>> i think that china has a very poor record for what's going on in the south china sea, east china sea and i worry the chinese military maybe even the national command authority contain or prevent unintended escalation. >> their should be a major concern. >> i agree with that is still very much a work in progress. certainly for us and especially for japan and china. this kind of deception. >> david where china is headed. the economy that ultimately provides the foundation not only for the size of the budget but the height of technology capacity, weaponry modernization and the progress of the chinese economy that shapes the perception the way that china is in superpower and america is in decline relatively speaking of whether this is something that we will bubble up. we welcome your thoughts on the strength of the chinese economy and where you think it's headed. >> thanks. it's a great pleasure to be hear. we probably saw the announcement that in purchasing power parity terms china has already as the united states and that purchasing power parity calculation is essential if you want to

or other ships through the south china sea. so the danger is, you know the well known dash line that china has published beginning as possibly as early as 1922 beijing has never defined what they mean by that. they keep saying they claim the land features and associated waters. if we would get into convention on the sea just defining associated waters would take the rest of the day. there's a lot of uncertainty with respect to that. i think the bottom line u.s. concern in the south china sea is that there would be no constraints imposed on the free come of ships transferring those vital sea lanes. >> richard? >> i agree with all of that. i would only add that china's ability to incrementally improve its presence in the land farms of the south china sea can't have an important psychological effect on how the united states is perceived. and how our friends and allies assess our results. but it's really hard to figure out exactly what you want to do as each little action takes place. >> david any thoughts on -- >> thank you very mu

several regional powers, including the levine, malaysia, and vietnam, border the south china sea. but china regards most of the region and its own and is waging a lengthy be -- lengthy legal battle to bolster its claims. china promised to refrain from provocative actions, a pledge it would seem to be breaking. china plans to construct ports and helicopter landing zones around the islands over the next year. it is already built out of artificial islands with dams connecting them. beijing says it looks improve the conditions of the workers on the island, but the construction is larger than anything built by neighbors. some analysts a it is meant to build -- to bolster the military presence in the region, particularly by providing landing areas for the air force, the king supply chain -- the making supply chains more efficient. >> it is unthinkable, a world cup beginning in november. but it looks as though that [no audio] >> the governing body recommended that the 2022 competition in qatar start later in the year to avoid the scorching summer heat. >> the task force agreed that holdin

what difference does it make if china asserts and can maintain sovereignty over the south china sea? every barrel of oil that goes to japan, south korea and taiwan from the middle east passes through the south china sea. a huge amount of international ina huge amount of international commerce generally goes through that and the straits. if the chinese can turn the south china sea into territorial waters they will have their hands around the throats of key economies in east asia, key trading partners and friends of the united states, result in a huge strategic shift in the region. and yet we have a president who despite a much trumpeted pivot toward asia has done essentially nothing in response to these potential chinese threats. nobody is looking for a hostile relationship with china, quite contrary. but the way to avoid a difficult trout relationship or even more perilous one is to have the united states in a position of strength. and instead, we are in a position of weakness. it was an issue during the 2012 campaign where governor romney for example pointed out that at that time ab

the rest were left to drip in the trackless south china sea. three days later, the pompepino came back through the attack area. and the look out spotted what seemed to be a makeshift raft, the crew was immediately suspicious. >> people in the water and sometimes japanese produce, people end up as decoys and underneath that would be submarine or some other vessel that was going to jump you. >> conditionally we were thinking they were japanese survivors and we were going to shoot them off the ramp. that was the drill. and then one of the men stood up and started waving his big australian hat and calling out in english. >> reporter: it began to dawn on the submariners what had happened. quickly, the crew of the pompenito began to bring the survivors on shore. these gaunt desperate men, under nourished to begin with were suffering from malaria, berry, berry. the harshest imprisonment ever possible. 73 survivors came on board, overcrowded, almost beyond comprehension. regret, none. being torpedoed was suddenly the best thing that had happened to the

. >> we want the south china sea for example, and everyone must yield to us. isn't that a taste of how a chinese centric world might look? >> they say we were not around to write the rules. these were 1945 charters. china wasn't rely there. they don't really feel obligated to agree to all the rules. they are not recognizing the jurisdiction, for example, of the world court and the law of the sea in the south china sea. >> hence problematic territorial spes or resolving territorial disputes. or you build an air base it becomes years. you have used a lot of resources to research the book. you make the point that nixon did t so much go to china as china a very cleverly went to next and. explain that and some of the other fascinating ththings you found in your research the folks at to know about. >> what i am trying to do isis let the chinese speak for themselves in this book. for examplple, no and in kissinger -- nixon and kissinger opening chchina is a story all americans agree on. i show that both documents o our side and the chinese side show that it was not o

sea, and they have said it publicly, they intended to make the south china sea into the chinesey claimed the borders that go back, the claim goes back some time, establish the provincial capital on one of these islands that branches above the water. they are confronting the philippines and vietnamese in the south china sea and our response is to call on all sides to negotiate competing territorial claims peacefully. that is a little bit like praying that the claims are resolved peacefully. it is admirable but it is not going to guarantee an outcome that we were the others see as satisfactory. what difference does it make if china asserts and can maintain sovereignty over the south china sea? every barrel of oil that goes to japan south korea taiwan, from the middle east passes through the south china sea. a huge amount of international commerce generally goes through that and the straits of morocco so if the chinese can turn the south china sea into territorial waters they will have their hands around the throats of the economies in east asia, trading partners and friends of the

what difference does it make if china asserts and can maintain sovereignty over the south china sea?every barrel of oil that goes to japan, south korea and taiwan from the middle east passes through the south china sea. a huge amount of international commerce generally goes through that and the straits. if the chinese can turn the south china sea into territorial waters they will have their hands around the throats of key economies in east asia, key trading partners and friends of the united states, result in a huge strategic shift in the region. and yet we have a president who despite a much trumpeted pivot toward asia has done essentially nothing in response to these potential chinese threats. nobody is looking for a hostile relationship with china, quite contrary. but the way to avoid a difficult trout relationship or even more perilous one is to have the united states in a position of strength. and instead, we are in a position of weakness. it was an issue during the 2012 campaign where governor romney for example pointed out that at that time about 287 ships at sea the united st

the south china sea. that is a rather dramatic change. obviously, they would be filling that in to place installations there. could you talk a little bit about that before we conclude? >> the chinese had extorted and -- exorbitant claims through the south china sea. they have been aggressive about pursuing that. this runs afoul of counterclaims that many of the other countries also have in the same area. they too are concerned. any sense, that may be a good thing. their strength is going to be if they can act collectively. what the chinese are doing here, in one case, building airfields so that they can launch aircraft to do patrols and surveillance. further exerted what they consider their sovereignty over the south china sea. it has been impressive in the last year or year and a half since they have been doing this. as they pursued drilling. which has caused conflict with the vietnamese. this is a worrisome trend of the chinese because of the tensions it is going to create in the south china sea. they have been very aggressive about it.

china building on islands in the disputed south china sea. significant amount of land -- several countries have been fighting over rights to the south china sea for centuries. >> a huge deal. >> many players staking a claim. in australia, people are bracing for two cyclones expected to hit the coast on friday. officials warning residents to brace themselves for heavy rain, high winds and high tides. ships have been ordered to deeper waters. >> oil gets the headlines right now, nudging on $50. other commodities collapse in price as well. why corn is challenging the ethanol idea that worked out really well, iowa. jeff currie is head of commodities research at goldman sachs. let's talk about the commodities. the theory is disrupted. does it come back at some point? >> we use the term super cycle -- every cycle has a phase to it. we just entered a new phase. we were in the investment phase. we have transitioned to the exploitation phase. >> my number one thing is a lack of microeconomics -- i'm shocked. supply just came on. >> it is not a coincide

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setting up a out post, some say military all across south china sea, revealing and i'm thinking if yougion, a little bit intimidating. what do you make of this. >> they do have territoryial ambitions, south china sea is a important important shipping route. neil: how the hell do you build an island. >> they want to do it, they have the money. neil: they did not count on low tide though. you see it all they are on to us now. it is a astounding engineering achievement but it shows you the ends they will go to earn their place and protect what they think is theirs. >> this is a very aggressive strategy by the red communist of china they have a network of reeves they are building -- reefs they are building, they haveed size of 14 14 football fields with heli-pads. neil: they keep shipping stuff in. >> yes it is a perfect launchpad for missiles, in particular, i think that philippines should be concerned i don't think they have any confidence that u.s. will back them up or, you know effect that the chinese or just doing this brazenly and have no fear of retribution for this, building this n

>> well, three areas, and say 3 1/2, and the south china sea is perhaps, set that aside for a second, but russia take over as much as it sis in the process of doing so in the central and eastern europe and perhaps as much into central asia and u beck stan is -- uzbekistan is a very serious part of that world, and not only in the middle east, but we may be seeing the terrible actions okayccurring not only in europe as they have begun to, but in the united states and then of course you have the iranians and they are a various instrumentality as hezbollah running things in a very rough way in their part of the world. if he were taking a firm stand on these, and helping to arm the ukrainians and then he might have a bit more flex mblt the way he termed it. basically, he is looking scared and looks as if he is afraid of using the adjective islamic to describe the te terrorists and that is not meaning that all terrorists are muslim and it does not mean that all muslims are terrorists, and that is nuts nuts. go but he should use the word, ambassador? >> well, if you can't do that you are loo

the south china morning post says 12 people have died and 30 are still missing. expect the number of dead to go up. rescue efforts are continuing and so far 27 people have been pulled from the plane. the flight was heading from taipei to the out lying island of kinmen when it lost control minutes after takeoff. officials say the pilot tried to control the plane as it was descending and the wings grazed an over pass and partially crushed a taxi. there you can see the result. officials say the plane was less than a year old and completed the latest safety checks just last monday so it was good to fly. last july 48 people were killed off taiwan's coast. obviously we will continue to update this story on air and on-line. you can get breaking news updates anytime on twitter at abc7 news bay area and of course on the morning news beginning at 4:30 a.m. tune in for the latest on the tragedy this taiwan. >>> the suspect in the case of a torso found in a suitcase last week is now a free man. mark andrews was released for lack of evidence a short time ago. lilian kim is li

we steam around the south china sea into the harbor the army and navy has taken back. a proud and sorrowful memory. flex this sunday, david brooks, on writing an article for the times and the words he gets out of the end of the year. >> the sydney awards are given for the best magazine essays of the year. they can be in journals for obscure literary magazines. the idea is they always come out around christmas week, between christmas and new year's. it is to step back and not read tweets or newspaper articles but to step back and have the time to read something deeper and longer. it is to celebrate those longer pieces. i do believe magazines change history. "the new republic" was the most influential american political magazine of the 20th century. it created progressivism. it created a voice for modern liberalism. conservativism barely existent until they formed "national review" and gave it a voice. >> sunday on c-span. >> february is black history month. the c-span bus is on the road visiting the top let colleges and universities to speak with faculty and highlight t

the south china morning post says 12 people have died and 30 are still missing. expect the number of dead to go up. rescue efforts are continuing and so far 27 people have been pulled from the plane. the flight was heading from taipei to the out lying island of kinmen when it lost control minutes after takeoff. officials say the pilot tried to control the plane as it was descending and the wings grazed an over pass and partially crushed a taxi. there you can see the result. officials say the plane was less than a year old and completed the latest safety checks just last monday so it was good to fly. last july 48 people were killed off taiwan's coast. obviously we will continue to update this story on air and on-line. you can get breaking news updates anytime on twitter at abc7 news bay area and of course on the morning news beginning at 4:30 a.m. tune in for the latest on the tragedy this taiwan. >>> the suspect in the case of a torso found in a suitcase last week is now a free man. mark andrews was released for lack of evidence a short time ago. lilian kim is li

and so this is a worrisome trend because of the tensions it we will create in the south china sea. they have been very aggressive about it. >> you have not only the capability of building the airfields but obviously weapon systems could also -- >> well, they could. exactly. they are still in the construction phase so what they actually deploy or make it big enough so that they could permanently stationed forces that will be interesting to see what they do. >> well, obviously our attention is on other parts of the world but this is really quite a major step on their part and i thank you for helping us out on that. >> if i may just one question in reaction to the questioning from the senator. we understand there is a public campaign that isil is undertaking. you may not be able to comment in this session them will but are we taking steps to interdict that communication? so that they are not able to put things up and attract recruits and communicate? >> the problem is they are ubiquitous use of the media. the challenge is how you take down the internet because that is more and more wh

the south china morning post says 12 people have died and 30 are still missing. expect the number of dead to go up. rescue efforts are continuing and so far 27 people have been pulled from the plane. the flight was heading from taipei to the out lying island of kinmen when it lost control minutes after takeoff. officials say the pilot tried to control the plane as it was descending and the wings grazed an over pass and partially crushed a taxi. there you can see the result. officials say the plane was less than a year old and completed the latest safety checks just last monday so it was good to fly. last july 48 people were killed off taiwan's coast. obviously we will continue to update this story on air and on-line. you can get breaking news updates anytime on twitter at abc7 news bay area and of course on the morning news beginning at 4:30 a.m. tune in for the latest on the tragedy this taiwan. >>> the suspect in the case of a torso found in a suitcase last week is now a free man. mark andrews was released for lack of evidence a short time ago. lilian kim is li

so we sail around the south china sea. there is so the rock. a proud and sorrowful memory. >> of american history tv visited ford's theatre in washington, d c where abraham lincoln was mortally wounded as he sat to in the presidential lose with his wife mary watching the comedy "the american cousin." commissioned it to mark the anniversary of lincoln's assassination, this is about 30 minutes. >> we're at ford's theater with james still and mary bacon. i want to ask both of you what it is like -- i will start with you, mary bacon, because i think this is a new experience for you, what it is like to produce a lincoln-centered play in ford's theater. with that flag-draped box right by you. what is that experience like? >> it is definitely, what is the word -- very aware of it. i am very aware of it. the first time i stepped into the theater, i was like, whoa. why is there a picture of president washington up there? i don't know the specific history of the theater. i don't, i don't -- i did my research to do the role, but also, i have to say for me

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always around the south china sea and to the harbor. proud and sorrowful memories.e they have begun throughout route other ships in already. since the docs of manila have crashed, the hook was offshore and we have unloaded our cargo. it is almost the end of the journey and we all heard what happened, so those of us who can leave the ship and climb aboard to head for the shore. for some of us this was the first time that we would be seeing the destruction left by modern warfare. first, the japs direct the waterfront then we had to blast them out when we came back. it will be many years before the scars are healed. our wheels are coming a shower -- ashore. the filipino stevedores get busy , setting on the tracks. here is a filipino tom sawyer to help. our railroad men check the bearings and look over the blueprints. then they get busy. the engines will soon be done. this is where the wheel belongs on a rail ready to roll. in the meantime the chief mate is taking a look at what used to be a familiar street scene. manila was once a peaceful prosperous city. some others

largely in the southern approach to the south china sea. >> it is a worrying trend but we have not seen it being moving to attacks against larger vessels so far. >> thank you for talking tole a al jazeera. >> now documents lead to the invest graytive unit have exposed the loopholes for south african spies. they are contained among a cache of secret intelligence documents known as spy cables. explains many from cape town. from it reese hope the state security agency works with the end of keeping people safe. >> the spy cables revealed the rules for spying on south african citizens, regulations applauded by some former spies. >> we have among the best. in the world. some of the so called great democracy. >> but despite the trades, within former minister fears the rules aren't tough enough. >> i don't believe this is the necessary checks and balances over the security and intelligence agencies. >> the leaks papers reveal the weaknesses in the regulations. this policy dated 2006, says it was drawn up in line with the law. but it includes one major loophole. >> the director ofmay approve any

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. >> and we go now to the south china morning post beijing executed a mining billionaire said to have ties to organized crime. put to death monday, han reportedly told family members before the execution to accept his fate and not seek any redress for the injustice he believes. >> part of the anticorruption campaign we haven't seen the likes of this in china for decades. >> making the headlines london's guardian, netflix into cuba. the company will enter cuba's entertainment, the service will cost $7 per month. the average wage 17.50 a month. and only a few have broadband internet. they are dipping a toy into that pull. >> the yukon arctic ultrabegins in the yukon territory of white horse. setting off with survival gear and little else. those seeking a bigger challenge can extend the race another 200 miles the peley crossing. to pelley judge crossing. temperatures can plunge to 40 below zero. >> needless to say -- >> you won't be doing it any time soon. >> not for us or the faint of heart. there is no shortage of people signing up for it every year. >> al jazeera's daniel lack got him

, -- south china sea, etc.. this has caused a number of countries to come to us in ways they haven't in the past. one of the things i suggested to counterparts in china in some of our meetings, you know, our countries are obviously very different. different systems, different evolutions, etc. and this was a little simplistic but nonetheless relevant. and that is in many ways, china now, at least in the region, is where the united states was after world war ii. then our leaders had to decide how they would use our emerging power on the world scene. and they made incredibly wise decisions to take the lead in creating institutions, writing rules, establishing norms, that bound us. and so on one level, restrained the full exercise of our power. but at the same time, had the incredible beneficial effect of telling other countries, oh, you don't have to band together against the united states to check its power, because you have a voice, you have a say you have the ability to help lead the direction of the world. and

. >>> we have this just in from the south china morning post. newspaper reporting the captain of the ferry involved in a deadly collision in hong kong has been found guilty of manslaughter while the captain of the other ship involved in the crash was acquitted of most charges. the captain of the ferry "sea smooth" was convicted of 39 counts of manslaughter. the other captain convicted of endangering the safety of others at sea. during the trial, both captains blamed each other for causing the 2012 crash considered hong kong's worst maritime disaster in decades. >>> the governor of a u.s. state is quitting leaving office over his fiancee's ethics scandal. the salacious accusations and his history-making rehim for governor -- replacement for governor. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ great rates for great rides. geico motorcycle see how much you could save. in decades. >>> it is a race against time to save nearly 70 pile whales stranded -- pilot whales stranded on a new zealand beach. over 100 have already died despite efforts by conservativists and volunteers

the government is building highways and said ethiopia wants to develop like south korea, and south china did. but some worry that the country is relying pooch on china. >> you have to move very careful carefully,. >> government officials insist that the country's well within its means and has been taking manageable interest long-term loans. >> we're taking the people. after a short time we'll be using our own services. >> they hope that the benefits from this will trickle down to them. >> apple has cemented its position as the world's most valuable company after a surge in share price has pushed the up . record sells of iphones have helped in the time corner of last year food rationing is upsetting people. >> in caracas shoppers line up early hoping that scareties might suddenly become available. many have dealt with severe shortages for months. angela garcia says she has never seen things this bad before. >> when i come during the week to shot they say no. they say shop something di i.d. card. i look over, and it says that monday is my day to shop. nothing has arrived. >> the government

citrus for example, californian citrus - this year they are exporting a lot to the asia pacific - south korea china, japan, and people were not receiving goods or getting delays. it was a major impact. >> what is the next move? >> the tough thing is the backlog, the bottle neck. we know that many are docked. nothing is unloaded. containerships are sitting at san francisco bay. they have to deal and start digging themselves out of this hole, essentially. >> melissa chan in california. good to have you with us thank you. now jock o'connell. an international businessman. jock this is news. as we heard said this has been coming for months. >> yes, well it's all part of the battle. fortunately this is something they'll have to work on. they are moving in the right direction. >> dock workers have to approve this. you said this was important for the federal government to get involved. secretary of labour commerce perez did, and he set an ultimatum. is that what got the deal done? >> about it did. >> in some businesses they had to figure out other ways to get the product dispersed. is this hurting them? >>

. >>> the south china morning post is reporting the catch a ferry involved in a deadly collision in hongnd guilty of manslaughter. the captain of the other ship in the crash was acquitted of most charges. during the trial, both captains blamed each other for causing the 2012 crash that left 39 people dead. >>> shelling is being heard in two eastern ukrainian cities right now, ahead of a cease-fire deadline that's just to take effect in 12 hours. that's according to our own cnn teams on the ground. they say both incoming and outgoing artillery could be seen on the city of mariupoll. it's of special lotion given its location to the sea. cnn international correspondent fred pleitgen has the story. >> reporter: it's a city on the edge. we drove through the streets here earlier, what we saw, many checkpoints also patrols going around the streets, checking vehicles. the people here saying that they had believe the city may be infiltrated by pro-russian separatists. one of the things that's been going on here there is a reasonable force of those pro-russian separatists situated just outside of

. -- there was a shift and the fleet was out in the south china sea that had the helicopters on it.e embassy and pick up 50 people and come back to the fleet. and this was a ship that was monitoring and locating the fleet and the helicopters to make sure that there was no attacks from the north. but what happened was all of these helicopters, the u.s. helicopters are going out there and the south vietnamese they still had the pilots and the and they got in them, filled them with vietnamese families and started fueling the u.s. helicopters out know knowing where they were going but knowing it was better than staying in the country. all of a sudden the be helicopters started hovering over the kirk and they decided to come down. the first comes down and 13 people get out. and they don't have enough room on the ship to have more than one helicopter because it's not meant to do any of this and they said to the captain what do we do, there's nor helicopter and the captain said throw them overboard and make room for the folks one. there wean very this incredible footage of these helicopter

they are confronting the philippines and vietnamese in the south china sea.response is to call on all sides to negotiate competing territorial claims peacefully. that's a little bit like praying that the claims are resolved peacefully. it is very admirable but it is not going to guaranty an outcome that we or the others see as satisfactory. now what difference does it make if china asserts and can maintain sovereignty over the south china sea? every barrel of oil that goes to japan, south korea, and taiwan from the middle east passes through the south china sea. a huge amount of international commerce generally goes through that and the straits of ma lackca. if the chinese turn the south china sea into territorial waters they will have their hands around the throats of key economies in east asia, key trading partners and friends of the united states. result in a huge strategic shift in the region. yet we have a president who despite much trumpeted pivot toward asia has done essentially nothing in response to these potential chinese threats. nobody is looking

sources of friction as you know, jim, better than anyone in the region, is china's activities in the south china sea, senkakus, et cetera. this has caused a number of countries to come to us in ways they haven't in the past. one of the things i suggested to counterparts in china in some of our meetings, you know, our countries are obviously very different. different systems, different evolutions, et cetera. and this was a little simplistic but nonetheless relevant. and that is in many ways, china now, at least in the region, is where the united states was after world war ii. then our leaders had to decide how to use our emerging power on the world scene. and they made incredibly wise decisions to take the lead in creating institutions, writing rules, establishing norms, that bound us. and so on one level, restrained the full exercise of our power. but at the same time, had the incredible beneficial effect of telling other countries, oh, you don't have to band together against the united states to check its power, because you have a voice, you have a say, you have the ability to help lead the dir

as you know, jim, better than anyone in the region region, is china's maritime activities in the south china senkakus, et cetera. this has caused a number of countries to come to us in ways they haven't in the past. one of the things i suggested to counterparts in china in some of our meetings, you know, our countries are obviously very different. different systems, different evolutions etc. and this was a little simplistic but nonetheless relevant. and that is in many ways, china now, at least in the region, is where the united states was after world war ii. then our leaders had to decide how they would use our emerging power on the world scene. and they made incredibly wise decisions to take the lead in creating institutions, writing rules, establishing norms, that bound us. and so on one level, restrained the full exercise of our power. but at the same time, had the incredible beneficial effect of telling other countries, oh, you don't have to band together against the united states to check its power, because you have a voice, you have a say you have the ability to help lead the directio

so looking out for that with some instability reported down toward the south of china, so looking out for some showers into places like taipei. chilly weather for tokyo. high of 6 on tuesday. hope you have a good day wherever you are. here's your extended outlook. >>> kei nishikori of japan has done something no male tennis player has ever done before. he's become the first to win the memphis open tennis tournament for three straight years. nishikori number five in the world rankings faced kevin anderson of south africa. he won 6-4, 6-4 but he struggled to reach the finals. he dropped the first set in each of his previous three matches but managed to advance. this is his first tour victory this season and his eighth atp tour title. >>> and that's "newsline" for this hour. i'm gene otani in tokyo. from all of us here at nhk world thanks very much for joining us. until next time, good-bye. ?w?w denmark. airstrikes from egypt hit islamic state group targets in libya after a new video came out showing the beheading of 21 coptic christians. ukrainian soldiers are killed in attacks by pro-r

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extremism across north africa and the middle east for china's coercive behavior in the east and south china seas have become dangerous commonplace. it is unacceptable to continue to ask the men and women over military to put their lives are based around the world will cut back on training and equipping the settlement must pull scores. therefore, the overriding priority of this committee and the congress must be to return to a strategy driven budget and i will forward to the testimony of our witnesses today has to what that budget like. >> thank you, you, mr. chairman. i want to welcome our witnesses. thank you for your service in and out of government. over the years and especially since the initiation of hostilities in 2001 the defense review, like any strategy has had to contend with the challenge of an unpredictable and constantly shifting nature of the world and threats that we face. we have seldom predicted with great accuracy where will when the next crisis might occur. however, the department of defense can function military defense and planning means assumptions must be made, object

peaceful and prosperous china but china's increasingly controversial claims of sovereignty in the south chinaea and dangerous raise concerns. china has instead chosen to pursue adversarial and unilateral actions the raise questions about its intentions. on the cyber front china has engaged in massive theft of us intellectual property for american industry and government which threatens our technological edge and sows distrust and profound misgivings. china will remain one of the most persistent and complicated challenges. with a focus on crisis overseas is easy to overlook the challenges of our own continent. we have a violent threat of transnational organized crime in our own hemisphere. the us faces threats stemming from drive -- violence of in the drug trade in columbia's and dedicated significant resources and the decade-long commitment to provide training. columbia is a success story, but the the problem simply moved to other nations in the region. gen. kelly needs the department's efforts in the hemisphere but operates with scarce resources and situations that may have serious consequen

the chart is very interesting in that it shows the expansion by china in areas of the south china sea. i hope eyewitnesses might comment on the fact that apparently, they are filling in enough of that area to perhaps employing weaponry such as anti-air and other capabilities. anyway, i ran continues to exert malign influence in the middle east using lebanon, syria, iraq yemen, and bahrain. underthe iranian influence have become one of the key factors in limitations in u.s. policy planning in iraq and syria. boy he must remain focused on the potential for threats of the future and maintain technological superiority against potential adversaries. today this is of most concern in the cyber and space domains where we see increasingly capable and aggressive activities i nationstate adversaries in areas where we have few established norms. i appreciate thoughts on each of these issues as policymakers. we look to the intelligence community to provide timely and accurate information about the nature of the threats we face, intentions of our adversaries, and the effect of certain actions we ca

extremism across north africa and the middle east before china's coercive behavior in the east and south china seas have become dangerously commonplace. it is unacceptable to continue to ask the men and women of our military to put their lives at risk around the world will be cut back on training and equipment to sell domestic political scores. therefore the overriding priority of this committee in congress must be to return to a strategy driven budget and i look forward to the testimony by witnesses today as to what the budget like. >> thank you very much. i also want to welcome our witnesses. the initiation of hostilities. they contend with the challenge of an unproductive of unpredictable and costly shifting nature of the world. we have seldom predicted where i went. however, the department of defense requirement to conduct planning. the national security interest. each qtr has had to make strategic or resource trade-offs. the work of the current national defense panel provides an independent consideration of the department's assessment it's defense strategy and identification of the capabi

china. >> it is amazing to me because ich have never seen this kind of snow before, i am from the south part of china so this is great unfortunately all the shops are closed. >> reporter: brandie andrews has lived here over ten years, she considers herself lucky. >> i love the snow, because i live in an apartment, i just wake up and somebody else has shoveled for me, i don't have to drive anywhere. >> reporter: is it what you expected? >> yes. everything i expected and more. >> reporter: the city's homeless shelters are at overflow capacity. tonight, jeff, i am told more than 600 people are seeking safety in the nearby shelters because of this dangerously cold weather. >> glor: all right, jerickaer duncan, thank you. eric fischer is chief meteorologist at our boston station wbz, eric, what is ahead? o >> jeff, it is just brutal out there behind the blizzard, you are talking wind-chill values 20-35 below zero and see frostbite in less than 30 minutes with conditions like that, a lot of cold out there, for a monday morning for president's day and also tracking a new storm, this is a mid-south

. >>> traveling from the south bay to china just got easier. starting this june hainan air will fly from san jose to beijing nonstop five days a week. the flight will mean much more than convenience for hundreds of tech companies and their employees. our business and tech reporter scott budman is live at san jose international with more. and scott, this is big news for silicon valley. >> yeahreporter: yeah for a lot of people, janelle, and it certainly means a lot less time spent on bay area freeways if you want to get to china. silicon valley san jose international airport will launch its official flight to beijing in june making it a lot easier for people who have family and business there. there's a buzz around san jose's airport. things here are about to get more worldly. >> this is transformational. >> reporter: starting june 15th san jose will offer nonstop service to beijing, china, a 12 1/2-hour flight bringing two tech hotspots closer together. good news for companies like cisco, intel and apple. >> not only are these companies located

kaisa doesn't really have much of a presence in the south part of china.pended on friday it is still suspended today. we will see whether that is lifted at some point today. >> many thanks, indeed. other news today. southgobi could be forced into bankruptcy after avoiding tax in mongolia. the three defendants worked there between five and six years. they were fined $18 million. they were one american and two philippines. finance minister in greece has set a deadline for an international bailout. eurozone members have indicated that they would be willing to offer athens a longer debt repayment. . president obama is going after corporate earnings. he was a 19% minimum tax on money made in companies overseas. he is expected to announce a plan on tuesday. it could raise more than half $1 trillion over 10 years. it would fund infrastructure projects. 12 countries have eased rates since the beginning of this year alone. by the end of the day tomorrow there could be two more. >> rba. let's start with australia. we could see them cut rates according to analysts. t

south korea, china as well. that gives them a lot of flexibility with their crude because they have a captive market for it and, "b," they can play the refined products game which is a very liquid market. to grab market share, they're a low-cost producer. they can provide their refineries with crude. >> who are they exporting to? global growth is a huge concern with china slowing down. >> yeah so when we look at this report goes through the market share erosion that has taken place over the last one year russia got into their market plan asia also. what we're seeing they can send refined products now increasingly to markets where they can't be undercut possibly because of long-term contracts, et cetera and by providing the fine products the underlining refinery cannot process the competitor's crude. it gives them flexibility and spare capacity changes. the other thing we've highlighted in the report saudi arabia potentially could increase its crude and product exports going into 2015 and 2016 potentially because