you know it's an important question obviously the relationship between japan and south korea is a really crucial one in the region because they both have a shared outline in the u.s. and obviously that alliance system becomes stronger when japan and south korea get in the long i don't think we can clearly attribute that or tear a ship into abyei or to maine i think there's been some major changes in the relationship that have developments in both countries that have coincided we speak of a administration so one of the major complication developments in some of the best south korean judicial outcomes in recent years especially the 2018 supreme court case. that ruled japanese companies that use korean labor in world war 2 need to compensate those laborers but at this position and this is marriage by whose l.d.p. the liberal democratic party counterpart says that all of those issues will result in 165 so what we say a major. goal that has emerged in one in the 2 opinions of the 2 leaders president moon argues that that treaty they signed in 1965 did not not look a the rights of victims beca

producers are not allowed access to real networks in china japan south korea or the usa. the u.s. decision to withdraw 12000 troops from germany sent shock waves across the country raising concerns about security and transatlantic tides but for the locals of the bavarian town of 5th sec where a 3rd of those troops are stationed it has also left some fearing for their livelihoods. what will become a fill say it's a very in town with just 6000 residents who've lived for years alongside the americans at the nearby rose barracks is that all over. this conflict the guns it's terrible the whole area the economy the shops the americans always use them just as we do that economists are not strong v.v. out. some of us play football with the americans it will be a pity to see them leave again the 2nd cavalry regiment of the us army is a key economic engine for the structurally weak region and until now it had provided full sec with a guaranteed. employer and supply of customers many locals work for the military in some capacity for example in vehicle maintenance the american presence is vit

even america's allies in east asia —japan, south korea, philippines, thailand — they do more trade withd states of america. so the chinese have clearly caused a lot of concern. but i believe that they're also managing it and they're making mistakes. i was questioning your use of the word benign, because when you hear what some of china's neighbours say, particularly pertaining to the fact that it set up military bases in the south china sea, malaysia is very annoyed, vietnam, the philippines, you know, mahathir mohamad, in august 2018, the malaysian prime minister, warned against a new version of chinese colonialism. indonesia in june this year sent a letter to the united nations stating that its economic interests are jeopardised by china's territorial claims in the south china sea. i could go on and on with numerous examples. they don't see china as benign, kishore. i completely agree with you. in fact, i believe that the term benign superpower is an oxymoron. no superpower is benign. united states is not benign, china is not benign. every superpower will defend its interests. that's

shinzo all be himself no stranger to inflaming the dispute japan says if it is based on our baby it will seriously impact relations with south korea. do. i think such a thing is unforgivable in terms of international courtesy if the reports are accurate it will have a decisive impact on japan south korea relations well the bigger issue behind this is over reparations for the so-called come foot stations now they were used from 1932 to the end of the 2nd world war and women were yours by the offer of walk only to be forced into providing sexual services to japanese imperial army soldiers it's thought that around $200000.00 mostly korean women what slaves now attempts to resolve the dispute over the years have been slow so a treaty to try and normalize relations came about in 1965 but it took japan until 993 to finally apologize and admit that the women was forced into sex slavery now by 2015 a formal apology and deal was agreed with a fund to compensate victims but it didn't go far enough for many in south korea and that deal to almost fell apart dr simone turn from northeastern university in south korea believes raising awareness

educating japan is not the man looks a little like prime minister shinzo himself no stranger to inflaming the dispute to ponce's if it is based on a it will seriously impact relations with south korea is going to do with. such a thing is unforgivable in terms of international to say if the root. accurate it will have a decisive impact on japan south korea relations well the bigger issue behind this is over reparations for the so-called comfort stations they were used from 1932 to the end of the 2nd world war and women were lured by the offer of work only to be forced into providing sexual services to japanese imperial army soldiers now it is thought 'd to run 200000 mostly korean women where in slaved. attempts to resolve their disputes over the years have been slow treaty to try and normalize relations came about in 1965 but it took until 993 to finally apologize and meant that the women were forced into sex slavery by 2015 a formal apology deal was agreed with the fun to compensate victims but it didn't go far enough for many in south korea the deal to almost fell through dr simone chin from northeastern university in south korea believes reasoning awareness about the issue is mo

luckily it is over water, but it is throwing a swell to japan, south korea, the chinese coast.he rain is starting to be felt. it will be felt in the southern korea mainland and the western side of japan. its power, it will make landfall as a very nasty storm going to north korea. china is much quieter. ♪ >> welcome back. the world health organization has declared africa free of naturally occurring polio. the announcement is a major step in the campaign to eradicate the disease worldwide. an unarmed black man shot by police in wisconsin on sunday has urged protesters against further violence, saying it does not reflect her son or her family. hasb lake -- jacob blake been paralyzed from the waist down after being shot by police seven times. antigovernment protests have resumed in the belarus and capital minsk despite a crackdown on opposition politicians and activists. two members of the opposition coalition council have been sentenced to 10 days in jail. saysher stories, russia german doctors treating alexei navalny must identify the substance that caused his illness before they

south korea has held a ceremony to commemorate women and girls who were forced by japan to work in brothels during the 2nd world war they were known by their captors as comfort women you see continues to be a point of contention between the 2 countries. is in seoul. as countries around the world marked the end of the 2nd world war with the anniversary of the defeat of japan so south korea with this ceremony remembers in particular one of the more painful episodes from that conflict it's the plight of the so-called comfort women these are women and girls who were forced from career to go and work in brothels serving the japanese imperial army locations around asia gradually their numbers have dwindled over the years more than 50 former comfort women are now buried at this one national cemetery given their advancing years of course there is a concern that very soon there will be few 1st hand witnesses to what took place 75 years ago so the focus at commemorations like this is very much. to bore the present and future generations to learn what happened and to pass on their stories to continue

for many, even america's allies, in east asia, japan, south korea, philippines and thailand, they dona than they do with the united states of america. so the chinese have clearly caused a lot of concern but i believe they are also managing and making mistakes.” believe they are also managing and making mistakes. i was questioning your use of the word benign because when you hear what some of china's neighbours say, particularly pertaining to the fact it has set up military bases in the south china sea, malaysia is very annoyed, vietnam, the philippines, and the malaysian prime minister warned against a new version of chinese colonialism. indonesia, in june this year, sent a letter to the united nations stating that it economic interests are jeopardised by china's territorial gains in the south china sea. i could go on and on with numerous examples. they do not see china as benign, kishore mahbubani.” not see china as benign, kishore mahbubani. i completely agree with you. in fact i agree that that term benign is an oxymoron. china is not benign united states is not benign. every supe

get us off of middle east energy could use trade wars to renegotiate agreements with china, japan, south korea, one with britain soon, mexico and canada. put the united states enough far better position of much more leverage and then start negotiating and my advice to him is now that you have china, you have a trade agreement with mexico and canada, japan and south korea, probably get one with the brits by the end of the year, we now have a consortium and trading block where we can go to china. a lot of us have the same complaints and go as a block led by the united states and say we demanding the deal, we don't want to keep you don't want you to stop exploiting the generosity we've given you over the decades. >> i want to talk about tax americana, which we think about when we think about china. it has given us with american intervention in iraq and afghanistan which you've seen as a complete waste of american lives and american treasure. how do we extricate ourselves from like iraq and afghanistan. there are concerns with isis and al qaeda and others in the middle east. how do we get out of t

the south korean capital seoul rob so this remains a very thorny and sensitive issue between south korea and japan so what happened at the ceremony. that's right this still counts a very long shadow over relations between japan and south korea and this was a very poignant event a small event of course over these next few days there are going to be countless commemorations around the world commemorating finally the end of world war 2 that came 75 years ago with the defeat of japan but this world event remembers from south korea's point of view a particularly painful episode and that was the treatment of these so-called comfort women who were taken to serve in wartime brothels by the imperial japanese army at locations around asia now jap japan has a very different take on it it says that these were the brothels existed but they were properly organized the women were paid they went to their own volition that is very much disputed by south korea and the number of countries throughout asia so this is very much an event to commemorate them to keep them in the public memory and also with the there are f

has a military presence in south korea and japan. far this year, seoul has given no indication of the future of gsomia. last week, a foreign ministry official said the agreement could be ended at any time. the official added south korea will continue to ask japan to relax its tighter export controls as soon as possible. >>> japanese prime minister abe shinzo spent three and a half hours at a hospital on monday for medical reasons, saying it was a follow-up to a test he took last week. but the visit adds fuel to concerns the prime minister may be in poooor health. >> translator: i heard details about my test results and also underwent additional tests. i'll continue to do my best in my work and take all measures to manage my physical condition.. >> abe declined to share information when asked about the content and results of the test. he broke a record monday, becoming the japanese leader with the most consecutive days in officece, 2,799. but there's speculation the prime minister's health has taken a hit from the stresses of g govern

and has distanced us from countries like canada, germany, sweden, france, the u.k., pan, and south korea. -- japanuth korea. it has caused economic tensions and political tensions. in the middle east, we have a range of partners and allies who i think could be brought together, but a resolution of the israeli-palestinian issue is contributor to stabilization in the region. uae, really, the view iran as the biggest issue in the region, the tension between sunni and shieh, the radical regime in tehran and what they are doing in the region is a more pressing security threat than concerns about the unresolved israeli-palestinian tensions. that development has been going on for a decade and i expect a biden administration would continue to work with israel and regional partners to try to achieve further stabilization and improve security through resolution of some of the long-standing conflicts. kevin: that was from my conversation earlier with s.nator coon the headlines crossing bloomberg terminal, writers reporting the u.s. and china have planned trade deal review is delayed. that is according to reu

think about the troopers and their family members who are stationed in south korea, japan, on the shipsthe western pacific, or worried about chinese aggression like those indian troops. just about christians, human rights activists in general who are appalled by the chinese record on human rights, on freedom of religion, forced abortions and sterilizations. as we now see in northwest china. to the really no end concerns americans may have had about china before the pandemic. many shared those concerns, but now that china has unleashed this virus on the world, the american people have seen the true face of chinese communism. folks will say they think the ccp can be a paper tiger. there is a beige book that has the data, the chamber of commerce shows third-quarter 19, all the red lights are blinking on china, weakness. they are trying to move to a consumption economy. jinping is getting concerned, he has to feed the middle crowd -- middle class. economic growth used to be big. what is the latest assessment you have, and now they have the floods and the mandate of heaven, the confucius chi

any number of europeans and european countries near japan, south korea. it is not exclusive. it is a means of developing china in part by taking technology from outside china. almost done. just a couple more questions. that theany evidence data is being used to suppress ethnic and religious minorities? >> yes. >> you have to be kidding me. it touches on things you pay attention to. do you think the administration is balancing the needs of the semiconductors. this is with the need to close off the high-end. balance?e find a you said there are no safe sales to china. where do you think we will go control?ncing >> on that topic, i can say that that is the topic of discussion in the inner agency. i don't want to say where i think they are headed in the future. wehas been an issue considered. about writing with a fine pencil, those are the kind of distinction that think we can make. but there are a lot of players with this. >> two quick questions. one is if we can expect more indictments for chinese hacking this year. any predictions on when? beif i said it, it would not a predict

off of middle east energy, he could use trade wars to renegotiate the agreements with china, japan, south korea i think there will be one with britain soon, mexico and canada. so put the united states in ina far better position, have much more leverage, and then start negotiating. my advice to him is now you have china with the trade agreement, have trade agreement with mexico and canada, you have one with south korea and japan. we know of a a consortium and e trading bloc we can go to china, a lot of us have the same complaints about the chinese and then we could go as a bloc led by the united states and say we demand a new deal. we don't want to keep you down but what you do stop exploiting the generosity we've given you over these decades. >> host: that is interesting. i want to talk about -- when we relate, we speak about china. it has given us, we've seen american intervention in iraq and afghanistan which i know that you've seen as a complete waste of american lives and, of course, american treasure. how do we extricate ourselves from places like iraq and afghanistan? we know the would be

south korea and china apologies are not enough. yeah i guess what's public ordered about it is that often when japan has made apologies it will then do other things engage in other actions such as you know if you sitting there yes they can shine that you mention that you china and south korea and also north korea the perception that japan was nothing since you know when it apologized sort of it's kind of a vicious cycle and also sometimes the street that's depicted in japanese history textbooks which is then sensient by the minister of education up until the very different story to what china and the koreas tell about their history so yeah it's really hard for them to. know richardson from australian national university is asia pacific college of diplomacy thanks for joining us on camera. still ahead here on al-jazeera. oh by the protests in ivory coast as president out of sight of the time his decision to run for 3rd term . and flying high once again we have the latest from hong kong as this apple resumes transit flights from mainland china to stay with us. but. we've got the winds picking up over the next couple of days many part

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central region of south korea has been experiencing rainfall for 45 days or so that has led to serious flooding. look at this video coming out of japan, as well as south korea. it brought stormy weather to northern hokkaido on friday. evacuation orders have been issued and some train services have been canceled in the area. roads have turned like rivers. meanwhile in south korea, authorities issued a rare flood alert due to heavy rain. the han river reached the highest level in nine years. hokkaido experienced about 150 mill meters of rain in 24 hours, that's the all-time record, very strong winds buffetted the airport as well. conditions are looking across hokkaido because it will continue to pull away from the north. the rainy season front will continue to batter the korean peninsula and hoe hoe cue region so we'll see more heavy rainfall. it looks like the heaviest rain will fall in parts of south korea and north korea as well into early next week. some areas might see nearly 300 millimeters of rain or so, so flooding and landslides will be a very high concern across the korean peninsula. areas to the south of the frontal system i

seamlessm what we used to call russia siberia down into the most productive if you think of japan, south koreaand china, the northern part of china and the most productive parts of the world economy in terms of production and then from there are the materials flowing out. but we don't really think of it because they have different geographic names. we think of it as being separated from another seat, certainly not how they think of it or segregated from the indian ocean. you geto get to the indian ocean different ways, you can get to the venue float directly beyond and that leads to the part of the world but they are thinking about this and it is an integrated strategic space and it's why for example i don't think that we use it much anymore but we did about a decade ago they were building a string of pearls and it was the geography of the peace is the last book and people should pick it up and helps you understand why you need to have a forward defense because you do not want to be contained in this hemisphere. you need a global defense and need to think about it integrated. it's like the chi

he could use trade with china, japan, south korea, britain soon. mexico and canada. but what the united states together in a better position they would have much more leverage and then sergeant negotiate. my advice to him is that now that you have china, the phase one agreement, you have it trade agreement with mexico. you probably get one with the brits by the end of the year. we now have it trading because we can go to china and a lot of us have the same complaints about the chinese. and when he goes a block lead by the united states . say we demand a new deal now predict human to beat you down but we want you to stop exploiting the generosity that we have given you over these decades. >> that is interesting. i want to talk to about something, the aftermath of the tech americana. and we speak about china. it has given us to some extent, leucine american intervention with iraq and afghanistan. we seen a sort of complete waste of american lives in how do we take ourselves from iraq and afghanistan. with license and al qaeda. how do we get out of those things. and foc

it's significantly lower for nations such as japan, south korea, who i would consider major nations.rall, the death rate for the united states is among the highest of, quote, unquote, major nations in terms of the percentage of people that are dying as per 100,000 population. >> on the subject of health care overall, the president said we will always and very strongly protect patients with pre-existing conditions and that is a pledge from the entire republican party. is that true? >> no. that's completely false. the president right now is promoting a lawsuit, backing a lawsuit that would nullify the affordable care act. the affordable care act has very distinct provisions in there to help people with pre-existing conditi conditions, to make sure they don't pay more for their insurance or that they're denied insurance, which is what happens before the aca was signed into law. and when the republicans did try to appeal obamacare, they had provisions that would have significantly weakened those protections and would have made health insurance much more costly for people with pre-existin

middle east energy he could use trade wars to renegotiate the agreements with china, with japan, with south korea mexico and canada. the united states in a far better position, have much more leverage and then start negotiating my advice is that now that you have china in the phase 1 trade agreement, you have a trade agreement with mexico and canada, one with japan and south korea, probably get one with the bricks by the end of the year. we now have a consortium and trading blocs where we can go to china, a lot of us have the same complaints about the chinese treatment and we could go as a block led by the united states and say we demand a new deal. we don't want to keep you down but we want you to stop exploiting the generosity that we've given you over these decades. >> that's interesting. i want to talk to you about tech americana. i think it's really the Ãb when we speak about china really relate to him it's given us to some extent a world of peace, we've seen Ãbi know you've seen as a complete waste of american lives, and of course american treasure. how do we extricate ourselves from places

japanese government sas any right to claims was settled completely and finally in 1965 when japan and south korea normalized ties. tokyo has been urging seoul to rectify what it calls a situation in which international law is being violated. at the plaintiffs' request, a south korean court in june posted online documents ordering the seizure of nippon steel's assets in south korea. the court regards the documents received after two months. nippon steel says they will immediately appeal the assets seizure procedures. south korean media report it will likely take at least several months to appraise and sell off the assets. japanese officials say they will closely watch the moves by the south korean side while considering possible countermeasures or damage claims. >>> nhk has conducted a survey in japan and the united states on attitudes toward nuclear weapons. it comes ahead of the 75th anniversary off the atomic bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki. around 2,000 people answered the online survey in japan and around 1,000 in the united states. all were aged 18 to 34. about 85% of respondents in japan

south korea and western japan. seeing up to 500 millimeters of rain. on top of that gusts could hit up to 216 kilometers per hour into thursday. because of this particular process, this storms moves to the north and northeast. you'll have to watch this closely because it's going to be quite the stormy one. here's a look at the forecast. shanghai 29 with thunderstorms as we go through thursday. we're also talking about a big hurricane that's moving into the gulf of mexico. laura is continuing to gain strength as it moves closer toward louisiana and the gulf coast line. i wanted to give this perspective. this shows the intensity of the storm as the clouds are gathering and starting to circulate like this in a counterclockwise fashion. it is becoming a stronger storm. we're expecting it to become a category 4 hurricane as we go throughout the next 24 hours or so. by the time it makes landfall, likely more of a category 3 storm, but high storm surge. some areas could see water as high as three meters or greater especially on louisiana and northeastern texa

shery: japan, south korea and australia coming online. let's get to the market action. in japan, the first quarter gdp contracted at a slower pace than expected. the nikkei 225 adding nearly 1.2% after a loss that saw the first monthly drop in four. the topics had a drop. it is opening to the upside by 1.1% and the yen marched towards 105, and jgb set to decline ahead of the boj's first bond buying of the month, kept its purchase plan unchanged for the first time since march. let's switch it out to check in on the open, the kospi opening higher after rounding out a fourth monthly game -- again with pharmaceutical names among the tech performers. the korean won under pressure after climbing to a march hike and korean data to digest over the weekend showing third straight month of easing declines with chip shipments rising. now looking at the open in sydney, the asx 200 opening slight -- flat, stabilizing after four months, stalled at the end of july. the aussie holding right is drop slightly higher as we wait on the rba policy decision tuesday and investors assess the he

japan, south korea and australia coming online. an because we are seeing pressure with japanese markets. .4%, afteris falling we had second-quarter numbers plunging 20% on an annualized basis. this would take the economy deeper into contraction territory and recession. we are seeing most factors in the red in japan. difference a weekend makes because last week we had seen the nikkei rallying to the highest since february. it was led by the tech stocks. the topix was one of the best-performing major benchmarks in august. the japanese yen holding steady after the biggest decline in two months against the u.s. dollar. holding steady here. look at what the kospi is doing at the moment. we had seen a halt to the nine-day rally. right now losing more than 1%. we had seen the korean won falling from the five month high. this after we continue to see outbreak worsening the highest number for coronavirus cases since early march. we continue to watch these surges in coronavirus cases across asia. haidi: yeah. it was the renewed coronavirus ou

that's more than five times as many in all of europe, canada, japan, south korea, australia combined.age reporting this snapshot of a crisis deepening in rural america. even before president trump admonished his top adviser for saying the country was entering a new phase of widespread infection, patients at mississippi's only level one trauma hospital were already on a wait for icu beds. mississippi experiencing the country's highest rate of positive tests. the pandemic's other grim reality is that decisions around school reopenings are increasingly a lose lose for teachers, parents and kids. eugene robinson writes about america's unique challenges on this front on today's washington post. nations around the world are struggling with the pandemic. those that have managed to reopen schools have done so with caution. after first driving infection rates to low levels. here the virus is still extraordinarily widespread, that's according to the head of trump's coronavirus task force deborah birx. we're not ready. the president's singular failures on the crisis facing this country as russia

shery: japan is known not to have great relations, whether it is with south korea or china. en those export issues also at play. could some of those be a risk in the future for japan? jesper: look, i think there is obviously political intervention, security concerns, these are the big unknowns out there. however, let's look through the media headlines and focus on what is actually going on. you actually see that orders from the people's republic of china for japanese machinery, machine tools, etc., are actually growing now at a rate of 20%, 25%. and that shows you that yes, there is political uncertainty. but right now, let's get on with actually doing business. haidi: but really, always appreciate your time. japan ceo jesper koll there. let's get a look at how we are shipping up ahead of this friday's session in asia. we had more tech gains, the tech driven rally continuing in the u.s., i'll be at pretty light volumes for the dow and s&p. pretty meandering price action on those stocks outside of tech. action futures looking like we are seeing a gain. a quarter of 1% higher.

likely into south korea but really it's sunday that is when we'll see some very heavy downpours across north korea but again mostly fine further to the south wanted to scout achiles across into japan and we say the bulk of china is fine and dry shallows and further to the south of this if you those in hong kong and the same across into taipei very heavy rains 3 will central and eastern areas of china plenty of again in the last few hours and we seen some funny it a new day there was a sunny deeper on the streets on his sunday causing plenty of problems on the streets as well the traffic really getting back to when you've got the roads like this now the symbol rate in likely n.c. new delhi but that is not where the heaviest rain will be likely to be odisha west bengal is an air of a pressure which we're watching closely but slightly bringing the very heavy rain also some pretty strong winds funneling up into northern areas of the bay of bengal but through saturday and sunday those rains really extending across central regions out towards the rest raw just on the west and gas and we could see another $300.00 millimeters of rain. stories and light. and inspiration. a series of short

the factory closed to move to china with the troopers and family members were stationed in south korea or japanhips in the western i pacific think about christians or human rights activist in general that were appalled on human rights on freedom of religion and forced abortion and sterilizationan that we can now staying in the province of northwest china. there is no concern they may have had before the pandemic that now that china has unleashed the virus the american people have seen the truth. >> the ccp could be ahead in tiger. and all the red lights are blinking on china. and with that consumption economy and now president xi is getting concerned. what is the latest assessment and now with the floods and now the mandate of confucius imagination and president xi is on very shaky ground when you're on the intelligence side. >> first off never believe anything the chinesed r communt party is growing at ever slower rates than before the pandemic. they are probably contracting because they consistently and routinely lie to make their performancee better to their people because they have in their

japan can get below zero. the last time that happened was on june 12. turning to south korea.elivered a disappointing forecast. opened higher after rising to an october 2018 high. the korean won on the front foot opening at 1190. the strongest since july 31. stocks inoves for sydney and wellington. asx 200 under pressure after rallying the most in two weeks on tuesday. the aussie dollar adding. just holding gains. bond markets will see the rba resume buying this wednesday after the three year yield rose above the target. kiwi dollar gaining ground on the jobs data beat from new zealand. downside thissome morning. gold extending gains after stock prices broke through 2000 amid the push lower in treasury yields. u.s. 10 year yield ticking up slightly, but it has been closer to 50 points. treasury volatility has stayed calm. dollar under pressure, jumping into the terminal, it is below the multiyear trend. declines make salary for the greenback. that is a boom for asian stocks, which have the strongest negative correlation to the dollar since at least 2005. haidi: u.s. and chines

and calling for compensation from japan and south korea.ng into trouble, a setback as a triple crown, the details just ahead. ♪ ♪ >> we have got hot and humid weather spilling across northwestern europe, going through the low countries towards germany. further downpours breaking that extreme heat we have seen recently. areas of low pressure, showers will continue across the southern half of the u.k., down across the low countries, spreading towards austria in the balkans through the next couple of days. it is trying to freshen up. 24 celsius in london with those storms in place. behind another system making its way into the bay of this game. biscayne. similar temperatures in scandinavia, cooler at to eastern side, fair amounts of clouds in western russia with one or two showers but not as heavy as the showers towards the black sea, the balkans, across the central parts, 25 celsius in london. for much of the metro it is fine, sunshine in play. showers continue across the sahara. every downpours for nigeria making their way further west. ♪ ♪

from all use a call asiatic russia, siberia, down into one the most productive we think of japan, south koreachina in the northern part of china, these are the most productive parts of the world economy in terms of production. and from there or into their all the raw materials flow and out of their all these goods flow. we don't really think of it because they have different geographic names we think of them as a c separated from another sea. certainly not how the asians think of it. nor did they think of it is being separated from the indian ocean. you can get to the indian ocean different ways you can go to the straight you can but then you would flow directly into the sea and the indian ocean. that of course relieved to the part of the world that were thinking about. so for them it's an integrated space, integrated strategic battle space. it is why for example the chinese have terms, i don't think that he is much anymore that we did about a decade ago. there building a string of pearls. and that was to flow, hr just remind me to it geography of peace is the last book. people should pick it

we are getting south korea's 10 day trade data. we are getting japanumbers, not to mention singapore's final gdp numbers. crude headed towards $42 a barrel after gaining the most in a week after saudi aramco said demand will continue to improve. haidi: shery, we continue to watch the china-u.s. tensions as donald trump in the last hour saying he's stephen: they were against his visit and high-level talks. u.s. officials, especially a trumpet administration cabinet official. just like alex azar. democracy astaiwan well as the fight against the coronavirus is an inspiration on the region and the world. he went on to say it is highly regrettable that china has .locked taiwan from dissipating i want to talk a little bit about the sanctions because this is obviously the other flashpoint because the u.s. on friday issued sanctions on hong kong and chinese officials. in chinese now coming back retaliation, 11 different people including marco rubio, ted cruz, tom cotton, all republican senators targeted by the chinese in unspecified sanctions. pat toomey, the

the remnants of tropical storm the form of that lot of cloud and rain across the sea of japan through south koreaas we go through friday and more of the same as we go on into sassed ice a 3rd floods for the mudslides certainly likely ahead of that not see bad a sticky 34 celsius there in tokyo should be lossy try halos you try to across southern parts of china chance of one or 2 showers but nothing too widespread coming in here sunshine it shows maymont across southeast asia some rather heavy ones still coming into the philippines particules northern areas of the philippines will see some wet weather just talking in here for the south is the usual heat of the day down poles but plenty of sunshine head of that the show is to extend their way across india china pushing up into myanmar more heavy downpours there just around bangladesh the northeast of india nasty little circulation just around the northwest of india through good surat southern areas of pakistan seeing some very heavy rain. but. where there is water there is life but finding it on australia's arid desert is a skill few still possess

over the water will throw off its arms of showers and of course the sea which will affect japan eventually south korea and the east coast of china the same time the rain briefly heavy's edgy across the n.s.a. into north korea south of all this it's still humid and increasingly with hong kong for example is like to be showery for the next 3 days having had a reasonably dry spell the last month or so. and then there's a gap in the shower regime over southeast asia may not be quite office but here it is overland for vietnam cambodian town it's a fairly dry picture of the moment with a belt in sumatra through borneo and east was being fairly active shower bells at the moment maybe no surprise things are changing jakarta is a fairly dry place until thursday when the rain kicks in mostly java is going to be dry at the moment and so it should be. but. in 2008 al-jazeera documented a groundbreaking skiing. preparing some of india's poorest children for entry into its toughest universities. we return to see how the students and the skiing and helping change the face of india. soup authority on account easier.