of the areas he wants to cooperate with china in is that situation that you mentioned in the east china sea where both countries are rival claimants for these uninhabited cluster of islands well shinzo rb has been outlining his ideas on how to reduce tensions in the east china sea to also father georgia it from competition to cooperation relations between japan and china are in the process of entering a new era we agreed to move forward towards realizing peace cooperation of friendship this includes taking measures towards averting maritime accidents in the east china sea and working towards establishing a hotline as soon as possible between maritime an aerial communication mechanism it ranges think we can carry on seeing this relationship improving as the months and years tick by from here on in. i think it's interesting peter i think what we're seeing is this the increased uncertainties in these two countries respective relationship with the united states is driving beijing and tokyo closer together shinzo r.-b. worries about declining u.s. influence in the asia pacific region where as pr

relations have been strained recently over a territorial dispute in the east china sea.ng since 2011? what purpose is it to serve? the main purpose is to signal to the people of japan and the main purpose is to signal to the people ofjapan and china the main purpose is to signal to the people of japan and china that the government finesse in tokyo and beijing are actually, actively trying to build bridges and mend the relationship. you mentioned the east china sea dispute but, really, relations have been strained since world war two between the two countries. the communist party's foundation myth is built upon taking upon japanese forces. there foundation myth is built upon taking uponjapanese forces. there is a lot of messaging that goes through the chinese people that we faced the japanese military but now, imagine how different the image is today of the japanese flag lying next to the chinese flag. you have shinzo abe up there are expecting —— inspecting there are expecting —— inspecting the troops. this is a way of telling people in china that it is ok to start to do

historical hostility and rivalry but both sides agreed to work towards easing tensions in the east china sea where japan and china claim sovereignty over a cluster of tiny uninhabited islands. that dispute led to a wave of anti japanese riots in china six years ago but on friday all that was forgotten. the china is awaiting two further strands of the positive interactions as to pan yan she learn from history and the face forward to was the future. the present was also on our mind during his talks he said japan was paying close attention to human rights in china increasing uncertainties in the two countries respective ties with the united states are pushing japan and china closer shinzo abhi worries about the united states declining presence in the region while president xi jinping hopes that japan can help ease the impact of china's escalating trade war with the united states japan is looking at both the united states and china and trying to figure out what's the best balance between these two states depends biggest trading partner today is china and that relationship will continue to be imp

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china and japan have been locked in a territorial dispute over islands in the east china sea. joining me now from beijing is the debris correspondent. welcome what is from your perspective how significant is this meeting and why do you think it comes now. historic is a big word but for himself this is probably is torek he has been unwelcome all socially unwelcome in beijing for most years that's because of his nationalist retore x. and his unwillingness to address japan's wartime on the other hand japan also is very unhappy about china's military behavior in the region its assertiveness so post the ties have been very tight very. restrained during the last five years and so this is really a step forward and both sides have to overcome a bit of their of their restraints so. both countries remain very important economic partners so it's a natural step for them to try to get to back together again and it is as you said i mean they are economic bought doesn't trade is a always they big on their agenda when they talk but me on that given the differences it just talked about radio y

years ago the gloves were off between beijing and tokyo because of these tiny islands in the east china sea just to realize how much i hate that land dispute generated have a look at this. i really wouldn't want to be a japanese car owner in china back in the days the two thousand and twelve conflict was spiraling out in all shapes and forms mr abi mr she didn't even talk on the phone up until may this year today though we're pretty much back to seeing the new un friendship with the chinese state run media telling us this kind of stuff so what happened what kind of magical friendship did the several in the dragon get prescribed maybe it was the donald trump pill the world knew mr trump was on a mission to give beijing a real business beating the united states has just announced tariffs on another two hundred billion dollars in chinese made goods china's market distortions. and the way they deal. cannot be tolerated but who knew the president will then take aim at his biggest asia ally japan and his economic bowling well last month the media got a trade war to pay off and anyway the steel an

lot of historical baggage and relations turned sour in 2012 over a territorial dispute in the east china sea. prime minister abe has come to china at a time when beige something in a trade war with washington. the chiendsave been trying to paint the u.s. as the bad guy and get more countries on their side. japan, a traditional u.s. ally has been criticized by the whi house but abe has been very wary of china being a proponent of trade packet backed by the u.s. the tpp on this trip abe refrained from makin proglobalization statements or other comments that could have been perceived as anti-u.s. clf to the disappointment of beijing. for nightly busines port, eunice yun in beijing. >>> colgate poll monthly i have warns of weakness and that's where we begin the market hefoc. >> consumer products company expects the emerging marketssi ss to remain challenged. in the recent quarter they reported week weaker than expected revenue and said it's facingigher costs. >>hl gait shares fell 6% to 59.58. charter communications added more than internet subscribers than wall streetxpected in the third quarte

of theseink all geopolitical sentiments remain in the south and east china sea? ey have to work towards? >> in the short run, this and next year, japan-china relations will be in good shape. haidi: will that help on the trade front for japan and china given the issues they are dealing with with washington? whether the damage can be offset by the policy coming out of washington, we have to wait and sea. haidi: you talk about these deep-seated issues difficult to get past, like popular nationalsiism. do you see this as being a possibility still, given the level of unpopularity when it comes to japanese-chinese relations in china? that situation will continue. shery: who means each other more, japan or china -- needs e ach other more, japan or china? akio: japan has always tried to china.s relations with it is quite clear that in the international interests of japan, they have a good relationship with china. china will take up the history and the territory card when it suits them. i think china needs them more at this point in time. shery: when you have president tru

years ago the gloves were off between beijing and tokyo because of these tiny islands in the east china sea just to realize how much hate that land dispute generated have a look at this. it was the. it was the i really wouldn't want to be a japanese car owner in china back in the days the twenty twelve col flicked was spiralling out in all shapes and forms mr abi mr she didn't even talk on the phone up until may this year today though we're pretty much back to seeing the. and you on friendship with the chinese state run media telling us this kind of stuff so what happened what kind of magical friendship did this in the dragon get prescribed maybe it was the donald trump pill the world knew mr trump was on a mission to give beijing a real business beating the united states has just announced tariffs on another two hundred billion dollars in journeys made goods china's market distortions. and the way they deal cannot be tolerated but who knew the president will then take aim at his biggest asia ally japan and his economic bowling well last month the media got a trade war to pay off and anyway

up until now, apart from these territorial disputes in the east china sea, a big step to get over isver world war two to tell the truth, and the communist pa rty‘s formation logy communist pa rty‘s formation mythology here is all bound up in fighting against the japanese. but some would say that time has come to put those things aside because if these two asian powerhouses can get together, well, you know, the sky's the limit in terms of what they really could achieve economically. steve, thanks for that update. we will keep an eye on that meeting in the next few hours. the multi—billion dollar games industry is preparing for the release of what could be another blockbuster. red dead redemption 2 is a wild west adventure from the company behind grand theft auto. much of the work has been done at the company's studios in scotland, as technology reporter marc cieslak reports. red dead redemption two allows players to experience a vast virtual version of the old west. robbing trains, riding horses, and even playing poker. it's all the work of rockstar games, and this latest release is s

times between the two nations deteriorated over a territorial dispute in the east china sea and the series of military confrontations but now they're putting on a united front signing two point six billion dollars in business deals. this is about more than money though japan and china also want to tackle a range of issues including north korea's denuclearization. abby has invited she to japan right next year. in ireland blasphemy is still a serious crime that carries heavy penalties but like many of the country's religious traditions that may change soon irish voters are heading to the polls today to elect a new president and they're also being asked to decide whether blasphemy laws should be removed from the constitution the issue is uniting both catholics and atheists one man has been fighting the law for years. the christian god is an evil maniac for giving babies bone cancer jews are of there for the devil all i said was that peace of halliburton was good enough for jehovah blasphemous statements like peace could come at a high cost literally up to twenty five thousand euros to be prec

historical hostility and rivalry but both sides agreed to work towards easing tensions in the east china sea where japan and china claim sovereignty over a cluster of tiny uninhabited islands. that dispute led to a wave of anti japanese riots in china six years ago but on friday all that was forgotten. china is awaiting to further strengthen the positive interactions as to pan yan she learn from history and the face forward to was the future. the present was also on our mind during his talks he said japan was paying close attention to human rights in china increasing uncertainties in the two countries respective ties with the united states are pushing japan and china closer shinzo are the worries about the united states declining presence in the region while president xi jinping hopes that japan can help ease the impact of china's escalating trade war with the united states japan is looking at both the united states and china and trying to figure out what's the best balance between these two states depends biggest trading partner today is china and that relationship will continue to be impor

cooperation of friendship this includes taking measures towards averting maritime accidents in the east china sea and working towards establishing a hotline as soon as possible between maritime an aerial communication mechanism steven knight is an associate professor at the christian university he says that both china and japan can gain from warmer relations as china deals with trade hostility from the u.s. . both countries would like to move their relation race relationship back to focusing on economics focusing on trade and to push aside some of the difficult political issues that really is a division between the two states who has the most to win this is very difficult question to ask but i think we can clearly understand that beijing is concerned about the sino u.s. relationship they're concerned about the trajectory of that relationship and they would like to it they're taking an economy at enemies approach and what i mean is that they'd like to put fires out within the region they'd like to warm relations with traditional rivals such as japan and concentrate the diplomatic efforts on the un

ties between the two nations deteriorated over a territorial dispute in the east china sea and the seriesf military confrontations but now they're putting on a united front signing two point six billion dollars in business deals. this is about more than money though japan and china also want to tackle a range of issues including north korea's denuclearization. has invited to japan right next year. three years ago more than a million refugees traveled along the so-called balkan route as they sought to reach a safe haven on the u.s. in the european union the route was mostly closed off in twenty sixteen by border fences and guards but many are still managing to cross the borders illegally recent days have seen friction at the border between bosnia and croatia hundreds of refugees have been trying to cross from village. a bosnian town into neighboring croatia and therefore bypass the e.u.'s external border. these refugees are pleading for the bosnian croatian border crossing to be opened several hundred migrants from pakistan afghanistan iraq and iran are camped out at delhi. where bosnia bo

cooperation and friendship this includes taking measures towards averting maritime accidents in the east china sea and working towards establishing a hotline as soon as possible between maritime an aerial communication mechanism three journalists have been released from detention in myanmar as the country's president intervened the men work for the country's largest private newspaper arrested earlier this month following the publication of a story alleging that officials in the ngo on had mismanaged public funds one of the world's most popular tourist islands has reopened in the philippines after it was shut down due to environmental concerns but arco island was closed six months ago by authorities for renovations and cleanup work there's the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera a.j. selects next. my thighs subject a move i don't. know what is meant there's a little wanting to refrain from crusoe i don't mean saw my phone addressed to bring those with a.

soldiers to be war criminals the two countries also disagree about the sovereignty of islands in the east china sea which lie on huge oil and gas reserves japan is trying to develop an improved trade partnership with the us after the trumpet ministration pulled out of the transatlantic partnership china has been operating a free trade area for asian countries since twenty ten and is in currently embroiled in a trade war with the us let's get a view now from stephen nagi who's a senior associate professor. at the tokyo christin university he joins us now live via skype from the japanese capital good to have you with us stephen wanted to make that of this to be a parent warming in relations between china and japan who has the most to gain here . well i think what we should understand adrian that the warming the relationship says more about normalization of relations and what that means is that both countries would like to move their relations race relationship back to focusing on economics focusing on trade and to push aside some of the difficult political issues that really is a division between the

to see -- pursuing current its current policies, which in the south china sea, are nearly belligerent in many respects. and in the east china sea, engaging in behavior that is taiwan, too japan, others. india and the central asian republics. important to have that conversation, and if you are not speaking with the russians at a senior level, you can't really do that. >> i think this gentleman has been patient. [indistinct] -- [laughter from audience] -- >> that's right! >> anything i can do. , for a big year market change on the oil business, the oil market. prices. how much saudi arabia would play to establish the market first? second, for the danish operation that was countered by the swedish and danish to establisht first? second, for the danish intellig, do you think that would help you to convince your counterparts in approach take a better or pro-american approach toward iran? to thelton: with respect oil market, one of the things the administration has done that the obama administration did not do is attempt to encourage other producers to alter their production to make up for drops in output from iran. there a

the contested islands in the east china sea being another. think they are trying to make this more about economics. another. i think they are trying to make this more about economics. they both, in some sense, have a mutual concern about the u.s., much more so on the chinese side, but the japanese i think are concerned about the direction trump is taking u.s. trade policy generally. i think there is scope for better trade, investment. the japanese are investing a lot more in china then before the global financial crisis. they are concerned to make sure the climate remains conducive to that investment. you can paper over these cracks, but as soon as you get more contentious geopolitics going on with the islands, doesn't everything have to be reset? this is the problem. it is, in essence, just cosmetics. disagree. wouldn't from the japanese side, they need to be careful not to be seen suddenly rushing into china's arms. the u.s. is still there most important partner and ally. , at the margin, what can we do to set aside some of these difference

meeting will mark a steady recovery in relations that hit a low in 2012, amid a dispute over east china seads. >>> and ver gin orbit revealing the first images of the rocket it will be strapped to the bottom of a converted virgin atlantic plane and thrown to 30,000 feet where thrusters will engage and take it to outer space. >>> you're up to date. the department of justice, carl and morgan, will be having a news conference this afternoon on the developing story, we will carry it back to you. >> the president tweeting that he will talk about this in about 15 minutes >> right we'll keep an eye on this developing story. >>> european markets are closing minutes ago. seema mody has today's action. >> you can see behind me, stocks falling sharply, dragged down by lackluster tech earnings we're seeing in the u.s. and europe. one specific market is the ftse 100, falling to the lowest level since december of 2016 it wraps up a brutal week for european markets which are on track for the worst month of trade since august, 2015 still, better than the s&p 500 over the past five days. two of the hardest-

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ties between the two nations deteriorated over a territorial dispute in the east china sea and the seriesof military confrontations but now they're putting on a united front signing two point six billion dollars in business deals. this is about more than money though japan and china also want to tackle a range of issues including north korea's denuclearization. has invited to japan right next year. not of german politics and german chancellor angela merkel's conservatives are bracing for yet more punishment at the ballot box this weekend and that's when voters and the state of hessen whose capitol is frankfort elect a new legislature big losses a full cost of what michael c.d.u. and the opposition social democrats do weeks ago meccas bavarian and i as a c.s.u. slumped to their worst election result in decades. frankfurt germany financial hope an economic powerhouse and the biggest city in has the southwestern german state governed by angler merkel's conservative c.d.u. and the green party after twenty years in power the conservatives are bracing for huge losses as has heads to the polls.

demonstrations are over rival claims that japan and china have over a group of three small islands in the east china sea well for now the leaders of both countries are putting their differences aside and working out where they can have areas of agreement and that is almost certainly trade because remember rachelle japan is china's most important trading rather china is japan's most important trading partner right now and the two want to build on that so today what is going to be doing erin how is this visit actually being reflected and their state controlled media. well he's had more talks today with premier league chang premier league chang has invited japan to join. president xi jinping signature economic policy the so-called one bold one road initiative japan hasn't yet committed on that later today shinzo rb will be meeting president xi jinping will be a dinner this evening as to how this visit is being reported by state controlled media it's actually been quite subdued it sort of right down the running order much more emphasis is being given to president xi jinping xnu call for deepening reform to

military tensions with the united states military promising a show a four -- a show of force in the east china seameeting. shery: thank you so much. reserves federal resident james bullard feels good about the level of inflation in the u.s. today. we asked him what happens when rates get to that neutral level. >> we are close to neutral today. when i look at inflation expectations from the tips market, it looks like they are about 2% on our personal consumption expenditures on inflation basis or somewhat below 2% even over the next five years, over the next 10 years. as of right now, the market doesn't think we will hit our inflation market in the preferred measure over that time horizon. that suggests to me that we have about the right level of rates today and we should react to incoming data, see if it surprises to the upside or the downside. we had a long run in 2017 and 2018, pretty good use on the u.s. economy. it may not always be that way. one day, we may get some bad news and have to adjust to the other way. i think we have to be prepared that the news won't always be good. help fomcd news

china sea. with the u.s. . middle east minister is grilled over. a poll revealed. unaware of the deadly conflict in yemen. what do you think about him saying essentially start to get back to the i was eric holder. i know they all look alike no they. also i had a wisecrack from ahead. of racism people in the streets what they thought of. it. it's pretty insensitive it is pretty offensive yet some people. say. it's a midnight watching all international law. welcome to the program. the president of china has instructed the country's military to be war ready further raising the specter of a potential conflict over trade and beyond but what isn't the rhetoric and what is real takes a closer look so here's the thing the chinese government almost never says anything you wouldn't expect that's their thing their game make their incredibly careful reserved at least with their tongues so when the chinese president orders his military to prepare for war serious indeed. the military to concentrate on the bouncy revenues for war the chinese are preparing for war out loud how oh

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wednesday the wetter weather then punching its way out into the south china sea and eventually just easing its way up towards the east of hong kong so that eastern side of china will see some rain as we make our way through this week eastern parts of india also seeing some very heavy rain at the moment see this law in those showers just along the coast nudging a little further west was choose days pichot go on. into wednesday you see that what's the weather just pushing its way in so out of addressing some cloud and rain the heaviest rain i suspect will be further south into tumble not to comment on the chance of what is she showers into care one of the sri lanka also seeing some lively downpours further north as generally try across much south asia. on counting the cost the killing of. focus the spotlight on saudi arabia now my child is the kingdom really wield of the global economy we'll look at. plus the dynamic between the world of tech investments and the cash. found in the costs. i'm. somebody like. welcome back here's a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera sources have told al-jazeera the turkish prosecut