. >> with the government of hu jintao? >> reform in china did not start today. and started 35 years ago. reform started dirty five years ago and we have been proceeding with reform all along in the last -- we started 35 years ago and we have been proceeding with reform all along in the last 35 years. for the new leadership, there is determination that we have to. out sweeping comprehensive reform -- we have to carry out sweeping reform. >> it raises the question of journalism and free expression. the new york times and bloomberg and others have reported activities of china's most prominent families. they say that the access and visas were restricted and they were not allowed to report. why is that and what is the status of it today? >> many of the media agencies, including the new york times and bloomberg, they are ready have a large presence in china. they are reporting development in china. my hope and not just in my capacity as chinese ambassador, but my capacity as longtime leader of the new york times, abide by the laws and the rules. >> is it against the l

has barack obama -- i think 12 meetings with hu jintao when he was president. they had some kind of relationship. now you have a new president. xi jinping. the hope to see the same level of communication or even better between president obama and president xi jinping? see high levels of contact in the communication. it is always crucial for the element. -- development. see contact want to between the leaders of the country. >> one area that i think u.s. would welcome chinese help is the issue in north korea. how do you see what is going on in the country today and the dramatic views of the executions president ofof the the north korean leader? we see no sufficient clarity about the domestic situation. for china, this is an important issue. our national security interests are at stake. neighbors.e of our that theremake sure is no nuclear weapons. we have to make sure that stability and peace would be maintained. we are doing our best to facilitate negotiations to address these major concerns. >> do you think they are listening to you? >> we are doing our best. i

. >> rose: with the government of hu jintao? >> you see, reform in china has not started today. it started 35 years ago. >> rose: with deng xiaoping? >> with deng xiaoping. but reform started 35 years ago and we've been proceeding with reform all along in the last 35 years ago. but now china is again at at new historic juncture. and for the new leadership i think they have already made the determination that we'll have to carry out sweeping comprehensive all around reform so that a country will move forward. >> rose: which raises the question also about journalism and free expression. as you know, the "new york times" and bloomberg and others have reported or were preparing reports on the activities of some of chinese -- china's most prominent families and it is said that their access and their visas in some cases were restricted and they're not allowed to report. in one case i think the "new york times" -- there's been some lessening of that. why is that and what's the status of it today? >> i think of many foreign media agencies-- including "new york times" and bloomberg-- the