agenda: how high on the will the south china sea topic be? t has been put their by the japanese and the americans and it will be fairly high because it is one of the flashpoints in the region. china building an airstrip there, radar installations, laying claim with bricks and mortar's. the u.s. took it very seriously. the pentagon sending an aircraft carrier to the south china sea last month. china is not represented at these meetings. the foreign minister of beijing did meet with the british foreign secretary on saturday and mentioned that -- to not make this a big issue at the g7. rishaad: thank you for that. angie: let's check in on trading. over in australia, this is what it looks like. it is a 10th of 1% down, paring the losses after china reported its first gain in producer of 2013.nce september we are seeing regional broad selloff in korea. it has pared back from losses this morning. chinesehong kong, the producer prices. inhave inflation data coming . that is showing some signs of strength. kong, it is half a percent higher. the intrad

is china trying to sideline asean in relation to the south china sea maritime disputes? and what's the administration's response to the quadry lateral consensus between china, brunei, cambodia and laos and what's the administration's position on asean's role in resolving the maritime disputes? >> i appreciate your comments on north korea and i agree very much with you that china has a unique role to play because of its unique relationship with north korea. we're seeing some positive steps forward in terms of implementation of the security council resolution. but it's not yet dispositive. i could not agree with you more that china can't have it both ways. it can't be a party to the law of the sea. convention and then ignore or reject the provisions of that treaty. including arbitration, as an appropriate mek nigs and the binding nature of any arbitration decision on the parties to that decision. so we would expect that china as a party to the law of the sea convention, once the decision is issued by the tribunal, will respect it. it can't assert the law of the sea and not

japan wants to raise the south china issue in spite of the minister warning japan not to do so. the chinese believe that japan is trying to internationalise the dispute taking place of the sea where china has been reclaiming land and building up islands. the prime minister says g7 should stick to talking about issues that affect the economy and development and not the south china sea. that doesn't belong in a venue like this. i think what we will see is certainly the g7 foreign minister's writing about their concerns, but it will be no stronger than that because many of the members here, britain, france, italy, enjoy trade relations with china and they won't want to jeopardize those about speaking too hashly about what they're doing in the south china sea. snoom thank you for that. a response to reports from the media that the country has tested a new engine from a ballistic missile. an undated video showed him supervising a test and military drills. south korea says the north is years away from developing such a weapon. more from washington. >> reporter: clearly there is concer

what interest do we have in the south china sea. do we think if we don't flex our muscles there, they're going to move on us near the united states? why would they anger their biggest market in the world? i don't get this. >> so, bill, would you just let the chinese aggression go unattended. >> i think being a pushover now invites trouble later. steve is is right. it happened 78 years ago in germany. it happened more recently in syria, you can't be a push joef. >> these chinese statement, they are liers. the chinese foreign minister said china has given a commitment in not engaging in militarizati militarization. they haven't. they've gone towards militarization. that's what we saw this week. >> well, i think what the obama administration has done, they haven't done nothing. they while they shifted the naval, more of the naval fleets there, or in the process of doing it, it's more of a 60-40 split rather than a 50-50 split and bush and cheney should have been more of that while they were fud ling around in the middle east. >> and it

china's ambitions in the south china sea, obviously. china is not in the g7. there are six claimants , and none of them will be there. >> but china is letting it be known that it is not happy with japan and the united states pushing this agenda, perhaps overshadowing some of the bigger issues. the foreign minister of china over the weekend saying, urging g7 nations not to hype the south china sea issue. they have a lot at stake, so does china. china has a ready built airstrips, radar installations, a lighthouse. it is basically laying its claim to that area. rishaad: thank you very much. take a look at some other stories making headlines. ada falling to its lowest in five years due to weak growth out of the asia-pacific. net income figures are down 27%, below expectations, $376 million. missingry retailer profit forecast in 11 out of the past 12 quarters. they say it is impossible to make earnings projections this year. alibaba's latest move, joining a buyout to reinvigorate moves by chinese companies to complete $39 billion of u.s. buyouts. tocompanies receiv

. >>> new evidence that china is raising the stakes in the south china sea. fox news has learned that china is esending fighters jets and i surveying a shoal. national security correspondent jennifer griffin is at the benlt the exclusive pictures. >> good evening. new satellite images show chinese jet fighters have been deployed on a contested island in the south china sea. the j-11 jet fighters were provided exclusively by image sat international. more evidence that the chinese are militaryizing this disputed chain of islands days before defense serkt ash carter visits the philippines. the photos taken on april 7 were author thens thenlt indicated. the islands have been contested by taiwan and vietnam. they are comparable to a u.s. air force f-15. the u.s. satellites are concerned if the land grab in the south china sea continues unchecked, china will dominate control of sea lanes where an estimated $5 trillion in cargo and natural resources pass each year. >> in my opinion, china is clearly militaryizing the south china sea. and you have to believe in the fl

vietnam is demanding china move an oil rig, which is in a disputed section of the south china sea. vietnam's foreign ministry spokesperson announced on sunday that the chinese rig was transferred into waters near the gulf tonkan. jurisdiction remains unclear. china had also moved the same rig to waters clo se by in january. stating it wants plans for drilling to be stopped, and the rig to be removed immediately. the rig also caused tension in 2014, when china placed it near the disputed perisal in the south china sea. china claims virtually all of the resource rich china sea, also have rival claims to certain areas. vietnam's new prime minister phuc who was sworn in on thursday, completing a national leadership change, the communist country goes through every five years. >> translator: before the flag of the mother land, before the assembly in front of the people of vietnam, i swear to give my utmost loyalty to the community, to the people, and the constitution of the socialist republic of vietnam. >> phuc is 61 years old and was former deputy prime minister. parliament approved him

. >>> new evidence that china is raising the stakes in the south china sea. fox news has learned that china is esending fighters jets and i surveying a shoal. national security correspondent jennifer griffin is at the benlt the exclusive pictures. >> good evening. new satellite images show chinese jet fighters have been deployed on a contested island in the south china sea. the j-11 jet fighters were provided exclusively by image sat international. more evidence that the chinese are militaryizing this disputed chain of islands days before defense serkt ash carter visits the philippines. the photos taken on april 7 were author thens thenlt indicated. the islands have been contested by taiwan and vietnam. they are comparable to a u.s. air force f-15. the u.s. satellites are concerned if the land grab in the south china sea continues unchecked, china will dominate control of sea lanes where an estimated $5 trillion in cargo and natural resources pass each year. >> in my opinion, china is clearly militaryizing the south china sea. and you have to believe in the fl

the 12 nautical miles fromom its territory, , but chi wants to control all of the water in the south china sea, so china is proceeding building artificial islands and also the military facilities on the islands. every country has to solve the problem by discussion, not by violence. japan has to show intentions, international society cannot accept those kind of ideas with other countries. >> that was boji ohara with the tokyo foundation. >>> police have arrested a man in connection with a finer one of tokyo's most popular drinking districts. the suspect admitted to entering the building where the blazeze started. the fire broke out on tuesday in an area called golden guide. it spread to two neighboboring buildings. one woman suffered minor smoke inhalation. on wednesday police arrested a 66-year-old man on suspicion of breaking into the buildlding minunutes before the fire start. security camera footage showed a man resembling the suspect entering the building and leaving minutes later. investigators say the suspect seemed drunk when they questioned him hours after the fire. the golden guid

because in the south china sea, we have been operating in the south china sea since world war ii. rward. always. trudging back-and-forth, and also being there. and we have a strategic ally in sea.outh china it is a direct line to another treaty ally, depending upon where you are going, japan, south korea, australia. it is also a line of communication to emerging friends india and vietnam. so, the presence of the fleet, the seventh fleet, in the china sea, which has been continuous since 1950, is a difference in the kind of things you are talking about when japan was fortifying islands out in the pacific and no one went near them. we have made a practice is world war ii of going near those places that are of interest to us, even if they are 10,000 miles away. parenthetically that is one of the things that drives the large, robust, fully-capable ships we build because they have to be able to go out and stay out there for 6, 7, 8, nine months in the kind of weather david was talking about to do , their jobs. that is different from operations in international waters, different from the

heather: new information for you about tensions in the south china sea. new satellite images provided to fox news show china has deployed fighter jets to one of the contested islands. the images also show china is strengthening its surface to air missile system they are. the move comes as secretary of defense ash carter heads to the philippines to discuss rising tensions in the region. for moral all this let's bring in gordon cheney, an analyst and the author of the coming collapse of china.we have a lot of different parts in play here. begin by explaining to people at home the contested islands. this specific chain, the one in question is woody island which is the largest of them.>> woody island is the largest in the paracel's. it's an archipelago and there are two big archipelagoes in the south china sea. the paracel's are in the north and the spratly's which will get more attention are in the south of what the chinese have done is put their j 11's which are advanced writers on woody island and also put fire control systems for their hq nine air defense

assertiveness in the south china sea. u.s. defense secretary ash carter will arrive this week to watch the exercise, underscoring its significance at a time of heightened tension. troops practiced a beach landing on an island with the philippine military taking command. the name of the annual drill means shoulder-to-shoulder. the two countries agreed last month to jointly use five philippine bases, including one near the disputed spratly island in the south china sea. china has reclaimed land in the region, and constructed airfields and port facilities. it claims almost all of the south china sea. but several asean countries, including the philippines and vietnam, also have claims in the area. >>> and that wraps up eye on asia. >>> many people in northeastern japan are still not able to go home five years after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident forced them to evacuate. one of them is a filmmaker from where part of the crippled nuclear plant is located. our next story shows how he's struggling to find the best way to

it claims almost all of the south china sea as its own. several countries including the philippines and vietnam have claims within the same area. the u.s. has called on china to stop. u.s. war ships have sailed close to disputed islands to demonstrate support for freedom of navigation, drawing criticism from china. vietnam's willingness to the closely guarded military facilities reflects the strategy for countering its more powerful neighbor. nhk world, cam rahn bay, vietnam. >>> thailand on wednesday, the traditional new year when they break into a water fight. this time around, though, things will be different. the nation is experiencing its worst drought in 20 years. nhk world has the story. >> reporter: during the festival, people soak anyone and everyone, friend, strangers, even tourists. regulars armed with water guns and buckets take to the streets as towns and cities transform into watery battle grounds. but this year, authorities are calling on people to use as little water as the sprinkle splash slogan is intended to spread the me

let's talk about the south china sea.ow high is is going to be on the agenda given that the six claimants on those disputed islands are not even in the g7? no, they are not. china, taiwan, philippines, malaysia, they are not in the g7 , but the united states argues that this is a regional flashpoint an issue that needs to be talked about on a multilateral front. it is a potential flashpoint. sent an aircraft carrier to the region last month. , ana built an airstrip lighthouse, radar installations. they claim 80% of the south china sea, so it is a potential flashpoint. angie: thank you for that. you can get more on that story and all the days's top stories at our digital destination, bloomberg business bringing together the best of bloomberg business news and television and new digital content in one address. back to deals are rekindling the china buyout debate. developer of the world's tallest tower is hoping to hit new heights. that is bloomberg.com/asia. check it out. units is under criminal investigation in the u.k., t

they say that g7 is not the proper forum to discuss what is happening in the south china sea. of course, china has been busy during the past 18 months or so reclaiming land and building artificial islands. this has alarmed countries like vietnam, and philippines, but china claims almost all of the south china sea. china has said, though, that if the g7 foreign ministers discuss what is happening in the south china sea, it is going to create more instability. the united states says what china is doing right now is the source of that instability. i think what we will see, though, is the foreign ministers expressing their concerns in writing but not going out of their way really to condemn china. mainly because many of the countries taking part in this meeting, countries like great an, france, italy, had good trade relations with china at the moment and they don't want to jeopardize those relations >>> thank you for that. before travel to go japan the u.s. secretary of state was in afghanistan for meeting with senior officials. after he left, explosions were heard. egypt and saudi

illustrates the multiple overlapping competing claims of six nations to the islands and waters of the south chinaing at it for too long can make this especially explosive situation feel overwhelming. china was eager to put it on the meeting. the g7 although not a g7 member china was just as eager to not have it on the agenda. ist talking about the waters a delicate diplomatic dance. it is trying to expand its territorial claims and says whatever problems there are have been solved amicably. >> fishing is a major part of the mutually beneficial cooperation between china and its neighbors. the liberal countries in the south china sea. regarding the occasional disputes we have for a long time figured out the effective solutions through friendly negotiations. that is not the experience of the local fishermen however who are caught trying to make a living in the middle of increasingly dangerous waters. rishaad: is tuesday. we've got the hong kong market pretty much flat right now. the shanghai composite is down a bit. that psychologically important the momentjapan at is leading asian stocks to the ups

. >> he was asked if they discussed the disputed south china sea. beijing is increasing its presence there. >> translator: i'm not in charge of the issue. it has nothing to do with japan. >> wu is scheduled to meet executives of japan's governing parties. government officials say he may be aiming to discourage japan from highlighting the south china sea at the g-7 minister's meeting planned for next week in hiroshima. >>> a swedish research institute said military spending rose for the first time in four years amid conflicts in the middle east and rising tensions in the south china sea. the global military expenditure totalled about $1.86 trillion last year. that's up about 1% from the previous year. the united states tops the list accounting for about 36% of the total. the institute estimates that china's expenditure rose 7.4%. saudi arabia is conducting air strikes against its insurgents in yemen. it's expenditure grew 5.7%. there are no big changes in the standings of the top 15 countries that are combined spending accounts for more than 80% of t

a hong kong newspaper, the south china morning post, quotes the source as saying he took about $12.3 million. he had strong influence as the top uniform officer for ten years, until 2013. the prosecution comes as the president is intensifying his anticorruption campaign. strengthen the grip on the military. >>> a japanese destroyer will navigate the south china sea to take part in a fleet review in indonesia. the maritime self-defense destroyer has a wide deck similar to that of an aircraft carrier. the vessel will pass through the channel between taiwan and the philippines to join the event by indonesia's navy next tuesday. it will be the first japanese ship of its type to sail the sea. it is not part of the freedom navigation system near the artificial waters. >>> a submarine on sunday made a training call in the bay in the philippines. it plans to send two destroyers to vietnam soon. >> translator: port calls and goodwill exercises have long been customary in navigating the south china sea. >> admiral takei says they have no plans to join the u.s. operation. >>> south korea's defe

sea issue in a forum like the g7 is going to create more instability in the south china sea. the g7 is not the forum for discussing such an issue. the g7 needs to focus on the economy and development, so it's a very sensitive issue for china right now because in just a few weeks time a court in the hague is due to rule on china's sovereignty claim and china wants to prevent countries like japan which it believes are trying to internationalise and politicalise this issue >>> sudan's conflict hit dafur regi region. the purpose of the refer enduplicate is to decide whether it will remain divided into five states or be one entity. the vote fulfils a 2011 peace agreement between the government and rebel groups that have been fighting for more than a decade. violence began in 2003 between forces loyal to the president on the one side and the sudan liberation army on the other. more than two million people are thought to have been forced to flee their homes. it's thought about 1.4 million of them are sheltering in camps around sudan. >> reporter: fruits and vegetables every color of

one problem in the south china sea is china.he philippines don't want to lose control of island they think are theirs. oil and gas and other minerals under the ocean. the real fact is china is using military force to gain more control over more territory that puts its hands around the necks of the economies of japan, taiwan and south korea because all the oil that comes from the middle east to those countries goes through the south china sea. stuart: after world war ii, the pacific was total control by the american navy. is there not room to get up a little bit of control to the expanding power of china? can i make a legitimate case for the portion of the lake. >> what they are doing is try to deny others access to it. they have believed in keeping freedom of navigation to the open seas. this is a direct challenge at a time when our navy is weaker than that of time when barack obama has a few months left in office. they will take advantage of this. they don't know will be elected in november, but they know their man in the white

they are militarizing the south china sea. china should already been emboldened by the feckless the nature of the obama administration. >> obviously the administration stepping back from taking a stands in asia, from claiming our right of navigation in the south china sea by allowing them to build these islands. >> i want to that people of washington, d.c. for hosting us and for putting up with more than 50 motor kids. i make a promise to the people of this city. i will not hold another one of these summits in another six years. i want to thank everyone tomorrow participated in our meetings. as at our previous summits, we didn't just come here to talk, we came here to act. i know the technical nature of nuclear security doesn't always make for flashy headlines. but the past six years we have made significant:meaningful progress in securing the world's nuclear materials so it never falls into the hands of terrorists. i want to lay out what we have accomplished. together we have removed the world's most deadly materials from nuc

it claims almost all of the south china sea as its own. several asean countries have claims within the same area. >>> the u.s. government called on china to stop mill terrorite the rwaters. warships sailed close to the islands to promote freedom of navigation. japan's self-defense forces are also attending as observers. a submarine from japan's self-defense force made a stop in the philippine port for the first time in many years. it's a signal to china that japan plans to strengthen ties with the philippine navy. >>> aung san suu kyi has given up two of the cabinet posts but she's expected to gain more soon. officials from the national league for democracy party say she stepped down in new ministers were approved for the vacant portportfolios. a new state adviser position would give aung san suu kyi de facto control over policies. the bill is expected to pass into law this week. >>> almost a year passed since the first of several earthquakes that devastated nepal. the international community responded with pledges of aid. administrative wr

jon: there is new evidence of china raising the stakes in the south china sea. fox news has learned china is sending fighter jets to us of disputed island that it built and is surveying a shoal near the philippines for possible military used according to the pentagon. this as the secretary of defense visits the region. national security correspondent jennifer griffin has more from the pentagon. jennifer?reporter: new satellite imagery from image sat international provided to fox news shows new fighter jets already deployed to a contested island in the south china sea, raising eyebrows at the pentagon. the addition of chinese j 11 fighter jets is expected to escalate tensions in the region before defense secretary carter visits the philippines where china's continued landgrab in the south china sea is expected to be a point of discussion. the satellite photos taken days ago on april 7 and authenticated by us defense officials chose to chinese fighter jets on woody island, the largest of the parasol chain of islands in the south china sea. contested by taiwan and v

thing >> a presidential candidate in the philippines is vowing to take on china's action in the south china>> reporter: this man has never been known to play nice. the 71-year-old mayor who loves his big bikes is noter toous for allegedly using death squads to take out criminals in his city. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: and now he is vowing to take on one of world's superpowers. >> what will they do? i will send to china alone. i will bring the flag of the philippines, and i will walk to their airport, and plant the filipino flag. you want to blow me to bits? do it. i would be happy to go with a bapg. >> reporter: china and the bill fiends have -- philippines have been at heavy odds over who owns the islands in the south china sea. if elected president he says he will first try to negotiate the rival, if talks break down, he vows to claim the islands himself. >> i will not sacrifice the lives of the soldiers. i would rather go there, and they can waste me if they want. >> he is the most outrageous, colorful, and interesting character in these up coming presidential elections. >> rep

and the rig caused tension in 2014 when china placed it near the disputed paracel islands in the south china say. the moveauaused a diplplomatic stand off and tense moments at sea when vessels from both countries collided. china claims virtually all of the resource-rich soh h china sea, but vietnam and other parties have rival claims to certain areas. >>> prosecutors in taiwan have indicted five people for professional negligence in the alleged shoddy construction of a condominium complex. it toppled when an earthquake hit southern taiwan in february. the quake killed 117 people. 115 of them in the building collapse in a suburb of tainan city. those charged include the former president of the construction company that built the complex. prosecutors claim the company cut corners to save money. they pointed out structural problems, such as insufficient steel reenforcements to support columns and beams. they also said that blueprint screening and construction supervision did not follow regulations. >>> the popularity of costume play or cosplay, is heating up among young people in china. in citi

the ministers say they oppose provocative actions in the south china sea. includes chinese island building. here is more. jared: one of the outcomes of this weekend's g7 meeting was a statement opposing territorial disputes. the statement doesn't name china, but beijing says it feels targeted and has told the g7 not to take sides. >> if the g7 was to continue to play an important role in the international community, it should seek the truth in such important issues. if the g7 itself is hijacked by the private interests of certain individual nations, it is not necessarily beneficial to its role now or to the future development of the g7. jared: china lays claim to all of the south china sea despite conflicting claims by brunei, taiwan, and the philippines. and recently began building artificial islands in the sea to exert its sovereignty. -- to assert its sovereignty. in the wake of the g7 comments, beijing is reported to have some in the japanese ambassador and representatives from all the g7 countries to express dissatisfaction. brent: after a short break,

in the philippines now a presidential candidate is vowing to take on beijing over the disputed south china sea. the two nations have long been at odds as to who the islands belong to. his substance on the issue is seen a comparison to donald trump. >> reporter: this man has never been known to play nice. the 71-year-old mayor who loves his big bikes is know tour yous-- notorious for using death squads to take out the criminals in his city. [ cheers ] >> reporter: now as a top contender for president of the philippines, he is vowing to take on one of the world's super powers. china. >> what they p will they do? i will send to china, i will bring the flag of the philippines and i walk to the airport and plant the filipino bag. you want to blow me to bits? do. i would be happy to go with a bang. >> reporter: china and the philippines have been at heavy odds over who owns this string will island in the south china sea. >> it is our island. it has always been our island. >> reporter: if elected president, he says he will first try to negotiate with the asian rival. if talks breakdown, he vows t

and philippines for their joint patrols in the disputed south china sea. u.s. defense secretary ash carter announced on thursday the two allies have started patrols. he also said the u.s. will temporarily deploy nearly 300 troops and five war planes to the country. defense officials in beijing reacted hours later by issuing a statement. they say the patrols promote the militarization of the area. it promote as cold war mentality that's harmful to peace and stability. china claims almost all of the resource rich south china sea and has built airports on submerged reeves. neighboring countries have conflicting claims in the area. leaders in tokyo share the concerns. on friday cabinet ministers received an annual diplomatic blue book. the document stresses the importance of international coordination to counter china's maritime activities. china has released the nation's growth figures for the first quarter. gene otani has the details along with today's other top business news. >>> chinese government officials have released the country's first quarter growth figur

stennis," patrolling the disputed south china sea six countries laid claim to including china and the philippines. this will likely enflame tensions with china saying "they're militarizing the south china sea and endangering the area." >>> and a chimpanzee tried to avoid capture and at one point the chimp swung from power lines. this drama went on for two hours. steve patterson gives us the play by play. >> reporter: the high-wire drama was carried on live japanese tv. the escaped chimpanzee named chacha showed no interest in going back to the zoo. the 24-year-old male perched above and swinging across electrical lines. reporters calling the play-by-play live for nearly two hours. he just got hit, one yelled, after a tranquilizer stung the ape. the chimp is yelling. he's so angry. a zoo worker warns, it's dangerous. go away. don't be here. then the sedative starts to sink in. he's falling. he's trying to grab the cable. he's about a go down, they say, and then the spill. off the wires, and on to the ground, caught with a safety net, the ape is dazed, but isn't hurt. a happy ending for

i want to start in the south china sea before we move on. you just returned from a trip to the philippines, we announced china has began reclamation activities 120 west of subic bay. is it the case if china were to reclaim scarborough shoal they could overwatch all flights out of the philippines and have risk of missile systems. sec. carter: it's precisely those kinds of concerns that i was working with the philippines. they're a treaty ally. we take that seriously. very seriously. that's why we are establishing some new installations from which we can operate. so that we strengthen our own posture there then that's why we're doing the rebalance in general which is not just working with the increasing number of allies and partners who are coming to us saying we're concerned about china. we're getting more and more of that including places like vietnam. but it's also why we're sending our best equipment to the asia pacific why we're doing more. >> it's why last week i gather there were at least three flights conducted in the vicinity of scarb

a presidential candidate in the philippines is vowing to take on beijing over the disputed south china sea. our correspondent reports from daval on how the city's mayor has made the issue the central part of his campaign. >> reporter: this man has never been known to play nice. the 71-year-old mayor who loves his big bikes is know tour yous for alleging using death squads to take out criminals in his city-- know tour yous -- notorious. he is vowing to take on one of the world's super powers. china. >> translation: >> listen to this very carefully. i will send to china alone, i will bring a flag of the philippines and walk to the airport and plant the flag. you want to blow my brain to bits? do it. i would be happy to go with a bomb. >> reporter: china and the philippines have been at heavy odds over who owns this string of islands in the south china sea. >> it is our island. it has always been our island. >> reporter: if elected president, he says he will first try to negotiate with the asian rival. if talks breakdown, he vows to reclaim the islands himself >> i will not sacrifice the

but what's going on in a south china sea now concerns me because it does provide a context again of, it is easy, i don't believe for a moment that either china or the united states would contemplate a nuclear war against the other. but i do believe that the forces are under way right now in the south china sea could lead us to blunder into some kind of a military conflict. not one which the president of china wants and not one the president of the united states once. but if you have military forces out and see brushing into each other, the decisions that get made by the president. they get made by the ship commanders were the airplanes pilots. and they can conduct actions which cause some kind of a military conflict, and then you to worry about the danger of escalation. so i don't want to paint a grim picture but as i said when i started off by saying there's no reason to believe and i'm not concerned that u.s. and china would ever enter into a nuclear war. but i am concerned we are in a situation that all where we could get involved in where we tcould blunder into some kind of a mili

we do have storm system coming in out of south eastern china. out ahead that will bring southerly winds and warmer temperatures. we have those aftershocks but ground continue to be very loose across this region and that could result in addition that will land slides. really a serious situation. we'll watch out there for those of you. we have been seeing some very heavy precipitation as well. they're expected north of hong kong there. then this whole frontal area setting up. most of thursday, from the korean peninsula down towards taiwan, you'll be looking at widespread showers. not looking like a lot of precipitation. another bout of showers is expected by sunday. down towards is south, a high of 34. talking about some rain showers. let's move over toward the americas where we have this per sis tant precipitation. the hardest hit area some of these locations you can see the bulls eye in pink right here upwards of 4 to 500 millimeters and that's resulted in some very severe flooding. i want to show you video coming out of this region here in spri

i cannot see the germans caring that much about the south china sea. how confident are you that decisions will be made for the right reasons? >> thank you, kevin, for the question. the first thing i would say is that i am not privy to the competitive process that is underway within our defense department at the moment. i had a hand in establishing the process. each of the international partners has expressed their support for the process and i think it is a good, robust process and that is important. us is a $50 billion acquisition and probably another hundred plus billion dollars going forward to sustain, that is absolutely huge for australia. a big project for a start. i am not, because i'm not privy to the inside of the process i'm not going to comment on the relative merits technically of the japanese or german or french submissions. i am not in a position to, and it is not my job to. when i can say, though, is that what i can say, though, is that if the capability can be modified to the minimum extent possible to meet australia's strategic require

one of those borders the south china sea. china has been building new artificial islands on the sea of beijing warning the u.s. not to put any warships or planes there. the u.s. says it is showing committed to peace and security by going on the trip. >>> barak obama left the bay city this afternoon. he went to two fundraisers on friday. early this morning obama went to the olympic club to play golf before heading back to the white house. this is his second trip to the bay area this year. >>> it is getting ugly on the presidential campaign trail. hillary clinton and bernie sanders bent much of this weekend exchanging jabs. jim osman has a look at what this and what is next for the race for the white house.>> reporter: i heard it. and i answer? here is the thing. i like protesters, but the ones that won't let you answer are afraid of the truth. >> reporter: former president bill clinton showed up publicly with a verbal push back aimed at black lives matter protesters. >> you are defending the people who killed the lives you say

i can't see the germans and the french caring that much about the south china sea and east china sea that they will have the follow-up capabilities. how confident are you the decisions will be made for the right reasons? >> thanks, kevin, for the question. the first thing i would say is that i'm not privy to the competitive process within the defense department at the moment. i had a hand in establishing the process and each of the international partners have expressed their support for the process. they like it. they think it's a good robust process. i think that's incredibly important. this is a $50 billion acquisition up front and probably another $100 billion plus going forward for sustainment. absolutely huge for australia. just a big project full stop. i'm not, because i'm not privy to the inside of the process, i'm not going to comment on the relative merits of technically if the japanese or german or french submissions, i'm not in position to and it's not my job to. that's for defense. what i can say, though, is that if the capability can be modified to the minimum extent pos

there are a lot of other claims in the south china sea and some of them are pursuing military activities in china is not the only one that are underway, particularly over the last year china has been the most aggressive in that regard. now the president, talking about this just a few days ago, we will see whether china needs the word that made the last time that he was here about military activities. but for our part of reacting, we are reacting as part of the balance unilaterally. but the most important thing is that countries in the region are reacting and that is why we are being asked so much more to do so much more. so you're correct, i will be traveling in the region. i will be working with other countries who want to do more with the united states, particularly in the area of maritime security because they want to do that keep a good thing going out there. and we are committed to that. >> you mentioned that they are increasingly getting close. i know that you have devoted a lot of time. what are your thoughts? >> well, yes, i do spend a lot of time on it. i think the word that i h

if donald trump says anything about the south china see and his views on it, i will try to stay in my chair. you are going to see, i think, again, the broadest outlines of what he believes. and i think in truth it may wind up, particularly if he wrote it, to be a mashup of sort of the greatest hits from the campaign trail of donald trump. i don't think he'll say this but he might. we're going to make the military so strong you won't believe it. no one will challenge us. now that doesn't get into sequestration. how? that's always the problem for donald trump. >> what are the tradeoffs? >> we're going to make mexico pay for the wall. how? because they seem uninterested. we're going to put a temporary ban on muslims. how? how low jgistically would you e try to go about that? the thing about it is the how -- not talking about the how does not seem to have hurt him politically speaking when voters vote, which gives him very little incentive in his own mind to have to elucidate any of the how. >> i'm not being naive when i think the average trump voter actually cares about sequestration or

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