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in beijing today, china's foreign ministry spokesman rejected those comments. >> ( translated ): china conducts normal maritime activities according to our domestic and international law. there is nothing to object to on that. japan must have a hidden agenda by hyping up a china threat, misleading international opinion, and purposely creating regional tension. >> warner: at the white house, abe sounded a somewhat more restrained note, speaking through a translator. >> i also explained that we have always been dealing with this issue, the senkaku issue, in a calm manner. we will continue to do so and we have always done so. >> sreenivasan: the two leaders also agreed to stand together against north korea's nuclear provocations. and to pursue even closer economic cooperation, which abe needs as he tries to revive a long-stagnant economy. to explore this flare-up between japan and china and the stakes for the u.s., we turn to mike mochizuki, associate dean of the elliott school of international affairs at george washington university. his upcoming book is "the new strategic triangle: the
in beijing today, china's foreign ministry spokesman rejected those comments. >> ( translated ): china conducts normal maritime activities according to our domestic and international law. there is nothing to object to on that. japan must have a hidden agenda by hyping up a china threat, misleading international opinion, and purposely creating regional tension. >> warner: at the white house, abe sounded a somewhat more restrained note, speaking through a translator. >> i also...
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china is also a victim of internet hacking attacks. we have stressed many times that hacking attacks are transnational and anonymous. determining their origins is extremely difficult. we don't know how the in evidence this so-called report can be tenable. >> woodruff: still, the mandiant findings are the most detailed accusations yet against china over hacking. more generally, a u.s. national intelligence estimate said this month that china is tearing out a major cyber espionage campaign against american targets and apple said today it was hacked by the same group that attacked facebook last week. both companies said no data was compromised and both traced the attacks back to china. the report note the report noted there have been more than 140 different victims since 2006, and that the chinese unit maintained access to those networks for nearly a year on average. for more on this, we turn to: richard bejtlich, the chief security officer for mandiant, the firm that issued the report. and christopher johnson, a senior adviser who closel
china is also a victim of internet hacking attacks. we have stressed many times that hacking attacks are transnational and anonymous. determining their origins is extremely difficult. we don't know how the in evidence this so-called report can be tenable. >> woodruff: still, the mandiant findings are the most detailed accusations yet against china over hacking. more generally, a u.s. national intelligence estimate said this month that china is tearing out a major cyber espionage campaign...
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wwoul likeo relaunch that site in china but it's a process. >> suarez: so for now full steam ahead in journalism as usual despite this kind of pushback from such a big market? >> that's right. i don't think that this will deter us from doing the journalism we've always done and i credit tv times for letting the story be told. as grady can probably tell you there were hundreds of other organizations targeted by the same group that hit the "new york times", you just hen't heard about any of them. so this is the first time we've been able to provide a rare glimpse into what one of these attacks look like. >> suarez: nicole perlroth, grady summers, thank you both. >> thank you. >> woodruff: again, the major developments of the day: the nominee for defense secretary, former senator chuck hagel, defended his record at his confirmation hearing. he said america must engage, not retreat, in the world. and the senate gave final approval to suspending the national debt ceiling into may. online we profile a social entrepreneur who works as matchmaker between international artisans and retailers.
wwoul likeo relaunch that site in china but it's a process. >> suarez: so for now full steam ahead in journalism as usual despite this kind of pushback from such a big market? >> that's right. i don't think that this will deter us from doing the journalism we've always done and i credit tv times for letting the story be told. as grady can probably tell you there were hundreds of other organizations targeted by the same group that hit the "new york times", you just hen't...
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>> new leadership in china. new leadership in south korea. new leadership in japan. of course a new leader in north korea. >> also partly a new regime in the united states. you've got secretary kerry who will come at this in a slightly different point of view than his predecessor. we'll have to see how that plays out as well. >> what's the sort of detective work that happens now to figure out more about the things we don't know? how about particular test. >> right. as i mentioned previously, all we know is there's been a test. we have a very rough estimate of how big the bang was. what we don't know is whether the device was made from plutonium or highly enriched uranium. that sounds like a minor technical issue but it actually has hugely important policy consequences. north korea only has a small amount of plutonium. it actually would be very, very hard for it to produce more. so part of the reason why north korea wants to shift to uranium is because it would allow it to increase its arsenal relatively quickly. so if this turns out to be a highly enriched uranium te
>> new leadership in china. new leadership in south korea. new leadership in japan. of course a new leader in north korea. >> also partly a new regime in the united states. you've got secretary kerry who will come at this in a slightly different point of view than his predecessor. we'll have to see how that plays out as well. >> what's the sort of detective work that happens now to figure out more about the things we don't know? how about particular test. >> right. as i...
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it's either going to go to china or come to the united states. in either event the carbon footprint will be deeper. the further point about whether or not an oil pipeline somehow endangers the land which it crosses i think has been asked and answered so many times it's no longer a relevant consideration. look, the map of the united states is literally a spider web of oil and product pipelines. >> woodruff: you're saying already. >> already. the fact of the matter is the chances of sustaining a spill of oil out of an oil pipeline is 1 quarter the amount of alternative forms of transportation were we to take those oil pipelines away and take them in a different mechanism. >> woodruff: bob deans, what about that second point first? there are already so many pipelines in the u.s. and the rate of spills or problems with that is so low. >> well, the reason we have these pipelines is because we've been addicted to fossil fuels for more than a century now we need to turn away from that. we need to begin using less oil. we're using 10% less now than when
it's either going to go to china or come to the united states. in either event the carbon footprint will be deeper. the further point about whether or not an oil pipeline somehow endangers the land which it crosses i think has been asked and answered so many times it's no longer a relevant consideration. look, the map of the united states is literally a spider web of oil and product pipelines. >> woodruff: you're saying already. >> already. the fact of the matter is the chances of...
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but thefully that i think are special concern would be iran would be russia, and china. >> right now there are private efforts, personal efforts, corporate efforts. there's all kinds of people trying to fend off these attacks. what's the right role of government. and what can government do that right now the private sector can't? >> well, it's always been government's role to protect the security of the nation. and this is a security issue from our perspective. and it's a security issue of particular concern with respect to the nation's core critical infrastructure. the infra-- infrastructure everyone relies on. the energy sector. the telecommunications sector. the banking sector. so what we're going to do and we've already actually started. we started well above the executive order actually was issued. is working with the private sector, determine how best to share information. because you know, we can't help until we know that there is actually been an attempted intrusion or attack. so that information sharing piece is very important. and in addition to that, what are the best prac
but thefully that i think are special concern would be iran would be russia, and china. >> right now there are private efforts, personal efforts, corporate efforts. there's all kinds of people trying to fend off these attacks. what's the right role of government. and what can government do that right now the private sector can't? >> well, it's always been government's role to protect the security of the nation. and this is a security issue from our perspective. and it's a security...
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europeans have stopped buying iranian oil, companies like japan, china, india have reduced the economic contact and the sanction which is were implemented yesterday is that iran has had a much more difficult time producing and exporting oil and oil is 80% of its export revenue. the sanction which is took effect yesterday make it much more difficult for iran to g paid for the oil does export. so over the last several years their oil revenue has dropped more than 50%, inflation has skyrocketed, their currency has tail spined. but we still haven't seen that economic malaise have an impact on the supreme leader's nuclear calculation. >>. >> brown: what can be said as far as an impact the sanctions are having at this point? >> they've had an adverse effect on the population. people are having difficulty getting access to medicine. the quali oflife for most people has dropped precipitously. but, again, the intent of sanctions is to try to subject iran to enough pressure so the leader will feel what i would describe as existential angst. that either he these do a flauk leer deal or the regime
europeans have stopped buying iranian oil, companies like japan, china, india have reduced the economic contact and the sanction which is were implemented yesterday is that iran has had a much more difficult time producing and exporting oil and oil is 80% of its export revenue. the sanction which is took effect yesterday make it much more difficult for iran to g paid for the oil does export. so over the last several years their oil revenue has dropped more than 50%, inflation has skyrocketed,...
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as long as countries like china keep going all in on clean energy, so must we. in the meantime, the natural gas boom has led to cleaner power and greater energy independence. we need to encourage that. that's why my administration will keep cutting red tape and speeding up new oil and gas permits. that's got to be part of an "all of the above" plan but i also want to work with this congress to encourage the research and technology that helps natural gas burn even cleaner and protects our air and our water. in fact much of our new found energy is drawn from lands and waters that we, the public, own together. so tonight i propose we use some of our oil and gas revenues to fund an energy security trust that will drive new research and technology to shift our cars and trucks off oil for good. if a nonpartisan coalition of ceos and retired generals and admirals can get behind this idea, then so can we. let's take their advice and free our families and businesses from the painful spikes in gas prices we put up with for far too long. i'm also issuing a new goal for ame
as long as countries like china keep going all in on clean energy, so must we. in the meantime, the natural gas boom has led to cleaner power and greater energy independence. we need to encourage that. that's why my administration will keep cutting red tape and speeding up new oil and gas permits. that's got to be part of an "all of the above" plan but i also want to work with this congress to encourage the research and technology that helps natural gas burn even cleaner and protects...
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rebecca blank, the interim commerce secretary who replaced gary locke when he became ambassador to china. critical issues await them, from action on climate change, to the keystone x-l oil pipeline, to negotiations on new trade agreements with a dozen nations, and the european union. the president set the tone for the selections to come, with his description of jewell today. >> she knows the link between conservation and good jobs. she knows that there's no contradiction between being good stewards of the land and our economic progress, that in fact, those two things need to go hand-in-hand. >> ifill: the immediate response to jewell's nomination was positive -- from business and environmental groups alike. we get more now on the president's second-term cabinet and the issues they will face from coral davenport, energy and environment correspondent for "national journal." greg ip, u.s. economics editor for the economist and julie rovner, health policy correspondent for national public radio. you each cover different parts of this administration, different parts of the government, startin
rebecca blank, the interim commerce secretary who replaced gary locke when he became ambassador to china. critical issues await them, from action on climate change, to the keystone x-l oil pipeline, to negotiations on new trade agreements with a dozen nations, and the european union. the president set the tone for the selections to come, with his description of jewell today. >> she knows the link between conservation and good jobs. she knows that there's no contradiction between being...
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with southeast asian countries in an effort to pivot towards asia and sort of create a buffer against china. but if you look at how that translates into policy, i think there is a bigger problem. sh was very go going out to a country, soothing ruffled feathers, for example, with officials in afghanistan and pakistan. and speaking out to the public. but what kind of a lasting impact did it have. for example in pakistan where i was there when she deflected criticism, angry shouts from students and she had them eating out of her hands. but in pakistan the government is still providing shelter for the taliban. and there's stillo real solid ra approachment between us and then. so it is very hard to see that her soothing, her repairing of applianc appliance-- alliances necessarily resulted in concrete policy achievements. >> suarez: susan, wasn't it a pretty complicated mess, not only where places as trudy knows, like pakistan, but even with some of america's closest allies. >> well, that's exactly right. i mean these are times where, you know, you play the hand you are dealt as secretary of stat
with southeast asian countries in an effort to pivot towards asia and sort of create a buffer against china. but if you look at how that translates into policy, i think there is a bigger problem. sh was very go going out to a country, soothing ruffled feathers, for example, with officials in afghanistan and pakistan. and speaking out to the public. but what kind of a lasting impact did it have. for example in pakistan where i was there when she deflected criticism, angry shouts from students...
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., britain, france, russia and china plus germany-- was catherine ashton of the european union. >> i hope that the iranian side are looking positively on the proposals that we've put forward. we work extremely hard in a very considered manner collectively on behalf of the united nations security council who mandate us to do so in order to try and get >> warner: far from almaty, secretary of state kerry said in paris that the talks had been useful, but he also reiterated the u.s. position. >> iran knows what it needs to do. the president has made clear his determination to implement his policy that iran will not have a nuclear weapon. >> warner: and in jerusalem, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu called again for the threat of military measures. >> i believe that this requires the international community to ratchet up its sanctions and make clear that if this continues there will be also a credible military sanction. i think no other means will make iran obey the wiss of the international community. >> warner: iran insists its nuclear program is for peaceful energy production,
., britain, france, russia and china plus germany-- was catherine ashton of the european union. >> i hope that the iranian side are looking positively on the proposals that we've put forward. we work extremely hard in a very considered manner collectively on behalf of the united nations security council who mandate us to do so in order to try and get >> warner: far from almaty, secretary of state kerry said in paris that the talks had been useful, but he also reiterated the u.s....
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. >> ♪ i'll be there ♪ >> a kenyan voice is among thousands performing in china's new year television spectacular. we get the first ever backstage glimpse of rehearsals. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. the birthplace of the arab spring is facing its biggest crisis since its revolution two years ago. tens of thousands of mourners attended the funeral procession in tunisia of the murdered opposition politician chokri belaid, a political
. >> ♪ i'll be there ♪ >> a kenyan voice is among thousands performing in china's new year television spectacular. we get the first ever backstage glimpse of rehearsals. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. the birthplace of the arab spring is facing its biggest crisis since its revolution two years ago. tens of thousands of mourners attended the funeral procession in tunisia of the murdered opposition politician chokri belaid, a...