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.
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 gps, why are america s ninth graders ranked 39th in the
the u.s. sells billions of dollars of equipment to taiwan. in that tweet, he was under scoring what is a close relationship between taiwan and the u.s., though it is not an official diplomatic relationship, there is a defense relationship there and an economic relationship that he does point out, natalie. was it or was it not just a phone call? i guess that remains to be seen as the story continues to develop. we monitor beijing s reaction to it. alexandra field for us in beijing. thank you. a vote recount effort in the u.s. state of pennsylvania has been halted due to the cost. the green party dropped the request for a recount after a state judge required a $1 million bond to proceed. green party presidential candidate jill stein who spearheaded the effort was furious. in a statement she said the judge s outrageous demand that voters pay such an exorbitant figure is a shameful, unacceptable barrier to democratic participation. this is yet another sign that
secretary of defense toured the israel northern border. he said that they fund hezbollah, something that israel will only get worse after the sanctions are lifted. they also get cash bonanza to fund their terrorist and aggression against us, against the region. against america and the world. reporter: something that secretary carter said america will not let happen. make no mistake, this deal limits iran but it places no limits on the united states the department of defense or the u.s.-israeli defense relationship. reporter: even as the president sent surrogates to push the deal overseas today the job of selling it at home, especially on capitol hill got harder. after a u.n. vote to lift sanctions against iran including a controversial ban on arms and ballistic missiles passed. even democratic lawmakers are angry the vote happened before congress has had a chance to
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