deception on al-jazeera. al-jazeera. the u.s. secretaries of state and defense are in japan to strengthen relationships a bit china's growing influence in the region. and forget this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up libya's new government to set to officially take over at the latest step in bringing peace to the country . experts from the world health organization are to meet to discuss the astra

zeneca vaccine as more european countries suspend their rollouts. we're going to pay the bill so we should be the ones making the decision making noises on coronavirus and climate change we meet the young with a passion for politics. the u.s. secretaries of state and defense a big on the 1st overseas trip with a diplomatic visit to allies in asia and in the blink of a lloyd austin start at the top in japan speaking right now at the end of some of the meetings with the japanese counterparts for a few minutes let's just listen in response capability of our annoyance that is my view on the transformation of the u.s. forces the foreign ministers welcomed the progress and reconfirmed that the current agreement will be implemented by the construction of the game every place make a facility. we again time frame to it that relocation to him is the only

solution to avoid the indefinite use of the victim air station i also briefed them on the progress of landfill and the foreign ministers agree that we will work hard for an early completion of the way. in addition. updated my colleagues on the progress in the people cities based upon the discussions that have taken place today i look forward to to further bolstering the deterrence and response capability of our lines which is a good listing and secretary blinken. of the administration is still young at the secretaries have been kind enough to visit us physically despite the pandemic and again my deepest appreciation statistically it's. well thank you all for coming. like to start by

thanking minister mota. minister kishi. for being gracious host and i thank the japanese people for their incredibly warm hospitality but i also like going secretary blanc and for his leadership. for the opportunity to work together as we share president biden's message of our strong commitment to revoke reverberate reinvigorating our alliances and partnerships around the globe. the u.s. japan alliance in particular is the cornerstone of our endo pacific strategy and is absolutely critical in supporting a free and open region. and today's 2 plus 2 engagement charge in effect of course for our alliance and i was pleased with our discussions on how we can further strengthen our bonds to seize the opportunities and address the

challenges that we face together as you have heard we spoke on a number of issues to include our commitment to the denuclearization of north korea. and enhancing alliance capabilities across all domains and addressing aggressive and course of behaviors from china especially in the south and east china sea. i know japan shares our concerns with china's destabilizing actions and as i have said before china is a pacing challenge for the department of defense and we know that competing in today's shifting global dynamics can only be done through the spirit of teamwork and cooperation which are the hallmarks of our alliance with japan

our alliance remains resolute and resilient because of our shared values and history of shared sacrifice 10 years ago the japanese people suffered a disaster of terrifying magnitude during this $311.00 east japan earthquake and u.s. and japanese forces embodied the spirit of friendship that underpins our alliance in the ensuing operation. and in a decade since we have made great strides in strengthening the bonds between our people. well that was u.s. secretary of state lloyd austin speaking. in japan earlier we heard from secretary of state anthony blinken the 2 secretaries on their

1st overseas trip with the diplomatic visit to allies in asia beginning in japan well love while those officials from the u.s. in japan a powerful figure from north korea has issued a warning kimya jong the sister of leader kim jong un has urged the u.s. administration to refrain from doing anything unseemly if it wants to sleep in peace in the coming 4 years and she says joint military drills with south korea are a beria to renew diplomacy. mcbride's has details for us from south korea's capital seoul. there is something of a stinging rebuke from kim your junk especially as it seems to be just about one of the 1st official statements aimed from north korea at the biden administration since coming into being kim jong saying that warning the americans not to make

a stink in this part of the world they also had some very unfriendly words for south korea warning that they would be willing to rip up a military agreement to the north signed with the south a few years ago when relations were far better than they are now but in some ways these remarks can be seen as being fairly tame stuff obviously the remarks are code to time to coincide with this mission to this part of the world but it's also timed with these military exercises the resumption of these joint exercises that were halted under the trumpet ministration they have been resumed they normally take place in the spring time but they are very small in scale it's pretty much no more than a computerized simulation a simulation but even so they began last week last week and we have been waiting for some response from the north by comparison to how it's responded to these military exercises in the past this is not seen as being particularly aggressive in

the past of course it had life firing exercises of its own with some very angry angry words so it does seem as though north korea is waiting to see what the biden administration's policy towards it towards north korea will look like and that's all part of course of this mission to formulate that policy let's get some reaction from china there now to syria's katrine us with us live from beijing circuitry of the americans a selling this is a chance to strengthen asian alliances to counter china what's the view of that from beijing. well thomas foreign ministry has just responded to this meeting saying that the meeting between tokyo and washington should be used to affirm regional ties regional unity and cooperation and should not be used to target or to sabotage the interests of a 3rd party and that's

a fairly muted response from the no doubt that watching this closely but they're also preparing for that meeting with anthony blinken and national security advisor jake sullivan in alaska on those day from the view of many people in china they believe that washington is shoring up its allegiances in the region essentially to gang up on china and the foreign ministry said last week that the u.s. was hyping up the china threat in the region the u.s. has been plain and the but in and has called china a strategic threat and so china has said that simply washington is just trying to contain china for its own interests but there have been many actions that china has taken certainly in recent months and years that have been of concern which have been quote in court just destabilizing actions as the by the administration sees it the has made increasing maritime activity in the east and south china seas increasing incursions by chinese vessels near the same cuckoo arlen's these japanese controlled islands that china considers its own in that china calls the

d.l. you islands china has also recently changed its coast guard law to allow the coast guard vessels to carry weapons and if necessary to for fire on foreign vessels and china generally is also accelerating its military budget upping that to 6.8 percent from 6 percent last year and we've heard this rhetoric increasingly not only by chinese officials but also xi jinping that chinese territory issues are red line issues and that china will not hesitate to use force to protect what it considers its own territory of course in china's eyes it's saying that it's doing nothing wrong in this region that is only protecting its own interests and responding to increased u.s. activity. in the region also but china is also watching out for that meeting and seeing how the u.s. will play it when they meet in alaska in the city of anchorage many analysts here have been saying that the u.s. is in fact using this trip to japan and as well seen korea to to feel out its allies and see how enthusiastically they respond against china but others are also

saying that the u.s. needs to at least work with china if it wants to make any headway in terms of dealing with myin mar and also with north korea beijing of course is very close to both my own mark and with pyongyang essentially china there has been pushing for this meeting with the u.s. or will be really interesting to see how they deal with that they're hoping to find areas of common ground but many also believe that this meeting will be overshadowed by many of these these disagreements including what we've just heard from u.s. officials in tokyo about the south and east china sea and as well as other issues including concerning human rights abuses taking place and should tell the truth or you're reporting live from beijing through many thanks indeed. in the coming hours libya's newly sworn in unity government is expected to begin its work the un backed effort is meant to help bring stability ahead of elections in december bus with an estimated $20000.00 foreign fighters still in the country security will be

a challenge for the government not to train a reports now from tripoli. after years of divisions libya's new unity government is formed in the eastern city of 2 brooke. 35 ministers including the country's 1st female foreign minister were sworn into office the ceremony was attended by members of parliament the new presidential council as well as several investors and broadcast on most t.v. channels here on what many are calling has. their main goal to leave the country until nationwide elections are held in december and. now is the time to live instead to give each other and forget the past. after years of divisions infighting and after many months of negotiations we're now able to announce a new government that unifies all libyans. the new prime minister abdul

hamid to be uber has promised to improve government services and unify state institutions but that won't be easy but the hardest challenge facing this government will be forcing foreign fighters you know parts of this country out they constitute a major obstacle to the government and to elections so it must be a priority we don't want a foreign presence in libya and this is a popular demand we as well he is a local journalist in tripoli and says people want action we hope that this government will not be like their predecessors and help the average citizen for 10 years libyans have heard empty promises that's made it hard for them to believe politicians in order for the government to gain popular support they should focus on domestic. issues that touch citizens like providing electricity in basic services before looking to international and political issues while the government has many challenges for many here in tripoli it's covert 19 that needs to be

addressed 1st. the government needs to focus on the health sector make getting cave with 1000 vaccines a priority once we get it under control we can begin to look at other machines. after being sworn into office in the eastern city of tobruk the new executive authority we turn to tripoli the outgoing prime minister. will hand over power on tuesday in libya's 1st peaceful transition since 2012 and with that the beginning of a difficult road for the national unity government now trainer al jazeera. let's bring in our. who's in istanbul he's the founder and director of the sadeq institute good to have you with us again and asked what chances to you give this government of being able to achieve anything given the fact that there are so many other let's call them interested parties still in libya you've got the corrupt elites you've got militia you've got foreign forces still on the ground all of whom about to

meddle in whatever this government does. that's a really good point i think you've already outlined why many of us are optimistic but cautiously so and i think in terms of the overall broad conflict i mean your package mentioned that it's been 7 years since a unified executive as they can see and i think that's that in itself is a major major victory not that we should we should focus on that and the 2nd aspect should be that the ceasefire that has held since october of 2020 has held and continues to hold and i think that's also something that gives many of us optimism but then again there was a major elephant in the room that you've already pointed out notably the $20000.00 mysteries that are continuing to remain in the country despite an agreement as part of that cease fire agreement to withdrawal another. 2 aspects of the conflict there was competition and then there was conflict and the competition goes to the number of seats the minister is those that compete over the symbolic

positions and and the czech dispensing institutions that make essentially. as well but then overarching that there was a conflict about the political character of the states since the overthrow of gadhafi 10 years ago and i think that is set up for grabs and you can see signs of that in the parts that have not been agreed upon this new government the 1st thing is that the new just a government of national unity does not have a as does not have a minister of defense that tells you that there is something still there there remains up for grabs there is something that has not been resolved as part of these negotiations over the last several weeks this is the major issue but i find the still that the presidential council the highest post in the land that is the acting supreme commander of the armed forces that is the highest. the 1000000 from the from that post has not been given the presidential power that was agreed in the un process several weeks ago so that post continues to be held by the head of the parliament in the east of the country i get us out of his life and if i have to his

his role over the last several years and in the future is still up for grabs that's still a major question mark hangs over that without being able to answer these major questions that result and return back to the conflict i think with that stage i didn't with competitiveness but not really the heart of the conflict and the heart of that conflict is ideological do you want to live in a civilian state where the civilian rulers those appointed and those elected can make the hard decisions with no interference from any other parties or do you live in a state where the military calls the shots and i think today that question is set up for grabs that's why i'm cautiously optimistic but until they make ground on the elephant in the room there's not really much we can say i've asked the connection isn't isn't too great but will will will press on him for a moment we heard in medics report a few moments ago ordinary libyans expressing their hopes as you say today perhaps a day of optimism but will this new government at least in the short term be able to deliver on some of the things that will improve the lives of ordinary libyans

well it has to they've set those demands that those that expectations are very high and very early and i think the 1st obvious that has been mentioned as is the current the coronavirus the code of 19 pandemic and delivering you know only a couple of 1000000. back scenes it's going to be the most important aspect it's not the feet that i think may make out to be other countries have made sharp sharp moves and of delivered you know that scene and several months and libya's going of 7000000 i think they have only ordered 2400000 and that seems this shouldn't be a logistical feat but it's beyond the government the 2nd aspect is overhauling libya's failing infrastructure particularly that people are now at. running it's like electricity and water that will be able to be cut intermittently by at least 6 or 7 years now that is going to be a major major part of the of the government's measure of success or failure. we'll leave it there many thanks indeed

a story about the that the connection problems that we had there but i think it was worth hearing what an ass had to say we'll get a weather update next here on al-jazeera then. storied nature of my confirmation is not lost on me but i will say it's not about me or any of us gets it's 1st of a native american secretary of the interior in holland. i will look at why brazil has imposed emergency measures in the state of south paolo. it's time for the perfect gentlemen. sponsored point qatar airways however got high pressure pushing into western parts of europe over the next couple of days that means warm spring sunshine rolling through ahead of that though not quite so pleasant because the winds coming in from the north westerly or northerly direction little bring some cooler air down into central and eastern parts of

europe as a result of that so some snow in the forecast just around the out some heavy snow coming through here some snow that just pushing across the generic outs easing across into ball gary remain here and into ukraine rain showers over towards the black sea a mixture of the 2 coming into work for the next day or so a little quieter for grace after some a rather lively weather recently there's that so warm sunshine started to not just way into the teens celsius for glasgow 13 celsius for london as well and the similar temperatures there into paris that's a cooler digging down into the low countries into that eastern side of france will bring some outbreaks of rain and that will crash a nice little further north woods and east which as we go on through the next couple of days still more snow there more snow flurries coming in across the alps on wednesday as more snow down towards the southeast england i just we are into single figures 16 celsius there in the sunshine there for athens some lively winds meanwhile across the eastern side of the med so things a little cooler into the northeast of africa but fine and dry for the west.

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hello again this is al jazeera let's remind you of the main news this hour the u.s. secretary of state has used his 1st overseas trip to take a hard stand against china and the blinken says that washington is prepared to push back against beijing's growing influence in the region. north korea has taken notice of the visit with a warning to the u.s. kim jong il the sister of leader kim jong un the 1st washington to refrain from doing anything quote unseemly if it wants to sleep in peace. but in the coming hours libya's tunis warded unity government will officially take office the u.n. backed effort is meant to help bring stability ahead of elections in december. the . experts from the world health organization abusing on tuesday to analyze data on the safety of the astra zeneca vaccine germany france and italy have temporarily suspended use of the job and now latvia has been added to the growing list sizing concerns about

a few cases of blood clots among people who got the shot down but it came reports from berlin this is a vaccine that divides opinion in some countries it's a large part of the strategy to combat code that in several others it's been linked to blood clots in some patients and is now suspended from use across europe a succession of governments has called for more research to be carried out that this is the a.t.p.'s on. the decision which has been taken in conformity with our european policy is to suspend as a precaution vaccinations with the astra zeneca vaccine in the hope that we can resume quickly if the make gives a green light. in germany 2 senior ministers have acted to stop its use again as a precautionary measure meaning massive vaccination centers such as this one here at berlin's old tempelhof airport are now closed the many doses of astra zeneca vaccine within its walls are now in storage pending

a decision by the european medicines agency later this week the contrast to this uncertainty in the u.k. is stark there the use of astra zeneca has been greatest and for the prime minister there are no such doubts. we have one of the toughest and most experienced regulators in the world they see no reason at all to discontinue the back to nation program forever and they are plenty of the vaccines that we're currently using either of the fact that we're currently using they believe that they are effective highly effective in driving down not just hospitalisation but but also serious disease and immortality is the nub of the issue is about the way astra zeneca interacts with a human body according to the e m a from around 5000000 doses administered to date there are reports of a few dozen patients developing blood clots with some individuals having died

although as yet no link between the vaccine and their deaths has been proved for the world health organization and the e m a c the benefits of continuing to use astra zeneca as product far outweigh the potential risks but around many european capitals there is now fresh doubt what is certain is that suspending the use of astra zeneca will slow their vaccination programs dominic cane al-jazeera perlin. thailand was the 1st country outside europe to stop using the astra zeneca vaccine but after reviewing reports it's once again cleared it for use in an effort to build public confidence prime minister ciancia became one of the 1st people that to get the shots time will start to manufacture astra zeneca doses in june and its reserve the 1st 61000000 for its own population japan's prime minister has been given his 1st dose of the pfizer covert 19 vaccine yoshida suga is the 1st japanese official to publicly receive the shot

brazil's health minister has been sacked as the corona virus outbreak hits record levels his replacement muscle ok will be the 4th person in charge since the pandemic began the streets of brazil's most populous states but only empty on tuesday after emergency restrictions came into effect infection and death rates in sao paolo have been climbing rapidly the state's health care system is on the brink of collapse of dizziness manuel ruppel who is in mexico city he says that brazil's vaccination rollout has barely got off the ground arguably this is the reason why we're seeing the outgoing health minister being booted out of brazil ironically prior to the pandemic had a tremendous track record when it came to vaccination programs currently the program has stalled only about 1.4 percent of the population is fully vaccinated brazil is in the process of securing new vaccines more vaccines we know the pfizer

we know about the chinese and russian vaccines and do deals there but just like is the case with many other cases of the world shortages persist so the expectation is that this is a dire situation that can only get worse. they want change and they want to know the dutch go to the polls in just over 24 hours with a record number of candidates under the age of 30 the youngest is just 16 and their passion for wanting to get into parliament is driven by the coronavirus of climate change steadfastness has met the new generation. they are 1617 and 19 years old and campaigning for a seat in the dutch parliament christina middleton napal represents the young party or young and along with. their the youngest candidates running in this week's parliamentary elections all the time i was working for an idea and now it's now i can see where i am right now you're on the official list. as the number 2

here these are the 16 year old grew up in a foster home and decided to run so she could fight for more protection for young people everyone in the 2nd chamber is talking about the younger people would not go with them so that's what i decided to that's when i decided to join young so a day was they will have to talk to me and to my colleagues. climate change is one of the main reasons young people and 2 in politics thousands have sounded an alarm all over the nat'l and to stop global warming among them young politicians we've seen doing better where you see black lives matter all over the world but there has to be a group of people that says we love that activism and we're going to translate it into parliament and 1000 year old bibi really is number 6 on the list of fault a rapidly growing party would bases all over europe and a large number of young candidates that's going to pay for the crisis that we're facing so the economic crisis after the corona won and especially the climate

crisis we're going to pay the bill so we should be the ones making the decision well the election campaign has been dominated by traditional parties mostly focusing on the mastic issues this. it is seen as a new force to be reckoned with a new generation more interested in politics and with international views and above all they want change and change that will eventually happen says political analyst call it a corrective while the average voter in the netherlands is over 50 years old the influence of younger generations is in africa bill he sas the age differences in foetal behavior have never been as large internationally as they are today since world war 2 most of all the younger generation folks much more often for radically progressive parties like green parties we see that almost every country and we see also in almost every country that the traditional center parties like the social democrats and the christian democrats perform really poorly among this youngest age group the polls show that newcomer of old may win 3 seats in parliament this is not

enough for a seat for the party is already seen as a surprise of these elections young will be lucky enough to get one seat but dechen pain is paying off until today. before we met them i didn't think about it so i don't know yet but it made me think yeah yeah if elected christine i'm in the list not yet allowed to work as a member of parliament as she's under age her seat would go to the next candidate on the list visiting the parliament building for the 1st time she can't wait for the day her career and politics get started step fasten al-jazeera the hake. it is kids having with us hello adrian finnegan here in doha the headlines on al-jazeera the u.s. secretary of state has used his 1st overseas trip to take a hard stand against china and saudi blinken says that washington is prepared to

push back against beijing's growing influence in the region and china uses coercion and aggression to systematically wrote a ton of.