now china that is becoming a powerhouse, it wants to change that. >> pro voting beijing in the south china sea will only back fire on washington, when china declares an air defense zone in the south china sea the united states will have only itself to blame. isaac i know you didn't where this article but how does reacting to china's action he make any sense whatsoever? >> that is a view of one of our contributors and doesn't represent my views but what he seems to be trying argue is that china has far more of a right to the territory in the south china sea than any of the other claimant states or the united states. and one of the points he makes is what u.s. military or strategic needs are served there and how do those compare to china's needs? he argues that china's needs in that particular region are far more important than america's and by butting into this dispute the united states is getting itself into an area where its interests are not served and according to this commentator it doesn't belong. >> in order to achieve the aims of the u.s. and with china the article does assert as do you

and the south china sea is something where they have the upper hand. recognizes that other nations are seeing it as the gracor and the south china sea is notaggressor. >> to specifically blame china but how much of an issue is this one for the meetings that will take this week? >> i think this will definitely be an issue. it's hard to determine how much about the united states is not only one that gets hacked. china and chinese companies get hacked a lot. we just don't know much about it. chinese reporters are not as tenacious figuring out about the hack as we do in the states. but i just don't think -- i think the u.s. is going to press on it. i don't think china is going to want to talk about it too much. and if we look for somebody to blame then we definitely blame people in these officest who set their password as password. >> definitely their own fault to not do something that would protect them better. hong kong, how does that play in the area of one person one vote, how does that affect the discussions this week? >> i think that's going to be som

. >> josh leves, all in how our work family culture, china is flexing its muscles in the south china sea. available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> the united states is called on china to stop its provocative actions in the south china sea. but china has essentially told the u.s. to butt out. its primary shipping lanes may be home for billions of barrels of oil. on sunday a chinese admiral defended the country's construction of artificial islands in the region and just last month china warned a military aircraft to leave a military zone, quote after it argued over reefs. marga ortigues reports. >> china has built at least seven man made islands. over 800 hectares, where there was only once rocky outcrop. the u.s. calls the activity unprecedented. ashton carter criticized china's aggressiveness. >> china is out of step with both the international rules and norms that underscore the asia pacific security architecture and the regional consensus that favors dploancy diplomacy and favors conversioncoercion. >> to criticize china for original piece and stability th

took against china in the south china sea. they demanded the reclamation work stop immediately. >> with its actions in the south china sea, china is out of step with both the international rules and norms that underscore the asia-pacific security architecture and the regional consensus that favors diplomacy and opposes coercion. >> reporter: delegates from other countries also called for a diplomatic solution. chinese workers are turning rooef reefs in to land masses. the u.s. has stepped up reconnaissance activities in the area. they deployed war ships and patrol aircraft. china's representative justified the reclamation work admitting it was partially for military defense in addition to fulfilling its global obligations for maritime rescue. >> translator: the work is reasonable and justified. and within our sovereign rights. it also does not affect freedom of navigation. >> reporter: a regional security expert who attended the forum questions whether china's rhetoric was accepted by delegates. >> china tried to insist this is

i think the south china sea is something where they clearly of the upper hand, china recognizes that other countries in southeast asia are seeing that it's the aggressor i think the south china sea is not going to dominate the talks. >> you mentioned hacking. so many officials in washington want to blame the attack of the o.m.b., the sort of main frame for u.s. government workers on the chinese. the obama administration hasn't gone as far as specifically blaming china. how much is this an issue for the meetings be this week? >> i think this will definitely be an issue. the chinese really don't like to talk about this. they point out rightly that the united states is not the only one that gets hacked. china and chinese companies get hacked a lot. we just know a lot less about it in part because chinese reporters are not nearly as tenacious in figuring out what actually happens with the hacking like we do in the states, but i just don't think -- i think the u.s. is going to press on it. i don't think china's going to want to talk about it too much. if we're looking for someone to blame,

g7 leaders rewarding territorial claims in the east and south china seas. leaders exexpressioned concerns and called on all sides to respect international law. the comments were seen as a criticism of china to create artificial islands to enforce its claims in the south chew in in a sea. >> rewarding the right and wrong of the. >> of the south china sea the international committee can reach a fair decision. >> digital libraries in schools and universities in nigeria are helping students learn. they don't require an incident are net connection. we report from central nigeria. the internet connection at university is down, but he is not bothered. he comes here to do research using something called the

in the region >>> officially says it does not take sides in the south china sea dispute. it's only concern with freedom from navigation in the area. china said its work on the islands in would not affect navigation or flight paths. china could be trying to lower tensions ahead of u.s. china strategic and economic dialogue. the preem meeting between the world economies. on target tomorrow - changing your mind. scientists that say they can wipe bias out of your mind while you sleep. fascinating. >> the most fundamental aspect of this is are we practicing mind control. the quickest answer is yes > >>> changing your mind, "on target" tomorrow. that is our show. i'm ali velshi. thank you for joining us. >>> severe weather threat... >> everybody needs to pay special attention to those areas that normally flood. particularly the underpasses. >>> tropical storm bill is hitting texas, bringing trenching rain to the saturated state. >> target al qaeda. the group's second in command, leader of the branch in yemen is hunt down and killed in an air strike. >> running for .

the expansion in the south china sea is the latest strain on diplomatic relations as ros jordan explains. >> when u.s. defense secretary ash carter met with his counterpart they spoke of peacekeeping missions. they disagree on china's efforts to restrict air and sea travel in what is recognized as international tea tore in the south china sea. the americans also expressed concern at china's land reclamation project in the desperately islands a project beijing insist it is has the right to do. >> as the biggest economy in asia and the biggest country in the south china sea china has the responsibility and capability to provide better public security service. >> even as beijing says it's about to finish that project the obama administration is calling it a bad idea. >> nothing has changed about our views of these destabilizing activities there in the south china sea. and i think--i suspect that this will be an issue that comes up. i know it will come up next week. >> secretary of state john kerry will host these strategic and economic dialogue here in washington on june 23rd and 24th. the

download it now place in the south china sea is raising tensions between u.s. and china, and raising questions about how far the two countries were willing to push the conflict. china is building artificial islands in in reefs on the arch pell ago. they are 600 miles from the coastline and closer to other countries laying claim to them. like vietnam, malaysia and brunei. this is significant. according to international law, a country's jurisdiction over territorial parts extends over 12 nautical miles. china is clearly outside the boundaries. in the images, you can see how far the island grew. the image on the left, you have to zoom in a little bit near the top of it, is from march 31st, 2014. the one on the right is from august 7th. that's dramatic progress in five months. here is the latest image. a close up taken on january 30th this year. tuesday, china announced that the land building part of the project should be completed within days. the next step is to build facilities, including military defense. china says it primarily intends to use the island for pea

china is shaking up the region by be building controversial islands in the south china sea. nce the philippine government brought the lawsuit. china has refused to participate in the process insisting it has indispoous annalindisputable rights to the water. speak country to country without what it calls outside interference. filipino classes have recently been added to the beijing university a school known for creating diplomats. it aims to develop an entire course. >> it would be easy to stop the problem if you so speak the local language. >> reporter: when he's not at work at china radio leo teaching his native martial arts. doing his bit for racial relations. >> politics is not so pleasant hmm? so focusing on the more beautiful aspect, if we only focus on the things we enjoy more, the things we couldn't agree more then we can resolve the political differences. >> reporter: it's an optimistic perspective not shared by up. beyond these walls political relations continue to fray, attacks at application discussions flown diser and out in the be ocean china is still building is

philippines issued a joint statement in tokyo expressing shared concern over developments in the south china sea and committing to expand security cooperation. on tuesday, china's foreign ministry responded quickly to the philippine/japan exercise. >> translator: we hope the relevant parties do not hype up or even create so-called tensions in the region and that parties concerned to contribute to peace and stability rather than the opposite. >> reporter: a separate drill involving the philippines and the united states began on monday. also near the spratly islands. two sets of joint exercises taking place concurrently can be seen as symbolic. the philippines navy can't compete with china when it comes to military spending. instead it hopes that strengthening ties with japan and his longtime ally the united states can help rebalance security in the region. reporting for nhk world from palawan island. >>> health officials in pakistan say the death toll from an intense heat wave is rising. they say about 700 people are dead and many in the country are calling for the government to deal with the fre

project that they insist they have a right to do. >> as the biggest country in asia and the in the south china seasna has the obligation to provide security services. >> the obama administration is calling it a bad idea. >> nothing has changed about our views of these destabilizeing activitying there in the south china sea. i suspect that this will be an issue that comes up, in fact, i know it will come up next week. >> secretary of state john kerry will host these economic dialogues ear in washington on june 23rd and 24th. the u.s.' concerns about china's efforts to expand its military influence in the asia pacific are certain to dominate the talks. but china's political and economic ambitions are also on the agenda, and experts say that those two are certain to generation tough conversations. among the big problems, cyber security. unnamed u.s. officials blame hackers for recent attacks on recent u.s. servers. complaints on restrictions on doing business in china and washington accuses beijing of manipulating the value of the yen that makes it hard for sell u.s. products in china. some say that u

over the south china sea. ve the potential to become more worrisome. >> brangham: what does china want, mikele? >> i think china's trying to give the basis to extend territorial claim and say this is territory that comes with 12-mile territories in the oceans and the intentions in the sky as well and making it clear china is the most invested land power so to speak in the south china sea. what ken said about the militarization of the islands and unfortunately seems to be happening, we saw air strips reports of anti-artillery or anti-aircraft weaponry, the problem is not simply they're building them and for research purposes as they said burks from the get-go they're design for power projection purposes to allow china to extend throughout the region. >> brangham: kenneth lieberthal, secretary carter argued china is breaking the rules. china said we're just doing what other regions in -- nations in the region have done and the land is ours to do as we please. what are the rules governing this? >> the rules are no

his trip came as chinaattled nations across a regn, claiming most of the south china sea as its own andonverting militaryry baseses. here to tell us of thehe trip w was a success, our corspondent a and patrick. gentlemen, welcome to the program. it has been a wild. welcome back. how important was this trip, what did carter accomplish, and was anynyone combined with the trip being meaningful? guest: i think cter had two real roles. one was to confront china with the activities in the south china sea that have first into the headlines, and secondly, to reassure allies. you had have both sides in the equation. almost immediately t thereere criticisms of his remarks at shangri-la when he was asked what are you going to do about the south china sea issue. he did not have a lot of civics. he had more rhetoric.. i think his intent was good, but the follow-through is still to be seen, and there was some letdown. and then he did go to countries in the region, as you mentioned. ihink as those, he has taken more steps to make it a bit more concrete -- a bit more cooperation here, a bit more forwar

bad idea. >> nothing has changed about our view of these destabilizing activities there in the south china sea. >> reporter: china's efforts to expand its military activities in the south china sea are certain to dominate the talks. but political ambitions are also on the agenda and economists say those too are set to generate conversation. beijing supported hackers have been blamed for recent attacks on u.s. government servers. restrictions on doing business in china and washington still accuses beijing of manipulating the yuan. the equal political and military power if it wants an improved relationship . >> china's creating the facts in terms of the institutions it's setting up the role that it's taking on and in a way that means that a lot of these conversations now have to be done effectively at something close to this level and the tone of them increasingly reflects that. >> reporter: the challenge is to ensure that beijing takes these issues serials without losing access and influence of its own. rosalyn jordan, al jazeera the state department. >> south korea's foreign minister was in to

china is shaking up the region by controversially building islands in disputed waters in the south china seas along vital afraid passages claimed among others by the philippines. >> it's been a number of years since they brought this to arbitration before an international tribunal. china refuses to participate in the process insisting they have undisputeable rights to the waters. filipino classes have been added to the curriculum at the beijing foreign studies university. a school known for creating diplomats. it aims to develop an entire course in philippine studies. >> to master the language of another country you can understand the culture, you can communicate with locals better. if there is dispute it will be easier to stop the problem if you could speak their local language. >> when he's not at work at china radio he teaches his native filipino martial arts to students in beijing doing his bit, he says, for bilateral relations. >> politics is not so pleasant. so focusing on the more cultural aspect would be focusing on the more beautiful things of human life. if you only focus on the thi

earlier this year in view of rising tensions over china's expanding maritime activities in the south china sea. defense department officials say carter called on fan about the spratly islands and cease further militarization. carter also expressed hope that the united states and china will reach consensus by autumn on rules to reduce the risk of accidents when the two countries' aircraft operate close to each other. >>> a court in china has handed down a life sentence to a former member of the nation's top decision-making body for accepting bribes. the ruling comes as president xi jinping aims to show he's committed to taking action against widespread corruption. zhou yongkang was the ninth highest-ranking member of the communist party's politburo standing committee until november 2012. state run xinhua news agency says a court in tianjin near beijing sentenced him for accepting bribes, abuse of power and deliberately disclosing state secrets. he and his family allegedly took more than $20 million. >> prosecutors indicted zhou in april. he was tried behind closed doors. xinhua says the trial w

let's start with the south china sea. the u.s. has made it clear that they would like all participants who have claims of the islands to stop developing them. they have called on china to stop developing too. if they don't, what is the u.s. going to do about it? >> it doesn't suit us to get into hypotheticals right now and talk about what-if is. we have make clear our concerned over the in ex-couple of -- our concern over the islands in the next couple of days. we have made our position very, very clear, and i suspect that you will see us continue to do that over the next couple of days. >> you have these high level meetings not long after the u.s. said the chinese have hacked our u.s. personnel files, that will come up, too? >> there has been no particular allegation for responsibility for the breach you are talking about. that said, cybersecurity is something we talk to the chind about in every meeting. we will bring it up in the next couple of toews, the broad area of cybersecurity. it is a do main and there is a lot of work tha

he said the difference in security policy. >> china recognized china must control the south china sea for prevent united states to access nearby chinese offshore freely. but on the other hand united states recognize they must access everywhere freely. tension in south china sea between united states and china is very high now. but they will keep discussing how to avoid the war between united states and china. >> reporter: the two sides are also divided over breaches of cyber security. they will try to make more progress on the issue before china president xi jingping's visit to the u.s. in september. megumi nak knee shee nhk world. >>> pro-democracy protesters in hong kong are weighing out their next move in the standoff with beijing. many are reluctant to get excited about china's efforts to influence their elections. they know they face a drawn-out struggle. nhk world's takuma nikosha has more. >> reporter: members of hong kong's legislative council sent a message to beijing. they voted down a bill that would have given the mainland power for the to be jop. groups in hong kong are r

china is shaking up the region by controversially building islands in disputed waters in the south china seavital trade passages, claimed, among others, by the philippines. >> it's been over a year since the philippine government brought the maritime dispute for arbitration before an international tribunal. china refused to participate, in the process, insisting that it has indisputable rights over the waters. so far as china is concerned, the only way to work through the matter is to speak country to country without outside interference. filipino classes have been added to the curriculum at the beijing foreign studies university. a school known for creating diplomats, and it aims to development a course in philippine studies. >> reporter: to master the language of another country, you can understand the culture and communicate with locals better. if there's a dispute, it will be easier to stop the problem if you speak the local language. when he's not at work, at china radio, this man teaches his native marshall arts to students in beijing. doing his bit, he says, for bilateral relations. >

i applauded efforts to challenge china's maritime claims in the south china sea and it s suppose that error -- suppose itd air defense zone in the east china sea. these modest moves will not suffice over the long term. we will need to expand our military presence throughout asia, particularly the reach of our navy. we should establish mechanisms to resolve disputes peacefully free from chinese coercion and that president should reach a deal that truly expands free trade on terms that will allow u.s. businesses to fairly compete and win. on iran, the president is currently keeping a policy with the ayatollahs that is impracticable. -- is impractical. it is doing nothing to stop iran's regional aggression. it encourages iran. they soon get over $100 billion in sanctions relief. it provides little comfort that we can prevent a regionwide nuclear arms race among iran's adversaries. and offers no answer once the agreement expires after 10 years. the clear goal would be to dismantle the nuclear weapons program which, after all, was president obama's stated objective. if current negotiations

secretary has called on a top chinese military official to halt the country's land reclamation in the south china sea. >>> and chinese president xi jingping's power base is expected to strengthen after a court finds a former member of the nation's top leadership guilty of corruption. >>> the u.s. defense secretary has called on a top chinese military official to halt the country's land reclamation in the south china sea. ash carter met in washington with general fong chong loon. he's the highest level to visit in six years. fong is the vice chairman of the central military commission. pentagon official says they extended an invitation to him earlier this year in response to the rising activities in the south china sea. carter called on fong to halt the country's reclamation of reeves on the sprattly islands and cease military operations. they hope they will reach consensus by autumn on rules to reduce the risk of accidents when the two countries' aircraft operate close to one another. >>> a court in china has handed down a life sentence for accepting bribes. the ruling comes as president xi jingping

lou: the south china sea but china makes no excuses it is extending its dominion over the region and intends to be a hegemonic force without any equivocation whatsoever and secretary carter at a security conference basically says please do not continue to do this. and the chinese officials say who is he? we thought he would talk stronger we're going to ignore them no matter what but they thought we would talk stronger. who are we have power in the world will be having the regard in the region if we cannot even articulate a vision or policy or certainly a red wine that mean something? >>. >> in addition to those points that have to say i am deeply concerned about the building of the artificial islands through the south china sea is an obvious attempt to deal down some remedy for our allies in the region japan korea new zealand and in today's world, vietnam and the philippines all of them are crying for u.s. leadership. we have to manifest this tidbit to move more forces and be more forceful with the chinese because they do recognize strength and they are intelligent enough to recogniz

the south china sea is a matter of national pride.hey would be more than willing to share the economic benefits but not seed sovereignty. national pride is very difficult to deal with when you deal with nations. that is extremely important to all human beings. the best thing is to maintain some sort of status quo. i would look forward to china at some point maintaining a status quo for a long time. that is my hope. yvonne: what about cyber security? the u.s. really pointed the finger at the security hack. to china. responded in any way? how are they going to respond? robert: they responded and completely denied it. of any national government that has accepted responsibility for any cyber security and national defense ever. the u.s., european countries, israel. nobody has ever said they did it. it fact that they denied just means they are playing the normal rules. cyber security is a serious issue. i have to point out that in the past when china was accused of corporate espionage, which there is a great deal of evidence for in multiple

in the south china sea, it's charging ahead with its expansionary policies unilaterally take possession of territories claimed by four other nations, and china is ignoring every u.s. warning as it deploys weapons now on the 2000 acres of the artificial islands it's built in the spratly island region, warning in fact the united states to not dare to intervene. in the face of china's aggression, here is the reaction of our commander in chief. >> the truth is that china is going to be successful. it's big. it's powerful. its people are talented and they work hard, and it may be that some of their claims are legitimate, but they shouldn't just try to establish that based on throwing elbows and pushing people out of the way if, in fact, their claims are legitimate people will recognize them. lou: did you appreciate his visual support? the president and this administration haven't convincingly on responded to iran's aggression in the middle east, nor to that of russia or to china certainly, mr. obama hasn't articulated a foreign policy vision of any kind or has he issued a warning or limit th

south korea. >>> the u.s. and china are about to hold talks on closerfies but the two countries disagree on key economic and political issues. china in the south china sea is the latest strain in the diplomatic releases between the two. >> when the u.s. secretary ash carter met with chinese they vowed to work together on piracy and peace keeping missions, but also china's effort to restrict territory in the south china sea. and the americans also expressed concerns in the china land area in the idols. and its something that beijing said that it has the right to do. >> as the biggest country in the south china sea china has the obligation and the capability to provide better public service. >> even as beijing says that it's about to finish that project, the obama administration is calling it a bad idea. >> nothing has changed in our view, the destabilizing activities, and i suspect that this issue will come up next week. >> secretary of state john kerry will host the strategic and economic dialogue on june 23rd and 24th. and the u.s. is concerned about china's influence in the area is sure to dominate the talks but china's political and economic agendas

but china says it will protect the peace and stability of the south china sea in cooperation with asean members. nhk's reporters as china attempts to place itself in a favorable position in a framework that does not include the u.s. or japan. >>> a japanese government official has defended proposed security legislation saying it's logically and legally consistent with the views of past governments. the opposition bloc urged the government to present its view on the consistency issue after all three experts invited to the lower house panel on constitutional affairs said the bill submitted to the diet are unconstitutional. cabinet bureau chief yusuke yokobatake sent his views to the parties. a previous administration expressed a view in 1972 that japan's use of force would be allowed only if an armed attack took place against the country. but the current administration says in light of the changing security environment in japan an armed attack against a foreign country could threaten japan's survival. the government says three new conditions it has set governing jan an ps right to collect

bad idea. >> nothing's changed about our view of these destabilizing activities there in the south china seaand i suspect that this will be an issue that comes up, in fact i know it will come up next week. >> reporter: secretary of defense john kerry will host the economic dialogue in washington on june 23rd and 24th. efforts to expand its military efforts in the south pacific are be expected to dominate the talk. those two are expected to generate tough conversations. among the big problems: cyber security. unnamed individuals blame chinese for the recent attacks on government servers. and restriction on doing business in china and washington still accuses beijing of manipulating the value of the yuan. now view china as an equal political and military power if it wants an improved relationship. >> china is creating the facts in terms of the institutions it's setting up the role it's taking on, in a role that it means a lot of these conversations now have to be done effectively at something close to the level and the tone of them increasingly reflects that. >> reporter: the challenge is that

vice president joe biden alluded to the work on the disputed spratly islands in the south china sea. >> the notion of sea lanes being opened and protected is even more crucial today than any time in human history. nations that discard diplomacy and use coercion and intimidation to settle disputes or turn a blind eye to others only invite instability. >> chinese state counselor says the freedom of navigation around the world is necessary for the two nations. he says it's needed to develop the economies and trade. and he says china will ensure that freedom. yang did not directly mention the south china sea, but reiterated that the reclamation work is legitimate. the u.s. delegation is cochaired by secretary of state john kerry and treasury secretary jack lew. the participants will discuss a wide range of topics during their two-day meeting. >>> people around the world think china is set to eclipse the united states as the dominant global superpower. >> reporter: the washington-based pugh research center polled people in each of 40 countries. respondents were asked about what they thoug

i applied his -- applaud his efforts to challenge china's maritime claims in the south china sea and ularly the reach of our navy. we should establish mechanisms to resolve maritime disputes peacefully, free from chinese coercion and the president should reach a deal that truly expands free trade on terms that will allow u.s. businesses to fairly compete and win. on iran, the president's current goal is impractical and dangerous. even if it was feasible, it does nothing to stop iran's regional aggression. indeed it encourages iran. they are not being punished now, and they soon get over $100 billion in sanctions relief. it provides little comfort that we can prevent a regionwide nuclear arms race among iran's adversaries. and it offers no answer once the agreement expires after 10 years. the clear goal would be to dismantle iran's nuclear weapons program which, after all, was president obama's stated objective. if current negotiations cannot accomplish that goal, sanctions should be strengthened and the threat of force restored. in other words, president obama should really be held to

observers say this is an apparent reference to china's reclamation activities in the south china sea. abe and aquino confirmed the importance of settling maritime disputes in accordance with international law. >> translator: we once again confirm that we share serious concerns about large-scale land reclamation, and we oppose any attempt to unilaterally change the status quo. >> we reviewed the security challenges that confront both our nations and pledge to cooperate in sharing advocacy for members of the international community to act responsibly. >> japanese and filipino officials will start talks toward signing an agreement on the transfer of defense equipment and technology. they'll also strengthen security cooperation such as holding more joint drills between japan's self-defense forces and the philippine military. china continues to expand its land reclamation work around the spratley islands. the islands are also claimed by the philippines and other southeast asian neighbors. >>> people who follow the markets have been wondering when the u.s. federal reserve will raise rates a

china sat for talks in washington amid tension over cyber attacks and island building in the south china sea. the vice president sought to sound a conciliatory note. >> let me be clear. we do not fear china's rise. we want to see china rise. to continue to rise in a responsible way to benefit you most china because you have an important role to play. >> the fact that secretary of state john kerry, was joined by jack lew signals economic and security issues. while the u.s. has not formally accused china of the hack that compromised personal financial and medical records. for its part the pentagon is more focused on china's rapid build up of conventional forces. in a speech a day before the china talks, the number two civilian deputy defense secretary bob worksaid: work could have been reading from the pent gone's latest report to congress which says china's officially disclosed military spending averaged 9.5% growth, white the pentagon has been hamstrung by sequestration cuts imposed by congress. the rising china threat card is one played by the military services as they plead for money from

and china no closer to solution on disputed waters in the south china sea. a chinese admiral, defending building up island in the area, and downplayed the entire issue. listen. >> translator: the situation in the south china sea has been on the whole peaceful and stable. there is no reason for people to play up this issue in the south china sea. >> u.s. defense secretary ash carter says the u.s. is concerned about militarization of some of the island. in april, cnn was on board a surveillance plane that flew over the waters. the chinese navy sent warnings to the u.s. to back off. >> -- into an airfield does not afford the rights of sovereignty or permit restrictions on international air or maritime transit. >> at sun day's summit the chinese admiral said china has not decided whether to set up an air defense zone but that it could. >> well beijing is cracking down on cigarette smoker. a law bans smoking in restaurants, offices and public transportation. >> the measure imposes fines on individuals and businesses if the ban is violated. choen is the world's lar

chinese officials say they're about to wrap up reclamation work on disputed territory in the south china sea. >>> and the u.n. chief has called for a truce in yemen at peace talks in geneva. says there's no time to lose. >>> officials with the japan meteorological agency have con officialed a minor eruption in the central part of the country. they've been seeing increased seismic activity on mt. asama. authorities are warning people in the area to be on alert. more from nhk world's chow key ishikawa. >> reporter: the prefectures of nagano and gumma. the area is popular with hikers and skiers and has a number of hot spots. officials say they are having a hard time getting a full grasp of the situation as the area around the peak is covered in thick clouds. but they say volcanic smoke has been observed near the crater and that the small amount of volcanic ash fell about four kilometers from the mountain. a professor at the earthquake research institute says relatively large volcanic tremors were recorded by size mom ters installed tuesday morning. he says the tremors likely accompanied an erup

friction between two countries such as the recent tensions over china's building program in the south china sea. >> china building islands to cement its claim over disputed territory in the south china sea, a project that's drawn sharp rebukes from washington. >> we want a peaceful resolution of all disputes and an immediate and lasting halt to land reclamation by any claimant. >> six countries have competing claims food holds for asserting rights over vast undersea reserves of oil and gas. such riches led to heightened tensions last year when china positioned an oil rig near the islands, which are also claimed by vietnam. china is not the only country that's carved out territory in the south china sea. other countries have built outposts there for 20 years a fact beijing supporters say is not reflected in u.s. rhetoric. >> way before nine in a's construction vietnam the philippines, malaysia, they all have built more construction, the reefs and islands than china has ever started. >> u.s. estimates china reclaimed 2,000 acres in the south china sea since last year. more than all other claimant

hard. >> thank you, vlad. >>> tensions this morning between china and its neighbors around the south china seareported china is reclaiming land and building islands. it's looking to expand its military mite. seth doane just returned from the south china sea. he's back in beijing. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the race is on to control part os testify resource-rich south china sea. we've visited one philippine island that's also claimed by the chinese. these idyllic hardly seem like a front line. but it's disputed territory. even the school is controversial. >> the chinese did not want this school. >> why? >> because they say it is within their territory, it's within their sovereign territory. >> the mayor calls the school, these houses this entire community, an exercise in sovereignty, meaning just by living here this stays a philippine island while this chinese andcreate and expand them nearby. >> why civilian not military? >> that seems to be the buffer. >> war, war, war, war. >> the children ask you about war? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: they say they hear students talking about ch

china's recent activities. he fit in the south and east china sea. tensions are heightening. any attempt to change the status quo shouldn't be accepted. japanese officials say the leaders agreed to stress points. g-7 leaders also discuss the china iiab. among the group, yearn, united change i kingdom france but the u.s. japan an canada decided to stay out. they share common barriers such as democracy and the rule of law. they agreed to keep exchanging information. on the second day the summit agenda includes extreme groups such as islamic state militants. they also plan to discuss global warming. before france the u.n. crimea sum at the end of this year. >> thanks,er no for a that update. >>> japan and the mmsdf and the phillipine navy are planning their first full fledge joint drill in the south china sea. it's the latest move by the two countries aimed as responding to china's increased maritime activity. sources close to the jap nose defense ministry say two countries will carry out disaster relief exercises later this month. the drill will fought include sush veils activi

their islands -- rock piles in the east and south china sea that the chinese are converting into islandshey're putting military bases on, putting airports on, potentially with military uses, trying to claim that whole chinese region, the 600-miles of the south china sea as their internal chinese lake, and then with secretary carter was just in china the buzz from the chinese military guys was hey, america you're a power on wane, you're a power on the rise. obama is weak and we'll take what we can while we can. that scary. >> peter i apologize. we had problems with your audio but i want to bring you back. i want to thank both. >>> to isis and the administration saying its care campaign -- air campaign is working. how is that so many americans are still worrying. at old dominion, we see freight... ...as a combination of products and customers. every on-time arrival is backed by thousands of od employees, ...who make sure the millions of products we ship arrive without damages. because od employees treat customer service... ...like our most important delivery. od. helping the world keep pro

in the south china sea. more land mass then japan, philippines, and vietnam put together. they make the sovereign claims we have spats out there. and then we tend to think these are tactical claims. and over time, they have created a political jurisdiction encompassing the entire area which reports directly to their central government. we have to be firm that this is a violation of the international law. what they say now is, this is our land, this is our political jurisdiction. if you say anything, you are violating our internal government. it's just not true. i made a point a few days ago that i believe if i were the president, i would be directing my administration to pursue the notion of limited sanctions against china with respect to trade on defense matters. i would be reviewing defense cooperation with them. we have to be able to communicate that this is a very serious matter. mr. scully: how would you assess the foreign-policy of this president? former senator webb: he was given a pretty poor hand when it came to the situation in the middle east. i would say i thin