cnn's paula hancocks is standing by in seoul. first let's get straight to cnn's arlette saenz at camp david. what came out of this summit? >> reporter: president biden hosted his first leaders as president here at camp david, and the president is hoping that the symbolism of this location of the pez's retreat will lend itself to this moment as two u.s. allies with decades of fraught history have come together with the u.s. to enter this new trilateral agreement in part as they are dealing with growing concern about a rising china in the region. president biden using the presidential retreat at camp david as the backdrop for a new chapter with south korea and japan. >> i can think of no more fitting location to begin the next era of cooperation. a place that has long symbolized the power of new beginnings and new possibilities. >> reporter: the president hosting the first ever summit between the three countries, a show of unity as they grapple with provocative moves by north korea and an increasingly assertive china. >> the summit

paula hancocks live joins me live from seoul, south korea. why is china so angry about this particular stopover of taiwan's vice president? >> they do not want to see relations between the united states and china considers taiwan part of its sovereignty, given the fact he has not governed it any point. it's a democratic self-governing hide. that doesn't stop beijing from saying it may use force to bring it under its control. this has been an issue for years. when taiwanese officials go through the united states, in this case, to visit south america. wee have seen in this case, u.s. officials, senior administration officials saying it is routine and in keeping with its one-china policy. that's not the way that beijing sees it. william lai talk ed taiwanese americans and saying that taiwan would not back down in this pressure from beijing. >> translator: at this moment, i want to promise at this time and place, that no matter how great the threat of authoritarianism is to taiwan, we will not be scared or cower. we will uphold the values of demo

paula hancocks, great to see you. cnn this morning, a fourth possible indictment is looming over donald trump as the district attorney in fulton county, georgia, prepares to present her case in new jersey. >>> how the yankee's had a six run lead and lost. the bleacher report coming up next. >> and he makes the play. age is just a number, and mine's unlisted. try boost® high protein with 20 grams of protein for muscle health versus 16 grams in ensure® high protein. boost® high protein. now available in cinnabon® bakery-inspired flavor. learn more at boost.com/tv >>> welcome back. and a look at sports now. the new york yankees are left wondering what happened after they blew a six-run lead and lost. coy wire has this morning's bleacher report. coy, long time no see. good morning. >> drama up there. you were here 22 hours ago, now you're up in new york. good to see you, rahel. >> likewise. >> a big blow for the yankees dropping 5 of 7 making the huge hill to make the postseason even harder. the wheels fell off. clay holm

and to talk about this, paula hancocks is joining us from seoul. china has called i w william a troublemaker and i understand that he is the frontrunner to become taiwan's next president. talk to us about the context of this in the midst of deteriorating relations between the u.s. and china. >> reporter: yeah, bianca, this individual, he is vice president but also a key presidential candidate in upcoming elections this taiwan. so whatever he does, beijing will be watching closely indeed. he has also done this in the past back in january of last year, he went on an overseas trip and other officials including taiwan president has also done this in recent months and it has provoked a strong reaction from beijing. the communist party considers taiwan to be a part of its territory despite never having controlled the self governing island, the democratic island and this is where the tension lies. and so william ly was in the u.s. on sunday. and this is what he said to beijing. >> translator: so at this decisive moment, i want to promise once again at thi

and paula hancocks is live in seoul with more.w about this potential arms deal here? >> reporter: what we've been hearing in this intelligence report is that russia is looking for more ammunition, looking for support for the war in ukraine. and we have heard from intelligence agencies not just in the u.s., but also here in south korea in the past, that they believe north korea is providing some of that much needed ammunition, something that pyongyang has denied. but back in july, we know that the russian defense minister went to pyongyang, he was meeting very closely with kim jung-un and this is where he is believed to have discussed potentially an arms deal and also we saw images of kim jung-un taking him around an arms exhibition, images of the two walking past an array of weapons and military equipment. of course this would violate u.n. security council resolutions, anybody doing a military deal with north korea. but the fact that russia may well be looking into it is i ironic considering russia as well signed on to those sanct

. >> paula hancocks is following this from seoul. paula, i believe that he was the most successful elected representative in thailand and he still has a lot of supporters back home. >> reporter: we certainly heard that he had some of those at the airport with a great cheer as he came out to greet them. but the fact that he is now going to be in a correctional facility. he has been treated by a doctor, they have taken a health assessment of him, he is in his 70s, and found underlying conditions. so we understand that he will be in a separate room from inmates and will be monitored 24 hours a day. but the fact is that he has come back on the very same day that parliament is voting in potentially a new prime minister. and the only candidate that they are voting for is representative for his party. and so he could become prime minister within hours. and we're waiting to see the result. that vote is ongoing at this point. so clearly the timing is interesting that he felt that he could come back at a time when his party could potentially ta

paula hancocks has the story from seoul. >> reporter: water bomb 2023.op concert in the heart of seoul where staying dry is not an option. and a key gig for black swan, a k k-pop band with in korean members. they're not the first to try it with, but black swan are hoping they'll be the act to break through. so the obvious question, you're a k-pop group. there's no "k." there's no korean. does it matter? >> actually, there is "k," because we sing in korean, and k-pop is korean pop. so as long as the language is there, it's still k-pop. singing in korean, black swan members say they also draw on influence from each of their cultures. the music video "mv" has been viewed over 5 million times on youtube. >> it has been really, really great, because it's a first-ever to be shooted in india. and also it shows like proper indian culture, indian dresses, outfits, and then the dance. >> black swan members are also from brazil, senegal, and the united states. a global band for a global movement, the band says. >> and if they see us, like, we're all different color

cnn's paula hancocks is joining us now with why some of the other nations surrounding japan will have responses, and why is china so unhappy? >> well, john, we have seen a very fierce reaction from beijing. they say that they are concerned about the health of the people, and the health of maritime life, but what we have heard from japan is that this plan has been in the works for years, and they are simply running out of space to store this treated radioactive water, and the ieae watchdog has been looking at the plan and it is all within the international safety standards which japan concurs with, but as for beijing, they are not happy, and listen to response from the foreign ministry. >> translator: it is unjustified, unreasonable and unnecessary for japan to push through the ocean discharge plan. we urge japan not to shift the risk of nuclear pollution on to the rest of humanity in the pursuit of the selfish interests. >> reporter: and so protests here in china said that 2/3 of them would stop eating seafood once the water is released. >> thank you, paula hancocks. talk to you soon.

paula hancocks is tracking this live from seoul. this is a very mysterious story. ugs u.s. and north korean officials seem to agree that they went into north korea intentionally. but beyond that, there is slightly different information. what can you tell us? >> reporter: it is interesting that this is the first time north korea has even broached the subject publicly finally admitting that travis king has crossed into their territory. what they have said, and this is of course all through north korean state run media, kcna, quoting travis king or at least saying the words are from him, but in this article that he harbored ill feeling against inhumane, maltreatments and racial discrimination win the u.s. army. so what pyongyang is saying is that the reason he crossed into north korea is because of racism. now, we have no way of knowing if that is accurate. in fact we've heard from a u.s. defense official saying that they cannot verify the alleged comments by travis king. pyongyang alsoarm -- article saying he wanted to seek rev fufuge in north korea or a d country because of

let's turn to cnn's paula hancock joining us live from seoul. good to see you again. joint military drills and reaction from north korea? >> reporter: these started today. it's called the freedom guardian and they will go on until the end of the month. we are hearing from usk, u.s. forces korea and military officials, there will be more than 40 drills, not all live field drills, simulated drills as well. it does seem fairly sizable. we can see north korea making its presence known at the same time, as you mentioned, those cruise missile launches that kim jong un himself went to view. there wasn't a date when exactly this happened from state-run media, kcna, but the very fact they released this information with photos on the day these drills start is unlikely to be a coincidence. north korea is always irritated by these military drills. they say they believe it's the u.s. and south korea practicing to invade north korea and for their part, the u.s. and south korea say they are defensive. it is necessary for readiness, but it is a fact over the past year or so we have s

paula hancocks has been following this live from south korea and joins us.ea. what else do we know? >> it's important to note this is north korea's version of events. we are not hearing directly from travis king here. the media has a set idea of why king decided to run across the border last month. >> reporter: north korea claims racism in the u.s. military was the reason travis king crossed into its territory adding he was seeking refuge in north korea or a third country. king ran across the military d demarcation line. ponk yong finally breaking its silence claims king confessed this he harbored ill feeling against inhuman maltreatment. a defense official said they could not verify the comments and the focus remains on bringing him home safely. king ran across the boarder at the joint security area, a heavily guarded area. soldiers were unable to stop him. pyongyang claims king is disillusion eded at unequal american society. there are no details of his whereabouts or condition. king faced assault charges serving around 50 days in a detention facility. the

let's continue with cnn's arlette saenz, jim sciutto and paula hancocks reporting from seoul, south korea. in addition to those agreements, they also agreed to establish a new crisis hot line and tighter economic cooperation. to quote the president, this was a big deal. >> yeah, and the president also said this is not about china. he said it's about the relationship among these three nations, but the truth is china is very much a unifying threat for the u.s., south korea and japan. and when you look at each of these steps here, these annual multi-domain exercises among the three nations, the enhanced ballistic missile defense and this hot line, having to consult with each other about having to respond to threats, those all relate not just to north korea, north korean missiles, north korean buildup, and north korean threats but very much to china. china is increasing its nuclear arsenal by an order of magnitude over the coming years. all these things are issues that those three nations agree on as a growing threat, and this president -- this u.s. president would not have been able to unite

cnn's paula hancocks joins us from seoul and the north always uses that as the exercises threaten themselves, these go onto the end of the month. they are fairly large. there are more than 30 different drills expected to take place. not just live but also computer simulations. they are the sort of exercises that do anger pyongyang every time they are held. we did see from state runnemede yeah in pyongyang said there was a strategic cruz missile launch. they didn't say when it would take place. the fact it was released today, the same day the drills are starting is really not a surprise. very little comes out coincidentally from north korea. it's usually fairly heavily coordinated. what we know at this point is from the south korean side, officials saying they believe the report exaggerated. certainly we are expecting to hear more from north korea as we go forward over the next ten days. we heard at the end of last week the intelligence agency here in south korea saying they have seen indications of preparations for potentially an icbn launch, intercontinental ballistic missile. they have see

and paula hancocks joins me live from seoul, south korea.so angry of the stopover by taiwan's vice president? >> this is not the first time this has happened. a few times, taiwanese officials transferring through the united states. beijing considers taiwan to be part of their territory, even though it has never been governed by them. they have not ruled out the use of force to try to take control of the democratic island. we're seeing this case, transiting through the united states. he will be leaving for the inauguration tomorrow. what did he say when he touched down new york, happy to arrive. saying it was an icon of liberty, democracy and opportunities. he met with taiwanese american officials and community members. spoke about the fact that taiwan will not back down in the face of this pressure from beijing. i want to say at this time and place, no how great the thought is, we won't be scared or cower. we will uphold the values of democracy and freedom. >> beijing has issued a statement, saying it opposes any official intersection betwee

paula hancocks is live for us in seoul. north korean state media claims private king is remaining there voluntarily. and that is really the first explanation we have of his motive for crossing into north korea? >> reporter: >> reporter: that has been the big question, why did he decide do it. we've heard from north korea and i have to point out it is north korea talking through statement media, this is not hearing from travis king directly. but what kcna is telling us is that he fled into north korea because of racism in the u.s. military. quote in the article that they had said that he harbored ill feeling against inhumane maltreatment and racial discrimination within the u.s. army. again, this is what pyongyang is saying, not king directly. we have heard from a u.s. defense official saying they are unable to verify the alleged comments by king, but their priority is still to get him home safely. what north korea is also saying in this article, and it is an article being shown to the world but not internally in north korea

cnn's paula hancocks is live across the border in seoul. what are you learning?start this off with the fact, as you say, they claim. this is from the north korean state-run media, this is not coming directly from travis king himself, but what pyongyang is saying is that the reason that travis king, they claim, went across the border was so that he could seek refuge in north korea or in a third country. now, in this article they say the soldier felt, quote, harbored ill feeling against inhuman malpractice treatment and racial discrimination within the u.s. army. now, a u.s. defense official has said they can't verify the alleged comments from travis king, but their priority remains to be making sure that they can get him home quickly and safely. now, we have also heard from the mother of travis king through a statement from the spokesperson since this has come out from north korea and this is reading, mrs. gates is aware of today's report from kcna. dprk authorities are responsible for travis' well-being and she continues to appeal to them to treat him humanly. sh

paula hand cobdock dock hancock joining us. if they form a new government, what doesthaksin?we know the vote is ongoing at this very moment to decide whether or not the only candidate that is really up for vote at th pis point who is par of thaksin's party will become the next prime minister of thailand. and if he does, he is a favorable -- he's already tweeted welcome back and congratulating thaksin on returning to thailand. so clear where his allegiances lie. but this is a controversial move, the fact that pheu thai who did not win, they got the second most amount of votes, could potentially be running this coalition. move forward, which is the progressive party, they won the election, but they were blocked from forming a government by the conservative anti-progressive and military backed parties. what pheu thai has done is affiliate themselves with two of those military backed parties despite campaigning on a pledge of keeping the military out of politics. pheu thai has said that it is necessary to that, to try to break the stalemate that has been going on for about three