you know the situation in this world has changed and even though some countries in the region japan south korea are still kind of fighting over issues related to world war two china saying look we have to move on and this is one way of doing it by saying hey we are going to in some sense by ourselves re draw the maps here in northeast asia to. reflect modern realities now again the united states and its allies should not see this as you know yes or no but ok look this is what you have said we're going to come back with our offer on the table and then we can negotiate around that and then we'll see perhaps a line drawn for air space that is more better reflection of the realities on the ground in the region today martin you think united states is really interested in dealing with china and equal because i think what john just said makes perfect sense we are living in the twenty first century second world war was a long time ago though i would add john the caviar the chinese do remember the second world war with the chinese the japanese did did them martin i mean it history does play a role here

you know the situation in this world has changed and even though some countries in the region japan south korea are still kind of fighting over issues related to world war two china saying look we have to move on and this is one way of doing it by saying hey we are going to in some sense by ourselves re draw the maps here in northeast asia to. reflect modern realities now again the united states and its allies should not see this as you know yes or no but ok look this is what you have said we're going to come back with our offer on the table and then we can negotiate around that and then we'll see perhaps a line drawn for air space that is more a better reflection of the realities on the ground in the region today martin do you think the united states is really interested in dealing with china as an equal because i think what john just said makes perfect sense we are living in the twenty first century second world war was a long time ago though i would add john the caviar the chinese do remember the second world war with the chinese the japanese did do them martin i mean it history does play a

chinese and the south koreans and we have seen a little bit of light in the aircraft guidance and that should be closed up. in addition to any differences between japan and south korea can have, this is an opportunity, we can harvest the opportunity to bring the two close allies of ours closer together with one another. >> and looking to each other not as the problem as opposed to china as the problem. >> and over the longer term, the third thing, i agree completely with china, the chinese need to see consequences and that can show up in a variety of way, and there are things we know they will not receive well, things done with the china u.s. alliance, things done with taiwan. they need to see a track record of provocative steps that are met with consequences. >> and there are nose who -- there are those who would argue, how do you apply pressure on a country that is economically inter linked with all of these countries and put pressure on them? >> pressure does not have to be economic. i think that closer u.s./japan/korea cooperation in this case is particularly important. i do hope that the koreans find a way to reconcile some of the differences with japan and wor

. >> you will be landing in tokyo to remind his friends in asia, china, japan, south korea that they aren't being neglected. stays calmerything over there. >> thank you. >> tonight's game has wrapped up at fedex field between the redskins and the giants. it came down to the wire and sadly, the redskins continued their losing streak. britt mchenry with the details. >> it has been a tough one. depressing for washington fans than the actual game tonight has to be this spot. sorry, guys. projected difficulty of the schedule, the skins are projected to have the second overall pick in next year's trapped. wait for it, it goes to st. louis for that rg iii pick trade. write down the field, alfred , 7-0 skins and they are cruising. goes downrter, rg iii for a 20-yard touchdown. griffin completed 16 to 17 passes in the first half. rushed for more than 50 yards. they're doing great, right? third quarter, andre brown gets the handoff. looks like he stopped but he does actually get in. it is 2117 -- .1-17 giants. -- 21-17 giants. the ball is taken right out of his hands. redskins lose 24-17. they

the south korean embassy organized the event on saturday to deepen cultural exchange between the people of japan and south korea. kim jon involves making and sharing with neighbors spicy kick he willed vegetables called kimchi during cold winter months. 1.8 tons of chinese cabbage from south korea and 18 seasoning ingredients, including red peppers, oysters and pares. japan's princess, tack mottau and prime minister's wife were among those present at the event. they helped by adding seasoning to the cabbage leaves and sampling the source. some of the kimchi pickles will be sent to areas hit by the 2011 disaster in northeastern japan, and used as embassy events. >>> up next, the world weather forecast. >>> and that's it for this hour of "newsline." i'm keikichi hanada. on behalf of our team, thank you for staying with us.

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far outpaced by east asian countries like hong kong, japan and south korea. we're back with dan lettinger and kim stossel and brett stevens also joins the group. kim, how seriously should we take an international ranking like this? >> i think we should take it seriously. i mean, some people will say, look, we're in the middle, we didn't fall very far, we've just sort of been there, things aren't getting worse. on the other hand, the world is changing. the skills you're node to survive in the world and compete in the world and also we're now in a global economy competing for skills. that we need to be making progress on the start rather than going behind. i think what also has people nervous is that this comes despite many years now of the united states being focused on this question no child left behind, other pieces of legislation. common core debate. state efforts to improve things. and we're not making progress. >> no noticeable improvement. >> rankings in education seem to have very little to do with the success of individuals in later life. much less the

. >> we need to factor that into the urgency of getting china, russia, japan, south korea, all of us, to stay on the same page and to put as much effort into the denuclearization as possible. >> kerry said that kim is worried about his place in the power structure and is maneuvering to eliminate any potential adversaries. >>> a chinese media report says clashes between the police and uyghur autonomous region have left 16 people dead. police apparently shot and killed 14 people and two police officers were killed. an official news website said a mom attacked police in an attempt to arrest suspects on criminal charges. the muslim uyghur ethnic minority makes up about 90% of the local population. protests have been reported in the region by uyghurs. some members of the ethnic minority are frustrated with a domina dominant political leadership. in october, a car crash near tiananmen square in beijing killed three people in the vehicle and two bystanders. chinese authorities said a group seeking independence for the autonomous region was behind the incident. >>> south africans paid their f

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south korea. >> reaction from japan's neighbors was swift. officials in china and south korea harshly criticized abe's visit to the shrine. >>> chinese foreign ministry spokesperson ching yang read an official statement on state-run cct. abe visited the shrine in spite of strong opposition from china. he said it's an act of glorifying japan's history of aggression. and a challenge to the international order established after world war ii. >> translator: the japanese leader has worsened bilateral relationship instead of improving it. he has aggravated historical issues and created another political hurdle. japan must take full responsibility for the consequences. >> senior foreign ministry officials lodged a stern protest with japan's ambassador masato kitera. >> translator: we urge the japanese government to correct its perception of history in which it denies the past and glorifies its earlier aggression. in order for japan to gain trust, it should face up to history and apologize to the people of neighboring countries that suffer under its m

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japan, south korea, continues military fights over that airspace, that airspace, was this -- what are chance this is becomes a diplomatic standoff and escalates from that to a military standoff involving any of those players? >> what has gone on between japan and china has now gone on for over a year and this is like a case of the mumps, you know, it comes and goes. these territorial issues are nothing new in asia, but this particular cycle has been longer and more intense. i think the most likely thing is not a diplomatic crisis which then turns into a military crisis, but a lone actor, a guy on a fishing boat or a plane captain that basically exceeds what, you know, hopefully are occurrence rules of engagements and there is a collision or a crash or a local crisis which then has an intense short duration but in that particular area which will really cause a crisis in relations between china and japan. >> woodruff: susan shirk what is the u.s. stance on the stofer gnty of these islands, the rocks in the middle of the sea? >> well, we take a neutral position. we don't side either with

japan south korea the united states rabid will improve their relationship cooperation point. especially the chilling threats from north korea s new clear ambitions by a clear that having an old had a pepsi to be word for that behavior will not be tolerated. we are prepared to go back to six party talks with north review demonstrates its full commitment to complete the verifiable be reversible the new conditions. i read the pit stay in seoul with an activity skillet fried fell in the heavily armed border to get it for me as before departing for us on saturday he attributes. a close aide to the north korean leaders ousted awful time some tech reportedly fled to china and about two months ago and is currently under threat detection of south korean authorities there are now seeking asylum in south korea but it doesn't look like he'll be able to cross the border and time soon be the diplomatic complications from that small. a key aide to the two koreas second most influential man took and some had reportedly fled to china so sometime between late september and early october in fea

. >> seoul's move comes two weeks after china's zone of south korea and japan. the new zone extends larger into the larger chinese one and also of that and japan. requiring foreign aircraft to identify themselves,. >> translator: we believe this will not significantly impact our relationships with china and with japan. as we try to work for peace and cooperation in northeast asia. >> south korea's president discussed the plans with u.s. vice president joe biden during his visit last week. the u.s. state department has declared itself on the same page as seoul. an expanded south korean zone would have nothing to do with maritime jurisdiction. adding it would stay in communication with seoul. china's actions last month have given it the chance to do just that. but it leaves one part of the east china sea belonging to two zones, china, japan and south korea. how to manage such a complex state of affairs, equally, they could set the stage for what nobody wants, and accident conflict and increasingly contentious skies. harry faucett al jazeera, seoul. >> paying respe

south korea has long wants to x extend the air defense zone. china's actions last month gave them the chance to do that. it leaves them with three overlapping zones belonging to china, japan and south korea. the coming days could allow for talks on how to manage a complex state of affairs. they could set the stage for what nobody wants, an accidental conflict in increasingly contested skies. >>> a team of u.n. weapons inspectors arrive in iran today to tour a nuclear facility. it's the first time that a u.n. team is able to visit the site in more than two years. meanwhile, president obama has said that the pursuit of a long-standing deal with iran to monitor their nuclear weapons is as likely to fail as it is to succeed. he was speaking at a pro-israel forum in washington. iran has agreed to temporarily roll back the enrichment of uranium, which could be used to build a nuclear bomb but also to generate nuclear energy. iran calls their program peaceful. >> we have to not constantly assume that it's not possible for iran, like any country, to change over time. it may not be likely. you know, if you asked me what is the likelihood that we're able to arrive at the end state

singers from vietnam, china, south korea, and japan all sang solos. >> translator: it's important tose music to go beyond national interests at a time like this. ♪ >>> and that's "newsline" for this hour. i'm gene otani in tokyo. ?ñw >> a car bomb shakes central beirut. an aide to the former prime minister is among those killed. up to stemders care to stem -- gear up violence. those are the headlines here on "france 24." a deadly car bomb has hit the capital of beirut on this friday.

japan will work hard to address the territory issued in the sea of japan japan claims sovereignty over the tactician islands south korea controls them. south korean foreign ministry spokesperson told tale accuse japan of making unjustified territorial claims he said it's regrettable that japan continues to do so. despite repeated calls by south korea to stop. he also said it's unacceptable that japan calls for better ties while ignoring the historical issues. i know. north koreans have been marking the anniversary of the death of their former leader kim jong il died two years ago state television broadcast images of the memorial ceremony in pyongyang the son and successor of the former leader kim jong we sat on the podium flanked by other leaders sitting next to him was spent sitting next to kim was cheered me on an the director of the general political department of the army. he is said to be playing a larger role in the leadership style and execution of the leaders. i call a town suntec last week john was the former vice chairman of the national defense commission. humility we will raise high the workers' parties wit

japan. this is also china and south korea. he south koreans did was expand their zone to overlap with china. this is not so much japan's story. this is china's story pushing out from its borders. >> will this affect japanese companies? >> no doubt. they have done this so many times in the past. essentially, what china does is it ferments a lot of nationalist among youth. they are allowed to protest -- they are not allowed to protest other things, but they are allowed to go to the streets against japan. we have seen disastrous effects on japanese businesses, especially carmakers. every three or four years, this -- three or four years this happens. economic set your clock by it. theisplay in -- explain confrontation between chinese leaders, japanese leaders and those in korea. theyople in china feel have not apologized enough or been contrite enough because of world war ii. essentially, you have problems that tokyo has with china and also with south korea, and to a lesser extent with singapore and some of the other countries. but

there is not a coherent way to harmonize the security interests of democratic allies, japan, south koreaiwan, which has this semi-strange existence. it's like a hub and spoke system. the united states is the hub, these are all in the spokes and the vice president of the united states has to fly over to coordinate it. that's not the way this kind of business should be done. >> you know the vice president, i know the vice president, he was chairman of the senate foreign relations committee for 30 or 35 years, in the senate foreign policy was his biggest issue. he knows these subjects. he's have been experienced in them. he would be a good emissary. >> i think so. people tend to underestimate him this way. he does have the foreign policy experience. he's also very much a kind of one-on-one politician. what he's going over there to do is to defuse what is a toxic situation, and he's kind of the crisis manager. we've seen him perform this role -- >> i wouldn't say this in a way that's disrespectful. this should be handled at a lower pay grade. you may need the vice president to go talk to the

the other thing would be to make contact with our allies, south korea and japan, as well with the chinese, to try to share as much information that we all have about what's going on with regard to the situation in north korea. as you said, this is about the most opaque place in the world and our level of intelligence on these issues is not as high as we wish it would be. i think people work very hard at this but it's not as high as we wish it would be. i think the third thing we are going to be doing is also consulting with members outside of our normal circle of six party members, united states, japan, south korea, china, russia. it's other people, whether it's southeast asians or others who might have information about what is going on. and the last thing would be to try to find out what is going on with kim jong-hi, the wife of jang sung-taek, daughter of the founder of the country, jand sh has played a very important role in this transition from the death of kim jong-il to the succession of kim jong-un. she has not been seen at all in public. that's another important question. where i

>> we certainly should be standing firmly with our allie, japan, south korea and other clients, the philipines we are doing, we are saying the right things t. obama administration is saying the right stuff. the problem is the president often says the right stuff then does the wrong stuff. with chosen, it's not about rhetoric. it's about actions. certainly, we don't want an outbreak of hostilities of any kieventd right now, china is acting very dangerously as you know very well, emore wars start by accident tan by calculation. i feel as with the iranians, as with premier putin as with islamist extremists, we are seen as a power in retreat, led by a president who refuses to lead. >> up next the majority of republican senators that are up for re-election pay some considerable competition from within their own party. we'll show you why and we'll have the a-team's reaction, analysis and outlook. here next. so ally bank has a raise your rate cd . . >> a new challenge emerging in republican efforts to win control of the senate next year. to do so, they need to score six seats. take a look, there are

promptly flew b-52 bombers in the zone, but regional allies taiwan, japan, south korea remain on edge as a territorial dispute has escalated sky high. white house officials said biden reaffirmed that the u.s. does not recognize the air defense zone. >> the new model of great power relationship envisioned in the 21st century between china and the united states requires us to expand our practical cooperation and deliver results. >> reporter: president obama has met with ji twice since he took offi office. in an effort to contain the iranian and north korean nuclear programs, the u.s. has gained some limited cooperation by beijing, but by most accounts china over the last five years has only grown boulder in its human rights abuses, international property theft, territorial aggression and warfare. >> so you think that china is in some cases, and correct me if i'm wrong with the word, is somehow looking for a fight here? >> i think they are taking actions that will inevitably lead to that. i don't think he wants a war because he would rather prevail without fighting but he's doing things

. >> well, we certainly should be standing firmly with our allies, japan, south korea, and other clientsphilippines. and we are saying the right things. the obama administration is saying the right stuff. the problem is that the president often says the right stuff and then does the wrong stuff. and with china is not about rhetoric. it is about actions. certainly we don't want an outbreak of hostilities of any kind, but right now china is acting very dangerously. as you know very well among most world wars start by accident. i just feel that as with the iranians, as with bruton, with islamic extremists, we are seen as a power in retreat led by a president who refuses to lead. lou: think you for being with us. >> thank you. lou: you can join the conversation at home. ke a minute to check us out. check out our facebook page. all the links. we love hearing from you. up next, the majory of republican senators that are up for reelection face some considerable competition from within theirwn party. in the "chalk talk" we will show you why and we will have the "a-team" reaction to my analysis "

>> we have obligations to japan, south korea, and the philippines.vigation. clearly the united states will be with its allies. it will be a very, very difficult time. they are pushing out. they don't respect us. therefore they think they can push us around. and that's really a problem. >> you know, i almost hate asking a man of your intellect this question. dennis rod man. is he a side show, doing damage or doing nothing? >> he is doing damage. the new ruler needs dennis rodman to show his regime is normal and everything is secure. so he is bolstering his rule after the execution. that's a real issue here. >> thank you so much for helping us. that's a wrap of this hour of "weekends with alex witt". your rheumatologist about trying or adding a biologic. this is humira, adalimumab. this is humira working to help relieve my pain. this is humira helping me through the twists and turns. this is humira helping to protect my joints from further damage. doctors have been prescribing humira for over ten years. humira works by targeting and helping to block a

. >> meanwhile, south korea declared its expanding its air defense zone. it overlaps with boarders claimed by china and japan. more on how beijing and tokyo are vying for territory. >> south korea's maybe over invisible lines in the air. this is what south korea calls yodo, a submerged rocky reef. hold /* home on a scientific research foundation claimed as part of their exclusive economic zones. now south korea has asserted its rights in the air above. >> the new korean air space defense identification zone has been modified to be in line with the country's flight information region which does not overlap with neighboring countries. this zone includes the air suppose over ayoda's waters. >> it is two weeks after china's surprise identification of air defense zone encroach okay south korea and japan. it is leap earn the chinese one and overlaps that of japan. the government in seoul says it won't impose the rules until december 15th, allowing for consultation with neighbors. >> we believe this will will not significantly impact our relationships with china and with japan as we try to work for peace and cooper

we are counting down to the opening sessions in japan and south korea. take a look at the figures in japan on friday. about 160g to be up points higher compared to what we saw friday. signs ofr showing strength ahead of the figure that will show business sentiment. the question is whether abenomics is working its magic. business confidence is set to rise for the fourth consecutive quarter. down.break it >> a good morning. very festive. >> thank you. of three points. a fourth consecutive quarter of gains. one is the consumer spending. it is important to get them have a lot of money. that is the april sales tax rise. it is 8% or numeral five percent. the inflation target is 2%. they're going to see the fourth gains. any row of it is a year at abenomics beginning its course. robust fiscal house spending will help as well. companies have been maintaining their upbeat cap expenditure plans. it will be the most positive outlook since 2007. they confirm the japanese economy is recovering and allow the bank of japan to hang off on stimulus. even more than the fed

south korea responded by making their own zone. a large part of it overlambs the japan zone and south korea has an air defense zone. its boundary is being moved, including islands and submerged reefs, one disputed by china. the latest from south korea and china. rob mcbride is in budget, and harry fawcett is in seoul. is this a tit for tat move? why have they done this? >> well, certainly it's a very direct response to what china did on november the 23rd by extending their zone into the east china sea. a lot of the attention on that surrounded the islands claimed by japan and china. the e.u. in china. as well as that, it did enroach on the existing south korean air defense zone and south korea has wanted to extend its own zone to cover two of its islands that were not included when the original zone was drawn up in 1951 by the americans, and there's a submerged reef and that falls under the new zone which extends 150km or more korean peninsula. that has south korean scientific research station and helipad on it. it's in a strategically important part of the waters and s

i think we need to factor that into the urgency of getting china, russia, japan, south korea -- all ofs -- to stay on the same page, and to put as much effort into the denuclearization as possible. to have a nuclear weapon potentially in the hands of somebody like kim jong-un becomes more unacceptable. >>> i want to move to the other headline, which is that of iran and robert levinson, the fbi agent who was reportedly working with the cia in iran. disappeared seven years ago. his family has confirmed to abc news that he did have ties to the cia. his family said that the u.s. government has abandoned and betrayed him and is getting lip service from the obama administration on their efforts for his release. >> has there been any real progress? >> there hasn't been progress in the sense we don't have him back. but to suggest that we have abandoned him is simply incorrect and not helpful. the fact is, that i have personally raised the issue, not only at the highest level that i have been involved with, but also through other intermediaries. we don't have any meeting with anybody who has so

>> well, first of all, japan and south korea have already said we're not going to recognize this, solies. so it's not asking too much for the obama administration just to come out and simply say, look, we're with japan, we're with south korea, this is not your territory, we're going to continue with the status quo. jenna: but if we both continue to disagree with each other, does it just -- the status quo remain? right now a thousand commercial flights go through that area every day including, of course, united states airlines, and the commercial airlines have been notifying china of going through this area because be they don't -- if they don't, i mean, this is a risk, very hypothetical, if they're viewed to be aggressive, then china could take action. >> sure. the problem here though, jenna, is both japan and south korea have told their airlines not to recognize this. so we are the ones who are giving in to the chinese, and we have a history of doing that. and that's the larger concern, is not just this situation here, but what does it say to israel and to others? i think what china

article says prime minister shinzo on his visit on the sunny with some well last week japan's ties with china and south korea. he asked me shrine known as japan's war dead. those remain pending through the ministry in a political leader was convicted of war crimes while international tribunals off the wall cool too. the article expresses concern about the visits effect on the u s diplomacy in asia. it says japan has become another nation problem rather than the stable call rifle american officials because of its tense relations with china the article also says the band around the fruit of thy at millwall to strengthen the protection of state secrets. despite criticism from political opponents on the news media he says these auctions sale of the bay's willing to take the political risks tuesday of the country away from its postwar pacifism. the japanese government is planning to use these requirements goal for the stalling sample level of assets allowing them to stay in japan for up to. move is aimed at attracting wealthy foreign tourists and a realistic and this class tourism has long been promoted as part o

biden actually said he was deeply concerned that beijing wants the u.s., japan, south korea and everyoneto notify it if planes fly through this extended 600-mile air space. the vice president meets with china's president she ping on wednesday. >> after being on defense for two months on obama care, the white house is now playing offense. the president was battered for two months with bad publicity over the failures of the health care.gov website. >> the white house says it's now time to promote the president's signature health care plan now that the website's fixed and apparently running pretty well. >> that's what they say. that it's running smoothly, but republicans who opposed the health care program came out swinging against the administration's efforts to renew hope in obama care. >> it's not just a broken website. this bill is fundamentally flawed. causing people to lose the doctor of their choice, causing them to lose their health plan, and if that isn't enough, they're having to pay higher prices at the same time. so house republicans will continue to listen to our constituents,

south korea has wanted to extend it's air defense zone. it leaves one part of the east china sea with three overlapping zones belong to go china, japan and southe coming days could allow for talks on how to manage such a complex state of affairs. qualityly, they could set the stage for what nobody wants, an accidental conflict in increasingly contested skies. >> earlier, we spoke with brigadier general mark kimmet. here is what he had to say about south korea's claim. >> i think it was a pretty smart move on the part of south korea to make it clear and ex plicit where they believe their territorial rights extend into. that the way, they don't wake up one morning and have china declare an area that they suggest belongs to them, tonal have korea requiring to respond at that point. this way, it clarifies the situation up front and, in fact, although your head line says it increases tensions, this may very well decrease the tensions because everybody's positions are very well clarified as of today. >> this week, the senate is supposed to face two bills. the focus is how sexual assault cases are handled. joining us to talk about this is somebody wr

deteriorated last year after then president e mail not visit the islands in the sea of japan controlled by south korea and claimed by japan may he became president in steady rain has refused to meet with out that there's a growing feeling cells to me and that japan is shifting to the rights under the outgoing government. is routinely demanded that japan take measures to address such historical issues as the so called comfort women. many of the women were forced to work as prostitutes for japanese soldiers during world war two officials of the us embassy in tokyo express that governance is disappointed that his action and says it will exacerbate tensions with its neighbors and the ceos is set in a statement that the us japan and its neighbors will find constructive ways to deal with sensitive issues from the past and tend to revelations of an anti official told nhk that appears to me to visit our confidence over his government's high simple rates. this also suggests because that danny has got the timing for a visit would be better than on on his fifth team. that doesn't make it right. prime minister an

south chooin nah sea. the american vessel had been monitoring the maiden voyage of a new chinese aircraft carrier. all this as the u.s. and ipts allies, japan and south korea have resisted china's effort to impose an air defense zone in the east china sea. china is reporting a major advance in its space program. chinese state media broadcast pictures of flied controllers celebrating the successful lunar landing of a scientific probe. it took 12 days to make the 240,000 msh mile journey. this is an animation depicting the spacecraft's 12-minute decurrent onto a relatively flat part of the moon. >>> iran is also stepping up its space program. iran state tv today broadcast pictures of a rocket blasting off carrying a monkey into space. iran says the six-pound animal was recovered safely after the capsule carrying it separated from the rocket and parachuted safely to earth. iran first launched a monkey into space last january. >>> in south africa today after three days of mourning nelson mandela's body was moved by a government building and escorted by sfiter jets to his ancestral home. a state funeral will be held there tomorrow. remember the south african ma

the impression that china has while continuing to bolster the relationships in the region, japan, south korea and india. >> i want to get europe as well. a lot of european leaders are not too happy with the united states because of spying, the leaks from edward snowden. long-term damage, short-term damage? big deal or or not? >> short-term damage is indisputable. even our closest friends in europe saying the hip pock see. how can you deit? short-term damage is indisputable. in the long term, given the gravity of the challenges you're outlined in the middle east and asia, in the long term the imperatives of operations will hopefully put aside the damage found by these revelations. in the short therm they have to reinvigorate the diplomacy. >> how do they go about doing that? >> it was more damaging in latin america. you have the brazilian president canceling a state visit. you have the president of bolivia having his plane grounded in vienna. they're in a place where america has to reassert itself. it was a big power there. >> also in africa we've talked a lot about south so you had dan, centr

will certainly mean is any attempt by people in japan, people around abe to arrange some sort of official meeting with his counterpart in china and south korea look dimmer than ever. one interesting other fact about today's visit is the response from the u.s. want theobviously tempers to calm here in northeast asia, it once japan, china, and south korea to start talking to each other. and the state department issued a statement this afternoon saying it was disappointed that prime minister abe made the visit and exacerbated already testy ties between japan and its neighbors. an important contribution from the u.s. there. >> thank you very much. 120thcelebrates the anniversary of the birth of mao zedong. thousands gathered in celebration near his childhood home. hisound it the republic but legacy remains divided. historians, he is responsible for 45 million deaths from famine but china sees him as a great figure who changed the face of the nation. but xi jinping did acknowledge that mao zedong had made mistakes and should not be revered as a god. >> imagine the english premier league season liverpool heading to manchester city. after four wins

in the post war period, the united states has, shall we say, had the back of countries like japan and south korea. and at this moment, they literally are explicitly doubting that. that's why vice president biden had to go out there and say that. i have no recollection, paul, of a u.s. administration in the post war period having to go out on a trip like mr. biden and reassure our allies that we were behind them. it's unprecedented. >> so we also, bret, have a treaty obligation to defend japan if -- including these little islands. >> including. >> did joe biden succeed in assuring them? >> no. i think he raised deep votes in the foreign mint industry and their leaders. >> even talking to your sources? >> yeah. there's real nervousness. they are as nervous as the saudis and israelis when it comes to iran. it's just a sense that this is an administration that wants to put america in retreat. the administration has been talking about channels of communication with the chinese when what they should be saying is we will not recognize this air defense zone and we'll take proactive steps to prevent the c

mount over china's declaration of an air defense zone, which covers islands claimed by both japan and south korea as well. they're also set to celebrate 40 years of diplomatic ties. going to a short break. just a minute there, so don't go away. >> stay with us. >> welcome back. the chief united nations chemical weapons inspector has delivered his final report on the use of chemical weapons in syria. >> he officially handed that report to the united nations secretary-general on thursday. it types what it says is credible evidence that chemical weapons have been used in five places in syria. it said it did not have enough information to corroborate reports of two of the incidents. led to a u.s. russia agreement to eliminate syria's chemical weapons by the middle of next year. the inspector's mandate did not include identifying whether government or rebel forces were behind those attacks, but does the report give any indications? we put that question to all over my are of the german institute for international and security affairs. -- oliver meyer of the german institute for international and securi

the first stop on a six-day trip to japan, china and south korea. be a delicate balance for the vice president, because the relationship between u.s. allies, japan and south korea, have been deteriorating. the u.s. is hoping this tour will help build relations and provide a unified front in dealing with china. >>> olympic skier lindsey vonn skipping knee surgery, hoping she'll make it to sochi. vonn partially tore a ligament during a crash two weeks ago so she's training leading up to the february olympic games, although is still unsure whether she'll be able to compete. >>> a minnesota man was ticketed after making it snow money inside the mall of america, dropping 1,000 $1 bills from a third floor railing onto the crowd below. a trio was singing "let it snow." the man said it's been a tough year so he wanted to throw out his last grand to spread holiday cheer. instead he was cited for disorderly conduct. >>> amazon is planning to make a giant leap into the future with delivery drones. nbc's seema moody is at the nasdaq with what's moving your money

china's surprise extension of the air defense identification zone encroaching on those of south korea and japan. the new korean zone extending deeper into the enlarged chinese one and overlaps with japan. the government in seoul won't impose new rules requiring new aircraft to identify themselves until december 15th allowing for consultation with neighbors. >> translator: we believe this will not significantly impact or relationships with china and with japan as we try to work for peace and cooperation in northeast asia. >> reporter: south korea's president discussed the plans with u.s. vice president joe biden during his visit last week. the u.s. state department has declared itself on the same page as seoul. china, which released pictures of recent military exercises on sunday, has had an expanded south korean zone has nothing to do with maritime jurisdiction, adding it would stay in communication with seoul. south korea wants to extend the air defense zone. china's actions last month gave it a chance to do just that, but it leaves one part of the east china sea with three overlapping zones b

abe said he paid his respects to those who sacrificed their lives for japan and renewed his commitment to peace. china and south korea are condemning the visit. >>> abe arrived at yasukuni shrine before noon on thursday and offered prayers t. day marks one year since he took office for the second time. yasukuni shrine honors japan's war dead. those remembered include military and political leaders convicted of war crimes by an international tribunal after world war ii. able did not visited the shrine during its spring and autumn festivals, nor did he go on august 15, the day japan marks the end of world war ii. >> translator: i showed my utmost respect and admiration to those who sacrificed their precious lives for japan. i also prayed that they would rest in peace. >> abe also said he visited another shrine in the same compound. he said he paid his respects to all the people of the world who have died in wars. >> translator: there is criticism based on a misunderstanding that visiting yasukuni is an act that honors war criminals, but my intention was to report what i have done for the last year to those who sacrific

like japan, south korea is investing in infrastructure. >> let's talk about what is happening in fx landwe have seen up. we saw that earlier. we have drifted off. talks in rome. pay attention. we have had disappointing data out of france in terms of the industrial production numbers. it is going to be a busy day for the euro-dollar. the trend seems to be upwards at the moment. it will be interesting to hear what the fed speakers have to say. the leweb conference is underway and we are looking at what is in store for the next 10 years of tech. caroline hyde is standing by with an exclusive interview. a very special guest. satya nadella. he is from microsoft. he is the executive vice president of cloud and enterprise. we are here at low-end in france. in france. how much are we moved outside of tech that -- outside of silicon valley? great to see all of the startups and innovations here. i spent a bunch of time with a lot of companies and startups doing great work with our cloud computing platform. that is one of the things i find exciting. isre's a company that building a recruiting and t