a long, long meeting with president xi jinping. from when he was the vice premiere and came over here. what do you think came out of it? we know they did discuss the security zone dispute. >> well, according to senior white house officials here, they covered everything under the sun in the u.s.-china relationship, not only bilaterally and these whopper issues like the air defense identification zone, various trade issues, but also global issues like climate change, iran, issues relating to north korea. what you really saw joe biden doing in my view was investing deeply in a very, very key relationship for the united states and trying to send signals not only to xi jinping here in china but to prime minister abe in japan yesterday and also to president park tomorrow in korea, that these three have benefitted enormously from stability in the asia-pacific region and need to invest more in crisis management to keep the escalations that we've seen going right now from really disrupting a lot of the progress that this region has achieved

the incident with chinese vice president xi jinping. biden says the united states has deep concerns about the zone and does not recognize it. the air zone includes a group of islands that japan controls and taiwan claims. japanese leaders have urged for the declaration to be withdrawn. >>> in pattern of events unique to thailand violent protests have paused for a nationwide celebration. thursday marks the 86th birthday of the widely revered king. he called for solidarity, a televised address during the break in antigovernment demonstrations. our reporter tra tina gao son is in bangkok. >> reporter: this area around the monument is in front of one of the king's palaces. it's where massive

. >>> vice president joe biden meeting with the chinese prime minister xi jinping. the vice president spent yesterday in japan, calling on china to drop sovereigncy over the beijing sea. >>> the obama administration says it is prepared to allow iran to engage in a limited nuclear enrichment program. but that applies only to the nation's peaceful energy needs. in a statement released tuesday, the white house says it will negotiate with tehran as long as it holds up its end of the agreement to curtail its nuclear capabilities under tight oversight. this is the first time the u.s. has explicitly said that iran has the right to enrich. >>> yasser arafat was not the victim of poisoning according to tests by french forensic scientists. that contradicts a report. they found he was killed by radioactive polonium. >> this will not put the conspiracy theorys to rest. >>> eight minutes after the hour. coming up, a celebrity chef in a

have a developing story out of beijing today, vice president joe biden meeting with chinese leader xi jinping, they have a personal connection already. and this connection could be sorely tested with tensions running high between the two nations. david mckenzie is monitoring developments live from beijing. david, what's the latest? >> well, john, you're right, the two men certainly do have a personal connection that's gone way back. but vice president in town to pressure the chinese president to defuse tensions between japan, the u.s. and china. it's all around this air defense identification zone which the chinese announced two weeks ago, unilaterally, many people saying this is a dangerous situation because it could lead to accidental flare-up. the vice president is there to try to defuse that and ask china to back down from more of its strident threats. >> the vice president was in japan using incredibly diplomatic language. in some cases walking on eggshells. you have to be so careful and specific here. eye any sign that china is backing off a little bit on what some saw as of it? >> i th

i think you are sitting where xi jinping is sitting, you are riding such a tiger.ou now have 300,000 bloggers and you have these huge state- run industries that have to be downsized and privatized. the pollution is so thick i couldn't see you if we were sitting there on the street right now. the problems and challenges they face are so gargantuan that i think they are as frightened as they are feeling empowered. and we should keep that in mind. you look at the island's issue in the south china sea. they are making these claims. not like the japanese have been innocent, going out and buying the islands. i am struck when i go to korea. in downtown seoul, you have all of these guys riding on horseback. and they are all generals in the wars against japan. and you remember these guys have their own history outside of us. so it is korea-china, china- japan, korea-japan. we talk about the middle east and these cultural and tribal wars. they have the same versions well. they have just been able to suppress them with economic growth a lot better. >> xi jinping, the problem

so what's the scariest thing for xi jinping today? let's go back to bloomberg and the "new york times." why have they been threatening to throw us both out? so the chinese economy over the last ten years gets financialize sod they develop a shareholder culture, markets, they have to comply with global standards. that means everyone's ownership has to be registered in a public way. so what did bloomberg and the "new york times" do? no one came to either of us, i believe. i can't speak to bloomberg but i can speak to the "new york times." no one came to us and said "wen jiabao's mother is worth $100 million." that prime minister wen jiabao's mother is worth $100 million and his kids, aunts, and uncles are worth $2.7. no one slipped an envelope under the door of our shanghai bureau. we hired lawyers and accountants and we just looked it up now imagine how scary that was to the chinese leadership now they think it's conspiracy. maybe somebody tipped off somebody in the beginning but the whole project was done with lawyers and accountants

china's xi jinping chose not to go. what was the reason?ina did not send president xi jinping. instead, it sent the vice president. the spokesperson for china's foreign ministry said that it shows that china attaches great importance to south africa's funeral arrangements. we understand that president xi did express his deepest condolences over mandela's passing. to give you a sense, some of the people we are talking to say that xi didn't go because he had high-level economic meetings pertaining to these most recent financial reforms that he must attend to. others they that it would send the wrong signal to the chinese people, that china would support a man who after he came out of prison was able to rally the troops around a message which is centered on freedom. all of this as he went -- those are two sides of the story. to memorialize mandela. >> mia saini from hong kong, thank you. plane may look a lot like the 737, but it is a military aircraft equipped to want submarines. it has employed several of the airplanes to japan to increase u.

administration for doing business are china's xi jinping. even before she became president both sides nurtured the relationship between the two men. analysts question how much it will counselled, given the sensitivities of the disputes. >> xi jinping would like to take a tougher stand on foreign policy issues to shore up his popularity, and the senkakku islands or the diaoyu island islands dispute is very sensitive in chine ha. leaders cannot afterward to be weak in dealing with japan or the united states. >> biden's visit is seen as tangible evidence of the u.s. pivot. it's a strategy recovering from the recent debacle at the apec meeting of regional leaders, a meeting that the u.s. president withdrew from at the last minute because of his domestic budget crisis, leaving an assertive china to fill the void. >> after president obama pulled oust his visit, it was up to biden to play catch up. ease tensions and a reminder that america is still a pacific power. >> one of the hezbollah senior leaders was killed in beirut. he was shot outside his

it is difficult to see how xi jinping will back down after unilaterally putting this in place. it's difficult to see how they will unilaterally rescind the measure. it falls in line with china's robust stance. it's hard to see how joe biden will be able to get something from this that will save face, if you like. tough talking ahead. >> rob mcbride in hong kong. thank you very much. >> good evening, everyone, earlier tonight we were talking about the snow event happening in the north. we are dealing with it out here in the west. actually, here in wyoming highway 90 is closed because the snow. idaho saw 30 inches of snow. i want to show you what colorado looks like. this is fort collins, colorado, live pictures out of colorado. we are looking at a lot of snow. it will continue in the region about 18 inches of snow, of course much more in the overpat. if the wind picks up, visibility will go down considerabliry. coming back to the wall, and we'll look at what is in the picture. we are looking at warnings. a lot of winter storm warnings. they are the dark blue ones, nevada, utah,

president xi jinping remembered his years long struggle against apartheid and has urged leaders to pay homage to an old friend of china. he has been an inspiration to critics of the communist regime. he made an issue of china's human rights record. lawyer says china needs a figure like nelson mandela to lead china in its progress towards rule of law. uld be fighting segregation by privilege. we need to fight for the rights enjoyed only by the privileged class, communist party officials and their entourage. >> others say that china already has its nelson mandela, but he is behind bars. the nobel peace prize winner was sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2009 after calling for democratic reforms and greater freedoms in china. some say china needs its own frederick a clerk -- fw dick .w. de klerk. two global gay rights organizations have launched the principle six campaign. they say if russia is to host the winter olympics in february, it must abandon its anti-gay laws. activists are calling attention to the international olympic committee's mission statement. the campaigning is gaining gr

. >> reporter: china observers say today's president, xi jinping models himself partly on mao as he attempts to ease people's discontent, for he must surely know the mao revival is not just about nostalgia. nhk world, beijing. >>> a big storm looms over northern japan. our meteorologist robert speta has been following that situation. robert? >> indeed, gene. this up is packing some fairly gusty winds. it's not just the winds, it's the snowfall out here. we had the storm system move across the pacific coast last night and then across much of this area here on friday. saw some light showers there in tokyo. that's moving towards the northeast and what's happening, strong westerly winds filtering in behind it and we're also seeing fairly significant wind chill and whiteout conditions. i'll show you video coming out of hokkaido. you can see that here. this almost looks like a tropical system, but no, this is the sea of japan. strong northwesterly winds coming on shore. one location saw winds up to 114 kilometers per hour. needless to say, that's making for hazardous driving conditions out here. o

as the new president xi jinping consolidates power and seems to be giving the people's liberation army what it wants to do to press its advantage in the western pacific and drive the u.s. out. i give the obama administration better marks. they are actually beginning to push back. >> back to the middle east, i mean, some of the post war alliances such as with saudi arabia that existed for 40 or 50 years are breaking down. egypt is now doing deals with russia. any time you have an alliance system like that disintegrating, the world becomes more disordered. i think that is what is happening in the middle east. the result of the obama government not paying close enough attention to those relationships. >> all right, i get it. i'm going to pick the edward snowden leaks, stolen documents on the national security surveillance programs. did enormous damage to our national security. created big diplomatic incidents with germany and others because we were discovered to be listening in on angela merkel's phone calls. also i think greater damage domestically, politically. because it threatens to b

. >>> xi jinping has surprised customers at a restaurant in beijing. he lined up alongside them, then placed his order just like anyone else would. it's unusual for a chinese leader to wait in line at a restaurant, but on saturday, xi did just that. he reportedly ordered six steamed buns, stirred fried liver, and other dishes. the meal cost him $3.50, and he ate his food next to other customers. some have suggested xi is trying to show a common touch. many people posted messages online supporting his visit to the restaurant. others wrote that it was just propaganda. >>> security forces in russia are investigating another deadly explosion in the southern city of volgograd. a trolley bus blew up and killed 14 people, presenting another challenge as the country prepares to host the winter olympics. health ministry officials say along with the dead, another 28 has been wounded. volgograd is one of the biggest cities in the south with a population of 1 million. it's known as a traffic hub, linking the capital moscow and the region near sochi, the host locat

vice president joe biden discussed the incident with chinese vice president xi jinping. biden says the united states has deep concerns about the zone and does not recognize it. the air zone includes a group of islands that japan controls and taiwan claims. japanese leaders have urged for the declaration to be withdrawn. >>> in pattern of events unique to thailand violent protests have paused for a nationwide celebration. thursday marks the 86th birthday of the widely revered king. he called for solidarity, a televised address during the break in antigovernment demonstrations. our reporter tra tina gao son is in bangkok. >> reporter: this area around the monument is in front of one of the king's palaces. it's where massive antigovernment protests had been staged until tuesday. large photographs have been posted here and there and the streets have been decorated with ornaments to boost the mood. the area is crowded with people celebrating the king's birthday, many sporting shirts in yellow and people queueing up for food and drinks for free. since last week political tensi

this included more than five hours of face-to-face meetings with chinese president xi jinping who showed no sign of backing down from his exercise to gain control over japan's senkaku islands. let's give viewers a sense of why americans should care about this dispute over some islands in the east china sea. >> i think they should care because it looks as though that area is becoming destabilized. you have china, its tension with japan, with countries in the south china sea, indonesia, the philippines. they are using their muscle to try to push their rule over those waters. these countries are going to push back. you've got a very tense situation down there. historically in the entire post war period the united states has, shall we say, had the back of countries like japan and south korea. and at this moment, they literally are explicitly doubting that. that's why vice president biden has to go out there, to reassure them. i have no recollection of a u.s. administration in the post war period having to go out on a trip like mr. bidens and reassure our allies we were behind them. >> we als

biden is set to meet on wednesday with chinese president xi jinping and other leaders in beijing. he'll head to south korea later in the week. >>> u.s. leaders say they are opposed to the requirements the chinese are imposing and they've repeated they will not change how their military operates in the region. >> our requirements for operating exceed internationally accepted practice. >> authorities in beijing said late last month that all foreign aircraft traveling through the zone must submit flight plans in advance and follow orders, or face emergency measures. u.s. government officials decided last week to allow u.s. carriers do what they ask. an official with the pentagon is playing down an incident that occurred in the zone. spokesperson steven warren said u.s. military planes encountered nothing unusual when they flew through last week. warren said american military planes will continue to operate in the area as normal. >>> antigovernment demonstrators in thailand are refusing to back down, but now police have surprised them by adopting a new approach. >> antigovernment prot

he warned president xi jinping that there would be repercussions if the reporters were expelled. a spokesperson for the chinese foreign ministry say it is treatment consistently follows local law. >>> north korean leaders are defying their critics. they've received warning after warning not to launch rockets, but they say they'll continue to do so to put satellites into space. the ruling workers party rodong similar reported the news the announcement comes exactly a year after the morning koreans sent up what they called a satellite carrying rocket. leaders said it was a test of ballistic missile technology. the article described the launch as a great victory under the guidance of leader kim jong-un and said he fathered the path of his late father kim jong-il. analysts say this suggests officials are putting a priority onshoring up the leadership. authorities in pyongyang say they dismissed his uncle jang song thaek from posts. >>> japan is reversing itself as the number one debtor nation among the g8. ron mad soy has been following this. >> japan very famously has a very high de

this is a part of president xi jinping's crackdown on corruption. if there is one thing all chinese leaders have been afraid of is inflation and rising cost of living expenses leading to an unsettled population. this move is aimed at both of these factors. a violation of antitrust leading to higher prices in the people getting kicked off. china is getting much more expensive. china's top planning body says supervisegin to pricing in select industries and punish companies that break these antitrust rules. if they're going to enforce it much harder. a high-profiler investigations we have had over the past several months of a number of companies, localnd foreign. most recently we got a note a recent negotiation on qualcomm. recordckdown has seen fines on milk produces such as mead johnson nutrition company if that is the largest seller here in china of baby formula. government finds six dairy companies with $109 million for price-fixing. authorities say they tried to fix minimum resa prices of .heir products it therefore hurt the consumer here. ndrc sa

but xi jinping did acknowledge that mao zedong had made mistakes and should not be revered as a god. >> imagine the english premier league season liverpool heading to manchester city. after four wins on the trot, has yet to drop a single point on home turf. liverpool hopeful of cementing a top spot. be.e know where we want to we are working towards that. isaiah said, no more so than the players. they have been working valiantly, effort put into their work, which is important. as i said, they are continually getting the words. we won't become clichÉs -- because we have not done anything yet. >> liverpool faces a city destructive at home. a tough placeis to go this year. --easley manchester city obviously manchester city has one bank every game at home and we won every game at home bar one -- manchester city has won every game at home. sergio for city. boxing day program in england. arsenal level on points with liverpool. face a short trip to take on west ham. fourth-place chelsea host swansea. everton tackles sunderland and new casco -- without a doubt, 2013 was all about serena willi

the vice president will meet on wednesday with president xi jinping and other chinese leaders. analysts say biden is starting his tour in japan to highlight the decades-old u.s./japan alliance and to coordinate the response to china. he'll travel to south korea later this week. >>> u.s. leaders responded quickly to china's move with both words and actions. top officials criticize the chinese for trying to change the status quo in the asia-pacific. and military commanders sent b-52 bombers to fly over the air defense identification zone. it sent a strong message to authorities in beijing that the operations of u.s. forces in the region wouldn't change. we asked bonnie glaser with the center for strategic and international studies about biden's visit to the region and how much will the identification zone dominate the talks. >> i think this new air defense identification zone that china has announced will be a very important topic of discussion. it has created new tensions between china and the united states. it has certainly increased the friction between china and japan. and no

considering that this policy has existed for so many years it's truly remarkable communist party leader xi jinping was able to convince government leadership to dismantle this oppressive system you see she's own father was sent to one of these labor camps for seventy years during china's cultural revolution and one of his main missions as general secretary has been to cut down the powers of china's massive state security apparatus but even if these camps are removed many human rights advocates are still concerned that the system will only be replaced with another less harsh method of a prison in political critics without trial for now this is a major step in the right direction and shows that although it may take decades brutal and humane and seemingly and movable systems can be changed. some of you might be familiar with the documentary trilogy splenda three parts the first of which explores the social constructs that keep humanity's consciousness stunted the next an exploration of our economic system proving its own sustainability of the current and third is an outline a blueprint on how to achi

accepting bribes from members of the provincial assembly to elect them to their posts chinese president xi jinping has launched an anti-corruption campaign pledging to target both high and low level government officials. a platform in the north sea was shut down after an oil and gas leak about eighty workers have been evacuated by helicopter the incident happened on one of three platforms and a large oil field that straddles british and norwegian waters the reason for the leak remains unknown. now the addicted to man of a europe vast the reputation the u.k. has earned itself in recent years according to a leading social policy think tank now their report suggests one in every twelve brits between the ages of fifteen and twenty four has tried so-called legal highs that means a total of around six hundred seventy thousand a youth's now these drugs won't land you in jail but as studies show they could be very every bit as dangerous as their blacklisted equivalents since two thousand and ten the government has put temporary bans on fifteen such substances but the substitute drugs are popping up at a f

xi jinping has launched an anti-corruption campaign pledging to target both high and low level government officials. the addicted man of europe that's the reputation of the u.k. has earned itself in recent years according to a leading social policy think tank now their report suggests one in every twelve brits between the ages of fifteen and twenty four has tried so-called legal highs that means a total of around six hundred seventy thousand use. that means these drugs won't land you in jail but as studies show it could be very every bit as dangerous as their blacklisted the equivalence now since two thousand and ten the government has put temporary bans on fifteen such substances but the substitute drugs are popping up at a faster rate than regulators and can handle boyko investigations. pink panther bubble or the magic dragon they may sound harmless to anything but these a mind altering substances that mimic the effects of drugs but they're legal and britain is consuming more of them than any other country we currently know that hundreds of websites are selling drugs online it does brin

i think the statement by xi jinping about the new model of great power relations is a real opportunity for us. i would hope that they would help the united states and china to craft a new model. it just is the following, that a lot of the elements of great power competition that characterize great power relations in the past, territorial frictions, colonial, conflicting colonial aspirations, are not present between the united states and china. and secondly another thing that is not present is the united states is not trying to keep china down. there are a number of chinese who don't believe that but if you look at the level of investment, the level of trade, our sponsorship of china in the international organizations, what every president for the last 40 said that it's in our interest for a strong, prosperous and secure china, it doesn't hold water. the opportunity is to focus the relationship not on bilateral tensions which need to be addressed, but on the fact there are a series of multinational challenges that we all know about. adequate energy, adequate food and water, dealing with

. >> biden got two hours with xi jinping. >> the chinese is happy with where they are now. they want to be involved in a multilateral trading services agreement. the chinese strategy here is not a bad relationship with the u.s.. the chinese strategy is to drive a wedge between the u.s. and japan. i think that they have been somewhat successful. i think hillary clinton was still secretary of state -- >> they would have reason to respond? >> the japanese would've taken an aligned position. >> are they testing is? >> they are testing japan a bit. they are testing us a little. they want to see this flexibility. american foreign-policy is in decline right now. the american economy is not. after snowden and syria, and the government shutdown, obama doesn't go to a pack. the eyes have fallen a bit. >> because obama was not able to go to asia because of the government shutdown. >> they do not like ttp. there is no question obama not going to that delay that. the malaysians were unhappy. the indonesians were unhappy that he did make those trips. the singaporeans are asking for a lot

it was not just xi jinping. it was the presence of the united states as a leader with all the leaders of asia. and very importantly, continuity. very importantly, trade negotiations we have underway in asia right now -- the biggest trade negotiation in the world. >> you believe the most important trade agreement in the world? >> i think it is, but we are working on another one to follow that. >> as naÏve as i am, here is what i do not understand. i talked with max baucus, chairman of the senate from montana. he may be the choice to go. his focus has been on the economy and the american economy. tax reform was his big deal. it seems someone like tom donilon should have been the ambassador to china. if you are interested in continuity of relationships, you were the guy the president sent to meet with these leaders time after time. it was said you carry the china brief. not joe biden. not anybody. you did. >> i spent a lot of time in china. our entire administration did. >> why not name you ambassador to china? >>

officials say he and chinese president xi jinping traded arguments over china's new air defense zone around islands that japan also claims. later, in a subdued session with reporters, neither man mentioned the issue. instead, xi emphasized that diplomacy is needed from both the u.s. and china to maintain regional peace. >> ( translated ): both the international situation and the regional landscape are undergoing profound and complex changes. regional hotspot issues keep popping up, and china and the united states shoulder important responsibilities for upholding world peace and stability and promoting human development and progress. >> woodruff: the state-run english newspaper "china daily" was far less diplomatic. in a bluntly worded editorial, it accused the u.s. of casting a blind eye to japanese provocations. the editorial went on to say: "despite trying to present the image of being an impartial mediator, washington has obviously taken japan's side." the european commission has imposed fines of $2.3 billion on major u.s. and european banks, over rigging interest rates. today's an

china's prime minister xi jinping called for a solemn, austere and practical celebration. in mao's hometown, a $16 million solid gold statue was elected of the chairman. and a parade of 120 camels marched in from mongolia. instead of christmas, they celebrate mao, seema. he was a jolly old elf, was he. >> yeah, obviously a highly controversial figure but still seen as one of the important leaders. interesting to see how much focus is being put on his birthday. of course, this is the 120th anniversary of mao's birthday. >> it just seems so biblical. like gold statue, maybe some fra frank franki frankinsence and myhrr. >> co-founder mike lazarides. his stake is now just 4.99%. and he's selling shares. i mean, this was the guy who co-founded the company. >> imagine you're long blackberry and you hear that the co-founder, mike lazaridis is selling 3.5 million shares, i believe. >> they're worth a lot less than they were. >> what's interesting here, he was trying to put financing together to maybe make a bid for this company. >> and that was just a couple months ago. so how qui

chinese president xi jinping has made cracking down on corruption a priority.till to come on the "newshour": a year of foreign policy challenges; paul solman on solving global problems with the latest technology; the man who is grappling with india's economic difficulties and a new book about the life of jesus. now, we continue our series of conversations about the major news developments of the year. tonight's topic: the obama administration's foreign policy challenges. judy woodruff recorded this discussion before she left for her christmas holiday. >> woodruff: it's been a busy year diplomatically for the obamaed a mrgs. the most notable was the agreement signed with iran limiting the countryies nuclear development program for lifting economic sanctions. the civil war in syria intensified and after a chemical weapons were used against scores of civilians, the u.s. and russia brokered a deal in which syria take greed to give up its chemical stockpile. >> the world will now expect the assad regime to live up to its public commitments and as i said at the outse

. >> the vice president heads to meet with china's president xi jinping on wednesday. the u.s.japan have refused to recognize china's new air defense zone. >>> shopping at the commissary is a part of everyday life for u.s. military families. the grocery stores sell to service members and their families at major discount prices but now the pentagon is considering closing commissaries to save money. our pentagon correspondent barbara starr is joining us. barbara, what have you learned about this very controversial proposal? >> well, wolf, this would be a fundamental shift in the how military families buy their groceries. the commissaries have been a staple of military life for decades. and i want to run everyone through a couple numbers just so you see the scope of this program and why the pentagon is thinking about cutting it, believing they can save money. look at this. there are about 178 commissaries in the united states another 70 or so overseas. the groceries are discounted. a family of four saves about $4500 a year if they buy their groceries at the commissary rather than

joe biden visiting with chinese president xi jinping. david mckenzie is in beijing following biden's visit. >> reporter: michaela, it was a red carpet welcome for the u.s. vice president but definitely tensions are high in this region. he'll be meeting with xi jinping, china's president, trying to diffuse attention. they announce an air defense zone, the u.s. saying a unilateral move that could lead to a wider conflict between these two economic power houses. biden will have to walk a tight rope in pressuring the chinese to dial back some of the rhetoric but also can't push too far. it's unlikely they'll go away from this zone, which they announced around two weeks ago. michaela? >> david, important meetings to be sure. thank you. the white house is prepared to negotiate a limited nuclear enrichment program for iran as long as the country holds up to its end of an international deal to curtail it's nuclear capabilities under rigorous global monitoring. the white house cautioned the program applies only to the nation's peaceful energy nee

. >> vice president joe biden's wednesday meeting in beijing with chinese president xi jinping is likely to be tense amid a dispute over airspace. yesterday, biden stood in japan and publicly rebuked china for trying to enforce its will on its neighbors by declaring its airspace over islands in the east china sea that it and japan both claim. >> an unwanted animal was left outside in the cold sunday night at contra costa county animal services in martinez. this is the pitbull found tied to a fence outside the animal shelter the manager of the facility says that pets being dumped by their owners. sadly, is not uncommon this time of year. >> "we call it holiday dumping which is a collective term for. craziness that's happening." >> officials at contra costa county animal services say they will put the abandoned pit bull up for adoption. hoping to find this big, lovable guy a suitable home. >> richmond's anti- smoking laws are some of the toughest on record. and there is a new step to expand those laws to include e-cigarettes. the city council voted unanimously last night. to adopt a new or

we are very cheered by comments from president obama and xi jinping, president xi, that the pacific regionis big enough to accommodate both a resident power and a rising power. there will be strategic competition, but secretary hagel and i discussed at length how we need to use the platforms to make sure that -- reduce the risk of miscalculation, that we don't precipitate tensions, and we talked about how we can take this forward using various platforms, whether it's the asean defense ministers' meeting plus or the shangri-la dialogue, so that we avoid conflicts and precipitating tensions. so i think we have our work cut out for us. and we are very happy that secretary hagel invited the asean ministers to hawaii, and we're looking forward to that meeting. >> i might just add, jeremy, that much of vice president biden's agenda in that part of the world, in japan, china, south korea, was focused on this overall issue. and he during those visits made very clear the u.s. continued commitment to asia pacific. phil. >> well, just following up there, you say that the issue with syria was a -- tha

xi jinping needs support. >> what can joe biden do about this? >> he can talk to the chinese, i don't think there's much he can do. china for the last three years has been an a bellagerant path. it wants territory. it grabbed a sholl interest the philippines. i don't think there's anything we can do. we need res duet tactics. >> such as. >> what we do over the weekend with flights over the air-china zone much that was on important thing for us to do. it was a mistake for the state department to tell the stillian airliners to respect the gron. we have you have told unit and american airlines to fly around the zone. we would have made a political point with that. >> you are talking about what the united states can do. exact countries in the reegon. >> japan and south korea flew the aircraft through china's zone and not comply. that's important. the countries need to work together. >> they are allies, but refuse to deal with each other. they poeted need help in this kags. -- they both need help in that occasion. >> normally a situation like this wou

president xi jinping issued a statement broadcast on state television, expressing sorrow, condolences and talking about the great contribution that nelson mandela made to south africa from china relations. china in the past decade or so has established relationships with a number of african relations. nelson mandela is a part of that process. he's been here twice to china. he was a well-known figure here and elsewhere throughout the world and the premier has given a statement which is also broadcast on the television here. expressing sorio on behalf of all chinese people, given the universal matter, where everyone thought nelson mandela was their forehand. people in china expressing their condolences, active with tributes passed by ordinary chinese people about nelson mandela's passing. >> the exercised thing about nelson mandela is he uses inspiration by world leaders and is seen as an inspirational person by people at a grass roots level struggling for civil rights and equality. he was seen as a down to earth person. when we talk about ordinary people in china, how did they perceive