region have begun their summit meeting at the asia pacific economic cooperation forum in beijing. as the regional powerhouse china is asserting itself both diplomatically and economically. it also appears as the host country yet chinese leaders are planning to use the apec summit to work toward creating a new framework center on china. china recognizes that the existing economic framework is led by the united states and europe. over the next two days, "newsline" will be providing special coverage of events at the apec summit as they happen. chinese president xi jinping has welcomed the leaders of the 21 asia pacific countries and regions. on the agenda at the meeting is the promotion of regional economic integration. this includes establishing a framework for liberalizing trade and investment in the region, or the so-called free trade area of the asia pacific. our reporter is in beijing. what is the mood like? >> i am now at the apec press center set up by the chinese government. people using the internet in mainland china are limited to what sites they can access. >> yes? how has

so a little bit on the asia pacific rebalance. some folks say, well, is that thing really going to happen? i mean, you still going to do that? i say, yes. despite current events, the long-range interests of your navy and really of your security posture, the defense of defense is in the asia pacific. to review, over 50% of the world's shipping ton knowledge pass through the straights of malka and lumbar in the indonesia area in southeast asia. a third of the global crude oil and half of the liquid natural gas moves through the south china sea. five of the top 15 trading partners in the region, asia pacif pacific. five of the seven treaties, security treaties are in the region. we have been engaged over 70 years in the asia pacific region and with presence, with significant presence in that area. we will continue with this rebalance. and that rebalance means to refresh for us four properly postured forward forces and we are on track with destroyers, to japan, forward deployed naval force, literal combat ships to singapore, a new att

that's true here in the asia-pacific, as well. countries once ravaged by war like south korea and japan are among the world's most advanced economies. from the philippines and indonesia, dictatorships have given way to genuine democracies. region, and across the hundreds of millions of people have been lifted from poverty in the span of one generation, joining a global middle class. technology, you, the young people of this region, are connecting and collaborating across borders and cultures like never before as you seek to build a new future. the opportunities today are limitless. i don't watch a lot of australian television, so, as you might imagine, because i'm really far away -- [laughter] i don't know whether some of the same tendencies that we see in the united states, the focus on problems disasters and dominate what is fed to us , butlly every single day ,hen you look at the facts opportunities are limitless for this generation. you are living in an extraordinary time. true, alongside this dynamism, there are genuine dange

infrastructure investment bank which china proposed recently and signed two weeks ago i guess among 20 asia-pacificcountries and this is a chinese initiative to promote a greater infrastructure investment in the region. so far some of the major countries in asia have not signed on. india has signed on in tunisia may sign on soon but korea and australia and japan and the united states have not signed on to this bank. i can talk more about that but that's going to be lurking around the apec corridors. it works now? okay. thank you. just to duty 20 i am skipping. the trips chronologically or skipping from the apec meeting in china to the g20 meeting in brisbane australia which will be held november 15 and 16th. again background, quick background this is the ninth summit of the g20 leaders since the first summit in washington in november 2008. actually the g20 is actually a g. 49. i counted last night is actually 19 individual countries plus the european union which brings another 28 minus four e.u. states that have their own seat plus six invited guests and those invited guests this year are spain, si

to promote a road map to create the free trade area in the asia-pacific.his is a historic step forward. >> the statement says the results of their research will be compiled by the end of 2016 with a goal of setting up the new framework at the earliest possible date. >>> prime minister shinzo abe says japan will lead in efforts to integrate the regional economy. >> translator: the tpp negotiations are at the final stage. we were able to share a firm will that we will conclude the talks at an early date with our political leadership. and now we are beginning to see the end. beyond the tpp, we are looking at an economic integration to create a greater market in the entire asia-pacific region. at the apec meeting, we were able to draw a road map for setting up the framework. >> abe said japan worked with australia, the u.s. and other countries to set up the apec forum 25 years ago, and he said japan is now looking ahead to the next 25 years. he said leaders in tokyo are determined to lead efforts to create the asia-pacific free trade area. abe said he discusse

five of the top 15 trading partners are in the region asia-pacific. five of our seven treaties, security treaties are in the region. also to refresh we have been engaged over 70 years in the asia-pacific region and with presence, with a significant presence in that area. we will continue with this rebalance. that rebalance means to refresh for us to properly posture forward with forces destroyers to japan combat ships to singapore, a submarine to guam the triton which is our maritime surveillance to deploy that in guam and okinawa rpa a maritime control it aircraft. we are now and after deployment out there. that will continue to evolve. most of you saw yesterday the landing of the f-35 joint strike fighter so bringing that in the falls we will forward-deployed at first to the western pacific. its capabilities, advanced capabilities in the pacific area for responsibility is our benchmark to maintain out but it's also understanding and that means you can call it intellectual capacity. you can call it increased engagement with allied partners and potent

infrastructure investment tank, which china proposed recently, and an mou was signed last week amongst 20 asia-pacific countries, and this is the chinese initiative to promote greater infrastructure investment in the region. so far some of the major countries in asia have not been -- have not signed on. india has signed. indonesia may sign on soon, but korea, australia, japan, the united states have not signed on to this bank, and i can talk more about that. that will be lurking around the apec corridors. it works now? ok. there we go. ok. just to do g-20, i'm skipping -- most of the trip chronologically. we are now skipping from the apec meeting to the g-20 meeting which will be held november 15, 16, in brisbane. quick background, this is the ninth summit of the g-20 leaders since the first summit in washington in november 2008. it is actually -- the g-20 is actually a g-49. i counted last night, it is actually 19 individual countries plus the european union, which brings another 28, minus four e.u. states that have their own seats, six invited guests, and those invited guests are spain, singapore, m

and now the asia pacific dream at this apec summit. so xi jinping is wary of that.hat's why i think for the first time xi jinping, the chinese and japanese leaders shake hands, which they did yesterday. >> japan, vietnam, philippines have territorial disputes. but you look at what china is doing with sri lankan, which slightly worries india. you look at what's gone on in africa, for years and years now. in terms of how china moves forward with this, how aware are they that people view this expansion with suspicion and what is the view internally? >> yes. i mean, the timing of this apec is interesting because china has rapid economic growth that's slowed down. facing a new normal now. we need to react in a different way. china wants to first off build a real area. view the regional partnership. because president obama criticized china as a free rider, because they just benefit all the free trade benefits to boom his own economy. and now china, we want to be part of the game. that's why xi jinping said we are going to inject more money. we set up the asian infrastruct

it would be called the free trade area of the asia pacific. the statement says the results of their research will be compiled by the end of 2016 with the goal of setting up the new framework at the earliest possible date. >> translator: the apec leaders have agreed to promote a road map to create the free trade area in the asia pacific. this is a historic step forward. >> president xi says he hopes to create the proposed free trade framework as soon as possible. he stressed this meeting produced major results. the chinese president also announced that his country would provide $10 million to help strengthen the role of apec. this is being seen as an apparent attempt to increase china's influence in the region. >>> this is the first time china has hosted the apec forum in 13 years. leading up to it, president xi worked hard to promote his country's diplomacy, and growing influence in the region. nhk world's eiji hamanishi has more. >> reporter: chinese officials gave the apec leaders a warm welcome. they use the opportunity to underline their c

proposed recently and an mou was signed two weeks ago, i guess, among 20 apec -- i'm sorry, 20 asia-pacific countries. and this is a chinese initiative to promote a greater infrastructure investment, as i mentioned, in the region. so far some of the major countries in asia have not signed on. india has signed on, indonesia may sign on soon, but korea, australia, japan, the united states have not signed onto this bank, and i can talk more about that. but that's going to be sort of lurking around the apec corridors. >> [inaudible] >> it works now? okay. there we go. that's heavy, i think. okay. just to do g20, i'm skipping, so the trip chronologically we're now skipping from the apec meeting in china to the g20 meeting in brisbon, australia. again, this is the ninth summit of the g20 leaders since the first summit in washington in november 2008. it's actually -- the g20 is actually a g49. i counted last night. it's actually 19 individual countries plus the european union which brings another 28 minus four e.u. states that have their own seats plus six invited guests, and those invited guests

tonight president obama is in beijing preparing to attend the asia pacific economic cooperation or apec summit. it is the first time president obama has visited the country for almost five years. patty culhane has more. >> president obama has the long journey to asia, with stops in myanmar and southeast asia. >> by the united states, back to asia, our desire to pivot and focus on the asia pacific region. >> we were able to pivot to the asia pacific region. >> the pivot was part of his campaign promises but is it a reality? the military presence has not increased by much. >> the potential may have looked greater at that stage. since the budget cuts have gone through they have been able to hold asia level while other areas have faced serious cuts but not as dramatic as some might have thought in the first place. >> the u.s. trade deficit when the president took office was 336 million. in 2014, it was 497 million. but as the president heads back to the region he has a renewed chance to change that. more possible now ironically because his own party lots control of the senate. -- lost contr

events, thecurrent interest of your navy is in the asia-pacific. world's tonnage passes through the indonesian area. one third of the global crude oil and a half of the liquid natural gas moves through the south china sea. our trading partners are in the region. five of our seven security treaties are in the region. we have been engaged 70 years in the region with significant and wee in that area will continue with the rebalance. that means refreshing our forces. we are on track with this reuters to japan and combat .hips to singapore a submarine to guam. and okaance of walnut okinawa.guam and most of you saw the landing on the nimitz. we will lookves, for that to the pacific. capabilities in the pacific area. that is the best and retains that. you call it intellectual capacity. you can call it increased engagement with allies, partners, and potential partners, such as china and india. the rebalance is not single dimensional. china is an important part of it. china and our country are the largest economies and we are intertwined. you know this. our

that's true here in the asia-pacific, as well. countries once ravaged by war like south korea and japan are among the world's most advanced economies. from the philippines and indonesia, dictatorships have given way to genuine democracies. in china and across the region, hundreds of millions of people have been lifted from poverty in the span of one generation, joining a global middle class. empowered by technology, you, the young people of this region, are connecting and collaborating across borders and cultures like never before as you seek to build a new future. the opportunities today are limitless. i don't watch a lot of australian television, so, as you might imagine, because i'm really far away -- [laughter] i don't know whether some of the same tendencies that we see in the united states, the focus on conflict, disasters and problems dominate what is fed to us visually every single day, but when you look at the facts, opportunities are limitless for this generation. you are living in an extraordinary time. but what is also

a little bit on the asia-pacific rebalance.ay, well, is that thing really going to happen? are you still going to do that? i say, yes. despite current events, the long-range interests of your navy and really of your security posture, the department of defense, is in the asia-pacific. to review, over 50% of the world's shipping tonnage pass through the straits of malacca, sun da and lumbar. that's just down there in the end nice area in southeast asia. and half of the liquid natural gas moves through the south china sea. five of the top fifteen trading partners are in the region, asia-pacific. five of our seven security treaties are in the region. "páy and also to refresh, we hae been engaged over 70 years in the asia-pacific region and with presence, with significant presence in that area. we will continue with this rebalance. and that rebalance means, to refresh, forçó us properly postured forward forces. and we are on track with destroyers to japan, forward @&% deployed naval force, littoral combat ships to singapore, new att

a conference of the asia pacific economic forum will begin friday in beijing. on the agenda is the formation of a regional trade block called the free trade area of the asia pacific. leaders from 21 countries and territories will attend the two-day meeting. they're expected to discuss whether to set a time frame for establishing the trade block and will issue a joint statement saturday. japan and china are making last minute arrangements to realize a bilateral summit. prime minister abe wants to hold his first meeting with the chinese president. the foreign minister will attend the talks. he'll also try to arrange a meet meeting with china's morn minister. official frs the two countries are discussing the agenda of the possible summit. the chinese side is starting to show positive signs toward holding a dialogue. abe is among the world leaders heading to beijing for the summit. analysts will be watching whether abe will hold face to face talks with chinese and south korean leaders. richard haas is the president of the major u.s. think tank and shared his analys

infrastructure investment tank, which china proposed recently and an mou was signed last week amongst 20 asia-pacific , and this is the chinese initiative to promote greater infrastructure investment in the region. so far some of the major countries in asia have not been asked have not signed on. india, indonesia, may sign on soon, but korea, australia, japan, the united states have not signed on to this bank, and i can talk more about that. that will be lurking around the apec corridors. it works now? ok. there we go. ok. to do g-20 come i'm skipping the muster the trip chronologically, we are now skipping from the apec meeting to the g-20 meeting which will be held november 15, 16, in brisbane. quick background, this is the ninth summit of the g-20 leaders since the first summit in washington in november 2008. -- the g-20 is actually a g-49. i counted last night, it is actually 19 individual countries plus the european union, which brings another 28, minus four their owns that have seeds, for six invited guests, and those invited guests are spain, singapore, myanmar, as the chair, martini a as the

speaking at the asia pacific summit in beijing, president obama has said the u.s.s the rise of a peaceful and prosperous china. >>> four months after a malaysia airlines plane carrying 298 people were shut down over rebel-held territory in eastern ukraine, a national memorial service takes place today in the netherlands. there's frustration amongst the families of those who died about delays in repatrioting the bodies. >> reporter: dutch investigators still haven't been able to access this crash side, but robbie has been there. he's searching for his cousin daisy. so far, all the forensics have found is a piece of her hipbone. >> i had a perception that i could just walk around and find her. because in your dreams, you see her lying there in the field. >> reporter: daisy was all fun and adventure with her boyfriend bryce. >> they were bonnie and clyde together. they did everything together. she was very sweet. she was an angel. really. >> reporter: many like robbie are angry about the speed of the dutch government's response. this was the weekend when more bodies w

they met on the sidelines of the asia pacific summit in beijing, where president obama is heading to improve relationships with asia >>> u.s. president obama heads off on a long journey to asia, with stops in china, myanmar and australia. a chance to fulfil a long-time promise of his president city. >> pivot by the united states back to asia. our desire to pivot and focus on asia pacific region. >> we are able to pivot to the asia pacific region. is it a reality. except for wrote as a few thousand troops, the military preps has not increased by much. >> numbers may have looked higher. since the cuts have gone through, they've been able to hold ashee level while others face cuts. it's not as dramatic as one might have thought in the first place. if you look at the trade, it's worse. the trade deficit, in 2013, it was 497 million. as the president heads to the region, he has a renewed chance to change that, by pushing ahead with the trans-pacific partnership. more possible because his own party lost control of the senate. it was democrats against giving democrats more authority to negot

our desire to pivot and focus on the asia pacific region. >> we were able to pivot to the asia-pacific >> it was part of his election campaign, but is it a reality? experts say except for rotating a few thousand troops into australia, the military presence has not increased much. >> the potential may have looked greater, since the budget cuts have gone through, they've held asia level while other areas faced serious cuts. it's not necessarily been as dramatic as one might have thought in the first place. >> if you look at trade, that's worse. the u.s. trade deficit with asia when the president took was a of 3,360,000,000. in 2013, it was 497 million. as the president lands in china, it's expected he'll make a renewed push, meeting with china's president to talk climate change, then head to myanmar trying to save what his administration has held up as his chief foreign policy success, which has all but stalled. president obama is a man in search of a legacy, hoping this trip helps build the fountation for that. >> talks are being held over iran's nuclear program heading for a deal later

. >> we worked together toward the ultimate goal of the pre-k -- free trade area in the asia-pacific. apec has shown the number of pathways that could make it reality, and one of those is the transpacific partnership between the united states and 11 other nations. >> these countries make up some 800 million people, almost 40% of the global economy. notably applet -- absent are russia and china. obama's discussions of a free trade agreement excluding china whilst in its own backyard, seen as a snub to the chinese president, xi. he is pushing his own idea for a separate radio with time at the center known as the free trade area of the asia-pacific ftaap. the rivalry could cause problems. >> when they are talking at cross purposes rather than collaborating, there is room for mistakes and failure to talk in the same language when it really matters on geopolitical issues. >> a u.s. think tank estimates washington's transpacific partnership would cost china 100 billion -- $100 billion per year in lost exports. >> staying on the sidelines of the apec summit, russia and china have struck an a

let's check on oh other marketses in the asia-pacific region. the opening of south korea's stock market was delayed due to university entrance cams. the kospi is in positive territory, up by a fifth of a percent. in australia, the pench mark index is lower by half a percent. financial regulators say six mayor banks in europe and the u.s. rigged a key foreign exchange market. the banks face fines totaling $4.3 billion. the banks are accused of manipulating a key benchmark on the london exchange, they include citibank of the u.s. and hsbc of britain. authorities in europe and the u.s. say that the irregularities took place from january 2008 to october 2013. major global banks were fined for manipulating the london interbank offered rate known as libor. time is money especially when talking about an ultra rare time piece, a vintage pocket watch fetched a record price at auction. [ applause ] >> congratulations. >> the watch went under the hammer in geneva. an anonymous buyer paid $24 million for it. that's a record for a time piece. back in the 192

. >>> the ministerial conference of the asia pacific economic cooperation forum is about to begin ineijing. officials from japan and china are trying to arrange a bilateral summit on the sidelines of the meeting. >>> and ahead of the apec summit an american expert shows his insight into the situation in east asia and japan's foreign policy. >>> japan coast guard authorities are increasing their presence near islands in the pacific. they've spotted as many as 100 chinese vessels in the area, and they suspect the crews are illegally hunting for coral. jewelry made from red coral fetches high prices in china. coast guard authorities have seen a dramatic rise in the number of chinese vessels off the ogasawara and izu islands. they suspect more than 200 crews have been illegally poaching coral since september. as a typhoon approached this week, they moved outside japan's territorial waters. but many started sailing back after the storm passed. coast guard officials now say they're on a 24-hour watch for more boats. >>> japanese coral gatherers are complaining about the damage caused by su

and the asia pacific economic cooperation meetings. the center for strategic and international studies hosted this discussion in october. >> you know, in my professional live i've been around politicians for 40 years. i've been around analysts for now 15 years in this sort of environment, but i've never been in this kind of a experience before. you know, for someone who can walk you into a new space intellectually and help you understand the significance of that space and also its political importance, this is -- this is rare. i've been with politicians who when explained the significance of something will figure out the politics, you know, and i've been with analysts who understand the significance and don't have a clue how to think about it politically, you know? but very, very rarely -- the only other person frankly whose experience was like this was bill clinton. bill clinton had that capacity to walk you into an intellectual place you've never been before and help you perceive its enormous significance and its political import. an

. >> at the close of the asia-pacific summit, china underscored its rising trade and diplomatic clout, putting its free-trade area in direct competition with a similar pact of pacific nations under american leadership. >> the summit also saw a flurry of diplomatic activity with russia's president for reputed meeting with these u.s. counterpart, barack obama. >> he was able to get a majority of states to sign off on one of his major initiatives. the free-trade area of the asia-pacific. it is a landmark agreement which he believes will bring the countries closer together. it represents the confidence and determination -- and would benefit the economy is on both sides of the persistent. c >> we all prayed for the death penalty. we wanted the crew members to suffer as much pain as our children did. but, they got just five years and about 30 years for the captain. >> the ferry sank in april with 476 people on board. >> an independent investigation found that -- the conditions of the ship also played a role in the tragedy. >> russia has signed a deal to build two more nuclear reactors in ir

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he's in china today for a weeklong trip to the asia-pacific region beginning with the asia-pacific economic cooperation forum. on wednesday the president will meet with the chinese president, thursday and friday he'll be in myanmar for more economic meetings and wrap it up with a visit to australia for the g20 leaders' summit. >>> and back here in washington both the house and senate return to wrap up work for the 113th congress. the house is back wednesday for debate on ten bills including updating the presidential records act. house republican conference has scheduled leadership elections for thursday, democrats are set to hold theirs november 18th. the senate is also back wednesday with votes expected on judicial nominations and a childcare development block grant program. off the floor both parties will hold leadership elections on thursday. and, of course, you can see the house live on c-span, the senate right here on c-span2. >>> the c-span cities tour takes booktv and american history tv on the road traveling to u.s. cities to learn about their history and literary life. this weekend

we have made a point on the asia-pacific we balance, that was not about trying to contain china. or to cut shine of short. we don't want that to happen. we are a pacific are. we been a pacific power. we have strong obligations and treaty obligations there in that area. our economic interests are in that area. we can cooperate. we want to make sure the air and maritime channels are free and open. that's clearly in her interest in the interest of the world, not just economic interest of the world. so yes, we are going to have differences. we do have differences but we have far more areas with we can agree and that's where we should be focused. >> as a volunteer observation, i often saw the connective tissue between his military both actively and some retirees with our chinese counterparts which was an understanding tool between the countries i thought. >> i just met with state council yang when he was here a couple weeks ago, and when i was in his and i got in all their ambassadors well and was there a number of times. i've got some personal relationships that up and helpful, and we

the first stop is the asia pacific economic summit. president obama says focussing on chinese american relations will we a priority. after china. they'll travel to myanmar and over to australia. speaking of the white house, it says it will lead it up to the senate leader to begin confirmation hearings for the attorney-general, president's choice. the 55-year-old is a federal prosecutor here in the area. she will displace outgoing attorney-general eric holder. >> loreta may bet the only lawyer in america who battles mobsters, drug lords and terrorists and still has the reputation for being a charming people person. >> if i have the honour of being confirmed by the senate. i'll make up every morning with the protection of the american people my first thought. >> she is 55, hails from greens bro north carolina and if confirmed will be the first black woman to serve. >> traffic in california is returning to normal after a police headquarters was attacked. a senior officer was killed, police are investigating how the suicide bomber entered

china hopes apey will facilitate dcuionso help wi a f. >> china poses the free trade area off the asia pacific. under provisions, regions would liberalize trade and investment. so far, china and the u.s. have been competing to establish their own version. the u.s. is leading negotiations for the trans pacific partnership or tpp. the free trade goals. the high hurdles deter chi from negotiations. as an alternative to the -- comprehensive partnership. an organization that is many countries and heenlgs. in doing this, china has to take leadership in creating now order. plus, exports fear it may curb the momentum. china is also trying to set up a financial institution. in october, 21 countries exchanged memorandums on the aaib. china says the bank would aim to serve asia's growing demand for infrastructure. the bank would be headquartered in beijing. china is expected to provide about half of the vents $100 billion capital. we would highly effective and well to boost economic cooperation in asia. >> has been the leader in helping to develop region infrastructure. the u.s. and japan play a central

abe says he will press leaders from asia pacific countries to work harder to strike a free trade deal. he'll speak to leaders from 12 countries at attention summit next week. he made remarks at meeting of ministers from his cabinet who are rofl involved in the talks. he said negotiations are in the final stage. >> translator: i hope all 12 countries taking part in the tpp talks can show flexibility and overcome this challenge to open a new chaptder in the history of the asia pacific region. >> ministers will gather in beijing on saturday on the sidelines of the apec meeting. >>> officials at japan's cabinet office say in september is, preliminary figures for the important economic indicator went up. it hasn't changed the assessment of the economy they say has entered a sluggish phase. the index rose more than one point in august to 109.7. they calculate index by looking at a range of data such as factory out put, employment and personal spending. they point to increase in production of liquid crystal panels for tvs and smart phones. they say auto makers made more cars. officials say t

focus on the asia-pacific. mike from and the trade rep is working are the demonstration strategy as many of you know is to get a deal on tpp particularly with japan and then use that to fast-track authority to the hiltzik investment to pass the fast-track authority that would allow the deal to be completed. it makes some political sense but it's completely backwards. every trade deal we have done we have done the trade promotion authority of fast-track first and then tpp. that is harder in the u.s. congress but without it we have not been able to get deals with major trading partners. why? because they question whether they should be putting their best deal on the table at the president has not secured authority from congress. i was in japan on monday and i can tell you the highest levels across the japanese government there's a sense that there is progress. there are a few issues left but they are done. they basically put the best deal on a table that they can put until they see some evidence. they were waitin

. >> impact outside the asia pacific region. what would be thought to be a relief for japan's ally, united states. cordial relationship with its huge trading partner, china. the summit is being held here in a sprawling complex north of beijing, built for the olympics. more geopolitical discussions on the sidelines are expected over the next few days including the fighting in eastern ukraine. 38 australians were killed. choing and the u.s. have -- china and the u.s. l with, plotting out the relationship for the next few years. >> over the next phi years nearly half of all economic growth outside the united states is projected to come from right here in asia. that makes this region an incredible opportunity for creating jocks and economic growth in the united states and any serious leader in america whether in politics or in commissioner, recognizes that fact. >> as they pose for the first of two family photos a rare look of the world's superpowers together all on one stage. the summit provides them the venue to meet face to face.

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world powers are meeting at the asia pacific cooperation forum known as apec. a propose trade pack that would included other countries but not china. and wild the president is holding meetings, china is holding a different trade plan. how account united states work with china and the tpp simultaneously. it is the inside story. >> wilhigh level summit with members from apaec. obama discussed a new visa program. >> if the united states and china can work together the world benefits. that's something that this audience is acutely interested in. we will continue to strengthen our investment. >> china and the u.s. should be friends in good faith and good policy. >> the united states welcomes the rise of a prosperous, peaceful china. >> it comes at a time when under tone of suspicion quietly shake up the region. china and japan are at logge logging heads over the ownership of islands in the seas. china has been exerting it's own economic influence drawing eyes from across the region. just this weekend chinese president announced a fresh fund for its neighbors to use

they've come a step closer to a free trade zone in the asia pacific. president xi jinping called it an historic move. i should say president obama's not so happy with the outcome. we'll be looking at that rather tricky relationship between the world's two biggest economies in a moment. stay with us. to conceal. so anna switched him to iams indoor weight and hairball care. now that he's lost the weight, he's a bit of a show-off. just one of many iams formulas to keep love strong. [ woman ] thanks. the dealership reviews on cars.com made it easy, but... [ man ] we thought it might be a little more tense. you miss the drama? yeah. [ technician ] ask him whatever you want. okay. ♪ do you think my sister's prettier than me? ♪ [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] research, price, find. only cars.com helps you get the right car without all the drama. only caroh no.helps you who are you? daddy, this is blair, he booked this room with priceline express deals and saved a ton. i got everything i wanted. i always do. he seemed nice. virtually all your important legal mat

it is called the free trade area of the asia-pacific.his free trade zone, in some ways, is designed to counter the transpacific partnership that obama is trying to cement during the apec summit. that would be during the united states and other asian nations. many in china believe that this transpacific harder ship by the united states is designed to contain -- partnership by the united states is designed to contain china. >> beijing has been trying to put its best foot forward. it has even tried to put a lid on pollution. >> we have been through a roller coaster in terms of pollution in the last few weeks. it hit sky high levels, extreme levels in the weeks preceding the summit. a lot of steel factories were boosting production in anticipation of having to shut down during the summit. the steel factories did shut down, but the pollution has not gone away. pollution is six times what is deemed safe by the world health organization. pollution has fallen to relatively safe levels now. for most of the summit, it has been at extremely high le

according to adb, the asian development bank net oil imports in the asia pacific region will rise to more than 25 million barrels a day by 2035. that is close to the current crude oil output of the middle east. within that the international energy asia foresees 75% by the same time period of 2035. these statistics i think are useful as framing on the oil side because they speak to the importance of investment and trade across boundaries and between different regions of the global energy world. one can see similar interesting changes happening in total demand. if you look at some of the data back to the 1970s. in 1977 the united states accounted for 31% of global oil consumption. today we see the orders of magnitude have roughly reversed with united states consuming roughly 30% of production. so i won't go further into this context but i will just under score that whether one looks at coal with the dramatic rise of coal combustion in china and other asian countries or whether one looks at oil or natural gas with increasing global trade of liquefied natural gas one sees very, very dynam

. >> the president said hagel helped strengthen alliances in the asia-pacific region. he also commended him for his handling of the ebola crisis in west africa. he said hagel always gave him honest advice. >> it's been the greatest privilege of my life. the greatest privilege of my life to lead and most important to serve, to serve with the men and will of the defense department and support their families. >> the president has come into pressure since the democrats suffered a heavy defeat in midterm elections. political insiders say he is trying to ease critics by removing hagel. they have disagreed on a range of matters, such as how to handle the threat in syria and the threat posed by the p islamic state militant group. >>> u.s. officials have painted a picture of the suffering endured by some of the world's most vulnerable people. they've released a report that says one third of human trafficking victims are children. and that ratio is rising. they're calling on the global community to help solve the problem. a committee from the u.n. says between 2010 and 2013 at l

what is the outlook for pay raises in the asia-pacific?as the answer, so you and your wallet stick around for after the break. ec summit is underway in beijing. steve is standing by with our next guest. steve? tuckernext guest is mark . he is the president and ceo of aig, the insurance company, in asia. think he very much for your time today. china, china, china, that is what we are focusing on. the aipac is 20 companies, but the main topic is the emergence of china and the slowing of the economy. >> we were formerly a part of aig. >> did i say aig? aia. >> china is a significant market to us. we were founded here in shanghai in 1919. we have a 100 year history and china. and coming to china to the summit is a very significant event. in terms of our business year, our business era strong. -- here is strong. you saw the half-year figures indicating continued strength in our chinese business at the half-year, we had 50% growth. over the same. last year. bash over the same it. bang at last year. same.na, -- over the bang last year. gapprotect

still to come, the red carpet rolled out for the asia-pacific world economic summit. president obama comes with an agreement for beijing. relatives of mexican students believed to have died at the hands of perspective gang members have led protests blocking the airport in echo poco. 43 students were reportedly killed and their bodies burned in september, by criminals apparently acting on the orders of local police. will grant now reports. >> after weeks of increasingly bleak news about their missing classmates, the friends and colleagues of the disappeared students are venting their anger. masked protesters were involved in running battles against riot police in the resort in a couple cope, an indication of how volatile the situation has become. the 43 were abducted by police in iguala. officers, state, local, or federal, are often the target of student frustration. >> we demand the return of the students alive. we were marching in peace, but the government began to repress us. thee is no capacity to give people a solution. the people are angry. >> it has been a diffi

asia's pacific editor andrew stevens. did you know he's our asia pacific editor now?yes. >> this is a new thing. he was at the summit. he reports on who won and who lost. >> reporter: a warm welcome for the u.s. president from students in brisbane. an even warmer welcome from students in myanmar. >> it's wonderful to be back in myanmar. >> reporter: the u.s. president tasting popularity on the road that he can only dream of at home in the aftermath of disastrous midterm elections. >> let me just say you're always most popular in someone else's country. when you're in your own country, everyone's complaining. >> reporter: but mr. obama did more than just generate a positive vibe. his three-country, four summit tour for a change not blighted which domestic issues had substance, not just style. a new trade agreement on high-tech product with china cutting visa restrictions to chinese visitors and forcing climate change to the top of the global agenda with a new plan to slash carbon emissions by 2025 all unveiled by the president in his ten-day trip. but he wasn't the onl