the china money report and collins welcome back to the kaiser report. thanks max going to be bad all right dan collins' economist magazine says the u.s. china relations well defined global politics and twenty thirteen where do you think the relations are going hare well yeah i saw that piece. pretty much agree with that but i think go subplot to the piece that was really about china japan turns over two thousand and thirteen two thousand and twelve we saw massive changes here in china you know not far from where i live here earlier was a panasonic factory burned down as of thousands of chinese hit the street although not on a second dan hold on a second what he said that a panasonic factory was burnt down i don't see that the news what's going on there . oh i'm actually going to try to marry border ordered. yeah the battery was burned down here in studio a little suburb of shanghai a little so over twelve million people. there's a japanese three year the entire japanese restaurant store with all of the windows broken oh i mean it was really bad and it w

oh max you haven't checked out of china motor report or are boarded up. yeah there's a battery was burned down here in studio a little suburb of shanghai here little sort of people. there's a japanese three year the entire japanese restaurant store a lot of the windows broken oh i mean it was really bad and it was a day with reported in the major media about the protests but i don't think outside china people really under and how bad it really was i mean he had there were many reports of even local chinese people here be dragged out of their japanese cars and beaten and that's what's led to seventy percent decline in japanese personal china and they're not coming back when we have a currency war as some describe it it looks like it's heating up to a ground war a hot war and especially with this china japan conflict which is seems to be ask a lady and japan of course is got a new leader and they have committed themselves to crunching and crashing and destroying their currency the yen as an attempt to export their way back into fiscal and monetary and econo

yeah this is the the china ad story is really interesting issue it's not getting too much press but china has basically replaced the west in africa they have built so many hydro power projects a lot of rail if you ask anybody in africa leadership or african themselves africa themselves they are very happy with what's going on with the china african relationship the synergy synergies there are so good you know africa has resources china needs resources ever been needs consumer products but they need sewer products it chinese price points not western price points so chinese consumer goods are huge you know a hit into africa so the synergies of their china import export bank is now funding african projects to the tune of twice what the world bank is so basically in effect a few weeks ago african leaders warner to the west that you're on the verge of being marginalized completely in africa i think this is what might be triggering these potential troop. deployments in africa is that we have no other of card to play here our factors are gone we don't make anything anymore no one in africa wants

it is a symbol of china's growing naval ambitions. all of this is making china's neighbors nervous. some of them are turning to washington for support. what is clear is that the south china sea will be one of the main theaters where chinese and american interests abroad up against each other. some are worried about american intentions in these waters. it does not like washington butting into what it considers its own backyard. >> we will be watching that more closely. he is at a naval base in san diego having just returned to a trip from the pacific. how urgent do they think this is? >> and an interesting point there. martin was talking about the chinese aircraft carrier. the u.s. actually has nine. they did have 11. one is being decommissioned and the other is being repaired. it takes a very long time to build those aircraft carriers, years. the u.s. is keeping a close eye on china. 60% of the navy assets would be deployed to the pacific by 2020. that is a shift from 50% at the moment. the navy destroyer is returning home from a seven-month deployment. the crew were talking about h

about china's growing military progress. well that's an interesting question because i think what we can see here with this strategy of the shift towards the asia pacific and then suddenly this report saying that now the u.s. arms contractors are going to be gaining billions of dollars in contracts from this shift what we can see is really just a return to a very old imperial strategy to building a bogeyman in order to then create the sales to to combat those boogeymen so it's a very old strategy it was identified by name by president eisenhower in his farewell address in one nine hundred sixty when he talked about the military industrial complex and we here we are half a century later with the exact same strategy at play and before it was the communists then there was the terrorist threat and now there's china and that threat so i don't know if it's a question of a real existential threat that china is posing here so much as a chance for contractors associated with the u.s. government to make billions of dollars that you me

the officials also agree to continue patrols in the south china sea where china is engaged in similar island disputes with the philippines, vietnam and other countries. >>> japanese officials say more than ten chinese planes, including military aircraft, approached japan's air defense identification zone over the east china sea on thursday. aircraft flying inside the zone are required to notify japanese authorities of their flight plans. some of the planes entered the zone, prompting the scrambling of air force defense force fighter jets. the which i needs planes left the zone without entering airspace. >>> eric schmidt has called on north korea to allow its citizens to use the internet and connect with the outside world. schmidt spoke to reporters in beijing on thursday after a four-day visit to pyongyang with bill richardson. he said their visit was private. but he pointed out that the internet access in the north is limited to government, military and university officials. >> the government has to do something. they have to make it possible for people to use the internet, which the

you have more people now living in the citizen china than living in the countryside it's guilt. it's beginning to have problems of workforce in some places it's got huge massive corruption and you've got hu jintao who just left the presidency of the country who left with two point seven billion dollars which he acquired god knows how and and you got this tease in various regional places which all you do held by the communist party of people who are making huge fortunes at that level for their own families so what i'm saying is that i'm not sure that the growth of china is still going to go on like that and i also the head of the ruling party in china has got the major problem that they do not know how to take a decision so they bounce back a decision from regional local to regional to national level and something is the answer no else has loved back to them and the whole country is sort of teacher ing happy with the proceeds from foreign trade and they know perfectly well that if the economies in the west do good you're a bully down you know there's going to be less trade and al

he sees massive potential in china's huge market. >> translator: if japan detached itself from china, its economy would falter. that would be bad. and it would be the same for china, too. i don't think the anti-japanese sentiments are a hurdle that can't be overcome. >> reporter: last year he opened a food processing plant in shanghai. it supplies preparing ingredients for restaurants in china. his aim is to provide backup service until the companies established themselves. he gets many visits from managers of japanese companies who are planning to open branches in china. they are confident that their secret recipes will be secure with him. >> translator: it's not easy to find a company with facilities like this. on many levels this really helps and supports our business. >> reporter: hygiene and safety are major concerns for japanese companies entering the chinese market. he sometimes takes clients aren't markets to help them understand their ingredients better. >> translator: taking on the chinese market, the hurdles are high and hard. but i think the challenge is worth it. >> repor

he sees massive potential in china's huge market. >> translator: if japan detached itself from china, its economy would falter. that would be bad. and it would be the same for china, too. i don't think the anti-japanese sentiments are a hurdle that can't be overcome. >> reporter: last year he opened a food processing plant in shanghai. it supplies preparing ingredients for restaurants in china. his aim is to provide backup service until the companies established themselves. he gets many visits from managers of japanese companies who are planning to open branches in china. they are confident that their secret recipes will be secure with him. >> translator: it's not easy to find a company with facilities like this. on many levels this really helps and supports our business. >> reporter: hygiene and safety are major concerns for japanese companies entering the chinese market. he sometimes takes clients aren't markets to help them understand their ingredients better. >> translator: taking on the chinese market, the hurdles are high and hard. but i think the challenge is worth it. >> repor

do his students buy his china story? >> there is a bubble so that's >> reporter: consider the coming catastrophe of the one-child policy. >> the social security programs and how the government is sort of going to fund this aging population. >> reporter: of course, not everyone at yale believes that china's headed for a fall. >> if you're looking for a crash landing in china, a slowdown that really puts the economy and its supply chain through the windshield. it's not going to happen. >> reporter: steven roach, longtime economist for the morgan stanley investment bank, spent ten years in china. he teaches several courses on the chinese economy at yale. >> look, china is a high growth and the fast pace focused on exports and investment deliver beyond anyone's wildest expectations including the chinese. >> reporter: but a slowdown doesn't sound the death knell for growth, says roach, just a very deliberate shifting of the gears. look at the latest five-year plan, enacted in 2011. >> it's redirecting the mix of economic grow

in the east china sea. japan controls the territory but china and taiwan claims it. he said china and japan differ on the matter and it's important to resolve tissue through dialogue. he said facing up to history will lead to a better future. some experts on japan/china relations say the chinese leaders comments are too vague. we spoke with a professor to teaches international relations in kyoto. >> translator: the chinese government hopes that japan will head in the same direction as china and take meaningful steps to restore and improve bilateral ties. >>> some experts on japan-china relations say the chinese le leader's comments are too vague. we spoke to a man who teaches international relations in kyoto. >> it's too ambiguous what they have in mind. if they stop sending ships or aircraft to our territory, probably it should be a good sign. but it doesn't say that specifically in such an ambiguous statement. we need more better environment to be able to talk more frankly, but the point is that this will

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: hong kong is unique in china. it's different from other provinces. i hope it keeps the spirit of democracy and judicial independence. >> leung took office last july, but residents have criticized him for a series of controversies. some say he misled them about illegal renovations of his home. others don't like when he tried to introduce compulsory patriotism classes in schools. the new leader of the china communist party met with liu wen last month in a show of support, but many favor a show of democracy for hong kong. the chief executive is chosen by an election committee made up of 1,200 members. >>> kim jong un has delivered the first new year's speech by a north korean leader in 19 years. he said the country should put a priority on healing the rift with south korea. state-run korean central television broadcast kim's speech for more than 20 minutes. >> translator: what's important is to solve the confrontation between the two koreas. south korea should scrap its anti-north policies and take steps toward recon

china and taiwan claim it. defense ministery spokespersons say 160 scramble missions were ordered against chinese planes during the nine-month period through december. that's compared to 156 during a 12-month period through last march. the scrambles increased sharply after japan nationalized the senkaku islands in september. about 57% of them happened from october to december. china's information gathering military planes have been increasingly active around the islands, which are in the east china sea. the country's state oceanic administration is also dispatching aircraft and surveillance vessels to the area. >>> japanese prosecutors have questioned two former executives of tokyo electric power company about the 2011 nuclear accident at the fukushima daiichi power plant. sources told nhk that the two are tepco's former chairman and ex-president. prosecutors are believed to have asked them to explain what plans tepco made to protect against a massive earthquake and tsunami such as the one which hit the plant i

do his students buy his china story? >> there is a bubble so that's >> reporter: consider the coming catastrophe of the one-child policy. >> the social security programs and how the government is sort of going to fund this aging population. >> reporter: of course, not everyone at yale believes that china's headed for a fall. >> if you're looking for a crash landing in china, a slowdown that really puts the economy and its supply chain through the windshield. it's not going to happen. >> reporter: steven roach longtime economist for the morgan stanley investment bank, spent ten years in china. he teaches several courses on the chinese economy at yale. >> look, china is a high growth and the fast pace focused on exports and investment deliver beyond anyone's wildest expectations including the chinese. >> reporter: but a slowdown doesn't sound the death knell for growth, says roach, just a very deliberate shifting of the gears. look at the latest five-year plan, enacted in 2011. >> it's redirecting the mix of economic growt

china says almost the ebb tire south china sea is its territory. the philippines counters that chioma's claim violates its sovereignty. the philippines has said repeatedly it wanted the dispute brought bv the tribunal. even so the challenge looks unlikely to go far. china's ambassador to the philippines, ma keqing, has issued a statement saying the dispute should be resolved through bilateral dialogue. authorities in beijing have repeatedly refused to accept arbitration based on the u.s. convention on the law of the sea. >>> one month has passed since a shocking gang rape in india revived a national debate about sexual violence. a group of men attacked and raped a 23-year-old woman on a bus in the indian capital new delhi. she was taken to singapore fortreatment but died from her wounds. police arrested six men for alleged involvement in the crime. they have been charged with murder and sexual assault. five of the six were taken to court on monday to enter their pleas. defense lawyers raised the possibility that one of those five is a minor. the he

china and taiwan claim the senkaku islands. china's state media discussed maritime policies. the head of the state oceanic administration said his office will assume greater responsibility for maintaining the country's maritime interests. the participants decided to order regular patrols around the islands they call dalew. japan nationalized them in september. china has been sending ships to the area ever since. china's long-time territorial disputes with other countries. the chief cabinet secretary said japan cannot accept china's decision. the islands are inherently japanese territory. he says that's been shown through history and international law. he said the government will continue air and sea surveillance to protect areas around the islands. japan maintains an air defense identification zone over the east china sea just outside the air space. aircraft are required to notify the authorities if they plan to fly inside the zone. defense officials say at least ten chinese military approached the area on thursday. some of the planes entered the zone but they didn't fly into

-china relations. former state department official, donald gross, argues that kerry brings much needed improvement, and gordon chang, author of "the coming collapse of china" says that relationship comes with risk. they join us now. gordon, i want to start with you, you do not think that our relationship with china is the main focus right now, and that if john kerry is secretary of state, he's not even the right guy for the relationship. why? >> well, i just got back from new dellly -- new delhi, and they are concerned about that because he's pro-islam bad. the united states has to neuroture the relationships with japan, south korea, and india. india will be the most populated nation in the world in 15 years, and only stable relationships with democracies is all we can count on in the long run. cheryl: donald, what about the economic relationship with china? there's many companies, individuals, i mean, we got a lot of businesses crossing the seas now with the country. don't we need the relationship to

tends to support china. as an example, in the same senkaku dispute, it calls on taiwan to cooperate with china encountering japan. as for coverage of the protests in china over newspaper cens censorsh censorship, it's not extensive. earlier this month taiwanese demonstrators lobbied in central taip taipei, protesting against censorship by chinese interests. it was organized by largest opposition bloc, the progressive party. members want taiwan to have a separate identity from china. some protesters carried a banner stating the group must go. about 90,000 people protested. many expressed concern about the future of taiwan's media. >> translator: there should be no media monopoly. it restricts diversity of opinion. >> translator: we have to be wary of china's ambitions for our economy and freedom of speech. i find that reprehensible. >> reporter: and the president says taiwan is improving with economic ties with mainland china. this is evident in the tourism business. last year over 2 million chinese travelers

for china and for the chinese, the new administration, if you like, in china. how they want to see that happen. it's not about getting 2013 growth to be fantastic. it's to get the next 20 years of growth to be fantastic and sustainable and not create any bubbles in the way that we saw in response to the financial crisis. bubbles are created there. >> so here is the big question. is china growing too quickly? are policymakers potentially going to lean against this? >> i guess you have to start looking back at the property sector and looking at inflation all the time. if you start to see signs that these things are beginning to merge up particularly higher, then yeah, i guess that probably is the risk. our own house forecast is stronger growth than you mentioned. we've got 9% for 2013. >> 9%? >> which is pretty goy. >> that's extraordinary. 9%. >> we're growing at 2% quarter on quarter. it will get you there nicely. >> maybe that's why because, you know, if you look at the australia dollar today selling off, maybe there's a sense in markets that, in fact, with gr

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the issue of censorship has flared up across china. another newspaper, one affiliated with the communist party, ran an editorial monday, calling for calm. it says anyone showing open opposition to the government will be considered a loser. associates say chinese authorities ordered other newspapers to publish the article. many did on news. "the beijing news" did not. the daily eventually ran part of the editorial a day later, after repeated requests by authorities. and an online posting alleged that government officials threatened to close the newspaper if they didn't comply. the publisher of "the beijing news" says he planning to resign. a photo linked to the internet showed employees crying after as they listened to his announcement. postings are often deleted soon after they appear. chinese official seem to be on even higher alert against the spread of social unrest. takahumi, nhk world, beijing. >>> authorities in china are trying to show the public they are listening to concerns on another issue. they disciplined more than 150 for

and regarding china, china economic trend is another big concern. but, we think china has already achieved soft landing. >> so he's optimistic about those risk factors and he expects the nikkei to hit 13,000 by this time next year. so we'll keep you updated on the markets as we move into 2013. >>> for most investors this is also the last trading day in currencies in tokyo. the dollar continues to gain strength against the yen. $buying intensified during the day sending the u.s. currency above the 76 yen level. dollar changed hands at its highest levels in two years and five months. it's now nearly ten yen higher than at the beginning of this year. the yen has been losing strength since october. that's because the market speculation, the bank of japan would take further monetary easing measures. the yen came under pressure against the euro on friday, the currency rose to the 114 yen level. that's more than 14 yen higher than when the year started. analysts predict the yen's decline is likely to continue for some time. investors are now focusing their

but now china is slowing and is struggling to make a profit. >> the slowdown in china's economy means there is too much

china turning around. united states stabilizing. 2013 could be a dramatically better year for joy global than 2012. >> it could be a better year. i caution about how quick the turn around is going to occur. customers have i think grown very cautious about journalling the gun. we've seen them do that several times before. 2008, they cut too quickly. 2011, they ramp back up maybe too quick until retrospect. much more cautious, much more methodical. upside in our business. one of the things we've dub that he , we cut the cycles down. today it takes us five months to manufacture a shovel, down from 15 months. our response time is quicker than it was a couple of years ago. we'll see an improvement in the order rate. people willment to see more sustainability in the trends we're seeing out of china before they begin to submit large-scale investments on new mine expansion. by the second half, we'll start to see that kind of groechlt. >> thaw, mike. stuck your neck out. china hard landing, called the bottom. great

china is financing it. it will cost around $94 million. last summer chinese authorities announced that over the next three years, they will spend $20 billion on all the projects. that's double what they spent over the past three years. >> translator: we can't leave everything up to the government. we need to work with the private and nonprofit sectors to expand this program as much as possible. >> reporter: japan's strategy benefits japanese companies. this man works for a motorcycle maker that installs the water purification system. they're working to cut the african market because jica provided research costs and they're able to keep the company's costs down. furthermore, he can build a collection with a local which is a big benefit. his company has viewed this service to promote they're strategy. they hope this will result in more bike sales. >> translator: we want to use japanese government programs infe effectively. i think it's best for everyone. it's a win-win situation, really. >> translator: japan's smaller companies have fine tec

in the east china sea. japan controls the territory but china and taiwan claims it. he said china and japan differ on the matter and it's important to resolve tissue through dialogue. he said facing up to history will lead to a better future. some experts on japan/china relations say the chinese leaders comments are too vague. we spoke with a professor to teaches international relations in kyoto. >> it's too ambiguous what they have in mind. if they stop sending ships or aircraft to our territory, probably it should be a good sign. but it doesn't say that specifically in such an ambiguous statement. we need more better environment to be able to talk more frankly, but the point is that this will not be built in a day. mutual trust, we need something of mutual trust to discuss more details of the relationship. so probably we should continue exchanging some words of goodwill, this kind of words of goodwill so that we can eventually lessen the psychological barriers of difficulties we might have between the two

china stocks, speaking of china. a huge run in the last month. the fxi, the etf for china has had big volume recently. up about 15%, so already people are anticipating china doing better next year. maybe, maybe not, but it's already run there. banks, well, look, a very simple story. you always get a selloff on the first day when the banks start trading. wells fargo came out. wasn't bad. nobody sees any upgrade to see their outlook on wells fargo based on what happens. net interest margins still compressed. loan growth still pretty modest. not bad. just not any reason to keep buying them right now. finally for the week, guys, let's call it digestion. after the great week we had last year, maybe a little digestion is in order. back to you. >> all right, bob. thanks so much. have a good weekend. 50 minutes to go before we close it up on this friday. the dow is clinging to a one-point gain. markets aren't moving that much ahead of big earnings. >> big earnings. wells fargo reporting a jump of 24% in fourth-quarter profits. why is the stock down? well

sea china and japan are vying for paul in the disputed territory and it's drawing. that are quickly coming to the forefront of the race that's got more on the matter though with all that added to the age a pan base news website that's a call that the drugs are in cheap and acquiring fleets of them will cost an arm and a leg up both nations ready for the expense of this potential arms race i think they are preparing to to be ready to commit more more resources to the military expenditures and they're getting ready to do that even as we speak and i think we see really the start of a new normal here in east asia as unfortunately i think tension military tensions are going to lead to increasing military expenditures on both sides and we already see that with japan coming out this week announcing the defense ministry announcing an extra one hundred billion yen in spending for the two thousand and thirteen budget for the defense ministry and still japan is only spending about one percent of its g.d.p. on defense so there's a lot of room for growth and i think that's exact

china pmi is at a fresh two-year high. but a short while ago, the ceo told us his concern in the future will be about growth overheating. >>> and apple loses its shiep. shares drop 10% after hours after the company reports disappointing third quarter results and ramps up demand for its product. unemployment in spain has risen to 26%. the worst figure since the end of the franco dictatorship. >>> let's take a look at markets. we saw apple shares pulling back in frankfurt this morning. the dow and the s&p are looking to open broadly flat. and we know the s&p extended its win streak yesterday to six straight as it crawls within 12 poz points of 1500. i mentioned apple was weighing on frankfurt trade. germany is underperforming. it is marginally higher this morning, perhaps helped by the fact that the german pmi data was stronger than expected. france was much weaker. we're seeing that divergence across the core. cac 40 up about 0.25%. the ibex up 0.2r5%. the ftse up 0.3%. it has some of the biggest advancers in the market tod

. >> woodruff: ray suarez looks into china's current crackdown on the internet and on its own news media, which is drawing protests. >> ifill: and we remember pulitzer prize-winning journalist richard ben cramer, whose work spanned presidential politics and the lives of superstar athletes. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: saving for the heart. you'll be able to get close to iconic landmarks. to cultural places. it's a feeling that you can only get. these are journeys that change your perspective on the world viking river cruises, explore the world >> bnsf railway. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the renewed concern over mass shootings in the united states-- and how to preven

what happened in china? you had one of the worst totalitarian systems and there was an increase in freedom. you had some increase in political freedom. chinese people today are much more free, even politically. this release the energy of the chinese people and you have this rapid economic growth. that is the story line that i will give you as to why the chinese miracle and not last. >> go ahead. >> i thought that what by me extra time. i don't know how many of you heard the story. "the onion' declared north korea's leader the sexiest man alive. the, as party newspaper did not raise this was a satire and reprinted it straight up. this is a little bit funny. there is a litle bit of an insight into the current leadership. they would not allow this kind of satirical irreverent towards their leader. they do not recognize satire when they see it. it may seem absurd you can mistake an "onion" story for a real start but they did. a fundamental flaw is you have no feedback. that's what is missing in china. we now kno

china is 24%, slightly more than the united states. under putin's orders, there are orders in eastern siberia. they export to asia to more than 45 million tons within the next few years. the focus is now on developing human resources. it's got three years to go training oil and gas engineers. students learn about the quality control. she wants to go work at an air force base in siberia. >> i plan to start working as a welder. and if i do really well, i could even end up as an oil tyon. >> we don't have enough engineers and workers. that's why all the oil companies want us to produce more skilled people, especially technicians for the project that is on the way. >> japan has welcome to the new pipeline. russia is a promising alternative. faster delivery a key benefit. it can take more than 20 days for oil to reach japan from the gulf. the pipeline will cut this to three days. users could benefit it in the form of cheaper fuel. it's over 5 months percent. oh, it's stuck. >>> people in china's capital are trying to catch their breath. >>

in the east china sea. japan controls the territory but china and taiwan claims it. he said china and japan differ on the matter and it's important to resolve tissue through dialogue. he said facing up to history will lead to a better future. some experts on japan/china relations say the chinese leaders comments are too vague. we spoke with a professor to teaches international relations in kyoto. >> translator: the chinese government hopes that japan will head in the same direction as china and take meaningful steps to restore and improve bilateral ties. >>> some experts on japan-china relations say the chinese leader's comments are too vague. >>> the letter described the two countries as having one of the most important bilateral relationships. he said that he wrote he hopes to promote strategic ties that benefit both sides. he described his talks as an important meeting. he said xi clarified the direction the two countries should take to ensure a prosperous future. >> translator: the chinese government ho

of course, china is a hot topic. actually, this is, i think, the most important and critical period of time in chinese history. we do look forward to our new generation of state leaders can move this country forward to be more open, democratic, and giving people more choes and opportunities. >> but now you do read mixed messages all the time, so sometimes i'm confused myself. >> do you think that we will see a more open china? >> i think so. >> someone was telling me about the equivalent of twitter, that's a social media in china. is that making a difference? >> definitely. i think technology is providing the largest public arena for honoring chinese people to give them a voice. so i think, you know, when people are talking about where china will go, i think there's only one sensible orientation, which is to be more open and democratic. >> now, you have how many follow followers? >> i have 45 million. i try to -- try to make some good changes. >> people comment about social media allowing people to let off steam. is

in southeastern china you're going to be seeing some snow. the siberian high continues to push on towards the south. that's been making things rather chilly across much of this region. right now we are watching the stationary boundary develop up. that's influencing warm air from the south, bringing freezing rain in many areas along coastal regions. as that pushes off toward the northeast, more air will come in. widespread fog is expected across much of eastern and central china. eventually that works its way off toward the east combined with this tropical depression moving in from the south, it is already bringing heavy rainfall alone across portions of eastern mendenao. eastern japan will have very rough weather as that pushes over ahead. tokyo remaining rather mild, a high of 10. near freezing temperatures through overnight hours. seoul getting up to 3. shanghai at 9. across the tropics you're still into the 30s here on your saturday. looking at europe, british isles are seeing fair conditions for the time being but going into the weekend i

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well that's not the i don't believe that china is in tension i think china has. been. asking japan to recognize and negotiate rather than rushing ratcheting up the tension of course japan and inviting electing is not going to help because he's very well known ha och in this particular situation i think the saddest part is that the jat japanese people most of the japanese people truly do not understand and understand that they were be. the perpetrators of all atrocious acts of war two and these are the reasons you know instead the japanese government has been very successful in portraying japan as the victim of war two rather than the perpetrator of all of the aggressor being the aggressor and the u.s. for its own strategic reason you view japan as to prefer an ally and that's what's called contin agree this friction but i'm not sure that i think cooler heads will will come and not go to war over these little specks of violence certainly china has never been. the aggressor in terms of in terms of these disputes perceval from subject george through founder and former man