but we've explained china's position on the south china sea many times. i think you would agree with me that china has always been a resolute maintainer and advocate of peace and stability in the south china sea. >> china is scaling up its reclamation project around the spratly islands. they've already expanded to seven reefs. china claims almost all areas in the rich south china sea. $5 trillions in ship born trade passes through the south china sea every year. >>> a 22-year-old pakistani rape victim accompanied malala when she received the nobel peace prize last year. she is campaigning to protect women's lives with the help of the nobel laureate. nhk world's masaki suda reports. >> reporter: karachi is pakistan's largest city. this girl fled there eight years ago. she was forced to leave her home town when she was 13. she said she had been kidnapped on her way home from school and raped by her attackers. >> translator: the attackers used many weapons to threaten to kill me. i was taken to a strange place and raped. it was like the end of the world. >> r

in the south china sea, china is locked in territorial disputes with vietnam, the philippines and other countries. china has been reclaiming land on seven reefs in the spratly islands. the reclaimed land on two of the sites is large enough for runways. philippine leaders are voicing concern. a former u.s. defense official in charge of asian and pacific security affairs says japan/u.s. cooperation should expand in the south china sea and beyond. >> it's in japan's interests to be able to cooperate with the philippines and vietnam and others to help them to see what's happening in the sea, if circumstances arise that it makes it possible and helpful for japan to perform mine-sweeping operations in the persian gulf or the strait of hormuz, should somebody mine them, then i think that that would be very welcome to the rest of the world. >> reporter: experts are divided over the issue. >> translator: instability has been spreading in asia europe and the middle east. japan is facing a situation that is unpredictable. it should create a deterrence system needed to deal with it. >> translator:

. >> woodruff: now to growing tensions in asia, over who controls contested areas in the south china ina has recently tried to expand its claim by dumping tons of sand to build up small reefs into islands, capable of holding military equipment. >> china would rather use its bullying force against a small country like the philippines. >> woodruff: tough words in manila today, and protests outside china's embassy, in what's become a big dispute over a small chain of islands in the south china sea. they're called "the spratlys," about 1,000 miles south of china's hainan province, the archipelago is claimed by vietnam, the philippines taiwan, malaysia and brunei. but in recent satellite images, it is china that appears to have built up one of the islands, known as the "fiery cross reef" constructing an air strip there. the island is reportedly large enough for a 9,500-foot runway which could accomodate military aircraft. today in beijing, a chinese foreign ministry spokesman defended the project. >> ( translated ): the relevant construction is conducted within china's sovereign territory,

they are building a network of outposts to enforce control of most of the south china sea. the southeast asians are increasingly worried that p.r.c.'s recent actions will allow china to take control of areas like the reef where they're putting in a runway. in the last 10 months it went from admiral locklear: we portray this -- the prc, the response is generally that this is our sovereign territory, stay out of our business. the implications are if this can activity continues, it would give them de facto control in peacetime of much of the worlds most important waterways, where much of the world's economic energy is created. if they desire, it would give them the opportunity to put long-range detection radars in their, more warships air defense zones. those of the scenarios we have to think about. it complicates a security environment. so far, the nations who have tried to work with china have not produced very much at all. in fact, it is an effective diplomatic organization, but it is not designed to handle security shoes that pop up. we have to watch the situation carefully

china. but beneficial rain in the south of china, as well as taiwan. and it's going to be the hottest time of year actually april is the hottest month of the year for many parts of the indochina peninsula. scorching hot 35 degrees in bangkok. meanwhile, 18 degrees for shanghai and tokyo up to 14 degrees. and i know many of you are wondering when the cold will come to an end. tokyo still chilly actually into saturday. a little warmer on sunday. but down to 11 degrees, so it's going to be more like winter on monday. but tuesday it's quite warm. so look forward to that. now a couple of systems are still affecting the iberian peninsula, and also turkey with stormy conditions. we have one report of tornado in turkey on thursday. this is still packing a lot of moists your enough to cause more flooding rainfall and also thunderstorms over turkey and the middle east. a high pressure dome is blanketing many parts of europe but you can see rain is moving into the british isles by your saturday. temperatures will be may to june-like conditions in many parts of ce

they are building a network of outposts to enforce control over most of the south china sea. the southeast asian nations are increasingly worried that the prc's new capabilities will allow china to take de facto control of the surrounding waters. places like fiery cross reef where they are putting in a runway. in the last 10 months it went from a barely noticeable feature to now having a deep water port on it and a potential runway. this will allow the prc number one to put their maritime security force down there, which is equivalent to a coast guard or fisheries patrol, which to give you the magnitude of the size of the prc's capability is if you take all of the southeast asian countries coast guards and put them together, it's still a smaller number than what china has been able to produce. i have also observed that they have taken what would have been considered a couple of years ago gray hulled warships and painted them white and turned them into maritime security craft. so we portray this, i think, or try to, to the prc, to china. and their response is generally, well, t

part it is heritage over the south china sea. many give little importance to the tension brewing, unaware that the matter has been brought to an international tribunal by the five beans. >> of course the islands are china's. >> yes, they are china's, we are told this since we were kids. >> chan believes the water belongs to china, but hopes the government takes a queue from them and will find another way to deal with the situation. >> china is saying put oil on fire we have a dispute, we cannot find a way to solve it at the moment. in the best of ways we close down. not oil on the fire that is not good >>> with chinese activity continuing, despite objections from its neighbours many find it hard to believe stated intentions to talk and find a common solution. >>> an associate professor of political science at a university in maryland joins us from baltimore. thank you for joining us welcome to al jazeera. waters are disputed by vietnam, philippines and taiwan, why are the small islands important to china. is it strategic, economic

only be characterized as aggressive building islands off the shore and increased patrols in the south china sea? what to you read into that in -- what do you read into that in terms of china's military or expansionist intentions? >> yes sir. well, i think the chinese communicate to us pretty clearly what they're doing. they see themselves as a renewing power. they have the assets to build a military. they're building particularly in the army -- i mean the navy and the air force because they understand the importance of protection of the global areas. and you start to see them operate globally in different places which they didn't operate years ago. they told us over and over again that they believe that the nine dash line in the south china sea is their historic her to have y'all waters. they have, as far as i understand they have refused to participate in that. and so what they were doing is through what they articulate is peaceful means they're building these land reclamations, establishing their position in the south china a sea which opens their options for down the road as this thing a

involvement. >> how dependent are the nations in the south china sea the smaller nations how dependent are they on u.s. military support in their standoff with china? >> some countries are more so than others, such as the philippines which gets pretty much all its military equipment and support from the united states. vietnam looks to russia, mostly for its military equipment and support, but the u.s. as we've seen very recently has started to extend a greater degree of support to countries such as vietnam that had previously been isolated from the u.s. a little bit. it's the same in indonesia. indonesia has grown closer to the u.s. the u.s. has strong allies such as the philippines but is moving closer strategically closer in trade, security, diplomacy to countries that have not traditionally been its allies such as the philippines. >> we've been looking at a picture on our screen of a map that shows the area of the south china sea in which china is attempting to exert its influence, specifically building land if you will, on the straitly islands. do you believe that china is -- its g

concerns potentially valuable islands in the south china sea.ve seen tensions flaring. >> resource rich islands. thea claims about 80-90% of south china sea, including the disputed islands and a number of other areas. we have satellite footage of the chinese allegedly building or the chargers are in their land reclaiming around the island. there has been a number of other clashes between chinese military votes and get in these wishing boats-- chinese military boats.lippine fishing they are not mincing words of what they should do in order to get china to back off on some of the provocative moves. he says time is clear and quickly advancing reclamation's. the situation is worsening. here is the quote. >> didn't china agree to a code of conduct with asean? >> not a lot of progress on the code of conduct. china probably is not going to complete these negotiations until after the dredging and reclamation is done. by that time, any code of conduct would basically legitimize its claim to that reclamation project. others have been more because of the t

bullying neighboring countries over a land dispute in the south china sea. yesterday the president said china was not abiding by international rules and using muscle to intimidate the philippines in vietnam. the three countries all claim to own parts of an island chain. china's foreign minister today said it's the u.s. that's pushing countries around. >> a new bill in california that would make vaccines hand foyer. the debate over personal beliefs and health, next. >> some of the nation's largest vitamin stores are pulling a potentially dangerous product off their shelves. researchers say weight loss suppplements contain a plant he can tract that can have amphetamine like effects. sales are being suspended even though the f.d.a. has said there is no specific safety concern. >> a battle over vaccinations in california could impact the rest of the country. the state legislature moving ahead with a bill forcing motor parents to have their children vaccinated with very few exceptions. we have more on why it's so controversial. >> a controversial california bill t

the south china sea is one of the area's busiest shepg lanes. of the $5.3 trlt of trade that passes through 1.2 trillion involves the u.s. as for hot spots the east china sea, five uninhabitated islands and three rocks yes i say rocks, have been the area ever conflicts. the south china sea acknowledge claimed by both being philippines and vietnam why all the fuss over these tiny specs of land? well the u.s. government estimates south china sea contains roughly 11 billion barrels of oil and 190 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. china's estimates owner ten times higher. asia's insatiable demand for energy is pushing exploration further offshore including to the spratleys, where china has been building artificial islands to anchor its demand. >> what if they held an election and nobody came? >> and chernobyl 29 years after the explosion. xplosion. >> tsarnaev'ssudan's elections get underway next week. >> due to a beings boycotts, it is expected that the president will retain election. natasha guinane has the story. >> independent candidate hasn't

sophie, tell me more about the valuable assets in the south china sea. re is dispute regarding china's reclamation activities in proximity to the islands on which the philippines and vietnam have made claims. malaysia is pushing for the standard communication but as you mentioned, the philippines is urging asean to stand up to china. on sunday, the malaysian foreign minister cautioned against using counterproductive action, severing ties with china. the philippines is saying that unless a code of conduct is agreed to soon it may legitimize the reclamation activities. rishaad: despite the territorial dispute, china is a cheat economic partner for the asean countries. -- key economic partner for the az and countries. sophie: jill politics aside, china is these -- geopolitics aside, china is the single biggest partner for the asean countries. asean is looking at and infrastructure financing gap of one trillion u.s. dollars annually until 2020 so for china to fill the gap incapacity is something to consider in the conversation with a player such as china. las

china in turn warned the body from discussing the issue. >> translator: this south china sea issue is not a matter between china and asean. we oppose any attempts to damage our ties with asean members by capitalizing on the territorial disputes. >> china says the issue should be discussed on a bilateral basis. >>> leaders in thailand have taken a step toward returning the country to democratic rule. they have begun debate on drafting a new constitution. the military-led interim government plans to hold an election next year under the new document. they seized power in a coup last may. the draft constitution allows an unelected person to serve as prime minister. it would create a system that gives more power to smaller parties. officials hope to finalize the draft by late july. but supporters of ousted prime minister criticize the document. they say allowing an unelected person to lead the country would be anti-democratic. >>> south african authorities are cracking down on violence against foreigners. police there have arrested more than 300 people in connection with the attacks. autho

the world's highest international paved road, the karakorum highway the china- china-pakistan corridor, all the way south through pakistan to the port city of guada. >> when the china-pakistan corridor becomes operational china would be directly connected to the middle east of the gulf states and to africa. and this would be a big dividend accruing directly to the corridordirectly from thecorridor. >> cutting the time it takes from goods and oil to reach china from the middle east from 12 days to 36 hours. and there are all sorts of deals linked to it. coal solar and wind power. oil and gas pipelines. highways and railways. this is one of the most impressive buildings in islamabad, a cultural center paid for by china. a long tested relationship one based on cultural, economic and strong military ties. china is pakistan's biggest supplier of weapons. it helped develop the latest jet fighter, the jf 17 thunder. >> pakistan is a one that has been plagued with problems all around, we cannot depend on others. china has been far more truss worthy is -- trust worthy, is a much more reliable friend of pakistan a

another unstable area is here in eastern china as well as south korea. and that's another area where we are likely to see a lot of thunderstorms with frequent lightning and even large hailstones. to the bigger picture we go. ulan bator up to 26 degrees. and tokyo again at 26 degrees. the center of the high pressure system responsible for the heat from yesterday will be moving away but still continuing to raise this system at fukushima up to 30 degrees. but on our holiday on wednesday some of the areas look quite comfortable. now out here on europe the severe weather is ongoing in france italy, and germany. that is pushing east. much of the central locations will see strong gusts. chances of tornadic activity and also hailstorms that have been reported in germany already. we have a lot of thunderstorms on this page. i'll leave you now for your extended forecast. >>> that concludes this edition of "newsline." i'm keiko kitagawa in tokyo. thank you for joining us. host: hello and thanks for joining us on euromaxx today. let's get the show on the road with a

while other countries in the south china sea did already engage in some island construction, china is taking this to an industrial scale of hundreds of acres created already. that all of the other neighbors combined simply can't match. i think we are going to have to see how china responds to -- to -- concerns expressed by the president and the secretary of defense and arrange of other u.s. officials that, that china really needs how to exercise some moderation here and be clearer about what it is trying to do. so, we'll have to see how china decide to proceed here. but it really seems, that they're moving forward in a very significant way. >> the most important question is when china will announce an air defense identification zone in the south china sea. he expects that will happen no later than january, 2017. well, on the mainland of china, a huge sandstorm is causing blackouts, major traffic jams, across northwestern china. and also the capital. derek vandam joins us to tell us more about the threat. if pollution weren't enough. >> that's right. you start getting this sand which o

a chinese official defends the work in the south china sea. >> translator: the relevant construction is being conducted within china's sovereign territory. it is reasonable, understandable, and legal, and it is not targeting or affecting any other country. we hope relevant countries and relevant sides can put it into perspective. >> china is expanding the number of reclamation projects on seven reefs in the islands. the country's activities have aroused fierce opposition in the philippines which also claim sovereignty over the reefs. last week at talks in germany foreign ministers of the group of seven nations expressed great concern over china's activities. and that will wrap up our bulletin in bangkok. >>> emerging economic powers still struggling with poverty. emboldened citizens still demanding democracy, the threat of violence and push for peace and shadow of conflict of the get news and insight every weekday live from bangkok only on nhk world "newsline." >>> the editor of "time" have named the 100 most influential pim people of 2015. two japanese people have made the cut. one i

s in this region and they extend to the south china sea. >> the u.s. navy flies there every day. they have increased the number of patrol aircraft e deploy eded in japan by 25% over the past three years. he spoke about china's reclamation of several reeves around the islands and expressed concerns saying that is a unilateral action without collaboration with other countries in the region. >>> japan imports just about all of its crude oil, most of it from the middle east. now a major japanese energy developer says it's going to establish a r more direct channel with one major supplier in the region. >> saudi arabia is japan's largest supplier of oil. officials at the trade ministry have just announced that the company has taken a 5% stake in an oil field in alabama da by. the deal is worth $1.1 billion and will involve the production of more than 80,000 barrels a day. officials earlier said it planned to open 40% of its 15 on shore oil fields whose rights were due to expire. japan's trade minister called the deal a milestone saying it's based on the close relationship between the t

china is bulking up and building up many disputed islands in the south china sea. here are some before and after photographs of china's work released just this week. admiral harry harris commander of the u.s. pacific fleet, recently said that what china is doing in the area is, quote, creating a great wall of sand more than 1.5 square miles worth so far. it raises questions about china, questions being asked more and more these days like, is china an enemy? is it going to overtake america as a superpower? and what are the intentions of china's new leader, xi jinping? to help us get to the bottom of all this, i have two of the sharpest people i know on the subject. hank paulson was the 74th secretary of the treasury and is the author of a great new book "dealing with china: an insider unmasks the new economic super power." and evan osnos was the new yorker's china correspondent for years and author of "age of ambition: chasing fortune, truth, and faith in the new china." hank, let me start with you. how would you answer that question? people say first you begin your

part of that heritage is ownership over most of the south china sea. ere give importance to the tensions brewing among their waters. >> translator: of course the islands are china's. >> translator: yes, they are china's. we have been told this since we were kids in school. >> reporter: this man too believes the waters belong to china, but hopes his government keeps talking to his neighbors to find another way to deal with the situation. >> if china say, put oil on the fire then we have a dispute we cannot find to solve at the moment and the best way is to cool down -- to make it cool down not to put oil on the fire. in that is not good. >> reporter: but with chinese activity continuing in this disputed waters many find it hard to believe china's stated intentions to talk and find a common solution. >>> half a million mexicans have had their drinking water supplies cut off because of an oil spill. water treatment centers were shut down after vandals damaged a mrien. the cleanup is expected to take at least two weeks. >>> tens of thousands of workers acro

building these reefs into islands in the south china sea. creating essentially the physical infrastructure for the day when china feels that its territorial claims can now be asserted. you know china believes that it has the right full claim to a vast portion of the south china sea which is claimed by other countries. at the moment china's not interested in provoking a conflict a physical military kinetic war with the united states. it knows that would be a doomed proposition. but what it is interested in doing is letting the world know that it's going to take a much more assertive posture in advancing its own interests, not just economically but also in terms of its physical security. >> hank, part of the fascinating thing in the book is you have met with every one of these chinese leaders including xi jinping before he was president. in conversations with them a lot of it is formal i'm sure but what is the sense you get in terms of do they want to be number one? >> there is no doubt that xi jinping is going through a massive transformation

in the east china sea and in the south china sea, china continues to make forays into the oceans and the islamic state is still very active. how does the united states and japan intend to collaborate and what do you expect of each other in terms of actions taken by the respective countries? in japan with regard to the accepts of exercise of self-defense and the new guidelines a strong concern that japan will become involved in america's wars. how does prime minister abe intend to dispel the fears and what is president obama's take on these concerns? >> translator: first of all, on extremism, and radicalism, which is on the rise, the world community should unite to counter such extremism. moderation is the best method, is the speech i delivered in cairo. we have to face the extremism. there are moderates who are at the very forefronts facing extremism and we want to support this. with the rise of extremism, there are refugees and support to these refugees and also through the influx of refugees there are countries who are faced with difficulties to these countries, it's important ta w

we share a concern about china's land reclaim makes in the south china sea, and the united states andan are committed in our freedom of navigation respect for international law, and the peaceful resolution of disputes without coercion. we also remain united in pursuit of peaceful denuclearization of the korean peninsula, and addressing north korean provocations. we fully support japan's efforts to absolve the tragedy of abduction of japanese citizens. i met with the mother of one of those abductees and she described the awful pain she has endured. meanwhile our growing tri-lateral cooperation with the republic of korea, as well as with australia, gives us new opportunities to enhance security across the region. with respect to trade, we reviewed the progress our teams have made towards the trans-pacific partnership. i know that the politics around trade can be hard in both of our countries, but i know that prime minister abe, like me is deeply committed to getting this done and i'm confident we will. i often point out, for example, there are many japanese cars in america, i want to se

think tank are showing the progress of china's controversial reclamation activities in the south china sea. they revealed satellite images of the buildup of mischief reef in the spratly islands. the reef is a focal point of a territorial dispute between china and the philippines. researchers with the center for strategic and international studies posted the images online. they say the pictures were taken in mid-march. they show a chain of artificial land formations and new structures such as sea walls. f hchlt f nhk obtained imams of the reef taken by military at the end of january. they revealed china had just begun the reclamation. in a february image an amphibious transport vessel is visible near the reef. the ship can carry up to 800 people and 20 amphibious armed vehicles. chinese officials have now expanded to seven reefs around the separatepratly islands. at one site a strip of reef has been entirely reclaimed. philippine military officials suspect china plans to construct a runway. a chinese government spokesperson says her country maintains the legitimacy of its reclamation pr

that borders the south china sea and has some sort of territorial claim there. if something really awful happens to the world, that might be the flashpoint. host: new york is up next. ron is on a line for democrats. do i get the sound right? caller: yes, absolutely. it is right in the middle of long island. my question relates to the arbitration clause that is part of tpp. i'm not sure people are aware of the fact that the arbitration clause would allow foreign entities and corporations to supersede and bypass american laws, especially environmental law at the local level. and rather than going and bring the action in a court to the united states, it would go before arbitration boards. many people feel that the arbitrators on the board will be packed by a very very pro-wall street and business entities. can you address that issue? with regard to china, it is a fate a copley. -- fait accompli. they are trying to his a world bank. i will take your responses off the air. guest: the arbitration clause is something that is not only a big concern to the labor groups t

only be characterized as aggressive building islands off the shore and increased patrols in the south china sea. what do you read into that in terms of china's military or expansionist intentions? >> yes sir. i think the chinese communicate to us pretty clearly what they're doing. they see themselves as a renewing power. they have the assets to build a military. they're building particularly in the army -- i mean the navy and the air force because they understand the importance of protection of the global areas that you tartstart to see them operate globally in places where they didn't operate years ago. they told us over and over again that they believe that the nine dash line in the south china sea is their historic territorial waters. they have as far as i understand they have refused to participate in international legal venues, you know, the filipinos have a case at the u.n. law convention tribunal now to challenge the nine dash line and as far as i know the chinese have refused to participate in that. what they're doing is they're, through that they articulate as peaceful means, build

china claims the entire south china sea as its own territorial waters and in the last few months, it'suilding eye randz, about 1.5 square miles of islands which has been dredged up from the sea. so basically they're killing a lot of coral, putting sand on top of it and then cementing it over for air bases and other military facilities. jenna: literally building islands. >> they're building islands in the south china sea and they want to be able to keep the u.s. out of that area and they also want to keep other countries out. so you know basically china is saying, this international water, no. it's not. it's ours. jenna: that's so fascinating we have these interesting pictures we were just showing viewers. a lot of focus on the middle east but we don't want to forget the pivot to asia which the president has talked a lot about. good to see you as always. jon: scary stuff and dramatic moments in an l.a. courthouse. baby boy making a big debut on a day his mother will not soon forget. d we're born. after all, healthier doesn't happen all by itself. it needs to be earned... every day... fr

china can find common cause at the same time that we may be disputing territorial limits in the south china sea or the east china sea so we are going to have to learn to have both cooperation and competition with china at the same time but if we come to much to fear as we fear that we are in decline for the chinese believe this we could get policies that could mess up what otherwise is a relation which can be managed. so that's part of what i was trying to get at by writing this book which summarizes some thinking i'm doing about america's role in the world very much longer time than the narrow 130 or 140 pages of the book would say that i think the message about how do we think of america's role in the world and in pretty her how do we relate to the country that's most like we do seem challenging to us a think as they message that policymakers need to take seriously so thank you all for your attention. [applause] >> thank you very much. this was a splendid recounting of your book and i know there are going to be many questions from the audience but i'm just going to get things started if i

figures, a lot of the -- deftlyt by china shows a lot of violent building in the south china sea. pens to be some of the world's biggest shipping lanes. china is claiming about 4/5 of those items according to a 1940's map. other countries have been building islands in the area as well. they had been ignoring those within targeting china. it will deftly be a big driver for china defense spending. >> yes. and driving our coverage no doubt. thanks so much for that. >> let's check in on corporate stories making headlines. >> sharp default risk has dropped from a high over reports of a possible rescue by foxconn. the apple supplier plans to buy a 10% stake, but wondered in a say in how the company is managed. shares jumped after report it lands to seek government health. it is part of its liquid crystal display business. it is looking at its fourth and will loss in four years. looking to make its stock shares more tracked it. it will increase share authorization. the company currently trades at more than $454 or share. the split would make netflix more accessible to retail investors. 7"

only be characterized as aggressive, building islands off the shore and increased patrols in the south china sea. what do you read into that in terms of china's military or expansionist intentions? admiral locklear: i had the chinese communicate to its pretty clearly what they are doing. they see themselves as a renewing power, they have the assets to build a military. they are building specifically in the navy and air force. because they understand the importance of protection of the global areas and you start to see them operate globally in different places, which the not operate years ago. they told us over and over again that they believe that the south china sea is the historic territorial waters. they have, as far as i understand, refused to participate in international legal venues -- you know, the filipinos have a case at the u.n. law challenging the line. as far as i know, the chinese have refused to participate in that. so what they are doing is they are through what they articulate as peaceful means, they are building these land reclamation's, they are establishing their position

united states navy is warning china is creating a great wall of sand in disputed waters of the south chinaea. these images show five violins have already been made and two more are now in development and they have done in a matter of months with the unparalleled land reclamation program to build airstrips in the area. the commander of the u.s. pacific fleet war and said china's actions are stoking regional tensions and raising the potential for military confrontation. multinational corporations what about the laws from the country's then they are offshore in production? what about those? my commentary is the next. [announcer:] what if one stalk of broccoli could protect you from cancer? what if one push up could prevent heart disease? [man grunts] one wishful thinking, right? but there is one step you can take to help prevent another serious disease- pneumococcal pneumonia. one dose of the prevnar 13® vaccine can help protect you ... from pneumococcal pneumonia, an illness that can cause coughing, chest pain difficulty breathing and may even put you in the hospital. ® is used in adults 50

english-speaking tour guide. >>> china says artificial islands it's creating in a disputed area of the south china sea will be used for military defense and help prepare for typhoons. the islands would have shelters and navigation aids in a remote area but she would not elaborate on how they would help china's defenses. the move could increase tensions in the region. >> related construction is within china's sovereignty right. it's reasonable fair and legal. it does not affect any other country nor is it against the interest so it is beyond reproach. >> our fuel are fuelling greater anxiety so we're watching these developments closely and we continue to raise our concerns with china as well as with others in the region. >> the philippines have complained formally to the u.n. about the developments but china says it will not participate in the arbitration case. >> college students in south africa won a symbolic victory. for weeks they demanded the university of cape town remove this statue of cecil rose. on thursday the school did. removed the statue, rose was a colonial era mining magnat. some saw

navy has to protect allies and have a presence in the south china sea in the east china sea is becoming more difficult. not impossible, but more difficult as it grows. is china going to be a military power to rival the u.s. globally? not very likely. chen is going to be importing more oil from the middle east is the u.s. imports last. it is going to worry about sea lions and the increases in military investment help with protect sea lanes through the streets of morocco. i doubt they will be relevant. i suspect i will still be a need for american decision. so military capacity will increase. it will give us more pressure but i don't think you will see a china which equals or rivals the u.s. has a military global power in the quarter century which is the time horizon than looking at. finally, let me turn to soft power, the ability to get what you want through attraction or persuasion rather than coercion or pain. china has been making efforts to increase soft power. in 2007, hu jintao told the 17th party congress of the chinese communist party that china needed to increase its soft power.

out of china right now, because china apparently is explaining why it's building islands in the south chinaea is this because another rogue country sees a weak administration or am i wrong on that? is it something else? >> it's not just china was going to tykeake advantage of what they perceive as a weak president. the cubans are going to do it, what the chinese are doing here, they're taking rocks, places that the nobody even inhabits they're putting run ways on it. they're saying the south china sea, it's also a major trade route to asia. >> breaking news and it's happening right now. thank you so much. >>> it seems every day now we're hearing yet another story of the persecution of christians schristians. are we doing enough? but aleve is just 2 pills all day. and now, i'm back! aleve. the pursuit of healthier. it begins from the second we're born. after all, healthier doesn't happen all by itself. it needs to be earned... every day... using wellness to keep away illness... and believing that a single life can be made better by millions of others. healthier takes somebody who can power m

china is accused of increasing tensions in the south clean china sea by building man-made islands.ds struggling to make a living in the united states are fighting for better wages. ♪ ♪ hello again let's have a look at the top stories on al jazerra. the u.n. says the conflict in yellen is worsening the right here of hits people coinciding with the renation of the special advice to to the country from the u.n. air attacks have continued for three weeks. south korea's president says step to his salvage of recognize written of the sewol ferry that sank last year will begin soon, protests from mourners who gathered for mark the first san rears are you of the disaster that killed 304 people. >>> the colombia president juan manuel santos has ordered the military to resume air strikes against farc rebels. it follows the killing of 11 soldiers in a remote part of the country. considering to be a farc strong hold. the two sides have been in peace talks to try to end the long running civil war. now, isil has gained ground in iraq's anbar province capturing several villages close to the capita

in the east china sea, and south china sea china continues to make fore rays into the ocean the islamic state is still very active, how does the united states and japan intend to collaborate, and what do you expect of each other in terms of actions? in japan with regard to the acceptance of exercises and the new guidance there's a strong concern that the japan will become involved in america's war, how does the prime minister plan to disspell this. and what is the take on the terms? >> first of all on extremism and radicalism, which is on the rise. the world community should unite to counter such extremism. moderation is the best method. we have to face an extremism there are moderates who at the very front, are facing extremism, and we want to support this. with the rise of extremism, there are refugees and support to these refugees and also there the influx, there are countries that face difficulties. to these countries it is important that we provide support appropriately and to the moderate countries we need to tell them that they are not alone, they are not isolated in the society

in the east china sea and in the south china sea, china continues to make forays into the oceans and the islamic state is still very active. how does the united states and japan intend to collaborate and what do you expect of each other in terms of actions taken by the respective countries? in japan, with regard to the acceptance of exercise of collective self-defense and the new guidelines. there's a strong concern that japan will become involved in america's wars. how does prime minister abe intend to dispel his fears? and what is president obama's take on these concerns? >> first of all, on extremism, and radicalism, which is on the rise, the world community should unite to counter such extremism. moderation is the best method. is the speech i delivered in cairo. we have to face extremism, there are moderates, who are at the very forefront facing extremism. we want to support this. with the rise of extremism. there are refugees and support to these refugees, and also through the influx of refugees there are countries who are faced with difficulties. to these countries it's importa

. >> a large portion of the south china sea have been in dispute. china lays clean to much of it. the surrounding nations claim parts as well. the smaller countries say that china is trying to strong arm them out, because the region is rich in oil. newly released satellite images show nine islands that china is building with sand in disputed territory. construction china defends as within its right. . >> translation: the relevant construction is reasonable, justified and laughful within china's sovereignty. it does not impact or talk to any country and is behind reproach. >> reporter: of concern to the u.s. is the sea includes prime shipping routes. the white house asked china to back off tactics. in the next hour how the south china sea plays into washington's efforts to forge a better relationship with budget >>> arts programs in america's public schools had a tough time. budget cuts are the first to go. the one school in miami found a unique way to engage students and show the world why art matters. andy gallinger has more -- gallagher has more. >> reporter: inner city stalls a

now, it's going to be whether south korea actually office this over the objections of china. >> what think is going to happen? >> i think that they will do it because the united states has 28,500 troops on the peninsula and it makes it very difficult for south korea to say, yes, we want you to be here but we are not going to defend you. >> what's interesting? i mean do you think south korea is a bigger threat to the united states or a bigger threat to ease asia? >> -- east asia? >> certainly south korea but the problem is that, you know even though it's just south korea that they are focused on or sometimes japan but the point is, that's incidents can mushroom out and envelope the whole region. indeed this is what happened before world war i when you just had serbia and it sort of mushrooms out. this is the same thing that could happen right now. that's what people in the region are worried about. north korea doing something that just gets out of control. >> given all of these countries and all of these issues we have just discussed, what do you think is the most pressing issue right