we also have interns working for us at cctv and we see them growigrow ing day-by-day. it is a wonderful feeling, but it is wonderful to come to these kind of panels to learn more about china. it is wonderful to read the newspapers and books, but it is very, very important to forget the information they have read and feel it themselves. i think it is important for them not to be preoccupy ied or bein educated by the perception when they are in china. and just one quick note for mr. cohen, it is great to see you here. i think china is struggling with the issue of how to become power. that is a day-by-day struggle and there for, other issues related to china's power, it is also think the list of consideration, but there are so many questions chinese considerate the same time. i agree with you the challenges that they have of so called glowing global. my home information service is the 24 hour news channel for cctv and we broadcast here. one challenge is the credibility, there has been d k decades of discredibility associated with the chinese press and we have to turn that

cctv said it was the first such drill held by china. it described the drill as a comprehensive one involving unmanned reconnaissance aircraft and radars. on the eastern side of the korean peninsula, a u.s.-south korea naval drill began on sunday in the sea of japan following north korea's alleged sinking of the south's warship. north korea has denounced the move. china has expressed concern about the possibility of another u.s.-south korean military drill in the yellow sea in its vicinity, saying such a move would heighten tension. >>> north korea has denounced japan's participation in the u.s.-south korean joint military drills. north korea's committee for the peaceful reunification of korea issued a statement on tuesday. it says the united states and south korea are trying to form a military confederation triangle by winning japan over to their side. the statement also said that war flames would spread to the whole of northeast asia ignited by the three countries. four officers from the japanese maritime self-defense force are partici

he's cutting down the right of local residents for cctv. he's making it harder for the police to use dna evidence. those are his policies. let me ask him a very straightforward question. does he think those policies are more likely to make crime go down or go up. >> the point is after the last government violent crime and gun crime went through the roof. the honorable lady, they almost doubled. yes, i think it's time for honorable members -- there's going to be a rush of new labour memoirs coming up. perhaps they should start with their spin doctor who worked for the last prime minister. >> no, we went bother with that i say to thee, mr. prime minister. harriet harman. order, order. i'm very clear what is in order and what isn't and that's the end of the matter. harriet harman. >> thank you, mr. speaker. from the conservatives it was all about tougher policies and more police. now all that seems to have sailed off with those prison ships he was promising to buy. now, we were very clear. we said when we first came into government, we would b

take away the police officers people want on the beat, cutting down the right of local residents to cctvd making it harder for the police to use dna evidence? those are his policies. let me ask him a straightforward question. does he think that those policies are more likely to make crime go down or go up? >> the point is that under the last government violent crime and gun crime went through the roof. the right honorable and learned lady -- they almost doubled. >> the shadow foreign secretary is shouting and shaking his head. gun crime and violent crime almost doubled under the last government. yes, yes. i think it is time -- there is going to be a rush of new labour memoirs coming up, so perhaps honorable members should start with the report of the spin doctor who worked for the last prime minister, who -- >> order. no, we will not bother with that. ms harman rose -- -- miss harman. >> hear, hear! >> order. i am very clear what is in order and what is not, and that is the end of the matter. >> before the election, we were hearing all about tougher policies and more police from the cons

my home organization, cctv, has 18 open public channels and you can imagine there are also many, many other tv stations, they're at different kinds of local levels across china. meanwhile, the new media is developing dramatically here in china. we have, you know, of course new websites, social networking websites, and blogs, microblogging and the text messaging. you name it, there are so many kinds and the ownership is also complicated. it's not like the old times, everybody is supposed to be the propaganda machine of the government. it's very diversified. you can find public owned, government owned, private owned, commercial media, joint venture, even total foreign invested media. so the media is not like black and white in china anymore. having said that, though, there's another thing i need to brief you about. how media is being influenced, what type of perceptions media is forming right now in china and how they formed those perceptions. there are several factors if i could just go through them very quickly. for example, the general decline in the influence of political ideologies

he's cutting down the right of local residents for cctv.'s making it harder for the police to use dna evidence. those are his policies. let me ask him a very straightforward question. does he think those policies are more likely to make crime go down or go up. >> the point is after the last government violent crime and gun crime went through the roof. the honorable lady, they almost doubled. yes, i think it's time for honorable members -- there's going to be a rush of new labour memoirs coming up. perhaps they should start with their spin doctor who worked for the last prime minister. >> no, we went bother with that i say to thee, mr. prime minister. harriet harman. order, order. i'm very clear what is in order and what isn't and that's the end of the matter. harriet harman. >> thank you, mr. speaker. from the conservatives it was all about tougher policies and more police. now all that seems to have sailed off with those prison ships he was promising to buy. now, we were very clear. we said when we first came into government, we would brin

they will be meeting sources, translating documents, listening in on conversations, replaying cctv footage installing cameras, following terrorists all to keep us safe from these threats. we cannot have their work impeded by these allegations. we need to restore britain's moral leadership in the world. that's why we are determined to clear things up. and i commend this statement to the house. >> harriet harman. >> can i join the speaker in commending the soldier who died yesterday and the soldier from the first italian regiment who died from wounds sustained in afghanistan yesterday. our thoughts are with their grieving families. mr. speaker, i am grateful to the prime minister for his statement. the use of torture is morally abhorrent and has no place in a civilized society. it is against our law in this country and is one of the small number of defenses which can be brought to court in this country no matter where in the world the offense is committed. it is a crime against humanity and its prohibition is embodied in national law in international law. there is no excuse for those who tur

they will be meeting sources, translating documents, listening in on conversations, replaying cctv footage installing cameras, following terrorists all to keep us safe from these threats. we cannot have their work impeded by these allegations. we need to restore britain's moral leadership in the world. that's why we are determined to clear things up. and i commend this statement to the house. >> harriet harman. >> can i join the speaker in commending the soldier who died yesterday and the soldier from the first italian regiment who died from wounds sustained in afghanistan yesterday. our thoughts are with their grieving families. mr. speaker, i am grateful to the prime minister for his statement. the use of torture is morally abhorrent and has no place in a civilized society. it is against our law in this country and is one of the small number of defenses which can be brought to court in this country no matter where in the world the offense is committed. it is a crime against humanity and its prohibition is embodied in national law in international law. there is no excuse for those who tur