sanctions on north korea. and what that means is that they can't choose to abide by a different set of measures that may be more -- sanctions measures in a different jurisdiction that may be perceived as more permissive and plan to remain a going concern, which is to say they will violate u.s. sanctions potentially and then put themselves out of business and face insolvency. so try and encourage -- to take your example, a rollback of european sanctions on north korea, and encourage eu banks or companies to try and expand economic connectivity with north korea would be encouraging them to engage in activity that would put them in a conflict of law situation and in vials of u.s. sanctions, which is sort of the fast road to -- to insolvency, and not carrying out the whole point of what they were doing which is to try and create economic incentives or opportunity for north korea, or the people of north korea. on insects, i would say it is fragile at best and the u.s. administration given its overwhelming hostile v

army judge advocate general in south korea, and runs the website "one free korea. is onnie klein albright the panel of experts established pursuant to you and security -- to a u.n.st security council request. she provides her conditions to the security council on implement a sanctions. she has had a long career as a u.n. official, as a director of the northeast asia program room at the -- program at the crisis group, and was a usip alum. we have liz rosenberg, director of the security program at a center for new american security. she focuses on the national security and foreign policy implications of the use of sanctions and economic statecraft, as well as shifts in the energy market. previously, she was a senior adviser at the treasury department, overseeing the development and tightening of global sanctions on iran, libya, and syria, as well as the modification of sanctions on verma in the context of diplomatic normalization. i have asked each of them to speak for about eight minutes or so. i will ask a couple of questions to get the discussion going, and then w

because this is not for south korea's and this is not based on the concerns about south korea's domestic are not because to me it is about the japanese domestic regime for export control if indeed south korea and the companies are going to find other sources well that somewhat does south korea in the companies should decide on and that's a totally south korean companies but when it comes to the export control regime that the japanese government ministers that is what does this happen he's government is going to look after so what will it take for the japanese government to roll to roll back the export restriction. there the console taishan mechanism is very much a linchpin for these 2 nations to push to continue having some ongoing economic and trade relationships especially about sensitive matters that could be put into do all use but one has to point out that out consultation mechanism has not been. working the design of which. urges these took these 2 countries to and so that's something that both come countries have to work on but the ball currently is on the court of the south korea

president trump and chairman kim north the border between korea and south korea which rekindled prospects of who incoming progress try to make on peace. sticking point has been north korea asking for sanctions relief in order for the kim regime to survive and thrive it conomy andevelop the e sanctions impeded these goals. ion stated dministrat provide ll not sanctions relief ml north korea akes steps towards denuclearization. how do we offer sanctions relieve to incentivize diplomacy? the same time, not minimize uickly.erage too q so we've assembled this town of speakers. one is running late so we'll have him join when he arrives ut i've asked them as a group to help explain the scope of the cess ions regime and pro relief, some potential practical elief, r providing r taking into account the pportunities nd o o d that could be applied t north korea case. so, let me introduce the anelists in order they'll be speaking. first, again, dan is not here so peak have him probably s second or third. he's a program manager at national committee on north korea. research and publications and is the

president to step foot in north korea. trump met north korean leader kim jong-un at the military demarcation line at the korean demilitarized zone sunday, and then took 20 steps beyond the line, which has divided north and south korea since 1953. we will go to seoul south korea, and to hawaii, for the latest. in over 4 million people filled the streets of new york to celebrate world pride and mark the 50th anniversary of the stonewall uprising that launched the modern-day lgbtq movement. we will hear voices from the que er liberation march. >> first, we're honoring our ancestors in the fight for liberation, who started this all 50 or's ago at the stonewall bar. amy: all that and morere, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in a a historic first for a sitting u.s. president, donald trump crossed through the demilitarized zone and set foot in north korea sunday, walking side-by-side with north korean leader kim jong-un after kim greeted him at the demarcation line

because this is not for south korea's this is not based on the concerns about south korea's domesticare not because to me it is about the japanese domestic regime for export control if indeed south korean the companies are going to find other sources well that somewhat does south korea and the companies should decide on and that's a totally up to the south korean companies but when it comes to the export control regime that the japanese government minister has that is what does this happen he's government is going to look after so what will it take for the japanese government to roll to roll back the export restriction. there the console taishan mechanism is very much a linchpin for these 2 nations to push to continue having some ongoing economic and trade relationships especially about sensitive matters that could be put into do all use but one has to point out that out consultation mechanism has not been. working the design of which. urges these took these 2 countries to and so that's something that both come countries have to work on but the ball currently is on the court of the s

south korea really wants peace it once engaged in towards north korea japan however is highly skeptical and they do a lot to keep this status quo actually. now this is obviously very complicated a lot of history and a lot of present day trade tensions these export curbs could ripple all across global supply chains now do you see any potential at all for a resolution well i think it will only get worse i think there will be further escalations and last friday we've seen working double talks between a delegation of japan and south korea to solve things but what happened actually it made things only worse there was a really cold reception the japanese sides didn't even properly greet or bow bow down to words the south koreans in the end both sides didn't even agree what was discussed and what should be disclosed to the public and i see many friends and acquaintances in south korea actually individually boycotting japanese products and there's a lot of strong anti japan sentiment well that sounds like it's gotten some very emotional dimensions indeed but we're also coming to a time where th

south korea.ver the planned annual military exercises between south korea and the us next month, calling it a "violation of the spirit" of the joint statement signed by president trump and mr kim at theirfirst face—to—face talks in singapore last year. you have been watching newsday. i'm samantha simmonds in london. and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. stay with us. let's show you these pictures before we go. sophie the robot. she can whip up a laksa noodle soup in just 45 seconds. built by a singaporean engineering company — the talented sous—chef can blanch noodles, add pre—cooked prawns and ladle spicy coconut soup at the rate of around 80 bowls an hour — all without barely spilling a drop. i couldn't use one of those robots at home. —— i could use. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. tuesday brought a destructive combination of weather to some parts of the british isles across the southern counties it was all about the strength of the wind which downed a number of trees at a number

this usually provokes north korea.preparation for an act of war stopping state media last week they took directaim stopping state media last week they took direct aim at seoul, accusing them of doubledealing, talking piece, while taking part in these military exercises and recurring new high—tech weapons. there are busily angry that these drills are taking place and they believe that it will break the agreement reached between kim jong—un break the agreement reached between kimjong—un and break the agreement reached between kim jong—un and donald trump break the agreement reached between kimjong—un and donald trump —— they obviously believe. both in singapore and we understand between them when they met at the demilitarised zone between the two koreas last month. when it comes to other analysis on top of this, donald trump has said he is in no rush. it is also shrugging off these short—range ballistic missile tests. he said other countries test short—range missiles. but pyongyang is clearly suffering from the strict sa

ok they are potentially a threat but south korea's not going to acquire a bomb just because north korea they haven't started to date they don't need to because the united states provides that deterrent they have that and okinawa they have that in guam and they have that in south korea and they manage the d.m.z. so this is part of the united states is extended deterrent post world war 2 security agreement and pact with japan to control the pacific but i think what's more important here is that north korea provides the absolute keystone to the united states pacific rim strategy so if there is peace on the current korean peninsula they provide that's the public facing keystone the back end is china and everybody knows that but in terms of the front end how it looks in the public there the villain north korea pyongyang is the villain if there's peace on the korean peninsula then you have a little bit of a problem in terms of u.s. geo strategy they'll have to reengineer towards china at that point because there's no other threat in the pacific to basically justify that sort of extended turns

trump and to the republic of korea. today, the korean peninsula together with president trump notedcome the land most on earth. since the declaration of , the united states and north korea will be meeting for the first time in history, the leaders of the united states of north korea will be standing face-to-face in the symbol of division and make handshakes for peace. if we continue to communicate and engage with each other in dialogue, we can move towards the best situation. this is something we will be able to see for ourselves today. south and north will be able to become confident about peace and the world will provide their support and cheer on president trump and chairman kim with high expectations. here is an enduring peace on the korean peninsula. i hope that president trump will go down in history as a president who is chief of peace on the korean peninsula. peace requires more courage than conflict. i would like to extend my appreciation to the two leaders am are being so brave, and i very overwhelmed with emo

we start with breaking news from south korea, where the military in seoul say that north korea has launchederies of unidentified projectiles from the hodo peninsula. last week, the north fired two short—range ballistic missiles from the same area. live now to our correspondent laura bicker in seoul. laura, we are getting a few more details about these latest launches, following, of course, the launches saw last week. the south korean military now say that it was two short—range ballistic missiles. they flew a distance of around 250 kilometres in a north—easterly direction, landing on the sea of japan, also known as the east sea here in korea. they flew at a height of around 30 kilometres. at this stage, defence chiefs in seoul believe that it is a different type of missile. what they mean by that, we're not quite sure. last week, north korea appeared to have tested a new type of missile, a new type of short—range ballistic missile, which flew 600 kilometres. now, it is worth remembering that, although washington appears to be brushing off these latest short—range missile test, in fact, off

why is it coming to the fore now what is that issue for south korea.we have to accept that there has been a significant change on the great political landscape 2 years ago we had a new president elect it wins in and one of his campaign promises was actually to revisit the agreement between japan and korea to address the issue called for women it was supposed to be final when the remark was signed in 2050 but the public opposition to this was quite significant the government currently in so it has taken a harder line of the issue and they have maintained that they will not see what dave received to be a turn by the minute ministers who are the more right wing tendencies not just over the issue of war time crimes but also over the issue of dual or a technician on the rocks between korea and japan that have been disputed by the 2 countries for quite some time all right robert capt let's talk about the economic implications of this dispute the us china trade war has already resulted in quite a lot of negative shocks for asian trade flows do you think this

because this is not for south korea's and this is not based on the concerns about south korea's domesticare not because to me it is about the japanese domestic regime for export control if indeed south korean the companies are going to find other sources well that somewhat does south korea and the companies should decide on and that's a totally up to the south korean companies but when it comes to the export control regime that the japanese government minister has that is what does this happen he's government is going to look after so what will it take for the japanese government to roll to roll back the export restriction. there the console taishan mechanism is very much a linchpin for these 2 nations to push to continue having some ongoing economic and trade relationships especially about sensitive matters that could be put into do all use but one has to point out that out consultation mechanism has not been. working the design of which. urges these took these 2 countries to and so that's something that both come countries have to work on but the ball currently is on the court of the s

a 2nd weapons test in less than a week north korea fires tune short range missiles. hello and welcome to al-jazeera live from my headquarters in doha with millions of pronto also ahead round 2 democratic presidential candidates go head to head in detroit. one year on since the bubble outbreak in diaz so you will look at what's being done to combat the deadly epidemic plus. i'm natasha butler in normandy where the demolition of this dam spoke to buckle between 2 opposing environmental visions. south korea says the north has launched missiles off its east coast that's. a missile test and less than a week they were fired from the town of one song and flew 250 kilometers south korea's foreign minister said the tests won't help ease tensions on the korean peninsula the government has held an emergency meeting in seoul from the bride has more from the south korean capital. this latest missile firing is being viewed with deep concern here in south korea it's the 2nd double launching of short range ballistic missiles in less than a week and the 3rd missile launch to take pla

look at the zation in south korea may bring about a nuclear ization. as well as the nuclear ization of japan. proliferation of nuclear weapons is not good to this a p for peace they'll fall that i think that it's important to try to dig new clear eyes north korea of course admit that this job is not there any easy one because. north korean regime is a nuclear bomb bits is an insurance policy so yeah yeah i lied loud but i'm pleased to welcome a chorus i mean i am prime. the day the north korean sol went to the west did to libya so no wonder it needs an insurance policy patrick let me go to you jump in and. we're fucked and what's already been said here go ahead. well firstly i want to just comment on what f.m. said i don't i don't believe north korea they don't have a confirmed nuclear weapons arsenal this is this is all up in the air a lot of this. according to the cia one and multiple assessments from 2010 to 2013 it mid that they are not sure what exactly they have they have done tests this seems to have been confirmed nuclear tests but in terms of

and south korea kim jong on a handshake in the 3rd meeting and then. became the 1st ever sitting u.s. president to step on to north korean soil. the 2 then walked back into the south and address trip and it's a step bigger course that was agreed on a lot of practices a lot of friendships and that is to secure a great project so i just thank you very quickly notice that i want to thank you. i believe looking at this action this is an expression of his willingness to eliminate the unfortunate past and begin a new future. then what sounded like an invitation for what is right and right after this i waited. for. the 2 leaders of nations still technically at war a peace treaty was never signed when the korean war ended 66 years ago then went to what's known as the freedom house on the south korean side of the d.m.z. that is for here i've always wanted to meet you at this place as a symbol of the separation of the north and the south and a reminder of the unfortunate past meeting at such a place shows that we are willing to put an end to the unfortunate past

president had stepped over into north korea. again to the bolton part of it, this speaks to the larger theme of the administration in that key players in his administration are usually left on the outside, sometimes to their frustration, that they don't get adequate information they need or they would typically be privy to. this so-called progress that the administration is trying to say they are making with north korea could also give trump some kind of talking point entering into 2020, which is maybe why they are pushing so aggressively for some kind of agreement. >> if they get to keep their nuclear weaponry, not dismantle any of it, just freeze it, how does that differ from the iran nuclear deal president trump hated. >> yeah. the president is having some trouble making the case that his diplomacy has been better than what his predecessor was able to do with iran or any other country in part because the president has talked about complete denuclearization in the past but now it seems like he seems to be saying i'm very happy

south korea says north korea has launched 2 ballistic missiles off its east coast it's the 2nd such tests in a week now the missiles flew 250 kilometers into the japan see the south korean military joint chiefs of staff say they are monitoring the situation and case if additional launches and tests come at the united states struggles to reach a diplomatic agreement with north korea over its nuclear weapons program or we can get more on this from rob mcbride who's in seoul for us or rob what's been the reaction in south korea to these missile tests. that's right so the joint chiefs of staff here in south korea say that these 2 missiles are indeed similar to 2 missiles that were fired 6 days ago they traveled as you said there around 250 kilometers reaching an altitude of about 30 kilometers they are still analyzing the data from these launches the reaction has been fairly swift here we've heard from the japanese they said that the while the missiles didn't approach their territorial waters the japanese defense minister has said that this is deeply regrettable and that if this is discovered

capital inflows into north korea which i've been blocked is due to the u.s. efforts in making a strong conditions on financial does that you should not doing business with you so i think. you're going to kind of press for these cuts.

that's the barrier that separates this country south korea from the dictatorship from north korea runy kim jong-un. we will have an interview in a few homosexuality. -- moments. the president invited us to come with him here to the most heavily defended border and we witnessed history. the president held a meeting with kim jong-un. the first american president to set foot in north korea. he walked with kim alone across the border. we stood a few feet away and walked back and held a press conference standing in the middle of the room. we were there. it has implications that are much more broad than just the pictures. the president had a summit with kim in hanoi that collapsed and his efforts to denuclearization north korea were dead. those hopes may be revived. it was a remarkable scene and we have pictures we took there. here they are. >> ♪ >> tucker: behind me are two countries that could not be more different. on the left is south korea. you can see the flag flying. to the right less than half a mile is north korea. you can it there. the red and the blue flag. that village right beh

donald trump has become the first sitting us president to enter north korea.cast around the world, he walked across the border into the north from south korea shortly after meeting kim jong—un. mr trump has now returned to the us as critics dismiss the occasion as political theatre. but the us president is claiming to have brought peace to the korean peninsula. this report from our correspondent nick bryant in seoul. "meet me at the dmz," said the president. his impromptu invitation on twitter to the north korean leader like a diplomatic form of online dating. donald trump was savouring this moment, a smile of satisfaction as his choreography came together, because the chance of this brief encounter had kim jong—un almost skipping down the steps. and from the lips of this brutal dictator came almost starry—eyed words of welcome, delivered in english by his translator. this place is where the armistice in the korean war was signed, the line that divides the north from the south — a threshold no american president has ever crossed. president trump: i thank you a

resolutions could also with all that in mind rob what's your take on what north korea is actually up to here is it just almost reminding the rest of the world yes we've got this power whilst also ostensibly entering into you know pacts and deals with other countries. well we are waiting to get a statement from the north we are expecting it later today or but when they made their launches last week they said that that was a solemn warning to south korea they are angry about upcoming military exercises going to be taking place between south koreans and the u.s. but of course this is probably more directed at the u.s. and in particular the administration of donald trump or they are frustrated at the way the negotiations once more seem to has stalled after the surprise meeting on the d.m.z. which took place a month ago now we haven't had the working level talks that were meant to happen after that so it is a reminder to the u.s. i think the north koreans see that with the presidential race approaching that there is a period of vulnerability here that they can exploit that this is a way o

south korea i think would be the country most affected. south korea has a president who jay in who actually brought trump and kim jong un together moon is deeply anti american though and he's very pro north korean and that for presents a number of dilemmas to us and you notice that moon was not in the meeting between trump and kim right after that historic handshake and that's probably a good thing for us so trump also invited kim to visit us in the united states when the time is right what are your thoughts on the likelihood of this or that is this now creating another carrot for for kim to go after you know this is another carrot that we should not be giving to the north koreans until they have completely disarmed you know kim is one of the most horrific dictators on earth the last thing we should be doing is having him wandering around the white house especially if he's getting a 21 gun salute at a state dinner in the east room that would not be appropriate i think we're going to have to think rethink a number of our outreaches to kim b

they met in south korea. there should be a lot of skepticism, dictator has a human right record, the tragic case and death of otto warmbier. tonight, we look at what comes next. the two men try to restart peace talks that seem to collapse back in vietnam. >> what is going to happen is over the nexter tw -- 2 or 3 we, team will work to see if they could do something, big stuff, pretty cam complicated. >> there was a time in american history is said that politics stopped atwate at the water's e, many democrats are mocking all of this, as a glorified photo op, another example of president getting too cozy. our own tucker carlson traveled with president at dmc, and interviewed him, a rare opportunity to stan just a few feet from the two leaders, he joined my colleagues and i this morning, tucker said he saw something far more than a photo op, describing the dictate the m north korea looking desperate. >> a hard character. no question about that. maybe a little off his game. i don'but wheezing like a patie. not a

and north korea and does this action by north korea really help there. we are back into this kind of stop go scenario our expectations keep on being raised you mentioned there about this sudden meeting between donald trump and kim jong un at the d.m.z. nearly a month ago now which was held purportedly because donald trump decided to tweet an invitation and they met at the d.m.z. it was all very exciting stuff it was meant to herald possibly a reboot or a reset of the negotiations between the u.s. and north korea there were meant to be working level talks then between officials from both countries but we're still waiting for those talks to happen there does seem to be a problem for north korea in that when the u.s. president donald trump focuses on north korea they are very much top of the the jen and they dominate the world headlines but as we know the u.s. president has an awful lot on his plate from one news cycle to the next and north korea very quickly drops off the radar i think this is a way for north korea to show its frustration it doesn't have m

just turn to our top story on north korea's economy its g.d.p. is estimated to have fallen by 4 point one percent last year benjamin silberstein is that is a north korean economy what she joins us via skype from seoul benjamin north korea's economy is decline now for the 2nd year running i mean clearly international sanctions are taking that toll how bad of the numbers do you think. i think they're quite bad which really isn't surprising given that north korea is essentially not able to export any of its main export commodities such as coal and minerals and products and other things so it's not not surprising i mean we're not talking about any devastating numbers such as in the 1990 s. but still it is looking quite grand and as you say trade figures and exports of plans drastically so how does this actually play out on the economy and what sort of impact does it have on ordinary people in north korea. i mean i would say that it's the worst for a certain specific sectors such as you know mining workers who essentially don't have. have any work to

it may be north korea trying to say there isa be north korea trying to say there is a bit ofa be northhere is a bit of a rush here unless you wa nt is a bit of a rush here unless you want missiles flying or being tested, and while you're tying to campaignfor tested, and while you're tying to campaign for the 2020 re— election, mrtrump. campaign for the 2020 re— election, mr trump. laura, many thanks for that and more on this a little later in the bulletin. 400 years ago, democracy was born in america in the town ofjamestown, virginia. today the commemoration of that historic moment was marked by protest — a mass boycott by black lawmakers who said they wouldn't attend the ceremony because of the presence of donald trump. chris buckler has the story. jamestown is regarded as a place where the foundations were laid for what would become america. the first legislative assembly met here 400 yea rs legislative assembly met here 400 years ago, in what was then the colony of virginia. the right here in virginia your predecessors... virginia is our home! yet for centuries on, and invitation in

before south korea, i can actually tell you in the past our north korea's stage broadcaster reportedetween president trump and kim jong—un as well as north korea's main newspaper carrying out 35 pictures from that historic summit. or meeting i should call it. it goes to show that pyongyang was probably pleased with how it went. you might be thinking, iemma, of course they would report about it. in fact, in north korea, it usually takes a lot longer for the public to actually find out about these assignments, so that is quite extraordinary. of course there remains some criticism that it was just a photo opportunity, notjust for president trump, but also for kimjong—un, for president trump, but also for kim jong—un, that it legitimises north korea as a nuclear state, ignoring issues like human rights abuse, but nevertheless, there is a lot of attention and focus on this summit, and you can imagine, south korea newspapers carrying out that historic moment with the headline saying president trump became the first sitting american president to enter north korea. this belief — that particu

they have a lot to talk about here in south korea. first of all, what's happening in north korea.ne. it shows he is still building weapons, therefore how our talks going to proceed? and, therefore how our talks going to proceed ? and, secondly, therefore how our talks going to proceed? and, secondly, certainly the us seems to want to intervene and try to bring japan and south korea closer together. as the two are currently locked in a trade dispute. japan has placed export restrictions on two chemicals vital to the electronics industry here in south korea. in retaliation, consumers here in south korea have stopped, in many cases, buying japanese goods. just to give you an idea, japanese beer sales here in south korea are down by around 20— 30%. so it does seem that this has the potential to escalate. so certainlyjohn bolton the potential to escalate. so certainly john bolton has the potential to escalate. so certainlyjohn bolton has a lot of mediation to do. a lot of mediation indeed. this development could potentially incentivise south korea, japan, and the united states to unify

how does this further north korea ‘s aims?tes, i think in the past two instances, where there have been short range missile launches, the us has downplayed them and suggested they're within the bounds of the handshake that they seem to have reached, of course, that is not written down so we don't really know the terms of it. in terms of how it advances north korean interest, a couple of things. it's a response to some extent to the announcement that the us has made and it is moving forward with the south koreans on these joint exercises. it is a way of keeping washington focused on north korea's desires in this negotiation and i think also a way of keeping focus on the deadline that chairman kim has set which is that he wants to see progress on talks by the end of the year otherwise i think the suggestion is they will re—evaluate everything. further clashes between police and protesters in hong kong, hours after more than a0 people were charged with rioting. 0fficers used pepper spray and batons to disperse a crowd that had ga

south korea says north korea has far too ballistic missiles into the sea off the country's east coast just days after a similar launch last week. and you're watching out there live from doha also coming up. sudan's military gentle orders all schools to be shut down indefinitely the crowds of students protest against the killing of 5 pupils at a rally on monday. a call for investigation u.n. security council members demanded inquiry into the bombing of hospitals in serious adlib province. and setting the stage for a presidential race u.s. democratic candidates begin a 2nd round of debates will be live in downtown detroit. south korea says pyongyang has far too ballastic missiles off its east coast this comes 6 days after north korean leader kim jong un oversaw the testing of 2 new short range ballistic missiles that south korean militaries joint chiefs of staff say they are monitoring the situation in case of additional launches we can go straight to so our rob mcbride is standing by for us or rob what more can you tell us about this. that's right these launches happened just after 1st

south korea says the north has 5 to ballistic missiles of the country's east coast just days after a similar launch. from doha and i'm come out santamaria this is the world news from al-jazeera saddam's military orders schools shops in definitely after students protest the killing of 5 people at a rally setting the stage for a presidential race was democratic candidates hold a 2nd round of debates we'll have an update from downtown detroit. i'm natasha butler in normandy where the demolition of this dam has sparked a buckle between 2 opposing environmental visions. so south korea says pyongyang has launched 2 ballistic missiles off its east coast the 2nd such test in less than a week these missiles fired from the town of one sunday flew 250 kilometers south korea's foreign minister said such tests won't help ease tension on the korean peninsula an emergency meeting is being held in seoul let's check in with rob mcbride he's in sold it to take us through the latest reaction there rob. that's right kemal the urgency session of the national security council is still underway we're waiti

on the heels of the g-20 and his monumental surprise visit to north korea. where he had an impromptu meeting with north korean leader kim jong-un. >> i didn't expect to meet you at this place. the first u.s. president to cross this line. >> reporter: trump taking 20 step news north korea, making him the first sitting american president to set foot in the hermit kingdom. he was greeted by the smiling kim jong-un. >> this is my honor. i didn't really expect it. step ago cross that line was a great honor. >> reporter: the two leaders met for almost an hour, agreeing to restart negotiations on a long, illusive nuclear agreement. the president even suggested kim jong-un should visit the white house. all of this as the "new york times" is reporting the u.s. may be willing to agree to a nuclear freeze. which would pause further weapons development in north korea, but allow it to keep existing weapons. this would be a reversal for the trump administration's previous goal of complete denuclearization by north korea. white house national security adviser john bolton s

dangerous situation for south korea. north korea, for the world. i think the relationships that we develop has been so much to so many people. >> bill: it is my sense that -- that's a good thing, as he readily point out. it is my sense that chairman kim needs this meeting more than we do. the economic sanctions are struggling north korea to this point. i want to address such as for the sake of this long delay we have. that is question number one. number two, the point that tucker carlson had about the level of health that heat notice, being only a few feet away from chairman kim. had you notice that? >> first, i do think that chairman kim came back from illinois very badly damaged -- the summit broke up, and he had promised his people sanctions relief, and he got nothing. yes, he got a photo op with the president, but that's it. north korea is in serious economic straights. we need to make a trade deal with china. because we depend on them for the tough sanctions on north korea that affects our troops and security. other people around kim jong un,

it is prob better, as i say, that north korea and the united states are talking an north korea is testing ballistic missiles. the oblem is,s north korea going to surrender its nuclear weon, does kim have any intention of doing that. and i think that is the big doubt. it is-- is president trump legitimizing a nuclear weapon in this neighborhood. >> sreenivasan: is there any incentive to change their behavior when unitied states is willing to talk and not asking r any behavior on the north korean part to change. are you in contact with defectors, have conditions inside north korean--orth korea improved since the time this repachment between countries existed. >> north korean is still i buildi nuclear arsenal, missile arsenal. the human rights'tituations hahanged. those are two things, two solid indications that things are not getting better. there is one thing which is better and that is they are not testing their missiles they are not as hostile and as threatening. so one out of threerhat president trump achieved but thoses other two indicators, there ois progress. >> sreenivasan: simon de

of the issue as a problem between south korea and japan. >> in a practical sense, south korea needs aber of resources for its technology industry. if it is not able to talk to japan. does this open the door to other suppliers, potentially driving south korea into the arms of china economically? >> i think semi conductor manufacturers are looking at china, russia, whatever alternatives are available. one of the problems is there is no trusted supplier outside of japan. that is one reason why japan has had a virtual monopoly on supply of some of these chemicals and elements that are necessary for semi conductor manufacturing and south korea. >> would it be in the u.s. interest to inject itself into the situation, broker some agreement between two of its closest allies in east asia? anthe united states has interest in facilitating and in bounding the conflict between south korea and japan. it does not have interest putting itself between two allies. i think the trump administration has been late to the game in terms of addressing this downturn, as we have seen it evolve. now we have an a

allies for south korea for japan. and so we could be seeing you know not career sort of trying to test the line and or drive a wedge between the united states and its allies and say you know test the limits of where donald trump's patients would lie with such missile tests. to come here not just here including the u.s. government.

he knows that north korea is in ruins. north korea really is finished.t lags behind sub-saharan africa. north korea desperately needs help. things will fall apart over there in ways that we would rather not see. i'm sure that the president discussed this with president xi and president xi supported him. we do not want a war on the peninsula. under any circumstances. no one in northeast asia does. so president trump has the courage to step forward anddo me it clear that we will contribute to a peaceful outcome on the peninsula. >> tucker: so what will be the motive behind the statement you just saw? virtually everyone in washington was united ins saying it's immoral for the president to shake hands, to make physical contact with someone as evil as kim jong un. that is in fact worse than the prospect of nuclear war. where does that attitude come from? >> clearly if you want to promote human rights, if you want to improve the position of the korean nation, remember we have 49 million koreans in south korea, 25 million in north korea. president moon really s