. >> now deputy assistant secretary of state steven lang and others talk about the importance of the eu/u.s. data privacy framework it is in agreement and the continuing data between the countries while protecting individual rights and privacy. the atlantic council hosted this virtual conversation. >> it is the fastest growing -- one of the fastest growing sectors of our economy for both the u.s. and the eu digitally enabled services including the transfer of personal data by more than half of the international trade and services. the u.s. and eu are each other's leading partners and trade and digitally enabled services. s two former business which of e other they do with others including china for example. this makes the rules surrounding international transfer personal data an important element in a stable and growing global economy the last few years however they get transfers from europe to the united states have been under legal threats. the hallmark in the privacy lot the general data protection regulation or gdp are, requires recipients of the data from eu residents to protect

monahan how to 0 so let's bring it, i guess, for today's discussion from brussels, we're joined by steven lang, who is the chief diplomatic, corresponded to new york for the new york times from townsend wisconsin. is emily benson, director of the project on trade and technology at the center for strategic ended specialist studies, added brisbin were joined by work powell, as professor at queensland university of technology, a warm welcome to you. we'll work. let's start with you. the top government says that introduce this legislation due to national security concerns. all those concerns legit to those didn't come to those conclusions independently. a site solution to pull the frame. um, the frame is basically a pronouncement by by presses and by the in early march, 2021. when he made it very clear that from his point of view, china was not going to become the wealthiest. all the leading nation in the world on, excuse, watch, and the confidence that there has been a full court press, progressively thing designed and mounted to put a tile on its ability to pose a risk on that particular calculu

. >> now deputy assistant secretary of state steven lang and others talk about the importance of theu/u.s. data privacy framework it is in agreement and the continuing data between the countries while protecting individual rights and privacy. the atlantic council hosted this virtual conversation. >> it is the fastest growing -- one of the fastest growing sectors of our economy for both the u.s. and the eu digitally enabled services including the transfer of pso