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if the end of 2021 is any indicator? then the answer is almost certainly yes. we'll look at a tough new law in the u. s. mental force more businesses to reckon with supply chains in china, at the risk of angering beijing. also on the show 20 years later, the euro unites much of europe and still divides many opinions. we'll look at how the single currency made it this far. hello and welcome to the show. i'm from beardsley in berlin. we begin in hong kong where shares in the controversial chinese a. i start up since time search 23 percent on their market debut. a sense time was supposed to live in new york. however, the us treasury blacklisted the firm only a week ago saying it's facial recognition software was designed to oppress weaker muslims in the chinese province of shin. john the move essentially prohibits american investment in the firm. was since times i p o is the latest example of how western businesses are under pressure over the issue of change on both at home and

in china. and that pressure is only growing the united states recently passed tough new legislation that puts the onus on businesses to prove that there sourcing is clear of forced labor and china has target is it's muslim minority, weaker population through a series of internment camps, force labor programs, and intense surveillance, more than a 1000000 wiggers are believe to have been detained. and yet for companies getting out of business in the region carries its own perils. and u. s. chip maker intel issued an apology last week after informing suppliers in china. that would not do business and chin john. the announcement has had caused an uproar across the country. and meanwhile, the upcoming winter olympics in beijing is putting further pressure on businesses. but from another angle. western human rights groups criticize u. s. companies sponsoring the events, including air b and b, coca cola and general electric i from wellness. i'm john by dexter roberts. he's a journalist and senior fellow with the atlanta council. he's author of the miss

the myth of a chinese capitalism. dexter is good to have you on the show. let's start with since time this debut plan for us capital markets, like many companies wanting to go to the biggest capital market in the world, ending up in hong kong because the span should we expect to see more companies, more chinese companies. choosing this route, whether out of the, whether being forced from one side or the other. yeah, absolutely. we're going to see a lot more. we already saw your recall earlier in the month. the announcement by d. t global, the right healing company, china's china's right healing company. it's announcement that it was the listing. it's going to the list from the exchange in new york and list in hong kong, presumably. and we've got pressures like that, like that $0.15 time with the treasury sanctions against a technology companies involved in, in seen john and human rights abuses and change on it. and then also we've got

issues like the one facing dd where the track this, the pressure is coming from the chinese government, which wants to control the potential flow of sensitive data to overseas are sure. so pressure from both sides on companies doing business in both countries. when ask about this new law in the us, this is seen as one of the toughest laws on the books of facing some large companies that are doing business there, including apple, including mini textile manufacturers. how tough can this be? will this be? how do you look at it? i think it's a tremendously daunting from the company's perspective. they are being asked, the owners of proof is on them to show that their supply chains in no way are benefiting or reliant rather on forced labor and change on. and you have to keep in mind that they already, sometimes, you know,

it's not always easy for them to get to the bottom of, of where their products are being sourced. they tend to focus on their top tier suppliers. they don't want to get in trouble because a 1st or 2nd tier supplier is in doing something that the us government might see is objectionable. but in this case, we have multiple tiers of suppliers. you know, 23456 level suppliers. and if any of those are relying on force labor in china, in particular and change on those companies are going to be held responsible. so honestly they, they haven't done terribly good job in previous years of managing and monitoring their multiple tiers of their suppliers. and now they're being asked to do it to an even greater degree. one last thing i would mention, china has its own law, which forbids chinese companies from cooperating with overseas sanctions. so china,

the suppliers of companies like intel and many other companies. they're, they're now going to potentially push back and say, well, they don't want to, you know, with their ass whether they're sourcing for machine john and using force labor. they very well may push back and not answer that or not be be able to, we're willing to address that issue or putting those companies in a further bond decks are briefly what kind of backing can us expect from the e u when it comes to this hard line against china briefly, if you could i think that we're seeing some sort of, if you will, and increasing mean of mines over everything from concerns about china's mercantile us trade practices to issues like human rights abuses. and i think with the election in germany as well, we see an announcement by, by, in this case, by the green party that they want to have a more values based for foreign policy. and i think we'll see more of him going

forward. all right, next to roberts, as a journalist and senior fellow with the atlantic council, thank you very much. thank you. one currency, 19 countries, countless opinions on its future. the euro made its debut 2 decades ago this weekend of the monetary union. it's cements, it has led to prosperity, but also an ongoing argument about budgeting, economies, and even fairness across europe's diverse economies. ah, a symbol of hope and prosperity for all of europe. smiles and cheers in front of the repeal central bank in frankfort on new year's eve. the night before, 12 countries swapped out their old bank notes for the freshly minted europe. since then, europeans can travel within the eurozone without the hassle of exchanging currencies. companies also profited as trade within the monetary union sharply increased. now on the eve of 2022 more than 340000000 people in 19

e. your countries is to come in currency every day. at its introduction, one euro cost $1.00 us dollar and 7 cents in 2008. it reach, it's all time high of almost one us dollar and 60 cents just before the start of the global financial crisis. that was also the 1st real test for the euro. critic said the massive bailout packages needed to save the economies of southern europe were proof that a single currency for economies as different as germany and greece had been a recipe for disaster. indeed, the crisis put the euro under unprecedented pressure. speculators tried to caching on the looming failure of the common currency in 2012. however, the president of the e. c. b spoke words that would go down in history. the c, b is ready to do whatever it takes to preserve the euro.

and believe me, it will be enough. the easy beat was pushing the envelope and it worked. the euro survive the financial crisis. to day, a tough new test. the corona pandemic locked downs have placed a heavy burden on the national budgets of the euro countries. in 2020 they took on joined that for the 1st time ever. critics of the euro say this move makes financially weaker countries a burden on those which stronger economies and many others, however, still see the euro as the best opportunity for the european union countries to grow even closer. or let's go to james sweeney in new york. hello, james, that piece really pointing out the strong role of central banks and safeguarding a currency that something that we're seeing now, again, with a pandemic, both in europe and in the u. s. however, in this case, the central bank seem to be diverging. the fed is tightening, as prices rise, the

e c b says it's holding on. what did these diverging policies tells about these pandemic economies as we had into the new year? it's funny because this is kind of playing out like a movie trailer, you know, you got 2 different banks, 2 different regions, 2 different approaches, which one is going to reign supreme in that coming year. but when you put all those jokes aside, it's going to be interesting and i must watch in 2022 because both banks and different approaches really are showing up different the you when you s, are at handling a possible pandemic exit. it's kind of like a boxing match because in one corner you've got the you christine la, guard emphasizing that. the pandemic is what the, pressing the euro zone threatening growth. and that in order to ensure recovery and exit the e. c. b name needs to maintain both flexibility and as well as optionality, while making this a step by step process and that one massive full exit. well in the other corner you have in the red, white, and blue trunks. the federal reserve, jerome power, leading the charge being definitive,

saying the u. s. will end all of its bond bind by march, accelerate the time table for interest rate increases. inflation may be at a 31 year high, but the us is heading towards strong growth and full employment. and now who's with me? it's so different in terms of their approach total opposites. and the truth is, what is different approaches are doing? they're setting the stage for a very choppy 2022 with the fed determine the end as the purchase of dispatch as possible hydrates as soon as possible, while the e. c. b is more hesitant to ship. so decisively, in that direction, step by step, not a full on rush. all right, james sweeney calling the match from new york. thank you very much. and let's go to some of the other global business stories making headlines. ikea is hiking prices by 9 per cent due to ongoing global constraints on transport. raw materials. the swedish flat pack furniture giant said it tried to avoid the height by leasing more ships and optimizing logistics. but as supply chain turmoil persists, it is now passing higher production costs on to its customers. new numbers from

chinese ride helen giant dd show the firm last $4700000000.00 in the 3rd quarter of 2021. and that follows the increase scrutiny from chinese regulators that started after it's new york. i p o this summer. talked about that earlier. beijing has targeted numerous tech companies with stricter rules. and what critics are calling it coordinated crackdown and that's it for me. in the dw business team here in berlin for more finance online he toby, dot com slash business. i'm seen beardsley, thanks for watching. a small lax can inspire big changes to meet the people making.

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