Today we are discussing the japansouth korea trade dispute. Its obviously a a very sensit, a very difficult issue between two countries that are critically important to the United States as allies, as Economic Partners, as fellow democracies, and as friends. You will notice the title of event includes ramifications and the path forward. I emphasize forward because the current dispute is due in part to events that have taken place months or years or decades or centuries ago. But rather than dwelling on those issues, we want to identify away from for both cos and in the three countries including the United States to move forward. Now, the current dispute is part of a a cyclical pattern that ss to research every few years, and each time it felt to those officials and experts working that each time was the worst. But i think all of us now have seen that this time is very different. In the past the economic and the security realms seemed exempt and, indeed, they were moderating or mitigatin
In the past u. S. Experts and officials have always had really private sometimes stern messages for both sides to take auction to move forward and we will see how are panelists come down on that issue today. And we really have a group of stiller panelists and i will introduce them later but first we have for what many of you will be a surprise guest, we only heard formal confirmation late yesterday that mike will begin the opening remarks, mr. Napper, his appearance may not be on the website yet and people may not have been aware of it, but mr. Knapper, member of senior Foreign Department of state and hes serving as the Deputy Assistant secretary for korea and japan and i first met mark when he was the head of the political military unit in the embassy in tokyo, well, probably more years than either one of us would want to admit and since then hes had any number of jobs, any number of business cards i think i have in my collection, its not to say he cant keep a job, expertise on so man
A man who stabbed a passenger to death in a row on a train, has been found guilty of murder and jailed for life. Lee pomeroy was travelling with his 14 year old son, when he was stabbed 18 times by Darren Pencille, on the guildford to London Service injanuary. The jury at the old bailey rejected pencilles claim that he was acting in self defence, and his girlfriend was also found guilty of helping him hide from police. Our correspondent Richard Galpin reports from the old bailey. It should have been a fun trip together on the train. A father, lee pomeroy, and his young son heading to london. But also on board was Darren Pencille, who had previously been convicted for stabbing a man in the neck. Cctv footage shows pencille and mr pomeroy arguing because the aisle was blocked it escalated rapidly. You bleep heard what i said put your hands on me, i dare you, i dare you mr pomeroy, who allegedly had a reputation for starting fights, pursued pencille into the next carriage. Pencille was th
China is now thought to be holding more than a million muslims in camps in its far west region of xinjiang. Reporterjohn sudworth gets rare, highly controlled access to go inside. Muslims are being detained. Mosques demolished. Thoughts transformed. And children are disappearing. With rare official access. Have you been convicted of a crime . Our own evidence. And testimony from more than 60 grieving relatives. Where are they now . We find out whats really happening in chinas far Western Region of xinjiang. China used to deny that these places exist. But now we are being given a tour. Taken inside some of the giant secure facilities thought to hold more than a million muslims. Music plays. This is what china wants the world to see. Offered up as proof that these are not prisoners but students. Willingly being guided away from extremism. Is it your choice to be here . Government officials watch over every interview. This is how thoughts are transformed. Xinjiangs uighurs, kazakhs and ot
As possible to be experienced and highly qualified. The manager, ann marie, says finding and keeping those staff has recently got much harder. We have had two members of staff its designed to prove that china that went travelling, is responding rationally to years one went three years ago, and other recently. Of sporadic separatist violence. I asked if they would come back we are also taken to the id kah and they said that they by going mosque in the city of kashgar, to go at work, one in a supermarket, one of xinjiangs holiest sites. Faith is alive and well, the other in a bar, we are told, with a government because it was more money. That was the only reason, approved imam insisting that there is no ban that i could not better the wages. On long beards. She says that is because most children here are eligible for government funded places. Day nurseries have been warning for some time government pays less than the market rate, causing a financial shortfall. Now one group is warning th