And we start in hong kong, which is marking 20 years since the end of British Colonial rule. The chinese president , xijinping, is visiting the territory under tightened security. That security is there to curtail any pro democracy protests. Our china editor Carrie Gracie has been meeting some of those who were born in the year of the handover. Hong kongs patriots greet their president and first lady. Flags, but no umbrellas allowed, because umbrellas are the symbol of protest here. He said hed come to support hong kong. Protesters chant. Thats not how democracy activists see it. Occupying a monument china presented to hong kong for the handover. One student insisted on herfreedom to protest as she was arrested. Hours earlier, she had illustrated her feelings about the Chinese Communist state. A hong kong flag in mourning. A Veteran Protester at 20. But shes no longer optimistic about what protest can achieve. Another hong konger, born in the year of the handover. Coffee shop barista a
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Sunday that the US plans to deploy Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) and Patriot battalions to the Middle East to enhance US Forces.`
international sanctions. when they do threaten south korea and japan. so i think that this is north korea s way of trying to say hey, either come back to the negotiation with terms favorable to us or they are planning to wait out the administration, buy time, drag it out. and one of the other interesting pieces of news that came out of this missile launch was the possibility that the north koreans were testing a new type of missile. what more do we know about that s and how significant is it? it is not good because it shows that north korea has been working on their nuclear program even since singapore. and apparently this missile is not going to be the thaad missile system, might not be able to detect a missile like this. so obviously not a good thing because the point is that north korea has been working on their nuclear missile program the past year while we re try doing the negotiations. all right. always a pleasure. thank you for your analysis. biden/booker back and fort
missile defense systems it can deploy to track the missile. it is not clear why japan, unlike south korea, has not requested or deployed a terminal high altitude area defense system that s part of its defense. eric: 8 minutes is like a blink of an eye. thank you. shannon: joining us for more on this, general jack keane, jet black chairman fox news military analyst. what do you make the significance of this flight path over japan? it is clearly significant. here we are flying a ballistic missile over an allied country and certainly, that country feels somewhat defenseless there. given the fact they only have patriot missile s defending it. it would have to shoot the missile down in its terminal phase. that s why the thaad missile system would be much better. this is going to step up the united states because we are not going to be able to tolerate north korea. it s going to be a pattern of theirs to be able to fire
there are really no great solutions when it comes toth north korea. last night on the show, however, the deputy assistant to the president dr. sebastian gorkaer said, perhaps there are. take a look. there are numerous scenarios that do not involve the use of force or some kind of conflagration on the peninsula. sean: and earlier this week on the program, newt gingrich gave a brilliant assessment of how to deal with the north korean threats by buildin, a strategic defense system that president reagan proposed. that gives us what, ten, 20,0, 30 an icbm is headed to the united states instead of one or two shots as getting it out with the thaad missile system. joining us now, fox news, general analyst, general jack keane.ja