policies in the indo-pacific region. so let's look, the national security strategy, the administration's policy objective is to promote a free and open indo-pacific. you got the indo-pacific, the verb, promote. and at the same time seems to acknowledge that the pacific is not currently free and open when it goes on to say, a free and open indo-pacific can only be achieved if we build collective capacity, so achieved. that sounds aspirational to me, but they didn't choose a word such as sustained or ensured or defended, they said achieved, which it seems like something we could achieve in the future. to ask to translate, and the guidance under which the dod, or anybody who has a piece of this, uses as guidance, to promote a free indo-pacific. how does the word, the military promote something? what end goal does this achieve? what do we achieve by promoting? and is there a decisive end state when we promote something. before we get into that. what do we mean by free and open pacific. so i look back and i found in december

we are a pacific power.d states has safeguarded stability in the indo-pacific for decades to the enormous benefits of nations throughout the region, from asean to pacific islanders to the people's republic of china. in fact, our leadership in the pacific has been a benefit to the entire world. we've kept the sea lanes and skies open and navigable for all. we've upheld basic rules of the road that fueled international commerce. and our partnerships have helped underwrite incredible growth and innovation. so, today, as we stand at the inflection point in history where the hard work of enhancing deterrence and promoting stability is going to affect the prospect of peace for decades to come, the united states can ask for no better partners in the indo-pacific, where so much of our shared future will be written. in forging this new partnership, we're showing again how democracies can deliver our own security and prosperity -- and not just for us but for the entire world. today, we're announcing the steps to carry

— military activity in the pacific? . �*, ., ., pacific? that's one reason or the very _ pacific?ry big _ pacific? that's one reason or the very big reason - pacific? that's one reason or the very big reason why - the very big reason why australia has signed up to the aukus alliance, signed in september 2021, so we have at 18 months of pretty secretive negotiations between the three countries to arrive at the fact that the next decade or so will take delivery of at least three us nuclear—powered some drains stop australia is increasingly wary of china was not in indo—pacific region but once again anthony albanese the prime minister says it is not contradictory to pursue these military alliances with the uk and the united states while also pursuing a better relations with china. mr albanese did point out in his speech in san diego that australia was also investing heavily in the relationship with china and others in indo—pacific region but once again it china will be furious that australia has participated in this. it has accused beijing, it has accused the us, australia and the un

region -- indo pacific region. the recent announcement on auk us' implementation addressed only one piece of this partnership. but there's much more to this partnership. the second pillar of aukus is cooperation of advanced capabilities. the purpose is to collaborate on high-tech research and the application of systems such as hypersonics, undersea capabilities, quantum technologies, artificial intelligence and much more. this legislation focuses on ensuring the state department is authorizing technology transfers quickly to fully support implementation of this vital pillar. we are facing a generational challenge from the chinese communist party. we must bring all tools to bear in our effort to counter chairman xi's attempts to disrupt the global balance of power. with aukus, our three nations can achieve the shared strategic goal of defending the indo pacific region while maintaining our technological and military superiority. this bill presses the state department to take action and account for our arms transfers

how has operating in the western pacific changed?arly 2000s, the prc navy mustered about 37 vessels. today, they're mustering 350 vessels. >> reporter: this month, china's new foreign minister qin gang delivered a stern warning to the u.s. he says if washington does not change course in its stance towards china, conflict and confrontation is inevitable. this past august, when then-speaker of the house nancy pelosi became the most senior u.s. political figure to visit taiwan in 25 years, china called it a blatant provocation. the people's liberation army fired ballistic missiles into the sea around taiwan and encircled the island with aircraft and warships. are chinese warships now operating closer to taiwan after nancy pelosi's visit? >> yes. >> reporter: the best guess anyone has about china's ultimate intentions of taiwan comes from the cia. according to its intelligence assessment, china's president xi jingping has ordered the people's liberation army to be prepared to take the island back by force by 2027. if china invades taiwan

army in the indo pacific general flynn. christine, the secretary, if you inventing ideal credentials for secretary of the army you can hardly improve on christine, right? graduate studies and public policy she's been undersecretary of defense for policy and senior director for defense policy on the msc. she's run institutional organization international defense and foreign studies and we are very grateful to have the secretary with us today. and also general flynn who also crazily enough is well qualified for the job the army gave him. commander that every level in the army including commanding the 82 pinged airborne, and having been the deputy commander of run the armies combined arms center is everything center of excellence now or were you just a center for -- anyway. a terrific soldier who is very well attuned to the challenges of the theater in which he is commanding army forces. and we'reng going start today by -- with, of course, the question that comes from the canon the strategy by which i mean to sate movie the pr

and then in the endo pacific we focus on deterrence to build and strengthen and then what we do when that deterrence fails and i think i would say if i had a bumper sticker to capture the army's role in both faces campaigning and land power is staying power. and we are complicated china's decision-making. we really have to make him think every day that if i were thinking of something aggressive and with that coalition that we could build and then we play a key role. and we have good relationship so that's what we are about. it's not about that are relationships showing we have a strong network of allies and partners in the region is critical in one wayur to do that for example with the security force assistance brigade to cetrain and operate and last year it was 12 different countries indonesia and thailand and the philippines and also now we have the joint pacific national readiness center where we are now with the militaries are coming to build readiness whether hawaii or alaska so that's number one and number two by being the endo pacific is enhancing the access and obviously that

pacific power. the united states has safeguarded stability in no pacific for decades, for the enormous benefits of nations throughout the region. from ozzy on to pacific islanders to the people's republic of china. in fact, our leadership in the pacific has been to benefit the entire world. we've kept the sea lanes and skies open to navigable for all. we've upheld basic rules of the road that fueled international commerce and our partnerships have helped underwrite incredible growth and innovation. so today, as we stand at the inflection point in history, where the hard work of enhancing deterrence and promoting stability is going to affect the prospect apiece for decades to come. the united states can ask for no better partners in the end of pacific were so much of our shared future will be written. 14 has new partnership. we're showing again how democracies can deliver our own security and prosperity and not just for us, but for the entire world. today, we're announcing the steps to carry out our

army army in the indo pacific, general flynn. if you are inventing the ideal credentialing for the secretary of the army, you could hardly improve on christine warmath. she's been the under secretary of defense for policy, she's been the senior director for defense policy of the nsc. she has run institutional organizations, international defense, and we are grateful to have the secretary with us today . and also general flynn, who also, crazily enough, is well qualified for the job the army gave him. he has commended at every level in the army including when he was in the 82nd airborne. he has run the armies combined arms center. is everything the center of excellence now? anyway, a terrific soldier who is very well attuned to the challenges of the theater in which he is commanding armed forces. we will start today with the question that comes from the canon of strategy, by which i mean to say the movie, the princess bride, in which all of you will know, saying one of the classic blunders is fighting a land war in asia. so we ope

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britain and australia reveal details of a security pact to counter china's military strength in the pacificincluding nuclear—powered submarines from the us. we are showing again how democracies can deliver our own security and prosperity, and notjust security and prosperity, and not just for us but for the entire world. the us government green—lights the controversial willow oil drilling project in alaska and the arctic. gary lineker agrees a deal that will see him back on bbc channels, after being taken off air, over a tweet criticising the government. and, michele yeoh says she "kung—fu kicked" the glass ceiling, with her best actress win at the oscars. for all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight, this is a beacon of hope and possibilities. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk, on pbs in the us, and around the world. the leaders of britain, australia and the united states have hailed a pact to provide canberra with nuclear—powered attack submarines, saying it will boost security in

it is a bold effort to shift the balance of power in the pacific. the leaders of the u. s . the u. k. and australia cementing a plan to deploy nuclear powered submarines from the australian coast are unprecedented. trilateral cooperation. i believe is stretched over to the strength of the longstanding ties united's under our shared cubic auburn. sure, the end up with civic remains free and open. prosperous is secure. the plan will take decades to complete. the defense alliance called arcus, has already begun with the 1st of hundreds of australians embedding in u. s. and u. k. submarine building programs. more u. s. subs will start visiting australia this year, while british subs will increase rotations from 2026 by 2030 to australia, plans to buy 3 nuclear powered subs containing conventional weapons from the us, with the option of buying 2 more. and sometime in the 20 forty's, australia expects to have its own nuclear, so built by the u. k. and australia using u. s. technology. the orchestra gray met we confirmed here in san diego represents the biggest single investment in austra

i know it's in the east asian pacific bureau.an you just assure us that it's a coordinated strategy beyond the east asian pacific which is critically important but also our own hemisphere? >> very quickly on both, on debt as i think you are all aware of when the secretary yellen went to africa, dead was front and center. an issue for her in a zambia, she underscored that all creditors including beijing must participate in debt relief efforts for zambia. in sri lanka, that is a huge problem. the paris club has now taken some action. india has stepped forward. we are putting pressure on china in fact also come to the table since most of the debt is with the chinese. they can use their s.o.b. capability. ultimately, it ends up in that. we are working on all of that. in terms of your china house, i want to commit several things to you. a senator risch knows well because he focused on this, china house has liaisons coming from every part of the department who spent some time in china house. they go back to their home heroes. there is

shared vision unites us all acrosshe pacific. we stood tether to defend freedom and democracy and to despair greater opportunities in all of our countries. i've always said when i asked if the united states was a pacific power. the united states stability, to the enormous benefits to nations throughout the region. in fact, our leadership, we have kept the sea lines navigable and open. our partnerships helped underwrite incredible growth. so today the inflection point in hiory through the hard work and promoting stability is going to affect decades to come. there's no confusion or misunderstanding at this quick -- at this point. nuclear power, not nuclear arms. australia is committed to sy that way. each of us standing here today representing the united states, australia and great britain are deeply committed. we have undertaken this project. australia will not produce nuclear fuel. we have set high standards for verification of tranarency and we will honor each of our country's obligations. working together, 've deveped an approa

and he says that the august deal will have a destabilizing effect on the indo pacific region. i think this only strengthens the view ah, that has been articulated by presidency and things around a foreign minister that if the u. s. continues down this path, ah, it raises the risk of outright conflict. and of course, this is not good for china, but it's also not good for the us as well as we all know of u. s. is economically intertwined with china, as are many other countries around the world. so these destabilizing actions really are counterproductive, in many, many aspects. the u. s. is, in a sense, has one tool to play, which is, or to use, which is it's military. what if we look at china's approach, of course it invest in is upgrading its military capabilities, but it is making significant gains on the diplomatic front. we need to look no further than the recent around saudi arabia, rapprochement china's role in a ukraine peace plan initiatives in the pacific. that's one very, very important aspect. the economic aspect, of course, is very important as china ah, is offering

the end of pacific remains free and open, prosperous and secure. the plan will take decades to complete the defense alliance called arcus has already begun with the 1st of hundreds of australians embedding in u. s. and u. k. submarine building programs. more u. s. subs will start visiting australia this year, while british subs will increase rotations from 2026 by 2030 to australia, plans to buy 3 nuclear powered subs containing conventional weapons from the us, with the option of buying 2 more. and sometime in the 2000 and forty's, australia expects to have its own nuclear, so built by the u. k. in australia using u. s. technology, the orchestra gray met, we confirm hearing sandy, i represent the biggest single investment in australia's defense capability in all about history. the biggest threat in the pacific comes from an increasingly aggressive china, which has built new fortifications in the south china sea. it's a situation that china has as created and brought upon itself very much like girl russia has in the ukraine, china's she's in pain i

will affect a pact that has been limited to the asia pacific region.>ranslator: in terms of gdp itain will be the second largest ctppp member after japan and the largest in terms of population after japan. juographically speaking it will be the first european nation to join. after the ukraine crisis people began to say the security of europe and the security of the indo pacific region were in consideration. connecting and enhancing the supply chains of both regions should be quite significant for japan's economic security as well. >> the professor says china also wants to join the pact. he says britain's participation will be important in this regard. the u.k. has the same market economy and rule of law as the current members. the cptpp will be able to increasingly insist that china comply with their rules. translator: china wants to join the pact with the aim of fundamentally altering the u.s. led trade order in the endo pacific region, but china has a so-called capitalism system and the government's role in the market is huge. that will make it very

you look at the indo-pacific two trillion dollars in trade flows between the united states and the indo-pacific a trillion dollars in u.s. investment and almost a trillion dollars in investment from the region in the united states this is a vitally important economic uh trading and investment relationship and we look forward to working closely with our private sector to make sure that we stand up for our values and for american workers but also to protect critical technologies as well. >> chair recognizes mr. perry. >> thank you. i want to take you on a stroll down memory lane to the fall of 2019 when china realized their first case of the wuhan virus . now it wasn't until january of the next year until they reported it some weeks or months later and then in february their top bio weapons expert took control of the lab. now the mantra from the press and from the party in the current administration was is that it occurred naturally and of course people like me and speaking on behalf of myself but the millions of americans who saw all the evidence in front of them that pointed to the lab as oppos

an internet mandatory proposal, the cai id budget request includes $2 billion to strengthen indo pacific economies and supporting our partners and pushing back against predatory, opportunistic competition by china. $2 billion to support high-quality, strategic heart infrastructure projects globally, $2 billion for a new revolving fund at the development finance corporation to boost equity investments and $7.1 billion over 20 years to support the renewal of the compacts of re-association. we believe that the discretionary resources alone cannot meet the needs posed by this generational challenge and we believe it is imperative to have mandatory reliable funding to prevail in this competition with china. second priority is to ensure that we can see needs carryforward our pivotal work as part of the broader administration efforts to ensure that russia's aggression in ukraine remains a strategic failure. while supporting the ukrainian government and the people of ukraine. the fy 24 budget will advance that commitment while promoting oversight and accountability to ensure taxpayer resources a

also in the asia-pacific region. they are force multipliers. our subforce which is rarely talked about. i won't talk about in detail right now. our submarine force is incredibly capable and very deadly and extremely lethal. those two pieces i think would make a huge difference and help deter any kind of aggression by china. last thing is the philippines. the philippines and other countries in that region set aside the key line of communication that china relies on for their international access for the middle east, etc., etc. those allies and partners of ours are fundamental and us being able to conduct military operations or having access to those countries in time of conflict or crisis would be fundamental and would give us a decisive advantage. ms. mccollum: mr. chair. chair calvert: hopefully we can speed up the acquisition of those virginia-class submarines. ms. granger. ms. granger: our enemies are developing stronger ties throughout south america. while we need to focus on the growing threats on europe and the pacific, we can't ignore th

alliances and partnerships in the indo-pacific. first, has it aligns capabilities, with japan, we have expressed our support for tokyo's decision to acquire new capabilities that will strengthen regional deterrence, especially counterstrike capabilities. under aukus, we remain encouraged by the significant progress we've made on developing the optimal pathway for australia to acquire conventionally armed nuclear powered submarine capabilities additionally, we are making significant investments in our defense ties with india to uphold a favorable balance of power in the end of pacific. we will continue to fulfill our commitments under the taiwan relations act and its principles. which include providing taiwan with self-defense capabilities, and maintaining our own capacity to resist any use of force that jeopardizes the security of the people of taiwan. second, hunt force posture, d.o.d. has recently announced major upgrades throughout the region that will make our force posture more mobile, more distributed, more resilience, and le

more than half of the pacific fleet is building them at the admiralty shipyards in st.over in the near future. the order will be 100% fulfilled. 100% cooked and new crews. we return to the northern fleet, where sailors habitually train in special chambers, work out emergency situations and have to go through and fire. and the water has to be held back, the strongest pressure, both physical and psychological, like this, in regular training on military exercises, sailors are on combat duty. many submariners celebrate their day near their native shores, but the service is such that at any moment they are ready to go to sea nikolai bulkin sergei antigen sergei vorobyov and maxim mintsev ntv television naval bases of the northern and pacific fleets. what is the main news so far? thank you for being with us and see you soon. alfa-bank credit card is free forever , it flies to you instant delivery to anywhere in russia and cash withdrawals without commission at any atms, absorbent diapers, skip for 219 rubles. look down at your phone screen. see, app, tier. no, download the so

-- indo pacific. we have helped an unprecedented number of people -- and we have enabled you to rejoin unesco and increase americans seeking leadership in organizations. the prc has desha seeks to reshape the global environment and challenging our core interests. the ongoing impacts of climate change including food insecurity, fueling instability and the trend of democratic backsliding. we need to be proactive and use every tool at our disposal to get ahead of these challenges. the message is simple, we can't do more with less. we must increase our diplomatic and develop meant tools if we want to strengthen national security. i am encouraged by the budget and state department and related agencies. it is an ambitious request but the challenges have no less. we look forward to working with you on these critically important operations. thank you. >> i want to also welcome senator collins and senator murphy. we are going to do markups, we are going to become appropriators again and that is welcome news to

let's move to the pacific. i'm glad to see a larger request for the administration for foreign assistance for pacific island countries for fiscal year 23, but it's still short of the enacted level. could you speak to that, the dollar amount, but also, i want to give you a chance to talk about what we're doing in the pacific island region and i want to coach you a little bit, not that you need coach, but i want to remind us that it is difficult to compete with graft, right? >> yeah. >> so, what we have to offer are, as you say, values, right, and relationships and as i've talked to pacific island leaders, sure, they need resources and especially in a climate change context, lots of these countries are really in need of our direct material assistance, but they also want to be respected as sovereign so i'd like you to talk through how attitudally we're shifting and not throwing say another 80 million in the project and park our military equipment wherever on the map, a sovereign to sovereign relationship. >> we've

. -- indo pacific the people who make our military the finest force in the world. taking care of our people begins with ensuring they are range and equipped. with every military service exceeding its goal in 2022. testing has been outstanding because the secretary, the president, and congress passed recent budgets on raising military improving quality of life for servicemembers in military families and funding training, operations, maintenance, and infrastructure improvements. this budget maintains and builds on those investments with historic pay raises that help us compete for top talent, military and civilian. new funding for universal at the -- and much more. while continuing our efforts to prevent suicide and and sexual harassment and sexual assault. we can never be complacent but this is the world most combat in the investment in our people alongside training and equipment investments are bigger. our third pillar is how the budget helps us through teamwork. with our network of allies and partners around the world one of america's unbeatable asymmetric and ban

and in the pacific region, if we are on the sidelines?nd how can we counter the ccp's influence without trade deals that require congressionals approval? >> so thank you for all of those comments, congresswoman steele. on the ccp's participation in trade agreements in the asia-pacific region, we know how deeply entangled the supply chains are in that region with china. and we know that our partners want us engaged in the region, not to force them to choose between two of their largest trading partners and the most important trading partners, but so that we can, and provide them with a choice. so we are engaged if that is the indo-pacific economic framework. in terms of how do we compete, i would say this, i think a large part of how we compete with that second largest economy in the world is by putting forward a vision and following through on how the united states is a good partner. what we stand for, what our principles are, what our vision is for the kind of economic engagement that we have which is that we provide each other all with

the storm started 37 days ago in the western pacific. i was traveled more than 8000 kilometers, gathering strength over the indian ocean. it made land fall in madagascar as a tropical cyclone. from there, it moved on to batter mozambique for several days. it regained strength in the mozambique channel and hit the country again. catching the southern tip of neighboring malawi, victoria gating be reports. they dig to find survivors buried under the mud, but hopes of finding people alive or fading fast. dozens of missing from this village in malawi, after tropical storm freddy, tall through it with you have i have heard of some of it. i'm helping to find the victims. i know there are more bodies that are still buried so far between 20 and 20. 5 bodies been recovered from the debris and ruined houses, and most of them have been very to the hospital, but they all looked dead. i think pretty is one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the southern hemisphere, and the longest, lasting little with sped by the storm. really what young if i'm

rishaad: cathay pacific is critical for hong kong's future in hong kong is critical for cathay pacific'sre. some would say not opening up, gearing up as quickly is slowing it down? how do you respond? >> it takes time. hong kong open late. there is quite a lot of catch-up to do, but we are making good progress in moving very fast as a city and as a airline. i am very confident given a little bit more time that we will be on par with many other cities and airlines in the world. rishaad: is it redundant, the third one? when does the city become an aviation hub, if ever again? >> i am confident about the future of hong kong as a future international aviation hub. there are two main reasons why i am competent. first, the runway system is up-and-coming and will be fully operational by late 2024 or early 2025, so from a growth potential angle, that unlocks a lot of potential for hong kong. that is on the supply side. on the demand side, i am confident as well because we got now a big market coming in the greater bay area with 18 million population in nine cities in the greater bay area, and ho

about countering the threat of china in the indo-pacific?_ in the indo-pacific?ic? while that is true there is another— in the indo-pacific? while that is true there is another message i in the indo-pacific? while that is l true there is another message not being stated, which is to say this is the way —— a way of locking the united states entered the defence of the region for years to come. if the next president was notjoe biden, somebody now committed to those international alliances, they might be able to pull back the western presence in the pacific by locking in the aukus deal, it makes it much harderfor an american in the aukus deal, it makes it much harder for an american president with a different view to change her or his mind. this following a recruitment crisis in social care, a company in stoke—on—trent has decided to plug the gap in their workforce by hiring people in their 50s and older. laura devo became a pensioner herself more than 15 years ago and she now works as a care assistant helping others who need extra support. if you've done the maths,

click on exercises in the asia-pacific region. second is are not going to talk about this in detail but the sub marine forces capable, very deadly and extremely legal so those two pieces would make the huge difference and deter any aggression in the last is the philistine but it's the key that china lies on for international access so those allies and partners are fundamental and being able to conduct military operations for those countries and it would be fundamental that. >> hopefully we can speed up the acquisition of those. ms. granger. >> secretary austin, our enemies are developing stronger inflation south america. we need to focus on the growing threat in the south of us. what particular things on what you are presenting and what is our support for partners? >> strengthening relationships and maintaining access and the south area is a key area of focus for self commander, general richardson absolutely focused on this. she's increasing the number of engagements and where possible exercising with partners so i see this moveme

fleet completed, 22 campaigns of the pacific indian and atlantic, the ocean region, both as single shipspart of a detachment, performed between the theater and maneuvers of the north pacific flag across the arctic ocean nuclear submarine cruisers prince oleg and novosibirsk as well as a diesel submarine, magadan conducted the second joint patrol of the ships of the pacific fleet and the naval forces of the people's liberation army. china's northwestern pacific ocean, the combat capabilities of the eastern military district have significantly increased. last year. he received about 400 units of modern and modernized equipment. among them nuclear submarine cruiser aircraft su-57 zenith missile systems tor m2 dt and negotiations missile system score to create a continuous zone of control of the surface situation along the islands of the kuril ridge december 2022 on the island of the shire ferry on combat duty entered the division while its bastion missile system continues to recruit formations of the military units of the district with officer cadres last year for officer positions more tha

they are the most potent part of our toolkit out there in the pacific. i am glad for that have long advocated for larger submarine flee i think are something like tack bts and i woun'mind seeing like 100. i don't think thbudget needs to increase. we need to rejigger that and spend less on airpower because the airbases are so vulnerable and i think the carriers also. i applaud the president for focusing on submarines but not to mystic about it. there too complex and too slo australia is a long way. from china. i don't think this deal would appreciatively chae the china calculation. they might react and build up in a huge way to respond to what they see as an undersea threat so we don't under estimate them. while i don't agree with the thrust of the calle i don't think japan can te a lead here. i think japan eds to spend more. americans have been bearing an unfair burden and that should be readjusted substantially. i don't think japan is under a grave threat it's not a huge adjustment. the u.s. is in a very favorable position in the asia-pacific and that w

joining the club — the uk signs a deal to become a member of a trans—pacific trading bloc.ll have all the important details. and inflation falls sharply in the eurozone. will the european central bank change direction as a result? welcome to world business report. i'mjagdip cheema. let's start with an important trade deal, because the uk has struck a deal to join a trans—pacific trade pact consisting of 11 countries. together, these pacific—rim countries — which doesn't include the usa — account for 13% of global gdp. the pact — it's called the comprehensive progressive agreement for trans—pacific partnership — aims to cut 95% of import charges or tariffs. the initial gains for the uk economy may be only marginal, though — that's according to the government's own estimates. we're nowjooined by our global trade correspondent, dharshini david. on one hand these 11 countries account for 13% of the world's income, but for the uk it might only be marginal growth as a result, is this a big deal?— this a big deal? really good question- — this a big deal? really good question- ct _

here is to a sighting of a north pacific right whale, one of 20 sidings since 1955 in california. hope you number 21 by the end of the year. >> i hope so. i want to tell anybody, come down to monterey, you never know what you will find out there. >> just waving at them with it pectoral fin. >> that is the news at 5:00, news at 6:00 with juliette goodrich stick starts now. thank you. send physical mayor says the city of the city is on the line. who she is calling up her standing in the way of her plan to make the streets safer. >> people have been stabbed, they have the shot, they have been attacked, and they still show up every single day as an alternative to policing for this community. >> they are touted as a new model of public safety, and the mayor is fighting for more money to keep them on the street. we saw up close how these ambassadors are trained to de- escalate a tense situation. >> keep moving everything, being stripped down to your core, to develop these qualities. that is why our people are so effective where they are, changing this energy. >>> and other atmospheric r

training at the training ground today is led by the commander of a group of heavy snipers of the pacificith the call sign yara, on his account there are almost 200 confirmed casualties ardent targets, only yesterday, returned from the territory of the so-called southern dachas along doubles the moment the group’s offensive began, the task was to destroy spotters and observers at the front strong points so that the infantry could capture these strong points and continue the offensive lists of trophies, of course, not only radio stations for captured weapons. you can easily trace the combat path of the snipers of the far east taken by us in battle , uh, ignited the gun. beretta made in italy. m9 caliber nine by 19 earlier, when they came to us, uh, we also have sniper rifles. they are now in combat. the combat work of snipers on the outskirts of coal continues to be successfully worked out here to the left. one more target and a change of position right away o our group chooses right on the run, a short pause convenient for building work, before the sniper pair starts searching for a targe

explain how china has expanded its presence in the inner pacific in recent years. for the last 1015 years, the chinese military has really grown quite considerably. and in both quite quantitative and qualitative terms, we see a lot more presence of, of the chinese military in asserting its claims, for example, in the south china sea. and of course, increasingly assertive and aggressive even in its military activities toward taiwan. and it's these as increasingly apparently trying to expand its presence in the western pacific. much closer trust, really ensures. so in all of these ways, i think we see much, much greater concern on the part of australia as well as honest partners as well as in as partners united states and united kingdom china analyst, bates, gill, there from the asian society policy institute, speaking to a little while ago. now let's take a look at some of the stories making headlines around the world today. china is reopening its border to foreign tourists for the 1st time says 2020. it will start reissuing all categories of baez's from wednesday.

it is a new kind of alliance in the pacific.hese leaders apparently feel it is necessary due to the growing threat they see from china. china has been building out on man-made islands naval fortresses and talking about taiwan in ways that have alarmed much of the western world. this is their answer. >> i suppose it is interesting from washington's perspective they would choose to share this sensitive and secretive technology with australia and get into this deal with the u.k. when they have other allies in the region that are much closer to the chinese mainland in proximity, countries like japan and south korea. >> that is so. it may be that australia sought this along with the united kingdom that had already been ongoing. china has been vocal about this. xi jinping says this seems to be an effort to encircle and isolate china. the u.s. says no, in fact, this is merely an effort at deterrence and trying to keep peace in that area. it is definitely designed to be china-facing. that is because of the threat perceived there. people

they won’t pour it somewhere in the pacific ocean - this is not a sewer pipe for one country , in factogy by which a third water will be poured into the ocean. it looks rather suspicious that the process is going to stretch for three decades, the water from the barrels will slowly mix in at 6 l per second to ocean water circulating through a pipe with a diameter of 2 m. and tokyo does not even hide the fact that their goal is to dilute the three whales so that it cannot be detected by sensors. this means how much isotope will eventually end up in the ocean, and what environmental damage will be, one can only assume to check the figures given by e , let's say representatives, and japan a, i would be careful, because here, on the one hand, the prestige of the country has been affected. on the other hand , we know that there is a very complicated system of disclosure. uh, data from the atomic plan, nor are ordinary japanese enthusiastic about local fishermen, for example, tokyo even had to buy off the industry will pay hundreds of millions of dollars to minimize damage, but what to do wit

indian ocean, south pacific, even the atlantic coast of africa. the problem is in theory we could live in that world but that's not the world we been living in. host: let's hear from joe. he called on the democrats line. you're on with our guests. good morning. caller: good morning. to both of your guests, i would say mr. goldstein has the most reasonable take on the issue of taiwan. and your other guest mr. colby has an unreasonable one. i think the chinese consider taiwan as they both know as part of their country. so t united states is involved in internal affairs, that is mething that they will not allow. they have been able to do it with rhetoric but i don't think that they're going to put out the military -- interference in taiwan. recently the u.s. has dispensed military units to taiwan but essentially for training. i think that's the first step in the wrong direction if i was dealing with the issue of iwan. if we have to do with the issue at all, it's an issue that should be lt to china to defend, not the united states. but we would takear

products in the end of pacific is there other trade agreements out there?ooks cumbersome to look good to see you then. i always enjoy working with you as well. you said something early on in your question about market access and tariff cuts leading to better supply chains. i think that is an area where we are going to have to really have to disagree. i lead an agency with a bunch of experts that get way in the weeds in the guts of all the trade agreements that we negotiate. i think there is work we can do to come. to this committee. also more broadly explain how tariff cuts and the rules for accessing those preferences have worked in different sectors. in certain sectors we have seen them in the textiles areas that the combination of the tariff and the tariff cuts and the rules of origin have created strong supply chain. in agriculture as well we have tended to do something to savor our producers. across the industrial areas, what we have seen is the combination of the tariff cuts and those rules of origin have led to a deindustrialization and an erosion of