Apr 24 Obama rejects notion that Asia-Pacific trade deal is in danger By Darlene Superville, Associated Press TOKYO -- As trade negotiators struggled to overcome their differences, President Barack Obama on Thursday rejected suggestions that an Asia-Pacific trade deal is in danger and urged the U.S. and Japan to take bold steps to complete an agreement that… Continue reading
Apr 19 Obama, traveling in Asia, confronts a region warily watching Ukraine crisis By Julie Pace, Associated Press As President Barack Obama travels through Asia this coming week, he will confront a region that's warily watching the crisis in Ukraine through the prism of its own territorial tensions with China. Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch News Wrap: Hagel, Chinese defense minister discuss disputed islands By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel met with China’s defense minister, who warned that his government is ready to use force to defend their sovereignty over a group of islands under territorial dispute with Japan and… Continue watching
Apr 08 China and U.S. agree to more military cooperation, disagree on East Asia By Ellen Rolfes After a diplomatic and historic meeting between defense ministers of the world's two largest economies and two largest militaries, Chinese and American military leaders still are divided on key issues facing East Asia; including territorial disputes between Beijing and its… Continue reading
Apr 07 Hagel is first foreigner to tour China’s new aircraft carrier By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel got a rare tour Monday of China's first aircraft carrier, becoming the first foreign visitor to go aboard the ship, according to Chinese leaders. Continue reading
Apr 06 Hagel delivers destroyers to Japan and a strong warning to North Korea and China By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press TOKYO -- U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivered a two-pronged warning to Asia Pacific nations Sunday, announcing that the U.S. will send two additional ballistic missile destroyers to Japan to counter the North Korean threat, and saying China must better… Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch News Wrap: Relatives of Flight 370 passengers protest in Beijing for more information By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 25 China demands evidence of Malaysia flight location as families protest for more information By Justin Scuiletti Hundreds of angry relatives of passengers that were aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 marched on the Malaysian Embassy in Beijing Tuesday with demands of more information. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch 4:21 Still facing abyss of questions, what gives Malaysia confidence in its Flight 370 conclusion? By PBS News Hour After 17 days of searching for the missing airliner, Malaysian officials announced that they believe it went down in the Southern Indian Ocean and that no one survived. Michael Schmidt of The New York Times joins Judy Woodruff to discuss… Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch Malaysian government says Flight 370’s final satellite ping ended over the Southern Indian Ocean By PBS News Hour Continue watching