he is a princeling, and he wants what all princelings want -- to preserve the power of the communist party. >> what else does he want? that is the subject of much speculation both in china and elsewhere, and what can he do? he became party leader in a compromise between rival interest groups. his power is limited. and he is under pressure. the party's reputation has suffered as corrupt officials at every level shamelessly took advantage of china's economic boom to line their own pockets. xi has promised to clamp down on corruption, but how far will he actually go? >> 20 years ago, stashing just a few tens of thousands of euros would have been enough for a long prison sentence or even the death penalty. today, officials take billions, and the gap between the poor and the rich keeps getting wider. that is a threat to social stability. >> one of xi's priorities will be to restore trust in the communist party. he likes to portray himself as a man of the people, and it is a role he is good at playing. unlike the stiff outgoing president, people like the incoming president. they also have high e

still he says returning to the communist party's roots is essential to its long-term survival. and that seems to be a big concern for the president to be. now chinese learn about the ideals of communism from a young age when they go to school. we met some students who are helping with this week's big event. these junior high school students have given up their sunday morning to do volunteer work for the government. they stand outside subway stations near the city's center giving directions to anyone who asks. >> translator: i have time because there's no school today. i think this is very meaningful work. we have to help people who need it. >> translator: i feel great when i help people. and activities outside are also helping. >> reporter: the students say they are given extra credit at school for volunteering. and even though they're still young, they are not short on ambition. >> translator: i will probably be a member of the communist party because then i can contribute fully to our society. >> reporter: xi jinping says embracing old ideals is vital to keeping the nation un

top communist party officials who assumed their post last november attended. >> translator: let's work together to create an affluent society and realize the great recovery of the chinese people. >> communist party chief xi jinping often uses the phrase great recovery in speeches. delegates at the congress are expected to appoint him as president on thursday. they will choose the premier and cabinet ministers later in the week. >>> people living across china are becoming increasingly concerned about the quality of air they're breathing. now japanese nationals living in southern china are told by their government to take precautions. about 180 japanese attended a consultation session at the country's counsel of general and they included company employees and their families. a doctor spoke at one child who had difficulty breathing after exercises you side on a day when pollution levels were high. he advised people to pay attention to pollution levels every day and to wear face masks when they go out. >> translator: i'm worried about my child. we're trying to stay home as much as possible

he's the first communist party to be born after the communist leadership came to power. xi jinping is in a system and a politburo at least for maybe five of those seven member bodies are conservatives, the hard line anti-reformers. xi jinping, whatever he thinks, has got to work with those people. >> pelley: ken lieberthal, what do we have to look for that will be different? what will change from ching? >> he's already tried to change the style by being much more of a lively politician than his predecessor was. but gordon is right. we have to see whether he can forge the consensus to make deep structural reforms in china that the country deeply needs if it's going to move forward. >> woodruff: for example? >> for example, they need to shift from an export oriented and investment focused economy to one that's much more focused on domestic consumption as a driver of economic development which requires expanding the services sector, increasing incomes and so forth. that runs against huge vested interests in china. so he needs to rework through this system so that he can bui

the communist party doesn't have its csolited. have to military breaking free of civilian control setting the tone for chinese foreign policy. that is problem for us. >> woodruff: ken lieberthal shaking his head. >> i'll disagree that. >> i disagree with a lot of what you say, too. >> woodruff: we'll get you back soon to finish the conversation. >> brown: still to come on the "newshour": the view from argentina of pope francis; an emergency manager for detroit; the bright lights on san francisco's bay bridge and japan's recovery, two years on. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: president obama went back to the capitol for a third day, biddi to build support for a long-term budget deal. he met today with both senate republicans and house democrats. but it was unclear how much headway he will be able to make. most republicans are balking at any additional tax hikes to cut the deficit. many democrats are opposed to substantial cuts in entitlement spending. the democratic led senate judiciar

last fall, he became the communist party's general secretary and chairman of the central and military commission after the party's congress. he now holds the highest post in the government, the party, and the military. president xi was born into privilege. he takes over china at 59 years old. after spending decades working his way up the political ladder. he's one of china's so-called princelings. the term is used to describe children of senior communist party officials. his father once served as vice premier. xi jinping was sent to work in the countryside during the cultural revolution. he later graduated from the respected sing wa university. he spent 25 years working as a party official in provinces of zhejiang where he gradually assumed roles of increasing seniority. xi first gained national attention in 2007 when he was appointed party secretary in shanghai. the same year, party leaders promoted him by two ranks after their congress. that marked his entry into the top leadership. he spent the next several years cementing his position as hu jintao's successor. >>> xi's confirmatio

there's no shortage of ambition as a new generation of parents to take the reins in china the communist party is promising to spend everything it needs to cement its superpower status. must become. quotable military. and israel benjamin netanyahu pulls no punches on iran and labeling diplomacy a waste of time calling once again for the taking up of arms against tehran and its nuclear ambitions. it's so good to have you with us this afternoon three pm here in the russian capital i'm the sea captain of and you're watching our t.v. welcome to our top story now with the afghan presidential election approaching next year the taliban says it is seriously considering entering politics after more than a decade of war vast numbers killed and little ground made by either side it would certainly mark a significant shift in the group's approach now a senior official however made it clear that taking a part of the democratic vote wouldn't necessarily come at the expense of the insurgency the group may form a registered political party which called could well have a solid chance of seizing power now this m

he doubts that the communist party will get enough support from the people in the future. it appears party officials do not intend to democratize the country. >> how long would they be able to avert change? i believe china will face critical moment in five to ten years from now. >> china's president and premier serve five-year terms. they are often re-elected, though, which means xi and li will probably be in charge for the next ten years. >>> pakistan's electe >>> an income gap divides the people, pollution threatens their health, and they have strained relations with their neighbors. find out about the challenges china faces on "newsline." >>> farmers in the japan spent the weekend thinking. they're concerned they won't be able to compete with cheaper inports. they're already struggling to increase productivity. it's well behind industry average. every year, they produce a third of what other sectors average. the number of farmers is about half of what it was 20 years ago. some of those who remain are turning to technology to try to boost their competitiveness. nhk world

first job needs to be inside the party. >> there is a huge challenge to the stability of the communist party. in fact, there is always an existential threat. the legitimacy is slipping. the main task is to restore the party's credibility and to bring the party more back to the people. >> during his confirmation last november, xi thomas to fight corruption. >> that accounts for one of the main reasons people feel the party has lost its legitimacy -- allete leak is an and vested interests. -- elitism and vested interests. a departure from what forms the people's republic. but corruption is not the only challenge. china is the second largest economy in the world. like the rest of the world, it is recovering from slow growth, the worst in 13 years. but it faces other problems as well. with a widening wealth gap, the communist party has been trying to move from an economy based on central planning to one driven by the market, but chinese in rural areas are feeling left out and are looking for more services from their government. something they should try to provide because the economies will be m

key current and former leaders of the communist party took part in an opening ceremony. national committee chairman said under the new leadership china needs policies that better reflect people's interests. chinese ambassador to japan has been newly chosen as a conference member. he said the strained relations between china and japan could be discussed. >> translator: the issue is not on the official agenda, but i hope we can do something to resolve it. >> conference participants are likely to elect him to be the next chairman of the national committee. he is the fourth highest ranking member of the communist party. >>> fake posters supporting cardinal peter turkson of ghana have been posted on the streets of roam. this comes as the vatican prepares to choose the next pope. following benedict xvi's resignation last week, a new pontiff will be chosen from the world's cardinals. the poster calls for cardinals to vote for him on the conclave. they were posted next to roam on the vatican. cardinals will soon meet behind closed doors in the chapel. the policy is strictly secr

members of the ruling communist party gathered last fall to elect a slate of leaders for the political bureau standing committee. now representatives from across the country are about to appoint who will take key positions within the government. two men are set to become the new faces of china and steer the world's second largest economy into the future. xi jinping is already the communist party's general secretary. he's expected to become president. this man will likely take on the role of premiere. he currently holds the second highest position in the politburo committee. the congress will start on tuesday. they will discuss the many problems they face from political corruption to the ning wealth gap to friction within neighboring nations. we'll be giving you insight and analysis all this week in our special series, "china, change and challenge." we report from near the great hall of the people in beijing. >> reporter: a spokesperson for the national people's congress met reporters one day before its opening on tuesday. but she did not announce the country's annual defense budget. th

brandeis, an east coast school that didn't help her feelings of alienation and she joined the communist party usa and first rose to national prominence when she went head to head with governor ronald reagan in california when the board of regents fired her from her first position as professor for her membership in the communist party. she was soon after, the concentration of events in these people's live in the 70s was remarkable, charged with murder and kidnapping and conspiracy in connection with an attempted jailbreak in the marine county court house in northern california. you went underground to me they capture, she was captured and spent 18 months in prison before her trial which was covered the world over. i will read you one more piece from that. this was when she gets captured. re-entering the motel in the late afternoon and gillette noted dark suited men milling about the lobby. she kept down the now familiar feeling of panic that spread through her. she was probably imagining things she told herself. the stress of life as a fugitive had taken its toll. every white man in a suit see

leader of the government, the military and the communist party. wen is likely to pass the job of premier to current vice premier li keqiang. our beijing correspondent joins us. you were on hand at the mpc. premier wen talked about pollution and set goals for economic growth. what other points did he touch on? >> he looked back over the past decade and out lined the government's achievements. one he said making china the world's second largest economy. >> translator: china's productive forces and overall national strength have improved significantly. people's living standards and social security have made remarkable advances. our international status and influence have also improved significantly. >> but as we heard, wen says chinese leaders need to address a number of challenges moving forward. >> reporter: premier wen is seen as a supporter of political reforms. did he make any references to that? >> wen has spoken about political reform in the past but he didn't today. instead he focused on corruption and said government leaders must change. how

shortly after xi jinping became communist party chief.hey described chinese people as frustrated with corruption, abuse of power and growing wage gap between rich and poor. they said this frustration would reach a critical point if political reform didn't move ahead. they warned chinese society could face a violent revolution and fall into chaos. he posted proposals on his website but he said it was erased within 24 hours. >> why chinese society is so unstable today? precisely because of a lack of credible reform. it's because of this lack the government or the government policies, government actions are not responsible to people. so that's why our air is so dirty. our underground waters got into trouble. so many people, especially the peasants, lost their land. we need a reform to start with. because the government has only emphasized economic reform. they only pay lip service to judiciary reform. >> reporter: in january, a demonstration in the province made international headlines. journalists and citizens took to the streets have chine

shortly after xi jinping became communist party chief. they described chinese people as frustrated with corruption, abuse of power and growing wage gap between rich and poor. they said this frustration would reach a critical point if political reform didn't move ahead. they warned chinese society could face a violent revolution and fall into chaos. he posted proposals on his website but he said it was erased within 24 hours. >> why chinese society is so unstable today? precisely because of a lack of credible reform. it's because of this lack the government or the government policies, government actions are not responsible to people. so that's why our air is so dirty. our underground waters got into trouble. so many people, especially the peasants, lost their land. we need a reform to start with. because the government has only emphasized economic reform. they only pay lip service to judicial reform. >> reporter: in january, a demonstration in guangdong province made international headlines. journalists and citizens took to the streets aft

in 1948 when he was still in the communist party he went to organize homosexuals to support henry wallace who was running for president on the third party progressive party ticket. even then the vice-president under fdr. he had been kicked off the ticket in 1944 for being too radical. and harry truman became the vice-president. a year later fdr died. i have just written an article which will be published next sunday. what what america have been like if henry wallace had stayed on the ticket and when fdr died he became the president of the united states, a guy you believe in racial integration back in 1948. racial integration, strong labor union, universal health insurance, women's rights, and end to the cold war, and into the arms race. you would have been the most radical president we ever had. you wanted to support henry wallace. he wanted to get his network of homosexuals to support and wallace. but he was not about to start an organization called homosexuals. that would not have been a very good political idea. instead they started organization called ??? for wallace -- bachelor's for

at home he wants to strengthen the communist party. here was a speech he gave recently that he will not repeat the mistakes of the soviet union. only to keep the party in power. build ansion is to efficient clean government. whether he can do it without democracy or press freedom, that is the question. 's dream is that china can be a great power. grow rich, but remain a one- party state. >> as the economy continues to thrive, much of the west is locked in uncertainty. what can nation's land from ,ountries like china, mexico and brazil? that is the topic addressed by the dean of new york university in his new book "turnaround." what do you think? this idea there needs to be political freedom in china in order to have economic growth. delimiteral freedom on economic growth? >> places that are free, we see economic growth in both places. democracy has its own fruits. democracy has also sometimes struggled with economic change. both systems can produce austerity. >> are their commonalities in those countries that have had significant econom

she joined the communist party usa and rose to national prominence when she went head-to-head with governor ronald reagan in california when the border regions fired her from her position ask professor for her membership in the communist party. she was then very soon after. back in the 70's was remarkable she was charged with murder and kidnapping and conspiracy in connection with an attempt to jailbreak in the marlene county courthouse in the northern california. she went underground to avoid capture and she was captured and spent 18 months in prison before her trial which was covered the world over. so i will just feed you one more piece from that. this is when she gets captured. entering the motel in the late afternoon, angela noted in passing a dark suit and men in the lobby. she took down the now familiar feeling of panic that spread through her. she was probably imagining things, she told herself. the stress of life as a fugitive had taken its toll and every white man in a suit seemed to her like an fbi agent ready to pounce. resolutely she made her way across the lobby into the eleva

communist party chief xi jinping joined representatives from shanghai. he said courage is needed to deepen reforms so the country can develop. he admitted that wouldn't be easy and described the process as being like gnawing at hard bone and waiting at a dangerous shoal. he also stressed the importance of technology. he said the process will not be easy. he stressed the importance of innovation and technology in china's future development. the vice premier met with officials discussing shortening the gap between rich and poor. he said developing rural and urban areas is key to improving people's life and maintaining a healthy economy. the income disparity within china grows day by day. government figures show people in major cities earn three times as much as those in farming villages. china's children are paying the price. many rural families can't afford even mandatory education for their sons and daughters, so some volunteers have stepped in to help. nhk world takafumi terui has the story. >> reporter: this girl lives in a villain in gansu province. s

i think he knows that the only legitimate making factor left to the communist party is that they conqueredhat the people's liberation army was the unit that conquered china for the party and that nationalism is what links the people, the party, and the military. and so he is in charge of the affairs that are going on in the east china sea at the moment, and he is playing quite a dangerous game. i am sure he does not want any conflict, any hostilities with japan, but things can go wrong. >> the hacking, that seems to me another sign of a more assertive china, a more -- a china that is willing to play by the rules in its own way and defy knows rules that it wants to. >> yeah. for years one of the theories has been that this is a loosely coordinated group of independent, patriotic hackers who are operating under the general leadership of the party. i think that era is over. we now know this is a concerted, serious effort that he's targeting not just political targets and american agent city sis, but also an enormous effort at industrial he espionage. there's a saying in the cyber crowd which

there's no shortage of ambition as a new generation prepares to take the reins in china the communist party of promising to spend everything it needs in order to cement its superpower status. mansion must be called. compatible military threat and israel benjamin netanyahu pulls no punches on iran labeling diplomacy as a waste of time and calling it once again for the taking up arms against tehran and that's the nuclear ambitions. so good to have you with us this afternoon it's two pm here in the russian capital i'm lucy catherine of you're watching our t.v. well onto our top story now the taliban is considering a serious run for the afghan presidency next year that's according to a senior official of the militant movement now after more than a decade of war a vast numbers killed and little ground made by either side it would of course mark a significant shift in the group's approach that the official however made clear that the taliban's bid at the ballot box wouldn't necessarily come at the expense of the insurgency he also said the group may formed a registered political party which could

no shortage of ambition is a new generation prepares to take the reins in china the communist party promising to spend everything it needs to cement superpower status. must comply with a clear and global military threat israel's benjamin netanyahu pulls no punches on iran labeling diplomacy a waste of time calling once again for the taking up of arms against iran and its alleged nuclear ambitions. one pm in moscow i met très a good to have you with us here on r t our top story the taliban considering a serious run for the afghan presidency next year according to a senior official of the militant movement after more than a decade of war a vast numbers killed and little ground made by either side it would mark a significant shift in the group's approach the official ever made clear the insurgency wouldn't be wound down instead continuing alongside the taliban's bid with a ballot box he also said the group may form a registered political party which could well have a very solid chance of seizing some power this map showing regions that are either poised for a taliban comeback where is that are a

at one point i think the status was there were there were more members of the communist party in america in the united states who were f.b.i. informants than there were non f.b.i. informants in the party that's how pervasive the role of the f.b.i. in these groups were so actual statistics that came out in the. the cointelpro congressional investigation and what ended up happening in these organizations is that the f.b.i. tried to basically subvert them by putting in informants and report back to the f.b.i. what was going on but also in some cases you know incite them to do things you know for example it recently came out that richard okee who was a long time black panther party member was actually an f.b.i. informant ernest withers the celebrated civil rights photographer in memphis turned out he was not be an informant he was providing information on king's organization and what we saw is a use of informants that gave the f.b.i. eyes and ears into these organizations and at some times in some ways tried to undermine them and i think you know it's interesting to know kind of th

he studied law at prestigious peking university, then joined the party's communist youth league. former president hu was in charge of the league at the time. li followed in his footsteps and later became leader of the group. in 1999, li took charge of the henan province and became china's youngest provincial governor. in 2004, he assumed the top party post of liaoning province. he became a member of the powerful politburo in 2007. party leaders promoted him, along with xi jinping, by two ranks. he became first vice premier the following year, taking charge of energy, social security and other policies. >>> china's citizens grew increasingly dissatisfied with the government's handling of a range of problems during wen's ten years in office. now they're waiting to see how li keqiang could steer the country into the future. nhk world reports from beijing. >> reporter: the members of national people's congress overwhelmingly approved li's appointment as premier. wen was known as a leader with a common touch. but li projects a more elite image. li also is from a different political ba

he studied law at prestigious peking university, then joined the party's communist youth league. former president hu was in charge of the league at the time. li followed in his footsteps and later became leader of the group. in 1999, li took charge of the henan region and became china's youngest provincial governor. in 2004, he assumed the top party post of liaoning province. li became a member of the powerful politburo in 2007. party leaders promoted him, along with xi jinping, by two ranks. he became first vice premier the following year, taking charge of energy, social security and other policies. now, china's citizens grew increasingly dissatisfied with the government's handling of a range of problems during wen's ten years in office. now they're waiting to see how li keqiang will steer the country into the future. nhk world's michitaka yamaka reports from beijing. >> reporter: the members of the national people's congress overwhelmingly approved li's appointment as premier. wen was known as a leader with a common touch, but li projects a more elite image. li also springs fro

the board of regents fired her from her first position as a professor for her membership in the communist party. she was then very soon after, actually, again the concentration of events in these people's lives in the '70s is remarkable. she was charged with murder and kidnapping and conspiracy in connection with an attempted jailbreak in the marin county courthouse in california. she went underground to evade capture, she was captured and spent 18 months in prison before her trial which was covered the world over. so i'll just read you one more piece from that. this is when she gets captured. reentering the motel in the late afternoon, angela noted dark-suited men milling about the lob by. she tamped down the now-familiar feeling of panic that spread through her. she was probably imagining things, angela told herself. the stress of life as a fugitive had taken its toll. at this point every white man in a suit seemed to her like an fbi agent ready to pounce. resolutely, she made her way across the lobby and into the elevator. exiting the seventh floor, she spied a man peering out of one of the

leader of the country, the military and the communist party. north korea officials are responding to remarks by south kor korea's new leaderith new threats. authorities say they have no choice but to retaliate. park's comments echoes the confrontational policy of her predecessor. the disagreement is no longer valid and the north is not restrained by past nonaggression pacts. it refrained from criticizing park by name. the south korean president spoke last week at a military ceremony. she said any country is poubds to base self-destruction if it concentrates solely on strengthening its military power such as weapons. >>> the capture of a warship sparked a cold war incident. now people will get a chance to relive what they view as great victory. they're about to put the ship on display the the nor state run television has broadcast footage showing the korean war museum undergoing major renovation the the pueblo will be put in a specially built dock for viewing. officials say the museum will reopen in july. by exhibiting the vessel nth korean auth

communist chinese government through the state-run media, to the department of propaganda of the communist partyf china are trying to protect consumers is laughable. neil: well, considering the open up all of these apples shops that just had the look feel down to the identical logo, i think they have protested too much. wonder if there is another factor where, you know, apple, shipping all the jobs out there, at least the construction of iphone and ipads. now has been bringing some, not all of those jobs back on the spreading the wealth around throughout much of asia pass china, whether that is ticking in their crop, that might be coming into play. >> and that could be. but let me tell you, you know, fox, still has over 1 million workers. if you go back to 2008, 948 million chinese people live on less than $5 peray. we have wycherley helped china become a growing, prosperous country. i don't think they should bite the hand that feeds them. neil: they argue that they had a fan -- the hand that feeds us. you make a good point that donald trump made. wire wheel is on defense? america, as a country,

and become democratic tomorrow most of them will say no because they know the chinese communist party fastest growth in standard of living and know if you dismantle this, but all of their dreams of becoming number one this the world china falls their dreams of becoming number one in the world will disappear. you talked about nationalism earlier, the feeling that they're almost there, the feeling that they're going to become number one very soon is a very powerful driving force that's also keeping thel together. >> you talk about how the world is coming together, the rise of middle class in asia joining up with the middle classes in europe and the united states. sort of economically, socially, there is this convergence. the part you're worried about is politically. you think that we have a very strong, if you will, international society, but very weak govern nance at that international level? >> yes, and it's a pity, you know, as you know, one of the saddest and most unfortunate western policies of the last 30 years, which may have had some logical sense 20, 30 years ago, but makes no

once they do he'll hold the top three posts in china, leader of the country, military and the communist party. he took over in november as the party's general secretary. the congress is empowered to appoint top political officials and laws. the leadership decides key policies. congress approves them. we have a law to report on throughout the day and over the we'll haveore later in the hour. >>> u.s. secretary of state john kerry says there's a limited amount of time to reach a settlement on iran's programs. negotiations won't go on forever. his first overseas trip since taking office. >> talks will not go on for the sake of talks. talks cannot become an instrument for delay that in the end make the situation more dangerous. there's a finite amount of time. >> representatives met last week to discussion the nuclear program. the talks were the first in eight months. plans were announced for 3,000 new urani uranium. >>> unidentified gunman attacked the gunmen. some iraqi soldiers were also killed iraqi officials suspect the attack was carried out by sunni groups. >>> the company operating the ho

xi jinping came by last summer december, not long after he became the new communist party leader. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> reporter: state run tv showed him talking to farmers. he asked if they had everything they needed. he was showing his eagerness to narrow the income gap. xi visited t local family. their house has o rooms. the family uses the stove for cooking. >> translator: i was glad he braved the cold weather to visit us. >> reporter: the local government will give them financial aid. all across china modernization has depressed farming communities. china's new leadership promises to reduce the income gap beten ci dwellers and farmers. but the goal seems a long way off. "nhk world," beijing. >>> populous, prosperous, pushing ahead, china's rise, wealth, power, and problems. an income gap divides its people. pollution threatens their health. disputed seas strains relations with its neighbors. find out the challenges china faces. on "newsline." > th chinese president is at an international summit in africa. he's hoping to get more heads of state in his corner on sensitive is

we embrace the inherent values of the communist party. outgoing premier was criticized for the wealth of his family. some interpreted a small sign of dissent in the rubberstamp parliament. we will ensure that officials cannot and would not dare to practice corruption. we will punish corrupt officials to the full extent of the law. we must make sure that power is exercised in an open and transparent way. >> he said he would also work to reduce pollution in cities, increase food security and shrink the gap between rich and poor. now the leadership has to prove it can deliver. >moment, sports, but first a lok at other stories. >a searing government general wo defected to jordan this weekend -- amore all -- morale searing government general who defected to jordan this weekend says -- syrian government general who defected to jordan this weekend says assad's forces are losing morale. dublin is celebrated in the streets. celebrated in the streets. it is a worldwide celebration of irish culture. the football association has slept a lifetime ban

authorities in china have engaged in corrupt practices for years, from local business men to senior communist party officials. china's new premier says he's going to do something about it. he says he's ready to stick the knife into vested interest. >> once you become a public servant you have to work hard for people. you must abandon the desire to make money out of it. >> he outlined measures to reduce the amount of items that involved cabinet departments by a third. >>> china's new foreign minister has made some promises of his own. he said he's determined to protect the nation's interest including its sofr at this and security. foreign ministry official posted his message on the website. he assumed his new post on saturday. he says china needs to deepen its understanding of the world and vice versa. he wanted to work toward friendly cooperation with other countries. wang served as an ambassador to japan. japan controls the senkaku islands. china is caught up in disputes with other nations over islands in the south china sea. >>> prim minister abe says he want does protect japan's interests. he wa

she was told she must obey whatever the communist party says. >> i felt desperate, but i did not shed a single tear because i knew they were monitoring the all the time. they wanted me to break down. they told me, if you promise to drop your case, you can leave this place early. i told them i would never write such a promise. , noike all of those here court case, no legal process -- her story leaked onto the internet. she was released after nine days. it added to the pressure on chinese leaders to bring the system to an end. chairman mao set up china's reeducation through labor system in the 1950's to silence political opponents. today, it is where officials dump anyone that crosses them. some camps are slowly being wound down. this former one now houses only drug addicts. last year, china still had 350 labor camps holding 50,000 people. for many, they are assembled this remains a police state, so it is significant china's new leaders have said reforms are being drawn up. among those now openly calling for the system to be scrapped zhengtian. he was sent for reeducation in a coal mine

title of the state-run media network is called the department -- the propanda department of the communist partychina. that is the name of the state-run media that making these allegations. absolutely. here's what is interesting. they're putting all this pressure on applele for what? china is the second-largest market apple. you know as well as i do, apple is taking care of the customers over there. that is how you get repeat business. that is how you keep your company's strong. so i think there is more than meets the eye here. i think, like he said, they have protested to about leaks. they have copied everything that we ever done. they owe us a debt of gratitude, not state-run media nonsense that makes no sense, nonsense. neil:erry get. thank you very much. the propaganda bit. but the neil cavuto is it -- that neil cavuto fitness center. if at first you don't succeed steal again. did not get much does not mean did not get much does not mean that it is not intend to. [ lorenzo ] i'm lorenzo. i work for 47 different companies. well, technically i work for one. that company, the united states post

today, he also won the endorsement of venezuela's small communist party as well. >>> president obama's reaching out to republicans again this week, though many republicans question whether the effort was sincere or just a pr move. the real question right now is how far is either side willing to bend? brian mooar has the latest. >> reporter: at washington's exclusive gridiron dinner, president obama had another opportunity to rub elbows with congressional republicans. that is something he's been doing a lot of this month as part of a new charm offensive. >> shouldn't be news that the president is reaching out in a bipartisan fashion to try to solve problems for the country. >> reporter: oklahoma senator tom coburn was just one on an a list of republicans invited this past week to break bread with the president. it's an effort to break the partisan logjam on capitol hill. >> we exchange very different frank, candid views of one another that were very different but at least we had this conversation. >> reporter: this.coming week, the president's heading to capitol hill on tuesday, wednesd

has a reputation for humility and he has vowed to weed out corruption in china and the ruling communist party. he has been considered to be close to the country's military leaders. the defense budget had a smaller increase than usual may be a jesture towards china's neighbors. the biggest problems are tackling the divide between the rich and poor and the economic problems. china's new president has up to 10 years to steer the country through further modernization. the national's people congress is also expected to be confirmed. >> germany's biggest air -- has 100 new planes from airbus worth nearly 10 billion euros, planes bound for swiss and awe stri an airlines. they aim to make their fleet more fuel efficient. tell see 3,500 jobs slashed in the next five years as pritting profits fell by 30%. >> b.m.w. said it sold more cars than ever last year driving up sales 12% to almost 77 billion euros. >> other european carmakers are closing factories in response to sales, german brands are breaking records thanks to their export business. >> b.m.w. is the latest automaker bucking the downhill sales