takafumi terui, nhk world, beijing. >> for more on this issue, i'm joined by our beijing correspondent, michitaka yamada. roughly how many children in china cannot receive mandatory education? >> well, there are no official government studies, james, but a newspaper affiliated with a communist organization reported in 2011 that more than 2 million children are either unable to attend primary or middle schools or they would quit school all together. now, education in china is free for the first nine years, but families are responsible for buying supplies such as pens and textbooks and sometimes uniforms. on top of that, some rural families have to pay for their children to live in dormitories because their homes are too far away from a school. for people living on low income, that just costs too much. >> china's policy of one child per family is decades old. earlier we saw a family with more than two children. is that common? >> the one-child policy began in 1979 and it's still in effect today. but some couples in rural areas and ethnic minorities are allowed to have a second child. the

it was to reduce air pollution in beijing. residents are complaining about health hazards. >> translator: it's troubling me. >> translator: everyone here has lung trouble because of the air pollution. >> reporter: she lives here. last june he suffered a stroke. he's been bedridden ever since. his wife suspects air pollution has something to do with his illness. >> translator: my husband had a terrible cough for a long time. he must have inhaled all sorts of pollutants. >> reporter: researchers are now looking into how to determine the health risks of pm2.5. experts at pay king university says 8,500 people. they all died from lung cancer and other ailments. >> translator: the figure startled me. it's obvious the health of chinese people is at risk. the government should take stringent measures right away. >> translator: what do you think should be done to combat the air pollution in beijing? >> translator: environment campaigners the government to take quick action. they give out face masks and they asked people what should be

china's national people's congress is under way in beijing. over the next two weeks, communist party members will fill key positions in the new government. now barring any major surprises, these two men will lead that government. xi jinping is set to replace wen jiabao. li keqiang will likely become premier. as part of our special series "china change and challenge," james tengan is reporting from beijing. james, in addition to these political appointments, delegates are also discussing a range of issues, one made international headlines has been the air pollution. what's the air been like since you arrived? >> reporter: well, it's only my third day here, gene, but i've already seen a huge contrast in the air quality. on monday the sky was blue and the air seemed clean but this morning it was hazy and i could actually taste the pollution. you know, this is one of the most visible side effects of china's rapid development over the past 30 years. a leading chinese specialist in respiratory diseases said last month the air pollution here is more

i'm james tengan in beijing. >>> cradle of culture, economic powerhouse. many enjoy the fruits of prosperity. along the path to a new china. but millions are still missing out. and public discontent is growing. against that backdrop, officials are choosing a fresh slate of government leaders. "newsline" correspondents will bring you full coverage of incoming president xi jinping's new administration. don't miss china, change and challenge at 8:00 p.m. japan time. >>> north korean officials have issued unite threat over u.n. moves to punish their country. members of the security council are preparing to vote for tough sanctions on the north for its nuclear test last month. officials say counter measures will be necessary if the united states does not change its hostile attitude toward the country. north korea will exercise its right to create preemptive nuclear attacks on what it calls the headquarters of aggressors. it says they're trying to trigger nuclear war. >>> american forces in south korea held a large military drill on thursday. this follows north

james tengan is in beijing covering our series china, change and challenge.ames, how is the story on the korean peninsula playing occupant there? >> reporter: yes, gene. li keqiang and xi jinping are expected to be confirmed as vice premier and president at next week's national people congress. chinese government officials are trying to show they are doing what they can to keep the peace. a foreign ministry spokesperson appealed to leaders in north and south korea to let cooler heads >>> china is north korea's biggest ally but it too supports the latest u.n. sanction. the country is in the process of a leadership transition. james tengan is in beijing covering developments as part of our series, "china, change and challenge." james, how is the story on the korean peninsula playing out there? >> reporter: yes, gene. xi jinping and li keqiang are expected to be confirmed as china's president and vice premier next week at the national people's congress. it looks like the situation on the korean peninsula will be their first major foreign policy challenge. chines

president's first overseas trip as caesar the signing of multibillion dollar deals with russia this is beijing seeks a partnership to counterbalance you as global influence. live from moscow this is archie with me to bob would say it's good to have your company with us today. in a last ditch attempt to rescue cypress a from bankruptcy president. says heading to brussels to meet e.u. officials that's as his country struggles to meet the conditions for a ten billion euro bailout the super parliament has ponce a number of bills covering key elements of the rescue plan but that wasn't enough which is that is why the troika officials cyprus has had to deliver a decision on the plan that most controversial aspects proposed tax on bank deposits which just spot an outrage and panic across the nation the deadline is on monday when the european central bank warns it will cut off emergency funding to cypriot banks if no deal is reached archies test as you'll hear reports and spoke to people on the streets of the cypriot capital. here with me to avoid the protesters for the past two days here in cyprus ev

beijing's reasoning is understandable. we tend to think about north korea through the prism of two issues, nuclear weapons and human rights. but the chinese have a more pressing concern. national collapse. if they were to push the north korean government too hard, they feel, the regime could fall, leaving millions to seek refuge in china. even more important, the end game would be obvious. a unified korea on south korea's terms, which would mean that china would now be bordered by a formal ally of the united states with 28,000 u.s. troops on its soil, as well as nuclear weapons. you don't have to be a paranoid to worry about that scenario. if washington wants to deepen china's commitment at tackling north korea's belligerence. we will have to address beijing's concerns. the national security adviser, tom donilon who has been the administration's chief with the chinese could have a frank series of conversations with his counterparts in beijing about a streenlic plan for the korean peninsula in the event of a north korean co

we report from near the great hall of the people in beijing. >> reporter: a spokesperson for the national people's congress met reporters one day before its opening on tuesday. but she did not announce the country's annual defense budget. that's usually done the day before the congress. >> translator: the defense budget will be announced after discussion and approval by the national people's congress. strengthening of national defense is to protect the nation's safety and peace. not to pose a threat to other countries. >> reporter: china's defense budget has grown by double digits nearly every year for over two decades. monday's announcement drew close attention, observers say china left out the budget that the country's military buildup threatened the international community. the annual congress brings together about 3,000 people, provincial leaders, legal officials and military observers gather to hear speeches and to cast votes. they will discuss policies and problems the country needs to tackle in the coming year. ♪ the congress is china's parliament, given top authority under the con

you talked about the weather in beijing. in the recent treaty, not just beijing that extensive parts of eastern china, have experienced some hazy weather. and like everyone of you, i was quite upset about that. this is a problem that has built up over a long period of time. this government will show even greater resolve and take more vigorous efforts to clean up such pollution. as for the key regions and the man-made factors that we have identified, we will set deadlines for these to be addressed. as for water and soil pollution, we will need to devop a clear understanding of the extent of the problem, and take resolute steps to improve the situation. food safety is a matter of utmost importance, because it has a direct bearing on the people's quality of life and health. the government will take strong measures to punish the heartless producers of substandard and fake food so that they will pay a high price. [speaking chinese]

also as a new leader comes to power in china beijing and washington struggled for dominance in the age of looks set to heat up. you're watching r t a line from moscow with me to bomb would say it's good to have you company with us of the soft and the child soldiers fighting them both sides of the bloody conflict in syria that's according to u.n. investigators and charities as a crisis in syria approaches its second anniversary this week of the u.n. is warning this is not a simplistic battle between good rebels and an evil regime reporter. has this update from damascus. the conflict is getting more complicated we have seen many many phenomena regarding the children being involved in this crisis we have seen many children eighteen and these children in the school ages where there's going to destroy and they don't have any other thing that we can get through today and sometimes paid for paid for their paid in one of the most important example of this was the video that was produced or let's say on you tube something like a month month two months ago for a child of seven years old by headi

beijing and shanghai saw rises right around 6%. it had been levying real estate taxes in two major cities, shanghai and jongching but decided to kple kple -- implement them in other cities as well. >>> they approved a new president and premier, a once in a decade change of leadership. mitchitaka yamaka reports. >> translator: china's dream must be realized with the power of a united people. that's the dream of each and every chinese. >> reporter: xi used the phrase "china's dream" nine times in the speech. at the end of the congress. the new president pledged efforts to improve people's lives and lead a national renaissance. a strong china is part of that dream. a point driven home by the incoming premier. he spoke to the media saying china will maintain its uncompromising strength of sovereignty and territorial rights. >> translator: china is firmly determined to follow the path of peaceful development. at the same time, china's position of defending its sovereignty and territory is unwavering. china will never bend these two prin

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also has a new leader comes to power in china beijing and washington struggle for dominance and. international news and comment from our studio here in moscow this is. twenty four hours a day. at least forty people have been arrested in new york on a third night of demonstrations off to police shot dead a black sixteen year old authorities say the officers were acting in self-defense when they fought eleven rounds at the teenager but the protesters accuse police of systematic racism and brutality. has more. the night began on wednesday with a peaceful vigil to honor kamani gray but soon after and in a rage crowd split off and a vigil broke out into the streets and subsequently with police officers dressed in riot gear what fueled all these anger is the fact that the autopsy article money was released wednesday indicating that the sixteen year old boy was struck for seven times by bullets the real those bullets hit him from behind but this clearly will be anger that that has already been boiling for days many new yorkers believe that this is another indication other example of a r

it we did travel to beijing and do we need to build or not? you got my vote that we do need to build it because we were able to travel to beijing, it was smoother than bart and on time and were there in 2-and-a-half hours. it's a great infrastructure and we should emulate and copy. while in beijing, we had a number of good meetings, the first was with china osha shipping company. we didn't meet with staff, we met with the chairman way who is a very impressive fellow and he did explain to us, we told him about our bulk operation, he said that costco has the largest bulk fleet in the world and he negotiated to have this done in the port project. lastly one of the highlights of the trip professionally it was a highlight for me too was commission adams through his connections, his friendship, really set up a meeting with am bass bassador with the us embassy. they were so gracious with their time. he went an hour with him in his chambers with a number of his commercial staff, department of commerce staff, to discuss trade and labor issues, our port

. >> beijing steps up social spending in its latest budget in the bid to boost living standards and build out china's domestic economy. >> europe agrees to an anti-money laundering audit of its banks. but the finance minister says the originalin borders on racism. >> for us, a depositor is a depositor. it does not matter where they come from. >>> a 10% decline in car registrations in february over-shadowed the auto show in geneva. plus, hammer jeanie showcases the 4.5 million -- that is a cool looking car. >> standard chartered sets this dividend on the back of pretax profit earnings. >> announcer: you're watching "worldwide exchange," bringing you business news from around the globe. >>> february pmi, 47.9. 47.3 was the flash. it's still lower than the 48.6 in january but the pick up from the flash, the employment index 46.5, 46.3 was the flash. the final composite pmi, 47.9. >> both germany and france contributed to the higher revision. 53.3 to a little better. france is a little better, but it's still deeply in contraction at 43.137. >> spain actually got worse. 44.7. that was worse th

beijing need to pay for its ambitious projects, which range from better environmental protection and fighting poverty to upgrading the armed forces. military spending is set to rise by 11%, to the equivalent of 90 billion euros. >> we should accelerate the modernization of the armed forces to strengthen china's defense and resolutely opposed china's sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity and ensure its peaceful development. >> economic growth and a strong military are the main pillars upon which the communist party's power rests. observers expect xi jinping to be confirmed without existence. the national people's conference has never rejected a proposal submitted by the party leadership. >> china is announcing another double-digit rise in defense spending, but the military budget is still exceeded by spending on domestic security. i asked our correspondent in beijing if this indicated china was more concerned about internal stability than and external threats. >> yes, i think so. there's a lot of ongoing tension inside the country. there are a lot of protests -- tens of tho

to beijing. expresso the government. used in the movie paul mones shoes they do but people thought it was like you so are you going to government would engage in a number or. so to keep the good number. be incoming president xi jinping is seen as a bit of a reformer do you think he really can make a difference. i think i see it we do a typical it's about how to make the economic growth of things about in other words given the fact that in the past maybe one or two years given of d.p. for most of the imports. exporting to other countries may not be so he thought about the o.t. has to think about how to firdos the mini the local. consumption there is trying to stimulate the domestic consumption to keep. the economic growth in the continuous manner and what about the the military what direction can we expect the armed forces to take under his leadership. well i believe. the current government for their stabilization of the birth of a territorial dispute expresso the danger or not isn't there are recently actually issue mayb

this is four hours by car from beijing. the land is not the very fertile. farmers can't grow enough crops. xi jinping came by last summer december, not long after he became the new communist party leader. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> reporter: state run tv showed him talking to farmers. he asked if they had everything they needed. he was showing his eagerness to narrow the income gap. xi visited t local family. their house has o rooms. the family uses the stove for cooking. >> translator: i was glad he braved the cold weather to visit us. >> reporter: the local government will give them financial aid. all across china modernization has depressed farming communities. china's new leadership promises to reduce the income gap beten ci dwellers and farmers. but the goal seems a long way off. "nhk world," beijing. >>> populous, prosperous, pushing ahead, china's rise, wealth, power, and problems. an income gap divides its people. pollution threatens their health. disputed seas strains relations with its neighbors. find out the challenges china faces. on "n

china's new leader officially taking the reins of power as beijing completes of the long process of aonce in a decade transition the world keeping a close eye on who will lead the rising global player with a new leadership already calling for a boost to military spending this image a battle for influence in asia between china and the u.s. after washington a shift in his priorities to the region and what's been called its asia pivot as we see here the u.s. has been boosting its military presence there but unsurprisingly the strategy is making china increasingly nervous beijing based correspondent shannon fed sat says there's also an ideological rivalry between china and the west. i wouldn't say it's a competition yet militarily but certainly a canonical a and to some extent in terms of ideology and ideas in terms of of how political system should be and liberalization there are a lot of competing ideas right now between the west in between age and china specifically china's economy is growing at a very very impressive rate and the economies of us other brics nations and so china provid

security council were there too often stand up against intervention and to gresham mosco and beijing a scene we impact of nature back to tax and they don't want the instability that washington seeks in the middle east beijing and moscow want to do business china is booming and russia is right next door the potential for gas deals and pipelines are vast the cities the two can agree on the high russia also sees china as a way to diversify its economy like helping tap untouched water sources in the east and investing in the west now they could join forces on cooperation military that is the inevitable result of the to tell us that even pacific could with that is is threatening china on one side and the need to increasing military encircled and the russians on the other side the more the u.s. pushes its agenda in certain parts of the world the closer they push russia and china together that opens the door for growth and enormous economic ramifications the nations that make up the brics group may be divergent but experts now see they are much more than an acronym point by a guy at goldman

its military presence here but i'm surprisingly the strategy is making china increasingly nervous beijing based correspondent shannon oven center says there's also an ideological rivalry between the west and china. i wouldn't say it's a competition yet militarily but certainly i can amik lee and to some extent in terms of ideology and ideas in terms of how political system should be and liberalization there are a lot of competing ideas right now between the west and to be nation and china specifically china's economy is growing at a very very impressive rate and the economies of us other brics nations and so trying to provide leadership in a certain way and china as well of their trade relationships with brazil with african nations with russia and india it's very very important and so i think it'll be very interesting to see going forward china of course right now in some ways is fueling the world's economy and if it's going to continue to do that it has to make this transition from an economy based on many fracturing to an economy based on consumption that's one of the biggest challenges

has caused a concern for the chinese leaders now we can talk live with correspondent and away in beijing about this now china is the world's second largest economy and promises to become the biggest how will the new leaders in show growth continues. well dirty used to be a superstitious belief almost in china about eight percent growth rate of the national g.d.p. however that number has been slowed down to about seven point five percent that this number being subscribed to by the national people's congress right now going on in beijing it has to be a slow down number because china is doing this transition from a growth in quantity to a growth in quality but the same time has to be at a certain level the number because it has to enjoy or make sure that there's going to be nothing employment opportunities for the common people is just just an economic issue rather is a political issue of how to do that many argue it is extremely important to do reform reform really has been the key word for the new generation of leaders coming into power recently mr lee could chow who is did now the cut ch

he urged authorities in beijing to investigate and compensate the boat crews. but vietnamese media revealed the incident only six days after it passed suggesting downplay of the situation. historically anti-china sentiment has been strong within vietnam. the government there has in the past tacitly allowed public protest against china. but in december 2012, authorities in hanoi broke up a street demonstration apparently over concerns about antagonizing beijing. the vietnamese government now faces a challenge to appear strong in defense of its people, and territorial claims without pushing china too far. >>> china's chiez news spokes person hong lei justified the actions. >> china has unquestionable sovereignty over the parcel islands. the boat was engaged in illegal fishing. the action is justifiable and reasonable. >> he add ed the people involve ed said they did not damage the fishing boat. hong declined to confirm if shots were fired and whether the chinese vessel was a warship. >>> chinese president is in south africa to attend the summit of the brics emerg

officials in beijing want to avoid driving authorities in pyongyang into a corner which could result in the regime's collapse. they fear that would prompt north koreans to flee across the border and into chinese territory. china is north korea's biggest aid provider and trading partner. its incoming leaders have not made any public comments about this latest tension on the korean peninsula. so it's not clear how they'll follow up on the new sanctions and what kind of relationship and influence their administration will have with the north korean regime. north korea is just one of a long list of issues the next generation of leaders will have to face head on. we wanted to get a snapshot of the challenges they face at home and abroad. so we spoke with experts from two of china's leading universities. one focuses on internal affairs, the other specializes in foreign policy. >> thank you very much for your time. >> welcome. >> nice to meet you. >> this professor teaches law at peking university. he led a group of 70 experts who signed a series of proposals submitted to the government in

. >> representatives from across china are meeting in beijing. li replaces wen jiabao, premier for the past decade. li currently holds the second highest position in the politburo standing committee. party leader xi jinping took over as president on thursday, replacing hu jintao. li's appointment almost completes the transition of power. congress delegates will approve the cabinet ministers on saturday. li is 57. he served as deputy to wen jiabao. he's long been seen as a rival to xi for top posts. li is from anhui province, a relatively poor area in inland china. he was sent to work in a farming village in his late teens during the turmoil of the cultural revolution. he studied law at prestigious peking university, then joined the party's communist youth league. former president hu was in charge of the league at the time. li followed in his footsteps and later became leader of the group. in 1999, li took charge of the henan region and became china's youngest provincial governor. in 2004, he assumed the top party post of liaoning province. li bec

representatives from across china are meeting in beijing. li replaces wen jiabao. premier for the past decade. li currently holds the second highest position in the standing committee. party leader xi jinping took over on thursday replacing party leader hu jintao. li's appointment almost completes the transition of power. congress delegates will approve the cabinet ministers on saturday. li is 57. he served as deputy to wen jiabao and has long been seen as a rival to xi for top posts. li is from anhui province, a relatively poor area in inland china. he was sent to work in a farming village in his late teens during the turmoil of the cultural revolution. he studied law at prestigious peking university, then joined the party's communist youth league. former president hu was in charge of the league at the time. li followed in his footsteps and later became leader of the group. in 1999, li took charge of the henan province and became china's youngest provincial governor. in 2004, he assumed the top party post of liaoning province. he became a member of the powerful po

david kelly, joining us from beijing. >tens of thousands of paul derian's have protested across the country against poverty and government corruption. -- bulgarian's have protested against poverty and government corruption. the center-right government resigned last week. ♪ >> a traditional national holiday became a day of protest in bulgaria as reports emerged that the man at the center of this political crisis, prime minister boyko borisov, published -- suffered a recurrent heart complaint. reports said he was in a hospital and would miss a presidential parade. the demonstration was sparked by a huge increase in electricity prices and growing economic suffering. >> we are protesting about everything. a economy is very bad. everything is going down. >> we do not have very good education. and healthcare. nothing. the politicians are very corrupted. >> the right-wing prime inister boyko borisov resigned, but no one, including the socialist's, seem ready to fill the power vacuum. the president is likely to resume the process

limit down today on the back of fresh tightening measures on beijing. for more, joining us from singapore is andrew leon. andrew, there was some suggestion that this was spurred, as well, by a media story in the u.s. last night. "60 minutes" did a story on the chinese property market. the question is whether today is an overreaction to some of these headlines. >> well, i don't think it's an overreaction, really, because we were seeing china with this national people's congress ordered to meetings. it's after it's going to be a kind of equitable change in china's policies. this is because the policies is an existential threat to its stability. so they'll probably change the economy, they'll probably change the society in order to maintain the stability. economy, as far as the economy is concerned, there's is a huge kind of bubble developing in the property market. and, of course, premier wen jiabao wants to leave a legacy of some sort of credibility policies to maintain the stability in the market. as far as the society is concerned, there's huge inequal

now beijing is just a day away from a once in a decade power transfer as a new generation takes over from the old and with china's economy still growing at a particular rate all eyes will be on those set to lead the country over the next decade the transfer will see a near total change in china's top leadership with being expected to form a new fifth generation government his priority will be to get the country's economic engines running at full speed after a slight slowdown in recent years by twenty seventeen it is expected that china will overtake the u.s. as the world's largest economy the economic rivalry comes amid a battle for influence in asia between the two beijing based correspondent shannon van sant says foreign policy is another issue the new leadership faces. the obama administration announced a pivot to asia last year which means an increase in military spending on military military resources by the united states being focused in asia so that's very significant and china is really increasing its own military spending its developing its military they have appointed a cou

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china reins of power to new leaders who are set to defend beijing's military might amid a long standing powerful influence with the us some top stories this hour. around the world on screen online international news and comment from the new center here in moscow this is. police in moscow have detained a renowned. acid attack that nearly blinded the artistic director of the bolshoi said you feel it. is the latest suspect in the case and has put the spotlight on infighting at one of the world's biggest and best known theatres well that's now what talk to you know sort of a she's. a number of people have been arrested today actually in connection with the case not just give us the details. yes that's exactly right will ride before. us that there were two more people that were detained in connection to the assoc attack on saturday feeling and in fact police claim that those are the people that helped them get the clues that they needed to find who ordered the attack and then of course we knew that he has been arrested now of course this story has made headlines around the world because of t

efforts to gain a stronger foothold in asia and the struggle for regional influence of put beijing on edge in recent months china expert martin jakes thinks the more beijing grows of power the more complex its relations with washington. the whole way now in which the chinese leadership is constructed i mean if it's going to shift it's not a shift now it will shift in several years down the road i think what it means for nations with the united states i mean relations with the united states have to be getting more complicated and i think the reason for that is because the fool you know china was very much still a developing country a much weaker global power down the united states but china its course has been growing like crazy use more and more presence around the world in different continents and different countries so. interests are larval to be in conflict areas that was previously the case and i think this is the reason why it's getting more complicated. turning now to some other stories making global headlines this hour in tunisia thousands of people marched against the islamist

correspondent chan way says beijing is interested in boosting ties as much as moscow. china and russia have already resolved its territorial disputes over the past few decades and also has been taking care of each other's core interests the main well hold trade has been skyrocketing over the past the few decades however having said that though there might be a lot of space for improvement and further promotion of the biological relations in terms of trade and economic ties for example some suggest that the goal of one hundred billion us dollars of bilateral trade by the year twenty two king county which earlier. we will have live reports on the russia china talks here in moscow throughout the day so do stay with us here on r.t. for plenty of reaction and analysis. i will be back shortly with more stories as r.t. is handed classified emails of the former u.s. secretary of state shedding light on the deadliest so he will be u.s. ambassador in libya last september's benghazi attack plus. the hunger strike and one on my end is its forty fifth day we take a look at why the

china's reins of power past a new leaders force that to defend beijing's military might amid a longstanding battle for influence for the united states. and a serious acid attack on the artistic director of one of the world's most renowned ballet theatres the bolshoi is a step closer to being solved as police arrest a suspect. to have you with us this evening at six pm here in the russian capital i'm lucy catherine of and thanks for tuning in to our t.v. well onto our top story with the afghan presidential election approaching next year the taliban says that it is seriously considering entering politics a former official in the militia said the group could launch a political party but that doesn't necessarily mean an end to the insurgency of course one of the original goals of the u.s. led a war in afghanistan was to remove the taliban from power let's take a closer look now at what this effort has cost both sides so in terms of the since the launch of the military operation back in two thousand and one more than two thousand u.s. lives have been lost soldiers killed total coalition losses t

and china moving closer to a digital war after president barack obama promised beijing quote tough talk over alleged cyber attacks on washington this is the u.s. military is creating special units to launch offenses in cyberspace in response to further attacks are the reports on this digital conflict build up. a bigger threat than al qaeda this is how washington officials now describe the legit cyber attacks coming from china u.s. stopper delegates officials now rank the threat of computer large foreign of sorts higher than terrorism transnational organized crime and weapons of mass destruction for the first time since nine eleven washington has long accuse china of stealing military secrets and intellectual property from hacking president obama's facebook page to cyber attacks against u.s. flagship media like the new york times but a recent u.s. congress report warns of going beyond online vandalism chinese penetration of defense system threaten the u.s. military's readiness and ability to operate it said that could include u.s. satellites weapons start getting systems navigation compu

eunice joins us now from beijing. great to see you.t looks smoggy yet again there in bay yieijinbeijing. were these measures expected? >> well, a lot of people have been expecting these measures and, in fact, a lot of people have been talking about how the government is trying to stream line the bureaucracy. they're trying to cut away the fat in order to try and reduce the governmental role in business. that's the overarching theme that we're seeing. take, for example, what is the ministry of railways. they're disbanding the railway ministry by putting it into two, taking the administrative functiones and putting that into a government agency while also with the commercial function putting that into a railway company. the overarching theme is they're trying to split the government function from the business functions. one other thing that people have been talking about are some of the comments from the railway minister. the railway minister said that as part of this process, he is hoping the government is going to encourage more foreig

welcome back you know watching our team china's a new leader is officially taking the reins poem as beijing completed the long post says all of a once in a decade transition the world are keeping a close eye on who will lead the rising global player with a new. leadership already announcing a boost to military spending it comes amid a battle for influence in the ages between china and the us off to washington's shifted its priorities to the region in what's been dubbed as the asia pivot as we can see on the map of the u. was has been boosting its military presence in the but unsurprisingly the strategy is making china increasingly nervous for more now on this i'm joined by a political analyst a new one wouldn't say it's a competition yet militarily but certainly i can honestly and to some extent in terms of ideology and ideas in terms of how political system should be and liberalization there are a lot of competing ideas right now between the west and to be nation and china specifically china's economy is growing at a very very impressive rate and the economies of these other brics nations

efforts to gain a stronger foothold in asia and the struggle for regional influence has put beijing on edge in recent months one of its latest moves the pentagon decided to put more missile interceptors interceptors on the u.s. west coast and also deploy a radar tracking station in japan is said to be a response to the korean and north korean nuclear threat however china expert marketing jakes believes the more beijing and grows as a power the more complex its relations that go with washington bridge nations with the united states have steadily be getting more complicated and i think the reason for that is because the fool you know china was very much still a developing country a much weaker global power down the united states but china of course has been growing like crazy is more and more prisons around the world in different continents in different countries i don't think the chinese are going to be militarily aggressive i mean not as not be first the chinese history and secondly actually their tradition of this regime especially since nine hundred seventy eight i mean you know if.