a lot more still to bring it, including -- this is beijing 2008, birds and a stadium and this is beijing in 2011. how did they get rid of the small began? -- smog again? nearly two years after he he was hit with the earthquake and the hundreds of thousands are homeless. even those with money are struggling to find decent housing. as part of the effort to get the middle class to move back into permanent housing and kick start some of a construction boom, the government and international lenders are trying to reinvent the mortgage market. >> shacks cling to the hillside of this home to tens of thousands of people. conditions may be grim, but the inhabitants are better off than many of their fellow haitians. at least they have a solid growth over their heads. it is almost two years since the earthquake devastated the city, but half a million people were still living under flimsy tents and tarpaulins. the poor are waiting for reconstruction efforts to reach them. but for the 10% of the population with a regular income, there is now a chance to -- now a chance to borrow enough. they're trying

if i could take you back to the moment to the beijing olympics. you may remember the extraordinary strength authorities went to to get the level of smog over the city right down. well, that was then. for the last few days, beijing has been again covered in a thick blanket of smog, and that forced the closure of several highways, the cancellation of hundreds of flights, and according to some reports, hospital admissions have risen by almost a third. our correspondent, martin patience, reports on how people are coping with the smog. >> beijing's not always easy to make out. it's currently choking on some of the worst pollution they've seen this year. some in the city are taking precautions. this man is pulling his child out of school early. he doesn't want him playing outdoors. >> the pollution at this moment is beyond the standards for the normal activities outside. >> the emissions of factories, power plants, and five million cars all make beijing one of the most polluted cities on earth. public health experts say the smoke is dangerous. >> when y

economic turmoil and peace develops gessen cross-talk discuss beijing's possible role as the euro's savior that's next here on r.t. . wealthy british style. sometimes it's because. of the. markets why not scandal. find out what's really happening to the global economy in the kinds of reports on our t.v. . if you. want . a low and welcome across time peter a little china's maneuvering our chinese fortunes faring during the global financial crisis and the euro zone fiasco political uncertainty in the u.s. and the arab spring is china and that gaynor is the world undergoes massive economic and geopolitical shifts and as the world changes will china take on a greater leadership role. taking. cross-talk china's growing influence i'm joined by greg audrey in irvine he's an entrepreneur and co-author of death by china in miami we have already shankar he has to ford motor company chair in global business management at ohio state university and in beijing we cross to doris nesbitt she's the director of the nesbitt china institute all right folks you have difference a points of view on this and i wa

in cross-talk not discussed beijing's possible role as the euro's savior that's now right here on out say. twenty years ago the largest country in the. disintegrated. was how did. it began a journey. where did it take to. keep . a low in welcome across time peter without china's maneuvering our chinese fortunes faring during the global financial crisis and the eurozone fiasco political uncertainty in the us and the arab spring is china and then again or is the world undergoes massive economic and geopolitical shifts and as the world changes will china take on a greater leadership role. came. across not china's growing influence i'm joined by greg audrey in irvine he's an entrepreneur and co-author of death by china in miami we have already shankar he used a ford motor company chair in global business management at ohio state university and in beijing we crossed to doris nesbitt she's the director of the nesbitt china institute all right folks you have difference a points of view on this and i want you to show my viewers ok but first marcia people say that china is set to save the worl

some talk over beijing's capacity to contribute to the hero's owns bailout fund the decision has not been finalized by the european leaders and the i.m.f. have all welcome to cross back over an investment which could range the truth fifty and a hundred billion dollars. i believe resolution for european debt very ability to finance trade and economy. if china doesn't share cash into the eurozone it would mark unprecedented shift and global power dynamics and make china a financial power on par with the u.s. and this wouldn't have a first time for the two countries jousted for a while now the u.s. has laid claims that china is under valuing its currency they continue to try to game the system to their advantage and our just sit damage so i think it's appropriate and fitting in timely for us to be standing up and saying you know this is this is not acceptable ultimately however saving the eurozone and the u.s. is in china's own economic interests meanwhile economists are already warning of contagion threat if the crisis unravels and some have pointed to the country's slow growth as a si

needs to claw itself out of economic turmoil peter lavelle's guests in cross talk discuss beijing's possible role as the euro savior here on our t.v. . hello and welcome to cross talk i'm peter a little china's maneuvering our chinese fortunes faring during the global financial crisis the eurozone fiasco political uncertainty in the u.s. and the arab spring is china and then again or is the world undergoes massive economic and geopolitical shifts and as the world changes will china take on a greater leadership role. cross-talk china's growing influence i'm joined by greg audrey in irvine he's an entrepreneur and co-author of death by china in miami we have already shankar he used a ford motor company chair in global business management at ohio state university and in beijing we crossed to doris nesbitt she's the director of the nesbitt china institute all right folks you have difference a points of view on this and i want you to show my viewers ok but first marcia people say that china is set to save the world well i don't know about that but there is little doubt that over the last decade a

he used to ford motor company chair in global business management at ohio state university and in beijing we crossed to doris nesbitt she's the director of the nesbitt china institute all right folks you have difference of points of view on this and i want you to show my viewers ok but first people say china is set to save the world well i don't know about that but there is little doubt that over the last decade asia and china specifically has been steadily moving to the fore of the global economy and in the wake of the two thousand and eight credit crunch which shattered the western presidential price and triggered europe's own sovereign debt crisis experts say china's role and power in global affairs is more palpable than ever growing economic might is reflected in the some talk over beijing's capacity to contribute to the hero zones bailout fund the decision has not been finalized the european leaders and the i.m.f. have all welcomed the prospect of an investment which could range the truth fifty and a hundred billion dollars the sound. i believe the resolution for european debt is ver

and we'll seek more opportunities for cooperation with beijing. including greater communication between our militaries to promote understanding and avoid miscalculation. we willo this even as we continue to speak candidly to beijing about the importance of upholding international norms and respecting the universal human rights of the chinese people. >> he also stressed the importance of making the free market an international rule. >> so even as america competes aggressively in asian markets, we're forging economic partnerships that create opportunity for all. building on our historic trade agreement with south korea, we're working with australia and our other apec partners to create a seamless regional economy. and with australia and other partners, we're on track to achieve our most ambitious trade agreement yet. and a potential model for the entire region. the transpacific partnership. >> obama added that while the united states remains the world's largest economy, prosperity cannot be attained by one country as all counties in the region rise

we got news out of beijing. more on that later in the show. a dial warning on the outlook for the global economy over the next few years. we'll have more on that. casting poor across the region of what's been going on in europe. there's talk in singapore that economic growth next year will be weaker because of external influences. so that's how the numbers finished the start of this trading week. hong kong the biggest lose per. financial stocks suffering under the european debt crisis. it's partly due to japanese companies being affected by the flooding in thailand. the just take a look at the niki. if you go back over a year, you'll see it's coming down below the level of hits just in the days after the earthquake and tsunami. it's come right through that level there. down now to its lowest level. it's its lowest point since march of 2009. >> really put it is in p perspecti perspective. the set is complete in spain. we're talking about greece,port gal. but none it seems can shake off the fears of financial stress. mair ya know rajoy is now in

so we thought they might have most credibility in beijing. the problem was that the chinese communists didn't just anti-communist. so they were going to prepare specific to romania. but finally on the trip around the world mcclintock to the pakistan president not established a contact which we been used. >> host: let me ask you about the media pack tribe to which you are doing the opening to china, which was the vietnam war. he talked about strategic dynamics between the united states and the soviet union which is growing in strategic terms china. talk a little bit if you do that you expect to appeal to need to china to affect the war in china country in vietnam. >> guest: nixon didn't start the war in vietnam. nixon inherited the war in vietnam. when nixon and if there were 540,000 american troops in vietnam and we had just come through a major attack by the vietnamese and we have it's in the streets in this country against the war in vietnam. at the same time we were the country on which the security of almost every regional world depend ha

so, we thought they might have lost credibility in beijing. the problem was the chinese communist didn't trust any communist, so they were reluctant to be very specific. finally on a trip around the world nixon talked to the pakistan president, and that established the contact we then used. >> host: let me ask about the immediate backdrop to what you were doing with the opening to china with the viet nam war. we talked about the strategic dynamic in the united states, the soviet union which was growing at least in strategic terms, and china. talk a little bit if you would about how you and expected the opening to china to affect the war in vietnam. >> guest: nixon didn't start the war. nixon inherited the war in vietnam. but nixon ended others, there were 545,000 americans in vietnam, and we had just gone through the tet offensive which was a major attack by the vietnamese and we had riots in the streets in this country against a the war and the vietnam. we were the same country in which of the security of almost every region of the world depe

could help and what it may want to return i'm joined by beijing based correspondent shouted. thank you very much for joining us so we could be question hanging over greece in the whole euro zone china doesn't seem to be in too much of a hurry to help but is beijing in any way willing to get involved. well the answer is a bit makes china does seem reluctant to halt the news agency says that china will not be a savior for the euro zone and so far chinese leaders after. the head of the bailout plan came to china last week asking for help the response from chinese leaders is then they want more clarity on european plans to solve its economic crisis before it gets involved at the same time china's economy is an extra an extra completely linked to the european economy into the global financial system and china's economy is dependent on europe buying exports from china and also a large portion of china's china's currency reserves are in the euro so it's not a china's interest to see europe's economy fail or decline and that of course is part of this discussion as well of foreign min

and here in 1989 gorbachev was coming to beijing on deng's terms. he wasulling troops out of mongolia, he was getting vietnam to pull out of cam pod ya. and he was pulling troops out of afghanistan. so... the soviet union had accepted his conditions so the world press was invited to see the renewal of the relation between russia and china. deng made it very clear to the americans that it was not going to be like the '50s. they were not going to have a that clo a relation but they wanted a normal relation. deng wanted a pieceful environment with all major powers. rose: so he could growhe economy. >> so he could grow theconomy and people could improve their way of life. and so that's why people were there and at a very critical time someone went to north korea very a visit that had been planned a long time, ahead of time and jao jiang writes that hehad to go ahead because otherwise it would seem that china were inhaos. other people had different interpretations b. there was no clear leadership. deng by that time was already approaching his 88th birthd

beijing says that he owes no less than $2.4 million in total.detained back in april and accused of tax evasion. supporters are rallying around him to make sure that he doesn't go back to jail. and so far they've actually sent him this figure, about $950,000, which isn't actually the figure i had behind me, but this you have it. he's committed to paying every penny of the bill which he says is government retaliation against a dissident. >> yeah, the artist says that supporters have been traveling thousands of kilometers to his beijing studios to donate money. we introduce you to some of them. >> reporter: outside the studio of one of china's most famous artists, citizens like this taking part in what they see as an act of defiance against the government. she's donating to an outspoken government critic recently slapped with a $2.4 million bill for alleged tax evasion. "unimaginable amount of money," she says, "but china has 1.3 billion people. if everyone gives a little, we will have enough." they came to make donations. a lot of them don't have

for reference, beijing had 80,000 security personnel for its olympics. b, 40,000, c, 80,000, or d, 200,000? stay tuned. we'll tell you the correct answer. make sure you go to cnn.com/gps for ten more questions. while you're there, make sure you check out our web site, theglobalpublicsquare. don't forget follow us on twitter and facebook. my book of the week is from my guest earlier, "the dictator's handbook: why bad behavior is almost always good politics." de mosquita and his co-author, allister smith, have guidelines that predict the behavior of leaders. they say that all political leaders, democratically elected or dictatorial power-grabbers, are really only interested in their even political survival. if you use that for your guide, you can figure out what they will do. a smart book. >>> for a last look, those of you who watched our recent education special saw the exhausting study habits of south korean students. the accumulation of that pressure was last week when almost 700,000 south korean high school students took the test they had spent all tho

in beijing. it seems that modern living may be posing a new challenge for medical experts. >> i do not know about you, but many of us cannot imagine living without the internet nowadays, but can the need to be on-line become an addition? it is recognized by the american psychological association. doctors are coming up with innovative treatments. from connecticut, we have the story of 116-year-old. is online have that went to the extreme. >> nick was always a model student, but a year ago those grades started to drop. he had been given a laptop computer by his high school. he has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and spent six hours per day playing video games. >> i started doing the multiplayer games and stuff like that. what it did for me is the kind of gave me a sense of instant gratification. >> and what did you feel when you could not play video games? >> like, i had to go on the computer or i would be bored to death. >> he and his family are experiencing -- it's being played out in h

european financial stability facility's ceo klaus regling visited beijing on friday and asked for china'selp in expanding the scope of the fund. but the meeting did not result in any concrete measures. >> no conclusion, certainly today during our visit. what i know is that china must invest every month because the country currently has a surplus. >> at a news conference, chinese vice finance minister noted that his country is already investing in the fund and wants to know more details about the plan to bolster it. >> ongoing uncertainty in europe and a a sluggish u.s. economy are fueling concerns about the japanese economy about battling the effects of a strong yen. last week, japan's central bank said it will expand its asset purchase program in an effort to stimulate the economy and rein in the run-away currency. >> at a policy meeting on thursday, the bank of japan decided to boost asset purchase program by about $66 billion, to roughly $720 billion. the bank said that will help it buy more long-term japanese government bonds. speculation that the u.s. federal reserve may take additio

the real concerns are no longer about washington but rather about beijing. countries in asia and around the world are wondering and worrying about china. watching china's somewhat aggressive diplomacy last year, many asian countries are still worried. and as they watch china's military modernization, they worry more. it's not just in asia, of course. look at africa where china's investments and activity are becoming part of those countries' domestic politics. the recent elections in zambia, for example, were won by a attend who promised to take on the chinese. the chinese, by some accounts, have virtual control over that country's economy. zambia is a huge copper exporter, and chinese state-owned companies are deeply involved in that business. it is a sign of china's power that the candidate who is now president has had to make nice with the chinese and recently threw a lunch for chinese investors. this might explain it, copper special report produced 2/3 of the zambian government's revenues. the united states is also witnessing new levels of anxiety about c

european financial stability facility's ceo klaus regling visited beijing on friday and asked for china'selp in expanding the scope of the fund. but the meeting did not result in any concrete measures. >> no conclusion, certainly today during our visit. what i know is that china must invest every month because the country currently has a surplus. >> at a news conference, chinese vice finance minister noted that his country is already investing in the fund and wants to know more details about the plan to bolster it. >> ongoing uncertainty in europe and a a sluggish u.s. economy are fueling concerns about the japanese economy about battling the effects of a strong yen. last week, japan's central bank said it will expand its asset purchase program in an effort to stimulate the economy and rein in the run-away currency. >> at a policy meeting on thursday, the bank of japan decided to boost asset purchase program by about $66 billion, to roughly $720 billion. the bank said that will help it buy more long-term japanese government bonds. speculation that the u.s. federal reserve may take additio

they can get a server in beijing. what difference does it make year or $3,000 buys 10,000 computers for 30 minutes. nobody has ever been given 10,000 computers for 30 minutes for $3,000. it is in the question that they looked at me at that stage and went, "what would i do with that?" that is the seat of the next step. there are lots of examples already happening around us, but this is the magic. as soon as the smart kids out there start figuring out what you do, we ignite this thing with a rocket ship. this has nothing to do with total cost of ownership or any of that. it has to do with being able to do things we economically could never do before. i will conclude i see the floor. >> thank you, tim. simon. >> well, now you know all about how computing. [laughter] let me give you a slightly different angle. i think of the cloud as being roughly categorized into two worlds. there is the clout as envisaged and manifested within the enterprise, which includes the city of santa francisco. large organizations of people who

and china continue to outline competing economic programs were insisting on more influence for beijing is a growing power while obama zeroed in on it china is trading decisions so on a boycott now explains the differences that have piled up between which. if there is any us state with the occupy movement has little chance it's probably hold by just like a high concentration of politicians in wall street big week socializing at the apex . some of the only place people are willing to occupy here on mass at the beach is with one exception these protesters are against greed and social injustice they're against the canonical equality and they are against china. i was. the mood at the podium was similar to look hostile i think we can benefit from frayed with china and i want certainly continue cultivating a. constructive relationship with the chinese government but we're going to continue to be firm in insisting that they operate by the same rules that. everybody else operates on his political opponents were even more villages around than happen to think that the. communist chinese. will in

are driving washington's criticism of beijing it's created the difficulties for the us have to raise employment rates and. the current a difficult case of the us government in creating jobs the fact that the us has lost the competitive it's a competitive advantage in most of the traditional manufacturing industry so you know you can reduce that its exports to the us increasing its the exchange rates and the low wage emerging market countries are quite a step to reappraise. so these kind of the big i think the chinese leaders are quite clear minded of holding the interest the national interest the us the presidential election is that. the chinese economy and the chinese currency. are used as. scapegoats for us in difficult economic difficulties again. recently that's why i'm in the. game. asia pacific leaders in hawaii were also keen to shield themselves from the fallout in the euro zone and later we'll see whether government changes in the e.u. will provide protection. to the thread governments are taking over in debt ridden greece and italy but critics say they'll be better able to

its currency oksana boyko now explains the differences that have piled up between washington and beijing. if there is any us state where the occupy movement has little chance that's probably why despite the high concentration of politicians in wall street big week socializing at the apec summit the only place people are willing to offer to party here on mass at the beach is with one exception these protesters are against greed and social injustice they're against economic inequality and they are against china. i. mean sudan clearly the mood at the podium was similar to hostile i think we can benefit from trade with china and i want certainly to continue cultivating a. constructive relationship with the trying his government but we're going to continue to be firm in insisting that they operate by the same rules that. everybody else rules rules and again rules as a country that's been ruling the roost for decades the united states has never been shy of policing others but as china's g.d.p. continues adding nine percent a year again and a half percent growth in the u.s. the reprimand seems

are driving washington's criticism of beijing it created the difficult days before the u.s. had to raise employment rates. the current the difficulties of the us government in creating jobs and the fact that the us has lost the compared to it's a competitive advantage in most of the traditional manufacturing industry so you hear china reduced to its exports to the us by increasing its. other low wage emerging market countries to quit the stampede to repress china so these kind of debate i think the chinese leaders are quite clear minded you know upholding the interests the national interests of the u.s. the presidential election is approaching and the chinese case the chinese economy and the chinese currency is used to ask a. scapegoat for us a difficult economic difficulties again. recent thread that's why i mean the us is nearing its theory are trying to gain. asia pacific leaders in hawaii were also came to shield themselves from the fall out in the euro zone well later we see whether government changes in the e.u. will provide protection. technocrat governments are takin

beijing i didn't he was the most populous country in the world. will be the city that has invented modem sport for food who are many other sports were invented in england so the identity would be something very durable always sochi would have its own identity if you think about in your own words what makes sochi so special for the next we have a lot of special things differently. the winter aspect of your private and your country of course in the summer but personally it's been eventful frightening snow and ice and and winter. even you he said he went there spray the a major role in conflicts and wars so it would definitely be also a unique combination of beautiful seed the black sea and the mountains you don't have that many times because it's close vicinity for freddy high mountains we have pets we're all snow i'm the sea and the beach so that's going to be a unique so. unique circumstance of a sparks of that nature is the key to such sharing thanks yeah absolutely president of the international olympic committee thank you very much for this and

and the high, beijing 10 degrees. tokyo, 14 degrees. manila and bangkok in the lower 30s. heading over to the america, let's first talk about a tropical storm kenneth. now kenneth has potential of becoming a hurricane even later today. local time. it's not going to be bringing us any coastal warnings or coastal watches. knott in effect yet but we'll keep an eye on this system for you. in the bigger picture, a winter storm that's a very strong cold front that will push in towards the pacific northwest. snow accumulation of up to 40 centimeters may be seen in northern montana, idaho as well as the cascades, in higher elevations. in lower elevations, this system will bring hefty rain. that is going to accumulating and winds are going to be picking up about 55 kilometers in most of these areas. we've got nothing too significant but upper level low. the four corners. this is what we're going to be looking at. severe conditions here. texas and also arkansas, we're going to be looking at 100 millimeters or more of rain to come. we're very concerned with flash flooding and also se