the appendix on the south china sea.or juergen -- professor yergin, thank you very much i cannot say enough about the book. lisa: i want to say, i think miss america is a misnomer. i think we have to have a bloomberg surveillance book prints. we should have a new name. tom: i talked to our editor-in-chief about this. it is a question of time and the crunch of doing it. what do we do? i get emails all over the world on the books to read. lisa: do take up all of them and read the last sentence? tom: i do that to some. i have levels of speed read. my book of the year i will announce next week is cover to cover. lisa: a hint. tom: robert kaplan, not one but two books. on the south china sea. marco polo's return and asia's cauldron. he goes all around the country along the south china sea. lisa: this is the area everybody is watching. when it comes to markets as well, down drift in the day will tom: we got through this without a data check. lisa: i'm trying to bring it back to the data and not comment on south china sea polic

as actually south china sea is international waters, china objects to that? so how far are both sides willing to continue to push in order to have their way? well, that is the question, right? i mean this is, this is a big deal. what we've seen that happen in the south trying to see what their strong, arming their way into saying this, lars, everything is ours and saying, well we've got freedom navigation, we're going to push back to let you know that we're here. we've got our presence. it's been a big deal and then you see what happened just at the end of this past month in august. and it does it bring things to a new level? obviously, no one wants international conflicts or a global war. but right now, you're seeing the chinese posture themselves and say, you know what, we see a weakness in dc and we're gonna push hard and as fast as we can to accomplish more . we saw this from, from big stayed enemy actors during the obama administration as well. where they got as much accomplished as they could during those 8 years. they're doing it again now because they

>> everybody knows there is tension in the south china chief -- see.attempt to get australia with nuclear powered summaries for the first time is a very serious attempt to push back with the balance of power. it will take care of the islands and expand influence in the area. it is a very important action that will have major impact in the whole region and globally. going back to the balance power principle. >> from a chinese perspective this is a way to counter china's influence in the region. is this going to change beijing's behavior? >> this goes back to colonial area gunboat diplomacy with cold war era soviet sauce put on top of it. the real issue, i wonder how the people in different countries there, arguing this. you said the u.s. representative in china was violating international norms and imposing its will. it is kind of ironic. it is the u.s. and great britain talking about this after what happened in afghanistan and the middle east? as far as beijing is concerned it is the age of hypocrisy and self-righteous hypocrisy. it will not change and

k is sending its largest warship through the south china sea, as beijing is flexing its muscles in the disputed waters of victory for women's health and human rights campaigners. mexico supreme court rules that penalizing abortion is unconstitutional. ah, how we got more right in the forecast. japan over the next day, or 2 little area cloud, him moving through the saved pan wet weather coming in as we go on through the the next 2448 house could see this area of low pressure, which will swing its way through some mic showers coming in 27 celsius f, tokyo does move through prices. skies coming through that rain turns increasingly, sherry making way for the next system. another rather more organized band of cloud and rain which will make his way across northeast and parts of china across the korean peninsula. and moscow she is pushing into southern parts of japan to that state. centralized china saying a few shares, hong kong largely dry taiwan. we'll see a few shad joy your attention to these systems. here we have a tie, fern, and shown to that's in the open waters that's making its way

on a trip to singapore and vietnam, accused bay gene of bullying, and called his claims to the south china sea, excessive china vietnam brunei, malaysia, the philippine van taiwan lake plains, 2 parts of the south china sea, which is caused by vital shipping lanes and contains gas fields and rich fishing grounds. china established military outposts on artificial islands in the south china sea and objects to foreign war ships failing through what a plains is, its sovereign waters. but china is extending its reach into other territories to protect what it considers its maritime sell court, which is part of its multi $1000000000.00 spending package, better known as the belt enrolled initiative. that resorts in shanghai call is the in that port. stay in hong kong, thailand, singapore and malaysia. and crucially, it's paying billions of dollars to build poor se myanmar, to ensure lanka, and pakistan as you can see, it completely in circles. india raising concerns in new delhi about its influence and china is expansive foreign policy and navy, which is many times bigger than its own fleet. and w

south china sea . but there have been a number of kind of military actions that have taken place in just the last couple of days that have been pretty serious. including the u. s. warship that traveled within 12 miles of a artificial chinese island in the south trying to see and china was furious about this so angry that some of its representatives as well as some of its state run newspapers or calling for china to retaliate by simply sending war ships within 12 miles of us bases in the pacific as well as within 12 miles of different us allies . and then also there are reports of china actually sending the planes into ty ones airspace recently. that happened just for the last 24 hours. so there been a number of these issues that have crept up. the problem right now for the vitamin administration is that they need to have a reset because right now is china is leaning pretty heavily into this face to see the us can and cannot do. you know, we've talked a lot about that again and then what's happening the

so we hear why on earth, the aging want to constrain maritime passage through the south china sea. right at the time when the china has empowered it's heavily on coast guard to use lethal force. where every claims jurisdiction, which is a great expense of the south china sea, and where it's now requesting information from vessels transiting us for regions, but on it's so this would action gap has led to this collapse and trust and really this strengthening of military to terrance in the region is welcomed quietly . i'm much of the region at no, i think i know how likely is china going to use this alliance to justify expanding its own military? well i, i don't see that china is going to be putting more effort than it already is into its military budget. there could be a call from yes, i can, i, there might be calls from the war ox to try and have budget happen. 800 juncture chance, not in return to this, but recently that is going to try to join the a former t p p. so i think china's response is going to be economic in terms of australia, this idea that australia is being constrained

ready themselves, the whole china sea of the south, which is bigger than the middle that and see and taking all of this islands in sales. and so on. all these small islands, she's being add commerce in public in america, not to militarize this islands. and they have, in mid july, the china has it, can these land that belong to nobody actually for themselves? what they did put on this military bought strategy bumble enemy sides. so you have to understand that some pacific countries can feel threatened by china. these fact okay, let's go ahead. yeah. all right, 3 big points. i think these are actually on the mind of a lot of people. let me say is when you bite into the hand of one of your most important business partners, i don't want to say the people who feed you when you bite into that hand. are you not going to expect that some kind of reaction? look, that was the period of time where you talk about origins tracing. when a lot of hostile forces were, she was in china of deliberately releasing the virus to the world, or even engineering such a virus to hom, other people and china wa

my movers in the south china sea and i have been coming up with new side china arrangements. we would like to see more respect between the 2 big powers . these relationship should never evolved into a nuclear war. going to push the button, but it's great. and in but reaffirms that towards unacceptable. you know, yet when they met june, geneva, but any war between big nations or nuclear powers, unacceptable. you're going to make it good. groomed. the risks that will go nuclear, a very high, any assistance you know, with less than you put them on ability was we have not been able to place her. come with us, not come up with something. you just need them to deal with each other. president trump said business and it's a good word, not just this year in business, but all saying politics. politics need to provide an environment for good cooperation and not to lobby for isn't someone else's interest to so that that that person would be the can betray them. himself, as the top guy is here, muslim chillers these kind of these people, the policymakers need to to feel responsibility for

s. guided missile the story that sailed close to islands claimed by beijing in the south china sea. it comes as a u. k. naval fleet to docs in japan and it's 2 of the indo pacific london says it's focusing on the regional mit increased chinese activity in disputed waters. katrina, you has more from beijing, japan's defense minister, no boar t. she was given a tour of the u. k. largest and most powerful worship the hatred miss queen elizabeth as adopt near took care of the ship, leads to destroy his que forgets a submarine and to support ships which set sail from britain in may. london says the so called carrier strike group is part of the you case, new tilt toward the region for a defense evidence reaches its rival, come the face of increasing chinese military activity in the south, trying to see beating claims, most of the contested waters territory also claimed by many of its neighbors, including vietnam and the philippines. japan says china is its main national security threat and says intensifying chinese activity around taiwan has created a sense of crisis. beijing considers th

there are also fears a military confrontation in the south china sea coulspiral into conflict. stern countries are also wary of china's growing investnt in pacific island nations. in the short-term, ties between australia and china will sink even lower. the reement could also tie australia to u.s. policy on china, omitting canberra's freedom of choice. while an economic response could be on the table beijing's thirst for resources means such measures could back fire on the economy, limiting china's options. mark: angela merkel has been to her last scheduled visit as chancellor to police a palace. latest polls for germany's chancellor show the csu party trailing. what is happening next? let's bring in for analysis the senior policy analyst at the european policy center. good to see you. the intimate era for germany and, of course, for europe. >> yes. we will see a lot of uncertainty, i think, coming from germany after the election because at the moment, it is likely three parties will be involved in negotiations, so do not expect to have a german government by the end of the year

freedom of navigation in the south china sea l navigation in the south china sea has become a sourcereefs and claimed large parts of the ocean has its own, but today its officials were quick to condemn their aukus party. translation: cooperation between the us, uk understrain translation: cooperation between the us, uk under strain of clearance brings her seriously undermined regional peace and stability. intensify the arms race and undermined international nuclear nonproliferation efforts. but undermined international nuclear nonproliferation efforts.- nonproliferation efforts. but as industry is _ nonproliferation efforts. but as industry is likely _ nonproliferation efforts. but as industry is likely to _ nonproliferation efforts. but as industry is likely to benefit - nonproliferation efforts. but as| industry is likely to benefit from the deal which could see large contracts for engineering and technology firms. but australia's decision to opt for a nuclear powered submarines means cancelling a contract with france to build a diesel electric ones on the french have called it a b

again, it makes it trying to think twice before they keep trying to control parts of the, the, the south china sea. you also have the quad, where we're working with other countries there to make sure that china doesn't become, become more aggressive. and i think the signal is, if they should be foolish enough to become more aggressive, even to one very taiwan, they're not going to just be facing the united states, but they're going to be facing a lot of other countries. let's focus on this, this current balance to china. the chinese embassy in washington have been quite wasted. their response suggesting this is a new cold war mentality. is this the start? would you say, or could this be the start of a new cold war? i don't think so. i think a lot of people like to compare it, but it take some of the lessons that we learn from the cold war. like i mentioned the an disagreement and basically trying to send a signal to trying up that, you know, basically they have very little to gain if they don't change the way that they've been doing things. and i think it's important to have was straight there

they had more than its -- then a century but you cannot ignore china claiming the south china sea. it has been building artificial recently area and had trade strikes against australia over the past few months so it is hard to see improving that situation at all. haidi: paul allen with the latest on u.s. australia and china relations. data from pfizer and moderna suggest the efficacy of covid-19 vaccines wane over time but they say a booster shot is effective at warding off the virus and new variants. let's get more from carol wessel. we thought we were getting the breakthrough in factions because the delta variant was more contagious but is this to do with immunity instead of just the variance? carol: the data today suggested that the breakthrough cases among the vaccinated have to do more with the efficacy of the vaccine waning over time rather than the delta variant. the data shows the vaccine becomes less effective as children get more risky cases and more time goes on. the case they are making is we need a booster shot. this is data presented ahead of an fda meeting on friday

it's been held over two years since 1996 in the coast of the south china sea. the u.s. and other nations have been mounting in recent months. we have reports. reporter: a show of china's force in the air and its advanced technology. >> i think everyone cares the most about the age 20 bomber. -- h 20 bomber. other than that it is the j 20 fighter. reporter: j 10 and j 20 stealth fighters are among the highlights of this airshow. it is part of beijing's drive to compete against western rivals, selling its latest military hardware and technology. >> the main feature of the f k 2000 air defense weapons system is that it is a combat vehicle integrated with an air defense system. and has two sets of radar, a photoelectric sensor, six missiles on each side, and two antiaircraft guns. reporter: it is a show the u.s. is likely to keep a close eye on. it signed a security pact with the u.k. and australia that includes providing nuclear powered submarines to cameras at the tarrant to what they cs chinese threats in the end of pacific region. last week, leaders of japan, au

when you buy the maps of the south china sea in before this house out china sea to dispute started the 9 dotted line, was there nobody was contesting these water countries. i was claiming already already laying on building on these islands. china was forced to do whatever needs to protect its, its territory. the most important thing is these disputes between china and its neighbors that it has a dispute with and we are solving these issues. the, the south dakota condo hang on to hey, everybody, you know, todd no brain, don't know. please don't tell me going to games. games now. hang on, hang on. i mean, i'd go to james here. we have a very limited amount of time. james, i'm glad that we know. and lucian brought up the issue of these islands because what i find really puzzling and perplexing is it why, how is it in the american national interest to do go into a potential military conflict with china over these islands? what it is, what is the american national interest? why should they be fighting over rocks? go ahead. well, 1st of all, i, i strongly doubt that the u. s. will do anythin

i won't sugar on the south. china sea, taiwan and hong kong china position is.

obviously, it is engaged in some controversial areas, in disputed areas, we've seen in the south china where there is stress. china is also in dispute with some of its neighbours like vietnam and philippines, on fishing grounds, etc. we have seen that. that is china, that is what they are doing at the moment. it's right that the united kingdom alongside other allies such as australia, stand up for the rules —based system and the international law and that is why we don't recognise some of the claims made about parts of the south china sea. we uphold the un convention of freedom of the sea and make sure we stand by that and so i think that's where we are with china but china is a global power, that is the reality of it, and we have to work with china to point out where we think things are unacceptable such as uighur or hong kong, and human rights, but also recognise the simple reality of them as a very large economy and we need to make sure we are protected from the abuse of that if that were to occur. our correspondent steve mcdonell is in beijing. hello to you. what is a reaction from

nation tour of east asia, as china looked to counter the increasing influence of the us in the region and north korea risks angering beijing. with this latest launch, south career res, hoping china will use this configurable influence over north korea to bring it back to the negotiating table with each missile lodge, but seems less likely and shows even china is control over its neighbor isn't limited. north korea has also claimed to have tested a new type of long range cruise missile over the weekend. and it comes after a military parade through the streets of young gang last week facing an economic crisis from international sanctions. and from the pandemic combined with food shortages for damaging storms, it seems the show of military muscle is intended as much of a morale boost at home. as showing the world, it is still a force to be reckoned to it. and it comes as south korea develops its own military hardware. on wednesday, it successfully testified a ballistic missile from a submarine becoming only the 7th country and the world to master the technology. it also announced advances in high powered ballistic and supersonic cruise missiles, as both car

of cloud and rain which will make us where it goes north, east and parts of china across the korean peninsula. and more south is pushing into southern parts of japan to that state. centralized china saying a few shares, hong kong lousy, dry taiwan. we'll see a few shots joy your attention to these systems. here we have a tie fern, and shown to that in the open waters that's making its way towards parts of the philippines. selim, areas of taiwan and concerned that's not moving into the south china seas that will gradually run up towards high. now as we make our way through the latter part of the week, into the early part of the, we can highlight seeing some flooding rains than early next week, and to will bring some problems into we're taiwan. enjoy. china stays very unsettled over the next few days. some showers, therefore malaysia and start to see increasing showers. indonesia still had an algebra and independence, a call to action by brazil, as president, as thousands of support and take to the streets and reading up germany's he can make recovery point marco says motor, so it's crucial to countries post a

decisions, such as building artificial reefs and then taking over entire areas of the south china sea you can't come in, this is china'territorial waters. ros: you allude to that particular project more broadly in the region, what would you pick out as main security pressure points that china and the u.s. are aware of? frank: it is taiwan, number one and number two, freedom of navigation. xi jinping has made it clear by the time of the centenary of the chinese come in's party founding in 2049, he wants taiwan to be back in the fold as it were. they have never accepted taiwan as an independent state. they would like it to come back under chinese rule, and they will do that one way or another. whether that means an actual military invasion, certainly there are signs, they have carried out aggressive acts such as penetrating taiwan security airspace and making threatening moves. but there is no indication they are planning that imminently. ♪ ros: next, we turn to france because around 3000 health workers have been suspended because they haven't gotten themselves vaccinated against covid.

just months off, the britain infuriated beijing by sending its war ships to the south china sea to join, so called freedom of navigation operations, led by washington and china has condemned the new lions calling it a throwback to the cold war. countess should not build exclusionary blocks targeting or harming the interest of 3rd parties. in particular, they should shake off their colewell mentality and ideological prejudice. we are so you can always professor benjamin child and animal activists. richard becca about australia's choice of military partners and where this could all be leading. there's no explanation, why are the u. s. and the u. k. now, at this time helping australia develop a nuclear power suite of submarines and then turning around and saying this will advance the world peace. clearly this is about another war. this is about a war that is being prepared against china. the us leaders, they talk about the endo pacific, which is of course, a know term was made up to enable us to explain us leaders explain, bringing more countries into the anti china alliance, the surroundi

remember the, the dispute in the south china seas, which went against china, that the world court ruled against china. that was the case brought by the philippines and then we have no other countries in the region, vietnam, malaysia, all of which also threatens that, a china to the world court. so that's a problem that china has with it with its neighbors. and then of course, there is the big 900 pound gorilla in the road, which is the origin zip code. and you know, in millions upon millions of people have died all over the world. trillions upon trillions of trillions of economic value has been destroyed. and then needs to be some sort of a proper inquiry about lenny said chime and has become your response to me phone or our silly, silly accusations against other states. and there's no help the rest of the world, which has an right to find out about the origin. but my child gets to the bottom of george and i have talked many, many times about this. it looks like the by the ministration is not particularly interested in finding out about that. here, joe, let me go back to you. i mean, th

hidden very stealthily for months on and so ultimately it will alter the military balance in the south chinan the last eight years and it�*s developing hypersonic weapons which can go up into the stratosphere and then power down at mach eight, eight times the speed of sound and if they can get the guidance right that will punch a hole in a warship and send it to the bottom of the ocean so the us is now very concerned that it�*s basically lost to the military edge in the region but together with australia and the uk and possibly others may think they can address that and confront some of china�*s actions which has been condemned by us decisions such as building these artificial reefs and taking over entire areas in the south china sea and finger cannot come and visit china territory waters. you alluded to that particular— china territory waters. you alluded to that particular project _ china territory waters. you alluded to that particular project more - to that particular project more broadly in the region, what would you pick out as being the main pressure point where the main security pres

got a real temperamental area that we're dealing with the south china sea, we.