this is d.w. news asia coming up on the program the saudi crown prince and his delicate diplomacy in asia he brings his charm offensive to china but remain silent when it comes to beijing's treatment of its muslim minority a recently out khalid sheikh over human rights plus. anger in okinawa over plans to relocate a u.s. military base residents have their say this weekend in a referendum but will the government listen to the will of the people. and the vietnamese artist paints for peace the head of the second summit between donald

trump and kim jong un. i'm melissa chan and thank you for joining the program great to have you with us saudi crown prince mohamed have been solomon has been on an asia trip all week it's seen as a diplomatic pivot away for the prince to prove that life goes on even after western countries started shunning him following the murder of writer jamal khashoggi last year his first stop had been to pakistan a country saudi arabia has a close relationship with and where he pledged she invests almost eighteen billion euros he visited india next where he announced his country is ready to share intelligence with new delhi in the fight against terrorism he stopped short of making direct reference to last week's terror attack in kashmir. he has had

a fine line to walk between pakistan and india and now in solomons on the final stop of his trip to china where he signed a deal to build in oil refinery saudi arabia is one of china's top crude oil suppliers second only to russia now the house of saud has long presented itself as the defender of muslims around the world given that islam's two probably is the sites medina and mecca are there but during this visit when someone has not said a public word so far about china's internment of as many as one million seekers a turkic muslim minority living primarily in the countries far west. it is one of the most serious violations of human rights happening in the world today joining me now to talk more about this is isaac stone fish senior fellow at the asia society. now isaac you wrote a really interesting washington post column about this about bin solomon having an opportunity but also writing at the same time that he probably won't be taking the

opportunity so this is really a. economic trip more than anything a diplomatic trip more than anything. that's right i think we can be idealistic and hopeful that someone like m.t.s. would bring out the treatment of the readers but know that on such a trip which is dominated by real politic and m.d.'s is desire to have a better relationship with china my specific way are issues involving trade and i am trying to find a way to somehow read his country off a. reliance on oil as opposed to having anything that would come across as involving the situation should john or anything about human rights in general let's talk a little bit more about the situation and she just for those people who don't know much about it a could you briefly just explain what is going on. so she is

a region in far northwest china where an estimated one million muslims are in concentration camps that chinese government doesn't call them concentration camps that talks about them as reeducation centers for radicals that need to learn how to operate in the modern world but actually it really is a mass atrocity where. people are. camps i mean their concentration camps and for the week or so and not in camps there's a really just opium surveillance system people's phones are monitored their movements are monitored and there's also a strong push to be islam eyes or sinus eyes the islam that muslims practice in northwest china so trying to move people away from prayers and fasting and standing from pork and alcohol and trying to make them more chinese.

this is really frankly it should be an outrage at the international level been someone that won't be talking about it has other countries in asia other countries other muslim countries talked about this at all. so i mean just as good comedy in ignoring the plight of the leaders indonesia's doto has not said anything a prominent malaysian politician very very early on why are you bringing him but he didn't really say anything i think timestamps religious minister has said something by him on a car and the prime minister is certainly been silent about this turkey is really the only country that has said anything of significance the foreign ministry spokesperson to cry the crimes being committed there but this is also a step down from what everyone said in two thousand and nine where he called it genocide and since then and since china has become more and more important

political and economic there for countries around the world right everyone has decided to have them silent isaac stone fish thank you so much for your time. the u.s. military has had a big presence on the japanese island of okinawa since the end of world war two and it's been a constant source of resentment for the locals this past year has seen major protests over plans to relocate to the us air paste food for ten months situated right in the middle of a growing city to a more remote site to further north at an oak up a opponent say it will destroy the marine life they're ok now as local government is holding a referendum on the we location in this sunday but that vote is non-binding for the central government in tokyo so will strategic interests take precedent over grassroots democracy we have this report. they refused to stay silent they want the u.s.

marines out preferably off the island all together. these demonstrators oppose the construction of new u.s. air bases on our canal with their fences and barbed wire some here have been protesting their whole lives. others like thirty one year old limit represent a new generation of activists on the island. some here can still remember the trauma of war those who've grown up in an era of affluence and peace still resent the u.s. presence. that he wanted more than half the u.s. troops in japan are stationed here the americans have dominated the strategic island since the end of world war two. there. was almost every job used to depend on the americans almost no one dared say anything against them but now tourism in okinawa is booming and gradually people

are starting to believe that something around here needs to change everybody. in the fishing village of another airbase is under construction. the v. shaped takeoff and landing runways are being built on reclaimed land on what had been a pristine marine environment. activists have also taken to the sea confronting the coast guard protecting the site but the construction continues despite the protests and the upcoming referendum. on the tiny flotilla is waging its battle against the might of japan and the u.s. . those who breached the barriers are stopped immediately. so people in the city of geno one it's like living on an aircraft carrier it's where the u.s. maintains the food base right in the middle of the town right next to

a school. u.s. jets carry out maneuvers above the heads of nearly one hundred thousand residents. but tokyo and washington say they'll only close the base if another one is built somewhere else on the island. like many places in okinawa the fishing village of had is used to living with and from american soldiers that welcome customers here at the washington restaurant owner to moto to mattie has filled the menu with american favorites so his patrons can feel at home he's been waiting years for the air base to be relocated to the area. if the base doesn't get built here to free up the other location then there's nothing you can do about it i personally would welcome it an airport like that could also

be used commercially one day that would really help the local economy well it would mean. the world. once again there's a fight over the island's future this time with words not weapons the names of those who died in the battle of okinawa in one thousand nine hundred forty five are listed here both americans and japanese as a symbol of reconciliation but it seems the us military and or can our locals are still far from living in peace with each other. the excitement is definitely building in vietnam ahead of next week's much anticipated summit between u.s. president donald trump and north korean leader kim jong un and we got a little preview of what's to come earlier today when two impersonators made an appearance together in one noise they were greeted by in an enthusiastic crowd of media and locals it probably won't be so close and personal next week when the real leaders arrive excuse me the two countries envoys are already in one noisy and

other preparations are underway in ways big and small take a look at this artist. courtyard of a handler cafe. is busy on his latest collection a series of what he's calling peace portraits the sofer claim trump obsessive has painted the american president dozens of times now he's together with north korea's kim jong un in a message of love. my wish is that after the summit donald trump. could have a vietnamese coffee together. and then walk together on a green lawn. i would love to paint that picture of them and give that to them. as a present from vietnam i mean. that

would also be a dream come true for the cafe zinah he's keeping the artwork on full display until after the talks just in case. the strong aspiration that u.s. president donald trump or kim jong own or any peace lovers would come here to enjoy the paintings of trying them being. we want to convey the message of peace. might be the technicolor trump and kaleidoscopic kim will inspire some true diplomatic artistry in hanoi. there's more on line on our website www dot com forward slash asia and don't forget to check out the news on facebook as well will leave you with ninja it is ninja day in japan and people especially in the city of coca considered the birthplace of ninjas are just saying up for work to celebrate the fighters will see you next time.

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