u.s. and china. the t perform p is the 12th country zone, negotiated now by the united states, japan, australia, canada, mexico and others. in a new sign of the progress made, the u.s. and japan narrows the gaps that stood in the way of a wider trade deal. whatever the motivation, president obama is vasing stiff opposition from his own democratic flank in congress. organised labour and environmental activists from his base insists that free tried deals cost jobs and erode u.s. regulations and point to nafta, which has been in place years. the debate over that is unresolved as to whether it's americans. with the t.p.p. bandied around and the impact on our lives, it's time to revisit benefits and pit falls. >> reporter: the year was 1993. the leaders of the u.s., mexico and canada signed the north american trade agreement. >> it will tear down barriers. >> nafta's goal was to get rid of tariffs on goods traded between the three countries. projections were high, protests loud. 20 years later nafta links

u.s. china relationship is different than u.s. soviet relations during the cold war. >> eight bases housing 50,000 active duty, the largest base is on the island of okinawa. harry fawcett has that story. >> it's a daily standoff on japan hanoko bay stopping construction of a u.s. marine field. on the other the japanese coast guard. the stakes have recently risen in a battle that's lasted nearly 20 years. >> translator: we now have a governor who is opposed to the land reclamation here and the people are supporting us. >> reporter: the coast guard's biggest headache are the kayakers they paddle along looking for places to cross. this is obviously the sharp end of the campaign to stop the building of this base but these protesters have been getting increasing amount of support from owk gnaw wans okinawas as a whole. >> in its heart is the u.s. air base. it's been deemed dangerously close to civilian buildings an argument strengthened by a helicopter crash in 2004. prime minister shinzo abe honoring that decision is fundamental. as t

china. what the u.s. is saying currently, as people are in asia is not stimulating china, but changing the focus of the u.s. security strategy from any other region to asia. asia has been a very stable region for the last few decades. and it's because of the u.s. presence in japan, u.s. has the most troops, and that is - that provides stability of the region. i think it's not the counter people in asia it's not the change of the policy. an assurance to the commitment of stability. >> another hot topic is the t.p.p. how controversial is it. there's one white house official saying it is more important than a weapon of war. we talk a look at the t.p.p. and the economic ties that bind the u.s. in japan. >> the trans-pacific partnership is a trade deal encompassing the united states japan and 10 other nations but not china. the proposed trade block accounts for 40% of the outbook. it's a big chunk of the economy. the t.p.p. is not just about tearing down the trade barriers. the obama is casting the deal as a vi

u.s./china strategic and economic dialogue. these roles will be particularly critical as china prepares to host the g20 heads of state summit in 2016. so without further ado, i'd like now to invite vice minister zhu to the stage for his remarks after which we'll continue with a q&a session moderated by olin. vice minister zhu, the time is now yours. [applause] >> thank you very much, ambassador huntsman and i particularly thank you for your contribution to promote friendship between china and the united states. i know how many days you've been in beijing and washington to baas our relations -- to boost our relations. we particularly thank you very very much. and here i'm so happy to see many old friends. o, many -- so i really appreciate this opportunity and thank you for your -- oh, professor -- [inaudible] al here, and your contribution to great relations between u.s. and china. and today i am really honored to be here at the atlantic council to talk about u.s./china relationship across atlantic -- pacific ocean. and a real fa

u.s./china strategic and economic dialogue. these roles will be particularly critical as china prepares to host the g20 heads of state summit in 2016. so without further ado, i'd like now to invite vice minister zhu to the stage for his remarks after which we'll continue with a q&a session moderated by olin. vice minister zhu, the time is now yours. >> thank you very much, ambassador huntsman, and i particularly thank you for your contribution to promote friendship between china and the united states. i know how many days you've spent in beijing and washington to boost our relations. we particularly thank you very very much. and here, i'm so happy to see many old friends. dr. cato dr. wa. i really appreciate this opportunity and thank you -- oh, professor also here. your contribution to great relations between u.s. and china. today i am really honored to be here at the atlantic council to talk about ambassador relations between u.s./china across pacific ocean and here is a real factor to remind us to think about in atlantic coun

u.s.- china relationship, is by far our more still important bilateral relationship. i see this becoming more complex and difficult. during the time i've been working with china, china has emerged as a formidable competitor. it is much more active and muscular on the global stage. i think this consensus that china's rise is good for the united states is beginning to break down. people are saying increasingly why should we be working with china? i look at it and say this is more important than it has ever been. we are going to be competing. there is nothing wrong with healthy competition. we don't want it to devolve into destruction. the important issues i see in the world today, whether they are environmental issues like climate change, sustainable growth, peace, combating terrorism, they are easier to meet if we are working with china, more difficult if we are working cross purposes with china. i see a need to recalibrate that relationship but i tell the story, in this book, the development of china, and the other thing that keeps me coming back is because i found the

u.s. congress can discuss a proposal including that internal debate. [inaudible] [inaudible] >> president obama advise the president of china to have this in the u.s. in september. we strongly believe in the successful meetings between him and president obama and that includes relations between china and u.s. and [inaudible] in california. [inaudible] [inaudible] and that includes the treaty between us and asia, the one in negotiation and [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] and so that is part of it. but for the last three years they have had long talks. [inaudible] [inaudible] when it comes to climate change and that's a very important moment of global endeavors to deal with climate change. [inaudible] and sometimes we have some strong support with two great people. we want to make sure [inaudible] and so thank you very much. [applause] [applause] >> you have a representative reputation of being forthright and strong. i think you for that expectation with your opening comments today and we thank you for being here. as the ambassador said. .. let me begin and go a little deeper if i can to something you mentioned in the first half of your remarks. w

u.s.-china conflict" highlights that in addition to deterrence the united states also needs to work hard at cooperation, at integrating china into the global system. and on this front washington gets poor marks thus far. something we touched on last week. china is now the world's second largest economy. actually the largest one measured by purchasing power parity. and yet its voting share in the imf is equivalent to that of the netherlands and belgium combined. the united states congress mainly republicans, refuses to pass legislation that would change this. even though it won't affect america's voting share in this group at all. the obama administration's opposition to the asian infrastructure bank was quite simply dumb. the bank is just one more way to fund infrastructure projects in asia. if china can't set up a regional bank to finance bridge building what influence is it legitimately allowed to have? of course having chosen to oppose the bank the administration then ended up with the worst of all worlds -- being defeated in its ill-chosen fight. washington has a strong hand. it remai

u.s./china strategic dialogue or the world bank, to develop asian infrastructure. japanese officials plan to closely share information with their u.s. counterparts, and watch china's moves before they finally come up with their own decisions. >>> foreign minister fumio kishida also wants more details about the bank. he says japan will urge china to ensure that it operates in a transparent way. kishida told a diet committee that tokyo will work with countries that join the lender. >> translator: we are exchanging information with countries such as britain and germany that are founding members of the bank. we will also work with those countries to keep pressure on china. >> kishida also stresses that japanese officials need to be sure that the bank conforms to standards of fair governance. >>> chinese government officials say they will establish a system to ensure bank deposits. it's part of the country's policy to safeguard individual account holders as competition between banks heats up. the officials say each depositor will be insured for up to $ 500,000 yuan or ab

i mean, it is easy to say now when you look at china's place in the world and the u.s. in the world that all the big problems are better off if the united states and china are working together even though they may not agree on nuances and on some particular solutions if they are working together they are more likely to raise the possibility of a better outcome. >> yes. >> rose: and if they don't more likely to raise the possibility or more frictionÑi and a less good outcome. >> absolutely. >> and as a matter of fact history has shown that in the past, when you have an established power and a rising power, they come to conflict, and there is nothing inevitable about that, but the -- i think the mix of competition and cooperation is going to be determined to a large extent by the choices our leaders make so i think this is very, very important and again i -- another point i make here is that china is beset today by some colossal challenges and we can make as big a mistake by over estimating china's strength as we can by underestimating their potential. so the range of pos

ambassador to china and his daughter about starring in a new documentary about u.s. s. let's get ready to rumble because michael buffer will join me. that is coming up to. alix: these themes are highlighted in the new documentary all eyes and ears by vanessa hope you she followed a former u.s. ambassador to china, jon huntsman in his last year in his post. joining me is vanessa hope the ambassador, as well as gracie huntsman. vanessa, tell us about this film and why you decided to make it vanessa: i started studying chinese when i was a little older than gracie. i forget east asian history class and got hooked on one to learn the language, going to china. i worked in foreign policy of the council of foreign relations and worked with the committee of chinese debt of u.s. china relations. there are amazing stories that have not been told. if i can show them through the world desk show them to the world through film that would be great. i felt the story was an excellent window to the relationship between the two countries. see them in action, on the ground in china. i wa

help is on the way from the u.s. china, end kbra pakistan britain and many other countries. a lot of roads are still blocked though and rescue teams are trekking across mountain trails trying to reach the more remote villages. back to you. >> thanks kelly. >>> still to come walking for a cause. what this group is fighting for and why their message is so urgent. >>> highs today were in the 60s, d.c. hit 67. cooler tomorrow let >>> a group of marchers took to the streets today, promising to never forget those lost to genocide. they kicked off the first walk to end genocide at the holocaust museum in southwest d.c. organizers are demanding u.s. officials take on more of a leadership role and try to end atrocityies like the crisis in darfur also raising money to improve the lives of survivors. >>> tuesday the supreme court will hear arguments on whether state bans on gay marriage are up constitutional. earlier tonight, people of all different faiths came together at a synagogue in arlington to embrace the lgbt community. faith leaders also invited people to sign a banner with th

help is on the way from the u.s. china, india, pakistan, britain and many other countries. a lot of roads are still blocked and rescue teams are trekking across mountain trails trying to reach the more remote villages. back to you. >> devastating earthquake in nepal is affecting many people here in the by area. at uc berkeley a nepaly student association is springing into action to help. nbc bay area's christie smith is live on campus with that part of the story. christie? report good evening,terry. as you can imagine, people are in complete shock. after images of this earthquake one student told me he desperately tried to get in touch with family in nepal. finally he was able to find out they were safe. he moved from katmandu seven years ago. now members of a nepali student association are taking stock of what happened. some family members lost homes or have a tie to people that who did not survive. students and an adviser are doing what they can to help with clean water after a massive earthquake ripped through the himalayan nation. it was a rush to try and reach family.

china shot back accusing the u.s. with hypocrisy. >> translator: you can quote the u.s. leader as saying, china is showing size and must muscle. i think you will agree that china has been a robust force for preservation of peace and stability in the south china sea. >> in recent dais the u.s. has stepped up its criticism of china's activities. patricia sabga explains why the area is a valuable prize. >> antonio and barbara u.s. allies japan and the philippines, if an armed conflict breaks out over disputed territories in these waters the u.s. could get sucked in. the u.s. also has a strong economic interests in making sure tensions don't flare. the south china sea is one of the area's busiest shepg lanes. of the $5.3 trlt of trade that passes through 1.2 trillion involves the u.s. as for hot spots the east china sea, five uninhabitated islands and three rocks yes i say rocks, have been the area ever conflicts. the south china sea acknowledge claimed by both being philippines and vietnam why all the fuss over these tiny specs of land? well the u.s. government estimates sou

china. why the u.s.s worried about the newly formed beijing ledge financial institution >>> an outraged milk farmer protests in europe. the protest is billed as good for consumers, but they say it's bad for business. >>> treasury secretary said the u.s. is ready to welcome the new chinese-led asian infrastructure ininvestment bank. he returned from a 2-day visit to beijing, and said they must compliment compliment institutions. we look at the controversy surrounding the bank. >> reporter: from london to paris, u.s. to brisbane - u.s. allies are ignoring washington's wishes and rushing to join the china investment bank. >> it's a way the u.s. is challenged on the multi national stage. >> reporter: the u.s. voiced concerns that the china-led bank could lack transparency. underlining the reservations is a loss of u.s. clout. the china led bank is poised to travel the world bank. u.s.-dominated lenders that give washington outside influence over the political and economic policies of developing nations, and

u.s. attack china mainland. china is very afraid that the u.s. will attack china militarily very seriously. the second one is the project military force. it is showing military presence. china trying to build military capabilities and will not stop their behaviors especially in south china sea, before south china sea is only sea in which china can operate the ssbm. ssbm is the nuclear submarine which can launch the ballistic missile to the united states. but on the other hand china must build the good relationship with neighboring countries. especially in the asian countries, including japan. of course they have to develop economic cooperation. >> that was security analyst bonji ohara. >>> the operator of the crippled nuclear plant in northeast japan is employing some high tech help for the decommissioning. officials with tokyo electric power company want to see inside the touch shimmy daiichi reactor. they've sent a robot for the first time into the containment vessel at the number one reactor. three of the plant's reactors melted down after the

u.s. bank ceo. china is using a new tool to disrupt access to foreign websites. researchers at the university of toronto say the deployment of a new system represents a significant escalation of the chinese government's great firewall of china. the report says the system, this one is nicknamed the great

u.s. and china that you saw with the u.s. and soviets.lots of people working on this question of how low can you go, what deterrence as low numbers. what is the minimal amount -- there is a big debate about this. how you answer that question depends on how you answer some of the questions i laid out in my remarks. there are various views on this. some people think that's we have reduced quite significantly -- going much lower might be problematic. there are others who think we can go much further. >> let me push back on something you said. two things you said. when you said that the contest between the united states and soviet union was about economics , if what you mean by that is the ideological struggle that was inherited and communism, i will agree with you. that is the context piece. the second thing you said are nuclear weapons -- is nuclear weapons are expensive. throughout history, they have not been expensive. early in the cold war, they were chosen as the offset for conventional comparison. as it turns out, what the problem here

apple sold more phones in china than in the u.s.y expanded their capital return program to $200 billion boosting share buybacks by $50 billion and hiking the dividend 11%. wonder -- one concern, ipad sales fell again. the big deal -- tim higgins covers apple for bloomberg. there are comparisons to analyst estimates. these are largely in line. what do you make of this quarter? >> this quarter shows apple can continue to defy the laws of physics. with a product people absolutely love, and an ecosystem that gets stronger and stronger every single day. when you go through this, the gross margins of 48%, and the gross margin guidance, that basically says that we have a premium for our products, and people will continue to pay for those products over time. this speaks to the power of the ecosystem which gets stronger and stronger. tim: the importance of this quarter was for the iphone to have a strong quarter. that would suggest they can go into the second half of the fiscal year and perform well and go into a second year. cory: this is t

help is on the way from the u.s. china, india, pakistan britain and many other countries. a lot of roads are still blocked, though and rescue teams are trekking across mountain trails trying to reach the more remote villages. back to you. >> now, tonight the friends and family of google executive dan fredinburg will be gathering for a private memorial service. he was on mt. everest when the earthquake hit and died from a head injury. he was the head of privacy at google x. friends also say he was a passionate addventureadventurer. he and close friends started a movement called savetheice.org. he said fredinburg planned to plant a flag at the top of mt. everest for the cause. >> an avalanche came through camp and he seemed all right at first but then wasn't. then he ultimately you know passed away. he is the most incredible person i've ever met in my life. his will to do anything is beyond anyone else i've seen. >> fredinburg previously dated actress sophia bush in 2014. she called him one of a kind fearless and funny. >>> a group of stanford university physicians are prepa

u.s.-china relations. he joins us from d.c.. mr. is report includes the phrase "constructive realism for a, purpose with china." help me understand what that means with china. >> the first thing that i know about chinese and american friends is that when it comes to things like security policy is that these countries are deeply realize. they understand where the bottom lines are from both their perspectives. my argument is to be realistic about the things -- the two countries ask the disagree on, but make sure you have a protocol to manage this dis agreements. brendan: let me jump in on that. when you say be realist, apply that to actually dumping sand in the middle of the south china sea to create an island. what is the actual realism to practice their? what does that mean? >> on territorial disputes, you just mention one, they have fundamentally different positions as the many countries within the region. the question that you have to ask is that in the management of that particular territorial dispute, do you allow people to hold

. >>> tensions are simmers over disputed islands between japan and china. the u.s. ng equipment to the philippines as china presses its claim to the south china sea. >> reporter: this 71 year old has been a radio enthusiast his whole life. he likes that it connects him to the rest of the world, and radio fans are bound by an honor code. one of his biggest triumphs setting up a transmitter on the shores in waters claimed by both china and the philippines. >> all radio lovers in the world have good relations. >> reporter: but relations between china and her neighbors aren't too good right now, with many of the smaller countries accusing china of bullying them. they say china is building installations and creating islands on nine separate sites in disputed waters. waters where $5 trillion worth of u.s. trade passes through every year. china it's for regional development. >> translator: the relevant construction which is reasonable, justifyied lawful is within china's sovereignty. >> reporter: it's what most people in china believe. from a young age the chinese are taugh

china's work released just this week. admiral harry harris commander of the u.s. pacific fleet, recently said that what china is doing in the area is, quote, creating a great wall of sand more than 1.5 square miles worth so far. it raises questions about china, questions being asked more and more these days like, is china an enemy? is it going to overtake america as a superpower? and what are the intentions of china's new leader, xi jinping? to help us get to the bottom of all this, i have two of the sharpest people i know on the subject. hank paulson was the 74th secretary of the treasury and is the author of a great new book "dealing with china: an insider unmasks the new economic super power." and evan osnos was the new yorker's china correspondent for years and author of "age of ambition: chasing fortune, truth, and faith in the new china." hank, let me start with you. how would you answer that question? people say first you begin your book by saying china will likely overtake the united states has the world's largest economy. >> yes, fareed. as you well know,

the drive to become the largest automaker is going to require more than a 3% market share in the u.s.. china and europe is helping them but in the u.s. 3% market share you are seeing incentives starting to climb in mind with some of the domestic automakers. it tells you that strategy here is not working. mark: do we have any idea where volkswagen's unions are? kevin: i do not think anyone has chosen sides publicly. the thing unions want is to remove the uncertainty. talk of someone from porsche being inserted. martin winterkorn has done a lot of great things. record profitability and growing the automaker. on the other side you could knock him for lack of growth in the u.s.. the union wants to know what they are doing going forward. mark: this is interesting. even before mr. piech had a chance to speak to the board semi-saying he came out to the media and said he did not want mr. venturewinterkorn to succeed him. kevin: he has not gotten widespread support for that opinion. you do not know what is going to go on behind closed doors. there have been indications that other board members do not

u.s.-china joint statement in november of last year. that was a major impact. and i also commend the european union for their very solid visionary plans toward climate change. u.s.-chi -- u.s., china, european unions championing roles are now putting all of us on the right path. every country has a role to play. they have a commitment. i have been emphasizing that china has made important commitment, government businesses, and people everywhere are more intent than ever on finding a way forward. the world is now recognizing a basic truth of our time. we need to buy insurance for the planet. we must all be ambitious as we look to coon collude -- conclude an atwreement at the climate change conference in paris in december. there's a strong moral dimension to this effort. today, i'd like to announce i will visit the vatican late they are month and meet with his holiness pope frances, to discuss common concern including the cyclical on the environment he plans to issue in the month ahead. i think this will be the first time for any secretary general to be invited by

but they also know that economically we have to deal with china. >> the u.s. government is willing to work with japan to face china. a crew man aboard one of the largest wrarships ever built has given himself a new mission. he worked on the flagship and is one of the few people to survive its sinking. he's now set out to make sure future generations never forget the history . >> the waters of southwestern japan a memorial service was held on tuesday. crew members were among the pakistan pakistan. >> many of my acquaintances died when the battleship sank. if they were alive, they would have had families pursued various dreams and experienced hardships. the peace we enjoy today is founded on their sackrifice. >> it sunk in 1945 it was headed to okinawa. about 270 crew members survived the attack. 87-year-old is one of the survivors. he joined the crew when he was 17 at the time of the attack he was on duty. after two hours of bombardment, it exploded. it sank to the bottom of the ocean. >> people kept dying without even uttering a word before my very eyes. >> yes

u.s. made in dealing with china. former treasury secretary hank paulson joining peter cook, laying out the mistakes that the u.s. has made with china. google calling the antitrust charges facing europe off the mark. regulators say the company is abusing dominance in the search engine market. google favors its own comparison shopping service above rivals. the au -- the eu plus antitrust chief says it is not limited to europe. >> we are not for endometrial companies that contain u.s. companies. companies from the united states play a major role when it comes to these business associations with complaints. betty: google has -- the charges are the result of the four year investigation. moments ago we got word that the european central bank is staying the course on interest rates. if governing council decided not to change the already low financing rates. the ecb holding their press conference in half an hour. a deal that will create the world -- no pf finland agrees to buy apoptosis movement of france. more than $16.5 bil

u.s. drinkers to make up for falling sales in china. as found a great relationship and its products. two barrels of hennessy were sailed to the u.s. on a replica frigate. caroline: a historic day. for the 250th anniversary of the world's biggest cognac maker, barrels are about to be sailed on the replica frigate. it originally sailed to offer help to george washington. >> it is a signal of the strength of the friendship between the united states and france. caroline: this time, the french are seeking american help. sales of cognac to china have evaporated in the past two years. a crackdown on lavish spending is hurting rough its at companies like remy cointreau and hennessy. >> you have many different ports in asia. some are a bit more difficult. caroline: for the cognac industry, the u.s. was one reason to cheer last year. with double-digit growth compared to 26% collapse in china hennessy is now counting on the booming cognac market in the u.s., where they sell 30 million bottles a year to compensate for china's weakness. >> thanks to

u.s./china relationship. in his new book he offers his take on doing business with the people's republic and on china's future. peter cook sat down with secretary paulson. here's his take on p -- his take on president obama's handling of. >> the right thing to do would have been to say right on, we want to be an observer. we want to argue for better standards. that is the right policy i believe. to keep working to bring china into the existing institutions with a bigger role. many observers and much of the press said this is landmark. this is a watershed event. china passing the torch. that is bull. that is not a huge thing. we do not get everything right. mark: former treasury secretary hank paulson. coming up, who will stand druckenmiller -- who will stan druckenmiller back in the 2016 elections? ♪ mark: welcome back. a tense moment at today's ecb press conference in frankfurt, germany. a protester jumped up onto a table where president mario draghi was speaking. demanded an end to what she called the ecb d

finds out the challenges china faces on "newsline." >>> u.s. president barack obama expressed concern about chinese officials pushing ahead with a massive relak clamation project in the south china sea. he referred to china as using its size and muscle to push around smaller nations. patchari raksawong in bangkok has the details. >> president obama made the statement on the heels of a report saying china is rushing to reclaim territory in the spratly islands. it's claimed by both china and the philippines. >> where we get concerned with china is where it is not necessarily abiding by international norms and rules and is using its sheer size and muscle to force countries into subordinate positions. >> he made this statement on thursday at a town hall meeting in jamaica ahead of a caribbean summit in panama. >> we think this can be solved diplomatically, but just because philippines or vietnam are not as large as china doesn't mean that they can just be elbowed aside. >> the washington-based center for strategic and international studies has poste

china. angie: this also on the heels of u.s. llar strength playing havoc not only in china but in the region. fred: that's right. if you look at why these numbers are suddenly so dire, it is in part because the euro depreciated. the euro is a big export market for china. make no mistake, it means that some chinese exporter has taken a hit on the profit margin. exporting to china to cut prices to retain market share. there is a lot of pain in the export market in china. no doubt about it. there is some risk to the labor market. remember, we have factories with exports not doing well. that could shake up the labor market. angie: absolutely. they are going to vietnam right now, and even cambodia and myanmar. fred: or further inland. they are now trying to build another silk road. but there is no quick solution to this. we have already seen the first signs of the labor market weakening. if you look at the employment indices, the pmi is starting to signal greater weakness in the labor market. that's something that has always been redl

china's actions. regarding the proposed infrastructure bank abe said japan has not decided yet to take part in the new bank but it will cooperate with the u.s. to have dialog with china over various concerns surrounding the aiib. earlier, ross mihara spoke with our comment tatser. he shared his insight on the outcome of the bilateral summit. >> moss yoe nakajima joins us. what came out of the summit? >> abe and obama tried to build on their alliance. they want the world to see that they have strong ties. the u.s. is looking to japan to deliver on its promises on defense cooperation and trade negotiations. economic expansion was a focal point of abe's visit. though agreed to new defense cooperation guidelines, and both leaders emphasized that the importance of that deal the new rules boost japan's capability in missile defense and mine sweeping as well as cyber security. the changes come among china's growing assertiveness, which has been causing friction with its neighbors. abe and obama agreed to cooperate with any actions that undermine undermine. abe conveyed his commitments to enabling security legislation that would allow japan to exer

that marks seventh of the world's economies after u.s., china, japan germany france and the u.k. >>> billions of people around the world rely on the ocean as a source of food. nick clark has more from doha. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: oceans cover more than two-thirds of our planet. not only a vast multitrillion dollar resource but a crucial life cycle itself. a research team from qatar's research center, a vital component of the world's oceans, mandproafs. mangroves, home to all types of animals. they're also capable of storing eight times more co2 than tropical forests and it's importantly to understand how they work. >> we are looking at the capability of the mangrove to absorb nutrients the capability of it to store carbon, the support it gives to the local fisheries and the species diversity in the gulf. >> and the bottom line is fragile ecosystems like mangroves are fragile to the health of the ocean. the problem is mangroves are being ripped up all over the world. the rate of loss is more than three times that of deforestation on land and of course as far as otion he oceans are concerned

u.s. and euro zone being the leaders. the pick up in growth and chinand the plays being rather in a decelerating mode and it's snag at least we as strategists are reflecting in terms of the markets we like. >> meaning that you like the u.s. and euro zone better than asia. >> more generally. >> which is better? the u.s. market? the euro he zone and what are you focussing on? equities? bonds? >> we have a tilt toward equities globally in portfolios and in the first quarter we shifted our emphasis which is our preferred market for a number of years in the euro zone. we still think there's upside but we think the euro zone is a better play. it's much earlier in the earnings cycle here. we haven't seen the inflection point in earnings. this quarter will be it and there's a better fundamental story coming out of europe. >> inflection point in terms of what? >> earnings. >> you're talking about euros. >> right. >> so you think europe still has great things to come. >> >> earnings were below 2008 levels. more pornly also you're starting to see the banking secto

pakistan, the u.s., china, india, all among those offering help. let's go now to cnn's our reporter from india. we have many journalists on the way to nepal but so many people can't get in there yet and there are so many needs. i can't imagine who's going to be coordinating that. what are you hearing? >> natalie, i want to begin by telling you, the aftershock, the tremor you talked about that nepal felt in the last 25 minutes we felt that here in india as well. here in calcutta. it was 25 minutes ago. call cute ta is 900 kilometers away from nepal. we are feeling the aftershocks and tremors over here. you can begin to imagine what it must feelt be like and how badly nepal has been affected. there have been 24 aftershocks since the main earthquake yesterday. people when they say they are staying outside, many people slept outdoors last night. they are too scared to go to their homes or whatever is left of their homes. it is understandable because the region is still feeling aftershocks. india felt the aftershocks just 20, 25 minutes ago. in nepal to

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u.s.-china relations and intelligence reform but it went mostly and he did. he later worked quietly with the foreign policy team event occasionally gave rise to the obama white house. a few specific examples with the british pound collapsing and kissinger scowcroft stepped in for an arrangement of concessions by the britain prime minister for the $4 billion imf rescue package supported by a germany and france. in they have to keep these negotiations secret away from the press so wasn't a further run on the power to. with united states than the soviet union to withdraw of ground forces from europe but is in comparison to the warsaw pact would be to the united states net advantage to take a vantage away from mchale gorbachev. especially from defense secretary cheney read through them belligerently demand the wall being torn down he created the underlying conditions to make it no longer occurred necessary. and what they cahow with nuclear missiles to reduce the warheads and his argument is set up touche 10 warheads were more attractive with weapons used in contr

that is china going to be a military power to rival the u.s. globally, not very liked way. another way of thinking that this is that china is going to be importing more of its oil from the middle east as the u.s. imports less and it's going to worry about sea lions and the increases in chinese military investment may help with protecting sea lanes through the straits of malacca. i doubt that they are going to be relevant for the straits of four minutes. i suspect that we'll still be a need for the american position they are. so military capacity will increase. it will give us more pressure but i don't think you are going to see a china which equals the rivals the u.s. as a global military power in a quarter-century which is the time horizon that i'm looking at are you and then finally let me turn to soft power which is the ability to get what you want through attraction and persuasion rather than coercion. china has been making major efforts to increase its soft power. in 2007 who jin tao told the 17th party congress of the chinese communist party that china needed to increa

china and take juan claim them. the u.s. is looking to promote bilateral cooperation. in the south china sea, china is locked in territorial disputes with vietnam, the philippines and other countries. china has been reclaiming land on seven reefs in the spratly islands. the reclaimed land on two of the sites is large enough for runways. philippine leaders are voicing concern. a former u.s. defense official in charge of asian and pacific security affairs says japan/u.s. cooperation should expand in the south china sea and beyond. >> it's in japan's interests to be able to cooperate with the philippines and vietnam and others to help them to see what's happening in the sea, if circumstances arise that it makes it possible and helpful for japan to perform mine-sweeping operations in the persian gulf or the strait of hormuz, should somebody mine them, then i think that that would be very welcome to the rest of the world. >> reporter: experts are divided over the issue. >> translator: instability has been spreading in asia europe and the middle east. japan is facing a situat

u.s.-china -- in november last year. that was a major impact and i also commend the european union for their very solid visionary plans to address climate change. the u.s. and china and european unions champing -- championing is putting all of us on the right path to think every country has a role to play. i am emphasizing that china has made important commitments and people everywhere are more intense than ever on finding a common way forward. the world is now recognizing a basic truth of our times. we need to buy insurance for the planet. we must all be ambitious as we look to conclude an agreement at the top climate change conference in paris in december. there's a strong moral prevention -- vision to these efforts. i will visit the vatican later this month and meet with his holiness pope francis to discuss common concerns including the environment that he plans in the month ahead. i think this will be the first time for any secretary-general to be invited by the pope. [applause] for my part i have invited pope francis

as you mentioned help is on the way from the u.s. china, india, pakistan britain, many other companies. the problems here are a lot of roads are still blocked. rescue teams are having to trek across mountain trails to reach the more remote villages. the rescue and search continues across nepal. adam. >> all right. nbc's kelly cobiella in london. thank you. >>> george mason university will hold a vigil for nepal at gmu clock tower on campus starting at 6:30 p.m. >>> right now the search is on for four missing boaters. several sailboats during a regatta during a powerful storm off the coast of alabama. at least one person died. coast guard rescued one person as well. more than 100 sailboats participating in the race when that storm rolled through yesterday afternoon. >> there's an event coming up to encourage parents to let their children walk home alone. the the latest chapter in that free range parenting story in montgomery county. child protective services are investigating a couple that let their 7 and 10-year-old out a few months ago. o