philippine officials are to hold their first bilateral consultations on disputed islands in the south china seapted to try and avoid a row over sovereignty adopted predecessors. china and south—east asian countries agreed on thursday toa asian countries agreed on thursday to a framework for a long mooted code of conduct, part of the disputed south china sea. the islands are claimed by six nations. more on this we're joined now by an associate professor at the university of the philippines. he joins us now via web cam. thank you for joining joins us now via web cam. thank you forjoining us. if china and the philippines will discuss the dispute in the south china sea, who do you think will have the upper hand? i think both will have a very good chance at negotiating what will eventually be a code of conduct. it appears to me that the philippines is very much determined, under the administration of president duterte at common to find a peaceful solution. but finding a peaceful solution, and would this mean having a joint exploration of the disputed islands? well, that deal in october definitely in

>> they have militarized the south china sea, sir. >> so despite the fact that the president was standing next to our president, that was not an accurate statement. >> the reality is that china has militarized the south china sea. and i think you have -- maybe it's in the other graphic, but if you look at a graphic of fiber cross reef, you'll see a 10,000-foot runway, weapons, fighter aircraft hangars, and barracks for troops. clearly that facility which is 700 acres, a military facility, with all that capability, doesn't exist -- does not exist to rescue the odd fisherman that gets lost out there. >> this committee has been interested in our policies and execution with regard to freedom of navigation operations in the south china sea. the trump administration is developing its own policies. i was supportive of secretary carter's pronouncements of flying, sailing, and operating anywhere international law allows, but the execution of that was done rather meekly. could you give us a sense, as the new administration is developing these policies, what principals they should be looking at, the

chinese, will get additional investments from the chinese, but will be on the short end of the south china seak so, because the idea is... think of it this way. if we were to have a conflict in the south china sea, what purpose would the loans serve? it is not in the interest between america and china or the philippines and the southeast asian nations to enter into a war. if in the short term the idea is to get loans, then the idea is to create a zone of stability. and previous to that, we would have to look at zones or areas of agreement. hundreds of thousands of sufi followers have flocked to a shrine in southern pakistan, in defiance of threats of terrorism. a suicide bomber attacked the shrine in february, killing more than 70 people. bbc urdu's umer draz has been to meet the devotees whose faith is stronger than fear. they have travelled 1,000 miles for theirfaith, coping with boiling hot weather and difficult terrain. their destination is this shrine, one of the most revered 13th century sufi sanctuaries on the indian subcontinent. it is the anniversary of the saint‘s death and its follo

growth, nontraditional security threats, and complex and unpredictable development in the east china sea and the south china sea. [speaking in native tongue] these are challenges that are beyond the ability for any power to address and nor can they be surmounted by national interest in mind. [speaking in native tongue] in these challenges compelled nations to form collaborative mechanisms that are based upon international law and designed in such a way that ensures the balance of interest among parties and help shape and open regional architecture involving all nations, big and small, within and outside the region. and abiding by the peoples of peace, stability, equality and cooperation, in line with the shared goals of prosperity and development in this region. [speaking in native tongue] when you have to indeed asia-pacific is growing to become the new center of power, crucial in the formation of a new world order. as senator john mccain said when he spoke here at the heritage foundation, quote that states recognizes that much of the history of the 21st century will be written in the asian pacific r

patrolling near the south china sea, the war ship, challenging china.d from jennifer griffin at the pentagon. beijing is not happy. they have deployed war ships. what do you think of all this? >> we're not challenging china. last time we sailed a war ship around there was five months ago. they got some rhetoric for public relations. we have no strategy to deal with china's militarization of the east china sea and the south china sea and how they're trampling over our allies. the trump administration has got to come to grips with the china strategy to counter their aggression. regardless of what is going on in north korea. the tougher we are with china and encountering their aggression and dominating and controlling the pacific will help us with china influencing north korea. because then they know that the united states is dead serious. we need a strategy that involves push back politically, diplomatically, economically and certainly militarily. sailing a ship by every five months is not a strategy. >> sandra: all right, general ke your perspective. tha

on the south china sea, china cannot be allowed to use this artificial islands to coerce its neighbors or limit freedom of navigation or overflight. the united states will uphold the freedom of navigation and overflight by continuing to fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows. as governor i had the opportunity to travel to all of iowa's 99 counties every year. a feat that is named for your esteemed colleague as the full grassley. as ambassador, i hope to continue this tradition by visiting every province in china with a country as large and expensive as china, i know that will is much life and activity outside of beijing. >> i look forward to connecting with the chinese people and continuing a vibrant exchange of culture and ideas that we began back in 1983 when i signed the sister-state proclamation with governor wong. if confirmed, i will work tirelessly to represent america and her citizens to the best of my ability. i will champion american interests in china with as such federal reserve ver and dedication as i've championed iowa's interests in more than 22 years of

and a so just then east china sea is important the -- how to preblght protect the island is issue and therefore, from japanese defense -- they have to still protect it. in south china sea inclement of the coral leaf cannot be tolerated and that is the for the safety a entherefore japan should collaborate service of the world so that should follow rule set by the community and different in korea and china is china is able to consult diplomatically that's what we believe in but north korea diplomacy it cannot work. and therefore, the crisis facing us i think north korea should be tap on the wrist of the ranking but currently that china using the lateral approach try to change a status quo in the south china sea. jan and russia used to have a very good relation. then i was -- the difference minister japan, russia too was first carried out very good relations but fast point of the russia carried out lateral change of the status in ukraine. and ukraine is distant place from japan. but we should not tolerate the cohearseive change of status therefore together the united states japan carried out sanction visa russia and japan, russia, the country the relations have

he can help with the south china sea issues. se are critical for the united states. >> in other words, that is something. president trump could enlist his support, duterte, to help china stop expansion? the south china see? >> fephilippines occupies a portion of the south china sea. president trump is trying to build a coalition. he is reaching out to bad guys from thailand and china. you know, when you look at the chinese government and some of the worst behavior on the exec . that is what makes the u.s. exceptional. our values. it is important for us to make sure we are not an ordinary power. we are different because of promotion of human rights. >> colonel, president trump likes to shake up the conventional wisdom. including alliances and duterte and the philippines moved away from the u.s. and chinas schina embrace. maybe he will mix up that alliance? >> i think he will. you know, it is interesting. there is certainly an argument to be made, alisyn, keep your friends close and enemies closer or convert your enemies into frien

this is south china sea, east china sea, cyberattacks, predatory trade practices. what they're doing to taiwan. the range of it. we have given them a lot of free passes over the years, clearly that is no longer acceptable because the chinese think they can do whatever they want. lou: what you're saying is, if we had not elected donald trump as president, we wouldn't be having the discussion and they would be continuing to run all over the region? >> right, and i think that president trump is going to have to take measures that are going to be politically unpopular, but we know he has the will to do that, because we've heard him talk -- lou: there's another great threat here, isn't there? you heard sean spicer, the white house press secretary talking about the left-wing media adoration of false narratives. another fancy washington term for lies, and this is a time when the public deserves honest journalism, honest reporting, and they're getting none of it out of that crowd. >> especially because the u.s. faces existential threats, not just north korea, but iran down

it is on the south china sea. people have probably heard of the south china sea now. as become a rather strategic area. it's a big place. not small. that was a port directly on the south china sea. there was a carrier going to do a port of call. they were going to go to singapore. and leonard said he was beefing up the whole operation. it's a great place, it will be a great place for liberty, and we have all the concessions. can you do that? misiewicz did do that. misiewicz managed to change the port call from that carrier. i think it was the carl vincent. brian: how could he have that much power? mr. cavas: you lobby for it. you have meetings. what is the best port? we go to singapore all the time. you are a ways from singapore. they had better beaches out here, whatever. he managed to sell it, they said ok. it's not the first time the u.s. navy was going there, but it was the first time an aircraft carrier went there. 5000 people -- we're going to have a good time. a lot of money, a lot of hotels, a lot of fun. they went to the port. they did a weekend. everybody was

china sea is important in the territory. therefore from the japanese defensive posture we do have to predict and south china sea the coral reef that cannot be tolerated in that is the place where the japan uses the ceiling . they have facilities built their safety and japan should collaborate with the rest of the world so that japan should commence china to follow the world by the international community. the difference between north korea and china that china is able to consult diplomatically. north korea diplomacy it cannot work. therefore, the thing facing us as north korea should be currently china is using the lateral approach trying to change the south china sea. japan and russia used to have a good relation and when i was the defense minister, it was first carried out very good relationship but at that point russia trade out being electoral the change of status in ukraine in the ukraine from japan but we should not tolerate the coercive that change of status and therefore together with united states japan carried out sanctions with russia and the country relationship have been somewhat strained. i think that is a unive

china sea, the ame thing is such an importance. the territory. how to protect the island is an issue. from the japanese defense posture, we do have to protect the island. in south china sea, the reclamation of the coral reef, hat can be be tolerated. that is the place where japan uses as a sea lane. such military facilities built the that may strengthen japanese safety and therefore japan should collaborate with the rest of the world so that japan should convince china to follow the rules set by the international community. the difference between north korea and china is that china is able to consult diplomatically. that's what we believe in. mr. onodera: but north korea diplomacy cannot work. therefore the crisis facing us is, i think, north korea should the cop on the top of the ranking. rrently, china using the lateral approach, trying to change the status quo in the south china sea, japan and russia used to have a very good relationship. when i was the defense minister, japan was first carried out, very good relations. at that point the russia carried out the unilateral, the change of the status in ukraine. ukraine is a distant place from japan, but we shou

the south china sea is at stake and taiwan is at risk. of the south china sea. i would follow the advice that one of my former bosses, jim baker, that used to give, keep your eyes on the prize. the strategic prize for the united states is keeping the south china sea out of chinese hands. that's where i think trump has done it exactly right. invite duarte to the white house, give him a couple drinks, see what you can do. >> neil: i understand what you're saying. maybe the devil you know is better than the devil you don't want to know. but he is trying to stop islamic extremism, which is a problem in his own country. the fear would be if he were to go, what would be the alternati alternative. what do you think? >> philippines are still a democracy. we have a certain amount of power for that. i don't think duarte's view on china is that of a huge majority of the filipino people. so i think you have to keep your priorities in order. dealing with him on the big issue is a way to engender some confidence if we can bring him back on our side. an

that was a point directly on the south china sea. -- port directly on the south china sea.re was a carrier going to a port of call. leonard said he was beefing up the whole operation. it's a great place, it will be a great place for liberty, and we have all the concessions. can you do that? misiewicz did do that. he managed to change the port call from that carrier. brian: how could he have that much power? chris: you lobby for it. you have meetings. this is a best -- what is the best part? you are a ways from singapore. they had better beaches out here, whatever. you managed to sell it, they say ok. the u.s.the first time navy was going there, but it was the first time in aircraft carrier went there. a00 people were going to have good time. a lot of money, a lot of hotels, a lot of fun. they went to the port. they did a weekend. everybody was happy. had a great time. misiewicz got a letter of commendation for making that happen. i forget what year it was, but commendation,r of and he was actually cited for it when he left the position. made more than $2 million on that por

but the issue as you laid out very well is china and the south china sea. etnam and china don't get along. they have a troubled history. they fought a war in 1979. vietnam is probably playing, you know, hedging its best with china because china isn't going anywhere. that geography isn't going to change in its relationship with the united states, the military relationship is warming. last year they ended some sanctions on arm sales to vietnam. just transferred some coast guard ships to vietnam. so it's a critically important country with 90 million people with a powerful growing economy that could be a even more bigger player in that part of the world. and help the united states advance its interest. liz: but president trump has been very clear. he has done with unfair trade advantages that other countries have. we have a significant trade imbalance with vietnam. 32billion-dollar trade deficit. what does that mean? they two or three way more to us than we do to them. they're buying all of our stuff. >> we're talking about $15 billion in trade deals here. thin

these china sea is is -- how to protect the islands is a japanese from the defense posture, we have to protect the south china sea. the reclamation of the coral reef cannot be tolerated and that is the place where -- there may increase japanese safety and japan to collaborate with the rest of the world so that japan could convince china to follow the rules set by the international community. the difference between north korea and china is that china is able to consult diplomatically. in north korea, the policy cannot work, and therefore, the crisis facing us is north korea should be at the top of the list, the top of the ranking but currently, china using the lateral approach in trying to tame -- change the south china sea. japan and russia used to have very good relations. -- the ukraine is a distant place from japan, but we should not tolerate the coercive change therefore and together with the united states, japan carried out the sanctions and japan and russia, the relations have been somewhat strained, but if the change of status by force, i think that is a universal principle, so anything which is

guided missile destroyer sailed within 12 nautical miles of one of china's man-made islands in the south china sea. early thursday, the uss dewey passed near the aptly named mischief reef, 1 of 3 islands built by china in the past three ye military fortifications. beijing protested the action, deploying two chinese warships. >> translator: we urge the u.s. to correct its mistake immediately and stop provocative actions that hurt china's sovereignty and security. a stick at the pentagon would not confirm the uss dewey exact course, saying freedom of navigation operations are not about any one country, nor are they about making political statements." the chinese have built seven man-made islands since 2014. $5 trillion of trade passed through here each year. the u.s. navy sent warships near the islands three times in 2016. last year, an international tribunal rejected many of china's claims to the islands. the u.s. navy has not sailed near these contested islands since october. a recent "new york times" story question whether the trump administration had given up on these operations while trying to

its rapid military modernization, provocations in the east china sea and continued militarization activities in the south china sea signal an increasing disturbing pattern of behavior. u.s. policy has failed to adapt to the scale and velocity of china's challenge to the rules-based order. and that failure has called into question the credibility of america's security commitments in the region. i believe there is strong merit for an asia-pacific stability initiative which is similar to the european deterrence initiative pursued over the last few years. this would enhance pacific command's credible combat power through targeted funding to realign u.s. military force posture in the region, improve praegs operationally important infrastructure. these are important steps taken as part of a new comprehensive strategy in the asia-pacific that incorporates all element of national power. i hope witnesses will articulate an a.p.s.i., apsi, strategy. >> thank you to all the witnesses for agreeing to testify this morning. this could not come at a more critical time as the north koreans have engaged in an aggressive

navy in the south china sea near chinese-made artificial islands. hose operations, which sent u.s. navy ships on patrol within 12 nautical miles of chinese-made artificial islands in that part of the south china sea -- all three of those operations were conducted under the obama administration. once president trump assumed the oval office, a senior u.s. defense official tells cnn that the u.s. military in the pacific requested to conduct one such operation, and that request was denied. that official telling cnn that that request was denied in part because of what you mentioned, that operations like that could be viewed as antagonizing china or north korea. and as we know, the president really wants china to help solve the ongoing crisis in the korean peninsula. so these kind of operations in the past have made beijing very upset. it's designed to challenge those chinese territorial claims with those artificial islands, and that's something the obama administration made quite public. so that's something at least for now that the trump administration s

it expands beyond trade and investment to include issues like north korea, the south china sea, human rights and more. accordingly the position of u.s. ambassador to china is one of the most important positions in the world. i am confident that president trump has made an excellent choice in nominating iowa governor for this role. i look forward to him being confirmed by the isn't the and bringing the iowa way to beij g beijing. i also want to extend my thanks to the support that's been given by his wonderful family. i know he will introduce chris and the rest of his family soon. they are truly an asset to iowa. i know they will be a greater asset for the united states of america. >> thank you both. our know our ranking member would love to thank you for your comments. >> yes. let me just point out that your two senators are very much respected in this institution. having boeth of them here is impressive. thank you for sharing comments about them. >> thank you both very much. we'll return to our opening comments. it is great to welcome you mere. i'm glad to see members of your family

and we need to work with them on how those are addressed so that gets to the building of the south china sea and the military is facing data. it's heavy on a broad range of issues. we want to take a look at where this relationship is going to be 50 years from now because we have an opportunity to define that. there's been a lot of dialogue areas underway the last several years with china. we have asked china to narrow and elevate to the decision-making level and we have asked them to bring people that report directly to the decision-maker so for the first time, so far it appears we will get people at the public bureau level to participate so that we can refrain in the deal with some of the problems that have been sitting out there kind of stuck in natural for a while. so, it is a much narrower as we make progress those things will be sold in working groups where we can get after solving these things. so we will have a first meeting of the diplomatic security dialogue which is chaired by myself and the secretary with our counterparts here in washington and we have put about as kind of a top p

play in areas like the south china sea? would you like to see more u.s. presence? uyen xuan phuc: vietnam and the united states and other countries in the region and the world want to have a south china sea in which the freedom of navigation and aviation is insured, and the convention on the law of the sea in 1982 is observed. reporter: will that require more u.s. presence or not? nguyen xuan phuc: i think that we would need to discuss together with the stakeholders to make sure all parties benefit from whatever action we decide to take to ensure peace in this area. vietnameset was the prime minister, nguyen xuan phuc , speaking exclusively with haslinda amin and hanoi -- in hanoi. i will speak exclusively with the former hedge fund manager, phil falcone. also hosting a roundtable with the prime minister tomorrow on the investment opportunities in the country. and throughout asia. do not miss that interview i 1:00 p.m. new york time, or 3:00 a.m. if you are watching in sydney, or 1:00 a.m. in hong kong, guys. anchor: coming up next, the st. louis fed president's vie

play in areas like the south china sea, for instance? would you like to see more u.s. presence? e united states and other countries in the region and the world want to have they south china sea in which the freedom of navigation insured, and the un's convention on the law of the sea in 1982 is observed. reporter: would that require more u.s. presence or not? >> i think that we would need to and with theher stakeholders to make sure that all parties will benefit from whatever action we decide to take to ensure peace in this area. betty: we are going to talk more about vietnam on bloomberg television tomorrow when i speak exclusively with the former head fund manager who is making a comeback with his new company hc inoldings, which is invested vietnam. he will be holding a roundtable with the prime minister. betty: the fed turning its attention to the balance sheet. john williams says cutting back assets will not upset the market. toio draghi is the latest say the u.s. is wrong on trade. he says europe cost recovery may be threatened from abroad. >> japan changing the way it pushes

and then we have a very dangerous situation in the south china sea where china has done many provocative activities that will require the diplomacy of our ambassador in beijing in order to encourage the use of the rule of law and direct negotiation between the parties and not claiming territory by provocative actions. so for all those issues we need an experienced ambassador in china to represent our interests . what really impressed me with governor branstad is that i do belief he has a passion for american values. i particularly appreciated hissing inless and -- i would say he's anxious to represent american and global interests for china and improving their human rights record, in dealing with the right of religious minorities, in dealing with the right of descent, in dealing with the right of free expression and press. he very much spoke about the need for the rule of law. while we welcome the emergence of a prosperous china, we want one to follow institutional rules and laws. that will be the challenge for our next ambassador. mr. president, let me comment on what i believe the trum

they had unsafe encounterover the south china sea in february.icole: let's get you caught up on the global market action after the big lling we saw on wednesday and more in asia yesterday on the heels of what we saw here. today a little bit of a turn around, not big. the hong kong hang seng 1 tenth of 1%. lauren: the ftse in london is up 32 points. cac if paris is up by 35 and dax in germany 33. nicole: tough day on wednesday. back to back loses for the dow and s&p, all major averages are down more than 1% this week. today a little different picture with up arrows to tack on the slight gains. dow futures up 23 points, s&p futures up 4, nasdaq futures up 10. lauren: moments ago oil prices hit $50 a barrel once again. right now at 49.94. the dollar has been weak this week, that's supportive of higher oil prices and there's optimism that opec will continue to cut production. gold down a 1.60. nicole: uber revolutionized the taxi industry and now trucking. drivers who sign up will be checked out before they're allowed to use the service. uber freight

and it is all against the backdrop of strategic uncertainty on the korean peninsular in the south china sea evidence that a lot of people are buying more? i caught up with one european manufacturer who is selling increasingly to the asians. countries in this region generally are starting to realise that there are things going on around them and they are not aware of what's happening. events are occurring just over the horizon and nations and armed forces don't have the awareness or the flexible response. we see a lot of interest in our products, like global eye, a multiplatform surveillance. an ability to keep the man on events in air, land and sea. we have our swordfish maritime patrol platform. we stay out all on time, get there quickly, maximum endurance and capability. but again, compact and affordable platform. a naval solutions, warships, extremely advanced technology that you can see oi'i advanced technology that you can see on display, that is of great interest. we also build radars, command and control systems, so that you can network and link your forces together. who are you incr

side of the americans, especially as china is becoming ever more strong in its claims to the south china seartant role that the chinese play with regards to the relationship is north korea. it is a most strategic move rather than an a endorsement of his policy. facebook in the news. this parliamentary committee basically saying that not just facebook but also google and twitter and many other social media giants are not quick enough to remove offensive material and that kind of thing. they should now have measures in place to make sure these companies do something more quickly. a recommendation by a parliamentary committee and i guess it addresses the questions that have been posed in the past few weeks where we had quite a lot of... well, violence— loaded content on facebook and also the social network were struggling to get off within a reasonable amount of time. this is calling for judges, just because it requires more effort now to police these social networks than it did before. similar levies are in place for nightclubs and for football clubs... why not the web? yes. although it is mor

vietnam is afraid it will be at the detriment, at a cost, to vietnam, especially in the south china sea. british airways says its flights are gradually getting back to normal after a ll gradually getting back to normal after all its planes were grounded over the weekend. the chief executive has blamed a power surge in one you take —— the uk data centres. it was claimed the back—up systems also collapsed. he is refusing to resign. he insists the computerfailure had refusing to resign. he insists the computer failure had nothing refusing to resign. he insists the computerfailure had nothing to do with cost cutting. there are no redundancies taking place around this particular hardware set of infrastructure. in this particular case it is all locally hired resources that have been attending to the maintenance and running of this infrastructure. so, completely unrelated to the redundancies and outsourcing of the it systems? in this case, yes. weeks after government data showed the economy grew faster than expected in the first three months of the year, clocking its longest period of expansio

philippines has a dispute over some of the islands in south china sea with china and other countries. >> thank you. >> thank you very much, guys. >> still ahead, a huge resignation from fox news and the growing scandals the network gabrielle sherman broke the story. the first campaign out of 2020 in thing one, thing two, after the break. >>> $1.5 million ad. the president's campaign for election happening three-and-a-half years is buying national ad space. they've hit a snag, hr mcmaster who is in uniform. you see there. a member of the washington group, the campaign legal center noted this seems to violate intent of military policy against members engaging so donald trump removed that video, posted a reedited shortly after. now, in the first three months of this year, trump raised 13 million for his re-election, we know over a million dollars went to tv ads. we know where a whole bunch more is going, which is also not surprising but it's thing two in 60 seconds. >>> politico put the final tally, now it appears the habit of campaign cash at businesses will continue while donald trump

. >> carrie: china has been aggressive, they are building islands in the south china sea.ond north korea. if the chinese wanted to put their thumb and say north korea, stop it, they would but they're not. that's the real problem. this is where i do blame barack obama because he did not have a robust strong position against china. it's absolutely true that the fact of the matter is, donald trump won because he was protecting strength and he said were not gonna sit down and take it anymore because china is aggressing throughout the entire south china sea. >> ben: under barack obama, the north koreans did not send a missile into the sea of japan. that's a strange point to make. donald trump's u.s. foreign policy. we don't know where we are in the world. we are angering the germans, befriending the president of the philippines. what is going on right now with obama's foreign policy? i'm sorry, trump's foreign policy period that is what is embolden kim jong-un. >> eric: he wasn't in power at the beginning. he is getting progressively crazier. as time went, the leader got crazie

finding that there are more people purchasing from this region because there are concerns around south china sea the disputed territories? well, the disputed territories? well, the disputed territories of course is a subject and i think that all of these countries are facing more direct economic issues, direct threats because they believe that there economy has to be defended from illegal traffic. and that is what our boats are built for. and who are you selling specifically to? which countries have shown interest? the countries are singapore where the exhibition takes place. thailand, the philippines, indonesia, malaysia, all these countries have the same issues and all these countries are showing a lot of interest in our product. that was the maritime defence exhibition in singapore. chinese online giant 10 cents has defeated expectations with a 15% jump 10 cents has defeated expectations with a 15%jump in its quarter profitability thanks to strong growth in gaming and digital payments. the company looks set to expand its digital music services. it has signed a deal with universal music for ex

so that gets to the island building in the south china sea, the militarization of those islands, and obviously, we have huge trading issues to talk with them about. so we are using the entree of the visit in mar-a-lago, which was heavy on some issues with north korea but also heavy on a broader range of issues. and what we've asked the chinese to do is we're -- we want to take a fresh look at where's this relationship going to be 50 years from now, because i think we have an opportunity to define that. and so i know there have been a lot of dialogue areas that have been underway for the last several years with china. we have asked china to narrow the dialogue areas and elevate the participants to the decision-making level. so we outlined four major dialogue areas with china, and we've asked them to bring people who report directly to the decision-maker, which is president xi. so for the first time, we are seeking and we -- so far it appears we will get people at the politburo level and at much higher levels of the government within china to participate in these dialogues so we can re

we backed way off in terms of calling china out for militarizing the south china sea. you look at language and the upcoming shangri-la dialogue which is an annual meeting of asian defense ministers, that language really is kind of calling china to task for putting military bases on islands all along the south china sea. it's been removed, at least in the drafts i've seen. we put a lot of prioritization on what china can do a north korea and when i would like to see is holding their feet to the fire. changes. when i don't want to see is the united states get strung along for years and years like we did in the bush administration, to be candid, well north korea continued to develop its missile and nuclear capabilities. >> jenna: i did that happen? what was part of the thinking -- strategic patience is used for president obama commented could also be applied to the bush administration as well in some aspects. what was the thinking about waiting and waiting and waiting and what would you do differently? >> the thinking, at the time and the thinking now is that the military

hanoi has discussed the wired over chinese the direction of the south china sea. in the trade front, president trump raised concern about the growing trade deficit that had nearly $32 billion last year. what do you make of this? this has been one of the biggest issues in trade. is this the right tax at the prime minister of vietnam? >> is the right path to take. the president was vehemently opposed so he needs to go out there in the asia-pacific region and strike deals especially early with the trade part is over there. it is critically important, especially because he's seen his administration talk about that. but as for wilbur ross or lighthouse there, we need to strike these deals because we have ip issues we need to settle it would also need their assistance when it comes to exports and taking in imports when it comes to be. >> there was not focused on this. even with regard to germany. about of conversation there. vietnam's prime minister to sign deals for up to $17 billion during his trip to washington. >> the hard-line boat for a while. to a certain extent,

philippines has a dispute over some of the islands in south china sea with china and other countries.>> thank you. >> thank you very much, guys. >> still ahead, a huge resignation from fox news and the growing scandals the network gabrielle sherman broke the story. the first campaign out of 2020 in thing one, thing two, after the break. ♪ ♪ after becoming one of the largest broadband companies in the country. after expanding our fiber network coast to coast. these are the places we call home. we are centurylink. we believe in the power of the digital world. the power to connect. and that's what drives us everyday. termites, we're on the move.24/7. roger. hey rick, all good? oh yeah, we're good. we're good. termites never stop trying to get in, we never stop working to keep them out. terminix. defenders of home. when you're close to the people you love, does psoriasis ever get in the way of a touching moment? if you have moderate to severe psoriasis, you can embrace the chance of completely clear skin with taltz. taltz is proven to give you a chance at completely clear skin. with taltz

authorizes are , from the crisis in the middle east to the risk of a regional conflict in the south china sea, it is a complicated .nd challenging world the korean peninsula is of particular concern to me and many on this committee. i would like your insights into what is behind north korea's unprecedented level of nuclear missile testing and how close they are to holding the mainland nuclear attack. i would also like your sense of how tuesday's election of a new president in south korea is going to impact us. general stuart, i am sure you are aware of the reinvigorated policy discussions on afghanistan. while we all respect that you cannot offer your own recommendations on what that policy should be, i would very much value your assessments of the situation in afghanistan today, including the state of governments in kabul, and the sustained proficiency of afghan forces, and whether we have a realistic objective. is ramping up in afghanistan, we need to know the ic plus views on what we are getting into. we would also like -- icy path -- intelligence community's views on what we are getting i