taiwan could be swallowed up little by little. >> young people have become a new force in taiwan politics. they're hoping these elections will give them more of a say in their future and in stirring the relationship with china. nhk world. >>> tokyo's water front district was the scene of a series of antiterrorism drills on thursday. the area is the planned location for an athlete's village for the 2020 tokyo olympics and parra olympics. in one scenario helicopterer ands patrol boats pursue a suspicion vessel. officers in a small boat boarded the target vessel and detained mock terrorists. in another drill, a terrorist threw a simulated bottle of nerve gas. firefighters carried participants to safety. >> translator: we will make every effort to deepen cooperation with other organizations to prevent terrorist attacks. >>> people in one of japan's snowiest cities are hoping for a case of deja vu. they're hoping to host the winter olympics for the second time. the mayor of sapporb say holding the events there in 2026 would help revitalize japan. the city put itself on the map when it host win

until the 1980s, taiwan was a single-party authoritarian state. >> in the 1980s, taiwan begins to democratize. however, when marshal law is abolished in 1987, political brawls go on the rise. in addition, taiwan's ruling political party remains the minority in the legislature. >> they still couldn't get their stuff through the legislature because they didn't have a majority of seats. so it's like when you have a republican president and a democratic majority in the u.s. congress. there's always a lot more conflict. >> so is there any hope that taiwan will be able to stabilize its political system in the near future, rendering these fights a thing of the past? >> i'm pretty confident that taiwan will develop some mechanisms for smoothing over the worst and most violent of these legislative conflicts. >> but until then, grab some popcorn, sit back and enjoy the show. and you don't have to look far from taiwan to find more political punch-outs. >> if you want to be a politician in korea, a black belt in tae kwon do may not be a bad thing to have. >> fights are so common in south korea's parliame

taiwan is a perfect example. >> i must interject at this point because you emphasize the taiwan example. it seems to me most distinguishable. taiwan and china maintained from the beginning there is only one china. and so taiwan is a place, it's a region. it's in no way recognizing no question of recognition in the taiwanese act. >> that's correct, justice ginsburg. what you put on the passport does not -- >> you go back to my question which i'd like an answer to. i don't think that taiwan is a counterexample since the policy of the state department in that being f.a.m., foreign affairs man, says pretty clearly that if there's a dispute about the larger power, i.e., china, you always can put in your passport the smaller place of birth, like a city, or i would think here taiwan. so i don't hear the department, who i guess i'm saying the experts, saying that taiwan example conflicted with their policy. >> china objected to that. >> i want an answer to this question. not whether china objected or didn't object or so forth. i'm not interested in that. i'm interested in what we as judges do w

. >>> an election and resignation in taiwan raises questions about the island's future relations with china. >>> we're on the road in india where an experiment in education is proving to be a success. >>> egypt's attorney general is looking into whether he can appeal a verdict that saw hasy mubarak cleared of all charges. this was the reaction inside the courts after the verdicts were handed down. it comes after a foreign minister and six aides were also cleared of all charges. the judge said that the president should not have been standing trial in the first place. it also cleared six of his aids on similar charges. corruption charges against mubarak and two sons were also thrown out on a technicality, and mubarak and salam were cleared of selling creep gas to israel. but the reports had been mixed. >> it was called the trial of the century egypt, and it ended with a controversial verdict. one that supporters of the deposed president celebrated. three years forced out of office, mubarak saw the case against him thrown out by the presiding judge. mubarak had been charged with conspiri

thank you >>> voting is underway in taiwan's elections. thousands of candidates are running for mayors and counsellors. the biggest test before the 2016 presidential election. the pro-china party could face defeat in the capital. >> let's speak to jacobs. a professor of asian languages and studies at the monash university. thank you for joining us on al jazeera. how closely do you think the chinese are watching the elections. how worried about the possibility are they, about the opposition returning to power? >> i think they are watching very closely, and the opposition did well, more than i think most of us could have hoped for, if you were supportive of the tdp. we had an overwhelming victory. it looks like the tmt held six seats, and of the big seats they held one. it's close to the call on that one. they lost everything else. there were places that they hoped to retain, they lost, and even a place in the north-west of taiwan, has been strongly kmt, looks like they lost that place as well. >> it's been an overwhelming democratic progres

the prime minister in taiwan suffers a major defeat in elections. plus, in name being i can't, some voters are turned away from the polls. >> endorsing a draft resolution setting a time table for the creation of the palestinian state. the proposal also calls for the end of the israeli occupation of palestinian territories by the year 2016. more now from ramallah on the west bank. >> reporter: mahmood abbas continued in reaching a draft resolution that is acceptable to them and european countries. according to a senior official at the talks in cairo, we understand that as of next monday there will be more serious discussions at the united nations headquarters in new york to finalize the draft resolution. he said we're talking about days, not months. now, we also know from this official that in any edited version of the draft resolution there is a bear minimum that the palestinians would accept in returning to negotiations with the israelis, that is clarity when it comes to the basis of the negotiations, meaning that the 1967 lines and east jerusalem

it is one of the best-known taoist temples in all of taiwan. in august, it took a drastic step to improve its air quality. it halted the practice of burning incense, and removed the two large burners from its precincts. the temple also wants to reduce waste so it has also stopped worshippers from leaving offerings of fruit or flowers. >> translator: we made this change in order to go back to the founding principle of our temple. the important thing is not to burn incense, or to present offerings, but to offer your prayers from the bottom of your heart. >> translator: it has drawn mixed reactions from worshippers. >> translator: i think it's good that there's not so much smoke now. but it does feel strange to join my hands in prayer without having even putting a tray of offerings in front of me. >> translator: there are fewer people now, and it feels a bit sad. >> reporter: the change has come as well to the vendors who used to sell incense and offerings. there used to be lines around the temple but the streets are rather empty now. >> translato

this is one of the best known temples in all of taiwan. in august it took a drastic step to improve its air quality. the practice of burning incense and removed two large -- from its precincts. the temple also wants to reduce waste so it has also stopped worshippers from leading offerings of fruit or flowers. >> translator: we made this change in order to go back to the founding principle of our temple. the important thing is not to burn incense or to present offerings but to offer your prayers from the bottom of your heart. >> reporter: the sudden change of policy has drawn mixed reactions from worshippers. >> translator: i think it's good that there's not so much smoke now but it does feel strange to join my hands in prayer without having even putting a tray of offerings in front of me. >> translator: there are fewer people now and it feels a bit sad. >> reporter: the change has come as a blow to the vendors who used to sell incense and offerings. there used to be lines of stores around the temple. but the nearby streets are rather empty

. >> taiwan's second highest ranking leader has resigned after his ruling. the party was defeated in local elections. the leader is a man who campaigned as an independent with strong ties to the opposition. >> for weeks he has led the opinion polls, often with a double budge double digit votes. >> at this point it's the end of the elections with the start of taking responsibility for me, i will be more cautious, modest, and will be fighting bitterly to realize the campaign promises under the supervision of civilians. >> the core campaign as an independent, but his political views are close to those of opposition. saturday's vote has seen it's candidates swept. >> michael: office across taiwan. >> i think the election is overwhelming victory. i think it shows that the kmt has not been performing well, and divisions in the kmt meant that people within tie want don't trusta trust it any more. >> this man, shawn yen, as kmt party candidate he favored closer ties with beijing based on the acceptance of the one china doctrine, something that many young taiwanese r

taiwan is a perfect example. tie watch, i must interject at this point, because you emphasize the taiwan example and it seems to me it's most distinguishable. taiwan and china main tape from the beginning there is only one china. and so, taiwan is a place name. it's a region. it's in no way recognizing no -- is no question of recognition in the taiwan example. >> that's correct, justice ginsberg, so, what you put on the passport does not automatically -- >> to go back to my question, which i'd like an answer to, i don't think that taiwan is a count er ee counterexample, the fam, foreign affairs manual, says pretty clearly if there is a dispute about the larger power, ie, china, you always can put in your passport the smaller place of birth, like a city or i would think here, taiwan. so, i don't hear the department, or i guess i'm saying the experts, saying that the taiwan example conflicted with their policy. >> china objected to that. >> china may have -- >> i want an anticipate to this question. not whether chi

china and taiwan claim them. the panel notes the chinese military is rapidly advancing its space development and has tested a hypersonic weapon vehicle that can travel at more than five times the speed of sound. the committee warns all u.s. military satellites could be under threat from chinese forces in five to ten years. chinese nuclear force might also be more of a threat. professor robert sutter says that china's activity undermines u.s. interests in asia. >> we want to get along with china, and we hope they will be collaborative with us as we go forward, but we have to keep our powder dry. we have to be prudent. >> sutter says the u.s. needs a stronger alliance with japan and south korea to counter chinese activity. >>> japan and taiwan have been increasing exchanges of people and commerce. and those of both sides have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at boosting ties. it covers tourism, immigration control and nuclear safety. they concurred japan and taiwan will promote tourism by sharing informat

capacity asg in my ambassador or representative from taiwan. the official name is still the republic of china. i think i am qualified to be a spokesman for the work will -- world war ii china. generalissimo chiang kai-shek. that you the order were supposed to land. to tell all the people and soldiers in the province that you have to offer the best totection, the best help, american flyers once they reach or territory or airspace. [applause] thank you. even though chiang kai-shek has passed away for 40 years, believe it or not, today in taiwan, his lyrical party is still the ruling party of the political party is still the ruling party of the country. we know the doolittle mission is a big success. probably the most daring, stimulating, aerobic -- heroic in the early part of world war ii. retaliation against the japanese surprise attack at pearl harbor. also, the first time the japanese homeland was attacked. you, -- the japanese warmongers realized their own security was in danger. when president roosevelt was heard about the great news, he hel

he went to taiwan for an international insurance conference. and, of course, it became big news of his arrival. a chinese gentleman living in taipei wrote him a letter. and who is this chinese gentleman? he was the provincial commissioner for the civil defense during the war of the province that the general and crew were supposed to land in. and this gentleman had already retired. but all those years, he felt regret, sorry for not receiving the general and his flyers. properly. so he wrote the general a letter to the hotel where the general was staying. and the general was so gracious. he expressed his regret, asking why, general, you did not land in our airport as scheduled. and the general was so gracious, he wrote back. i have this letter. i found it in the gentleman's memoirs. it is in chinese but i translated into english. now allow me to read this letter from a general doolittle to our gentleman to you. it says, i was delighted to receive your letter of may 18. we are very grateful that our chinese friends built in airport for us and help

taiwan is a perfect example. the state -- >> i must interject at this point because you emphasized the taiwan example and it seems to me it's most distinguishable. taiwan and china maintained from the beginning there is only one china and so taiwan is a place name. it's a region. it's in no way recognizing, there is no question of recognition in the taiwanese -- >> that's correct, justice ginsburg. so what you put on the passport does not automatically -- >> go back to my question which i'd like an ends to. i don't think that taiwan is a counter example since the policy of the state department in that being it is fam, foreign affairs management, is that says pretty clearly if there is dispute about the larger power, i.e., china, you can always put in your passport, the smaller place of birth, like a city or i would think here taiwan. so i don't hear the department, who i guess i'm saying the experts, saying that the taiwan example conflicted with their policy. >> china objected to that. >> china -- i want an answ

when taiwan of in, there i'd be root figurer taiwan and get -- taiwan was in there, i'd be rooting for taiwan and getting in it. what i root for is two things. i root for a future in which china and the united states are not in conflict because i think there's a lot of one plus one equals three opportunity here between china and the united states. but the second thing i say, i root for america to deliver on its actual promise. i root for america to actually live up to its creed that people like you, people like me, our ancestors and descendants can make something greater here than the sum of its parts so that at a boxing match or in the political arena, people can bring their identities, their heritages here. but when they bring their heritage, they realize that what we're doing together is we are fashioning a new american identity that we share in common with the shared civic creed, a shared cultural background, a shared way of seeing and sharing responsibilities. i'm rooting for us to remember that. if we do that, then what goes on in geopolitics or sports will take care of itself. >

versus someone born in taiwan thing that i was born in america. they can self identify all they want. >> yes, since 1848 they have identified over the entire area. >> any president since 1948 recognizes israel's sovereignty over that. >> in a formal sense now, but allowing individuals to recognize that would not be at all statement. >> if i might just go back to the chief justice and what he said. the you agree with. it begins with a passport, with the secretary of state of the united states of america requesting all that it may concern to commit the citizen and law, blah, blah. and all of these are going to be looking at this past. and then we describe this passport it is a letter of introduction in which the issue vouchers for the bear and the rest others to aid the bear and this is the past or in both and what it says itself and what we have said about it and it's like a letter from the secretary of date and communication. >> it is a communication to facilitate this, not to make public statements about where they were born or where they are fro

you know taiwan is a very long ways but there is always e-mail and skype. >> i can't get away from skype. i thank you so much, roland, when i first started, when i first met you, i heard about your reputation and all the hard work that you have done. so, just right back at you. >> thank you. > thank you very much. i appreciate it. >> now on to the next item on our agenda. we'll be moving the report from the disabilities disaster preparedness committee meeting to our january. >> [inaudible] >> not a problem. >> the disability disaster preparedness committee meeting met on november 7, th, at the beginning of the month in room 421 of city hall and one of the most important items of the agenda was actually a demonstration of the video remote interpreting system offered through language lines solutions. it is a technology that allows an interpreter to become available simultaneously to interpret in realtime when there is a need to do so in an emergency. interpreters are located throughout the continental u.s. at all different time zones and they are able to connect via skype type of technolog

the role of tapei has been seen as a step on the path to the presidency of taiwan. the two candidates have different positions. meaning seat's result may have a profound impact on future ties. >> south china's answer to las vegas, mccaw, a gambling hub. takings are down. fewer visits on high-spending mainlanders, a worry for workers for whom the casinos are the only dame in town. >> it is the school that trains the people who keep the casinos running. in mccaw. work is the only game in town. the industry's losing streak has everyone alarmed. >> there are very few alternatives for local people. mccaw needs to be more diversified or it will face risk. >> the mccaw government has been trying to diversify the economy, away from its reliance on gambling. the casinos account for 80% of revenue. business is reliant on china. allowing gamblers across the border. >> there's no shortage of day-trippers from mainland china. what is lacking is the high rollers. the crackdown on corruption means it's not wise to be seen flaunting huge amounts of cash. and the big money stays awa

across the region, taiwan and , taiwan is out at about 4:00 p.m. india comes out later on tonight. before i go, thailand also comes out. they have an update on trade. we will see how that impacts trade. i will leave it there for now. let me send it back to you. >> for the first time in three surpassed japan as the world's second-biggest equity market. xi jinping over shinzo abe. >> both countries may have stepped up their stimulus but it looks like investors are more confident towards beijing to revive the economy over abenomics. china just cut interest rate for the first time in two years. economists believe more could be coming. that might be fueling this optimism. china now number two for the first time in three years according to data compiled by bloomberg. now, $4.4rket value trillion. compare that to japan, $4.6 trillion. the charts really have shown the divergence coming closer and abe just crossed. china did briefly surpassed japan in 2011 after an shanghaie but the composite index climbed three times as much as the japan's topix. >> what are the factors overall in terms of

ang li, another example, born in taiwan. came to his first film in the united states was "the ice sto rm." "ride with the devil." he made" crouching tiger hidden dragon." mountain."back the first asian directed to win an academy award. caution,by "lust, and life of pi," for which he again won best director. lee received a master of fine arts degree from nyu. the ben was planning to go back to taiwan. an agent who ate seen a short film lee made -- who had seen a made convinced him to stay here to his wife was finishing a degree. i figured i would stay. why not? coming to america was a conscious choice but staying was of fate.y a twist this ueli maurer's agent to happen to ask him could -- this william morris agent happen to ask you could he stay. wasfather's entire family educated in china. but he escaped. he was the principal at my high school. schools inbest taiwan. i was the first son. so i felt everything russian on my shoulders. -- rested on my shoulders. in taiwan, the rest no love of art. amilyhole father thing, fmil o

taiwan and congress passes a law that says for every purpose under american law we'll treat taiwan as if it had been recognized. >> that might raise a serious constitution question. that isn't the situation -- it wasn't the case when it was enacted. it's not the case now. it's different from the current situation. the fundamental problem with section 214-d is that it purports to try to force the executive branch to issue official diplomatic communications that contradict the position of the united states. >> is that really true? can congress pass a law saying that every passport, every passport issued to an american that lists place of birth, including country, and that for this purpose the country is the nation that issued the birth certificate to that individual. could congress do that? >> i think that that -- in a situation like that, the court ought to defer to the executive branch's judgment that the place of birth listing can have significant diplomatic consequences. we have had policies in place for decades in this country that align place of birth designations with our officia

in taiwan, the rest no love of art. the whole father thing, family duty made it hard to be one's self." lee came to work on a masters degree and stayed for the creative potential that hollywood was offering him. alfonso cuaron. he is one of the three mexican directors i'm talking about who are sometimes referred to as los tres mosquetadores. three amigos. he was born in mexico city, 1961. "the little princess." followed by "great expectations." "y tu mama, tambien." then "harry potter and the prisoner of azkhaban." "children of men." and "gravity" for which he won the best rector academy award and the first mexican-american to do so. he's also quiet articulate about the reasons why came to the united states. he was asked, do you think of yourself as a mexican film maker? he responded "my nation is ci nema. my language is film. where they are made in the flag are just of circumstance. that comes from the fact that human beings are human beings first. after that, they given the passports. the world is getting muddled in t

they are animal rescue that operates in taiwan. this poor dog is missing a paw. it gets another paw caught in this trap. the good guys from this group are doing what they can to get this fellow out. >> these are so cruel. >> you can see how tangled up that paw is there. you can see them wrapping something around his mouth because they don't want it to bite. once they start working on it, that dog tries to claw its way away. >> watch what happens right here. he's released. the dog is okay. here you can see a picture. we go from taiwan to l.a. where our friends from hope for paws are working on a rescue. they have a pitbull they say the dog took refuge in this yard because here was about to have babies. that's where she chose to have the babies. this wasn't the family's dog. there are four babies they need to rescue. they are putting up temporary fencing to capture the mom and baby. the neighbors in the area show up to stand by the fence they put up to make sure mom doesn't run away. she is skittish. they easily get that lead around her neck and able to put a leash

with regard to taiwan, we have responsibilities with a treaty with them. we will honor those responsibilities. we have a process worked out with our department of state as to how we interact and the both for human capital, if you will, intellectually and then exercise and what we can provide for assistance. we are living up to that. we are continuing with that and expect to do. >> it is the taiwan relations act. >> that is our commitment. >> let's take two more and see how we are doing on time. take them together if we could and then ask the admiral to wrap up. >> good morning, admiral. i'm the army fellow here at brookings. i want to ask you to talk a little bit about your level of comfort or discomfort with an army that looks to be going well below 490, maybe 450 as the active force. i know yo >> you can take this last question here. you talked a lot about cooperation with china and i was hoping you could talk a little bit about the navy's goal for cooperation and capabilities of our ally and treaty partners in the asian pacific. >> i share concerns with

, and the divisions have meant that people within taiwan don't trust it any more. >> the defeated rifle is this man, shawn yen. as kmt party candidates he favoreddel one china doctrine, something that many young taiwan niece reject. this year thousands of students face a sit in protest in front of parliament for 28 days. >> pouring all our investment in china or concentrate for china is like putting all eggs in one basket. >> analysts say that it has given the affect. >> countries around the region have been taking interests. >> for some this election has been disastrous. >> his kmt party pro china policy now appears to be a vote loser. the premiere of his government has resigned. and he is now facing a much stronger opposition two years out from the general election. dominick kane. al jazeera. >> after days of protests in the u.s. town of ferguson life is returning to normal. the focus now is on cleaning up and for the business community, counting the cost of the damage. >> reporter: west florissant avenue, scene of the worst rioting. this is how it looked monday night with police and

china is keeping a close eye on local elections in taiwan. millions of voters voted. 11,000 seats of up for grabs. it gives them a clans to voice -- chance to voice their opinions. china and taiwan have been ruled since the end of the civil war in the 1940s. beijing sees taiwan as a renegade province. presidential elections are slated for 2015. wet weather leaves a mark on the north-west. let's get a check on the weather with meteorologist kevin corriveau. >> good morning. we are seeing a lot of rain. let me show you what you are looking at. you see coming off the pacific ocean from california to the ocean. that is where the problem is. at some point it has been heavy. i want to show you video. it's the river, you can see how high the river it, very near flood stage in the area. in some of those locations they were worried that they'd break the banks of the river, and worried about the debris, such as the logs right here. when they get together. that can cause problems. >> this is what they are looking out for the rest of the day. flood warni

. >> there's been a political shakeup in taiwan. some voters say the pro china policies had a lot to do with voting. the progressive party could signify a changing tide ahead of the 2016 general election. >> i think it shows that the party has not performed well and the divisions have meant that people within taiwan don't trust it anymore. >> the president apologized to his party for the defeat and acknowledged the dissatisfaction among voters and vowed to reform the party. the national party lost five of the six major cities in taiwan. >> i have breaking news to bring to you -- >> out of st. louis county. police officer darren wilson has resigned now from the police department. the 28-year-old was cleared monday by a grand jury investigating the shooting. he'd been a member of the ferguson police department for six years. >> coming up, according to reports, half of all people shot and killed by police in america in 2013 were mentally ill. up next, how one family's story may change how officers are trained in the future. >> plus, wh

people in taiwan have seen what is happening in hong kong. now you see more protesters in the mainland itself. they have detained more than 100 people for sympathy actions to hong kong. that doesn't set well for beijing right now. >>> nortnorth koreans had a minr charge offensive by releasing two american hostages, did some lobbying at the united nations, but the united nations ignored north korea's efforts and they have issued a report that's really quite powerful about their crimes. and saying that it is the -- that their human rights record is without parallel in the contemporary world. and kim's response last been to just threaten to have more nuclear tests. >> and that's not working because next month the general assembly will accept the report of its third committee and they will refer there to the security council with the recommendation that north korea be sent to the international criminal court in the hague. >> will that change anything, and will the chinese just veto this so that there's actually no final condemnation? >> the chine

the loosing side fled to tie taiwan. he was a starr in the taiwan army and posted this sensitive point which was an island chose to the china's island. americ americans would have recognized it because it was the light house of the free world. at this point when he got there, they were not fighting. he said i need to go to mainland china if i am going to make an imprint. and even making contact with china was illegal at this point. so the idea you can imagine a future in china was a radical idea. and he said if i am going it make something from the world, i need fooget to china and he deflected the army and swam tattered cover book store mainland. it was dangerous he would be caught on sight ortroid as trailer if they chose to. >> host: how many times did you speak with him? >> guest: i have spoke with him several times. he changed his maim once getting here but now he is the chief economist of the world bank. he, for me, his life was a metaphor and said i am changing everything. he left his wife and children behind in t

are you referring to the taiwan relations act or what is the specific? >> the taiwan relations act. that is our commitment. >> let's take two more and see how we're doing on time. >> good morning. i want to ask you to put your joint chiefs hat on and talk about your level of comfort or discomfort with an army that looks to be going well below 490, maybe 450 as the active force. i know your predecessor was vocal on what his thoughts were. >> take this last question here, please. lot about ed a cooperation with china and i was hoping you could talk a little bit about the navy's goals for cooperation and capabilities of our allied and our treaty partners in the asia pacific. >> sure. i share general oid narrow's concern with regard to the sizing of the army. because we are a supporting element of that in the joint force. and what i mean by that is, ok, if we're going to resize any of the services, really the centerpiece of the land force - the army -- then what is the construct behind that and what are we going to agree will be the limitations of our operations out there? and what is t

you get a lot of technology products from south korea and taiwan. the decline in energy a lot of people focus on in u.s. dollar terms. if you adjust for the decline in the euro and japan and energy prices are down across the board globally. a lot of the countries are much bigger importers than the u.s. is. outside the u.s. is a much bigger boost. those are great positives that you mentioned. >> thank you very much for joining us. we traversed the globe in so little time. >> thanks for having me. >> what should you do with this information? joining us is kathie murphy who oversees 1.3 trillion in customer assets. you have these markets here in the united states sitting around record highs. what are you telling clients and people? is it a bad time to be committing new money now? >> we have a real diverse range of customers. we have active traders. we had a big summit in san francisco. they remain quite bullish and continue to be active. we also have a lot of 401 k participants as well as individual retirement account holders. those folks have to inves

. >> central news agency, taiwan. how much of a role does taiwan play in the state's rebalancing policy in and also i know that taiwan is expecting to get a technical support or -- [inaudible] what's the status currently? thank you. >> i'll take tempo. we have the vincent on a deployment now. her deployment will be close to nine months. that's not sustainable. we have right now the macon island, that's an amphibious ready group, and those are the two big kind of -- they're not -- i guess i'll call them anecdotes. they're fallouts from this sequestration issue, and i'll tell you what i mean in just a minute. she's on a deployment which is well over eight months. when we had -- when sequestration hit us, remember, it was sudden. and when that occurred, we -- because of the sudden loss of operating money and may maintene money, we stopped work on some of the projects in the shipyards, the vin center, the reagan and the george herbert walker bush. the bush just got back, and she had a fairly long deployment, between eight

the people do not seem to be on board with the. >> all right, that is deborah in taiwan. we will have more. business break, reaction and what it means for investments. all of that won first out returns. -- up returns. ♪ >> let's return to the weekend elections and the defeat for the ruling party. and thanke to taipei you for joining us. this a rejection of the policy to the closer ties to china? it was certainly a disappointing results and we should keep in mind that the percentage of the vote was pretty stable, compared to past elections on a local and national level. we saw a drop in support and it could mean a rejection for policies towards china and greater trade liberalization. if that is the case, it will have an impact on growth. be a concern, no matter what. move a way, what could it mean? >> if it is the government or what ever president takes over, they have to look for drivers of economic growth. significant been and there have been a lot of changes in the sector. many of -- manufacturing has moved. tourism was in an ordinance economic driver. it remains to b

that could lift taiwan? >> taiwan should be positive. we like taiwan from that perspective as well. are of the asian countries poised to lower their rates because they have easier financial conditions. these are for the first six months of next year. that creates a decent background for these markets generally. >> always good to talk to you and we will see you next time. thanks so much for that. the principal global investor and portfolio investor here in hong kong. of ad the approval rating particular japanese politician hits an all-time low, we are going to look at the impact on the yen. that is coming up next. , will be right back. ♪ngie la headline today for monday, november 24. china is the region biggest -- region's biggest trade partner for neighboring countries, and it has lowered its rate. is stronger for the same reason, china is coming from a low and the markets will be subdued because japan is closed for the holiday. across the oceans, the euro is coming off of a two-year low. that draghi said on friday "we will do what we must to raise inflation." it has been going on

beijing sees taiwan as a renegade province that should be reunited. >> we have a dangerous cold snap. time for a check on the forecast. with meteorologist kevin corriveau. >> this is a dangerous storm causing a lot of problems. i'll start where it began up here towards the north-west. all the snow coming across the area. take a look at snow coming across the area. we had one to four inches of snow in the area, a lot of trauma problems as well, as well as power outages. they cleared up. good news for them. they are trying to dig out snow that they had. you can see the how the front is making its way to the east. behind the front, look at the morning temperatures. minus 1. you are at 1 degree. fargo at three. there's wind behind this. when you factor in the wind, it feels more like this. across the northern plains - minus 27. windchill for rapid city. that is dangerous if you go out with exposed skin. it could freeze within less than a minute. you need to be careful. this is the cold front here, moving through. we'll see temperatures drop across the region. we have wind chills for many

it's coming up taiwan, especially. >> do you have any drinks with you? >> i'm glad you say. >> don't show the knees. actually, we're going to make a little special drechg and fact, so i brought in a variety of different whiskeys. this in particular to show they're not all scottish single malt. this is an american single malt from washington to seattle. it's absolutely wonderful. it's his birthday. so happy birthday. so we actually created a cocktail called the melissa lee whiskey team. it starts with about one and 1.75 ounces. >> we have a ginger liquor. so just over half and then in order to bring an american meeting the chinese, we want grown tee concentrate, three of quarters of an inch of that and fin finally you fill up a beaker. get the largest teaspoon you can find offhand. stir this up. >> i got to say. is this is a first birthday on the air. >> old on. wait a second. whoa, whoa, whoa. first of all, i missed my invitation. obviously, i'm not getting to indulge in this whiskey-a-go go. we can sing happy birthday. we have karen. so on the count of

>> i was just wondering how important is taiwan's place in rebalancing and also i know taiwan is expecting to get technical support. what is its status currently? thank you. >> i think we have a benson on deployment. her deployment will be close to nine months. that's not sustainable. we have right now the makin island visit fitness ready group and those are the two, i guess i will call them fallouts from the sequestration issue and i will tell you what i mean in just a minute. deployment is well over eight months. when sequestration hit us, we because of the sudden loss of operating money and maintenance money we stopped work on some of the projects in the shipyards. shipbuilding slowed down dramatically. the bush had just come back and she had a fairly long deployme deployment. when you stopped work like you did then those who were on deployment stood watch and the mechanic that squared away and got the money going in again and the shipyards up again a hiring freeze lifted, overtime restored we are trying to catch these guys up and get them through the shipyards and out of deployment. th

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we encourage further progress by both sides of the taiwan strait toward building ties, reducing tensions and promoting stability on the basis of dignity and respect, which is in the interest of both sides. fourth, i welcome china's contributions to international security. this includes mutual support for a stable, unified afghanistan, our mutual interest in seeing that isil is destroyed, what we can do in other counter-terrorism activities, including those that were raised by president. we want to reach a comprehensive solution that insurers iran's nuclear program is exclusively peaceful. we agree that iran should seize this historic opportunity by making the tough choices necessary to achieve a lasting, a diplomatic solution. in addition, the united states is very appreciative of the important contributions in west africa in the fight against ebola. we agree to expand cooperation against infectious diseases more broadly and to promote access to electricity across africa. more examples of the differences we can make when we work together. and finally, i reiterate with president that the

southern -- just gave you the tight pressure gradient and then still have the rain showers across parts of taiwan -- there into southeast asia. >>> that wraps up this edition of "newsline." thanks for joining us. xnóx >> euromaxx highlights. here is your host. >> greetings from the german capital and welcome to our highlights edition, which this time around includes the following top stories -- >> london celebrates 120 years of the super sleuth sherlock holmes. mirik milan is an amsterdam mayor, but only by night. how the leica camera revolutionized photography. >> some of the most iconic photographs in the world have been taken with one famous photographers like henri cartier-bresson, robert doisneau and robert capa swore by it -- a leica analog camera. it was 100 years ago that oskar

southern -- just gave you the tight pressure gradient and then still have the rain showers across parts of taiwan -- there into southeast asia. >>> that wraps up this edition of "newsline." thanks for joining us. >> euromaxx highlights. re is your host. >> greetings from the german capital and welcome to our highlights edition, which this time around includes the following top stories -- >> london celebrates 120 years of the super sleuth sherlock holmes. mirik milan is an amsterdam mayor, but only by night. how the leica camera revolutionized photography. >> some of the most iconic photographs in the world have been taken with one famous photographers like henri cartr-bresson, robert doisneau and robert capa swore by it -- a leica analog camera. it was 100 years ago that oskar

the japanese government maintains they are part of japan's territory and china and taiwan also claim them. >>> officials gathered to discuss environmental issues. they held the talks in beijing where water and air pollution are big problems. some 150 experts and government officials took part in the forum. a senior chinese official says a better environment means a better economy. >> translator: improving the environment will lead to new investment into the country. >> reporter: japan's ambassador to china expressed willingness to use the country's technologies and experiences. >> translator: i believe the achievements of japanese companies will help china conquer environmental problems. >> reporter: an official from southwestern japan explained how his city overcame serious air pollution. and a south korean expert stressed the need for cross border efforts showing at site photos of atmospheric movements. a u.n. resolution denounces human level rights abuses. japanese delegates co-sponsored the resolution and the text says north korean leaders commit human rights violations that may

. >> projects like the world stadium in taiwan, powered by solar energy, powered by 80% of the neighbourhood when it's not in use. >> for now, perhaps the biggest impact american sports teams can have on the environment is by influencing their fans. 60% of americans identify themselves as sports fans. so if the games go green, maybe they will too. >> you know, i read on twitter that there are 27 miles worth of tubing going into that stadium just to serve beer. it shows how much it takes to build something that massive. >> that's right. nothing small about the n.f.l. they are going big with the stadium. there's nothing small about the fan experience they are creating. they are pushing the envelope in terms of recycling water, making sure the stadium is self-sustaining through solar energy and green roofs, it's been designed from the ground up. it's different. it's not something we are seeing much of lately. >> do they care about environmentalism. is there a push from the n.f.l. business? >> it makes sense from a business perspective to go this route. well see more and more. between in and the