most come of this fasting and prayer signings in the south china sea. china and some of its neighbors including viet nam and the philippines claimed nine in chains. officials in harlem compensate for increased bone now need to get permission before and she want as a bounty on his ac foreign nationals who violate the rules and is having their boats and equipment ceased the last eight months as the united nations plan to ease tensions in the region the passing of these restrictions on other countries fishing activities in dispute it. portions of the south china sea is a provocative and potentially dangerous act. some said everything should be done to avoid undermining the prospects for a peaceful resolution. a nice contrast china's foreign ministry spokesman said ponting's team responded to the last thing actions. the united states to respect and support efforts by the parties directly involved in the territorial disputes to resolve the issue t cells the motivations not in accordance with a domestic sewing i did in nineteen ninety six census as the united

potential disturbances in the east tennessee and south china sea are extremely concerned. however, i do believe that with a very strong and measured statesmanlike discussions with china we can minimize the potential adverse developments in those parts of the oceans. but you have my commitment to work on beef. >> thank you so much. i appreciate that. >> senator mccain. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i congratulate you and look forward to the arrival of the beijing airport. >> if confirmed the will be with warm greetings. >> i look forward to that. and sure the chairman will appreciate that. obviously we are supportive of the nomination. i must say, a little concerned that some of your answers. it is not that the chinese are proud, as we are. is not that the chinese want to keep their job. it is not that we can work things out. it is that they are proud people. is not that they are wanting to keep their job. the chinese leaders have a sense of history that they believe that the last 200 years was an aberration and that china has to be the leader and the dominant force in asia. d

south korea. now across the southern china looking and wyatt spent like two rainfall but down twice the south more heavy rain to come due to the top of a potential for a tropical depression that development over the philippines mindanao uni you conceive risk of flooding. on the dairy increased level. on leaving out their extended forecast i am noon. and. it is. this is a sin and design and testing a sin and design and testing programs. as

operated chinese funded ship is on assign tick expedition to the south china sea. it's been touted as an attempt to ease tensions in disputing waters. two large mineral resources, rob mcbride reports from hong kong. >> with 30 geologists on board, this is a major international undertaking. out into the south china sea, over the next couple of months this vessel will be drilling in some of the deepest parts of that sea. trying to get a better understanding of these shifting plate tech tonics on the seabed. it at though represents the shifting geopolitics in this part of the world. and american vessel this mission is being funded largely by china, which is also providing much of the scientific leadership onboard the ship. china is contributing 70% of the cost, and is being led by a team of two assignments and we have a large number onboard. larger than the usual. and so together with their international colleagues it's going to be a very exciting expedition. to understand the history of the sea. >> an exercise in international collaboration, this mission nonetheless,

portions of the south china sea is a provocative and potentially dangerous act. stacie said everything should be done to avoid undermining the prospects for a peaceful resolution. at a news conference china's foreign ministry spokesperson watching responded to the us reaction. the united states to respect and support efforts by the parties directly involved and territorial disputes to resolve the issue. she says the new regulations are in accordance with the domestic law enacted in nineteen eighty six. she also says the united states should play a constructive role in knots and the wrong signals. okie del assembly members are calling on the government to scrap a plan to move a us military base within the prefecture. from whom they adopted a petition on friday demanding the speedy cloture and removal of the u s marine corps air station from a heavily populated part of the city of quito one the move comes after okinawa governor heel cousin that time the last month approved a plan to reclaim land in the city of novel for a new era field pajamas operations would be mo

hence the battle over the south china sea and on the territory there the fear that would become a chinese lady and as of twenty god and when one of my lectures we have to remember. on almost all of the energy goes to japan and korea who could take aggressive companies comes through this the streets of milan and up to the south china sea and so there are enormous strategic consequences. also up for the region and therefore also for the united states since many of these countries are friends or allies um in the idea that there would be unification. cost re unification before. in mainland china has the market times has moved to new direction of where there's less concern me about ultimate chinese motifs news and that given the fact that you know there's been progress primarily in the economic area since two thousand and eight. but when looking at no cost or relations in the next two three or five years. it appears that the prospect of crossfit pool for cox increased. and that beijing has made it clear on one of one occasion that the view of the two skies and the long beach ca cup of economic

in the south of china forestry and customs so far these have destroyed six point one tonnes although illegal ivory. it's the first time the government has publicly destroyed all ivory that it has caught the sky to where it is in the southern metropolis of long show through the contraband into real crush is today. larger pieces including elephant tusks with us caught up with a chinese soil. trading and audrey was banned internationally in nineteen ninety nine but underground markets continue to thrive in many places. the wildlife conservation society says that on average ninety six elephants are killed every day in africa for the talks monday's destruction of confiscated ivory was welcomed by the african wildlife foundation for helping to raise awareness of the terrible toll. all the hard we try. as cold fronts all twenty fourteen is sweeping across northwest china bringing snow and plunging temperatures. some cities in northern change on have seen temperatures drop by more than twenty degrees celsius. the home of around twenty forty below zero cold front is also expected to extend to

japan and china have been fighting over who onus a set of islands in the south china sea. >>> next up, haiti. >> it's been four years since the worst disaster in history. the earthquake in port-au-prince killed 14,000, did blts in damage and already strained country fractured wide often. but there are changes taking place that might surprise you. in the past four years the haitian government says 90% of the rubble left behind by the earthquake has been removed. now they are trying to remove the notion that haiti isn't a great place to vacation. >> we have an enormous potential for tourism. and this is something that haiti has not been seen as a tourist destination before because they talk more about some of our shortfalls than some of our assets. >> laurent lamothe, haiti's prime minister believes haiti has some of the best beaches in the world. that's why the airport is putting up four new airports as well as billboards across haiti. >> we are one of the safest destinations in the caribbean. why is haiti always seen as not doing well as tourism, because we don't have enough tourism p

he recently spoke about the issue with his south korean and the us counterparts. china steel actually my news agencies as one time with south korean foreign minister yu don't say i fell in on tuesday. one noted that china and south koreans announced that his visit to yes can be shy the shrine honors japan's war dead the ocean and that include military and political leaders convicted of war crimes by an international side in all after world war two. he reiterated south korea's position against of this shrine visits. she not so says the langham telephone tied to us secretary of state john kerry on tuesday. their agenda putting included issues on japan. i had already country the foreign ministers and the mesh and gemini and vietnam via phone on monday to discuss matters concerning japan. chinese president hu shi jian ping deliver the new year's address focusing on his country's best was the speech was broadcast by state run tv and other media on new year's eve. she emphasized result achieved in two thousand thirteen sections economic policies and anti corruption measures h

this is not just about the relationship between china japan south korea. this is a violation of the promise that appendage to the international society after the second war war. all they can have in japan and china salutations to that of the uk and the gemini before the festival of war at the davos forum recently which was met with the backlash of criticisms. q i think the prime minister of that does not want to improve the relationship with china and all you could also think that it is obvious intention to see patients between japan and china moscow saw keith says only with patients as the bases and japan imported weapons from the unites states which would then enable you to dispatch forces overseas to get the exercise is quite subjective self defense. the gentle cctv. a special envoy for the dprk glyn davies has met with chinese officials here in beijing to discuss the denuclearization of the korean peninsula and resumption of the six party talks at a news conference he called on the dprk to return to the six party talks as soon as possible. so force here

they also claim possession over majority of the south china. when they stopped chalk it the pivot, opting for the more benigned rebalance, some wonder whether he had changed his mind. o.ing for a softer approach. they are top trading partners after all, and china has not lucked. considering the strategy. >> chinese, yes, they have this almost par par knowed view. and you can say and you can lay out, look at all the ways in which we are not encircled you, we have huge economic relationship with you. >> the obama administration, still has the chance to put it back on track. >> the quite has a profound stake in what happens here. because we need and we are and we will remain a pacific power. >> it's one with thing to move ships to sea. the hard part won't be with military affairs but with with trade. >> am al jazeera will have complete coverage of the state of the union speak tonight, our coverage beginning tonight at 6:00 p.m. eastern time. ukraine's parliament repealing it's unpopular protest laws. after these new laws sparked days of violent pro

south korea has joined china in condemning all day visits which japanese officials said was private and not representing the japanese governments japan's neighbors don't see it that way and during his three day visit to south korean foreign minister yoon jones say that he will endeavor to spread on the spending on it that you rent is cctv washington kyodo news reports that the japanese government has decided to officially launch the national security bureau which will focus on board meeting with japan's allies gathering information and centralize in strategic decision making. local reports say the new executive body will strengthen the prime minister's controllable foreign and defence policies will also in the traditional information management note which was performed separately by different government want to put it all roll the rta should bodies foreign policy advisor will feel the bureau sources say a special telephone line has been set up at the prime minister's official residence in case of emergencies. critics argue that the new bureau simplifies the decision making process regar

among them china, mexico, brazil, malaysia, singapore, south korea, morocco, peru. ina is in fact now a big donor of foreign aid. part of the problem here is that we lump together all kinds of aid. there's assistance that was given during the cold war, say to mobutu of zaire for purely strategic reasons with no attempt to aid the country. there's aid for science, general public health and economic development. the reality is foreign aid programs have to be well designed, properly targeted, and well implemented, like any other effort in the real world, public or private. they must be monitored for corruption and unintended effects. but when these conditions apply, and they do in many, many cases, foreign aid has a big positive effect. and how much are we spending to get these benefits? americans guess that their government spends 25% of its annual budget on aid. how much should it be spending, they are asked. 10% is the answer. well, the reality is that the united states spends less than 1% of its budget on aid. that's $30 for every american. is this money a waste? if

china has thrown its economic clout behind peace efforts as direct talks between south sudan. these foreign minister weighing the call for an immediate end to the violence. this is apple's biggest carmaker toyota reported record sales in china last year the japanese company sold more than nine thousand cars the world's biggest car market. ne comess a urpre to many a tear for you. in the south china sea as her son a japanese relations and sparse consumer boycott of japanese goods there. toyota hopes up the news that german inflation in december when note german inflation data is good news. nice ds. 's lso the danger of deflation know which sho might be too perfect. to add. often hurts today at the frankrt stock this. in going on with very low. the fact. the bangs and also trading rooms and cups golf and cricket now too with the ever so slightly down for the day. euro stocks fifty down as well bought point one seven percent over in new york the dow jones industrial average trading ever so slightly down as well the moment. and the euro is up. now parts of the united states or in t

south china's largest city bans the sale of live poetry since thursday. it also designates the twenty third of each month as today to suspend trade produce effects markets the market bloodstock escorted to coach the tudors to steer a nice beer products read dirty and avoid selling freshly butchered birds health experts jonas says suggest the government operates a centralized slaughter since the younger when people don't like the old look folks is on the safety of people problems arising from free range erased a poetry cannot be solved easily. as a centralized it's a loss when the whole book and told us a nation is better for us to take actions on the way to answer this edition one cents guangdong province one point one billion line of poetry are available on the market every year. the dockers their favor fresh meat. thus giving rise to the keys your spread of the fires. as to who is more of honor poetry infections. jonah says he has much to do with genetic dispositions. the top cctv the round of tests for the age seven in mind that threw on some posts tak

interestingly, east china sea, south china sea did not make it into the tier one category this year, which was somewhat surprising. it could be due to the timing of the survey, which was done in november before the recent increased tensions over the territorial disputes, particularly between china and japan but it may be because of what david said at the outset of some general confidenc competene economic independence between countries in east asia and the u.s. security guarantee make people feel that, while a source of concern, while not actually become a major source of actual hot conflict, if you will. some new contingencies that made it into to tear this year, some of which have been mentioned by mark. somalia, a possibility as, with the war in somalia with al-shabaab plays out and we could see an uptick in violence, particularly in neighboring countries as a result of terrorist attacks by al-shabaab and, of course, th the central african republic is a source of great concern to many. again, you can find out more about chr by clicking on that and going into the get the latest inf

doubting they'll actually reached a depth of three hundred thirteen point five meters under the south china sea three of the doubt is the home jane to show maine and ten weight began their tent and eighty am on sunday and returned to the living chamber at about one pm the divers will stay there until january twenty fourth to let the inert gas in their tissue fluid returned to normal. saturation diving technology enables the human body to withstand high water pressure about or even his teachers with inert gas travelers can stay underwater for a long recap and a deeper sea levels than with conventional techniques simon the magician woman to sell the school under the ministry of transport. it is our duty to carry out under sea rescue efforts but decided this trend an undersea exploration in the near future and contribute to china's between power build up. we've also decided to dive deeper to five hundred meters under the sea and do research in that dept several hundred thousand people in the usa the west virginia remain without clean tap water for third day following a chemical spill into a lo

in vietnam on sunday to mark the fortieth anniversary of the battle of the paris islands in the south china sea . two couldn't be any standard and a screen in the capital city of adelaide. they carried banners and shouted slogans criticizing the chinese government's i see this badly and has the islands belong to do it now. the enemies and chinese naval forces fought a brief battle for the islands on january nineteen nineteen seventy four. china got the upper hand and has controlled the territory for the past forty years . police interrupted the contents when the demonstrators began moving toward the chinese and the sea. the demonstrators disbanded an hour later the police action is a likely indication that the vietnamese government is concerned about for the upgrading its already wishing ties with china. one of china's big is to block size has pulled out of state tv so ryan a share for the lunar new year siege and went through after organizes tried to censor what he was going to say. in nineteen eighty nine c sang before students protesting in tiananmen square and a son nothing to my name b

you love the dprk as ambassador to china has repeated increase in demand by his country for south korea to cancel its forthcoming joint military exercises with the united states. the city the likud usual i go to for this we again propose immediately and unconditionally halting all military and hostile acts involving fellow countryman south koreans in collusion with outsiders the united states' request the south korean authorities take the crucial position of counseling he was old and full legal joint military exercises which declined to state funding and if every as long as the anti dprk policy by the us continues we cannot expect any resolution of the nuclear issue and the safety and security of the korean peninsula. every contentious between china and japan have been on the rise for the last few weeks but the latest episode coming as defendants demanded school history textbook. but the dowdy islands as japanese territory of the two countries have sent sixteen s drum better break and a spokeswoman for the chinese foreign ministry on tuesday once again urged japanese leaders to reflect

after a near miss involving chinese and us military vessels in the south china sea. the u s military hopes ago will nurture mutual trust and help prevent problems caused by misunderstanding. us officials have announced that they will win by african leaders to washington for a summit in august. they say the meeting will advance the obama administration's focus on trade and investment in africa. a white house statement says the first u s african leaders' summit will take place on this fifth and sixth. it says president barack obama looks forward to strengthening ties with leaders from one of the world's most dynamic and fastest growing regions. it says the summit will highlight america's commitment to death because security is democratic development and its people obama visited the continent last year he use the trip to announce the sixteen billion dollar initiative to build infrastructure in africa analysts say u s leaders are responding to moves by china and other countries to expand their influence in the region china hosts the forum on china africa cooperation ever

military vessels in the south china sea. the u.s. military hopes the drill will nurture mutual trust and help prevent problems caused by misunderstandings. >>> the japanese economy is improving, but the nation's central bank is going to continue with its easy money policy. ron madison is here with more on that. >> that's right, gene. policymakers at the bank of japan decided to stay the course. they're going to stick with the money boosting measures that they introduced last april. boj governor corrode today says the economy continues to recover at a moderate pace and he sees reduced risk for the japanese economy.continues to recover at moderate pace and he sees reduced risk for the japanese economy.economy continues to re a moderate pace and he sees reduced risk for the japanese economy. >> translator: there are much clearer signs that the advanced nations, including the u.s. and europe, are on a recovery path. it means that risk factors for the global economy overall are waning. >> kuroda also says front-loaded demand will push up

and let's go to the fact that we are independent, a chinese aircraft carrier moving into the south china we have seen a buildup of the south chinese troops and we have seen other ships moving to the region as well. the south koreans have announced an extension of their area of defense and to follow along with that, the japanese are not backing off at all and it is very unclear what the united states position is. >> historically we have always been the force that goes in there and we don't have the resources always been what have you to keep the peace. but my sense is that all of these countries are not going to back off and there was a lot of historical bad blood. lou: michael, the fact that i raise and raised earlier and we were besieged by a technology companies to stop the surveillance and juss back off. and your reaction that there would be a cadre of technology companies who think that their interest somehow would be better represented? >> i think that all of these are different pieces of the same puzzle. which is that you have a weak government that is viewed as weak. and now cater

of high non say foreign crews need to get permission before entry wanders around islands in the south china sea. the most common this badly and it can silence. officials in china

let's go to this we're watching in the asian pivot, a chinese aircraft carrier moving into the south chinatroops. we have also seen three other ships move into the region. the south koreans announced an extension of their air defense identification zone, adiz. to follow along with that of china and japanese are not backing off at all. it is very unclear what the united states position in it all is. >> historically we've always been the force that goes in thre one of the problems with diminish the military as inclination to do, you don't have resources to put a carrier group in there, what have you, to sort of keep peace. my sense all of these countries are about-face. they will not back off. there is a lot of historil bad blood. my sense it is not a good situation. it will not get to abettor situation in the short run. lou: and, michael, the fact that we have as i raised with brad thor in the broadcast earlier, we have the nsa being beset, beseeched by, i will be nice about it, beseeched by eight technology companies to stop their surveillance and just back off. your reaction first the ide

worry about north korea and we have to worry about something inadvertently creating a crisis in the south chinasea. those are all kind of out there on the horizon as far as i'm concerned is significant problems, but the biggest challenge we face is getting our own house in order. >> secretary gates, thank you so much. it's been very interesting. [applause] [applause]

diplomats from china and south korea have recent issues of mutual concern that the united nations during a debate before the security council they criticize japanese prime minister shinzo law biz visit to yesterday shrine last month. it also had strong words on the issue of so called comfort women to dance and more refuted the remarks and called for improved ties among the asian neighbors representatives from more than fifty countries spoke at the open door debate on war and peace. i'm great. john fox's prime minister of his homage to war criminals. it is a challenge to the international order established after world war two. destiny shrine honors japan's war dead. those remembered include the military and political leaders convicted of war crimes after world war two south korea's representative spoke out about comfort women from korea japan china and other countries. many of them are forced to work in brothels serving japanese soldiers during world war two the content of the mini shoot. which is at the pole deep end in progress between korea and japan. he's or so and importance. you gav

assassinating japan's first prime minister. >> he also criticized the coordination between south korea and china. he said it does not contribute to peace and pop ration in east asia. in june of last year south korean president park geun-hye asked chinese leaders to build a monument while on a visit to beijing. >>> china's economy is once again showing some momentum. biz team ron madison is here with more on that. ron? >> investors have really been waiting for those numbers to come out, gene, to get more sense of direction about where the chinese economy is headed. so officials there have tallied up their figures or economic growth and come in slightly above expectations. the figure is higher than the target of around 7.5%. china's national bureau of statistics say gross domestic product grew by 7.7% compared with a year earlier. nhk world has more from beijing. >> chinese consumers have opened up their wagates. they've spent more on big ticket items such as cars and helped drive growth of gdp to beat the target. the recovery of the global economy benefited. the people who keep track of gdp say t

learning them relations with china south korea will be easy. ernest thomas says he wants to explain why he went to tuscany shrine. but he admits that talks with china and south korea. i'm not on the prize. and south korean prison camp communities. seas to see. she suggested on monday in her first news conference of the year that it would be difficult to hold a summit meeting for the time being. mark says japanese leaders have recently being called dragon king. apologies for the country's i'm gracious and corny unloading days. as for china. a spokesperson for the foreign ministry says. and this time it keeps repeating that he attaches importance to the nations as china. but he who sees it. a spokesperson says i close the door to dialogue and that chinese candle to welcome a japanese leader when this kind of mindset. his focus will remain the economy. and his plans to call in japan out of deflation. mr knows japanese and people of color to pay much attention to the fate of his economic plan. pick up in the mix he knows his cellphone trading is a r

interestingly, east china sea, south china sea did not make it into the tier one category this year,which was somewhat surprising. it could be due to the timing of the survey, which was done in november before the recent increased tensions over the territorial disputes, particularly between china and japan but it may be because of what david said at the outset of some general confidenc competene economic independence between countries in east asia and the u.s. security guarantee make people feel that, while a source of concern, while not actually become a major source of actual hot conflict, if you will. some new contingencies that made it into to tear this year, some of which have been mentioned by mark. somalia, a possibility as, with the war in somalia with al-shabaab plays out and we could see an uptick in violence, particularly in neighboring countries as a result of terrorist attacks by al-shabaab and, of course, th the central african republic is a source of great concern to many. again, you can find out more about chr by clicking on that and going into the get the latest info

are you standing up to russia are not what are you doing in the south china seas?a mixed message of almost everyone because politically the president is now montana to be pinned down. >> what are the ramifications of the ultimately -- >> i don't think we will ever have another. lori: never again. >> that was an isoled incident. intelligence and security lead after that protected the sed read like how much money russia has spent on the security alone. they probably spent $50 billion all told. they have spent much more on intelligence than any other country has ever spent in the olympics before. a hundred thousand, to three times as many as britain had. if it is gotten to the point where in theolympics has to have that kind of money and security than any other country is taking an going to host the olympics best test of think, i can't put that kind of price g. clearly obviously. there were terrorist attacks, obviously. at this point if we don't go the terrace of one. if we boycott this olympics we will never get to another. lori: what to get your comment on our fragi

and in particular the dramatic improvement in 2013 in relations between china and south korea actingreally has taken a lot of the broader risk out of the north korea crisis. the north korea crisis would clearly be it a challenge for south korea but i think the fear always was that the korean peninsula could really be a focal point for a broader international crisis and i think that has really gone way way down. >> jack golson. >> hi. jack goldstone mason university brookings. i want to pick up on something that david said. 2013 had a lot of crises but nonetheless we saw quite a lot of are silly and despite the fact that ratio in europe went up in a lot of vulnerable states and the euro crisis faded as a coordination and the ecb. syria, the war got worse but oil prices didn't spike because of the low bull progress on fracking and the ability of the u.s. and russia to work together. my question is given what you said about crises in particular spots coming forward what do you see about the resilience of institutions that defend defended national order to function well in response to th

we have seen worries of the south china sea which may cause some pullback in equity markets. >> and in russia of course as we look ahead to the sochi winter olympics. georgia andems with chechnya, that is not going to go away. they have been holding putin to rent some in some sense. also, places like ukraine with political instability and a reemergence of the strength of china. >> tell us about these other risk venues that you think could surprise us in 2014. things that could happen. you think it would be a surprise if gold were to continue to drop and go down to a three digit number. >> that would be one of the shocks. if you look at gold, it has fallen by 28% but two thirds of that drop has been in the three or four days after fomc announcements. it could be that policy changes from the fed will be what drives gold down further. that would have been a big shock if it falls down to three figures, but that is a possibility now as we see google talk about tapering and think about rate hikes in 2015. >> talk about m&a. going into 2013, some people had high expectations for m&a. that del

last demurred from taking sides although it put down its foof when china, south china see upsetting othermerican allies such as the philippines who now look tot u.s. for help. but many asian countries where the pivot pays only lip service. they see secretary of state john kerry spending more time in the middle east, and the much anticipated visit by president obama was cancelled. a bashful kerry went in his place. opting for the more benign rebalance, some wondered whether president obama had changed his mind, opting for a softer approach. the u.s. and china are trading partners after all and u.s. has not considered the pivot creating the strategy impediment. >> they feel, whatever we do is an attempt to encircle them. we are not trying to encircle you. we are engaging you. >> in his visit to beijing last month vice president biden bluntly reminded the emerging power china that the superpower united states had never really left the region. >> the united states has a profound stake in what happens here. because we need and are and will remain a pacific power. >> it's one thing to move ship

see also criticize the coronation between south korea and china he said. it does not conjure be to peace and cooperation in east asia. in june of last year south korean president packer that chinese leaders to build the monument was on a visit to beijing aye aye aye aye aye. three major south korean credit card firms have been getting floods of inquiries after that personal information of over one hundred million customers was leaked that number is twice the country's population representatives of the company's apologize for the leak in a joint news conference in seoul on monday south korean prosecutors say the movie the day include credit card numbers expiration dates and names and phone numbers of some one hundred five million cardholders. but prosecutors say an employee of an information security company assigned to the credit card firms sold the data after copping them onto a memory stick. officials of the credit card firms say there's no possibility that the leak has caused any damage. they doubt the personal identification numbers and security pros on

on the flipside a territorial spat in the south china sea held up plans for pandas. taiwanese officials resisted because of a long-running dispute. >> there's suggestions that china uses panda diplomacy as a reward for good before and holds it to punish bad behaviour. i don't see this as malicious. this is the way countries act. >> because of what they say too much money is spent. scientists and zoo keepers say it is helping to teach a growing china the merits of conservation. >> getting the chinese to think of consultation. they are a big country. we need them as part of the team. the program has been great in fostering the relationship. >> with many factors at play. china's reliance on panda diplomacy is likely to continue. >> how cute. still ahead on the newshour. italians voiced anger. plurks the french president focuses on business as more allegations surface about his private life. >> and i'm in the port city with a 2014 dakar rally, where it raws to a climb as. >> welcome back. you are watching the newshour on al jazeera. the main stories - syria's main opposit

it is it a great leaders in south korea and china. the us government expressed disappointment as did many japanese cities. a stamp machine for japan to be allowed to exercise the right of collective self defense or the right to defend allies that come under attack. but to do that he needs to change the long standing interpretation of the constitution that self defense force is only protected. members of clc peace coalition partner elbaradei based cancer prime minister of the screen trying to leave behind a legacy something he failed to do the first time he was in power. while few firsts are opposed to the ideal fix the economy. they're divided over his face and after hearing us. i don't know says economic policies can to support high. but still it seems he wants to find time to focus on his other priorities. my mind in any ski world. don't you know aye aye aye aye aye aye some familiar faces on the japanese political scene are gearing up for a fight to leave the country's capital their mapping out their campaigns for tokyo governor th

not like the middle east today or the south china sea today with just local interest. you have a very active competing local nationalism and fees for becoming more than less but you also have the great power interest so you have the russians with i think it was the sentimental stuff and it was much more important, and the state's going from the black sea into the mediterranean which was hugely important. something like the great northern industrial machinery. that was vital to the path which way -- passageway. and you see the existential threat which had been destroyed before the helped destroy austria and hungary and you had germany and the balkans and italy. so you had a sort of combination of a very dangerous local rivalries with outside powers. >> i would be interested because you have a little bit longer perspective in terms of research over the last quarter-century with. is their anything that we have learned in the archives you could probably respond to this as well what they're our thinking has changed in the quarter century and is still relevant? >> well, davi

like the middle east today or the south china seas not just local interest. in the balkans you had active nationalism but you also had great power interest with the russians was sentimental mostly from the of black sea and other exports went out that way and then you see it as the existential threat with german interest and italy so accommodation of local rivalries of outside powers. >> host: i am interested robert of your perspective of the last quarter-century since to have been to the archives has this changed since you first wrote your book a quarter of a century ago? >> i have five or bricks -- five or six books to learn later web for a share research has taught us. i never felt this kind of a conference or a panel on this subject. going back to russia and libya interested to know what you end matt tastings and the russians that started the more. and others. the war began 10 months ago them probably that is enough i don't think publishers would agree with me. and i will look to see what they think. i would just say talking about the balkans. i always fel

we are working with our partners to encourage exploratory steps on conflict in the south china sea. this is a critical part of the president's rebalance to asia. across africa, home to seven of the 10 fastest-growing economies, we are investing heavily in both development and trade. and in the great lakes region, we recently helped and an armed rebellion, with the m-23 armed group. just yesterday, after diplomatic, intense engagement on the ground, we have helped to achieve a cease-fire in south sudan. and i can tell you that almost every day during the so-called christmas break, i was on the phone to either the president kier or vice president bouchard, the president of uganda, as we worked diligently to try to move towards peace. closer to home, we just completed a u.s.-canada-mexico summit in washington last week, in preparation for our leaders, who will focus on increased efforts in our hemisphere. we renewed educational exchanges. after a decade, that was perhaps uniquely and in many people's view unfortunately, excessively defined, foremost, by force, and our use of force, we

like the middle east today for the south china seas today, not just local. in the balkans would have series of actively competing local nationalism and these were becoming more vociferous rather than less. what you offset for great power interests that you have the russians but i think the sentimental stuff. and this streets from the black sea into the mediterranean hugely important for the russians. half of its grain exports were not that way in a great deal of fishing reg. it was a vital passageway toward the russians and then you had austria and hungary and the soviets as an accidental threat. and you had germany in the balkans and italy. so you had a combination of very dangerous local rivalries and powers being dragged in. >> robert, i would be interested because you have the perspectivr perspective. you have been in the archives and could respond as well. whether thinking this year is changed and she wrote -- are still very relevant. >> well david, i have got five or six books to read that i know of beginning with margaret's to learn what later pressur

beijing takes possession of several islands in the south china seas but many asian countries worry that th the pivt is only lip service. when administration officials back pedaled and stopped calling it a pivot, some allies wondered whether president obama has changed his mind opting for a softer approach. the u.s. and china are trading partners after all, and china has not welcomed the pivot considering the strategy encirclement. >> chinese, yes, they have a paranoia view whatever we do is an attempt to encircle them. you can say and layout look at all the ways in which we're not encircling you, we're engaging you. we have huge economic relationship with you. >> reporter: the obama administration still has a chance to put the asia pivot back on track. vice president biden bluntly reminded the emerging power, china, that the superpower, the united states, never left the region. >> the united states has a profound stake in what happens here because we need, we are, and we will remain a pacific power. >> it's one thing to move ships to sea. but it won't be with military affairs but with t

. >> but at the same time abe suggested he will work to improve ties with china and south korea. he said his door is always open to dialogue with china. abe noted, his government will consider a report by a panel of experts before deciding whether japan should be allowed to exercise their right to collective self-defense. successive governments have maintained that the constitution does not give the nation the right to defend allies that come under attack. abe's speech touched on nuclear power he said he will lower japan's dependence on atomic energy as much as possible through conservation and by promoting renewable energy. >> translator: we will not resume operations at any nuclear power plant unless it clears the nuclear regulation authority's safety regulations which are the toughest in the world. >> all commercial nuclear reactors in japan are currently offline. representatives from each party will question abe about his policies for three days next week. and our senior political commentator masayo nakajima is here to give us his take on the prime minister's speech. why is pr

on the flipside, a territorial spat in the south china sea held up a move to send pandas. iwan resisted the bears because of a long-running dispute. >> there are suggestions that china uses panda dip loam as si as a reward. it's natural, not malicious. it's the way countries act. >> crit icts attacked panda diplomacy because too much money is spend on one endangerered species. scientists say it helps china the merits of conservation. getting the chinas interested in conservation is of huge import. they are the biggest population in the world. >> it's been great in fostering that relationship. >> with so many factors at play. panda diplomacy is likely to continue. >> now, look at this. brazil's iconic statue chris the redeemer is missing a piece of his finger. the statue sits on a mountain overlooking rio de janeiro. it is often struck by lightening. it will be repaired. >> that'll do for this edition of al jazeera america. another news update after the short brea