but there is a basic position with respect to maintaining peace and stability in the south china sea,well as the code of conduct. and china's actions in the south china sea have been clearly in violation of the agreement. and these countries also have a stake in terms of what kind of china they want to see in their neighborhood. it's a an issue about the future of china, and it's rise in the region. and since these countries are in the neighborhood, they will want to see this as a test case for how china behaves in the future. >> gordon if china wanted to continue its claims, could they use it to pressure taiwan? much of what taiwan sends to the rest of the world passing through there. >> certainly. and they get much of their energy through ships that go through the area. especially now when we're going to have a change of administration in taiwan from a beijing-friendly government to one that is maybe not so friendly. so i think there will be much more friction after a new government is elected in taipei. >> greg, can the world just refuse to pay any attention to this? can people jus

military patrols in the south china sea. a u.s. naval vessel last month sailed near an island built by china in disputed waters. >> translator: the japan self-defense forces have no plans to take part in the u.s. freedom of navigation operations. currently, sdf personnel are not engaged in sustained patrol and surveillance activities in the south china sea, nor do they have such plans. >> the leaders of japan and the united states discussed the south china sea issue on thursday. president obama suggested that such patrols will become a routine mission. prime minister shinzo abe indicated that his government will closely watch developments in the area and their impact on japan's security and consider possible activities by the self-defense forces. in an interview with nhk, a white house spokesperson talked about possible roles japan could play. >> in principle, since japan and the united states have a very strong relationship and see eye-to-eye on our philosophy towards freedom of navigation and good international order, we welcome a

china sea's that much. what is more important, i think, in this context is how japan's role or position on the south china sea is going to effect its relationship with the united states. the united states has decided to take a strong stance on china's maritime claims both in the east china sea and the south china sea. in order to do that we need strong allies. the strongest ally in the region for us is japan. it is very important for japan to support us. >> i wanted a perspective on the south china sea issue. >> the economic problems china has been phasing makes it more important for china to maintain friendly relations with its neighbors than ever before. china needs investment from japan, from the united states and from other regions of the world. allowing these kinds of disputes to get out of control would not be in china's interest especially given the fact that china is still military far behind the united states. however, at the same time it is very clear that on a political level china is deeply committed to not giving up these issues. i'm afraid we are headed for a long and difficult period where thes

recently, we have heard a lot of news around the south china sea and mrs. n, as you know, has made several comments about the dispute. in 2010, she took a harder stance against china and said it was in the american interest to have stability in that area, and i believe she said at the time, "there is a concern that we all abide by the international rules." she was speaking about china at that time. so why has china recently begun reclaiming so much land in the south china sea? mr. yang: we are not reclaiming land in the south china sea. there has been some construction on islands and reefs. though china has a solid, legal ground and historical facts to back up our position. betty: but america says about 2000 acres of reclaimed land has been added to the island. mr. yang: china has completed land reclamation on some of these islands and reefs, which are part of chinese territory. but the very purpose of some construction on these islands and reefs is mainly to serve public international interests. of course, given the fact that some of our territory is surrou

the philippines is among those countries claiming territory in the south china sea. obama stressed that maintaining order based on the rules is indispensable for the security and economic development of the region. he added that china must cease land reclamation in the south china sea, a position that was picked up by the philippine leader. >> that the freedom of navigation and overflight in the south china sea must be continuously upheld, consistent with international law. >> reporter: meanwhile, chinese president xi jinping is avoiding the south china sea issue at the apec talks. instead, he stressed the summit should focus on the regional economic integration and for the swift euroization of the comprehensive free trade zone in the asia-pacific known as the ftaap. this framework would include china, which is not a member of tpp. >> translator: we should never allow anything to disrupt the development of the asia-pacific region. differences should be resolved through dialogue. >> reporter: apec is a platform to discuss regional growth and trade, but territorial disp

aircraft carrier sailing the contested waters of the south china sea. sit came a week after a u.s. destroyer patrolled near an artificial island being built by china. nhk world's kurando tago has the details. >> reporter: carter told those aboard the "uss theodore roosevelt" there's a lot of concern about chinese behavior in the region. the captain of the "uss lassen" which sailed close to the disputed subi reef, also spoke to media on the aircraft carrier. he said his vessel had been shadowed by a chinese destroyer for about ten days before approaching the reef. chinese workers have been building artificial islands in the spratly chain for more than a year. satellite imagery shows a nearly complete runway on the fiery cross reef and workers appear to be building two more runways on other reefs in the chain. china has imposed a 12-nautical-mile territorial limit around the artificial islands. international law says any nation can claim the limit from its coast as sovereign territory, but that does not apply to artificial islands. the u.s. had been studyi

of political provocation with its patrols in the south china sea. the advice foreign minister made the remarks at the meeting with the leaders in the summit. it has been a focus of discussions at the summit. it didn't take long, did it, before we got comments about the south china sea issue. >> reporter: absolutely. what we heard it was very interesting to see how there was a rhetoric shift here at the summit. on the first day there were bilateral kind of mini sum its with the members and the united states and china and in those meetings it was discussed the south china sea territorial dispute was discussed but there wasn't direct finger pointing. the last hours of this summit and we are hearing much stronger language coming out, particularly from the gentleman you just spoke about. what was interesting in the way he said it was yes that they queues the united states of testing beijing on its resolve in its territory claims in the south china sea with these b52 bombers that did a close fly by in the month but they hate back at something obama said a

they did not issue the joint one and able to address the south china sea. a u.s. government official told n had hk that last week's operation was routine and lawful. he said that they plan to conduct near the artificial islands or the south china sea a few times every three months. >>> the governor is standing firm involving the relocation of the u.s. marine base. it had earlier advised him to change his decision by friday november 6th. but the deadline has arrived and the governor has responded and saying that he will not withdrawal the decision. >> i believe that it's legit and i can't comply with the government's advisory. >> he says that he has sent a notice to the the administration in response to an advisory last month. the land fill rk is set to take place on the coast of the city. it would see the u.s. marine core station transferred from a dancely populated area to a district. the land ministry is expecting him to revoke the decision and failing that it could file a lawsuit. officials say that the government's decision is not in the public's interest. >>>

designed to keep china in check as it continues to claim sovereignty in the disputed areas of the south china sea. carter was asked to comment on whether u.s. activities are heightening tensions in the region. he replied that the presence of u.s. naval vessels in the south china sea is not new. what is new is dredging and militarization. >> defense ministers of japan and china have discussed china's activity in the disputed area, but they failed to narrow their differences over the issue. china's chan wanquan held talks after attending the aasean ministerial meeting. this was the first time the defense ministers of the two countries met in about four years. nakatani expressed concern and expressed the importance of securing freedom of navigation and maintaining order in the region. chang responded that it needs to be resolved among the concerned parties. the two ministers agreed on the early launch of a defense hot line between the countries to prevent accidental clashes in the air or sea. >> they have been talking about the economy and joining us now from the business desk, tell us, who was ther

he added that china must cease land reclamation in the south china sea. a position that was bked up by the philippine leader. >> the freedom of navigation and oversight of the south china sea must be consistent with international law. >> reporter: meanwhile, the chinese president is avoiding the issue at the talks. he said the summit should focus on the economic issues. china is not a member of tpp. >> translator: we should never allow anything to disrupt the development of the asia-pacific region. differences should be resolved through dialogue. >> reporter: leaders will start holding discussions on thursday. apec is a platform so discuss regional trade. nhk world, manila. >> we'll have more reports from manila here on "newsline." >>> members of u.s. and china are taking a dim view on security ties. china's decision to build artificial islands in the south china sea was driven by a desire to impose a territory toerl claim. the panel members said china's military has improved its missile capability to keep the u.s. military away and they pointed to china's

carter and his malaysian counterpart were on board watching, as the aircraft carrier plied the south china sea. the ship and its escort group were moving some 150 nautical miles south of the spratly islands. they fall in a vast area that's claimed by beijing. china also claims a 12-mile "territorial zone" around artificial islands in the spratlys, including airstrips and other military facilities. a u.s. navy destroyer challenged that 12-mile zone last week. today, the chinese foreign ministry again criticized the american actions. >> ( translated ): china has consistently respected and safeguarded all countries' freedom of navigation and overflight enjoyed under international law. what we oppose is waving the banner of freedom of navigation to push forward the militarization of the south china sea and even provoke and threaten other countries' sovereignty and security interests. we hope the relevant actionsand intentions of the u.s. can be made more open and transparent. >> sreenivasan: just yesterday, defense ministers from southeast asia ended a meeting in malaysia, without issuing a final

the south china sea is a major issue and is dominating headlines. china's reclamation process in the south china sea. minister says he cannot accept china's land reclamation program there. this is a very delicate process. a delicate time frost really a. in the south china sea talks. is australia'sa largest trading partner. it does not want to offend china at all. at the same time, it realizes that the u.s. and japan are major military allies and it does not want to annoy them. rishaad: what about the submarine talks? can you tell me more about them? >> yes. japan is one of three bidders for the summaries along with germany and france. it is basically the biggest defense contract in the world that is pending at the moment. australia says it is worth about 50 billion australian dollars to actually build and maintain the submarines over their lifetime. japan is very interested in winning this contract. the prime minister has said that he wants to basically open up defense exports throughout the world as he rejects the nation's nations -- rejigs the pac

challenge to chinese claims in the south china sea. we will join the carrier and the uss and the task force tomorrow along with the that lay shan counter part as they control the south china sea. malaysia that laid territory in the disputed waters and the defense secretary's visit and a guided missile destroy er passed within 12 nautical miles of the islands that they now claim to be their territory. joining us now is retired major general. great to have you with us. >> well with, it's in the south china sea. >> yeah, it is. i have to tip my hat to ash carter. he is handling this very well. a couple of key points and remember this is a naval theater of war. it's contested by four or five nations. it's far aa from the coast of china. they're trying to express the expansion by contesting that region to the world and what carter has done really well is added american president's over the last couple of years to push back against the expansion and hold them in check. so far by the way, the strategy seems to work very well in these stations.

islands being built in south china sea. the question is why is china doing it and why are they doing it now? we know the answer to the first question. china has laid laid to the region saying its historical territory. that is widely disputed. chinese leaders, deng xiaoping and those who followed the said we're going to put aside these questions for another day. we have more urgent priority. we had to build our infrastructure. now losing his leadership is making a different choice same we'll pursue this more aggressively and as a result you beginning to see much greater tension in china's relationship with its neighbors and attorney. i think we've seen recognition by the u.s. that this is a major change in the status quo. i think the united states ultimately is not going to allow china to change the terrain and the political landscape of east asia. will have to slowly, no happen in the united states knows will happen an international body for nutritious solution. the fingers is trying to put is any kind of movement by force,

is seen as under scoring america's intention to take a stand against china's projects in the south china sea. the china president, xi jinping expressed his viewpoint in a speech. >> translato in beijing a chinese expert suggests that despite the rising rhetoric over the south china sea issue, washington and beijing are maintaining polite, if guarded discussions. he pnted to a numberf ongoing military exchanges. >> the naval ship of the united states is in china for a visit and a few days ago a fleet of three chinese naval ships were along the atlantic coast of the united states visiting florida and other parts of the united states. while we talk about the tensions in the south china sea, we should also look at the overall healthy relationship between the chinese military and the american military, and the chinese government and the american government. >> still,he u.s. takes up the south china issue in the upcoming summit in malaysia. the political maneuvering between the u. and china will continue and needs close watching. >>> a right wing opposition candidate has won argentina's presidenti

the country's commitment to continue talking to china despite territory y'all disputes in the south china seatalked about the south china sea. this will be a major topic. there are a number of claimants there. the united states is not one. the united states does strongly believe in the need to apply a rule of law and international norms to the resolution of maritime disputes and acean has taken a common position on that. and we look forward to working with them to ensure that those pacific rules apply. >> the acean community has made it clear it will stick to the agenda and keep trade talks as a priority, but with president obama making reference to tensions in the south you china sea it's hard for leaders gathered here to ignore the issue. al jazeera, kuala lumpur. >> four people have been hurting in a stabbing in israel. they say a man attacked people in the street south of tel aviv. israeli security forces say they are searching for the person who carried out the attack. israel should down a radio station in the west bank, asking it of inciting forcing it off air. >> one of the most celebr

. >> you talk about china, the spratly islands and the south china sea, i don't know what comes of it, but there's a bit of a war of words going on. end? >> it is a function of the assertive leadership of xi jinping, who has been around since 2012. he is not going around soon. he'll be in power through 2022, through the party/party congress and has two levels of power, and in order to keep the population quayesent. they have gone from almost double digits over 30 years now to mid single digits. higher unemployment. the stock market developing bubbles that burst. people losing savings in significant i am not sure. the other power is nationalism. i think they used it vis-a-vis japan, against shinzo abe. with the spratly islands. people get whipped up into an emotional frenzy. in the south china sea, we have a different set of claims by five nation states, china being one, bringing the national sentiment. so the assertive approach that he's taken to the spratly and parasol islands in, with that big expansive south china sea, it goes all the way from vietnam, sweeping down across malaysia

to have defense secretary step on the decks of the theodore roosevelt in south china sea. >> it is, i have to tip my hat to ash carter, he is handling this well, a couple key points, this is a naval theater of war, south china secosea secon tested by 5 nations. they are trying to expand. and what carter has done well added american present gradually over last couple of years, to push back against chinese expandtion implement so far, this tragedy seems to work very well in east asia. lou: it took two years for state to send a ship in this case, the uss -- u.s. ship this went into south china sea within 12 nautical mile its took two years to do that. >> but better late than ever. i think that country is waking up to the threet fro threat from china, probably not quite as much strength as we should put in the region of the world. but remember, navy is down to 270 ships, they are spread thinly, they have 5 of 10 carriers that could be deployed today, because of maimaintenance problem and shortage of funds in the navy. tough time in the navy. lou: and army not doinge faring much better, an

. >>> ash carter says he plans to board a naval ship near the south china sea. e pentagon not saying exactly where the aircraft carrier will sail, but it has been on patrol in the south china sea. several countries including china have overlapping claims to those waters and their islands. the first refugees to be resettled from greece arriving in luxembourg today. the prime minister was there to say good-bye to the families. their relocation is part of an e.u. plan to make sure that all of the european union deals with the crisis, but tsipras says some countries aren't pulling their weight. >> translator: it's a drop in the ocean. we would like this drop to become stream and then a river of humanity. >> reporter: as many as 600,000 refugees making it to greece this year. but more than 400 dies in the waters off of the coast just trying to get to europe. and as mohammed jamjoom reports, lesvos says it is running out of room to bury the dead. >> reporter: at this hour in greece, the sky darkens as quick as the fare sets in. but still they come. attention comes firs

both steps are needed to reduce tension and the south china sea. ollowing that, he also said china needs to stop land reclamation to reduce tensions there. the u.s. is committed to maritime security. apart from that, he talked about paris and how the objective was from the very beginning given developments we have seen to unite the world against isis. he has always welcomed russia into the fold. we know that russia and france have outlined their interests this andomes to setting aside the differences. we did hear also from the russian prime minister when he landed early. he spoke to the press, and what he basically said, dmitry medvedev, you have the egyptian , the parister attack, these reflect war being declared on the civilized world. russia can do it alone, but it would be better to have partners in joint action. it really makes this upcoming talk of president obama, and after that his keynote speech from the chinese president sitting thing -- prime minister shinzo abe -- president xi jinping all the more important a watch. rishaad: let's have a

beijing has dismissed claims that it is militarizing the south china sea. china was told they have to create facilities there. president obama has said international law must be followed. the south china sea dispute was one of those discussed over the weekend in kuala lumpur. it was a hot topic with member nations highlighting a new roadmap towards economic integration. .et us get an analysis accountto take into aipac just finished up. it really feels like there was one topic in the room, south china sea and china. >> the increase our presence at these events, obama, and li , all in kuala lumpur, it puts the pressure to decide where they stand. i think it's good that at the able tohe day ossiathey were agree on the freedom of navigation. they have to agree on this scope of conduct. they must agree on that. ,> as they work together forging together ahead, political cohesiveness is something that all the leaders said they needed to have. when, within them, they have some on the side of with, others on the sidfighting china over sea claims? >> is clear that cer

south china sea. they're becoming a very, very major force. so we have more than just russia, but as far as the ukraine is concerned and you could say syria, as far as syria, i like if putin wants to go in, and i got to know him very well because we were both on "60 minutes," we were stable

that is the south china sea, sending a navy guided missile destroyer into the spratly islands in the contested areas that china is claiming. i have to tell you, it took two years to do it but i was impressed he did that to stand up to the chinese claims. >> yeah, i actually am all for that. i applaud him for doing something good. he wants the transpacific partnership. to do that he's got to play to the filipinos, japanese, brunei, malaysia, all the other powers in the south china see. this does matter. we need to keep sending ships through those waters china claims. because some things are constants, lou. and all over 400 years ago, sir walter raleigh said he who controls the waters controls the world. it's one of the few strategic maxims that have lasted down the centuries. as you know, estimates are up to 30% of the world's commerce touches the south china sea. the freedom of navigation really matters. it's not about the artificial islands. >> that raises the question, why did it take two years for him to do something? >> that's fast by obama's timetable. he's roaring down the track

stirring up the south china sea issue. they should stop stirring up tension in the south china sea, avoid taking actions that could inflame the situation. >> terrorism and the u.s. transpacific partnership. >>> now to our global view segment with a look at how news outlets across the world are reacting to various events. lebanon's daily star writes, i.s.i.l.'s capabilities seems to have grown. degraded simply doesn't add up. still selling oil to finance its activities. the iran daily answers the question posed by the headline how should the world respond to the paris attacks? it suggests that iran's sectarian sunni rival and the south china post writes that genuine cooperation is necessary to defeat i.s.i.l. russia and the united states at odds over syrian president bashar al-assad's power, britain focused on iraq, arab members on saudi arabia, jordan and qatar preoccupied with yemen and canada withdrawing from the fight. in the wake of the paris attacks world leaders are looking at how can better protect their citizens. on

ofcomes against the backdrop relations strained by maritime disputes in the south china sea. john, what is the significance of this visit right now? 's visitdent xi jinping comes at a time when relations are at an extreme low. clashing claims and competing claims for territory, fishing grounds, drilling rights in the south china sea have escalated dramatically in the last two years. china placed an oil rig off the announce coast, which triggered violent clashes between the attorneys -- vietnamese boats and chinese boats. been violent anti-china riots in vietnam. the at concerned with china's efforts to reclaim reefs in the southsign a that in that china sea, creating artificial islands. rishaad: these countries have a having comeontext, to blows in the past. >> yes, they have. iny had a brief border war 1979. in in 1974, they had a clash effectively evicted vietnam from those islands. exacerbates historic animosity between the two countries, particularly on the side of the non-. chinese emperors for hundreds of years rolled the region, including vietnam, as their empire. note