he says they will boost taiwan's economy. with ma as president for another four years, what will happen to relations between taipei and beijing? we'll speak to experts on cross strait relations from taiwan and china. first we have a reporter from the taipei studio. >> reporter: the burning issue in the campaign was how close taiwan should forge its relationship with mainland china. ma's re-election shows that a majority of votes want him to carry on deepening relations with china, a policy whichsoever has helped taiwan's economy grow. >> translator: i want ma to honor his campaign pledge. i hope to see taiwan continue its stable growth. >> reporter: at his post election news conference, ma said he was determined to seek even closer ties with mainland china. >> translator: i would try to deepen the trust across the strait over the next four years. i also do my best to keep the peace between the two sides. >> reporter: but not all tie wa these share -- they fear it could lead to unification with china. >> translator: taiwan wil

its expanded relations with taiwan. this could adversely reflect taiwan's economy. the outcome may change relations between china and taiwan. if this happens, it will have an impact on the economy and security issues in the east asia region. >> thank you for your analysis. that was our taipei bureau chief. >>> members of a south korean think tank say they expect north korea will test a nuclear or long-range missile. they say the north will conduct over the next year and a half to solidify the rule of new leader, kim jong-un. the south korean institute of foreign affairs and national security made the prediction in a court. the think tank is affiliated with the government. north korea will likely carry out another provocation by the end of the year or early next year. the military launched an attack in 2010. the north has historically allowed tensions with the south to rise at times of uncertainty within the regime. the report says the nuclear or missile tests could be timed to coincide with presidential elections later

its expanded relationship with taiwan. this could adversely affect taiwan's economy. this election year is in the spotlight because outcome may change relations between china and taiwan. if this happens, it will have an impact on the economy and security issues in the east asia region. >> thank you for your analysis. that was our taipei bureau chief naoki makita. >>> an ominous pattern and they say foreign agents are to blame. the government says a car bomb wednesday killed another of the country's nuclear scientists. nhk world reports from the capital tehran. >> reporter: this area in central tehran was the site of a huge explosion today. e iranian security authorities say a moving car suddenly blew up. a professor and another man died. a third person was hurt. investigators say a motorcyclist placed a bomb on the vehicle. >> translator: after a huge blast, i saw black smoke coming from a car and a man was lying on the street bleeding. >> reporter: the dead professor wasn't just a university lecturer, he was also a nuclea

look at its expanded relationship with taiwan and this could adversely affect taiwan's economy. this election year is in the spotlight because the outcome may change the relations between china and taiwan. if this happens, it will have, impact on the economy and the security issues in the eastern region. >> thank you for your analysis. that the our taipei bureau chief. >>> next we go to bangkok to find out what's making headlines in the region. >>> we start off in pakistan, where the tense relationship with the united states looked at risk once again. the government in islamabad says the u.s. has resumed its controversial drone strikes on pakistani soil for the first time in almost two months. nhk world has the report on the potential fallout. [ chanting ] >> anti-youth demonstrations in pakistan, scenes like this have become increasingly common over recent months. these people are demanding an end to u.s. drone attacks on pakistani soil. u.s. government agencies, including the cia, have repeatedly used unmanned drone aircraft to attack the suspected terrorist and the islamic ex

saturday is election day in taiwan. people are deciding whether to give the president another term in office or take a chance on his opponent. the incumbent wants to continue strengthening tyings with china. his main challenger is pushing to narrow the gap between the island's rich and poor. >> reporter: the election mood is heating up with candidates giving that final push to voters in their campaign rallies. now it's up to the people in deciding whose policy they want to trust for the next four years. there are three contenders in the election, but it's effectively a contest between the incumbent and the challenger from the largest opposition democratic progressive party. ma has stressed his determination to retain power. >> we now see the coming problem of the european debt. only an experienced leader which have led taiwan going through the financial tsunami and economic downturn to properly handle the situation. >> reporter: he is stressing the need for change. arguing that ma's policies cannot improve living standa

it has the power to change taiwan. i want to see the votes close the gap created by voters in taipei. the free trade pact with beijing has led taiwan to importing more than milk fish to china. shipments of pineapples, grouper and other products have increased. as a result, some farmers and workers in southern taiwan's fishing industry enjoy a higher standard of living. overall, taiwanese are confident that they will sell even more products in china. prospects for makers of machine tools and automobile parts look bright, now that the chinese have cut tariffs for those goods. observers say ma's camp is trying to expand its support by baiting voters on the benefits of china money. if tsai's party is to win, it must shore up strept in areas that supported it. depending too heavily on china is risky. she insists that taiwan maintain and nurture close relations with the united states, japan and other countries, but the majority want ties with china to remain at the current strength, and she's warning people they risk losing

have a vested interest in taiwan. china, in fact, keeps hundreds of miss siels aimed at taiwan. it's an ominous threat to the island which to not formally declare independence. if war were to brake out in the taiwan strait. it would trigger a china u.s. standoff. the u.s. sells taiwan billions of dollars worth of arms every year. it's done by a treaty to defend the island. earlier jim clancey spoke to kevin wright and asked him what's at stake in the taiwan elections on saturday. >> reporter: with every taiwanese election we take a deep breath and hope for the best because this is one of the red line issues for beijing, that is, the future status of taiwan. we all know mainland china's policy, which is that taiwan's part of china. and they want to see it back as a formal part of the motherland. as your reporter's just indicated on taiwan itself, you still have a significant move for a local identity and ultimately some form of local independence. so the key thing with this election is obviously if the democratic progress party wins, there will be an audible sucking in of breath

can taiwan refused china? yes, they can, according to this leader. >> we have been hearing from the chinese forces. when will they come for us so that we can choose our own leaders? >> the communist party says that china is not ready or suited for democracy. taiwan hopes that its example can prove otherwise. many fear that the independence they enjoy it could be crushed if china rises. >> now for a mission to mars with has gone seriously off course. the russian satellite was supposed to be heading towards one of the red planet's moons to take rock samples. after a serious malfunction, it is expected to come crashing back to earth sometime this weekend. it adds to an already crowded sky of space junk. >> a swarm of dots circling the earth, some of them are working satellites but 15,000 are old rockets and other junk. an orbiting rubbish dump crated after half a century of space exploration. there was yet another piece of debris. the mission was supposed to fly to mars. it did get off the ground and something we

tainen has the power to change taiwan. i want to see this gap closed among the voters in taipei. >> reporter: the free trade pact with beijing has led taiwan to importing more than milkfish to china. shipments of pineapples, grouper and other products have also increased. and as a result, some farmers and workers in southern taiwan's fishing industry enjoy a higher standard of living. overall taiwanese are confident that they will sell even more products in china. prospects for makers of machine tools and automobile parts look bright now that the chinese have cut tariffs for those goods. observers say ma's camp is trying to expand its support by baiting voters on the benefits of china money. if tsai's party, the dpp, is to win it must shore up strength in areas that support it. depending too heavily on china is risky. she insist that taiwan maintain close relations with the united states, japan and other countries. but the majority of taiwanese say they want ties with china to remain at their current strength. so tsai is w

taiwan hopes its example can prove otherwise. many fear the independence they now enjoy could be crushed if china rises. sure you could tell me that processed foods are not good for your health. a familiar message, but it is being rammed home in a new study. researchers in sweden suggest people who eat the equivalent of three sausages per day increase their risk of pancreatic cancer by 50% for the risk of getting this type of cancer remains relatively low. here is our health correspondent. >> researchers have discovered a link between bowel cancer and eating too much processed meats. scientists now say there could be a link with pancreatic cancer. it is a report that experts think you should take seriously. >> about 8,000 people get this type of cancer every year in the u.k. it does tend to have lower survival than other types of cancer. if we can find out what affects the risk, it would be really good. >> on the face of it, this report sounds alarming. around 60 grams of processed meats, two russians of bacon, if need in everyda

>> china could dominate taiwan's come threaten is democracy -- could dominate taiwan's, threaten its democracy. >> is the civil wars but, they have taken very different paths. china insists it will retake taiwan by force if necessary. china's political system remains frozen. hu jintao will make way for a new communist leader, to be chosen by the party in secret. but can tie 1 -- can taiwan influence china? >> i've been hearing the so much. when will the day come for us so that we can choose our own leaders? >> the communist party says china is that ready for democracy. one hopes this example can prove otherwise big -- prove otherwise. bbc news, type it. -- taipei. >> now for a mission to mars that has gone off course. it was supposed to be heading to one of the red planet's moons. now after a malfunction, it is expected to come crashing to earth. >> a swarm of darts circling the earth. summers satellites. this is an orbiting rubbish dump. last november, our russian launch added yet another piece of the brave -- debris. now the russians believe their spacecraft will crash back into th

taiwan is now at a crossroads. his opponents fear it would take taiwan down the path of no return. standing in his way is the leader of the opposition. for supporters, taiwan is its own country over distinct culture. to her, this is taiwanese, not chinese food. she believes he will protect taiwan from being swallowed up by china. >> she makes me feel that we won't become parted of another country. that's what i care about the most. we definitely don't want to be a part of china. >> she's relatively new to politics, but her grass roots campaign has managed to tap into widespread frustration about the economy. discontent over high wages, coupled with fears about china's growing, could swing votes in her favor. if that happens, she would become taiwan's first female president. >> the u.s. military says it has identified at least two of the four marines in a video showing u.s. marines in afghanistan urinating on the corpses of taliban fighters. the video, who was posted online, shows marines standing over the bodies of several taliban fighters, at least one of whom is covered in blood.

until the 1980s, taiwan was a single-party authoritarian state. >> in the 1980s, taiwan begins to democratize. however, when marshal law is abolished in 1987, political brawls go on the rise. in addition, taiwan's ruling political party remains the minority in the legislature. >> they still couldn't get their stuff through the legislature because they didn't have a majority of seats. so it's like when you have a republican president and a democratic majority in the u.s. congress. there's always a lot more conflict. >> so is there any hope that taiwan will be able to stabilize its political system in the near future, rendering these fights a thing of the past? >> i'm pretty confident that taiwan will develop some mechanisms for smoothing over the worst and most violent of these legislative conflicts. >> but until then grab some popcorn, sit back, and enjoy the show. and you don't have to look far from taiwan to find more political punch-outs. >> if you want to be a politician in korea, a black belt in tae kwon do may not be a bad thing to have. >> fights are so common in south korea's parliame

> from now on, ministers and churches from china will be visiting taiwan. churches will have closer relationships than before. the door to the gospel will be wide open. >> taiwan's president remains the same with the nation's christians praying for their country's leadership and new opportunities to advance the gospel. gary lane, cbn news. >>> just ahead, children once abandoned outside a hospital now live in one of the brightest compounds in haiti. see how operation bleing made it happen. >> a half dozen murders everyday make siadaz, juarez the most dangerous place in the world. >> there are organized marchs, but with much less -- there is peace to these dangerous cities. >> half a dozen mexican youth are turned into messenger angels, in one of the poor neighborhoods and contribute a ray of hope in the midst of daily tragedies. >> something nice and risky, we need to be strong and courageous. i believe we need to be courageous. >> they have drawn the attention of international media. these unusual angels are thinking of the job that lays ahead. soon they'l

many feared that it would take taiwan down a path of return. standing in his way is the leader of the opposition. for supporters like this, taiwan is its own country with a distinct culture. to her, this is taiwanese, not chinese food, she thinks that the opposition group will prevent taiwan from being swallowed up by china. >> she will protect the sovereignty. she makes me feel that we will not become part of another country. that is what i care about the most. we definitely don't want to be a part of china. >> she is new to politics but her grass-roots campaign has managed to tap into widespread frustrations about the economy. there is discontent over low wages and high prices. too would become the first female president. >> -- she would become the first female president. >> negotiations led by the nigerian president are resuming on saturday in the wake of a general strike in the oil industry. the industrial action began four days ago. they said it was up oil and gas production unless the government reinstates fuel subsidies. this has more th

. >> taiwan is at a crossroads. president ma ying-jeou has taken relations with china to the best level they have been and now he wants four more years in office to improve relations further and possibly sign a peace treaty. there are many voters who are worried. many have pointed out that he is going too fast and is paving the way for unification with china and this could hurt taiwan's sovereignty. >> a report of 300,000 taiwanese who live in china are coming back to vote in this election. they will surely back him, won't they? >> yes, many of these and china- based taiwanese business people have flown in and many of them support him. there is millions of dollars invested in china and they want him to be reelected because they want him to further allow the opening of these markets in taiwan. at the same time, ordinary people believe that the policies have mainly benefits -- mainly benefited big businesses. >> what about that third candidate that we have mentioned? could he possibly take away some folks from one of

taiwan goes to the polls to elect a new president. how well the effects -- how will the results affect the relations with china? welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast on pbs in america and around the globe. a british student is to be expediteextradited to the unite. and back to earth with a bang, a russian satellite due to crash land this weekend. >>> hello, welcome once again. eight people have died after recruit shipped ran aground off the italian coast. the cruise ship had saiet sail n friday. passengers were told there was an electrical problem. the ship began to lean dangerously, before heading for a small island. there, it appears to have run aground. a more pictures show 8 listing over the harbour wall. we got more details about what happened from one of the passengers. >> at about 9:00, we suddenly heard a roaring sound. then the ship tilted to the laeft. we thought, ok, is under control, and then we started talking to the guests. then maybe about an hour, something like that, they announced a general emergency. from there, w

saturday is election day in taiwan. people are deciding whether rel because the fast pace of the relation -- cross exchange actually create more domestic problems. even fsai didn't say much about the relations at this point. she will try to build up something. that in the long run that should be a stable relationship. i don't think taiwan will become a problem -- taiwan will become a new problem in these asian countries we already know how to deal with the chinese government. so it's still, i think won't be -- no matter who got elected, who gets elected, i think it won't hurt -- create some factor into her disability of the east asian region. >> reporter: yu said that even if ma wins the margin will be small and he's face a completely different situation from four years ago when he won a landslide victory over the dpp candidate. ma will have to do something for the people who feel they haven't benefitted from the improved relations with china. yu said if tsai wins she'll have to craft china policy taking economic ties i

that is the face -- choice facing taiwan voters. >> it is 12:00 noon in singapore. broadcasting to viewers in america and around the world. one of burma's most prominent political prisoners is expected to be freed as part of a wider amnesty. the release comes less than two weeks later after a previous amnesty. there was a pro-democracy uprising in 1988. they have spent the past four years in jail for organizing protests. a step that could help pave the way for lifting of economic sanctions by the european union and the united states. they have welcomed the development, describing it as a positive sign. for now, let's crossover live to the bbc. let's speak to rachael harvey. what information do you have about this potential release? >> it was announced on state television last night that a total of 661 prisoners would be set free. the statement quoted the president as saying that they would include those who could make a positive contribution to the political process. those are interesting words and have led many to believe that this time around there could be a subs

missiles over taiwan has caused a lot of concern for taiwan. a good book to read on this is "assessing the threat." it is out a lot more detail than i have time to talk to about. there have been 14 a very high- profile spies for the prc. look at these individuals, look at their rank, that it would they work. a retired colonel, petty officer, retired colonel from the military intelligence branch, civilian high-tech organization, mib, in essence of the organization of their intelligence services penetrated, leading up to a case this year. it was almost like a crescendo. in september, a captain and his wife for capturing intelligence for the prc. he is arrested in 2002. they had recorded their son as a decoder for the navy and used them also. this is a family affair, if you would. they used their information to email. son would pass to dad, passes it to prc. the petty officer, when he was arrested for espionage, he got a life sentence. father was arrested on smuggling, released after allegedly agreeing to spy for china. that is how he became a prc

she is taiwan's first female presidential candidate. she's promising to appoint people to government positions without regard for party affiliation if she's elected. >> translator: -- can stabilize taiwan. >> each side says 300,000 of their supporters took part in events held across the island sunday. ma has secured the support of prochina corporate executives in recent days. but many taiwan ease remain unhappy with the government because of income disparity. voters head to the polls this saturday. >>> daimler is cooperating to produce gasoline engines in the united states. the japanese auto workers will be making the engines from mercedes benz and infinity vehicles. a spokesperson says the auto maker will begin producing the engines in 2014 in its plant in tennessee. the alliance of nissan and renault allowed for the use of same parts and bodies. it would meet daimler's need for engines to maintain car production in north america. it will satisfy nissan's plan to use its existing engine factory more effectively. auto makers around the

you said safer the security cheese with japan and europe but what about taiwan? obviously we are still somewhat bound by law and in 1979 the taiwan act. >> guest: i specifically addressed that issue in the book and i say look as a matter of common sense we have to face the fact that we as a country have recognized under president nixon and secretary kissinger the notion that both taiwan and china say there is only one china and we also have to face the fact that if we want to have a stable relationship with china we cannot indefinitely keep arming taiwan so they can remain separate from china, even though at the same time taiwan is increasingly with the mainland and vice versa is rapidly growing trade but more porched movement of people and hundreds of thousands of taiwanese in china on the mainland near shanghai. and hence some process of reconciliation is likely and we should not obstruct it. if anything we should try to facilitate it and there are some formulas which i discuss in more detail in my book which may make that reasonable to everyone concerned, not

taiwan prosecutors believe it began in 2007. it's the highest level of espionage in taiwan in 20 years. a banker was arrested on charges of supplying intelligence to the regime. he worked and was also arrested and here's in charge of moving taiwan's spy network to china and recruitments in 2004 to serve as the source in china. he was later arrested by chinese intelligence officials after his cover was blown. he was tortured and then they went to taiwan to get information from the colonel and began he leaked classified information in 2007, at least part time. he was paid as much as $100,000 u.s. dollars. [inaudible] spoke about the impact of the intelligence. >> [inaudible] the ministry of national defense actively took charge in the case and we uncovered the suspects now have prosecutors and they are doing damage control based on the current situation. the impact of the case on the current operations is very limited. >> despite the major general's reassurance, some are in serious danger. >> all right. that was in the beginning o

the results will be critical to taiwan's relationship with china. the governor nationalist party is seeking ties on the taiwan strait, while the progressive party opposes that policy. while the nationalists won more than 70% of the seats, but the dpp has won 9 of the 13 by elections since then. in the presidential race incumbent ma ying-jeou of the nationalist party is neck and neck now taiwan's first female presidential candidate, tasi ing-wen of the progressive democratic party. >>> iran successfully test fired missiles near the strait of hormuz. it wrapped up the ten-day exercises monday firing shore-to-sea missiles called qudar. the chief admiral said the strait of hormuz is completely under the control of iranian forces. they conducted exercises under threat of sanctions from the united states and european union. they want them to halt the program. u.s. congress enacted bills authorizing new sanctions against iran. legislators want to block crude oil transactions with foreign countries. eu leaders are considering a ban on imports of iranian oil

warmer ties across the taiwan strait. the democratic progressive party opposes that policy. the nationalists won more than 70% of the seats in the 2008 election. but the democrats have won nine of 13 bi-elections since then. in the presidential race, incumbent ma ying-jeou of the national party is neck and neck with taiwan's first female presidential candidate, tsai ing-wen of the democratic progressive party. >>> campaign workers have spread across iowa for an american political ritual, the iowa caucuses are the first nominating contest in the u.s. presidential campaign. former massachusetts governor, mitt romney leads republican candidates, hoping to face president barack obama. he's a moderate. one-time house of representatives speaker, newt gingrich is among romney's main rivals. former u.s. senator, rick santorum is gaining momentum. many analysts viewed him as a minor candidate. but the latest polls by local newspapers suggest he is surging into contention. the conservative republican has run a grassroots campaign b

the results will be critical to taiwan's relationship with china. the governor nationalist party is seeking ties on the taiwan strait, while the progressive party opposes that policy. while the nationalists won more than 70% of the seats, but the dpp has won 9 of the 13 by elections since then. in the presidential race incumbent ma ying-jeou of the nationalist party is neck and neck now taiwan's first female presidential candidate, tasi ing-wen of the progressive democratic party. >>> iran successfully test fired missiles near the strait of hormuz. it wrapped up the ten-day exercises monday firing shore-to-sea missiles called qudar. the chief admiral said the strait of hormuz is completely under the control of iranian forces. they conducted exercises under threat of sanctions from the united states and european union. they want them to halt the program. u.s. congress enacted bills authorizing new sanctions against iran. legislators want to block crude oil transactions with foreign countries. eu leaders are considering a ban on imports of iranian oil

missiles over taiwan has caused a lot of concern for taiwan. a good book to read on this is "assessing the threat." it is out a lot more detail than i have time to talk to about. there have been 14 a very high- profile spies for the prc. look at these individuals, look at their rank, that it would they work. a retired colonel, petty officer, retired colonel from the military intelligence branch, civilian high-tech organization, mib, in essence of the organization of their intellence services penetrated, leading up to a case this year. it was almost like a crescendo. in september, a captain and his wife for capturing intelligence for the prc. he is arrested in 2002. they had recorded their son as a decoder for the navy and used them also. this is a family affair, if you wod. they used their information to email. son would pass to dad, passes it to prc. the petty officer, when he was arrested for espionage, he got a life sentence. father was arrested on smuggling, released after allegedly agreeing to spy for china. that is how he became a prc spy

not just the subordination of taiwan to china. china said to speak, but different systems. >> host: are these an extension of the ideas that you had when you were the national security adviser? obviously diplomatic relations were established during your time in office. do you see this as a natural extension of what happened? >> guest: when i engaged in secret negotiations with the chinese with him personally on the unification we talked about china as a part of the pravachol. and i told him look, don't expect us to abandon taiwan, which he wanted us to do. don't expect us to accept your demand that will not sell arms to the taiwanese. we cannot do that because if we did that there would be an of people in the area. that would not permit a stable relationship between you and us and it could even draw us into some kind of a conflict. let us accept the principle. that's what i told him, let us accept the principle this week to some extent government, governed by a process of historical change. history will resolve it. and we have alr

missiles over taiwan has caused a lot of concern for taiwan. a good book to read on this is "assessing the threat." it is out a lot more detail than i have time to talk to about. there have been 14 a very high- profile spies for the prc. look at these individuals, look at their rank, that it would they work. a retired colonel, petty officer, retired colonel from the military intelligence branch, civilian high-tech organization, mib, in essence of the organization of their intelligence services penetrated, leading up to a case this year. it was almost like a crescendo. in september, a captain and his wife for capturing intelligence for the prc. he is arrested in 2002. they had recorded their son as a decoder for the navy and used them also. this is a family affair, if you would. they used their information to email. son would pass to dad, passes it to prc. the petty officer, when he was arrested for espionage, he got a life sentence. father was arrested on smuggling, released after allegedly agreeing to spy for china. that is how he became a prc

. >>> in taiwan tens of thousands gathered in front of the 101 building to celebrate the new year. the display of 30,000 fireworks lasted over three minutes. it marks the beginning of the 101st year of the republic of china, taiwan's formal name. >>> this is the first photo of the recovered squirrel monkey believed stolen from the san fransisco zoo early friday morning. vandals cut through a back gate and made two holes into the mesh surrounding the monkey enclosure. the 17-year-old monkey was missing. the monkey was found. banana sam is in good health, say zookeepers. >> he looks good. he was shaken up. he was definitely very hungry, very thirsty, and trembling, but he looks good considering the circumstances. >> banana sam won't be on exhibit for a while. he needs to recover and the exhibit is closed for renovations but he'll be back on view when the exhibit reopens. >>> san fransisco police are trying to untangle the events after a machete attack that left one woman dead and another behind bars. police were called to a home on johnston avenue late last night. they found two wome

now isabel has arrived in taiwan where her story has sparked a media storm. we're told that a mother/daughter reunion may come as soon as today. we'll, of course, keep you posted on that. you're watching "world business today." we'll be back after this. >>> she's been voted one of the world's most powerful women four years running by "forbes" magazine. but as many leaders often find, power doesn't always equal popularity. the german chancellor, angela merkel has come under increasing fire for her handling of the euro zone crisis. let's give you a taste of what the opinion pieces have been saying, starting out with "the wall street journal" as you can see. "the wall street journal" has been writing as the euro burns, mrs. merkel fiddles mixed messages. then we have the few of bloomberg business week which isn't all that more flattering either. one columnist writing with more than a hint of irony, merkel's fetish for stability has become deeply destablizing. a story in "newsweek" questioned her commitment to the euro zone as a whole. branding her, quote, a slug

taiwan's president is claiming a re-election victory today. you may see this as a critically important time for taiwan's booming economy. better relations with china have helped greatly. president obama calls taiwan, quote, one of the great successes of asia. >>> the school for underprivileged girls of oprah winfrey in south africa greated its first class. all 72 are headed to universities, all of them. the schools opened five years ago for girls who had whoable obstacles to over come. oprah says they are, quote, free to soar. >>> now is a great time to review the stocks in your 401(k) or other retirement plans. financial planner karen lee joins us next. first, can you name the five categories of stocks? . bp has set aside 20 billion dollars to fund economic and environmental recovery. we're paying for all spill- related clean-up costs. and we've established a 500 million dollar fund so independent scientists can study the gulf's wildlife and environment for ten years. thousands of environmental samples from across the gulf have been analyzed

expansionist paul they want to safeguard what they perceive as their own interests the real key is taiwan i mean that could get out of hand. because of some sort of misinterpretation but the fact of the matter is no it was not a cold war three but i think the key thing to remember that china is lending us money ok and they're lending us money and we're using this money to buy weapons systems so they're not worried about you know into arms and you know during the cold war we had a relationship with the soviet union called bad mutual assured destruction or relationship with china has also been it was called mutual assured the pressure because we are economies are so intertwined but both of us have to you know keep going or it's going to hurt both of us well certainly a very complicated relationship that the u.s. and china is now and lawrence thank you so much for coming on the show that was senior fellow at the center for american progress lawrence call lawrence corp. well still ahead in our tease sticking it to the man or this time the great lady new york times employees are in revolt agai

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but what about taiwan? because we are still somewhat found by the. the 1979 -- >> guest: i address specifically that issue in the book. i say it's a matter of common sense, we have to face the fact that we as a country have recognized under president nick green and secretary kissinger at the notion that both taiwan and china say there's only one china. we also have to face the fact that if we want to have a stable relationship with china, we cannot indefinitely keep arming taiwan so they can remain separate from china, even though at the same time china is increasing links with the mainland and vice a versa, this rapidly growing trade, more importantly movement of people. .. on unification. we talked about china and protocols, and i told him look, don't expect us which he wanted us to do. don't expect us to accept your demand we will not sell arms to the taiwanese. we cannot do that because if we did that there would be a people in the area. that would permit the stable relationship between you and us and you could draw us into some sort of conflict.

and topics that people try to enga in person to person, let's say talking about taiwan or tibetans and dalai lama and various religions will be censored. they have... must have armies of sensors watching over the internet. but people in china are very creative. they come up with cod words and the sensors are maybe one or two steps behind the people as they try to engage in this discussion. >> rose: the people know how to move around the censorship that exists? >> they are constantly trying to do that. they're trying to engage in that conversation but it's a constant battle. >> rose: and human rights today? >> human rights, the situation has gotten worse sin the leadup to the 2008 olympics. you know, the human rights climate has always ebbed and flowed in china up and down but we seem to be in a down period and it's getting worse. and with the developmes in middle east, arabpring, what happened in egypt and libya the chinese leaders are very fearful of something similar happening within china. so tre's been a significant crackdown on dissension, political discussion, even the rights and

t taiwan weighted index up 2.4%. that surge in apple shares on friday really helped to propel some of these technology shares higher. sensex more than 2%. straits times down almost 1%. and that's a wrap of the asia stock market action. >>> thanks very much, christine. we have some news crossing the italian bond auction. the $2 billion march 2022. the yaeld at 6.08% so this is lower than what we're seeing currently on the market, just a fraction lower, in fact. also worth noting the five year currently the yield crosses at 5.39%. this was 3.574 billion euros worth of the five year so just matching up those yields we're currently seeing 5.17% on markets so the five year priced a little bit higher in this auction. so some key numbers just crossing there. elsewhere we have the italian may 2017 received 4.6 billion worth of bids so that's the latest on the italian bond market. elsewhere, stories we're tracking for you. french president nicolas sarkozy has used an interview on prime time television to boost the country's e