beijing of course claims almost half of the south china sea and has been building up military facilities there. four asean states have competing claims in that body of water and has become the site of rising tensions between the u.s. and china in recent years. a prime minister alluded to the situation and said there have been higher risks in 2020 because of the unpredictable behavior of some states and rivalries between major powers. nhk has obtained a statement about the situation. it talks about the need to protect peace, stability and prosperity, but it's still unclear what the final declaration will look like. t >> as you know we've been discussing rcep. tell us how significant that step would be. >> asean members see it as an economy cornerstone for the whole asia pacific. it's finally set to be a reality more than it's years after the idea was floated. china is eager to make the initiative and japan is keen for india to join at some point. but even without new delhi, there are high hopes that the deal will be good for business across the region. one expert we spoke to said the agre

you look at the last few years what we've seen is basically china bolstering its claims in the south china sea clashed with india in the himalayas strained relations widget pants sent planes across the media line of the taiwan strait could this be. a manifestation of what what china's trying to say you have to watch out when we are trying to reposition ourselves as a great superpower. i think one can certainly look at it that way and i'd like to address a point that we've made but if so and i do agree i would agree with 3 that what i am not saying that c. is a continuation of past meter ship i think in fact i think seeding new life donald trump bar is a norm shattering in transformational leader i think the difference though is that most people would say that trump has been a transformational leader for the worse for us but see through the removal of term limits of consolidation of power bar a lot of these munitions including our more proactive foreign policy really are a reaction to previous readership teams where there was are a saying that instructions never got beyond the walls when on

the statement says the group discussed the situation in the south china sea. says some leaders were concerned about land reclamation as well as activities and serious incidents in the area. it appeared to be a reference to china. earlier this year, beijing set up administrative districts on some islands in the region. the statement went on to say the group reaffirms the need to resolve disputes peacefully i line with universally recognized principles of international law. >>> u.s. aviation authorities ha lifted a worldwide flight ban on the boeing 737 max. the airliner has been grounded since march last year after two deadly crashes. the administrator of the u.s. federal aviation administration made the announcement on cnbc that the passenger jet was cleared for flying again. >> i'm 100% confident. it's the most scrutinized transport airplane in history. it is ready to go. >> a 737 max crashed in indonesia in oober 28 and another in ethiopia the following year. the two incidents claimed a total of 346 lives and prompted the faa to ban flights by the aircraft.

the association named asean will discuss ways to address chinese behavior in the south china sea and likely take an important step toward building the world's largest trade alliance. vietnam's general secretary of the communist party kicked off the online meeting with a call for international unity to ease rising regional nsions. >> translator: we can only end clashes by resolving conflicts of interest and differences in thinking with a trusting and constructive spirit and a positive attitude by all parties. >> beijing's movements in disputed waters of the south china sea have drawn international attention, including condemnation from the united states. vietnam lodged a protest against china in april after a collision with a chinese patrol vessel sunk a vietnamese fishing boat. it's still unclear if member states will be united in these concerns. in the past, cambodia, which has close ties with china, has been resistant. but nhk has obtained a draft of the final communique which addresses the pressing regional issue. the asean chair has also expressed a desire to sign a massive trade

some, some pressure on china, on the south china sea, the shipping channel is really important for local economies, but also global trade. and they don't want to let china just just carry on with, with they're trying to cut take over other territories. and again, and well simply dominate the region and they don't, they're obviously in the water and specially now with, with this deal, which will probably be signed this weekend. matthew moore, thank you so much. well, matthew mentioned the coronavirus epidemic. and spain, of course, is among the european countries hardest hit by it. its death toll just past $40000.00, the ongoing lockdown as weighing on the economy, especially hotels and restaurants. in sayville, thousands are taking to the streets to vent their anger. their sign says without aid will be ruined. thousands of workers from the hospitality sector are on the streets, demonstrating they're protesting the dress to coronavirus measures introduced by the government in and a lucio. since tuesday, all restaurants and bars have had to close at 6 pm. the curfew starts 4 hours later, i

serious about a power projection force to secure its commercial routes from china proper through the south china sea into the indian ocean and middle east. it is a much different china. while we have gotten better in terms of our focus -- less counterterrorism and much more on the great power competition the people talk about -- our adversaries, competitors, have also made improvements. the first step in dealing with any kind of problem is recognizing that you have a problem. now it is one of my going to do about that? we talked about improvements in readiness. the military services have really matured the requirements. what they believe they would need to prevail in a larger scale conventional conflict. that is great and we would be much better off. where we fall short is the funding for the programs needed to give the forces with a need and defense spending, well it does increase in real dollars, it does not keep pace with the ravages of inflation or the premature wearing out of equipment that has occurred in these continuing operations for 20 years. the price of outfitting the average soldier

when it reemerges into the south china sea it may strengthen once again.oing towards vietnam. i think it will lose its wind strength but there is a lot more rain to come. throughout malaysia and indonesia it is the wet season, so you would expect that, though not particularly heavy. there is potential for heavy rain and sri lanka but most of india is now much more settled. in new delhi, the air quality is hazardous. ♪ >> food for celebration. food for reconciliation. and food from ancient civilizations. al jazeera world goes on a mouthwatering culinary journey from spain to the middle east to discover the hidden history behind some of the region's best dishes. savoring the past on al jazeera. ♪ ♪ host: welcome back. you are watching al jazeera. a reminder of our top stories. the coronavirus death toll continues to mount in europe. the u.k. as reported 59 five deaths in 24 hours while 623 new fatalities were recorded in italy. restrictions are being reimposed in several states well across the u.s. 130 thousand cases were confirmed on tuesday. the u.s. state

against china for example he's opted not to challenge beijing's encroachments in the south china sea i spoke to aries i rew guy from the university of the philippines and i asked him how differently abiding administration might respond to the characters drug war and whether it matters if america speaks out about human rights. it would matter i think for the turkey administration because it has somehow been protected from a lot of the criticisms about its war on drugs i do think that there will be some. crunch that the administration of the tear it will feel i think that some of the opposition it's senators for example would would get more an audience from a by the an administration than would be a trump administration and that would in a way undermine. the tear gas ministrations existing legitimacy as far as the war on drugs is concerned. that a territory has walked this interesting line between the u.s. and china why do you think that is well the this supposed edging approach of the terror of the administration is in order to benefit from both superpowers as they intensify competiti

but just how feasible is this, when, according to the south china morning, post china has deployed its most advanced hypersonic missiles to its south east coast as it prepares for a possible invasion. that's because taiwan's president saying, when has refused to accept the one china principle, it's moved more marines closer to taiwan and held invasion drills. despite the pandemic, china has increased its military spending by 6.6 percent this year, as it sees every increasing threats. china has built the world's biggest navy, a fleet of $350.00 warships to stake its claim to the south china sea. that's raising concerns in washington, which is pledging to counter and expand its warship fleet from 293-2350 5. president trump, for his part agreed last chance to sell $100.00 harpoon antiship lascelles worth $2400000000.00 to taiwan. but also sold one point $8000000000.00 worth of land attack mobile missiles. it's all part of taiwan's hedgehog strategy to resist an invasion. president elect joe biden hasn't expressed a view on taiwan yet, but he has assured japan the u.s. would help defend t

the south china sea. we report from one of the worst-hit areas. reporter: helen was inside her home with her two children when flash floods swept them all away. they held on to each other and climbed onto a floating mattress nearby. they all survived by ended up hundreds of -- but ended up hundreds of meters away from their home. helen went back the next day where her home once stood. this is all that's left of it now. >> it took me years to be able to build this house. but i am grateful because i feel that god has given me another chance. reporter: this is the town, one of the areas in the philippines worst hit by the typhoon. the most powerful storm this year. a farmland community, now mostly reduced to rubble. at least 300 homes have been destroyed here. across the region, the damage is staggering too. the region was once hailed as a model as it comes to an emergency response. not this time. the typhoon was just too powerful. rescue operations are almost entirely dependent on machines like this one. th

a power projection sort of force, to secure its commercial routes from china proper through the south china sea into the indian ocean, the middle east. so it's a much different china. while we have gotten better in terms of our focus, less counter terrorism, counter insurgency, in places like afghanistan and iraq, and much more on this great power competition that people will talk about, our adversaries, our competitors, have also made improvements. so the first step in dealing with any kind of problem is recognizing that you have a problem. now it's what am i going to do about that? so we've talked about improvements and readiness, very important. the military services have really matured their requirements. you know, what they believe they would need to prevail in a larger scale conventional conflict. so that's great. we're much better off there. where we still fall short is the funding for the programs needed to give the forces what they need. and defense spending, twhile does increase in real dollars, it does not keep pace with the ravages of inflation or the premature wearing out of eq

developing here the tropical potential cycler have to say if it really does develop and go into the south china sea that is when we'll have to watch quite closely but it's just there's a mass in the south of that widespread shout out in the media it is after all the rainy season. and jump into the stream and join our global community by diversity is bio security is that essential for our species to survive be part of the debate i know her mind you can be part of this conversation when no topic is off the table that are not neutral and all of these cases going here is the terrorizing here's the other part of this there's no consequence to this stream on out is there. the war. my. this is al jazeera a reminder of the top stories for you know that our graphic nominee joe biden has pulled ahead of president trump in the key states of pennsylvania and georgia that's 2 of 4 battleground states that are still counting votes but the presidential race still remains 2 calls to call. joe biden is urging people to be patient he says he has confidence of becoming the next president currently has 264 elector

the east asian monsoon, which is catching taiwan and it's being enhanced by the activity in the south china sea. so i could be heavy rain hong kong gets the edge of it. otherwise, it's a dry and fine picture of the cold. again, trying to get back into hock later in the day in the region saturday. but once again, let's look to the activity of the philippine sea. typhoon vancouver's on its way through southern luzon, quite vicious, but nothing is as bad as gone and a bit further north than when it reemerges into the south china sea. it may strengthen once again. and guess where he's going towards vietnam? i think it loses when strength before it gets there. but certainly a lot more rain to come. the good scattering shastra malaysia and indonesia as the wet season say, expect that in a particularly heavy there is a potential for heavy rates in andhra pradesh and tom and that is true lanka, but most of india is that much more settled, of course, is getting into winter now and their call to new delhi, once again is hazardous for the food for celebration, food for reconciliation and food from anc

landslides as well as we go on through the coming hours it will punch its way back out into the south china seas sweet can significantly but it's still a damaging feature this one further spells a very heavy rain coming back in behind as it moves across the south china sea it's going to run back towards the those flood affected parts of vietnam will be a tropical storm by the time it makes landfall but it will exacerbating the flooding here this week. 2030 wish the world innovation summit or health has gathered health care. leaders practitioners and researchers together to learn interact and engage with innovative organizations. this year which will take place spiritually under the banner of one world are held. registered at wish dot org dot q a. you're watching out as a reminder our top stories this hour. donald trump and his democratic rival joe biden are making their final push for support in battleground states the president is touring 5 states in one day while biden focuses on one swing state pennsylvania . a vigil has been held at the church where 3 people were killed in a knife attac

landslides as well as we go on through the coming hours it will punch its way back out into the south china seas sweet can significantly but it's still a damaging feature this one further spells a very heavy rain coming back in behind as it moves across the south china sea it's going to run back towards the those flood affected parts of vietnam will be a tropical storm by the time it makes landfall but it will exacerbating the flooding here this week. when coronavirus struck america care homes for the elderly became ground 0. they cut corners things don't get done and people die as a result kline's reveals how a troubled industry imploded under the weight of the pandemic proper care. but isn't that the american way. tells us what kind of people we are. when. america's nursing home or. the. the world. you're watching out there are mind our top stories this hour donald trump and his democratic rival joe biden are making their final push for support in battleground states president is touring 5 states in one day while biden focuses on one swing state pennsylvania. a vigil has been held at the

against china for example he's opted not to challenge beijing's encroachments in the south china sea i spoke to aries i rew guy from the university of the philippines and i asked him how differently a biden administration might respond to the characters drug war and whether it matters if america speaks out about human rights. it would matter i think for the turkey administration because it has somehow been protected from a lot of the criticisms about its war on drugs i do think that there will be some. crunch that the administration of the tear it will feel i think that some of the opposition. it's senators for example would would get more an audience from a by the an administration. would be trump administration and that would in a way undermine. that the tear gas ministrations existing legitimacy as far as the war and drugs is concerned. now deterrent he has walked this interesting line between the u.s. and china why do you think that is well the this supposed edging approach of the the thera the administration is in order to benefit from both superpowers as they intensify competit

donald trump got really tough in terms of using the us navy in the south china sea, sending a clear messagejoe biden will at least accept that the united states now, strategically, is locked into a long—term confrontation with china. well, no, idon't think confrontation is the word to use. again, donald trump didn't invent the importance of the south china sea and the rights of passage and the importance of maritime international law. that existed before and president obama, my former boss, was also quite robust on that. do you really think that 0bama's messages on china were as clear as donald trump's in the last year or two? well, you say clear. he didn't insult china and i don't think we should be in the business of insulting china, because china deserves respect, like every country does. but what i was going to say is that there are areas where we can work with china, despite the fact that we are going to be tough, i assume, i believe we are going to be very tough where we need to be, but there are areas, including climate, where we must work with china. remember, part of the reason we

also seen the trump administration put a lot of pressure on china when it comes to issues like the south chinauman rights violations. because of this, we have really seen a freefall in china's soft power and standing in the world and because of also the pandemic, of course. these charges being led by the u.s. under the trump administration. but when it comes to this often between biden and trump, china is really caught between a rock and a hard place because both of these men have said they are going to continue a tough on china approach and for beijing, this frosty relationship, they really don't see this ending anytime soon. if trump gets real, china will try to build a consensus with trump focusing on brats a continuing trade conversation. but if i can get elected, we might see a change of style, we might return to a more conventional style of diplomacy, but he is also going to continue to be hard on china and he might even focus on issues that china is less willing to have conversations over. for example, social and political issues like human rights. host: it has been a case that china is

of the east asia monsoon, which is catching taiwan and is being enhanced by the activity in the south china sea. so i could be heavy rain, hong kong gets the edge of it, otherwise it's a dry and fine picture of the cold. again trying to get back into hawkeye, the later in the day in the region on saturday. but once again, which looks the activity of the philippine sea typhoon vancouver's on its way through southern luzon, quite vicious, but nothing is as bad is going to get a bit further north than when it reemerges into the south china sea. it may strengthen once again and guess where it's going towards vietnam. i think it loses when strength before it gets there. but certainly a lot more rain to come. the good scattering shastra malaysia and indonesia. it's the wet season. so expect that, but they're not particularly heavy. there's a potential for heavy rates in and pradesh and, and that is true. but most of india is now much more settled, of course is getting into winter now. and their call to new delhi once again is hazardous. since 2013 wish the world innovation summit for health has g

truck administration put a lot of pressure on china when it comes to issues that you mentioned south china sea human rights violations and because of this we've really seen a freefall in china's soft power and its standing in the world because of also the pandemic of course and this charge is really be led by the u.s. under the trumpet ministration but when it comes to this option between biden and trump china is really cool between a rock and a hard place because both of these are men have said they're going to they're going to continue a tough on china approach and the beijing this frosty relationship between china and the u.s. to really don't see this ending anytime soon gets reelected china will try to build a consensus with trump really focusing perhaps on a continuing these trade conversations but if i didn't get selected we might see a change of style you might return to a more conventional style of diplomacy that might be less predict unpredictable but really he's. also going to continue to be hard on china and you might even focus on the issues that china is really less willing to

that includes 10 southeast asian economies along with china, japan, south korea. you zealand and australia, it's a deal many here are hoping will speed up. economic recovery from the coronavirus, pending police in bella versified, tear gas to disperse protesters in the capital. minutes reports say dozens of people were arrested demonstrations against long time later, alexander lukashenko have seen a larger turnout recently following the death of a protester who was severely beaten by security forces. although his electrocutions says the pro european challenge, my ascendant has won the presidential poll, the kremlin back to a company in bordeaux down. moldova is a former soviet state which going to independence in 1991 and has close a story, cultural and linguistic ties to neighboring romania. british prime minister bar's jumps and has been told to stop isolate for 2 weeks after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for the corona virus. in march, johnson was among the 1st world leaders to be infected with the coronavirus and was admitted to intensiv

look at the south china sea in the philippine sea and spotlights that. exactly. we are now free of tropical cyclones of any sort. the showers of move south, so the coast of most of vietnam, at least central vietnam. the woods is dry, missed the philippines, largely dry, few showers on the east coast. the main rain belts moved further south stream malaysia and particularly indonesia and in the southern bay of bengal indication the circulation that might turn into something. this is where all the action is, the moment, not in the south china sea and not in the philippine sea, just for a change. we've squeezed out the last, the heat from the eastern side of australia, temperatures now below 30 in sydney. and in brisbane, with the onshore breeze like to visit a few showers, at least on coastal queensland perth though dry has had the wettest of ember on record so far. there's no more in the immediate future immediately. the next system is going through the bite and heading probably down towards new zealand, so it's fairly dry picture for most, though not as warm as yo

tell me about industry and how it somehow goes in the micro of graduate employment to war in the south china sea in anticapitalist demonstrations. well that it was false as you said it was bought from lawsuits already experience it's been corrupt let's say that in 2009 because of the 10 and everybody felt the pressure of getting a good job was there and we wanted to finance it and i personally found out very elsie's to it very very quickly come around last slightly longer but what it did spot was this 1st script rewrites recite right let's get it which was a really poor attempt to try to capture the role that it was missed by me clearance experience sitting at room about how much yes our jobs the key that unlocked it was writing from the experience of people who are at the very very bottom so i feel like it always does this because he wasn't sure about this world. deals with people at the top even though what we thought interesting i found interesting about that well is that it's never really been seen through the prism of people who have at least our very into if the 1st i'm. proud to it's

against china for example he's opted not to challenge beijing's encroachments in the south china sea i spoke to aries a rude guy from the university of the philippines and i asked him how differently abiding administration might respond to tara his drug war and whether it matters if america speaks out about human rights. it would matter i think for the turkey administration because it has somehow been protected from a lot of the criticisms about its war on drugs i do think that there will be some. crunch that the administration of the tear it will feel i think that some of the opposition it's senators for example would get more an audience from a by an administration then would be trump administration and that would in a way undermine. the tear gas ministrations existing legitimacy as far as the war on drugs is concerned. now detect he has walked this interesting line between the u.s. and china why do you think that is well the this supposed edging approach of the to tara the administration is in order to benefit from both superpowers as they intensify competition in the region and w

and the south china sea and not conscious about the human casualties of that just conscious of making money out of the war yeah no totally i mean look the cornerstone for the show to mimic he was always. given the fact that we came from that world we thought we were just it would be to not render as accurately as he could only as much that's it this is we could end it wouldn't it wouldn't be true it's the drama of it i mean for us i mean i don't know at this is just personal taste i know a place and it is always my partner is like we find as much drama in the kind of small and moments and the kind of you know whatever it can be as mundane as getting you know going to the coffee room or you know sort of happenstance encounter with someone in an elevator but those that those little small moments the drummer kind of office life is all about and we want it you know there's something inherently true about the watchability of people at work you know that's like good workplace dramas always seem to work and for us as in terms of writers we were always very keen to honor those smaller moments

the south china seas. casting all sorts of aspersions and doubts about china's technology separating the economies this is covered great cost china's leaders are watching the u.s. election closely many believe a new u.s. president will provide an opportunity to brief set relations business leaders are hoping for a biden presidency and a reversal of tariffs imposed during the 3 a trade war between the 2 countries but analysts say the overall relationship will remain strained regardless of who wins if biden wins the presidency it definitely not mean that china's international environment is getting better it's definitely not getting better and people say biden's more corporative it is he is the last interested in the trade war related stuff but to his very much interested in getting alliance against the china. and biden have attacked beijing for alleged human rights abuses and should junk tibet in hong kong encouraging other western democracies to do the same many in china believe washington is intent on cont

ill-equipped to step in and make decisions about the battle group going to the arabian gulf or south china sea. strategically, for example, they are being handed the nuclear codes, which they have never touched, worked with, practiced. so we are pretty concerned right now. guy: looking through the other end of the telescope, admiral, which threats do we need to take seriously in terms of where they are likely to come from? is it iran, russia? who do you think will take advantage of the situation? admiral stavridis: here's the good news. the good news is that our professional, uniformed military are on the job. they are not paying attention to what is in the rearview mirror. they will continue to be a formidable deterrent, globally, as they operate today, which is veterans day in the united states. having said that, i think the uranian's may be tempted to do iranians may be tempted to do something. i think kim jong-un could miscalculate and decide this is a perfect time to test intercontinental ballistic missile. you can see china putting more pressure on taiwan, cracking down on hong kong.

issues like climate change and got played by the chinese you know took their eye off the ball in the south china sea it's certainly true that a bomb in a 2nd particularly spinal office is much tougher on china but the japanese in a funny sort of way kind of like the sort of noise and toughness that the machismo the trump exuded because they thought it china on the back foot i wonder now whether they think that that's run its course and they want something more stable and predictable but of course with biden they worry about him they worry about him he might appoint as secretary of state if you can particularly like him in the ministration less if he didn't like susan rice very much she could and could possibly still be secretary of state and other countries similar to japan in terms of their concerns about china for example is australia a very close ally of the us a member of the 5 intelligence alliance what are the areas of cooperation australia would like to see more of with the united states. well the stranger is similarly conflicted in a kind of a same way as japan and you know i think that

south china. casting all sorts of aspersions and doubts about china's technology separating the economies this is covered great cost china's leaders are watching the u.s. election closely many believe a new u.s. president will provide an opportunity to brief set relations business leaders are hoping for a biden presidency and a reversal of tariffs imposed during the 3 a trade war between the 2 countries but analysts say the overall relationship will remain strained regardless of who wins if biden wins the presidency it definitely not mean that china's international environment is getting better it's definitely not getting better and people say biden's more corporative it is he is the last interested in the trade war related stuff but to his very much interested in getting alliance against the china. and biden have attacked beijing for alleged human rights abuses and should junk tibet in hong kong encouraging other western democracies to do the same many in china believe washington is intent on cont

as much as southeast asian nations are looking to china for trade, they are concerned about the south chinapines for instance and vietnam have taken issue with how china is expanding in the south china sea. a lot of contentious issues there. nations have refrained from taking any sides. more and more, they are saying it within the battle of u.s. and china, at some point, southeast asian nations will be forced to take a side. perhaps with joe biden as the next president, president-elect, tensions could be eased somewhat. rishaad: they could be certainly. we will carry on watching that kiqiang.y li atare going to have a look these business flash headlines with the reuters saying jp morganhas tapped for an ipo. it was transformed by the coronavirus in the u.s. indent the chinese developer ever grand has won approval from the hong kong stock exchange to list. has been told by regulators to report on the 15th of every month. the property management arm is 72% owned by evergrande group, but other details remain unknown. haslinda: time for morning calls. let's get over to sophie kamaruddin who's b

that is not true in the south china sea. this is still a typhoon.g quickly toward the coast of vietnam. it will lose some strength. when it makes landfall, it will still be a tropical storm. potential for wind damage is there but more likely, maybe a storm surge. throughout malaysia, a spread. of showers they are not concentrated in any one place. the last 36 hours, -- [indiscernible] although it is rather poor air in new delhi, this incoming front will change things. ♪ >> an ethiopian aristocrat turned communist rebel only to be disappeared. her family's tragedy entwined with a violent chapter in the country's history. >> you say is that going to be my blood on that wall too? >> a lifelong search for answers and closure. on al jazeera. ♪ >> welcome back. you are watching al jazeera. a reminder of our top news stories. police in lima have logged protesters from reaching government headquarters. they are marching against the impeachment of the former president. the interim president will see her until july. -- will serve until july. top u.s. election

but once it's gone through, it is much kwanten there more than a few showers in the south china sea, or indeed in the philippine sea. no more development of it's a pleasant change. the heaviest rain is for the sas. now, typically in southern sudan, already written calles times words into java as well, but pretty well spaced showers for the rainy season for the time being. so there's the west of the wave on its way through. now it's stood up the atmosphere and a whole new daddy, so a quality is slightly better for a couple of days. it will go down again. the major rain though, of course, is further south pradesh than to sri lanka for a multi-million dollar online sex scam in the philippines is blackmailing men from around the world. want to one east uncovered. i was small times and it became a criminal and on al-jazeera. played an important role in checking in with face rule or hello there you're watching out there. let's remind you of our top stories here. the gunman have attacked a bus in western ethiopia, killing at least 34 people. pain human rights commission says that number kil

katharine: well, south korea has to straddle china and the u.s.. unts on the united states for security guarantees, especially the nuclear rollout, given that new -- that north korea is a nuclear state. but at the same time, south korea lies on china economically --relies on china economically. they are their number one trading partner. more importantly regarding north korea, china ensures the economic survivability of the north korean people, as well as the north korean regime. south korea does not want to see an economic, and therefore regime collapse, anytime soon. there are some people who think in south korea that that would be desirable, but the vast majority do not, because of the potential destabilization within south korea, as well as on the peninsula, that would ensue from a north korean economic, political collapse. so, south korea needs china to help maintain some semblance of southin north korea, and korea will continue to balance both the u.s. and china. i would hope that with a biden administration would come a reduced level of the ha

it will punch its way out to the south china sea, intensifying further and becoming a typhoon.t will make its way through central parts of vietnam. >> my name is matthew cassell. i grew up jewish in america. >> when politics get personal. >> my mom saw me at a protest and told me i was no longer her son. >> is it possible to be jewish and critical of zionism? >> i do palestinian solidarity work. >> al jazeera correspondent. anchor: welcome back. a reminder of our top stories. u.s. president-elect joe biden has called donald trump's refusal to can see the presidential election and embarrassment. nothing will stop the transfer of power in january. ending weeks of conflict over the region. the armenians will have to hand over control with three districts, prompting an angry reaction by protesters. and marches are taking place across peru after martin vizcarra was removed as president. he remains very popular despite the accusations of corruption that led to his impeachment. now the conflict in northern ethiopia is threatening to spill over to the country's borders and appears to b

who told the south china morning post?, if we look at the new china pacific trade agreement, the r.c.p., europe, and the us should see this as a wake up call to join forces. it's the right in this and do you see europe and the united states doing something coming together? moving forward with this well, i think you've touched on a very, very important point. i think this gentleman in europe is a brave, and he's afraid in the way that many of the leaders of europe are, will be europeans being what will and will biden in the illustration, make all the church could china to develop a different kind of collaborative relationship rather than the confrontations that characterized the trump period, if so, all those 2 countries, the united states and china could work out agreements now including this orgy to eat arrangement. it could make agreements that put your up at a disadvantage. the europeans are afraid. they have a lot of trouble getting together and now they see all the rest of the world could maneuver itself, leaving them

national security, korea, iran, china, when it comes to south china, sea, geo political questions, europe, nato, is that russia, there is, in america policies, something we haven't talked for in ages, but, you know, this is, this is policy. this is stuff which has to be looked at, which has to be worked out between those administrations, the outgoing and the incoming. that's how it is actually is designed to be happening. but yet the president is not willing to concede. and with that, he's also not willing to cooperate to transition and listen, yesterday you covered for us, the rally, the trump supporters in washington, did you get the impression that they might one day be ready to, to work with biden side or at least reconciled with his victory, you know, i'm afraid not. those crowds yesterday were and i have to say in all fairness, you had the same a week ago on saturday when i was projected to be the president elect of the 46 president of the united states by the national network c and by news agencies. then you had the progresses and terrorist biden crowd slash base on the streets cel