the china daily looks at president xi jinping's attendance, reporting that he hopes to inject positivity into the recovery of the global economy. facebook is trying to crack down on fake news in germany, with fears false reports may sway voters ahead of elections there this year. the ft reports questionable articles will be analysed by a third party factchecker. with india's hopes to be a more cashless economy — to halt black market money — the business standard looks at whether cheaper smartphones can be made for the mass market. a meticulously prepared meal service is becoming more sought after in china. part inspired by british tv show downton abbey, china's seen a sharp rise in people training to be butlers. that's in the international new york times. and after nearly 150 years, the big top of the ringling brothers and barnum & bailey circus will finally come down. the show‘s closing because fewer people are going to see it. when i was a child that was the only circus in town, i must say. times are changing, however. david buik is a market strategist with panmure gordon. i lived on t

and the china daily writes about the growing trend of young chinese golfers using their sporting talents to win themselves scholarships at top american universities. any which way, that's what i say. to wina any which way, that's what i say. to win a sport scholarship at a top american university, you have to be great at whatever sport. good morning! let's start with this incredible story. just a few months before the uk begins its negotiations, we believe it will be roundabout by the end of march, the top diplomat that the country has in

the china daily looks at how beijing is teaming up with russia and investing in a huge natural gas projectn the resource—rich arctic region. and finally, the guardian financial pages look at claims that the current technological revolution will make manyjobs obsolete in the future. the paper warns the loss of well—paid roles will mean no—one will be able to buy the goods produced by robots. joining us is rolake akinkugbe, head of energy at fbn merchant bank. good morning. good morning, great to see you both. great to see you, always. and you are perfect for this morning because we are leading with donald trump and you have just spent two weeks in the united states. before we get into the specifics of oui’ before we get into the specifics of our stories, tell us what it was like to be there for two weeks, and the political mood in the country. as with any transition of power, it is very exciting. what is interesting in the american cases it is so divided. trump has risen from being a businessman to the president of the world's largest economy and it is incredible because i was in california

the china daily reports on president xijinping's comments at the world economic forum in davos. he focused on the benefits of open markets and warned against trade wars. he said "practicing trade protectionism is like locking oneself in a dark room." in his final days in office, us president obama has commuted the 35 year prison sentence of chelsea manning, the soldier behind one of america's biggest ever leaks of classified information. republican speaker paul ryan said mr obama's decision was outrageous. this is in the new york times. the daily mail reports boxing world champion anthonyjoshua has been received a barrage of anti—muslim abuse after tweeting a picture showing him praying in a mosque. alongside the picture he wrote "prayer is a solid foundation". and it's being called the most coveted job in education — cambridge university is advertising for the world's first lego professor of play. more on the guardian website. it pays about 83,000 pounds per year. we're joined by iain anderson, founder of the international communications agency, cicero group. all three of my so

and the china daily writes about the growing trend of young chinese golfers using their sporting talents to win themselves scholarships at top american universities. any which way, that's what i say. to wina any which way, that's what i say. to win a sport scholarship at a top american university, you have to be great at whatever sport. good morning! let's start with this incredible story. just a few months before the uk begins its negotiations, we believe it will be roundabout by the end of march, the top diplomat that the country has in brussels has resigned and he has been extremely ha rd—hitting brussels has resigned and he has been extremely hard—hitting about what he thinks is going on. he thinks there isn't enough clarity. i believe he is the most experienced top diplomat and that's one of the things i find very interesting about the e—mail, he is basically talking about the lack of multilateral negotiating experience. the shortfall of that in whitehall. i think there is a course to be concerned. he is clearing saying there needs to be a clear strategy, which varies and at the mom

it's known for its provocative opinions, but in this paper, which is the china daily, you can see there's an editorial cartoon, donald trump is holding a grenade, and there's a little caption that says trump's china policy and pointing directly at the grenade. so the china daily a little bit calmer, a little bit more towing t -- toeing the party line. all of it coming around together around opinion that they're not happy with donald trump right now. >> those newspapers, those t tabloids and editorials giving light into what people are thinking and watching the statements coming from the president-elect. thank you for the reporting. >>> and donald trump is doubling down on his threat to tax companies manufacturing in mexico and then selling their goods in the united states. now mexico is pushing back, and vowing to retaliate. cnn's laleh santiago has more. >> reporter: a very measured, very stanlic response from mexico. the economic minister saying if the u.s. puts down this border tax, they will respond immediately. how exactly they will respond remains unclear. what is clear is that both

the china daily reports on president xijinping's comments at the world economic forum in davos.s and warned against trade wars. he said "practicing trade protectionism is like locking oneself in a dark room." in his final days in office, us president 0bama has commuted the 35 year prison sentence of chelsea manning, the soldier behind one of america's biggest ever leaks of classified information. republican speaker paul ryan said mr 0bama's decision was outrageous. this is in the new york times. the daily mail reports boxing world champion anthonyjoshua has been received a barrage of anti—muslim abuse after tweeting a picture showing him praying in a mosque. alongside the picture he wrote "prayer is a solid foundation".

the china daily looks at president xi jinping's attendance, reporting that he hopes to inject positivityobal economy. facebook is trying to crack down on fake news in germany, with fears false reports may sway voters ahead of elections there this year. the ft reports questionable articles will be analysed by a third

the china daily looks at how beijing is teaming up with russia and investing in a huge natural gas project finally, the guardian financial pages look at claims that the current technological revolution will make manyjobs obsolete in the future.

here's the cover of the china daily.resident xi here at the world economic forum getting a lot of attention, not just in davos, switzerland, around the world. here is his home, boost open economies, a defender of globalism. this is the front and center debate. >> huge is. huge coverage, huge headlines coming from him. big moves in the pound yesterday. we will be talking about that as well. >> best move for the pound since 1998. how do you like that for a back drop for a world economic forum? >> bank share prices off sharply yesterday. we'll talk about that as well. two more big banks reporting today. let's check in on the global markets first of all and look at what they're doing following a decline yesterday of about 0.3% for the dow and the s&p. the nasdaq down about 0.6%. we are bouncing back this morning. the dow called higher by 13 points. overall, the size of the selloff yesterday, 0.3% for the dow hid the severity in the move in bank share prices. bank of america, morgan stanley down 4%. sara and i will talk more

china daily says it adds more uncertainty and tension to an already tense situation. genie: we will end with a story looking internet users at poland's foreign minister over comments he made at the u.n. a if you're going to be foreign minister you should probably brush up on your the very least your knowledge of countries that exist and don't exist. metpolish foreign minister with officials from some caribbean nations -- belize and send escobar. the problem is sam escobar doesn't exist. it's not a country. royally ridiculed online. some people wonder if he had mixed it up with the tv show marcos and its protagonist pablo escobar. he said it was a slip of the tongue. wasn't long before sam escobar got its own toryism site, twitter8úxúú

one from a big newspaper called the china daily.orial reads in part, if trump is determined to use this gambit on taking office a period of fierce, damaging interactions will be unavoidable as beijing will have no choice but to take off the gloves. certainly stronger words than you would hear on the record from officials, but that's how the chinese communist party uses its state-run media apparatus. >> i know the china daily, global times, english language state-run newspaper often uses colorful, combative language like this. when you speak to diplomats there, et cetera, what does china do if it's taking its gloves off? what measures are they talking about china taking? >> well, no one really knows exactly what they're going to do, but they do have a lot of options at their disposal. i can give you a couple examples. you could talk for starters about china making conditions tougher for u.s. firms to operate in china. they could devalue their currency, making chinese exports for competitive internationally. moving to the u.n. china i

his worldwide protest still grabbing front pages today per you can see on the front page of "china daily," how this wave of protests against the u.s. president -- "the new york times" has an interesting photo gallery of these protest that took place at around the world. you can see washington, princeton, new york, paris. qéa]]]]]]]ueeewep@1@1pxxxx ♪ [theme music] >>> hello and thank you

flo: "china daily," you can see barack obama possibly as a. he has been vocal in the fact obamacare,ts to undo with a wrecking ball trying to topple that statue. you can see obama taking a selfie here. the sun is setting on his legacy, represented by the sandcastle here. etc. n see obamacare, you can see donald trump getting ready to cannonball into his presidency. and here is a cartoon. you can see trump ready to bid to obama. prime minister benjamin on you -- there is a gift here. in that caption, as a funeral, he is saying, "where is the kenyan?" genie: perhaps the real reason trump is in the spotlight today theecause of his feud with woman known as the greatest actor of her generation, meryl streep. at the golden globe awards. she took advantage of the opportunity to lash out against donald trump without saying his name. apparently, he did not like it one bit. of course, he took to twitter, where he said that she is overrated as an actor. people have come to meryl streep 's defense, "the daily beast" saying that the backlash is ridiculous.

and if we take a look at the editorial in another paper, this is china daily, it has a warning. if there is to be war in the south china sea, it will be because of action by the u.s. military. you can see the to it here. trump and co have nothing to defend in the south china sea. >> some good news from the states concerning the academy award nominations. >> last year, there was a lot of criticism over the lack of differencity. in fact, #oscars so white was the trending topic. things are very different this year. you can read this article in "variety." a record-tying year with 2007, seven minor07qwqwóxaxaks ruben martinez: los angeles, from the early 20th century all the way until today, is a city defined by immigrants arriving here in wave afafter wave. we're a cicity of immimigrants. it's all coming in a a human migration, a human journey, ultimately. tthat's how food gets around the world. we carry it with us in our stomachs and our bodies and in our culturere. those kinds of journeys, those kinds of migrations, are very los angelino. so, stuff starts to shift cculturally in a

and that is there's a story today in global times, which you know is part of china daily, that seafood from the south china sea is now on sale in beijing and that chinese consumers are finding these seafood very good, in fact even taste better than seafood from the east china sea. did you know that? and the upshot of the article -- >> i'm not sure if it's true. >> and also the online comments -- the upshot of it was that as china's presence grows in the south china sea that this will be an economic boom for the peoples living around the south china sea. fishermen, for example, will now have an entire new market that will open up for them in china as a result of this. and that what we see with china's growing role there is then the promise of economic prosperity radiating out through to the shores of the countries that border on the south china sea. that article is i think a very good reminder of not just before lunch. it's also a very good reminder is that the -- that the a-2ad strategy is not only taking place in the military or the economic sphere but also in the information domain.

the china daily writes that beijing is calling for the us to stick to the one china principle, and strictlyina's president, xijinping, also sent donald trump a message of congratulations. the straits times reports on mr trump's signing—off executive orders to withdraw from the tra ns—pacific partnership, the tpp trade pact. the newspaper carries trump's quote saying, "great thing for the american worker, what we just did." lots of discussions online on who might be the next chief executive in hong kong. she is considered beijing's top choice to be hong's chief executive, but carrie lam is the subject of mockery online. that is because she took a taxi to her former residence to fetch more toilet rolls. even more bizarre, she shared the details of her loo paper adventure to reporters over the weekend. we brought you news yesterday that two men had been gored to death in tamil nadu, in a controversial bull festival. a new law passed by the state has reintroduced the event, after it was banned on the grounds of animal cruelty. well, as sanjoy majumder now reports, the re—emergence of the event

the china daily leads on the visit to switzerland by the chinese president, xijinping. upgrade their free trade agreement. the picture shows president xi with the swiss president, doris leuthard. and the south china morning post leads on the battle to be the next leader of hong kong. the paper says carrie lam is considered to be beijing's preferred choice for chief executive, but she's expected to be competing against john tsang, who has yet to declare his candidacy. the football authorities in china have ruled that only three foreign players will be allowed to take part in any match in the country's super league next season. chinese clubs have been spending millions on overseas players such as oscar and carlos tevez, while rumours continue to swirl around the likes of diego costa. chris mitchell is in the bbc‘s sport centre with the latest. the last transfer window last year, when the chinese super league came to all of our attentions, they spend something in the realm of $300 million on players then, and the spinning in this transfer window, the league starting march,

china daily reports on beijing's reaction to comments by the white house press secretary who on mondayt its interests in the south china sea. the title on the front page urges the us to be cautious. china says it is determined to protect its own territory and sovereignty. there are discussions online on the height of a famous peak. there is a row between india and nepal about measuring the height of mt everest. india has said it will send a team to the himalayas to find out whether the big earthquake two years ago affected the mountain's height. but now, kathmandu has said it wants to do the work instead. everest sits on the border between india and china. japan has named its first home—grown sumo grand champion in almost two decades, in a boost to the traditional wrestling sport. 30—year—old kisenosato was promoted to the topmost yokozuna rank after his win in the first tournament of the year. mariko oi reports. sumo is japan's national sport, dating back hundreds of years. wrestlers are ranked, and the ultimate goal is to become a yokozuna. but there hasn't been a japanese wrestler t

finally the china daily has this striking picture on its front page.al in london. fittingly the festival's theme is the silk road, the ancient trading route between china and the west. now, kasia, what stories are sparking discussions online? there is only one story. it is of course the inauguration of donald trump. we know he loves to tweak and we look at every single tweet, we watch his public judgingbgfihat happenedab- donald trump gestures for melania to approach the microphone. she shakes her head. but the president—elect is emphatic and waves her forward. clearly a man who gets what he wants. let's stay with the trump inauguration and those fears of a possible trade war with china. joining me now from beijing is our correspondent stephen mcdonell. 0bviously everyone has been watching the cemetery concerns in the us. —— celebratory. here in asia, we are all watching as well, especially in china. what is the view in china? well, on mainland china, in beijing, the feeling is a bit like the calm before the storm. there are reports that china's state—r

let's take a look at some front pages from around the world china daily talks about alibaba's ambitious to add american companies to its vast network creating one million newjobs in us. the philippine star reports on the latest pirate atrocity in the country. eight fishermen have been killed in an attack off the southern there was always something upside down about barack obama receiving the nobel peace prize before he'd really done anything as president. when he came to office, one of the greatest strategic threats was iran, a resurgent power in the region, but more important than that was securing a multi—national deal to curb tehran‘s nuclear ambitions. an agreement struck, despite fierce opposition from israel's prime minister. when benjamin netanyahu came to address the congress, nearly two years ago, there was fury in the white house. they were angry that an invitation had been extended by republican leaders and accepted without the president knowing. but very soon someone much more to the israeli prime minister's liking will be occupying the white house and the question the world

china daily is reporting on president xi jinping's arrival in switzerland for his first meeting of thering of global political and business leaders. the newspaper says xi will offer china's vision on domestic economic growth and a global economy overshadowed by protectionism. the south china morning post is headlining a message from beijing to donald trump. it says relevant parties in the united states should recognise the highly sensitive nature of taiwan issues and to stick to the promise made by the us in the past. and the straits times is reporting on taxi driver problems in singapore. it says the number of cabbies is falling because of competition from private services such as uber and grab. that's bringing you up to date with the papers. now, babita, what stories are sparking discussions online? flip—flops depicting mahatma gandhi have been removed from sale on amazon after they caused anger in india. the row comes days after the online retailer apologised for selling doormats featuring the indian flag. gandhi, who campaigned for independence from britain, is widely revered and k

china daily also covers the beginning of the trump era, but has a rather different headline.y. and it claims his america first message is causing uncertainty around the world. and donald trump is also dominating the front page of the japan times. but it chooses to focus on saturday's demonstrations against the new president, saying that more than a million people around the world took part in protests. now, babita, what stories are sparking discussions online? trump, of course. a letter left on the desk of the oval office is being talked about online. the letter was of course written by barack obama for president trump. mr trump says he found it when he first went into the office, and that he will keep it, cherish it and never tell the press what's written in it. it seems only two american presidents will ever know what it says. a campaign to reinstate an australia day advert featuring two girls in hijabs has raised more than aus $100,000 in donations. the ad was taken down from a street in melbourne after threats were made to the billboard company. it was accused of being "p

the china daily looks at the president's message ahead of the lunar new year.families and friends and for the country to roll up their sleeves and to work harder. those are the lead stories. a tornado and a bust up of sparking discussions online? yes, it is like something out of the wizard of oz. this woman was inside her home when a tornado struck in texas. she had to take shelter in the past which is normally one of the safest places but the tornado lifted her right through the roof. the moral is that maybe your bath tub isn't a lwa ys that maybe your bath tub isn't always your safest place when a tornado hits. thank goodness she is 0k. tornado hits. thank goodness she is ok. most famous for her video of justin bieber, this musician has gone to become a hit. her take on hip—hop is inspired by her polynesian background. bews vick. i guess you could say i was born to dance. sometimes i think, how did i get here. it is kind of crazy but every little step counts. as soon as i could walk i was dancing. i grew up in a household with a lot of music. we know how to h

the china daily reports on the continued problem of air qualify, with officials saying that more needsgolfing talent is being rewarded, with big increase in sporting scholarships to the us for chinese boys and girls. babita, what stories are sparking discussions online? take a look at this video, one of the most watched online. it shows a chest of drawers toppling over as these twin toddlers in the us climb up on it playing. two—year—old brock gets trapped underneath the dresser and, after assessing the situation, his brother springs into action. the video captured on a baby monitor was released by their parents to highlight the dangers of unsecured furniture like this. thanks to his twin brother, brock manages to crawl free. extraordinary footage. there's been more fighting in yemen, with 11 civilians, including five members of one family, reported to have been killed in clashes between pro government forces and rebels. the rebels are known as the houthis. they managed to take over the capital, sanaa, in 2014. a coalition led by saudi arabia began an air campaign against them in march

the front of the china daily looks at president xi jinping's message ahead of the lunar new year.love their family and friends, and for the country to roll up our sleeves and work harder. kasia, a tornado and a bathtub is sparking discussions online. yes, take a look at this woman's story. she was in inside her home when a tornado struck in texas. she had taken shelter in her bathtub, normally one of the safest places. but it lifted her right out through the roof. she was fine, but the moral might be that your bathtub isn't always the safest places to take cover when a tornado hits. most famous for her video forjustin bieber, parris goebel has gone from small—town new zealand girl to global dance and style icon. it all began with polyswagg, her unique take on hip—hop, inspired by her polynesian heritage. let's take a look. music plays. i guess you could say i was born to dance. sometimes i think, like, how did i get here? it's kind of crazy. it's such a big journey, but every little step counts. as soon as i could walk i was dancing. raised in manurewa, south auckland. growing up

finally the china daily has this striking picture on its front page.ern festival in london. fittingly the festival's theme is the silk road — the ancient trading route between china and the west. now kasia, what stories are sparking discussions online? sharanjit we're getting used to every tweet and every public appearance made by donald trump being scrutinised. and that will be the same for america's incoming first lady. but it seems that melanie trump is a little shier than her husband, judging by what happened at thursday's reception for supporters. donald trump gestures for melania to approach the microphone. she shakes her head. joining me now from beijing is our correspondent stephen mcdonell. we know we had from president xi xin ping in davos. he said that no one will emerge as a winner in trade worth. —— trade war. what is the view? it feels a bit at the moment like the calm before the storm. there are reports that china's state—run media has been asked to trade very softly when reporting on donald trump at the time of his inauguration. in the

china daily talks about alibaba's ambitious plans for the us.n newjobs in us. the philippine star reports on the latest pirate atrocity in the country. eight fishermen have been killed in an attack off the southern coast of mindanao. the south china morning post carries a picture ofjiajia, the chinese robot. the most human looking robot is on her way to a presentation about the digital economy in shanghai. what stories are sparking discussions online? japanese scientists think they've discovered the identity of the"missing" element within the earth's core. as well as iron and nickel, researchers now think that silicon is also present, making up about 5% of the core's weight. as president obama makes his farewell address in chicago, he's expected to highlight his achievements abroad, the nuclear deal with iran and the capture of osama bin laden. but he may be less forthcoming about the conflict in syria, the rise of so—called islamic state, and deteriorating relations with russia. so, what is the obama foreign policy legacy? here's our north amer

china daily on its front page has the president being at the world economic forum for the first time.it is almost ironic. the chinese premier is the keynote speaker at davos, which is all about capitalism and globalisation, and yet there is no one there from the united states. what a turnaround! i think it is the biggest delegation from china ever. in the last decade or so, china has put into place a lot of infrastructure for trade. currency trading hubs in major cities, the bond market, access to foreign exchange will stop all of these building blocks will stop this is a great opportunity for them. they are seeing an opportunity here and making the most of it. absolutely. very interesting. we have had some really good tweets. cambridge university is advertising for a professor of lego. you have three more days to apply. lego can inspire future architects and engineers, carpenters and make creators out of us carpenters and make creators out of us all. it is relaxing fun. tom says he thinks he chose the wrong degree and should have done lego.|j he thinks he chose the wrong degree and s

china daily struck a similar tone, saying the two countries should strive for an updated, more desirable. these editorials mentioned steps china is trying to take to open up its markets to more foreign competition and restricted areas like banking, mutual funds, insurance, and others, so they outline that. they also say they are making progress on intellectual property rights. editorials have been critical of rex tillerson, the secretary of state nominee, also peter navarro, wilbur ross, these individuals what china called the great wall of protectionism. nottrump-china relationship off to a great start, but at least offering some sort of he's offering in-state media. the thing, you have ,he communist party congress where does china draw the line with trump? >> they will pander to the domestic audience there. they claimed these are nonnegotiable issues, the finding core interests is how one editorial pointed it out. another strident editorial came out from the people's daily attacking democracy, which they have done repeatedly over the decades. is thatom line democracy has reached its li

comments would be disastrous if acted upon in the real according to the china daily and sets a course for a devastating confrontation united china and the states. the comments are not really worth taking seriously. editorialid do an on this. >> not taken seriously because they are a miss mash day, way eve shortsightedness, warn out prejudices and unrealistic fantasies but they are perpetuating it by writing an editorial on it. > global times says the u.s. has no power to dominate the south china sea tillerson's comments far from professional. he foreign ministry spokesperson said like the u.s., china has the right ithin its own territory to carry out normal activities. very measured. >> very measured, because they believe that to be territory. >> yes. this is what james mattis had to say. e's trump's pick to be the defense secretary. he was actually more measured. mad dog mattis, right? he's the retired marine general. this is what he had to say. >> international waters or and national waters, we've got to figure out how do we deal withholding on to of rules that we have made over man

we heard stronger words from the state media, china daily saying that if he was to act on these commentsis in office, china may be forced to take the gloves off. shery: that of course just one of the issues between the two sides. what are the other areas of contention between trump in china? is: it seems that trump trying to tie his trade angst and the suggestion that the u.s. has been unfairly done in terms of the trade relationship to wider geopolitical questions. week said he last wanted to stop the chinese from accessing the south china sea islands, something that prompted a response from state media with the global time saying those comments were foolish and could lead to war if they were acted on. trumpis also north korea, and his advisers have said china has not done enough to rein in pyongyang on its new group program, then there is the currency issue. step back in the wall street journal interview, saying he wasn't going to label currency manipulator on the first day of his job, but would speak to his chinese counterparts before he did that. shery: thank you so much for that. vi

we heard robust words from state media, china daily saying these and his show trump comments were nottake off the gloves once he gets into power if he continues this kind of talk. shery: this is only one of the issues between the two sides. what are the other areas of contention between trump and china? trade is number one, trump trying to link that to geopolitical issues as well as taiwan and the south china sea. as we heard from rex tillerson last week, saying he would try to block china from access to the south china sea islands, comparing their actions to russia's annexation of crimea, and that prompted a furious response from state media here, the global time saying that if washington was to act on blocking china from the south china sea, that it might result in war. korea, trump has said that is an area where he would like to see china make more progress, saying they have not done enough to rein in pyongyang's nuclear ambitions. he did offer something of an olive branch to beijing, saying he was not going to be labeling china a currency manipulator on day one of his job, that he

talk a little bit about what china has said in one of these editorials that i referencessed this china dailyined to use this gambit on taking office a period of fierce, damaging interactions will be unavoidable, and beijing will have no choice but to take off the gloves. what does it mean for china to take off the gloves? >> well, as opposed to what they're doing now in the south and east china seas? i understand at many levels of our government and in the top circles of american corporate life people would listen to those words and say, okay, time for the united states to surrender, because obviously we can't stand up to the chinese. the fact is every time they try this bluster and intimidation and we back down, they win at no cost to them. frankly, i would make taiwan an element in the overall relationship. i would be willing to change the 1972 shanghai communique because if we don't put our issues on the table with china, if in effect we don't play the taiwan card, their bargaining leverage simply increases to our debt criminate. kennedy: yeah. so, you know, there's been, obviously, a lot

a state run tabloid china daily writes, if trump is determined to use this gambit in taking office aof fierce damaging interactions will be unavoidable as beijing will have no choice but to take off the gloves. >> joining us now is robin wright a contributing writer for the new yorker and joint fellow at the woodrow wilson center and david drucker with the washington examiner joins us once again. so we saw that in the china global times which is sort of a it be lloyd, but government sanctioned in china. they wrote much more. let me read you the end of what they wrote also. they said of trump maybe american voters promoted him too quickly. his amateur remarks and overrf dent manner are equally shocking. you know, robin, it does seem as if donald trump is getting under the skin of chinese officials. >> very much so and i think there is a -- it reflects the nervousness across the globe today. a lot of governments are not sure how serious he means some things that often come across at insults, challenges not just to past policies but to the sense of relationships, the basic core of agree

up because i have the report that i've always kept because one of the experts that was quoted by china daily said when they found this smuggled meat, half a billion dollars' worth, they said, as long as frozen meat shows no signs of thawing consumers can't tell fresh meat from frozen meat that's decades old. so i'm thinking there might be a different standard there. can you tell me a bit about what kind of standard exists with respect to food inspection? because if chicken's going to make a 14,000-mile trip to be processed in china and sent back to american consumers we have a lot at stake. >> china has revisited its food safety law several times with the crisis since 2004 with the melamine and subsequently we believe the chinese oversight continues to be inexact, imprecise, haphazard, and subject to regulatory capture by the companies that the entire food industry is rife with real concerns on the food safety side, that there is a tremendous interest in pursuing the kind of alignment between the provincial governments to pursue economic output and the companies to cut corners creates very s

state media taking a more robust stance, the china daily saying that trump was playing with fire aroundissue. words, it comes to the we are seeing a tent for tap between u.s. and china, so what are the other areas of contention? therade is near the top of list, at least from trump's perspective, and his suggestion he would impose tariffs on chinese imports, but also geopolitical tensions. we heard last week from rex tillerson, suggesting that he would want to see china blocked from the south china sea islands, causing anger in beijing. korea,stion of north trump says china should be doing more on that. he did offer an olive branch in terms of the currency. labelinglked back china a currency manipulator on day one. >> thank you. stay with us. ♪ 8:30 in singapore. this is the opening of trading there. betty: you are watching daybreak asia. let's get the first look news now with haidi lun. and vietnam have come to a tentative agreement on their overlapping claims the south china's. the two countries have promised to manage maritime differences and safeguard the stability of the area. as th

china daily said the tubing countries should strive for updated, more desirable version of globalization that president buzz,ping gave a doll saying trade wars will not benefit both countries and warned against rising protectionism. also in this article, various steps that china is trying to are foreign that investment environment in china by relaxing restrictions that foreigners have had in insurance, mutual funds, another areas restricted. china as i talk about the mixed message, leading up to this, china widely criticized the picks for donald trump's, calling the selection of peter navarro as economic advisor, robert lighthizer as trade representative, wilbur ross at commerce, who said china was the most protectionist country, calling them the great wall of protectionism to trump, not to mention rex tillerson as well, critical of china's endeavors in the south china sea. rishaad: talking about the south china sea, it is a different tone geopolitically, isn't it? they always want economic cooperation and have benefited from that partnership. it is the geopolitical stuff that gets quite

i have the report that i always kept because one of the experts that was quoted by "china daily" said when they found this smuggled meet, a half a billion dollars as long as it shows no signs of that youiwing, consumet tell the difference between new meat and meat that's 40 years old. >> if chicken is going to make the trip and processed and sent back to consumers there's a lot at stake. >> -- with the melamene, we believe it continues to be a inprecise --imprecise there's interest in pursuing the alignment to pursue economic output and the companies to cut corners creates very strange disincentives for close oversight. the story you're referring to is sadly not extremely uncommon and if you look at the kind of news coverage of chinese food safety lapses they are truly horrifying and cover a range of food products and problems that you would never have anticipated. so currently we export salmon and lots of people export salmon to china where it's flash frozen at sea, processed or conditioned in china and shipped back here. we are approve the shipment of processed chicken from proved c

if we are getting tens of thousands of attacks, cyber attacks from china and russia daily, weather state-sponsored or private sponsored, it is not outside the realm of thought these countries would try to damage any aspect of our democracy. i think we need to do due diligence. i don't think we need to jump to conclusions and say this was russia. at the same time, i think you can take the other extreme and say it could not have been russia. we have to make sure we are being diligent and are not swayed. the f.b.i. n.g.i. always been bodies that were not -- the f.b.i. and the c.i.a. have always been bodies that were not partisan. i have no problem looking to see if there was. i want to make sure we do not jump to conclusions and put all of our apples in one basket blaming one person for the election result. susan: you talked about coming in as a unified government. do you foresee this as an area where congress will have a different opinion of russia van president-elect trump? rep. walker: i have read some things as far as what donald trump has said. when it comes to different opinion of him that woul

an editorial in the chinese state-owned newspaper, china daily responds, the name calling, they say mr quote, rookie and goes on to say, if trump is determined to use this gambit to take office, a period of damaging interactions will be unavoidable. beijing will have no choice, but to take off the gloves. ominous. lt. colonel ralph peters is with us. confrontation, do we win? >> not this way. stuart, i think we all agreed that we need to take a much firmer line with china, but there are two factors that jump out at me. one, when you publicly confront china, you make it impossible on this. make con eggs is -- and the taiwan issue, i'm glad that trump took the phone call, it's not the right leverage to deal with the big problem with china, trade imbalances, currency manipulation, et cetera. and the second thing, this is very important, is got to get your priorities straight. china is a competitor and sometime adversary. russia is our enemy. we need not-- we mustn't forget that. stuart: so you don't like the way china is being confronted. let's move on to russia. there is a confrontation