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. >>> japanese defense officials say they're growing more concerned about china's increased presence in the south and east china seas. they submitted on tuesday their report to the cabinet. and they say japan must do more to protect the country. nhk world's reports. >> one of the main focuses of this year's report is china. it includes a new section on maritime trends. the report refers to china's rapid and large scale reclamation of reefs in the disputed spratly islands in the south china sea. it says incidents where countries unilaterally assert their interests or attempt to alter the status quo by coercive measures are occurring more often. >> translator: we explained our analysis and evaluations about the recent activities by the chinese military expanding and intensifying their actions in the sea and air around japan. we want to convey the present situation accurately because it's a matter of concern. >> the report also refers to national security legislation that's now being discussed in the diet. it says that ensuring safety of sea lanes is a vital issue to japan's survival. public opinion

the meeting took place, and it's amid concerns about china's recent activities in the south china sea. china has been claiming land and building military facilities at several locations in the spratly islands. >> we discussed the importance of resolving maritime disputes in the south china sea and throughout the asia-pacific in accordance with international law. >> translator: vietnam and the u.s. were once enemies, but have become friends and partners. i'm convinced the relationship will continue to grow. >> reporter: the u.s. and vietnamese navies held a joint drill. the two nations are strengthening military ties amid china's growing maritime activities. the moves are thought to be making china nervous. chinese president xi jinping invited nguyen pho trong to beijing for talks to counter the united states influence. china's invasion of vietnam in 1979 sparked war. for over 2,000 years, vietnam and china have engaged in hostilities on many occasions. despite their bitter history, however, the two nations have maintained close relations in the economy and cultural fields. an expert s

to grow. >>> judges at an international court are deciding whether to get involved in one of the south china sea disputes. they're hearing a case about whether china has the right to exploit natural resources in the waters. the proceedings began on tuesday at the permanent court of orb trags in the hague. a delegation asked the judge to arbitrate its issues based on the u.n. convention on the law of the sea. the delegates told them china has made a unilateral claim to exploit the sea's natural resources. they said the only way to settle the dispute peacefully is to bring it before the court. china says the two countries should work to resolve the dispute on their own. >> translator: china will neither accept nor participate in the unilateral arbitration proceeding. >> the hearing is scheduled to continue until monday. if the judges decide the court has jurisdiction their next step will be to examine china's claim. >>> despite beijing's aggressive moves over the weekend to boost its markets, performance has seen better days as gene otani from our business desk tells us. >> james, what a free

maritime expansion in the south china sea might be one example. t china is a major trade partner to myanmar, also myanmar's neighbor. how would you manage the relations with china? >> translator: as you know, myanmar lies between two economic powers, china and india. we need to maintain friendly relationships with them as they are developing. myanmar's democracy is in progress. we believe that china will accept our policy of having diplomatic relations with various countries. as we have democratized, investment from china has increased. >> and what is the role for japan? what form of cooperation or investment for myanmar does -- would you expect from japan? >> translator: the areas where we want investment from japan in particular are roads, bridges, power, industrial zones, gas, and other infrastructure projects. we also want japan to build plants to provide job opportunities for our workers. >>> members of an opposition party in japan have come up with a counterproposal to government-sponsored security bills. leaders in tokyo want to expand the r

the size of fifty football fields and lies in the west philippine sea, what china would call the south china sea. where, in full view, reefs, atolls, and islets are being leveled to be incorporated into chinese territory, more than 1000 kilometers from china's mainland. it's all about natural resources, fishing areas and geostrategies. and that's making the philippine army at its outposts uneasy. admiral alexander lopez of the philippine army insisits that what's happening in subi is the same that's happening to the other areas. they're trying to build these things not for legal reasons but for military purposes and that's very alarming. where once there was nothing -- entire ports, buildings the size of stadiums, and airstrips in the service of airspace sovereignty are all being built. it's a modern land grab, under the motto, "don't ask, take." the philippines would like the un's permanent court on arbitration to settle the dispute with china. and the us, a close ally of the philippines, says it's considering boosting its military presence in the region. beijing has shown the cold shoulder

china is building brand new islands in the south china see along some of the world's most vital trade roots. china has warned u.s. military planes to stay away. one real island claimed by a u.s. ally is being surrounded by all this, and seth doane takes us there. >> this is the first and the main street. >> reporter: you'd think being the mayor of a remote tropical island would be easy, but eugenio bito-onon jr. is on the front linesave dangerous international dispute. the 100 or so people living on pag-asa, a tiny 90-acre speck in the south china sea are here to claim this land for the philippines. why have civilians and not just the military? >> when it's military to military it's a normal war. it's the civilian that seems to be the buffer. >> reporter: the philippine military has been here since the 70s. but china says pag-asa is theirs. controlling these waters means controlling huge deposits of oil and gas rich fisheries and vital shipping lanes. the chinese have been filling in reefs and shoals to create islands. the closest is not far from these shores, just about 13 miles behi

think tank say china is building an airstrip on a disputed area in the south china sea. they say the airstrip would operate bombers. china's increasing military presence in the region. jun has more. >> reporter: analysts for international studies have released their latest study on the airstrip at fiery reeve in the spratly islands. longer than runways on nearby islands. they say that's the only airstrip to allow use of strategic bombers of the analysts say deployment of such aircraft will allow chinese military to cover extensive airspace ranging from indian ocean to western pacific including guam where the united states has military sites. >> the only reason you would need an airstrip that long is if you wanted to be able to land all range of aircraft in a country's arsenal and that does suggest china is preserving the option to use the airstrip for military purposes. >> reporter: earlier this month, the head of the u.s. pacific command admiral harry harris expressed similar views and he called for an immediate halt to the construction. but china said the construction w

the chinese are building islands on reefs in the south china sea.rs, dismissing claims by vietnam taiwan and the philippines. seth doane set out to take a look. >> reporter: the chinese denied us permission to see their newds islands, so we hired filipino fishermen to take us as close as we could get. satellite imagery shows china is adding, on average, more than three and a half acres every day. one of the reasons the south china sea is so valuable is it has 7 billion barrels of proven oil reserves. that's the oil consumption of the entire united states for a year. this rickety boat usually carries grouper and squid, not journalists. filipinos told us they see china as a bully and these fishermen feared an encounter with chinese patrols. as we were first approaching the subi reef, you could just see one crane. now, as we get closer, you can see a number of cranes up and down the length of this island. the u.s. believes china will turn these islands into military bases. the u.s. flew a surveillance plane over the disputed waters and american warship

it says the country's claims to nearly the entire south china sea are inconsistent with international law. it adds that china has responded to international calls to settle these issues cooperatively with aggressive land reclamation efforts. the report also criticizes russia for not respecting the sovereignty of its neighbors and its willingness to use force to achieve its goals in apparent reference to ukraine. the report adds that violent extremist organizations such as the islamic state militant group are undermining in the middle east and africa. the report says the united states will step up its alliances with japan and other partners of the asia pacific region as well as with nato to achieve these aims. >>> u.s. researchers have been monitoring china's reclamation project in the south china sea. they've released new satellite photos which appears to show construction work on a runway is nearly complete. researchers with the center for strategic and international studies published images of fiery cross reef. they say the pictures were taken sunday. the reef is part of the spratly

at the top of the list is china's maritime activities in the south china sea. mmary says china has pushed forward with rapid and large-scale reclamation work in the south china sea, where it's thought to be building a runway a port and other infrastructure. it describes the activity as high-handed and says that it's causing concern in the international community. officials will include in the final report an outline and process of discussion on bills that would allow japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense. the summary referred to the government's plan to relocate the u.s. marine corps air station within the prefecture of okinawa. it says government officials have spent a long time listening to people in the prefecture and have been working to reflect their opinions in the plan. >>> interior ministers from countries in the association of southeast asian nations are preparing to discuss the plight of rohingya migrants. they'll consider ways for member nations to accept the migrants and prevent human trafficking. the meeting will take place in the m

back of aerial surveillance by the united states of the china land reclamation activities in the south chinaea i think cap taken the debate about china here in the u.s. and america's relationship with china out of the think tanks and much more to the main street, as people see things which they believe and are concluding will impact the overall direction of the relationship. my argument is you need a framework for this relationship which can manage these sorts of very large differences and incrementally resolve them over time and at the same time place primary emphasis, primary emphasis on what you can do together in the world, and let me tell you, there is a lot of those, starting with the korean peninsula. ian: i will start with that, but before we get to korea, with the united states, it seems to me that you can look at a lot of what the chinese are doing whether it is cyber, the south china sea, anti-monopoly issues and frame it as things the chinese are doing to americans we don't like. is that an appropriate way to think about the challenges in the u.s.-china relationship, or should we

>> activities that have taken place in the south china sea that have raised concern. you might recall that the last asean summit a statement was issued regarding that. i believe that it reflects the sentiment that exists among all the countries concerned, all the other asean countries. because activities of this nature actually run counter to international law. i think china has taken notice of that. and obviously, they also are taking steps to ensure that tensions are not raised in the south china sea. >> some people might worry that it's not really making any progress. what is your assessment of the code of conduct? >> i believe what is important is that the parties concerned are talking. people are aware of the need to ensure that tension does not rise. >> how does the involvement of the united states in the region? >> the asean countries recognize that the united states has a role to play in southeast asia. economic security political and in other aspects as well. now, of course we -- while we're coming the united states interests in the region i think it is impor

. >> bremmer: south china sea? the recent developments in the south china sea have been obviously watched acutely in the states, not just the country in the region. the photographs posted by cnn coming off the back of arial surveillance of united states of chinese land re lamedication activities in the south chin sea have taken the debate into the main street out of the thing tank where people see what they believe will impact the relationship. my argument is you need a framework for the relationship which could manage the sort of very large differences and incrementally resolve them over time and, at the same time place primary emphasis on what you can do to get up in the world and let me tell you there is a lot of those starting with the korean peninsula. >> bremmer: before i go to korea, let me talk about u.s.-china for a second. sitting here in the united states, it seems to me you can look at a lot of what the chinese are doing, whether cyber, south china sea, anti-monopoly issues and frame it as things the ch

he is to me that you can look at a lot of what the chinese are doing, whether it is ciber, the south chinaanti-monopoly issues and frame it as things the chinese are doing to americans we don't like. is that an appropriate way to think about the challenges in the u.s.-china relationship, or should we be a little bit more balanced? kevin rudd: well, as a former prime minister of australia, i never come to another country and say this is what you should be doing. i cannot think that is polite or helpful, and how america constructs is responses for the people's republic as a matter for the u.s. party politics, but it is the beginning of wisdom to understand how the other person thinks. the american view of the chinese behavior in the south china sea is clear. if we are sitting in a tv studio in beijing with a similar question, it would be wise if the united states fly spy planes up and down every day and every day of the year and sometimes day in and day out, collecting data on us? why is it that the united states through its conflict have a life is in the west pacific? why are they seeking t

that might bring china around that happened in tweng as you remember north korea sunk a ship south korean island and china position was nobody else should react. asked to contribute, they chose not to. put pressure on north korea. so the united states turned to its allies to south korean, japanese, in connection withed among three china didn't like the coordination and by the end of year by public report he put pressure on south korea to not carry through with the south korean exercise. so what have a shift on china's policy. on the humanitarian issues, i think it is important to combine two things. focus on prescribed behavior and not on regime change you're not to get them onboard or for regime change and local organizations onboard with the effort before you approach the chinese if you can do two things you can get china to sorch soften traditional allergy to intervention of affairs of the united states and that must be -- gotten over if you're going to get china onis board to handle most of the humanitarian issues because they do involve getting involved in the sovereign country in mo

the internationally coordinated effort first focused on a surface search in the south china sea. and then it moved west to the strait of ma lack ka, where the last point of radar contact with the plane was seen. the search soon shifted dramatically south to the indian ocean. where the plane is believed to have veered off coast and flown for hours. final location is only believed to be because of a series of hand shake pings that the plane sent to a satellite. the search teams have combed vast areas of the ocean floor and are continuing to do so today. they are hunting for any traces of the 777. the malaysian government declared the missing plane an accident and all of its passengers and crew were presumed dead. >> richard is joining us now with more on this piece of debris which may be from mh370 or may not. everyone says it looks like it is from a triple seven. there is only one triple seven missing right now and that is mh370. why are they so hesitant? if it isn't what is it? >> the reason they are hesitant is of course they want to get it right. what they have potentially got i

is set to begin hearings in to the fill teen's case against china and territorial claims in the south chinaudges will decide if the try brownal has jurisdiction on the matter. china has refuse today participate in the proceedings. beijing laying claim to the area within the white dotted lines. there are many more small islands but the most contentious are also claimed by the philippines. taiwan vietnam. malaysia and brunei all claim territories in the region as well. in a moment we'll go there on beijing and get reaction from scott hyder but first marga ortiga joins us house important is this case katie to the philippines? what have they been saying about it? >> reporter: it's very important indeed. attentions -- stepses have been high here between china and the philippines for several years many maritime standoffs in the disputed waters between chinese vessels and filipino fishermen it's a matter that is very close to the nationalistic heart of filipinos, what they stand to lose here, is 80% of its fishing ground in the south china sea. which obviously the country is very dependant on the

seth doane cbs news in the south china sea. >> axelrod: our mark phillips proved today he's up for anymoney for a charity that supports freelance journalists in memory of bolin and douglas killed by a bomb in baghdad. in london, a montreal canadiens flag. >> whoo! >> axelrod: all in day's work. in a moment, we'll zip back in time. steve hartman finds a piece of american history where you would least expect it. i take mine in the morning. i was trying to eat right, stay active. but i wasn't reaching my a1c goal anymore. man: my doctor says diabetes changes over time. it gets harder to control blood sugar spikes after i eat and get to goal. my doctor added novolog® at mealtime for additional control. now i know. novolog® is a fast-acting, injectable insulin and it works together with my long-acting insulin. proven effective. the mealtime insulin doctors prescribe most. available in flexpen®. vo: novolog® is used to control high blood sugar in adults and children with diabetes. take novolog® as directed. eat a meal within 5 to 10 minutes after injection. check your blood sugar levels. do

converging interests of the country's, at a time when china is increasing assertiveness in the south chinast a year ago, china placed an oil rig off the coast of --tnam, that trickled triggered a diplomatic row between the countries. china as well as constructing artificial islands which is upsetting vietnam and other countries. vietnam views this as a threat it'se economy and sovereignty. have one of the largest shipping lanes in the world. you will see more and more engagement. time, both countries are involved in negotiations with the transpacific partnership treaty. so they view the future as being a much more economically engaged. there are limitations to how close, led vietnam and the u.s. can get, aren't there? reporter: serious obstacles remain for this relationship. vietnam is wary of how china considers if it vietnam to be cozying up to the u.s. china is the most important trading partner. the united states still has continued concerns about vietnam human rights record, although that has been integrated -- improving according to the state department. while you want see them becom

abe says leaders in beijing have been carrying out large-scale reclamation work in the south china sea. he says they're not abiding by the 2008 agreement with japan to jointly develop gas fields in parts of the east china sea. he also says chinese government vessels have repeatedly entered japan's territorial waters around the senkaku islands. japan controls the islands. china and taiwan claim them. >> translator: it is important to make the other side understand that they cannot change the status quo by force and promote peaceful development together. we will be able to protect our country's peace and safety including those marine areas, by enacting the security bills and demonstrating that our alliance with the u.s. is unwavering. >> the prime minister also spoke about a statement he plans to issue to mark the 70th year since the end of world war ii. >> translator: we must not spare efforts to maintain the peace of japan and the region based on the feelings of deep remorse over the war. i want to send out a message that our nation will work more proactively together with other countr

diplomats have again urged china to halt reclamaon work on reefs in the south china sea. this comes a the release of new at satellite images shows it's progressing rapidly. >> we don't find these outputs to be helpful to regional security and stability. in fact quite the contrary. and we're going to continue to impress upon china as we do with all claimants. >> the latest photographs come from the u.s. think tank the center for strategic and international studies. they show that workers have nearly completed the construction of a 3,000 meter runway on fiery cross reef. . the group also says work is progressing on what appears to be ataxiway as well as an area to park planes. but china is unlikely to comply with the request. chinese foreign ministry officials have said that the country will continue to build facilities for military and other purposes on the reefs. >>> china's uygur region has been hit by an earthquake. four confirmed dead at least 48 others are injured. the national earthquake bureau reports that it struck shortly after 9:00 a.m. local time on friday. the

china says the philippinings is violating over the promises over the south china sea and took it to ague and five judges will make the decision if the tribunal has jurisdiction in the matter and china doesn't want to participate. the white dotted lines go in and lots of small islands but include these and they are also claimed by the philippines and then you have taiwan vietnam and malaysia which claimed territory there as well and reiterated the arbitration case brought by philippines and says the philippines has broken its promises. >> translator: china has said many times it would not accept and would not engage into the arbitration case that was unilaterally brought by the philippines who violate the consensus that have been repeatedly reached with china and violates the promise made in the declaration on the code of conduct on the south china sea. >>> people in manila protesting in support of the philippines case against china at the hague and two dozen marched to condemn activities in the south china sea. head of roman catholic church pope francis will celebrate and ecuador is t

. >> the stakes have been raised in another territory dispute in the south china sea. the fill beans is planning to boost defense spending by 25% to a record $550 million. it's aimed at monitoring the disputed islands. >>> nigerian president didn't get what he was hoping for when he met with u.s. president barack obama at the white house on monday. it's a first time he has visited washington since being elect in march. that was nigeria's first democratic transition of power. he asked for weapons to fight bowfight.>>> most my grants from syria another 600 brought ashore on monday by the italian navy. >>> it's a year since the european union and the u.s. expanded economic sanctions on russia. moscow is accused of backing separatists, fighting government forces in eastern ukraine. last month the eu extended those until january. but they are hurting ordinary russians more than its leaders. >> reporter: the shelfs are full but polish apples have been replaced. there are no french cheeses nor will you find any meat or dairy product from the u.s., canada or australia. it's co

over portions of the south china sea. the philippines filed for arbitration against china in 2014. over the last week, the southeastern asian nation got to file its case in front of the icc at the hague. china has refused to participate, a matter beyond the remit of this tribunal. china's art of influencing without participating. it took its arguments to the court of public opinion. but it's also public opinion on something else the chinese have done outside of international law that may force them to adjust their stance. >> out at sea china has already staked its claim regardless of any court proceedings. building at least seven islands in disputed waters. this has raised concern with the international community particularly the united states which has long been a dominant player in the south china sea. >> the chinese have basically miscalculated. but china does not want to be known as a rogue nation, the rogue elephant in the room. so china as we have seen in the past few months it can change its tactics and sometimes it can yield. >> for now business goes on as normal as all sid

maybe not so much if it's for enforcing disputed claims in the south china sea, right? so the -- where do you see that going? and is the middle east a different kind of an opportunity compared with other areas? but first this diplomacy question. everybody seems like they want to jump in. >> well, let me start. i think we're coming out of a period where it's been dominated by the security questions for the last 15 years. and really since the 9/11 attacks, afghanistan then we've certainly had a full -- we've had major elections focused on the wisdom of iraq. but there are some enduring issues, some enduring objectives for the region, that i think don't expire. and where if we can use the economic and the diplomatic that's to our advantage. but the security issues still remain. so this is a resolution of the palestinian question but security for israel. it's the economic path for egypt going forward as it deals with population bulges and an economy that used to have a vigorous middle class that no longer does. then to the gulf side. it is the security of energy supply glob

coinciding, the other big reason is to make vietnam an ally to counterbalance china's growing power in the region especially in the south sea area vietnam disputing china and other countries. >> yes. you know this is very important from vietnam's perspective. they've been the target of a lot of china's initiatives, and they are a country that does not have a treaty relationship with the united states. the philippines is a u.s. treaty ally, and that gives them in manila, you know more confidence. vietnam needs to move in that direction. the one thing that was important was the state department lunch. you had the signing of agreements with vietnam in the treaty room. and, you know i think that symbolism is not lost on hanoi, and not lost n beijing. >> -- lost on beijing >>> should president obama go to vietnam - fine question. >> absolutely. he's gone to a lot of places where we have disagreements with including burma, where he has gone a couple of times. there'll be issues with the communist state. vietnam is small enough that we can move them in better directions, with skilled diplomacy, we could move the vietnamese gov

the united states says the super power is reclaiming land be in the south china sea. islands under construction could become military bases. china has not granted cbs news access but seth doan got as close as any westerner might and he is back in beijing this morning. seth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. those territorial claims can be so scattered they almost appear like a game of chinese checkers with different countries claiming different bits of land. china will not let foreign journalists visit those islands in the south china sea so we traveled to the philippines to try to find our own way to see them. the patchwork of territorial claims may be best understoodu from the air. a reef belonging to china is close to an atol claimed by vietnam and not far from a schol belonging to the philippines. we landed on pagasa claimed by china, inhabited by filipinos and just 13 miles from sube reef, one of the islands the chinese have been creating. >> okay. so just hop in here? >> reporter: there we hired some filipino fisher men to take us as close as we could get

we will pay attention to numerous areas, but in particular the south china sea. as i mentioned in my remarks, we will continue with the foreign-policy of diversification, of mutual benefits noninterference equality, and mutual benefits. vietnam is ready and willing to be a partner and a friend and a constructive and responsible member of the international community. in other areas we of course will discuss other issues. those were the main topics that we will be discussing with the aim of ensuring economic development is central and further strengthening the party is a long-term important task for us. >> let me go over here. >> thank you. i'm a retired american diplomat. i'm with a strategic consulting firm. you just focused about the coming party congress on integration and in your remarks you mentioned the tremendous success in building the trade and modest success so far on the investment side, the relationships between our countries. could you expand about those subjects? in particular remarks on what it would take in the next months, years to boost trade in

the brics summit brought together firms from brazil russia india, china, and south africa. and will suggest pooututin is trying to strengthen unity. that's all for business news this hour. i'll leave you with a check on the markets. >>> officials at japan's space agency say their next generation rocket will be bigger and better. the satellite launcher will be ready for blastoff in five years. the japan aerospace exploration agency says the 63 meter h-3 launch vehicle is longer and wider than the existing h-2-a rocket. it will have a maximum payload of 6.5 tons. officials estimate the launch will cost about $40 million. they say the design of the main engines and booster also be simplified and will continue fewer parts. the agency plans to start building the new models in fiscal 2018 and hopes to launch two years later. japan's current rocket is noted for its liability, having logged more than 20 straight successful launches. the agency wants to lower costs to make its rockets more competitive on the global market. >>> the governor of tokyo has softened his stance on the con

. >>> and china says there is nothing to hide in island building projects in the south china sea. these pictures say, well maybe not. that story, a lot more coming up here tonight. stay with us. 'd you ever learn... ♪ ♪ to fight without saying a word? ♪ ♪ then waltz back into my life ♪ ♪ like it's all gonna be all right ♪ ♪ don't you know how much it hurts? ♪ ♪ when we don't talk ♪ ♪ when we don't touch ♪ ♪ when it doesn't feel like we're even in love ♪ ♪ it matters to me ♪ ♪ when i don't know what to say ♪ ♪ don't know what to do ♪ ♪ don't know if it really even matters to you ♪ ♪ how can i make you see ♪ ♪ it matters to me? ♪ ♪ when i don't know what to say ♪ ♪ don't know what to do ♪ ♪ don't know if it really even matters to you ♪ ♪ how can i make you see ♪ ♪ it matters to me? ♪ . lou: a few kind thoughts if i may on our inexplicable president. barack obama, a man who parlayed his nondescript jobs as illinois state senator and chicago community organizer into a seat in the u.s. senate and four years later to the presidency of the united states. president obama could almost be f

good news is that there is a low pressure system and some rain is anticipated for the south of china. hopefully that will improve the situation. now, it's extremely hot once again across the south of china. 31 degrees in taipei as well as 30 degrees in hong kong on saturday. now, the southern hemisphere, it's winter. low temperatures in the south of queensland, they had heavy snowfall. and temperatures were very low over the past couple days. in sydney it was about 13 degrees. a little improvement as we go into the weekend and warmer than average temperatures are expected as we go into next week. so that's good news. we have a strong system coming in from the atlantic that will provide rainfall and windy conditions over the british isles. that includes scotland where the british open is taking place. along this cold front, severe weather is expected into the siberian peninsula. watch out for large hail damaging winds, and heavy rainfall. before the system comes in temperatures will remain quite high. about 40 degrees for the high in rome. and over 30 degrees in berlin vienna. here is

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activity in the south china sea and land reclamation has the potential to destabilize that region. senator cotton: it doesn't sound like a rosey relationship with china between the united states and our allies, but various published reports have speculated that our civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with china that the administration has submitted to congress may facility the equipment and technology to the -- their navy. this is troubling to me. any increase in the capability and legality of the p.l.a. navy would worry you. do you believe that the united states navy has a military advantage over the p.l.a. navy especially regarding nuclear capabilities? admiral richardson: i watch this extremely closely. the details of this are very technical to discuss in an open forum and look forward to discussing those in a classified setting with you. but we have looked closely at the successor agreement to continuing to exchange nuclear technologies. i believe in the aggregate, we would be better with a renewed successor agreement than without it. senator cotton: even if you suspected or