the scope and effect of china's construction activities in the south china sea differs from other countries in key ways. this includes the nature of its militarization, china's disregard for international law, its'contempt for other nations interests, and its tendency to dismiss issues. we oppose countries militarizing artificial islands and enforcing maritime claims unsupported by international law. we cannot and will not accept electoral, course of changes -- unilateral, coercive changes to the status quo. we will demonstrate resolve through operational presence in the south china sea and beyond. our operations throughout the reason -- region have a willingness to protect our interests and the freedoms enshrined in international law. as the prime minister modi has stated so clearly, respecting the freedom of navigation and adhering to international arms -- norms are essential for the interlinked geography of the pacific. china's growth over these last decades illustrates that chinese people have benefited enormously from these very freedoms. we seek to cooperate with china as much as poss

some might argue that china has already largely achieved its goals in the south china sea. given my own discussions in manila and beyond, the relations -- u.s. relations with president duterte'sd president stand over the south china sea might be improved as the u.s. provides continuous security as a coalition of coast guards including australia, and an unconditional guarantee to protect the legally declared eez of the philippines. can the u.s. take such steps in addition to what you have already indicated to put an immediate halt to the expansion of china's presence within the eez of the philippines, and can something similar be done in the case of vietnam and perhaps malaysia? thank you. sec. mattis: there is a little bit of an echo up here. we are working together to make sure i have the right questions, ladies and gentlemen. on the rules-based order, we have enduring interests, and i think that when you look at those enduring interests, you find the enduring motivations to reinforce and hold fast with the rules-based approach. i don't think that this is something new. i t

are the americans too late in the game to try to engage the chinese on these south china sea dispute?ea dispute? it seems they are very late in the game. a lot has happened under the 0bama administration. what more can they do at this point? the chinese need the americans and the americans need the americans and the americans need the chinese. there is a political and economic links. i think the chinese realise as well but china has significantly strengthened its hand for its claim in these south china sea as a result of its activity. what about these artificial islands? they were built during the 0bama administration and nothing was done. is there anything the claimant can do together with the claimant can do together with the americans? there are number of claimants. the asean group has tried u nsuccessfully. claimants. the asean group has tried unsuccessfully. the chinese government has been quite clever to undertake bilateral discussions, notably with the philippines. it has scored some victories essentially by exchanging or offering favourable loa ns exchanging or offering favour

you talk about the south china seas.ing role of leadership in terms of us influence in asia, what do you think how do you think asian countries and leaders and officials will view this decision to withdraw from the paris accord? many will see it as from the paris accord? many will see itasa from the paris accord? many will see it as a colossal mistake frankly not only in the sense that it will affect the global organism and is a large responsibility the oft the united states as national and natural leader but it also has profound security implications as well. and what do you think this means for the role of china the region, are countries in this region looking to china for partnership after a belligerent north korea in this part of a wild? that's true, beijing censors quite rightly a significant leadership vacuum emerging in the pacific region. in the run—up to this congress president she and we have seen this in support of the western—style liberal capitalist models that will in fact to try to emerge as the natural le

growth, nontraditional security threats, and complex and unpredictable development in the east china sea and south china sea. p.m. xuan phuc: [speaking vietnamese] these are challenges beyond the ability of a single power to address nor can they be had with selfish national interest in mind. p.m. xuan phuc: [speaking vietnamese] translator: these challenges come hell nations to form collaborative mechanisms that are based on international law and designed in a way that into is a balance of interests and parties and helps shape and open regional architecture involving all nations, big and small, in and outside of the region and abiding by the principles of peace, stability company quality, and cooperation in line with the shared goals of disparity and development in this region. p.m. xuan phuc: [speaking vietnamese] translator: 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 put it when he spoke at the heritage foundation, the unit states recognize that much of the history of the 21st century will be written in

here we are adrift in the south china sea when a u.s. navy ship came upon our vessel, -- a -- they refueled and helped us get to a refugee camp. a church answered our family and relocated us to virginia. they helped my parents get jobs, and they work multiple jobs to ensure that they could make ends meet and help my brother and i focus on our education. it is that moment of -- whether it is earned a pity, or just -- serendipity or providence. the u.s. navy was patrolling and ensuring freedom of navigation in the south china sea when they came upon us, and they extended their grace to stranded strangers. strangers. reporter: you bring up military influence on your life, you worked in national security intelligence. briefly, what did you do? >> i worked worked in national security at f defense -- both rumsfeld, and gait. i worked on counterterrorism, and strategic planning. reporter: so now you work -- you serve in the armed services committee. what do you think you will bring to the committee? >> you now serve on the armed services commit

as the champion mr asian made a very clear saying we are holding on so we are waiting on the south china sea issue because you are making a real effort in north korea if they don't succeed in north korea then it will be. this out chinese see will be prominent but this is a long time in gauge bent of two countries that have complicated relations between them in regard to salvage and a lot of other relations which have nothing to do with strangers and also there are other things going on in china which are of great interest to the united states and one of them is a very definite increase in the rule of law very definite increase in the room though these days when the chinese police arrest you they take in front of a judge judges don't just say ok five years go away they now ask questions and some janet chinese society is changing so took soon after the election of donald trump you wrote an article in foreign policy that you don't see the president's foreign policy as reckless or radical how do you see it now is it full of balance and common sounds really other hand. i was hoping you would rais

the status quo of the past through the millage positio motf the outposts in the south china sea and excessive maritime claims unsupported by international law that we arose at the freedom of navigation and overflights. china has committed to resolve disputes peacefully and in accordance with recognized principles of international law including the convention on the law of the sea. they will be helping the government in specific and meaningful ways to ensure the country's long-term stability and economic growth as it battles by this and begins its long process of rebuilding. an important part of the next 40 years was increasing mutual trust between the two militaries and the government. we need to enhance stability and standards in these areas and we need china to play a major role. at last, we discussed how the administration will stand up for the american and universal values like human rights. we will not be shy about raising our concerns about human rights record. talk ihis talk is not enough wht comes to increasing cooperation. the action items we've agreed upon today said th is at the fo

the central role of arsien. >> a few years ago in the united states all we talked about is the south china sea, and increasingly in washington today, many people raise the issue of the mekong basin and its future. and in particularly, the role between china and vietnam. so would you share some thoughts with us on how you see the future of the mekong basin develop? [ speaking foreign language ] [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: mekong is a vital river in this region, which starts in china, runs through myanmar, laos, cambodia, thailand, and vietnam. in recent years it's been going through a number of changes as a number of countries are building major power plants and dams on the mainstream of the river. having significant impacts on the sediments and the fisheries in this -- on this river and in the basin. vietnam has been working very closely within the framework of the mekong river collection in order to forge a common voice and to consult with all nations concerned, in order to ensure that we can limit and minimize the impacts that these dams and power plants may have on the live

we've got to send carrier groups to the south china sea, we've got to underscore the freedom of maritimeigation, and we have got to send, again, a message to china that we're not going to allow this aggressive activity to continue. it's activity that got worse and worse under the obama administration. julie: mark dubielewicz, sorry we had to cut it short, we had some news at the top of the hour. >> thanks, julie. kelly: a navy officer now facing hard time. why he's going behind bars and for how long. >>> plus, vice president pence saying he's optimistic about overhauling health care. we just heard him talk about that even as some gop lawmakers are less sure. so how close is the senate to repealing and replacing obamacare? we will discuss that next. ♪ ♪ beyond is a natural pet food that goes beyond assuming ingredients are safe... to knowing they are. going beyond expectations... because our pets deserve it. beyond. natural pet food. that newly listede bank and wait ranch will be gone. a mortgage, or, you could push that button. [dong] [rocket launching] skip the bank. get approved in min

the chinese have got every reason to be satisfied with where they stand in the south china sea at thisnly danger is [indiscernible] betty: i want to interject. staying on china and going back to the shangri-la summit, what did you make of the chinese delegation? not junior, but they were not the top defense officials dispatched from beijing. they had a senior person making remarks. what did you make of that? >> that has been the case at these defense dialogs from time to time in the past. the other nations in the region would be happier if there had been more senior chinese representation, but they are trying to send a message to us that they are basically happy with where things stand in the south china sea. china has achieved all at once. the one thing for china now it has the it not dealing with it directly, middle asia, malaysia, infrastructure, one danger for the chinese would be, should they be tempted, start dredging atoll closel of the to the philippines china has occupied with missiles -- vessels. they should not start dredging in that disputed maritime territory. betty: great

and, if i may, a question on the south china sea. control of the south china sea is a fundamental part of china policy. freedom of navigation efforts notwithstanding, how far is the u.s. willing to go to prevent militarization? thank you. >> in regards to the president's view of north korea, i believe he represents the american people's view of north korea right now. we see a young man go over there healthy and with a minor act of mischief come home dead, basically, die shortly, immediately after he gets here. there's no way that we can look at a situation like this with any kind of understanding. this goes beyond any kind of understanding of law and order, of humanity, of responsibility towards any human being. so, what you're seeing, i think, is the american people's frustration with the regime that provokes and provokes and provokes and basically plays outside the rules, plays fast and loose with the truth and that sort of thing. as far as china's role, the point of having the dialogue today, china's end state on the korean peninsu

dispute and the maritimes base and we discuss ways to increase tension and reduce risk in the south china sea. it's wherever the international law allows. they agreed to explore new areas of cooperation including exchanges of officers to improve transparency. after the last visit to china in march. should we expect good news to come soon on the release of those detained in north korea and separately in the statement issued by the state of dartmouth yesterday, the administration seems to have acknowledged its being placed over the crisis. isn't that embarrassing? think you. >> with respect to those that have been detained by the regime in north korea, our efforts continue towards their release. i have nothing to report further at this time. with respect to the situation in the middle east between the countries that have issues, our role has been to encourage the parties to get their issues on the table clearly articulated so the issues can be addressed in a resolution process to get under way to bring this to a conclusion. our desire is for unity in the gulf and the gcc. and we redirect all of

in previous years, the shangri—la dialogue has been much about the south china seas.at appears to be on the back burner if you are, the chinese delegation is not sending high—level officials as it has in yea rs past. high—level officials as it has in years past. that's right and you sort of hinted at it, we are expecting a keynote speech. what is the president of australia going to be saying? he will be underlining the us and australia have a strong relationship and the reason and that isn't a threat, he will also take the opportunity to talk about china's role when it comes to pressuring north korea to contain its nuclear threat. there have been several missile tests. there have been rhetoric from beijing that it is not doing enough and needs to step up with this great economic might comes responsibility. very quickly there is this hint of a warning saying the terror threat to singapore, is this something that will be figuring on the minds of many in willett there?|j will be figuring on the minds of many in willett there? i think terrorism as a whole, regional terror

defense secretary is warning beijing over its actions in south china sea. says the chinese officials are violating international law with blatant disregard by militarizeing man-made islands in the south china sea. >> the scope and effect of china's construction activities in the south china sea differ from those of other countries in several key ways. this includes the nature of its militaryvation. china's contempt for other nation's interests and etc. efforts to dismiss non-adversarial resolution of issues. we oppose countries militarizeing artificial islands and forcing excessive maritime claims unsupported by international law. >> the president trump's decision to withdraw from the paris climb accord is causing a furious response from former u.s. secretary of state john kerry. >> kerry has said climate change is as big a threat to the united states as terrorism or poverty. he told cnn's christiane amanpour that mr. trump is making a big mistake. >> the e chief has really been very defiant. no apology needed. no prop 21. we don't need any regulations or t

navy was patrolling and ensuring freedom of navigation in the south china sea when they came upon us, and they extended their grace to stranded strangers. reporter: you bring up military influence on your life, you worked in national security intelligence. briefly, what did you do? u.s. rep. stephanie murphy [d]-florida: i worked for the secretary of defense -- both rumsfeld, and gait. gates. i worked on counterterrorism, and strategic planning. -- your: so now you work serve in the armed services committee. what do you think you will bring to the committee? u.s. rep. stephanie murphy [d]-florida: it is extremely helpful to have had the experience that i had, because i understand how budgeting works, -- providingon resources for our war plans. it helps me it really get to work serving the men in uniform who served this country. speak do committee members search you -- reporter: do committee members search you out for advice? u.s. rep. stephanie murphy [d]-florida: i love working with my colleagues, and in fact, i just got back from a bilateral congressional delegation to the asia-paci

also at the same time assert maritime freedom of navigation in the south china sea while trying to get china to play? >> chairman, you have about 10 seconds, i'm told. rep. thornberry: china needs to do more and we need to do more with more military capability in that region. that will help encourage china to do more. >> clearly, we have a lot more questions, but your time is limited. thank you so much for giving us some of it on this busy friday morning. we appreciate it. rep. thornberry: thank you. >> so much debate in washington is going to be on numbers, and as you said at the outset, we have so many different numbers going here, and the numbers will drive the policy and the acquisitions process, so how does this go forward from here between budget caps, the president's plans to the agreement that the house and senate seems to have on a $640 billion number? joe: i think that's the big question. the $640 billion from the senate armed services chairman, mac thornberry on the house side and john mccain on the senate side, and then we heard from kate granger, who is the chair of the ho

pacific how concerned are you about china's military build up the possibility of aggression in the south china sea. i'm extremely concerned especially from the maritime perspective let's face it china could have an enormous army but they can't. really threaten the united states with an army what they can do with it capable maritime and air strategy. is dominate the south china sea which they claim in its entirety as chinese territorial waters. if we acquiesce in that laura they will have control of all those hydrocarbons billions of barrels of oil trillions of sgt cubic square feet of natural gas. and they will have control of the shipping lanes through which eighty percent of the pacific straight passes. that's not good strategy for the united states we need to be in that maritime game to prevent it so is it your contention that c. pow is just as relevant today. as it was in the days of admiral nelson of the spanish on model. indeed or even during world war one or world war two when great britain urinatio. was. very dependent upon open sea lanes from the united states for resupply and protecting

navy was patrolling and ensuring freedom of navigation of the south china sea when they came upon our ship and they extended grace to desperate strangers. that's why i'm so committed to this country. >> you bring up the military influence on your early life. your previous background was in issues of intelligence and national security. what did you do? >> i worked at the department of defense for the secretary of defense on national security. >> which secretary? >> i worked for both rumsfeld and gates. >> what kind of work did you do? >> i worked on military to fill tear relation, sore security cooperations between our country and others. i worked on counterterrorism. i also helped work on strategic planning for the department. >> so now you serve on the armed services committee. what influence from your previous career do you think -- >> department of defense serving on the armed services committee because i understand how budgeting works, i understand how we focus on train man and equip, i understand the war plans that we are trying to resource for. so it gives me a background to imm

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and take addressive posture in the south china sea. that's part of the man made island they are building in the south china sea. we have the strongest navy in the world. japan is concerned. and we are south korea concerned about what china is doing. i think there are a a right thing we can do to incentivize china to be productive with north korea. and if they don't, american policy and some other areas will be less to their liking. lou: the dhs secretary said he and his department were pushed around and told to go away when they started to investigate the -- nc for hacks by the allege russian hacks. and the f.b.i. director doing the same. there he is. the president of the united states. i'll get back to you if i may in just a moment. the man of the hour. donald j. trump. it's a straight-out rally. it's no co-understand den this follows in 24 hours two big special election gop victories. we came up with four, he came up with five. five republican victories in the special elections. but let's listen in. [♪] [crowd chants "usa"] cheers. >>

is not pleased with their actions in the south china sea, but they are pleased and, quote, encouraged by some of china's actions in regards to north korea. here's mattis peeking to representatives -- speaking to representatives from more than 20 countries at the annual international security conference in singapore. >> as a matter of u.s. national security, the united states regards the threat from north korea as a clear and present danger. ultimately, we believe china will come to recognize north korea as a strategic liability, not an asset. >> reporter: north korea is carrying out missile launches more frequently than in the past. china is the reclusive regime's closest ally. on friday the u.n. security council voted to expand targeted sanctions against north korea. it took weeks to negotiate, but what they passed is noteworthy, because it's the first time since trump took office that china and the u.s. agreed to pass this sort of resolution at all. the u.s. wants china to help rein in north korea, but mattis says that doesn't mean they're willing to overlook china's construction an

the south china sea is still being developed by china. you have the chinese currency stabilizing.ly is a good thing. we will have to see. this is an administration that seems to make it up as they go along. what the policy is going to be six months or a year from now, i have no idea. >> i don't know that a trade war with china -- anything that will bring tariffs is a dumb idea. , thatfree trade guy but will extend beyond china. that will extend to our partners in north america, europe, we seem to be picking lots of fights these days. china seems to be, we seem to be concerning a lot of trade partners. tariffsal, a rise in would have to be bad news i think. >> that was scarlet fu and joe with jiml's interview chanos. certainly a wide-ranging one. he says he has plenty of their shorts in the u.s.. he's finding a lot of opportunities. i don't know how good it is for the bulls here. >> given where the equity markets have been there is an opportunity for short-sellers to china wave. not just in but across the world. let's get to sophie to see -- let's -- the market opens in tokyo and s

the day, whether it climate going from me pact or missile tests or potential conflict in the south china sea. becoming -- we look through that to the structural and even sub-structural reality. rising poweris a threatening to disrupt. helps ishat picture put the rest of the things in place. the notcept is called trap but theaham trap.ides in 12 of the cases, the outcome was more. and for the cases, the outcome was averted. as i argue in the book, business as usual, in this case i believe sadly will produce history as usual and history as usual, in this case, would be catastrophic. so, the cases help remind us that in instances where nobody wants war, that does not mean more cannot occur. in cases where war would be catastrophic that does not mean we cannot averted. the case i think of most is the case on 1914. i do not think you can study world war i too much. it is still dazzling to imagine. after the war, someone was asked -- how did this happen? and he said, if we only knew. so how in the world can and art in surrey syria go -- ago become -- the end of world war i, every leader of the pri

of the day, whether it is about missile tests in north korea, potential confrontations in the south china sea, china becoming germany's number one trading partner. you look through that, the structural dynamic is a rising power that is threatening to disrupt the ruling power. i think that picture helps us but the rest of the things in place. is not my idea. if you don't know about it, i d on't if you tell you about it but you should at least google. you can download his book for free. you can read the first 100whered opportunities? pages. you will learn more than you have learned from everanything . he wrote famously it was the rise and fear this instilled in sparta that made war inevitable. he is choosing inevitable as hyperbole. in the book, i look at the last 500 years. i find 16 cases when a rising power threatened to displace a ruling power. in 12 other cases, the outcome was war. in four of the cases, the out come -- as i argue in the book, business as usual. i believe it will create history as usual. and history in usual in this case if it ends in a war between u.s. and china would be

. -- south china sea. n establishment for commercial mining in the future. >> a lot of fossil fuels, hopefully. >> thank you for that up. in a few hours, the french astronaut will return to earth past 196 days he has been at the international space station did we are standing by at the national center for space studies. what do you have for us? has gonedocking successfully. i am here with the manager of human space at the national center for space studies. thank you for being with us. what is the main difficulty he has had over the past 196 days in space? difficulty is the lack of a direct link with his family, his relatives in terms of physical presence, in terms of abilities, he has done very well. he did not complain about anything. friends,y, his close he's looking forward to meeting them again soon. >> is it a difficult experience for the astronauts? stretchedhas actually by several centimeters. what else is happened to his body? >> when an astronaut is weightless, the muscles are weaker and his spine

a contimium a reassert by this president stepping in challenges whether the pacific region or south china sea the administration is responding. >> we had eight years that the adversaries knew they could get away with a lot. they are now on their heels. they see a president rebuilding the military and it doesn't give them freedom of movement. >> lou: and turning to politics. intelligence committees in my opinion right now and issuance by the house seven subpeona and three directed to the cian and nsa. three individuals named, what do you make it. it looks like an investigation of the obama administration? >> i think it is encouraging. you had a leaking of the flynn phone call and that is a huge no- no to use it for political purposeses. the only crimeses we know of is those. if congress and it is american people don't have confidence that this information is used properly and think it is misp used, they will not be be reauthorized and the obama hold overs that are doing the stuff now really causeded a lot of damage even beyond the immediate political curfluffles. low lou the 702 program locks

climate pact for whether it's about missile testing north korea or potential confrontation in the south china sea or germany becoming or china becoming germany's number one trading partner, if you look through that to the structural and even sub structural reality, that principal dynamic is a rising power that's threatening to disrupt the ruling power. i think that picture helps us put the rest of the things in place. this concept, it's called not grams trap or allison trap but thucydides's trap pics of this is not my idea. this fellow thucydides if you don't know about them, help in this audience, i don't mean to tell you about it but you should at least google it and actually you can download his book for free, after the for free, and you can read the first 100 pages and in a whole month you'll learn more than anything else in the month. it's a spectacular book. in any case he wrote famously it was the rise of athens and the fear that it's instilled in sparta that made more inevitable. as i explained in the book use choosing inevitable as a hyperbole or exaggeration. he just means likely, very

which is how do china's actions in south and east china seas erode world order. and what happens in terms of whatever rule-based order there is and why do we need it in asia. >> well madam secretary i recently travelled to a regional security conference in singapore. i travelled with senator john mccain to vietnam first for a memorable visit there and senator mccain and senator brasso participated in a security conference that brings together leaders from throughout the asia pacific and frankly the rest of the world we had a chance across seven different bilateral meetings with heads of state or national security advisers or foreign ministers from new zealand, indonesia, myanmar, japan, germany to hear their concerns. we also met with secretary of defense jim mattis, who was one of the keynotes at the overall conference. i will tell thaw china's aggressive actions in the south china sea and the east china sea has created a great deal of instability in the region. and china's lagging willingness to engage actively on pushing back against north korea's destabilizin

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secretary mattis, do you think australian prime minister at least on matters relating to the south china seae comments in singapore about finding new sources of leadership to help the united states. so the question is what forms of leadership relating to the south china sea do you seek from australia? . >> well, first, let me respond in terms of those concerns. that's why we're here. that's why we travelled to the region. that's why we engage with our counterparts. i've had two direct engagements already with members of asean in washington, d.c. we're going to be very active in the east asia conference. also in apec. the president has already indicated he intends to participate. so in terms of addressing those concerns, this is how we address it is to travel to the region, to meet with our counterparts, and to talk about all the issues that are important to them and hear from them concerns they may have about where the administration is positioned relative to whether it be security issues or economic and trade issues. and we have had very good dialogue in all of those contacts. so i think --

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the secretaemp of defense says they're not pleased with the actions in the south china sea as you saide therere encouraged by some china's actions in regards to north kore bui here is mattis seeking two representatives from more than 20 countries at that aa oual international security conference in singapore. >> as a matter of u.s. national security, united states recorns the threat from north korea as a clear and present danger. ultimately, we believe that china will come to recognize north korea as a strategic lia warlity, not an asses wh ^ whhat'northinaorea is carempi missile launches more frequently than in the past and china is the regime's closest ally. the security council voted to expand targeted sanctions daainst northinaorea and took weeks to negotiate. what they pass is noteworthy the first time since president trump tooso,office, and they want the to rein in north korea, but that rinoesn't mean the therell over the manufactured islands in the south china sea, part of a long territorial dispute. and mattis says it disregards military law. and global order and the using. dec

. -- or the south china sea. i think we're seeing competition between the united states and china reemerge. it has reemerged in many of the same reasons. -- regions where the two competed so vociferously and -- in the cold war. i argue this is not really a case of history repeating itself but more so as mark twain is reputed to have said, history rhymes. some parallels that -- are that as with cold war, asia and africa remain critical and central to china's effort to reinvent its position in world affairs. "a formal conference to launch this one vote initiative which will link china to asia, africa and some parts of europe through massive investments in infrastructure and efforts to increase trade. i think that asian and african countries, china remains convinced that it has something to offer them. chinese officials don't like to say things that overtly but you hear chinese scholars and intellectuals bringing up these points. the american response is more measured but there are still often exaggerated reports fo

pacific is see the they willyard and challenge us in the south china sea where they claim the entirearea and at the same time, we remember that russia is a pacific naval power. >> bring of russia and i think of the arctic. a lot of natural resources there. navalt, the bulk of our is going to be? >> probably not the bulk. i would say it will be divided. the mediterranean is going to continue to matter. think of it this way. -- it becomesing on one side russia and the other side, nato. we will be operating extensively. -- what more do we be doing you a better sense of what is going on in the pacific? >> it was more rhetoric than it was actual movement. as we were trying to do that pavement,. a string -- i think this administration will find its way back in the we need to do is move more of our ships in forces there because if we don't, we will seize that space to china. >> let's look at the residence puzzles. what needs to change? >> number one is warships. we are well below are week need to the four global maritime powers. we need to work with allies -- fourth and finally, we need to

the first class petty officer just returned from the south china sea where she served on the vinson. they returned after the test on ballistic missiles. >>> and getting under way across the region. dozens turned out to strut their stuff outside the mummers museum in south philly. five members of quaker city, the string band to come first place at this year's mummer's parade. inside people had a chance to go forth and learn all there is about the mummers. pico hosted the event, families got a chance to tour the museum and more than 100 kids were given books courtesy of books and homes usa. >>> and others turning out for the culture on tap. guests sam pled beers from the garden. and come out from now until july 4th to sample the event. >>> and during this year's festivities, we have nbc 10's super of fun giveaway. our way of saying thank you. you have a chance to win one of these prizes right here on your screen. a three-night getaway from apple vacations, wawa coffee for a year, a patio fence, and tipping off to america's got talent, and a pair of two-day passes from live nation to bu

the south china sea is still being developed militarily by china.e chinese currency stabilizing. we will have to see, this administration seems to make it up as they go along. a trade war with china, i think that anything that will bring tariffs is a dumb idea. i think that will extend well beyond china. that will extend to our partners in north america, europe, they seem to be taking lots of puts these days. china seems to be where we are not picky. in general, rising tariffs are the general drop in global trade. how do you balance the -- caution with the need to earn some return? what you think are the most attractive and least overvalued assets. there are attractions and closed in bonds of five to 10%. their lever to some extent up of the chief leverage. you go there and you basically tell your investors that it is a changed world. returns are going to be lower. night,want to sleep at you need to accept the market as -- s, low volatility, >> what about treasuries? what about cash? >> i think treasuries are the most talked about in the market in c

there's one more issue, the south china sea chinese intervention as well.tion as well. this is a major agreement that has to be signed by these three countries, but will it have the assistance of maybe the americans or the chinese, these two global powers?” the americans or the chinese, these two global powers? i think if we go by the normal approach taken by asean countries, they will not want extra regional direct intervention and policing of the waters off financial, technical or training assistance will be welcome. maritime defence expert colin koh. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: a victory for french president emmanuel macron, with his party winning an absolute majority in parliament. there was a bomb in the city centre. a code word known to be one used by the ira was given. army bomb experts were examining a suspect van when there was a huge explosion. the south african parliament has destroyed the foundation of apartheid by abolishing the population registration act, which for a0 years forcibly classified each citi

that america will not accept beijing's militarisation of artificial islands it occupies in the south china seang at an international policy forum in singapore, added he is encouraged by china's attempts to help contain pyongyang. speaking to the bbc, the former us defence secretary william cohen said mr mattis‘ comments went down well. generally speaking it went down well, we reassured all those in the asia—pacific region the united states is committed to our security relationships with each and every country. i think in terms of how it was received, they respect him a great deal. william cohen. a look at some of the other day's news. police in the philippines say they have identified an attacker who killed 3a people when he set fire to a casino in manila on friday. they said he was a filipino, jessiejavier carlos, with heavy gambling debts and was not a terrorist. the masked man entered the resorts world casino and began shooting, before setting fire to a gaming room. days after president trump pulled the us out of the paris climate agreement, the first un ocean conference opens on monday. th