The Evening: Beijing Seal Off, Global Corporate Tax Impasse, Gary Clark and More
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** Good Evening,
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It's Wednesday, June 17th.
** Pompeo Meets China’s Top Diplomat in Hawaii
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and China’s top diplomat, Yang Jiechi began talks in Hawaii on Wednesday, a crucial meeting as relations between the two countries have soured since the start of the year, as Reuters reports ([link removed]) .
** Beijing Seal Off
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China is moving rapidly to seal off its capital of 22 million residents by canceling flights and trains amid growing fears that a potential second wave of covid-19 is gathering strength in Beijing and could spread to the rest of the country, as the
Washington Post reports ([link removed]) .
** Global Corporate Tax Talks at Impasse
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has declared global corporate-tax negotiations at an impasse, dealing a blow to the already fragile talks, as the
WSJ reports ([link removed]) .
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** In That Number
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** 90,000
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As Arizona deals with spiking coronavirus cases, it must now contend with a 90,000 acre wildfire near Phoenix.
Source: Washington Post ([link removed])
** Critical Quote
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** “You watched my brother die. That could have been me. I am my brother’s keeper. You in the United Nations are your brothers and sisters’ keepers in America, and you have the power to help us get justice for my brother George Floyd.”
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— Philonise Floyd today to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva by video
** iDeas Lab
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Newly acquired satellite imagery highlights Russia’s growing military involvement in the Libyan civil war ([link removed]) , which includes conducting air and ground operations in support of General Khalifa Haftar.
The Andreas C. Dracopoulos iDeas Lab at CSIS enhances our research with the latest in cutting-edge web technologies, design, and multimedia.
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(Photo credit: Tauseef Mustafa/ AFP/Getty Images.) Indian Border Security Force soldiers guard a highway leading towards Leh, bordering China, in Gagangir.
** Recommended Reading
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"The U.S. Is Losing the Information War With China ([link removed]) ," by CSIS's Seth Jones and Jude Blanchette for the
Wall Street Journal.
** Online Events
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Tomorrow, at 1:00 p.m. ([link removed]) , the CSIS Economics program will host their second event in the new online series, Economy Disrupted. It will be a discussion on U.S.-China relations.
Later, at 2:00 p.m. ([link removed]) , CSIS will host a discussion with Dr. Walter Copan, Under Secretary of Commerce and Director of the National Institute of Science and Technology on the challenges of moving innovation in government laboratories into the private sector.
And, at 4:00 p.m. ([link removed]) , CSIS will webcast a new event in their Innovation and Covid-19 series. This event will look at how the auto sector is innovating new solutions and systems in the face of the public health crisis.
** Video
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Yesterday, CSIS’s J. Stephen Morrison, senior vice president and director of Global Health Policy Center, and Judd Devermont, director of the Africa Program, testified before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on the impact of Covid-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Watch them explain the hearing here ([link removed]) .
** Podcasts
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Die Welt
Julie Sweet, CEO of Accenture, joined The Reopening podcast to discuss how businesses large and small are adapting to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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My favorite blues rock star working today is Gary Clark. Here’s why ([link removed]) .
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The Evening is my daily guide to key insights CSIS brings to the events of the day. It is composed with the External Relations team: Emma Colbran, Caleb Diamond, and Brad Honigberg.
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