of course i do condemn saudi arabia. >> and kuwait and qatar and brunei and algeria?those supporting isis, and regarding the terrorism in syria and iraq and afghanistan and beirut and baghdad and sinai and in everywhere, and of course, we condemn that, but my question, sean, my question from you, and are you on the same page -- >> i ask the questions and you get to answer them. >> and -- >> let me ask the pastor a question. >> yes, sean. >> you see persecution of women, and it is so commonplace in the arab world, and gays and l lesbian, and no tolerance for christians or judaism, and why so little in terms of the discussion, and why do people like hillary clinton accept millions of tlars from the countries and never talk about it? or talk about their practices and the discrimination? >> well, they are shackled by political correctness, and sean, make no mistake about it, if it had been a fundamentalist christian who committed the massacre in orlando, we would have heard ad nauseam lectures from this president of the united states, and whether we are talking about pari

brunei, malaysia, vietnam, and taiwan. this is the so-called 9 dash line, china's claim.ger and more sweeping. the philippines bolstered their claim to the spratly islands by turning a wreck into a military base. a chinese foreign affairs specialist in beijing said the hague ruling was dangerous. miscalculation on the part of the philippines, or especially the united states, it may lead to military conflict. correspondent: philippine generals observing and exercise aboard a u.s. navy ship. the u.s. has a military treaty with the philippines, which gives them american protection. >> no one wants this to come to conflict. we have concerns over the tensions. there has been activity that has raised concerns. overall, our assessment is that there is no party to this dispute that wants to see open conflict. correspondent: maybe, china is just reacting angrily toward off warnther countries -- to off the other countries from pressing their claims in the south china sea. haps china feels it is so strong it can force its neighbors to do what it wants. bbc news. on the rolling and c

. >> we don't take a stance on the territorial claims whether it is philippines or bruneis. defend the sprl water and air space and the chinese have been infringing on that for decades. china is going to react in some way. we have the most difficult job in the world. for an indefinite period we have to deflect the aggressor who can go at any point. >> u.s. is not willing to stand up and say hey, china, you can't look at sand in the middle of the ocean and claim it as your own. if we don't take that kind of position, i am not understanding why we are not stronger and we don't do that? >> what we didn't do and this goes to your point. we allowed china to take the area from the philippines. we brokered a agreement for both sides to withdraw and only the philippines complied and the chinese took it over. we did nothing. and since that time china is more aggressive not only in the south china sea and the east china sea. /beijing is more a dpreszive. >> if we are poking the sleeping bear and now they will react more aggressively as a result of the ruling? >> certainly. i don't kno

china sea, part of exerting its claims overlapping those made by other countries like malaysia and bruneiietnam says china is severely infringing its sovereignty again which goes against international law. that is all falling on deaf ears. angie: is the south china sea fast becoming a flashpoint? haslinda: there is concern it could be. thereis also concern could be global consequences should it happen. these countries have fought for the south china sea for centuries. it is not new. what is new is rising tension in recent years. building naval islands and runways in the area. here is why the south china sea is hotly contested. $5 trillion are at stake, $5 trillion in ship trade passes through every year. it is an energy-rich area, strategic water edge. it is an important area. angie: coming up, this year's biggest tech ipo has become even bigger. you will see why japan's favorite messaging app has raised the game. markets in shanghai get underway. we will have the opening numbers for you next. ♪ >> the top stories trending this hour, asia's docs are slightly down today. stocks are among p

conductedregularly exercises in the area, part of exerting its claims which override those by several other bruneihailand. they are the parasail islands. vietnam has called foul and said china is infringing vietnam's sovereignty which goes against international law. if you think china would take heed, think again. yvonne: china not backing down. it's a south china sea fast becoming a flashpoint? haslinda: there is a concern it is. there i concern it will be global consequences should or when that happens. countries have fought for territory in the south china sea for centuries. what is new is increasing tension. china has been conducting naval patrols. it has been building islands and runways in the south china sea. some say it has become a game of chess somewhat and that is because the countries rivaling china are backed by the u.s. the u.s. says their interest in the area is to protect the area as u.s. trade comes to the water may. you can only hope that cool heads will prevail. yvonne: thank you so much. a lot on that international court ruling coming out from the hague. heidi: three former bar