what i want to say is, to address the nuclear issue on the korean peninsula. there have always been two main pathways. one is dialogue, second confrontation. but if we look back at what we have experienced during the past decades from 2003 to 2009, negotiations have been ongoing on the nuclear issue on the peninsula. there had been setbacks and ups and downs, but so long as there was negotiation, the nuclear development was under effective management and control. and the overall stability on the peninsula was upheld. however, ever since 2009, the six-party talks suffered a deadlock, and what we've been seeing ever since then, the nuclear issue on the peninsula has embarked on the track of confrontation. and there we've been seeing nuclear tests, and then sanctions, and sanctions, then nuclear tests. this is a bad circle. and it should be stopped. because the ultimate result of such circle could be a lose-lose result for all parties. and no one can bear the outcomes. we believe that there are still opportunities for the resumption of the six-party talks. we sti

. >>> next on c-span, with tensions in the korean peninsula at their highest in recent years, north korean supreme leader kim jong-un appeared earlier today before the nation's politburo. his address was carried live on national television. [ cheers and applause ] >> translator: hello, and profound greetings to the

i think the general game is too diffuse the situation on the korean peninsula by china effectively backing off, and ultimately that leads to a better outcome for everyone. >> they are sort of the only reasons north korea is still surviving. >> thank you for joining us. coming up, tony blair makes the case for leaving the european up and fightd brexit. our interview with the former british prime minister next. this is bloomberg. ♪ shery: this is "bloomberg markets: asia". i am shery ahn. tony blair has urged opponents of brexit to "rise up and fight to change the british people's minds about leaving the european union." should not goblic for brexit at any cost. >> the key thing is we retain the ability to trade in an easy way with our main trading partners, and we certainly maintain close links around issues like defense, security, the environment, and so on. the problem though, and this is the problem the prime minister faces, and this is not an easy task. i am at one level deeply sympathetic to her about this am a but the problem is there are no easy ways of maintaining all those links

the ultimate goal should be the re- edification of the peninsula. the best way to end the north korean problem is to end north korea through unification. they did look like they were getting along quite well. this is the country he chose first to really talk about bilateral dealings. i think there's an important point here. they honestly help lubricate that. if you can have a difficult conversations on trade let's say with japan much better to have the leaders have a good personal relationship and that have their subordinates hash out the very significant differences that we have. ambassador good to see you. there is mark coming up next. the cyber attack against sony. treasury secretary by his film topped the box office. we will tell you about it next. ♪ when you have $7.95 online u.s. equity trades, you realize the smartest investing idea isn't just what you invest in, but who you invest with. ♪ isn't just what you invest in, but who you invest with. if only the signs were as obvious when you trade. fidelity's active trader pro can help you fin

defense system deployed on south korean soil later this year. reiterating their position saying tad will kroms its own definitions in the region and do little to ease tensions on the peninsula. the white house will be expecting china to do more. president trump has said beijing is not doing enough. it shows the importance of that phone call a few days ago between president trump and xi jinping to break a deadlock in relations, where trump agreed to honor the one china policy. the call seen as critical to move beyond the impasse so there could be real progress on issues like north korea. the call here is still being framed as a victory for china. now the administration might be expecting beijing to give something in return by reigning in the north. now back to you. >> janice mackey frayer for us in beijing. thank you. >>> the missile posed no threat to north america, the white house says, but what does it signal about north korea's efforts to develop a nuclear weapon? professor of korean studies joins us. appreciate you being with us. talk about

they kind of like a divided peninsula. we also have to bring japan and south korea on board. >> is it possible we need to do something much more dramatic. do we have to tell them if you push the north koreans and the regime collapses, what they're worried about is a unified korea which has 30,000 american troops, a treaty with the united states and nuclear weapons all on their border. >> most of the need for that dispydi disappears. you don't need them up against the 38 parallel. we should be committed to a nuclearized korea. there are things we can put on the table with china. >> i got to move on. mike flynn. is he in hot water with these reports that he not only made contact with the russian ambassador, not only talked about potentially lifting sanctions or implied it but seems to have misled the vice president at the time? >> he's clearly in hot water and it's a boon for the democrats who are beating him up. particularly, to know he's talking to the russians saying don't worry about obama's sanctions. thing s can be rev