role in the pacific. want to thank senator manchin, barrasso ranking member for their bipartisan leadership in getting the agreements across the finish line signed by the president also want to acknowledge the leadership of senator schatz and her ohno in regard to that agreement. i wish the same applied towarda bill and the administration outcompete china's proposal which is proposed to get in this year's budget. the u.s. competition with china concerns almost every single member of our committee as well as most members of the united states senate. i appreciate the staff on both sides getting us about 80% there but we now need to reach the finish line. if we are serious about countering china i asked the ranking member to work with me and every member of this committee to finish the job the next work. i also want to thank our witnesses for appearing before us today. we have distinguished panel of witnesses i look forward to your presentations. i hope you will speak on about how we can speed up the expansi

to pacific islanders.approach of the people's republic of china. we are clear art about prc and offered we have no objection in any country including prc. on the contrary if it helps■ generate a race to the top that is a good thing. however, in recent years we have a range of increasingly problematic behavior in region. predatory economic activities, including illegal unreported and unregulated fishing and investments underline good corruption.and promote usaid offers pacific island countries a different way a tailored development model responsive to their needs and their aspirations. rooted in economic trade and integration and inclusivity locally led solutions and the democratic v@>alues that can positively transform our shared plan. usaid's work is designed to address with the region itself is defined as its own most pressing climate and health democratic governance infrastructure and economic growth meeting these goals depend on on enhancing oup countries as well specific led organizations including th

the authorities of the kamchatka territory take under protection pacific walruses, their number on the of the region has decreased by 20 times over the past few decades, some rookeries are completely empty, experts blame it all on climate change and poachers, report by sergei antsegin: you sit like this, drink tea, watch the margins, without leaving at home, the question of who is visiting whom is not a matter of debate among the research staff; at the checkpoint they annually... watch the herds of pacific walruses. according to census data, the population of pinnipeds with fangs exceeds 256 thousand individuals. this is the total number of sea animals living off the coast of the united states are just a stone's throw from alaska, in the russian far east. they set up mass rookery sites on the kamchatka peninsula, adjacent to chukotka, but after an unexpected statement from the kamchatka ministry of natural resources, the existence of this part of the range is time to be called into question. over the past 40 years, the number of moss has decreased. other negative factors are also not d

would access to the pacific via the continent be so important at this time.ecause then they don't have to worry about going through any other nations like waterways or getting permissions to was only other way to go to california at this time. through the water? yeah, all across the. oh, yeah, all the way down. yeah. really way the really long around. yeah. so all the way around south america. and it wasn't really right. it was nowhere near that. no, no, absolutely no. at dsn't come till theodore roosevelt. right. the panama canal comes after this class is over. right. we end in 1900 there is no you know, the route you have is over land and it's way quicker to sail about than to walk. so jefferson like fingers crossed that all these rivers link up and we can just have a he pacific spoiler alert they do not yeah we get train that far we get a train all the way california. that's right. and then that. so the pacific railroad act which i'll talk about 1862 gives us the kind of first they'll start surveying for those railroads in the 1850s but at this point even

the pacific railway is the most ambitious project on a global scale over the past few decades, when aty is necessary for the development of the field, he decided on such construction with his own non-borrowed funds, from yakutia, the pacific railway has already came to the khabarovsk territory, the head of the region is considering a grandiose construction site from the airplane window, he recalls that the project was actually drawn on a napkin during the st. petersburg economic forum, just 3 years ago. there have never been such precedents in the history of russian transport construction, and already at the end of next year at the beginning of the twenty-fifth we will receive a road port with a total capacity of 50 million tons per year. for comparison, all the ports of vanin and the soviet harbor today load 40 million a year, the railway is laid manually, without involving a rail-laying train, this is to don’t wait until all the embankments are done and the bridges are built. well, it all depends on the weather conditions, well, on average, about 100-125 m. but i mean, well, that’s

what evidence is there to show _ the pacific. what evidence is there to show what - the pacific.e to show what they are | the pacific. what evidence is i there to show what they are up to? they are looking a potential ways to disrupt key infrastructure within say the us, the uk or elsewhere? that is one of the — us, the uk or elsewhere? that is one of the scary _ us, the uk or elsewhere? that is one of the scary thing - us, the uk or elsewhere? t�*isgt is one of the scary thing for those of us who investigate these attacks. one of the changes in the way the chinese have acted in the last couple of years. it is nothing new. we have been dealing with 15—20 years but it has often been focused on international property, breaking into pharmaceutical companies, companies that are industries in china wants to be competitive in or dominate but in the last couple of years they have been attacks which we call the volt typhoon series of attacks against infrastructure providers that in some cases are particularly focused on the areas of the united states would use to respond to an attack in

the pacific the northern of the country, ending in the puget. from saint louis, one north of oklahoma to los angeles and the southernmost survey went across texas here to san diego and followed an old stagecoach trail. and a fifth survey went up and down the coast. california jefferson davis is going to send these expedition out. he's going to pay them collect all this knowledge about which route will be the best. this is the 1850s. slavery issue. it should come as no surprise to us that jefferson thinks that the best route for the pacific road is the one that goes throughcause that's the one that has the most direct benefit to slaveholders. right. it's go back. it's that route in right there. so when davis makes his report, congress, he's like, they're all great. but i would suggest we build this railroad because it's the most expedient if we ever need to get troops to california because being invaded and congress is like, hmm, seems unlikely(, and because the couny cannot agree on which railroad is the greatest national benefit, because is suc

it certainly was jefferson appoints meriwether lewis to find a route to pacific. lewis as sort of a friend of jefferson who'd worked alongside jefferson for many years, is also from the same part of virginia, right? jefferson is from albemarle county and its surrounding area. he says, hey, you got some time, you got a couple years because i'd love to see if you can find a water route to the pacific. and lewis says, why not? i'll take it on, but i'd like to have a second in command. and he asks william clark to to fulfill that role. clark is part of a family of noted soldiers and explorers his brother, george rodgers. clark was a famous participant in that northwest indian war that we talked last class. and so clark kind of has a pedigree of this. i would say clark slightly more capable of the two. also, poor meriwether lewis just kind of fumbles and bumbles into. one or two disasters. the most famous of these is when he's down, kind of in that part of idaho there he drops down there, he's out hunting one day with another of the expedition, who is very near sighted

think about the pacific northwest and alaska. possible, horrible things that could go wrong.he regional perspective toward resilience and emergency response? >> thanks for having me. great opportunity to be here. we are there to build resiliency , but also help buildy in our state. i have 271 tribal nations. each one is different, and with that perspective and the different approaches we have to prepare and mitigate to respond to recover from disasters is not a one-size-fits-all. with the innovation, what it starts with is those relationshipsons not only with our travel, state, and local partners. it is also making sure we come together. >> thank you very much. , and is responsibility for resilience handled in emergency management? yove from the diagnostic perspective and the private sector perspective? how does resilience get put together and built into emergency response? >> it is really important lesson, and the administrator talked a little bit about it. one of the things that is really important to understand is everybody has a responsiby not just the federal government.

so here's the storm track kind of racing across the pacific. we have two systems to track this first front and then another one out here, way out here in the pacific. so nice today. showers developed later in the day wednesday into thursday. and then possibly that stronger storm by friday. that could linger into saturday in the sierra. this will be a snow producer. so i know it's still spring time, but we're still talking about winter storm warnings and the next one begins 11 a.m. wednesday until 11 a.m. thursday, and snowfall could be around 10 to 20in. so here's the forecast model you can see tomorrow morning wednesday, lots of clouds out there. there's not a lot of rain to show you, but the chance of a sprinkle or a light shower. even at 1:00, the main chance is focused up in the north bay. still 5:00, maybe some scattered rain showers. it's only a chance, but then things really bump up in coverage by wednesday evening. 9:00 thursday a sun cloud mix with maybe a few showers that could quickly move across the bay area. so the main window with

his assistant and pacific affairs.per he is a career member of the foreign service class rank of a minister. served as senior director of national security council 2017. he served asnd deputy and beijig were we met many years ago. he served at multiple overseas posts as i said in beijing, tokyo he speaks chinese and japanese and holds a degree from the university. a masters degree that's what he has thank you for joining us. >> thank you so much. >> good morning everyone. >> thank you for the kind introduction. thank you to the atlantic council and the university of notre dame opportunity to get out of my office it's always a pleasure toe all. the assistant secretary of state for east asian pacific affairs the honor of a lifetime to have this job. speak and give my focs on the region i do not often have the opportunity to speak about countries beyond those in the region. as secretary blinken said that people's republic of china is the only country with both the intent to reshape the international order and increasingly

but all the mag, which is the surface and come chuck go with the pacific plate. under contract covers thinking is 10 centimeters. every yeah, but we've got some very fast, you have to go right to the speed, the more magnet was produced and ultimately released to 2. instead we have multiple k noticed that a reputable frequently. so you mentioned that we're right here on the ocean, specifically the pacific ocean, the contract peninsula jets out into it. what is the pacific ring of fire and what role this contract to play in that ring? if those who kind of show up with us, that's a very good question. it's a very important question. so the pacific ring of fire to humanity is the most expensive geological structure that exists on the planet to have a c, it's 80000 kilometers, gets huge. got to it accounts that 80 percent of the active volcanoes on of course, induced 80 percent of us quakes on us, the under $18000000.00 defensive to anomalies. i could also impact the 35 percent of the people on our planet to enter more than a study. see, so even from these broad calcu

we've seen a similar story play out in the pacific islands.ix years ago six countries recognized taiwan but that number has now been cut in half he is has china deepened its economic and in some cases political security relationships with those nations with significant implications. meanwhile in the middle east beijing is translating mounting economic engagements into political and diplomatic influences. last march beijing was credited with mediating a dÉtente between saudi arabia and iran reshaping the regions politics. now even as it maintains the traditional adverse approach to involvement in the region china aims to use the war and support for israel to bolster its narratives of the region and across the developing world. narratives that question the merits of the global order and democratic governments offering governance offering countries an alternative vision at the time when the world is undergoing changes unseen in a century. the consequences of beijing's increas the diverse regions are magnified in multilateral forums like the unite

what is the pacific ring of fire and what role this contract to play in that range? of course you're going to show a produce. that's a very good question, though it's a very important question. still the pacific ring of fire to humanity is the most expensive geological structure that exists on the planet to have a c, it's 80000 kilometers. it's huge. got to it. accounts that 80 percent of the active . okay. and it was on, of course, and this 80 percent of us quakes on us that and 89 percent of tsunamis. i could also impacts 35 percent of the people on our planet to enter more than a 30 c. so even from these broad calculations, presto, you can see that this is a very important structure for humanity doria. so yes, it is a ring of fire come shatka is one of the most active segments within that ring. you're just going to go. so what about looking inside volcanoes isn't safe to say that looking into a volcano is like looking inside our earth. and what's the most important thing that a volcano can tell us? when we take that looks a hold of ok now is like a window into the

after a continuous voyage, crossing the pacific ocean, passing through the historic strait of magellan entering the atlantic ocean, we docked at the port of rio de janeiro, brazil. it is not easy to cross this pacific ocean, i can boldly tell you this equipment and the style that we have sailed , it is safe to say that no country can have a sea like this. dear ones, we were in the navy of the army for 4 months from the port of jakarta in indonesia to the port of rio de janeiro in brazil, and with a 120,300 ton destroyer. that many of these countries that we met and had a visit with, we had a meeting with them, being from the same region , that is, the atlantic and pacific ocean regions , they were surprised and wondered how you entered this route with this destroyer, how much to this system and your system and people and employees trust you were able to be present in this area . we, who belong to this area , have seafaring experience in this area. we are very worried when we go to the sea and we always have many challenges. in marine terms , we make our path in a zigzag pattern, that i

we are open to equitable cooperation to partnership china lashes out at an all race in the age of pacific by brand, to get cold war mentality and the old crest security pack set to see astray nearby street, new to a pallet submarines from the us in the next decade and i'm the stay international, reject the us plan to establish a maritime core power adults off the coast of gaza, according to the human rights watch dogs supplying 85 ship cars. napa was an effective alternative to land which on the other, on good morning from moscow, why it has gone and just at 10 am. thanks for joining us this past day. well, typing up the solid selection is in russia with the country and gearing up to go to the polls on friday for the 1st time as well as the vote will be held over multiple days. and also you will be them every step away with all special coverage the while ahead of the election, vitamin search and has addressed the nation, quoting on every russian system to take part because every vote counts a luxury and make it has been new. i see my fellow russians and dear friends tomorrow, march 15th p

where do your need exacerbates an arms race in the asia pacific region? you are setting up the so called august the us, the u. k. and australia are in reality, inciting military confrontation through military cooperation. this is typical cold war mentality out and will increase the risk of nuclear proliferation exacerbate armed erases in the asia pacific and harm pci. stability in the region. china and many other countries in the region are gravely concerned and oppose this. china has voice, it's serious concern, extra opposition to do you s u k. l scroll. yeah. pushing forward. no, we're powered submarine, cooperation. it's 368000000000. australian dollar plan is for australia to buy at least 3 in nuclear powered for junior class summaries from the us in the early 2030. another police will be followed with australia and britain to build their own class submarine noting australia receiving it's for supper read in the early 20 forty's. the meal reflects the 3 countries syndrome wanted practices that despise the international rules. one of the countries in

we are open to equitable cooperation to partnership china lashes out out and owns race in the asia pacific 5 branding at a cold war mentality with the orchestra security impacts set to see a strain to apply free new to the power supplement rings from the us. and the next step, the where the tories 247. we all yeah, live from the russian capital. nice to keep me company this task. well, 1st up this hour, it is a pulse election a for i hit in russia with the country and gearing off to go to the polls on friday for the 1st time as if i will be held over multiple days. and all team will be that every step of the way with all special coverage on the ahead of the elections ottoman page and has addressed the nation cooling on every single washington system to take part because that freight vote counts luxury and make it to the new i see this will be the 8th time russians vote in the presidential election, which proves our country's commitment to one of the fundamental principles of democratic society and the regularity of elections. the outcome of this election will shape russia's evolution and g

. >> my question is about force planning in the indo pacific. sec. wormuth: so many people think there is not a role for the army in the indo pacific and it is just the job of the army, air force, marine corps, space force. but in fact i think there are a couple of different important things the army will do in the indo pacific. let me start with one of the most important things i think of the army is doing in the pacific is strengthening our deterrent posture. it is critical because the best thing for all of us and china is to avoid a war there, deter a war, be able to, and the army is very important to doing that in a couple of different ways. i think a big comparative advantage for the united states and the pacific is our network of allies and partners. i am sure president xi has noticed when russia invaded ukraine, the united states did not respond alone to that. we had the nato alliance, a broader coalition supporting ukraine. similarly i believe we have a very strong network of allies and partners in the indo pacific and the army regularly exer

the pacific has always been a very powerful voice in the commonwealth, but particularly on the issuesy climate change as posing a potential existential threat for many of our members. it was way back in 1989 in malaysia when there then leaders said that if we didn't deal with this issue, then it would be an existential threat for a number of our members. and it's a tragedy when you look at that decision, the declaration that was made, because, unfortunately, almost everything that was set out there was and has come true. and what is really soul destroying is the commonwealth has been fighting since 1989 to make sure that the world would wake up. and it has now woken up. we arejust desperately committed to making sure that it's not too late and we do things as fast as is necessary to reverse this climate disaster that many of our members face, particularly in this vulnerable region in the pacific, but we have 33 small states, 25 of them are island, small island philippine states and they, unfortunately, are suffering. states and they, unfortunately, are sufferinn. �* . ., states and th

visiting us from 21 economies is that san francisco is a gate way to the asian pacific. we represent diversity of cultures in so many ways and when you think about it people travel to different places all over the world to experience different cultures but when you come to san francisco you can experience it all right here in our city whether it's different foods or different neighborhoods or different people. we all have a unique fabric that makes san francisco what it is today, and i appreciate being here celebrating on this momentous occasion, joy, excitement and happiness. after everything that we have been through the challenges of the pandemic, the challenges around anti-asian hate we're finally starting to see the representation of what the dragon means around progress with the 90% reduction in anti-asian hate crimes in san francisco and it is everything to do with all the work that we have been doing together. [applause] >> so again i want to welcome you to san francisco city hall for this great celebration and really appreciate you all for coming together becaus

vladivostok is the main base of the pacific fleet, where several thousand women serve. so that all yourhes come true, there is great love. on this holiday, many of them are on duty, but accept warm words of congratulations and awards for worthy service in the pacific fleet. ksenia kolchina, sergey svestilnikov, vadim telegin, far eastern bureau of news, vladivostok. vladimir putin pardoned 52 convicted women. the decree is reported on the kremlin’s official website. the head of state made a decision based on the principles of humanity. first of all, the president. pardoned women who have minor children. also in the document talking about pregnant women and those convicted whose relatives are participating in a special military operation. and, as the press secretary of the head of state dmitry peskov clarified, this decree is related to the topic of amnesty for a number of categories of women, discussed in december at a meeting of the presidential council for the development of civil society and human rights. now we’ll take a break for a short advertisement, then we’ll continue, don’t sw

wormute think there is not a role for the army in the indo pacific and it is just the job of the armyink there are a couple of different important things the army will do in the indo pacific. let me start with one ofnt thinf the army is doing in the pacific is strengthening our deterrent posture. it is critical because the best and china is to avoid a war there, deter a war, be a■e to, and the army is very important to doing that in a couple of different ways. i think a big comparative advantage for the united states and the pacific is our network of allies and partners. i am sure president xi has notid ded ukraine, the united states did not respond alone to that. we had the nato alliance, a broader ukraine. similarly i believe we have a very strong network of allies and partners in the indo pacific and the army regularly exercises most of the countries in the indo pacific, the service that is strongestthe philippine armyn army, the australian we have very strong relationships army to army with all of those countries and through those exercises, we are able to e forces that i think th

, the pacific command has one enemy, china, well, they may think so, the pacific command is not responsible you, i don’t care what they answer, i want to remind geography. actually, this is happening on our borders, yes it is happening, that the islands, which for some reason japanese militarism is still licking its lips, can play a key role in order to deliver the heaviest blow, the soft under belly of the japanese imperialist, and the territory of alaska too it is not guaranteed that it will be good, plus we will help brotherly china, and north korea will help brotherly china, finally. and the fact that the europeans are really preparing, but the truth is that there is an expectation of an imminent war, if they were calculating the option of attacking alaska, which are cut off from the main territory of america, that’s where the doubting rionich was counting, there’s the fourteenth airborne army, yes, i’ll continue, the distance is small, one powerful jump from the suryan tiger, uh-huh, no, no, back home, these factories will tell you to make shells from what they don’t have their own gun

the bare bark is one of the bright lights of the green party who's founding principle is pacifism, and also defending the environments 22000000 tons of carbon dioxide are generated by warfare. according to germany's on press. that's quite the carbon footprint. yeah, earlier this month, bareback pleaded for her german government to quote intensive, we consider increasing that carbon footprint with terraces for you frame and the u . k. is right on board with the plan. wouldn't exchange be conceivable with germany supplying your country with tourists and the u. k, supplying more storm shadows to ukraine. we are prepared to look at all options in order to achieve the maximum effect for ukraine. but i won't give any details until our opponents. what we have in mind, cameron said that it's totally possible to deploy cruise missiles while also ensuring that they don't escalate the conflict. in fact, he says that they'd help achieve peace. yeah, that sounds totally believe well coming from the same guy who insisted on riding shotgun along side french, present me for less awkward. he went a no

or for the true meaning of, from the fostering piece on security in the, in the pacific region. that's the message being slow to it. and i've tried actual exercise involving naval forces from russia, china and iran, which has ended. it's 2nd day, all seasons of july me possible. the russian and chinese naval vessels arrived in your, on the southern waters on tuesday, after saving thousands of miles to take part in a joint. drill with it runs navy code named maritime security about the war games are held over 17000 square kilometer area. and then north of the indian ocean, the persian gulf and the strategic straight upon most is the 5th time. the trio has stage, joyce enabled exercises with the name of ensuring the safety of global shipping and the indo pacific region. and so the people consecutive here to at least sign make republicans with ron has spaced the joint trial lateral labeled for. busy twins and neighbors overrun, russia and china with the multiple together for peace and security at russia's pacific fleet has deployed flotilla comprising, gets guided missile cruiser,

stage drawers and able exercises with the aim of ensuring the safety of global shipping and the indo pacific region. and so we're the 5th consecutive year . the assignment republican ron has stage the joint tri, literal labeled field between the navy is overrun, russia and china, with the multiple of together for peace and security process. pacific fleet has deployed flotilla comprising, gets guided missile cruiser vari, out an anti submarine destroyer. marshall ship. arsenic of china has also dispatched as a rule g destroyer, lina, you forget and don't think who replenishment ship it won't have centers domestically built destroyers dental and jo moran as well as the shaheed. so they money visual corvette, among other war ships, 5 observer nations, man, azerbaijan, because ext in pakistan and south africa, also participated without deploying naval assets to changes. but he just told me the traditional parts of these exercises and very important for us. it allows us to establish a strong ties between silas from different countries and work out current issues of interaction at sea chad positiv

perhaps the message is to have bolstering piece of security in the, in the pacific region, which will be about to have probably lateral try that role exercises involving, well naval forces from china, russia, iran, now entering data to as, as ease of use of july. now it's the russian, i'm chinese naval vessels arrived in iran, southern waters on tuesday, after saving thousands of miles to take part in a joint. drill with it was navy code named maritime security belt. the war games are held over 17000 square kilometer area. and then north of the indian ocean, the persian gulf and the strategic straight upon most is the 5th time. the trio has stage, joyce enabled exercises with the angle of ensuring the safety of global shipping and the indoor pacific region. and so we're the 5th consecutive year, the sonic republican ron has staged a joint try lateral labeled field between the navy is overrun, russia and china with the multiple of together for peace and security process. pacific fleet has deployed flotilla comprising, gets guided missile cruiser, vari, out, and anti submarine destroyer

recently, the command of the naval forces of the army in the pacific ocean has also been formed. now this new group returns to its origin 9 months ago. this moment is the end of a dervish operation. father radin is waiting for this end. all families welcome their 351 sailors. great it was our duty that we did. god willing, these honors will be repeated . radin's father says that the success of the iranians' circumnavigation mission is owed to his family and all the families of the 86th fleet. khorramabad combined cycle steam unit with a capacity of 500 megawatts was opened. the head of mustafafan foundation said with effort internal specialists of thermal power plant units. abad was opened 3 years ago on this day and today we are witnessing the opening of the steam unit of this power plant. the development of khorramabad power plant is one of the new programs of this foundation. in total , 13,300 billion tomans were spent on three units, two gas units and one steam unit. the cost of the steam unit is 7 thousand billion tomans. nirogah lorestan province. this is the first power pl

it is out in the pacific right now. this area of low pressure we will watch move its way into the pacific northwest . it will give us rain in the bay area and snow up in the sierra heading into this weekend. in total, we could see close to an inch of rain expected until monday of next week. a similar trend down closer to the santa cruz mountains. let's take it a step back. that is next monday. we are still in our tuesday forecast to day. notice how much cooler it is in san francisco compared to the last couple of days. we had close to 70 just on saturday and sunday alone and now we are talking about 50s and 60s once again. we still see 70s in the east bay this afternoon with all of that sunshine lasting into the evening hours tonight. down into the santa clara valley, 70 degrees for san jose. taking a look at the next seven days, developing out in the pacific, moving its way from offshore. that will create a cold front for us. take a look. we have low 70s now, low 60s this weekend and that is our inland forecast . it wi