please to be joined at the table by our senior arctic official, julie gurley. as the united states senior arctic official, julie gurley served on the arctic council for 15 years. eventually, she agreed a proposal to allow china to join. it's better to have china under the tent with all of us than not. one of the big fears was that if china were not, were denied observer status, they would amps maybe seek revenge in some way as like a cause trouble for us in other forums like the un in 20136 mainly asian countries were admitted. as observers, we have agreed at babs in particular the, the observation where we welcome china india it to the japan republic of korea and singapore. as new observers states, they accept the principles and they is either separated. although i have to cancel an obligation. china, i saw him and member of the un security council. they do have all the obligations on the responsibilities to contribute, all based them all resources and no ha, get there was no cris austin, china, it being present in the arctic council is important at which as i

please to be joined the at the table by our senior arctic official, julie gurley. as the united states senior arctic official, julie gurley served on the arctic council for 15 years. eventually, she agreed a proposal to allow china to join. it's better to have china under the tent with all of us than not. one of the big fears was that if china were not, were denied observer status, they would amps maybe seek revenge in some way as like a cause. trouble for us in other forums like the u. n. o. in 20136, mainly asian countries were admitted. as observers we have agreed at babs in particular the, the observations where we welcome china india. it to the japan, the public of korean singapore. as new observer states, they accept the principles and the is the submarine. it will the arctic council, an arctic issue, china as a human member of the un security council, they do have all the obligations on the responsibilities chill, contract built. always them all resources and no ha, get there was no crystal stuff. china, it being present in the arctic council is important at