make mega profits alternately the hostility the decades old hostility of the rule of the chinese communist party in china by washington policymakers as such that the u.s. will form of eventually a sort of a this integrating strategy in china to overthrow replace the chinese communist party using of course some legitimate grievances but ultimately trying to be stabilized china because they they consider is china's rise to be a direct threat to the world to germany by the united states that's how they view it drew i mean if ok jonathan jump in but you know it's a large it will be the largest economy in the world very soon jonathan jump in yelling for the white house is this really has been a balancing exercise i don't really share the view point of my colleague that is seeking sort of to topple the communist party within china because it will be extremely risky from a security if you point from an economic viewpoint i think still the linchpin of america's strategy towards china is a sort of conditional engagement combined with with with deterrence and deterrence is of course a very very difficult

the 18th congress of the chinese communist party opened thursday. it happens every five years. between now and next week, representatives will be approving new policies and appointing new party leaders. delegates from each of china's provinces held regional discussions friday. they talked about ways to fix the problems they face. nhk world's james tengan is in beijing covering the congress.

keeping a system where one party dominates. >> the danger over the next five years is that the chinese communist party will lose its credibility as a ruling party. the party would collapse in five years to 10 years. >> but doing something they also be risky. chinese communists have learned from the downfall of the soviet union that small reforms can trigger the collapse of a system. but doing nothing can be dangerous as well. >> if they do not make a change, the nation will be in a much more unstable condition. if china all is not stable, the whole world will suffer. >> while the communist party is choosing its leaders in secret in there, out here in the middle of beijing, in power the party looks increasingly out of touch, something the next leaders will have to change. >> well, damon has been speaking about the dissident, ay we we, speaking to him about whether china will have to adapt because it is changing so rapidly. >> in many ways the country, the economics, the whole condition, the kind of dragged the whole party to make a change. it has come to a moment where they have to make a change. if th

the 18th congress of the chinese communist party starts thursday. the meeting happens every five years. delegates will approve new policies and appoint new party leaders for the five years to come. chinese authorities waited until the eve of the congress to confirm details of this year's gathering. nhk world's michitaka yamaka in beijing has more. >> reporter: chinese communist party gathered in beijing's great hall of the people to make their long-awaited announcement. they said the national congress will start thursday and run for seven days. the meetings wraps up a ten-year-long, two-term rule of general secretary hu jintao and his associates. they led a nation that has become a global power. china is the world's second largest economy, but it has its share of problems. chinese worry about the widening income disparity between urban and rural areas. they are concerned about the environment and pollution and are angry about widespread corruption among local and national authorities. the case involving bo xilai highlighted this issue. party official

some read "cheers to the great chinese communist party," for without the communist party, there would be no new china. this is a major political event, and authorities carefully orchestrate every detail. i went for a tour of beijing to see what they've done. signs of the congress are everywhere in beijing. flowers, elegant decorations and banners. when i got into a taxi, i found another sign. ahead of the party congress, local authorities here in beijing have instructed all taxis to take the handles off so that people can't open the windows. chinese authorities are trying to prevent activists from throwing antigovernment leaflets out of the windows of moving taxis. police in beijing have put strict traffic checks in place for vehicles entering the capital. government authorities have mobilized an army of volunteers to help with security. they say 1.4 million citizens are taking part in the operation. the volunteers are told to keep suspicious people out of the city center. >> translator: i volunteered to help maintain security in the city. we're here to make sure the convention runs s

the 18th congress of the chinese communist party starts thursday. the meeting happens every five years. delegates will approve new policies and appoint new party leaders for the five years to come. chinese authorities waited until the eve of the congress to confirm details of this year's gathering. nhk world's michitaka yamaka in beijing has more. >> reporter: chinese communist party gathered in beijing's great hall of the people to make their long-awaited announcement. they said the national congress will start thursday and run for seven days. the meetings wraps up a ten-year-long, two-term rule of general secretary hu jintao and his associates. they led a nation that has become a global power. china is the world's second largest economy, but it has its share of problems. chinese worry about the widening income disparate between urban and rural areas. they are concerned about the environment and pollution and are angry about widespread corruption among local and national authorities. the case involving bow shin lie high lated this issue. party offi

some read "cheers to the great chinese communist party," for without the communist party, there would be no new china. this is a major political event, and authorities carefully orchestrate every detail. i went for a tour of beijing to see what they've done. signs of the congress are everywhere in beijing -- flowers, elegant decorations and banners. when i got into a taxi, i found another sign. ahead of the party congress, local authorities here in beijing have instructed all taxis to take the handles off so that people can't open the windows. chinese authorities are trying to prevent activists from throwing antigovernment leaflets out of the windows of moving taxis. police in beijing have put strict traffic checks in place for vehicles entering the capital. government authorities have mobilized an army of volunteers to help with security. they say 1.4 million citizens are taking part in the operation. the volunteers are told to keep suspicious people out of the city center. >> translator: i volunteered to help maintain security in the city. we're here to make sure the convention runs

the chinese communist party has selected a new leader. we'll hear from an expert about what such a major change in beijing means for the relationship with america and across asia. but first, since office, the obama administration has made reforming how -- a top priority, and so far, experts say, those efforts have helped save billions of dollars a year. still, in unveiling the budget plans earlier this year can the pentagon said that it would have to save a whopping $60 billion from efficiencies, if it's to afford the key priorities in an era of declining resources what has the pentagon done so far? and how do you ring efficiency from an organize as diverse and far flunk as the defendant department? joining us is david wennergren, the department's assistant deputy chief management officer. sir, welcome to the program. >> thank you. >> so your office was created co help drive the efficiencies across the department. and the goal is to save $60 billion overall. how do you do that? is it by making minor changes to just about everything, for e

communist party posts next week and unveiled to the world. analysts say xi will become general secretary, taking over for president hu jintao. chinese vice president xi jinping is 59 years old. communist party leaders named xi vice chairman of the central commission in 2010. xi's taken an active role in diploma city as well as domestic affairs. >> xi jinping's pather was a vice premier, so xi became part of china's informal princeling network. princelings gain power by taking advantage of their parents and status and ties to influential fingers. but xi didn't have it easy. authorities ousted his father and jailed him during the cultural revolution. xi was forced to work in the countryside as a teenager. he went to a prestigious university in beijing from 1975 to 1979. and then he spent the next quarter century holding down key positions in the communist party and the government in shanghai and two other provinces. xi gained domestic and international prominence in 2007. he skipped the stage of politburo member and went straight into the politburo's standing committee. xi's wife is a well-known figure in her own right. peng liyuan is

. >>> chinese communist party leaders are highlighting to stamp out corruption. they have punished officials for abuse of power. the figure is reported from a report submitted to the party. there were about 80,000 corruption cases over the past five years. officials took bribes totaling more than $3.5 million. the party was warned about the risk of corruption. if the problem grows worst it will lead to the ruin of the party and the country. he urged senior officials to follow anti-corruption regulations. he asked them to prevent relatives and associations to stop abuse. >>> hundreds of people in the southern city clashed with police on saturday. media outlets say the trouble began with the traffic accident. they say an unlicensed driver drove a car into several vehicles. no one died but five people were reported injured. the associated press quoted one residents who said people became upset when police and paramedics took nearly an hour to arrive. drivers and bystanders fought with police. authorities brought the situation under control by the end of the day. >>>

party posts next week and unveiled to the world. analysts say xi will become president taking over for president hu jintao. >> chinese president xi jinping is 59 years old. communist party leaders named him vice chairman of the central commission in 2010. xi's taken an act i havi role in diploma city as well as domestic affairs. >> xi jinping's pather was a vice premier, so she became part of china's informal network. princelings gain power by taking advantage of their parents and status and ties to influential fingers. but xi didn't have it easy. authorities ousted his father and jailed him during the cultural revolution. xi was forced to work in the countryside as a teenager. he went to a prestigious university in beijing from 1975 to 1979. and then he spent the next quarter essentially holding down key positions in the communist party and the government in shanghai. xi gained domestic and international prominence in 2007. he skipped the stage of politburo member and went straight into the politburo's standing committee. xi's wife is a well-known figure in her own right. she is a popular singer in the troupe belonging to the people's liberation army. analysts sa

and one of them is china and the news is coming from china every day the congress of the chinese communist partythe change of leadership in china here you're a field of interest is certainly more united states that that than the orient so no question about the united states there's been speculate a lot of speculations of the worsening of the relations between china and the us lately. as they get worse so we see that they that they that they have an intention of getting worse will it become an issue in the asia pacific do you share these concerns. we're following the u.s. posturing in asia pacific. for course some would even dare to say this strategic refocus over the u.s. towards asian pacific is something that has been strategically in place for already quite a period it has been officially announced quite recently. moves in different areas supported this idea and i'm not just talking on whatever may happen in the area of naval exercises deployments with all the importance where the bills those things are not just the only things we we see for example the transpacific economic alliance the amer

. >> long live the great chinese people, and long live the great chinese communist party. 30 or so years ago, the leaders went around. everyone wore identical suits, gray or black. from purely economic terms, the outgoing leadership under hu jintao has done wonders since they came in in 2002, china of the economy has grown six times richer, not bad for 10 years. there has been no equivalent growth. government advisers except they have to find a way of doing that. -- accept they have to find a way of doing that. >> they have to use the smart power. they have more access to rail. >> fine, but nothing is being done about it. the outlook is not that great. the population is getting older, yet expectations are higher than ever. older, yet expectations are higher than ever. >> for the next leaders to be looking at china, it will not just be an economic story but also a social story. >> they are getting ready for the party congress. they will have 10 years to sort the problem out. can they manage? maybe, if the communist party can adapt sufficiently. he wondered if they would actually make it t

presidential election, of course, but also, the leadership change within the chinese communist party. there will have an enormous influence on the way that economic perspectives are being seen also here in europe. that is why i have all this, investors were a bit reluctant to take any decisive action on the markets. >> a closer look at monday's numbers and of the dax finished the day -- across the atlantic, at this hour, the dow is trading flat. 2786. the biggest budget airline has raised its profit forecast from 440 to 520 million euros. >> the ireland based company reported a surge halfway through its fiscal year, boosted by the olympic games in london. it helped in part by a lower- than-expected fuel costs. we will be back after a short breaks to do not go away. stay with us. >> welcome back. one week after hurricane sandy cause destruction, tens of thousands of people need temporary housing. >> both the storm and the government's response to it are expected to have a significant impact on tuesday's general -- general election. while president obama's handling has given him a boost

. >>> chinese communist party leaders are highlighting their efforts to stamp out corruption. they say over the past five years they've punished about 670,000 officials for abuse of power. the state-run xinhua news agency sads there were corruption cases over the past five years. officials took bribes totaling more than $3.5 billion. the communist party's new leader xi jinping warned about the risks of corruption. if the problem grows worse, it will lead to the ruin of the party and the country, he said. he urged senior officials to follow anti-corruption regulations. he asked them to prevent associates from abusing their influence. >>> hong kong medias say anger over police corruption triggered a riot in mainland china. people clashed with prison on saturday. media outlets say the trouble began with a traffic accident. they say an unlicensed driver drove a car into several vehicles. no one died, but five people were reported injured. the associated press quoted one resident who said people game upset when police and paramedics took nearly an hour to arrive. drivers involved i

they will be unveiled in a few days but delegates of the chinese communist party congress admit they have no clear idea of who they think it will be. >> with the world's attention focused on the very top of the chinese leadership meeting here in beijing, we will be asking what life is like at the bottom. meeting card-carrying members of the communist party. >> welcome to "gmt." also on the program -- syrian were plans bomb a rebel-held town on the turkish border, killing six. floods in venice -- heavy rain and wind it wreak havoc in north and central italy. midday in london, 7:00 in the morning in washington and 8:00 in the evening in beijing where delegates of china's, this party have been deliberating. this week the focus on the world will be on the handful of men about to take their seats at the very top of china's, this party. but what about the other 82 million members. why did people join? do they still believe in communism? from the chinese capital -- interesting times, john. >> they are very interesting times. of course, the focus has been on the very few men at the very top o

government turned suddenly sharply i do support their opposition against the chinese communist party that's an underlying part of the politics and i think the chinese government knows that. shortly after the break r.t. special report on how a gold hunters dream turns into living hell coming in. texas wants to pull away from the usa effectively twenty states have started petitions for independence after obama won the election with well just a few voting irregularities but guess what suspicion will never happen it is a very easy thing to do decide a petition and it is another thing entirely to leave us a little civil war thing that happened back then does anyone the usa honestly think that they are a governor has the ball determination to actual rebel i don't think there's. a single george washington type among them well maybe just see victoria kind of but he's out of office how do what makes it seem like revolution or succession is this fun cool easy thing to do with cool slogans and texan flags flying but the reality looks a lot more like the arab spring before you put your name on th

government turned suddenly sharply to support that opposition against the chinese communist party that's an underlying part of the politics and i think the chinese government knows that. now let's take a look at some other stories from around the world the congolese city of gone is in danger of being taken over by rebel forces militant group am twenty three has reached the outskirts of the city despite efforts by un peacekeepers and government troops to hold the advance meanwhile civilians have joined government forces as the international community voices deep concern about the fighting. spain's capital has been hit by mass demonstrations with thousands of health workers protesting over budget cuts dreams plans to private eyes parts of the country's health care of may help the struggling budget but also wipe out some clinics for rare diseases last week a sturdy measures triggered general strikes and some of europe's hardest hit countries with spain portugal greece and italy holding a day of action in solidarity. three international space station crew members have successfully returned t

government turned suddenly sharply to support that opposition against the chinese communist party that's an underlying part of the politics and i think the chinese government knows that. three international space station crew members have successfully returned to earth after four months in space r.t. shaun thomas followed the touchdown for us. can say that soyuz t.m.a. zero five am has landed safely and it has brought with it the s.s. expedition thirty three crew with them sunny williams from the usa actually push it up from japan and europe go from russia now you know making it from space to earth is an exact science but it's never routine in fact let me tell you a little bit about what happened the undocked about two twenty six am moscow time fire the rockets at four fifty eight which brought in nearly just under an hour long process of fall to the earth through the atmosphere from about sixty three miles in above the earth's surface in a rare pre-dawn in the dark landing in the cosmic sun. where it's extremely cold and there is snow on the ground and that landing happened at about fiv

media and the us government turned suddenly sharply to support that opposition against the chinese communist party that's an underlying part of the politics and i think the chinese government knows that. was promised crossed august come your way and just a few moments stay with us. wealthy british style. rescue time to. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into cars a report on our. war wall could be notes we have a lot of groups the. balls are. right in the my mouth it was like man yeah that marriage wasn't course with maddie when i was fifteen yes you can liberate their women and you certainly can't do it through the barrel of a gun only effective social changes can be the afghans themselves afghan men and women we believe i'm going to stun them not to across. the patient it's up to the shop and to construction stuff people in the obama administration talking about how much they care about the women of afghanistan it's not true they don't care about the women of afghanistan. ple

government turned suddenly sharply i've to support that opposition against the chinese communist party that's an underlying part of the politics and i think the chinese government knows that. shortly after the break archie special report on how a golden hunter's dream turns into a living hell. culture is that so much about the taxpayers' money maintaining it is a charade to me because a lot of people out here in china who successfully transition did fell through another leadership change the last decade has witnessed this country transformed a tremendous speed. he used to use. to. tell you to leave. me alone both the war lords walgett him and oats we have a lot of illegal call groups of the blue collar jews and the sluices also argues in the whole more right enough to just my mouth it was like many of them out h. that wasn't forced marriage it's just muddy when i was fourteen yes although you can liberate other women and you certainly can't do it through the barrel of a gun only effective social changes can be because afghans themselves afghan men and women. cannot cross paths. but. it

government turned suddenly sharply to support their opposition against the chinese communist party that's an underlying part of the politics and i think the chinese government knows that. i'll be back with the world news in just over half an hour before that it's sport with kate after this break. commission free accreditation free transport charges free the maintenance free risk free. to tide free. download free broadcast quality video for your media projects and free media and on the hard teton tom. culture is that so much about the taxpayers' money and it is a she's been a lot of people at area china has successfully transition to fell through another leadership change the last decade has witnessed this country transformed at tremendous speed. the. kids in sorrow. and hope for escape. barely surviving longing for a godsend. they live in a search for goals. why doesn't it bring them wealth. eve. eve. do we speak your language anything about the will or not a day in. the news programs and documentaries and spanish more matters to you breaking news a little turn to bangalore's stories. her

in power so a slowdown of economic reform later he pushed them forward seen to it that the chinese communist party kept it strong control of the government the twenty first century transition of leadership in china was one from establishment communists to younger and more pragmatic technocrats it has also seen and of mao's style paramount leader with the power shared by a group of political leaders as china's turned into the world's second largest economy as well as a big player in the international arena all eyes are now on the country as its once again go win through a major power reshuffle there's no doubt the country will push the economic reforms forward the real question is whether the new chinese leadership will bring about political and legal change. hello thank you very much for being with us today so. here i am. so you smiling well of course for for people experts say in china this report that we just saw was too short and then maybe it was sort of a sort of a jigsaw but i think it is inadequate so out of the sort of remarks that what has been happening in china and the what it when i wi

chinese case, the decisions were made behind closed doors and by non- transparent means. resulting in the appointments of senior leaders of the eighteenth party congress of the chinese communist party, the new general secretary of the chinese communist party as well as chairman of the military commission. this morning, we plan to review the political things we have observed in both systems, asked what they can foretell about the future political and economic directions in terms of debate in both countries. some of the major challenges that i think confronted both leaderships, and assess the possible implications for u.s.- china relations and east asia as a whole. our focus will be much more of the chinese side of the story. i think that this reflects the enormity of the challenges both internal and extern all that china confronts. the extent of leadership turnover in china, the question of whether new leaders will follow an old script or whether they will pursue very different paths than their predecessors in office. at the same time, the united states confronts prodigious challenges of its own. even as president obama must replace many of the must replace many of the lead of

the chinese communist party is about to announce a new leader for the first time in ten years.t is expected he will take over, but much of the announcement has been shrouded in secrecy. what do you know about him, he sort of controls how much we pay for our mortgages. >> you know, he's a bit of a mystery man. you talk about the party being shrouded in secrecy. this is a man who disappeared for almost two weeks just a couple of months ago and no one knows where he went or why. there are rumors he might have had a heart attack. he's risen through the party by keeping his views to himself. he's the son of a revolutionary figure in china. what he has had to say in the past is that foreigners in his words, with four stomachs, should not be lecturing china about what they need to do. that may ring some alarm bells for the u.s., that he's going to control the pursestrings with china being the largest holder of u.s. debt. he has met president obama over the past year, but he's taking over a party riddled with corruption. and of course, that emerging rivalry with the u.s. >> now, will h

presidential elections to see a very secretive chinese communist party come together at the congress.is a chance for the party to reflect on where the country is and where they want it to go and there are very, very stern warnings from president hu jintao. you said unless corruption is tackled it could bring an end to the communist party. at the same time the party is convening to select a whole new leadership. xing ping is expected to take over the leadership of the party. as hu jintao has pointed out a lot on the line. >> our fifth story "outfront" honoring chris stevens. he's being awarded with the common ground award for his efforts to bridge the divide between the united states and the middle east. he was killed along with three other americans on september 11th after terrorists attacked the u.s. consulate in benghazi. more than eight weeks later many are still wondering who is responsible and how it happened. ambassador stevens younger sister ann will receive the award on behalf of her brother. app, thank you so much and our condolences. i know it's a special night but a hard ni

we spoke to a china expert who thinks china is blocking the sites because the chinese communist party'stional congress has begun. he says there's deep insecurity within the party. >>> west african defense ministers met to join in northern mali. afp reports the community could commit 3200 troops while other countries will commit an additional 2300. the plan is -- when they meet this weekend, a plan so needed to get support for military intervention. >>> it has been 463 days since the united states lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? sandy and the run-up to the election did not hurt. consumer sentiment hit its highest level since 2007. >>> more on the breaking news story. the surprising resignation of david petraeus, who stepped down after admitting to an extramarital affair. the u.s. official confirms to cnn that the fbi investigated a tip that david petraeus was involved in an affair with paula broadwell, who wrote a biography of the four-star general. broadwell spent a year with petraeus in afghanistan for a book she cowrote. she has been a regular guest on th

the chinese communist party took it daily and quoted the description "he has the rare ability to