c. stennis, and f-22 stealth fighter jets. north korea strongly opposes the drills. it's threatened a preemptive attack, possibly using a nuclear weapon. >>> representatives from across china have converged in beijing to attend the national people's congress. they're discussing the government's priorities, and expectations. the tibetan delegates came wearing traditional robes as well lapel pins. internet critics accuse the delegates of imitating the cult of personality in north korea. the annual session of the congress began on saturday. some members of the tibetan delegation are wearing two pins, one features president xi, the other shows xi and four past leaders, including the founding father of communist china, mao tse tung. the tibetan delegates want to express their gratitude to the current and former leaders of the country. in the tibetan autonomous region, many residents are buddhists, they see the religious policies of the communist party and central government as repressive. but the members of the delegation are mostly communist party members. analysts say t

c. stennis. the chinese may not take kindly to this. a month or two from now when there's a single destroyer in the south china sea, i 30 we could see some sort of retaliation. this is absolutely necessary for u.s. to do because china is trying to grab the south china sea. >> for what kind of retaliation? >> what they could do for instance take a coaftion boat ad boat, maybe some fishing vessels. this is a crisis, a slow burning crisis but a crisis nonetheless. >> this comes when the u.s. needs china to put pressure on north korea which ordered its nuclear arsenal on alert. nuclear show down, north korea takes on the world. how dangerous is this whole region getting? >> you have turmoil, kim jong-un fighting with the military, he has executed at least two star officers in the past three months, possibly three of them. and fighting with xi jinping and others in the regime. right now is a dangerous time because both governments in a state of disunity. united states is looking at china as you pointed out but the chinese haven't helped at a

c. stennis and its strike group is an example of that deterrence. >> hotly contested south china sea, very much in line with pivoting military resources towards southeast asia, heading on china's military expectations, much has been said about china acquiring its first aircraft carrier, joining a small exclusive club of nation, who is presidential of that club. >> in alaska, questions remain about a fatal crash. at the world's largest dog sled race. as al jazeera hermela argawi reports, a man accused of driving a snow mobile into a.team of dogs admits it. >> crashed a snow mobile into a team of dog sleds. one of jeff king's dogs were killed in the crash and at least two others were injured. >> so sorry this had to happen to him. >> we wanted to come down and give jeff our condolences. was very tragic for what happened. we're all in shock. >> something like this kind of affected the whole community. >> reporter: the associated press reported demoski not remembering the accident but snow mobiler turned around several times,. >> i turned around because i was concerned about them. >> ali zerke

c. stennis." currently sailing in waters off the east of the korean peninsula.tension on the korean peninsula. north korea argues that these exercises could be a precursor to a military invasion. north korea has launched missiles twice in just eight days. that's a move that's been seen as provocative and threatening. not only by the u.s., japan, and south korea, but also by the united nations security council. they say this is in violation of many u.n. security council resolutions which prohibit north from testing nuclear weapons or firing ballistic missiles. the u.s. is trying to reassure allies in the region while also sending a warning of deterrence to north korea. the aircraft carrier is the largest war machine in the u.s. arsenal. by sending it to the region, this is an unmistakable show of military strength. ivan watson, cnn, aboard the u.s. aircraft carrier "john c. stennis." >>> in cuba, the remnants of a criminal empire still stand, and now the heirs of an american mobster want to be compensated. >>> plus, a teenager who escaped the war it syria has a n

c. stennis. >> it is here for joint exercises with south korea.h korean government furious. they argue that this could be a precursor to a military invasion of the north. nonsense, says the admiral in charge here. but he says the presence of the largest war machine in the u.s. military arsenal is designed to send a message to north korea. >> the provocations and things you see from north korea, we hope that our actions here, as routine operations help to deter any escalate ory actions. >> reporter: some argue you have to show strength when dealing with this regime. >> if you show weakness in the domestic political system, in an authoritarian state like north korea, you're eliminated. that's how it works in the exhibit national s international system. if you are weak they will bully you and they only expect power. >> reporter: the problem is, this annual show of force which includes simulated amphibious assaults hasn't stopped north korea from testing nuclear bombs. in fact, pyongyang recently fired salvos of ballistic missiles twice in eight days

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c. stennis" is in the south china sea. they had their smallest increase in military >> reporter: good morning. delegates are meeting here for the meeting of the rubber stamp parliament. there is a fair share of pageantry. so everything is carefully choreographed. in the opaque world of chinese politics, issues raised at the offered a peek at what leaders have in store. >> chinese lawmakers will begin their -- >> reporter: and it gets plenty of coverage. this is the long line of journalists waiting to get into the press conference. the chinese government leaves very little up to chance ahead of this press conference we were asked to submit question topic areas. then received this e-mail from the government which said that we should attend the press conference and raise the question about the south china sea. they added, we hope you'll stick to the question and make it precise and short. recent satellite images show military installations in the disputed waters of the south china sea despite assurances from xi jingping it ha

c. stennis" is sea.mpanied by several other war ships in the south china sea.hey had their smallest increase in in military spending in six years. seth doane was live when this meeting was revealed. good morning, seth. >> reporter: good morning. almost 3,000 delegates are gathering here in beijing for the annual meeting of china's nominal rubber stamp parliament. as you might imagine, there is a fair share of pageantry, so everything is carefully worldgraphed. ♪ in the opaque world of chinese politics, issues raised to the national peoples congress offer a peek at what china's leaders nave in store. >> chinese lawmakers will begin r annualnual session. geteporter: and it gets plenty of coverage. ofs is the long line of into lists waiting to get into hineseess conference. the chinese government leaves very little up to chance. ahead of this press conference we were asked to submit question said topic areas, then received this e-mail from the government which said that we should attend the press conference and raise the uestion about the south china sea. they add

c. stennis and her carrier strike group is part of that detternings. >> reporter: this visit sends a strongessage beyond the korean peninsula to china to get here, this vessel sailed through the hot lee contested south china seize very much in line with the u.s. policy of pivoting military resources towards asia. in doing so, meeting head-on, china's military expansions in the region. much has been said in the last couple of years about china acquiring its first aircraft-carrier, joining a small very exclusive club of nations. this is a reblinder from america who is president of that club. >> al jazeera rob mcbride report from south korea. the exercises will involve 17 u.s. troops and 300,000 south korea ian forces. >> when we come back, rally cries from the presidential trace. >> donald trump duingz in after a turbulent weekend. why opponents from both parties wants him to tone down the rhetoric. >> 8,000 tap can't, the palestinian teaching children through play. >> pushing the boundaries of science. >> we are on the tipping point. >> we can save species. >> it's the biggest question out t

c. stennis" shortly after it sailed through the south china sea, performing an unmistakable show of u.s.l ships, not just military vessels but civilian vessels. >> reporter: washington calls these visits freedom of navigation operations. they clearly irritate the chinese. >> the chinese navy. please go away quickly. >> reporter: last year cnn accompanied a u.s. navy spy plane that flew over china's manmade islands. beijing expressed outrage, issuing formal protests and calling these operations a very serious provocation. so where do smaller claimants like taiwan fit in? on taiping officials showed off the island's chickens and goats as well as supplies of fresh water. if taiwan proves taiping can sustain human life, then the taiwanese can make the case for a potentially lucrative 200 nautical-mile economic exclusion zone around the island. amid the contest for control of the south china sea taiwan is trying to demonstrate that it too is a player and should not be overlooked. meanwhile, other small countries like vietnam and the philippines are reaching out to the u.s. for help at counter