2/4/22 On The Mark: Mark & Ben host Financial Friday (Jobless numbers) and Dr. Zhu on China, Olympics, and international relations.

Robert Garrett, President and CEO Greater Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce, and Art Thomas, Chairman GSVCC, President Meck-Tech and Diversified Construction Inc., have reaction to the latest US and PA jobless numbers, and the Chamber’s latest activities, events and meetings. Dr. Julie Byerley, President and Dean of the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, on the future workforce pipeline, having enough students entering the workforce, why some higher education numbers are dropping, are we headed to a critical shortage and other workforce issues. Dr. Zhiqun Zhu, PhD, Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Department of Political Science, Department of International Relations, Bucknell University, on why a lot of people are saying they don’t want to watch the Olympics now—now that they learned more about China. We discuss why some people can overlook human rights issues, why the IOC is allowing the Olympics to take place, and why is the US attending. We talk about the complex dynamics underway in China right now with COVID, human rights issues, Olympics, elections, and many other factors and why are the games so critical to China, and Chairman Xi? During open phones, we discuss gun laws, the Olympics, families and other topics.