china china that the u.s. isn't mentioned while and receive nowhere. all right you're not letting me finish because you don't have any real point to make here what i'm saying is this that you have as i do china has been more aggressive in pursuing its territorial claims in the east china sea in the south china sea it is not a coincidence china has has had these opinions it has had these claims for decades but in the past they were unable to act upon it because they lack the power now that china has more muscle it is going to pursue its interests like any country would i'm not saying china is worse i'm not saying it's better it's not a moral issue it's not a normative issue china is simply pursuing it saying it was more aggressively now because they have the ability to do so and these interesting clue claims that you're seeing trees there's american exceptionalism the name in the e-mail is from henry kissinger there's. there's an american exceptionalism in that you know i mean because it makes the point which i think i do either second all right. here w

not just in china. in much of the developing world, this is a significant problem. >> perhaps get magnified by the rate of growth. >> because china is so large. don't think there is more corruption in china than there is in india, for instance. or many other places in the world. but because china is such a big ,ngine in the world economy and there's so much change there, that it is a huge issue. >> i do have questions from all of you, or some of you, that you submitted, and we will get to those. a lot of things we want to touch on first. sustainability, i mentioned, is something you are very keen on. something that is really the focus of the pulse initiative and the polson institute. having a sustainable economic , awth plan, a model, perhaps rising china on how to implement sustained economic growth. we hear about the environmental problems in china, mr. secretary. i am frankly a little bit surprised they haven't been addressed liquor. and i think i share that feeling with maybe some others. in fact, t

china china that the u.s. isn't mentioned while and we see nowhere. all right you're not letting me finish because you don't have any real point to make here what i'm saying is this that you have as i do china has been more aggressive in pursuing its territorial claims in the east china sea in the south china sea it is not a coincidence china has has had these opinions it has had these claims for decades but in the past they were unable to act upon it because they lack the power now that china has more muscle it is going to pursue its interests like any country would i'm not saying china is worse i'm not saying it's better it's not a moral issue it's not a normative issue china is simply pursuing it saying it was more aggressively now because they have the ability to do so and these interest include claims that you're seeing through there's american exceptionalism the name and email is from henry kissinger there's. there's an american exceptionalism in that because it makes the point which i think it's we are second all right. here we have run out of

china china that the u.s. isn't mentioned while and we see nowhere. all right you're not letting me finish because you don't have any real point to make here what i'm saying is this that you have as i do china has been more aggressive in pursuing its territorial claims in the east china sea in the south china sea it is not a coincidence china has has had these opinions it has had these claims for decades but in the past they were unable to act upon it because they lack the power now that china has more muscle it is going to pursue its interests like any country would i'm not saying china is worse i'm not saying it's better it's not a moral issue it's not a normative issue china is simply pursuing it saying it was more aggressively now because they have the ability to do so and these interesting clue claims that you're seeing trees there's american exceptionalism the name and email is from henry kissinger there's. there's an american exceptionalism in that you know i mean because it makes the point which i think it's very very second all right gentleme

china china that the u.s. isn't mentioned while and receive nowhere. all right you're not letting me finish because you don't have any real point to make here what i'm saying is this that you have as i do china has been more aggressive in pursuing its territorial claims in the east china sea in the south china sea it is not a coincidence china has has had these opinions it has had these claims for decades but in the past they were unable to act upon it because they lack the power now that china has more muscle it is going to pursue its interests like any country would i'm not saying china is worse i'm not saying it's better it's not a moral issue it's not a normative issue china is simply pursuing it saying it was more aggressively now because they have the ability to do so and these interesting clue claims that you're seeing trees there's american exceptionalism than any man from henry kissinger there's. there's an american exceptionalism in that you know i mean because it makes the point which i think i do either second i don't think you can hear we

look at china's history you look at china as i want to say the words and anybody who tries to go to china definitely no. no no no wait a second i mean you know china is never the way the last thing let me let me a little in washington just like in the last yes. yes the last thing i would say is that the u.s. you know has been you know. meeting fellow throughout its history look at look at the number one killer of all circumstance that's ok but they're not about let's go ahead and say about this just because the u.s. is going to be rational timer does not mean that about it human rights and that sort of thing has nothing to do with u.s. foreign policy henry kissinger says that stephen walt says that john mearsheimer says that it's absurd the second only only dissociated academic this man would believe in that sort of things are just for you are you saying that saying here is that you know china is the best behaved country on earth. i did not say that i said the united states and that's sort of the power it is a ruthless imperial power and china is well while advise to be very careful matt

china china that the us is a mentioned while and receive nowhere. all right you're not letting me finish because you don't have any real point to make here what i'm saying is this that you have as i do china has been more aggressive in pursuing its territorial claims in the east china sea in the south china sea it is not a coincidence china has has had these opinions it has had these claims for decades but in the past they were unable to act upon it because they lack the power now that china has more muscle it is going to pursue its interests like any country would i'm not saying china is worse i'm not saying it's better it's not a moral issue it's not a normative issue china is simply pursuing it saying it was more aggressively now because they have the ability to do so and these interest include claims that you're seeing trees there's american exceptionalism than any man he made us from henry kissinger there's. there's an american exceptionalism in that you know i mean because it makes the point which i think i do either second all right. here we

not just in china. in much of the developing world, this is a significant problem. >> perhaps get magnified by the rate of growth. >> because china is so large. don't think there is more corruption in china than there is in india, for instance. or many other places in the world. but because china is such a big engine in the world economy, and there's so much change there, that it is a huge issue. >> i do have questions from all of you, or some of you, that you submitted, and we will get to those. a lot of things we want to touch on first. sustainability, i mentioned, is something you are very keen on. something that is really the focus of the paulson initiative and the paulson institute. having a sustainable economic growth plan, a model, perhaps, a rising china on how to implement sustained economic growth. we hear about the environmental problems in china, mr. secretary. i am frankly a little bit surprised they haven't been addressed liquor. and i think i share that feeling with maybe some others. in

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islands in the east china sea. u.s. deputy secretary of state william burns is visiting japan and spoke exclusively to nhk in tokyo. the islands are controlled by japan but claimed by china and taiwan. burns stressed both sides should discuss the matter calmly to avoid inflaming tensions. burns says the u.s. does not take a position on the sovereigntissue but acknowledged that the isnds are adnistered bjapa >> we call upon all parties to deal with this issue in an exclusively peaceful manner, to avoid actions which might risk miscalculations or risk rising tensions. it is very important to deal with this issue in a calm and constructive manner. >> burns also mentioned a recent series of talks between u.s. senior officials and chinese leaders. he said his country will strengthen ties with china through diplomatic and military routes and that u.s.-china relaons are very importantor creang provocation by north korea. >>> asia wants to have an eu style economic community. leaders have begun talkings on forming a single

what's more likely is they will keep their china plants focused on selling to companies here in china while u.s. plants pick up more of the manufacturing for companies in the u.s. one big advantage u.s. manufacturing plants have over those here in china, productivity. now, it's improving here in china, but it's still not to the level where it is in the u.s. and because of that productivity, u.s. manufacturing plants have been able to keep their costs in check relative to firms here in china. phil lebeau, "nightly business report," shanghai, china. >>> and tomorrow we'll look at whether china, the world's largest auto market, is about to come the world'smost lucrative market for luxu carmakers. >>> meme seaworld is set to make its g debut tomorrow, but inv tors dive in? >>> first, a look, though, at how commodities, treasuries and currencies fared today. >>> you can call it a whale of a deal. seaworld entertainment, this is the amusement park behind shamu, the killer whale, will sell shares to the public for the first time ever tomorrow at the new york stock exchange. it's offering 26

that china, china has promised that china will not go into arms race. any other nuclear weapon states. and china, by that, i think china at least means china will not seek parity with the two superpowers. you were wildly off, and china will not seek nuclear superiority. and there's also some discussions around the p5 agreement of reporting form to the npt in 2015, to report the arsenal on the number of warheads, the current arsenal, the nuclear material and also the weapons that has been dismantled. so, you imply actually that china has maybe a much larger arsenal than some experts that, that ministry experts think that china might have some 3000 missiles, warheads, somewhere in the mountains or in the tunnels. so when i read that, i cannot help feeling amused. i'm amused by the imagination, and also, and also by the approach that such -- like assumptions have been taken so seriously. i know that the most recent national defense authorization act, which was signed into law in early january, requested the commander of the strategic command to submit a re

what's more likely is they will keep their china plants focused on selling to companies here in china while u.s. plants pick up more of the manufacturing for companies in the u.s. one big advantage u.s. manufacturing plants have over those here in china, productivity. now, it's improving here in china, but it's still not to the level where it is in the u.s. and because of that productivity, u.s. manufacturing plants have been able to keep their costs in check relative to firms here in china. phil lebeau, "nightly business report," shanghai, china. >>> and tomorrow we'll look at whether china, the world's largest auto market, is about to become the world's most lucrative market for luxury carmakers. >>> meantime, still ahead, seaworld is set to make its trading debut tomorrow, but should investors dive in? >>> first, a look, though, at how commodities, treasuries and currencies fared today. >>> you can call it a whale of a deal. seaworld entertainment, this is the amusement park behind shamu, the killer whale, will sell shares to the public for the first time ever tomorrow at the new y

over the south china sea. to would you agree with me bets the only -- would you agree with me that the only restraining force at this time is the chinese? >> i would say they will play a key part in any restraint. i do not know if they are the only one. >> do you think they have played a sufficient role of restraint of north korea/ ? >> i think they could do more. >> are you concerned about this combination of factors about chinese behavior, that they are not beating as a world -- behaving as a world power should be a of in light of the military buildup? some concerns. >> how serious are those concerns? as the chinese military that the balls, which i mean it will and igh, -- evolves, think it will evolve, the question is about transparency and what they are going to do to the military and how they integrate the military to the rest of the security environment. it does concern me. they know my concerns. i have a voice to them. we continue to have dialogue. >> do you have adequate defense missile resources to de

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ping an, china life, china pacific, new china life insurance all lost over 2%. but reconstruction related stocks capped losses on that market, including cement and steelmakers, heavy machinery and expressway stocks. they soared limit up by about 10% today. that's a look at the asian markets. back to you. >> thanks very much for that. now, friday marked the end of the worst week for the dow jones in almost a year. the index fell 2.114% to be precise. that was the biggest weekly decline since june. meanwhile, in the nasdaq, apple shares suffer a big hit. trading down nearly 45% from september's all-time high. if you had shorted apple and went long the nikkei, hedging for the yen in the end of the last year, you would have done pretty well for yourself. apple's free fall led across the board. there were big swings on the vix. a large increase for the year. let's hear more from charles beesly. pushes a little bit of money around. charles, thanks very much for your time. first of all, just to pick up on these market levels we're starting to see here, are you changing

china doesn't want that. do i think china will be the nice big brother that pulls it together. maybe, but it may not be for the reason we like to believe. >> uma: if we ask china to limit food and aid to north korea, could this give china a chance to force us to do concessions? >> i think that is a good question, uma, and one we need to be prepared for. they have us by the throat because of the debt we owe to them. the only thing we do have. we buy so much of their stuff. it is a matter of do they want to get into a trade war? no, they don't. it would wreck their economy . so everybody is in eight tight spot and no one wins here. but north korea has to be made to stand down and the only enity who can do that is china. >> china wants this to choose. if a conflict breaks out with north korea. millionings of refugees will go in the border. that could be a economic burden. >> it would. the north korea have a disastrous economy because of everything in the military hardware and their people are reduced to eating lawn clippings while the president lives like a king . it is a horrible

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. another possibility is that we can talk about american troop presence. we can talk about a lot of things. but you have to be willing to use your influence. >> do you think the obama administration has handled this well? >> as painful and unnatural for me to say this, i think they handled it. superbly. predecessors george w. bush and bill clinton. >> both of whom fell for this -- >> both who fell for this story not understanding this is a regime that doesn't stay bri

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russia and china and australia china's rise has certainly faced criticism and accusations of currency many feel lation from washington d.c. is the u.s. is feeling that is losing its position as the world's leading economy. but china consistently demonstrated its resilience in diplomacy and its independence in the economic decision making so the tropical island of may be nothing like the mighty slopes of switzerland but the economic agreements made here may send evelyn says across the globe that are just as powerful. and more on the significance of the poor and when i go live to china and talk to seeing a diver rushes represents a four g. twenty summit preparations ksenia that is how we just had the report of our colleagues so what's the significance of this event. how did manage to attract so many big names and high profile figures. while this is still largest war and we need to now i should say that i'm very impressed with the reef invasion you're myself while you're really can you hear it here that easily ease the news anchor or are you going on. praise be to want. to listen is in o

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 that we can talk about american troop presence. we can talk about a lot of things. but you have to be willing to use your influence. >> do you think the obama administration has handled this well? >> as painful and unnarcheral for me to say this, i think they handled it. predecessors george w. bush and bill clinton. >> both of whom fell for this -- >> both who fell for this story not understanding this is a regime that doesn't stay bribed. they manufacture crises in ord

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the ripples from china. awas the escalating tension between israel and palestine sparks an advertisement it's full time to new york that's just ahead after the break. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you knew. our market was a big. international that in the very heart of moscow. this is all see coming to life in moscow welcome back heads of state to business leaders and nobel prize winners have all gathered in china to discuss economic and other pressing global issues the twelve zero hour forum has already proven a truly global events this year once again bringing the world's attention to emerging nations have a growing economic clout and local correspondent alexander reports from china. when people hear it can always forum the first thing that comes to mind is this no escape in doubles but this is not changing as the repertoires of the so-called asia

can cut the dweel china. hae he has a lot of credibility with china. >> reporter: trade with china is booming from $1 billion a few years ago to $5 billion now. if you account for the weapons and minerals, how else is he getting money? >> he's getting it through illicit transactions. >> reporter: officials say north korea is exporting illegal drugs like meth, producing knockoffs of popular cigarettes and pharmaceutical drugs, even counterfeiting good old ben franklin. the fact that u.s. officials say the illicit stuff is still pretty small scale. the north gets a bit more from tourism and foreign investment from places like south korea and china. but, wolf, he says in a country that doesn't get any taxes from its citizens and really is not connected to the international world trading market, it is the minerals and the weapons that are the cash cows keeping kim in power. >> they have global sanctions against him from the u.s. security council but he's getting cash that he needs. chris lawrence, good report. th

at china's history you look at china which i will say the words and anybody who tries to go to china definitely no. no no no wait a second i mean you know china has never been a listening let me let me a little in washington the second the last yes. yes the last thing i would say is that the u.s. you know has been you know. well meaning fellow throughout its history look at look at. the circumstance that's ok but if they're not about let's grow up and say i want about this just because the u.s. is going to be like does not mean that about it human rights and that sort of thing has nothing to do with us foreign policy henry kissinger says that stephen walt says that john mearsheimer says that it's absurd to sack only only dissociated academics those nonbelievers leading this sort of things aren't just for you are you saying that saying here is that you know china is the best behaved country on earth. i did not say that i said the united states and that's sort of the power it is a ruthless imperial power and china is well while advised to be very careful matt jump in go ahead. yeah wel

china china that the us is an optional island receive nowhere. all right you're not letting me finish because you don't have any real point to make here what i'm saying is this that you have as i do china has been more aggressive in pursuing its territorial claims in the east china sea in the south china sea it is not a coincidence china has has had these opinions it has had these claims for decades but in the past they were unable to act upon it because they lack the power now that china has more muscle it is going to pursue its interests like any country would i'm not saying china is worse i'm not saying it's better it's not a moral issue it's not a normative issue china is simply pursuing it saying it was more aggressively now because they have the ability to do so and these interesting clue claims that other countries there's american exceptionalism only the name and email is from henry kissinger there's. there's an american exceptionalism in that you know i mean because it makes the point which i think i do either second all right gentlemen

china china that the u.s. isn't mentioned while and we see nowhere. all right you're not letting me finish because you don't have any real point to make here what i'm saying is this that you have to i do china has been more aggressive in pursuing its territorial claims in the east china sea in the south china sea it is not a coincidence china has has had these opinions it has had these claims for decades but in the past they were unable to act upon it because they lack the power now that china has more muscle it is going to pursue its interests like any country would i'm not saying china is worse i'm not saying it's better it's not a moral issue it's not a normative issue china is simply pursuing it saying it was more aggressively now because they have the ability to do so and these interesting clue claims that you're seeing trees there's american exceptionalism than any man and you may find this from henry kissinger there's. there's an american exceptionalism in that you know i mean that has endured up makes the point which i think i do either second

and china? and to what extent can we expect that china could rein in john gang, -- pyongyang or can be made to do so? what is happening is you've got something like a beijing to step. at the u.n. sanctions and then you have the return to six-party talks, which have not accomplish anything except some statements for 10 years. so are we in a cul-de-sac so to speak? so if you could address those two points, to what extent is secured on the korean peninsula de facto in the hands of washington beijing, and to what extent do the elites in those capitals understand that? and, and as a corollary, can we expect that beijing can put the pressure on? what i see happening is the possibility within a few years of icbms on the launch pad, you know, with a miniaturized nukes on the top, and then what? >> thank you, john. i think when you zero in on the china, the u.s.-south korea relationship, terms have been elevated. the u.s. and south korea announced a contingency plan where the u.s. would be shoulder to sh

>> china has been conflicted. they don't want to see a threat to korea but china is afraid of a disintergration leading to a refugee flow, and the korean penninsula united in the u.s. and gavive an advatage. this week, the new chinese president showed his frustration with north korea's leadership. chinese areoepe the hoping they will be more reasonable. >> who has influence with kim jong-un now? >> most believe china is the only country. the russian government as well. they have military assistance and it is important to see the russian foreign minister give a warning. they could be doing more. >> pyongyang has upset the major powers. will they get anything in return? >> secretary kerry said -- they will not accept north korea as a nuclear power. after a missile launch, if that happens -- in a few weeks or months you may see a resumption of the six-party talks but the u.s. made it clear those talks will only occur if in the talks they go to denuclearization. and the north koreans have not met any of the promises t

a third victim is believed to be a student from china. that person's name has not been released at the family's request. >>> chinese war ships patrolled waters near the disputed islands in the east china sea on wednesday, reportedly as part of an exercise. the senkaku islands are controlled by japan by claimed by china and taiwan. the vessels enter the waters on tuesday night and stayed until just before dawn the next day after conducting drills in the western pacific. they practice inexpecting and seizing suspicious vessels. a senior fleet officer was quoted as saying the islands are an integral part of chinese territory. and it is justifiable for the navy to navigate in the waters around the islands and that there is no cause for criticism. chinese media noted that april 17th is the anniversary of the signing of a treaty ending the japanese war of 18 5. china claims that japan stole the islands near the end of the war.5. china claims that japan stole the islands near the end of the war.95. china claims that japan stole the islands near

can you bring those to china? >> that's where this trade mission has enormous opportunities. >> every ton of garbage creates the greenhouse gasses. we can turn that into clean energy. >> mike hart from davis came on this trip searching for investors. his company turns solid waste into gas and ultimately electricity. the company can turn a ton of garbage into 1,600 kilowatts of power. >> we will have one significant partner as a result of the trip. that could result in several hundred million dollars of construction projects. >> california also stands to benefit from chinese experts. the country is a leading source of car batteries. governor brown who toured one chinese battery and electric car company says california's goal of 1 million electric cars by 2025 won't happen without china. china shows a lot more promise with working with california than washington. >> i find them a lot more advanced than our united states congress. they are mired in mythology and primative thinking. with that kind of power against ren

and china we are seeing. and with korean exports, so the backbone of the economy in the trend of recovery. two, we have a fiscal measure coming our way with the announcement of an extra budget that's estimated at around 17 trillion now and we have barclay's for one saying that this fiscal impulse from this expected is expected to have a similar affect of three 25 basis point rate cuts. and three, it's expectations of consumer prices picking up in the second half of this year. now, looking ahead, rod ross, with the central bank holding steady this month despite all this political pressure, the market seems pretty divided now on how the central banks policy rate will go down the road this year. now back to you. >> chery, thanks for that. let's remind you what's also on the agenda tomorrow. u.s. secretary of state john kerry will make a key visit with very much in focus. singapore is expected to release slower gtp growth. in india, we'll get march cpi data and many will be focused on the tech giant's emphasis. >

russia and china and australia china's rise has certainly faced criticism and accusations of currency many feel lation from washington d.c. is the us is feeling that is losing its position as the world's leading economy. but china consistently demonstrated its resilience in diplomacy and its independence in the economic decision making so the tropical island of none may be nothing like the mighty slopes of switzerland but the economic agreements made here may send avalanches across the globe that are just as powerful and of course will be covering the forum for you through the next three days owner and on line here announcing. you would believe economic forum for the big players who are shaping tomorrow's global ecology while twenty thirteen the stakes are high today on our t.v. billions of dollars stashed in tax havens have been brought to light the international consortium of journalists have leaks a report exposing all short times of some well known corporations and high profile figures such as the election campaign treasurer for france's president or land and margaret boden vary f

they see china as key because china has the pocketbook. china can all of a sudden stop aid to north korea, be a little bit tougher, say listen those fuel shipments are running a little bit late but i think we might be overestimating china's influence here. you've seen china over recent years talk to the north koreans, warning them to not make a nuclear test, not to do a missile test and north korea goes ahead anyway. there is a big debate in china from senior officials up to president saying we're not getting much bang for our buck with north korea so it remains to be seen over the coming weeks and months how cozy china remains with north korea. the u.s. has tried to get china to crack down in the past, hasn't had too much success but china might be reaching its end point. >> elise labott, anna coren thank you. >>> some of kim jong-un's most passionate supporters the young people because they're taught at a young age to pay homage to their new leader and hate america. brian todd met one man who went through as a child. >> reporter: a capti

china has been reinforcing its navy to back up its territorial claims in the east and south china seas. >>> violence has erupted in western china between authorities and civilians. chinese state run media say the incident in the uighur autonomous region has left 21 people dead. a clash broke out on tuesday in kashgar. fighting began after local government officials reportedly discovered a suspicious group carrying knives. police rushed to the scene only from -- only for some to be taken hostage. police then reportedly shot six members of the group and arrested others. o total of 21 people, including 15 policemen, were killed. chinese authorities say the group was plotting a terror attack. there have been increasing outbursts of violence amid raising tensions with ethnic uighurs. they complain of a widening wealth gap. a riot broke out in the regional capital in 2009 claiming 200 lives. >>> the security situation in pakistan continues to be volatile ahead of next month's general election. police in islamabad say they found a car bomb near the home of the former president, pervez musharr

they cut china's growth to 8% from 8.2%. >> a slow down in gdp in china got the blame. but ford does not see it that way, they are protecting that 40% of the sale s will come fro china. they have doubled their capacity, scrambling to keep up with demand to keep up with the market. we have a closer look at ford's rapid expansion there and the challenges it faces. >> he is part of the new wave in china. car buyers turning the western part of the country into one of the hottest auto markets in the world. >> translator: in his mind, he feels that the car, the brand is good. and the service is also excellent. so this is why he trusts this brand. >> here, the gateway to western china, growth in auto sales is particularly good news for ford. at this plant, a new focus roles off the assembly line every minute and within two years ford will be doubling capacity in the area. >> this year, the total volume of the ford, were 600,000. so it's a big, big key. >> growing sales in china have been one of the top goals since he took over ford in 2006. at the time, ford had a small presen

writes very much everywhere china doesn't ask questions china's. politics china doesn't get involved in local leadership on like the united states on the western allies oil gas diamonds gold to uranium copper iron ore and more you name it africa's got it but china isn't only looking for resources it's investing in new infrastructure projects and not only gas pipes roads schools hospitals and more all under it's win win policy for loans allow african politicians to use the new infrastructure projects to promote their image among the locals while the locals are more than happy with the opportunity to make some extra cash of course chinese companies are often criticized for being overly demanding compared to the rest of the world but the figures speak for themselves with thirty two bilateral investment agreements and some fifty billion dollars worth of direct investment china is ready to work almost with any government in any state unlike its rivals certainly in terms of trade china has passed the united states it is africa's largest trading partner t

agreement with china. the first european down sign a free trade agreement with china. it was announced in our meeting that we will continue or dialogue on the arctic. the other major reason why china is interested in corporation with iceland is our transformation. especially our transformation. iceland, as some of you know, was in the early decades of my life, dependent on oil and coal like most countries. now for a number of decades had to present the production of space heating has been forseen. -- [inaudible] and the geothermal resources are increasingly taking bigger part of our institution. now we are engaged in one of those agreements was also signed this morning in china between icelandiced a adventure in this corporation and -- in building such geothermal heating sys

but what will china do? now clearly, john kerry believes china has enormous leverage. and will be pushing them for a start to live up to the sanctions which china itself signed up to recently. one of the key things will be to control the flow of illicit funds, of banking funds across the chinese border. which are processed in china. and also, kerry will be pushing china to send a very firm message to pyongyang that this behavior won't be tolerated. now, we'll see what china does. there's no doubt, as i say, they are enormously frustrated by this. but in the past, they've been very reluctant to put too much pressure on north korea for fear of destabilizing the regime and possibly of the place simply collapsing, chris. >> ian williams, live in beijing, thank you. >>> and joining me now, andrea mitchell who is now live in seoul and former defense secretary during the clinton administration, william cohen. andrea, let's talk first about john kerry, pretty harsh words for north korea about what comes next if they do fire this missile. tell us more. >> well, what he said tod

not getting too, too bad in northern china. seoul is looking at 20 on wednesday which is comfortable. but by thursday you'll also be seeing about 15 degrees. the real chill is going to be found further up towards the north. falling to minus one, and that's for the high here in the middle of april. on we go into the americas. we'll start in the east. we've been tracking a winter storm system moving through eastern canada. it is going to be bringing snow, but ahead of the front, it will be mostly rain because actually we have a lot of warm air coming right up ahead of this cold front. along the cold front we will be finding thunderstorms. and some of these will be a little bit on the severe side. heading up into the northeast and then it should be passed by wednesday. that system will be moving out. but there is another storm developing behind it. this is it. a low moving across the northern -- through the rockies, i should say, the four corners here. this one's going to be developing and bringing some pretty heavy snow. 30 centi

china russia and the u.k. france and germany have proposed easing economic sanctions in return for iran stopping enrichment past twenty percent to run says its responded with its own set of counterproposals based on the points made during a previous round of talks in moscow mr chilly also said that while enrichment of uranium is iran's indispensable right the country may consider suspending it in order to build trust the former head of the iran section of the british foreign and commonwealth office michael axworthy says it's been a much more positive meeting but there's still much to do. what has happened seems to sound like a good deal not positive the moment some previous rounds and i don't think anyone quite yet should expect very dramatic developments the history of this dispute is very long running. for a long time and there's been a stalemate there's a lack of trust on both sides and i think it takes precisely these sorts of developments. a gradual shift in positions towards each other to begin to escape

>> what china has is it has money to invest. obviously this is a country that is a world power and fared better in the economic downturns than most countries around the world. there is a large growing middle class in china that has money. if you are jerry brown, you want it in two forms. you want large money for the deal we talked about in oakland and you want consumerism. you want them to buy california products. >> he is good on staying on message and staying away from politicking and pomp and ceremony. how has he dealt with that among chinese delegates? >> he has done well with the pomp and circumstance. that is not a jerry brown strong suit. he disdains the trappings of office, usually. he seems to have enjoyed himself having a meeting with the premier of china in mid week. of course, all of the other officials he talked to. as far as issues that maybe others think he should be talking to here and most notably, issues on human rights issues or cyber security or piracy of entertainment items. the governor is steering clear of

us china russia the u.k. france and germany have proposed easing economic sanctions in return for iran stopping you raney and enrichment cost you twenty percent level iran says it's responded with its own set of counterproposals based on the points made during a previous round of talks in moscow mr jelly also said that while enrichment of uranium is a rant indispensable right a country may consider suspending it in order to build trust the former head of the iran section at the british foreign and commonwealth office michael axworthy says it's been a much more positive meeting but there is much still today. what has happened seems to sound like a good deal not positive to name some previous rounds and i don't think anyone quite yet should expect very dramatic developments in the history of this dispute is very long running. for a long time there's been a stalemate there's a lack of trust on both sides and i think it takes precisely these sorts of developments. gradual shift in positions towards each other to

again accuse china of limiting internet freedoms the so-called great firewall of china where beijing has long being under scrutiny for blocking many western websites such as facebook google and you tube but those criticizing china are no saints the sounding people and cispa bills to control internet data have made waves across the atlantic lately and the u.s. government approved interception of private text messages and e-mails for security needs are hardly contributing to online freedom china's single party political system and lack of democratic elections also came under fire the chinese report made its wife back at america's multi-party system saying that in what seems to be a democratic process it's really not the people that the amount of money spent on complaints which really decides the winner is the largest part of the us report was dedicated to human rights as they are today from harsh labor conditions to poor salaries indeed china's status of being the world's factory is nothing new and the cheap labor force concept has long been debated beijing hit back with a scathing cla

china russia the u.k. france and germany have proposed easing economic sanctions in return for iran stopping uranium enrichment and tehran says its responded with its own set of proposals but those details have yet to be revealed. dozens of people living killed in a suicide bomb blast in the iraqi city of baquba that's about sixty clicks north of baghdad they had been taking part in a political rally in support of a sunni muslim candidate standing in local elections to be held across the country in two weeks' time. portugal's cause if you will court has ruled that a handful of new budgetary measures aimed at saving the government money cannot be put in place declared four out of nine of the articles to be unconstitutional including scrapping some holiday bonuses and unemployment benefits the decision deprives the state of one point five billion euros in savings it had counted on to meet the terms of a euro zone bailout. two hundred seventy nine protesters have been arrested in montreal during a rally again