the high seas it also says he has only will heighten tension although the east china sea and undermine peace and stability in the asia pacific region. you don't like it was accidental closely cooperate with united states and other countries to calmly and resolute to deal with china's attempt to change the status quo by force. i know we are determined to attack japan's territorial and waters and airspace. lower house adopted the symbol of resolution the previous day. javanese defense witness the key to legal then i am the philippines secretary of defense bullpen gaffney and have agreed to work together in dealing with china as well total ban on driving mom the mom so thankful today that the senate to pass calif accept china's change of the state the school. gavin seven in the philippines have expressed its own consent the move creates conditions in the region. all of them told reporters before concluding his holding to the committee to issue a strong message to china. i think and speak with phone calls. the plaintiff to see where it all into tennessee about. on some tiny little that i w

setting up of the new api see over the east china sea the needle case i schumann is reporting that the council was set up offline spoke with the us and uk. they're also considering doing the same it from spilling in russia the japanese parliament that diet recently pasta that is setup to see us signed national security council it's a sixty member government launched its job is to coordinate all the ministries and other agencies are involved in japan's foreign and defense offense. the headquarters of the steel industry would be installed within the cabinet secretary. intel and the is a tenuous peace off two days of anti government protests for the first time the minute readers of the country have spoken they see the political situation is returning to normal slowly but surely often days of violent protests and eighty sheets though the press today he says been drilled out the possibility of any kind of cool warning to mention ministry saying the ministry forces would not take a beating know in what is an evolving political situation the bottom was a protest is when you get a rally of the

east china sea. the resolution says japan cannot accept the declaration of the air zone because china treats the airspace over japan's senkaku islands as if it were its own. japan controls the islands. china and taiwan claim them. it says china's declaration is a grave infringement of japan's territorial sovereignty. the resolution says the air zone restricts freedom of flight over the high seas. it also says the air zone will heighten tension over the east china sea and undermine peace and stability in the asia pacific region. >> translator: japan will closely cooperate with the united states and other countries to calmly and resolutely deal with china's attempt to change the status quo by force. we are determined to protect japan's territorial land, waters, and air space. >> the lower house adopted a similar resolution the previous day. >>> japanese defense minister itsunori onodera and the philippine secretary of defense value tear gas mean have agreed to work together in dealing with china's air

zone into the east china sea. a lot of the attention on that surrounded the islands claimed by japan and china. the e.u. in china. as well as that, it did enroach on the existing south korean air defense zone and south korea has wanted to extend its own zone to cover two of its islands that were not included when the original zone was drawn up in 1951 by the americans, and there's a submerged reef and that falls under the new zone which extends 150km or more korean peninsula. that has south korean scientific research station and helipad on it. it's in a strategically important part of the waters and south korea's own military aircraft operate with greater ease in this area. sea trying to say that it's going this in a regularized way than china did a few days ago, saying it's consulting with its neighbours, leaving them with a grace period so it can have further consultations about how the rules will work. joe biden was here in seoul speaking to the south korean president and they are very much on the same page as

navy access to, and then later, to actually exert control over its nare sea, the east china sea, the south china sea and the yellow change and they're pushing us back to the first island change and the longer term goal is the second island chain which is as far back as guam. >> randy, how dangerous do you think this is ultimately? >> i think there are a i think the near term danger is the operating environment there carries a lot more risks. a chance for accident. miscalculation. because the chinese have basically announced a way in which it is uncertain how they will enforce or whether they can enforce it and that adds immediate risk. the think the longer term risk, are the chinese on a campaign to salami slice their way out to greater and greater control to the first island chain as bonnie mentioned and this is a step in that direction and i think this challenge has to be mitt head-on. >> vice president biden was in china and had a four-hour meeting and a lot of it is kept private what the conversation was like. has the administration responded in the right way? what does the unite

china recently the clamor and defense identification zone although the east china sea. japan is the mounting that china would revoke the zone which covers and space some of the same conduct guided and controlled by japan claimed by china and taiwan. this independent on cmt are expanding their cooperation beyond a night out to all the balls to the global level. he said the latest summit as for a staged around the house in relationship to undo the damage. china islam and elude the probe has successfully landed on the moon less than two weeks after lifting off from the successful moon landing was the soviet union's luna twenty fully nineteen seventy six. please please drop the father from a brain seems to trump robbing sunday of this month. it was all the thing about fifteen km some of the moon's south is standing on the dumps on a bike ride at seventeen ten the utc. china's state run television pool kept the keys to repeat them fly the achievement has made chai now one of only three countries south of the form of soviet union and the united states to send a man comes to t

to fly over the east china sea. i attain its demand that all flights be reported. christian teaching ministry says kareena airlines do not have to comply. honey mead. and he is and in the midst of the heightened tensions in the region us vice president joe biden arrived in tokyo on the first stop of his weeklong trip to north east asia where he will meet with the leaders of japan china and korea. polly has the details on how the arizona dispute is likely to dominate talks this week vice president joe biden's trip to asia this week is expected to reaffirm america's commitment to be a pacific power and try to ease tensions over china's controversial new air defense so after months of intense u s foreign policy efforts in the middle east and budget flights at home. the us is now trying to re establish connections in the region but in a ride today in tokyo where you will seek to push forth in agreement with japan on the twelve nation mauled by a trillion dollar trans pacific partnership trade deal. better known as the t

in the east china sea has become a power play between the united states the traditional wild superpower. i know about and curly one. x but a warning of the potential ramifications of this piece the americans in the digestion in a statement. it's beyond cody was the components of the moment you all the other the only visible areas of the u s japan is home to the friendship is so odd bits news of the warriors for eighty dollars in its region and the americans would be invoked. as tensions mount tynan says it on high and that bowing to take measures to deal with what it describes as anthrax. it's about the scramble to find tickets in response to us nice and calm flying over its new defined at the french say. they say has ordered foreign and cross to give notice that their intention to fight through this and all things possible retaliation the firm paid zero playing about a group of islands this is the real battle for influence and power in the asia pacific. the united states has offered to help the stories of serious chemical weapons the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons

in the east china sea. this action has raised regional tensions and increased the risk of accidents and miscalculation. >> vice president joe biden on tuesday voicing concern over china's aggressive new air defense identification zone in the east china sea. the comments came during his week-long trip to the region, which included more than five hours of face-to-face meetings with chinese president who showed no sign of trying to control the senkaku islands. let's give viewers a chance of why americans should care over this dispute of islands in the east china sea. >> it looks as though that area of the country is becoming destabilized. you have china's intention with not only japan but the countries in the south china see, indonesia, the philippines, and they are using their muscle to try to push their higeminy over the waters and they are going to push back. and so you've got a very tense situation down there and historically in the post war period, the united states has, shall we say, had the back of coun

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particularly the east china sea. >> taking into consideration the case with north korea and the tension in the east china sea, we believe the safety and security environment is changing and japan needs to resolve the issue head-on. >> these tiny islands are the focus of japan's territorial dispute with china. if china ever tries to take them by force, japan's government says it must be ready and able to take them back. but critics of the japanese government says there is another agenda at work here. abe prime minister shinzo is using the threat from china to turn japan back into a military power. justny are concerned it is a nice way of getting the change he desires -- that is japan being able to get involved in wars more normally. that is a deeply divisive issue in japan. came to powerbe japan has been sending more troops overseas than ever before. these are the 1000 sent to the philippines last month to help with disaster relief. most japanese have no problem with your soldiers hoping neighbors in distress, but the idea of them actually fighting beyond japan's borders is still anathem

the islands sit in an area of the east china sea rich in oil and gas. forchinese president met five hours with joe biden in talks described as tense. afterwards he said beijing sees itself as an equal partner with washington. >> the world is not tranquil. permanent members of the un security council, we bear an extraordinary responsibility to ensure world peace and stability. >> joe biden urged caution to avoid the risk of an escalation of a dispute over the islands but regional tensions remain. on wednesday, a senior commander of the lebanese hezbollah militia was shot dead by gunmen outside of his home in southern beirut. his death comes amid increasing withon in lebanon sectarian violence spilling over from the civil war in syria. >> on wednesday, the lower chamber of parliament and france approved legislation to shift the penalty from sex workers to clients. campaignersrights say the bill represents a he stourton vance. paying for sex is currently legal in france but pimping is prohibited. of the anti- apartheid leader nelson mandela provoked and no

in the east china sea. >> reporter: the united states and japan say china is attempting to increase its authority in the region by setting up a new air defense zone over the east china sea, an area japan already claims it controls. the vice president talked about the dispute as he met with japan's prime minister. >> this action has raised regional stepses and increase -- tensions and increased the risk of accidents and miscalculation. >> reporter: the united states put its own b-52 into the zone last week in a move to show that washington doesn't recognize china's claim. but the u.s. told u.s. commercial airlines to give notice of their flight plans ahead of time. they are urging leaders to do everything me can to -- they can to stop further escalation. >>> vice president biden travels to beijing to meet china's president later this week. >>> later today, president obama will highlight some of the positives about the affordable care act. he'll shine the spotlight on people who have been helped by health care reform. president obama is expected to charge -- serp certain. the white ho

in the east china sea. if it shows that the us government will be closely watching china's response in the coming days and weeks. i was on a six day tour of japan china and south korea on tuesday he agreed that japan's prime minister seems ill on that. they won't tolerate china's attempt to unilaterally change the status quo. foreign diplomats around the world continue to try and confirm news that a high ranking political figure may have been ousted from office in north korea. the alec and pyongyang have been getting confirmation that turns suntec the uncle and mentor of currently taking john owen has been stripped of his powers but if true it can be a major political shakeup in the country an hk with scandal. oh come on phil reports. some dickhead served as the vice chair of the powerful national defense commission. time is native to the relay team don't guilt sister anna has widely been seen as a mentor of the younger can often accompanying an important ceremony. but it's legal to get on second time the s

with china will help preserve order and safety in the air space and of the east china sea taiwanese military officials say their air force has fallen into china's new air defense down around thirty times and still find strong no chinese response. the bad news for you and me made the announcement on monday in comments then added that time onwards scrambled and craft it's chinese military claims that it is known that overlapped with colonies in space with out proper notice officials also revealed the number of incursions into this town detected by their maid on to the chinese declared bestowed on november twenty third. us military planes to twenty and two to sixteen times. japanese self defense force and crafty eat five times and chinese military planes fifty five times. the hero that a protest meeting in a rather ranging in time that is standing defiant even in a seminal west winds. former deputy prime ministers to ten takes to mind is that now calling on supporters to ask the effort against the regime thousands of people and keeping protests going in central bangkok. they demanded t

by the attempt to unilaterally change the status quo in the east china sea. this action has raised regional tensions and increased the risk of accidents and miscalculation. >> reporter: china is demanding aircraft flying through the zone file flight plans and maintain radio contact. while some u.s. commercial airliners are complying, u.s. military aircraft will not. and the obama administration is making clear, it rejects china's declaration of the air defense identification zone. >> this is a noaa acceptance of china's requirements. >> reporter: the u.s. insists it will continue flying military aircraft through the chinese zone and has begun a long-plan deployment of advance p8 reconnaissance aircraft to japan that can carry torpedos, missiles, bombs and mines. the u.s. is already calling on china not to establish yet another restriction zone and biden arrives in beijing on wednesday to talk to chinese leaders about all of this. michaela? >> thank you for that. >>> let's take a look at the other headlines, beginning with breaking news. firefighters are battl

>> they are in the east china sea, but they have unknown oil and gas deposits beneath them. they are kind of the governing trade routes for whoever has authority over them. they are kind of significant from a geographical standpoint and energy standpoint. and emotional standpoint for both of these countries. china says they are way too far from japan to really be part of japan. japan says, look, we administered them for decades, they're ours. >> what's the latest in this round of escalation that's been happening? china sent fighter jets to make sure the japanese and u.s. jets in that air space aren't going there? >> japan has been administering the islands. china said they claim them as their own. what china has done is it has declared a defense identification zone that incorporates the islands, essentially into the security of china. anybody who flies through there must submit a flight path agreement to china. they must also identify themselves well in advance and they must do whatever china says they must do in the air. if you're flying in and they say take a left, you tak

covering a large part of the east china sea. after his fifth it's cheap and you go to china and south korea and china and biden will meet rise in gdp in other chinese leaders on wednesday. his visit to japan and china is viewed as a means to highlight the us japan cooperation and to confirm their next course of action however japan and the usa taking slightly different approaches to china the us state department on friday approved of us commercial airlines providing flight plans to china one traveling through the air defense town major us airlines have also made clear that they will comply with such requests by chinese authorities the japanese government however will continue to ask if that lives not to submit my classic chinese authorities. instead they say biden will also tried to wean japanese support but she made the us goal of concluding a chance to think a partnership the trade agreements by the year and. japanese emperor. i keep still and embrace me to go on down and getting into an imperial couple met with japanese natio

asia, china and japan are fighting over islands in the east china sea and now south korea is in the mention. seoul has claimed air space of water beijing says it owns. here is the story >> reporter: south korea's announcement may be about invisible lines in the air but they extend over disputed areas of land and sea. this is what south korea calls yodo, a submerged rocky reef, home to a science station and under it's de facto control. these strategic waters and rocks are claimed by beijing and seuol. >> south korea has asserted rights in the air above. >> translator: the new korean air space defense identification zone has been modified to be in line with the country's flight information region, which does not overlap with neighboring countries. this zone includes the air space over iado's waters. >> seuol's move comes two wheys after china's surprise extension of its air identification zone encroaching on those of south korea and japan. it overlaps that of japan. the government in seuol says it won't impose the new rule until december 15th, allowing for consultation with neighbors.

the findings in the east china sea the chinese decoration of a difference and as we got to the attention. china has beefed up its presence in the area. the us and japan has refused to recognize design and style into the airspace. earlier this week by gould the face of presents great breeze the miscalculation. here you communicate what stokes its mind on these athletes and the turkish foreign minister and talent although called it a historic moment. okra has long sought to open these the liberalization talks in eastern turkey commit to taking back migrants who cross into the eu and its borders. the agreement is due to be signed on to some risks germany's outgoing foreign minister he amassed a bella has visited ukraine in a show of support for protesters in key as independence square he told them the eu was still keen on partnership agreement with the country the statistics again that is in the periodical which is not meant to present to sign the pact last week. former president of ukraine and also back the anti gun to attach prime minister because of call for him and for the demonstration

many the east china sea. now, remember, the china/japan rivalry goes back, oh, a thousand years? the japanese see this as a sign of chinese aggression and are furious. this morning in a news conference with japan's prime minister, vice president biden warned that beijing risks a potentially dangerous confrontation with japan and its allies, which, of course, means us. >> we, the united states, are deeply concerned by the attempt to unilaterally change the status quo in the east china sea. this action has raised regional tensions and increased the risk of accidents and miscalculation. >> anonymously, white house advisers have been more candid. one adviser told -- one adviser to president obama told "the new york times," "it's pretty clear this isn't really about the islands. it's about a desire of some in china to assert themselves that-in ways that until recently they didn't have the military capability to make real. they say it's in response to our efforts to contain them, but our analysis is that it's reall

in the east china sea. joining me now to discuss this and more, former cia and nsa director michael hayden, and, general, welcome back to "fox news sunday." do you look at the new six-month deal with iran as a reasonable first step to test their intentions or do you worry that it leaves too much of iran's nuclear activity and infrastructure in place? >> well, it is not like we had a whole lot of good choices with regard to iran and their nuclear program, chris. i'm willing to let this deal kind of run. but let's be honest with ourselves, all right. we have accepted iranian uranium enrichment. there is no question about that. that's a different red line than we used to have. i understand that. that may be a result of the facts that changed on the ground -- >> let me stop you for a second. because john kerry would sit here right now and say there is nothing in the agreement, we do not recognize their right to enrich. >> well, actually, it says in the agreement that we will come to an agreement with regard to

the status quo in the east china sea. before biden arrives, chinese defense officials issued a statement reaffirming the military claim on the area. >> protesters in thailand are cleaning up the mess, hoping to tidy up the streets. a leader said demonstrations would be suspended out of respect for the king, but would resume for the ceremony honouring him. they want the prime minister to resign. >>> it's music to their ears, professional musicians getting health insurance for the first time. why some are jumping on the obamacare bandwagon. >>> a new way to plan for the golder years. 401k advisors with a different domestic philosophy. >> and one of the most chaotic places on earth. you are looking live at the christmas tree in new york city. the tree will be lit tonight. tÑ >>> you're waking up to a live look at denver international airport where the snow is falling and more is on the way. >> good morning to you and welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm thomas drayton. the possible pitfalls in what is a popular way to sa

of islands in the east china sea. in response to basingstoke narration of an air defense and around the islands. the united states and japan have both been managing at croft through the area without informing china. boo to you regarding china's use of force to try to challenge the status quo. we'll continue our patrols and surveillance activities without interruption deal with it. when we were determined to fully protect our nation's territory and territorial waters and territory or airspace. he did the titans colts in ca provides a common value by china claimed by the pacific islands the uninhabited islands lying at home to the notion that needs to be rich in mineral resources and fishing stocks. the tech tree has been on the japanese administration that on a piece to be flexing its minutes the muscle within you at the fence and even scrambling five digits in response to violations. they tink has signaled it had attracted confrontation with tips on it. sea the deal on jewish festival of hanukkah kicked off on thursda

this statement follows china's announcement of an expanded air defense in the east china sea. they narrowly avoided a collision in the region. three fellowot students in a high school in colorado before killing himself. it happened a day before the anniversary of the newtown massacre, in which a gun man killed 26 people in connecticut. at least six have been killed after a fire broke out in a high rise residential building in mumbai. officials said a gas line exploded on the 12th floor of a 26 story building, causing panic among residents. has embarked on the final leg of his exceptional 95 year journey. his term ain't have been flown to his home village where he will be -- his remains have been flown to his home village where he will be buried. there have been many tributes for the former president to lead his country out of apartheid. south for the man africans call the father of the nation. nelson mandela's family, friends the africanbers of national congress attended a ceremony at the air force base outside pretoria. among those paying tribute were south african president

sea, others say in the east china sea. there you see them just east of taiwan. this is a territorial dispute it is having with japan, as to who has control over these basically, as you can see there, pieces of rock. senator bayh, how big of an issue is this? >> it is not that big right now, chris, but in the future it is potentially very big. i agree with general hayden, it is both dangerous and dumb. we used to have these encounters with the soviets from time to time where aircraft would get too close to one another, we monitored one another. that can probably be handled, although it increases the chances of accidents. this is going to continue, because you have an increasingly wealthy country spending more on its military, and i think the most important point, chris, is they have intentionally stoked the forces of nationalism within china to divert people's attention away from other things that they may be unhappy about domestically. nationalism, once unleashed, can go on any sort of unproductive direction. that really i

china declared a new air defense zone above the east china sea. with disputes still boiling in the south china sea, the restriction has concerned it's neighbors, including vietnam, japan and the philippines. >> the united states does not recognize that zone and does not accept it. the zone should not implemented, and china should refrain from taking similar unilateral actions i in the region particularly over the south china sea. >> we believe safety and security of the affected nations. >> the trip is kerry's fourth to the region as secretary of state. he canceled the planned visit just before typhoon haiyan. this week kerry plans to visit the area hardest hit in that storm, in the town of tacloban. typhoon haiyan hit a little over a month gone with winds gusting at 200 mph and a storm surge that swept away entire neighborhoods. since the u.s. has dispatched an aircraft area to discontribute aid. >> with significance assistance give to us by the united states after typhoon haiyan. whether by support or by generously providing relief goods and aid

they lay claim to islands in the east china sea. china had a cool reaction to the proposal. a foreign ministry spokesman said, quo it, the problem is gentleman man cannot look straight at history and reality. >>> turning to the middle east, the israeli army said one of its military vehicles was damaged by a dom set off on the other side of the border. no one was injured. authorities say it was unclear who was behind the attack. the israeli military says its soldiers returned fire after being fired upon by a syrian soldier. >>> franz said it is tripling the number of troops it is sending to the central african republic. the french president said that the deployment will increase from 600 to 1600. the african union is sending 2500 troops. the fighting is between christian and muslim forces. the red cross has recovered 400 bodies in the capital city. >>> president obama urged the congress to extend the federal unemployment benefits. caring for the long term unemployed is one challenge and so is finding jobs for the young workers. their unemployment rate is in the mid teens and

of islands in the east china sea. china declared an air defense zone over the area. mr. biden said he will raise the concerns over the risk of miscalculation with chinese leaders in a few days. >>downing us to discuss the challenges vice president joe biden is facing on his mission to asia is a fellow with the asia program at the marshall fund in the u.s., a public policy think tank dedicated to transatlantic relations. thank you for joining us. the focus of these talks really dominated by this new air defense zone that china has set up, those islands are disputed between china and japan. what method does mr. biden need to bring. >> there's a difficult balance for the united states to strike on these issues. it's running into them with china again and again. in this instance, what he has to do is both reassure allies in the region without leading them to take risks that could drag the u.s. into conflict. he has to deter china from coercing its neighbors without damaging what is a hugely bilateral relationship between

now the focus is on the growing dispute over islands in the east china sea. stephanie skowan has more from japan. >> they look like an army. they even act like an army. but they are not a real army. these troops are from japan's self defense force on training exercise earlier this year. but under japan's constitution, they can only fire to defend themselves. with japan's larger neighbor, china, asserting itself internationally, though, questions are being asked whether japan should rethink the role of its armed forces and china's declaration this week of an air defense zone over the east china sea is making that discussion all the more urgent. japan's hawkish prime minister has been pushing mps all year to change the pass fist constitution. long-term defense guidelines will be introduced in december and a national security counsel will meet for the first time after joe biden's visit. some hope biden's visit will the herald al new stage in japan's relationship with the u.s. especially since china's announcement of its air defense zone. >> the united states too

does not recognize their air defense zone over the east china sea. they also talked about the nuclear issue. no word if he was able to confirm if he sacked his uncle. i spoke with jon huntsman who left that post to seek the republican nomination in 2012. i asked him what he made of biden's diplomatic efforts. >> so his language chosen is deeply concerning. >> yeah, that's the terminology. a lot of what goes on with our ally japan and korea to some extent is absolutely critical at this point. and the language used, i think was appropriate given the circumstances. now it will play out in beijing. the new leader of china was asked who we got to know on a personal level. xi was vice president before he was president of china. it's quite unusual for the head of china to accord this amount of time to the president of the united states. so he is giving him a private dinner, he spent two hours with him in a bilateral meeting. so that is taking us all in a direction that defines parameters around the drama playing out in the east china sea. how do you get the

over a huge swath of the east china sea. the u.s. promptly flew b-52 bombers in the zone, but regional allies taiwan, japan, south korea remain on edge as a territorial dispute has escalated sky high. white house officials said biden reaffirmed that the u.s. does not recognize the air defense zone. >> the new model of great power relationship envisioned in the 21st century between china and the united states requires us to expand our practical cooperation and deliver results. >> reporter: president obama has met with ji twice since he took offi office. in an effort to contain the iranian and north korean nuclear programs, the u.s. has gained some limited cooperation by beijing, but by most accounts china over the last five years has only grown boulder in its human rights abuses, international property theft, territorial aggression and warfare. >> so you think that china is in some cases, and correct me if i'm wrong with the word, is somehow looking for a fight here? >> i think they are taking actions that will inevitably lea

are deeply concerned by the attempt to unilaterally change the status quo in the east china sea. when he visits china tomorrow, he is also scheduled to visit south korea. a vigil was held for an american contractor who has been held in a cue want prison for four years. he was arrested while setting up internet service. he believes it was part of a u.s. plot to undermine its government, he was convicted and sentenced to 15 years in jail. libby casey joins us now. good to see you, what happened today? >> allen gross' wife, judy gloss, wants to put a picture and a personality behind the scene. she wants americans and president obama to feel connected to her husband. he was doing this work as a subcontractor, for a u.s. agency, and the work was to set up internet access for the jewish community opinion he had this rally today that was atented by his wife, but also by a large representation of the jewish community. that is pushing for his release. he has lost 100-pounds and he even has more intense problems. >> left to die, by his country. what could be worse than thinking that your g

china and japan claim a group of islands in the east china sea. tensions rose when china declared an air defend zone over the area. >> the talks on the nuclear program is done, but there is disagreement about why iran signed. the foreign minister said sanctions did not force iran to the bargaining table. the u.s. disagrees. rosalind jordan reports. >> handshakes, smiles, a deal. the international community celebrated an agreement to ensure iran's nuclear program stays peaceful. now the foreign minister says the country struck the deal because they wanted to. >> when sanctions started iran has less than 200 centrifuges. now we have 19,000. the net product of sanctions has been 18,800 centrifuges added to iran's stock of centrifuges. sanctions have utterly fail. >> in washington the obama administration contradicted that version of events. >> there's no question if you look at the facts of impact on oil revenues, the impact on economic growth, that there was a huge impact of - the sanctions had an enormous impact. that was a driving factor in bringi

the east china sea. china is reporting a major advance in its space program. chinese state media broadcast pictures of flied controllers celebrating the successful lunar landing of a scientific probe. it took 12 days to make the 240,000 msh mile journey. this is an animation depicting the spacecraft's 12-minute decurrent onto a relatively flat part of the moon. >>> iran is also stepping up its space program. iran state tv today broadcast pictures of a rocket blasting off carrying a monkey into space. iran says the six-pound animal was recovered safely after the capsule carrying it separated from the rocket and parachuted safely to earth. iran first launched a monkey into space last january. >>> in south africa today after three days of mourning nelson mandela's body was moved by a government building and escorted by sfiter jets to his ancestral home. a state funeral will be held there tomorrow. remember the south african man who got within a few feet of president obama by posing as a sign language interp

china sea. >> the vice president arrived in beijing early this morning, where he plans to meet with the president. >>> it seems that the house and the senate will agree on a bill to ban manufacturing plastic firearms. the house expanded the bill for two years and the house is expected to do the same when it returns. >>> two sky divers in arizona have been killed in a mid air collision. witnesses say the two divers had open parachutes when they ran into each other causing them to fall about 250 feet. a third sky diver was taken to a nearby hospital. >>> space-x launched into space on tuesday after two previous delays. the launch also marked space-x's third launch. >>> and ohioans, you may not like this last story. ohioans i guess is how you say it. according to a survey of 600,000 phone calls people in ohio cursed more than anyone else in the country. potty mouth. maryland and new jersey took second place while people in washington state were least likely to curse. >>> turning to business. this girl, she is on fire. sophia vergara's paycheck makes her the highest paid actor, male or

china's declaration this week in an air defense zone over the east china sea is making the discussion urgent. >> japan's hawkish prime minister shinzo abe has been pushing mps to change the passivist constitution. long-term guidelines will be introduced in december and a security council will meet after joe biden's visit. some hope it will herald a new stage in joe biden's visit >> translation: the united states took action against china's reckless behaviour. it could make our relationship closer, establishing the relationship fit for true allies. >> the timing couldn't come at a more opportune time. some say it is pushing existing barriers. >> translation: until recently china did not possess the capability to challenge the status quo. in recent years the military has grown in power, which i think is why china challenges the order. the challenges in the china sea is an example. >> the challenge is how to play their hand as china gives out mixed signals over the air defense zone. >> chinese media said japan was the main target. the country's defence minister stated it is neither a no-

>> biden tuesday voicing concern over china's aggressive new air defense identification zone in the east chinese sea. this included more than five hours of face-to-face meetings with chinese president xi jinping who showed no sign of backing down from his exercise to gain control over japan's senkaku islands. let's give viewers a sense of why americans should care about this dispute over some islands in the east china sea. >> i think they should care because it looks as though that area is becoming destabilized. you have china, its tension with japan, with countries in the south china sea, indonesia, the philippines. they are using their muscle to try to push their rule over those waters. these countries are going to push back. you've got a very tense situation down there. historically in the entire post war period the united states has, shall we say, had the back of countries like japan and south korea. and at this moment, they literally are explicitly doubting that. that's why vice president biden has to go out there, to reassure them. i have no recollection of a u.s. administration in

east china sea without chinese permission. they are asserting exclusive troll of the identification zone akiz. and that is 1 million square miles of sea where all of the oil, natural gas and fishing resource it's contains. all aircraft must now identify and submit their flight plans to chin neat military authorities as they begin to enter the zone this move caught the international community by surprise. till last night, the week in question had been universally respected as japanese airspace. china proclaimed it and it covers a number of islands in dispute. and now high tensions with japan and china and they claim that the vast regions quote, core interest unquote. china uses the term core interest to mean a nonnegotiatable status over taiwan and tibet and now they are prepared to go to war. and japan has refused to recognize china's claim and japan's allies, the united states, last week flew two b52 bombers from qualm through the chinese zone in beijing. this is prompting concerns that an aerial confrontation may result. vic

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east china sea. >> he told japan he will bring up the controversy with leaders in budget. the u.s. is obligated by treaty to defend japan and its territories. >> what are we expecting to happen at the meetings? >> well, that's right. it is a balancing act if you like for joe biden. he has to balance the wishes of america's long-standing allies in this part of the world, south korea and japan, who have been incensed by the unilateral move by the chinese. it raised levels to that which we hadn't seen. we have to balance that and be tough and mindful of the importance of the relationship between america and china, described as the world's most important bilateral relationship. as he arrives in beijing, there seems to be no sign that the chinese will back down. if anything, the defence ministry put out a wide sweeping statement explaining why it says it has the right and, in fact, the need to put in place the air control measures over the disputed part of the east china sea. xi jinping himself - there's