north korea and japan. i agree with the professor, hoping channels of diplomacy with truck to practitioners korean americans, military families and others who been looking at this issue for decades to see what they think. what is the u.s. government missing? what are its blind spots? that was the time to figure all that out. and really get the best information possible to 3 countries. i think to frank's earlier point about sanctions and an over going to talk about that more, 1 thing i want to highlight is that quincy institute recently sent a letter with 54 organizations to president biden to make public the result of a review that's currently ongoing in terms of sanctions and their impact on covid recovery. this letter highlights the fact that stigmatized general humanitarian activities like north korea and iran. it made it much more bureaucratic and difficult for delivery of humanitarian system in these countries but i think washington, tokyo and seoul can conduct a similar assessment to see what restrict

when they're trying to deal with north korea and china and our north korea the associated press just quoted kim jong un of knowledge ing the country is facing its quote worst ever situation and we know north korea also withdrew from the tokyo games and it's closed its borders ever since the start of covert a year ago what's going on. you know i think their withdrawal from the tokyo olympics i think it's another indicator that it's north korea sees the virus as the biggest threat to its survival more than what they call a u.s. a hostile u.s. policy now they have isolated themselves basically closing their border with china by ending nearly all trade with china which is north korea's biggest benefactor so you know we've seen reports that it's overseas north koreans like diplomats are not allowed to return home so i suspect north korea might continue to refuse direct talks with washington out of fear of possibly contract importing the virus now the pandemic has also caused north korea to basically double down on self reliance and decentralization to try to revive their struggling econom

when they're trying to deal with north korea and china. and our north korea the associated press just quoted kim jong un of knowledge ing the country is facing its quote worst ever situation and we know north korea also withdrew from the tokyo games and it's closed its borders ever since the start of covert a year ago what's going on. you know i think their withdrawal from the tokyo olympics i think it's another indicator that it's north korea sees the virus as the biggest threat to its survival more than what they call a u.s. a hostile u.s. policy now they have isolated themselves basically by closing their border with china by ending nearly all trade with china which is north korea's biggest benefactor so you know we've seen reports that it's overseas north koreans like diplomats are not allowed to return home so i suspect north korea might continue to refuse direct talks with washington out of fear of possibly contract again importing the virus now the pandemic has also caused north korea to basically double down on self reliance and ce

north korea has been absolutely _ think is going on? north korea has been absolutely paranoid i has been absolutely paranoid about coronavirus, addict extraordinary measures at the outbreak to close its economic lifeline, international border with try now, shutting off trade and telling border guards to shoot on—site people who tried to cross illegally so we don't know if there have been cases of coronavirus in north korea but we do know that public events have started again, the coronavirus pandemic there seems to be broadly under control but they are very, very worried that any other cause a collapse of the health system so is not entirely a surprise that they've taken this measure.— that they've taken this measure. �* , , measure. i'm sure your contacts are better — measure. i'm sure your contacts are better than _ measure. i'm sure your contacts are better than antibodies. - measure. i'm sure your contacts are better than antibodies. i- are betterthan antibodies. i don't get is credible that they have no cases. we know very

when they're trying to deal with north korea and china. and our north korea the associated press just quoted kim jong un of knowledge ing the country is facing its quote worst ever situation and we know north korea also withdrew from the tokyo games and it's closed its borders ever since the start of covert a year ago what's going on. you know i think their withdrawal from the tokyo olympics i think it's another indicator that i've snorts korea sees the virus as the biggest threat to its survival more than what they call a u.s. a hostile u.s. policy now they have isolated themselves basically by closing their border with china by ending nearly all trade with china which is north korea's biggest benefactor so you know we've seen reports that it's overseas north koreans like diplomats are not allowed to return home so i suspect north korea might continue to refuse direct talks with washington out of fear of possibly a contract again importing the virus now the pandemic has also caused north korea to basically double down on self reliance and

nuclear deterrence against north korea? investor, do you want to take a crack at that? >> this is a tough issue. i think there are two things you are trying to do. one is you want to reassure your allies that you take the threat seriously and that you have a strategy for dealing with that, a strategy for dealing with the north korean threat has to be an emphasis on deterrence, conventional conflict deterrence, cbw, and it turns of nuclear use against allies and against the united states. at the same time, you need a strategy for engaging the north koreans, which is important for reassurance because allies worry about two things, they worry about being abandoned by the united states, that the u.s. will leave them when something happens, but they are also worried about being entrapped, that they get into a war that was not of their making or of their interest. the way to deal with that is to negotiations. i am a fan and believe that we use an incremental approach. i think the goal of the nuclear is asian of the peninsula -- n

and are not so bright blue as north korea marks this year's day of the sun. for the 1st time since the start of the pandemic india has recorded more than 200000 new cases all over one seen in a 24 hour periods the outbreak there has been getting worse day by day for weeks now it's the 2nd worst affected country in the world by its also cases and the worst by daily new infections for all ages say the surge is partly being fueled by super spreader events including a major hindu religious festival as well as political rallies several states say their health systems are overwhelmed and many are reporting shortages of oxygen are rising and stadiums and waiting halls are being converted into hospitals to help ease some of the pressure well for more on this we're joined from new delhi by elizabeth piron both alarming reports there of the indian health system under strain just give us a sense of what the coronavirus situation is like an idiot right now. hello well india is very much in the throes of a 2nd wave of the corona virus and while the state of maharashtra re

korea that would feel country and shoot if i guess in some senses because north korea is clearly a risk factor in your region china is a known commodity in your reach. absolutely so it is counter-intuitive but ng there is and we need to look at the larger picture here north korea is a risk to the region that's true but north korea doesn't cause as a direct military or nuclear threat to or not to majority of the countries in the asia pacific i mean barring countries that have a strong strategic partnership with united states or the alliance with united states. north korea is a concern but it's a different kettle of fish if you like to compare to china with china what we're seeing is an expansion of its military orbits political and claims over the south china sea which a graphical claims if you like expressed in military terms by the occupation and the construction of artificial island in the occupation off island with military assets and that's causing a direct concern to a lot of states within the asia pacific particularly countries in the around the south china sea southeast asian cou

and not so bright outlook as north korea marks this year's day of the sun. i am. but 1st after 20 years in afghanistan the u.s. and nato say the time has come to end their military campaign leaders made the announcements on wednesday say after 2 decades it no longer makes sense to keep thousands of troops in the country white house correspondent kimberly harkat reports. after a generation of war in afghanistan u.s. president joe biden says it's time for american soldiers to return home we cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in afghanistan hoping to create ideal conditions i'm now the 4th united states president to preside over american troop presence in afghanistan to republicans to democrats. i will pass this responsibility on to a 5th the withdrawal of u.s. forces begins may 1st and ends by september 11th the 20th anniversary of the attacks on new york's twin towers and the pentagon the u.s. invaded afghanistan in 2001 attacking al qaeda training camps where osama bin laden coordinated the attacks but biden says since then s

i don't think that we can compare what happened 25 years ago in north korea it was a real disaster it was the culmination of the drama with the collapse of the soviet union the establishment of diplomatic relations between people the fabric of china and the united states of korea was north korea was part of an accelerator at the time there had not been a need elations with south korea and indeed hundreds of thousands of people if not millions die of starvation or fame in the related diseases nothing like that is happening right now are not career has been doing relatively well in the previous 9 years of him jiang in leadership since 2012 for control and introduce a number of economic measures and reforms which permitted the country to. sort of make. some progress in production of food starts and manufacturing and international trade of course the international sanctions compounded the sufferings of north koreans during the last year the in the global pandemic. 318 wheeler state that the infrastructure and even the. even the last election in the united states led enjoyment without the

korea but the united states and this capital gains tax is not north korea. and i know that you face a lot of blowback on your comments on twitter. >> what happens when it starts going beyond the -- beyond 50% and suddenly you realize that more than half -- >> is that not too far a leap to make right now >> is going to the government? >> okay. you know, i think that's too far a leap to make at the moment, but let's talk about i guess american history, what we have seen we haven't seen this major correlation between capital gains increases and market reactions. we've seen the market hold up quite well and i know this was brought up on twitter too, you have seen some great companies, microsoft, apple, being created when the capital gains tax was higher >> actually, that's -- that isn't right. i mean the capital gains tax has dropped significantly over the last -- since reagan and it stayed pretty low and that has made a big impact on the people who have started businesses in the silicon valley and that has been great for silicon valley and it's been great for a

korea is a risk to the region that's true but north korea doesn't pose a direct military or nuclear threat to or not a majority of the countries in the asia pacific i mean barring countries that have a strong strategic partnership with united states or the alliance with united states. north korea is a concern but it's a different kettle of fish if you like to compare to china with china what we're seeing is an expansion of its military orbits political and claims over the south china sea which a graphical claims if you like expressed in military terms by the occupation and the construction of artificial island in the occupation off island with military assets and that's causing a direct concern to a lot of states within the asia pacific particularly countries in the around the south china sea southeast asian countries like vietnam in particular philippines and what's happening here is that they're trying to secure the few lines of communication for this is expressed in terms of the modernization and expansion of naval assets quite naturally so in order to secure these maritime water

threat, how do you assess nuclear deterrence against north korea? do you want to take a crack at that? >> this is a tough issue. i think there are two things you are trying to do. one is you want to reassure your allies that you take the threat seriously and that you have a strategy for dealing with that, . the strategy for dealing with the north korean threat has to be an emphasis on deterrence, conventional conflict deterrence, cbw, and it turns of nuclear use against allies and against the united states. at the same time, you need a strategy for engaging the north koreans, which is important for reassurance because allies worry about two things, they worry about being abandoned by the united states, that the u.s. will leave them in the lurch when something happens, but they also worry about being entrapped, that they get into a war that was not of their making or of their interest. the way to deal with that is to -- is through negotiations. i am a fan and believe that we use an incremental approach. i do think the goal of the nuclear rise asian -

the arduous march is the euphemism for the famine in north korea suffered during the 1990 s. following the collapse of its ally the soviet union and failed harvests kim jong un's comparison with those grim days seems to be the clearest the mission yet of the extent of his country's problems more proof of the north side salacious came with the announcement it won't be taking part in the upcoming tokyo olympics dashing the south korean hopes of trying to revive diplomacy around contacts at the games but state run media has focused attention instead on athletes training for games to mark the day of the sun as. further evidence that on this most important day in north korea's calendar everything is just fine but bright al-jazeera soul. from the pandemic to america's racial reckoning 2020 was nothing short of historic now the world press photo contest has announced their picks of the best iconic images the 1st embrace showing the reunion of a brazilian care home resident and loved one were selected as photo of the year that was by mads nissen and how b.b. by antonia french longo d

in countering north korea and for the peace and prosperity of the indo-pacific, both of us recognize that trilateral corporation, including the r.o.k., has never been as important as today and agreed to promote such collaboration. noting that the regional security environment has become increasingly severe, the deterrence and response capabilities of our alliance must be strengthened. i conveyed my resolve to reinforce japan's defense capabilities while president biden again demonstrated america's commitment to the defense of japan, including the application of article 5 of the japan-u.s. treaty of mutual cooperation and security for the island. we also agreed to accelerate the review under way between our two countries on the specific needs to strengthen our alliance. at the same time, from the perspective of mitigating the impact on local communities, including first and foremost okinawa, we agreed to promote the realignment of the u.s. forces in japan, including the relocation of air station, which is the only solution to avoid its permanent use. in responding to the unprecedented

it says north korea unveiled a new short-range missile in a military parade in january and confirms north korea has confirmed capacity to deliver capacity and strategic weapons. they fired two missiles into the sea of japan. they were said to likely be the same type seen in the parade. north korea is cultivating partnerships abroad to upgrade ballistic missiles. it says u.n. member states should steadily increase sanctions on the north. >>> here in japan, april 1 is the start of the business this year, they were ploromptedo hold them down or online. greeting 115 new recruits at the entrance to the company's headquarters in tokyo. the firm set up officers in other companies. >> translator: i'm very grateful the company has welcomed in this kind of way. i want to take challenges through work with responsibility and pride. >> translator: this is once in a lifetime, so we are showing we care. we want this to be a moment they remember. >>> lots of japanese companies canceled their welcome ceremonies. this year, many held them online. ♪ >>> bullying can traumatize victims and leave mental sca

it'll be the first summer games north korea will miss since 1968. this puts an end to south korea's hopes that the postponed games could lead to progress in deadlocked peace talks. the washington post's bureau chief forjapan and the korean peninsula told the bbc this is one of many measures north korea has taken to protect itself from the virus. north korea has been absolutely paranoid about coronavirus, and took extraordinary measures at the beginning of the outbreak to close its economic lifeline, the international border with china, shutting off trade and telling border guards to shoot on sight people who tried to cross the border illegally, so we don't know if there have been cases of coronavirus in north korea but we do know that public events have started again, the coronavirus pandemic there seems to be broadly under control but they are very, very worried that any outbreak could cause a collapse of the health system so it is not entirely a surprise that they've taken this measure. now all the sport from the bbc�*s sport centre. hello, i'm

and a not so bright outlook counts north korea marks the sheers day of the sun. while the u.s. secretary of state is in afghanistan this saturday yes present your by tonight is his timetable to end america's longest war he's been meeting with afghan president ashraf ghani here's a little of what they had to say. i'm here to demonstrate. going . to open. we have a partnership exchange but endures. as we've been discussing. the. president said. we have a new chapter but it's a new chapter the right to get. i was very eager to come. to a place possible also to begin the course to be. in writing that chapter. i demonstrate. the on points or. the united states has a right it's a pleasure to see you really think it was a signal to european business in the us that it's officially really tremendous for 2nd place and i say to people you know before. we believe you can use that information. to. decisions about be moving to the extremes even if we extract a redistricting there that the secretary thank you both. for coming to support. their peaceful so. i put it to you. ok well. i did so i

reporter: this is the upbeat image north korea wants to project to the world. extensive coverage on state run media that the leader presiding over projects that improve people's lives, like this housing development in pyongyang , or heavy citizens taking part in a drawing and calligraphy festival to coincide with the day of the sun, and good news features about a flourishing tea culture, thanks to the beneficence of north korea's leader. [speaking in foreign language] translator: the respected general secretary took measures to build this factory so people could have tea at any time and place. reporter: domestically, kim jong-un has had to deliver a far more somber assessment of the problems his country is facin and that his people are all too aware of. more than a year of self-imposed isolation because the pandemic has compounded the impact of ongoing international sanctions and food shortages from last year storms that ruined crops. [speaking in foreign language] translator: i asked party members and all people to wage an arduous march to relieve the people's

between north korea and china still today. and it was at that point. and mid-november 19 50 and 300,000 members of the people's liberation army of communist china cross in the north korea and drove the un forces back drove them so far back that soul was lost again to the north koreans and this time the chinese so we were driven across the 38th parallel. and so the war was on the verge of really escalating. and what macarthur wanted to do as a supreme commander was essentially. bomb chinese staging areas across the yellow river in china he also hinted that they might be able to use tactical nuclear weapons against the chinese. and he also recommended the use of nationalist chinese troops to attack mainland, china. these were troops under genkai-shek who had driven out of china in the fall of 1949 when the chinese communist consolidated their control over china. and so what macarthur wanted to do is use the nationalist army forces to attack china. truman did not want to do that. the joint chiefs of staff did not want to do truma

the way cases are going now. >> reporter: yes, i mean, north korea is essentially more her medically sealed and isolated because of the pandemic than they have ever been before. most foreign diplomats left the country and the diplomats who remain as foreigners are treated as if they have covid even though they have been in isolation for more than a year. if they are going to act that way towards foreign diplomats it's hard to imagine a scenario where they would send their athletes to tokyo which is grappling with a possible fourth wave with an even more infectious and possibly vaccine-resistant variant and put those athletes at risk of becoming infected and coming back into the north with its dilapidated health care system and absolutely no ability to help people in the event of a major pandemic. they just don't have the resources. so there is the public safety aspect of this. north korea doesn't want to expose its athletes saying that there is a global health crisis but there are also politics at play. ever since diplomacy collapsed between the former u.s. president donald trump and

encountering north korea and nor the peace and prosperity of the indo-pacific both of us recognize that trilateral cooperation including the rok, has never been as important as today and agreed to promote such collaboration. noting that the regional security environment has become increasingly severe, the de deterrence and responsible capabilities of our alliance must be strengthened i conveyed my resolve to reinforce japan's capabilities while president biden again demonstrated america's commitment to the defense of japan, including the application of article 5 of the japan-u.s. treaty of mutual cooperation and security for the san kaku islands and agreed to accelerate the means to strengthen out-rebound alliance -- our alliance at the same time from the perspective of mitigating the immunity pact on local communities including first and foremost okinawa we agrees to promote the realignment of u.s. forces in japan, including the relocation of air station fatima to handiko, the only solution to avoid its permanent use. in responding to the unprecedented crisis faced by the international

between north korea and china still today. and it was at that point. and mid-november 19 50 and 300,000 members of the people's liberation army of communist china cross in the north korea and drove the un forces back drove them so far back that soul was lost again to the north koreans and this time the chinese so we were driven back across the 38 parallel. and so the war was on the verge of really escalating. and what macarthur wanted to do as a supreme commander was essentially. bomb chinese staging areas across the yellow river in china he also hinted that they might be able to use tactical nuclear weapons against the chinese. and he also recommended the use of nationalist chinese troops to attack mainland, china. these were troops under genkai-shek who had driven out of china in the fall of 1949 when the chinese communist consolidated their control over china. and so what macarthur wanted to do is use the nationalist army forces to attack china. truman did not want to do that. the joint chiefs of staff did not want to do tr

on north korea, we confirmed our commitment to the cb i.d. of all weapons of mass destruction, and ballistic missiles of all ranges, and agreed to demand of north korea to fulfill its obligations under security council resolutions. on this year, we reaffirmed that it is a great human rights issue and that our two countries will work together to seek immediate resolution by north korea. encountering north korea and for the peace and prosperity of the indo pacific, both of us recognize that the trilateral corporation including the ro j has never important as today and agreed to promote such collaboration. noting that the regional security environment has become increasingly severe, the deterrent and response capabilities of our alliance must be strengthened. i conveyed my resolve to reinforce japan's defense capabilities while president biden again demonstrated america's commitment to the defense of japan including the application of article five of the japan-u.s. cooperation of security for the -- island. we also agreed to accelerate the revie

separating north and south korea carrying they say up to hearth a 1000000 leaflets condemning north korea and describing the leader kim jong un as a nuclear lunatic now these launches always enraged north korea who described the defectors who released these leaflets as human scum and holding the south korean government responsible for their actions in fact it was a similar releases last summer which led to north korea cutting off a communications with the south going as far as destroying a liaison office that had been set up to try to establish better relations the south korean government conscious of how north korea responds has taken measures to try to prevent these actions by these defectors going as far as passing a law last december that now makes it illegal act to release these leaflets punishable by up to 3 years in prison that in turn has been criticized by defectors who say it infringes on their rights of free speech here in south korea the south korean government says after this latest launch it will be taking appropriate action. to kenya now where a community of mass i heard is

separating north and south korea carrying they say up to hearth a 1000000 leaflets condemning north korea and describing the leader kim jong un as a nuclear lunatic now these launches always enraged north korea who described the defectors who released these leaflets as human scum and holding the south korean government responsible for their actions in fact it was a similar releases last summer which led to north korea cutting off a communications with the south going as far as destroying a liaison office that had been set up to try to establish better relations the south korean government conscious of how north korea response has taken measures to try to prevent these actions by these defectors going as far as passing a law last december that now makes it illegal act to release these leaflets punishable by up to 3 years in prison that in turn has been criticized by defectors who say it infringes on their rights of free speech here in south korea the south korean government says after this latest launch it will be taking appropriate action. a community of math i heard is in kenya is fighti

separating north and south korea carrying they say up to hearth a 1000000 leaflets condemning north korea and describing the leader kim jong un as a nuclear lunatic now these launches always enraged north korea who described the defectors who released these leaflets as human scum and holding the south korean government responsible for their actions in fact it was a similar releases last summer which led to north korea cutting off a communications with the south going as far as destroying a liaison office that had been set up to try to establish better relations the south korean government conscious of how north korea responds has taken measures to try to prevent these actions by these defectors going as far as passing a law last december that now makes it illegal act to release these leaflets punishable by up to 3 years in prison that in turn has been criticized by defectors who say it infringes on their rights of free speech here in south korea the south korean government says after this latest launch it will be taking appropriate action now hundreds of fishermen across south korea have

don't tun in south korea is just a 2 hour car drive from the border to north korea everyone here is aware of the threat from the north's missile system and it's here that one web is working with intel and south korean specialists in maritime satellite communications intel and is making the satellite antennae for the ground stations and use the terminals that can pick up and relay the signals from the satellite constellation at any point on or. the koreans were chosen due to their experience in maritime communications where the transmitter and receiver of signals are both moving the idea is to adapt that technology for internet access in self driving cars permanent connectivity will become increasingly important. steve chan and kevin other visionary minds behind intelli and the many country or is still challenge but we have all the solution now so it is a fix so far i think the best soul is more so than me as i can or should and also maintain a tractor trailer. we are developing using now but leave your base or visually seller is moving so that means all we have to. go by ship or by satell

with respect to north korea, i hope our witnesses will help frame the challenge we are facing from kim jong-un, what we may expect in the way of provocative actions and what leverage we may have two effect a change in the behavior -- have to effect a change in the behavior of that regime. the threat posed by violent extremists groups persists. while president biden has announced a transitional force out of afghanistan by september 11, 2021, we must maintain the capability to continue to degrade al qaeda, isis, and other terrorist groups and prevent attacks on the homeland. i'm interested in hearing what would be most effectively used to contain the threats from these groups. turning briefly to the cyber threats we face, hardly a week passes between revelations of serious breaches by our principal adversary and criminals against federal, state, and local government institutions and private sector enterprises. while most nationstates cyber intrusions involve theft of information, they also demonstrate the potential for destructive attacks by our adversaries on a larger scale, and i hope

ambassador thomas-greenfield: on north korea, you may know we have another meeting on that this afternoon. we have the 17, 18 sanctions committee. the sanctions committee made the decision that they would ask the group of experts to review the situation and come back and report to us. we will be meeting on this issue again in the context of security council. >> ambassador, congratulations on surviving your first presidency of the security council in pretty good form. ambassador thomas-greenfield: thank you. >> a follow-up on myanmar, and then a question. the follow-up on myanmar is that you mentioned when secretary of state blinken was here that the biden administration is considering additional action. what kind of actions are you considering? and, secondly, the president has had some pretty harsh words about both russia and china, and you have just talked about the importance of everybody working together. i wonder if you could tell us about your relations with both the russians and the chinese ambassadors this month and whether you think that you can work together and how, particularly

and north korea is the 1st country to drop out of the tokyo limpid games citing coronavirus concern. so that iran says negotiations to revive the 2015 nuclear deal on the right path all the major players are gathered for talks in vienna but american and iranian officials are not planning to meet directly with iran signed the nuclear deal back in 2015 with the so-called p 5 plus one that's made up of france the u.k. china russia the united states and germany it was designed to limit tehran's nuclear ambitions in exchange for sank. relief but it may 2018 then president donald trump withdrew the u.s. and began re imposing sanctions on iran the following year iranian president hassan rouhani told the remaining signatories that iran would reduce its commitments every 60 days until they own a part of the deal fast forward to november 2020 when the global nuclear monitors the. reported that iran's enrich uranium stockpile had reached 12 times the levels permitted and just weeks later iranian nuclear scientists motion factors id was assassinated near terror on what iran has since limited acc

north korea is a nuclear power. and they view nuclear weapons as the best deterrent to regime change. nuclear weapons are how they're going to maintain control internally in their own country and to fend off other world powers like the united states and remain relevant. iran doesn't have that. they aspire to be a world -- i mean a nuclear power. we only have the capability to stop one of those two countries from getting a nuclear weapon, and that's iran. and so, you know, the thing about iran that worries us in the intelligence community is i mentioned north korea using nuclear weapons as a deterrent, as a way of maintaining power. we don't know what the iranians would use a deliverable nuclear weapon. would it be for a deterrent effect, or would it be for an offensive effect? and when you talk about a regime that is based on religious zealotry and is essentially a terrorist nation, a terrorist designated state, the concern is making sure that that regime never gains access to a deliverable nuclear weapon. and the i

in my life, without him, authorize that 2004 north korea human rights acted. i could not come here to the united states. >> is that interesting for you to have signed that act. >> yeah. >> then meet when in who benefited. >> i became interested in north korea issue, classic case of unbelievable abuse of power and disrespect for human condition. joseph, someone goes to america there are tough conditions. the man survives and now thrives and it is a remarkable story, americans need to pay attention to that kind of story, and say that is the kind of person we want here. >> i would like to become someone like president bush one day, i do know say it lightly for the sake of popularity and i really mean it. thank you. dana: that is all-time we have, thank you for watching, thank you to president bush, and those who shared their incredible us, good night. incredible our responsibility to always put clients first. (other money manager) so you do it because you have to? (naj) no, we do it because it's the right thing to do. we help clients enjoy a comfortable retiremen

is considering the denuclearization of north korea and later you said the north korean peninsula. >> sorry, north korea. >> i'm wondering if you could explain why that's sort of shifted in the administration and you're no longer seeing denuclearization of south korea as part of this long term negotiation. >> well, i would say that it's just an indication that we understand that the denuclear -- i wouldn't overthink this, honestly, sometimes we say one, sometimes we say the other. but we understand the intentions of the north korean leadership are ones that we have concerns about. and that certainly is a factor. yes. >> as it relates to expanding the court, did the president speak to speaker pelosi in advance of making her comments? >> i don't have any calls to read out. i think the president has spoken about his views, and obviously we announced the commission publicly last week. >> as it relates to his views as a senator, his view was, he was speaking of president roosevelt then who wanted to expand the court by six seats, he said it was a boneheaded idea. does he still believe it i

on north korea, [indiscernible] of all weapons of mass destruction and agree to demand to north korea to fulfill its obligations under security council resolutions. we reaffirmed it is a great human rights issue and that our two countries will work together. encountering north korea and for the peace and prosperity of the pacific, both of us recognize that financial cooperation as never been as important as today and agreed to promote such cooperation. noting that the regional security environment has become increasingly [indiscernible] the responsibilities of our alliance [indiscernible]. i have conveyed my resolve to defense capabilities well president biden again illustrated america's commitment to the defense of japan, including application of article five. we also agreed to accelerate the review of the countries to strengthen the alliance. at the same time, from the perspective of mitigating the impacts on local immunities, including first and foremost, okinawa, we agreed to perform the realignment, including the only solution to avoid a permanent [indiscernible]. in responding t

the arduous march is the euphemism for the famine in north. korea suffered during the 1990 s. following the collapse of its ally the soviet union and failed harvests kim jong un's comparison with those grim days seems to be the clearest admission yet of the extent of his country's problems more proof of the northside salacious came with the announcement it won't be taking part in the upcoming tokyo olympics dashing the south korean hopes of trying to revive diplomacy around contacts at the games but state run media has focused attention instead on athletes training full games to mark the day of the sun as further evidence that on this most important day in north korea's calendar everything is just fine macbride al-jazeera so time for sport has thank you adrian all real madrid and manchester city have completed the lineup for the semifinals of the european champions league city were 42 aggregate winners against dortmund on germany and in the mill draw against liverpool was enough for real to progress 31 on aggregate they haven't maybe been the liverpool last season when they we

and biden has lowered expectations of a breakthrough on another friction point with china north korea washington places denuclearization of north korea and its top of its priority list with respect to pyongyang that's not the case for beijing beijing is more interested in stability yet in one area at least there's a promise of cooperation at a virtual summit this week china and the u.s. the world's 2 biggest carbon emitters pledged to work more closely on cutting their emissions a rare display of collaboration but one unlikely to be repeated on other fronts adrian brown al jazeera hong kong. where again i'm fully back to bill with the headlines on al-jazeera and much needed medical supplies have began arriving in india which is struggling to stop the spread of call the 1900 it accounts for half of the world's new infections one person is dying every 4 minutes and predatory and sought breaking point brazil's senate has launched an inquiry into the government's handling of the pandemic nearly 400000 brazilians have died from coverage 19 the world's 2nd highest death toll somalia's frezz

the most pressing issue will be north korea. but i think alliances and partnerships as stressed by the bonnet administration is going to be a creek affect factor or key ingredient, -- by the biden administration is going to be a critical factor or key ingredient in solving problems. kathleen: more broadly when you look at the asian region, what are the biggest issues for the biden team, looking ahead? >> well, i think we should start looking at, how the countries are also still dealing with the pandemic. i think united states is in a more fortunate position, where we are seeing the slow and also continual rollout of vaccines. take the example of south korea, where we are still not seeing the majority of the population receiving the vaccines. that is going to play a factor in their national and foreign policy decision-making, so that is going to be important. in terms of u.s.-china competition of course, it is not a bilateral issue simply, the stakes, the economic stakes, the policy interests, as well as i think some of the perso