in 2006, a railway line connected lhasa to shanghai province in western china, bringing even more developmento tibet. in august 2014, another line opened. it stretches west from lhasa. it connects lhasa to shigase. the fair from lhasa to is between $6.50 and $28 u.s. that's a bit pricey for locals, but the train was crowded. 14 stations were built along the 241 kilometer line. officials plan to extend it to the front tier. . >>> farther additional tibetan ways of life are being swept up in a continuing wave of government funded economic development. what kind of future awaits people here? that question has yet to be answered. >>> hello there. welcome to "newsline." it's thursday, october 29th. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. the chiefs of the u.s. and china will speak in an apparent effort to diffuse tensions over disputed waters over the south china sea. they plan to hold video teleconference after an american vessel sailed near an artificial reef claimed by leaders in beijing as their territory. u.s. defense department officials say the chief of naval operations admiral john richardson wi

and nays in various forms appear from north africa all the way to western china in very many differentds of forms. and the nay that i play is associated with turkey. it is this shape, this profile here, that is said to give the turkish nay its particular tonal timbre. but the real place where timbre lives is inside the instrumentalist's heart and head. if the instrumentalist doesn't hear the timbre in the instrument and the music, then the audience won't hear it either. (narrator) while materials and construction are critical in determining the timbrel capabilities of an instrument, it is the musician who makes the instrument come to life. in essence, the instrument becomes the unique musical voice of the player. (redman) i think the connection that you feel with an instrument is oftentimes beyond literal or verbal description. but i think one thing that really attracted me to the sound of the tenor saxophone was its incredible emotional range. [saxophone plays jazzy staccato music] the tenor saxophone can be a very, very tender and sensitive instrument. [resonating, mellow melody] or

china very strongly. at the same time, i see more about the western cultures. othto thinking cultures being together and to understand each other. >> that was a like growing up during the cultural revolution in china when you could not embrace western music? >> we certainly played a lot of chinese music, and it was very interesting. sograndfather is a composer, chineseanged a lot of music like folksongs and for me to practice my finger on the keyboard. sometimes, when he has good mood, he taught me something about classical music and a few very -- i am curious to understand other parts of the culture. >> you had this very ambitious project where you are trying to get 20 new works by chinese composers performed here in the west and vice versa. how is that working out? was totally9, there only western orchestras because before the revolution, only the western played in china. people understand more about how the culture and especially the music, how it's very important and how we can bring both sides together to commission composers and performance -- performers.

china with central asia and europe. this region is very strategic. the size of western europe, but with a population of just 11 million. it borders eight countries. the government denies repressing the culture. 60 years ago, the people here made up 90% of xinjiang's population. today it is less than half that. some worry that the silk road project will lead to even more chinese settlers, altering the balance still further. adrian brown, al-jazeera. >> let's get the weather now. there's a hurricane threatening the bahamas? >> a major hurricane, category 3 and above. if you look at the weather map, you can see it there. we'll come it to in more detail in a moment. meanwhile we've had a lot of clouds and rain pushing up along the eastern seaboard of the u.s. and canada, associated with this weather front. we've seen some more impressive rainfall totals being reported, heading southward over the last 24 hours over new york and baltimore in maryland. it looks like as though there will be more rain to come in that area, but from a different source. it is of this particular hu

it's obvious there's an economic china doeschina, but need western technology. assets overseas. britain still has a restricted list of exports to china, and china would like them to ease the gray areas a little bit. it's also about setting up relationships in the western world, showing at home that china has finally arrived, and is being received with all the .omp and ceremony angie: i think if you say it enough times, golden era of the relationship between china and britain, perhaps it will be believed, but is it true? what do you think? pauline: could you repeat that? thee: golden era between chinese and u.k. -- is it true? pauline: i don't believe it at all. it's very nice words. countries look after their own interests. if it suits them at a certain point, they will be allies. they will be trade partners. when it doesn't suit them, they won't be. 1979ember from the days in , chairman mao's hand-picked successor disappeared from the scene. he went to britain. the koreans gave him a huge -- the queen gave him a huge banquet. when heads of state meet, they alway

in china, they are attending to have their business create more jobs and opportunity in western china so they don't have the same migration to the east coast. the question is, can we help create some businesses? there are a lot of talented people from syria who are unfortunately in refugee camps in jordan, lebanon, turkey today. could we create some micro-businesses there, that would give people opportunities? but that requires cooperation from jordan, lebanon, in turkey. anna: another topic that got quite a lot of airtime was the role of trade in trying to improve the lives of people who live in north africa and the middle east, helping the syrians in the near future, certainly trying to open up trade to north africa and the middle east. using that as a way to prove people's living standards. >> i think that is true. one of the curses of a natural resource society, where you based the society unnatural recourses, it doesn't create a lot of jobs. that isodern technology available to us today, there are a lot of things that could be done in north africa, the middle east, south saharan

with western nations on one side and russia and china on the other, japan will have to make tough choices. >> translator: japan has held the longest nonpermanent membership on the security council next to the permanent members. nations expect the country to demonstrate its experience. >> japan's u.n. ambassador said the country wants to contribute on such matters as conflict reresolution and peacekeeping operations. >>> germany's transport authority has ordered volkswagen to recall over 2 million diesel cars in the country over the emissionsw the automaker says i carry out more recalls. ramin mellegard joins us with all the details. >> the numbers slightly bigger than we all expected. let's go into the details here. volkswagen says it's going to recall a total of 8.5 million diesel vehicles in the european union. the cars may contain software intended to manipulate emissions test results. volkswagen issued a statement for recalls across the 28-nation european union. the company says it will approach customers and provide further information. the automaker says it will repair vehicles at t

china is extraordinarily muddy. we were allies, but at the same time, there was a lot of mistrust. it is like the history of western environment -- involvement in china. at the same time the chinese needed american support. a lot of the chinese-americans that i've looked at during the war stayed in china. they lives in this great and murky area, where their loyalties could get them and trouble, or could be unclear. i think that is right, it is very complicated. steve: you spent some time in china, so you talked to the people of china. can you assess how you think the relationship, people to people, has changed, to where we are today? not government to government, but people to people? one of the things, we talk about the chinese people -- an extremely diverse that relation. chinese americans were more likely to interact with people of either the lower end of the social scale, or the upper ,egions of the social system people who had gone to college and graduate school in the united states. i think americans got a very distorted picture of china by not having a very good understanding of these two groups. time, i thi

china between world war ii was muddy and murky. we were allies but there was a lot of mistrust and the government miss -- disliked the history of western involvement in china and blames it for weakening china. but, at the same time, china needed american support. a lot of the chinese-americans i looked at during the war stayed in china, in occupied china and lived through this gray, murky area where their loyalties could yet them in trouble or be unclear. i think it is very complicated. you spent some time in china and so you talked to the people. can you assess how the relationship people to people has changed from the time you researched to where we are today? not government to government, but people to people? things about the chinese people is it's an extremely diverse population. they were most likely to interact in the 30's and 40's were people at the low end of the social scale who served in american households in shanghai or people of the upper reaches of the social system, well educated and english speaking who had gone to college in the united states. verynk americans got a distorted picture of china through not having much u

officials believe that combining western and chinese methods is an important step in popularizing china's traditional medicine around the world. >> translator: in chinese medicine, we diagnose patients by analyzing the entire body. at our hospital, we try to improve the sometimes vague aspects of chinese practice by incorporating more targeted methods used in western medicine. >> reporter: china's government celebrated the nobel prize win by saying it reflects the contribution china's traditional medicine and pharmacy has made to the health of humankind. it remains to be seen whether this is a turning point in global attention for chinese traditional therapies. naoki makita, nhk world, beijing. >>> china has signed a deal to build a high-speed railway in indonesia. it's the contract japan failed to win last month. delegates from an indonesian consortium signed an agreement establishing a joint venture for the project with china's state-run railway. the 140-kilometer line will run between jakarta and bundong. a representative of the consortium says the project will open a new page in the c

. >>> people in china's western region are also commemorating another anniversary.e marking 60 years since becoming an autonomous region. but not everyone is celebrating. >> reporter: it was by chinese standards, a low-key official celebration, held in doors. the setting, the great hall in the regional capitol. a senior government official told the assembled guests that the region's stability was still being threatened by violent groups. they were the common enemy of all the people. >> translator: we must make a firm first to strike proactively and resolutely crack down on violent terrorist activities according to the law. >> reporter: here celebrations were even more muted, and non-existent in this nearby village. people we met here were all ethnic music uyghurs, some old enough to remember when people in's liberation army marched in. >> translator: i was so young. i was so scared. i cried. >> reporter: but she says her life is far better now. >> translator: we have enough to eat and enough clothes. life was really hard before. >> reporter: talking to foreign journ

revolution brought hollywood block buster movies, american music, and pop culture to china's millennial generation. exposure to westernulture has inspired new attitudes about individuality and personal freedom. seeking to explore the american dream many are now choosing to study in the united states. assoc. prof. taj frazier: for chinese students, one of the things that generates some excitement i think among them in terms of their experience studying here, it's an opportunity to focus on themselves. so the appeal of the american dream over that of the chinese dream for chinese students really has to do with the emphasis within the american dream on the individual. narrator: today 275,000 chinese students are attending u.s. universities. their experiences in america are forging new china dreams. shincy lu: my name is shincy. i'm 21. i studied economics, cognitive science and film at ucla and i just graduated from college. and right now i am a filmmaker. right now we're at matcha box here at west third street. three... two... one... action. chang li: my name is chang li. i'm a ucla student, senior, fourth year. i saw a

translator: i hope britain assume a leadership position and sets an example to western countries in cooperating with china. i know britain will fulfill the aspiration to become our strongest advocates. >> remarks come as western nations express weariness about their increasing influence. they were the first country to announce they led the infrastructure bank despite u.s. opposition. earlier in the day, xi and british prime minister sealed deals worth about $62 million. they finalized plans to settle a long running saga on carbon emissions and plans to head to paris on climate change which starts next month. >>> negotiators try to agree on a new global framework requiring developing countries to reduce emissions beyond 2020. the frame work replaces the current protocol that obliges industrial countries to cut emissions. they believe this necessary to resolve numerous challenges. >> translator: we will do our best to help work out a new fair and effective global frame work in paris, one in whichll countries will participate. >> if abe goes, here's the first japanese prime minister to attend a climate confe

china? put in iphones and exported out to western europe and places like that. if you look at export numbers and things like that, china is as important as those export numbers would lead you to believe. the effect may be overstated. if the u.s. economy continues to do well and europe continues to pick up, then things in the global economy probably aren't quite as bad as people have made out here. angie: some people say maybe they are better in china than all of the sentiment that exists right now. are you one of those people? j: i don't think things are necessarily better. houseou are seeing his prices are starting to stabilize, not only in the big cities but some of the smaller ones as well, starting to get some stability. keep in mind the service sector in china, which is difficult to measure, that has become bigger over the years. as is more of a slowdown of construction and industry. the service sector appears to be holding up ok. at she: we looked electricity use. what do you look at? j: certainly those things. those things do overstate the importance. you

rishaad: china's economy expanding faster than economist predicted. what lies ahead? ♪ westernrence in the south china sea would be quote the worst possible scenario. the pentagon may send warships into the area insisting it has the freedom to sail in international waters. myanmar citizens living in thailand have cast their ballots early. it is a tiny fraction of the estimated 2 million that do live in thailand, many of them illegally. myanmar's election will be the biggest test so far of its move toward democracy. rishaad: taiwan's ruling national party has confirmed the candidate has switched. chu to became -- eric became the party chairman. he had declined the nomination but stepped in. angie: welcome back. is china the new black? again. >> it certainly is this week. we hope this thing plays out a lot longer. it is looking to -- the idea of what has been driving the controversy seems to be waning and people are realizing things are ok in china. this knee-jerk reaction was built on a lot of speculation. gdp came out, there is a reassurance that things are ok. rishaad: specula

china. britain was the first major western country to get behind china's asian infrastructure investment banknd says it wants to be china's best partner in the west. more on xi's visit with roland. a professor at the university of hong kong. it's wall-to-wall coverage in china, isn't it? >> very much so these state-managed events, such as a state visit to the u.k., they play very well to the domestic audience in china and they're giving a lot of face to the presidency so this will be strumentize -- instrumentalized domestically but i think it's also a sign of the united kingdom to turn the page and say we're going to upgrade the rhythm with china, which is something that david cameron has always said he wanted to do. referee after the dalai lama three years ago, which caused diplomatic relation put into ice effectively. what does britain get out of this >> on the one hand britain wants investment and china will invest in the british infrastructure and get a decent return over a long time. rishaad: will they get a decent return? >> i think so. you can see there's a lot of investment going into

western interference in the south china sea would be the worst possible scenario.rships in the area. concern has been growing as china's increasing control of the disputed islands. myanmar citizens living in thailand have cast early ballots in their countries elections. a tiny fraction of the estimated 2 million who live in thailand. the election is on november 8 them will be the biggest test of its move toward democracy and more openness. taiwan's ruling nationalist party has confirmed the president of candidate quit three months before the elections. is a new contender replacing the unpopular candidate. he initially declined the nomination. rishaad: joining us now is the head of the foreign affairs. what was wrong with your previous candidate? why did you feel the need to replace her with just three months to go? >> good morning. , therevious candidate party worried her policies had with perception that she is too pro-unification. it is away from the mainstream, it is not in accordance with policies, which is based on the 1992 consensus. the decision was made 90

china's increasing activity. this is oyster bay on the western philippine island off pilawan. just 100 kilometers from an area where china has reclaimed land on reefs. the philippine government plans to build on existing facilities there and create a large vessel port and a heli port. a road to the new base is being hastily built. the philippine military is considering sharing the base with the u.s. military to monitor china's maritime activities. the philippines is also strengthening its ties with japan. philippine president aquino visited japan in june and agreed to start talks on the transfer of defense equipment and technology. shortly after words japan's self-defense force and the philippine navy conducted their first full-scale joint drill in the south china sea. japan deployed patrol aircraft. the two countries confirmed coordination between their units. this time, the jsdf has dispatched a team to observe the joint exercise by u.s. and philippine forces. the philippines hopes to work with japan for security in the south china sea. >> japan is one of those like-minded na

in china the family bond is stronger than in the western world. offer multi-generational traveling in china is even more valuable. betty: carnival ceo arnold donald has no intention of being left in royal caribbean's wake when it comes to china. he says it is a market that they have already had both feet in since 2006. arnold: keep in mind, we have 101 ships. we sail to over 700 ports in the world every year. we source from everywhere. we have four ships home ported in china. four ships home ported in shanghai. betty: carnival currently carries chinese passengers to countries like japan and south korea. last year, donald put his chief operating officer, alan buckelew, in shanghai and signed a deal to develop the cruise industry with a local operator, china merchants group. arnold: there is a lot of work to be done in china. we have to have ports developed so the chinese guests have destinations to go to. but the reality is that it a good market already today. betty: yes. arnold: we have four ships there. three on our castle line, one on our princes

was going to become china's best western friend, and that's his aim.kind of comment is not very welcome in washington, but it is a translation of the past couple of years where, really, britain has been opening the door to chinese investors and he is now displaying a red carpet treatment to china's president in all kinds of fields, and one of the fields, of course, you have referred to earlier, is the nuclear energy field with china taking only a third of -- of -- of the upcoming nuclear plant in -- in a heated point. return but the u.s.'s relationship with china while not exactly frosty, is not as warm as the relationship between the u.k. and china appears to be. surely it is in washington's interests to have an ally on friendly terms with china. >> it depends who you talk to. from the administration point of view, people are not overly pleased about the fact the u.k. has been going its own way, dealing with china. and it's a kind of irony of history when you remember that hong kong was a british colony until -- less than 20 years ago. and the two opi

london has already had china's permission to become the major western financial center for clearing supplementrading. studynnounced recently a which should link the london, shanghai, and the stock exchanges. but there is also a program which has recently been announced that is about to get underway or the chinese sovereign will issue yuan denominated bonds in london. these are all a part of china's ambition. aboutad ambivalent views becoming a reserve currency, but they certainly want to point a bigger you want in print global finance. i think that london is a place to get it done. u.k.and from the perspective, is there potentially a lot to gain from being at preferred destination for china? >> yes. -- the london would financial services, they all go hand-in-hand. it is not always financially the premier center. but i think that london would definitely gain from it. in the financial services allowing a new and much more expensive all chinese be to thethink would city's benefit. preferredion in a destination for direct investment. what is the appeal there, especially as you had said the case fa

. >> staying with cars daimler reported a 31% increase thanks to demand from china and western europestors failing to get too excited with the shares reacting negatively at first. now we're about the flat line as analysts suggest there's little further room for upside. numbers look good. >> that's right. the headline numbers were strong. we saw about 3.7 billion in the operating profit. now that beat a reuters consensus forecast for 3.4 billion euros. revenue was up 13% and that was roughly in line and a lot of the strength as you suggested in china coming from the mercedes benz luxury division. really daimler has been weathering the slow down in china out pacing for a change but catching up as new product lines were coming through in china as well. seeing the benefits of the new models taking effect. there was a little bit of an up tick but still concerns this. the currency aspect as well. some coming from the dollar strength but some of that was offset by weakness of emerging markets when you look at the russian ruble still bringing on pressure for their business there. one thing in

investor call right now says there is a misunderstanding about the chinese economy in the western world. he says chinall be apple's top markets. our tech panel is here, fox news headline 24-7 anchor brett larson. jo ling kent, digital trends jeremy kaplan. welcome one and all. so joe, what did you make of the chinese numbers, there were two metrics, numbers in china and iphone numbers. >> worked for them, $12.52 billion is how much they did in china. very strong overall. cook saying that basically there's a misunderstanding because they're still able to convert existing into upgrades and convert those who are currently on android phones as well, and the people who don't have smartphones buying them for the first time, largely seen as a promising product there because people are shifting away from spending on traditional luxury items and spending on phones instead. deirdre: somehow it is acceptable to walk around with an iphone and not other products? >> i can see that happening, that culture seems very into what are you wearing? what do you have? what color is the phone? they like the gold and the ros

>> i think a lot of my western friends come here thinking china is a posh version of north korea or thebut they come here, they're surprised it's actually not that much. they do seem to be promoting the free market even more with the free trade boom, just establishing shanghai. so it's amazing. >> from what i see everywhere i go, the world is becoming more chinese, chinese influence, chinese food. you build a casino in vegas, or a hotel in singapore, you have to consider what will the chinese think? is that exciting? >> it's exciting that we finally have an influence that we wouldn't. china is sort of in the spotlight in the center of the stage now that we wouldn't have dreamed of, like, say, only a decade ago. >> for me, i think, you know, the communist menace that we used to always talk about in america, i think the most terrifying scenario that is china becomes a completely free market, nonsocialist, noncommunist society. because you'd bury us. ♪ ♪ the beautiful sound of customers making the most of their united flight. power, wi-fi, and streaming entertainment. that's... seize the j

china and some asean members. >> the vice foreign minister also noted some western media reports have led people to believe there's no peace in the sea but said this is not a fact. the u.s. says under international law the artificial islands cannot be the basis for 12 nautical mile territorial waters. it's considering sending military vessels into the zone. observers say china wants to fend off international criticism and avoid being isolated. >>> people india have taken to the streets. police say a 2 1/2-year-old girl was abducted and raped on friday and found unconscious in a park. police arrested two 17-year-old boys in connection with the case. on the same day a 5-year-old girl was gang raped in the east of the cap itacapital. protesters gathered outside. rallies were held in other parts of the capital. sexual attacks against women and children are up 9% over last year. more than 1,800 cases were reported in the capital alone. >>> police in western pakistan is investigating a deadly explosion. the bombing happened late monday night in the capital of the province and a key transport hub. >> translator: this bus

china. and the visit to london. is them suffering r&b bonds in london a very serious endorsement that george osborne is going to be the city of choice? the western partner of choice for china? or is it a small step? >> it's a big deal. everyone is eluding to that. china is driving a lot of moves at the moment. so that's one thing and then china and growth and how the markets react into that is another for sure. >> we talk a lot about what the fed is doing. the ecb and the notion of whether or not we'll see more quantitative easing. speculation at this point. do we keep a short dollar or short euro position here in europe figuring that quantitative easing is going to be extended and figuring that the fed is going to hike before this happens? >> it's not a question of if but when. the growth figures will fail to reach their targets. so you have to take a short euro view. in the short-term the market is focused this week so you might get a slightly better entry level so the view is to have a short position and then potentially add all eyes will be on what he says. they're not going to move but if the market views he moves in december he needs to gi

china. google, uber, now yum! brands. the fast-food company announced it will spin off its chinese business. welcome to "risk & reward." i'm deirdre bolton. jump brands the first -- yum! brands is the first western chain to open in china. it opened in 1977 in tianamen square. it has suffered some missteps. the author of the coming collapse of china. he said yum is the latest victim of a chinese government that wants u.s. companies out. gordon chang is with me now. gordon, glad to have you here. in the case of yum! brands is it really chinese government pushing yum out or owner of kfc, pizza hut, taco bell make its own strategic mistakes there? >> i think two things occurred at the same time. first of all, there was a lot of bad publicity about yum's meat suppliers. think that probably was orchestrated by the chinese central government because it wanted to tar foreign brands. but the other thing that hit yum is its own fault. they have tumbling chinese economy and they misread it, okay, growth rates fall but con some shun occurred. but what they did in pizza hut outlets offer steak. they went up market. at a time chinese consumers wanted to go down market. essentially they are the future of consu

western digital one it, $19 billion is the price, $86.50 per share and we are not seeing it rise quite to that level. it was a cash and stock deal. investedity in chinan western digital so it's not clear up maybe western digital is using part of the proceeds for that. china said it wanted to make more investments in other companies outside its own nation. we also have a chip equipment deal l, research is buyingam shares core and the kla are up considerably. we have had some smaller mergers in this industry halted over antitrust concern so we will see if there is anything that could be a potential roadblock. the shares are not performing as though investors are concerned about that. looking emcbm with dell in the process of buying emc, coming out with numbers that missed estimates. the bookings fell short so those shares are down sharply. battered lready been after the agreement to buydell emc. scarlet: thanks so much. we will dig into the big deal news. western digital agreed to buy sand export $19 billion. this helps western digital with a supply of chips and computer storage. say this sets up the scene for the future but sandisk was still making th

china. google, uber, now yum! brands. the fast-food company announced it will spin off its chinese business. welcome to "risk & reward." i'm deirdre bolton. jump brands the first -- yum! brands is the first westernna. it opened in 1977 in tianamen square. it has suffered some missteps. the author of the coming collapse of china. he said yum is the latest victim of a chinese government that wants u.s. companies out. gordon chang is with me now. gordon, ad

since the foundation of new china, we have deepened our exchanges and cooperation. u.k. is one of the earliest westernries that recognize the foundation of new china, and was of the earliest countries to establish diplomatic relations with china. u.k. attracts a lot of chinese tourists and students, and is one of the earliest e.u. countries to establish a confucius institute. u.k. is one of the earliester countries to issue the bond, and is the earliest european country to apply to join the asian infrastructure in the bank, so we can say that our relations are interindependent, and that even more important, review the history of our biological ties. i feel that the source of our bilateral relations, lies in the mutual understanding and the friendship between the people of the countries. during the second world war, 24 china's naval college students joined normandy any conquerer, and they were highly recognized by the relevant parties. and for the british side, they have also sent some people to help chinese people during the wartime. >> china's president praising the bilateral ties between the u.k. an

. >> what we've seen in movies, theme parks as well bringing western culture, they worked very well in chinais that a strength that you see continuing well into the future especially in this part of the world? >> i think that china's becoming much more international anyway. and so yes sh that's true. but i think the homegrown elements can work too. there are things we are working on that have michigan more of a chinese feeling and yet bring a western story-telling aspect. you'll see disney universal and the western piece with choi knees developers and producers ut you'll see more of a unique projects that are homegrown and will bring storytelling to it and projects to it. >> you talked a lot about these things. you designed projects in vegas. you did galaxy which is almost next door. you did this. what's the difference between vegas and macau? >> from our standpoint, what we did is we tried not to do what's in vegas. that doesn't mean we didn't take some of the rules but what we tried to do is take something that's unique to macau, unique to this part of the world. it's understanding your ta

expertise to the table and for china, we think china can gain a lot of earning and getting experience in britain's industry. making a case of having key western states in support and on board with china's economic vision. >> $18 billion went to work in eu investments last year from china. the u.s. being the top recipient of that receiving a third of the annual flow. how much more do you think there's a potential for this to grow? this figure? >> we think there's multibillion pound deal to be signed between u.k. and china. we think a lot of this deal, let's not forget are long-term commitments. so we think u.k.-china relations we're heading into our positive trajectory and this direction will not change in the near future. that will help facilitate trades. >> susan has a question. can we take him to camera two, susan. >> hi, i just wanted to ask you about this friendly, growing friendlier with the u.k. is this a shift away from the u.s.? is this maybe showing us that there are strains in the u.s. china relationship? >> i think in our position is that we see this as two different issues. we think doing business u.k. is not -- should not come to

. >> if there was a black market some information would come from china and you got to see some westernovies that opened your brain? >> yes. i was shocked i only thought he would die for the regime and for the party. not for love. i saw a titanic. john: you and your mother eventually walked to. >> i was 13 years old. john: than they sold to into slavery? >> if they catch us they will send us back to north korea and they know that some days that we will send you to chinese farmers of human trafficking and that happened to both of us. john: you didn't know what sex was? >> i had no idea. not even kissing. john: you could not leave because he would be sent back. that was our only option for two years. john: then you escaped again there was an underground railroad. >> yes to go to south korea which was across the desert. john: you got to south korea and that was a shock? >> all lots. i thought freedom meant to wear jeans without getting arrested but it meant you could think for yourself and what do you think about this? what is your favorite color or your favorite food? tell me what to wear

his main point is that china ands the city of london would like its currency to play a bigger role. want london tos become the premier westernr for renminbi trading, clearing, and settlement. this would be a departure for china. guy: london is where fx trades are centered globally. it makes sense for the chinese to do this. they played a caddy game -- they played a catty game. they were not going to give this to you. hence we see the u.k. bending over backwards to make sure this actually happens. the issue of human rights, what is happening into bet -- in tibet is not front and center at the moment. there are going to be demonstrations. we will see something of this issue being raised, but nevertheless this is the u.k. making it clear that it feels he needs to be at the front and center of this story. vonnie: briefly before we bring the conversation back to bob nardelli -- were there any protests? guy: there will be. they will not be as part and parcel of the conversation. -- david cameron went to see the dalai lama, so the relationship went into the deep freeze for a couple of years. they are trying to avoid that, but there

financial market and so and so forth, and the difference between china, the chinese stock exchange, and the stock exchange of many western countries is there are far more institutional investors in the west, and, of course, there is always room for improvement for anybody, so i do hope that people will take an appropriate and calibrated approach to what happens in the world in the financial markets, no matter where it might be, in china or in other countries, so people should be respectful to facts and to be fair. betty: our bloomberg growth index pegs the chinese economy growing at a slower 6.6% gdp, so is, in fact, growth in china slower than what the statistics suggest? mr. yang: i think our statistic is quite reliable. it is about 7% growth rate. that is our projection. of course, we have to do our level best to make sure the economy will go forward. betty: coming up, china faces accusations of cyber spying on american companies. how do you account for the white house? they say they can trace those cyberattacks back to origins in china. stay tuned for more on my interview with the top foreign-policy official. ♪ betty