government, one issue is n nonnegotiable. the china one policy. they ve reminded him time and again that the one china principle is the corner stone of the bilateral relationship between beijing and washington. they like the say that every u.s. president since jimmy carter has committed to this policy and stuck to it and they certainly hope the trump white house would do the same instead of derailing four decades of development and achievements. but mr. trump does have a point about the u.s. does sell business billions of dollars of arms to help itself defend against an attack. but it s this ambiguity in the one china policy that s allowed beijing, washington to maintain relative peace and stability in the decades past. so at least on this very sensitive issue what s being
unsure on how to deal with this new u.s. president who likes to conduct foreign policy online. some have asked me for suggestions. my response, follow him on twitter, read his tweets and have an answer ready for reporters like us. cnn beijing. thank you. china has issued a warning to the u.s. after its nominee for secretary of state suggested blocking access to the south china sea. our brian todd has this report for us. reporter: they ve staked a claim to thousands of acres. used sophisticated equipment pumping sand through the thin tubes to create islands and then built airfield, deployed weapons there, even built bare barracks. the u.s. has sent ships and planes near the islands, sometimes drawing chinese
that s helped insure an additional 20 million people. what are they doing in this bill? overturning the affordable care act, undermining the health security and financial stability of america s working families and defunding planned parenthood. that s their manhood thing. cnn capitol hill. a lot of big changes as donald trump takes office after january 20th. one change could include the u.s. s decades old one china policy. under that policy washington has formal diplomatic ties with beijing but not with taiwan. but the president-elect told the wall street journal that that is up for negotiation. we get more now from cnn s stephen jung. he may be soon reminded that in the eyes of the beijing
my son is still alive. reporter: all hope fixed on each small submersible in the southern indian ocean. cnn, perth. meanwhile, families of the 239 people on board the missing plane are desperate for any information. loved ones in beijing were ready for much anticipated meeting with malaysian technical experts are monday. but it never happened. emotions boiled over. senior international correspondent, ivan watson, joins me from cnn beijing. why did malaysian authorities abandon this early commitment they to make technical experts available to families so that some of their questions could be answered? reporter: well, according to the malaysian deputy chief of mission, he s the number-two man at in beijing, he said the authorities decided this wasn t the proper time answer these technical questions that the
suffering at this point and that is international isolation and he believes over time that that isolation will change russia s behavior. the vote in the un where well more than 100 countries voted against crimea. the costs of international isolation has not yet changed russia s behavior. none of the 40,000 troops have moved back from the border on eastern ukraine. he says they will over time. so far that hasn t happened. he s confident that it will. cnn beijing. a lot omore of jim s exclusive interview with chuck chuck hagel. the u.s. military and navy search for the malaysian airliner as well and he made