Been an escalation of the dispute between china and neighboring countries over the south china seas. Tensions surged after china put an oil rig in waters claimed by vietnam. The philippines says china is building an airstrip on a disputed island. Committed to rebalancing power, but not taking an official position. Partsiapacific region was of a discussion recently in the atlantic council, which focused on missile defense. You can watch that later today at 1 10 eastern. President obama is hosting the Fourth Annual white house science fair. More than 100 students from 30 states participated. This was started for your skill as part of the educate to innovate campaign, promoting math and science. Welcome to the white house science fair. I love this event. This is one of my favorite things all year long. I went to recognize people who worked hard to make this science fair happen and connect young people to science everyday. We have our secretary of education, arne duncan, here. [applause] n
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