china and japan and south korea get all of their good energy, a cargo of raw from the south china sea so the south china sea is really the heart of things. think of it as asia's persian gulf. the persian gulf is only important for welcome energy, the south china sea is important for energy transport, oil and natural gas under the seabed and also for all of the commercial cargo traffic that travels. >> you already said a couple of things. you compare the south china sea to central europe. dispute over borders and nationalism. are you worried about what happens? >> i think the south china sea along with the east tennessee, where china and japan have several complex will not lead to a world war one style cataclysm. world war one was about modernism, the best tanks, trenches, things like that, and it went on for years and killed 17 million soldiers and civilians. east asia and the south china sea, the demonic demons of postmodernism. warships, nuclear submarines, fighter jets, cyber warfare, ballistic missiles. >> why am i not reassured? >> i am going to reassure you. sven essentially eur

china sea region have drilled actually many oil wells in south china see, but china has never drilled even one. for the single fact we can see how much restraint china has exercised. ask the purpose of the restraint is to keep -- maintain the stability of the south china sea region. we have -- enjoyed putting aside disputes but while china is held in this position other nations are drilling oil wells in this region so that's the status quo, and i have to underscore it is under this brown we are conduct that exploration activity near the island. [speaking chinese] [speaking chinese] >>> there are, it is a very normal behavior for china to conduct this drilling activity within our own territorial waterment and under that background vietnam has sent ships for disruption of that activity, and that is something that we are not able to accept. what we are going to do is to make sure the safety of the oil rig and ensure the operation keep going on. i think i've made my point quite clear, and i think it's quite clear to know that who is conducting normal activity and who is disrupting it. [sp

in the south china sea. >> the islands are not the only bone of contention. beijing has laid claim to parts of the south china sea, and caused anger by putting up an oil rig in vietnam's waters.

> >> >>> the international dispute over the south china sea, the u.s. defense secretary takes aim at china. >> the united states will not look the other way when fundamental principles of the international order are challenged. >>> hello, i'm here in doha with the world news from al jazeera. >>> also ahead - celebrations in malawi after a winner is announced after the bitterly disputed elections. his opponent says they'll fight on. >> we are not taking that laying down. >>> plus... ..the first suicide attack by a u.s. citizen in syria. he took his orders from a group linked to al qaeda. >>> and how police are getting a bird's eye view of criminals in mexico, where crime rates are soaring. >>> u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel accused beijing of unstabilizing the area in the china sea. chuck hagel warned that the u.s. would not ignore action that could threaten long-term process. >> china called the south china sea a sea of peace, friendship and cooperation. that's what it should be. in recent months china has undertaken destabilizing actions asserting

american defense secretary chuck hagel accuses china of destabilizing the south china sea and says the u.s. will not look the other way. military of thailand's afternoon announces elections might be more than a year away, and in formula one, simmering tensions, even though they are both driving for the same team. of words has erupted between the united states and china. first, u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel accuse china of, as he put it, destabilizing the south china sea and china responded by describing the comments as full of incitement, threats, and intimidation. the dispute looks to heighten further tensions in east asia, where china has recently been involved in disputes with the number of neighbors, above all, japan and vietnam. >> the senkaku islands are at the center of a long-running dispute. although officially controlled by japan, china also lays claim to the uninhabited territory. the real issue is not the terrain rising from the sea, but the oil, gas, and fish, deep below the surface. see -- speaking at a conference in singapore, the u.s. defense secretary had some tou

in. >> in china, in the south china sea, in his speech at west point, the president talked about the escalating dispute there. >> regional aggression, when it's unchecked, whether in the south china sea in ukraine, could draw in our military. and we can't ignore what happens beyond our boundaries. >> if the tensions boil over in the patch of the pacific, the effects will likely ripple through the global economy. >> dredgin dredging dredging frf malacca to the strait of taiwan, islands and rocks are contested by six nations. vietnam, the philippines, malaysia, brunei, taiwan and china. as much as half of the world's shipping and oil tanker traffic passes through this patch of the pacific, amplifying it's economic and strategic significance, well beyond the countries that are border it. >> so many countries, even that be don't have claims in the region, are connected to the security. >> each country laying claim to the sea has the united nations approved exclusive economic zones, giving them rights to the natural resources extending from the coastline, the most controversial is china's

regional aggression that goes unchecked, whether in southern ukraine, or the south china sea or anywhere else, will ultimately impact our allies and could draw in our military. there are very real fears that if intentions there boil over, the effects will be felt worldwide. patricia has more. >> stretching from the strait, the south china seas reefs and even rocks are contested by six nations. vietnam, the philippines, malaysia, brunia, and china. >> one of the world's busiest international sea lanes as much as half of the shipping and oil tanker traffic passes through this patch. each country laying claim has the approved exclusive economic zone, giving them rights to national resources extending 200 gnawed 8:00-miles from their coastlines. the most controversial boundary, show, is china's nine dash line. they have never really explained what the nine dash line stands for. they say they don't claim every drop of water in it, but they haven't say what they do claim. >> that am big utety is a major source of tension, given the south china sea potential energy reserves. the government esti

. >> china has called the south china sea a sea of process and cooperation. that is what it should be. but in recent months, china has undertaken destabilizing unilateral actions, destabilizing the south china sea. we also whether from military or civilian vessels from countries big or small. the ufts will not look the other way when fundamental principles of the international order are being challenged. >> hagel was speak in an international summit, and from there scott heidler has more. >> reporter: blunt language, they see the ultimates administration sees this as destabilizing in the region that could possibly have international ramifications. the secretary welcomed a move by japan at these same talks that say they want to become more involved in peace in this region. upping its pivot to l asia. 60% of army and navy from the u.s. will operate out of this area soists very important for them moving forward. >> most recent there's been a confrontation with vietnam after china put an oil rig off the vietnamese coast in waters that both countries say are their

the south china sea. we also oppose any effort by any nation to restrict over flight or freedom of navigation, whether for military or civilian vessels, from countries big or small. the united states will not look the other way when fundamental principles of the international order are being challenged. >> well, china has claims on both of the south china sea but that territory overlaps areas claimed by other countries including vietnam, indonesia, brunei, the philippines and taiwan. japan and china are in a dispute over a group of islands known as senkaku in japan and diaoyu in japan. the area overlaps japan's air space. >> what language from u.s. secretary of defense in chuck hagel and china and how it's hand 8ing the territory dispute. the u.s. sees this as destabilizing that could have international ramification. the defense secretary went on to say that china needs to back off this. he welcomed a move by japan where the prime minister said they want to become more involved in peace and security in th

south china sea and looking for richer fisher grounds and oil and gas reserves. but vietnam claim parts of the area, too. police said 400 people have been arrested since the protest began. china's foreign ministry said it's shocked by the arching against its nationals and urge vietnamese government to protect them. >> manila released these military surveillance photographs showing chinese land reclamation on one of the south china seas. >>> south korea has charged four crew members of the capsized ferry with manslaughter. the accident last month killed more than 300 people, most of whom were high school students. 11 other crew members have been charged with negligence. they have been under criminal investigation accused of escaping the sinking vessel leaving passengers to drown. >>> 11 bodies have been pulled from the ferry that sank in a river south of the bangladeshy capital. they were traveling from dekka. at least four managed to swim to safety. >>> two palestinians have been killed and four horror injured during clashes. it comes up as thousands rallied in s

anger sparked when china moved an oil rig to part of the south china sea claimed by hanoi. adrian brown reports from beijing. >> reporter: after days of often violent anti-chinese protests vietnamese authorities appear to contain disturbances. police broke up the protest in ho chi minh city. demonstrators are angry over china's refusal to halt its deep sea oil operations in waters claimed by vietnam. >> translation: the intention today was to show support for the government's efforts to chase the chinese rig from our waters. >> reporter: the squirm irs in the waters have been going on for almost two weeks, and the worry is that it could get out of control. like china, vietnam's government is also communist and tend to keep a lid on dissent. it was unable to stop days of violence in a third of the country's provinces. some attacked chinese-run factories. many were taiwanese owned, a distinction lost on the rioters. the trouble began after china moved an oil rig to the parasol islandsle further south beijing is involved with the philippines over the spratly islands. for now,

defense chuck hagel accused china of destabilizing the south china sea. china called his comments full of incitement, threats, and intimidation. the dispute looks likely to heighten tensions in the east of asia where china has recently been involved in disputes with a number of neighbors, including vietnam and japan. the islands are at the center of a long-running dispute. officially controlled by japan, china also lays claim to the uninhabited territor. the real issue is not the rocky terrain, but the oil, gas, and fish below the surface. speaking at a conference in singapore, the u.s. defense secretary was critical of beijing. >> china has called the south china sea ac of peace, friendship, and cooperation. that is what it should be. but in recent months, china has undertaken the stabilizing -- destabilizing unilateral actions staking its claim. >> the islands are not the only bone of contention. beijing has laid claim to parts of the south china sea shown by the red line. it has caused anger by putting up an oil rig in vietnam's waters. tokyo has indic

it's an attempt by china to push its claim on the south china see and the sprattly islands, looking for richer fishing grounds and a their in the oil and gas reserves. aside from vietnam, others claim parts of the area. police said on wednesday that more than 400 people have been arrested since the protest began. china's foreign ministry issued warnings to citizens, urging vietnam's government to help protect them. >>> anti-government protesters in the thai capital bangkok forced the acting prime minister to abandon a meeting with the election commission. they were trying to finalise a day for fresh elections. a court ruling removed yingluck shinawatra from office last week. the protesters want her parties entering government as a whole to quit. earlier unidentified gunmen killed three anti-government protesters in bangkok. more than 20 were wounded. here is veronica pedrosa. >> in a sign of how chaotic things are getting in the thailand crisis. there was a situation on thursday where a meeting due to take place between the caretaker prime minister and the election commission was interr

between hanoiring and beijing over a stretch of the south china sea. it has to do with a search for oil and ships in an increasingly tense standoff. had hundreds of people taking to the streets in hanoi. what are the latest development? >> yesterday, vietnam's prime minister in his speech in myanmar asked other leaders to support vietnam and put pressure on china to remove that oil rig from the waters that vietnam says is in its territory. earlier, foreign ministers issued a statement calling on self-restraint from both parties as well as progress in formulating a code of conduct for that sea region. the unumlear whether will get support it is looking for from other countries in the region. >> how did this dispute play out? we have these protests here. what are people saying? >> in vietnam, people are riveted by this story, this class, this dispute. drivers, police officers, shopkeepers, everyone is talking about it. over the weekend, there were protests in the major cities across the country. these protests are fairly rare in vietnam. the government k

because what china has claimed is most of the south china sea up to the door sense of each of the countries there. and in recent period, the chinese have not only increased their public commitment to control of the south china sea, but have introduced an air defense zone in the east china sea that covers the islands under dispute with japan >>> what the possible options to easing the conflict? >> i think there'll have to be serious regional resolution of the entire south china sea issue, meaning that asea have to sit together and talk with china. china resisted that saying we should negotiate bilaterally instead of multinaturally. the philippines accused china of building an airstrip on some islands under dispute. the chinese are moving on a number of fronts. >>> a conflict that is ongoing. we'll see how it plays out in the coming day and weeks. we appreciate your time today. thank you. >>> heavily armed gunmen stormed libya's parliament building after attacking it with weapons and grenades. you see smoke billowing from the building. gunmen shut down streets. former general khalifa haftar i

gordon chang, what exactly happened in the south china sea that got the vietnamese so upset? >> well this is pretty simple. the chinese toed a billion dollar oil rig off the coast and they started to drill. now this is clearly within vietnam's exclusive economic zone. what's important is that china actually ratified the u.n. convention on the law of the sea which make it pretty clear that this is vietnamese waters. what the chinese have done is an aggressive act. they certainly roiled vietnam. and they want to stop these protests in vietnam it's very clear what can be done. the chinese can take the rig away. china has these territorial claims of all of these countries in the region. they all have a problem with china not just vietnam. >> woodruff: we heard the chinese spokes woman it's clear who is the aggressor here. she meant the vietnamese. who is telling the truth? >> i think both sides think they're telling the truth. f rankally i think the chinese side acted assertively here not a very good situation. having said that, this is disputed waters. it falls within the exclus

what moves him to be speaking south china sea contest a week of the u s president obama about his war cabinet in the nation. they being signed daniel a pre agreement with the states. o'neill was before obama is keep the country. the themes also has up to current dispute with china and in this house the inmate area agreement and am blessed us both is so used to eat it then sticking to the teens. experts said china is testing vietnam association of south east asian nations invaded tuesday it has an alliance with the nineteen states. but did not pour off and on many dutch ninety vomiting crazy and has to cough up tying them on sale. the days of asean nations will call it this coming week. now i need to step up cooperation with the advent of cell membranes to see canada's edition while trying to upload to find the inspiration of patients he could see how timely any scale are you going. it's how the salsa will intensify attacks in afghanistan. they now spend is raising concerns about the safety of the runoff presidential election later this month how then released a statement on the net on

bordering the south china sea are keeping a close eye on the situation, as well. in the philippines, a group of journalists has been allowed to cover a joint military exercise among u.s. and filipino forces. the drills are taking place along the coast of luzon, near disputed waters between the philippines and china. the war games are held every year at this time. military units from the two countries landed on a beach under the scenario of taking back an island seized by enemy troops. the operation is being led by a philippine commander. the u.s. and the philippines signed an agreement in april, aimed at boosting military cooperation. they're using this year's drill to improve their forces' maneuverability at sea. that's one of the goals outlined in the agreement. >>> now, china has been increasing its maritime activities concerning another area of the sea, and a group of islands japan controls but china and taiwan claim. now u.s. lawmakers have reaffirmed their position that the senkaku islands are covered under an existing treaty with japan. members of the house

ambitions in the south china sea. >> china not only violates vietnam's territory says this territory but it also shows its ambitions to invade the entire sea. shaky video shows a recent confrontation in these troubled waters. a chinese ship rams a vietnamese coast guard vessel. there have been skirmishes going on for the past week. they have been going on since a deep water rig was parked in the waters. beijing insists the oil rig is staying put. >> we have no choice but to increase our security. this extremely restrain. our only aim is to guarantee our reasonable legal normal drilling operations. >> china claims sovereignty almost over all of the south china sea, putting it in conflict with not only vietnam but the philippines as well. this area is thought to be rich in oil deposits. the worry is high seas brinksmanship could get out of control. >> there is a possibility of miscalculation. things getting out of hand. a rogue general or a mistake being made on the ground by someone who is a bit trigger happy. >> the issue has overshadowed a gathering of southeast asian leaders in mya

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expressed concern over china's aggressive actions in disputed regions of the south china sea. recently, the u.s. made the unprecedented step of indictmenting members of the chinese military for hacking american corporations. . >> the post cold war years have given way to something new: time to redraw the power map of the world. in the united nations, in the south china sea, in venzuela, cuba and sub is aharan africa. foreign policy intellectuals have been talking about a multi-polar years. does that picture that shot around the world of a toasting shi and putin signal that it's here? joining us to discuss the significance of russia and china's gas deal are, from don ver, professor su shun jow, director for the center for china corporation. david sedny, deputy secretary of defense for east asia from 2007 to 2009 and in moscow, a research fellow at harvard's geo politics of energy project. david, let me start with you. i mean we have a state department spokes woman talking about this as a routine busy deal and the president of china talking about asia realizing its glory. how sh

china sea. >>> and prosecutors in south korea have indicted the captain of a sunken ferry for homicide. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe's advisory panel has submitted a report that says the government should re-examine japan's interpretation of the constitution. the report says the government should enable the country to exercise its right to collective self-defense. that would enable japan to use armed force to defend countries it has close relations with under attack. now, the japanese government has traditionally interpreted the war renouncing constitution to mean the country cannot exercise that right. now, in the discussions, the panel took into account security and defense issues in the region. the report points out china's rising maritime assertiveness as well as north korea's development of its nuclear capabilities and missiles. it says the japanese government cannot respond adequately to those threats under the current constitution's interpretation to maintain peace. the key issue, the right to collective self-defense, is a nation's inherent right under the u.n. charter

called the south china sea a sea of peace, friendship and cooperation. that's what it should be. but in recent months china has undertaken destabilizing unilateral actions asserting it's claims in the south china sea. >> the broad bed disputes in southeast asia and the china sea. he talks about thailand and the military coup and what that could mean to the population in tie. >> and we also respond when nations retreat from democracy, as in thailand. we urge the royal thai army to release those who have been detained in restrictions of free expression and move immediately to restore power back to thailand through free and fair elections. >> secretary hagel went on to underline the pivot or rebalancing to asia as it draws down forces in afghanistan and earlier in iraq. they're looking at the united states to have a bigger footprint in the region includes diplomatically and militarily and underlined the shifting the forces. 60% of air force and navy will operate in just six years. >> a truck loaded with explosi explosives blew up a restaurant frequented by

after the deployment to the south china sea. china evacuated more than 3,000 citizens from vietnam's sending ships to retrieve more violent protests leading to the death of six chinese citizens. joining us now we have k.t. mcfarland. this combined with martial law in thailand carried out with the military now looks like a real hot spot. >> selfie stage a we have not paid attention to that but now it bubbles up. why? in part to because china opposite -- pushes the situation rather china claims the south china sea territory where they claim basically rocks that have no real significance except what is around the island which is all the resources. >> the vietnamese are sending very strong signals it is quite to the opposite. >> they did not anticipate that. they will not be a problem that there is over 100 ships in the region. there reallyshl)@ aren't fishing votes there are real chinese navy. that they had said demonstrations nobody wants this to be a crisis. lou: when you say no one did it as if the united states and allies want

china claims most of the south china sea believes to be rich in natural resources. but the philippines, malaysia, vietnam and typay claims part of the sea. there are photos of chinese reclaiming land and suggests china may be building an air strip. two thirds of the poachers caught here are chinese nationals but they also point out that it's not easy to patrol a vast sea given their limited capabilities. china is committed to a peaceful solution but government authorities here remain cautious and they are concerned that the dispute in the south china sea is a major conflict, western philippines. >>> you are watching the news hour in doha and still to come. >> translator: there was a fighter, a tall one pointing out women and telling the others to rape them. >> a call for justice in south sudan by those forced out of their homes because of the fighting there. ambitious project which is meant to promote economic growth but it's threatening fishermen's income and the french open decides to change his name to stan and is knocked out in the first round. ♪ the leaders o

coming up, the problems in the south china sea triggering tension between vietnam and china >>> yemen in the middle of a major campaign against al qaeda, but the foreign minister saying they can't do it alone. >>> it's monday morning over the south china sea, and the dispute between china and vietnam over oil and gas rages on. the dispute lanes send everything from food to electronics to the u.s. an evacuation of chinese nationals is under way after two were killed and 140 injured in anti-china protests. adrian brown joins us live. i understand you see a strong u.s. connection. >> reporter: china's actions in the south china sea is a direct response to president obama's decision to reengage with south-east asia, some say. a p l.a. general warned that it was america's actions which were inflaming tensions in the region, and warned washington to mind its own business. for now, the focus for beijing is getting the nationals out of vietnam. >>> after days of often violent anti-chinese protests, the vietnamese authorities appear to be containing the disturbances. police broke up the protes

in the south china sea. these are the burnt remains of the chinese-owned factories in vietnam. mobs have burned and looted followingfinal -- china's installation of an oil rig in disputed waters. beijing summoned the vietnamese ambassador and demanded protection for chinese interests and citizens. the bone of contention is the rig's location in the south china sea, near the disputed islands over which the two countries have contesting claims. on monday, chinese and vietnamese ships exchanged water cannon fire. >> it is hard to deny that vietnam is the provoker. we urge vietnam to stop all provocative action, come to their senses, and stop all acts intended to create disturbances. >> tensions have spilled over. local media reported 19,000 workers took part. this taiwanese businessmen said he barely escaped the country -- businessman said he barely escaped the country by disguising himself as a vietnamese worker. >> i never felt so scared in my life. i still have lots of friends who could not escape to the air

tension boils over drilling in the south china sea. plus, the death toll in saudi arabia closing in on 1 sent people sfou a third case diagnosed right here on american soil. a day after a group of western and african couldn't trees declare tounite, nigerian residents say they may launch their search party to help find girls. mohammed adow has more. >> they have warmly welcomed the declaring of war on boko haram. they say boko harammez will have nowhere to hide in cameroon, chad and nijer. the long and porous border, they have been picking up supplies. france is crucial to the implementation and brings together former colleagues that are neighbors of nigeria, particularly camerron which doesn't have a good diplomatic relationship with nigeria. people fear the threat would not accident happen as long as the government does not deal with the core issues. this include grinding poverty, unemployment and the unfair distribution of the country's wealth. >> the husband of a pregnant sudanese woman who has been sentenced to death says he will a

maritime ambitions in the south china sea. china not only violates vietnam's territory but shows its ambitions to invade the entire sea. shaky video shows a recent confrontation in these troubled waters. a chinese ship rams a vietnamese coast guard vessel. there have been skirmishes going on for more than a week. they began after china parked a deep water oil rig close to the paiparparasol islands. >> we have no choice but to increase our security. this extremely restrain. our only aim is to guarantee our reasonable legal, normal drilling operations. >> china claims sovereignty over almost all of the south china sea, putting it in conflict with not only vietnam but the fill philippines as well. the spot is are said to be rich in oil and gas deposits and the shipping lanes. the worry now is high sea brinksmanship could get out of control. >> there is a possibility of miscalculation, things getting out of hand, a rogue general or mistakes being made by someone who is trigger happy. >> the issue has overchad owed a group of south

south china sea. we also oppose any effort to restrict flight or navigation whether be military or civilian vessels. the united states will not look the other way when fund mental principles of the international order are being challenged. >> while china claims an u-shape swath of the south china sea but that territory overlaps by an area claimed by a number of other countries including vietnam, malaysia, indonesia, brunei, philippines and taiwan. well, in november china respected all aircraft in the area to give their flight plans and identify themselves but that overlap's japan existing air zone. we have more from sin singapore. >> secretary of defense chuck hagel when it comes to china and how it's handling territorial disputes. they see this could possibly have international ramification. the secretary of state said china needs to back off this. and the prime minister said they want to become more involve with peace and security in the region. the united states said its upping it's profit to asia

. >>> philippine officials say china has been reclaiming land off disputed islands in the south china sea, and they may be constructing a military facility. >>> and the first japanese commander of the international space station has returned to earth after six months in orbit. rescuers in western turkey are working around the clock after an explosion in a coal mine. they're trying to reach dozens of miners trapped underground. more than 200 people have been killed. officials said about 780 people were in the mine at the time of the explosion. 205 have been confirmed dead. rescue workers have saved more than 360 people. they're still searching for at least 100 others. officials suspect a flaw in the mine's electrical system triggered the blast. turkish prime minister recep tayyip erdogan expressed his condolences to the families of the victims. he canceled a diplomatic trip in order to visit the site. turkey has been developing mineral mines to meet its energy demand but a string of accidents has raised questions about the safety of the facilities. >>> philippine military leaders say t

but to assert and suspend claims over the south china sea this stretch of ocean is likely to remain as volatile as it is vital. al jazeera. >> well, china's hunger for energy has slide collided with s desire for energy. china rolled out an air pollution action plan that started closing coal, steel, and cement plants but a new report says that that's hurting china's economy. last month it expanded at its slowest rate since march of 2009 which is not long after the financial crisis. we'll explore what further declines could mean for china's economic power. this is a tricky one. china has been under pressure from both the world and it's own citizens to deal with rising pollution. it's a heavily industrialized country using more coal than anywhere else on earth, and they've got to deal with this. give me the implications. >> reporter: yes, well, i think 2013 is the year we have the tipping point. of people being set up with oversocial media. people doing selfies with the masks on. it's not just awareness but outrage. that's the problem for the government in terms of civility. a big worry t

particularly over japan and also into portions of south china, dealing with a lot of heavy rainfall. and you can see the stationary front indicating the area where the persistent rainfall is taking place. meanwhile, looks like there's a front responsible for the rain in tokyo on tuesday, has now shifted further toward the east, now high pressure is coming in, bringing in a little bit of an improvement when it comes to sunshine as we head into wednesday. here's a look at the forecast. on wednesday, 27 for tokyo, 25 in seoul. a little bit wetter over shanghai with a high of 23. hong kong, you're going to yet again see another day of wet conditions, and manila, you'll also see a very warm day. highs in the mid 30s, with a chance of rain and thunderstorms. let's take a look at the americas. we told you about a system that was responsible for bringing snow in the rockies. and some strong thunderstorms in the central plains. and also into the midwest. you can see the clouds associated with this front is continuing to persist. we're going to see the system sliding toward the east, and that'

a standoff with vietnam isn't stopping a chinese oil drilling project in the south china sea. japanese officials have turned to a popular financial tool to house millions of aging citizens. >>> and ukraine's military has launched air strikes against pro-russian separatists, who seized an airport in the country's embattled east. >>> chinese authorities are moving ahead with a project that has raised tensions in the south china sea. they say they've completed the first stage of an oil drilling operation near the paracel islands. the plan has triggered a standoff between china and vietnam. both countries claim the islands. officials with a unit of a state-run oil company say equipment is in place for the next stage. they say the second phase will be completed in august. vietnamese officials say the area's within their country's exclusive economic zone. crews on fishing boats from the two countries have joined the standoff between government ships. vietnam state-run tv says a chinese fishing ship rammed and sank a vietnamese fishing boetd on monday. but china's official news agenc

at the south china sea. so what way do you think that the host country can improve their needs and trust also expands the street i saw on issue relating to asia pacific region by the bbc is entered in routine arrangements before the two countries to have committed mitch to the suspension is the two navies missed and there but how scorsese participating in these juicy and nine of the season is just a mile from the japanese the year to see and the east china sea and is optimistic i think this is not a very posh new farm park for the in the sino russian prime minister competition at the same. maintaining peace and stability and also in the dear to me than on traditional french for them and if i receive. for the maritime security site to the cinema and parking for the two countries to show their determination to cop a team unity the traditional red and non traditional threats in relevant areas. so i've been a week we'll even have bread to summon up into produces by the western media and by japan but by japanese

has its own territorial claims in the south china sea, and it would take a dim view and those countries got closer to china. >> hamdeen sabahi accepted defeat. claiming there had been serious violations, forgery and restrictions on campaigning. the campaign team of abdul fatah al-sisi is claiming a big win, saying he took 93% of the vote after early elections. international observers questioned the democratic credentials of the vote. >> supporters of the former military chief abdul fatah al-sisi has been out celebrating. the interim government is reporting a turn out of 46%. the european union mission believes the figure could be lower, adding that elections were free of fraud. media coverage was unfair, and there were restrictions on who was allowed to run. >> an associate professor at the university believes that the estimates of low turn out will not affect abdul fatah al-sisi so much. >> abdul fatah al-sisi would have love the to come in with millions voting for him, and a turn out showing domestically and internationally that the people are goodnight him and what he did in ousting

sinking of a vietnamese fishing boat in the south china sea. ten vietnamese fishermen have been rescued after their boat was rammed by a chinese vessel. vietnam says the incident happened close to a chinese oil rig near the disputed islands in the south china sea. china state media reported that they were harassing the chinese craft. there's been a standoff in the area between rival ships since the rig was installed in early may. beijing says relations with hanoi could be damaged. adrian brown has more. >> reporter: this is a reminder that tensions between vietnam and china aren't going away. in this latest incident there are different versions of what happened. china says that a vietnamese fishing vessel simply bumped into one of its fishing vessels, capsized and sank. hanoi says that's not the case. they accuse beijing of attacking the vietnamese fishing vessel and causing it to sink. now, this all happened in an area where china has been drilling for oil close to islands which are claimed by both china and vietnam. the drilling operation beg

there is no reason for china to moderate its territorial drive and east and south china sea until there is some objection that matters and we haven't made that clear. >> any follow-up? >> you described the situation quite accurately. >> general larry. >> i would make the point in looking at the japan cooperation that we have seen in the last three years perhaps even longer the limitations of this particularly growing out of the estrangement of south korea and south japan and what seems to be forming now is another area, another triangular relationship that is becoming as important unfortunately in a more negative way than a potential for cooperation among japan and the u.s.. and this other triangular relationship is the south korea and japan and china relationship because what strikes me is that in the last two or three years, we have seen a martyr act and growing role of china and many of these issues and estrangement between south korea and japan. and the chinese are becoming a direct part in these issues now into china is influencing south korea to a greater degree year by year and m

regional aggression that goes unchecked whether in southern ukraine or the south china sea or anywhere else in the world will ultimately impact our allies and it could draw in our military. we can't ignore what happens beyond our boundaries. and beyond these narrow rash nails, i believe that we have a real state, abiding self-interests to ensure that our children and grandchildren are growing up in a world where schoolchildren are not kidnapped an individuals are not slaughtered because of tribe or faith or political belief. i believe that a world that has greater freedom and tolerance is not only a moral imperative, but it also helps to keep us safe. but to say that we have an interest in freedom beyond the borders is not to say that every problem has a military solution. since world war ii, some of the most costly mistakes came not from the restraint, but from the willingness to rush into military ventures without thinking through the consequences and building international support and legitimacy about the action and without leveling with the american people about the sacrifices requ

in the south china sea. more from beijing. >> reporter: after days of often violent anti-chinese protests, the vietnamese authorities appear to be containing the disturb answers. police broke up this small protest in ho chi ming city sunday morning. protesting to halt deep-sea oil in vietnam. efforts to chase the chinese rig away from the waters. the skirmishes have been going on for almost two weeks. the worry is that it could soon get out of control. like china, vietnam's government is communist and tends to keep a lid on dissent but it was unable stop days of violence in a third of the country's provinces. some attacked chinese-run factories although many were taiwan ease-owned, a distinction that was lost on the rioters. the trouble began after china moved an oil rig close to the contested pariselle islands claimed by vietnam t further sounds, beijing is involved in another sovereignty tulsa ovwit the philippines over the paracel islands. now, china is getting nationals out of vietnam, sending five war s

the standoff continues between chinese and vietnamese vessels in disputed waters in the south china sea. >>> chinese authorities are detained a pro-democracy journalist ahead of the 25th anniversary of the tiananmen incident. >>> and producers have adopted an innovative strategy to promote japan and japanese products overseas. >>> the standoff between chinese and vietnamese maritime police continues in disputed waters in the south china sea. vietnamese officials reported collisions between vessels there wednesday. vietnamese officials askused chinese of ramming their ships and firing water cannons. they said the encounters took place near the paracel islands. both countries lay claim to the territory. earlier this month a chinese state-run oil company began drilling in the seabed in the disputed waters. vietnamese government officials say the area is in their exclusive economic zone. that i have been demanding that china remove the oil rig. they say that about 80 chinese str vessels remain in the area. some 20 vietnamese ships are believed to be on guard. vietnamese representatives plan

hopefully thus deterring china from military adventurism, crimea, in the south china sea. >> question, is the u.s. philippines defense back the achievement of obama's asian summit? >> the truth is, you know, this is a good thing. but the philippines military is so weak, that america is not going to go out on a limb to stand between the philippines and china. i think the biggest deal involved japan, some of the stuff president obama said in terms of extending his treaty obligations to islands. japan has a really serious military and could have a serious fight with china. the philippines are totally -- >> hold on. do you think the philippines going along with this idea is going to inspire other countries to do the same thing? that is to turn to the united states? >> they are already doing that. but the philippines are too weak to be a big player. >> let me tell you this is outrageous for this reason. at the end of the cold war, if the united states defended all these countries, they kicked us out of subik bay and the famous clark field that the japanese bombed at the time of pearl harbo

. >> china and vietnam are at adds over the south china sea. vietnam's prime minister said china is acting dangerously in the pursuit, placing a giant oil rig in an area claimed by vietnam. each accuses the other of ramming its ships. the south china sea is sounded by several asian nations and several laid claim to it. some of also american allies. >> more than 2.5 miles of cracks to repair after being damaged in an earthquake. a live report from the memorial hours ahead of the official reopening. >> the sterling family battling it out in the war of public opinion. >> today's big number is $900 million, what it reveals about problems with the upcoming word cup in brazil. >> taking a live look now at snow. snow falling on this may day. may 12, castle rock, colorado, that is. >> the world's most widely viewed sporting event is only a month away, but the upcoming world cup in brazil is tainted with allegations of corruption. that's the subject of today's big number, $900 billion, how much the new soccer stadium in rio reportedly cost, triple the o

the unrest started before beijing deployed an oil rig in disputed territory in the south china sea. erica wood explains. >> reporter: days of protests outside factories in ho chi minh city, buildings torched, chinese nationals targeted. in the past 24 hours violence peaked, leaving more than 20 dead. some were vietnamese, the majority believed to be chinese. it's a rare outbreak of public disorder in a tightly controlled company. many of those targeted and companies were not chinese. japan's government expressed concern for its nationals and businesses. this taiwanese man fled vietnam for fear of his life. >> translation: all i can say is i never felt to scared in my luf. last night i didn't sleep all night. i have a lot of friends that couldn't scep. they didn't dare to come out. they were afraid if they came out they'd be beaten. >> the anger has been fuelled by beijing's decision to deploy an oil rig in a disputed area of the south china sea. there has been reports of chinese and taiwanese ships and vessels running into each other and using water canons. >> we are determined to f

we have a map that our ancestors passed on to us, which includes the east china sea and the south china sea. russia has a map, putin spoke about, that looks at ukraine as new russia. they are looking at the world as a geo -- with their geopolitical ambitions and we are talking like high school adolescents about international law and dialogue. the problem is that the people who live in the neighborhood understand that china and russia are going to push until they meet resistance. they are meeting none. and that's why the push is continuing. >> the president said out in the philippines our goal is not to counter china. our goal is not to contain china. our goal is to make sure that international rules and norms are respected. >> i think charles is correct. the chinese don't care about international rules and norms. they will take whatever they can get away with. how would we feel if china built oil rig off atlantic city and said we're not leaving because we think this sirnt national waters and we don't care what you think about pollution or our proximity to the jersey shore. >> it doesn't

. >>> china evacwaits citizens while tension boildz over drilling in the south china sea. the death toll in saudi arabia closing in on 170 people, now a third case of the deadly mers virus diagnosed right here on american soil. a kay after a coup of the western and african forces, they say they may launch their own search party to find the missing school girls. mohammed adow has more. >> reporter: the senator for born 0 state, the center for most of boko haram attacks in recent years, he says he is unhappy with how the government is handling the crisis. >> i feel disgusted, and i feel very, very bad for a country like nigeria who has a lot of resources, a lot of manpower, a lot of money, you know, and they cannot contain a small group? >> . >> reporter: but for the security forces, attacks have represented new challenges that they are struggling to cope with. at times, they are out gunned by boko haram fighters, something that the senator said should not be happening given how well funded the nigerian army is. >> 20102012 and 2013, we gave them employ 1.5 trillion lrya. th