while china is pushing south, let me just go back. why is china pushing south? why does it want to have all this presence on the indian ocean? because china faces a dilemma. too much of its hydrocarbons are dependent on a narrow shoal ridden and sometimes pirate in festive strait. it wants alternative ways of getting energy to coastal china. it is building a pipeline across central asia. natural gas oil pipelines through kazakhstan, turkmenistan to bring this middle eastern energy direct overland into western china. it also wants to use these 40 eventually. so as to avoid the strait. india is pushing east and west. in today's indio among foreign policy intellectuals, a historical figure has come back into prominence. that is lord george nathaniel curzon on who was the viceroy of india from 1899 to 1905. he is revered by today's indian policy coz he had the same geographical perspective is today's india and. included pakistan, burma and bangladesh as well and in his india required shadows zones of influence. in the middle east particularly in iran and arabia, in c

meanwhile, while china's pushing south, and let me just go back. why is china pushing south? why does it want to have all this presence on the indian ocean? because china faces a malacca dilemma. that is too much of its hydrocarbons are dependent on the narrow show reagan that sometimes pirate infested strait of malacca. it was alternative ways of getting energy to coastal china. its building pipelines across central asia, natural gas, oil pipelines through cosmic stan, to bring some of this middle eastern energy direct overland into western china and you know, it also wants to use these indian ocean ports eventually to =tranfour natural gas and oil through pipelines across burma, perhaps in the distant future through pakistan directly into western and southern china so as to avoid the strait of the lockout. india is pushing east and west. you know, in today's india, among foreign-policy intellectuals, an historical figure has come back into prominence. that is lord george nathaniel cruz on. karzai was the viceroys india, the british-based raid india from 1899 to 1905. and kar

meanwhile, while china is pushing south, and let me just go back. why is china pushing south? why does it want to have, you know, all this presence on the indian ocean? because china faces a malaka dilemma, that is too much of its hydrocarbons are dependent on their pirate infested strait. it wants alternatives ways of getting injury to coastal china. it's building pipelines across central asia, natural gas, oil pipelines through kazakhstan to bring some of this middle east energy over to western china, and it's also, you know, it also wants to use these indian ocean ports eventually to transport natural gas and oil through pipelines across burma in the future to avoid the strait of malaka. among foreign agency intellectuals, an historic figure came back. kerzon1 the british viceroy of india from 1899 until 1905. he is revered by today's indian policy elites even though he was a british imperialist because he looked out at the world from the same geographic call perspective as today's indian's leaders. this included today's pakistan, burma, and bangladesh. this india required s

formal approach that will lead to greater peace and stability and confidence associated with the south china sea. >> campbell's remarks are being seen as a bid to keep china in check. beijing had been largely passive about drawing up guidelines for solving disputes in the region. >>> the australian government is planning to impose a temporary income tax to finance reconstruction and redevelopment efforts in flood-damaged areas. prime minister julia gillard announced the tax proposal on thursday. flood victims would be excluded and the supplemental income tax would only apply to australians with annual income over $50,000. gillard said the flood tax would be in effect for one year from july, and the rate would be 0.5% to 1% according to level of income. >>> we put out a hand to the flood victims at the heart of the crisis when they needed us. >> the prime minister said the flood tax is designed to generate $1.8 billion australian dollars or about one third of the total cost to the federal government. her administration plans to cut spending to make up the difference. heavy rain has resulted i

the south china sea. china japan and shipping.and variety of other things so this summit in a way follows on from from all of those events and it's really an opportunity for president obama and president hu to sit down and to talk about the future of the u.s. and china relationship not sort of promising anything or are offering up the hope of a major sort of did it were a little like a major communique that would that will really offer a breakthrough on some of the core disagreements but really to try to lay the groundwork for for you know for the relationship to be more predictable and to have fewer surprise us maybe to manage the tensions over the next year or two when you talk just through some of the tensions this of really dominated the friendship in recent years that both the u.s. president and asian talent said that america and china have an enormous stake in each other's success but it is the u.s. really it's in this sense of beijing and vice versa during this this is. what i think the visit the visit went quite well given

also think of other ways and means to ensure that the process of asean china discussion on the south china sea continues in an urgent way. >> in october asean and china agreed to cooperate and draw up guidelines for solving the territorial disputes. last month, they failed to make significant progress because of china's lack of interest in the talks. the indonesian foreign minister did not elaborate what new action would be taken. but asean diplomatic sources suggest ministerial level talks should be considered instead of meetings between senior officials. >>> japanese scientists are preparing to analyze the first asteroid samples ever brought back to earth. the cosmic dust was collected by the hayabusa probe last year. the japan aerospace exploration agency said on monday it will provide samples to eight research teams. analysis will start as soon as friday and continue for several months. the team will use electron microscopes and other high tech probes to find out the composition of the particles and when they were formed. it's hoped the research will shed light on the origin of the sol

the south korea has a positive trade balance with china. more exports to china than imports. south korea did incredibly well in the global recession. they were the first o.e.c.d.country to actually bounce back. that's because china remained a very vibrant market. so that's the first economic clout that you see. and they watch with alarm as china, for instance, remember when they cut off the rarest metals exports to japan over a fishing waters dispute? one industrialist said to me the other day, you know, koreans now see the chinese as they always have or as they always have been which are bullies. on the other hand militarily they do see china flexing its muscle militarily or building itself up militarily. i met with a deputy defense minister today who talked about that. they don't feel under any threat from china. after all they have u.s. troops here. what they do see is, as he said to me today, they see china aiding north korea economically and militarily at least in so far as giving, helping the north korean military with fuel. so they're uncomfortable with china's growing

china's economic rise presented opportunities for them economically. it became the no. 1 trading partner, even for u.s. allies such as japan, south korea, and taiwan. with a new administration coming into office, it was determined to not make the mistakes of their predecessors, not spin to the campaign, talking tough to china, and spent the first year in office repairing the damage. the obama administration was careful about what they said in the campaign and thought she teasingly about how they wanted to engage china. the focus was recognizing china's importance in solving regional and global problems. you had administration coming into office the reached out its hand, wanted china to play a greater regional role and their role with global institutions, was willing to facilitate china's entry and expansion of chinese voting rights in some of these institutions. and wanted to make china a cooperative partner on a range of issues that is a -- -- issues. that is a good position to be in. if you look at where we are today, a lot of that has been since thrown away. the essential question is why? what explains that. the initial peace with the global fina

intervention in the south china sea and other issues. the obama government reacted coldly and firmly to what secretary of state clinton called these tests that were manifestations of new assertiveness by china. it gave no ground on any of the chinese demands and also found chinese assertiveness with the united states and neighboring asian countries over various issues damaged china's efforts to portray a benign image in asia. these asian governments became more active in working more closely with the united states in an encouraging and active u.s. presence in the asia-pacific. the overall effect was a decline in china's position in the asia-pacific and rise in the position of the united states. meanwhile the obama government made clear to the chinese government and to the world that the united states is prepared to undertake military measures needed to deal with the buildup of chinese forces targeting americans and american interests in the asia-pacific. it also helped move china to curb north korea's repeated provocations by warning priv

that is a sign of aggressiveness of a rising power asserting itself, as it has in the south china sea-- >> military buildup. >> claiming areas where the philippines are against the claims of all the other places in the region. it tests a stealth aircraft while our secretary of state is on the ground in china as a way of demonstrating that it is going to challenge us and rival as in the western pacific. that is a rising power. >> that in and of itself is reason to give china a lot of attention. we ruled the skies. up until that still the aircraft materialized, there was no question that the united states ruled the skies. now we have to think about where we are going to go with this relationship. but you don't work on this problem by turning back. >> whose alternative to a state dinner is turning your back? >> elevating them to a level where it does nobelong -- >> i am elevating it to the level where the chinese appreciate and treated as a tribe and demonstration of equality with the united states -- a triumph and the assertion of equality with the united states. >> we don't even know r

it did improve their ability to miniaturized and it puts our fleet at risk in the south china sea. with better guidance system, aircraft carriers and battle groups. in advanced chinese missiles, and nuclear-tipped cruise missiles used with that technology have made the chinese into a very formidable force. i don't mean to paint the united states as backwards or incapable. but we have not kept up with some of their developments. we can catch up. that should be our business. we should tell americans that they can be defended and will be defended and should be defended. i believe the american people will rise to that challenge but the chinese are very hard working, very creative and mean to challenge us in the world. >> the immigration component. you mentioned the islamic immigration threat. what about the chinese american immigration threat. so much espionage had come out industrial and military. >> chinese-american immigration and potential for espionage. we live in a free society. i don't expect we keep many secrets. i don't expect us to keep many secrets. i think that is okay. it

we owned the south china sea, all of the islands, the yellow sea, and threatened an awful lot of folks was a mistake by the military because end ya, vietnam, japan, taiwan, south korea all nervous are moving back -- >> what's the point? >> they are moving back the united states. the politicians are trying to regain control of the policy in china. >> they have a transition next year as well, a turnover in leadership. it looks as though they are leaving the long period of sort of inward growth and concentrating on economic growth which came under the father of modern china, and that they are getting more aggressive. i think what hu is looking for when he comes here next week is mostly respect. they want to be seen as a rival super power on the world stage. >> mm-hmm. >> and i think their miliry is -- >> let me get to arianna. what does obama what from hu? >> two things primarily. he would want them to liberalize them of the tradad policy and be able to -- >> and what, the remnant? >> and the second thing he would want is, you know, the continued staff of intellectual property is becoming

the idea of this popular site began hundreds of miles away at the south china university of technology. for them, the design must stand the test of time. >> visitors say it's like an official's hat, a barn, a hot pot or even a table. the china pavilion is designed to be a permanent structure. it's elevated to make way for more public space and integrates with the environment. >> like the china pavilion, architectural marvels are powered by unseen signs that point toward a futuristic lifestyle. the largest application of solar panels to generate electricity, building that uses 0% less energy through wind camps, wind powers and hybrid cars. these low-carben technologies calling us to go green and go clean. they worship the future of chinese cities. >> one of the lasting legacies of the expo is the low-carben technologies display through and inside the pavilions. the, poe show what is we can do -- the expo show what is we can do. >> harmonious and sustainable living is at the core of the event. for many of local people, the most tangible legacy will be both decades worth of investments. n

china's economic rise presented opportunities for them economically. it became the no. 1 trading partner, even for u.s. allies such as japan, south korea, and taiwan. with a new administration coming into office, it was determined to not make the mistakes of their precessors, not spin to the campaign, talking tough to china, and spent the first year in office repairing the damage. the obama administration was careful about what they said in the campaign and thought she teasingly about how they wanted to engage china. the focus was recognizing china's importance in solving regional and global problems. you had administration coming into office the reached out its hand, wanted china to play a greater regional role and their role with global institutions, was willing to facilitate china's entry and expansion of chinese voting rightsn some of these institutions. and wanted to make china a cooperative partner on a range of issues that is a -- -- issues. that is a good position to be in. if you look at where we are today, a lot of that has been since thrown away. the essential question is why? what explains that. the initial peace with the global financia

china's economic rise presented opportunities for them economically. it became the no. 1 trading partner, even for u.s. allies such as japan, south korea, and taan. with a new administration coming into office, it wa determined to not make the mistakes of their predecessors, not spin to the campaign, talking tough to china, and spent the first year in office repairing the damage. the obama administration was careful about what they said in the campaign and thought she teasingly about how they wanted to engage china. the focus was recognizing china's importance in solving regional and global problems. you had administration coming into office the reached out its hand, wted china to play a greater regional role and their role with global institutions, was willing to facilitate china's entry and expansion of chinese voting rights in some of these institutions. and wanted to make china a cooperative partner on a range of issues that is a -- -- issues. that is a good position to be in. if you look at where we are today, a lot of that has been since thrown away. the essential question is why what explains that. the initial peace with the global financia

successful, assuring countries that china's economic rise presented opportunities for them economically, became the numberu one trading partner even for u.s. allies such as japan, south korea and taiwan. and had a new administration coming into office that was determinedded to not make the mistakes of their predecessors, not spend the campaign talking tough to china and spend the first year in office repairing the damage. instead, this administration, a the obama administration, was careful what they said in thete campaign and thought strategically about how they wanted to engage china, and can the focus of that engagement, as vago said, was on recognizing china's importance as a potential player in solving regional and global problems including global warming and then quickly including the global financial crisis. ask is so you had -- and so you had an administration coming into office that reached out its hand, wanted china to play a greeter regional -- greater or regional role, was willing to facilitate china's entry andese expansion of chinese voting rights in some of those institutions. and wanted to make china a cooperative partner on a range of issues. that's

hypothesis before we started this with this animal is probably going to go south and wind up in the south china sea a sort of a parallel circumstance with what's going on in the eastern grey whale population and i say eastern north pacific the ones that go down the north american coast go down to mexico to breed and get out and so not only is it not going where we thought it might but it's crossing of the bering sea it's been just almost like an arrow it's been within a few degrees of sixty five degrees in chile at the time of its shelf and we didn't realize these animals were capable of large open water deep water navigation they've always been thought of as a near shore animal so that's been surprising and now that he's south of the aleutian chain we've never seen the great whales cross the gulf of alaska they always have the shoreline and so there's just a lot of surprises here for us now how closely have u.s. researchers and russian scientists and researchers been cooperating in tracking this whale threat. oh this is very much a hand in glove operation so yeah the russians have done all the

china. japan, south korea, taiwan. these countries e democratic, and these two countries, i mean u.s. and china, have fundamentally conflict in values, which you just cannot explain away. it will -- so there's a component that can be called cold war. and the only difference is hat u.s. and china have eonomic interest, dependence, that is cold war have not. u.s. has no such close economic relationship with former soviet union, eatern europe. but that's the only different element. but i ago what he says. china always has and in economic relationships with u.s. -- >> the gentleman sun has expired. thank you. i recognize mr. manzullo. >> thank you, madam chair. as i mentioned in my opening statement, manufacturing is the backbone of our economy in northern illinois. this question is for mr. chang, but others on the panel are welcome to enter. i spent much of my time working with numerous small and medium-sized manufacturers that have been harmed in one way or another in china. most of the time the issue is stuff of intellectual property and piracy, which is the case of the wastewater treat

china. japan, south korea, taiwan. these countries are democratic, and these two countries, i mean u.s. erence is that u.s. and china have economic interest, dependence, that is cold war have not. u.s. has no such close economic relationship with former soviet union, eastern europe. but that's the only different element. but i ago what he says. china always has and in economic relationships with u.s. -- >> the gentleman sun has expired. thank you. i recognize mr. manzullo. >> thank you, madam chair. as i mentioned in my opening statement, manufacturing is the backbone of our economy in northern illinois. this question is for mr. chang, but others on the panel are welcome to enter. i spent much of my time working with numerous small and medium-sized manufacturers that have been harmed in one way or another in china. most of the time the issue is stuff of intellectual property and piracy, which is the case of the wastewater treatment, in my district called aqua aerobics. we engage the chinese amnesty and asked them to anything and actually got a favorable ruling in the chinese courts on th

that is "the south china morning post" online. also, we have "the china daily" with this headline. in "the washington post" this morning was an advertising supplement. it says it was prepared by "china daily." this is in "the washington post" this morning. santa cruz, california, dianne on the line for democrats. caller: it is hard to switch over to china from the health care issue. they are both such engaging issues. the one thing that people -- it frustrates me and of course the people in california. in the america i grew up in, we do not leave the weakest to die off. this is not the outdoor world of alaska where the weak die and the strong survive. that might be in china. that might be india. that might be anywhere, but this is the united states of america. what is not been set is two things. wars that are costing us so much money -- that would repair our own country. two, the insurance companies have not had their get out of jail free cards for having a bypass to the antitrust monopoly law of the united states of america. host: paul on the line for republicans. rochester, new y

we've seen over the past two years of china being very assertive about the maritime area around the south china sea, yellow sea, this type of thing. the net effect of this has really damaged china's position in the asia-pacific region. china is weaker today than it was a year ago because of this behavior. the u.s. is much stronger and the obama government has this strategy which feeds into. is what you're doing is reinforcing america's stature and strength in asia while retaining china. if i were as calculating person in china, i would say this is a dumb policy. we have to stop doing this type of thing. and so the thing to watch after mr. hu jintao's visit is will they stop, will he stop doing this kind of thing? is done. is hurting, i think this is not u.k. detention of the chinese leaders. it cost them. i think this topic i think about, has done a very good job very quietly intervening in various ways and saying, we're not going to allow this, it's not going to happen. and i think it's been quite effective. and so let's watch. let's see what happens. if we have a situation where the military

china. japan, south korea, taiwan. these countries are democratic, and these two countries, i mean u.s. and china, have fundamentally conflict in values, which you just cannot explain away. it will -- so there's a component that can be called cold war. and the only difference is that u.s. and china have economic interest, dependence, that is cold war have not. u.s. has no such close economic relationship with former soviet union, eastern europe. but that's the only different element. but i ago what he says. china always has and in economic relationships with u.s. -- >> the gentleman sun has expired. thank you. i recognize mr. manzullo. >> thank you, madam chair. as i mentioned in my opening statement, manufacturing is the backbone of our economy in northern illinois. this question is for mr. chang, but others on the panel are welcome to enter. i spent much of my time working with numerous small and medium-sized manufacturers that have been harmed in one way or another in china. most of the time the issue is stuff of intellectual property and piracy, which is the case of the wastewater tr

the question of the sale of weapons to taiwan, and meeting with the dalai lama, and of course, south china sea, yellow sea, something which have risen the last year. >> rose: some say that the message of this summit is that china is an equal of the united states on the world stage. >> it depends how you look at it. because the partnership is based on mutual respect, and mutual benefit, and of course what we hope is that we'll have relationships in which we will treat each others as equals. so in that sense, i think in the world, every country is equal. i know this is a very diverse world and diversity is-- it's diversity that makes the world so colorful. and countries, no matter the size of it, big or small, are all equal. >> rose: how would you characterize the difference in terms of the attitudes turns iran and north korea? is it strategy? is it tactics? is it-- what? >> they are not quite the same. in the case of of north korea, i think we have set up a mechanism of talks and it has proved to be a useful mechanism, so now the question is how to have the six-party talks to resume. and wi

south korea. this shows that baseball is a sport that asians can do well in. i believe china will certainly reach the top level too. >> if that turns out to be true, baseball's current heavyweights will have another formidable competitor to contend with and given china's track record in other sports, that day may not be far away. >>> just a few meters away is miwa gardner with the latest weather report. >> hi there. time now for a look at the world's weather. let's begin with conditions right here across east asia. now, as we look at our satellite shot, you can see not much going on across mongolia, northern china. but we do have a very strong area of high pressure and that's going to pour cold air across much of the region. maybe some of this precipitation in the southwest of china will be falling as sleet, maybe snow. let's talk about the system here near japan, though, very strong area of low pressure, just on the pacific. we have been dealing with incredibly heavy snows causing all kinds of problems, avalanches, blizzards, and it looks like more of this wet weather will c

and beijing's growing assertiveness in asia, especially in the south china sea. >> i absolutely believe that china's peaceful rise is good for the world and it's good for america. we welcome china's rise. we just want to make sure that that rise is done... that that rise occurs in a way that reinforces international norms and international rules and, you know, enhances security and peace, as opposed to it being a source of conflict either in the region or around the world. >> ( translated ): china-u.s. cooperation has great significance for our two countries and to the world. the two sides should firmly adhere to the right direction of our relationship, respect each other's sovereignty, territorial integrity and development interests, promote the long term sound and steady growth of china-u.s. relations and make even greater contributions to maintaining and promoting world peace and development. >> brown: there were also talks with american and chinese business leaders. and, u.s. officials announced an array of new agreements for china to buy $45 billion in u.s. exports, including 200 b

china is now the largest trading partner of japan, india, taiwan, australia, and south korea, all partners or allies of the united states. the extraordinary growth of the region and of china in particular constitutes one of the most important geostrategic of all time. on the one hand it relied upon the openness of the global economies and on the acceptness that make it possible for pacific nations to trade peacefully and profitably with one another, and with the economy's of the middle east, europe, and the americas. on the other hand, the immense growth of the region created shifting power dynamics. even as the region's vitality creates opportunities to cooperate, it creates a more complex security environment that if not properly managed, could potentially generate conflict. for a stark illustration for the potential of trowel in the region, consider another fact. four of the five armies are in the asia region. we and increase capabilities are not necessarily cause for alarm. military modernization is a natural aspect of any country's development. however the u.s. shares the concern of m

south. now take a look at a bigger picture. high pressure system firmly in control for china. keeping things dry and settled. pretty windy across the north. got the cold air really keeping into this region. chilly indeed. some light precipitation found toward the south for china, and some of that could be snow and sleet as well. showers across taiwan, and then more rain as we head toward the southern philippines, contending with some really heavy downpours. and of course this is the area that has been dealing with lots of flooding and landslide problems. 30 degrees in manila today. 17 in hong kong. gets much cooler in shanghai. 6 degrees and quite cloudy out here as well. minus 3 only in seoul and looking quite cloudy too. now, heading into north america, largely settled and dry for the most part. a couple of high pressure systems in control. more lake effect snow for the northeastern corner of the u.s. as well as eastern canada. and then down toward the south thunderstorms kicking up again for texas. but that area of rain and thundershowers will be making its way into the southeastern corner here. the main s

china has been increasing its ties with south american nations as they scour the world for resources to feed their economy. they have a trade deficit with the brazilians. they sell china more than they buy from here. here in washington, policy makers have a couple of questions about the new brazilian government. first, is economics. will rousseff move to a more state-led economic policy? second is about diplomacy, how reliable a partner is brazil for the u.s.? under the president lula, they were warm but they cooled recently after brazil and attempted to befriend iran. the american delegation is being led by hillary clinton. >> india increasingly sees brazil as a useful ally to have on the world stage. historically, they have not had a lot to do with one another because of course geographically they are so far apart but that is changing as the two governments realize how much they have in common. they are regional superpowers with fast-emerging economies. of the last few years, they have got together with russia and china. the idea is to try to counter the influence of the west in glo

but as country style cooking expands its south west china footprint, so do the pressures: supply chain management, quality control, rising wages and food costs. professor pu yongjian of chongqings school of business administration says, for any home-grown company, sustaining a challenge on the long established global players dominance will be difficult. >> ( translated ): those western brands in the chinese market are big names worldwide. no matter if it's their management or their finances they have an advantage. chinese fast food firms have a long way to go to catch up, but i think they can share certain markets. >> reporter: li hong says she's not competing directly with the highly successful u.s. brands as, up to now, they've mainly focused on attracting the youth market, unlike c.s.c. which appeals to all ages. and in this region, while few consumers opt for western food on a daily basis, her outlets have loyal regulars. >> ( translated ): our service can free them from their chores around the house. we can be their back kitchen. it's becoming the latest lifestyle in chongqing and

envoy will visit japan, south korea and china this week to discuss how to ease the tension on the korean peninsula. the u.s. state department says stephen bosworth will visit seoul on tuesday, beijing on wednesday and tokyo on thursday. the u.s. envoy to the six-party talks on north korea sung kim will join the meetings in seoul and beijing. the united states, japan and south korea want the north to take concrete action toward denuclearization as a precondition for resuming the six-party talks. the u.s. delegates are expected to urge china to press north korea towards that end using the influence it has as an ally. >>> in pakistan, the coalition government has apparently collapsed. its second largest party says it will leave the ruling coalition. this could deprive the government of its majority in parliament. the mutahida qaumi movement announced on sunday it will withdraw from the governing alliance. it cited dissatisfaction with prime minister yusuf raza gilani. economic policies and security measures. the coalition government led by the pakistan people's party would fall short of a m

just last month it reiterated claims to disputed waters in the south china sea and pressured countriesry country in asia has expressed alarm to the u.s. privately that they are becoming very worried about china. china has thrown its weight around, being more brusque, harder edged. that kind of thing. >> reporter: washington's been stung by china's assertiveness too. after president obama met tibet's exiled spiritual leader the dalai lama china scaled back purchase of u.s. treasuries. when the white house announced $6 billion in arms sales to china's taiwan they jinxed several military ties. the message to the outside world is clear but inside china there's a lively debate about how the government should wield its growing economic political and military might. >> the relative decline of the u.s. and the relative rise of china doesn't necessarily mean a power shift from one to the other claims political professor. indeed many argue china's facing many serious domestic problems, preventing its move from emerging power to super power. from choking environmental pollution to a rapidly aging

against our aircraft carriers can raise the stakes of a conflict in the south china sea that would notll for the united states. the chinese have studied american capabilities for the past 20 years and have built a sense of what weapons to mitigate our previous advantages. whether or not these chinese advances are effective is unknown. but what we do know is the united states has not taken, in my view, adequate steps to modernize our forces, to meet ballistic path of our enemies. the ss and 22 cruise missile called a sunburned cruise missile which was designed by the russians and iranians presents a technological challenge because of its mach three speed and enormous size. these are physical problems in time and space that very smart people try to figure out and do something about. they have thought about these problems. they have tried to solve these problems. that's at the level of capability. china has for sometimes carried out a policy of what has been termed the peaceful rise of china. they have no clear intent of being an aggressive power if that's what we've seen so far. while lo

bosworth visited south korea and china before flying to japan. north korea offered to allow u.n. nuclear inspectors into its uranium enrichment facility and recently called for unconditional talks with south korea at an early date. sasae and bosworth discussed the north's strategy and exchanged views on china's proposal to hold meetings of the six-party talks on the north's nuclear program. but they agreed that they will continue to urge north korea to take concrete action toward dismantling its nuclear facilities as a precondition for resuming talks. two officials confirmed that japan, the united states and south korea will continue to coordinate their positions on north korea. >>> the chinese government says president hu jintao will visit the united states for four days starting the 18th of this month. it will be the president's first visit to the u.s. in five years. the chinese foreign ministry announced details of the trip on friday. it says hu will meet u.s. president barack obama in washington on the 19th. china views the trip as one of its most important diplomatic events o

bosworth visited south korea and china before flying to japan. north korea offered to allow u.n. nuclear inspectors into its uranium enrichment facility and recently called for unconditional talks with south korea at an early date. sasae and bosworth discussed the north's strategy and exchanged views on china's proposal to hold meetings of the six-party talks on the north's nuclear program. but they agreed that they will continue to urge north korea to take concrete action toward dismantling its nuclear facilities as a precondition for resuming talks. two officials confirmed that japan, the united states and south korea will continue to coordinate their positions on north korea. >>> the chinese government says president hu jintao will visit the united states for four days starting the 18th of this month. it will be the president's first visit to the u.s. in five years. the chinese foreign ministry announced details of the trip on friday. it says hu will meet u.s. president barack obama in washington on the 19th. china views the trip as one of its most important diplomatic events o

this can be seen in china's recent provocative activities concerning its disputed territorial claims in the southd in the economic zone. china's military capabilities also stoke beijing's competence. china's him stridently complained about operations and the western pacific. beijing failed to condemn north korean attacks on south korea and strongly objected to a joint military exercises in the region between the united states and south korea. in military operations beijing continues to circumscribe the range of discussions between china and the u.s. refusing to address strategic issues such s cyber warfare and space operations. i'm pleased to see that secretary gates get to visit the second until record and there was some discussion of nuclear doctrine during his visit. despite his noticeable -- a noticeable improvement in relations across the taiwan strait beijing continues to insist on the right to use force should it interprets taiwan's activities as moving toward independence. across straight military balance increasingly favoring china, and beijing has deployed over 1100 short-range ballisti

against our aircraft carriers can raise the stakes of a conflict in the south china sea that would notll for the united states. the chinese have studied american capabilities for the past 20 years and have built a sense of what weapons to mitigate our previous advantages. whether or not these chinese advances are effective is unknown. but what we do know is the united states has not taken, in my view, adequate steps to modernize our forces, to meet ballistic path of our enemies. the ss and 22 cruise missile called a sunburned cruise missile which was designed by the russians and iranians presents a technological challenge because of its mach three speed and enormous size. these are physical problems in time and space that very smart people try to figure out and do something about. they have thought about these problems. they have tried to solve these problems. that's at the level of capability. china has for sometimes carried out a policy of what has been termed the peaceful rise of china. they have no clear intent of being an aggressive power if that's what we've seen so far. while lo