it is believed that the south china sea is rich in oil and gas. countries in the region are competing with each other to stake a claim. china says they have the largest claim over the south china sea. they say they own all of it. meanwhile, countries in asea say that they own parts of it. in recent weeks, there have been skirmishes between the philippines and china and vietnam and china. the fear is that if this is not solved, this could destabilize the region. there is a military presence on some of the beaches. this includes a popular diving resort which is important to the tourism industry. malaysian officials say that their claims are in line with international law. as tensions escalate, malaysia has come out strongly against the use of military force and that is why they're proposing a joint monitoring exercise and bilateral talks to avoid confrontation. some analysts say an order for malaysia to have any kind of bargaining power, they need to work with asean. the feeling is that the small countries must unite to counter china. >> china says

china that sea. the united states cautiously welcomed this agreement. it's likely to remind china about the agreement in the future to make sure it's not ignored. and clinton is also expected to put forward a u.s. proposal for easing tensions at the ministerial talks on saturday. china is increasingly nervous about u.s. involvement. the united states is likely to take the initiative in trying to persuade china to sincerely participate in the framework resolving problems in the south china sea. >> reporter: thank you so much indeed. now on saturday we will bring you the latest developments from the asean regional forum when all the main players, including the u.s., china, and the two koreas, they will all be present. so join us for the final day of our special coverage. i'm patchari raksawong reporting from here in bali. >>> a panel in japan has decided for the second time for the chinese fishing boat. china criticized the decision. the collision occurred in the east china sea last september. the chin

, and also begins to exert its influence in the south china sea, claiming the south china sea to be part of its historical borders and thereby infringing on u.s. interests in that seat. there is great room for u.s. and indian collaboration in insuring peace, stability, and more in asia. >> we will leave it there. in other news, the un's highest court ordered thailand and cambodia to withdraw troops from a disputed border region. cambodia asked the international court for a ruling about the area around the 900-year-old temple. both thailand and cambodia lay claim to land surrounding the unesco world heritage site. an american general has taken over as commander of international forces in afghanistan, succeeding david petraeus, who is to be the new head of the cia. general allan said he was under no illusion about the challenges in afghanistan. spanish police say they have broken up a major concern that was laundering money from drug trafficking. they dug up some of the money from under the floor of a madrid mansion. it took them 16 hours of searching. when the cash was counted, it totaled

china has the largest claim over the south china sea. it says it owns all of it. other countries all say they own parts of it. in recent weeks, there have been skirmishes between the philippines and china and between vietnam and china. the fear is if this problem is not solved soon, it could destabilize the region competing countries against each other. >> malaysia has military presence on some of the beach is a claims. that includes its popular diving resort, which is important to the tourism industry. officials say that its claims are in line with international law. malaysia has come out very strongly against the use of military force. that is why they are proposing the joint monitoring exercises and bilateral talks to avoid confrontation. some analysts say that in order form in asia to have any bargaining power it needs to work through cross yon. the feeling here is that small countries need to work together to counter china. >> china says it has indisputable sovereignty over the south china sea islands as well as the surrounding waters. it is a claim that beij

. >> translator: the security situation in the south china sea is tense. asean countries are concerned over infringements on their sovereignty. >> reporter: the state broadcaster acts as a mouth piece for the vietnamese ruling party -- as major news on tuesday underlines just how critical the south china sea issue is to vietnam. vietnam is one of several asean countries that claim disputed islands also claimed by china. the south china sea issue was also on the agenda at last week's asean regional forum. but observers point out that not all asean members share the same level of commitment to standing up to china. with asean nations expecting negotiating with china, a legal binding code of conduct for the south china sea, it's essential for vietnam that all the member countries act in unity. hanoi is likely to deepen cooperation within asean on various levels in aid to keep china in check. akiko ichihara, nhk world, hanoi. >>> and next in remote parts of western thailand, local people depend on river water for many aspects of daily life. but serious polluti

in the south china sea. the u.s. and vietnamese navies have been conducting the drills since last friday. on tuesday, vietnamese guests were invited aboard the "uss preble." they were guided through the pilot house, control center and helicopter pad. >> we look forward to doing more of those exchanges even over the next coming days. thank you. >> observers say the tour of the destroyer is aimed at underscoring the u.s. navy's plan to step up its activities in regional waters. >>> a taiwanese defense report says china has deployed the world's first anti-ship ballistic missiles designed to travel from space. taiwan's defense ministry released its biannual national defense report on tuesday. the report says that china deployed a small number of 21-d middle range ballistic missiles last year, meant to prevent carriers from entering the strait in case of conflict. missiles are designed to travel from space to sink aircraft carriers and other targets. their port also points out in the future china is preparing to

china sea. what more can you tell us? >> that's right. a new initiative because the area has potentially rich reserves of oil and gas. it also has some of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. there is no surprise that the china, the philippines and all have conflicting territorial claims. the association of southeastern asian nations are holding a meeting and are trying to find a way to resolve the dispute. i asked how confident he was that the countries could agree on a code of conduct in the south china sea? >> there is a sense of urgency here in southeast ace and in china, too, that we will have to send a positive signal out to the world that china and others can manager and manager effectively the differences between some of our member states and china. >> while china has agreed with both vietnam and the philippines to try to reach meaningful decisions to these disputes, it's insistent that these areas belong to it. how are you planning to persuade all to agree to a code of conduct when

six countries actually lay claim to territory in the south china sea. and i was speaking to president penino and says it's an issue that affects the whole region. >> it's just not a philippine concern. perhaps -- indonesia, that's why we think that the block should be the central point in dealing with china as far as resolving this amicably. >> the philippines say they want to resolve this with the other competing countries for those tiny islands. they are indeed small. just pieces of rock. so why are so many countries staking their claim? >> i think it's fair to say that not any of these countries really particularly want the tiny little pieces of rock. it's what's under the seas. because knob really knows -- because nobody really knows and very little exploration in the area but some analysts say there could be $20 billion of oil and gas reserves under the waters. and really it's a very -- people don't know anything about it. but those rocks, it means that the same person owns the area around it. and that's what people are really focusing on. that's w

claims territorial rights over the entire south china sea. in march, the fill peep government launched a protest against china involving the waters now up for bidding. it claimed a philippine oil exploration ship was harassed by chinese vessels. >>> in egypt, demonstrators unhappy with the country's military rulers have clashed with security forces. over 1,000 people were injured in the violence on tuesday and wednesday. egypt has been under interim military rule since president hosni mubarak was ousted in february. but the public is still frustrated by the delay in prosecuting the former leadership for corruption and economic problems. on tuesday evening, about 3,000 demonstrators converged on tahrir square in central cairo. the pro-deere manneded that former government officials should be prosecuted. they also called for an end to military rule. security forces responded with teargas and warning shots. egypt has seen a series of anti-military demonstrations since the collapse of the mubarak government, but this is believed to be the largest

six countries lay claim to territory in the south china sea. i was speaking with the philippine president who says this is an issue that affects the whole region. >> it is not just a philippine concern. we think it should be the central point and meeting with china in terms of resolving this amicably. >> the philippines wants to resolve this with other competing countries. they are small. why are so many countries staking their claims on these islands? >> i think it is fair to say that not any of these countries want a tiny little piece of the rock, it is what is around the rocks that they want, what is under the sea. nobody knows because of little exploration has been done. some analysts say there could be about $20 billion of oil and gas reserves under the waters. people don't know anything about it, but who owns those rocks it may mean the same person owns the area around it, and that is what people are focusing on. that is why six countries all lay claim to different parts of that area. >>> japan has long talked about renewable energy. what

china sea. the 27 casualties include a 13-year-old girl who fell into a swollen river in quezon province. 20 people are missing including the crew of a capsized boat. many villages are flooded and troops have been sent to rescue people who are marooned. >>> hello there. time now for your weather update. let's take a look at eastern asia. the korean peninsula has bn dealing with excessive rainfall the past couple of days. hearing reports of deadly landslides across south korea and also in seoul serious flooding situation going on here as well. this frontal system will stay with us, picking up that moisture from the east china sea. so it doesn't look like that rain is going to be weakening off anytime soon. on your thursday, we'll continue to see heavy rain occur here. more than 100 millimeters is possible, especially along the border here but in isolated areas we could see as much as 250 millimeters occur. so we're looking at heightened risks of landslides as well as flooding in the area. for jap

china sea. during his state of the nation address on monday, aquino says his government will protect philippine sovereignty in the south china sea. he also announced a plan to upgrade the country's armed forces including the acquisition of new navy ships and helicopters. aquino said that manila does not wish to raise tensions. >>> asia has long struggled with the problem of illegal refugees struggling to escape poverty and war. australia has recently been troubled by growing numbers of illegal asian refugees arriving in boats. on monday it agreed a new deal with the malaysian government to swap refugees for illegal immigrants. >> reporter: the long talk between the two countries on the controversy plan to swap people has come to a conclusion. the deal means that australia will send 800 to malaysia in exchange for 4,000 registered refugees. at least 6,500 people illegally entered australia last year alone. the imgrants sometimes endanger their own lives. on december 2010, a boat packed with asylu

china sea. nhk has obtained documents that include aerial photos of the islands taken in 2009 and 2010. the photos show that china has built several concrete structures on fiery cross reef. the country apparently added a one-story building and installed a satellite dish on the reef last year. the spratley islands, which are controlled by vietnam, have a runway, a building and a lighthouse. china, taiwan, vietnam, malaysia, brunei, and the philippines claim sovereignty over all or some of the more than 200 islands and reefs. areas near the islands are known to have rich underwater oil and natural gas reserves. the claimants have occupied around 40 of the islands and reefs and built structures and stationed troops there. the countries are believed to be trying to consolidate their control ov the region and ild more facilities on the is to o cteedecessor u.s.enalmony. epatn d local d oatday a an opne w i43il ru thcrd cid tse dd t t y o lhoilme kenatang farhe pina e otheas devop l nd nd rnytaino el

side has many times expressed it would not intervene in disputes over the south china sea, it's in fact clearly sending the opposite signal to the world. it carried out joint military exercises with vietnam an the philippines. although this is not the first time it was extremely inappropriate to do it at this time. >> reporter: the remark drew a sharp response from mullen. >> the united states has had a presence in the asia pacific region for decades. and we've exercised with our allies and friends in this part of the world for decades. and we will continue to do that. >> reporter: on the south china sea issue, the two nations fail to find common ground. china has said the dispute should be solved through a series of bilateral dialogues but the united states has insisted on a multinational framework. later this month, the countries involved will sit at the same table at the asean forum. a heated debate is expected to take place. junpei yoshioka, beijing. >>> cambodia's booming economy is attracting attention from private investors and the government is hoping to lure even more money int

china sea. nhk has obtained documents that include aerial photos of the islands taken in 2009 and 2010. the photos show china has built several structures on reeves. added a one story building and a satellite dish on the reef last year. the spratly islands have a runway, a building, and a lighthouse. china, vietnam and the philippines claim sovereignty over some or all of the islands and reeves. the claimants have occupied around 40 of the islands and reeves and stationed troops there. by building more facilities on the islands. >>> with the territorial dispute over islands in the south china sea on the academy, the association of southeast asian nations are to meet in indonesia on tuesday. a head of a series of talks and asean and its partners described his expectations. >> translator: i hope significant progress will be made at the meeting to open in bali. >> asean foreign ministers are to talk with their partners. a forum will be held with the united states participating. >>> china says it wi

over the south china sea and of course the tensions between india and try it on their border encourage them to kind of united against china so the chinese are reacting to that as well there there's a lot of tension here i don't think we're going to move ourselves into a situation where somebody could actually start fighting somebody else but the danger here is people make mistakes and when mistakes get made between nuclear powers that's something that we all need to worry about and that's where helen has the say that you mentioned the a visit of secretary of state hillary clinton to asia she was also in hong kong to reassure asian investors in the face of looming u.s. default so that's on the economic front yet on the military front we see the u.s. military taking a far more heavy handed approach towards china and why is that the timing is not very good for the u.s. certainly well. you have to realize this is part of a worldwide competition right now the united states is the number one user of energy in the world and china is the number two and chinese or oil eighty percent of chinese

with regard to the south china seas. the chinese believe the americans have no business talking about it. the americans believe it's an international issue that you want to have freedom of navigation everywhere and china should -- the south china seas should not become a chinese lake. and mrs. clinton has been very firm in making that point. she noted in a speech in hanoi last night. i wouldn't be surprised if she makes it again. the chinese do not like it, but this is one of those cases where i think it actually helps matters if both sides express themselves clearly. unambiguously so there's no ambiguity as to where we stand on the issue. and i think mrs. -- and hillary clinton has taken the lead on some of these tough issues of drawing the line in terms of how you deter the chinese and how you reassure them and making clear we want a friendly relationship with china, but we don't want -- we don't want to acquiesce in a chinese takeover of the navigation routes, or the key asian waterways. >> as she tries to advance the

the south china sea is believed to maintain and preserve oil and gas. it has become a source of frequent tension with other countries in the region. >>> july 1st also marks the return of hong kong to china. on friday, 13 years of the reversion, tens of thousands of people took to the streets. they were demanding that the reveryjent pledges be fulfilled. more than 100,000 people are estimated to have gathered for the march. even central hong kong. the protesters called for power to be returned to the people. they also demanded the right to vote for their own chief executive. such an election is called for under the basic law that was adopted when hong kong reverted to china, but it has nevereen upheld. >> translator: we're only a yes man to china. there is no freedom or democracy. >> translator: china is busy focusing on economic growth, but it's leaving the human rights issue behind. >> earlier in the day an official ceremony was held to celebrate the return. chief executive donald tsang said that closer ties with the mainland china were helping with th

over the south china sea? this does raise all the questions that you mentioned in terms of indonesia, malaysia, and also the philippines and others in the region. and most ironically, vietnam, asking for the united states to play a role in helping to so i would ask you, is this an area you would recommend we draw the line with china and how would you draw it? [applause] >> to answer your specific question, i think freedom is a fundamental principle of american policy and has been a fundamental principle of the international systems. so i would oppose the notion that any sea should be -- should be treated as a territorial issue. and secondly, there are of course a series of specific issues about the possession of a series of -- and hopefully that should be dealt with by negotiation but on the fundamental issue, i would apply the principle of freedom to south china sea as i would do any other open ocean. the second point i want to make, however, is this -- we can of course define the emerging relationship with c

china sea will dominate the agenda. china has clashed with vietnam and the philippines over the region. other influential countries will also be at the forum. can they look into this dispute? >> that is the problem. they are a fair host. china has been saying that this should be bilateral. denise to be some restraint from vietnam and the philippines. they have been kind of noisy. >> china has been described as bullying. is it? >> anytime a much larger country comes up against smaller countries, it would be easy to accuse it of bullying. china has had mixed signals. economically, they are a major partner. on the political and military front, we have seen a more aggressive china. the rise has caused nervousness. are they a bully, i'm not sure. >> on a surge of china but also you have the u.s. as well involved in these talks. will there be fireworks? >> last year, secretary of state clinton raised this issue. the americans are part of the region and they are here to stay despite all of their concerns at home. i hope that -

china sea. it says, maritime disputes must be resolved tlooi through peaceful discussion and based on the principles of international laws. >>> voting to overturn a decision by public prosecutors, not to indict the captain of a chinese troller. the troller collided with japanese coast guard boats near the islands in september. the vote on thursday is a second vote in favor of indictment. it mandates the start of procedures to indict the chinese skipper. the incident occurred within japanese waters in the east china sea near waters that china also claims. the panel concluded that photos shot by the chinese, that they recklessly rammed the pro pennsylvania tropatrol boats. it is not likely to go to trial. >>> the world food programme has posted video foodage on its website. that is showing the severity of the hunger crisis. people in the video are are believed to hitting so somalia islands neighboring ken why. there is a child being fed by a tube through the nose. there are also children arriving

the surrounding south china sea is described by its new, more philippine-friendly name. the threat from rival claimants is apparent. they're outnumbered by more than three to one. china is angry about the philippines' recent complaints and this trip. the troops are on alert for further incursions. >> in manila, the government is committed to fighting an amicable solution. both countries have close ties and a lot to lose if the relationship turns sour. the president has admitted there's not much philippines can do if china decides to use force to take the island. he is hoping it does not ever get to that point. kate mcgowan for bbc news in manila. >> you have the story of the growing drug threat to the u.k. >> it is a drug normally used by veterinarians to tranquilize the horses. ketamine has become the fourth most popular recreational drug. much of it is being smuggled into the country from india. >> in delhi, everyone is looking to do a deal. it is manufactured in this country but you will not see it in the market. authorities have taken control because of concerns over

and south korea and china are aggressively developing their technologies as well. in these countries, the government takes initiative, allocates budgets and builds testing facilities on the sea for real life trials. unfortunately, japan has high levels technology, but not much government initiative or government support is available so there are no such real sea trial facilities. we have no such testing facilities so far. so these are the differences. >> translator: these projects are amazing, but what are the challenges facing the use of renewable marine energy? >> translator: speaking about renewable energies in general, they are essentially unstable. like with wind energy and other renewables, marine energy works with nature. so it's very difficult to control and manage power supply and consumption, and this is a challenge faced in all countries. and one solution is to store electricity in a giant storage battery. and all countries are currently considering this and making investments in batteries. in any case, renewable marine energy is a technology that is rap

there are other areas of friction, be it taiwan or the south china sea. the question is, i suggest that we need to draw lines with china, but we cannot draw them everywhere. we have to be very carefuln how we draw those lines. the question i have, would you suggest or support drawing the line at china's assertion of sovereignty over the south cna sea? this does raise all the questions that you mentioned in terms of indonesia, malaysia, and also the philippines and others in the region. and most ironically, vietnam, asking for thenited states to play a role in helping to so i would ask you, is this an area you would recommend we draw the line with china and how would you draw it? [applause] >> to answer your specific question, i think freedom is a fundamental principle of american policy and has been a fundamental principle of the international systems. so i would oppose the notion that any sea should be -- should be treated as a territorialssue. and secondly, tre are of course a series of specific issues about the possession of a series of -- and hopefull

pushy about the south china sea i think that mistake on the part of the chinese a band is that they've been a little overly pushy with some of the smaller countries in the region and that has allowed the united states to get a foot in the new work but this is part of a worldwide competition for energy resources between a number one and the number two powers in our energy users in the world and the fact that the united states has pretty much surrounded most of china with bases that are away from central asia to the north pacific that's the context in which this takes place. there are some other international top stories this hour. the asiana airlines cargo plane has crashed into the sea or three hundred kilometers west of the south korean city of you both the pilot and copilot were killed the plane was lost shortly after the crew caught in the helical difficulties there's speculation that strong wind and rain may have caused the tragedy. israel is reinforcing the northern border of occupied golan heights syria the one hundred twenty kilometer long fence eight kilometers have already bee

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pushy about the south china sea i think that mistake on the part of the chinese advantage is they've been a little overly pushy with some of the smaller countries in the region and that has allowed the united states to get a foot in the door with this is part of a worldwide competition for energy resources between the number one and the number two powers now energy users in the world and the fact that the united states has pretty much surrounded most of china with maces that go all the way from central asia to the north pacific that's the context in which this takes place. russia has criticized the u.s. decision to impose travel restrictions on a group of russian officials who are linked to the case of a lawyer who died in jail serving a magnitsky died after spending almost a year in a russian prison while awaiting trial on tax evasion parties ever appears going off as more. washington says that this so-called blacklist is a consequence of what it says was a violation of city magnitsky the rights just so you mind you it was a war of a worked with a large foreign investment fund here

that's what they're looking at for the south china sea i think what they're looking at with l.c.s. is using you ease my funding minesweeping for the bigger ships the kind of run a screen for the carrier strike group. and you know with fifty five of them i mean the us too has problems with rusting now that's in dry dock they had to take the second one and the problem they have it actually take it out of the water going but then what about eight months. that's just a pleasure makes me feel really good about where all of our money is being spent paul thanks so much for joining us thank you very much. all right just ahead we have our tool time winner tonight that winner thinks they can get no offers great accommodations i have one now we come back and then have a our bill o'reilly makes a very stupid comment about the poor and the t.s.a. is going to start looking at your private parts. you know sometimes you see the story of the siege so you think you understand it and then. here's some other part of it and realize that everything. you don't. charge is a big. and yet. for. fun. let's n

pushy about the south china sea i think that mistake on the part of the chinese advantage is that they've been a little overly pushy with some of the smaller countries in the region and that has allowed the united states to get a foot in the door but this is part of a worldwide competition for energy resources between the number one and the number two powers in our energy users in the world and the fact that the united states has pretty much surrounded most of china with bases there all the way from central asia to the north pacific that's the context in which this takes place. without saddam international headlines for this hour. and on its cargo plane crashed into the sea of one hundred kilometers west of san francisco and you're both the pilot and copilot no contact with the plane's last forty of them who are mechanical difficulties or speculation that strong wind and rain may have caused the tragedy. israelis are reinforcing of more than all of the occupied golan heights syria one hundred twenty kilometer long fence eight kilometers on an even built move comes after last months on res

over the south china sea? this does raise all the questions that you mentioned in terms of indonesia, malaysia, and also the philippines and others in the region. and most ironically, vietnam, asking for the united states to play a role in helping to so i would ask you, is this an area you would recommend we draw the line with china and how would you draw it? [applause] >> to answer your specific question, i think freedom is a fundamental principle of american policy and has been a fundamental principle of the international systems. so i would oppose the notion that any sea should be -- should be treated as a territorial issue. and secondly, there are of course a series of specific issues about the possession of a series of -- and hopefully that should be dealt with by negotiation but on the fundamental issue, i would apply the principle of freedom to south china sea as i would do any other open ocean. the second point i want to make, however, is this -- we can of course define the emerging relationship with c

the focus of a lot of his trip is focused the south china sea. why? because of the territorial fight that goes on between china, philippines, brunei shah, taiwan. they all claim a piece of it because it has potentially huge reserves in oil and gas. why does this affect the u.s.? it makes the chinese mad. admiral mullen said the chinese shouldn't act in any way that will create a situation that isn't good. >> all right. zain verjee, we'll keep checking these stories with you and check in shortly. zain verjee for us in london. >>> let's talk about the issue that won't go away. in about five hours the president will update you, me, and the rest of the nation about the debt talks. we're going to need more than two cloks. time keeps ticking. the president has given lawmakers nine more days to make a deal. this is what the treasury secretary said about that battle. >> they say really amazing things but there's no credible argument, no responsible leader would say the united states of america for the first time in its history should not pay its bills and mee

china sea. winds right now at 55 kilometers. as it moves to the west, it's going to be heading likely toward hainan island. as i said, wind s peaking back up. rain has been coming down heavy. in the philippines we're talk 1g 00 to 300 millimeters of rainfall. more is on the way. anywhere you're seeing in the red as well as the burgundy shades, we're talking 50 to 70. it's going to move real slee and that will cause problems across parts of the philippines. as i look across north -- south america, i see problems. there were problems in bay necessary aries yesterday. you can read the graph iks right there. one person died, 15 people were injured, damage, you can see some of the structures were knocked down on top of cars, and this happened really in the flores neighborhood. winds were at 80 kilometers an hour and, of course, it brought very heavy rainfall. they said they came through and dropped temperatures about 10 degrees celsius in about a one-hour period. charles, as i take you back to the gr

china sea and headed towards hugh nan island, winds right around 102 kilometers, moving into potentially vietnam, including laos and cambodia. right now still talking rainy where in red, talking roughly about 50 centimeters of rainfall. roughly about 20 inches. that's going to again make the flooding situation worse. another area dealing with bad flooding, we're talking about the korean peninsula, north and south korea, heavy rainfall. let's show you the video of what's happening there. travel has become virtually impossible in some locations. you're looking at a road there where there was a landslide. you can see people trying to drive through. areas looking like rivers. the problem is there we do know 13 people died due to the landslides and flooding there. they picked up a record amount of rainfall. it's been very rainy across the korean peninsula, all that moisture coming off the yellow sea. the next two days, we'll continue to see more of that rain working in. again, if that wasn't enough, we're also watching an area of potential development in the caribbean sea, located about 120 k

i mean, look at the south china seas where you have china staking an enormously expensive claim to territorial waters, cutting chinese naval vessels cutting the cables of vietnamese exploration ships. this is only 2011. we ain't seen thing yet. >> rose: so you're suggesting there will be a military conflict probably between china and some other country within... >> se smaller country. >> rose: within the region of influence of asia? >> precisely so. a country in which the united states has an interest. and it might be vietnam. and then the question to washington is what are you going to do about it? >> rose: suppose it's taiwan? >> well, suppose it's taiwan, extly so. fortunately everybody's been thinking about taiwan for a very long time so i think that is probably less likely than a country like vietnam where the stakes are not so clear. >> as you know, henry kissinger and others argue that china has never been an international expansionist power. >> right. >> rose: it has not been an imperial power. it has been mostly about its own landmass and protecting itself. >> to which one answer migh