first of all, we are aware of the p r c's statement. i'm however, the fact is, we know that it's a surveillance balloon and i'm not gonna be able to be more specific than that. we do know that the balloon has violated us air space and international law, which is unacceptable. and so we've conveyed this directly to the p r c at multiple levels. and in terms of specific locations, i'm not going to be able to go into specific locations again, other than to say it's moving eastward. at this time in cranium, president ramirez zalinski has are it's western allies to supply his military with long range missiles. he's hosting a summit of european union. it is in key where they've also discuss ukraine's membership application to the blog. the european union announced price camps for russian oil products. premium products such as diesel has been kept at a $100.00 per barrel while discounted products. a cap of $45.00. the head of the roman catholic church has appealed to sal sedans, leaders to angie years of bloodshed. frances is on a historic vis

the department of defense submitted a request for a secure call between secretary austin and p r. c minister of national defense. unfortunately, the p r c has declined our request. our commitment to open lines of communication will continue. washington claims that balloon was a surveillance, the vice china says it was a weather monitor that had straight off course vice president of the center for china globalization thing. time victory. dow recently told my colleague royce, the shape relations between the 2 countries. up been dealt a blow by the incident. this shooting down of an innocent, harmless a ship all the balloon of china, by the u. s. military using one of its best. airplanes, for example, is an affront to china, is a damage to the china us ah, understanding with each other and his all over reaction to watch to a balloon wake up. therefore, i think it's absolutely legitimate for charlotte. the refuse to have any paul call phone call or beating with the u. s. secretary of defense. so if a chinese balloon is an american aerospace, or even just above it and america shoots it d

the duty submitted a request for a secure call between secretary austin and p r. c minister of national defense. unfortunately, the p r c has declined our request or commitment to open lines of communication will continue. washington claims the balloon was a surveillance the vice china say the explanation is much simpler. sitting it was a weather monitor that had straight off course chinese. a 1st specialist, victor gao told my colleague, re sushi relations between the 2 countries. helping dealt a further blow by b, incident this shooting down of an innocent, humblest, as ship all the balloon of china by the u. s. military using one of its best. airplanes, for example, is an affront to china, is a damage to the china us, ah, understanding with each other and is all over reaction to what to a balloon wake up. therefore, i think it's absolutely legitimate for child that the refuse to have any paul call phone call or beating with the u. s. secretary of defense. so if a chinese balloon is an american ad space, or even just above it and america shoots it down, wouldn't t

we have conveyed this directly to the p. r. c. at multiple levels , and in terms of specific locations i will not be able to go into specific locations other than to say it is moving eastward at this time. >> a quick follow-up. as people start to see the balloon, do you have any guidance should they try to not interfere, not photograph? >> the balloon is currently assessed to be at 60,000 feet. again, well above the range of civilian air traffic. certainly aware there are civilian owned commercial cameras that could spot this balloon. in terms of guidance, this is something norad is closely monitoring. we assess it does not pose a physical threat to people on the ground. we will leave it at that. jennifer? >> who is controlling this balloon? >> we note this is a chinese balloon. beyond that i will not have specifics. >> you say is moving eastward and it's over the continental u.s., it's not over montana anymore, is the chinese government controlling the movement of the balloon or is it moving in the airstream? >> thanks, jennifer.

the department of defense submitted a request for a secure call between secretary austin and p. r. c, minister of national defense. unfortunately, the p r c has declined our request. our commitment to open lines of communication will continue with their direction, comes off to the chinese balloon, traverse usa a space at the end of january, and was eventually shot down by use for us fighter jet on saturday. that was just off the coast of carolina. i washington claims it was a surveillance device, while beijing says the balloon was used for collecting weather data, and it's simply got blown off course. well, let's learn more getting details. now this from the vice president of the center for china and globalization, vic, the gal. now joining us here, one r t international, a very will welcome to use a how would you comment on that rejection? why do you think china acted in that way? i think the united states should not believe that it is the spoil, the child on the block because shoot down the harmless airship because china called all balloon as the u. s. is called batch. and then the

you're taking action to down the p. r. c. balloon. the department of defense submitted a request for a secure call between secretary austin and p r. c minister of national defense. unfortunately, the p r c has declined our request. our commitment to open lines of communication will continue. washington claims that balloon was a surveillance. the vice china says it was a whether a monitor that had straight off course vice president of the center for china and globalization thinktank victory. dow recently told my colleague royce, the shape relations between the 2 countries, not been dealt a blow by the incident. this shooting down of an innocent, harmless a ship all the balloon of china by the u. s. military using one of its best. airplanes for example is an.

so 1st of all, we are aware of the p r c's statement. however, the fact is, we know that it's a surveillance balloon, and i'm not gonna be able to be more specific than that. we do know that the balloon has violated us airspace and international law, which is unacceptable. and so we've conveyed this directly to the p r c at multiple levels. and in terms of specific locations, i'm not going to be able to go into specific locations. again, other than to say it's moving you sword at this time. yeah, you had to follow as people start to see the bullying, do you have any guidance for should they try not to interfere, not photograph. so the balloon is currently assessed to be at about 60000 feet. so again, well above the range of civilian air, traffic, or work civilian air traffic would normally fly. i'm certainly aware that there are cameras, no civilian own commercial cameras that could spot this balloon in terms of guidance to folks. again, this is something that nora is closely monitoring. we do assess at this time that it's not pose a phy

we've engaged with the p r c and other global stakeholders on to encourage in this case the p r c. to take steps to counter iran policies that stabilize the region and threaten our partners and our allies, a runs nuclear program. it's ballistic missile program. it's other malign activities and influence are profoundly d, stabilizing in the region. that is, of concern not only to us, it should also be of concern to the c r c. china would never do something that putting pressure on one country with sacrifices the benefits of the local people presidency in being said that china supports iran is safeguarding and sovereignty independence, territorial integrity and national, dictating that basement basement of the relationship diplomatic relationship is also a move that protects the true multilateralism and safeguards the common interest of the both developing country. so patients signal is quite clear that the cooperation between the 2 countries does not target any 3rd party trying to support the run is resisting unilateralism and bullying. as you mentioned. and that poses external forc

p. r. c's, top diplomat wang ye. i condemned the incursion of the p. r. c. surveillance balloon and stressed it must never happen again. i warn china against providing material support to russia. i also emphasized the importance of keeping open lines of communication. are the great fear that has been expressed by the by that administration, is that mistakes could occur. should there be no clear lines of communication between the 2 countries are but another issue added in there. clearly the balloon was not the only matter discussed at the secretary of state making very clear that at china has been warned against providing any material aid to russia in its operations in ukraine. it said that there will be consequences. what these consequences are, have not been made clear, but this is another issue that could be devil relations between the us and china in the weeks and months to come. now that meeting came on the sidelines of the security conference in munich with might and administration level it's most serious condemnation of russia's invasion of ukraine i

p. r c's, other intelligence platforms used over the united states. but in the future, if the p r c continues to advance this technology, it certainly could become more valuable to them. ah, type of quick check in the headlines here at this hour. it's been a week since to devastating earthquakes, hit turkey and syria, and the urines. now warning, the rescue phase of the response is coming to a close. the focus is now switching to caring for survivors. more than 37000 people have been declared dead across the 2 countries. the toll is expected to rise. some is they dam has more from no dia in south eastern turkey. but a lot of the focus is going to be shifting. it's already started for a while, but it's going to be intensifying on the needs of those many who have survive. remember that the turkish president said, hundreds of thousands of buildings are uninhabitable. how many people does that leave? too many for authorities to has to house and they've been going through, you know, their resources as much as they can to try and provide temporary shelter to

and that the p r c. decision to take this action on the my plan visit is detrimental to the subset of discussions that we were prepared to have. i told a director wong that the united states remains committed to diplomatic engagement with china and that i plan to visit beijing when conditions allow. in the meantime, the united states will continue to maintain open lines of communication with china, including to address this ongoing incident. katrina, you has more on the reaction from beijing. initially, china's foreign ministry express regret or the incident, but now it seems to be taking more of a defensive dog. we had a statement released on saturday morning by the ward ministry saying that this was a 4th may yet accident occurred due to circumstances beyond their control and accusing us politician and taking advantage of the situation to attack and discredit. china. tesla found the l. a mosque has been found not guilty of fraud in a case that all go to tweet of his missile. investors must face a class action lawsuit seeking damages of up to $12000000.00 in august of 2018 must tweet

we've engaged with the p. r. c and other global stakeholders on to encourage in this case the p. r c, to take steps to counter iran policies that stabilize the region and threaten our partners and our allies, a runs nuclear program, it's ballistic missile program. it's other malign activities and influence are profoundly destabilizing in the region. that is of concern, not only to us, it should also be of concern to the c plus cross live now to you and say, shall see g t n correspondent, unit fate. thanks very much for joining us this afternoon. now the u. s. i was labeled iran's activity as destabilizing wasn't china's position. regard me loving nation. well, thank you for having me, peter. i mean if what for, for china would never do something that putting pressure on a one country with sacrifices the benefit of the local people. so clearly the so called the stabilizing activity is certainly sacrifice is the benefit of the local people. and during the talk of the 2 leaders, presidency didn't being said that china supports iran and safeguarding and sovereignty independence, terri

p. r. c's, top diplomat, wang ye. he continues, i condemned the incursion of the p. r. c. surveillance balloon and stressed it must never happen again. i warn china against providing material support to russia. i also emphasize the importance of keeping open lines of communication. now the slime l 1st log last line is very important. the bite of administration has stressed in recent months that it is very important to keep communication going with china at a time when relations have been at an absolute low. the reason for this is concerns been expressed that incidence could happen due to a lack of communication. now it does appear that in the weeks since that spy balloon incident, or what china says was a weather balloon. her relations reached an all time low. there appeared to be little communication between the 2 countries, but now at least with this meeting, now that does appear that some kind of diplomatic community or communication is once again and away. and of course, i much rests on these 2 at countries having an open line of communication, not least of war and u

p. r c's, other intelligence platforms used over the united states. but in the future, if the p r c continues to advance this technology, it certainly could become more valuable to them. while house carson, kimberly how cats are standing by, she joins us now live and kimberly brings up to be what was being said about this mystery object. oh well objects in fact, because there have been a number that have been in the last week or so shot down by the u. s. military and that's left the american public looking for some answers what they did learn definitively in the last hour, according to the white house press secretary, as well as the national security spokesperson, john kirby is that in fact, these objects as they're being called, are not extra terrestrial in nature. now, when asked by reporters, how that is something that has been definitively definitively proven or concluded, there was no evidence given for that. only that this is something that the pentagon is assuring the american public. but having said that, we still are not told whether it is cor

first of all, we are aware of the p r c's statement on. however, the fact is, we know that it's a surveillance balloon, and i'm not gonna be able to be more specific than that. we do know that the balloon has violated us airspace and international law, which is unacceptable. and so we've conveyed this directly to the p r c at multiple levels. and in terms of specific locations, i'm not going to be able to go into specific locations. again, other than to say it's moving eastward at this time. that's cool. states how, why has corresponding kimberly, how can i there? kimberly, of china saying it's just to research berlin, but the u. s. isn't buying that explanation. it is no question that it's not buying that explanation. given the fact that the location where it was 1st detected, i is somewhat sort of suspect, given the fact that as you point out, it was a spot it almost direct in proximity to a nuclear site. where there are i, c, b m's are inter continental ballistic missiles housed in the united states, one of 3 sites. i and the fact that

first of all, we are aware of the p r c's statement. on the however, the fact is, we know that it's a surveillance balloon. and i'm not gonna be able to be more specific than that. we do know that the balloon has violated us airspace and international law, which is unacceptable. and so we've conveyed this directly to the p r c at multiple levels. and in terms of specific locations, i'm not going to be able to go into specific locations again, other than to say it's moving eastward at this time. well, that's been to our white house correspondent, kimberly how could his following all these developments kimberly the u. s. is still clearly not buying the chinese explanation. yeah, there's no question that it is not buying the explanation. and that's because of the location we're was 1st discovered. and that is in the us state of montana almost directly over a nuclear facility in terms of a field where there are 3 nuclear silos, housing icbm, and these are inter cool continental ballistic missiles. and so the concern being that this was inte

whether it was an effort by some elements within the p r c. to perhaps the real, the real the of is it. and also there are some also some speculation that perhaps it's like any other big bureaucracy, the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing. there's a lot of guess what beijing has not been very forthcoming in terms of explanations beyond what we already have been given. and can you tell me a little bit more about how these devices actually work? are they hard to detect? can they transmit data and real time anything? you know, it's just quite a new development. right? so these balloons, they can transmit data real time. they can presumably, can connect with satellites and transmit data that way. they can have a propulsion system from what we, we know from this particular device. and it seems that the solar panels that is deployed can collect electricity that allow some steering and that probably power some of the consensus on board probably powers the transmission on board as well. so that's generally how it works. i mean, really,

we communicated with the p r. c. government directly. through multiple channels about this issue, members of my team consulted with our partners in other agencies and in congress. we also engaged our close allies and partners to inform them of the presence of the surveillance balloon and our aerospace we concluded that conditions were not conducive for a constructive visit at this time and did away respond. and so mason was kind of following the story and washington here is what she told me about antony blank and postponing his plan trip to china. right, so the state department has now confirmed that the secretary of state will not be going on this plan trip to china because of this incident, he was actually supposed to leave on friday night for what was being called an important trip. and those plans were scrapped and the state department official said friday that there were consultations with other agencies with congress. and they came to the conclusion that the conditions were not right. that a trip to china in this environment would

we communicated with the p r. c. government directly through multiple channels about this issue. members of my team consulted with our partners and other agencies and in congress, we also engaged our close allies and partners to inform them of the presence of the surveillance balloon and art aerospace. we concluded that conditions were not conducive for a constructive visit at this time. now, date of the correspondence, so me, some a scandal is following the story in washington is what he told us about anthony blinking postponing his plan trip to china. secretary of state blank and will not be going on this plan trip to china because the state departments, as it was determined that the conditions were not right, that a trip to china would not be constructive in this environment after this incident and would have narrowed the agenda that secretary of state antony blinking could have addressed the lines of communication. do remain open to china according to the state department and a trip for emily blink and could tak

acted immediately to protect against the collection of sensitive information we communicated with the p r. c. government directly through multiple channels about this issue. members of my team consulted with our partners and other agencies and in congress. we also engaged our close allies in partners to inform them of the presence of the surveillance balloon and art aerospace. we concluded that conditions were not conducive for constructive visit. at this time. the more on this up, mary gallagher, a china expert and professor in democracy. democratization and human rights at the university of michigan told us what the diplomatic impact of lincoln's decision not to go to china will main by g. well, i think it's an interesting decision. i mean, there's some set back i guess, to getting us china relations on a bigger track. but i think for the, by the administration, the risks of going really increased with this crisis over the balloon. and they probably thought we're in a relative position of strength, right. now these are the china and so it's really china's, now the ball is in china's court

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p. r c's, other intelligence platforms used over the united states. but in the future, if the p r c continues to advance this technology, it certainly could become more valuable to them. and in other news, nato secretary general says, russia's fear to new offense. if in ukraine has begun. a moscow dispatch more troops and weapons for its war effort, yet stole to bug is urging european nations to fast track the supply of weapons, ammunition, and fuel to ukraine. has comments coming a day before meeting of european defense ministers in brussels? the issue of supplying aircraft to ukraine is expected to come up that okay, you're up to date, those, all the top stories here on out to 0, the dark side, a green energy is next. ah, i was planning to school tomorrow to protest against climate change approach after planned a massive crime marching from blue square for years and it's existence has been denied. but to day climate change has become a global concerned. citizens are asking their elected officials for concrete solutions to fight pollution and rising t

as you know, the paradoxical an ironical conclusion of the t p chapter is that the united states is not even thinking of drew rejoining the r c p t p, that the successor t p, p a. china has applied the john to the fact that china's fight would join shows again, that chinese thinking long term and strategically about rather your game. it's an i think, is very important for united states to sit down and do some basic calculations. what would happen to american influence, not just in saudi's issue in all of east asia, and in the rest of the world, if it is no longer a major trading partner. most countries in the world is inevitably, are the dynamic of us china to go back to your earlier statements. one where it's a 0 sum game, where if they're gaining america is a losing with america is gaining. china must be seen to be losing. and does that not, and as up in the box of an inevitable train wreck, they need to go further. and here is, you know, the hands of the biden, them destruction are tied by the fact that there seems to be an overwhelming consensus in washington dc that the united states should only be top china and not enga

and that the p r c. decision to take this action on these, my plan visit is detrimental to the suction of discussions that we were prepared to have. the u. s. is accusing china, a violating international law. the balloon is still hovering over the skies of the united states. it was 1st tracked over the aleutian islands near alaska and travelled through western canada and into the u. s. state of montana where it seemed so brazen and just so insane to me that any one would even attempt to just push a balloon over the sky. the chinese foreign ministry acknowledged ownership of the balloon and expressed regret for the incident, but said it was merely collecting weather data, not intelligently. the pentagon has its doubts. still, it says the balloon is not a threat to any one on the ground or planes since it's flying well above commercial air traffic. but there are questions about why the pentagon is allowing the chinese surveillance balloon to linger, looking at the potential for debris and the impact on civilians on the ground or property damage right now, as i mentioned we, we assessed t

and that the p r c decision to take this action on the my plan visit is detrimental to the subset of discussions that we were prepared to have. i told a director wong that the united states remains committed to diplomatic engagement with china. and that i plan to visit beijing when conditions allow. in the meantime, the united states will continue to maintain open lines of communication with china, including to address this ongoing incident. ukrainian president laws ms. lewinsky has hosted a summit of european union leaders and keys. whether discuss ukraine's membership application to the block, lensky also adds western allies to supply his military with long range missiles. tessa found the ill on mosque has been found not guilty of fraud in a case that argued, a tweets of his missiles, investors must face a class action lawsuit performed on behalf of test a shareholders who was seeking damages of up to $12000000000.00 in august. of 2018 must tweeted, i'm considering taking tesla private at $420.00 funding secured. this call is tessa stoke prior to surge in the falling days before dr

and that the p r c's decision to take this action on the if my plan does it is detrimental to the subset of discussions that we were prepared to have. i told a director wong that the united states remains committed to diplomatic engagement with china. and that i plan to visit beijing one conditions all out. in the meantime, the united states will continue to maintain opened laws communication with china, including to address this ongoing incident. ukrainian president velasmio lansky has hastened a summit of european union leaders and cave, where they've discussed ukraine's membership application to the block. so lensky, also edge western allies to supply his military with long range missiles that he has agreed on price caps for russian oil products. a $100.00 per barrel cap has been set for refined products that trade at a premium on diesel. that of the roman catholic church is appeal to south to john's latest and years of bloodshed. hey, francis is on a historic visit to the country. what the meat is of the anglican church and the church of scotland. people who so lank is kept or taking

what we've long recognized at the p r. c has become more repressive at home and more aggressive, broad, ah, which, who our viewers watching on p b. s. are the united states into all of you around the world. welcome. we begin the day with the ukranian military's wish list for the west. a list that may have gotten a little bit longer. for months you grades president has sent request after requested his western allies for heavy weapons and his persistence appears to be paying off. the u. s. in europe have agreed to send babel takes to you. great. and now president zalinski is pushing for fighter jets on wednesday he spoke to you k lawmakers in london thinking them in advance for shipments of fighter planes that no country has approved. yet. in fact, german chance or olaf sholtes has already ruled out sending any planes to you crate that said, germany, you turn on sending battle tanks shows that positions and policies they can be changed. so today president zalinski, he took his request to brussels into the european union, and t