for the pbs newshour, i'm katrina yu. >> schifrin: and i'm nick schifrin. ,> this is pbs newshour weeke saturday. >> sreenivasan: in many parts of the world, green turtles are at risk. threats to the species include annting, human interference in their nesting habitats on beaches and pollution in their ocean feeding grounds. now, a program in israel that has been years in the making is giving the turtles a head start recovery. a mediterranean beach in israel, a newly-hatched baby turtle is making its way to the sea for the very first time. this little turtle is one of 60 released recently as part of a conservation program at the israeli sea turtle rescue center. >> this is the first program, as far as i know, the first program in the world that is holding turtles in captivity in order to mate and to release all the hatchlings back to the wild. >> sreenivasan: according to the center, only about 20 green turtle females nest along the israeli mediterranean coast during the breeding season that usually lasts from mayntil august. scientists began moving threatened turtle nests to safe hatch

onck schifrin reports from beijing on the sst chinese leader in more than 50 years. ♪ ♪ >> schifrin:ing's great halle people, the people clap in unison for one man. xi jping, communist party general secretary, commander in chief, president of the people's republic of china, says he's making chi great again. >> ( translated ): the chinese nation has achieved a tremendous transformation. it has stood up, grown rich, and is becoming strong has come to embrace the brilliant prospects of rejuvenation. >> schifrin: it's october 2017, and xi tells party leaders one of his core beliefs-- china's- h destiny is to reclaim a centralo role in thd. >> ( translated ): the banner characteristics islyingse high and proud. it offers chinese wisdom a chinese approacho solving the problems facing mankind. >> schifrin: not since mao zedong, communist china's founding father, has a chinese leader suggested so clearly the world could emulate china. at since mao has china ha leader as powerful as xi jinping. if what the party leader says is the bible, the scholars who decipher it stud the national communis

>> yes, yes, indeed. >> schifrin: indonesia needs improved infrastructure.ht now, the road from jakarta to bandung weaves through the edans of forest, where constofaf c means the 90-mile trip takes five hours. on the newailroad, the trip will take 45 minutes. luhut dreamsf innesians traveling like the chinese. w i experienced that when in beijing. you know, i nt from beijing to what name of the city. only one hour by speed train, you know. very comfortable. >> schifrin: like the train we rode from hong kong to the city of shenzhen, on the chinese mainland. welcome to china! in 20 years, china has gone from no high-speed rail-- ( train whistle ) --to the longest higspeed rail network in the world, thanks to state-owned enterprises. the rails, the electricity, the telecommunications-- all produced by majority state-owned enterprises. and much of the steel comes from companies like the majority state-owned baosteel. the company is now so large, it has its own ports-- four of them on the outskirts of shanghai. m baosakes as much steel as the antire u.s. itually

that's ( bleep ) histor >> schifrin: the film has made wu jing rich and famous.ys the film's nationalism is a product of the country's progress under xi jinping. >> ( translated ): in chinese modern history, china has been bullied for a long time. wh we are rich, our countr can protect us. when we feel like when we are in dangerwe will be protectedy our countr not like before. >> schifrin:ut xi jinping isn't only about protecting the people. he protects and restores the prominence of the communist party. xi has reasserted e rty into people's lives and private businesses. so, can you show me your awards? hong cheng works for the mical and high-tech company, tidal star, but her main job is to lead the company's communist party committee. she ows off her party awards. >> ( translat): this is for one of the service brands we acquired being in the top ten of all service brands. >> schifrin: employees meet in tidal star's party room, wherear xi jinping thought iten on the wall, and hong ensures this private company adheres to party teaching. n ( translated ): today we'

we do not offer a constrictinglt r a one-way road. >> schifrin: the u.s.ues, china's version of belt and road fosters corruption. the state-owned china communications constn company alononhas been accused of bribery across ur countries. the u.s. also warns, china's ports could one day hohinese warships. last year, secretary of statern mike pompeo that could lead to a chinese empire. >> when china shows up with countries in exchange forin infrastructure projects that then this idea of a treasury-run empire build is something that i think would be bad for each of those countries, and certainly presents risk to american interests. >> schifrin: the united states government describes the beltad and nitiative as a way for chinese to exert control and to increase chinese power around te world. >> ( translated ): we chinese do not have what you call ambition or a grand vision to change the world order. only want to promote more economic cooperation. >> schifrin: what's ur reonse to that criticism, that the belt road initiative contracts are debt traps and aren't t

hawks. >> the overthrow of saddam hussein, that military aunion, was a reng success. >> schifrin: fromending the war in iraq, to threatening iran, bolton has long advocated the u.s. military as the best way to deter adveres, and change countries' behavior. >> the iranian regime mu be made aware, that if it continu down the path of international isolation, there will be tangible and painful consequences. >> schifrin: and today, a career of controversy continued, wheny he was firedeet. president trump wrote, "i informed john bolton last night that his services are a longer needthe white house. i disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions." shot back, "i offe resignlton last night, and president trump said, 'let's talk about it tomorrow.'" that talk apparently never happened. today, theresident's allies dispute as normal washingtone turnover. >> i appreciate at john has atne for country for a long time and i think the president will get to pick a national securitso adhe has more confidence in. >> schifrin: at first, bolton did enjoy the president'sce confidn major foreign policy issu

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

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

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

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