toward north korea. i think that north korea is such an established problem now for the united states and south korea and also trigger pan that i don't think that a minor sort of acting out like this by north korea is really sort of problem i don't think that it's really fair to sort of say this is a crisis but the bottom ministrations on the right that because everybody knew this was coming right i mean we know that we had this again we had this or unique hiatus because the u.s. president personally when it was donald trump the north korean leader of them that it's actually quite similar to what murtha has done basically for decades and so i don't really think it's fair to suggest that it's a crisis i know also doesn't have a lot of good options and i think everybody in the world really realizes that at this point 5 can strike north korea sanctioning north korea further doesn't really do much good because we don't really trade or have any and i'm a permissions with north korean in any case anyway right

toward north korea. i think that north korea is such an established problem now for the united states and south korea and also courage upin that i don't think that a minor sort of acting out like this by north korea is really sort of problem i don't think that it's really fair to sort of say this is a crisis but the bottom ministrations on the right that because everybody knew this was coming right i mean we know that we had this again we had this or unique hiatus because the u.s. president personally when it was donald trump know the north korean leader of them that it's actually quite similar to what murtha has done basically for decades and so i don't really think it's fair to suggest that it's a crisis i know also doesn't have a lot of good options i think everybody in the world really realizes that at this point 5 can strike north korea sanctioning north korea further doesn't really do much good because we don't really trade or have many comic or missions with north korean in any case anyway right s

toward north korea. i think that north korea is such an established problem now for the united states and south korea and also courage upin that i don't think that a minor sort of acting out like this by north korea is really sort of a problem i don't think that it's really fair to sort of say this is a crisis but the bottom ministrations on the right that because everybody knew this was coming right i mean we know that we had this again we had this or unique hiatus because the u.s. president personally when it was donald trump the north korean leader of them that sexy quite similar to what north korea has done basically for decades and so i don't really think it's fair to suggest that it's a crisis i know also doesn't have a lot of good options and i think everybody in the world really realizes that at this point 5 can strike north korea sanctioning north korea further doesn't really do much good because we don't really trade or have many going to work or missions with north korean in any case anyway ri

north korea. >> very high-level engagement with north korea as an aberration. the biden administration should take full advantage of those efforts that were begun by the former president. i think one way to do that is to embrace the rules that were laid out and making that the starting point. doing this is not just smart policy, it is also good politics, because by retaining one of the key signature initiatives of his republican predecessor, president biden would be able to signal to the country that this is not a matter of partisan bickering and partisanship, that there is a clear roadmap ahead for the united states that will entail to a large degree, diplomacy rather than coercive measures that could lead to conflict. of course, -- it is clear from the initial remarks by the president and his top advisers that president biden is not going to be using those summits just to initiate talks, right? that there will be some clear expectations in terms of what the united states needs in order to negoti

and south korea say they want to resolve north korea's nuclear and ballistic missile issues but with north. korea for answers plus. another comment followed by another high profile resignation the circular because creative chief resigns after making derogatory comments about. he's the 2nd official to resign for making offensive comments towards women. i'm british manager welcome to news asia that you can join us north korea has accused the united states of adopting a new low tech theory towards it with rhetoric about complete denuclearization the country's 1st vice foreign minister we said that was the reason it would ignore any overtures from the u.s. or the negotiations statement comes as u.s. secretary of state antony blinken and defense secretary lloyd austin met their opposite numbers in circle and discussed north korea's nuclear weapons program they can also called for china to use its economic leverage to with the country to quote convince north korea to pursue do you need to. be speaking to an expert in c. all about the visit but 1st this report. south korea's president meets

strategy towards north korea and there was a feeling that north korea would wait and see to exceed what exactly that strategy looks like before responding wouldn't do anything provocative well this test thursday looks like it could be a change of heart a change of direction and this could well be north korea deciding it has nothing to lose and now is the time to round put pressure on the u.s. china's foreign ministry is urging all sides to continue diplomatic efforts to deescalate the situation we were talking in bandar hooking when so when the problem 3 dialogue in consultation serves the common interest of all and is the aspiration of the international community we call on all relevant sides to meet each other half way and continue to maintain the deescalation situation to advance a political settlement and work for lasting peace and security on the peninsula north korea 1st launched an intercontinental ballistic missile in 2017 during tom donald trump's 1st year in office the following year kim jong un and trump met in singapore both committed to the complete denuclearization of the

of north korea the north koreans usually poll some kind of stunt some kind of provocation missile tests have become particularly a big one for them in the last few years but they've done other things as well and they were quiet for a while during the trial period and so the missile tests are kind of new and make a bit of a splash and have gotten a world attention i think that's what they want basically say you know we're still here it tends to us you can sort of ignore us or bullies i think most people assume that north korea doesn't actually want to start a war right away they had many opportunities to do this in the past i think the real concern is that you might have some kind of spark rethink spin out of control in the yellow sea for example their bench shoot outs and stuff like that the past at these things spin out of control the north korea has substantially greater firepower to expand the conflict right you can now bombard japanese cities which is something they couldn't do as recently as you know 5 or 10 years ago expanded order include china i think that's people big concern t

strategy towards north korea and there was a feeling that north korea would wait and see to exceed what exactly that strategy looks like before responding wouldn't do anything provocative well at this test thursday looks like it could be a change of heart a change of direction and this could well be north korea deciding it has nothing to lose and now is the time to round put pressure on the u.s. . bride reporting live from seoul rob many thanks indeed china's foreign ministry is urging all sides to continue diplomatic efforts to deescalate the situation we were talking about and our. solving the problems we dialogue in consultation serves the common interest of all and is the aspiration of the international community we cool on all relevant sides to meet each other half way and continue to maintain the deescalation situation to advance a political settlement and work for lasting peace and security on the peninsula during the past year north korea has been quietly testing its latest missiles and steadily expanding its arsenal in march 20 twentieth's military terms to the new type of mult

north korea fires 2 ballistic missiles at its 1st major provocation since u.s. president took office. this is a lie from joe also coming up another pandemic milestone for brazil its total number of infections crosses 300000 with hospitals a breaking point. doing everything they can to survive we report on the plight of abandoned children in cameroon after fighting with boko haram. a sign of hope the olympic torch relay begins in japan for the tokyo games spurned by the pandemic. tension is rising on the korean peninsula after north korea launched 2 ballistic missiles of its eastern coast it's the 1st significant provocation by pyongyang since u.s. president joe biden took office in january they were launched from north korea's south province into the sea near japan the u.s. pacific command says the move threatens countries in the region south korea and japan have expressed deep concern and condemnation of pyongyang's actions. larky to . you know here you are it is a threat to our country into regional security and it's also a violation of the united nations secu

talks broke down between north korea and the us north korea as we know has returned to developing its arsenal but it has largely been carrying out tests of missiles and rockets which are not banned under u.n. resolutions of these ballistic tests are in fact just last weekend it tested 2 cruise type missiles that was largely ignored by the u.s. white house u.s. president joe biden saying that it was not a big deal that it was still business as usual but less stick tests are a lot harder to ignore and it has been quickly and roundly condemned by the japanese prime minister you're shaheed a sukkah largely to. you know here you are it is a threat to our country and to regional security and it's also a violation of the united nations security council resolution will strictly protest and condemn their actions. i'm determined to closely cooperate with the united states south korea and other related nations to protect the lives of our people and rob the timing is significant i mean senior u.s. diplomats recently visited asia to formulate policy on north korea. we have had a change in the u.s.

and south korea say they want to resolve north korea's nuclear and ballistic missile issues but with. another comment followed by another high profile resignation. picks creative chief resigns after making derogatory comments about a comedian he's the 2nd official to resign from offensive comments towards women. welcome to news asia that you can join us north korea has accused the united states of adopting a new tech theory towards it with rhetoric about complete denuclearization the country's 1st vice foreign minister we said that was the reason it would ignore any overtures from the u.s. or the negotiations statement comes as u.s. secretary of state antony blinken and defense secretary lloyd austin met their opposite numbers encircled and discussed north korea's nuclear weapons program they can also called for china to use its economic leverage do with the country to quote convince north korea to pursue do you need to. be speaking to an expert in seoul about the visit but 1st this report. south korea's president meets the u.s. secretary of state and the pentagon chief during that as

strategy towards north korea and there was a feeling that north korea would wait and see to exceed what exactly that strategy looks like before responding wouldn't do anything provocative well this test thursday looks like it could be a change of heart a change of direction and this could well be north korea deciding it has nothing to lose and now is the time to round put pressure on the u.s. and white house correspondent kelly hellcats has the reaction from washington d.c. . senior administration officials are watching this very carefully and what they're saying is that at least with the initial activity that occurred over the weekend this was felt to be within what they called the normal spectrum or menu of provocations by north korea in other words that they believe that when this message was to be sent to the administration u.s. administration that this is the type of activity that can be expected by north korea whether it be a launch of a ballistic missile submarine launch or even nuclear tests what the conclusion has been from senior administration officials is that the activity t

korea possibly leading at some point to a resumption of talks between north korea in the u.s. but that as we know will take the permission of the senior partner the united states in this and the u.s. have given no indication that they are going to allow south korea that kind of leeway or right or wrong live for us there in the south korean capital rob thank you. the u.n. secretary general has condemned the escalating military crackdown in me and. called on the international community to help stop the killing meanwhile funerals have been held off for at least 50 protesters who were killed on sunday the worst day of violence since the military overthrew the elected government in february activists say security forces killed another 20 people on monday. brazil's health minister has been replaced again as the corona virus outbreak hits record levels marcello kid oga will be the 4th person in charge since the pandemic began and replaces a military general who took the job in may brazil's most populous state has introduced emergency restrictions to curb rising cases infection and de

one is north korea, one is china. let's start with north korea. what should they make of that statement coming from kim jong-un's sister. was it to be expected? >> she doesn't mince her words. she is kind of the attack dog of kim jong-un over the last year. i think there is a warning. and i think the reading of it should be we are watching you. when it comes to this kind of year, this has to be mentioned, the u.s. and south korean troops are currently carrying out military drills. every year this happens, and every year, north korea response. sometimes it is missile tests, otherwise it is a war of words. that's what we are seeing. i think they are deeper meanings. the attack in the statement, and then the timing of it, it is really timed to come just before this visit. i do think there is a warning. i think what they are hearing from the delegation might not please them. the language being used is talking about the denuclearization of north korea rather than overall arms control. that is not what north korea would want to hear. katty: is the expec

and south korea say they want to result north korea's nuclear and ballistic missile issues but with north through the other through center talk what denuclearization is there. for answers plus. another massage minister's comments followed by another high profile resignation to talk your little pigs creative chief resigns after making derogatory comments about a female comedian he's the 2nd official to resign from the think offensive comments towards women. i'm british manager welcome to news asia that you could join us north korea has accused the united states of adopting a neurotic theory towards it with rhetoric about complete denuclearization the country's 1st vice foreign minister joel song. we said that was the reason it would ignore any overtures from the us or negotiations has statement comes as u.s. secretary of state antony blinken and defense secretary lloyd austin met their opposite numbers in seoul and discussed north korea's nuclear weapons program they can also called for china to use its economic leverage do with the country to quote convince north korea to pursue do you ne

in trying to mediate between biden and north korea. if kimjong—un between biden and north korea. if kim jong—un are still unwilling to talk to biden, then it seems that kind of reachout would be fruitless, it seems. , , , seems. very briefly, those olive branches _ seems. very briefly, those olive branches and - seems. very briefly, those| olive branches and reaching out, do you think it will have any influences at all or north korea's behaviour? i any influences at all or north korea's behaviour?— korea's behaviour? i don't think s0- _ korea's behaviour? i don't think so. unfortunately. i| think so. unfortunately. i think so. unfortunately. i think the already knows that because korea have already made it clear that they are not interested in a quote unquote, inessential stuff. what they mean by that is referring to thing like inter— region community economic population and health operation, including covid—19 issues. it has been pitched multiple times but north korea has said, unless you guys talk about more serious stuff like security guarantees orjoint military guaran

let's remind ourselves of the latest developments coming from north korea. on 16 march, the influential sister of kimjong—un warned the us not to "cause a stink" — criticising the us and south korea for conducting joint military exercises, which take place annually. the white house said it had been trying for weeks to make diplomatic contact with north korea. on 21 march, north korea fired two short—range cruise missiles into the yellow sea, but these do not flout un security council resolutions. us defence officials called it "business as usual". just days later north korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea to its east, pyongyang is banned from testing ballistic missiles under un security council resolutions, and joe biden warned that there would be "responses" if launches continued. i'm joined now byjean lee, who has covered north korea extensively as an ap journalist and is now the director of the korea centre at the wilson centre in washington, dc. what is north korea playing at? what is your assessment of this ratcheting up of the pressure

another publication from north korea japan says fired 2 ballistic missiles into the sea the 1st such test since u.s. president joe biden took office also coming up a hotly anticipated eruption and icelandic volcano roars back to life after 900 years flying. locals to the rivers of lava but they've been warned not to get too close. and i'm terry martin welcome to the program german chancellor merkel has defended her handling of the pandemic in a speech in germany's parliament she said that lockdown measures would have been effective but new variants of the credit iris mean infection numbers are rising across europe she said that germany is currently relying on mass testing to try to control its 3rd wave of infections and urged germans to take up the offer of free rapid testing. frustration has been growing over the slow vaccine rollout but said it was wrong. right the e.u. decided to acquire an authorized back scenes jointly dismantling of my duty because the symbolism drawings through to other peers decides to joint a choir and lies about using the union we see there are some good li

and north korea. president biden through his back channel diplomats has reached out to north korea to try to bring north korea into some type of negotiations diplomatic discussions north korea has burnt those which are and just this week kim jong un's sister that's the north korean leader kim jong un his sister community said you know advised the u.s. not to make a stink or it wouldn't sleep well over the next 4 years indicating perhaps that north korea has no intention of giving up its nuclear weapons at any point and is maybe tiring of criticism along those lines and this comes also as so screen the u.s. we're engaging in military exercises in the region. all right and the 3 seconds that we have left together in terms of you have anthony blinken is there to shore up alliances in asia what kind of reception do you think he will get. well he's going to be meeting with the chinese and alaska in a day or 2 south korea and the u.s. are in a different position so korea's largest trading partner is trying

korea is waiting to see what the by the administration's policy towards it towards north korea will look like and that's all part of course of this mission to formulate that policy we know through the state department that biden the ministrations attempts to reach out to north korea have been rebuffed it does look as though north korea is waiting to see something tangible before it responds what about the south koreans what will they be wanting from the new ministration particularly when it comes to north korea. in theory everybody here amongst these allies is singing off the same song sheet we've had that just as the start of the bilateral talks in tokyo with secretaries blinken and austin outlining that they want to see the denuclearization of north korea that certainly is the wish here in south korea but obviously it is how we reach that and there is a different agendas at play here when this u.s. mission comes through seoul tomorrow wednesday and into into thursday we will see the same unified approach from these allies stressing the similarities between them and their unified a

particularly when it comes to north korea. there is on the face of it is that when blink and austin come here to sell there will be the usual handshakes and smiles this is of course a very strong alliance between south korea and the united states going back now decades there will be a reaffirmation of that alliance it's as strong as ever but of course behind closed doors there will be certain tensions coming to the surface south korea does want to try to revive talks with north korea at a very high level and possibly beyond that maybe restarting as it did in the past talks between north korea and the united states but in order for it to do that it really has to have the permission of by the senior partner in this alliance especially if it comes to anything like relaxing sanctions as an olive branch to the north and there really is no indication that the united states is willing to do that it's interesting that recently they've just reached an agreement that was held up for years under the trump of ministration over how the u.s

top the agenda will be north korea. it is keen to l be north korea. it is keen to engage with north korea but so far the biden administration is keeping quiet about what its on the north may be so it is a time for both sides to come to some kind of an agreement. let's get some of the day's other news. two men in the united states have been arrested and charged with assaulting a police officer who died after the attack on the capitol building injanuary. prosecutors believe brian sicknick was targeted with a chemical spray that's designed to incapacitate. the vatican has ruled that roman catholic priests cannot bless same—sex couples, and that any such blessings are invalid in the eyes of the church. the statement was approved by pope francis, who supports civil rights for homosexual partners but opposes gay marriage. conservative catholics had asked for a ruling after bishops in germany and the united states expressed approval for the pastoral blessings some priests had bestowed. in london police have arrested a number of demonstrators , gathering to

korea but in the past north korea has sometimes responded with live fire exercises of its own or even the odd miss our lord so these words by comparison are fairly measure then it does look as though the north koreans seem to be biding their time waiting to see what a policy by the ministration puts in place towards it north korea and we know from the state department to the various overtures to start talks have been met by silence it does seem as though the north koreans are waiting to see what concrete steps or offers the americans come up with what about the south koreans rob what will they be wanting from this new joe biden administration particularly when it comes to north korea. that's right this visit continues tomorrow wednesday through thursday with lincoln and austin coming to a soul on the face of it we are likely to see a unified alliance this is an alliance that goes back decades they will want to show that but of course behind closed doors there are some tensions in particular south korea is very keen to try to breathe new life back into this dialogue between itself and

resolve issues with north korea u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken with met with his south korean counterpart kark counterparts all young in seoul mr blinken said north korea is continuing systematic and widespread abuses against its own people and he accused china of acting aggressively america's top diplomat is traveling with secretary of defense lloyd austin on what is biden the biden administration's 1st cabinet level trip abroad. all right let's get you more on this correspondent frank smith joins us now from south korea's capital seoul a very good day to you frank now mr blinken and his south korean counterpart reiterated that their countries and i'm quoting are committed to their strategic alliance including their commitment to address and resolve issues with north korea how do they plan on doing that. well i was in front of the defense ministry today well finance ministers met inside in the answer to that question how to do that it depended on which sort of group of demonstrators you were you were observing

it's almost like north korea has been off the radar for like north korea has been off the radarfor a bit. flit like north korea has been off the radar for a bit.— the radar for a bit. of the last few _ the radar for a bit. of the last few months - the radar for a bit. of the last few months it - the radar for a bit. of the last few months it is - the radar for a bit. of the last few months it is notl last few months it is not surprising that north korea has been off the radar. it has been more closed off to the world than ever before. it closed its borders last january to try to prevent the spread of covid—i9, and since then it has had very little contact with the outside world. when it comes to the border closure, it has caused real problems within the country. it really is thought there are dire economic circumstances within north korea because even trade with its main ally china has dropped. in the last three months of 2020 it to drop 99%. we are keeping a close eye on the likes of food prices for the likes of food prices for the ordinary north koreans, to just check on what

strategy towards north korea and there was a feeling that north korea would wait and see to exceed what exactly that strategy looks like before responding wouldn't do anything provocative well this test thursday looks like it could be a change of heart a change of direction and this could well be north korea deciding it has nothing to lose and now is the time to round put pressure on the u.s. . later on thursday european union leaders will meet to discuss curbing vaccine exports to the u.k. britain has received more than 10000000 doses from plants inside the e.u. but has exported no vaccines back to the block other e.u. countries are struggling to find ways to stop the spread before more vaccines arrive this comes after astra zeneca slightly downgraded the efficacy of its coronavirus vaccine to 76 percent of the serious war in chalons has more now from east form in the u k. well i mean the european union is being pretty clear or at least trying to be clear in saying that this is not targeted at the u.k. this is not about a specific country and trying to choke off the u.k.'s vaccine supp

to not make a stink regarding any activity by north korea or military exercises by north korea. indicating a thaw it sort of any potential for talks in fact the biden administration early on reached out to north korea to try to bring them to the negotiating table but because of the downfall in terms of you know this so-called love affair between kim jong il and its former u.s. president donald trump the failure of the noise summit in vietnam to us to really breaks through the ongoing sanctions against north korea pyongyang doesn't seem to bring really interested in talking. frank thank you very much that was correspondent frank smith at the defense ministry in seoul. to annex footballer who's started a new chapter in his working life he's not just any footballer stefan leashed on a once played for top tier european clubs like eventis arsenal and lots now he's trying out other talents off the pitch in a tiny watchmaking shop in switzerland. you know he's made his millions now stefan link's diner is making time for himself after years of success on the football pitch leeks diner i

it would seem that need attention should north korea be the top foreign policy issue think. not at all i mean north korea is a problem but frankly it's not a direct threat to the united states and that is kim jong il is not going to attack america he wants nuclear weapons as a deterrent to the u.s. i think china without question is the number one foreign policy priority and you're quite right the hope that china will deliver north korea has never been a good one they don't in fact have that kind of influence and today the relationship is very bad so why would it be using want to give a present to the united states so this is the president's going to have to work on these 2 issues separately i think yeah and just looking at the big picture. the foreign policy picture biden has said he would put america back on the world stage are lots of foreign policy issues but how challenging is that going to be given everything that's happening at home and closer to home at the us mexico border well without question issues of covert of the budget of the economy and certainly the border cr

meanwhile america's top officials so while they were in japan a powerful figure from north korea has issued a warning this is come from kim your junk who is the sister of the leader kim jong un she warned the u.s. administration to refrain from doing anything quote unseemly if it wants to sleep in peace in the coming for he is. she also said joint military drills with south korea were a barrier to renew diplomacy so let's talk to rob mcbride in seoul about that one before we look at japan i mean. just the timing is no coincidence of that statement and it shows what a big. gap there is to bridge. absolutely that will be definitely high on the agenda when the secretary's come here to south korea but the concern for the u.s. state department is that despite overtures from them the north koreans have remained conspicuously silent just about the possibility of any kinds of dialogue with the by the ministration they've said that over a period of months now they have been reaching out but so far have not had a response from north korea and there's been a lot of speculation about just what t

time north korea's state television saying north korea will respond to power with power but it would respond to goodwill with goodwill it says for now the bide with an instruction is continuing what it says is a lunatic policy of threats and demands for denuclearization. thank you very much our diplomatic editor james bays in anchorage alaska while the head of u.s. homeland security has pushed back against republican criticism as he was questioned by house committee over a surge of migrants at the mexican border landreau america has said his department is working around the clock to manage the situation president joe biden's a ministration is struggling to accommodate a growing number of children crossing the border alone alan fisher has more now from washington. there's an increasing number of people turning up trying to get into the u.s. through the southern border that's put president joe biden on the defensive didn't have to say quite clearly don't come yes i can say quite clearly don't come and we're in the process of getting set up don't leave your town or city or community on

one is north korea, one is china. let's start with north korea. what should they make of that statement coming from kim jong-un's sister. was it to be expected? >> she dsn't mince her words. she is kind of the attack dog of kim jong-un over the last year. i think there is a warning. and i think the reading of it should be we are watching you. when it comes to this kind of year, this has to be mentioned, the u.s. and south korean troops are currently carrying out military drills. every year this happens, and every year, north korea response. sometimes it is missile tests, otherwise it is a war of words. that's what we are seeing. i think they are deeper meanings. the attack in the statement, and then the timing of it, it is really timed to come just before thisisit. i do think there is a warning. i think what they are hearing from the delegation might not please them. the language being used is talking about the denuclearization of north korea rather than overall arms control. that is not what north korea would want to hear. katty: is the expectati

of north korea. where is the secretary of state did. when it comes to that kind of policy, the reason we highlighted is because it does seem the united states right now, with the language they are using, is focusing on getting north korea to give up its nuclear weapons rather than looking at an overall arms control strategy. the policy review being made by the biden illustration is still under way and we will not know what the administration thanks for the next few weeks but when you look at what they are saying right now, they are talking once again about engagement with china, china has a large role to play but from south korea's perspective, they would like a policy of engagement and it's not what we heard from the united states. they said engagement or pressure. is it engagement or pressure. is it fair to say — engagement or pressure. is it fair to say the _ engagement or pressure. is it fair to say the current - engagement or pressure. is it fair to say the current south korea administration h

they're not sure what north korea might actually be preparing for. could it be a missile test, a rocket engine test? all of this part of what the u.s. believes is north korea's continuing, never-ending effort to acquire long-range ballistic missiles with the possibility of a nuclear warhead that could some day reach the united states. the trump administration's policy of denuclearization is still something the bind admini biden administrations wants but strongly believes the north koreans have not adhered to. these next couple of days are actually fairly interesting. secretary of state tony blinken, defense secretary lloyd austin, traveling in the region, eventually on their way to the korean peninsula so everybody watching very carefully to see if north korea actually was to carry out a test. brianna? >> barbara, thank you for that. we have some more on this breaking news ahead. >>> plus, we'll talk about how kim jong-un's sister was actually the one who broke the regime's silence. why is that significant? we look up to our heroes. idolizing them. m

i think think more of the nuclear issue north north korea sort of definition or as the north korea is the reality threat why our troops are korean side they are seeing korean peninsula you know condition of korean peninsula as was going to korea but what is the role of china in all of this given that she jinping and kim jong warm exchanged messages of support with each other on monday. i think trans 2 roles on 1st will be about sanctions and the 2nd will be about the red lines on visa weapons tests that have yet made here in the past probably most part years station and it's not clear what biden's decision is regarding their own if i did. decide that they will primarily miss their pressure policy china will have to cooperate from us what if you china will have to cooperate listening sessions because most of the north korean strait go through china and economic pressure will only work if china is really how helpful in the back door for china regarding the red line i think transplant list. whether or not they will ok certainly been stressed when you asked if you remember. trying to hono

the united states basically to remain clear of north korea. as she put in her own words secretary of state anthony blinken however in a recent interview gave a broader assessment on the relationship with north korea and he said that north korea is a bad problem that has gotten worse over time and he's certainly referring to the north korean nuclear program that continues to be a big concern for the united states. joe biden of course now blinken also said that the biden administration has been trying to reach out to north korea via diplomatic channels since february and those attempts have been ignored by the north korean regime north korea now with the remarks of commune sr showing some force by issuing that warning and that is certainly also a response so that now we know that the former u.s. president's relationship with north korea didn't exactly go to plan what does the current president joe biden intend to do differently. yeah well 1st of all donald trump of course tried at the time for a new approach that was unheard of in diplomatic cir

the united states basically to remain clear of north korea. as she put in her own words secretary of state anthony blinken however in a recent interview gave a broader assessment on the relationship with north korea and he said that north korea is a bad problem that has gotten worse over time and he's certainly referring to the north korean nuclear program that continues to be a big concern for the united states. joe biden of course now blinken also said that the biden administration has been trying to reach out to north korea via diplomatic channels since february and those attempts have been ignored by the north korean regime north korea now with the remarks of commuting one sister showing some force by issuing that warning and that is certainly also a response so that now we know that the former u.s. president's relationship with north korea didn't exactly go to plan what does the current president joe biden intend to do differently. yeah well 1st of all donald trump of course tried at the time for a new approach that was unheard of in dipl

strategy towards north korea and there was a feeling that north korea would wait and see to exceed what exactly that strategy looks like before responding wouldn't do anything provocative well this test thursday looks like it could be a change of heart a change of direction and this could well be north korea deciding it has nothing to lose and now is the time to round put pressure on the u.s. what china's foreign ministry is urging all sides to continue diplomatic efforts to deescalate the situation we were talking bandar. solving the problems we dialogue in consultation serves the common interest of all and is the aspiration of the international community we call on all relevant sides to meet each other half way and continue to maintain the deescalation situation to advance a political settlement and work for lasting peace and security on the peninsula a speedo white house correspondent kelly health at his life for us in washington d.c. kimberly it is the 1st significant provocation by pyongyang since u.s. president joe biden took office in january what kind of reaction can make specke

this is news coming to you live from berlin japan says north korea has fired 2 ballistic missiles into the sea the 1st such test since u.s. president joe biden took office japan says the launches threaten security in the region. the new u.s. administration's 1st dialogue also coming up germany's chancellor under pressure after reversing plans for a strict easter. will be back in front of lawmakers today after apologizing to the german people for what she called a mistake. plus an unprecedented italian specters on cover almost $30000000.00 doses of corona virus vaccine in the astra zeneca factory the company insists it was not hiding the shells. oh i'm terry martin good to have you with us north korea has lots to ballistic missiles according to south korea and japan it's believed the 2 short range missiles flew 450 kilometers before landing in the sea and almost say the country has a history of testing new u.s. administrations with missile launches and other provocations to force the americans back to the negotiating table. well for more we're joined now by josh smith a reuters correspo

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between north korea and the u.s. over denuclearization broke down it has returned to developing and testing its missiles and weapons systems but they have tended to be less provocative shorter range missiles and rockets being fired off its coast the kind of weapons that are not banned by u.n. resolutions and in fact only last weekend it was confirmed that they had fired off 2 cruise missiles the white house is largely ignored that u.s. president joe biden saying that that was no big deal that it was business as usual ballistic missiles are a lot harder to ignore we have also had this condemnation from the japanese prime minister. largely to. you know here you are it is a threat to our country and to regional security and it's also a violation of the united nations security council resolution will strictly protest and condemn their actions. i'm determined to closely cooperate with the united states south korea and other related nations to protect the lives of our people you know and rob the timing is significant isn't

and north korea. president biden through his back channel diplomats has reached out to north korea to try to bring north korea into some type of negotiations diplomatic discussions north korea has burnt those which are sick and just this week kim jong un's sister that's the north korean leader kim jong un his sister kim your junk said you know advised the u.s. not to make a stink or it wouldn't sleep well over the next 4 years indicating perhaps that north korea has no intention of giving up its nuclear weapons at any point and is maybe tiring of criticism along those lines and this comes also as so great in the u.s. we're engaging in military exercises in the region. all right and in a 30 seconds that we have left together in terms of you have anthony blinken is there to shore up alliances in asia what kind of reception do you think he will get . well he's going to be meeting with the chinese in alaska in a day or 2 south korea and the u.s. are in a different position so korea's largest trading partn

i think think more of that the nuclear issue north north korea sort of definition or as the north korea is the reality threats like stuck korean side they are seeing korean peninsula you condition a korean peninsula as was going to korea what is the role of china in all of this given that she jinping and the kim jong un exchanged messages of support with each other on monday. i think trans 2 roles on 1st will be about sanctions and the 2nd will be about the red lines on these weapons tests that are of yet made here in the past probably most worriers one station and it's unclear what biden's decision is regarding their own if biden will decide that they will premiere or limit their pressure policy china will have to cooperate from us when if you try you will have to cooperate listening sessions because most of the north korean strait go through china and economic pressure because china is really how helpful in the back door for china regarding the red line i think transplant list. whether or not they will ok certainly been stressed when you asked if you remember . trying to recreate the

from north korea that as the u.s. has pointed out they have been trying to reach out for weeks now to open up dialogue with north korea north korea by this statement says yes we got those requests and simply decided to ignore them it seems that's not to say that north korea is not following closely what the biden administration is formulating its new policy towards dealing with p.r. yang chase says that they will be following what she calls all of the ill deeds of this new administration moving forward in its attitude to north korea saying that it will match force with force but goodwill with goodwill so really leaving it very much up to the u.s. to come up with the next step mcbride in seoul more from him in the coming hours. and still ahead on al-jazeera police charge a white gunman with killing 8 people in atlanta georgia 6 among them were women of asian descent and iraq is struggling to feed their families as politicians bickering over the national budget. it's time for the perfect. sponsored point qatar airways h

i think think more of the ideal the issue north korea sort of definition as the north korea is the reality threat why stop korean side they're saying korean peninsula inclusion of korean peninsula as was going to korea what is the role of china in all of this given that she jinping and kim jong warm exchanged messages of support with each other on monday. i think trans through rolls 1st will be about sanctions and the 2nd will be about the red lines on visa weapons test and we have yet made sealing the path following months or years of station and it's not clear what biden's decision is regarding their own if biden. decides that they will primary pressure policy china will have to cooperate from us point of view china will have to cooperate with sanctions because most of the north korean strait go through china and economic pressure and china is really hopeful helpful in the back door for china regarding the red line i think transplant list. whether or not they will ok certain things test when you asked if they remember. china and north korea they group which a little bit because. of sanct

korea north korea of course is suspected of using all sorts of illegal activities overseas in overseas countries to get access to funds or to goods that it's not meant to have as a way of getting around international sanctions it has reacted very angrily to this particular case branding this as an unpardonable crime by malaysia saying that all of these charges are completely trumped up that it is a pure fabrication it's going further though by saying that behind this is the united states that this is a part of some sort of u.s. inspired conspiracy saying that the u.s. itself will pay a price now of course u.s. north korean relations are very much in the news at the moment coming straight after a very high level u.s. mission to northeast asia as the new bided administration formulates its policy on how to deal with north korea as far as malaysia itself is concerned traditionally it has actually enjoyed relatively good relations with north korea one of few countries that has been fairly easy for north koreans to go to malaysia do business that of course change their relations were downgr

confirmation from north korea that as the u.s. has stated it has reached out several times over the previous weeks to try to open up avenues of communication open up a dialogue with the north koreans but by this the north koreans admitting they've simply ignored those requests that's not to say that they are not following closely what the americans are formulating with regard to its policy towards north korea moving forward but saying all menace lee that it will keep tabs on what it calls the ill deeds of the new administration saying that it will match force with force but goodwill with goodwill so really very much the north koreans saying it's up to the u.s. to take the next step forward from the bride there with all the latest for us from that trip insult thanks so much rob well an italian court has acquitted oil companies shell and any and one of the industry's biggest corruption cases that 3 year trial centered on the patches of a lucrative nigerian oil bloc and talian prosecutors alleged around half of the $1100000000.00 pos

on north korea if the u.s. will make concessions on other issues, and it looks like they are taking this out from their old playbook. >> speaking of previous administrations, gordon, you and i have talked on tv many times about how president trump handled kim jong-un, you know, offering him a ride in air force one, and the love letters between these two, and how does that policy affect america's new position now? >> well, president trump actually gave kim jong-un a lot of things and didn't get anything in return and i think it's largely because we saw trump's policy was more about prying north korea away from china than it was about taking weapons away from the north, and what president biden said today in the press conference was important, which is our goal is to denuclearization. >> well that's important. >> this was a violation of 1718, the u.n. security council resolution, but when we consider it in comparison with the threats from china, russia and iran, and i think north korea right now is at the bottom

administration or something else well north korea conducts these kinds of tests for multiple reasons not least because it provides them a good practical experience for improving their weapons and also getting strained their troops but it's impossible not to see this in context of the new administration and the review divided ministration is conducting right now it also comes as you mentioned after north korea rebuffed by these stations attempts to reach out to them so in many ways this underscores what we heard from north korea in a statement last week which was that it's not interested in speaking to the united states but that it does come back to the negotiating table it wants to do so on its own terms when course these missile launches raise alarm bells in the region what can you tell us about how south koreans are responding to this. substratum fischel is here voiced concern they can be in the emergency meetings at national security council and said that they were working closely with u.s. intelligence services and other allies to address this at the same time the moon administra

after the trump administration's policy on north korea the u.s. is now resetting its ties with asia secretary of state anthony blinken says all diplomatic and pressure options are on the table for the noles lincoln made those comments after meeting with his counterparts in south korea he also reaffirmed the commitment to pressing pyongyang into new kid disarmament the north had said it wouldn't speak to the u.s. until it stops its hostile policies china has also been a key focus on the secretary of state's best foreign trip. we also discussed prime we are clear eyed about beijing's consistent failure for its commitments and we spoke about her vision is aggressive and before tearing behavior are challenging the stability security prosperity in the pacific region beijing's actions make forging a common approach among our allies all the more important at a time when we're seeing a rollback of democracy and human rights around the world including in burma where the military is attempting to overturn the results of a democratic election i do believe yo