nick? >> schifrin: well, very similar. the chinese sportscam looks exactly like the american go-pro. at this chinese new barlun store, take a look at the words. the sneakers and the writing look an awful lot like american new balance. that's just two examples of chinese copycatting that the u.s. says turned into theft on an industrialized scale. the u.s. has indicted hackers connected to the chinese military for stealing specs of an american power plant similar to this model, and navigation satellite technology. and the u.s. says the most expensive weapons system ever, the ameran f-35, looks just like the chinese j-31 because chinese hackers stole the designs. the u.s. says, in just a few decades, theft helped china make its military world-class; and its companies, technology leaders. >> that kind of technological advancement doesn't happen organically. >> schifrin: jake parker has lived in beijing for a decade. he's the vice president of the u.s./china business council, which advocates for american businesses in china.ch >> china's system is set up in such a way that the state has a

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with the support of the pulitzer center, nick schifrin has theco installment in our series, "china: power prosperity." he begins from a recipient off belt and road investments: indonesia. >> schifrin:n the middle of west java, indonesia, fishermen drop nets from bamboo poles, and a tea plantaon fills rollingat hills ead to a major highway and indonesia's fourth largest city. here on the outskirts of bandung, the commuter train is old and slow. but now, cutting through the hills that lead to indonesia's capital, jakta, there's a nnel for a high-speed train, and the engineers and managers$6 who lead this billion project are chinese. they construct railway that wil cae fastest train in soutsia, able to travel 215 miles an hour. xiao songxin leads the consortium of indonend chinese companies building the railroad. >> ( translated ): the two countries' companies can complement each other,h upport each oand develop together. it's fundamentally a win-win project. >> schifrin: 2,000 years ago, the ancient silk road helped dina spread goods, ideas culture all the way to europe. today, china aspire

series exploring today's china and its relationship with the us foreign affairs correspondent nick schifrinrrespondent katrina yu, and producers aroue rld conducted more than 70 on-camera interviews in eight chinese cities and across seven countries. why have we dedicated many resources to reporting on china? nick schifn is here with a preview of our series, cna: power and prosperity. >> the two most important countries in the world are china and the u.s., and where their relationship heads will helprm dee the future of b h economies. global communications and technological innovation, and what kind of world we live in. for decades, u.s. companies have worked with chineppliers to increase productivity and profits. both sibenefited, and china wants the integration to continue says former ambassador. >> cooperation is the onlyoi correct for the united states. the united states is regarded as china's partner. >> the era of economic surrender is over roarks but the trump administration and bipartisan arpporters have come to reject chinese economicerships and are now trying to confront chinese t

with the support of the pulitzer center, correspondents nick schifrin and katrina yu, and producers danagalyn and inic o'connor, conducted more than 70 on-camerrviews, traveled to eight chinese esties, and reported from, or collabored with, producers in eight countries, to cover everything from trade, to technology, to the lifestyles of the young and rich. we bin our series at the top chinese president xi jinping's philosophy has been writteinto the country's constitution. he has sought to raise the standard of living at home, and china's power and influence around the world. critics accuse him of consolidating power, and creating a campaign of ckoppression. chifrin reports from beijing on the strongest chinese leader in more than 50 years. ♪ ♪ >> schifrin: in beijing's great hall of the people, the people cl in unison for one man. xi jinping, communist party general secretary,ommander in chief, president of the people's republic of china, says he's maki china great again. >> ( translated ): the chinese nation has achieved a tremendou. transformati it has stood up, grown rich, and is be

foreign affairs corresndent nick schifrin begins our coverage.ec >> schifrin: fades, ambassador johnton has been one of washington's leading hawks. >> the overthrow of saddam hussein, that military action, was a resounding success. >> schifrin: from defending the war in iraq, to threateninas iran, boltonong advocated the u.s. military as the best way to det adversaries, and change countries' behavior. >> the iranian rime must be made aware, at if itontinues down the path of international isolation, there will be tangible and painful consequences. >> schifrin: and today, a careen of controversynued, when he was fired by tweet. president trump wrote, "i informed john bolton last night that his servis are no longer eded at the white house. i disagreed strongly with many of his suggestio." just 12 minutes later, boltoni shot back,fered to resign last night, and president trump said, 'let's talk about it tomorrow.'" that talk apparently never happened. ietoday, the president's a sounded calm, and described the dispute as normal washington turnover. done for country for a long time and i t

so this is one that isot yet yamiche alcindor, nick schifrin, thank you both. >> woodruff: so now, let's two views now on wt this turmoil means for u.s. foreign policy, with wendy sherman, who held a number of senior foreign policy positions in both the obama and clinton administrations. she now director of the center for public leadership at prvard university's kennedy school of government. and, michael doran was senior director othe national security council staff focusing on the middle east during the george w. bush administration.he lso served in the departments of state and defense. he is now a senior fellow at tho hudson institute, a conservative washington think tank. and welcome to the newshour to both of you. want to ask both of you, and wendy, i'll start with you, what was your reaction when you hed this, and what is the reaction you're hearing from others? >> well, the reaction initiallyl was not r a great deal of surprise, maybe on the time, but not thefact of j bolton's departure. i think many of us thought this was going to b comi down the road at one time or another, and i

newshour feign affairs andur defense correspondent nick schifrin and special correspondent katrina yu will report on china's powerful leader xi jinping, the u.s.- china trade d technology wars, chinese art, its electric car revolution, the crackd muslim uyghurs and the protest movement in hong kong. the series features interviews with malaysia's prime minister,i indonesia's er of maritime affairs, current and former seor chinese officials, d human rights advocates across three continents. here is a preview: >> we can't coinue to all china to rape our country. >> cooperation is the only correct choice for the united states. >> exi jinping wants total control. >> if they want to be a. >> we need democracy. >> but they believen. h a severe threat of terrorism we have taken antiterrorism measures. >> my mother wa arrested, and three months later they released my mother. >> st a government asked for data would you turn it over. >> no. >> in no other count than ina have you had such a great amount of change in such a short amount of time. >> welcome to china. >> thompson: you can see "china

but as nick schifrin tells us, protesters reaction was negative, saying the move is toi little too late.sc>> >>frin: judy, it was the bill that launched a thousandot protests.si since april, prottors havefi filled hong kong's streets,cl clashing on some occasions with ralice, and at one point ransacking the building whereth the local government convenes. hong kong is an international financial capital, but it has i strgled to stay open for business: last month the airport 96was shutdown by sit-ins andrt clashes.of officials in beijing labeled the protestors criminals a terrorists. today hong kong chief executive carrie lam said she was tryingeo to restore stability. >> our foremost priority now is> to end violence, to safeguardle the f law and to restoreth order and safety in society.as as such, the government has tost strictly enforce the law againsl >> schifrin: lam iscussedin> investigating police tactics,an and holding talks with protest and pro-democracy leaders. i'm now joined by a pro- democracy legislator, alvin yeung, a member of hong kong'sle algislative council. alvin yeung, tha

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with the support of the pulitzer cent, nick schifrin begins i a mote area that is becoming more connectedr: in china's lipu mountains, past rolling hillside farms, the remote city of guilin is nestled into a valley and 'silt along a riverbank th been inhabited for 10,000 years. today,his old town is getting older. the population is older, and often needs medical care. but the closest hospital is far. so on this day, theyine up for a mobile clinic-- on a bus. visiting specialists have a small room in the back- rays, and a nearby room for eye specialists to check for in this clinic, everything is electronic. and all the patient records dad feed into a single phone application.is cled "good doctor." l local doct jiangshan says the technology chang everything. >> ( translat): before we had this platform, patients had to go so far away. it was a big burden. now, with this platform, it saves both money and time.te >> rep for decades, a country that suffered from widespread, rul poverty, relied on so-called barefoot doctors to provide remote areas medical care. technology--from micine, to teleco