-- asia-pacific region. we continue to invest the fifth generation joint fighter, tanker replacement and a host of isr replacement. the army continues to invest in capabilities that are being deployed. at the dod will wide level, we are protecting investments in future focus capabilities that are so important to this region at such as cyber, certain science and technology investments, and space. in addition to investing in technical capabilities, we are investing in people, language and culture skills, regional and strategic affairs to ensure that we cultivate the intellectual capital that will be required to make good on our rebalance. with regard to the military installations, we are making critical investments in training ranges and infrastructure, including in [inaudible]and . we are focused on delivering capacity, a managing resources and following through on investments. secretary gates and panetta held regular video teleconferences. some of you remember them. the commanders and all of the key players

by another ten years asia will be more than us and europe combined by g.d.p. and so and of course you know economic power and military power. you know highly correlated in the medium to long term and so it's rational for the u.s. to be focusing in terms of quote unquote the paper economic political pay but towards asia that's number one number two is so we should not expect the u.s. to act irrationally and that's the invasion of iraq was a rational was and it wasn't that irrational and we of course it was that action of that was completely stupid on the us part but just because the us acted irrationally doesn't mean that it's good for the u.s. to keep acting irrationally for ever number one number two. is that we should not make the mistake of looking at this as a u.s. versus china because in this day and age what we're talking about coalitions and actually if the u.s. was you know kind of jumping into asia uninvited that would be one thing i could imagine you know kind of. a lot of concern about that but u.s. is being invited back you look at japan south kore

in asia, north east asia with the issue with north korea. i call to your attention the squares, the black squares. those are places. those are where our allies and friends allow us to arrest a more relaxed, resupply, repair as appropriate, and in some cases to bring airships and to support our ships. he go from left to right the important places, naples, down by the red sea, the gulf of aden . incredibly important. singapore, just emerging for us. star when where are partners in the marine corps will operate today and we will continue, growing toward the end of this decade. the republic of korea japan, it goes to, you look cuddy, the osama. of course, diego garcia and guantanamo bay. these are places around the world where strategically and when i looked at my mandate today, that is where -- those of the places we operate in and around the crossroads of maritime crossroads of the world. no, if you look ahead to tomorrow, our current strategy emphasizes ten key mission areas. when i walk my way through the mission areas, it comes up to tell m

well i mean i think there's a lot more to the pivot to asia than simply containment of china i think that that's a very simplistic rendering of the idea and i wouldn't be i also wouldn't be overly sanguine about the ceiling issue fact that there is never been a threat to the sea lanes doesn't mean that there never could be a threat and i think the united states has a legitimate interest in protecting the sea lanes in global commerce and it isn't just washington's interest you also have to consider several of the other countries in the region that have very very advanced trade relations with the u.s. japan and south korea the philippines those countries are also. would prefer washington's activity in that in the east asia region particularly in relation to the ceilings in what in washington which i reply to what we've already heard yes exactly because i mean you know basically the last thing we should expect last thing the chinese would expect or any other government to expect is that for the u.s. to act irrationally and you know i mean given that asia has about fifty five percent of

that we the united states is sending sixty percent of a vast military armada to to the to the east asia the western pacific now they say the excuse given is there's more economic activity there so the u.s. needs to send troops well down the street here there's a sale it may small that there's a lot of economic activity do we need to send troops it is it is just an absurdity it's a nonsense as far as keeping the seas open there you know want to strengthen to close the seas china needs open seas for its development so that doesn't make sense i think that this is yet another attempt by the united states to maintain its headroom and. status in the world and i think there's a bit of panic going on here in the united states foreign policy establishment because if they cannot break china up then the united states is destined if china is to become a moderately prosperous country and bring wellbeing to its citizens then the united states will be set in place just for a few of the different population i think so i think this is a bit of good or bad first it won't go ahead ok fine. well i mean i t

well i mean i think there's a lot more to the pivot to asia than simply containment of china i think that that's a very simplistic rendering of the idea and i wouldn't be i also wouldn't be overly sanguine about the ceiling issue fact that there is never been a threat to the sea lanes doesn't mean that there never could be a threat and i think the united states has a legitimate interest in protecting the sea lanes in global commerce and it isn't just washington's interest we also have to consider several of the other countries in the region that have very very advanced trade relations with the u.s. japan and south korea the philippines those countries are also. would prefer washington's activity in that in the east asia region particularly in relation to the ceiling. in what in washington which i reply to what we've already heard yes exactly because i mean you know basically the last thing we should expect last thing the chinese would expect or any other government to expect is that for the u.s. to act irrationally and you know i mean given that asia has about fifty five percent of t

well i mean i think there's a lot more to the pivot to asia than simply containment of china i think that that's a very simplistic rendering of the idea and i wouldn't be i also wouldn't be overly sanguine about the ceiling issue fact that there is never been a threat to the sea lanes doesn't mean that there never could be a threat and i think the united states has a legitimate interest in protecting the sea lanes in global commerce and it isn't just washington's interest you also have to consider several of the other countries in the region that have very very advanced trade relations with the u.s. japan and south korea the philippines those countries are also. would prefer washington's activity in that in the east asia region particularly in relation to the ceiling. in what in washington which i reply to what we've already heard yes exactly because i mean you know basically the last thing we should expect last thing the chinese would expect or any other government to expect is that for the u.s. to act irrationally and you know i mean given that asia has about fifty five percent of

to the east asia the western pacific now they say the excuse given is there's more economic activity there so the u.s. needs to send troops well down the street here this is salem a small that is a lot of economic activity do we need to send troops it is it is just an absurdity it's a nonsense as far as keeping the seas open there no one to strengthen to close the seas china needs open seas for its development so that doesn't make sense i think that this is yet another attempt by the united states to maintain its edge a man. status in the world and i think there's a bit of panic going on here in the united states foreign policy establishment because if they cannot break china up then the united states is destined if china is to become a moderately prosperous country and bring wellbeing to its citizens then the united states will be set in place just for a few of the different population i think so i think this is a good if it is good or bad her first it won't go ahead on her head. well i mean i think there's a lot more to the pivot to asia than simply containment of china i think tha

in recognition of the growing importance of southeast asia and south asia to the region as a whole. emphasizing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, maritime domain awareness, capacity building, and multilateral exercises. in australia, for example, our first company marines rotated through darwin last year. a key first step towards using this presence to engage in bilateral and multilateral exercises with partners in the region. in the philippines we are working with our full and equal partner to enhance the capacity of the philippines armed forces. increase our rotational presence and capitalize on other opportunities for cooperation. n singapore the first of our combat ships will be ooh rifing later this month, providing a key capability to work bilaterally and multilaterally with our fartherers in in the region. these -- partners in the region. these are a few examples of how we are expanding our presence in that part of the region. next we are giving priority in our investments in our budget to the development of platforms and capabilities that have direct applicability

well i mean i think there's a lot more to the pivot to asia than simply containment of china i think that that's a very simplistic rendering of the idea and i wouldn't be i also wouldn't be overly sanguine about the ceiling issue fact that there is never been a threat to the sea lanes doesn't mean that there never could be a threat and i think the united states has a legitimate interest in protecting the sea lanes in global commerce and it isn't just washington's interest you also have to consider several of the other countries in the region that have very very advanced trade relations with the u.s. japan and south korea the philippines those countries are also. would prefer washington's activity in that in the east asia region particularly in relation to the ceilings in what in washington which i reply to what we've already heard yes exactly because i mean you know basically the last thing we should expect last thing the chinese would expect or any other government to expect is that for the u.s. to act irrationally and you know i mean given that asia has about fifty five percent of

by another ten years asia will be more than us and europe combined by g.d.p. and so and of course you know economic power and military power. you know highly correlated but in the medium to long term and so it's rational for the u.s. to be focusing in terms of quote unquote the paper economic paper geopolitical pivot towards asia that's number one number two is so we should not expect the u.s. to act irrationally and that's kind of the invasion of iraq was a rational wasn't it wasn't it wasn't that irrational wait wait wait wait of course it was it rational that was completely stupid on the us part but just because the u.s. acted irrationally doesn't mean that it's good for the u.s. to keep acting irrationally for ever number one number two is that we should not make the mistake of looking at this as a us versus china because in this day and age what we're talking about coalitions of and actually if the u.s. was you know kind of jumping into asia uninvited that would be one thing i could imagine you know kind of. a lot of concern about that but u.s. is being i

-- asia-pacific region. we continue to invest the fifth r,neration joint fighte tanker replacement and a host of isr replacement. the army continues to invest in capabilities that are being deployed. at the dod will wide level, we are protecting investments in future focus capabilities that are so important to this region at such as cyber, certain science and technology investments, and space. inaddition to investing technical capabilities, we are investing in people, language and culture skills, regional and strategic affairs to ensure that we cultivate the intellectual capital that will be required to make good on our rebalance. with regard to the military installations, we are making critical investments in training ranges and infrastructure, including in the and [inaudible] . we are focused on delivering capacity, a managing resources and following through on investments. secretary gates and panetta held regular video teleconferences. some of you remember them. the commanders and all of the key players f

. >> asia was never -- we never left the focus on asia. and so we're investing in our plans to increase our capacities to fulfill the marvelous market demands. >> reporter: as luxury cars become increasingly popular status symbols for the nouveau riche, the emerging economies have become both a dream have become both a dream opportunity and a cutthroat battleground for the high-end automakers. dhra dhirakaosal, nhk world, bangkok. >>> here's the world weather >>> now check out the latest market figures. >>> moving on to the weather forecast for the next three days. >>> that's all we have this hour on "news line." thank you for watching and have a good day.

southeast asia got it all wrong. they've gone to this anglo-saxon vehicle before they got any industry, before they got their agriculture sorted out. >> i wonder, too, if there aren't ways we can draw lessons from the european example where spain was held up as the poster child for following the right model. look at iberia and meanwhile, italy was much more protectionist. mid decade, it was seen as italy got it wrong. >> basically, spain was doing the right thing. you get to a point where you develop to a certain level. spain understands that. italy hasn't. to my mind, italy is the bigger problem in europe at the moment. italy had a fantastic report in the '50s and the '60s. japan may be changing a little bit and italy isn't. it's the story of two economics. you need one economic to develop and you need another to develop for efficiency. >> quickly, in a nutshell, is what japan is doing now, is it going to work? >> the your is out, but they have to move at this point because otherwise they're going to die the death o

the report reveals the full extent of organized crime and asia. -- ion asia. >> as the initial shock wears off from the coordinated bomb attack in boston, the focus is now is finding on -- the focus now is responding to who was responsible. we're showing you the live pictures of the crime scene at day after the attack. the fbi has taken the lead in the investigation in what is being considered a criminal inquiry at the moment. taking you live now to boston to join ike turner. bring us up-to-date with the latest on the investigation. >> plenty of moving parts. the latest we know is officials have raided a house in boston, about 15 minutes from where we are now in downtown boston. and they have courted that off. they are acting on a search warrant apparently. we have seen pictures of police entering the home and removing some things. the word on whose home it is or what they have removed from the area. the other area they're concentrating on is boylston street where the attacks happened. everything they're a part of a huge crime scene. a lot of officials there. a lot of bags and backpa

john is the asia advocacy director of the human rights watch in his portfolio includes southeast asia that he knows then -- and a quite a bit about after joining that human-rights watch he was part of the public interest investigation firm and started the human rights watch as a researcher in the asian division focusing on pakistan and he has a lot of experience in south asia with afghanistan and pakistan and holds a law degree from new york university and a bachelor's degree from st. john's college in annapolis. i guess you shared some experience with annapolis and afghanistan. let's see if you share anything else. [laughter] so to kick off, a chip but i will give you a shot then i will moderate a discussion. >> thank you. i am happy to be here. the southeast asia program has taken off under your guidance and i think it is very valuable and even about time we started paying attention to its. let me try to set a perspective or a framework by talking about the overall purpose of the forces overseas with the defense engagement with the national engagement programs with the defense estab

experience in of south asia. he lived in afghanistan and pakistan. he holds a law degree from new york university and a bachelor's degree from st. john's college in annapolis. i guess you'd share some experienced in annapolis and afghanistan. let's see if you share anything else. i would like to kick off this morning. shot i will give the first and then we will turn to john and i will moderate a discussion. >> thank you. i am happy to be here. offprogram has really taken under your guidance. i think it is very valuable and even about time that we started paying some attention to it. let me try to set a framework on this by talking a little bit ourt the overall purpose of forces overseas and our defense engagements for our national engage the programs with the defense establishment of other countries. it is far broader than just simply waiting for military action. our active presence as well as our engagement including imet and other programs with other countries helps promote security, dampen sources of instability, it deter conflict in give substanc

and asia on alert. and get people wondering what kind of moves they'll make next. >>> five published daily newspapers from returned to myanmar for the first time in half a century. dhra dhirakaosal in bangkok is following this story. dhra, good evening. new publications are already rolling off the press, and many more are expected to follow. they come after a move by the government of myanmar to ease censorship in the country. nhk world reports. thi hz ha thwe report ha thwe h. >> reporter: on monday, four privately run daily papers hit news stands in myanmar's largest city of yangon. in the 1960s myanmar's military government forced free publication censorship. because of the time needed to get approval, private publishers could issue only on a weekly basis. daily papers. citizens like having the new sources of information. >> translator: newspapers used to mean government propaganda. but with the private dailies, i can finally learn what's really happening. >> reporter: that all began to change last y

. >> and the problems of the administration is they want to rebalance toward asia, it is in the business literature there is always a conflict or tension between the urgent and the important an there is all of this urgent stuff coming from the middle east i am not saying it is important but there is truly important strategic stuff coming in asia and north america and at home and the challenge for the president is going to be to resist some of the pull of the urgent every kay every day and focus at home and focus in asia and get the balance right, that is what strategy is about. >> rose: we conclude this evening with ali babacan, he is the deputy prime minister of turkey. >> turkey and israel relations are very important for the whole region, because the region itself is going through a historical transformation process, like egypt, tunisia, yemen are trying to change, and also syria is in a very, very difficult situation. >> and the last thing that you would want to see in the region is the turkish and israel relations getting worse. >> rose: american foreign policy, and turkish foreign

. >> and the problems of the administration is they want to rebalance toward asia, it is in the business literature there is always a conflict or tension between the urgent and the important an there is all of this urgent stuff coming from the middle east i am not saying it is important but there is truly important strategic stuff coming in asia and north america and at home and the challenge for the president is going to be to resist meof t pullf the urgent every kay every day and focus at home and focus in asia and get the balance right, that is what strategy is about. >> rose: we conclude this evening with ali babacan, he is the deputy prime minister of turkey. >> turkey and israel relations are very important for the whole region, because the region itself is going through a historical transformation process, like egypt, tunisia, yemen are trying to change, and also syria is in a very, very difficult situation. >> and the last thi that you would nt to see in the region is the turkish and israel relations getting worse. >> rose: american foreign policy, and turkish foreign policy when

rebalancing to asia. mark ho, nhk world, singapore. >>> a human rights group has been looking at satellite photos of the city of matila in myanmar and they are alarmed by what they see. sectarian violence between buddhists and muslims erupted in the city two weeks ago, before and after images show the extent of damage. an estimated 828 buildings have been completely destroyed, and 35 others were partially damaged, according to human rights watch, which published an analysis of the images. the group believes the majority of the structures were homes, and a total area of more than 24 hectares was affected. buddhist-led violence has killed at least 43 people in the city located in the center of the country. tensions between buddhists and muslims have prompted the government to declare a state of emergency. the conflict has displaced thousands of people from their homes. the new york-based group is calling on myanmar's government to investigate, and find those responsible for the destruction. the latest outbr

government is demonstrating the new defense strategy, rebalancing to asia. nhk world, singapore. >>> health authorities in china have found two more indications bringing the number of infections to nine. the number of patients may grow. a third man has died from h7n9. strain of flu not detected in people. they warn the number of people infected by the virus may grow. local authorities in china announced wednesday a third man has died from the virus. a strain of avian flu not previously detected in people. w.h.o. spokesperson, gregory hartl, said the strain appears to have mutated making it more infectious to humans. speaking at the headquarters in geneva he cautioned against panic but predicted the number of patients will rise in the short term. >> we're a long ways away from thinking about a pandemic. we've only had, as i say, seven confirmed cases with a couple of other reported cases and no evidence of human to human transmission. >> w.h.o. administrators are coordinating with their counterparts in other organizations to determine if existing flu drugs ca

asia actually -- the rest of asia is looking okay. china is looking better. i think metal is repricing as part of this normalization of world financial markets. >> we'll talk to brian reynolds in the next hour. his view is this has to be with subpriming of commodities and makes levels all the more important when you breach 1,540 or something. >> you will have leveraged money that aren't experts in the asset class involved and that creates volatility. maybe commodities will come off further, maybe they won't, they'll be volatile for some time to go. >> the rapid decline has cost john paulson $1.5 billion this year. paulson made big profits predicting implosion of the u.s. subprime housing market. the biggest holder of the gold etf. has a 5.5% stake as of the end of last year. >>> the cupcake market has enjoyed a sugar high as well but now it may be time to get out of the kitchen. customers and investors are losing their appetite. a significant drop in full-year sales of over 20% at crumb. is the cupcake industry seeing the other side of what may have been a bu

they refer to territory disputes involving other nations in the asia pacific region. japan is the only country singled out by name. the report says the military must protect china's sovereignty and marine interest. they will develop their ability to carry out mobile operations. chinese warships patrol waters near the senkaku islands on wednesday as part of an exercise. the document is the first defense white paper since president took office last month. he's a security analyst. he gave us his take on where china's military policy is headed. >> it reflects the new leaders idea of course so they change the structure of contents completely. the feature of the paper must be specific. they criticize japan is making trouble on the issue of senkaku islands and also criticizing the united states to adjust their policy in the asia-pacific. they introduced the army structure in the second chapter, and also the number of soldiers, but it's also part of the -- not mentioned about the main three roles which are expected to be realized. the first one is defending the sovereignty an

president obama is focused on a new strategy in the asia-pacific region. singapore is a politically important location. this first deployment of the u.s. fleet here is a symbolic gesture of america's foreign defense strategy. >>> pakistan's high court has arrested musharraf. he returned last month from self imposed exile hoping to make a come back in politics. musharraf faced a defeat five years ago. he lived in exile since 2009. pakistani law enforcement authorities issued a warrant for him in 2011. they accused him of failing to provide adequate security for former prime minister buto. the high court and the capital islamabad have suspended the warrant while musharraf attem attempted to fight the accusations. he is living at his home in islamabad, and the election board refused to accept his candida candidacy. >>> reports suggest next week's eu meeting of foreign ministers in luxonborg will see blocks -- most were suspended in april 2012. the likely move to go one step further is several factors including the recent decision to allow a distribution of a

., india, air presence, naval presence, a trade agreement, perhaps where that can keep asia stable and that is is the center of economic power, that is where our interests deserve it and warrant it and our tools can be relevant and actually do more in north america, if you add up mexico, united states and canada you are talking about 450 million people and tau ago about what could be the super, energy superpower of the world and think about that at that 2.0 and that at that nafta. >> that is a big idea and that is something the united states could focus on .. >> rose: how does the president lead that idea? >> i hope one thing he initiated which is this new u.s. european new trade agreement, why not make canada and mexico part of it and not make it a north america-eu trade agreement, it is hard to say what is made in canada as opposed to in the u.s. because of the so-called supply chains, like probably something that is sold here might be 40 percent of the content comes from mexico, so increasingly we are going to have to think of ourselves as an integrated economic zone but given what

they refer to territory disputes involving other nations in the asia pacific region. japan is the only country singled out by name. the report says the military must protect china's sovereignty and marine interest. they will develop their ability to carry out mobile operations. chinese warships patrol waters near the senkaku islands on wednesday as part of an exercise. the document is the first defense white paper since president took office last month. he's a security analyst. he gave us his take on where china's military policy is headed. >> it reflects the new leaders idea of course so they change the structure of contents completely. the feature of the paper must be specific. they criticize japan is making trouble on the issue of senkaku islands and also criticizing the united states to adjust their policy in the asia-pacific. they introduced the army structure in the second chapter, and also the number of soldiers, but it's also part of the -- not mentioned about the main three roles which are expected to be realized. the first one is defending the sovereignty an

"but also because east asia is a very big market for us goods and east asia is also a very big supplier to the us of low cost. items over there, there are disruptions in shipping. from asia to the us then that's going to lead to huge shortages of goods, price hikes, and a loss of jobs as well."" president obama says quote "nobody wants to see a conflict on the korean penninsula" however "the united states will take all necessary steps to protect it's people and to meet our obligations under our alliances in the region." the bay area is home to one of the biggest korean american communities in the country. live on campus elliot alagueuzian update news. two campus organizations are expressing concerns about the ethnic diversity on campus. update news' reporter tiffani tofani says the students have issued a list of demands... ">>>the student solidarity network and black unity group hosted an assembly to show support for african american students as well as other cultures on campus. one of the main issues discussed was a list of demands presented by the black unity group at its open forum o

warship had to the korean peninsula, we look at the escalating crisis with asia expert richard sullivan. rattling iss saber nothing new, but even china is scrambling for diplomatic solutions. we will pay closer to home for a conversation about what they see as a fallout assault on our children's future. those conversations are coming up right now. >> there is a saying that dr. king had said, there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only about halfway to completely eliminate hunger and we have work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: kim jong un inherited the military first policy that seeks to destabilize the region. despite sanctions, north korea continues to develop a nuclear arsenal. the former ambassador to the philippines and asia expert richard solomon is a senior rand is to two. dodge this is a timely issue to look at. the kor

if you look at central asia, you will see that that is also the truth. the springs immigration means that people are extremist because they are up against very difficult situations. one thing that has not been focused on is that many chechens feel they are about to be returned to the russian federation to chechnya because of what has been happening because of russian pressure in austria and elsewhere. people who fear they have no good options may do really bad things. three quick conclusions. we're learning that if we are going to compete in this ideological context, police power must be used. it will never be sufficient to solve the problem. second, we need to recognize that many of the problems we have now both with regards to at the city. -- regards to islam and north caucases. we had to cooperatate with the russians in certain respects. we recognize that they are part of the problem. that has to be insisted upon. we need to understand that some of the things that are coming out in the coverage of the two terrorists chose that there are optimistic rea

history in asia, as you know, is unfolding. it's catching up, if you will. not just an economic zone any more. one of the questions then is what happens. do you want, i think the answer is no, south korea and japan to say, we need our own nuclear deterrence. we don't trust the united states. that would be a recipe, potentially, for instability. that kind of a transition. so, what we want to do is be reassuring to our friends and our allies. at the same time, we push back against the north koreans. tom is exactly right. this is about china. if chinese want to stop north korea the guys at the border who oversee the goods going in, can go on leave for a couple of days. the north koreans will get the message and the problem is not the chinese are worried about immigrants. they are worried about unification of korea, which seoul is the capital as part of the american security orbit. >> nuclear weapons and 40,000 troops -- >> one of the interesting diplomatic things we tell the chinese, look, we're prepared to negotiate about that. it doesn't have nuclear weapons.

with asia. fingertips the economic forum kicks off today in china the top politicians business leaders and nobel prize winners of business in emerging markets. are reporting that taking advantage of a strain of bird flu kills. investigate who could benefit from the fast spreading stories. live from new center here in moscow this is a twenty four hours a day it's been exactly three years since we could expose the graphic video which left an indelible blot on america's reputation the footage which shows u.s. helicopters killing more than a dozen iraqi civilians not only shocked the world but had adar impact on american soldiers who witnessed the massacre we spoke to an army veteran who shared his memories of a day he'd rather forget. for by the way it was the video that put wiki leaks on the map turned the tide of war in iraq and landed private first class bradley manning in military detention but for army veteran ethan mccord it was just another day on duty the helicopters are approximately about

with asia at its heart and the world at its fingertips the economic form kicks off today china top politicians business leaders and nobel prize winners. business in emerging markets . taking advantage of his new a strain of bird flu kills six prompting a mass poultry we investigate who could benefit from the fast spreading. stories. from our new center here in moscow this is our to you with the twenty four hours a day. it's been exactly three years since we could a graphic video which left an indelible blot on america's reputation the footage which shows u.s. helicopters killing more than a dozen iraqi civilians not only shocked the world but had an impact on american soldiers who witnessed the massacre we spoke to an army veteran who shared his memories of a day he'd rather forget. by the way it was the video that put wiki leaks on the map turned the tide of war in iraq and landed private first class bradley manning in military detention but for army veteran ethan mccord it was just another day on duty the helicopters are approximately about a mile and a half away. when they resume his guys.

history in asia, as you know, is unfolding. it's catching up, if you will. not just an economic zone any more. one of the questions then is what happens. do you want, i think the answer is no, south korea and japan to say, we need our own nuclear deterrence. we don't trust the united states. that would be a recipe, potentially, for instability. that kind of a transition. so, what we want to do is be reassuring to our friends and our allies. at the same time, we push back against the north koreans. tom is exactly right. this is about china. if chinese want to stop north korea the guys at the border who see the goods going in and out, they can get the flu. the north koreans will get the message and not the chinese are worried about immigrants, they are worried about a unification of korea with seoul as the capital as part of the american security orbit. >> nuclear weapons and 40,000 troops -- >> one of the interesting diplomatic things we tell the chinese, look, we're prepared to negotiate about that. it doesn't have nuclear weapons. another possibility is tha

the edb forecasts that the economy in asia pacific will expand 6.6% this year. that's up 0.5 percentage point from last year, and the first increase in the pace of growth in three years. the bank says the chinese economy will grow 8.2%. that's due to rising domestic demand and recovering exports. it also forecasts that domestic demand and trade in southeast asian countries will continue to grow. but adb economists note that monetary easing in industrialized countries could invite asset bubbles in this region and hurt its economic stability. >> we are actually giving a warning that they have to focus more not to have asset bubbles, rather than saying they already have asset bubbles. >> adb economists also cite other negative factors such as fiscal problems in the u.s., credit worries in europe, and territorial disputes in asia. >>> china's inflation rate is showing signs of easing. consumer prices rose at a slower pace in march than in the previous month. officials at the national bureau of statistics say the consumer price index rose just over 2% in march from a

also with asia at its heart and the world at its fingertips the economic forum kicks off today in china where top politicians business leaders and nobel prize winners and looking to spark business in emerging markets. all still to come free but first a second chinese city has begun counting birds in a wave of panic about a possible avian flu outbreak the fears of also spread to neighboring countries six people have died out of the sixteen infected figures fall off from an epidemic. looks now what who might hope to benefit from any bird flu hype. panic is already spreading across the globe over fears of a bird flu epidemic in china twenty thousand birds were slaughtered at one local market japan has health warnings on people coming into the country from china hong kong shares slumped in chinese airline stocks in an attempt to restrict travel vietnam bans poultry imports from china and taiwan raises quarantine level alerts while the u.s. and china are already looking into creating a vaccine for this specific type of bird flu drug producers are already poised to jump in produce a cure at a

it's a pacific rim book prize in which books come from asia and all over the pacific rim. in the last 11 years it's been a prize we read so many books that have come from voices of new writers. i'm always amazed and they are writing different storers i wrote when i started. all the people have come through now. if you look at the list of indian and japanese authors and chinese authors it's now we are very much diverse. i think for a long time we weren't. i thank you for that question. if i keep going i will never get another question. [laughter]. >> thank you for samurai's garden. i read it had it first came out and it's wonderful to be rereminded. >> thank you. and thank you for coming. you know jump off, i was samurai's garden, i said it was an energizer bunny. danville shoes samurai's garden the end of last year. they had the danville theatre which is a nice theatre and they were doing roamioand juliette and there was me in the middle of a balcony. it was a nice audience when i walked in my brain was exat that timic, look at the people here. it's almost as good as last

if you look at central asia, you will see that that is also the truth. the springs immigration means that people are extremist because they are up against very difficult situations. one thing that has not been focused on is that many chechens feel they are about to be returned to the russian federation to chechnya because of what has been happening because of russian pressure in austria and elsewhere. people who fear they have no good options may do really bad things. three quick conclusions. we're learning that if we are going to compete in this ideological context, police power must be used. it will never be sufficient to solve the problem. second, we need to recognize that many of the problems we regards toth of islam and with guards to at the city -- and with regards to at we had to copper with the russians in certain respects. we recognize that they are part of the problem. that has to be insisted upon. we need to understand that some of the things that are coming out in the coverage of the two terrorists chose that there are optimistic reasons for

defense policy in asia. president obama is on the road today traveling to connecticut talking about gun legislation live at 545 eastern also on c-span. and the news from london the former prime minister margaret thatcher has died at the age of 87. known as the i.r.a. may be the longest serving british prime minister of the 20th century. we have of footage available to view any time from our archives. president george of the bush this morning glory and dire saddened by the death of margaret thatcher she was an inspirational leader who stood on principle and guided the nation with clare it -- confidence and clarity. >> the ftc is structured as a wired division and a wireless division and it issues the annual report by congress on the state of wireless. the hidden assumption behind that direction is the wireless market is somehow separate from the wired market but in fact, in the world the broadband, these two have been increasingly converged. >> host: what stands in the way that i'd like the cable companies th

but now we are starting to pay much more of a role in asia. one of the primary areas i travel to is the middle east, but the second mouse is asia. when i took a job, i didn't anticipate that, but it is just the necessity of going to asia, building relationships, interacting with part or as him. the final point, i will add a fourth is early in my tenure were able to get the treaties passed with united kingdom and australia were beginning to see there is used. the broader export control is just now going to be moving items to the state department control lists to the commerce department control lists and that will happen next week for the first two categories and that's a significant accomplishment. they're going to go to raw 18 categories and scrubbed them so that things maintained by the things we really need to protect and deserve the highest level of protection and those that still need to be controlled, but don't need this high level of protection. the categories were looking at to move next week our aircraft and engines and we think the th

as well as in asia. the automaker forecast its global car sales would rise 7.7% to 3.7 million vehicles and projects 58%wide in net profit for the current fiscal year. japan's most reliant exportmaker mazda posted a 308 million profit for the fiscal year through march. it was the first time in five fiscal years for mazda to return to the black. mazda gets a large boost from a weaker yen says it exports 80% what it makes in japan. these reports show a strong comeback with the japanese carmakers with the help of a weaker yen. the yen has lost 14% since the start of the year. toyota and nissan will release earnings in the coming weeks. back to you, kelly. >> thanks very much for that. picking up with the automakers, renault says it will make nissan's new contact car in france. the company under huge pressure like all the other automakers to make sure it is employing people in france. not sure investors love it, shares are down almost 2%. >>> getting any thoughts or comments, e-mail us, worldwide@cnbc.com. s

australia's asx 200 outperformed asia ending higher by 0.6%. banking shares ended up in the green on hopes they would report rising profits this week and next. but we faced the upside due to weaker commodity prices last friday. back to you. >> thanks for that, sixuan. we'll catch you a little late. >>> spain's finance minister is heading to germany. if he's going to get knit help with his growth strategy? we'll have more when we come back. welcnew york state, where cutting taxes for families and businesses is our business. we've reduced taxes and lowered costs to save businesses more than two billion dollars to grow jobs,

the pacific ocean does not separate he was from asia. -- the u.s. from asia. it connects us. we are making good progress. let me sure to you that paycom continue to demonstrate the u.s.'s resolve and commitment to peace and security in the important part of the world. half of our military sacrifice every day to make sure our country is well defended. i would like to thank each member of this committee for your support. i look forward to your questions. >> thank you very much. we are going to try to use the technology be have been provided with your today.-- with here today. i was asked why we don't use timers. i do not have the biggest idea. -- the vaguest idea. we will find out whether they actually have an impact on us as that of the card being handed in front of us. now you have to keep your eyes on the timer. we will start with eight minutes. quantum leap, right. small step for committee, major step for mankind. admiral, let me start. over the weekend, the department announced they were delaying a routine reliability test of 3 icbm to an impact site in the marshall island

all southeast asia and asia there are a lot of similarities. >> he is a male entity. he is not -- are you referring to the story? >> it's interesting you should say that. a unique indian concept is one of half male, half female. and that is -- unlike some dances the solo dancer portrays all of the parts in the story. you can portray a feminine aspect and then masculine aspect with the bow and arrow. the male has to portray feminine and the female has to portray masculine. there is a very fierce dance and a soft sort of dance and every dancer has to learn all those aspects. it's very, you know, my teacher i call him a guru in this art form you have to study very, very hard. you have to learn about all the cultural aspects. he says it's liberating because he enjoys and has to learn to bring up the feminine aspect. he's a strong character it's a challenge for him and he likes it. the stories are metaphor cal. i don't look at this that this is a man or woman. there are qualities we all have that some of us are in touch with and are not. in our culture we think people shou

asia accounts for one-quarter of the global gdp. over five years, asia pacific may account for as much as 60% of global growth, and that's why through the efforts like the transpacific partnership, our work in apec, our strategic and economic dialogues of the chinese, indians issue and other, and our enhanced engagement in southeast asia, we're continuing to assert ourselves as a resident economic power in the region. think about the opportunity that the transpacific partnership alone remits, 11 members comprising 168 million with combined economic output of 65 trillion dollars a year. we've worked to forge an agreement that brings together economies from across the pacific, development and developing -- developed and developing alike. the transpacific partnership is perhaps the most ambitious trade negotiation underway in the world. it will break new ground on important issues from the challenges of state owned enterprises to ensuring the free flow of da to across borders, enhancing supply chains, ensuring transparency and cutting

forces in the asia-pacific region. on behalf of the committee, let me work in -- welcome admiral samuel locklear. the committee appreciates your long years of faithful service and the many sacrifices you and your family have made for our nation. we would also greatly appreciate it if you would pass along to the men and women with whom you work our admiration for their service as well. we know this is a particularly busy time for you and your staff. we appreciate you joining us today. general thurman, the commander of u.s. forces in korea, was originally scheduled to testify today as well but the decision was made to keep him on the korean peninsula and we understand and appreciate the reasons for that decision. we wish general thurman well in his ongoing activities. today's hearing is a particularly timely one because of the events on the client not on the korean peninsula which have intensified as the north korean regime has elevated its reckless rhetoric and provocative behavior. in a guarded optimism about north kor