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the institute for china studies thank you so much thank you for having me. and we have time for this as well the airplanes and flight crews are gone but parts of evelyn are still up for sale the tots now the former in-flight suites are all part of an online auction of hundreds of smaller items once owned by the bankrupt now this month a german airline everything from seats to community kids blankets rescue vests and to buy products are up for grabs and so far thirty seven thousand people have registered for the auction which began on monday and which will into next week that is on february the first. ok if you're not claustrophobic then it's time to do some deep diving with sarah yes i'm still tackler images are going to show you here monaco because the world's longest underwater cave has been discovered in mexico measuring and astounding three hundred and forty seven kilometers the submerged cavern in the mexican state of content a rule isn't only remarkable because of its size but also because of the number of architectural treasures found inside they date

china . technology transfers and state subsidized shopping sprees what does this mean for germany as a business location experts merits institute for china studies spent a long time looking at china's master plan and working out the strategy behind it. has analyzed numerous chinese company takeovers including starter motor and generator subsidiary the chinese investors are actually made up of a complex network with locations in germany luxembourg and the cayman islands and in the end everything comes together in a special holding company. if you look at the chinese business register. holding companies own. entirely by henan province which is a very very clear indication of the provincial plan for the automotive industry the . state owned enterprises have. another example n.x.p. semiconductors in hamburg the buyer appeared to be a private investor but a look into numerous shell companies reveals a state fun directly subordinate to the council of state so not a private investor after all. trying to give the impression that this is a private plan when the government's actually behind it that if you have nothing to hide there's no reason not to say

secretary of defense also in washington we have set up he is a senior fellow at the institute for china american studies and in london we cross the charles bridge he is a security analyst and. former u.k. army and counter terrorism intelligence officer origin across the uk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate charles let me go to you first here of course looking at the reactions to this olympic truce the one word keeps coming up wedge the north koreans are trying to wedge the u.s. away from south korea well of course they are the whole idea that's what's called a political and diplomatic gambit let the games begin at least the diplomatic ones here really the question is how the americans are actually going to respond to it not that it's a wedge because it is go ahead charles. yes undoubtedly north korea is quite skillfully taking advantage of events such as the olympics that doesn't mean they don't generally want to take part and i suspect many in north and south korea would welcome that they're going to take part after all they're all koreans at the end of

secretary of defense also in washington we have set up he is a senior fellow at the institute for china american studies and in london we cross the charles bridge he is a security analyst and a former u.k. army and counter terrorism intelligence officer origin across the girls in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate charles let me go to you first here of course looking at the reactions to this olympic truce the one word keeps coming up wedge the north koreans are trying to wedge the u.s. away from south korea what's going to be our the whole idea that's what's called a political and diplomatic gambit let the games begin at least the diplomatic ones here really the question is how the americans are actually going to respond to it not that it's a wedge because it is go ahead charles. yes undoubtedly north korea is quite skillfully taking advantage of events such as the olympics that doesn't mean they don't generally want to and i suspect many in north and south korea would welcome that they're going to take part after all they're all koreans at the end of the day amer

secretary of defense also in washington we have set up he is a senior fellow at the institute for china american studies and in london we cross the charles bridge he is a security analyst and a former u.k. army and counter terrorism intelligence officer. origin across the rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate charles let me go to you first here of course looking at the reactions to this a limp dick truce the one word keeps coming up wedge the north koreans are trying to wedge the us away from south korea well of course they are the whole idea that's why it's called a political and diplomatic gambit let the games begin at least the diplomatic ones here really the question is how the americans are actually going to respond to it not that it's a wedge because it is go ahead charles. yes undoubtedly north korea is quite skillfully taking advantage of events such as the olympics that doesn't mean they don't generally want to take part and i suspect many in north and south korea would welcome that they're going to take part after all they're all koreans at the end

secretary of defense also in washington we have set up he is a senior fellow at the institute for china american studies and in london we cross the charles bridge he is a security analyst and a former u.k. army and counter terrorism intelligence officer origin across the girls in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate charles let me go to you first here of course looking at the reactions to this olympic truce the one word keeps coming up wedge the north koreans are trying to wedge the u.s. away from south korea what's going to be our the whole idea that's what's called a political and diplomatic gambit let the games begin at least the diplomatic ones here really the question is how the americans are actually going to respond to it not that it's a wedge because it is go ahead charles. yes undoubtedly north korea is quite skillfully taking advantage of events such as the olympics that doesn't mean they don't generally want to and i suspect many in north and south korea would welcome that they're going to take part after all they're all koreans at the end of the day amer

for the first time since two thousand and fifteen that the focus on north korea's participation in next month's winter olympics and china. well myung sick as a research fellow at yonsei institute for north korean studies he says the focus of discussions will be on the winter games but will expand into other areas there's a concern that the improvements are into korea dialogue which may lead to easing. some of the economy corp programs between the two koreas may undermine the effect in their second extension and may make china changes to add it to away from participating in the international effort to put pressure on north korea here since like the one gentleman though south korea is fair very aware that this is a trap trap set by north korea but you have to walk into the trap you know to for us to use that dangerous tension on the korean peninsula that's the risk of an actual war taking place and second by improving the into korean relations and creating an atmosphere conducive to meaningful dialogue and negotiations eventually north korea and the united states are likely to agree to have a direct talk on the new collision issue because our you know stay united states government has insisted that nort

sea based nuclear weapons for our arsenal that would respond to russia and china primarily growing military capabilities. general jack keane is chairman for the institute of studyd fox news strategic analyst. good sty tonight. >> good to see you. >> martha: two new weapons potentially. what would they do and why are they controversial? >> well, they are both sea based. one is a lower version of the trident missile we have on nuclear subs right now that would offer us the opportunity to use that as weapon and deterrence. i will explain. why the other one is also something we had in our kit bag once before and got rid of it a number of years ago sea based cruise missile that has a nuclear tip on it what is happening is our adversaries are going back and buying these tactical lower yield nuclear weapons and adding them to their arsenal. they will end the conflict to their favor. conventional conflicted that may not be going well and then they would use that and terminate the war. and they also believe that given we don't have that capability the alternative for success to use a major strategic bomb, which would be disproportionate in terms of what the casualty out

the head of the china economic policy research program with nottingham university and answer mark for ha economics analyst and assistant professor at the doha institute for graduate studies and welcome to all of you mark i want to start with you because i understand that you have just returned from davos so how would you say. u.s. president donald trump speech was received there. well i think it was received more positively than expected anticipated initially of course there's a lot of antipathy towards donald trump among some of the quote unquote economic elites of this world and liberal elites but on the other hand the economy in the u.s. and of tax cuts have been a boost to the economy and so the economic you know sort of balance sheet right now looks pretty good for report card comes pretty good for donald trump and he has thus won some favor in fact despite some you know reservations towards him as a personality here is it a bit soon though to know for sure what the impact of the tax cuts is going to be well i think it's down from himself said in fact the impact has already been seen because people have already figured in the valuations of companies etc that these t

for the china project at the union of concerned scientists. he's been a visiting scholar at the hoover institution, at stanford university, the massachusetts university of technology's center for international studies, the shanghai academy of social sciences, and the university in beijing. ms. mclernon is president and ceo of the organization for international investment, representing the unique interests of u.s. subsidiaries. with a strong background in economics, her efforts focus on the important role u.s. subsidiaries play in the american economy and policy issues that would make the u.s. a more competitive location for foreign direct investment and job creation. prior to be named president and ceo, ms. mclernon was op's senior vice president where she focused on advocacy. each of you will be recognized for five minutes to give an oral presentation of your testimony, and without objection, each of your written statements will be made part of the record. mr. kimmitt, you're recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman, members of the subcommittee. thank you for your invitation to offer a perspective on the committee on foreign investment in the u.s. this is one of those rare instances

for international research at the national institutes of health. dr. glass has maintained field studies in india, bangladesh, brazil, mexico, china, and elsewhere in the world. he has received awards including the prestigious charles shepherd lifetime scientific achievement award presented by the centers for disease control, and the charles -- dr. charles marie award for the national foundation for ineffectious diseases in the developing -- infectious disease says in the developing world. two witnesses and welcome to our subcommittee. doctor? >> good afternoon, chairman smith, representative barra, representative donvan. i'm happy and honored to represent the national institute on aging, one of the 27 institutes and centers at the nih. we at the nia leave nih's alzheimer's disease research, and as deputy director, i bring my experiences and academic geriatrician. i could very much empthieathizeh the comments about the illness and personal impacts on families. when i saw patients on a daily basis, it was heartbreaking, to see the affect on the patient and importantly to their family members and to recognize i didn't have much that i could brick to t br