due to north korea's nuclear missile provocations. vice presidents visit shows the stance of the new administration . as such, i believe that vice president pence's visit is timely and meaningful. kyo-ahn: [speaking foreign language] translator: today, the vice president and i shared the view that through cooperation and collaboration, the u.s. alliance has grown into a indispensable linchpin for a successful strategic alliance that will allow us to resolve global challenges. we have reconfirmed our unwavering will to continue to make our alliance even stronger. hwang: [speaking foreign language] translator: 10 days ago, on april 10, i spoke with president trump about ways to work together going forward. today, with vice president pence, we understand the gravity and urgency of north korea's missile threat. we will double our threats to further tighten the global pressure on north korea. we will thoroughly implement sanctions on the unwavering principle of denying north korea their weapons. foreign[speaking language] translator: furth

there are 50 million people in south korea. about half of that many in north korea. because it is a small place, it means any type of ground war over there will be devastating to both countries. the thing we have in the united states is when we get tired of it, we can always leave. the people in korea, you know, they will suffer the most. a very complex situation. yep china that shares a border with north korea. you have russia that shares a border with north korea. and yeah the south koreans and the north koreans in the middle. it is a very complex situation. i would suggest that the president is very careful with the rhetoric he spews out about the possibility of going to a major war over there. the last thing we want is a major route more in south korea. on groundo very well wars in asia. it is no different now. it would be very difficult for us to conduct any type of major ground warfare there. and you cannot win it in the air. the terrain is not about you to do it. feelu want to get a good for what more would be like over there, just fly over there and take a lo

because china is north korea's largest trading partner and because it shielded north korea from harsher sanctions in the past, washington tends to think that china can deliver a deal on north korea. what i think the new administration really needs to focus on is working with china to enforce the sanctions on the books and coming up with a joint strategy for talks. that should include an effort to try and freeze north korea's nuclear and missile programs and put something on the table as a benefit for north korea if it's willing to take those steps. >> when you listen to water cooler talk among my friends and family, here's what scares people. north korea is believed to be developing a long-range missile that can hit the u.s. with kim saying he could test launch one at any time. what is the real timeline for north korea to develop a weapon like this? >> north korea has taken actions over the past years to expand its ballistic missile capabilities but it's still very far from having a missile with a range long enough to target the united states. right now it's unlikely they could even rea

that's common they'll fly a bomb over north korea, south korea. the u.s. military's own way of flexing its muscles after north korea has. as far as any kind of a kinetic, i don't get the sense. i've been talking to people about this for weeks now and more specifically this week as we've led up to this anniversary this weekend. i don't get the sense there's any kinnetic action over response that would be planned for this. especially if this ends up being a shorter or medium-range missile test. there was a lot of talk about a potential nuclear test. a lot of concern that this may be their opportunity with this big anniversary for them to fire off some tests and intercontinental ballistic missile. also concern they may have mastered some more technology. they may be able to miniaturize a nuclear warhead and put it on a missile. so the military is always prepared to respond to any kind of provocation like this. with this specific one, what we believe we've seen, it's sunday morning in pyongyang, i believe we'll see more rhetoric out of the military and out of

to protect south korea. south korea is a sitting duck surrounded by all this nuclear power like china, russia, and some people say even japan because japan is only a step or two away from making its own nuclear weapon. , i don't feel comfortable south korea having to rely on questionable protection from u.s. against the nuclear threat from north korea of the host: thank you. how long have you been in the snuns guest: decades. came here when i was a kid, around 10. host: thank you. guest: the issue of the american nuclear umbrella, the issue of american credibility, this is a very real issue. this is true in europe. it's why we wanted to deploy a cruise missile against the soviets. this is an issue today throughout asia as both north korea and china are engaged in nuclear development and expansion efforts. how credible is the united states nuclear umbrella? this is something that again is the core of u.s.-japan discussions as well as u.s.-nato discussions. could south korea go nuclear? there is no reason to t

they are north korea's only allied. i'm sorry. china. china is north korea's only allied. you know, without china support, they support north korea. they give them 85% of their fuel and food that they could bring about the end of the north korean dictatorship. >> china may push for change but they don't want to destabilize north korea and end north korea and north korea and end up with a low refugee crisis. what can i do here? >> they can threaten to cut off support, but china relies on the united states just as much as north korea relies on china. there are ways that we can pressure china to pressure north korea. if the u.s., for example where to put a tax on chinese imports or make it harder for them to get imports into our country, that would be devastating and they're not going to put their relationship with the u.s. at risk just to please north korea. tribes are degrading relationships with the chinese. a great meeting with the chinese president and i hope to see that -- nicole: at the same time, they do not want the north korean regime to fail because ultimately that

panel of experts on north korea. they've put out this report that says that north korea continues o ill listly ship dual-use items to both syria and i-- and iran. those are two terrorist regimes. i hope that the new administration will move quickly to relist north korea and continue to seek ways to increase pressure on the regime through the sanctions bill that we passed out of here today and other measures and i urge my colleagues to support this important measure and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. all time has expired. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 479, as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative -- >> on that, i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman requests the yeas and nays. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having risen, the ye

in seoul south korea. we start with a warning for north korea from vice president mike pence. during a stop in south korea and a visit to the zone between north and south the vice president warned kim jong-un not to test the strength of the united states military forces or the resolve of the american president. >> the era of strategic patience is over. just in the past two weeks the world witnessed the strength and resolve of our new president. in actions taken in syria and afghanistan. north korea would do well not to test his resolve. or the strength of the armed forces of the united states in this region. we will defeat any attack and we will meet any use of conventional or nuclear weapons with an overwhelming and effective response. but as president trump made clear just a few short days ago, if china is unable to deal with north korea, the united states and our allies will. >> all this comes after more north korea luster, another failed missile launch and the threat of new nuclear tests. joining us are senior white house correspondent and our senior international ivan wat

. >> north korea is the problem. the problem will be taken care of. >> we're an administration wanting to show a message that there's a new sheriff in town. we don't know, you know, whether we're making maximum effort to settle this peacefully or not. >> we will not relent in our mission to destroy isis in 2017. >> we have given them total authorization and that's what they are doing. >> that does send a message around the world that america's back. >> the trump administration says they will not release the names of people who visit the white house. why? what is the big secret? >> we don't want to go and scare people from being able to come into the white house. >> it's total bs. >>> well, you've made it to saturday. i'm christi paul. >> and i'm victor blackwell. north korea is putting the world on notice. for the first time showing off what could be the powerful long-range missiles and as the regime prepares for another nuclear test, tensions are flaring on the peninsula. >> kim jong-un was on hand watching this hug

in north korea that was not the case. north korea that was not the case. north korean diplomats did not really understand what the position of the west was, what we are trying to achieve, why we were trying to convince them that a new killer north korea was not in their own interests and it made for some very interesting sometimes quite confusing discussions. what is your sense of what the balance was between the ruling family and the other influences in london that country, most obviously the military? that is the ultimate challenge for the international community to try to work out. we have never been totally sure, reliably sure, but that kind of relationship. we want them and we are not now. we don't really know who has a serious influence on kim jong un and, in the way that we didn't understand when i was there who had an influence on kimjong—il and how the decision—making process developed. 0ne and how the decision—making process developed. one thing that always struck me was how ill informed, how little the officials that we seem to talk to und

and north korea. plus, what would you like to ask the panel about how the president should handle provocations from kim jong un? just go to facebook or twitter on foxnewssunday and we may use >> if you've looked at what's happened over the last eight years -- weeks, compared to what's happened in eight years, you will see the tremendous difference. chris: president trump highlighting on what he believes are better results and it's time now for our sunday group, michael needham, heritage action for america. bob woodward from the washington post. fox news national security correspondent jennifer griffin and former national security council staffer gilian turner. jennifer, let me start with you, what do your sources say over the last 24 hours about this impressive display of military hardware by the military regime and in defiance of president trump? >> i think what's notable, chris, is when i walked out of the bent gone on friday afternoon it was a pretty relaxed atmosphere over at the pentagon. you did

will defeat any attack from north korea and gave his 100% support to south korea. we also heard a lot of concern there about china, the critical role that it should play. we will talk about that, and also the early deployment of the defense system. let's bring in paula hancocks now with more from seoul. paula, there were a lot of headlines coming out of that, but the big one, of course is how much they're relying on china. >> reporter: that's right, rosemary, there were certainly some sign of hardening responses from china, we heard from vice president pence saying, after that meeting between president and president trump, that they were seen in a positive light what was happening, they pointed out about china's economic retaliation against south korea buzz of the u.s. missile defense system thaad which is being deployed. china has not officially acknowledged but south korea and the united states

let's return to the north korea story. president trump's national security advisor has said an international consensus against what he called north korea's threatening behaviour now includes china. well, let's go live now to john everard, former british ambassador to north korea, who is in poynton this evening. let's concentrate on the north korea situation, what bearing does this failed missile test have on what might happen next? that depends entirely on what the chinese think is going on. the chinese last week indicated clearly that had he gone for a nuclear test, they would have supported sanctions against north korea through the security council, including perhaps cutting off north korea's oil supply, which would have been a terrible blow. what we don't know is where the chinese are going to ranka know is where the chinese are going to rank a missile test, a provocative test, but a failed test. we have to exercise caution over the american assertion that they are working with the chinese on solutions. this is not the

korea is complicated, the koreas, china is complicated. it's easy to rail against these things when you're campaigning. you meet president xi and he's a human being and he talks about his people. and you've got trade and diplomacy and military and all kinds of things. this is an extraordinary situation! president trump never served this country in any capacity. he's never held office. it's astonishing on-the-job training. so, yeah, it's complicated! it's really hard work. >> and it's only beginning, right? i mean, it's day 99. there are a lot more days to go, so get used to it. kimberly dozier, we also played sound there -- you heard it before, the fact about the job being a little harder than the president thought it would, about the president speaking of his relationship with chinese leader xi jinping. how much of what we hear from the secretary today is directed toward china? >> well, we've already heard some comments in the npr interview that are meant to reassure china. when the secretary says that they're not seeking a reunification

hours before pence arrived in south korea, north korea attempted to test launch a new ballistic missile, but the test failed as the missile blew up almost immediately. it is unclear if the u.s. had any role in the missile's failure. the "new york times" reports the u.s. has a covert program to sabotage north korea's missile program using cyber and electronic strikes. north korea is vowing to retaliate against u.s. military aggression. this is the state-run television station reading a statement by the north korean army. >> the trump administration, which made a surprise graded cruise missile strike on syria april 6, has enter the path of open threat and blackckmail. our toughest counteraction against the united states willl be taken i in suchch a merciless manner as to not to allow the aggressors to survive. amy: turkish president recep tayyip erdogan has claimed victory in sunday's referendum over whether to give sweeping popowers to the e presidenent, s the turkish opposition says they've received widespread complaints about voting fraud and that the referendum was held in an atmosphe

and south korea. the vice president with a message that military action might be on the table, but a different message coming from inside the white house. cnn's athena jones is there. and athena, we have heard from the national security adviser maybe some different language than the vice president. >> reporter: hi, john. that's right. h.r. mcmaster, the national security adviser, putting the emphasis on nonmilitary options. but john, the central question in all of this, or a big central question in all of this is what china will do. will china do more? president trump has made it clear he wants to see china step up pressure on north korea to rein in its nuclear ambitions, and he believes china can do so because china is the north's main trading partner. the north relies heavily on china when it comes to trade. but the president has acknowledged in recent days that even china may not have a magic bullet here. what is clear from the perspective of the president's national security team is that some sort

it is a great honor for me to be in south korea. i bring greetings from the president of the united states, president donald trump, on his behalf, i'm here to express the unwavering support of the united states for our long-standing alliance. president trump and i are grateful for your strong partnership with the united states, we commend you personally for your steady hand in this time of transition in south korea. the president and our entire administration admire the south korean people's commitment to the rule of law and the democratic process and we look forward to the upcoming election with great anticipation. while changes coming on the may, the people of south korea may be assured, whatever change happens in your elections, the commitment of the united states to south korea's safety and security will remain unchanged. translator: [speaking foreign language] v.p. pence: on behalf of the president of the united states, my message to the people of south korea is this "we are with you 100%." the united states of america stands s

to deal with north korea? how much can they trust us. >> let's talk a little bit about maximum economic pressure, imposing potentially penalties on third-party countries who may be in support of north korea. what is the preparation, the strategy, the conversation at the pentagon as we look at the possibility of some sort of military action there? >> well, from the pentagon it's a whole government approach. that's why you see very close contact between secretary tillerson and secretary mattis as well as treasury. when you think of ratcheting up any pressure outside of military posture, you hear a lot about pressuring chinese banks, chinese banks that allow the north korean government to stay afloat. but that's going to cause some potential friction with china. and just one quick note here on where the vinson is, i was walking about the capitol. the new term of art they're using here, they're not saying it's in the philippine sea or the sea of japan. they're saying it's in the western pacific and has operational

forces in korea, standing with courageous soldiers from the republic of korea is a message of resolve. the people of north korea, the military of north korea should not mistake the resolve of the united states of america to stand with our allies. the alliance between south korea and the united states is ironclad. we will defend that alliance for the sake of our people and the people of south korea and we will continue to stand strong to achieve our shared objective across this region and across the world of a the nuclear rise ecuclearized korean peninsula. >> why do you believe you can trust china to follow through? half the administrations have sought help from china and they had not come through? >> president trump is very hopeful that china will take actions necessary to bring about a change in policy in north korea. an abandonment of its nuclear weapons program and its ballistic missile program. we are hopeful they will use of the extraordinary levers that they have with the to achieve that objective but as the president has made very clear, either china will deal with this proble

specifically to korea and japan. and you may have seen the press on this, but he was very forceful in both countries on how we are going to deploy this. this is not meant to threaten china in any way, but we have every right in the world to defend our troops and our allies, and that's what the thad is all about. so, again, i think bipartisan support, as evidenced by the letter, that we drafted and sent around and sent to president trump on the importance of raising this and i anticipate that he will. >> great. you've really covered the water front, so i think we might just open up to questions here. if you want to raise your hand and wave for the microphone, identify yourself, and keep your question in the interrogative tense. >> thank you. sandy clark, retired navy guy. we saw old mature technology, they work. there's value to having technology that works and keeping it for a long period of time. question is, with regard to north korea and given the immediacy of the threat, does it make sense to you to support the e

if north korea becomes south korea, look at south korea. how wonderful the economic miracle is in south korea. it is too much of a juxtapositi juxtaposition. i believe the president has enough things on the table that are of interest to china where we can get something done to dial back the security threat of north korea. >> what is your guidance on how real people or how much weight people should put in the president'ss suggesti suggestio could go it alone. that could mean preemptive action. >> i don't think he said military action. >> he didn't say it. do you think that should be seen as a suggestion? >> i do. i think at the end of the day, the president is a bold decisive leader. he is sending a message to the chinese and rest of the world. we will deal with this problem. this is a security threat to not only our allies like japan, but to the west coast of the united states. he's the president of the united states. his number one objective and priority is to protect american citizens. of course, he will deal with it unilaterally if he ha

this is how north korea operates. narrator: recent satellite imagery analyzed by amnesty international shows that since kim jong un came to power, the political prison camps have grown. 200,000 civilians who are outside of the criminal penal system. one of the camps, hwasong, is 540 square kilometers, three times the size of washington, d.c. narrator: it's estimated that as many as one in 100 north koreans is a political prisoner, many of whom were caught trying to defect. still, several thousand north koreans try to escape through china each year. lee, the former street kid, fled when he was 18. (translated): i was very scared, but i thought, "it's better to die than live like an insect." before i left, i prepared a little bit of food. i roasted some beans. i ate little bits of that as i went on my way. i went to the top of the mountains to see where the guards were positioned. then at night, i crossed the river when nobody was watching. i crossed the river alone and made it into china. i used the sun to get my direc

/south korea relationship that's bad for placing pressure on north korea and concession to the chinesegetting what we wantf him. >> you put missiles into britain, you can say he's about to start a nuclear war and we bankrupted the soviet union. along the way you can say this looks chaotic. i can tell you that there is a policy. vice president pence was just -- >> i was with him. >> there is a lot of diplomatic language that's going on behind the tweets. >> what koreans heard was mike pence say we won't negotiate with north koreans and rex tillerson say we are going to. there's confusion. nobody knows what the plan is. kim jo >> trump says he doesn't know. he hopes his rationale. that was interesting. he didn't go as far as some others have that he's -- it did seem like we've seen this president perhaps not mince words when talking about foreign leaders. usually allies. when it came to this, he was very pulled back. some of the comments were bizarre. that said, there seemed to be recognition that his words hold a lot of weight and the world is listening. >> not just our allies -- >> you say it

he says if north korea attacks this place, only 50 miles from north korea, there would be an overwhelming response. but they've a lwa ys overwhelming response. but they've always assumed that here, but it would have been what president 0bama had done. that central question of how you make kim jong—un had done. that central question of how you make kimjong—un change his policy remains unanswered. at least 30 people are still missing in 29, -- at least 30 people are still missing in 29, —— and 29 confirmed dead after a landslide insulate. the tragedy happened after several tons of rotting rubbish collapsed onto a slum, just outside the capital. another 400 families have been moved by authorities for their safety. there are several houses under the mud. when you dig about 30 or 40 feet down, even the missionaries are finding it difficult, but they are expert in this survey will continue to do that. but because of the muddy soil it takes time for them to continue with the process. police in the us have widened their search for a badly shot dead grandfather a p pa re ntly a badly shot

as you mentioned, china's north korea's only major ally, its only trading partner, really, north korea's lifeline. and china has one message, and that is for everyone to restrain themselves, to try to de-escalate the situation. and they're trying to deliver that message at all levels. chinese president xi jinping spoke to president trump over the weekend. today, china's nationalistic tabloid, a state media outlet, tried to warn north korea from a nuclear test. they said the nuclear test would be the point of no return. now, north korea's already tested a nuclear weapon five times, or conducted five nuclear tests, but they are saying a sixth would be catastrophic because it could just lead to the situation spinning out of control. the paper also warned all parties to exercise restraint and said that the "game of chicken" between washington and pyongyang is at a breaking point. >> well, adriana, we know that north korea likes to schedule provocative acts on anniversaries or near anniversaries. what's going on today? >> reporter: well, today is the 85th anniversary of north korea's army. so

to shoulder with south korea. he did give some statement as well when he met the acting president not so long ago, and a very strong message, a real warning to north korea, when it came to talking about what the trump administration has done in syria, that missile attack on the air base and, of course, the moab, the mother of all bombs, that was just drop ped on afghanistan recently. he made the link between those two military actions and north korea, which we haven't really seen before. he said, quote, north korea would could well not to test his resolve, talking about donald trump. this is a stronger statement than we have seen from anyone within the trump administration or the obama administration for many, many years. and it's likely that north korea will take note of that. whether or not that will change their behavior, it is very unlikely. we'll still expecting that nuclear test number six. kim jong-un has made it abundantly clear, he will continue to test his nuclear weapons. >> any response from north kore

the regime in north korea. states992, the united and our allies have stood together for a denuclearize korean peninsula. completedis to be through peaceful means. but all options are on the table. just in the past two weeks, the world witnessed the strength and resolve of our new president. actions taken in syria and afghanistan. north korea would do well not to test his resolve or the strength of the armed forces of the united states in this region. we will continue to deploy the missile defense system as a defensive measure. called for by the alliance and for the alliance. we will continue to evolve a comp rent a set of capabilities to ensure the capabilities of south korea. and as the secretary of defense made clear not long ago, we will defeat any attack and we will meet any use of conventional or nuclear weapons with an overwhelming and effective response. language]ng foreign vice president pence: strategic patience has been the approach of the last american administration and beyond. decades, the two unit

if you seen my tweets about north korea? this could all be over by monday. >> start a civil war. >> you never give a tax return when you're being audited. >> i am here because i think our government is corrupt and i think we have the right to know what our president so involved in financially. >> pope francis offered a prayer for the world saying the world looks at jesus with its eyes lowered out of shame. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm rene marsh in for christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. happy easter to you. we will take you to vatican city later this morning. >>> new this morning we start in south korea where the vice president mike pence has arrived in seoul saying the u.s. stand with its ally. this is hours after north korea's later provocation falls flat. >> yet another missile launch by north korea but this one fizzled out second late. the white house is offering a low-key response, but they are also warning another north korean nuclear test could be imminent. >> the vice president wrapped up his first day in seou

and north korea. plus, what would you like to ask the panel about how the president should handle provocations from kim jong un? just go to facebook or twitter on foxnewssunday and we may use your question on the air your ordinary lawn into an extraordinary one. so start your trugreen lawn plan today for only $29.95. hei don't want one that's haded a big wreck just say, show me cars with no accidents reported find the cars you want, avoid the ones you don't plus you get a free carfax® report with every listing i like it start your used car search at carfax.com >> if you've looked at what's happened over the last eight years -- weeks, compared to what's happened in eight years, you will see the tremendous difference. chris: president trump highlighting on what he believes are better results and it's time now for our sunday group, michael needham, heritage action for america. bob woodward from the washington post. fox news national security correspondent jennifer griffin and former national security co

and north korea? we've gone through this many times in the past, but it's different with a new president. so how serious do you see this situation? >> well, it's very serious, but it has deescalated with the failed missile launch. i think it's kind of a blessing in disguise. it's a setback for kim jong-un internationally. domestically he can control the message. i think the u.s. has to be very careful, very vigilant. should keep its powder drive. our policy should be restrained. we should reassess what we're doing in the peninsula, but at the same time i think this is kind of a blessing in disguise. it was not a nuclear test. it was a potentially missile test. it failed. the danger, though, is that they are developing more long range missiles. i noted one in the parade. but i think the correct u.s. policy is give china a chance to put real pressure on north korea. perhaps with oil export bans, with coal export bans. tighten the sanctions. see what that does. but with kim jong-un, he's very unpredictab

south korea. this morning's provocations from the north is another reminder of the risks each one of you face everyday in the defensive freedom —— the defence of freedom. president erdogan casts his vote in a bid to bring in new sweeping powers, that could keep him in power for another 12 years. theresa may urges unity over brexit, as she delivers her first easter message as prime minister. our shared interests, our shared ambitions, and above all our shared values can and must bring us together. the world's oldest person has died aged 117 — emma morano was officially the last surviving person born in the 1800s. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. north korea has made a failed attempt to test—launch a missile, a day after warning america that it was ready to hit back with nuclear attacks, amid rising tensions in the region. the us military said the missile blew up almost immediately after launch, as mike pence, the american vice president, headed to south korea. after arriving, mr penc

and south korea depends on the u.s. for any threat that north korea could pose. there isn't a lack of confidence about ability here. but i see what you're asking. it is an awkward situation that the people in south korea are in the middle of. the u.s. and china are having the loudest global dialogue to handle north korea. the south korea here, and the people who live in this country are the most in line for some retaliation from north korea if provoked by the u.s. but the other sort of thorn in this issue is the fact that the president, the elected president, has been ousted from office, after an impeachment. in the middle of a presidential cycle. the topic of how to deal with north korea is a key election issue. people are looking at the candidates here, seeing what kind of course forward those candidates would advocate. and you have the high-level washington officials, including the vice president, meeting with an acting president, who won't even be in office in a few weeks. it's important to have the conversations. washington will say it's important to have th

north korea is no exception. as an example in 2013 kazakhstan stopped the trust to mediate to allow to facilitate that -- on our nuclear program which consequently. [inaudible] we are convinced there is no other issues collective commitment to international commitments. cousins kazakhstan believes this is the right time for eliminating the nuclear threat. complete nuclear disarmament and the abandonment of koreans nuclear could be made by troops ensuring political and military stability on the peninsula. close engagement with asia-pacific family will bring dprk significant benefits for choosing a peaceful coexistence. such approach combined with a comprehensive holistic regional strategy will ensure stability for the country and the wider region. we call upon all parties, all relevant stakeholders in all member states to take balance actions we call on all parties concerned to refrain from action that could increase the military exhalation and further tensions in the region. >> i think you for your statement. now

north korea is not irrational. it has a rationale that we need to try to understand as we shape our policy. goal is focused on regime survival. everything is filtered through regime survival. we have to take that into account as we think about the program. north koreans look at strikes on syria and talk about regime change. libya takedown of qaddafi. they are focused on regime survival. i want to flesh out briefly why to serious pivot diplomacy as possible. because the north korean breakout would be a game changer or not only for the united states but also for china. that is why diplomacy might work now. china, which has been north abler,s take -- big en applying sanctions lackadaisical ly, they can either continue to be an enabler or help north korea, but the strategic environment changes when north korea reaches that point. japan and south korea may reassess their nuclear status. is it is a point of near term optimization from north korea, which preserves the and for china, it maintains their buffer state. for th

south korea. yesterday's bombing has nothing to do with afghanistan and has everything to do with north korea. this president has taken us toward. it was a message to the north. i reading on nbc news this morning that america is ready to take him to action if we find tot north korea is going test another nuclear weapon. yesterday's bombing totally has nothing to do with afghanistan. why would you drop such an expensive bomb on a desert region with no inhabitants and say no one got injured. yesterday's bombing has nothing to do. host: what do you think about the increase of military strength? the first ever use of this massive moab bomb. strike onrst, the syria was also a message to the north that we are not playing around this time around. north korea ish going to be next. like, obviously. way thissee any other will play out. un, he will not back down as well. in a few months time, i expect that to be a war situation again. than bcpst be see -- says if north korea reaches for the trigger, the u.s.

south korea, seoul, is only 35 miles away. we should make sure they though they will be hit hard by the u.s. military if they even breathe on one of our allies. the era of patience is over just like rex tillerson said. charles: is there anything preemptive we should be considering? the administration continues to say all options are on the table. >> the reality is that our intelligence and the president's have to november quitely and discreetly. you cannot give this crazy little kim a left heads you have on what you are going to do. we don't see that their missiles can make the distance. but it doesn't take far to get to seoul. charles: according to sources we are learning this missile launch broke up over the peninsula, so it never made it to japan. china has obviously been helping. president trump has lauded their efforts. even going so far as kinds of dissing taiwan. what role do you see them playing? perhaps stopping coal shipments and certain threats may not be enough for them. >> it's time for china to step up their game

north korea and south korea, senses there, both nations conducting military exercises. we saw this failed missile attempt. there is no u.s. ambassador there in south korea at this point. how important is it for the united states and the president to basically fill these vacancies and have a full int infrastructure to deal with foreign policy? >> it's tremendously important. it's always important but i would say it's more important in this administration, we have secretary of state rex tillerson who has no experience and needs to draw on the deep expertise of the foreign policy establishment, certainly on the question of north korea, we have extraordinary expertise in washington waiting to serve. so not to have an ambassador in japan, south korea, china, not to have these key positions filled across the region but also at the state department at the senior level is critical in terms of managing that day-to-day diplomacy, sending up the right analysis to the secretary of state, having those very considered, deliberate agency discussions is crucial. that's the process, for

it says a lot about the state of isolation for north korea for so long that you we re north korea for so long that you were the ambassador after a0 years of the suspension of so—called hostilities. what was the atmosphere like when you were serving in pyongyang? the atmosphere was quite tense, quite difficult. it was at the height of another nuclear crisis in that the existence of a second north korean nuclear programme based on enriched uranium was revealed. i can recall lots of conversations with north korean officials, complaining, passing messages from uk ministers, about north korean plans for their nuclear programmes and stressing that in our view the development of a nuclear programme would not be good for the development of north korea. a decade on, what has changed? what has not changed is the north korean‘s strategic objective of developing their own strategic, independent strategic, nuclear capability. the other thing that has not changed is the international community's resolved to try to convince north korea not to pursue that programme. let's pause for a moment becau

strategic relations with several countries, including china, south korea, north korea, and india. from capitol hill, this hearing is about 2.5 hours. >> the committee meets his way to receive testimony on you as policy ends strategy in the asia-pacific region. i am pleased to welcome our panel of expert witnesses come all with deep knowledge and experience in the region. the senior adviser and korea chair at the center for strategic and international studies. aaron friedberg who is the professor of politics and international affairs at princeton university. and the former principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for asia pacific security -- irs and senior fellow am having trouble with my enunciation. strategic affairs at the endowment for international peace, an old friend of the committee. america's interest in asia-pacific region are deep and enduring, that is why for the past 70 years we have worked with our allies and partners to up hold a rules-based order based on principles of free peoples and free markets, open skies, theen resolution of disputes. the challenges are

china is taking a harder line with north korea. they've cut off imports from north korea. the only thing of value that comes out of north korea. china is taking a tougher role. if the president is successful in getting china to take more ownership of dealing with kim jong-un and the on going humanitarian crisis and problems in north korea, that would be an enormous victory. that's the name of the game. can you make china take control? >> sandra: as we read comments from the white house, i want to run this by. kenneth duberstein was on face the nation talking about the struggle within the white house, who's running things, the communication coming out of it. he was saying that the president needs to empower one person to run the white house. listen to this. >> the president needs to empower one person to be the white house chief of staff and the funnel rather than spokes in the wheel. the person who has to be designated first. dick cheney told me you can't have eight or nine people sitting around with one tough issue. >> your turn to talk. >> no, no. your turn to talk. no,

korea. we do know that vice president pence's en route to seoul, south korea, where he will arrive tomorrow around 3:55 in the afternoon. he has a long list of things he will be doing, among meeting with world leaders, while he is on this 11-day journey. tomorrow the itinerary in seoul, south korea, includes visit seoul national cemetery and attending easter church service with u.s. and korean service members, also vice president pence will attend a fellowship meal with military families where he will be making remarks. of course vice president pence will remain in seoul, south korea, through tuesday but he has a long list of other countries and foreign leaders he will be meeting with. vice president pence will make the trek to japan, indonesia, as well as australia, before making his way back to the united states with a stop in hawaii. but, of course, at the top of the list on vice president pence's itinerary and remarks, will be north korea. of course, martin, this is the chance for the ad

have korea and south korea always wanted to unify the koreas. you are not looking at what the people of south korea want, they their people, the same way the germans unified, south korea has a lot to do with whether anything happens. i do not believe it will occur .ut look at the bigger picture north korea has china as their support and we do not have any allies that will help us. we will not have support like the iraq war did not have support. host: president trump said earlier this week about china, he has great confidence that china will properly deal with north korea, if they are unable to do so, the u.s. with its allies will. caller: that is what is being said but that is not what will happen. the chinese will not let the north koreans sit there and be bombed by the united states. it will not happen, i do not care what trump says. they will not allow those people to get killed and stand on the sidelines and not help. i do not care what he says. he is an ignorant guy. he does not have any kind of agenda when it comes to dealing with china. i

is building up pressure on north korea. american warships are being redeployed in the korean peninsula. >> after the break, we'll see how they're responding plus despite tension. you'll hear from cnn journalist, the only correspondent, back in a moment. hey allergy muddlers are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool? try zyrtec® it's starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. stick with zyrtec® and muddle no more®. >>> north korea has reacted to u.s. redeployment to the korean peninsula. government officials tell cnn sending the warships is a provocation by the u.s. >> now, this is not an unusual military move. the u.s. often shows off its military force in the region. the trump administration is now defending its decision to send the strike group. >> it's prudent to do it, isn't it? north korea has been engaged in a pattern of provocative behavior. this is a road, regime that is now a nuclear capable regime and president trump agreed that that is unaccep

now china is helping with north korea. certainly beats the alternative by the way, and that is north korea developing long-range nuclear weapons with of course icbm capabilities. joining us now, continuum or speaker of the house, former fox contributor newt gingrich. when you look at history and think of susan rice, john kerry and president obama, that red line in the sand, they got rid of chemical weapons, you add to that equation the idiotic deal with tehran home, you wonder when are we going to learn the lesson? thoughts? >> they're never going to learn the lesson because their left-wingers who live in a fantasy land where nothing is ever real. in 20 years in korea it doesn't matter. all the years we've had experience with the ran, doesn't matter. the total fiasco of syria it doesn't matter. the failure of libya where they got rid of qaddafi and replaced him with chaos doesn't matter. if you're a really deeply committed left-winger, you live in a fantasy world. none of this is real, none of this matters. he go around dr

north korea is clearly rattled by the u.s. dropping a massive non-nuclear bomb on isis targets in afghanistan, calling it serious military hhysteria. i want to begin in north korea, where cnn has rare access, very rare access. cnn's will ripley is live for us in pyongyang, the capital city. but just to show you they had a military parade in the heart of pyongyang today, and where they were showing off their military hustle. they were celebrating there, and you can see as we look at the video there, the supreme leader kim jong-un, was shown clapping and smiling from a reviewing box there earlier. for north korea, april 15th was the day that they see -- millions celebrate the birth of their nation's founder. again, are they on the verge of testing a sixth nuclear weapon? we will get to that in a moment and get to will ripley, who has rare access there. i want to bring in our cnn commentators. good evening to all of you. david, let me ask you as we were looking at those pictures coming from north korea, this is something that thi

the big question is north korea. how will those two men agree on a response to the north korea aggression? busy day on day 77 of the donald trump presidency. let's start with cnn's joe johns live at the white house. >> reporter: good morning, chris. a defining moment for this president and this administration administration. as a candidate, donald trump slammed china for the trade policies and promised to win at the negotiation table. now with hot spots around the world in crisis, he sit down face-to-face with the leader of the country he attacked on the campaign

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