in europe, in east asia, and the middle east. it has returned because three important countries, one in each of the region, has embarked on policies designed to give it dominance in the region using force. in europe, russia invaded and occupied ukraine. in east asia, china has claimed virtually all the western pacific contrary to international law has built artificial islands in the western pacific and has installed military facilities on them. and in the middle east iran has used paramilitary groups to expand its influence throughout the region and has pursued nuclear weapons. the heart of the rise and fall of peace on earth is three chapters that describe and explain how and why peace came and disappeared from each of these three regions. it's a complicated story in each case. but all three cases have all one thing in common. in each region for each of these countries that have disturbed the peace, the aggressive foreign-policy that ended the piece at a domestic cause. each of the three governments is a dictatorship. so each of

korea is now working together with international community to bring about peace and prosperity in east asia. the olympic resolution adopted in november 2017 by that un gave up big help to us once more. in accordance with resolution the joint military society between republic of korea and the u.s. plan for the 2018 or suspended creating an environment for most greenlandic delegation to come. feel in the winter games in spite of initial concerns over security was transformed into a peaceful serving as an indelible opportunity with the reason of dialogue between the two careers. in the korean talks subsequently led to dialogue between the u.s. and north korea with decisions made by president trump and chairman king provided momentum between the dramatic change. compared to the past in which it took only a few rounds of gunfire to instigate major political unrest the korean peninsula has undergone change in the negotiating for peace on the korean peninsula deals -- the two careers in the u.s. are setting their sites not only on radicalization's mps but also in economic cooperation and republic

representatives from countries around the world, in the aftermath of the second world war, east asia made historically unprecedented progress for mutual exchanges, the division of labor and economic cooperation overcoming the pain of invasion and colonial rule. the free-trade order marked by fair competition has served as its very foundation. we will be able to make further progress when we cooperate while safeguarding the values of free and fair trade that point the foundation of -- on past history. the republic of korea intends to expand people centric community of mutual prosperity throughout the korean peninsula, east asia and the whole world. we work in partnership with our neighbors. the republic of korea commemorative summit to be held in november will serve as an opportunity to lay the foundation. the -- of the u.n. and paris agreement climate change are major tasks that we must achieve through multilateral cooperation. after formulating our own for implementation, we are channeling considerable efforts into their implementation as we have pledged to the international communi

we can see coming out of east asia -- climate policy.nk you for yourtime and we sweta chakraborty, thank you for your time and we will keep an eye on those un climate summit talks next week. time for a look at the sport. hi, connie. good evening to you, lewis. the waiting is over. the rugby world cup is finally under way in japan. it's the first time the tournament has ever been played in asia and its expected to draw in a huge global audience. like samurai warriors, the hosts kicked things off by putting russia to the sword in a convincing 30—10 victory in pool a in tokyo. wing kotaro matsushima scored a hat—trick. the team's been preparing for four yea rs, the team's been preparing for four years, for the world cup opening game. at times, it was obvious the pressure had got to some of our players, i can see that. i'm pretty proud of that would we battled through that and then were able to score 30 odd points. so that's the first match of the 2019 rugby world cup already done and dusted. there are 3 matches on saturday across japan. the

doctor green has authored numerous books and articles on east asia security including most recently by more than providence, grand strategy and american power in the asia pacific since 1783. i ask all of our witnesses to keep your remarks to seven minutes. doctor menstrual we will start with you. thank you. >> thank you. thank you chairman bartholomew and vice chairman cleveland and the commissioners for having me today. i'm going to highlight a few aspects of my testimony in the last year and focus specifically on the sino russian relationship as well as the new defense what it means for competition moving forward. in terms of regional activity two big things i want to highlight the first is that taiwan is still the driving scenario for the pla and this means that training procurement reforms and reorganization all have implications for taiwan. in the testimony i list a number of platforms coming online in the next year, for example, china has begun two years ago the destruction of nuclear attacks marine they also have a new type of destroyer that are expected to come online soon. the

the doctor that this remains the center of the universe between the united states and china and east asia and the first island chain. the other thing that's being lost in the discussion about all of this is the growth of chinese capabilities and more importantly i think chinese tactics. maybe it's because i'm a sailor, you read white papers and other documents and they have a severe case of anxiety is what i would call it. they're worried that we're going to go out and -- as well they should be, i should say, and start -- in case of crisis or conflict, start interdicting their sea lines. they're building a capability to be able to do a deal with that. today, of course, if the pla navy sails out and land-based air force and missile system, they're very vulnerable. but they're thinking longer term and i just wondered if any of you have given any thought to the longer term implications, perhaps, in the framework of a world-class navy, of a expeditionary group and what that might mean for the united states and around the world. it's often -- i've heard people say it, i've said it as a matter

korea is now working together with international community to bring about peace and prosperity in east asia and the whole world. the olympic truths resolution adopted in 2017 gave a big help to us once more. in accordance with the resolution, the joint military exercise between republic of korea and the u.s. plan for the spring of 2018 was suspended,

much for talent is available in parts of the world in particular the heavily populated parts of east asia europe and other areas. and what's changed in 2008 is that we seem institutional investors pension funds insurance companies private equity funds hedge fund now starting to look at agriculture as as a as a real asset something tangible which is a good story value good place to invest money in the same ways that looking for a commercial real estate or ira forestry ready ready. as it turns out the rush for the green gold is reaching every corner of the planet international investors will soon control over $55000000.00 hectares of farmland an area larger than the size of germany most affected are the poorest countries such as ethiopia. saudis star has big plans for gum bella. the saudi arabian companies preparing to farm an enormous area. and they've already come far. they've come really far. to get on with the story we must return to the farm so. we're happy to shift. the owner billionaire alla moody has a longstanding interest in ethiopia but investigating land investments in the opium

beyond east asia, china military activities have increased significantly during xi's paper. the chinese 2019 white paper, china participated in 11 international humanitarian aid and disaster relief operations, 100 international joint exercises with 17 different countries and organizations and has been active in five peacekeeping operations overseas. in 2019 alone they have already conducted 13 of these joint exercises and humanitarian aid disaster relief operations which suggests this pace is increasing. of significant concern i think is china's increased military presence in africa which is primarily expanded through their first and only military base in djibouti. they also sell a lot of military equipment, drones and other surveillance equipment to africa. i think this is an area to be watched chinese military exports abroad. also, future developments in china and the pacific islands and the arctic deserve to be watched, but right now, especially in the arctic, the focus to be mainly on energy, and china is increasing their corporation, military cooperation with the europe

in that china and east asia expert and balance free university welcome to g.w. let's start with what's the chance of a wants from china where she wants to improve political relations and of course economic relations we have 2 major trading partners to each other there's not a new story that has been growing over the last 15 to 20 years almost 40 years since china started its reform policies and as you can see from the sheer fact that it is the 12th visit of transfer america to china no other country she has visited more than china it gives you an idea how important bilateral economic relations are that's why she's there and do these visits do any good of course for business people need political support in china china is a different type of a political system if you want to be economically successful you need political support at least in core areas of interest of the chinese government and without political support is very difficult that's why she is there so germany is one of the countries that is so far refused to follow america's call to ban of the chinese t

tell you one other reason why we have to do this and that is that we know that the countries of east asia which benefited by cheap manufacturing by having wage levels lower than india over north america that gave a big boost to. south korea and countries like that that now has been kicked away because now with robots. even rich countries can do the manufacturing so countries of africa and. billie's to have the opportunity to head and catch up which the so-called asian tigers had in the past and that's another reason why i think we need to worry we need to have international policies which try to level things between the different continents a lot of the nearest scientists that i've spoken to and cognitive psychologists they raise alarm because they're saying that the good amount of the problems that we're facing here as a humanity is this unfiltered huge amount of the information that internet gives assn and it develops with such a pace that our brains aren't. actually sit to today just deducing its true. will is to have the basement. let me into fact. this is a problem i mean i don't agr

lasting peace and some groups are even refusing to sign the document including what's regarded as east asia is largest non-state army it controls an isolated region on the borders with china and thailand wayne hay takes a rare look at why our state in the far east of me and mine is a defacto independent territory it's run by the country's largest rebel army which unilaterally declared it a state it's largely cut off from the outside world in particular the rest of me and my human right now why it's still a wild frontier people who live here have id cuts only for the state we can travel outside of here. the united states army controls 2 areas on the borders with thailand and china this state is run under a one party communist system it's heavily reliant on chinese support in the form of trade investment and in the near future thanks to a new casino possibly tourism. when i 1st moved here there was only jungle everywhere but now it's more developed in the past it was very poor and 5 behind but it's getting better. there was signed a bilateral ceasefire deal with the me and my army in 1909 and

are burning across indonesia's rainforests, with toxic smog shutting hundreds of schools in south east asiafirefighters are trying to contain the fires in sumatra and borneo islands, which are often started by farmers trying to clear land for crop plantations. smoke from the fires has caused the air quality in neighbouring malaysia to drop to unhealthy levels. the death toll in the aftermath of hurricane dorian continues to rise in the bahamas. authorities now say at least 50 people have died, but that number is expected to continue rising. police are are urging families to file missing persons reports to help them establish how many people were killed by the hurricane last week. police in brazil have charged a woman who accused the international footballer, neymar, of raping her in a paris hotel in may, with perverting the course of justice. the woman and her former husband have been accused of lying to police and attempting to blackmail the player. the paris st—germain player has been cleared of any wrongdoing. japan's prime minister shinzo abe is expected to announce some newcomers to hi

policy has actively engaged east asia. or are. this announcement of the line of credit today will provide one to be a take off point for the average of our east and this is my firm belief that this step marty is going to is. adding a new dimension to our economic diplomacy around struggle for the reasonable development of friendly nations we will be active partner. as per their priorities friends friends. of the indian ancient civilization has taught us that we must take only that much from nature as is needed. we believe we're in conservation of natural resources this sign earth with nature has for centuries been an integral part of our existence and development friends from. harvey or dies for. 100 countries that have indian diaspora whenever i meet leaders of that country they praise indian people for their work honesty discipline and dedication. hard on indian companies and business men. have contributed to the development of so many regions all across the world. and created wealth there. at the same time our indians and our in

declare that the sign of british agreement has been pushed by the chinese government before you became east asia i want to send to do while we are at the forefront i think global level if i can fighting against evil party which is the chinese communist party it was 997 that hong kong officially returned to mainland china the city's residents and initially had 2nd class citizen status in the british empire reserved exclusively for colonial subjects so of course many were thrilled to throw off the chains of colonialism but for some nostalgia for the old union jack clearly persists both in hong kong and westminster the u.k. had obligations to hong kong citizens before 997 and the extension of overseas citizenship which is many ways a 2nd to citizenship was a mistake and i think it's one that should be corrected at a time when there are clearly tensions in hong kong the u.k. could reassure many home calling citizens their existing recognised by the u.k. and their own valued britain's foreign secretary felt that very same obligation it's up to the people hong kong to decide what they think should hap

south korea is one of the most conservative countries in east asia in terms of gay rights. have said that discrimination should not be made illegal and the government have accepted the small but vocal opinion as the majority of society. so it really hinders any active measures to adopt and respond to the need to protect the rights of sexual minorities. back in incheon, two foreigners brave a kiss in front of the protesters. it's a public show of affection most gay men in south korea can only dream of. but hope remains that one day soon, they will be free to love whoever they choose without discrirmination. laura bicker, bbc news, incheon. more on the climate stress, the 12—year—old is one of the strikers, he's travelled from florida to washington, dc and he spoke to the bbc‘s respondent. washington, dc and he spoke to the bbc's respondent. what having to achieve is to show adults that we ca re achieve is to show adults that we care and to show the people that we are in power, we care and we need to be taking action to save our future and our lives. why is it your generation

south korea is one of the most conservative countries in east asia in terms of gay rights, one studyation should not be made illegal in the government have accepted the small but vocal opinion that it's the majority of society so it really hinders any active measures to adopt and respond to the need to protect the rights of sexual minorities. back in incheon, to foreigners braver kiss in front of the protesters. it's a show of affection most gay people in south korea can only dream of. but hope remains that one day soon, they will be free to love whoever they choose without this rumination. laura becker, bbc news, incheon. now, just before we go, japan loves mascots — every city has one. so, not surprisingly, there are several mascots for the rugby world cup. here are a few of them. these characters are ren — g the official tournament mascots. there's also a dog mascott called ragamarukun and trykun, this one kind of looks like a rugby player. the most popular it seems is kuma—mon — pictured here with the former emperor and empress. another couple of pictures for our viewers. these t

more rubbish has been sent to south—east asia after china banned the import of plastic waste in 2017.ar—old environmental campaigner greta thunberg has told us politicians that they are not doing enough to combat climate change. she was one of several young activists invited to address the senate climate taskforce during two days of action and speeches. she sent congress a major report on global warming, saying she wanted them to listen to the scientists and then take action. india has announced a complete ban on electronic cigarettes, with immediate effect. the government says e—cigarettes pose a health risk, particularly to young people, and were being used as a style statement. while few people currently vape in india, the country has more than 100 million adult smokers, making it a huge potential market for e—cigarettes. let's get more on our top story. joining me now is our correspondent rivan dwiastono, who is in central kalimantan, in borneo. thank you so much forjoining us. it looks like the conditions behind you continue to go from bad to worse in palangka raya. yes, well, ac

one of the problem in the financial and business and that of south east asia so far that position belongs to singapore and bangle is a little bit behind so we need to upgrade jakarta but we need also at the same time relief the burden in jakarta by moving the government seat to the new capital but. i would like to see the new capital be like washington d.c. while it will be upgraded and developed like the new york city in the us what about the environmental concerns. has been considered to be the lungs of the us you have environmental activists are worried about the impact this is going to have on the land that they don't need to watery simply because number one our location is not going to affect the boat though protected forests in indonesia natural for us the natural forest what that did for us we'll still be there. and affected by your capital number 2 the city itself the capital itself will be the sign with a broad of green and for a c.p. with a minimum 50 percent of the area will be open green space and in fact in the area we are already identified some points are for us and also. s

retain significant amounts of it in the uk, we export the surplus to europe, and largely into south—east asiaouth asian countries. we don't really face any choice in the uk at the moment, we do not have the manufacturing capacity to process the materials we are collecting. plastics and packaging are 65% net exporter. we we re packaging are 65% net exporter. we were like more material to be processed at home. also with the caveat that good, balanced, compliant export is very good, it is good for balance of payments, we are sending material back a lot of the time from when it came from in the first place. if china exports a lot of goods that is wrapped in cardboard boxes, we are sending it back to it came from. it also as competition to the marketplace. as long as we are doing it compliantly, we are getting better at that, then there is absolutely nothing wrong with a nice healthy export market. it would be good to have a nice healthy recycling industry here now? and yes, it would. government at the moment are looking at ways to stimulate the investment in the infrastructure. unfortunately, tha

the company had actually opened a factory in thailand before the trade war to supply the growing east asia market but an economic advisor to one of thailand's largest companies warns of a threat not just to thailand but to the global supply chain if china and the us can't settle their differences soon. clear go going to last longer they're going to have. a long lasting chanting of the. country that you seem to me going to be become more in the now don't know rice that you called me. that means china will rely less on neighboring countries for materials and goods producing more of its own that be bad news for countries like thailand its largest export market is china the economy here relies heavily on its big neighbor to the north so businesses could be forced to recalibrate their supply chains it's got harder al jazeera bangkok still ahead on al-jazeera a huge setback for india's space exploration hopes to losing contact but that's known lander as it was about to touch down. i couldn't wouldn't be eternally remembered and. at address death at 95 zimbabwe and the world reflect on the mixed

the company had actually opened a factory in thailand before the trade war to supply the growing east asiamarket but an economic advisor to one of thailand's largest companies warns of a threat not just to thailand but to the global supply chain if china and the us can't settle their differences. clear go going to last longer they're going to have. long lasting chanting of the daleks and out of supplies here . to be continued i say that if seem to me to actually not now going to be me could have become all in the now don't know rise that you called me that means china will rely less on neighboring countries for materials and goods producing more of it so that the bad news for countries like thailand its largest export market is china the economy here relies heavily on its big neighbor to the north so businesses could be forced to recalibrate their supply chains it's got harder al-jazeera bangkok and investigation has been launched in several u.s. states cinta whether facebook competition and putting its uses at risk the new york state attorney general is leading the. it's part of a wider c

doctor green has authored numerous books and articles on east asia security including most recently grand strategy in american power in the asia-pacific. i ask all of our witnesses to keep your remarks to 7 minutes. we will start with you. >> thank you, vice chairman cleveland and the rest of the commissioners for having me today. i will highlight my written testimony and major development in the last year in chinese military modernization and focused specifically on the sino russian relationship and what it means for competition moving forward. in terms of regional activities, two things i want to highlight, the first is the driving scenario for the pla. what this means is training for reform and reorganization have implications for taiwan. in the testimony i list the number of platforms coming online in the next year. china has begun the construction of a new nuclear task submarine and a new type of destroyer expected to come online soon. these platforms along with platforms we arty have like aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, frigates, amphibious assault ships and all these scena

would be focused on high-end conventional warfare against great-power competitors in europe and east asia, rather than low-intensity conflicts against less capable adversaries in other parts of the world. whetheruestion here is the defense budget submitted by the administration this year delivers on the promise of senior defense officials that this would be the first budget to reorient dod, to set it on a path where it was better positioned for this renewed era of great-power competition, basically whether the dollars follow strategy. you often hear that your priorities are where your money goes, and there is truth to that. one thing this report does is to the fy 2020er budget request really does deliver on its promise, whether it is the masterpiece that was promised that sets dod on a path where it is better equipped for great-power competition. it is a uniquely important thing we do here at csba, but it is also important to look at these linkages between strategy and resources. i will turn it over to travis, he he can take your questions that we will end promptly at 1:00. again, thank y

rights commission, resource and organizing center, the common advocates for youth and family, south east asia development center, the samoan development center. sfusd lgbtq supportive services. sfusd chief academic officer, the, innovation and social justice, teacher pathway. we have for the resolve it recommended the equity space task force be convened by the human rights commission and further be it resolved the task force will make budgetary and organizational recommendations to implement this resolution. it be further resolved, the superintendent will ensure that work of the equity studies team, and task force is integrated and implemented by the end of the 2021-2022 school year. >> thank you. we do have people signed up for public comment. when you hear your name called, make your way to the podium, you have two minutes. [reading names] >> good evening. my name is natalie ken, i'm a youth organizer at common advocates for children and youth , equity studies is imperative -- from hold on one second. it is imperative for students. one of my students came home with a worksheet based off of

look at the areas indicated in red off the coast of east asia, also off the coast of eastern united states and the gulf of mexico. those red contours is indicative of sea levels rising 15 centimeters. that's the length your hair grows in an entire year. that's how much our ocean have risen off the east coast in the last five years. it's resulted in deadly heat wave, increased tropical storm activity. since 2017 -- or in 2017, hurricane maria, that particular storm took with it 2,000 lives in puerto rico. 2015 through 2017 on a planetary scale, 9,000 people lost their lives. you see hurricanes harvey and the wildfires. harvey was the single costliest national fire in u.s. history tied with hurricane katrina, $1.25 billion in losses with that storm alone. an incredible five years when you look at the climate setup. >> it most certainly has. it has young people, children across the globe really concerned, really worried about their future. thank you so much. appreciate it. >>> the rugby world cup is in full swing. in just a few hours, wales plays georgia. so far two-time champion new zealand