structure. they think that structure is what they call it the party of davos. they are not so sure they want stability and continuity. i think it s still in the balance and i think a lot of u.s. allies like germany, like japan. japan, a really important ally in asia. prime minister abe is coming to washington on february 12th. they are just not sure what it s going to be like here. they are trying to prepare but still not very many people to the state department to talk to. they have a lot at risk in a strong reliable america, as does britain, as does germany. they are still waiting to see, honestly, joe, they want to know it s for real. the party of davos. you know what makes me sorry about that party? why? i ve never been invited. still to come, another night of violent protests this time in new york city. donald trump set to meet with high profile ceos but one won t be there. here is bill karins.
sanctions against iran. warned israeli against announcing new settlements. and condemned russia over its invasion of crimea and reassured key allies in asia. what is old is new again for u.s. foreign policy, at least the past 4 hours. a lot of people are breathing a sigh of relief. we will be right back with more morning joe. it time to let thl you shine through? introducing otezla, apremilast. otezla is not an injection, or a cream. it s a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. some people who took otezla saw 75% clearer skin after 4 months. and otezla s prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. don t take otezla if you are allergic to any of its ingredients. otezla may increase the risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts, or if these feelings develop. some people taking otezla reported weight loss. your doctor should monitor your weight and may stop treatment.
longer divided between rich and well educated nations and poor and badly educated ones. if you look at vietnam, parts of china, singapore and many parts of asia, they have made education a priority. they make sure that they attract the most talented teachers into the classrooms. they get every student to benefit from excellent teaching. they have made huge investments in education and today, the 10% of the most disadvantaged children in vietnam and they grow up in very, very poor households. those children do better than the average american child at age 15 and better than the 10% wealthiest children in some of the other countries. 10% poorest vietnamese do better than the american average and to explain, these are probably people who are at a per capita gdp of maybe a few thousand dollars and the united states is at a per capita gdp of $50,000. money doesn t buy a good education. it s a lot to do with how to
the question is, is the united states now questioning or challenging what has worked pore several dagds. my analysis is if it ain t broke, don t fix it. this has worked. we ve chosen what might be the most existential issue for china. there s no one in china who has any flexibility on it. this could get in the way of their ability to cooperate with us on our agenda. be as if the russians came to us and said we want a good relationship with america. but first give us russia back. we re not going to do it. we have to lay off this, continue the status quo. it s worked for everybody and focus on working with china with again what i m worried about which is a north korea that can in a couple years take nuclear weapons, put them on missiles and reach the united states. very quickly and last word. you are just back from china and japan. is everybody in asia thinking about a post american world that is stepping back, seems less active, and what did you hear.
japan is not. they re paniced because they see the defense relationship with the u.s. as key. that s why they re not worried about change in u.s. president. threw got on a plane and said we ve got work with you. but the chinese see opportunity. one of the biggest problems with the taiwan call, american allies in asia, what s the consistency? china sees a big opportunity to become a bigger leader in the region while american allies are saying you can t count on the americans. that s a very big problem for us. fascinating. thank you all. next on gp s, why are america s ninth graders ranked 39th in the world in math? we ll explain.