. >> we conclude with "the new york times" hong kong bureau chief, keith bradsher. >> one of the lucky things about being in hong kong, i don't go to beijing very often and all over the rest of the china, and the further from beijing the more you run into that nationallyism, nationalism and the zero more you run into people that say china should be more assertive in pursuing its foreign policy. >> rose: the future of cancer treatment and the future of china when we continue. >> funding for charlie rose was provided by the following. >> captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: we want to talk this evening about cancer. there is new research signaling a major shift in the treatment and diagnosis of the disease breakthroughs in dna science are at the heart of this change, the emerging ability of scientists to analyze genetic material may deliver on the promise of personalized medicine. gene sequencing allows them to reach patients faster medicines suited to their condition. significant challenges remain, the approach is

chinese politics, in a year when beijing prepares for its once in a decade leadership transition, keith bradsher has been watching these developments from ring decide seats, i am pleased to have him back on this ram. >> thank you for having me on your show. thank you. >> rose: this is a good beat, i would think. >> it is a terrific beat. i absolutely love it, it is the most fun you can have in journalism, i think, watching the chinese economy. >> rose: is it better from hong kong because the business is so business centric? >> it is a very good place to find people who really know what is going on in china. >> rose: and in the rest of asia as well? >> and the rest of asia, exactly an i don't do just china although primarily china these days but also travel in southeast asia and the rest of the region but hong kong is a place where you get people from all over the asia and they speak more candidly more often in hong kong, even people from beijing sometimes speak more candidly and in hong kong, so it is a great place to know what is going on. >> rose: what do you think is happening to the chinese