i'm territorial disputes, china has territorial claims in the south sign a she -- south china sea. certain plea the ongoing claims -- certainly the ongoing claims to the south china sea will be an issue. host: ted has been waiting a while in miami, florida. caller: could you tell me a little bit of taiwan's history and has it ever been a territory and a part of china and if china invades taiwan, will japan help defend it? thank you. guest: basically it comes from during the mile area of china -- the mau era in china and study it own independent government, independent from the communist government of china. what has happened is most countries in the world, the exception of 14 countries, acknowledge china to be the china that represents all china, including taiwan. this becomes a tremendous challenge because officially the united states does not recognize taiwan as a country. for instance, there is no taiwanese embassy in washington. taiwan's interests are represented by eight representative office. so there is this really complicated issue of being able to use the right language an

south korea. and on the other, loosely aligned russia in china, supporting north korea, given south korea as economic dependence on china, the outgoing south korean presidents, moon j in, was often accused of not being tougher on bay gene territorial assertiveness on alleged human rights abuses you and says his administration will be different. it korea is the past largest economy in the world. it is incumbent upon us to take on a greater role benefiting our stature as a global leader, we must activity protect and promote universe of bailey's and norms that are based on freedom and respect for human rights. but you comes into this job with no previous political experience and a very low approval rating. he may find his early zeal tempered by the realities of office. south korea is a critical, it depends upon the domestic market of china and energy supply from russia. so thought korea has to keep many different security and it can be interest in good balance and harmony. as the new president begins, work south korea is allies and adversaries alike watching closely rob mcbride al jazeera, so sports is

they are careful in l terms of china. southr than china, but given the emerging strategic competition between the us and china, south korea is in a difficult position. with the new conservative government coming in, with plans to strengthen relations with plans to strengthen relations with the us, i think we are going to see a lot of different policies from south korea, in terms of its responses. south korea, in terms of its responses-_ south korea, in terms of its res-onses. . ., ., g ., responses. what do japan, south korea, responses. what do japan, south korea. perhaps — responses. what do japan, south korea, perhaps some _ responses. what do japan, south korea, perhaps some of - responses. what do japan, south korea, perhaps some of the - responses. what do japan, south | korea, perhaps some of the other nations near the south china sea, what do they need from president biden? what message does he need to convey to offer reassurance? he was vice president when barack 0bama was talking about an asia—pacific tilt away from e

earlier that the chinese government thinks that we would what it saying is about the south china sea piece reasonable. and the south pole create is the i she is taking side and being unreasonable and therefore they do not accept and it will not accept it. what they do is against international law. all right, thank you so much for sharing of perspective, steve stang. i'm fighters and begin a fast so i have killed around 50 people during an attack in the eastern region. the group were shot dead while trying to flee a blockade that had been set up in majority because foster had been hit by frequent attacks by on group since 2015 in that time, more than 2000 people have been killed. nearly 2000000 displaced, senegal presidents is declared 3 days of national morning after 11 newborn babies died in the hospital fire. blaze broke out in c one east of the capital dachau. the cities may as, as a short circuit, caused the blaze and the return to unit to quickly spread the death of pregnant women while waiting for a syrian operation. provoked nationwide protests last month. nicholas hawk has mo

mounting these aggressive military exercises in the south china sea which china has been militarizing for years now they are flooding the zone at the not-so-subtle message the united states and to present biden particular the china considers this particular see to be part of their territory. and they are the ones who can exercise and dominance over that region. the united states of course disputes that permit set her own naval warships patrolling to the south china sea. but make no mistake in china through those exercises to the regular incursions in taiwan's airspace. there make it clear point from their point of view that taiwan is part of china and it's only a matter of time before china makes that official. arthel: and have kim jong-un he has intensified missile launch is to be preparing for a seventh underground nuclear test president biden said he is prepared for anything north korea it does during his first trip to asia as commander-in-chief that is, what is north korea doing, dan? >> this is a very dangerous time because it look he shot hi

it used china as a strategic challenge in tokyo on monday, president biden will unveil the indo pacific economic framework. its members will include south korea and japan. analysts say the u. s. is reasserting itself in the region. years after former president donald trump pulled out of the trans pacific pond, the ship trade packed. however, china sees that agreement as an attempt to marginalize it. a chinese foreign ministry spokesman criticized the u. s. on friday, saying it should do more to contribute to peace in the region. instead of creating divisions. florence louis for inside story. ah, well, let's bring in our guests into the show. now we have joining us from washington, d. c. hi, no clink. he's a former us deputy assistant secretary of defense for east asia and former military tashay at the u. s embassy in beijing. in beijing, victor gal, a chair professor at su chow university and they form a chinese foreign service officer and in tokyo, comma hico to gucci a professor at k or university, and a form of special adviser to the cabinet of prime minister sion. so ave welcome to will, i could start with high know, 1st of all, jus

so like his predecessor rodrigo to 30 am in the issue of territorial dispute with china in the south china sea. he is likely to push for a multi lateral approach. and that will be in china's favor because china's already in negotiations with others, how these asian nations claimants, to the south china jar the parts of the south china sea. and that the bar and the pushing for multilateral approach, a bilateral approach would we converse. and then of course, he's also indicated that he supports due today's drugs war on drugs, which is very controversial and is being investigated for human rights abuses, vomit. that's foreign. st. louis live for us from manila, thanks so much for the update. so it had on al jazeera, french and german leaders meet in berlin. what they say is the key to a united europe in the wake of the ukraine. a coral reef faces destruction. how rising sea water and the expanding desert is causing concern in synagogue. ah, the journey has begun the faithful world copies on its way to catherine book. your travel package today when it's when you get in china and a little bit

uh country to the territory of the south china sea. about transferring it to international arbitration. and when this repeat was delivered. it was handed down to me in favor of china until the cake did not insist. uh, no way to enforce this decision. e, especially since you teach the chances. uh sharp china's negative reaction to its execution was not, but in the salon way, on the contrary search. uh, seeking agreement with china and some kind of cooperation with it, primarily in the infrastructural development of the philippines, but i must say that this line ultimately did not give the desired result, and uh, moreover, uh, because i tried to accompany the line. we have a rapprochement with china with some distancing of the united states, up to the cancellation of the agreement that was concluded between the us and the philippines after the evacuation. uh, military military bass e the us with the philippines agreement here is the so -called visiting forces in fact. this is an agreement that the united states receives, under certain con

in east china sea, and south china sea and the japan united states closely cooperate on responding to china related issues. including human rights. also, we affirm that our two countries basic position on taiwan remains to be unchanged. and underscored the importance of peace and stability of taiwan straits. which is an indispensable element for peace and prosperity of international community and called for peaceful resolution of the issue. odprk sharing the situation concern of a nuclear and missile issues including the launch of icbm. japan and the united states and japan u.s. to cooperate ech more closely was affirmed. toward immediate resolution i reiterated my request to cooperation. president biden extended his strong support. after this, president biden will be meeting with family members of the abductees. at a time when the regional security environment is becoming more severe, with president biden we reaffirmed the need to do quickly reenforce deterrence and response capability of japan u.s. alliances. i stated my determination to fundamentally reenforce japan's defense capab

on china, along not only japan, obviously, but also south korea on australia. what do you think these joints, russia, china exercises mean for security in the region on the balance of power? the as the power is going to stay exactly as it is now? i mean, i think that's what china and perhaps with the help is exercising their military flexing of their muscles in the south china sea and in the region is very much for the chinese. it's there. they see it is their right. it's their monroe doctrine . so to speak, americans are quite familiar with our view of the northern, not the gulf of mexico. of course we think of that is our area to operate to control. china feels the same way, i think for about the south china sea and other parts of the, you know, they, they are going to, demi china states going to if you think about it, you know, are we going to go in somebody's backyard and conduct a full scale global war, are we going to do that? i mean, because if we're planning to do that, that's one thing. but if we're just talking, then i think the status quo is china is

well, did it before the russia king conflict, the flashpoint in southeast asia, in, in the south china sea and the east china c. as, as always been there, i can distinctly remember that the, the threat was in, in the korean peninsula, in taiwan, in the east china territorial. this is china, c territory dispute in the south china sea. 3rd part of this. so you have all these flash points and therefore on anything could, could happen if the tensions are not managed carefully. so therefore, i do think a lot of countries in us, in including the philippines are very wary of this strategic competition. because in the and small states like the philippines and its neighbors in our psion are going to be victims in this chest game. but, oh, what exactly can you do on this from? because i'm for your heard present guidance. our latest announcement that the united states will intervene to defend taiwan militarily. and even though there are various interpretations of that of that statement, i'm sure it was taken with a lot of apprehension in your region, especially considering that the chinese navy,

if we look at the philippines, they themselves saw in a stand off with china in the south china sea, over fishing rights and over areas that china says, all that, as we've seen the chinese naval military clash with domestic filipino fishing boats . i mean, there is the precedent, is that not an example to the, the, these island states in the south pacific that this is what could happen if you give china access to your lucrative fishing areas. now exactly, and you put your finger on one of the main, one of the main concerns. one of the main areas of worry is if you look at what has transpired in the south china sea, not only with the philippines, which is one of the main claimants opposing china, but other countries as well in the region. there is a precedent. there is a recent history of china, preventing local fishermen from accessing their traditional fishing grounds, the resources that they've had access to for decades of not centuries. so certainly of this kind of deal goes through. and if china gains access to very lucrative fishing grounds around the tree bots, but other islands

well, the, it of, before the russia plane conflict, the flash point in southeast asia, in, in the south china sea and the east china c. as, as always been there, i can distinctly remember that the, the threat was in the korean peninsula in taiwan, in the east china territorial. this is china, c territory dispute in the south china sea. 3rd part of this. so you have all these flash voids and therefore anything could could happen if the tensions are not managed carefully. so therefore, i do think a lot of countries in us, ian, including the philippines are very wary of this strategic competition. because in the and small states like the philippines and its neighbors in africa are going to be victims in this chest game. and, oh, what exactly can you do on this from? because i'm for your heard present guidance. our latest announcement that the, the united states will intervene to defend taiwan militarily. and even though there are various interpretations of that of that statement, i'm sure it was taken with a lot of apprehension in your region, especially considering that the chinese navy, as we

islands has also been increasing its military spending and conducting naval exercises in the disputed south china sea. where china has warned the u. s. president not to underestimate its resolve on taiwan. it was in response to joe biden, suggesting a military intervention in the event of any invasion you didn't want to get involved in the ukraine conflict militarily. for obvious reasons. are you willing to get involved militarily to defend taiwan if it comes to that? yes, you are. as a commitment, we made a recommend we may, we are not look, here's a situation. we agree with one china policy. we signed on to it and all the attendance agreements made from there. but the idea that that it can be taken by force just taken by force, is just not just not appropriate. or what rub mcbride jones of live now from tokyo, rob. so given this renewed u. s. commitment to asia, particularly on regional security. how threatened this china likes to feel about how this is all playing out? yeah, i think with these comments from joe biden, that certainly has up to the anti, it's really, i did a zest to the proceedi

because when there is one came to power, he announced very clearly that the territory of the south chinarade traffic of all trade in the whole world. the mediterranean sea of ​​the world is actually the territory of china and osian, of course, understands that the counterweight and balance is shifting towards china and fighting. especially with connected ones. e to participate in the war with china in this situation, when there will be a confrontation between china and the united states. this is extremely disadvantageous. this is true, economically , they are becoming more and more tied to china. moreover , a significant part of the economy of almost all these countries is under the leadership of the chinese. many countries, they are very closely observed, how china is behaving in relation to this conflict of our ukraine, russian, and they are trying to copy this policy. that is, to stand behind her. no, that is what they do. china in relation. here is this crisis. they will only repeat, copy, in general, try to get the american side from the fact that they suddenly turned around a turn

we will continue to oppose beijing's unlawful activities in the south and east china seas. 36 years ago an international tribunal found that beijing's claims in the south china sea has no basis in international law. we will support the region of coastal states in upholding their maritime rights. we will work with allies and partners to uphold freedom of navigation and overflight, which has enabled the region for decades. we will continue to fly in sale wherever international law allows. on taiwan, our approach has been consistent across decades and administrations. the president has said that our policy has not changed. the united states remains committed town one china policy. it's got it by the successor -- six assurances. we oppose any unilateral changes to the status quo from either side. we don't support taiwan's independence and we expect cross rate differences to be resolved. we continue to have an abiding interest in peace and stability across the taiwan strait. we will continue to uphold our commitments on the relations act to assist taiwan in maintaining a sufficient self-defe

holding military drills in the south china sea. g in dan hoffman. china has been provocative from the very beginning of this biden administration, haven't they? they. >> they have. this is a not so subtle message from china that is trying to assert their position in the south china sea. what china seas right now is the west having been awakened from their most cold war slumber thanks to president zelensky and he's comrades fighting russia. president xi doesn't think that they should turn their attention to taiwan to dependence. he made it very clear that the united states needs to stick with this one china policy. >> charles: what is interesting and i think to your point, xi watching what has happened in russia very closely. so they've got these exercises today. i saw some photographs where they were practicing attacking japanese planes. they told officials there, don't buy assets in america because they might be taken in the event we invade taiwan. it looks like they're looking at everything that happened over there. a lot of thing

taiwan and with southeast asian, sorry with the south china sea and the east china sea remains so significant 8 the continental periphery belton road initiative to give china greatest strategic depth all the way to europe and turn that into a theater of economic opportunity and therefore ultimate foreign policy compliance with the interests of the chinese system. 9 the row the rest of the world china is the traditional champion of the g77 in both africa and latin america and the rest of asia and hence why the belton road initiative again, but china's new posture in terms of international development assistance is seen as enhancing china's ultimate global numbers if you like which brings us to 10, which is changing the rules of the international system itself in a manner more compatible as we discussed before with chinese authoritarian values and and chinese national interests, but through the institutions of global governance. which china then through its economic diplomacy has much greater levels of diplomatic support in in individual votes in the united nations. and in securing and the cand

south korea is an ally of the united states. but china is one of the biggest trading partners of south korea. so it is a difficult position south korea has been in before. during the campaign, and i keep referring to the campaign because he's been in power 11 days. during the campaign he specified he wanted to be closer to the u.s. and that was read by default he would be harder on china. or at least less willing to go along with china. we simply have to wait and see if that's what he'll do. >> all right. in seoul, thank you very much. we'll come back to you as soon as the two leaders speak. we're expecting that any minute. all right. >>> turning to ukraine. the situation at the steel plant in mariupol. russia claims 530 of those soldiers surrendered on friday. after the ukrainian commander ordered his fighters to stop defending the city. cnn can't confirm if all ukrainians have left the massive industrial site. we have more from cnn. >> reporter: the latest picture -- a soldier with the who helped the world to see the steel plant in mari

create freedom of navigation in the south china see and deter the people's republic of korea. alliance between our two countries is stronger than it's ever been and as important as it's ever been. i'm looking forward to exploring more ways our relationship will help move us towards a future that benefits all people. thank you very much, mr. president and i truly appreciate your hospitality. >> thank you very much. we'll now accept questions from the question. first, japanese journalists to be followed by u.s. journalists. if you have questions please raise your hands. for japanese journalists i will appoint the journalists. and american journalists will be appointed by president biden. due to infection infection please keep your facial masks when you deliver your questions. the first row. >> prime minister, president biden thank you very much. first prime minister, with the russian aggression of ukraine, prime minister, you have been saying security of europe and security of the indopacific are inseparable. in today's meeting did you talk about response to china? how did you a

states, but they haven't quite so publicly strayed from the sideline when it comes to things like south china sea. the two presidents reiterate the importance of preserving peace and stability in the taiwan strait, something that south korean presidents traditionally have not wandered into as they do have a significant trading partnership with china. so they have always in the past tried a very careful line between the u.s. and china. and just one more point going back to north korea. we did hear some things that we have been hearing in the past between the u.s. and south korea. the fact once again they do ask tan and push for north korea to completely de-nuclearize, which many experts do not believe north korea would ever entertain, but at the same time calling for them to come to negotiation, again something many experts do not expect to happen anytime soon as north korea is in the midst of a testing period. both south korean and u.s. intelligence still assessing that the, it could be imminent to see a missile test or even an underground nuclear test. so really, it was quite interesting to

in the east china sea and south china sea, and the united states, responding to china issues, includinguman rights. also, we affirmed our two countries's basic position on taiwan remains unchanged, and underscores the importance of peace and stability of the taiwan straits, and indispensable limit for the peace and prosperity of the international community. and called for peaceful resolution of taiwan straits issues. we share a serious concern over nuclear and missile issues, including the launch of icbm-plus ballistic missiles. we will cooperate even more closely with our friend. to an immediate resolution, i reiterated my request for for understanding and cooperation. president biden extended his strong support. after this, president biden will be meeting with family members of abductees. at a time when the regional security environment is becoming more severe, with president biden, we reaffirmed the need to have forceful deterrence and defense capability of the japan-u.s. alliances. i stated my determination to fundamentally reinforce japan's defense capabilities and secure substanti

home and more aggressive abroad. blake, and gave examples including territorial disputes in the south china sea and accused beijing of standing with russia on its invasion of ukraine. we don't seek to block china from its role as a major power, nor to stop china or any other country for that matter, from growing their economy or advancing the interests of their people. but we will defend and strengthen the international law agreements, principles, institutions that maintain peace and security, protect the rights of individuals and sovereign nations, and make it possible for all kinds, including the united states and china, to co exist and cooperate. china is the only country with both the intent to reshape the international water. and increasingly, the economic, diplomatic, military, and technological power to do it. visions vision would move us away from the universal values that have sustained so much of the world's progress over the past 75 years. china's foreign ministry denounced lincoln's remarks as typical disinformation denigrating beijing. would you rather her, would you, the inter

take the situation in the eastern south china sea or the constant threat of the dprk. >> this is theu leaders' first visit to japan since they took office in 2019. she visited the peace memorial museum on friday. >>> people on an airliner in china have to evacuate when it veered off the runway and caught fire. the incident happened thursday in the inland city of -- it was about to depart the region when it ran off the rway. chinese aviation authorities say and nine crew members.engers they say everyone was evacuated but at 36 people suffered minor injuries. officials say the crew noticed an abnormality in the plane and aborted the takeoff. they sake the plane then left the runway and that part of it hit the ground. >>> eu members in the country lift the requirements of people must wear face masks on planes as part of the measures for coronavirus. t the new measure will take effect starting next monday. the eu aviation authorities say the decision is bed on multiple factors including vaccination levels and easing of restrictions across european country. its executive director says it

this is the topic of the south china sea real controversy, wow! ere, as it is becoming quite clear now, it was not about not protecting the allies, but about separating russia from europe from europe, weakening both europe and russia, separating china from asia, weakening both china and asia, and, so to speak, carrying out this grandiose operation in the spirit. divide and rule. to rule over everyone, that is, and sessions with her mantras, and harmony, compromises and inclusiveness, it turns out not to be the fate of the problem is that this is all very good approached e to the period when events develop in an evolutionary mode step by step, as the oceanians themselves like it. and how does it fit in? well, i would say with some very deep ones. uh, hmm, it's a cultural-psychological setting. now we see, yes, that e events are developing in leaps and bounds, through some completely unexpected e, unexpected in their line. ah, the crisis. that's all. this actually knocks the ground out from under what is called the central role, osians. eh, i say it'

control and that is where of course, we've spoken about which taiwan and southeast asia sorry with a south chinasea in the east china sea, remains so significant to read and eight, the continental delivery on the initiative to give china greater strategic depth all the way to europe and turn that into economic opportunity therefore foreign policy compliance is systemic and nine, the rw the rest of the world, china is the traditional champion and africa and latin america rest of asia has why it began with china's new posture terms of the national development of the system is seen as enhancing china's ultimate global numbers if b you like. it brings us 210 which is roles of the international system itself in a manner that's compatible with the steps before the chinese or authoritarian batteries and chinese national interest with the institution of the local governments which run it through the economic diplomacy has much greater levels oflo diplomatic support n individual must for the united nations in securing the c candidature is to take control over international institutions and the machinery

in the east china sea and south china sea and united states, too closely cooperate on responding to chinaincluding human rights. also we have that our two countries basic position on taiwan remains to be unchanged. . and underscored taiwan straits. which is an indispensable evident for peace and prosperity of the international community. and called for peaceful resolution for the issue. the dprk. sharing the serious concern over nuclear and missile issues. including the launch of icbm class ballistic missiles. japan and the united states. japan and u.s. are okay to cooperate more closely. toward immediate resolution of the issue, i reiterated my request for understanding and cooperation. president biden extended his strong support. after this, president biden will be meeting with family members of the abductees. at a time when regional security environment is becoming more severe, president biden we reaffirmed need to quickly reinforce the deterrents and response capability of japan u.s. alliances. i stated my determination to fundamentally reinforce japan's defense capabilities and secur

in the region as china starts to build up its military aggressions, whether it's in taiwan, the south china sea, or on the india/china border. and so when they meet, there are a lot of issues that they'll have to discuss, whether it's north korea, whether it's china, whether it's trade, which is another huge part of this trip with a major announcement that the president plans to make from this whole trip is sort of an outline of an asia trade plan. it's not a trade pact, it's sort of the rough sketch of what the president might want to accomplish on that. but there are some sticking points in this quad meeting. and you mentioned india. india has been reluctant to apply sanctions on russia for its war in ukraine. it has not followed the united states lead, and that's something the president will have to confront the president narendra modi on. the other outstanding question is who will attend from australia? they have elections coming up in the next couple of days. whether the incumbent scott morrison attends the meeting or whether he's replaced by someone else, it's sort of up in the air at

territorial pursuits in the south china sea and accusing beijing of sting with russia and the invasionine. >> we do not seek to block them as a major power, stop china or any other country for that matter from growing their economy and advancing the interest of their people. we will defend and strengthen the international law, agreements, principles, that maintain these securities, protect the rights of sovereign nations, and make it possible for all countries including united states and china to coexist and cooperate. china is the only country with the intent to reshape the international order and increasingly the economic, double medic, military, technological power to do it. beijing's vision would move us away from the universal values that have sustained so much of the world's progress over the last 75 years. >> they denounced the remarks is typical disinformation denigrating beijing. >> the international order and international -- have clear definitions. safeguard the international order based on national law and the basic norms regarding international relations underpinned by the

honey ira. china's foreign minister one he led a 20 strong delegation to the sullivan on ends to sign a security patch. the family visit by the state counsellor and foreign minister to the south pacific aims to deepen the relationship between china and relevant countries which is conducive to peace turbidity and prosperity of the asia pacific region. i. the deal with the solomon islands is china's 1st known bilateral security agreement in the region. china pines to bice police, law enforcement groups and military personnel in hon. yara, to ensure public oda falling riots in the capital. china said to offer economic and security partnerships with up to 10 other, orlando. sions ongoing militarization of disputed features in the south china sea. predatory economic activities including illegal unregulated fishing and then the investments that are extractive rather than beneficial out to the countries that are subject to them. australia has traditionally played a key role in the pacific affairs. china is expanding, military presence, undermines it's relationships. australia is newly appointed fine is to flew to fiji on thursday or for an action on climate change, and bolstering hu

that's going to continue across the taiwan strait. promote freedom of navigation in the east and south china seas and to deter the democratic people's republic of korea. so thank you again mr. prime minister for your partnership and your friendship. a ryan's elite military unit, the revolution regard says that one of its senior members has been assassinated in the capital tiff wrong in a separate development. iran state tv announced the arrest of members of what it says. this is really intelligent staff work. there's the headline for these continues. he announced syrup after ha selects ah no, not a from with nick when you look in the neighborhood im una. hey, maria, to me as an allstate imagery with most of the new, for those in the home and a view to where we set up, what the hell didn't the pull up with me? all the de la multiplicity, yet obama possible. good for the same. yeah. okay, now you're the one i know the bill did with we'll see bobby house. i don't want the mean shooting abuto to look ah, my bag was my drug. if i had my drug i do everything. if i don't have my drug, i cannot blam

south korea that they, they're certainly pretty happy. i mean, it's just made temp that present. a new circle was, was inaugurated. china is going to be a little bit more worried with south korea, possibly joining the quadrilateral security dialogue was the alliance started by japan, also involving a trillion india in the united states. but it's perhaps north korea that wants to see more attention paid to this region and perhaps some movement on the un security council sanctions and perhaps will conduct more missile tests and, and nuclear test if the u. s. doesn't, you know, offer some type of incentives to, to get back to negotiations on that. right, frank, thank you very much. that comprehensive update. frank smith in cell me a quick look at some of the news making headlines around the world. now, nobel peace prize laureate as a ramos horta has been sworn in for a 2nd time as president of team will s day. he took the oath of office in the capital dilly. he said his top priority as president is to protect young people seeking democracy. he's inauguration comes on the eve of the 20th anniversary of html s days. independ

it even seems that this is not europe at all, but some asian town on the coast of the south china seaoes not just need to know not only the name of the street, but also the name of the area in each of the six venetian districts, house numbers are not repeated, so their maybe several thousand, the usual coordinate system does not fit venice. if you are heading somewhere, it is better to find the desired point on map and lay a detailed route to it without this, here you can wander around in circles around the right places without finding it. this is a typical venetian street, two people will disperse on it with great difficulty, but the locals are perfectly oriented in the intricacies of these alleys and can cross the city much faster than those who do not know how to do it. every venetian has a small map of his. in general, cities have been in the head since childhood, if you look at their city from space, it becomes clear that it similar to the latin letter c or the dollar sign does not know this, you can walk along the large canal from one end of the city to the other for a very long

south korea that there are certainly pretty happy. i mean, it's just may 10th prison in so kill was it was inaugurated china is going to be a little bit more worried with south korea, possibly joining the quadrilateral security dialogue was the alliance started by japan, also involving a trillion india in the united states. but it's perhaps north korea wants to see more attention paid to this region and perhaps some movement on the un security council sanctions and perhaps will conduct more missile tests and, and nuclear test if the u. s. doesn't, you know, offer some type of incentives to, to get back to negotiations on that. right. frank, thank you very much. that comprehensive update. frank smith in cell me a quick look at some other news making headlines around the world. more shanghai residents have been allowed to shop for groceries for the 1st time. in nearly 2 months, people were given passes, permitting them to leave their homes for just 40 minutes. is part of authorities plans to gradually exit the harsh cove at 19 lockdown. germany's top court has approved rules requiring health workers to be vaccinated against cove at 19.