but a chinese government run newspaper is accusing the u.s. navy of harassing chinese ships. -- the uss cowpens got too close. >> you are smiling? smiling? michael: i was. though i did that they would be harassing the chinese ramada. there is one thing reported in that segment. >> they have to carry is now but that was their own carrier. they declared this 27 square mile no operator around the carrier. an island that says this is our territory now. was will idea that the us harassing all of these chinese -- s -- >> who was the skipper? the captain was a rising star in the u.s. navy at the time. he had commanded before this. he was someone who was really looking for bigger things out there. he was given a job which before thesencident was honestly are coming out. they said this could basically put extra dock. wetead, they briskly said have an idea now, we're going back to the western pacific, is a part of the rebalance. are talking about rebounds of our forces in the western pacific. the pivot, rebalance, whatever you want to call it, exactly. liste

brian: when did the chinese into build a significant navy? chael: it started happening and seeds were sown in 1995 and 1990 six after president clinton sent over two carriers to stop the chinese from shooting missiles. after that, there was a public , and the chinese lost a lot of face. it is hard for westerners to get an idea of what that means to the asian culture. special someone that is as big as proud as china. they lost a lot of face with that and came away with a never again mentality. they start with this mindset that we will build up our navy and our missile defense forces in such a way that we knew we'd lose face like this again. brian: did we ever put a ship in port in china? michael: yes, we did. we go to hong kong, sometimes we can do that annually. there have been times when there has been trouble with the u.s. and china. otherare a couple of ports that we call into. brian: do the chinese ships visit the united states? michael: yes, out in san diego. was innese ramada honolulu. brian: i wrote this down from your book. the chinese

cruiser is big on air command type of ship. >> went to the chinese began to build a significant to navy? >> it happened after president -- two sent to ships ships. there was a public shaming. chinese lost a lot of face. it is hard for westerners to get an idea of what that means to the asian culture. especially someone as big and as proud as china. they lost a lot of face with that and they came with a "never again" mentality. , this mindset was we will build up our navy and our defense forces in such a way that we are never losing face like this again. >> did we ever put a ship and poor in china? >> oh, yes. hong kong. sometimes we do it annually. there are been time when there has been shot all with the china and the u.s. and they say, you cannot call us hong kong now. there are other ports. >> do they visit chinese ships to the united states? >> yes. san diego --d mostly out in san diego. >> are at this from your book, the chinese attitude, you say, as you can -- we can do to you, but you cannot do it to us. >> yes. >> what does that mean? >> a very specific incident, during a ram pa

but a chinese government run newspaper is accusing the u.s. navy of harassing chinese ships.he uss cowpens got too close. they said they were in international waters. but china has declared the south china sea of its own. >> you are smiling? michael: i was. the whole idea that they would be harassing the chinese ramada. it is kind of interesting. the other thing is that the one thing that wasn't reported is that when china sent out the now, butthey have two at the time that was their only carrier. they declared this 27 square mile no operator around the carrier. it was like a floating island and had said this is our territory now. there was no precedent for that in history. the u.s. was not going to acknowledge that. the whole idea that they were harassing the armada of chinese ships, that says a lot about the chinese ships if they work harassed by a single cruiser out there. >> who was the skipper? michael: the captain was a rising star in the u.s. navy at the time. he had commanded a destroyer before this. he was someone who was really destined for bigger things out there.

but we talk about the first oversee navy space, we see a single birth reserve for the chinese navy of president gigi and paying looking to expand and sustain operations run the world. from your perspective specifically what you see her u.s. navy doing to counter what you need as far as u.s. navy presence to make sure we have what's necessary in relation to what we see is chinese aggressive expansion. >> while we do think about the lands and territory is very much a maritime theater. there's three critical points in this area and i recognize that. the resources being provided to me by the navy and marine corps are adequate to the task we have. the principal way we developed resilience is through our presence and constant presence. in both the red sea and the gulf of aden and into the arabian gulf. enter a very close partnership with our partners. we have three combined maritime taskforces that are led out of the naval headquarters and bothering that include different nations. when i look at nations on our team and others i think ours are very strong and it's a key way to maintain our i

navy doing to counter this chinese expansionism? what do you need as far as u.s. navy presence to makear sure tht we have what's necessary in relation to what we see as chinese aggressive expansion? >> thanks, congressman did i appreciate the question. i am an army guy. i would share what would you think about the land territory in centcom if t a much is a maritime theater. the three critical chokepoints that are so important to us in this area. i do recognize that. i would tell you the resources that are being provided, the maritime resources provide to me by the navy in the marine corps i think are adequate to the task we have. principal way we develop resilience against these types of great powerev influences in this area is through first of all our present, our constant presence and we do maintain a constant presence in both the red sea, the gulf of aden, into the arabian gulf and the gulf of oman as well, and through our very close partnership with our partners. we have three combined maritime taskforces that are laid out of our naval headquarters in bahrain t

navy particularly in light of chinese officials remarks about this being a marker down the relationship. >> i don't at my fingertips have last time there was u.s. navy port call in taiwan. i am aware of the expressed concern on the part of the chinese administration, if you will, that that is a third rail. of course, the evolution from the truman eyes of hauser era and the watershed event was obviously from kissinger and nixon went to china in the early 70s and i think that there has been this hope and assumption that by engaging china over the last 35 -ish or however many years that we are drying them back into this business of being a responsible member in the international community and i think it's a personal opinion now you see their activities of being very aggressive and changing tomography in building island and that's the thing and it's probably time to consider that they are not interested necessarily in of being a productive member of international community and they had their own worldview and so as i was doing some of the research in preparation for this that we put at 86 w

world chinese why should it the current world order with its globalized economy seems to be tailor made for china's plans international institutions guarantee china's trade rights for the u.s. navy and air force protect global trade routes why give all that up chinese politicians have repeatedly insisted that the chinese model is not for export anyone who wants to can join but no one should be forced. multiple mouths are dong made china great deng xiaoping made rich and now are paying once to make it strong the chinese people will have no objection to that as long as they have something to gain from it but not all chinese are benefitting equally from the boom china is home to more billionaires than ever before but the average citizen has to work hard to make ends meet. everyone in china still seems to be pulling in the same direction. but this could change quickly if the gap between rich and poor continues to widen. as yet china's success can still be felt by the population the in family is one of many who have benefited from china's economic growth in recent decades. in europe they'd be called prosperous middle class they have an apartment in the center of beijing a car and the

president trump has described his chinese counterpart as a friend, but xijinping has plans to challenge the us, with an expanding navy with ambitions as well to conquer new tech like ai and electric vehicles. the longer xi stays in power, the stronger the challenge could be. the united nations‘ special representative in the democratic republic of congo has called for restraint, after two demonstrators were killed during protests against president joseph kabila. more than a0 people were injured and over a hundred arrested across the country as the security forces used live ammunition and tear gas to disperse the demonstrators. the deaths occurred in the capital kinshasa and the city of mbandaka. stay with us on bbc news — still to come: italy prepares to go to the polls — with concerns about money and migration to the fore. prince charles has chosen his bride. he proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago and she accepted without hesitation. as revolutions go this had its fair share of bullets. outside the gates, the name itself symbolising one of the cruellest regimes of modern asia. the world's first clone has b

president trump has described his chinese counterpart as a friend, but xijinping has plans to challenge the us, with an expanding navyger xi stays in power, the stronger the challenge could be. hong kong's ng on yee is set to be named the top female snooker player in the world later today. she replaces noi reanne evans, of england. ng will be the first woman from asia to hold the top ranking and shejoins me now from hong kong. congratulations. we are proud of you. hello. rank you. thanks for having me today. tell us, what does it feel like to be the first asian woman to be ranked number one in the world 7 woman to be ranked number one in the world? it's definitely the best chinese new year gift for me, and a surprise, because i did not know until i got to the quarterfinals of the british open, and my coach knew that before, but he was very considerate and did not tell me, some it will not affect my game. also, i have always said that the results today belong to the team. my family, my coaches, wayne, allen, david, and also the team members, and the people in hong kong who support me. last year was definitely my best

president trump has described his chinese counterpart as a friend, but xijinping has plans to challenge the us, with an expanding navyand with ambitions as well to conquer new tech. the longer xi stays in power, the stronger the challenge could be. south korea claims that north korea is willing to hold talks with america to lessen tensions in the peninsula. the claim came after general kim yong—chol met the south korean president moonjae—in before the closing ceremony of the winter olympics. the president of the international olympic committee, has praised the bridges built between north and south korea at the games. our correspondent laura bicker is in pyeongchang, and assesses how successful they have been. this is the confident side of south korea. modern, dynamic, and edgy. in the stands, just one row behind the daughter of the us president, is a north korean general, more used to overseeing military parades and high—energy k—pop. it seems his country is ready to hold discussions with the us at some point. the victory for the south korean leader, president moon. unlike the opening ceremony, athletes from the two

president trump has described his chinese counterpart as a friend, but xijinping has plans to challenge the us, with an expanding navyw tech. the longer xi stays in power, the stronger the challenge could be. rod wye is an associate fellow with the asia research programme at the chatham house think—tank, and hejoins me now. thank you forjoining us. why would the communist party want to do this, and why now? i think it's clearly an initiative she jingling, that he feels that other to keep china on its successful as he puts it,, it needs a successful —— stable and long—lasting readership, and to do that he needs to change the rules. how long—lasting? that he needs to change the rules. how long-lasting? that's an open question. i mean, he hasn't actually said he wants a third term yet. it's just an enabling measure that's taken place. but, for as long as is necessary , taken place. but, for as long as is necessary, i think, from his perspective. that's a very big change if that happens, which is that previously i had sort of agreed that previously i had sort of agreed that leaders after the age of 68 would retire, but h

president trump has described his chinese counterpart as a friend, but xi jinping has plans to challenge the us, with an expanding navyshejoins me now. thanks forjoining us. what do you make of this? are you surprised?‘ little surprised, because i would have thought he would make such an announcement during his five years‘ time, in the second or third year during his second term as president, but making the announcement right after the party congress, that is a very strong indication he has cemented power to the extreme. this is after the communist party c0 ng ress is after the communist party congress but ahead of the national people‘s congress which opens on the 5th of march. and there is no question but that this move from the communist party will go through at that state congress? surely. there won‘t be any surprise at all. at the end of the day it seems to be a faction among the party who will no longer exist any more, everyone just has to listen to who‘s the boss and who the chairman in this case. that creates a bit of a frisson of the old chairman mao years. some people say we don‘t need to worry about this, it

congress has crippled the navy more than the chinese or the russians could ever hope to. congress has made it harder for people to be with their families because the military is too small for the times in which we live. the times in which we live are the most dangerous since the 1930's. i will repeat again. the only reason that 3,000 of us died on 9/11 is that they couldn't find a way to kill more of us. if they can ever find a way, they will do it. as long as we have some soldiers in afghanistan, afghanistan is not likely to be the platform for the second 9/11. if you think this is over the top, talk to the people fighting the war. go there yourself. i spent a lot of time in afghan prisons, detention centers looking at the enemy as a reservist and as a senator. i know exactly what they have in mind for us. here's my pledge for those doing the fighting, we're going to end this insanity. we're going to rebuild the military. as to president trump, thank you so much. thank you for understanding that debt and deficits are no excuse to leave the war fighter hanging out. what d

chinese laborers found refuge from discrimination after the civil war. the project will help raise funds to preserve that land. >> a dramatic unveiling of the san jose earthquakes navy seal jersey. they found it in a military rescue boat as retired s.e.a.l. moved out of the vessel and swam to shore. he joined the stage to near lay thousand quake fans an showed off the jersey which is now for purchase. first major league soccer team that have a portion of their jersey sales benefit of nonprofit. >> continuing for the eighth year in san jose -- [ cheers and applause ] >> oh, there they go. this is the fun-loving pillow fight in san jose. folks of all ages met near the plaza desecaesar chavez and som call it a silly function that livens up downtown san jose. san francisco's pillow fight is on val not tine's day. you are looking at video from last year at the embarcadaro plaza. visitors are asked to help clean up afterwards. >> earning their wings today, 25 puppies put through the entire airport experience with their handlers. this training is necessary so the dogs can help assist blind people when they fly. that means they go to the check-in counter. pass through tsa s

friend but xijinping has plans his chinese counterpart as a friend but xi jinping has plans to challenge the us with an expanding navyin challenge the us with an expanding navye longer he stays in power, the stronger that challenge could be. a controversial book that details allegations of chinese interference in australian society has finally been released today after finding a new publisher. australian author prof clive hamilton said three publishers had declined to take on his book, called silent invasion, because of fears of legal "retaliation" from beijing. hejoined the earlier he joined the earlier and before discussing his book i asked for his thoughts on the news that china's president could be extending his presidency. i think it's another important and worrying step towards china becoming a totalitarian state. it seems that the president is entrenching his power and that will embolden him to prosecute more vigorously, aggressively one might say, his international campaign to assert chinese influence around the world. in your book, what makes the content so controversial?” world. in your book, what makes the content so controversial? i detail china'

chinese filled the position or are they trying to fill our position in pakistan? >> absolutely. pakistan has a close relationship with china. china is going to establish a navyhe coast of pakistan as part of a china projecting its global power and putting a navy base in djibouti. this is all about the indian ocean, by the way. secondly, the pakistanis will go get that aid we are going to hold back easily from china. they can make that up. what we need to do with the pakistanis is take it gloves off. 16 years they have been harboring the afghan taliban. they have american and afghan blood on their hands. we have to sanction them and if that doesn't work, we have to target those safe havens. david: the places within pakistan. >> yes. david: we are facing another budget deadline this week. and at best what we are going to get is another one of these continuing resolutions for a short-term budget fix. but that doesn't fix the military, does it? >> not even close. as the name implies, continuing resolution provides the funding level from the previous year. the funding level from the previous year is buying a military that's the smallest in 75 years. 50% of our ai

marched to the chinese consulate in the middle of philippine media published photos last week showing china has continued to build installations on the disputed spratly islands indonesia's navy has seized more than a ton of crystal meth and arrested for suspected drug smugglers they seize substances the sea substances rather were paraded around after being found on a boat in indonesian waters near singapore on wednesday they'd been hidden under sacks of rice or taiwanese men have been arrested mexico's in the grip of a war on drug gangs acapulco was once a sought after holiday destination now it has the highest murder rate in the world despite the best efforts of police in a group set seems as if the social fabric is coming and john heilemann reports. the shadow of death has lain across the years the full maturity is one of the highest murder rates in the world behind the military patrols police sirens and daily crime scenes live in towns people struggling with fear and grief. last year francisco's wife was caught in the midst of a gang shoot and kill now he's raising their food children alone we hit his identity speaking out here is dangerous. this. is the. for. a decade or

march of the chinese consulate in manila philippines media published photos last week showing that china has continued to build and still ations on the disputed spratly islands. and initials navy has seized more than a ton of crystal meth and arrested for suspected drug smugglers the sea substances were paraded around after being found on a boat in indonesian waters for singapore on wednesday they'd been hidden under sacks of rice or tire nice men have been arrested. oxfam's chief executive house apologized after allegations of sexual misconduct emerged against nine of the agency's staff members and haiti three of them resigned and four employees were sacked the u.k. based group has had a presence in haiti ever since that massive earthquake struck in two thousand and ten the british government has criticized oxfam for a lack of transparency into investigating the allegations what i'm apologizing for is that nine oxfam staff behaved in a way that was totally unacceptable and contrary to our values and that then led much more responsible stuff to make decisions which are now seen as being by some margin or inappropriate our job is to promote the positive value so staff don't eve

program, instruction 5000 and the navy lieutenant chins it over to the marina and the marine looks down and says well, sir, if it was up to me i would leave it on the chinese embassy steps. they adopted and we win. [laughter] that kind of sums it up. we have to get after this. we are doing great things, ellen ward is leading some great reformation, we have cells, we have to make sure it impregnates the whole organization. we are our own worst enemies in some cases. we sit here and, from my point of view, we need this, we do, but we also need to do some work inside the building, make sure that we spend your treasures the best way that we can and that we have to have the tools to do that. industry is ready. as i referenced earlier, if we change the process, industry will adapt that process. >> i would actually like to address that and touch on the commercial sector and industry. it underpins both the hard and soft power. i don't think there's any daylight or shouldn't be any daylight between the innovation, the economy that we've seen crop up over the last decade or so. you have young companies that take high levels of risk that are backed by venture capital

chinese culture. they lost a lot of face with that and they came away with a never again mentality. they start on this mindset that we will build up our navy build up our missile defense force in such a way that we never lose face like this again. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." railamerica,on from 30 years ago, president reagan speaking at the conservative political action conference about the state of the conservative movement. it was his last year in office. here is a preview. for two decades we've been talking about getting justices on the supreme court who cared less about criminals and more about the victims of crime, justices who knew that the words original intent referred to something more than new year's resolutions and fad diets and then several months ago a seat opened up on the supreme court and even before our first nominee was announced, the campaign was planned unlike any that has ever been waged for or against a judicial nominee in the history of our country. let me knowledge once again my admiration for one of the courageous defenders, not only in our time, but in all times, of the principles of our constitu