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and the asia-pacific as a whole. it is a sign, i hope, to all to our firm and unwavering commitment to build on the strong foundation we share. by strengthening our economic memberhe u.s. and asean nations can foster jobs, prosperity, and growth. already support 550,000 jobs in the u.s.. almost 42,000 companies export more than $1 billion in goods and services every year. at the same time come the u.s. imports a significant amount from member nations as well. amazingly, u.s. companies invest and its members than any other part of asia. investmentn, an which is more than in china, india, and japan combined. the u.s. will redouble our cooperation on issues of regional security. reality threatens all our nations. we will continue supporting efforts to support our people and our way of life. across this region and the wider world. we will continue to work closely to promote peace and stability, by upholding a rules-based order. encouraging the peaceful and diplomatic resolution of disputes. side-by-sideworked to foster p
and the asia-pacific as a whole. it is a sign, i hope, to all to our firm and unwavering commitment to build on the strong foundation we share. by strengthening our economic memberhe u.s. and asean nations can foster jobs, prosperity, and growth. already support 550,000 jobs in the u.s.. almost 42,000 companies export more than $1 billion in goods and services every year. at the same time come the u.s. imports a significant amount from member nations as well. amazingly, u.s. companies invest...
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efforts to rebalance to the asia-pacific, u.s. policy has failed to adapt to the scale and velocity of china's challenges to the rules-based order and that failure is called into question the ability of america's security commitments into -- in the region. the new administration has an important opportunity to chart a different and better course. for example, i believe there is strong at four in asia-pacific stability initiative which is similar to the european determent -- deterrence initiative. this initiative would enhance credible combat power and targeted funding to realign u.s. military force posture in the , improve infrastructure, fund additional exercises, pre-position equipment munitions and build capacity with our allies and partners. these are important steps that should be taken as part of the in copperheads of strategy the asia-pacific and incorporates all elements of national power. i hope our witnesses will describe their ideas about what apsi should fund and how they would articulate in an interagency strategy for
efforts to rebalance to the asia-pacific, u.s. policy has failed to adapt to the scale and velocity of china's challenges to the rules-based order and that failure is called into question the ability of america's security commitments into -- in the region. the new administration has an important opportunity to chart a different and better course. for example, i believe there is strong at four in asia-pacific stability initiative which is similar to the european determent -- deterrence...
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military policy in the asia-pacific region. developments at the white house today, and the upcoming federal budget deadline. check out our c-span classroom website at c-span.org/classroom. it is full of free teaching resources. it gives teachers easy access to ready to go resources for the classroom, including short current events videos that highlight important events in washington, d.c., constitution clips that bring the constitution to life, social studies lessons plans, as well as on this day in history resources. our search function allows c-span classroom teachers search and filter by date, person, keyword, topic, and grade level. our bellringer's video clips are teacher favorites. videos paired with vocabulary and discussion questions that make the federal government and politics marcus hook to your students. >> i love the bell ringers. a lot of times i don't use them as actual bellringer's, but i use them in conjunction with an activity we are doing that day as more of a wrapup. >> the new website is something that is j
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commitment to southeast asia and the wider asia-pacific region. with that, i would like to welcome the vice president to the stage. ladies and gentlemen, vice president pence. [applause] vice president pence: good afternoon. to the my first visit asia-pacific as vice president of the u.s. i bring greetings from the president, president trump. it is such an honor to be here today at asean. asean has fostered
commitment to southeast asia and the wider asia-pacific region. with that, i would like to welcome the vice president to the stage. ladies and gentlemen, vice president pence. [applause] vice president pence: good afternoon. to the my first visit asia-pacific as vice president of the u.s. i bring greetings from the president, president trump. it is such an honor to be here today at asean. asean has fostered
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strategy until the asia-pacific region. tensions on the korean peninsula was one of the topics. this is two and a half hours. . >>> good morning. we meet this morning to receive evidence on the noil the u.s.-asia region. our panel has deep knowledge and experience in the region. victor cha, erin friberg, who is professor of politics at princeton, university, kelly -- help me. former principles tal deputy si of defense. and ashley tellis senior fellow in tata. i'm having trouble with my enunciation this morning. i apologize. senior fellow and chair for strategic affairs at the carnegie endowment for international peace, an old friend of the committee. for the past 70 years we've worked with allies and partners to uphold a rules-based order based on principles of free people's in free markets, open seas and skies. the rule of law and the peaceful resolution of disputes. these ideas have produced unprecedented peacened prosperity in the asia pacific. now a throthe most immediate che is a situation on the crane peninsula. kim jong un's regime has thrown its full weight behind its que
strategy until the asia-pacific region. tensions on the korean peninsula was one of the topics. this is two and a half hours. . >>> good morning. we meet this morning to receive evidence on the noil the u.s.-asia region. our panel has deep knowledge and experience in the region. victor cha, erin friberg, who is professor of politics at princeton, university, kelly -- help me. former principles tal deputy si of defense. and ashley tellis senior fellow in tata. i'm having trouble with my...
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one of you only talked about the endo pacific, not the asia pacific. dr. tellis, i thought that was interesting. you used the phrase indoe pacific. about two years ago, virtually all of our dod witnesses squiched ovsquic switched over to using indopacific. they do more joint exercises with the united states than any other nation. that is an important, recent trend. >> i view prime minister mothi being that. the party has had that alliance. talk about what we should be doing to deepen that relationship, not only militarily. it seems a similarity between china and russia, they both would like the u.s. less involved in the region and they both seem to have an interest in undermining the brand of democracies generally and suggesting that authoritarian nations are just as good? we are the oldest democracy. india is the largest. both of our nations have some motive to demonstrate the strength of democracies. there doesn't seem to be an institution in the world now that's effectively promoting the strength of the democratic model. i'm curious to have you talk abou
one of you only talked about the endo pacific, not the asia pacific. dr. tellis, i thought that was interesting. you used the phrase indoe pacific. about two years ago, virtually all of our dod witnesses squiched ovsquic switched over to using indopacific. they do more joint exercises with the united states than any other nation. that is an important, recent trend. >> i view prime minister mothi being that. the party has had that alliance. talk about what we should be doing to deepen that...
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so we seek to understand what, if any, strategy this administration has for the endo asia pacific. we are in the process of realigning marines from okinawa throughout the pacific, which as you noted in your testimony, is critical for modernizing our force posture in the region. could you briefly discuss the military necessary, particularly the movements of marines to guam for which the japanese are contributing over one third of the cost. you highlighted funding levels, but i'm especially interested in not just the financial, but also the political capital for the government of japan has expended for its part? >> thanks congresswoman, the whole issue of moving marines from okinawa else where is important to our alliance relationship with japan. and so the movement involves -- today we have roughly 20,000 or so marines in okinawa and ultimately we want to get to a point around 10,000 or so. and part of that is to move about 4,000 marines to guam. about 3,000 or so to hawaii. and about 1,300 or so to australia. so that's sort of the rotation. we're looking at, as you know, the movemen
so we seek to understand what, if any, strategy this administration has for the endo asia pacific. we are in the process of realigning marines from okinawa throughout the pacific, which as you noted in your testimony, is critical for modernizing our force posture in the region. could you briefly discuss the military necessary, particularly the movements of marines to guam for which the japanese are contributing over one third of the cost. you highlighted funding levels, but i'm especially...
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the first stop on his asia pacific tour.w between the u.s. and north korea. is the united states prepared to launch a preemptive strike. we'll discuss that possibility at the top of the hour. thout ge. start at the new carfax.com show me used trucks with one owner. pretty cool. [laughs] ah... ahem... show me the carfax. start your used car search at the all-new carfax.com. wheni broke almost everyent bone in both my legs. when i came home from the hospital i needed to be able to recover. tempur-pedic allowed me to do just that. because i don't have the average body type anymore i feel like my tempur-pedic really conforms to my body shape. power is not giving up, it's choosing to thrive. tempur-pedic sleep is power. find your exclusive retailer at tempurpedic.com but shouldn't it be about firsts?d in zeros. and seconds... how about adding a third? we think there's a bajillion ways to measure success. and whether you have hundreds or millions... we think you deserve the financial freedom to sleep like this at night. this is th
the first stop on his asia pacific tour.w between the u.s. and north korea. is the united states prepared to launch a preemptive strike. we'll discuss that possibility at the top of the hour. thout ge. start at the new carfax.com show me used trucks with one owner. pretty cool. [laughs] ah... ahem... show me the carfax. start your used car search at the all-new carfax.com. wheni broke almost everyent bone in both my legs. when i came home from the hospital i needed to be able to recover....
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it is a begin that shines throughout the asia-pacific and inspires a wider world. valuesred history and bind us together as we look towards what lies ahead. it is always heartening to stand the hot -- stand beside a friend, and i do so today. prime minister, know that the alliance between the united states and australia will go -- grow stronger, and our people closer.w and so, we go forward with faith in our historic alliance and shared values, and faith that the best days for america industrial you are yet to come. -- america and australia are yet to come. thank you, mr. prime minister. it is an honor to be with you today. pri --k you, esther thank you, mr. vice president for those heartfelt words. we now have some questions, and i believe the first is from maria. this question is for both of australiaay, does the -- does australia have an increased role to play in moderating the north korean threat? if so, what is that role? >> thank you. we work very closely with our ally and all of our friends in the region. the global community is committed to the end of this
it is a begin that shines throughout the asia-pacific and inspires a wider world. valuesred history and bind us together as we look towards what lies ahead. it is always heartening to stand the hot -- stand beside a friend, and i do so today. prime minister, know that the alliance between the united states and australia will go -- grow stronger, and our people closer.w and so, we go forward with faith in our historic alliance and shared values, and faith that the best days for america...
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so we seek to understand what if any strategy this administration has for the indo asia-pacific. we are in the process of realigning marines from okinawa rough the pacific what you know in your testimony is critical for modernizing our posture in the region. can you briefly discussed the military necessity particularly the movements of marines to guam for which the japanese are contributing. over one third of the cost. you highlighted funding levels but i'm especially interested in not just the financial but also the political capital for the government of japan has expended for this. >> thank you congresswoman. the whole issue of moving marines from okinawa elsewhere is important to our alliance relationship with japan. and so the movement involves, today we have roughly 20,000 or so marines and okinawa and ultimately want to get to a point around 10 or 11,000 or so. part of that is to move about 4000 marines to guam and some to hawaii and australia. we are looking at as you know, the movement, the bulk of the marines to would occur in 2024 to 2028. and then hawaii after that. we
so we seek to understand what if any strategy this administration has for the indo asia-pacific. we are in the process of realigning marines from okinawa rough the pacific what you know in your testimony is critical for modernizing our posture in the region. can you briefly discussed the military necessity particularly the movements of marines to guam for which the japanese are contributing. over one third of the cost. you highlighted funding levels but i'm especially interested in not just the...
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america's interests in the asia pacific region are deep and enduring. that's why for the past 70 years we have worked with our allies to propose a rules-based order based on the principles of free peoples and free markets, open seas and open skies and the rule of law and the peaceful resolution of disputes. these ideas have produced unpress denltded peace and prosperity in the asia pacific. but now the challenge so this rules-based order amounting and they threaten not just the nations of the asia pacific region but the united states, as well. the most immediate threat is a situation on the korean peninsula. kim jong-un's regime has thrown its full weight behind its quest for nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them. unfortunately, the regime is making real progress. a north korean missile with a nuclear pay load, capable of striking an american city is no longer a distant hypothetical. but an imminent danger, one that poses a real and rising risk of conflict. indeed, as admiral harris said yesterday in testimony before the house, north korea alrea
america's interests in the asia pacific region are deep and enduring. that's why for the past 70 years we have worked with our allies to propose a rules-based order based on the principles of free peoples and free markets, open seas and open skies and the rule of law and the peaceful resolution of disputes. these ideas have produced unpress denltded peace and prosperity in the asia pacific. but now the challenge so this rules-based order amounting and they threaten not just the nations of the...
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the world's biggest maker of construction and mining equipment has the asia-pacific to thank. the details. finally, asia is becoming a performer for caterpillar. ramy: caterpillar has been needing this. for five years ago, sales in terms of machines have been falling every single year. asia-pacific is coming in to save the day at least in his first quarter of the year. let's take a look at what percentage is this. it is not a big percentage. taking a look here in terms of the sales from 2012. you can see sales lling every single year. let's go ahead to a line chart and i will show you the ball we saw in the overall percentage. it is not a big percentage. it was only up by 1% in the past three months. in the three months until february, it was down 1%. this is the first rise in rolling sales since 2012. let's break as a part into regional constituents. you see 1% for the whole entire world. in terms of regional constituents, they all fell across the board except for one, asia-pacific all the way on your right, up 46%. north america down 13%. latin america down even more in term
the world's biggest maker of construction and mining equipment has the asia-pacific to thank. the details. finally, asia is becoming a performer for caterpillar. ramy: caterpillar has been needing this. for five years ago, sales in terms of machines have been falling every single year. asia-pacific is coming in to save the day at least in his first quarter of the year. let's take a look at what percentage is this. it is not a big percentage. taking a look here in terms of the sales from 2012....
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and that goes for the asia pacific, and that goes for europe. and i think that the chinese know that this is not targeted at them. we say that publicly. we say that privately. you know, one of the things that i think was an important signal right at the beginning of the incoming trump administration was that general mattis, secretary mattis, took his first trip as secretary of defense, not to the middle east, not to nato, but to the asia pacific. specifically to korea and japan. and you may have seen the press on this, but he was very forceful in both countries on how we are going to deploy this. this is not meant to threaten china in any way, but we have every right in the world to defend our troops and our allies, and that's what the thad is all about. so, again, i think bipartisan support, as evidenced by the letter, that we drafted and sent around and sent to president trump on the importance of raising this and i anticipate that he will. >> great. you've really covered the water front, so i think we might just open up to questions here. if
and that goes for the asia pacific, and that goes for europe. and i think that the chinese know that this is not targeted at them. we say that publicly. we say that privately. you know, one of the things that i think was an important signal right at the beginning of the incoming trump administration was that general mattis, secretary mattis, took his first trip as secretary of defense, not to the middle east, not to nato, but to the asia pacific. specifically to korea and japan. and you may...
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so in the indo asian pacific, the countries we work close with in the isis fight are the asia, -- r malaysia, philippines, bangladesh. us, australia and new zealand, to help them fight that threat themselves. and the entity that does that for me is soc-pac, special operations command pacific. and they are actively engaged in assistancedvice and to those countries. principally right now in the southern philippines. i'm encouraged by the work they're doing. work, and is god's pleased where we are in that fight. >> thank you, admiral. thank you, mr. chair. >> senator sullivan has to go to florida. >> thank you, mr. chairman. in my college from hawaii, i very appreciate you letting me jump ahead. in alaska and hawaii, we have a lot invested in this, as you know, admiral, given our citizens are impacted sooner than anyone else with regard to the ballistic missile -- intercontinental ballistic missile threat. i want to begin by thanking you again for your service, admiral. would you agree that we're clearly in a more direct threat phase with regard to the north korean challenge to our citizens? >>
so in the indo asian pacific, the countries we work close with in the isis fight are the asia, -- r malaysia, philippines, bangladesh. us, australia and new zealand, to help them fight that threat themselves. and the entity that does that for me is soc-pac, special operations command pacific. and they are actively engaged in assistancedvice and to those countries. principally right now in the southern philippines. i'm encouraged by the work they're doing. work, and is god's pleased where we are...
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asia-pacific down. manus: when you look at dollar-yen, is yen strength sustainable? morgan stanley says no. they say a global risk sentiment has become less influential on dollar-yen based on their analysis. risk off, yen goes higher, but they would say that old relationship doesn't necessarily hold for. anna: let's have a look at other currencies in the mix. we have the australian dollar on the radar. no change in interest rates from the rba. of course the australian dollar there wasnd something for everybody in the commentary. because of the lack of concrete guidance, you could make the case for a hike or cut after this, based on the labor market comments they made or the comments around inflation. keeping an eye on the russian ruble as well, steady after the tragic events in saint petersburg. manus: indeed. let's get to deborah ma, standing by with your first word news. good day. deborah: manus, in russia, an explosion of the st. petersburg metro has killed at least 11 people and injured dozens more. security officials say a homemade device blew up a train between
asia-pacific down. manus: when you look at dollar-yen, is yen strength sustainable? morgan stanley says no. they say a global risk sentiment has become less influential on dollar-yen based on their analysis. risk off, yen goes higher, but they would say that old relationship doesn't necessarily hold for. anna: let's have a look at other currencies in the mix. we have the australian dollar on the radar. no change in interest rates from the rba. of course the australian dollar there wasnd...
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asia-pacific,the and for europe, and i think the chinese know that this is not targeted at them. privately, publicly, and, you know, one of the things i think was an important signal, right at the beginning of the trump administration, was that , secretarytis mattis, took his first trip not to the middle east, not to nato, but to the asia-pacific. specifically to korea and japan. you may have seen the press on this but, he was very forceful in both countries on how we are going to deploy this. this is not meant to threaten china in any way, but we have every right in the world to defend our troops and our allies, and that is what the fat is all about. fad is all about. we drafted it, centered around, and sent it to president trump area i anticipate that he will. theou have really cover waterfront is i think we will open to questions here. if you want to raise your hand and wait for the microphone, identify your self and keep your questions in the interrogative tents. it lets start with this gentleman here and move to the middle. last night we saw 59 cruise missiles land in syria.
asia-pacific,the and for europe, and i think the chinese know that this is not targeted at them. privately, publicly, and, you know, one of the things i think was an important signal, right at the beginning of the trump administration, was that , secretarytis mattis, took his first trip not to the middle east, not to nato, but to the asia-pacific. specifically to korea and japan. you may have seen the press on this but, he was very forceful in both countries on how we are going to deploy this....
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mike pence is in australia on the latest leg of his tour to the asia—pacific region.ter, that tumble. they are making their comments. the two men are meeting to talk about a host of issues, including the issue of north korea, trade, and a course, that awkward conversation back injanuary between donald trump —— donald trump and malcolm turnbull. you can see the two men there, with malcolm turnbull in the sunshine. mike pence is in the shadows. let's have a listen in. we make a commitment to growing in strengthening the relationship so important to our region and to our world. so important for the security and the prosperity, the opportunity for both our peoples. welcome, mr vice president. prime minister turnbull, thank you so much for those gracious words and the hospitality you shown me my family. a warm welcome you have given us is something we will cherish for the re st of something we will cherish for the rest of our lives. —— is a warm welcome. i wanted to be in australia to offer greetings from the president of the united states, donald trump. —— the warm. the p
mike pence is in australia on the latest leg of his tour to the asia—pacific region.ter, that tumble. they are making their comments. the two men are meeting to talk about a host of issues, including the issue of north korea, trade, and a course, that awkward conversation back injanuary between donald trump —— donald trump and malcolm turnbull. you can see the two men there, with malcolm turnbull in the sunshine. mike pence is in the shadows. let's have a listen in. we make a commitment...
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through the market is trickling through in the asia-pacific. new zealand down. the key we pretty steady at -- the kiwi study. australia will trade ahead of the rba decision but chicago nikkei futures heading lower here. we are expected to see really slow and modest gains at the open. 110.85. playing intotone the moves. we will be watching auto stocks later on in asia when markets open. we saw u.s. car sales unexpectedly fall last month despite the big discounts. let us go to our auto reporter, joining us from detroit this morning. good to see you. could be a pretty rough open for auto stocks in asia today, so who is looking at the worst start to their day? .> it could be rough the korean automakers really had a rough month in the u.s.. marketsuch an important for all the big five asian automakers, japanese and korean automakers. one of the biggest terms of their sale and profitability and hyundai and kia both were down considerably more than analysts were expecting, so that is a bad sign. they had not been able to shift to suv's the way the ame
through the market is trickling through in the asia-pacific. new zealand down. the key we pretty steady at -- the kiwi study. australia will trade ahead of the rba decision but chicago nikkei futures heading lower here. we are expected to see really slow and modest gains at the open. 110.85. playing intotone the moves. we will be watching auto stocks later on in asia when markets open. we saw u.s. car sales unexpectedly fall last month despite the big discounts. let us go to our auto reporter,...
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this was vice president's first visit to asia pacific. said their alliance together with the prime minster of japan is very strong and that it's based on peace, prosperity, and freedom. he said the u.s. will work with japan and south korea to confront north korea. they want north korea to abandon all nuclear arms and all options though are on the table. in regard to north korea, vice president mike pence went on to say that the denuclearization of the korean peninsula is of paramount important and the era of strategic patience is over, but together with asian nations, with diplomatic and economic pressure, they want to get north korea to abandon any nuclear arms that they do have, but, again, he reiterated. all options with north korea are on the table. they also launched the u.s. japan economic talks. which they talked about in that press conference earlier. japan the fourth largest trading partner to the united states. fourth largest goods exports to the united states. strengthening the economic partnership with bilateral talks. they've
this was vice president's first visit to asia pacific. said their alliance together with the prime minster of japan is very strong and that it's based on peace, prosperity, and freedom. he said the u.s. will work with japan and south korea to confront north korea. they want north korea to abandon all nuclear arms and all options though are on the table. in regard to north korea, vice president mike pence went on to say that the denuclearization of the korean peninsula is of paramount important...
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the asia pacific region has been and will be crucial, critical touses economic and security interests for generations to come. by 2050, experts estimate that asia will account for over half the global population and half of the world's gross domestic product. we cannot ignore the fundamental fact that this region is critical for the u.s. economy to grow and to create jobs through export opportunities. last week i had a committee hearing with ambassador -- the former ambassador to south korea and randy forbes, congressman randy forbes. in his -- in randy forbes' testimony, he also expressed the importance of this region, the asia pacific, in these terms. in the coming decades, this is the region where the largest armies in the world will camp. this is the region where the most powerful navies in the world will gather. this is the region where over one half of the world's commerce will take place and two-thirds will travel. this is the region where a mare superhighway trag porting good or bad things linking the indian subcontinent, southeast asia and the united states begins. this is th
the asia pacific region has been and will be crucial, critical touses economic and security interests for generations to come. by 2050, experts estimate that asia will account for over half the global population and half of the world's gross domestic product. we cannot ignore the fundamental fact that this region is critical for the u.s. economy to grow and to create jobs through export opportunities. last week i had a committee hearing with ambassador -- the former ambassador to south korea...
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and under the obama strategic pivot to the asia-pacific region , the u.s. concentrated its naval forces to a tune of 60% to 40% in the atlantic and the pacific region. right now we have the situation in which the obama administration is stating all options are on the table. i would want to remind your listeners and viewers, the united states performed the largest worker aims -- war games in the world with it south korean ally twice annually. in the course of performing these military exercises, it actually rehearses a number of things. it rehearses the decapitation of the north korean leadership, the invasion and occupation of north korea, and it also performs a nuclear first strike against -munitions. with demi we have as one of the possibilities, a nuclear -- a preemptive nuclear strike against north korea. that is the nature of the unhinged foreign policy that we are saying on the part of the trump administration. i would also say that even serves as a korea convenient foil,, bad guy for u.s. foreign-policy within the larger asia-pacific region, we have p
and under the obama strategic pivot to the asia-pacific region , the u.s. concentrated its naval forces to a tune of 60% to 40% in the atlantic and the pacific region. right now we have the situation in which the obama administration is stating all options are on the table. i would want to remind your listeners and viewers, the united states performed the largest worker aims -- war games in the world with it south korean ally twice annually. in the course of performing these military exercises,...
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over the course of nine trips to the asia-pacific region in two years i was deputy secretary of state, dozens of strategic dialogues, hundreds of meetings, i saw first hand the growing dividends that president obama's rebalance to region and our common efforts with asia partners partners and pacificker ins to strengthen a rules base, institution based order. we invested in our core aligns. -- alliances with japan, south korea, philippines, australia. we update our guidelines for defense cooperation with japan and connects new host nation support agreements with japan and rub of core -- republic of korea and we had the landmark infans defense cooperation agreement with the philippines. second, we deepened our engagement with the emerging powers. of course that stars with china and it's very important to note the rebalance was not directed at china, it includes china. and so we worked 0 build a relationship witch china defined by broader and deeper practical engagement on issues that mattered to both of us. and if you look at what were able to work on and accomplish together, we really
over the course of nine trips to the asia-pacific region in two years i was deputy secretary of state, dozens of strategic dialogues, hundreds of meetings, i saw first hand the growing dividends that president obama's rebalance to region and our common efforts with asia partners partners and pacificker ins to strengthen a rules base, institution based order. we invested in our core aligns. -- alliances with japan, south korea, philippines, australia. we update our guidelines for defense...
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vice president mike pence arrived in south korea today as part of a ten-day asia-pacific visit. the visit follows an apparent failed missile launch by nor >>> vice president mike spence arrived in south korea today as part of the 10-day asia pacific visit. it follows a failed launch by north korea. jackie frater has the latest. >> reporter: after a massive parade showing missiles and hardwa hardware, north korea showed off a missile test that was to be a medi medium-range from the key post. u.s. officials confirmed to nbc news that it failed a and they detected the launch and traced it and it blew up almost immediately. this is is a deep embarrassment for kim jong-un as ships are headed to the region to dissuade this type of test. and he then had a parade to show off a prototype for a missile that could potentially reach the united states. and now, the launch is not a surprise, because there has been speculation, but what is clear is the extent of the reactant particul particularly be the united states. president trump has said that north krorea is a problem, and they will be de
vice president mike pence arrived in south korea today as part of a ten-day asia-pacific visit. the visit follows an apparent failed missile launch by nor >>> vice president mike spence arrived in south korea today as part of the 10-day asia pacific visit. it follows a failed launch by north korea. jackie frater has the latest. >> reporter: after a massive parade showing missiles and hardwa hardware, north korea showed off a missile test that was to be a medi medium-range from...
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commitment to the asia pacific region is intensive and enduring. i hope my colleagues on both sides of the aisle will support these two bills which are aimed at addressing the immediate threat posed by north korea and alliances.ng our i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. poe, for five minutes. mr. poe: mr. speaker -- excuse me -- mr. speaker, when our forces invaded afghanistan in 2001, the goal was simple. remove the taliban government that sheltered the plotters of the 9/11 attacks on america and destroy al qaeda. nearly 16 years later, afghanistan is still a haven for terrorists who seek to attack and kill americans. since then, the taliban has waged an insurgencey in afghanistan, destabilizing the country, creating perfect conditions for terrorists to exploit. the taliban and al qaeda have launched many of their attacks in afghanistan from pakistan. taliban insurgencey is stronger today than at any other point since 2001. just last week, taliban sneak attack killed more than 160 afghan soldie
commitment to the asia pacific region is intensive and enduring. i hope my colleagues on both sides of the aisle will support these two bills which are aimed at addressing the immediate threat posed by north korea and alliances.ng our i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. poe, for five minutes. mr. poe: mr. speaker -- excuse me -- mr. speaker, when our forces invaded afghanistan in 2001, the goal was simple. remove the taliban government that...
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it the asia pacific theater, is a critical component. >> thank you all very much. >> on u.s. taxnel policy. john kelly announces a new office for victims of crimes by illegal immigrants. the senate homeland security committee investigates federal waste. ♪ c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and issues that impact you. thursday morning, maryland republican congresswoman and member of the house freedom caucus discusses health care and government funding. congresswomany coleman talks about growing arrests. then a discussion on potential budgetthen a discussion on potel budget cuts and counties. be sure to watch washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern thursday morning. join the discussion. >> thursday, u.s. pacific command commander admiral harris is back on capitol hill testifying about military strategy in the asia-pacific region, focusing on north korea. live coverage from the senate armed services committee at nine: -- at 9:30 am eastern. you can also watch on www.c-span.org or listen with the c-span radio app. >> a washington political salon and founda
it the asia pacific theater, is a critical component. >> thank you all very much. >> on u.s. taxnel policy. john kelly announces a new office for victims of crimes by illegal immigrants. the senate homeland security committee investigates federal waste. ♪ c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and issues that impact you. thursday morning, maryland republican congresswoman and member of the house freedom caucus discusses health care and government funding....
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in the u.s. -- asia-pacific.have enough votes to block neil gorsuch with made -- maybe republicans to use the nuclear option. they hold an advantage in the city and rules require 60 votes to move a supreme court nomination to a final vote. republicans could make the controversial move to require only a simple majority. the trump administration is trying to persuade house republicans to sign into a new version of the health care bill. lawmakers abandon one version of the bill last month and in investing setback to their pledge to repeal obamacare with one member of congress saying the new proposal could allow states to charge six people -- sick people higher rates. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalist and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. tom: data check, equities, bonds, currencies, commodities. the markets on a move which have been for the last two days with future deteriorated, negative seven, europe eight to 10 spread, a huge deal. 108. 108 percentage point dif
in the u.s. -- asia-pacific.have enough votes to block neil gorsuch with made -- maybe republicans to use the nuclear option. they hold an advantage in the city and rules require 60 votes to move a supreme court nomination to a final vote. republicans could make the controversial move to require only a simple majority. the trump administration is trying to persuade house republicans to sign into a new version of the health care bill. lawmakers abandon one version of the bill last month and in...
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that that goes for yup roar and asia pacific. i i think they know it's not tarted at them. say one of the things was that secretary mattis took his first trip to secretary of defense not to the middle east, not to nato but to the asia pacific, specifically to korea and japan. he was very forceful in both countries on how we are going to deploy this. this is not meant to threaten china in any way but we are ever right in the world to defend our troops and our allies and that's what it is all about. so again, i think there's bipartisan support as evidenced by the letter that we sat aro >> >> you you reallied covered -- if you within the to wait for the microphone keep your questions in the interogtive. ? thank thank you. last night we saw last night we saw 59 cruise missiles land. there is value to having a technology that works and keeping it over a long period of time. the the question is with regard to north korea and given the immediacy of the threat does it make shens to you to support the the existing technology we have. will you support that? >> i think it's a really i
that that goes for yup roar and asia pacific. i i think they know it's not tarted at them. say one of the things was that secretary mattis took his first trip to secretary of defense not to the middle east, not to nato but to the asia pacific, specifically to korea and japan. he was very forceful in both countries on how we are going to deploy this. this is not meant to threaten china in any way but we are ever right in the world to defend our troops and our allies and that's what it is all...
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military strategy in the asia-pacific region with admiral harry harris.e will -- armed services committee about north korea and relations with china. this is on death -- just under 2.5 hours. [chatter] >>> good morning. senate arms services committee meets to receive information on u.s. forces in korea. admiral harris, i appreciate your appearance and your area of responsibility. i want to express the appreciation for the services of men and women you lead who defend our nation every day. america's interest are deep and enduring. that's why for the past 70 years we have worked to uphold a rules based order based on the principals of free markets, open seas and open skies and peaceful resolution of disputes. these ideas have produced unprecedented peace and prosperity prosperity. now the challenge threatens the united states as well. the most immediate threat is a situation on the korean peninsula, kim jong un's regime has thrown its full weight to deliver nuclear weapons. a nuclear payload capable of striking a city but an eminent danger, one that poses a
military strategy in the asia-pacific region with admiral harry harris.e will -- armed services committee about north korea and relations with china. this is on death -- just under 2.5 hours. [chatter] >>> good morning. senate arms services committee meets to receive information on u.s. forces in korea. admiral harris, i appreciate your appearance and your area of responsibility. i want to express the appreciation for the services of men and women you lead who defend our nation every...
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over the course of nine trips, the asia pacific region in two years as i was secretary of state, dozens of strategic dialogues, i saw firsthand the growing dividends that president obama rebalance to the region to strengthen a rules based institution's based order. first, we invested in our core alliances, japan, south korea, the philippines, australia, we signed a posture agreement with australia in 2014 and the landmark with the philippines, we deepen our engagement and, of course, that start with china. it's important the replans was not directed at china, it included china and so we work today build a relationship with china that was defined by broader and deeper practical engagement on issues that matter today both of us and if it -- whether it was the iran nuclear agreement trying to play a critical role to, of course, climate change dealing together with ebola, working together to train diplomats from afghanistan, the range became quite remarkable and one of the things that was really a hallmark specially the-couple of years is the increase amount of work we were able to do with
over the course of nine trips, the asia pacific region in two years as i was secretary of state, dozens of strategic dialogues, i saw firsthand the growing dividends that president obama rebalance to the region to strengthen a rules based institution's based order. first, we invested in our core alliances, japan, south korea, the philippines, australia, we signed a posture agreement with australia in 2014 and the landmark with the philippines, we deepen our engagement and, of course, that start...
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message to the regime for a long time that the only way to long-term peace and stability in the asia pacificd peninsula. we'll rally our global partners especially in the asian pacific community to work toward that goal. it's the only way to secure the long-term peace. >> bill: there were shipments of coal to china out of north korea that were turned back. what do you know about that? has that happened before? and what would that signal on behalf of the chinese if they refuse that delivery? >> the one thing -- i wouldn't point to any specific example. we're seeing a growing partnership following up on the meeting last weekend between president trump and the chinese president in working together to confront the many challenges that the world community faces whether it's economic, national security basis. i would also point out that just yesterday china used its veto on a u.n. resolution that was condemning the chemical attacks in syria. that's fairly unprecedented. what we're seeing is the world community, the leadership of president trump going through the world stage and actually producing
message to the regime for a long time that the only way to long-term peace and stability in the asia pacificd peninsula. we'll rally our global partners especially in the asian pacific community to work toward that goal. it's the only way to secure the long-term peace. >> bill: there were shipments of coal to china out of north korea that were turned back. what do you know about that? has that happened before? and what would that signal on behalf of the chinese if they refuse that...
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perhaps not a surprise that asia-pacific leads the pack. then europe, then the european union. how do they get the u.s. to do more in japan? much going to have to be more of a trade-off between the two? >> you are talking about u.s. investment in asia right? i'm talking about japanese investment in the united states. the japanese are hoping that if japanese companies invest in the u.s. -- united states, that will satisfy the u.s. and satisfy the notion that the u.s. has that we need to have bilateral trade negotiations in order to open up the japanese market. so that is the trait investment issue. betty: don't they also went u.s. investment in japan? think --o, but i don't they would prefer to have more u.s. investment in japan, however japan is a shrinking market. the population is declining. there are many more attractive markets in asia. yes, they would be happy to have more u.s. investment, but the japanese do not believe that is going to al a the concerns that the u.s. has about the imbalance in the trade. the japanese solution to this
perhaps not a surprise that asia-pacific leads the pack. then europe, then the european union. how do they get the u.s. to do more in japan? much going to have to be more of a trade-off between the two? >> you are talking about u.s. investment in asia right? i'm talking about japanese investment in the united states. the japanese are hoping that if japanese companies invest in the u.s. -- united states, that will satisfy the u.s. and satisfy the notion that the u.s. has that we need to...
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earlier i spoke with dan sneider, who is associate director of the asia—pacific research centre at stanford california. i asked him what he made of president trump telling the un security council ambassadors that people had put on blindfolds for decades to the north korean problem. i think it's largely empty rhetoric, frankly. maybe president trump has had a blindfold on, because he doesn't seem to have been aware of north korea as a problem until after he was elected, but i think the world's been dealing with north korea for quite a while, and the tools that are available to it are pretty limited. but, professor sneider, we haven't had this kind of tough rhetoric on north korea from past american presidents. so do you think that there could be some meat in this rhetoric of president trump, that he could really take action, rather than, you know, just mere sanctions and talking to china about pyongyang? no, i don't think there's much meat to it, and frankly i could go back and cite you many instances of tough talk by american presidents, including president bush and president 0bama. the rea
earlier i spoke with dan sneider, who is associate director of the asia—pacific research centre at stanford california. i asked him what he made of president trump telling the un security council ambassadors that people had put on blindfolds for decades to the north korean problem. i think it's largely empty rhetoric, frankly. maybe president trump has had a blindfold on, because he doesn't seem to have been aware of north korea as a problem until after he was elected, but i think the world's...
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with australia's prime minister malcolm turnbull, he said pyongyang posed the biggest risk to the asia—pacificnges of achieving a nuclear free he talked about the changes of achieving a nuclearfree korean peninsula. for more than a generation, there has been a consensus on the world community for a nuclear free korean consensus on the world community for a nuclearfree korean peninsula. in the 1990s, a nuclearfree korean peninsula. in the 19905, it a nuclearfree korean peninsula. in the 1990s, it was the subject of negotiations and agreed framework was arrived at. six party talks would follow. sometime later, the last administration embraced a policy of strategic patience, all along the way, the regime in north korea answer the entreaties of the world community is with broken promises. and with continued pursuit, a headlong pursuit, off their nuclear and ballistic missile ambitions. and as president trump has made clear, and i've made clear asi has made clear, and i've made clear as i travel on his behalf throughout this era, —— area, but you're off resista nce this era, —— area, but you're off
with australia's prime minister malcolm turnbull, he said pyongyang posed the biggest risk to the asia—pacificnges of achieving a nuclear free he talked about the changes of achieving a nuclearfree korean peninsula. for more than a generation, there has been a consensus on the world community for a nuclear free korean consensus on the world community for a nuclearfree korean peninsula. in the 1990s, a nuclearfree korean peninsula. in the 19905, it a nuclearfree korean peninsula. in the 1990s,...
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/japan alliance remains a cornerstone of peace and security in the asia pacific region and that the united states was with the japanese people 100%. abe also added he supported donald trump's position that strategic patience with north korea had run out and that all options are on the table. >>> president trump told nkdz th north korea that it's got to beha behave. hallie jackson has more. >> reporter: at the white house, a jarring juxtaposition, the president posing with the easter bunny, but at the rope line new questions about north korea. >> got to behave. >> reporter: later on fox news. >> i don't want to telegraph what i'm doing or thinking. i'm not like other administrations where they say we're going to do this in four weeks. and that -- it doesn't work that way. >> reporter: that strategy of suspense, a hallmark of this administration so far isn't sitting well with russia, where there's new tough talk. on russian state tv, a putin ally saying, quote, trump is more impulsive and unpredictable than kim jong-un. the white house tight-lipped on next steps in north korea. >> drawing re
/japan alliance remains a cornerstone of peace and security in the asia pacific region and that the united states was with the japanese people 100%. abe also added he supported donald trump's position that strategic patience with north korea had run out and that all options are on the table. >>> president trump told nkdz th north korea that it's got to beha behave. hallie jackson has more. >> reporter: at the white house, a jarring juxtaposition, the president posing with the...
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our allies across the asia-pacific like china will continue to advance.'m here to achieve that objective through peaceful means , through negotiations but all options are on the table as we continue to stand shoulder to of southith the people korea for the long-term prosperity and freedom of the people of south korea. it is very humbling for me to be here because my father served here in korea in the united states army more than 64 years ago. the general met with me this morning with a few reflections on my father service here. father's service here. i'm here to express of the timeless bond between the people of south korea and the united states of america. the bonds between our people are not simply strategic and military and economic but they are personal and they span generations of americans and south koreans and on that foundation we will see freedom through, we will see the security and prosperity of the people of south korea and in a word we go together. >> mr. vice president, you said everything is on the table, does that include a u.s. preemptive
our allies across the asia-pacific like china will continue to advance.'m here to achieve that objective through peaceful means , through negotiations but all options are on the table as we continue to stand shoulder to of southith the people korea for the long-term prosperity and freedom of the people of south korea. it is very humbling for me to be here because my father served here in korea in the united states army more than 64 years ago. the general met with me this morning with a few...
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betty: asia-pacific markets following wall street heiser. rose on bets president trump will cut taxes soon. yvonne: betting against protectionism. concerns about global growth. we have the world coverage here on daybreak asia, we will be live across asia and the u.s. for the latest from the boj and the fed. betty: and we will have more on the imf and the push for more open markets. plus, in minneapolis we will see if the samsung will boost its image. guru iswhere a tech located. daybreak asias come alive from the u.s. and asian headquarters. i am betty liu. 7:00e: it is just after a.m. here in hong kong. this is on a positive note. steve mnuchin said tax reform could be coming soon. but no real details. this: it is just words at point. how many times have you heard people in washington say this will get done and then it does not get done? however, at least today it was enough to get the markets to this day rally. at least on the asia side, the u.s. is ending the week for you on a positive note. yvonne: let's see how things are in new zealand
betty: asia-pacific markets following wall street heiser. rose on bets president trump will cut taxes soon. yvonne: betting against protectionism. concerns about global growth. we have the world coverage here on daybreak asia, we will be live across asia and the u.s. for the latest from the boj and the fed. betty: and we will have more on the imf and the push for more open markets. plus, in minneapolis we will see if the samsung will boost its image. guru iswhere a tech located. daybreak asias...
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♪ >> asia-pacific stocks are set to rise as four markets return to trade.all street posted flat after an up-and-down session. >> stepping down over his role in a leak of confidential information. he says america is exceptional, but fears something is very wrong here. ahead of the presidential talks with look at the high profile on each side of the table. the world coverage on daybreak asia, live in beijing to talk about president xi jinping's upcoming visit to the u.s. and in sydney come out we look at the damage from a strike at a mine. two bigw york, eric stories, the resignation of lacker and a letter to shareholders, one of the widely read on wall street. this is daybreak asia live from u.s. and asia headquarters. i am betty liu here in new york, it is just after 7:00 p.m. just after 7:00 a.m. in hong kong. i am yvonne man. betty: south korea come out we have a $.4 billion, the balance. that is a rise from the prior number of 5.2 billion. 10.5 billion, much higher than the 7.8 that we saw earlier. [noas been interesting audio] betty: north korea and sou
♪ >> asia-pacific stocks are set to rise as four markets return to trade.all street posted flat after an up-and-down session. >> stepping down over his role in a leak of confidential information. he says america is exceptional, but fears something is very wrong here. ahead of the presidential talks with look at the high profile on each side of the table. the world coverage on daybreak asia, live in beijing to talk about president xi jinping's upcoming visit to the u.s. and in...
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a big day today across the asia-pacific.ing day. -- onming out of china the back of the ppi data from japan. treating gets underway shery: futures point to a mixed day in the asia-pacific. united, one of the losers on wall street, after this video , struggling to contain the damage from a passengers forcible removal. shery: toshiba finally report saying it's very survival is uncertain because of the enormous losses at westinghouse. ramy: those earnings came without the auditors approval. the stock the largest mover on the nikkei 225. shery: this is the second hour of "daybreak: asia," coming to you from bloomberg's u.s. and asian headquarters. hong kong,ahn in where it is just past 8:00 a.m. ramy: an im ramy inocencio in new york. rex tillerson heads to moscow, when he has to say. some u.s. senator saying that in terms ofbe done syria and military might. i want to hop into the bloomberg terminal. i want to show you what is happening in terms of the safe havens. the white light at the top, that is gold. gold bell at $12 75. a
a big day today across the asia-pacific.ing day. -- onming out of china the back of the ppi data from japan. treating gets underway shery: futures point to a mixed day in the asia-pacific. united, one of the losers on wall street, after this video , struggling to contain the damage from a passengers forcible removal. shery: toshiba finally report saying it's very survival is uncertain because of the enormous losses at westinghouse. ramy: those earnings came without the auditors approval. the...
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military policy in the asia-pacific region. developments at the white house today. and the upcoming federal budget deadline. sunday, april 30, join washington journal at 9:00 a.m. eastern for the annual cram for the exam to help student's prepare for the advanced placement u.s. government and politics exam. high school government teachers from hadley stevenson high lincolnshire, illinois will take your calls and review sample questions you might find on this year's exam. >> relaxed, calm down, there is going to be questions on the multiple choice you do not blame your teacher, do not try to withdraw your shout out. they will be questions you miss. we all do. do your best. and if you do not know the answer, make a good guess. do not leave it blank. keep writing. think less, thing more. if you blank on something like guidelines on blanket primaries, go back to what you do. use those context clues. you studied hard, you worked hard, your teachers have prepped you well. takehose context clues and a deep breath and problem solve. >> the annual cram for the exam is always
military policy in the asia-pacific region. developments at the white house today. and the upcoming federal budget deadline. sunday, april 30, join washington journal at 9:00 a.m. eastern for the annual cram for the exam to help student's prepare for the advanced placement u.s. government and politics exam. high school government teachers from hadley stevenson high lincolnshire, illinois will take your calls and review sample questions you might find on this year's exam. >> relaxed, calm...
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the asia-pacific will be more secure. [speaking foreign language] vice president pence: nowhere is more evident than confronting the most dangerous threat to peace and security. the regime in north korea. states992, the united and our allies have stood together for a denuclearize korean peninsula. completedis to be through peaceful means. but all options are on the table. just in the past two weeks, the world witnessed the strength and resolve of our new president. actions taken in syria and afghanistan. north korea would do well not to test his resolve or the strength of the armed forces of the united states in this region. we will continue to deploy the missile defense system as a defensive measure. called for by the alliance and for the alliance. we will continue to evolve a comp rent a set of capabilities to ensure the capabilities of south korea. and as the secretary of defense made clear not long ago, we will defeat any attack and we will meet any use of conventional or nuclear weapons with an overwhelming and effec
the asia-pacific will be more secure. [speaking foreign language] vice president pence: nowhere is more evident than confronting the most dangerous threat to peace and security. the regime in north korea. states992, the united and our allies have stood together for a denuclearize korean peninsula. completedis to be through peaceful means. but all options are on the table. just in the past two weeks, the world witnessed the strength and resolve of our new president. actions taken in syria and...