 he was distinguished chair in history. bill is especially interested in the role of religion in american and european politics and the social and cultural history of american in european cities. it's 1986 book, san francisco miss, power and urban development" was hailed a major achievement that set the agenda for studying san francisco politics. his recents books for crossing flag and church and state in the city, have been praised as illuminateing. in 2017, he received the distinguish scholarship award of the american catholic historical association. bill lecture today is drawn from his 2015 prize-winning american catholic studies article and is part of a larger project of book on the competition between the catholic church and the communist party in european and american cities

the diocese of oakland said there is no widespread cover-up by the catholic bishops. >>> oakland cityouncil is expected to pay almost $20 million to the family of a teenager killed by a falling branch. investigators say a tree branch he was climbing snapped and fell on his head killing him. the payment would settle a lawsuit brought by the family of those -- louis claiming the city knew about the decaying state of the tree but did not take action or warning the public. >>> the city of san francisco proved a $14.5 million settlement for a woman paralyzed in 2016 when a tree limb fell on her at washington state park. , was with her two children when she was hit by a 100-pound tree limb and left her paralyzed from the waist down. her lawsuit says the city did not properly maintained the trees. the time is 4:55 a.m. in the city of oakland has three tuff shed villages. it will open in the parking lot at the kaiser convention center. it was paid for with $150,000 in private grants and donations. they say the tuff shed are small part of oakland homeless strategy and the program has had encou

hoops there russia is hanging on and that's this who is now being destroyed right now a roman catholic bishop who was shot in el salvador thirty eight years ago has been made a saint what fonts as well also that all males blood stained belt during his catalyze ation ceremony and run st peter's square the part canonized one of his predecessors all the sixth was pontiff the nine hundred sixty s. and seventy's john holmes looks back at the life of the praise who stood up for the poor while challenging atrocities by the vi twenty military dictatorship. just finished his sermon when a gun shot rang out an assassin's bullet struck the sixty two year old but the murder failed to extinguish his message of peace and social justice. now thirty eight years later the catholic church is declaring him a saint extensively it's for a medical miracle curing cecilia florrie's of a life threatening illness but for her or many other salvadorans he's much more he's a person who fought for all salvador and continues fighting and continues to intercede for the country a brave man who defended life defended the fami

abused by his parish priest as a child is now suing every catholic bishop in the state. not for money, but foranswers. the lawsuit filed in las vegas accuses church officials of conspiring to cover up sexual assaults. to move offending priests. >> this lawsuit is really the only opportunity that i have at this point in time to find justice, not just for myself, but to bring all the big shadows out. >> the suit demands the church release all records on clergy abuse. no comment from the archdiocese of san francisco this evening. we did get a statement from the diocese of oakland, which said it is competent mandatory reporting laws and conduct policies are being followed by its employees and clergy. and the diocese of san jose told us, "it plans to release a detailed list of the names and the status of every priest who has already been found to be credibly accused by abusing minors within the diocese by mid-october." >>> well the san francisco district attorney's race just got a lot more interesting because two-term incumbent gascon won't be in it. he won't seek a third ter

. >> tom amann said he interviewed and recently filed a lawsuit suing the catholic bishops in the state. >> what happened to me should not happen to any child and should not happen ever again. >> anderson claims california bishops including bay area bishops are part of a culture of secrecy and -- and protecting predatory's -- predatory priests. >> they have not told the public or the parishioners and they have not told the police. >> a spokesman for the archdiocese says they will review the list of names but are unsure how the list was assembled and archbishop corleone he continues to meet with parishioners. the diocese of oakland reiterated their plan to release their list of credibly accused priests. another attorneys list has more than double the number. spokeswoman said the diocese is reviewing the names. for now emmons is urging other survivors to come forward. >> it is the hardest thing you will ever have to do. and so i hope and i pray that just this moment in time makes a difference to somebody. >> some of the names on the list are repeated because some of the priests have been

. >>> tonight a new lawsuit targeting every catholic bishop in the state.mas simmons said he was sexual abused as a child. he doesn't want money. he want answers. his suit filed in los angeles, accuses the church of conspiring to cover up sexual assaults, and moving offending priests to other parishes without disclosing past misconduct. >> this lawsuit is really the only opportunity i have at this point in time to find justice not just for myself, but to bring all the big guns that are in the shadows out. >> the suit demands the church release all records on clergy abuse. >>> tonight, the san jose diocese is giving parishioners a light to shine on its deepest secrets. betty yu was at the church's latest listening session. >> reporter: no cameras were allowed inside tonight during the second of three listening sessions held by the diocese of san jose. about 80 people shared very painful experiences or aired out their frustrations at the catholic church. dozens came to most holy trinity parish in east san jose tonight. many carrying the weight of clerical sex

conference of catholic bishops. we are honored to be sponsoring this event. thank you very much for the riveting presentation. thank you also for focusing so much on moderation, common sense and values. as a question, i wanted to ask about one of the american values that the refugee program supports. it is support of people fleeing religious persecution. i wonder what comments you might have about that and the impact on those individuals with the recent cuts? thank you. >> i know that we have heard a lot in right-wing media about syrian refugees and others in the middle east, religious minorities in the middle east, specifically christians and how we are not taking enough christians. no one is suggesting we cannot take more. religious persecution is certainly a part that i think sometimes when we talk about the muslim population, we act as if muslims themselves are not being persecuted. the divisions within these countries, the the sectarian divisions have attributed enormously to the problems we are seeing there. the idea of taking one group because it is si

. >>> one man is taking on the catholic bishops here and across the state. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >>> i'm kristen sze. he's suing because they allegedly covered up child sex abuse claims. >> david louie is live with the story. >> bishop patrick mcgraw is expected to be here in an eff ef to solve the issue of clergy abuse. he wants to hear from victims or their families. today's filing of a lawsuit reflects concerns that they're concerned. the diocese of san sees are holding listening session toss allow parishioner toss speak to church leaders about the sexual abuse issues. however, a victim's advocacy group filed a lawsuit seeking names of suspended or known offenders and disclose you are of sensitive church records. >> this lawsuit seeks to force each of these bishops in each of these diocese across the state to not only disclose the identities and all of them of all the offenders, but their histories and the documents that they keep secret in their secret file. >> the plaintiff is 50-yearold thomas emmons. he was abused by a monsignor 40 years ago.

pope francis has publicly welcomed two chinese catholic bishops attending a synod for the first timed the vatican. they represent a body created by the chinese government to administer the church. but hong kong's leading catholic cleric says the agreement on procedures for appointing bishops would not stop the suppression of christians in china. one of china's highest paid actors has been fined the equivalent of almost 130 million us dollars for tax evasion and other offences. fan bingbing disappeared injuly for over 100 days amid speculation that she had been detained by chinese authorities. she posted an open apology on social media on wednesday saying that she accepted the penalty and will be spared jail if she pays the fine. it was only last week that president trump called dr christine blasey ford a very credible witness after she testified that supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh sexually assaulted her. but at a political rally last night there was a very different message as mr trump ridiculed dr ford's memory of events. the white house says he was only stating facts but som

>> a major lawsuit filed against the catholic church and its bishops. it's accusing sex abuse covered up by priest. >>> i am frank sommerville and attorneys demanded that church leaders release the names of everyone accused of misconduct. we are in the newsroom with more on the case. >> just about every diocese in the state was named including those in man filed is not after money just accountability. >> he was a close family friend and he came over from chicago in 1973. >> tom evans is speaking out for the first time when he was abused since the age of 10 years of oh -- since the age of 10 years old. >> this lawsuit is really the only opportunity i have at this point and time to find justice not just for myself but to bring all the victims in the shadows out. i want to help them in moving forward. >> includes the archbishop of san francisco and several others. >> how many more do there have to be? how many more. >> attorneys believe the report released 300 offenders. half could not be accounted

. >>> this morning, a new lawsuit targeting every catholic bishop in the state. thomasa man wants answers, not money. the church is accused of conspiring to covering up sexual assaults and moving priests around without disclosing past misconduct. >> this lawsuit is really the only opportunity i have at this point in time to find justice and to bring all the victims that are in the shadows out. >> the lawsuit demands that the church release all records on clergy abuse. >>> meantime, the san jose diocese is giving parishioners a chance to shine a light on the church's darkest secret. kpix 5's betty yu was at the clergy's latest listening session. >> reporter: dozens came to most holy trinity parish in east san jose. many carrying the weight of clerical sexual abuse for years either directly or in their families. parishioners also came to hold the church accountable. >> when i was 8, i was sexually abused by a relative and i stand in solidarity with the victims of clergy abuse. >> reporter: john martinez was one of many who addressed bishop patrick mcgraw directly.

up of those crimes the facilitation of the collusion with them that we were able to expose by catholic bishops and indeed by the vatican itself so how hard was it for you to make your case how did church resistance change things for you were you prevented from speaking out. what was i mean first of all it was very difficult to get to the point where i could challenge my own. i suppose internal inhibitors the the the own spoken authority of the church wasn't something that was external to me it was internal so when i first start to think about it and in the mid one thousand nine hundred about one thousand nine hundred four about doing something about what had happened to me more than a decade earlier. my first instinct was to contact the bishop from as opposed to contacting the police so i had bought into this idea that the church was the ultimate authority and that it was it was.

ago these same attornies filed a lawsuit on behalf of this priest abuse survivor, against every catholic bishopcharges each bishop with conspiracy and says their action or inaction exposed the public to unsafe conditions. if sucessful it would required bishops to disclose the names identities and history of offenders and the top church officials complicit across the state.who covered it upsot tom emens/priest abuse survivor until every corner of every secretive archive is uncovered we wont get to the truth , i am here as a survivor but i am here for survivors the bay area report says 135 of the priests accused of sexual misconduct have served in the the san francisco diocese ... 95 accused offenders in the diocese of oakland.. and 33 in the diocese of san jose. that is in direct contrast to san jose's recent announcement accusing only 15 priests of misconduct.sot jeff anderson/attorneystandup dan kerman/sf 146-156 ( james )breaking news... a bomb has been found at the home of former president bill and hillary clinton in new york.and one was intercepted on the way to the home of president obama.

the diocese of oakland said there is no widespread cover up by the catholic bishops. >>> catholics support for pope francis has dropped during the sexual abuse and/or. a new survey from the pew research center says 72% of americans approve of the pope and that's the lowest level since he was elected in 2013. his unfavorable rating is more than doubled to 20% from 9% and the opinions are across the board. catholic men and women have less confidence in him. >>> 6:37 a.m. the 19-year-old killing his girlfriend will be charged with murder. the body of 18-year-old mariah davis was found monday at lake showboat regional park. anthony turned himself in and told them where they could fight near body near the dam. miss davis was missing since last wednesday when she had lunch with him. a pretrial hearing this morning for a man accused of using a hidden camera to record people in a starbucks bathroom in union city. >>> the camera was found at the starbucks at union landing on dyer street. david lista was arrested, 45 years old. they said he secretly videotaped people and he is a registered offender

those crimes the facilitation of them the collusion with them that we were able to expose by catholic bishops and indeed by the vatican itself so how hard was it for you to make your case how did church resistance change things for you where you prevented it from speaking out what was i mean first of all it was very difficult to get to the point where i could challenge my own. i suppose internal inhibitors the the the only spoken authority of the church wasn't something that was external to me it was internal so when i first start to think about it and in the mid one thousand nine thousand about one thousand nine hundred four about doing something about what had happened to me more than a decade earlier. my first instinct was to contact the bishop from as opposed to contacting the police so i had bought into this idea that the church was the ultimate authority and that it was it was to them that i needed to look to thankfully i didn't instead i decided about six months later in february of one nine hundred ninety five that i would make a complete complaint directly to the police here in arlin

san jose's catholic bishop says the archdiocese will release the name of priests facing credible accusations of child molestation. bishop patrick mcgrath invited concerned parishioners including victims and their families to four listening sessions, one of them this afternoon at santa teresa catholic church. he says moving forward if a preeflt is accused of molesting a child the protocol is for the church to call police immediately. as soon as the list is released our investigative unit will begin examining it. you can see what we uncover by going to our website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> san jose's police chief calls him a violent predator. tonight he is off the streets. officers arrest ed esteban mosqueda. he lured a 17-year-old girl to a secluded area behind liberty baptist church. he then allegedly sexually assaulted her. no word on the condition of the victim. >>> now to the international mystery that is creating a political firestorm right here in the u.s. tonight president trump says he is asking turkey for a recording that could reveal gruesome details about what happened to "washington po

with the vatican that gives the avowedly atheist communist party a direct role in appointing catholic bishopsor china's christians these are desperate times. beijing is also cracking down on buddhism. over the past decade, more than 150 tibetan buddhist monks have let themselves on fire -- have lit themselves on fire. the communist party has imprisoned as many as one million muslims in government amps were they in do or around-the-clock brainwashing. survivors describe it as a deliberate attempt by beijing to strangle culture and stamp out the muslim faith. though, a attests, country that oppresses its own people rarely stops there. extend itso aims to reach across the wider world. pillsbury isl written, china has opposed the actions and goals of the u.s. government. indeed, it is building its own relationships with america's allies and enemies that contradict any peaceful intentions of beijing. uses so-called dead diplomacy to expand influence. that country is offering billions of dollars in infrastructural loans to governments from asia to africa to europe and even latin america. loans arer

roman catholic bishops have recommended that women are allowed to play a greater role within the church. a month—long meeting had been called to examine how the church could better reach out to young people. attempts to include the acronym lgbt in the final text were blocked, and the document was vague on the church's attitude towards homosexuals. the catholic church has been damaged by sexual abuse of children by priests, and the attempts by the church hierarchy to cover up their crimes. people in the republic of ireland have voted to scrap the country's blasphemy law. nearly 65% voted yes in a referendum held on friday alongside presidential elections, which was won by incumbent president michael d higgins. he received 56% of the vote. a £1.5 billion boost for high streets will be announced by the chancellor in his budget speech on monday. business rates for smaller firms in england are to be temporarily cut by a third, and £650 million will be allocated to rejuvenate high streets and transport links. our business correspondent joe miller reports. it is an increasingly familiar sight

at a meeting in the vatican, roman catholic bishops have recommended that women be allowed to play alled to examine how the church could relate better to young people, but conservatives and progressives often failed to see eye to eye. the standing of the roman catholic church has been badly damaged by the scandal over sexual abuse by priests. polls have opened in the first round of georgia's last direct presidential election. the two frontrunners, out of 25 candidates, are both formerforeign ministers. in future, georgia's president will be chosen by an electoral college. voters in the republic of ireland have overwhelming backed moves to remove a prohibition on blasphemy from the country's constitution. the constitution currently holds that blasphemy is a criminal offence — although the last person to be prosecuted for it in ireland was in the middle of the 19th century. tim allman reports. step—by—step, ever so slowly, ireland is being transformed. the latest change announced in a fairly low— key latest change announced in a fairly low—key kind of way. latest change announced in a

ago these same attornies filed a lawsuit on behalf of this prits abuse survivor, against every catholic bishop in california, including those in san francisco, oakland and san jose.sot tom emens/priest abuse survivorwhat happened to me should not happen to any child, should not happen ever againthe lawsuit charges each bishop with conspiracy and says their action or inaction exposed the public to unsafe conditionssotthis lawsuit is deisgned to disclose the names identities and history of the offenders and the top officials complicit across the state.the bay area report says 135 of the priests accused of sexual misconduct have served in the the san francisco diocese ... 95 accused offenders in the diocese of oakland.. and 33 in the diocese of san jose. that is in direct contrast to san jose's recent announcement accusing only 15 priests of misconduct.sot145 and the preditors145 and the sot145 and the preditors saying there's a grave danger across the state and the bay area, attorneys and priest abuse survivors held a news conference live in high rise apartment building in san francisco are back

restrictions and in place i'm still ahead, allegations of a cover up, the lawsuit filed against catholic bishops. >>> the mayor is terminating the sister city relationship with san francisco. this statue is at the heart of the controversy. >>> two letters sent to the pentagon test positive for ricin. do you hear that? no. it's quiet. too quiet. xfinity home cameras. xfinity home gives you an extra pair of eyes to help watch over your family. plus, you have added peace of mind from 24/7 professional monitoring. xfinity home. simple. easy. awesome. xfinity customers, add xfinity home and get a great offer. plus, ask how to get free installation. call, go online, or demo in an xfinity store today.  . >>> you may have seep this billboard in san francisco leading to the bay bridge. it refers to a statue commemorating the plight of women used as sex slaves in world war ii. janet in the city with more on this. >> the osaka festival was held in japan town last week with a delegation of personal fromo -- people from osaka. there's a long history of the two cities but that was terminated today over conc

and vatican city today a roman catholic bishop who was shot in el salvador thirty eight years ago was made into a st francis will the blood stained belts of romero during his canonization ceremony in some places square the pope also canonized one of his own prayed to says this pope paul the sixth who was the roman catholic pontiff back in the one nine hundred sixty s. and seventy's that's a look at your headlines here on al-jazeera inside story with imran khan that's coming up next. the arab world stays silent a saudi gym this possibly in the saudi consulate but no official reaction from any arab government no condemnation from the arab media what's behind the silence this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program iran can intelligence leaks to the media about missing saudi journalist jamal khashoggi a pe on almost a daily basis now reports are emerging about evidence proving he was killed inside the saudi consulate in istanbul and his smartwatch could potentially help solve the mystery the turkish newspaper subba quoting security sources says the journalist may have even reco

roman catholic bishops have recommended that women are allowed to play a greater role within the churchn called to examine how the church could better reach out to young people. attempts to include the acronym lgbt in the final text were blocked — and the document was vague on the church's attitude towards homosexuals. the catholic church has been damaged by sexual abuse of children by priests, and the attempts by the church hierarcy to cover up their crimes. people in the republic of ireland have voted to scrap the country's blasphemy law. nearly 65% voted yes in a referendum held on friday alongside presidential elections — which was won by incumbent president michael d higgins. he received 56% of the vote. syria's political crisis has been discussed by the leaders of russia, france and germany at a summit hosted by turkey's president recep tyip erdogan in istanbul. after hours of talks the leaders agreed that a committee to create a new constitution should meet by the end of the year. 0ur correspondent sarah rainsford has more from istanbul. it was an unusual format here on the banks

that you don't be you don't feel church wasn't via the catholic bishops conference of the philippines issued a sermon criticizing people in power who boast of their own wisdom and blast fim our god as stupid so they're accusing him of blasphemy. by your argument is wrong. they say they misunderstood the president in fact he said several days later i am all just so my god i was telling my god i'm not referring to he did say i know he had to apologize so he did say in his mind in his thoughts that was he explained it to a brother visitor about one of the christian groups mr pradelle is he a killer your president no he's not sorry you use against killers you've you have explained some of what he says as hyperbole exaggeration that's how you described his claim that he had roamed the streets of davos city and he was mare and personally killed people this was an interview you gave february last year but that's not hyperbole he's never said he killed he yes but out of self-defense those killers were killing people and he was part of the operation how many is he killed he has not said so to

the diocese of oakland said there is no widespread cover up by the catholic bishops. 5:54 a.m. in the oakland city council will pay $2 million to the family of a teenager killed by a falling tree branch. jack lewis was at a birthday partwhen the investigators say that tree branch he was climbing snapped and fell on his and killed them. the payment would settle a lawsuit brought by the family and claimed the city knew about the decayed state of the tree but did not take any action or warn the public. also, the city of san francisco approved a $14.5 million settlement for a woman paralyzed in 2016 when a tree limb fell on her at washington state park. , was hit by the 100 pounds tree limb. it left her paralyzed from the waist down. are lawsuit claims the city did not properly maintained the trees at the park. >>> the time is 5:55 a.m. and all of the animal rights activists arrested after taking over a petaluma farm have been released now. more than 150 protesters with the group direct action everywhere showed up at mccoy's poultry services. they took chickens out of a large shed

with the vatican that gives the about the atheist communist party a direct role in appointing catholic bishops. for chinese christians, these are desperate times. beijing is also cracking down on buddhism. over the past decade, more than 100 50 buddhist monks have let themselves on fire to protest china's repression of their beliefs in their culture. the communist party has imprisoned as many as one million muslim uighurs in government camps, where they endure around-the-clock brainwashing. survivors of the camps have described their experience as a deliberate attempt by beijing to mprangle their culture and sta out the muslim faith. countryry attests, a that oppresses its own people rarely stops there. beijing also aims to extend its reach across the wider world. as hudson's own dr. michael pillsbury has written " china has opposed the actions and goals of the u.s. government, indeed, china is building its own relationships with america's allies and enemies that contradict any peaceful or productive intentions of beijing ." called debto diplomacy to expand its influence. today, that country i

reached a deal with the vatican that gives see atheist commonist party a direct role in appointing catholic bishopsfour chinese christians, -- for chinese christians these are , desperate times. beijing is also cracking down on buddhism. over the past decade over 150 tibetan buddhist monks have lit themselves on fire to protest china's belief and culture. jang -- jing jang the communist party has , imprisoned more than one million muslim in government camps where they endure around the clock brainwashing. survivors of the camps have described their experiences a deliberate attempt by beijing to strangle weaker culture and stamp out the muslim faith. as history attests though, a country that oppresses its own people rarely stops there. and beijing also aims to extend its reach across the wider world. as hudson's own dr. michael pillsbury has written, china has opposed the actions and goals of the united states government. indeed, china is building tats -- its own relationships with american allies and enemies that contradict any peaceful or productive intentions of beijing. in fact, china uses so-ca