there is this kind of hesitation or suspicion on on the top part of the chinese as to whether south koreans are sincere about i guess putting a certain distance between itself and the u.s. which traditionally has been a very strong ally of south korea and even within south korea there are many people who express reservations about any kind of closer ties with china for many reasons including what dr foster carter just said that china is a bully it cannot really be trusted let's not forget the very long history of aggression on that korea has suffered in the hands of the chinese can we really trust trying not to have the best interest of south korea anything so hard for example look at what china has done to try and diffuse this situation over the north korean nuclear development many have called on trying not to do something to put more pressure on north korea but south koreans are actually asking as china really done that is china sincere about bringing north korea to a table for dialogue in fact just before the show. is took place there was a report from south korea's official you're not

let's speak to journalist rather he joins us from the south korean capital so hi jason we are hearing some influential voices in the u.s. warned of a possible preemptive war what is being said to that there in south korea. right well what age are macmaster said in washington and has certainly has resignation here in south korea ever since president moon j.n. took office in may he been concerned that the trumpet ministration would launch some sort of preemptive strike he's told the south korean people that if washington were to make any military maneuvers against north korea that seoul would have to be consulted first however there have been concern here that the u.s. will go in alone and south koreans will be caught in the middle chasing these joint exercises are the largest ever should we read anything into that. right well certainly the air power that the u.s. has flown on the korean peninsula this week is. perhaps its largest display of force the south korean government says that these are regular regularly this scheduled exercises they are defensive in nature although local media

china's president xi jinping and his south korean counterparts say they won't tolerate war on the korean peninsula she has met visiting south korean president in beijing but you countries have agreed to cooperate in applying sanctions and pressure on north korea despite the strained relationship over the deployment of the u.s. made on to missile system in south korea a jim brown reports from beijing. well this is a very difficult visit for president moon his first to china since becoming head of state and the strains in the relationship between china and south korea were i think very evident on thursday afternoon after the bilateral between president xi jinping and mr moon there was to be no joint statement apparently the two sides are going to issue separate statements that points to an existing diplomatic impasse over of course china's continued opposition to the anti missile defense system that south korea deployed early this year in response to all that north korea has been doing however there was one area of agreement the two sides did sign a memorandum of understanding to expand tr

for the fourth time this year and north korean soldier defects of the south this one flees amid a hail of gunfire and it's election day in catalonia it's a vote many hope will finally resolve spain's political crisis. hello the us president has threatened to cut aid to un members who vote against his recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital at the request of arab and muslim countries the united nations will be holding an emergency meeting on thursday mike hanna has the latest from new york security council staff posed with the secretary general for an annual photograph is called then it's business as usual in the chamber like most other member states those represented here unwilling to comment publicly on the extraordinary letter sent by u.s. ambassador nikki haley at ambassador did you receive the letter from the hillary about the years many letters and the majority view apparently summed up by one representative who was willing to comment on our position in this case has been very clear we had the opportunity to express ourselves in the security council so so that's our very stro

you create a headache for the south korean government. you make the south koreans look bad. ey lose face. >> reporter: analysts say if the north koreans don't engage in a violent provocation, they're likely to send spies into south korea during the games. they say the olympics will offer the north koreans an opportunity to gain economic intelligence, to place sleeper agents and make contact with the north korean agents they already have in south korea. brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> well, another possible threat that's causing concern in south korea is anthrax. as we mentioned earlier, south korean media report claims a north korean defector had anthrax antibodies in his system. this shows one of the four people who fled the country this year. and to be clear, it's unknown whether the soldier in this video was the one mentioned in the report and south korea's national intelligence service could not confirm it. north korea released a statement saying it opposes the manufacture and possession of biological weapons. >>> going to pause for a quick break. still ahead, sexual ass

if it happens, most likely the south koreans will strike back and there is a second korean war.clear. that thought brings horror to the people of this place — hiroshima. when that happens for you here... this woman still remembers vividly the sunny morning of the 6th of august, 19115. she was eight years old. yes, every time i come here, you know, by the river, i remember it quite well. so many people died in the river. those like keiko, who survived the world's first atomic attack, are worried the world has forgotten the true horror of nuclear war. we have to avoid, stop. america will use their power to attack north korea, because not only korean people north and south, and the chinese, we japanese, everybody will be involved. even though they don't use nuclear weapons, but they will have a very big casualty. this year, kim jong—un has repeatedly shocked the world, taking giant leaps towards his goal of a full nuclear arsenal. he is now threatening to carry out an atmospheric nuclear test over the pacific ocean. if he did, president trump might feel he has no option but to orde

the americans and the south koreans have a joint military exercise that's going to overlap with part of the olympics and the para olympics. that's always the start of the cycle of tension on the korean peninsula so that's -- but that's also another military option is these joint military exercises. i'm not sure i answered your question. >> no. you did after a fashion because i know the whole idea of coneck ticks is weird to you and me as well. let me go to one more video clip. this one is from shanghai from an office worker in shanghai, china who asked not to be identify. i'm not sure if i'm translating this one or if it's translated but i guess we'll find out. >> if you ask whatever consult south korea or solicit help from south korea or china and if they don't help or they don't want to be engaged what will the u.s. proceed? >> she wants to know if the u.s. would engage help with south korea or with china. it's actually a good question. former ambassador chris hill was on our show just the other day, former ambassador leader of the six party talks where you were anthony, he said tha

will go in alone and south koreans will be caught in the middle chasing these joint exercises are the largest ever should we read anything into that. right well certainly the air power that the u.s. has flown on the korean peninsula this week is. perhaps its largest display of force the south korean government says that these are regular regularly scheduled exercises they are defensive in nature although local media is reporting that both u.s. and south korean forces are running drills on simulated air strikes against north korean nuclear and missile targets i spoke with the u.s. is seventh air force here in south korea they couldn't confirm what kind of exercises are being undertaken this week but certainly the u.s. is is boasting about its air power that it has sent here this week on china suggested halting these exercises in exchange for a suspension of north korea's nuclear program how is that proposal gone down in seoul right china would like to see a halt to all of us south korean joint exercises not only these ones but ones coming up at the beginning of next year and those exer

south. later when north korean soldiers appeared in the dmz searching for the defector, the south korean military says its troops opened fire as a warning to the north koreans. cnn international correspondent paula hancocks joins us live from seoul with more. and this is another case of a defector or a would-be defector causing some action there in the dmz. >> reporter: that's right, christine, and it's a real concern. you have firing at the dmz. even if the north korean and south korean soldiers aren't firing directly at each other, it is not what you want at this very tense border. so, what happened, according to south korean military, is that a north korean soldier came across the border about 8:00 a.m. this morning, just after. an hour and a half later, the south koreans saw north korean soldiers coming towards the border, clearing trying to find this defector. they then fired 20 warning shots in that direction, and they say that about 40 minutes later, they heard shots from north korea, but they didn't land in south korea. so a very tense time. what we know about this defector, he's young, l

uncertainty and the lack of clarity in terms of what president trump might do has unnerved some south koreans, and also, what's interesting is there is a growing call in south korea among some parts of the populationon for south korea to arm itself. i think it's kind of reflected in what the student is saying. some people are calling to have them reintroduced to the crampton slough which is a really interesting development that i see happening in south korea. >> frank, you have experience in the diplomatic world. we are talking about the potential for military confrontation and how these societies view the threat. you've been around the negotiating table. how does the actual threat of violence in the actual threat of war, if there is such a threat informed these discussions. you were with the six party talks, and the kind of defunct , but how does that inform how talks are received. >> this is really debate over whether we can have policy deterrence. i think the question is a good one, i think frank mention this as well that of course north korea is not suicidal, i don't think any of us think

you create a headache for the south korean government. you make the south koreans look bad. e. >> reporter: analysts say if the north koreans don't engage in a violent provocation during the winter olympics they're at least likely to send spies into south korea during the games. they say the olympics will offer the north koreans an opportunity to gain economic intelligence on south korea, to place sleeper agents there, and to make contact with the north korean agents they already have in south korea. brianna? >> brian todd, thank you. and coming up, a cnn investigation. women groped, fondled, and assaulted aboard commercial airliners with no one coming to their aid. and at 30,000 feet with no escape. person. it's when i ponder the deep questions, like which came first, the egg? or the chicken? how would i know? but i do know that first, qualcomm connected the phone to the internet. and now, everyone is posting and scrolling and sharing everything. yessir. qualcomm invents, then the world innovates on top of their breakthroughs. invention comes first. and a whole lot of it sta

the center of a bribery and corruption scandal has caused political upheaval across south america another north korean soldier has defected to the south the fourth this year the government in seoul says he crossed the demilitarized zone which was covered in thick fog south korean soldiers lay safad warning shots of troops in the north the north korean soldier was shot by colleagues as he escaped across the border in an. and you had south africa's ruling a.n.c. has promised in his first address as posse leader to see what he's called radical economic transformation so rather a person is widely expected to become president after elections in two thousand and nineteen he said he would rejuvenate the economy and stamp out corruption in lead attorney business one also promise to tackle a piece of power within the posse the people of our country want to see that lives up to its promise and this through to its mission they want in a year and see that lives their fair use just spouses and holds fast to the principles that have long to find it as the movement of our people they wanted a year and see that use t

to sink a south korean naval vessel and kill over 40,000 north korean sailers. concerned that the north koreans will interpret really our inaction in 2010 as an ability to do something like that. i think that's really the danger i see that something happens and that it escalates quickly. i would also say that we have be to careful about creating these -- creating these mind sets that we can just have some talks with north korea and that we will magically be able to wave a magic wand and solve this issue. i think we need to be very careful about the drive by beijing, in particular, to drive up the danger and say that we're going to have a military conflict and the only solution is a flawed nuclear deal, a freeze for freeze. i think that makes us more dangerous. i think the 70 day -- over 70-day pause clarifies that north korea continues these programs even when we think that they're already stopped. so the only solution, the only peaceful solution right now continue with sanctions to create the leverage for denuclearization talks. >> i think at the current trajec

mcmaster come on the eve of the largest ever joint military exercise in the region between us and south koreanes. pyongyang has called the drill an all—out provocation. from washington, laura bicker reports. weapons experts have described the latest north korean missile as "a beast," capable of striking the us mainland. there were celebrations in pyongyang, a staged event to declare that north korea is becoming a nuclear nation. this is something the trump administration has said it will not accept. the greatest immediate threat to the united states, and to the world... speaking at a defence forum, the us national security adviser had this warning. china has tremendous coercive economic power over north korea. you cannot shoot a missile without fuel. there are ways to address this problem short of armed conflict. but it is a race because he's getting closer and closer. and, umm, there's not much time left. the us is keeping a show of force in the korean peninsula, and stealth fighters have been deployed to the region as part of the largest air exercise ever held with south korea. they've been

you create a headache for the south korean government. you make the south koreans look bad. analysts say if the north koreans don't engage in a violent provocation they are at least likely to spend spies during the games. they say the olympics will offer an opportunity to gain economic intelligence on south korea, to place sleeper agents there and to make contact with the north korean agents they already have in south korea. cnn, washington. >> thanks for joining me. thanks for being here on a sunday. two more days until alabama voters go to the polls. both candidates are in final sprint. president trump for republican roy moore and recording a robo call for moore's campaign despite child molestation allegations. foor responding saying he does not know the women making the accusations. >> i do not know any of the women who have charged me with sexual allegations of molestation and i did not know

i was surprised with the election of south korean president that kim jong un didn't make an overture towards south korea to divide south korea from the united states. it doesn't seem like that has happened yet. certainly could be something that he winds up doing. i think that unfortunately i think jean's right, of course she's right, that president moon would prefer to have a different north korean policy than he has currently. his north korea policy, i think in his view, unfortunately is aligned with the tougher policy that the united states wants now. is deploying to thaad or making statements about stronger sanctions. i think he'd much prefer talks about reopening the industrial complex, the north-south industrial complex and we can talk about how that violates sanctions but that's for another day. i think he'd much prefer a trip to pyongyang and a conversation and talking about the olympics and having ceremonies associated with that. but he can't do any of that. that's what he ran on and he cannot do that. that's what surprises me. that kim jong un has not taken that opportunity,

you create a headache for the south korean government. you make the south koreans look bad. analysts say if the north koreans don't engage in a violent provocation during the winter olympics, they're at least likely to send spies into south korea during the games. they say the olympics will offer the north korean answer opportunity to gain economic intelligence on south korea, to place sleeper agents there, and to make contact with the north korean agents they already have in south korea. brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> we want to introduce you now to keaton jones. the video we're to be show you went viral. and you'll find out why. keaton gets bullied in school. other kids pour milk on him. they make fun of this nose and clothes. this is what he explained to his mom after she came to pick him up at school early because he was too afraid to have lunch there. >> i don't want them to do it to other people. because it's not okay. people that are different don't need to be criticized about it. it's not their fault. but if you are made fun of, just don't -- don't let it bother you

. -- unnerved some south koreans. and also what's interesting, there is a growing call in south korea among some parts of the population for south korea to arm itself. i think it's kind of reflective in what the student was saying. some people are calling for their own -- to have nuclear weapons reintroduced to the korean peninsula. so this is a really interesting development i see happening in south korea. todd: frank, you have experience in the diplomatic world. we are talking about the potential of military confrontations and how these societies view the threat. you've been around the negotiating table. how does the actual threat of violence, the actual threat of war, if there is such a threat, really inform these discussions? you were at the six-party talks. those were defunked. how does that go how talks proceed? anthony: this is really the debate over we can have a policy deterrence. you know, i think the student's question is a good one. i think it's -- and i think frank mentioned this as well that, of course,

a new war of words between north korea and the us on the eve of the biggest ever us— south korean airrills. crazy to send spouses and children to south korea given the provocation of north korea, i want them to stop sending dependence. egyptian presidential hopeful ahmad shafiq denies being kidnapped after turning up in the capital. on the eve of crucial talks in brussels domestic pressure mounts on uk prime minister theresa may to demand guarantees before any divorce bill is paid and skywatchers get their first glimpse of a larger and brighter looking moon as it reaches its closest point to earth. welcome to bbc world news, north korea has accused the united states of being a warmonger on the eve of joint military exercises between the us and south korea, monday struggles of the largest ever involving us and south korean troops. president trump's national security adviser has said the us and its allies are ina race has said the us and its allies are in a race to tackle the problem of north korea before the secretive state achieves its nuclear ambitions. this report. american military

and south america many of my customers are business people looking for a whole lot of food the south korean government wants to expand cooperation with southeast asian countries but china is unlikely to be replaced anytime soon but china will remain for a long long time south korea's lifeline but this is hardly a one way relationship south korea is one of china's top three trading partners in october the two countries put their differences over thad aside effectively agreeing to disagree going some way to restoring relations and allowing them to better address other common issues. mainly the threat from north korea the other issue likely to be high on the agenda during moon's visit south korea wants china to impose harsher sanctions against the government in pyongyang china prefers a proposal that would see south korea and the united states scaling back joint military exercises in exchange for north korea agreeing to freeze its nuclear weapons development it will likely take much more than this summit to find agreement on that there's a lot of talking to be done a little if we put the polit

targeted trade boycott followed south korea's leader though does appear to have given some ground reassuring his hosts the system is only targeted at incoming north korean missiles and while. china's leaders remain vehemently opposed to it they also need a friendlier south korea but friendly is not the way many south koreans view their president's reception here a reminder that the alliance confronting north korea is fragile and sometimes fractured adrian brown al-jazeera beijing now the police in saudi arabia have arrested a palestinian billionaire who is the head of one of the biggest banks in the middle east's masseria chairman of arab bank which is the biggest lender in jordan he is a saudi passport holder it's the latest move in an anti corruption drive ordered by the crown prince mohammed bin cell man here's n.p.r.'s tie up. he's one of jordan's most prominent businessmen and among the wealthiest but since wednesday musri has been detained in saudi arabia for having what's been described as information relating to corruption the eighty year old palestinian who has a saudi passport is the founder of a major investment group and the chairman of arab

deployment or nancy missile system in south korea let's hear now from kathy novak has more from seoul south korean president moon and says this trip is very much about rebuilding trust between china and south korea there was a dispute over the u.s. missile defense system known as that south korea says it was installed on south korean soil to protect against the threat from north korea but china had concerns over its strong radars posing potential security risks it says against china but in october the two countries agreed to move past this dispute and it's hoped that this meeting between the presidents will allow the two countries to focus more on other issues including the threat from north korea both countries have a border with north korea and want to prevent war on the korean peninsula at all costs particularly when the united states at times has reminded north korea that the military option remains on the table u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson said that china is putting preparations in place for the potential influx of refugees from north korea so when president moon meets president xi j

conflict china's president xi jinping and the south korean counterparts say they won't tolerate war on the korean peninsula she has been meeting with a visiting south korean president in in beijing adrian brown reports. this is a difficult visit for south korea's leader. unlike the a few sips reception afforded president donald trump five weeks ago the welcoming ceremony for moon was decidedly loci his relationship with his host president xi jinping has improved but remains an easy in spite of their differences the specter of conflict on the korean peninsula has brought these two men together mr made no secret. does not want war sauce called want peace for a diplomatic solution to north korea's nuclear missile programs so does this time china and the us have common language the principal point of friction remains south korea's decision to deploy a united states and missile system in response chinese tourists boycotted south korea and other economic sanctions followed on thursday moonsault to reassure china's leader that the system would only be used against north korea. but in a

limit oil supplies beyond young needs for its nuclear program we'll speak to a reporter in the south korean capital seoul. and the palestinian christian minority gears up to celebrate christmas in bethlehem but the mood is far from festive. welcome to the program we start in the philippines where a tropical storm has killed more than one hundred people in the south of the country rescue operations are underway to try and find dozens more who are still missing tembin is the second deadly storm to hit the country this week it swept over the salt an island of mindanao leaving devastation in its weak. this man and child are lucky to be alive. the effects of mudslides and flooding has been devastating. entire villages under meters of water others swept away. volunteers have been digging through mud to try to recover bodies. rescue efforts have been hampered by power cuts and the loss of communication lines storm tamba known as vinton the philippines struck the southern island of mindanao on friday it's an area not often hit by tropical storms. winds of up to eighty kilometers per hour along with

a meeting that south korean and the u.s. marines hope for the success of the come time winter olympics the marine reconnaissance unit will make its utmost efforts to provide security operations for the olympics. south korea wants the winter games to be an opportunity to promote peace it's invited north korea to participate and some athletes have qualified but so far there's been no confirmation of their attendance as ever on the korean peninsula the message from these drills is that the u.s. and south korea would prefer a peaceful resolution to the tense situation but are prepared to respond militarily if they have to kathy novak al-jazeera chung's south korea. you're watching al-jazeera has a reminder of the top stories that we're following saudi arabia says it has intercepted a ballistic missile target targeting its cap. if the rebels in neighboring yemen said they launched the missile targeting al yama palace a saudi official disputes this account saying it was directed at residential areas it was the third such attack by

an hour and a half later, the south korean military fired 20 warning shots as they saw north korean soldiersching the demarcation line, clearly looking for that soldier. and then shortly afterwards, they say that they heard shots from north korea, but they didn't land in south korea. so, obviously, a very tense time. but it's also very interesting, because just last month there was another north korean soldier who defected in a very dramatic fashion across the dmz in a hail of bullets multiple times he was hit by his former comrades, critically injured but did survive. the question is why are there so many north korean soldiers taking this very deadly risk? it is a very dangerous route, a route that's very rarely taken in the past, as it is so heavily militarized on both sides, north and south korean soldiers, and it is very heavily mined as well. so, the question is why is this increasing? >> all right, paula. thank you so much for that, in seoul for us this morning. >>> breaking overnight, more than a dozen people hurt in australia when a car plowed into pedestrians outside melbourne's ico

are produced for a south korean audience, not north koreans. they just watch it for their amusement and entertainment. but, those contents so far do not actually relate to the north korean citizens' way of thinking. this cultural content cannot make them critically analyze the life of north korea. that is why we should make tailor-made content, which can educate north korean population. i think it is time we should invest to make that kind of very simple content which can compel the basic concepts of freedom, human rights and democracy. chair: mr. chris smith of new jersey. mr. smith: thank you for your courage and for being here. for providing your insights and observations. i remember during the cold war, it used to be said that the iron curtain is not soundproof. your idea of ratcheting up the freedom broadcasting could not come at a more timely point in this terrible, escalating conflict. let me ask you two things. first, you have made a stunning observation that if china were to receive defectors and facilitate passage into south korea, th

you create a headache for the south korean government. you make the south koreans look bad.> analysts say if the north koreans don't engage in a violent provocation during the winter olympic, they're at least likely to send in spies. they say the liolympics will ofr the north korea bens to gain economic intelligence on south korea, to place sleeper agents there and to make contact with the north koreans agents they have in south korea. brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> coming up, congressman trent frank allegedly offering to pay an aide $5 million to have his child. details on this rather bizarre resignation and the story behind it, next. live in the cnn newsroom. you switched to the capital one quicksilver card. and how do you feel? [sighs] like a burden's been lifted. those other cards made you sign up for bonus cash back. then they change categories on you every few months. then you had to keep signing up! you...deserve...better. now get out there and keep earning that 1.5% cash back on every purchase everywhere. thanks, doc. i'm not a doctor. what? [whispers] time to go.

on monday, five days of air drills will begin, the largest everjoint drills with us and south korean on mock north korean nuclear and missile targets. this comes as president trump's national security advisor warns the possibility of war with pyongyang is increasing by the day. the greatest immediate threat to the united states and to the world is the threat posed by the regime in north korea and his continued efforts to develop a long—range nuclear capability. there are ways to address this problem, short of armed conflict. but it is a race, because he's getting closer and closer. and there's not much time left. in north korea, news of the military exercises through dire warnings. translation: if the korean peninsula and the world are involved in the crucible of a nuclear war because of the reckless united states, the us must take full responsibility for it. on friday, north korea held a massive event celebrating the success of recent weapons tests. the latest1 cent and missile than ever before, putting the continental united states in a striking range. now, john danks is rushing to

and south korean military forces are due to start here next week north korea has said the drills are a rehearsal for war at the united nations america's ambassador has said the u.s. doesn't seek war but if it does start north korea's leaders would be in her words utterly destroyed kathy novak al jazeera song. ok let's bring in our guests joining us out of beijing back to go director of the china maschler sociate of international studies in washington we have richard white's director of the center for political military analysis at the hudson institute and joining us on skype out of taipei rough sterile feingold asia political risk analyst welcome to you all victor coming to you first nikki haley is saying all nations should cut ties with north korea how likely is that i think china has expressed the firm position that denuclearization is the ultimate goal that we all need to work towards however each country should have the freedom to decide what's the best way to proceed especially under the umbrella of the united nations security council resolutions and i think china will do this i

for ordinary south koreans, perhaps one of the main disappointment for them will be possibly the losswatch one of their favourite, favourite athletes, who was until 2011 a very successful south korean athletes, here's a short track speed skater. he then went and joint the russians in 2011, was extremely successful at the sochi games. we don't know whether he will be among the independent athletes coming to participate, but if he doesn't, then a lot of south koreans will be disappointed at the loss of an opportunity, perhaps the last opportunity, to see one of their favourite sons. the bomber who attacked the manchester arena, killing 22 people, had been a subject of interest to the british security services, and opportunities to stop him were missed. that is the conclusion of an official review. it says it is conceivable the attack by salman abedi could have been avoided. after the manchester bombing and three terror attacks in london this year, uk counter—terror police and security services conducted their own reviews, as our security correspondent gordon corera reports. four terror

sophie long sent this report from the south korean capital seoul.th korean state television broadcast the first reaction to the sanctions. it described the un resolution as an act of war that violates peace and stability on the korean peninsula. please raise their hand. pyongyang promised to punish those that voted for the us—drafted resolution. that includes china, north korea's main ally and trading partner. beijing urged restraint on all sides. it's previously called for an end to joint us—south korean military drills, like this one, in exchange for a halt to north korea's weapons programme. a so—called freeze for freeze. there is little hope either side will agree to that. instead, the toughest sanctions yet. the americans had wanted to go further, but they were pleased with the support they got. i am grateful to my colleagues for the serious measures we have enacted on behalf of the north korean people, and i ask you keep them in your thoughts and prayers this holiday season, as we continue to fight against this, the most tragic example of evil

now, some 30,000 north korean defectives have come to south korea. however, tens of thousands of north korean defectors are living without papers under the shadows and are being physically or sexually exploited. while the u.s. continues urging china and russia to support more economic sanctions, it should also do more to start beijing -- stop beijing sending effectors back to north korea. the world was united to abolish the south african apartheid, now it is time for the world to stop the widespread and systematic human rights violations in north tantamount tore the crimes committed by the nazis. mr. chairman, this concludes my opening statement. thank you again for this opportunity and i look forward to your questions. >> thank you very much mr. thae. you make clear in your remarks that as more and more people gradually become informed about the reality of their living conditions in what they are told is a paradise, but they find out how people are living in south world,r the rest of the that the north korean government will either have to change and

and during the 2002 cup in south korea, north korean patrol boats engaged in squirmish with the southleaving servicemen on both sides dead. they say kim jong-un has strong motives for disrupting these olympics. >> these facing economic strangulation through sanctions and other law enforcement measures to cripple his economy. other ways to fight back is hurt the south korean economy. so imagine cyber sabotage, so you don't kill anybody but disrupts the transportation flow, create headache for the southern government, make the south koreans look bad. they lose face. >> they say if they do not do a violent, they are at least likely to send spies during the games. they say the olympics will have them gain economic intelligence on south korea to place spleeper agents there and make contact with the north korean agents they already have in south korea. wolf? >> brian, are the u.s. athletes going to have to take extra security precautions while they are in south korea during the olympic games? >> very likely they will, wolf. we are told law enforcement agencies are going to work with the oly

—— out of south korea so south korean —— out of south korea so the whole peninsula can be unified.e threatened. u nless allow us cities to be threatened. unless the chinese can tighten the economic squeeze around korea, and make the north koreans think twice about continuing their current policies, then military action is certainly possible. is it possible to tighten that economic squeeze? will china play ball with that? the chinese seem reluctant to tighten sanctions, for example, by cutting of oil supplies. they could probably bring the north korean regime to heal quite quickly but they don't seem heal quite quickly but they don't seem to want to do that. they don't wa nt seem to want to do that. they don't want chaos and pandemonium in north korea. they don't want the regime to collapse. i think time is running out. the main argument against taking military action is that most people think if the us did strike north korea, south korea would be immediately struck by lots of artillery shells from the north. a lot of south koreans would get killed. they are very nervous indeed. but

targeted trade boycott followed south korea's leader though does appear to have given some ground reassuring his hosts the system is only targeted at incoming north korean missiles and while china's leaders remain vehemently opposed to it they also need a friendlier south korea but friendly is not the way many south koreans. view their president's reception here a reminder that the alliance confronting north korea is fragile and sometimes fractured adrian brown al-jazeera beijing a lot more so to come here and al-jazeera including he can still put in the crowd we have reaction has been libya's president seeks a fourth term in office. and a river to father teddy ruge tens of thousands of refugees are taking to get to europe from turkey or not stay with us. hello whilst proper winter has been held back in europe just ahead of its movement this bit of south westerly breeze commutes to the levant so too through turkey and this drive a lot of clout eventually out of africa but the main consequence is temperatures are rising and curves at twelve to twenty one much the same but to be also as baghdad is colder in iran it was cold enough to snow in afghanistan w