prime minister fail to fully endorse the nine hundred billion dollars built in the road initiative all the more going overboard to have going underground. everybody i'm stephen. hollywood guy you know suspects every proud american first of all interests george washington and r.v. to suggest this is my buddy max famous financial guru where she's a little bit different i'm not. going to find i know no one knows up with all the drama happening in our country i'm shooting the good have some fun every day americans call it quits the start to bridge the gap this is the great american people which. despite its title and history deceive us union has dominated international sport however this is nothing about the long lives of those champions from the feeling. of you know. when on the children number like this that. the warm will be there with the board maybe just remember two three brothers this guy who is for the order of europe of what the irish was the first the years after your you were the first son of you to lim fifteen with nine hundred fifty two when the polluted seats of ifas concentr

prime minister fail to fully endorse the nine hundred billion dollars bill and the road initiative all this and more coming up in part two of going on the ground. in. the memo his come and gone but this controversy is far from over the political bias of the deep state has been revealed and the legal activities exposed if anyone will be held responsible. welcome back you gave minority government be the prime minister tourism may return from communist china in about seventy two hours or so but has she done enough to ingratiate herself with the super power of the twenty first century because despite local media referring to aunty may many have been left wondering whether the u.k. has reached its stated goal of becoming china's best partner in the west joining me now is oxford university fellow dr chris. going back on have we done enough. to be back have we done in the us has theresa may done enough i guess it depends what her objectives are and i think that you know when it comes to china so often there's divided constituencies there's one group who feel strongly that yes trying is the su

prime minister fail to fully endorse the nine hundred billion dollars bill and the road initiative all the more coming up in part two of going underground. join me every first week on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to us from the world of politics sport i'm showbusiness i'll see you then. warhawks. dropping bombs brings peace talks forcing you to fight the battles of. the new socks credit tell you that gossip and. most importantly they. tell you you are not cool enough to buy their product. these are the hawks we along with our. watch. welcome back you gave minority government be depriving the stories of may has returned from communist china in about seventy two hours or so but has she done enough to ingratiate herself with the superpower of the twenty first century because despite local media referring to her as aunty may many have been left wondering whether the u.k. has reached its stated goal of becoming china's best partner in the west joining me now is oxford university fellow dr chris could turn out to chris thanks for going back on have we done enough to be back hav

and that one is moving it tourism has refused point blank to endorse the built in road initiative in a practical sense it is an ambition to develop infrastructure and trade linkages with about seventy countries in asia in africa in europe and in the middle east about thirty countries have officially signed on to the one belt one road initiative and and at least declared there's about nine hundred billion dollars of infrastructure investments that have been put on the table and the broad strategic objective for china is to reorient the balance of global trade to wards eurasia and if we think about the twentieth century that really the balance of trade with atlantic it was between europe and the americas. china sees the twenty first century balance shifting to eurasia and they see both the opportunity and the strategic benefit of driving that rebalance historical presidents is a war it is a b. then england or persian empire i mean we were that the original silk road which if you look at the models and the maps that beijing puts out today it's basically the current built in roads duplic

there is, of course, this enormous initiative, the one belt, one road initiative, the one belt, one roadest of the world how much easier will it be for china to pursue that if they change the constitution is to mocklj pursue that if they change the constitution is to mocki don't think the constitution makes much difference. that is a matter of policy and not either the constitution or the political structure. is that xi jinping is very much behind the belt and wrote initiative and, as long as he is in power, it will be an important element of chinese policy. which are the countries in the world that are most likely to fear this move?|j think most likely to fear this move?” think that's a difficult question to answer. i mean, it does mean that there's going to be a much longer lived chinese leadership, that we are going to have to get used to, and that means we are going to have to reach a much greater understanding of xi jinping to reach a much greater understanding of xijinping in particular, and what he wants out of this newly emerging and more assertive china. we are going to see asse

a way of heightening china's influence on the world whichever way you see it china's belt and road initiative is a massive undertaking it aims to connect almost seventy countries german companies believe they could benefit greatly from this so-called new silk road but despite the big potential there are pitfalls. to gigantic project is expected to cost a total of nine hundred billion dollars it involves sixty nine countries together home to two thirds of the world's population china launched its bells and road initiative also known as the new silk road five years ago. it consists of two major trade routes the land based silk road economic belt winds its way from china through central asia the middle east and on to europe the maritime silk road creates a ceiling connecting southern china southeast asia india east africa and also europe. industry representatives say the project off is enormous potential for german companies which can deploy the necessary resources. if it involves developing physical infrastructure especially in central asian countries which aren't as well linked or developed an

for example —— one road initiative for example —— one belt.evolutionary founding father. she is not referred to as the core, both men have had their thought added to the country's constitution and critics see a growing cult around president xi jinping as well. except this manna, shown here holding hands with his mother in a photo released last week is in charge of what is now the world's second—biggest economy. china under xijinping world's second—biggest economy. china under xi jinping has world's second—biggest economy. china under xijinping has looked to increase its influence in this part of the world. particularly in the south china sea, way beyond its coastline. it expanded its trade relationship to the west towards europe as well. there's no doubt more xijinping will europe as well. there's no doubt more xi jinping will mean a europe as well. there's no doubt more xijinping will mean a china that wants more of a presence on the world stage and more of an influence. i want to thank you for the very warm welcome. my feeling toward you is

they are looking to have partnership for china's belt and road initiative which is all about infrastructure. they want to see if london is going to keep its position as a top global financial centre. there is a lot of discussion about this. it is pretty normal that the prime minister takes the trade delegation to countries like china oi’ delegation to countries like china or india where they have big business. the processor the same thing. it is true that the united kingdom has acted this up. the uk china relationship seems to be on a better footing since 2015. she is calling it a golden era. it is her first visit as prime minister of the uk. it is very important for her. she was the message that britain is open for business to be very loud and clear in china. it is a very important relationship. the uk needing every trade relationship going right now. it is also the question, it is not just the uk for finance, areas like technology and aia, areas where china is claiming leadership, can the united kingdom be a part of that success the united kingdom be a part of that success story? shares p

abroad by lending to companies countries for their infrastructure projects such as the belt road initiatives such as many many roads dams and other investments in latin america they're doing so with the blessing of their government and in order to pursue a soft power approach abroad again this is all part of what the u.s. used to think of as the as part of our tool box of soft power approaches as well but we've dialed back on that side of diplomacy china however learned from our experiences learned that this is a powerful way to win friends and allies and votes at the u.n. when it's time for that and also to support your own industry because all of those countries that are putting in infrastructure the chinese money are using chinese contractors to do it so they're private so their contractors are getting money they're winning the peace with their friends and neighbors and they're winning votes at the u.n. from their perspective that there's there's no downside to it. excellent rebecca ray we thank you for your paper thank you for your work on this stuff becker a doctoral fellow at boston un

it seems to me and this takes place not just in latin america but we see it with the built in road initiative that it seems like it's a overarching foreign policy gambit if you will to avoid conflict in the future and you think that's one of the less articulated i mean you talk about it in your your paper but is that it when people discuss and we look at this they're probably not catching that part of it hello i'm afraid i lost you for a moment could you repeat your question please karen rebels you know you reckon china is also yes absolutely and china it's important to remember that the corporations are part of the government the banks are part of the government and they all serve china's foreign policy this means that on the one hand when china is supporting its own contractors abroad by lending to company countries for their infrastructure projects such as the belt the road initiatives such as no many many roads dams and other investments in latin america they're doing so with the blessing of their government and in order to pursue a soft power approach abroad again this is all part of wha

a truly outstanding leader by the chinese standard. to promote the one belt, one road initiative, for. to become more like this one, communist china's founding father. xi is now referred to by the same term as chairman mao. and critics see a growing cult around xi as well. week is in charge of what is now the world's second—biggest economy. way beyond its coastline. towards europe as well. more of a presence on the world stage and more of an influence. i want to thank you for the very warm welcome. my feeling toward you is an incredibly warm one. and with ambitions as well to conquer new tech like ai. the longer xi stays in power, the stronger the challenge could be. joseph kabila. ammunition and tear gas to disperse the demonstrators. the deaths occurred in the capital kinshasa and the city of mbandaka. stay with us on bbc news. still to come. with concerns about money and migration to the fore. of bullets. cruellest regimes of modern asia. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. called dolly from a cell of another sheep. citizens are trying to come to grips wit

prime minister fail to fully endorse the nine hundred billion dollars built in the road initiative going overboard to have going underground. hey everybody i'm stephen baldwin task hollywood guy the suspect every proud american interests george bush in our view to say this is my buddy max famous financial guru just a little bit different. there well you know we know that with all the drama happening in our country i'm shooting the good to have some fun every day americans . look silly start to bridge the gap this is the great american people. despite its turbulent history the soviet union dominated international sport however little was known about the long lives of those champions from the. you know i'll go. right on the children number i didn't think that. the more moved there with the been bored for me just remember if your brother described the relief for the workers you'll look irish the stimulus the years after your you were the first son of your limpid team of nine hundred fifty two humans who did see each of us concentration camp prisoners and from slime soldiers for sure think m

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her earlier reported reservations britain would now cooperate with china on its one belt one road initiative president xi jinping pet project a joint media conference with china's premier league chunk was dominated by questions about britain's future after brics it we're determined to ensure that we get the best deal for the united kingdom and that means it is it will be a deal that will ensure that we take that control of our money if borders but we're also able to maintain a good trading relationship with the e.u. for the future because that is good for both the united kingdom and for the european union the way way to have. no matter what changes may happen in the u.k. is relations with other parts of the world china will remain committed in its policy of developing friendly relations with the u.k. and i have faith in the brighter prospects of china u.k. ties. to reason may won't be going to hong kong the former british and human rights may said that a so-called golden era in relations had now intensified the outcome of a visit will determine. by just how much. but joining us now from hong

the one belt one road initiative is a major investment strategy in infrastructure stretching from chinagh southern asia into the middle east and up into eastern europe. why? because they want to have geopolitical influence as a result of that economic influence. they want to weaken india, who is a major power in the region, just like they want to weaken the united states. china actually has stated out front in recent weeks that they want to replace the united states as the preimminent global power in the world. they see us as a declining power and they see themselves as a rising power. the national security strategy of the united states identified china as the long term strategic threat the united states is facing in the world. >> dana: and are we prepared to deal with that threat? >> we're getting there. first of all, i think what this administration, dana, has done, look at the world the way it really is. china, russia, iran, north korea, radical islam. these are adversaries in the world. these are people killing others unnecessarily. these are people working against our allies and u.

it's officially called the belt and road initiative and it will vastly expand china's global reach overke the ftjournalist who wrote that piece — here are his thoughts. imean i mean she did in china welcomed the initiative, particularly for the initiatives it would give british businesses but what she didn't do was sign the written memorandum of understanding that the chinese have been putting quite a lot of pressure over the last few weeks on her to sign. i think the reason for that is severalfold, actually. one of the aspects is britain's western allies, the us, the eu, germany and france, they haven't signed the memorandums of understanding either, although quite a lot of countries have and even some eu members in eastern europe power. so diverse reason for not signing it was pressure. another reason was because the uk has concerns over how the infrastructure projects in the initiative are being awarded. most purely going to chinese companies. and also there are concerns over social and environmental impacts of these infrastructure projects. because this is an absolutely massive proj

rights or china's behaviour in hong kong, she didn't sign up on the other hand for the belt & road initiativehem a bit of what they wanted and not other things and somehow it wasn't the great ringing vision of britain after brexit. a bit of a missed opportunity? if she wants to reassert her leadership with some kind of big vision of what is going to happen to britain in the world after brexit, this was the perfect occasion, so why did she not do it? i think she feels very uncertain herself about her future. as does probably the rest of the country. the big question is why she has not fallen yet. i think the answer is because there is no one else on the horizon that seems to offer a stronger leadership. that is quite telling that she is the strongest of the options yet the consequence of how the cabinet is so divided is that she is almost a prisoner of them. definitely she is not strong enough actually to be a prominent leader of this country but what is the alternative, what is the morning after, suppose they succeeded to remove her? i think britain needs stability in this time in particular.

his fight against corruption, his bold and audacious initiative to promote the one belt, one road initiativere it looks like the current leader wants to become more like this one, communist china's founding father. xi is now referred to by the same term as chairman mao. both have had their thought written into the constitution, and critics see a growing cult around xi as well. except this man, shown here holding hands with his mother released last week is in charge of what is now the world's second—biggest economy. china and xijinping has looked to increase its influence in this part of the world, particularly in the south china sea, way beyond its coastline. it has expanded its trade relationship to the west towards europe as well. there is no doubt that more xijinping means a china that wants more of a presence on the world stage and more of an influence. i want to thank you for the very warm welcome. my feeling toward you is an incredibly warm one. president trump has described his chinese counterpart as a friend, but xijinping has plans to challenge the us, with an expanding navy in the

beyond that, the one belt one road initiative is potentially a very powerful instrument to build up infrastructured that is substantive. hong kong's held the title of the world's priciest city for home—buyers for the last seven years, but one local architect thinks he might have come up with a solution. james law's micro—housing units are made from a rather unusual material — concrete water pipes. the stackable pipes are laid on their sides, and each have a kitchen, bathroom and sleeping area all squeezed into an 11 metre square cylinder. james told me what pushed him to come up with the idea. we are struggling with this everyday. the young people here are really struggling to find their first steps in life and to afford a place to live. as an architect i was responding to the pressure that i see every day to find a new kind of design that could inspire them. do you think this will be popular with people looking for affordable housing? i think it is an alternative and i did this project really as a way to generate some positivity and some optimism. i think there is an opportunity to really drive a

his fight against corruption, his bold and audacious initiative to promote the one belt, one road initiativet leader wants to become more like this one, communist china's founding father. xi is now referred to by the same term as chairman mao. both have had their thought written into the constitution, and critics see a growing cult around xi as well. except this man, shown here holding hands with his mother released last week is in charge of what is now the world's second—biggest economy. china under xijinping has looked to increase its influence in this part of the world, particularly in the south china sea, way beyond its coastline. it has expanded its trade relationship to the west towards europe as well. there is no doubt that more xijinping means a china that wants more of a presence on the world stage and more of an influence. i want to thank you for the very warm welcome. my feeling toward you is an incredibly warm one. president trump has described his chinese counterpart as a friend, but xijinping has plans to challenge the us, with an expanding navy in the pacific and beyond, and e

that chinese investment into that and it's being accused of not fully endorsing the belgian silk road initiative nothing two hundred billion dollars of infrastructure projects in europe and africa by the chinese communist party and then she is appearing in beijing trying to say look i think i'm very i mean bluntly they can talk about it and she can tell them what we can afford and what we can't afford i mean my perception is that the u.k. has supported that project where america hasn't particularly we don't have bottomless pockets. in terms of the point. it certainly i think needed some looking at it from the chinese perspective as well i think that you are doing what the media is doing trying to stir up negatives the whole time and the good news and. what i want to say this that the brits have been educated by the british media to think that trump was a complete nutter and had to be removed as soon as possible having actually seen him on t.v. over the weekend they suddenly realize that he's already achieved a great deal and that he's got some enormous positives and i actually think that he and

chinese investment into that and it's being accused of not fully endorsing the belt and silk road initiative nothing two hundred billion dollars of infrastructure projects in europe and africa by the chinese communist party and there she is appearing in beijing trying to say look i think i'm very i mean bluntly they can talk about it and she can tell them what we can afford and what we can't afford i mean my perception is that the u.k. has by and large supported that project where. hasn't particularly we don't have bottomless pockets and in terms of hanky point it certainly i think needed some looking at it from the chinese perspective as well i think that you are doing what the media is doing trying to stir up negatives the whole time and hide the good news and. but i want to say this that the brits have been educated by the british media to think the trunk was a complete and had to be removed as soon as possible having actually seen him on t.v. over the weekend they suddenly realize that he's already achieved a great deal and that he's got some enormous positives and i actually think that

china also intends to use the one belt, one road initiative to increase its reach to geostrategic locations across eurasia, africa, and the pacific. we head to south asia. in afghanistan, kabul continues to bear the brunt of the taliban led insurgency as demonstrated by recent attacks in the city. afghan national security forces face unsteady performance, but with coalition support probably will maintain control of most major population centers. complicating the afghanistan situation, however, is our assessment that pakistan-based militant groups continue to take advantage of their safe haven to conduct attacks in india, in afghanistan, and including u.s. haves therein. pakistani military leaders continue to walk a delicate line, ongoing pakistani military operations against the taliban and associated groups probably reflect a desire to appear more proactive and responsive to our requests for more actions against these groups. however, the actions taken thus far do not reflect a significant escalation of pressure against these groups and are unlikely to have a lasting effect. in the last mo

in a one billion pound fund for the belt and road initiative.ice back to the u.k. we make it details on a london to shanghai stock connect. stay tuned for that in a few hours. betty: up next, what one chinese every maker is doing to of tesla in the electric car market. this is bloomberg. ♪ retail. under pressure like never before. and its connected technology that's moving companies forward fast. e-commerce. real time inventory. virtual changing rooms. that's why retailers rely on comcast business to deliver consistent network speed across multiple locations. every corporate office, warehouse and store near or far covered. leaving every competitor, threat and challenge outmaneuvered. comcast business outmaneuver. yvonne: 8:30 in singapore, a half-hour away from trading. looks cloudy, but i'm sure much better than where betty and i are right now. betty: you are watching "daybreak asia." that is probably guaranteed. let's get to first word news. >> amazon shares jumped in extended trading. the company sees first-quarter net sales of up to 50 and t

apart from a trade agreement, continues to push ahead with the belt and road initiative.h somerade countries, away from developed economies. much, dingk you so shuang. enda curran,'s joining us on the trade numbers in china. we will delve into the murky web of global hacking, revealing the increasingly dominant role played by north korea. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ cyber investigators are increasingly blaming north korea for a wave of hack attacks across the globe to read pyongyang's prowess in this area almost as them oppressive as there nuclear threat. inside of the world of kim jong-un's cyber warriors, having spoken to a defector, the reporter of that story reporting from seoul. what does hacking mean for kim? what does he care about technology? >> a lot of people tend to think north korea is such a backwater that you would not expect any type of technology, but that is not true. it is true that internet access is very limited in north korea. regime excepts's a lot of things that would improve the productivity of the factories they run. so technology is very important. ki

there could be some belt and road initiative announced.r certain industries could be on the table, medical services, and low income housing. all land in hong kong is actually for residential purpose. they need to sort the severe housing crunch here in hong kong. that has driven up the prices. rishaad: that is certainly one of the top priorities. that legit speech coming up. thank you very much indeed. -- that budget speech coming up. thank you very much indeed. you can get more analysis from bloomberg's expert editors on mliv . at what isa look coming up in the next hour of "bloomberg markets: asia." mentioned, we will be keeping track of the hong kong budget and the tracking the hong kong dollar, poised to be at the weakest level since 2007. rishaad: we should point out it is in a narrow band. >> it is good news for me to go shopping in your city. we have a look at the markets given what jerome powell did. asian stocks have been falling between .5% to 1%, investors mulling over the implications of four rate hikes or perhaps more. and

the roads should respond initially well.f your talking about snowfall rates half inch or inch per hour, it can pile up quickly. you can see some of the oh dark purple shading, there it is around 7:00 you start to see the rain snow line creep north ward boy 9:00 likely seeing mixing in the city, it ends as rain and moves out just after midnight. late saturday snow develops from the southwest, heaviest snow 5:00 p.m. till midnight, sunday the storm will exit but not before leaving three to six inches in the north and west suburbs just north and west of philadelphia, one to throw around i95 into south jersey and mainly rain for the shore points and for delaware, that means you likely will have to break out your shovel on sunday in the lehigh valley, the poconos and the north and west suburbs, it's possible along i95 you can wait for mother nature to help you out on that one. unlikely that you will need the shovel at the shore. if you want to wait a couple days, the snow will be gone quickly because we hit 70 by tuesday. complet

the roads should respond initially well.f your talking about snowfall rates half inch or inch per hour, it can pile up quickly. you can see some of the oh dark purple shading, there it is around 7:00 you start to see the rain snow line creep north ward boy 9:00 likely seeing mixing in the city, it ends as rain and moves out just after midnight. late saturday snow develops from the southwest, heaviest snow 5:00 p.m. till midnight, sunday the storm will exit but not before leaving three to six inches in the north and west suburbs just north and west of philadelphia, one to throw around i95 into south jersey and mainly rain for the shore points and for delaware, that means you likely will have to break out your shovel on sunday in the lehigh valley, the poconos and the north and west suburbs, it's possible along i95 you can wait for mother nature to help you out on that one. unlikely that you will need the shovel at the shore. if you want to wait a couple days, the snow will be gone quickly because we hit 70 by tuesday. complet

certainly afghanistan would be included as a small part of what you know as china's one boat, one road initiative. what we have found, and this goes to an observation that senator corker made. some significant investments by the chinese, for example, billions of dollars invested in a copper mine that they've yet to be able to develop production from, and now sits dormant. so there are significant challenges to economic development in china -- excuse me, in afghanistan, that the chinese have discovered that senator corker and i were discussing earlier. >> accessing -- building the infrastructure in afghanistan to ever access its vast mineral potential is something that i think you said may not happen in your lifetime. i agree. visiting afghanistan gives you insight into just how remote, how rugged, how undeveloped it is as a nation. it may have vast mineral resources, they're still there because they are so incredibly hard to access. let me turn to humanitarian issues. the u.n. reports nearly 500,000 individuals, about 450,000, became internally displaced or idps within afghanistan in the last yea

china also intends to use its one belt, one road initiative to increase its reach to geo strategic locationss eurasia, africa and the pacific. from east asia we head to south asia. in afghanistan, kabul continues to bear the brunt of the taliban-led insurgency as demonstrated by recent attacks in the city. afghan national security forces face unsteady performance but with coalition support probably will maintain control of most major population centers. complicating the afghanistan situation, however, is our assessment that pakistan-based militant groups continue to take advantage of their safe haven to conduct attacks in india, in afghanistan, including u.s. interests there. pakistani military leaders continue to walk a delicate line ongoing pakistani military operations against the taliban and associated groups probably reflect the desire to appear more proactive and responsive to our requests for more actions against these groups. however, the actions taken thus far do not reflect a significant escalation of pressure against these groups and are unlikely to have a lasting effect. in the l

the partnership will support china's one belt, one road initiative.oline hyde is back and she's in barcelona. caroline, over to you. welcome back. caroline: francine, so great to be back with you. erickson, wonderful to speak with you again. we are hearing about the partnership with chinese players. you're looking at the internet of things. we are hurtling towards this. is europe getting on board with 5g as quickly as asia and the u.s.? borje: it is fair to say that north america and northeast asia are way ahead here. at the same time, we see a number of european operators gearing up to prepare. we are seeing europe really starting to rev up the engine. the u.s. have an interesting take. there's even talks of nationalizing 5g in the united states. have a fairly we well functioning model. --know that if we [indiscernible] we know that the private operators, service providers, will invest in the network. just look at how quickly the operators have evolved. we see that happening in five years. caroline: you don't think we should see nationalization in th

it are taking control over vantage of the belt and road initiative.bout your china strategy? >> in china, we focus on this around beijing, shanghai. and on the western side, three cities. in the center part of china, with focus on this. we can do skill. it allows us to then have to build up the customer stickiness for it. have the us to economies to compete effectively in those markets. juliette: is that affecting your? >> it has some impact, however, i will say that given that it is overall, itd group, does not affect the group as a home, but it does affect the the business. having said that, i think the trading business has been doing well. juliette: you are on this acquisition or at least you announced one today. how many more can we see? what portfolio would you like in china? and august, you said 50% of your portfolio would be in china. level ofntain the same exposure. we are happy with that. at the same time, we are looking at opportunities outside of china. singapore is one where we -- if you find the right opportunities, we are more than ready

soon the east china sea, tolerance of the north korean threat and it's extensive one-built one-road initiativet to link to infrastructure and investments controlled in central and south asia. maria: your thoughts on nafta, let's get into trade because this is one area that people feel like this could disrupt markets if we see tariffs coming down on imported aluminum and steel and then we know that this week the new round of nafta talks is beginning in mÉxico city, mÉxico and canada looking to -- canada looking to rework elements to have nafta agreement, what are your expect agos? >> well, nafta can be improved. i thought there were significant flaws in the clinton administration deal as they cut it with side deals on the environment and labor that could be eliminated. i think we can move toward a better free trade in north america, the real problem in trade comes from countries like china that make commitments in what's purported a free trade regime but pursue policies to their advantage that we don't call them out on. i think this is a classic american problem. other countries violate agreeme

. >> john intends to use it one belt, one road initiative to increase its reach to due strategic regions across africa and the pacific. in afghanistan, kabul continues to bear the brunt of the taliban and insurgency is demonstrated by recent attacks in the city. afghan security face forces face unsteady coalitions. complicating the afghanistan situation is our assessment that pakistan -based militant groups continue to take advantage of their safe haven to conduct attacks in india, afghanistan, including u.s. interests. pakistani military leaders continue to walk a delicate li line, ongoing military operations against the taliban in groups reflect a desire to respond more proactive in our response against these groups. the actions taken do not reflect a significant escalation of pressure and are unlikely to have a lasting effect. the administration has designated a militants affiliated with the taliban, and other pakistan militant groups. we assess that pakistan will maintain ties to these militants while restricting cooperation with the united states. next is russia, president putin wil

china also intends to use its one belt, one road initiative to increase its reach to geostrategic locations across eurasia, africa, and the pacific. from east asia, we head to south asia. in afghanistan, kabul continues to bear the brunt of the taliban-led insurgency as demonstrated by recent attacks in the city. afghan national security forces face unsteady performance, but with coalition support probably will maintain control of most major population centers. complicating the afghanistan situation, however, is our assessment that pakistan-based militant groups continue to take advantage of their safe haven to conduct attacks in india, in afghanistan, including u.s. interests therein. pakistani military leaders continue to walk a delicate line. ongoing operations against the taliban and associated groups probably reflect the desire to appear more proactive and responsive to our requests for more actions against these groups. however, the actions taken thus far do not reflect a significant escalation of pressure against these groups and are unlikely to have a lasting effect. in the last mon