event comes amid disputes between vietnam and other countries and china over islands in the south china sea. three days before the official visit, china test launched its first aircraft carrier as part of its military build y up. it had been refurbished. >>> the sri lanka government is carrying out a major study of wild elephants in an effort to protect the animals. workers are now going over data from a recent consensus. it exists of elephant and farmers that's become serious in the country. there are an estimated 500 wild elephants in sri lanka. about 250 of them are killed every year mostly by farmers defending their crops and villages. sri lanka's three day survey ended on saturday. nearly 4,000 government employees and wildlife workers checked more than 1500 locations ng holes. they also gathered information about the elephants' age and gender. one chased after a car that was carrying researchers. they aim to complete the study by the end of this month. reduce conflicts between animals and humans once they determine where the elephants feed and which farms are most at risk of being inv

event comes amid disputes between vietnam and other countries and china over islands in the south china sea. three days before the official visit, china test launched its first aircraft carrier as part of its military build y up. it had been refurbished. >>> the sri lanka government is carrying out a major study of wild elephants in an effort to protect the animals. workers are now going over data from a recent consensus. it exists of elephant and farmers that's become serious in the country. there are an estimated 500 wild elephants in sri lanka. about 250 of them are killed every year mostly by farmers defending their crops and villages. sri lanka's three day survey ended on saturday. nearly 4,000 government employees and wildlife workers checked more than 1500 locations including watering holes. they also gathered information about the elephants' age and gender. one chased after a car that was carrying researchers. they aim to complete the study by the end of this month. reduce conflicts between animals and humans once they determine where the elephants feed and which farms are most at r

the purchase comes amid rising tensions through tensions in the south china sea. it also highlights the challenge for the philippines to keep its naval deterrent up to scratch. >> reporter: alliance with the united states dropped anchor. its price tag $13 million. >> reporter: it is capable of launching helicopters and operating in adverse weather conditions. the vessel was used by this u.s. coast guard. despite commission back in 1965, it will now service the philippine navy. in 1992, a wave of nationalism led to the shut down of u.s. military bases in the philippines. but 19 years later, the philippine navy continues to rely on secondhand u.s. warships. some dating back to world war ii. it will be deployed in the south china sea where there are territorial claims over the islands. the acquisition of the warship demonstrates the challenge faced with the philippine armed forces as they attempt to match china's might. nhk world, manila. >>> and that wraps up our bulletin for today. >>> japan's welfare ministry says about 55,000 cases of child abuse were reported la

picking up a lot of moisture from the south china sea as well as the east china sea, especially in and around shanghai. could experience some pockets of heavy rain as well as thunderstorms breaking out there. so that's something to watch out for. across the korean peninsula, light showers will touch the west coast of the peninsula here. meanwhile for japan, lots of humid air coming in from the sea of japan. that could certainly trigger sharp showers along the west coast of the country. but otherwise, looking at fair amounts of sunshine. to the south of japan, we are seeing a bit of development in the rain clouds here. it is a tropical depression. in fact, soon to become a tropical storm by the end of the night. but at this point, it doesn't look like it's going to be having a huge impact on pan. it may bring some high waves in the days to come. temperatures will stay hot across much of japan today. tokyo rising to 35 degrees. elsewhere looking at temperatures in the mid 30s. again, especially for the contour areas, you could really be experiencing that intense heat and humidity today.

to be more transparent in its military development and also concerned about the security of south china sea because china has the disputes with several countries include vietnam, south korea, japan, indonesia, etc. and also u.s. want china's cooperation regarding north korea nuclear proliferation an also iran. for china, particularly concerned about weapons sales to taiwan and china hope that the u.s. should reduce or even stop weapons sales to taiwan and also concerned about the military exercise. economic issues will also be an important part of the discussion, china is concerned about the investment, particularly china has $1.21 trillion of treasury bond in the u.s. it's very much concerned about security. for u.s. want china to be more more cooperative and continue to buy the u.s. treasury bonds and also to have more banners that trade, rather than hoping that the china will appreciate its r&b. >> so, chang li, you mentioned about the south china sea disputes and the u.s. armed sales with taiwan, indeed a cause of tension for both sides. the hope that they'll be able to resolve these is

picking up a lot of moisture from the south china sea as well as the east china sea, especially in and around shanghai. could experience some pockets of heavy rain as well as thunderstorms breaking out there. so that's something to watch out for. across the korean peninsula, light showers will touch the west coast of the peninsula here. meanwhile for japan, lots of humid air coming in from the sea of japan. that could certainly trigger sharp showers along the west coast of the country. but otherwise, looking at fair amounts of sunshine. to the south of japan, we are seeing a bit of development in the rain clouds here. it is a tropical depression. in fact, soon to become a tropical storm by the end of the night. but at this point, it doesn't look like it's going to be having a huge impact on japan. it may bring some high waves in the days to come. temperatures will stay hot across much of japan today. tokyo rising to 35 degrees. elsewhere looking at temperatures in the mid 30s. again, especially for the contour areas, you could really be experiencing that intense heat and humidity today

training well of course it's not it's meant to try to countries in the region especially in the south china sea where china's claims the entire body of water is an internal chinese lake and of course china wants to project power not only southwards but northwards towards mongolia and russia they talk about the last territories clearly wants to get the use territories in a later day so it's threatening its neighbors but is it itself feeling threatened. well no country right now threatens china and that really is what is bothering the countries in the neighborhood and the united states because no country. war against fiji basically what's going on is there is this military buildup which really is the big sis in the world today and clearly you've got vietnam japan south korea india the united states all very concerned about what's going on i'm seriously thinking that china may well invade these areas you've been talking about. well clearly china would like to we we have out fighting but clearly we have seen some very belligerent tactics on the south china sea not only against the united states in

still maintaining that strength and a strongypon aill stay that strength as it heads tohe china sea and aims for central china. we are concerned about thestmye okinawa island since saturday. it is set to continue today and into saturday. this is a slowovgsyem we are going to really continue to see that srmyeather last for a while longer. rainfall amounts asucas 0 millimeters going to be possible in addioto allf that we'll be talking about these strong winds, well over 0 ker per hower. wave heights at 11 mets and storm surge. all of these islands will need to watch out for the srmy weather that will last well into saturday. meanwhile in the pacific another tropical storm system remains wi u ati strengthening track but luckily forecasts are calling for it to remain well at sea. meanwhile there's plenty of motu impacting areas across japan. the korean peninsula and eastern china as well, we'll continue to see scattered shower r stn china, the korean peninsula, warmer weather will head your way this weekend into next week as therocastm approaches. we'll need to keep a close eye on developme

. >>> the ninth south china sea fishing festival opened on monday with a ceremony on heiling island in china's guangdong province. the festivities began with more than 10,000 fishing vessels participating in a sailing ceremony. other highlights included the release of fry into the sea and the performance of local marriage customs. in the so-called dan family wedding ceremony, the groom wears a black wedding suit, an ethnic hat and a red flowered sash. the bride wears a glittering wedding dress and wraps her head in red scarves. >>> and welcome back to your weather update. we're looking at that storm system we have been monitoring. and here it is. you're seeing a clearly formed eye now. it's still maintaining that strength as it is still a very strong typhoon, packing winds well over 160 kilometers per hour, still moving at a fairly slow place. gradually veering towards the northwest. looks like it will move through the okinawa islands within the next couple of days and then start aiming for more northerly areas and possibly the central coast of china into northern areas. possibly the y

course it's not it's meant to try to intimidate countries in the region especially in the south china sea where china is claims the entire body of water as an internal chinese lake and of course china wants to project power not only southwards but northwards towards mongolia and russia they talk about the last territories clearly beijing wants to get these territories in a later date but no country right now threatens china and that really is what is bothering the countries in the neighborhood and the united states and basically what's going on is there is a military build up which really is the big sin the past is in the world today its most recent white paper it talked about information technology and cyber war also clearly they're putting money into their navy and to their air force the only laggard really is the army the army used to get almost all the money but now clearly china wants a big air force and a big navy so that's where a lot of the money is going into as well as strategic forces in other words nuclear capable missiles well china has probably more debt than the united stat

buildup in southeast asia is in response to china's military action and its action in the south china sea. they say the expansion is likely to pick up speed. >>> u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon has sent troops to help in south sudan. at a meeting in tokyo on tuesday, ban thanked japan for its participation in the peace-keeping mission in haiti following the devastating earthquake there last year. ban also requested japan to send a personnel to help build roads and other infrastructure in south sudan which became independent last month. kitasawa told him -- after the disaster in japan and must complete their mission in haiti. but he said japan hopes to hold talks with japan on deploying officers to sudan to help with peace keeping operations. ban hoped japan will consider sending troops to the african country. >>> in china, bicycles used to be the main mode of transportation. today the country is the world's biggest auto market. thanks to heavy government investment, the country's inland cities are industrializing and increasing numbers of people are driving cars. the trend is causing b

intrusion of two chinese patrol boats into japanese waters near the senkaku islands in the east china sea. matsumoto summoned the chinese ambassador to the ministry on tuesday. he said japan cannot tolerate the repeating claims into water. chen said they are chinese territory. but he said next year marks the 40th anniversary of bilateral relations and that china wants to join hands with japan to strengthen ties. matsumoto agrees that the 40th anniversary is a key milestone and urged china to refrain from engaging in similar action. japan says chinese boats have approached waters off the senkaku islands 12 times since last december. the incident sparked a major political rile between the two counties. >>> the japanese government says it has lifted all bans on contaminated beef. >> translator: we decided to lift the bans as measures have been taken to ensure the safety of cattle rearing and shipping. radiation tests are also being carried out on all cattle. >> he said on thursday that the government has instructed the prefecture governments to left bans on the transfer of cattle to other pr

the country has been at odds with china over territory i can't tell issues in the south china sea. hanoi officials issued a statement saying officials at home and abroad are attempting to disrupt disorder by taking advantage of people's patriotism. they stress people should not organize demonstrations that undermine vietnamese/chinese relationships. in hanoi there have been demonstrations every week for the past three months after a chinese patrol boat -- the vietnamese government has allowed the protests until now. it's believed it's about concerns about further aggravating ties with china and fears that public dissatisfaction would be going towards domestic authorities. however, the sudden order by the government could cause confusion as postings on the internet are already calling for participation in a demonstration this sunday. >>> the indian government is going to aim low an activist to hold a hunger strike for 15 days. trying to diffuse tension after the jailing of hazare. police arrested hazare on tuesday for staging a hunger strike in new delhi. the government ordered his

buildup in southeast asia is in response to china's military action and its action in the south china sea. they say the expansion is likely to pick up speed. >>> u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon has sent troops to help in south sudan. at a meeting in tokyo on tuesday, ban thanked japan for its participation in the peace-keeping mission in haiti following the devastating earthquake there last year. ban also requested japan to send a personnel to help build roads and other infrastructure in south sudan which became independent last month. kitasawa told him -- after the disaster in japan and must complete their mission in haiti. but he said japan hopes to hold talks with japan on deploying officers to sudan to help with peace keeping operations. ban hoped japan will consider sending troops to the african country. >>> in china, bicycles used to be the main mode of transportation. today the country is the world's biggest auto market. thanks to heavy government investment, the country's inland cities are industrializing and increasing numbers of people are driving cars. the trend is causing b

the country has been at odds with china over territory i can't tell issues in the south china sea. hanoi officials issued a statement saying officials at home and abroad are attempting to disrupt disorder by taking advantage of people's patriotism. they stress people should not organize demonstrations that undermine vietnamese/chinese relationships. in hanoi there have been demonstrations every week for the past three months after a chinese patrol boat -- the vietnamese government has allowed the protests until now. it's believed it's about concerns about further aggravating ties with china and fears that public dissatisfaction would be going towards domestic authorities. however, the sudden order by the government could cause confusion as postings on the internet are already calling for participation in a demonstration this sunday. >>> the indian government is going to aim low an activist to hold a hunger strike for 15 days. trying to diffuse tension after the jailing of hazare. police arrested hazare on tuesday for staging a hunger strike in new delhi. the government ordered his

not to mention there are a lot of flash points out there -- you heard the latest news about the china seassues. there are a lot of issues going around. but assuming the leadership in china is able to manage all that and one would hope that they could and one would have high hopes that they would, this to growth will go on for two days to three decades. but the first statement you made in the show, i actually think that, as americans, i am always a positive thinker, as you know -- i think we're just going through relativity. we are relatively speaking not seeing what we have seen in the last 20 years are 25 years. going forward, there needs to be structural changes, reinventing ourselves, but you still -- china came from nothing. no wonder everybody has that little of hope. and they should. they deserve it. but on an absolute basis, this is still the largest economy. i still hope we will be able to turn it around. i cannot see it turning around in 12 months. but we have to focus on our ability to innovate. >> is that your way of saying that we should not be scared of china? >> absolutely,

patrol boats have briefly entered japanese territorial waters near the senkaku islands in the east china sea. the japanese coast guard says it's the first time chinese patrol boat vessels have crossed into the area. on wednesday morning, a japanese patrol boat from the regional coast guard headquarters in okinawa found two chinese fisheries surveillance boats traveling near the island group. china claims sovereignty over the islands. the ships entered japanese territorial waters and left after 30 minutes. one of them returned later and spent another seven minutes in japanese waters. the coast guard repeatedly warned the chinese crew by radio not to enter japanese territory, but they radioed back and said the islands are a chinese territory and that the ship had a legitimate reason to be in the area. china has been sending patrol ships to the region since one of its fishing boats collided with japanese coast guard vessels last september. the incident strained bilateral relations. the japanese government responded quickly by launching a protest against china. it set up a liaison in the prime m

fighter jets scrambling after a chinese reconnaissance plane approached disputed islands in the east china sea. japanese police filed a request through interpol asking chinese authorities to cooperate in the investigation. the websites of japan's finance and defense ministries were also targeted by cyber attacks about the same time last month. >>> north korean leader kim jong-il has arrived in china. he expected state-run factories in the country's northeast on friday. following a six-day visit, kim crossed into china on thursday night aboard a special train. after a stop over in the inner mongolia autonomous region, he he arrived in in the province friday morning. a convoy carrying kim headed to a machine factory. nhk reporters saw kim getting out of a factory and shaking hands with plant officials. later in the day, his convoy was seen entering a dairy factory. kim then traveled to the industrial city of daqing, home of some of the largest oil fields. police officers were seen standing guard every 100 meters around the expressway. observers say by showing his willingness to learn from china'

japanese fighter jets scrambling after a chinese regions plane approached disputed islands in the east china sea. japanese police filed a request through interpol asking chinese authorities to cooperate in the investigation. the websites of japan's finance and defense ministries were also targeted by cyber attacks about the same time last month. >>> time to check out some of the stories we've gathered from broadcasters around asia. we begin with this item sent by cctv china. the president of china and france have met in beijing on thursday to discuss the ongoing european debt crisis and the gogo-0 summit. france will host the summit in november. hu jintao says china is closely watching the crisis and expects fsn reforms by some european countries. he added closer cooperation between the two countries will play an important role in the recovery of the global economy. nicolas sarkozy informed the chinese president europe has taken measures to boost financial reform and economic governance in the eurozone. >>> malaysia's efforts to conserve turtles have started bearing fruit with an increase inhe p

central moscow today this building houses the china sea an embassy in russia but from the one nine hundred thirty s. until his arrest it was love rented various residence none of his relatives saw him alive after he was detained later that gave rise to rumors claiming that barry had been shot in his home before he was due to be arrested. two armored personnel carriers with soldiers inside pressure the gate lead into the courtyard security personnel rushed out of the house to see what was going on we know mary came to the window to investigate the commotion and at that moment she was hit by machine gun fire it was a military like approach. most historians do not subscribe to that theory one of them nikita patrol has found out that a girl living in a house across the road from the mansion of the interior minister saberi ensuring his trial the broken city is up to bury him a drawing of a. well you would be a silly girl if some weakening had got hold of you it would have given you know you do it all those words some of burial better than anything else. he deprived me of the joys of childhood a

trouble because they have been rather high handed with some of the smaller nations in the south china sea i am not strong streak of nationalism in as well and that is allowed the united states to step in and aid vietnam in. in the philippines and taiwan and korea etc and so some of it is that there is a little bit. sick strong streak of nationalism under any sort of threat no ok i could talk to you a lot more on this but sadly we're out of time thank you very much indeed for your thoughts on how an expert with a foreign policy in focus think tank joining us live in the usa thanks for your time thank you for having. a devoted has come to a close in the cars here which is electing a new leader following the death of its president so he passed away in may having led his country for more than six years during which time it managed to gain international recognition tom barton is in the coliseum capital for us. three candidates have stepped in to try and take his place the vice president the prime minister and the former vice president all of them at the moment strong contenders it's not known

position right now admit all this right spread it cannot make panic what are the chances of the china sea water becoming a reserve currency. i think that would take quite a bit of time that. it would take a few years at the very least. i think you still need to open up the capital account for that to occur definitely seen many individuals moving into renminbi deposits in hong kong over the past few years but for it to be a reserve currency i think that would still take quite a bit of time ok that there are critics who argue that the very idea of a common european currency was a flawed concept from the outset what's your view on that. my view on the what can you repeat that european currency having a euro was flawed from the beginning according to some critics what do you think. the concept of the euro was was always fundamentally flawed because then you limit each country's ability for independent monetary policy where many different factors are at work in each of the different economies so i think we've been seeing the short ball over the weaknesses of the regime of that program for quit

the future chairman of the secretary general of the chinese communist party and the president of china sea jinping with whom vice president biden is spending his time in front of the two of them will travel together to the interior and look at the search runners great damage and hopefully get to know each other and. develop a relationship that can continue into the future what needs to happen right now in terms of this relationship what are some changes or they need to be made or things that need to be done within the next you know six to eight months well i think the main thing is we need to find a way to establish a bit more mutual trust and confidence in the military sphere. because the trend of events is not good and the united states and china in a way have entered a sort of arms race where we're at a severe disadvantage because. it cost thirty billion dollars to build an aircraft carrier battle group or maybe more but it costs probably a million dollars for the johnnies to build a missile that can sink a carrier it costs a lot of money to have the navy patrolling off the china coast

. >> at the same time joe biden wants to push back on some of their claims on the south china seas. na. we need china on iran if the security council, on libya, certainly on syria where they have not been as helpful. we're not happy about some of the militarism they've been expressing. >> i think there's debate within the chinese leadership about the overreach of the past year. over the past year there's a lot of aggressiveness by the chi nez military and leaders expanding their territorial claims. they've had so much resistance from the japanese, the vietnamese, the indonesians flocking to the u.s. for help. they're raelding they went too far for that. >> your article, what are you seeing in terms of human rights crackdown and censorship? >> what's been surprising is this past six or eight months it's been the most intense crackdown. it's not to the scale of the tin men square repressions. the debate is whether the chinese officials know something important about thediscontentmey or overreacting by reflex, and we will see that play out. >> jim faller, you have lived in china for fou

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what does china sea -- see as happening as part of its engagement and do you see that change based on the political question of the chinese saying there are implications here? >> you promised me easy questions. to answer your question i will take the case of venezuela. one thing that struck me and made the activities in venezuela among the most interesting, the bank is as i mentioned in rye remarks this my remarks very concerned about getting paid back. even though the bank's total $32.6 billion the biggest loan was a $26 billion loan that was extended last summer. it seems to me it was a very careful -- thinking about how that loan was going to be dispersed and what projects the loan was going to be sent on. the fact the bank was aware of this loan had a ten year term and hugo chavez may not be in office, he may leave office when the loan was repaid. of big effort on the part of the bank to make sure that the project alone was supported are ones that are perceived as helping the country as a whole and not just the administration of hugo chavez. there is an effort to make sure project

china's first aircraft carrier has begun its sea trial. it left the shipyard in northeast china. the u.s. says international forces have killed the taliban insurgents responsible for shooting down a u.s. helicopter over the weekend. american and afghan forces died in the crash on saturday. the statement says there were multiple intelligence leads and tips from local citizens about the identity of those who shot down the chinook. >> the final homecoming. military transport plane touches down at dover air force base. most of them were elite special forces. a sobering moment for the commander in chief who would spend more than an hour in private with grieving families. together, it was the single list -- it was the single biggest loss of life in america's longest war. the crash site was sealed off as the wreckage was retrieved. today the americans midpoint -- made a point that those responsible have themselves been killed. >> coalition forces killed the taliban insurgents responsible for the attack against the helicopter. it was an rpg round. this does not ease our loss, but we must

>> the unity of the countries in the region, with respect to the south china sea, is important. we need those disputes to be settled in to support stability in the region. that is what we are focused on. that is what we are focused on. >> could you give us more details about who will be in charge of the negotiations with the iraqi government's? the iraqi government's? do you believe the mission can last for more than two years? can you use contractors without u.s. troops? >> the general heading our forces there and the ambassador will be heading that. will be heading that. >> some members of the procurement sector there was not enough industry experience in the under secretary. in the under secretary. will his replacement come from that background? >> if he has a long and distinguished history on defense issues. having worked with him in the time i have been here, having worked with him in past capacities as well, i find him to be someone who is serious minded and very capable, and a good manager for the department. that is the primary interest i have, is making sure the deputy

the unity of the region with respect to the south china sea is very important. we need those disputes to be settled peacefully. that is what we are focused on. >> to go back to that question. could you give us more details of who will be in charge of the negotiations with the iraqi government? do you think the chinese mission can last for more than two years? the training mission can involve, yes contractors without u.s. troops. i think obviously general austin who sheding our forces there and the ambassador are going to be the ones that will be the primary position. >> i have a question about growth action. some in the procurement sector felt he lacked power as undersecretary and where will his replacement come from? having worked with him in the time i've been here, but in past capacities as well i just find him to be someone who is serious minded and very capable and a good manager for the department. that is the primary interest that i have is making sure a deputy understands his department and can help me manage this department and i think ash will do an ou

lines all over the world, including in south china sea where therelaims. the chinese are saying, well, you had your monroe doctrine and manifest destiny and we have 3,000 years of history as being the center of a sino asian bloc, and we only want to restore what we've had in the past. absent a good-faith attempt to reconcile these two positions through diplomacy, i fear that some kind of conflict between the two sides is likely. >> just not going to tolerate china as a regional pow sir what you argue in the book. >> yes, that's trect. >> called "state versus defense." fascinating read. stephen glain, thanks for being with us. >>> the best of late night is next. [ female announcer ] now, give dry, damaged hair a whole new life! with aveeno nourish plus moisturize. active naturals wheat formulas target and help repair damage in just 3 washes. for softer, stronger... ... hair with life. [ female announcer ] nourish plus. only from aveeno. excuse me? my grandfather was born in this village. [ automated voice speaks foreign language ] [ male announcer ] i

i mean, most of the rivers that are being dammed and moved are within china, they exit to the sea within china. i mean, that's part of what controlling tibet is about. the same thing is going on with india and pakistan. i mean, one of the key elements in the conflict between india and pakistan -- which expresses itself as terrorism like the bombing in mumbai and pakistani intelligence agencies' support for the taliban in afghanistan -- pakistan using asymmetrical assets to counterrer india. that -- counter india. india sits on the head waters, the glaciers that are the headwaters of the basin from which pakistan gets 90% of its water, and it's one of the driest countries in the world. and as the glaciers melt more rapidly, india's building dams, and the political wing of lash car eye today i didn't believe by, one of their slogans now is water flows or blood. so sort of a related issue in terms of dams in central asia. >> hi. um, thank you for this book. i think it's a good addition to what we need to hear. my question is could you talk a little about the issue of fear versus education?

china's state-run xinhua news agency says the navy carrier left the northeastern port of dailan on wednesday. it says the sea trial will be short and that the carrier will undergo further rebuilding and testing after returning to port. china says the vessel will be used for research and training. last month a chinese defense ministry spokesperson said the country has a long coastline and broad marine areas under its jurisdiction and that the military has an obligation to protect the country's sovereignty and maritime interests. china is reportedly planning on building other aircraft carriers on its own. observers say the chinese military is increasing its ocean going capable to secure its maritime interests and sea lanes. japan's secretary yukio edano said wednesday he's closely watching the refurbished carrier's trial voyage. >> translator: i think japan is not the only country to take a keen interest in china's naval buildup. southeast asian countries are watching as well. japan will work with those countries to seek higher transparency from china. >>> british prime minister david cameron convened a second

what does china sea as happening based on its engagement and d.c.that changing based on the political question of the chinese saying there are implications that we need to take note of them? >> i feel a bit deceiving the case you promised me questions before we got onstage. i'm going to take the case of venezuela. one thing that struck me there and that made the activities in venezuela among the most interesting i studied was that's the bank is the very concerned about getting paid back. even though the bank's loans total $32.6 billion, the biggest loan was extended last summer and it seems to me they're very careful in thinking about how that loan was going to be disbursed and what types of projects the loans would be spent on. this had to do with the fact that the bank was aware this loan has a 10-year term and hugo chavez, there's a possibility he may not be in office before -- he may not be in office when the loan is repaid. there is a big effort to make sure the projects alone is supporting are ones that are perceived as helping the country as

the unity with respect to the south china sea is important. we need those disputes to be settled peacefully. again, to support stability in the region is what we are focused on. >> to go back to the iraq question, could you give us more details about who would be in charge of the negotiations with the iraqi government? do you think the chinese mission can last for more than two years? the training mission can involve u.s. contractors without u.s. troops. >> the general heading our forces and the ambassador there are going to be the ones that will be the primary interlocutors there. >> i have a replacement -- i have a question about the replacement of ashton carter. many felt he lacked the experience to be an effective undersecretary. will his replacement come from an industry background? >> he has a long and distinguished history on defense issues. just to work with him in the time i have been here and having worked with him and passed capacities as well, i find him to be someone who is serious minded and very capable and the good manager. tha

china is really up to. a thousand foot long 67,000-ton aircraft carrier going to sea. missiles. other military technology. what is china up to? you know, the chinese say a number of things. they will tell you it's research and development. they will tell you that it is for their own defense of their country. but when you put all of the pieces together, an aircraft carrier, fighter jets, missiles that have increasingly long ranges, the concern the u.s. has is that china is basically extending its research, its military reach across asia and perhaps even beyond. you know, you look at the map. you just saw the tensions rising on the korean peninsula. there are tensions throughout the region. tensions beyond, if china can develop the military capability by putting this altogether and extending its reach, it becomes a player on the world military stage and that is a concern for the u.s. it's a concern for the allies. they are repeatedly asking china what exactly they are up to. carol? >> barbara, where exactly are they getting some of the technology that they are using in th

as many know and many of you reported on august 0th of this year china commenced sea trials with the aircraft carrier it purchased from the ukraine in 1998. our report which was written and coordinated conveyed our expectation that sea trials would commence this year. the aircraft carrier could become available to china's navy by the end of 2012 but without aircraft. it will take a number of additional years to achieve the minimal level of capability aboard the carrier that will be necessary for them to start to operate from the carrier itself. china invests heavily with undersea warfare. it is complemented by china's investment. the p.l.a. completed construction of a major naval base. it is large enough to accommodate a mix of ballistic missiles and large surface combatants. china invests heavily in air cape amounts. -- capabilities. the past january as many of you reported, china conducted a flight test of the next generation fighter prototype that highlighted china's ambition to produce a fighter aircraft with stealingt attributes. china is also investing in space programs. they c

china. over a disputed maritime border in the yellow sea raising fears of fresh talks on the north's nuclear program will stall again last november deadly exchange centered on the same border killed. with both sides blaming each other. there's the headlines coming up next we'll follow the journey of two colombians as they try to find the true.

china's first aircraft carrier began conducting sea trials today, in a sign of the country's growing military might. the 1,000-foot vessel sailed from the northern port of dalian. chinese officials said the former soviet carrier-- now refurbished-- will be used for research and training. analysts in hong kong said it was an outgrowth of china's ongoing military build-up. >> ( translated ): historically, china has not been a big naval power. commanding an aircraft carrier is something new. how to utilize it, and incorporate it into its national defense straty, is the start of a new chapter. they need the experience of trial and error, and for their navy personnel, this is still an area of weakness for china. also today, taiwan unveiled its most advanced missile-- what it calls "an aircraft carrier killer"-- at a defense exhibition in taipei. china regards taiwan as a renegade province. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to margaret. >> warner: and to the riots in britain, where nearly 1,200 have been arrested. london remained relatively calm today but violence and lo