this first video comes to us from china. surveillance video and before you know it, you see a struggle between that man and a woman. immediately, you see him slap her across the face. as the struggle continues, she turns around to reveal that she is pregnant while this man is trying to steal her purse. the struggle continues. watch this man with the purple shirt. he is not gonna have it. >> love it. >> about time somebody steps in. >> he comes in, he grabs him, body slams him to the ground and pins him down. >> well done, purple shirt. >> takes him down like he's a ufc fighter. >> the second video is incredibly disturbing. it was in brooklyn at a subway station. surveillance video shows a 50 some-year-old walking down the stairs. a man grabs her by the coat and slams her to the wall a couple of times. they go into a struggle and she, as she tries to escape is no match for this guy's wrath. he slams her, he kicks her, throws her to the ground. stomps on her, takes her purse. >> he kicks her? >> kicks her straight to the face.

attention to emerging nations of a growing economic clout local correspondent alexander trick us of reports now from china for us. when people hear it can only forum the first thing that comes to mind is this no escape in doubles but this is not changing as the repertoire eyes of the so-called asian tigers has shifted the focus east towards when it comes to the world's economic development established twelve years ago the ball forum had its main focus in asia but it left the door open for other countries to join in the years later in two thousand and thirteen we have top ranking government officials and business leaders from all over europe and america attending the conference including bill gates christine legarde and george soros and the excitement is understandable as well america and europe have been dealing with a no go in economic recession china's trade ball in his skyrocketed for example the trade wall between brazil and china in two thousand and twelve alone has reached a whopping one thousand percent or seventy five billion u.s. dollars the same happen to other countries in the region they can c

you are new to us from cctv or central china television. explain to the viewer what that is. >> first of all, i'm from kansas. i'm a prelanfreelance contribut. it goes on to chinese television. it is the largest broadcaster in the world with i believe. more than 10,000 employees. they launched a new program called cctv america. new channel. biz asia america is part of that channel. >> do you do tonight english? >> i do it in english. there is a chinese. there is a huge difference what's allowed on chinese language channels -- >> this is a state-owned television channel. -- state owned. the state owns. >> it no denying that. it is state owned. 85% of the budget come from advertising in american companies advertise. you have them reaching out. wanting to create something like an al jazeera or bbc world. we have free laerns like myself. i'm ethnically chinese but born in kansas. you have this -- people from bloomberg, everywhere from nbc. joining together. and putting an international face on chinese television. >> thank you. >> that's our show

china happening everywhere across the world. thank you very much indeed always great to have you in the studio with us and dr kahn hannan from foreign policy in focus told us china has a poor record fighting the disease and that's not likely to change. over the years china has dismantled its public health clinics tickets rule public health clinics and when the sars virus struck in two thousand and three the chinese would save tens of millions of dollars by closing these quick clinics and they end up having to spend billions of dollars in order to control the sars liars i think the effect on the economy will be if this is a virus that breaks out or some other virus breaks out in the future i don't think that the chinese public health system is capable of dealing with it i don't think the american public health system is capable of dealing with it either there are very few public health system in the world that could deal with a serious pandemic. see and more news coming your way after the short break to stare at. the international airport in the very heart of moscow. welcome bob this is all see the war in iraq has seen its share of a

us. tomorrow jill dougherty's report coming up. meanwhile, an unnerving message from north korea warning all foreigners to flee south korea because war may be imminent. what's going on. david mckenzie is joining us from beijing. david, chinaas enormous influence we're told in north korea. are they engaging in some quiet diplomacy right now? >> reporter: well, wolf, they're engaging in quiet diplomacy, but not out in the open. even though north korea threatened foreigners in south korea, there are many foreigners, including chinese there, and the chinese foreign ministry said that they don't want war, they want peace. they don't want tensions, they want dialogue. no open criticisms of north korea. certainly not racheting up in public any kind of pressure on north korea. that has many lawmakers in washington frustrated. obviously they say china could have a huge amount of leverage on the north korean regime. >> what about the u.s./china level of cooperation as far as north korea is concerned? we know secretary of state john kerry is heading towards beijing. what's the latest as far as cooperation or confrontation as far as north korea is concerned? >> reporter: well, many analysts you talk to here in china have a very diffe

david mckenzie is joining us from beijing. david, chinarmous influence we are told in north korea. are they engaging in some quiet diplomacy right now? >> well, wolf, they're engaging in quiet diplomacy, certainly, but not out in the open. even though north korea threatened foreigners in south korea, there are many foreigners including chinese there and the chinese foreign ministry said they want peace, they don't want tensions, they want dialogue. no open criticism of north korea so certainly not ratcheting up in public any kind of pressure on north korea. that's many lawmakers in washington frustrated because, obviously they say china could be a huge amount of leverage on the north korean regime. wolf? >> what about the u.s./china level of cooperation with north korea is concerned? we know john kerry is heading toward beijing. what's the latest as far as cooperation or confrontation, as far as north korea's concerned? >> many analysts here in china have a very different take to what may be some analysts in the u.s. are saying, wolf. whil

travel vietnam bans poultry imports from china japan puts health posters up at points of entry from people coming from china taiwan raises the corteen level alert and us in canada they decide that they're going to move to develop vaccines specifically for the h seven n nine virus just to be on the ready now all of these moves are localized it's not coming from the world health organization in fact of the world health organization on the other hand they are saying they want a more measured watchful response in fact they are saying they're not going to be mass producing any vaccines they're not going to be making recommendations for trade restrictions and they are not recommending special screenings for one thing if they stop what they're doing and do you know this h seven n nine vaccine then they're going to have to put regular flu vaccinations on hold and they're also pointing out that there's no evidence of the disease spreading easily between people in that you actually have to have contact with the disease burden or to contract that so here's where it gets interesting leading vaccine companies the top three where the money is being made and where i

you don't want to enter into a situation where, for example, china becomes alienate from us in the course of this. china has backed us in the united nations and endorsed the banking connection. when you talk to people at the pentagon they do not see anything moving on the ground to allow for a stall on south korea. it could be that we are in a cycle, and this is what dan was suggesting earlier, we are in a cycle where they become threatening and it seems like kim jong-un thinks some would want something from north korea, that someone will invade north korea. he is a little bit like the great brit hume said, crazy like a june bug. i think a responsible world superpower, the lone world superpower, the united states should act in a reasonable manner and say we understand what you doing as long as you don't take any action, we are not going to act in a some way as to make you in a grand threat that you are not. >>chris: did he persuade you? i do appreciate the sentiment to solve this problem because it is their problem as much as ours but when we do nothing that communicate as different messa

what most americans don't know is that a lot of that money borrowed from china is used for foreign aid back to china. >> because of our inability to maintain our fiscal house, we are losing our position as a leader in the world. >> did you know that the department of defense wasted over $100 million in unused flight tickets and never even bothered to collect the refunds, even though the tickets were fully if he fundable? >> the white house has warned the government not to spend taxpayer dollars like monopoly money. you would think no agency would think a christmas party at taxpayer expense. what if they called it a conference and shelled out $5 million? >> f.a.a. officials were in atlanta celebrating the year-end holiday with great relish. flushed with $81 a day of f.a.a. expense money. >> the general services administration, basically the facilities manager of the united states of government, the mission is to exemplify efficiency, cost cutting, a tax they felt would best be expressed by a lavish $822,000, three-day las vegas conference. >> more than $1 hundred,000 just to plan the fo

immediate nightmare of a secure the nuclear materials and avoid a clash routine china coming in from the north west in the us and south korea from the south that it becomes a battle over it's unified korea more worried about japan or china exact that has huge implications for the future of the agent to cure so i think that's going to a huge event want to happens but you know now we're trying to contain it from the words that are already talking about day but the u.s. wants regime change there. yeah you know i think you know the u.s. to return to the regime change there in an orderly fashion when he's willing to leave that. orderly fashion mean it i don't understand well what is it i mean. the similar similar to what happened with the east germany where west germany took over and basically oversaw the conversion of the system into an integrated state korea certainly has the wealthy or. able it to do that if it is done you know without war without violence you know if the north basically. if the northern government is basically pushed out by an uprising of its people or whatever i think that because there's so

can learn from china she joins us on the line now from new york does the west have anything to learn in terms of economics from forums like this one focused on asia. sure everyone can learn something from when others are doing and this is no exception. what they can find out is obviously what she's been paying planned to lay out on china's lam and that could have certainly overfull butterfly effect on the rest of the world and understanding how they're going to go about doing it and watching their successes as well as their failure can be very insightful and you've written a book about what the u.s. can learn from china is just specifically just briefly was one of the main points. in many points but some an economic standpoint one of the things i mentioned is the huge anomic in which the asians are very practical they approach economic almost the same way that scientists would test out a theory in the laboratory and they want to see if things are repeatable and so they can. use the economy and test it out like a petri dish and different areas to see if they're going to get people res

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from really high tech to really low tech in just a second there. but this looks like it could actually be useful. >> i'm going to do this. >>> stunning base jumping video from high above china>> my favorite parts, it has filled out the wonderful ribbons over those mountains. >> catch the amazing view, next. >>> and it's a new contraption to protect yourself. >> looks like sort of auto painful torture ?.=(=pcpcpcpcpcpcpcpcpc2h . >>>ime to spread your wings andramone rohass. this is you've a mountain in china. these guys went and jumped more after participating in base jump festival. this is sort of in addition to. the visuals, of course, are stunning. go pro is on every part of these guys' bodies. front wards, backwards, on their legs and that sheer drop off the top of that mountain, spectacular. we're so used to seeing these images coming out of norway and sweden. this is completely different in china. my favorite part about this entire thing is the gods of roads that have spilled out those wonderful ribbons on those mountains. that is called the heaven linking avenue, known as big gate road. >> it's almost like kids squiggling on the ground. >> i always wonder if these guy

you don't want to enter into a situation where for example china becomes alienated from us in the courseis. and right now china has backed us in the united nations. china is helping to enforce some the banking sanctions. i think what you are seeing is when you talk to people at the pentagon they say look, we don't see any logistics on the ground that would allow for some signed kind of assault on south korea. it could be we are in a cycle. i think this is what dan pfeiffer was suggesting earlier that we are in a cycle where these people become bellicose and threatening. it seems like kim jong un somehow thinks someone wants something from north korea. something is going to invade north korea. a little bit as the great brit hume would be as a june bug. you think to yourself okay, well, we don't want to raise up kim jong un and say you are such an important guy and we see you as a great threat. i think that a responsible world super power. the lone world super power the united states should act in a reasonable manner. we understand what you are doing. as long as you don't take any, you kno

china and russia and china and australia china's rise has certainly faced criticism and accusations of currency many feel lation from washington d.c. is the us is feeling that is losing its position as the world's leading economy. but china consistently demonstrated its resilience in diplomacy and its independence in the economic decision making so the tropical island of none may be nothing like the mighty slopes of switzerland but the economic agreements made here may send avalanches across the globe that are just as powerful. we'll be covering the forum for us throughout the next three days on air and on line at city from billions of dollars a starship in tax havens have been brought to light the international consortium of journalists have leaked a report exposing offshore ties of some well known corporations and high profile figures such as the election campaign treasurer for france's president a liar and a moderate from financial advisory a.c.m. partners she says facts packed whistleblowing is now becoming an effective trend. let's use france as an example if you look at what's going on there you have the president is a christian or a s

us out here. >>> a powerful earthquake struck china on friday. ed mckenzie has the latest for us fromter of the quake zone. and is this still considered a search and rescue operation? give us some sense of the response. >> reporter: well, they're holding out hope, but certainly that window to rescue people is rapidly closing. this earthquake struck at 8:00 a.m. local time on saturday, shook houses, destroyed homes, and frightened people. i want to show you the gaul residence, this family was living in this two-story home when the quake struck and the windows and walls were blown out. they trieded to escape, all six of them. but the grandfather didn't make it. they just buried him earlier today. but certainly families in this area are bearing the brunt of this earthquake both from a personal point of view and their livelihoods, people are living outside, living in tents, trying to make due. food, water and shelter are the three things that the red cross says are needed immediately. and we have seen a large volunteer response. >> according to state media, 186 injured, thousand -- 186 ha

you don't want to enter into a situation where, for example china becomes alienated from us in the coursew, china backed us in the united nations and is helping to enforce some of the banking sanctions. and i think what you are seeing is when you talk to people, depending on if -- look, we don't see logistics moving on the ground to allow for some kinds of assault on south korea and it could be that we are in a cycle, i think what dan pfeiffer suggested earlier, that we're in a cycle where these people bumbecome bellicose and threateg and it seems like someone wants something from north korea and invade -- it seems a little bit as, the great britain human would say, he seems crazy as a june bug and, we don't want to raise up kim jong-un to see you are an important guy and we see you as a great threat. i think a responsible world superpower, the lone world superpower, the united states should act in a reasonable manner and say, we understand what you are doing as long as you don't take any, you know, untoward actions, we're not going to act in some way as to make you into this grand threat

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they want china to use their influence and put more pressure on north korea. a spokesperson from the state department just a couple of minutes ago said china has the most leverage, given their trade relationship with north korea, and the u.s. knows that china and russia are north korea's traditional allies, so they want china to but much more pressure on north korea. it is interesting when you talk to the representatives here of china and washington, when you talk to them about north korea, what they are saying. they are frustrated, saying that their influence has limits. when we say, "north korea, you should do this or that," it is not for sure they will do that. >> ban ki-moon appears also to be speaking out in a message very much aimed p'yongyang, but is there also a little bit if there for the u.s. as well? >> yes, he called on north korea to lower its aggressive rhetoric. it might invite firm response, he said. where this firm response will come from -- it will come from the u.s. and its allies, meaning south korea and japan. every country wants now to show strength, and the

from kelly and i -- >> have a great day. thanks for joining us. >>> good morning. weaker than expected data from chinating commodities under pressure. and is how gold went through 1500 like hot knife through butter and now it is below 11400. in the u.s., earnings season about to head into full swing. today's headliner, citigroup. it is tax day, monday, april 15th, 2013. "squawk box" begins right now.

us from beijing. thank you very much. >>> the former u.s. ambassador to china is jon huntsman, joining us now.hanks very much, mr. ambassador, for coming in. china. subject you know well. you speak the language. you spent years there. are they going to use their to tone it do-- influence to tone this down. >> of course. this is music we have heard before. the question becomes, will north korea listen? >> china has a lot of influence on north korea. >> they have influence. but they have been lied to and cheated to, by north korea. they know that and they're feeling the sting of it. after the sinking of the ship years ago and the south korean ship they delivered some hard-hitting messages to the north. they brought the level of hostility down. through their shuttled diplomacy behind the scenes. they have less and less clout. one reason why, business is done by people. they have less than personal repore with north korean leadership. >> without the support and food and other assistance that china gives north korea, that country is a total basket case right now. but it even collapses further. we'r

as you used to in these issues. >> david mckenzie joining us from beijing, thanks, david, very much. >>> and the former u.s. ambassador to chinajoining us right now. former republican presidential candidate, as well. thanks very much, mr. ambassador, for coming in. i don't know whether to call you governor or ambassador. china, you speak the language, spent years there, are they going to use their influence to really tone down, dampen, this crisis, which seems to be escalating on a daily basis? >> of course, they'll use their influence, and they have crisis after crisis in years past. this is music that we've heard before. the question becomes, will north korea listen to their admonition? >> a lot of influence on north korea. >> well, they have influence, but they've been lied to and they've been cheated by north korea. and they know that and they are feeling the sting of it. i must say, after the sinking a couple of years ago and the island shelling. >> south korean ship. >> the south korean ship, they delivered some very, very hard-hitting messages to the north. i have to say they brought the level of hostility down through

country from china hong kong says slumped in chinese airline stocks in an attempt to restrict travel vietnam bones poultry imports from china and taiwan raises quarantine level alerts all of us in china are already looking into creating a vaccine for this specific type of bird flu co-produce is already poised to jump in produce a cure at a price of course now let's look at the example of the swine flu epidemic which cost the british taxpayer one point two billion dollars off of the government panicked and splashed out billions on vaccinations pharmacy school giant black say smith kline secured a billion dollar contract from it making your billion dollars from vaccines alone last year i reality four hundred fifty seven people died from swine flu a third of which die regular flu every year so while china battles with the flu drug companies are no doubt preparing for a multi billion dollar order. hold on the heels of cypresses downfall yet another tax haven may be seeing its time running out for millions of leaked e-mails have exposed the client list of the british virgin islands politicians superstars top businessmen worldwide all being implicated cyber security expert and a w

if things are brought down to the brink of war, and china could step in and bring us back from that brinkf war it would enhance their stature. >> wendy: we know north korea is a big persecutor of christians. they're number one on the list now. how many christians are there in north korea, and what does the possibility of war mean to them? >> at least 100,000 christians, and some estimates are 400,000. there is probably between 100,000 to 200,000, but no one knows for certain because the christians are in a lot of danger. they meet privately, two, three people in a house church because you can't trust anybody from the outside. if they're discovered to be christians, they're arrested and thrown in christian. and some have been executed for that. it is very dangerous to be a christian there. right now they're under as much pressure as everyone else is. >> wendy: the church is asking for prayer. we heard from open doors they're really begling fo beg -- begging for prayer. how can prayer changes international events. >> we need to pray. we have a story about churches in east africa that were u

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what most americans don't know is that a lot of that money borrowed from china is used for foreign aid back to china. >> because of our inability to maintain our fiscal house, we are losing our position as a leader in the world. theid you know that department of defense wasted over $100 million in unused flight tickets and never even bothered to collect the refunds, even though the tickets were fully if he fundable? >> the white house has warned the government not to spend taxpayer dollars like monopoly money. you would think no agency would think a christmas party at taxpayer expense. what if they called it a conference and shelled out $5 million? >> f.a.a. officials were in atlanta celebrating the year-end holiday with great relish. flushed with $81 a day of f.a.a. expense money. >> the general services administration, basically the facilities manager of the united states of government, the mission is to exemplify efficiency, cost cutting, a tax they felt would best be expressed by a lavish $822,000, three-day las vegas conference. >> more than $1 hundred,000 just to plan the four-da

. >> reporter: but so far china has only stepped up its criticism of kim, not using its real power to stop him from carrying out threats. as secretary kerry heads to beijing he wants to see real action from china, not more words. brian? >> andrea mitchell starting off our coverage from seoul tonight. thanks. >>> as the drama continues to play out on the world stage, the motives behind the actions of north korea starting to be a little bit more clear. something of a trade-off the north perhaps expects to get out of this. we get that part of the story tonight from our chief foreign correspondent richard engel. >> reporter: analysts say north korea doesn't want nuclear war. that would be suicidal. along the border there are no signs it's mobilizing for one. ultimately, this is about money. using threats as blackmail for aid and to advertise north korea's weapons to sell them to other rogue states. >> about raising the profile of the new leader, presenting him as a hero. it's also about squeezing more money from the outside world. >> reporter: so far the strategy is working. north korea has captured th

david mckenzie is joining us from beijing. david, chinaet diplomacy right now? >> well, wolf, they're engaging in quiet diplomacy, certainly, but not out in the open. even though north korea threatened foreigners in south korea, there are many foreigners including chinese there and the chinese foreign ministry said they want peace, they don't want tensions, they want dialogue. no open criticism of north korea so certainly not ratcheting up in public any kind of pressure on north korea. that's many lawmakers in washington frustrated because, obviously they say china could be a huge amount of leverage on the north korean regime. wolf? >> what about the u.s./china level of cooperation with north korea is concerned? we know john kerry is heading toward beijing. what's the latest as far as cooperation or confrontation, as far as north korea's concerned? >> many analysts here in china have a very different take to what may be some analysts in the u.s. are saying, wolf. while the u.s. is saying china needs to push north korea, people here say thi