general xi jinping took power in 2012. now, all eyes are set on the 19th party congress slated for this fall. the leaders of all the all-powerful standing committee and bureau offer material signals into the direction of how the prc policy will be conducted for at least the next five years. and many of the members of the current bureau as well as the central commission are set to retire. arguably nowhere could the impact of a shift in the current approach on policy be greater felt than in the case towards taiwan. the general secretary wields enormous power and could theoretically end the state of hostility by deciding to make peace with taiwan. perhaps more practically, he could and should end the current stalemate in the freeze of high level government dialogue with taipei. on the other hand, he could allow the military brass to dictate an even more heavy handed and belligerent posture against taiwan. under the ccp, the general secretary chairs an interagency policy setting process through the taiwanese leading small grou

it should allow president xi jinping to tighten his grip on power.t can we expect when this new standing committee has announced? >> a number of scenarios. ,hen the curtains are unveiled does president xi jinping signal he wants a third term? depending on what he does, it will provide clues into that. he could reduce it to five andle from seven right now stack it with some allies and that would be an indication he is doing that, or he could put his successor right on there. president xi jinping was named of the core of the party last year. can we expect this time around? >> there have been two other leaders who have gotten their name in the party constitution, so that is something he might get this time, his name in lights so to speak. that would be an accolade that only two other chinese leaders have had, essentially putting him in the top three all-time in china and shows how much he has consolidated his power, and it gives in that mandate to tackle some tough reforms at a time when growth is slowing in china. haidi: before the last congress and th

. >> the first question i have, president putin and xi jinping will not be there. on theis have an impact outcome of what you will discuss on syria and north korea?\ also, you have existed a lot on the respect of sovereignty. wouldn't an investment in this week part of getting involved, -- wouldn't an investment in this help? -- there will be several ministers there. i think it will be serious discussions that we will have. the fact that president putin and xi jinping could not be there was not change what we are discussing. that was their choice to not show up. >> www.c-span.or the you in un general assembly is not a substitute for bilateral relationships between any nations. the president has discussed things with xi jinping many problems. those discussions will continue. bilateral continue in relationships, also in the context of other relationships. >> general, question regarding etiquette. in the past, president have copiously avoided certain world leaders. a decade ago, president bush avoided president ahmadinejad. will the president speak to president maduro

relations right now and certainly president donald trump and president xi jinping will have an awful lot to talk about if as expected president donald trump begins an official visit to china in november richelle ok adrian brown live for us and beijing adrian thank you well as alluded to the insults continue to fly between the u.s. and north korean leaders with donald trump calling him a madman on twitter and in response to a chemist official statement calling the u.s. president to ranged and i barking dog meanwhile russia says it's time for the war of words to stop and for mediators to step ahead of america to tame space reports in the united nations. for now it's a war of words but diplomats increasingly fear that the heightened rhetoric coupled with any miscalculation could lead to actual conflict kim myong own has been calling president trump a mad man after trump mocked him as rocket man russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov says it's time for threats to give way to dialogue i asked him about president speech and his threats to destroy north korea do you think that his language

a relationship that really began to improve really after president xi jinping became leader back in early two thousand and thirteen erin thank you. protesters in the u.s. have held a full day of rallies off the white form a police officer was acquitted of shooting a black suspect they demanded justice in the city of st louis at least one hundred twenty people were arrested on sunday off the demonstrations turn violent protests have been taking place since friday when jason stokley was found not guilty in the twenty eleven shooting of anthony miss john hendren has more now from the university city area instant louis demonstrators protested in st louis for a fourth day if you look behind me you can see several people left behind what was a protest of hundreds of people outside of the jail here in st louis this is after one hundred people were arrested on sunday night and we are told fifty still remain in that jail behind us so the demonstrators came out here they demanded the release of those people and they collected bail money for those they could now demonstrators say the police ha

i think he has done better with xi jinping.hey have developed some way to talk to each other on the phone, now that they have met a couple of times, and we will need china. charlie: they were in favor of the sanctions. did they not support the sanctions must recently? >> one of them>>, but the previous ones they were more dodgy. charlie: they seemed to want to send some signal to the north koreans. >> with the europeans, they don't feel as if there is any pressure on them to help trump out. that is why iran is interesting. this is a classic deal where if you did want to do something with iran, you would perhaps escalate pressure on them, you would start talking about maybe off.ing, pushing the deal the thing that worries people is -- obama deal is meant to 10, 12 years away. in order to get that degree of agreement about what to do about iran, you need the europeans onside first. you need the british at a minimum to be sympathetic, and then maybe you reach out to other people. this is why all the problems of the previous rhetor

then on friday jonell trump appeared to once more off a more provocative flattery to president xi jinping by congratulating him once more for going along with his sanctions strategy and this is what the president had to say i made a friend in china president xi and yesterday he basically took the banking industry away from north korea never been. whatever. you know it's based on relationship relationship is very. good but we're dealing with somebody that will figure out he may be smart he may be strategic and he may be totally crazy but you know what no matter what he is we're going to handle it for a leave me. well confusion and contradiction have become the hallmarks of sino china relations and of course president xi jinping and president donald trump will have a lot to talk about if as expected president jiang will trump makes an official visit to china in november richelle brown live in beijing adrian thank you. and there was a hint to there but the insults continued to fly between the u.s. and north korean leaders with donald trump calling kim jong un a mad man on twitter it's in res

and kim jong-un shows no sign nor does president xi jinping of making mr. trump's choices any more attractive. >> previous presidents, namely mr. clinton and mr. obama paid the ransom to north korea and did not secure the hostage, they did not build down or dismantle the capability. this president is faced with far fewer options that are much more grave. that said, i will tell you he's hitting center on one important point. the deterrent is always in the mind of the aggressor or your opponent. if there is one absolute imperative for north korea, that's the survival of the regime. if any of their missiles become florida joke try to potentially threaten american citizens, that the response would be capable of obliterating that regime. if that's clear in their minds, it's a tremendous deterrent. i congratulate the president for that kind of clarity. no matter what kind of words it puts in. even if they are not diplomatic ease. his commitment is very, very, very important. >> i think in that context the president in fact as you well know has made it clear that

china president xi jinping also wants to make clear the jingle will follow washington to transport three yes but wrong to military action. because that would mean u.s. forces would then write to the chinese order and this is for b.g. a no go so no to any war on the korean peninsula what's going on on the third again before the invasion and what autonomous nicholas could pan out from what it was not on felix lee joining us from beijing thank you. time now for some of the other stories making news around the world german police have arrested a man in connection with an extortion scheme targeting supermarkets police believe he's the man who placed poison jars of baby food in a supermarket and then threatened to do the same in other cities across europe unless he was paid ten million euros. the leader of colombia's last remaining rebel group has ordered him to stand down ahead of a cease fire starting on sunday it follows a truce agreed on on friday between the colombian president juan manuel santos the much larger fark rebel force signed a peace deal in june last year and has now been disar

xi jinping wants to be the next chairman mao.ope president trump is putting the kind of pressure on him so he tries to find a deal. quietly the chinese like to save face. the president understands that. he is a deal maker, but also have to have the loud sounds of the military buildup on the outside. lou: all that has been done by this president. three carriers dispatched to the region, all of them armed to the teeth. god knows how many u.s. subject marines are in the region. the threat is clear, the response is clear. what is not clear is whether china will take responsibility for its irresponsibility in the last 30 years in its management and support of north korea and its nuclear ambitions. thanks for being with us. great to have you here. be sure to vote in our poll tonight. do you believe president trump's deal with the democrats on the debt ceiling has rendered ryan and mcconnell irrelevant and it's time for them to step aside for the good of the nation. this is a video of four friends who are inseparable at least for a whil

onto the gulf news business pages and the story with xi jinping opening the brics conference.dowed by the development to north korea but nevertheless he made his big speech and his plea is forfree—market, very much the anti—trump agenda when it comes to what is happening in the markets at the moment. the resort irony that china, a huge market and one of the core rook economies, is coming in with questionable practices in a fairly closed economy is calling for greater openness, in line with the america first policy. rob on we must remember that also that these big four countries are meeting at the time when the economy led economies of the emerging markets are suffering, we see it in business at the moment, a lot of these markets dominate the regions in which they are waste. they are all suffering. is a lot to be talked about here. this idea of expanding the brics group as well, mexico would like tojoin. it would be extremely timely with what is happening with america, for them to be brought into the group. the question that has to come down too, have they got enough clout as a

but, i mean, we will hear from xi jinping in a few hours time. i suspect it will be a reiteration of what he said, what the russians and the chinese said about a deescalation and bringing these -- the u.s. and north korea back to the negotiating table is the only way forward, isha. >> as we say, so many interrelated pieces. andrew, stay with me. i want to share this with our viewers, the fact that china's earthquake administration has said that it detected two earthquakes in north korea. we have been telling you, of course, about that large explosion, that seismic activity that the usgs picked up on alongside officials in south korea. well, according to china's earthquake administration they detected two earthquakes. let me read you part of the statement. they're saying that the first earthquake was a suspected explosion. it occurred around 11:30 a.m. beijing time and it was a 6.3 magnitude quake, measuring at a depth of zero kilometers. the statement goes on to give the epicenter of being about 70 kilometers away from a city, about 390 kilometer

defense secretary jim matters also president xi jinping and president donald trump have held a further telephone conversation their second in less than two weeks north korea of course figured high on the agenda both leaders saying they remain committed to enforcing sanctions against north korea but president xi jinping also saying once more that diplomacy and negotiation had to be given a chance as well. nine pro-democracy activists in hong kong have appeared in court for a pretrial hearing they're charged with conspiracy to commit a public nuisance for their roots and protests in twenty fourteen sarah clarke reports now from hong kong. today is the much anticipated pretrial hearing that nine made about this including the founders of occupy home mom movement made by. this and legal academics. have been charged with inciting public nuisance for their roles. like tests which shut down. today right about civics and. rally that's not the quartet's can hear behind me they're watching this case very very very closely and last month three students including a high profile job. you can set up

this is a big deal for xi jinping as they lead up to a party conference next month. and xi jinping wants to show the world and very much the domestic audience this is a big moment for china to have these world leaders here to talk about economic development. and economics generally. to have north korea hijack the conversation about its latest nuclear test will not play well at all with beijing. president xi is due to open this country in a couple hours from now. whether he mentions north korea, we don't know that. but it may be he prefers to ignore it publicly and then speak to vladimir putin about it tomorrow when the two leaders meet in a bilateral meeting. >> perhaps it also illustrates the disregard, perhaps, that north korea holds china these days. we know there is more tension between these two countries. andrew stevens for us. we'll wait and see if xi jinping does make statements in a couple of hours. >> let's try and find out whether russian is reacting to this. fred pleitgen is in moscow. fred, moscow is -- russia is one of those countries that has warned th

>> let me make sure i understand you on that point, david, because a lot of people are saying xi jinping doesn't want to do anything now. everything is geared toward the congress where he will solidify more of his power and have more his allies on the standing committee. >> i don't think he wants to do anything, charlie, that would undermine his status as a strong leader many china, able to put all of his five or seven members on the standing committee of the bureau. the only question at some point is this area so turbulent that he looks not as strong by doing nothing but weak, and that's the delicate balance. >> rose: in terms of the united states' policy and in terms of looking at the options and on the diplomatic front, do we have divisions within the government at all -- and forget what the president is saying even though that seems to be a powerful factor out will in terms of how they read where we are -- are there divisions between state and defense on this or are they simply looking at the separate responsibilities in terms of diplomacy and military action? >> let me lead off on t

i think he's done better, frankly with xi jinping. they seem to have developed some kind of way to talk to each other on the phone now that they met a couple of times. and we will need china obviously in the next round of north korea. >> rose: they were in favor of the sanctions most recently? >> they have achieved something. >> rose: did they not support the sanctions most recently. >> they supported one of them. but the previous ones they were more dodgy on. >> rose: the most recent one is the one that seemed to indicate that they wanted to send some signal to the north koreans. >> but i think there is still a basic problem with the europeans. they don't feel as if there is any pressure on them to help trump out. and that's weirdly why iran is interesting, is because this is a classic deal where if you did want to do something with iran, you would perhaps escalate pressure on them. you would start talking about maybe changing the-- fushing the deal off. the thing which really worries people is the obama deal is meant to end dependin

this was a meeting where xi jinping was supposed to come out looking like a noble statesman and donald trump was a moron. trump reached out over dinner and he said i told you over dessert, do you want seconds. xi had to suck it up and say you win this one, donald. kennedy: you have a new book "the art of the donald." >> lessons from america's philosopher and chief. this is a collector's edition. he will come up with a new way to win. and he wins so much he gets tired of it. kennedy: the battle for the future of the american party can come down to the gop race for senate in alabama. here is why everybody should be watching this race. lute i are strange is up against roy moore in the primary of the century for the gop nomination. that will be decided later this month. strange is backed by mitch mcconnell. the president will head to alabama to campaign for him. moore is a conservative evangelical judge to has twice been removed from the bench for defying federal decisions. and steve bannon continues to be a stone in the establishment niche. according to reports wealthy supporters of mccon

. >> meanwhile, president trump spoke by telephone to president of china, resident xi jinping, aimingo step up the pressure on north korea. agreeing oners enforcing sanctions. a critic of u.s. policy on north korea, saying that diplomacy is the only way forward to read the united states say beijing must do more. top tradeent's negotiator has hit out at china, describing it as an unprecedented threat to world trade. he says of china's model creates andnatural competition distorts market, saying that he has received many complaints from american business leaders. bloomberge telling that equifax learned about a major hack in march, a must five months before the date it has publicly disclosed. the company says the march breach was not related to the hack that compromised the privacy of 140 million users, but we are told that that reaches involved the same intruders to read at the same time, they say that the investigation into whether senior officials wrote trading brokehen they sold -- trading laws when they sold their shares after learning about the hack. i am stephen engle, this is blo

xi jinping opens the summit asking members to shelve their differences.s china has regained the top brics spot. the higher your score, the more stable it indicates you are, and it is interesting that china especially with xi jinping and the october 18 date for the 19th people's congress, stability is the name of the game. they: october 18 would be day, but investors are still concerned about china's growing corporate debt. that is always the key issue being talked about, but now fitch ratings saying leverage within the financial sector is in fact a bigger issue. take a listen. >> it depends on what time frame you look at. it is manageable for the short period, but long-term it cannot grow faster than income high-definition, so it needs to be resolved. short-term issue is leverage within the financial sector it self. something we have seen regulators zero in on an focus attention on. that comes right from the president himself. that has become a bigger party than the corporate debt issue. >> would you say they have made progress with this? credit has been

chinese president xi jinping and vladimir putin agreed to appropriately deal with north korea.uclear test is seen as a sharp provocation to china. that is of the only challenge facing the summit. several nations facing slumping economies as commodity prices fall. economic rivalry and border disputes between china and india have been heated. ansident xi maintained ambitious outlook. >> we must move the international economic order and a more just and reasonable direction. however closer ties with the rest of the world the man's hour i've countries to play a bigger role in the global governance. without our participation many pressing global challenges cannot be effectively dealt with. host: monday being labor day in the u.s., and the u.s. leverage the history and conservation of labor movements. the outlook for working people somewhat complicated under president trump. brian: he has regularly presented himself as a champion of the american worker, from protectionist policies aimed at bringing back working last jobs to the u.s. america's unappointed rate is near historic lows, wa

xi jinping -- the chinese president xi jinping.ducating the british public, trying to clarify that. this is his words. we do not want to educate or teach lessons. in the last few minutes. the ceo will retire next year. of drugal head development is his successor. they are attempting to counter a decline in sales, losing ground to copycat drugs. china set a ban on financing of coin offerings. in a statement, the people's bank of china said they were illegal and disrupts financial markets. the world's oldest bank is on the path to recovery and adding to the country's economic growth. was approved to receive aid. to the government plans treat the recovery process. contributing to the italian economy. this will complete the process in which eventually the government will step out. of purpose of the injection capital is a temporary capitalization for precautionary reasons. we have to design a sustainable, temporary path. what will be the exit strategy and will you seek other options? >> the exit strategy has to be driven carefully by th

targeting north korea's financial system but once more on friday president trump insisted the president xi jinping was going along with his strategy on banks this is what he had to say. i made a friend in china president xi and yesterday he basically took the banking industry away from north korea never been done it was never been the big space the relationship relationship is very good but we're dealing with somebody that will figure out he may be smart he may be strategic and he may be totally crazy but you know what no matter what he is we're going to handle it folks believe me. i think that what we're seeing at the moment is clear evidence of the different strategies that the united states and china have when it comes to north korea president donald trump likes to shout very loudly about what he's doing against north korea china prefers a more quiet you know low key approach to dealing with a country that after all is a former ally and a former friend so yes i think it's possible that china is going along with what president trump is talking about but it just doesn't want to go particularly pu

the president earlier thanked xi jinping for his bold actions, so would you say these actions were enough? also, would you call on russia to put more pressure on north korea? secretary mnuchin: we will call on russia to do more. president trump and president xi have had very productive conversations, and we appreciate the way they are working with us. i'm going to take one more. reporter: i would like to follow-up on my initial question. you said this is not targeted at china specifically, but china is the largest trading partner with north korea. can you tell us how that will affect them, and how it will affect the u.s. relationship with china? secretary mnuchin: this is targeted at north korea, and anybody that wants to do trade or business with them. we appreciate the relationship with china, and we look forward to working with them. thank you, everybody. announcer: we heard more about the north korea sanctions with you and ambassador nikki haley. briefing in new york city and also discussed the iranian nuclear deal and the ongoing concerns over human rights in myanmar. this is 25 minu

taking a look at live pictures of president xi jinping speaking, where he has this leaders forum.lear test on saturday from pyongyang was seen as something of an embarrassment as he was kicking off this global brics forum. he is saying economic downward the world are rising, uncertainties arising, and mention global economic downward risks are on the rise as developed nations see more complicated external environments. toalso called for opposition protectionism, calling for innovation and reforms and support for a multilateral trade system. similar sentiment he had made in his opening speech following the nuclear test from north korea. he had said dark shadows are looming all over the world, alluding to that test as opposed to directly addressing it come a but you are looking at the chinese president xi jinping speaking live in china there. we will bring you more from that as we get those lines. the u.s. has called for the strongest possible sanctions on pyongyang, saying kim jong-un's regime is begging for war. our bloomberg asian editor has been tracking all the developments sin

north korea's nuclear test is a slap in the face were president xi jinping.e had hoped the conversation would be about global trade and economics, but it is being overshadowed by what is having on the korean peninsula. china condemns the attacks and calls for a return of dialogue, but washington is suggesting it will ramp up economic pressure on china to rein in north korea. andington could target identify like china's banks and energy companies that have released to pyongyang. to retaliation and further trade tensions between beijing and washington. tom mackenzie, bloomberg. mark: bloomberg's tom mackenzie there in southern china. the reaction moves today gold, swiss franc, yen paul climbing. joining us now is paul dobson. it is a favor, isn't it, either a missile or nuclear test? it follows the same playbook every time someone doesn't it, paul? paul: we know whether it is likely to be pulled away come if it is too risky, and they need a sort of a way, and the reaction we have seen today is pretty thundering reaction. in recentwe have seen escalation, as the

he said xi jinping is a terrific guy.congress coming up. how crucial is it and what will it decide for china? >> well, will see xi jinping, barring any major -- to consolidate his power. not just five years but ten years. and it will, i guess, you know, embolden him further internationally. you know, once he's in complete charge of the public bureau standing committee. in other words, he could see china settle down a will believe the. >> xi jinping the most consequential chinese leader since. >> -- >>> asia's reckoning on sale today. >>> cia super agent is coming to the big screen. "american assassin" and why it is so relevant today. there they are. >>> isn't that good music? the world met fictional cia agent back in 1999 by a series of novels, and mow the character is coming to the big screen. the movie american assassin is based on the new york times best selling book of the very same name. o'brien is a cia black ones recruit. he's on a mission to stop a mysterious operative played by kitsch from starting a world war. >

welcome to broad it could lead to a backlash against economic globalization ironic as president xi jinping has been selling himself internationally as opposed to child for international free trade fishermen of the latest to get snagged by breaks it. is the european fishermen want access to british waters where they make half their income their british counterparts would prefer to limit the competition both sides who get caught out. at the center of the debate is the english channel a rich fishing ground for british and european boats alike french crews like this one say loss of access would be devastated by the regular thing also you saw the consequences over one year these waters represent sixty to seventy percent of our fishing sites so the boat and the crew would see a loss of income going on you want to but the only point is. they wouldn't be alone limited access would affect belgian spanish and dutch cruise. fishermen in the u.k. are more open to the idea many feel that the u.s. never given them a proper quota under its common fisheries policy brags that they hope might change that. w

both president putin and xi jinping are skipping the assembly. >>> and britain's terror alert is down to severe. but officials still think another attack is highly likely. more now from abc's ian pannell. >> reporter: is this the london bomber? major surveillance video emerging from the morning of the attack showing a man leaving a house later raided by counter terrorism police, carrying the exact same type of shopping bag used for the bomb. investigators calling the development significant. >> he was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. >> reporter: he's being held in london. this weekend, police swooping into this normally peaceful neighborhood in south london. residents given a chance to leave for their safety. >> i was really scared. >> reporter: that home just 12 miles from the site of the explosion. and a second arrest was made after the subway bombing, suggesting the attacker wasn't acting alone. a 21 year old man taken by anti-terrorism police, police securing the home which is a few hundred feet from heat

train to president trump will have a phone call the xi jinping later this morning. joining us in a few minutes for a closer look at the situation with the area. lauren: president trump promising action on the daca program if congress does not act. congress now has six months to legalize daca pick something up on the administration would be able to do. if they can't, i will revisit the issue. trump announced yesterday he will and the deferred action for the rival program that protects young illegal immigrants from deportation. train to we've got a lot more coming up on this wednesday. we will stay on north korea. the country promising for the u.s. had what is happening? we will ask north korea expert bruce patchogue. canada goose the maker will tell you about that. u.s. stock index futures looking better than yesterday. slightly higher than yesterday. dow pointing out that for her. you are watching trains seven. ♪ lauren: welcome back. let's get you caught up on what's happening now. the utah nurse who refused to take blood from an unconscious patient has been fired

tillotson is in beijing for talks with his chinese counterpart one of the and is to meet president xi jinping later the u.s. views china as crucial to attempts to stop north korea developing nuclear weapons china has strong economic ties with pyongyang accounting for around ninety percent of its foreign trade. political leaders in berlin have begun what could be months of wrangling to form a new government chancellor angela merkel's party came out of last weekend's general election with the most seats in parliament but not enough to govern alone so it must ally itself with other parties now one possible coalition is named after the colors of the three parties involved black america is christian democrats yellow for free democrats and green for the greens. black yellow and green three colors that go together well in the jamaican flag but they could soon cause trouble in german politics. down here the battle will soon continue seven parties will be in the four of them might form the next government conflicts almost certain even before exploratory talks begin parties that were fighting each othe

xi jinping was speaking at the brics summit in china, and was lauding again the advantages of globalisatione did not say that out of nowhere because of course china has in the past couple of decades benefited hugely from globalisation and wants to continue doing that. it's quite interesting as well because of course china is investing massively on trade around the world, its belt and braces investments, something like $180 billion between china and right back here to europe. so much investment going on about trade and the movement of goods, isn't it? yes, as you pointed out, the belt and braces initiative is trying to revive the silk road on a country level and also on a sea level. of course, in the end, this all benefits china —— silk road. well, yeah, true, very true. now, let's look at a man who speaks with moral authority for many people, the archbishop of canterbury. it is a very familiar story, isn't it, about the growing inequality in the uk, the guardian, isn't it, the uk economy, but his voice carries quite a lot of weight. justin welby is someone who is listened to in the uk quite

because no one else really has the implements or leverage to be successful with kim jong un beyond xi jinping chinese government. >> yeah. president xi feels some pressure now, there's in doubt about it. he's got, you know, chinese communist party congress coming up, he's trying to solidify his power. he has -- he's one of the most ambitious chinese leaders that we've had in a generation. he clearly, in my judgment, wants to replace the united states as the preeminent global power in the world. he's revising the order or, you know, in the pacific and in asia. and this thing has finally gotten to be one big pain for him. and i think he and his team are likely going about getting, trying to get ahold of this thing so it stops taking them off the agenda that they have now. but you're absolutely right, lou, and our audience has got to understand that. they don't have nuclear weapons 12 years ago without chinese complicity. they don't have icbms without chinese complicity. they don't nuclearize icbms without chinese complicity. but now president trump says this is going to stop, i need your help,

tillerson telephone is in beijing for talks with the chinese counterpart and is to meet the president xi jinping later the u.s. views china as crucial to attempts to stop north korea developing nuclear weapons china has strong economic ties with pyongyang accounting for around ninety percent of its foreign trade. for more let's bring in correspondent felix lee who is standing by for us in beijing felix good to see you so the u.s. is china as critical obviously in preventing any conflict between north korea what especially do they want with china well yes china has been traditionally the protector of its neighbor north korea but since beijing is not also sharply criticizing pyongyang for its nuclear tests the u.s. government wants to create action from b.g. so washington wants to put enough pressure. to the issue you know. it's you first have to remember. this is what washington what's now speaking of sanctions you've been to the border between china and north korea is it clear that sanctions are being imposed. it's all what they should really focus attention are. seriously informed elections tho