Educe the national debt. As always, well take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter as well. Washington journal is next. Host good morning. It is 7 00 eastern time here in washington. The start of a holiday week. Congress returning in two weeks. President trump spending christmas with his family in florida. It is monday, december 23. We begin our first hour with Foreign Policy. The leaders of china, south korea and japan meeting today in beijing it. Comes as the pentagon and u. S. Officials are on, quote, high alert, after new threats over the weekend by north korea. In the past President Trump has said that he and president kim jong un fell in love. But since that comment back in february, talks have broken down. We want to get your reaction to these developments in north korea, what it means for the u. S. And for the region. 2027488001, thats our line for republicans. 2027488922 for democrats. 2027488002 if oure democrats. Or on twit or facebook. Good m
Electronic devices, we will be using microphones for tonights q a after the presentation. Cspan is recording so it would be excellent if everyone could use the microphone to question so we could have the audience track and if you purchase a copy of tonights book we have plenty on to and on hand. Tonights speaker is chung min lee, author of the hermit king the dangerous game of kim jong un. In this comprehensive study of north korea, chung min lee puts kim jong un illuminates how the family is record brutal control shape the current leaders elevations, goals and choices. Drawing on three decades of experience, kim jong un chung min lee, chairman of the International Advisory council of the International Institution of strategic studies shows how kims aggressive stand up with world powers put him at a crossroads. With north korea create a viable Nuclear Arsenal or not, the increasing vulnerability to famine and humanitarian crisis in the region, please join me in giving doctor lee a warm
Flights have resumed at libyan the libyan capital is only functioning airports it has briefly taken out of action after being hit by an air Strike Forces loyal to the warlord says their attack destroyed a turkish drone that was parked on one of their ports runways and turkey says 6 of its citizens are being held by have terrorist forces it is now warn that have terrorist fighters would become a legitimate targets if they arent released immediately after seester an administration and tobruk cut all ties with turkey on friday accusing it of supporting the rival u. N. Recognized government in tripoli it has threatened to target turkish interests in libya and that includes Airline Flights and shipping ankara says its involvement in libya is aimed at promoting Regional Peace and stability. Of the one head is in tripoli with this update. Of you get airport the only operational airport in the capital tripoli has been resumed after it was halted for hours that is following the air strike by a
Fired by israeli fighter jets syrian media says the attacks targeted military positions in the city of damascus killing 4 people homs was also hit the missiles were launched from the lebanese airspace where israeli aircraft were said to have been spotted making low alternate flights israel has carried out air strikes in syria against hezbollah and iranian targets in the past well theres plenty more still ahead analogise there are. He is the 1st sitting u. S. President to set foot in north Korea Donald Trump is back on u. S. Soil after the historic trip. And wire audience are putting a positive spin on the downing of a u. S. Drone that almost brought washington and tehran to the brink of war. Sponsored by the time. Hello again welcome back to International Weather forecast where the rain has been quite heavy across parts of china were getting a break here across the southeast but we dont expect that to last too long because we do have a tropical depression here in the pacific that is ma
The so often its morning here the softer noon theres a massive rally planned weve seen 2000000 people the streets last weekend 1000000 the weekend before today the organizers are hoping to get more people to join this rally and i should say this rally is an annual rally held on july 1st to mark the handover for the British Government back to china but this this really this year ill have a different message protesters are expected to join that rally simply because of the theory of the anger of the extradition bill that proposal planned for Hong Kong Sarkar can all come for us thank you very much and staying with those protests in hong kong and since jan was the chief secretary of hong kong during British Colonial rule and under chinese rule she joins us now live from hong kong thank you very much good to have you on the program anson chan now 2 years ago. President the chinese president xi jinping had attended these hong kong anniversary celebrations and now if you look at the situation