and stability in south asia.particularly in afghanistan. it's right on china's border. we have engage the chinese fairly intensively on the subject of afghanistan, special envoy holbrooke has been to beijing twice to discuss this subject with them. they've expressed an interest in cooperating, but we are still at the early stages. >> we haven't seen anything concrete. >> not yet, no. >> and where terrorism is concerned, have we seen anything concrete or? >> we conducted, particularly in the run up to the olympics, and we're continuing those exchanges but i say we are at very basic level. >> what have we proposed that they do with regard to terrorism, or stability in afghanistan, pakistan, india, etc.? >> what are we proposing that they're just not willing to do a? >> we think, as i said say, the chinese expressed an interest in general interest in cooperation. we conducted a working level meeting with the chinese to discuss specific ways in which we can work together on the ground in afghanistan before the presen

in south asia.articularly in afghanistan and it's right on chinese borders. we have engaged the chinese intensively on the subject. special envoy holbrook has been to beijing twice to discuss the subject. they have expressed an interesting cooperating, but we are at the early stages. >> we have not seen anything concrete? >> not yet, no. >> the terrorism is concerned and have we seen anything concrete there? >> we conducted exchanges with the chinese, particular low in the run up to the olympics. we are continuing those exchanges and i say we are at a basic level. what are we proposing that they are not willing to do? >> we think the chinese expressed an interesting and general interest in cooperation. we conducted a working level meeting with the chinese to discuss specific ways in which we can work on the ground before the president's visit in november. i think they are thinking this through. right now we@@@ we involve the network and we don't know of an opportunity for china to contribute. >> tha

and europe from asia. so, "t-o" maps you see a lot of and no one predicted it was an accurate picture but was a useful way of conveying what the known world was and there were variations on the theme. and this is one of them. it is a little harder to make sense of but the top circle is this standard "t-o" world and the part with the text is asia, europe and africa and the circle around it is the ocean and there is the curious semi circle beneath, and that is a theoretical fourth part of the world and is a 10th century map and i'm not claiming that it reflects any kind of knowledge of the americas or any actual discoveries, but, it is just here to make the point that there were plenty of people from hundreds of years prior to columbus, who were theorizing about the existence of some kind of land across the ocean, that possibly was inaccessible and uninhabited, who knew. but maybe it was out there. it was a funny scheme of things but if you rotate it the world as we know it kind of comes into focus on the ri

and europe from asia. so to map cecile lot of. no one was for attending this was an accurate picture geographically but it was a useful dichromatic way of conveying with the known world was. there were variations on the theme and this is one of them. it is a little hard to make sense of but the top circle is the standard to world. the part of the text on it is sasia and undenied you can see europe and africa and the circle around it is the ocean but then there is that semicircle underneath. that is a theoretical force-- fourth part of the world. this is a tenth century map. i'm not claiming this reflects any type of knowledge of the americas or any actual discoveries it is just here to make the point that there were plenty of people from hundreds of years prior to columbus who were theorizing about the distance of some kind of land across the ocean that possibly was inaccessible, possibly was uninhabited. venue, that maybe it was out there. it is a funny scheme of things but if you rotate it the world as w

influence has grown in asia as well as beyond. i'm pleased that the obama administration has characterized the u.s. china's security relationship and was encouraged by the joint statement the resulted from the president's recent visit to china. i welcome the administration's efforts to increase u.s.-china relations and cooperation in areas of common interests ranging from the counter-terrorism and nonproliferation and two energy security. we must work together with china for the settlement of conflicts and reduction of tensions that is to be two global and regional instability including the denuclearization of the korean peninsula, the iranian nuclear issue and the situation in south asia. i particularly well, the administration's support for increasing military to military contacts. i want you to such contacts as an essential part of efforts that it promotes understanding and prevents conflicts and fosters cooperation. and given my own visits to china in recent years i know how important these relationships are. looking back at u

china in this world will protect itself not just in east asia but globally. it's got some interests for example, most vividly over the last 10 years, no doubt the next great as well, it's need for commodities. and it will -- i think it will seek to project its values, however that we might see those, or however it might see them on a global basis. but i don't expect china to be a particularly military expansion forced. i will be quite surprised if it was. i think they're probably learned a lesson as well from the soviet union as well, disastrous approach that was. >> i'm interested to hear you say that because i was at annapolis recently at the naval academy. they regard china's submarine program as suspected aircraft carrier as evidence rather the opposite, but let me ask a second -- >> china is still extraordinary does not have an aircraft carrier. even italy has an aircraft carrier. i thought i would bring u.n. >> we will be doing, when a leave rules the world, next week. [laughter] >> let me ask a different question. this is the confucian tradition which

or being created in asia today >>reporter: like its competitors, standard chartered struggles to find enough experienced asian bankers to meet its staffing targets. many banks here laid off junior staff after too many asian clients lost enormous sums during the crisis. in fact, an increasing number of asian clients are now turning to independent wealth managers for a more personalized service. they too see huge upside for private wealth management in singapore a place where they say clients can feel safe. >>hui: i think its protection of privacy but not confidentiality in sense of hiding or illegal coverage ofsome peoples assets not declared to certain governments. >>peterson: singapores appeal as a financial hub is well known. its english speaking, stable politically and strategically located. add to that very favorable tax incentives and a well organized financial infrastructure. those factors attract not only wealth management players but also hedge funds. >>reporter: 16 new funds opened here in 2009... while 19 others closed down. still more hedge funds are in the pipeline... incl

it is not just asia. it is latin america. it is not just east asia. it is parts of south asia as well. even in emerging eastern europe there are some stronger economy is beginning to show signs of vigor, such as poland. the third factor, a big unknown, is the turnaround level to occur in the corporate sector. one way of thinking about the downturn of 2009 is we had corporates adjusting very aggressively. in so doing turn their potentiafootage a position to of borrowing to substantial surplus. maybe that position will remain for the next six months, but my suspicion is that will increasingly turn into more corporate activity. whether on the capital spending side or the employment side. the test me to my fourth and final point. we will get a turn in the global employment picture. -- that takes me to my fourth and final point. desmond is the high unemployment and weak labor market as a reason for extended weakness. i would turn it on its head and say as the economy picks up in the u.s. we will see a turn in labor market conditions. we already see it in t

it's latin america, and its parts of east asia, parts of south asia and latin america and even an emerging europe there are some strong economy is beginning to show signs of vigor such as poland. third factor is and this is i think the big unknown to extend a very important point not to lose sight of is the turnaround liable to occur in the corporate sector. one way of thinking about the downturn of 2009 is we had corporates adjusting it very aggressively. and in so doing turn the financial position from one of modest to win a substantial financial surplus. now maybe that financial surplus position will remain for the next six months, nine months by my suspicion is it will increasingly turn into a little more corporate activity and corporate optimism whether on the capital spending side or the employment side and that is my fourth final point which is i think we're going to get a turn in the global employment picture. desmond use the high level of unemployment in the u.s. and the weekly market as a reason for extending weakness and i would turn that point on its head and say as a the econo

not as some undefined part of asia or some undefined place that really isn't identified at all. because it shows more than south america surrounded by water it's the first map to suggest the existence of the pacific ocean and this is something of mystery because europeans are not supposed to have known about the pacific ocean until 1513 when balto was caught sight of it from the mountaintop. so, that is something that brings a lot of people back to that and something peter has written about extensively. it's not something i dwell on a lot in the book because i felt the mystery is almost more fun to leave as a mystery than to try to resolve but it's a great part of the story. it's not the only part of the story though. there's more that is very significant about the map. if you look at africa for its simple this is one of the first printed maps to show the full coastlines of africa. africa and, excuse me, have only been circumnavigated by the portuguese in four to 97 and maps were only beginning to show all of this. the frame at the bottom of the math here is broken. it would hav

is a resident power in asia- pacific.termined to play an increasingly active role in working with the countries of the region. from our allies to emerging powers like india, indonesia, and china. we want to shape a peaceful, prosperous future for the billions who live in this increasingly central part of the world. this framework of security alliances, bilateral ties, and multilateral engagement provides the framework for which we approach the most urgent and dangerous challenge facing the region. it is the danger posed by north korea's nuclear missile program. there is a longer-term challenge a peaceful reintegration. let me conclude by saying a few words about our approach. we want to restart the six party talks and move toward the goals shared by our partners in those talks. from the beginning of the obama administration, we have made clear that the united states is prepared to engage diplomatically with north korea and at remain committed to the implementation of all elements of the 2005 joint statement of the six-par

good defense by the freshman asia williams. ray cut off by hartig. >> debbie: wake forest push and try to find something in transition and don't get anything, and then they set it up. >> mike: good ball movement, ray. trying to take it to the hole. great defensive play by virginia. moorer off the glass and it stays in. >> debbie: she has a chance to be a really good player at virginia with her ability to play in transition. >> mike: just a sophomore and comes from the same hometown as monica wright, woodbridge, virginia. >> debbie: good transition. uses the glass, knowing there is going to be some contact. keeps her eyes on the rim to finish. >> mike: that foul was on moorer. she is the first cavalier to pick up two fouls. she has to go to the bench where she will likely stay for the final 2:49 of the half. brooke thomas to the free-throw line. it doesn't sound like there is a lot of crowd here is because there is not. there's a lot of snow and ice on the road. she expected a big crowd and it's a shame the weather has prevented

it is not just asia. it is latin america. it is not just east asia. it is parts of south asia as well. even in emerging eastern europe there are some stronger economy is beginning to show signs of vigor, such as poland. the third factor, a big unknown, is the turnaround level to occur in the corporate sector. one way of thinking about the downturn of 2009 is we had corporates adjusting very aggressively. in so doing turn their potentiafootage a position to of borrowing to substantial surplus. maybe that position will remain for the next six months, but my suspicion is that will increasingly turn into more corporate activity. whether on the capital spending side or the employment side. the test me to my fourth and final point. we will get a turn in the global employment picture. -- that takes me to my fourth and final point. desmond is the high unemployment and weak labor market as a reason for extended weakness. i would turn it on its head and say as the economy picks up in the u.s. we will see a turn in labor market conditions. we already see it in t

in southeast asia, close cooperation with partners in their region, especially indonesia, has resulted in the arrest and deaths of hundreds of operatives. and what's capabilities have been badly damaged, this

in asia, i thought that the coverage of obama's relations with asia was poor. when he came back from asia, the prime minister of india came to the white house for a state visit and obama is effectively in certain the united states into haitian politics and recognizing the degree to which of the rising powers of asia turned to the united states for some kind of leverage and balance. . . obama seems to be moving toward this new alignment. personally, i think this reinforces the need american role in the world, but of a different kind and with a different set of relations. >> richard, if you accept the premise of a pacific or indian ocean century, what you expect this president to achieve by way of inserting american interests into that new balance? >> i am not at all sure that we're going to see a shift of that kind. it remains the case, i think, that our diplomatic establishment is overwhelmingly oriented toward europe. that is where most of our diplomatic activity takes place. that is where most of our interactions take place. that is where are important allian

and although i may be new to pay com, i've commanded extensively in the asia-pacific region. consequently during my 36 years of service, i've developed a great respect for this part of the world. in that time i've come to believe that now more than ever it's vital to our national security interests and economic prosperity. in previous tours as now, the emergence of chine in and its military has ban reteen topic of decision in my interaction with regional leaders. of concern the most, reconciling china's declared desire tore a peaceful and stable environment for economic development with a

is a resident power in asia- pacific. the obama administration is determined to play an increasingly active role in working with the countries of the region. from our allies to emerging powers like india, indonesia, and china. we want to shape a peaceful, prosperous future for the billions who live in this increasingly central part of the world. this framework of security alliances, bilateral ties, and multilateral engagement provides the framework for which we approach the most urgent and dangerous challenge facing the region. it is the danger posed by north korea's nuclear missile program. there is a longer-term challenge a peaceful reintegration. let me conclude by saying a few words about our approach. we want to restart the six party talks and move toward the goals shared by our partners in those talks. from the beginning of the obama administration, we have made clear that the united states is prepared to engage diplomatically with north korea and at remain committed to the implementation of all elements of the 2005

[inaudible] >> this is china, india, central asia, middle east. africa, and then this is the most famous part of the map. north america appear, mexico here, these are the islands of the caribbean. this is the region columbus explored. and then there's landmass. the dominant visual impression you get from looking at the new world is this giant southern place. and that's really what was making an impression on europeans in the early days of discovery. it wasn't so much the westin is of the new world. it was obviously, columbus had pioneered a new route across the lack that he thought he had reached asia. so he had just about everybody thought he had confirmed old geographical ideas. south america, which amerigo vespucci wrote about in the late 1490s and early 1500s, extended far into the south into a part of the globe that people tended to think there wasn't any land in. and that made a big impression. and we'll get back to that in a minute. what dominates the map that is the southern part, and that's why the cartographer put the word america on the

in asia and certainly in africa. unless our policies also provide them with the kinets of training , access to land tenure, credits, participation, opportunities, and the decision making, the policies will not be as successful as they should be and ought to be. so our hope is that by putting on the lens of gender, we will certainly respond both to the feeds of male farmers and female farmers in ways that are appropriate to both. now obviously, this is an issue that has many other complexities in terms of transportation and markets and so much more, but there is certainly a significant role for women in agriculture, and in this initiative, like so many, we want to ensure that these considerations are there and considered in significant ways to make a difference. just to add to that, my hope is not that this be a siloed office. a women's office on the periphery with a few nice project. but no real impact on the department. so whether it has to do with apex or trade or what's happening to internally displace people like

. >> i am currently deployed in southwest asia. would like to say hello to my brother mark, my sister-in-law amanda in maryland. happy holidays, merry christmas. i love you. see you soon. >> i am currently serve in southwest asia and. i am wishing the warmus holiday greetings to my family and friends greeted the warmest holiday greetings to my family and friends, and my sexy wife, i love you with all my heart. my children, my daughter, my son -- i have already received my greatest gift, and that is having you for my children. i look forward to going home and being with you

it's an arc of crisis as they describe it going from europe across the middle east to south asia.nk. there's a legacy from the '60s of distrust, of the reasons given for goinglp to war. it was compounded enormously during the past 10 years under bfo@ eric there were 10 or 11 occasions when over 100,000 people protested. there were antiwar sentiments that made their way very rapidly into the mainstream. michael moore's fahrenheit movie, the dixie chicks, bush couldn't even suppress the dixie chicks, a texas band. the gallup poll showed that americans turned against iraq as a mistake faster than they turned against vietnam. so i think there's been on a cultural level and a political level, a slow antiwar movement. and the reason it's not always in the streets is because we had to be in the streets. and now you can be online or you can vote.ltk4j4(p&c"p%so there . i still favor the streets, or inside and outside strategy at the same time. and it's manifested itself around what i was saying about movements versus machiavellians in this way. the movement push public opinion. public opi

and the remaining, which is about 55 tons of heroin reach central asia. of course this is not to stay in these three countries. a good deal of the pakistani cargo moves into iran and the whole lot goes through iran, into turkey, and then eventually into the european union. >> and a lot into russia. right? >> the segment which i show goes through central asia -- about 70 tons of it -- reach russia and then goes on. >> in your report you said the afghan economy generates $700 million into evil hands, some with black turbans, some with white collars. what do you mean? >> the black turbans are easily identified. you know with whom. white collars -- we intend to refer to, for example, officials in the afghan administration whether in kabul or in the provinces or in the federal government, or people in the army or people in the police. but also those who are around the world involved in recycling the money which is generated by the opium trade. we have estimated that amount to $65 billion. that's a lot of money. >> what's the solution? we've just reported and t

europe, asia and africa.left there, that's the new world, south america and with north america about it. if this is really the first map to show north and south america, unambiguously surrounded by water. not at some undefined part of a georgia some undefined undefined place that really isn't identified at all. because it shows north and south america surrounded by water it's the first map to suggest the existence of the pacific ocean. this is something of a mr. because europeans are supposed of known about the pacific ocean until 1513, when albaugh cost sight of it from a mountaintop. that's something that brings a lot people back to the map. it's something that peter has written about extensively. it's not something i'd want in the book because i felt the ministry is almost more fun to leave as industry than try to resolve. but it's a great part of the story. it's not the only part of the story. there's more that is very, very significant about the map. if you look at africa for example, this is one of the

ifsomeone buys a one-way ticket with cash only withoubaggage, flying from africa or asia to the united states, of course that should raise suspicions. but going after women with head scarves is ineffective. >> abernethy: so are you saying that you and other muslim leaders come down more on the side of individual freedom that you do on secuty? >> no, i think we have to have both. if you are going to stigmatize or isolate a population, that feeds into radicalization. part of the radicalization problem is when a community feels isolated, and when one person... and we're talking about now the concern over lone wolves or lone recruits, if that person feels desperate, depressed, then he becomes prey for extremist recruiters, and we should do anything and everything to help accelerate integration of muslims into american society. >> abernethy: after the christmas day near-disaster in the air near detroit, and some other recent events, too, do you sense a growing backlash against muslims in this country? >> there's a rise of the mob mentality. you read the comments on a number of stories, you

chains should be targeted more towards asia. >> abirached: still to come on world business... as india embarks on one of the greatest road rollouts in history we talk to minister for road transport and highways kamal nath selling the rock n roll dream to aging execs, why the midlife crisis makes for good business. plus hundreds of miles an hour metres from the ground, we meet the daredevil pilots of the aero gp >>serious stunts and the rest in just a moment on world business... >> abirached: india has been one of thereat economic success stories of recent years, but that development couldbe derailed due to poor infrastructure in the country. indian roads in particular have suffered from a lack of investment. now the indian government has taken the situation in hand with one of the biggest road roll outs in history. our executive editor alan friedman sat down with the indian minister for road transport and highways kamal nath, to find out more. >>this is the old india and this is the new india. the government has begun a 50 year project to widen and pay 40.000 miles of narrow,

it was especially important that i met with many of the top leaders in asia. was able to convince them with the new administration, japan was beginning to change. i felt this very clearly from their reaction. whether the issue is climate change or nuclear disarmament and to non-proliferation, japan has something meaningful to offer. i think people are starting to feel this. i would also like to make next year the year in which, while maintaining a strong relation of the security alliance, we emphasize the development of an east-asian community. this is one reason it is important to resolve the issue of moving the u.s. air base. we need to respect the feelings of the citizens of okinawa, but at the same time there is an existing agreement between japan and the u.s.. these are my honest feelings, and i do not believe i have been delaying on this issue. an, with the solution that will work and the americançó people. w3we have created a committee wh the three governments that i promise will debate thisç issue and produce an outcome. this is critical of the very i

it isn't just east asia, and south asia as well as latin america.d even in emerging europe, eastern europe, there is a stronger economy showing some signs such as pro bowl. third thought or and i think this is to a great extent but a very important point not to lose sight of is the turnaround that's liable to happen in the sect there. one way of thinking about the downturn of 2009 is we had corporate adjusting very aggressively. and in so doing determine the financial position from one of modest net borrowers to one of substantial financial surplus. now maybe that financial surplus edition will remain for the next six months, nine months. but my suspicion is that it will increasingly turn into a little more corporate act diggity and corporate optimism, whether it's on the capital spending side or the employment side here at and that takes me to my fourth and final point which is that i think were going to get a turn in the global employment picture. desmond used the high level of unemployment in the u.s. and the weak labor market as a reason for ext

people traditionally have thought of the world as having three parts, europe, asia, and africa.world, hence the title of the book. because they've made that decision, that is seen to represent the fourth part of the world thought you needed a name just like the other continents have names and they came up with the name america. it's a great story. there's a lot more to it than that and we'll get into more of it later. but as that was looking at the mouth, i learned pretty quickly that it also is significant for a lot of other reasons, not just for the naming of america. if you look on the left there, that's the new world, south america with north america about it. this is really the first map to show north and south america unambiguously surrounded by water. not at some undefined part of asia or just some undefined place that really isn't identified at all. because it shows north and south america surrounded by water through the first not to suggest the existence of the pacific ocean and this is something of a mystery because europeans are supposed to note about the pacific ocea

rode, asia house london. i was interested on peter's comments on the gradual impact on the radio and communications to the north. on breaking down barriers and on increasing the understanding of population of the north of what it is they are not getting. and we have a unique opportunity here to hear from this panel about the extent to which there is beginning to be a breakdown in the north and the extent to which the realization of what else is available may be leading towards a reputation of what happened in germany. from the military and from the environmental communications of human rights standpoint and the panel's view on that. >> excellent question. the fundamental challenge we face when we're looking at radio to north korea is assessing listenership. and we don't -- obviously, we can't have a representative sample of the north korean people. so we have a very self-selected sample so it's very -- even though surveys are being done of north korean defectors of their listening happens prior to leaving, it

these are a shift in the geometry of asia generally in korea is very much involved in this governmenthas committed to working with russia on the development of the far east, this nuclear export policy, they are very proud and it is a dramatic shift in their role and as i am sure you know the u.s. is already part of that, they're going to get out of billion dollars of the parts production for this and they intend to expand all of the southeast asia is looking to create support for the nuclear power in visions so this is an area where the u.s. if it were to return to a kind of roosevelt approach to policy instead of the current mess could play a dramatic role with the rest of the countries in what i think is the new frontier for the human race right now which is the development of the eurasian region and i would be interested in what mike and scott as well have to say on that. >> other comments? >> there is a situation with nuclear weapons, but in terms of energy security i think you are very light. traditionally korea, a lot of technology exports from the u.s. but now korea is trying t

i think for example in asia we tend to -- i thought the coverage of obama's relations with asia was terriblen that how little coverage there was to the fact that right after he came back from asia, the prime minister of india came to the white house for a state visit, and obama actually is effectively in searching the united states into asian politics -- in searching the united states into asian politics or recognizing the degree to which they turn to the united states for leverage and balance. i think we're seeing a continuation of bush -- a shift of the center of gravity in american foreign policy away from europe and with other parts of the world, and if the 20th century was the century of the of land in world politics, the 21st century looks like the pacific with may be the indian -- century of the atlantic in world politics, the 21st century looks like the pacific with maybe the indian ocean thrown in. personally, i think the chances are this will tend to reinforce a unique american role in the world, but of a different kind and with a different set of relations. >> richard, if you exce

if you look at what is happening onside of our direct area where if you look at asia where this model has already happened and they will never move back into the type of business that we see here today and in europe. if you look at iphone gaming, this is the number one category of applications on the iphone and the most of them are free. we have seen an evolution from purchasing games at a high premium and then it moves in to where it is free. you get the user to pay for some engage but that they want to pay. as the game industry transforms from packaged to digital coming gaming will eventually go free. >> i like to thank the panel for a very stimulating conversation. thank you very much. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> is gone, you lost it, you do not own into any more. we were trespassing, that hurts. my possessions are in a storage bin. >> this week, a discussion on american casino. there award winning documentary on the impact of subprime mortgages on minorities. >> sunday, a look at the

in asia and certainly in africa. unless our policies also provide them with the kinets of training , access to land tenure, credits, participation, opportunities, and the decision making, the policies will not be as successful as they should be and ought to be. so our hope is that by putting on the lens of gender, we will certainly respond both to the feeds of male farmers and female farmers in ways that are appropriate to both. now obviously, this is an issue that has many other complexities in terms of transportation and markets and so much more, but there is certainly a significant role for women in agriculture, and in this initiative, like so many, we want to ensure that these considerations are there and considered in significant ways to make a difference. just to add to that, my hope is not that this be a siloed office. a women's office on the periphery with a few nice project. but no real impact on the department. so whether it has to do with apex or trade or what's happening to internally displace people like

world including in north africaç, in the middle east and in south asia.ç friends to cooperate with us because i think we uniformly recognize that this is a shared threat. >> suarez: the president took the opportunity to both assert that he'll stay on track with closing the guantanamo bay prison and at the same time said thatç yemenis won't be released and sent home. help us square those two aspects of the policy. >> asç you know, ray, all along we've been going through each of these cases of individuals down at began taun mow bay dgt tooth comb, addressing them individually on a case-by-case basis,ç making sure that those that we can transfer in a way that will advance our interests and protect the united states, we do that. obviously under the right conditions and the right circumstances. as the president said today and as he discussed with the attorney general, the current situation on the ground in yemen is not the right circumstances. so he wanted to send that clear signal. but we will continue to prosecute/+ those cases as we put them together,

we will look at 19 in southeast asia where the financial crisis where lot of financial countries are guilty, engaging in bad behavior. what was interesting was there was up for persian gulf rate. enormous reserves of oil and natural gas. dubai couldn't rely on oil and money. decided to change its rules, laid down a lot of high-speed internet fiber and broadband and build a lot of facilities to encourage businesses to come to dubai. it doesn't have much population. 200,000 people. muslims would engage the global economy. lebanese and jordanian businessmen, and middle classes engaging european, asian, latin american businesses, the face of prosperity. regardless of whether the right decisions were made or long decisions were made it was obvious that you create a market economy, capitalists like everybody else. dubai is a place of superlatives. it became antithesis to what we associate to the other world. dubai became -- before it began to falter, the most desired place in country after country, they visit on vacation. they went to dubai not because it was from puritanical -- the image

and, you know, hillary canceled her trip to asia to come back and work on this.e've loved haiti for 35 years now. she's... she's distraught about it, but committed and on the job, staying there all weekend to work. the a.i.d. director, mr. shaw, is doing a good job e. we're going to get through this and i think there will be even more determination to honor the plan they have... it's not my economic plan, it's theirs. their government has embraced it. but we've got to help them with the living and the dead right now. and if we do this right and they feel the support of people around the world and next door, then i think you will see us resuming at an even more rapid rate the implementation of this plan. >> lehrer: all right. mr. president, thank you very much for talking to us. >> thank you, jim. >> woodruff: and for a larger look at the humanitarian effort underway in haiti, we are joined by doctor helene gayle, the president and ceo of "care usa." care has worked to help people in haiti since 1954. dr. gayle we just heard former president clinton saying he didn

forge new partnerships, as in yemen, to put pressure on these groups from east africa to southeast asia, from europe to the persian gulf. our progress has been unmistakable. we have disrupted terrorist financing, cut off recruiting trains and thwarted a plot here in the united states and saved countless american lives. as the christmas day attempt illustrates, and as we were reminded this week by the sacrifices of more red americans in afghanistan, including the 7 dedicated men and women of the cia, the hard work of protecting our nation is never done. we will ask the questions that need to be asked and make the changes that need to be made. let us debate the best way to protect the country we all love. that is the right and responsibility of every american and every elected official. our adversaries are those who would attack our country, not our fellow americans and not each other. instead of giving in to fear and cynicism, let's renew that timeless american spirit of resolve and confidence and optimism. instead of succumbing to partisanship and division, less some of the unity that t

that is why i will continue to try to open global markets to strengthen the trade relations in asia and with partners like south korea, panama, and columbia. . and colombia. fourth, we need to invest in the skills and education of our people. now this year, this year we've broken through the stale mate between left and right by launching a national competition to improve our schools. and the idea here is simple. instead of rewarding failure, we only reward success. only reward success. in the status quo, we only invest in reform. reform that raises student achievement, inspiring students to compel in math and science, and turns around tailing -- failing school that steal the future of too many young americans from rural communities to the inner cities. in the 21st century, the best anti-poverty program around is a world class education. and in this country the success of our children cannot depend more on where they live than on their potential. when we renew the elementary and secondary education act, we will work with congress to expand these reforms to all 50 states. still, in this e

they got very upset about the storyline that they themselves help to create after his asia trip. he said i'm america's first pacific president. he struck a lot of conciliatory notes when he was china. japan and the united states don't want that story line. they push back a lot on that. they are a little bit skidish about that storyline. that's not one that they want to see out there. chris: that's funny. they wanted to be the country that's part or the world again. >> right? >> absolutely. and there is a difference between the obama policy and the bush policy. they don't want to lose that america should lead the world. we set the agenda. if obama loses that and we saw it late last year when he accepted the noble prize, that fed into the storyline that he doesn't necessarily believe in american exceptionalism. it's more that i want to be president of the world. it's a very effective one. and i don't think -- i think that's a constant in american politic, people want the president to believe in america exceptionalism. chris: what do you think that this president is tilting to the w

there are enormous not just in south asia, but for americans. this is the place from which the attack of september 11 was planned and coordinated. recent events have underscored the risk we continue to run. they may have been orchestrated in yemen this time, but the head of the stake, as far as we know, remains in pakistan and afghanistan. but the stakes are also enormous for this president. wars consumed presidencies. -- wars consume presidencies. this is now america's longest war and is bound to consume this presidency as well. the president's advisers, many of whom were about domestic issues and health care and rebuilding the that badly damaged american economy, for good reasons do not want to see america bogged down in an endless war in afghanistan. but that is what they inherited and that is what they have to fix in the three years ahead that they still have. thank you very much for your attention. [applause] >> thank you very much for this invitation to speak at the middle east council and to be on this distinguished panel. i wanted to sta

the counterpart to that, incidentally, is there is rising confidence in asia that we know now how to manage things better. we know how to get the right balance with an invisible hand of free markets and the visible hand of good governance. and you need both. all those who are saying deregulate, privatize, open up, gee, they were wrong. so in that sense i would say there has been a sea change of attitudes. at the same time, i'm absolutely convinced that the chinese know that the only way for china to emerge peacefully is for the 1945 rules to stay in place. they want to merge us like japan and germany after world war ii. they don't shake it or break it. >> does that include keeping the dollar in its current position as reserve currency of the world? >> that's a very tough question. and believe me, the chinese are agonizing very hard about this dollar question, because they have so much to lose. i mean they know that if something goes wrong with the u.s. dollar, at some point in time if you cannot raise loans to pay for your deficits and you start printing money to pay for your deficit

>> we were on location in asia minor. -- in the mediterranean.a turkish seaside town, which is technically part of asia minor. we were attending a soiree of government officials. at one point, a bunch of cast members and i decided to leave and go back to the ship. we had party balloons that we decided to take with us. i was smoking at that time. as we piled into the car, my cigarette brushed against one of them and it popped. party balloons are filled with helium which is an inert gas, but not in turkey. they fill their party balloons with hydrogen. maybe it is part of their defense strategy. you never know when the greeks are going to show up. and the car exploded. the flames got 6 feet in the air and i was profoundly burned on my face and hands. it was that kind of flirtation with mortality that got me thinking about what i really wanted to do with my life and it sent me back to iowa and put me in a whole different kind of life choice than serving myself. i do not have any problem with that. show business is a great life if you can make a go of

and the counterpart to that, incidentally, is there is rising confidence in asia that we know now howage things better. we know how to get the right balance with an invisible hand of free markets and the visible hand of good governance. and you need both. and all those who are saying deregulate, privatize, open up, gee, they were wrong. so, in that sense, i would say there has been a sea change of attitudes. at the same time, i'm absolutely convinced that the chinese know that the only way for china to emerge peacefully is for the 1945 rules to stay in place. and they want to merge us like japan and germany after world war ii. they want the rule space order managed by the united states to remain. they don't shake it or break it. >> does that include keeping the dollar in its current position as reserve currency of the world? >> that's a very tough question. and believe me, the chinese are agonizing very hard about this dollar question, because they have so much to lose. i mean they know that if something goes wrong with the u.s. dollar, i mean, at some point in time, if you cannot rai

for example, in central asia. and so, this is the world in which these networks and individuals can interrelate very easily, very effectively using the implements of modernity, whether it's airplanes and travel, or the internet, or elements of information sharing that make them an incredibly potent. i think this then, also speaks to the information environment we're in. where the web 2.0 technologies of today, the ability to move money via cell phones, the ability via chat rooms and blogs, affects the environment where and from a national security perspective. again, you see this playing in the terrorism context where you have individuals who are radicalized are drawn to terrorist groups via the internet, radicalized, the use of commutative tools as we've seen, for some, and the fort hood case where the alleged perpetrator, doctor hassan, with the meeting with an american yemeni cleric to seek guidance theologically. and so this is a different era in terms of information or it's also different era in the context o

secretary of state hillary clinton is on an asia-pacific tr trip. here's what she said. >> we are still gathering information about this catastrophic earthquake, the point of impact, its effect on the people of haiti. the united states is offering our full assistance to haiti and to others in the region. we will be providing both civilian and military disaster relief and humanitarian assistance, and our prayers are with the people who have suffered, their families, and their loved ones. >> let's get a closer look at what else is happening on the aid front. the interamerican development bank is making $200,000 in aid immediately available for haiti. other countries getting ready to help as well. the french foreign minister addressed solidarity and sympathy as well with the haitian people. they say the ministry is working on getting aid there as well. canada's prime minister steven harper says canada is ready to help in this time of need. venezuela is reportedly sending a 50-member humanitarian assistance team. now, a list of organizations working to

is he going to asia? he's traveling overseas too much. he needs to be coming back home and talking about jobs. i'm there because that's where we're going to find those jobs, is by increasing our exports to those countries, the same way they've been doing in our country. if we increased our exports -- our share of exports by just 1 percent, that would mean hundreds of thousands of jobs here in the united states. five percent -- maybe a million jobs, well-paying jobs. so we're going to have to pry those markets open. intellectual property is part of that process. all right, great question. it's a woman's turn now. you guys just put down your hands. oh, okay, well, this young lady right in front. we've got a microphone over here. you know, i would give it to you if i could reach, but -- go ahead. >> i introduce myself. my name is joane eichenlob. i'm 83 years old. i know i don't look it. >> you don't. you don't. you look great. >> thank you. i'm very concerned about social security. i think there's a few her

central asia in particular is a place where i think this is going become pressing. i've talked to people who are ngo's and they say concerns about afghanistan can overwhelm everything else. these are countries where people are truly being abuse indeed horrible ways in every part of their life so i encourage you and everyone to really keep that principal in there and really advocate as strong as as you can so that people don't get rewarded for what we sometimes call bad behavior, to put it mildly. thank you. >> well, we certainly will, and i welcome you to the state department. we're delighted to have these programs that bring people like yourself here. that is balancing act, and we start out and try to end up as supportive and actually committed to the human rights of every individual, because that's one of our core principals. but it is talents case that -- as you have found, these sometimes difficult decisions are affected by many other aspects of our foreign policy. you know, we are committed to protecting american lives from terrorism. and so how do we be effect

the bbc news, asia society. there conducted nationwide on a scientific the bay are conducted nationwide on a scientific basis. the results are surprising. according to the bbc, 68% of afghans think that the united states and [unintelligible] 1 at the same question about nato, 78% of afghans say that nato is doing a fair, good, or excellent job of when asked if they would be like to be run by the current government were telling them. 82% say they like to be ruled by ap current -- the current government. [unintelligible] intel then used to get a 7% favorable rating in polls that have been -- the taliban usually get a 7% cable rating in polls that have been there. is the national government doing a good job? 71% said yes in 2009. was it mostly good or very good that the united states over the taliban? this is like stepping the 69% say yes. the most astonishing figure -- what is your view of the united states military? 63% a star with support or somewhat for the u.s. military in afghanistan. i think the numbers are