if you are you take on where you describe his worldview and become dominant in both the united states and in china and that you see us pushing to countries towards war in this would be important work they gie capabilities for lethal force, that the united states and china would bring the conflict and nobody's's costly but catastrophic. that is australia's former prime minister twice, important minister and diplomatic the china scholarly in her own i said last few years, taking an engaged observer of u.s. policy and politics, you're quite uniquely capable of helping americans through with the bars are another issues because of two countries you go to work but what i really like about this is that you do much more than that on your pushing back into the idea that conflict between the united states and china, is inevitable and you argue that this is an avoidable war sunny start by asking you why it is that so many policy observers in many smart people believe that what the word l is likely if not inevitable andbl why, why you although a lot of the focus about exploring scenarios the u.s. and china th

and for the good of the world. that starts with climate. china and the united states had years of a stalemate that stabilize the world which galvanized the world where the climate diplomacy launched in 2013 between china and the united states, unleash global momentum that produce the paris agreement. last year at cop 26 the united states and china issued the glascow joint declaration to work together to address initiatives from methane to coal. climate is not about ideology, it's about math. there is simply no way to solve climate change without china's leadership. the country that produces 28% of global emissions. the international energy agency made clear that if china sticks with its current plan does not peak its emissions until 2030, than the rest of the world must go to zero by 2035. and that's simply not possible. today, about 20 nations are responsible for 80% of admissions. china's number one, united states is number two. unless we all do much more, much faster, the financial and human cost will be catastrophic. plus, competing on clean energy and climate pol

in it you take on what you describe as a world views that have become dominant in both the united states and china that you see as pushing the two countries toward war. this would be of course a war that given the capabilities for lethal force that the united states and china would bring to a conflict. would not just be costly it would be as you say catastrophic. as australia's former prime minister twice. it's foreign minister and diplomat china scholar in your own right and in the last few years in 18 and and in and engaged observer of us policy and politics. you're quite uniquely capable of helping united americans think through what the trip wires are and other issues that could cause the two countries to go to war but what i really like about this book is that you try to do much more than that. you're pushing back against the idea that conflict between the united states and china is inevitable you argue that this isn't a voidable war. so, let me start by asking you why it is that so many policy observers many smart people believe that what war is likely if not inevitable and why you although

protect the rights of sovereign nations, and make it possible for all countries including united states and chinaist and cooperate. china is the only country with the intent to reshape the international order and increasingly the economic, double medic, military, technological power to do it. beijing's vision would move us away from the universal values that have sustained so much of the world's progress over the last 75 years. >> they denounced the remarks is typical disinformation denigrating beijing. >> the international order and international -- have clear definitions. safeguard the international order based on national law and the basic norms regarding international relations underpinned by the printable of the u.n. charter, china is committed to upholding all of this, to accuse china of posing a long-term challenge the international order, if that is? -- if that is not fake news, what is? >> the u.s. and regional allies like australia say that would fuel tension. president joe biden's recent comments on taiwan also angered asian, he said the u.s. would respond militarily if the -- the isla

and that really just reinforced the kind of 0, so i'm thinking that both sides increasingly have towards the other. china is a concern to the united states and to other countries in certain ways. but their biggest concern, as i often tell people, is not of specifically china's threat to the west or other countries. it's the threat posed by the kind of interactive worst case in 0, some dynamic that is increasingly coming to the 4 in interactions in relation between china and the united states and some countries of west. it's that dynamic, it's driven by these kinds of grows large, simplistic narratives that don't account for the different complex and cross cutting interest of the countries face. it's that kind of narrative, that's really a threat to the goal or martin in this speech that was delivered by secretary of state blank. and he outlined washington the grievances with bay jane. he said that china has become more repressive at home and more aggressive abroad under president . she's in ping. why deliver this speech now? how significant is it and what does it do to this relationship between the u. s. and china? that is already really

the confrontation of the two most important antagonists of the 21st century, the united states and china, and these days it is there in asia that the epicenter of the world geopolitical game is located. there continues the asian tour of the president of the united states, biden visited south korea over the weekend. and today began his visit to the capital of the most loyal and most important ally of the united states in the region. tokyo there biden was received by the emperor of japan naruhito and held talks with the prime minister of the land of the rising sun, but alas, descending into recent months subjectivity fumioksidoy. tomorrow. the summit of the so -called quantum will also take place in tokyo. this is a four- way partnership of the united states of japan india and australia, and biden and kisidia will be joined respectively by indian prime minister render vogue and the new australian prime minister anthony albonese. the main goal of this biden tour. consolidate as much as possible asian allies and partners in the united states against china and russia, and also make sure that

and thanks so much for joining us today on inside story. henry, let me start with you today in this address, secretary of state, blank, and said, put simply, united states in china have to deal with each other for the foreseeable future. that's why this is one of the most complex and consequential relationships of any that we have in the world today. first of all, how does china feel about the relationship with the u. s. and secondly, was china expecting this speech from secretary of se blanket? yes, thank you. i think that the actually suckers with last night was, was kind of expected, but also quite, most of the surprising, wow, because we were thinking after a binary decision, you know, year and a half that he's on the station. we should be making some progress on this most about what about the relations in the war, but abundance still, you know what we expect that her brain can actually made in china. and the number one, you know, aren't, you know, major rivalry for you as and also post china as a threat to the google system, which i think is not a correct because china is really a charms rise. really good for the global economy and also go on the system jus

over the past 75 years. china's also integral to the global economy and to our ability to solve challenges from climate to covet. but simply the united states and china have to deal with each other for the foreseeable future. that's why this is one of the most complex and consequential relationships of any that we have in the world today. over the last year, the by the administration has developed and implemented a comprehensive strategy to harness our national strengths and our unmatched network of allies and partners to realize the future that we see. we are not looking for conflict or new cold war. to the contrary. were determined to avoid both. we don't seek to block china from its role as a major power, nor to stop china or any other country for that matter, from drawing their economy or advancing the interest of their people. but we will defend and strengthen the international law agreements, principles and institutions that maintain peace and security, protect the rights of individuals and sovereign nations, and make it possible for all kinds including the united states and china, to co exist in cooperate. now the china of to day is

issues of regional behavior questions about uh, uh, how will the relationship between the united states and china and and and. what should the countries of this region do in a situation where these two powers, each of which, until recently, was considered as an absolutely indispensable trading economic political partner, what if uh, after all, their uh, their competition will accept, but what is called the nature of existential rivalry. here, before tart , at first he entered, it seems, on the path of reconciliation with china until well, i say, reconciliation, i mean that, e, his predecessor was found on the third e, went in essence, went into conflict with the chinese, when, uh demanded consideration. e dispute e. hmm between the philippines and china over ownership. uh, countries to the territory can be the china sea, and oh uh, transferring it to international arbitration. and when this repeat was delivered. it was rendered in favor. china did not insist on the cake. e hmm no way to enforce this decision. e, especially since you teach the chances. uh, china's sharply negative reaction to his

> these crises are obviously global, and they come at a time that the united states is incredibly politically divided, and also at a time the united states and china can't respond, this is saying well how are we responding? because it is a target rich environment in terms of crises, and those crises insults are providing opportunities for people to together. i mean, putin certainly thought that nato was obsolete and brain dead, as trump and macron said. he certainly thought that biden was weak, marco is, gone and got going his own way that he could do this ukraine invasion and get away with. that it turned out that crisis motivated and extraordinary unity of response. not just in nato, but you are watching pelosi for example in the mcconnell. take the trips to kyiv, and say the exact same thing one week after the. other turns out it is not just russia invaded ukraine that is driving that, it is a lot of other crises. >> so you know the world could emerge into this world of rule of biters who are part of nato and may yet expand further, and part of the united nations, and who don't buy oil from rogue states that do bad things. and then this other g

to abstain from china will not end it is absolutely existential the united states and, the united states in the last few months 3 months is proud that the main achievement of their foreign policy is the phenomenal, unity that they have achieved within the collective west but in fact in their anti-china policy. i do not think that they are ready to fully support them, even their european allies, not to mention the countries of the asia-pacific region, and moreover , we see some cracks even in the anti-russian policy. e in this, a euro-atlantic monolith. we have already said that regarding the expansion of nato and turkey and croatia in e. they had their say, but even without nato expansion, there are disagreements within the bloc, the washington post wrote today, namely that the baltic countries are using the current situation around ukraine in order to achieve what they actually wanted to build up their military for a very long time . the presence of the united states and other nato countries on its territory. yes, and they say that on a permanent basis they should hav

regional poetry of the day questions about uh, uh, how will the relationship between the united states and china and and and. what to do with the countries of this region in a situation where these two powers, each of which until recently was considered an absolutely indispensable trade economic and political partner, what if, uh, they still accept their competition, but, what is called the nature of existential rivalry. here, uh, doterta, uh, at first, uh, entered, it seems, on the path uh of reconciliation with china up to well, i say reconciliation i mean that uh his predecessor benek found on 1/3 uh went essentially into conflict with the chinese when uh demanded consideration. e dispute e. hmm between the philippines and china about ownership. uh country to the territory of the south china sea. about transferring it to international arbitration. and when this repeat was delivered. it was handed down to me in favor of china until the cake did not insist. uh, no way to enforce this decision. e, especially since you teach the chances. uh sharp china's negative reaction to its execution was not

in the event of an armed confrontation between the united states and china, given the proximity to taiwan the presence of american bases on its territory. japan itself will inevitably find itself at the center of such a conflict sergey mingazhev. alexey pechkov, east asia news bureau, tokyo japan mankind will collide in the next 20 years with a new pandemic, the probability of such an event is 50%. this was stated by american billionaire bill gates in an interview with the spanish newspaper diarium. according to the founder of microsoft caused a new pandemic. it may become a known virus. in this case, humanity will be able to quickly develop medicines and a vaccine. more terrible options are a virus artificially, created by bioterrorists, or something that was absolutely not foreseen at all. a new disease from the natural world. the billionaire proposes to create a global epidemic response team. to do this, it will be necessary to increase the budget of the world health organization by one quarter. the federal air transport agency extended the restriction of flights to the country's south

in the event of an armed confrontation between the united states and china, given the proximity to taiwanses on its territory. japan itself will inevitably find itself at the center of such a conflict sergey mingazhev. alexey pechkov, east asia news office, tokyo japan in the final of the russian football cup, moscow spartak draws with dynamo 1:1. at that moment, the second half of the match began at the luzhniki stadium, more than seventy thousand spectators are watching the meeting, among them my colleague. danil makhalin, now he is in direct contact with us again, tribute greetings once again. with what mood? are the players out? here it is after the break. greetings from the luzhniki stadium, of course, this is a real celebration of football. this also applies to the players, who now really came out to the second half as charged as they were to the first and two stands, spartak dynamo is here next to us. fans of spartak and right behind us on the opposite podium are dynamo fans and now the announcer.

where the confrontation between the two most important antagonists of the 21st century, the united states and chinag, and these days it is there in asia is the epicenter of the world geopolitical game. there continues the asian tour of the president of the united states, biden visited south korea over the weekend. and today began his visit to the capital of the most loyal and most important ally of the united states in the region. tokyo there biden was received by emperor naruto of japan and held talks with the country's prime minister rising. what is the sun, but alas, descending in the last months of subjectivity fumioxide tomorrow. the summit of the so-called quat will also take place in tokyo. this is a four-way partnership of the united states of japan, india and australia, and biden and kisidia will join, respectively, the prime minister of india on render fashion and the new prime minister of australia, anthony albonese, the main goal of this biden tour is to consolidate the asian allies and partners of the united states as much as possible

exception of rodrigo, that there will instantly pay with that the china and i'm almost obligated visiting for disagreement with united states, a marquess junior presidency. and we've seen some, hence, of that with him meeting with the officials from the united states, from china, from, from other countries, japan, etc. marco's junior doesn't have the personal baggage, unlike rodrigo the terror day and has actually not read in the mutual defense treaty. on the other hand, we also know that mark was junior, has very close relations with china. when he was governor off his province, he set up a consulate of china in his phone province. that's how he wanted to be close to china. so i think what will happen here is that the market junior will try to do a, a delicate balancing act. but as we will see, this might change in the coming years, depending on how that hedging will will be successful or not, shall, professor. you mentioned before that marcus junior comes to power with no prior to political baggage, but as far as i understand, and he has some outstanding legal issues with the american justice system, he and his mother and

well, as you know, china considers taiwan its own territory, and the united states is bound by a securityaiwan, which largely repeats the fifth article of the nato treaty, that is, on mutual assistance in the event of aggression. well , china's logic here is interesting, huh? and what can happen anyway? maybe china really also decided to celebrate victory day , maybe 18 aircraft. this is not the largest number of aircraft that china's taiwan sent to taiwan's air defense intelligence zone a last year. this number has grown. yes, above 120 units. how do you understand this is a complete imitation invasion, well, or operation liberation, what will it be called? i don’t know, it ’s really about the fact that the escalation is on the rise , but i would like to add here to you respected experts on the united states, what exists, and in any case, i have a very , uh, confirmed feeling that every failed adventure of the united states of foreign policy closes even more adventures, afghanistan ukraine and, logically, even more adventures - this is only taiwan will already plunge the world into a ful

dillard mark, was senior, tried to hedge between great powers in the region, notably the united states, china and even other countries. so this is the default position of any new president. with exception of rodrigo, the deb instantly pivoted to china and almost abrogated the visiting force agreement with united states. a marquess junior presidency. and we've seen some, hence of that with him meeting with the officials from the united states, from china, from, from other countries, japan, et cetera. marcus doesn't have the personal baggage, unlike rodrigo de terre de, in has actually not rent in ah, the mutual defense treaty. on the other hand, we also know that marcus junior has very close relations with china. when he was governor of his province. he set up a consulate of china in his home province. that's how he wanted to be close to china. so i think what will happen here is that the marcus junior will try to of do a, a delicate balancing act. but as we will see, this my change in the coming years, depending on how that hedging will, will be successful or not, shall professor you mentioned be

how is u china u not willing to opt for its uh several hundred billion uh trade with the united states andion in debt it owes to the united states. why, for china , us trade economic interdependence turns out to be less important than, uh, partnership with russia. but that's very good. it seems to me the chinese position on this issue. yes why china does not give up partnership with russia and will not refuse, as well as what position under what circumstances he can take with respect to the united states a, just the other day, on the pages of the american magazine florin ferz a, a very prominent one of the most authoritative and influential chinese political scientists, yan suetum, explained. this is the dean. and the faculty of international relations of tsinghua university. let's hear russia being china's largest and most powerful military relation neighbor is not a power that beijing would like to be with. feuding only one can change beijing's calculations and push us military support and recognition of taiwan independence to the union with russia except this beijing is likely. continue

and joint exercise of china and russia. and strongly oppose the attempt to change status quo by force. in east china sea, and south china sea and the japan united states closely cooperate on responding to china related issues. including human rights. also, we affirm that our two countries basic position on taiwan remains to be unchanged. and underscored the importance of peace and stability of taiwan straits. which is an indispensable element for peace and prosperity of international community and called for peaceful resolution of the issue. odprk sharing the situation concern of a nuclear and missile issues including the launch of icbm. japan and the united states and japan u.s. to cooperate ech more closely was affirmed. toward immediate resolution i reiterated my request to cooperation. president biden extended his strong support. after this, president biden will be meeting with family members of the abductees. at a time when the regional security environment is becoming more severe, with president biden we reaffirmed the need to do quickly reenforce deterrence and response capability of japan u.s. alliances. i stated my determination to fundamenta

you know that the way the world is working right now, the united states and china are becoming much morend deeper geopolitical rivals. it seems to me that you are taking a strategic decision to deepen your relationship with china. you don't see the prospect of getting the same kind of preferential trade treatment of the united states and so, you're putting your ex, your geopolitical eggs in the basket with china. i put my eggs where i can. that's i have to do with my country to open my country. we have the government that is not looking south. that is a problem for us. we would love to be balanced with europe and the uk. the uk for us is an excellent partner. but values don't matter to you? you are a democratically elected. now, your singular deepening your key strategic alliance of the country which, i'm sure you would not describe as a genuine democracy. of course not. one thing is commerce and the other is human rights, ideology or whatever. what's your message to the united states right now? are they losing power and influence across latin america because they will not offer you the

that the recent actions of the united states on the taiwan issue are contrary to their words, meaning the words that the united states supports the policy of one china andthe yandes. he said that if the united states continues to play. taiwan card, then china will take tough steps and do what it says, what it means. you know the chinese. after all, there are also simulations of what could be the case of what, but uh, these are also about the same, who lands where? what missile strikes and so on. well, recently there was a very curious non-simulation of such a theory. and why actually land to bomb, you need to take two existing aircraft carriers and put one. to the south of the island of taiwan and the other one to the north- sharp taiwan and not to give hydrocarbons access to the island for 2 weeks a month two months and that's it and you don't have to shoot anyone to kill and so on and so forth further. ah and so, uh, because after all, we started with biden's visit. i think biden will convince the japanese in some way, but get involved in taiwanese affairs. and this is not at all accidental, since taiwan was not just a colony of japan for a long time,

and their united states. and chinaed states. this creates its own poles, but there are other players in this context. we would need a doctrine of not actively joining someone, then using the benefits of multipolarity, instead of sticking to someone completion let's walk again through the central lapas square in bolivia well, quite the yellow house is the parliament of bolivia now. i think it will be visible. watch won they watch pay attention. they are turned in the other direction and go in the other direction. this does not mean that latin americans want to turn back the clock. it’s just that they have a different perception of time and its circumstances sergey brilev alexey nikolaevich and evgeny makarov news from bolivia about latin america well, nowhere, i want to emphasize this, nowhere at the state level are the nazis glorified anywhere and nowhere in civilized countries are they encouraged by the authorities of thousands of people us.

states does not support taiwan's independence, and also dropping the phrase "taiwan is part of china." >> the unitedtes remains committed to our policy. do not support taiwan's independence, and we have made clear. >> now, the u.s. is blurring and hollowing out the one china civil by changing wording concerned with taiwan. the department insists that all it's done is update a sheet. on capitol hill today, the defense secretary defended the president's budget request. >> we are entering a world that's becoming more unstable, and the potential for significant international conflict between these powers is increasing, not decreasing. >> intelligence chief to testify this week said that china prefers to swallow taiwan and not have to rely on force, and that china would prefer course unification rather than an armed conflict, and it is stepping up military pressure on the island isolate -- confidence in the democratically elected leaders. the biden administration is pushing back on taiwan's requests, urging them to buy other defense equipment. the less -- looking to better deter and defend against mainla

to the united states and chinacreates its own poles, but there are other players in this context. we would need a doctrine not to actively join anyone, that is, to enjoy the benefits of multipolarity. instead of sticking to someone's conclusion, let's walk once again along the central lapas square in bolivia well, that's quite latin america. light yellow house is parliament of bolivia now i think it will be seen. watches won they watch yes pay attention. they are turned in the other direction and go in the other direction. this does not mean that latin americans want to turn back the clock. they just have a different perception of the perception of time and its circumstances sergey brilev alexey nikolaevich and evgeny makarov news from bolivia about latin america now advertising after watching the program moscow kremlin putin we are watching it just point the smartphone camera at the qr-code and download the application that's all you need need. now we watch all the news with video live broadcast of all tv channels

in the event of an armed confrontation between the united states and china, given the proximity to taiwanmerican bases on its territory. japan itself will inevitably find itself at the center of such a conflict sergey mingazhev. aleksey pechkov, east asia news bureau, tokyo japan the comfort of airboats and all-terrain vehicles sever will overcome any obstacles and lead to new records. unleash your strength with the sever technique, all the techniques are available. think for a second. you have one value that cannot be taken away or blocked, and it remains with you even without money. this is the value of your communication with loved ones, hello baby, communicate on all megafon tariffs video how to dress your family hello this is a green transition on the russia 24 tv channel, here we are talking about sustainable development and sg about the transformation of the society's business state administration. yes, in general, the whole world about a new life. about a new approach to life the economic crisis caused by the events. in ukraine, globalization has shaken the processes of globalizat

japan will cooperate with the united states, and china. between -- persuade them to live up to the responsibilities and abide by international rules. we think that such attitude is very important, thank you. >> once again, question from japanese reporter, please raise your hand. >> prime minister, president biden, nice to meet you. have a question -- i have a question. you said it was different from the gbp -- gpp. what is the role that japan will be playing? there was expectations expressed for the united states to come back to gpp. what is the response he received a? -- received? mr. kishida: under the leadership of president biden shortly after the press conference there will be official -- the official launch. the ceremony is slated to take place. i have said this before but, this is a demonstration of the positive commitment of the united states to the indo pacific. japan welcomes such steps and we are in full support. i'm going to join president biden to participate in the inauguration ceremony. it is important to realize the symbol

participating in international military conflicts in the event of an armed confrontation between the united states and china, given the proximity to taiwan and the presence of american bases on its territory. japan itself will inevitably find itself in the center of such a conflict sergey mingazhev. aleksey pichkov, east asia news bureau, tokyo japan mankind will face a new pandemic in the next 20 years, the probability of such an event is 50%, said the american billionaire bill gates in an interview with the spanish newspaper diareo. according to the founder of microsoft causes a new pandemic. the virus may already be known. in this case, humanity will be able to quickly develop drugs and vaccines, more terrible options. and for example, a virus of artificial origin, created by bioterrorists or something, in general unforeseen, a completely new disease from the natural world, the billionaire proposes the creation of a global epidemic response team. to do this, it will be necessary to increase the budget of the world health organization by at least quarter. well, in the meantime, european doctors are trying

in the event of an armed confrontation between the united states and china, given the proximity to taiwants territory. japan itself will inevitably find itself at the center of such a conflict sergey mingazhev. alexey pechkov, east asia news bureau, tokyo japan in chisinau, thousands of protesters gathered outside the parliament building. they demand the resignation of the cabinet of ministers activists. the posters were unfurled. we want the rule of law and gave the government action initiated by the socialist party. they call for the unification of the entire opposition for the resignation of the government formed by the pro-european party of action and solidarity. mass protests have been taking place in moldova almost daily since the ex-president of the country igor was detained, he was suspected of treason and corruption charges were put forward. after he began to actively advocate for the neutral status of the country in relation to the conflict. in ukraine , local residents are also outraged by the unprecedented rise in gas and food prices . humanity in the next 20 years will face a

they don't want to get in the middle between the united states and china and they have enormous dependencenesia and the philippines and the other asian countries is frankly to get them to work together. china likes to go around and bully each of those countries individually. if we can gettr them to work collectively on issue like maritime borders where china claims the entire south china see, they'll be in the position not to be bullied and we would like to see the philippines maintain their democracy so there's a value piece to that as well. >> maybe it was a way of letting the north koreans know if you do this, we're not going to pay attention though have prioritized their program. they have been escalading the missile test. it's a humid catastrophe in waiting because the population is mall nourished. they're exploiting those missile tests. it's a lockdown. you have the government trying to offer assistance. you try to figure out a way to get the humanitarian crisis but dealing with the security crisis of without a lot of answers here. >> humanitarian crisis but you're dealing with the s

listen to sergey yuryevich and we from the united states and china understand that everyone else understandstion is being decided whether the world order will become truly fair, democratic and palicentric, or whether this group of small groups of countries will be able to impose the international community is not about the colonial division of the world into those who consider themselves exceptional and the rest who are destined to fulfill the will of the chosen ones. as one of the latest examples. here is a statement from the secretary of the treasury, us euro, from her recent speeches she said. and i'm quoting the creation of a new nonsense angut system. we must begin by defining the values ​​of liberal democracy. and then the united states will maintain supply chains with only those countries that respect moral principles. values ​​and norms of behavior. end quote. well , the hint, in my opinion, is absolutely clear to dollars and, in general, to the benefits of the international financial system. only those who follow these same american rules should be allowed to disagree. i don't agree

now, and he appeared to suggest, in a very recent statement to the media, that the us will intervene militarily to defend taiwan if it comes under attack from china. now of course, the united stateshere were to be a war involving the united states and china, then, i assume under article 5, nato would get involved. is that something that, never mind what's happening in ukraine, that nato is actively now strategically planning for — war with china? well, nato will remain a regional alliance, north america and europe, but this region, the north atlantic region, faces global threats and challenges, and that includes the rise of china. china is the second largest... let's not get too stuck on north atlantic. i mean, you just sent forces for years into afghanistan, so i'm asking you whether, you know, all of these pressures and a new generation of conflict with russia, you're also now strategically planning for potential conflict with china. we are planning for protecting and defending all nato allies against any potential threats and challenges and therefore, we also need to address the security consequences of china... china investing heavily in new modern nuclear capabilities, china

chinese navy and joint exercises of china and russia, and strongly oppose the attempt to change the status quo by force. in the east china sea and south china sea and with the united statesclosely cooperate on these issues, including human rights. also, we affirm that our two countries' basic position on taiwan remains to be unchanged and underscored on the importance of the peace and stability of the taiwan straits. and called for peaceful resolution of the strait issues. sharing the serious concerns over nuclear and missile issues, including the launch of icbm plus. and japan-u.s. to cooperate even more closely with our friend. toward immediate resolution of the issue i reiterated my request for understanding and cooperation. president biden extended his strong support. after this, president biden will be meeting with family members of [inaudible]. at a time when regional security involvement is becoming more secure with president biden we confirmed the need not enforce a deterrent and the response capability of gentleman ban and u.s. alliances. i stated my determination to fundamentally to forward defense capabilities and secure substantial increase of its defense bud

japan will cooperate with the united states, and china. between them to [indiscernible] their responsibilities, and abide by international rules. we think that such attitude is very important, thank you. once again, question from japanese reporter, please raise your hand. [speaking non-english language] prime minister, mr. biden, i have a question about [indiscernible] [indiscernible] the dpp and members benefit -- the gpp and members benefit. what is the role that japan will be playing? [indiscernible] for the united states to come to the gpp. first of all, -- mr. kishida: [speaking non-english language] translator: after this press conference, there will be a launch. since their money is --, this is a demonstration of the positive commitment of the united states to the indo pacific. japan welcomes, we are in full support. i'm going to join president biden to participate in the inauguration ceremony. it is important to realize the inclusive economic growth in the indo pacific. your question, you asked about the concern of countries -- ver

in it you take on what you describe as a world views that have become dominant in both the united states and china that you see as pushing the two countries toward war. this would be of course a war that given the capabilities for lethal force that the united states and china would bring to a conflict. would not just be costly it would be as you say catastrophic.