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you know, that type, you know, has already rejected. china is vast times over the south china sea. and so i'm an analyst position, is that what it's doing is within its own territory and within its own right. now that said, china and the 10 member association of south east asian nations are trying to draw up a code of conduct to the south china sea in hopes of minimizing conflicts and confrontations . but the has been little progress made on that. so from florence, we out to 0, the spokeswoman for jail to criminal project. and i've seen evolving since he's being moved to a remote ok to payneham colony in northern russia. as long as weeks of uncertainty concerning his whereabouts. the opposition leaders lawyer visited divinely at the prison in the young limits region and says he's doing well. he is serving a 19 year sentence on charges of extremism moment and sedona joining the army to deal with the threat of the rapids support forces. last week, the army retreated from saddam's, 2nd largest city of london, the donnie that fell into our assess control. the dns has up to 300000 people

that is intended for the us, which frequently conduct freedom of navigation operations in the south china sea, something that china objects to know china's position is that the dispute between manila and beijing over the south china sea is something that ought to be settled in by lot to talk with philippines position is that it has already brought the matcher to an international type. you know, that type, you know, has already rejected. china is false claims over the south china seats. and so many minutes position is that what it's doing is within its own territory and within its own right. now that said, china and the 10 member association of south east asian nations are trying to draw up a code of conduct to the south china sea in hopes of minimizing conflict and confrontations . but the has been little progress made on that so far. florence we out to 0. now for decades, a small island in the gulf of thailand, lobby the local government to join the national electorate grids, the cost outweigh the benefits. so the island does have co. jake took matters into their own hands when sola now they

united states is undermine stability in the south china sea. china has undisputed sovereignty over the islands of the south china sea and surrounding borders. the territory in question is a, a bone of contention between china, the philippines on the us, on sunday, the philippines coast guard accuse china of the legally amassing the ships in the area report to detroit in a 135 vessels or some to it has previously filed to back manila encountering paycheck. i'm the passion now of uh, introducing uh how are you? okay, a little lawyer. i'm full of presidential spokes. parson. thank you so much for taking the time. speak to us is tuesday. thank you. it's my pleasure. um, the 1st thing i want to ask you is quite a general question. um, what's your assessment of the current american policy in the asia pacific region, specifically, how it relates to china? well, the philippines, historically was purchased by the united states, allegedly, from spain at a time when we had already established the 1st republic in each, i know because they wanted a stepping stone into china. so recent events actual

now the dispute in the south china sea dates back decade, and it's not just between china and the philippines. taiwan is also a claimant, as of several other south east asian countries over different parts of the south china sea. now, but it is chinese and philippine vessels that have had the space of running and confrontations in recent months. and we can see this common t as perhaps china attempting to put its narrative outside the clearly a message that china is upset at what's happening. it could perhaps also be seen as a message that is intended for the us, which frequently conduct freedom of navigation operations in the south china sea, something that china objects to know china is position is that the dispute between manila and beijing over the south china sea is something that ought to be settled in by lot to talk with philippines. position is that it has already brought the mazda to an international type. you know, that type, you know, has already rejected. china is vast times over the south china seats. and so i'm an analyst position, is that what it's doing is within its own territ

the in confronting china is maritime claims, leading sums of fate of the south china sea. a note in the taiwan straits compose the greatest threat to stability a nation. in recent news, concerns about regional conflicts have lot to be centered on china is claims to here. taiwan, but with the united states treat the bound to protect the philippines. there are concerns, any escalation between miller engaging could be what actually draws washington's hands and knots. china is increasingly aggressive maneuvers around taiwan. what we're seeing is that the in the pacific region is increasingly becoming a theater for a super powers to, to play their games with one another. and this is unfortunate for small countries or weaker countries will have legitimate national security interests to protect and defend the south. tennessee is yes, another flushed points in the region boxed by j, a political friction. the latest confrontation between the philippines and china. a stock reminder of the delicate balancing act, old policies and the region must be the full european union. leaders ar

it follows a new stand off in the disputed waters of the south china sea. dw is stationed, correspondent james church has more now on this latest incident and its implications for the region. in the heart of the south china sea, philippine vessel was this weekend under fire from chinese coast guard and to a near collision between a chinese coast guard ship under the philippine resupply vessel. the chief of staff of the philippine armed forces was on bold, long standing maritime tensions between badging and manila, have ratcheted up in recent weeks with vessels from both sides, squaring off into disputed voices, through which some 3 trillion us dollars of trade policies each year. this is why the frictions playing out the scar show. i'm 2nd, thomas show, tiny tools in the south china sea claimed by both manila and beijing, they full within the philippines, exclusively cannot make certain in yellow here. but also we've in china, so called 9 dash line. the area the china claims is it. so that's despite the 2016 rolling that badges claims had no legal basis. oft

it follows a new stand off in the dispute invoices of the south china sea. they w z stays a correspondent, james chase, a has more on the slightest incident on this implications for the region. in the house of south china sea philippine vessels this weekend, under fire from chinese coast, called fulton county, and to a near collision between the chinese coast guard ship and the philippine resupply bustle. the chief of staff of the philippine armed forces was on board long standing maritime tensions between badging and manila have ratcheted up in recent weeks with vessels from both sides, squaring off into disputed voices, through which some 3 trillion us dollars of trade policies each year. this is why the frictions playing out the scar show. i'm 2nd, thomas show, tiny tools in the south china sea claimed by both manila and b. j. they full within the philippines exclusively, cannot make certain in yellow here. but also we've in china, so called 9 dash line. the area the china claims is it. so that's despite the 2016 rolling that badges claims had no legal bas

sea fleet mobilized coast guard and militias. in the battles over spooky island piracy island south china sea. the south sea fleet mobile. the hainan coast guard. and again local militias actually, militias opened fire first at vietnamese. they took over those island, not marine corps, not naval sailors, but militias. so, again, any operation in the future against those offshore island like jimmy and marshall going to be chinese navy coast guard and militias. thank you. great. thanks, brant. oh, thanks again for having me. so when i was writing the book. there was one, i guess, admonishment. sun tzu, of course, gets over quoted, but i think it really plays out. and with the three of us up here, three authors up here, and that is need to understand your adversary deeply. and then you also have to understand your own capabilities in yourself also as deeply, if not more, in order to put together an effective approach. and so what us naval power in the 21st century is trying to do is to try to embrace that and there's three points that i that i'll make in for the i'll try to be brief so we can get to the two the interaction

you know, that tribunal has already rejected. china is boss plains over the south china sea. and menendez position is that what it's doing is within its own territory and within its own right. now that said china and the 10 member association of south east asian nations, all trying to draw a code of conduct to the south china sea in hopes that this will minimize potential conflicts and confrontation. and so far this and very little progress made on that me twice, besides tennessee, so crucial. why should the rest of the world be concerned about an increase in tensions there? a well, this is a very exhaust for the award to um, aids where the lot of the middle deposits plus the natural gas and all deposits. so a lot of, you know, countries want to stake that claim on the countries that have land, but backs on to it wants to state bank statements also very rich in marine life. and so security i'm, let's consider this as a potential. consider this area as a potential flash points for conflict. and, you know, we've seen china will to being recently in recent years, a lot more asser

the united states has undermine stability in the south china sea. china has undisputed sovereignty over the islands of the south china sea and surrounding waters. of all the site of the incident has to be in a bone of contention between china, the philippines, the u. s. washington has recent a renewed warnings to bass, saying that it will defend the philippines off to the island nation to choose china as coast guard of intentionally targeting its specials in the south china sea. well, last sunday, the philippine coast guard of kings towing over and legally amassing ships and philippine national waters. according to the claims last november, china sent a 100 ships to validate the nation's maritime borders. the number of vessels has now increased to move in 100. i'm 35 units while i wanted to bring it in and get some more perspective on all this by speaking to plaza, on political on us, alex reports by alex, always great to have you on welcome. thank you. thank you for having me. i mean, the 1st thing i want to us to, i mean we've had things like this before, but i mean, not, you know, pu

now the dispute in the south china sea dates back decade, and it's not just between china and the philippines. taiwan is also a claimant, as of several other south east asian countries over different parts of the south china sea. now, but it is chinese and philippine vessels that have had the space of running and confrontations in recent months. and we can see this common t as perhaps china attempting to put its narrative outside the clearly a message that china is upset at what's happening. it could perhaps also be seen as a message that is intended for the us, which frequently conduct freedom of navigation operations in the south china sea, something that china objects to know china is position is that the dispute between manila and beijing over the south china sea is something that ought to be settled in by lot to talk with philippines. position is that it has already brought the mazda to an international type. you know, that type, you know, has already rejected. china is vast times over the south china seats. and so i'm an analyst position, is that what it's doing is within its own territ

that is intended for the us, which frequently conduct freedom of navigation operations in the south china sea, something that china objects to know china is position is that the dispute between manila and beijing over the south china sea is something that ought to be settled in by lot to talk with philippines. position is that it has already brought the mazda to an international type. you know, that type, you know, has already rejected. china is false claims over the south china seats. and so in, in this position, is that what it's doing is within its own territory and within its own right. now that said, china and the 10 member association of southeast asian nations are trying to draw up a code of conduct to the south china sea in hopes of minimizing conflict and confrontation . but the has been little progress made on that so far. florence lee, l. g 0 finance has broken out and so the as capital is anti government protest is demanded, the election was all to be a knowledge signing of irregularities. place use 10 gas doing a stand off that last several hours ourselves. i'm of which reports r

the united states has undermine stability in the south china sea. china has undisputed sovereignty over the islands of the south china sea and surrounding waters. on the side to the incident, has been a bone of contention between china and the philippines. on the united states, washington has recently renewed warnings to beijing that it will defend the philippines off the island nation that use china is co. scott will deliberately targeting a special within the south china sea. last sunday, the philippine coast guard accuse china of illegally amassing ships and philippine national awards for him to the claims. last november, a china sent a 100 ships to violate the nation's maritime borders. the number of vessels without increase to more than a 135 units on the brother and political analyst alex report a fi he gave us his take on what is a, a 10 the bulk situation in that part of the well, there's been failure in ukraine failure with nato to show its dominance in that region. so we're seeing the deflection here and the next target i believe on their list to disrupt is on the island of ty

getting someone to stay at the south china sea. i'm not in the taiwan straits, compose the greatest threat to stability in asia. everything is concerns about regional conflicts have large. we sent it on china is claims to here. taiwan. but with the united states treat the bound to protect the philippines. there are concerns. any escalation between miller and aging could be what actually draw was washington's hands and knots. china is increasingly aggressive maneuvers around taiwan. what we're seeing is that the in the pacific region is increasingly becoming a theater for the super powers to, to play their games with one another. and this is unfortunate for small countries or weaker countries will have legitimate national security interests to protect and defend the south. tennessee is yes, another flushed points in the region boxed by geo political friction. the latest confrontation between the philippines and china. a stock reminder of the delicate balancing act, old policies and the regions must perform. and that was the day and

that is intended for the us, which frequently conduct freedom of navigation operations in the south china sea, something that china objects to know china's position is that the dispute between manila and beijing over the south china sea is something that ought to be settled in by lot to talk with philippines position is that it has already brought the mazda to an international type. you know, that type, you know, has already rejected. china is vast times over the south china seats. and so many minutes position is that what it's doing is within its own territory and within its own right. now that said, china and the 10 member association of south east asian nations are trying to draw up a code of conduct to the south china sea in hopes of minimizing conflict and confrontations . but the has been little progress made on that. so from florence, we out to 0, the spokeswoman of a jail to kremlin project. and next you know, volume. he says he's being moved to a remote arctic pain calling in northern russia as long as weeks of uncertainty concerning his whereabouts. the opposition leaders lawyer has

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the philippines saying they summoned the chinese envoy after clashes which took place in the south china sea involved with various clashes in parts of the territory which is disputed. south china sea escalation between the two countries over maritime territory prompted the u.s. to reiterate its commitment to defend manila. these are some images we had of this argy-bargy as it were between these boats and ships. there's a lot more on the way, this is a developing story. this is bloomberg. ♪ rishaad: this is what's going on in the crypto space. bitcoin down 3%, we were down over 4% at one stage, 42,003 and 49 bucks, the sec warning that crypto investments can be exceptionally risky. this price move to the downside coming against perhaps liquidation of $200 million worth of bitcoins, i should say. here's a look currency-wise, the dollar has stabilized a bit. we are looking at an event packed week that peters inflation data, the fed's final meeting of the year, aussie dollar $.65. the overall index, haslinda? haslinda: the asia index in negative territory, reversing all the gains like you said i

the united states has undermine stability in the south china sea. china has undisputed sovereignty over the islands of the south china sea and surrounding waters. the site of the incident has been a bone of contention between china, the philippines on the us. washington has recently renewed warnings to bass, saying that it will defend the philippines of the island nation accused china is coast guard of intentionally targeting its specials in the south china sea as well for the 1st time since the cold whole, the u. s. military is reported to planning to deploy a longer range ground to face missiles in the in the pacific region. an american army official cited by japanese media says that the move is aimed at guitar in china. now it was not specified where the missiles would be deployed, depends good, and has numerous faces in the region. encouraging in taiwan, japan, the philippines on guam or within firing range of the chinese mainland. us claims that into medium range missiles are designed to counter beijing's deployments. of similar lessons in recent years, among the american arms ment

the united states has undermine stability in the south china sea. china has undisputed sovereignty over the islands of the south china sea and surrounding waters. to the side of the incident has been a bone of contention between china, the philippines on the us. washington has recently renewed warnings to beijing, but it will defend the philippines off to the island nation to choose china's coast guard of intentionally targeting it specials in the south china sea. now, last sunday, the philippine coast guard accuse china of nearly a mustang ships and philippine and national waters. according to the claims. last november, china sent a 100 ships divided the national nations maritime borders. the number of vessels has now increased and more than a 100 and such 5 units. we all got a political on this alex, a 45 leaves. the main motivation for us is keeping its military industrial complex and walk. there's been failure in ukraine failure with nato to show its dominance in that region. so we're seeing a deflection here and the next target i believe on their list to disrupt is um the island of

the united states has undermine stability in the south china sea. china has undisputed sovereignty over the islands of the south china sea and surrounding waters. on the side of the incident has been uh, bone of contention between china, the philippines and the u. s. washington has recently renewed warnings to beijing, but it will defend the philippines off to the island nation, the cares. china is coast guard of intentionally targeting it specials in the south china sea. of the 1st time since the cold, who the u. s. military is reportedly planning to deploy a longer range ground based missiles in the, in the pacific region. an american army official cited by japanese media says the move the same up to tiring china. and it was not specified where the missiles would be located. post the pentagon has numerous faces in the region, including and taiwan to palm, the philippines on guam or within striking distance of the chinese mainland. us claims of intermediate range missiles are designed to count a similar weapons divided by beijing. in recent years, among the american arms mentioned by t

the united states has undermine stability and the south china sea. china has undisputed sovereignty over the islands of the south china sea and surrounding waters. the side of the incident has long been a bone of contention between china, the philippines. on the u. s. washington has recently renewed warnings to basic that it will defend the philippines of the nation. accuse china is coast guard of intentionally targeting its specials in the south china sea. last sunday, the philippine postcard accuse china as a legally amassing ships and philippine national waters. according to the plains, last november, china sent a 100 ships to bonnet the nation's maritime borders. the number of vessels has now increased to move in a 150 units. for the last time since the coal b u. s. military is reportedly planning to deploy a longer range, ground based missiles and the in the pacific region. an american army official cited by japanese media says the move is aimed up to, to are in china. oh, it was not specified where the missiles would be located. the pentagon has numerous faces in the region, of cou

the united states has undermine stability in the south china sea. china has undisputed sovereignty over the islands of the south china sea and surrounding waters. it's the size of incidence, certainly being a bone of contention between china. the philippines and america. washington have recently renewed warnings to beijing. it'll defend the philippines, off of the island nation to choose china is coast god of intentionally targeting is vessels in the south china sea. last sunday, the philippines coast guard accuse china of a legally amassing ship skin its national award has, according to the claims last november, a 100 chinese ship survive. they did the nation's maritime borders. the number of vessels has not reported the increase to a 135. we brought this up with a blogger and political analyst alex report a fine. there's been failure in ukraine failure with nato to show its dominance in that region. so we're seeing a deflection here and the next target i believe on their list to disrupt is um the island of ty one. and this is very interesting how the americans continue to, you know, c

south korea and japan say north korea has launched a ballistic missile, which has now landed in the seahe capital, pyongyang, towards the sea of the northeast coast. the missile's slide range and maximum altitude were not immediately available. japan's prime minister has convened a national security council meeting to discuss this latest launch. it is the second missile launch in as many days. on sunday, north korea launched a short—range missile which, according to south korea, flew more than 500 kilometres before landing in the sea. a reminder of our breaking news this hour, south korea and japan saying that north korea has launched a ballistic missile which has now landed in the sea. that's all the time we have here on newsday. do stay with us bbc news. hello there. the mostly cloudy and mild conditions that we've had over the weekend will continue into the start of this upcoming week, and there will be some rain about, too — some of it quite heavy across the south on tuesday. by the middle part of the week onwards, it turns very windy with widespread gales developing — and by the en

i have a disputed territory in the south china sea. it really easy for its own selfish interests. the us engages and disruption of the south china sea issue in colleges. and suppose the philippines in infringing and causing trouble and aggravates maritime $0.10. history has proven many times that to us since event since only make the situation worse. we strongly come down the wrong actions of the countries involved in promoting confrontation and on demand and peace and stability in the south china sea. and those them to be cautious in the words and actions. the chinese military will take precedent and forceful measures through the sound of the countries to rhetorical solvency and every time writes an interest. on friday, the philippines, it will grace with a new co scholars monitoring based on the disputed islands, occupied by filipino forces in the south china sea icons. we also say that funds to expand joints, naval patrols with the us and australia to towns. china's influence was military, it has been holding drills. so with the philippines on the by last little security agreeme

beijing for the latest on a string of confrontations between china and the philippines in the south china sean a moment. >>> welcome back, everyone. tensions between the philippines and china are flares once again in the south china sea. both nations are accusing one another of dangerous maneuvers and a collision that happened this weekend in the contested waters. the philippines has summoned the chinese ambassador to complain about what it calls aggressive actions. it is the latest in a string of maritime confrontations between the two countries that have heightened regional tensions. steven jung joins us now with more. what can you tell us about this latest stint? and what's the reaction to it so far? >> as you said, both governments claiming each other as the culprit of the cause of this over the weekend. the root cause is the long-running dispute. china claims sovereignty of almost the entirety of the south china sea. there are strategic reasons why we're hearing more of these dramatic encounters. the philippine presidency has been publicizing these incidents, trying to draw more global a

disputes in south china the sea is quite sharp.es are looking for ways to avoid direct conflict with china. calm there depends on china's behavior. how interested is beijing in maintaining the kind of leadership in the region that others will accept? there are players who want not to negotiate, force and expand the territory, especially when it comes to maritime spaces, because the south china sea, for example, is extremely rich in various resources. there is international law, but alas, it is practically powerless. before the national interests of strong countries, at a minimum, it is necessary constant dialogue, it will not solve the contradictions, but it will help to keep from military escalations, diplomacy should work at full capacity, economic interests, trade, investments give some hope that conflict will at least begin to be mitigated for reasons of profit. and what is the main troublemaker of the world? north korea? the korean peninsula is a big problem. there is a fairly stable system of mutual deterrence there. in addit

they did discuss some of these maritime issues, south china sea. in particular there is an area of the vietnamese coast, it is a very resource rich area. the nations agreed to joint patrols in that area. they also agreed to set up a hotline if there is any kind of incident from fishing boats for example. and then there were other agreements signed. not necessarily very headline grabbing, but it did show that there was an effort of cooperation between the two nations. also a lot of discussion between economics. but again, the timing of this likely cannot be ignored, again president biden was just there in the fall. we now have president xi who has been making his presence on the world stage much more visible lastly. we saw him at the apec summit in san francisco just last month. so he is certainly trying to produce this idea of a new world order. and alternative to the west. and so in many ways this visit to vietnam falls in line with president xi jinping's broader goals and expectations. >> and this is a country with ties to both countries. it will

to the philippines as someone's sean is ambassador of the confrontations between ships and the south china sea. manila says chinese vessels, boston border canons at several philippines boats. and course, the collision by june blames the philippines. china claims almost the entire south china sea, in defiance of international rulings. india supreme court has upheld the cancellation of the special status at yahoo and kashmir by the hindus. nationalist modi administration 3 years ago. and most of the majority region previously enjoyed a major political economy. that court also ordered just me a to hold state election. and then you dropped agreement at the you in climate conference into by board is down possible action on limiting global warming. the latest text refers to reducing fossil fuel use and italy, a draft spoke of phasing out the fuel cup $2812.00 due to wind down in the next few hours. and staying with the cup 20 of you and accuses oil producer saudi arabia, of obstructing measures. needed to prevent climate breakdown. there's general agreement on the need to reduce global warming. but

the philippines as somebody joined the st. bassinger over confrontations between ships in the south china sea. manila says chinese vessels blasted water cannons at several filipino boats and calls to collision. beijing blames the philippines joining claims almost the entire south china sea in defiance of international rulings. india is a supreme court has upheld the cancellation 3 years ago of the special status of jonathan cashmere by the hindu nationalist government. i've never been promoted. the muslim majority regent previously enjoyed the measure of political economy. the court has also ordered the region to hold states elections, allies of russian opposition, politicians, alexis of all. and he said that he has been removed from the prison colony where she had been imprisoned. of all his lawyers had been unable to contact him for almost a week. his whereabouts remains unknown. his age fear that he may have been moved to a harder, harsher prison. ready ready pressure has once again attacked ukraine's capitol cheese ukrainian air defenses shut down at least 8 ballistic missiles, launched a

we share very strong interests in maintaining freedom of navigation in the south china sea and ensuring there is freedom of commerce and overflight. during that indo-pacific remains open and countries remain free of coercion. we support the role of international law in the south china sea and elsewhere. including the law of the sea. we and vietnam are on the same page and we work closely with vietnam to insure they have the capabilities they need to defend their interests in the south china sea, including vessels that can protect their natural habitats and resources. and it is just a relationship that has gone from strength to strength. not a slogan to say the u.s./vietnam relationship is the strongest it's ever been. we share so much right now whether it's our trade and investment goals. law enforcement works with us to stop the flow of fentanyl. pre-curors to the u.s. >> harris: how are the vietnamese helping us stop the flow of fentanyl? >> chemicals -- vietnamese are insuring don't have the ability to leave here or pass through here onto the united states or somewhere else and then

the united states has undermine stability in the south china sea. china has undisputed sovereignty over the islands of the south china sea and surrounding waters. of the site of the incident has long been a bone of contention between china. the philippines on c, u. s. washington has recently renewed warnings to beijing, but it will defend the philippines. off to the island nation appears china's coast called of intentionally targeting its vessels in those water of the 1st time since the cold war. the u. s. military is reported to planning to deploy a longer range ground to face missiles in the in the pacific region. an american army official site by japanese media says that the move is aimed at the tower in china. now it was no specified was themselves would be located, depends gonna, has numerous faces in the region including and taiwan and japan. the philippines on guam or within firing range all the time. the mainland, the u. s. claims that it's intermediate range missiles are designed to count to some of the lessons developed by facing in recent years. among the american arms mentio

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ambassador and signalled he's possible expulsion of a weekend confrontations between ships on the south china sea. manila says chinese vessels blasted board and cannons and several philippines boats and close to collision by ging says, responsibility lies with the philippines. show any claims, almost the entire south china sea. in defiance of international groups. a local election in home call has ended in an apparent snap to china. the spot candidates loyalty badging winning b. that's after a majority of voters stayed home in protest against a controversy on new election, no firing pro democracy candidates according to official data. less than 30 percent and registered by has turned out incentives, district council elections to what time is running out. so negotiated is a top 20 i can do by to reach a deal to limit the rise of global temperatures to 1.5 degree celsius. with just hours, remaining ethic level climate change conference top united nations officials urged delegates to go into overdrive to reach an agreement. secretary general antonio gutierrez said they would focus in particular on t

we'll set you up with the china has the kids, the us of aggravating tensions in the south china sea and apparently instigating the philippines to do the same for its own selfish interest that you asked engages in disruption in the south china sea issue in colleges and suppose the philippines in infringing and causing trouble and aggravates maritime 10. since history has proven many times that us since events since only make the situation worse, we strongly condemned the wrong actions of the countries involved in promoting confrontation of on demand and piece of stability in the south china sea. and urge them to be cautious in their words and actions. the chinese military will take resolute and forceful measures to the sound, the counselors to rhetorical solvency and every time, rights and interest. the philippines and the us conduct the joint military drills involving air c and ground troops. but the keystone of cooperation between the states is decades old military agreement prancing washington, the right to have its military personnel and bases on the islands. we spoke to all see on y

ship of "illegally intruding into the south china sea".ow has our navy responded in lauren: the u.s. says that ship was conducting ruca teen operations in international waters but the shy cheese say they violating their security and international relations and china called the u.s. the biggest threat to peace in the south china sea. what happened to american power. two super powers now u.s. and china saying opposite th th thid have as there's a draft of new defense adopt report circulating and the u.s. defense industry cannot satisfy with speed and scale the full range of products that our military needs. whereas the prc, people's republic of china has spent billions building up their modern military and now flexing their muscles in one area being the south china sea. and other areas too. stuart: thanks indeed, lauren. check the markets and you've got a ton of red ink and nasdaq down 220 points and big tech way down all sectors of big team down. coming up, democrats backing away from using the term bidenomics. we'll have a report on how de

they're still going to harass american surveillance planes in the south china sea. to keep building up these disputed islands in the south china sea. it's just another mechanism for managing a very difficult relationship. >> at least in 2023, they started talking at the diplomatic level. all right. we have to take a break here. "face the nation" will be back in one print. -- one minute. 's easy to thinkl money managers are pretty much the same, but at fisher investments we're clearly different. (other money manager) different how? you sell high commission investment products, right? (fisher investments) nope. fisher avoids them. (other money manager) well, you must earn commissions on trades. (fisher investments) never at fisher investments. (other money manager) ok, then you probably sneak in some hidden and layered fees. (fisher investments) no. we structure our fees so we do better when clients do better. that might be why most of our clients come from other money managers. at fisher investments, we're clearly different. meet mixtiles. they stick, and re-stick. ch

united states is undermine stability in the south china sea, china, it has undisputed silver and the over the islands of the south china sea and surrounding borders. the tire 3 in question is a bone of contention between china, the philippines on the us, on sunday, look for the things coast guard accused chime of a legally, amassing ships in the area, repulsively totaling a 135 vessels. washington has previously violence and support. manila encountering badging we heard from former for the beans presidential spence was in the higher rogue. he says the us cause is security issues in the pacific then makes him 2 promises about supposedly coming to the rescue that we have lives peacefully in asia. we have live peacefully with shy enough for thousands of centuries until the onset of colonialism. and it is only recently that there has been pensions because america, as i said, appears to be bent on maintaining its hedge at mona influenza in a shuttle place. they know that the one china policy was formulated by the americans themselves and they were the 1st to advocate that by one is really

in 2016, an international tribunal claimed that china's claims to the south china sea have no legal basiscountry's eastern coast, followed by intense rain and flooding in south australia and now there are reports tropical cyclone jasper is currently accelerating towards the queensland coast. the recent heatwave has also raised the risk of bushfires, leading authorities to ban fires in large parts of new south wales state. earlier, our australia correspondent phil mercer gave me this update from sydney. over the weekend, temperatures in parts of sydney have reached 44 celsius, furnace—like conditions evident for much of saturday across sydney and then we had what is known here as a southerly buster and essentially that does exactly what the name suggests. this is a weather system that barrels up from the southern ocean bringing with it, gustier windy conditions, that literally blow the heat away so we had one of those about 24—hours ago so certainly in coastal regions around sydney and other parts of eastern australia, the heat has dissipated. still there is a severe heatwave warning for m

era just ahead. >>> tensions between the philippines and china are flaring once again in the south china sea. both nations are accusing one another of dangerous maneuvers and a collision that happened this weekend in the contested waters of the spratly island chain. the philippines has summoned the chinese ambassador to complain about what it calls aggressive actions. it's the latest in a series of maritime confrontations between the two countries. cnn beijing bureau chief stephen jung joins us with more. what can you tell us about this latest incident? what's been the reaction to it so far? >> reporter: rosemary, as you mentioned, both governments blaming the other as the culprit that caused the latest incidents over the weekend. but remember the root cause of this is this long-running territorial dispute between beijing and many of its neighbors, including the philippines, because china claims sovereignty almost over the entire of the 1.3 million square mile south china sea. and there are strategic and tactical reasons that we are hearing more about these increasingly dramatic encounters b

defense zone and shows that china is preparing for a blockade and fact they're militarizing the south china sea witness it had with the u.s. navy in august, they're militarizing the islands in the south china sea is clearly an effort to deny access to the united states in a cross trade invasion scenario. and the philippines is particularly vulnerable ally, it's only 440 nautical miles from taiwan. why does this matter? because an invasion of taiwan would put the global economy into a global depression. 90% of all semiconductors are made in taiwan and all of that freedom of navigation would be impaired in that first island chain. ashley: there is a lot at stake. there is no doubt. congressman, we're already out of time, but thank you for taking the time to talk with us today about some very important issues. thank you. >> thank you. ashley: by the way, it is now time -- thank you. it's time, you guessed it, for the wednesday trivia question, a very timely one: how many glasses of champagne will americans drink on new year's eve? 90 million, 150 million, 270 million, 360 million? i tend to think

>> you are right that the territorial sea issue is a consistent problem in the two nations' relations. china claims more than 80% of the southm, the philippines, green day, malaysia and taiwan claims part of the same maritime area and have sparred over where the boundaries fall. the two leaders emphasized the need to resolve disputes at sea to maintain peace and stability in the region. xi said the two sides should manage differences and call for more maritime cooperation projects between the two countries. the vietnam party chief asked both nations to respect each other's rights in line with international law. and to not complicate the situation in the south china sea, although it remains to be seen whether the persistent sea conflicts will be resolved. rishaad: absolutely it is about geopolitics. vietnam trying to balance its relationship with beijing and washington. how do they do that? >> hanoi will continue its balancing of relations between the two great powers. xi's visit came a the months after vietnam upgraded its relationship with the u.s. during the visit of president joe biden to hanoi to a comprehensive strategy

about 112 ships a day pass through the south china sea. fishing territory and a source of guano, a type of fertiliser, along with oil and gas. so what's happened here? these pictures shared earlier by the philippine coastguard show water cannons being fired upon philippine vessels by the chinese coastguard. there was a similar incident on saturday. these pictures are from today, sunday. and a further image from the philippine armed forces is this. it shows the chinese coastguard vesseljust after making contact with the philippine supply boat. it's the latest in a litany of maritime incidents between the two countries, but tensions have escalated in recent months as president marcos has sought to improve ties with washington and push back against chinese ambitions in the south china sea. manila says its boat was rammed by the chinese vessel, beijing accuses the philippine boat of changing direction suddenly and deliberately colliding with the chinese vessel. it claims the philippine vessels were trying to take construction materials to an i