they want china to become the world's tech leader. to that end, the government plans to invest $1.5 billion in the sector over the next four years. businesses in the eu also have half to profit from that. china is an increasingly attractive market fo the eu as chinese consumers will also use their growing disposable income to buy european products. some german companies already make a large part of their sales in china, like extra, which makes components for the semiconductor industry, carmaker v w, and chipmaker infinion. a joint investment agreement between the eu and china finalized in december, could make the chinese market more accessible to european firms. among other things it aims to ensure fair or competitive conditions in the future. china's five-year plan is primarily a plan -- about their own progress. the people's to my credit wants to become bored pendant -- -- become more independent in light of recent trade disputes with the u.s. which could create opportunities for european companies. >> to talk more about china's eco

news live from berlin a year after corona virus forced china into shutdown now it is setting out plans to bounce back the country shift its focus from fighting the virus to longer term economic goals beijing also outlining electoral reforms that will tighten its grip on hong kong. also coming up germany's new phased plan to reopen is met with criticism retailers say it is too cautious while public health experts warn it could lead to another wave of infections. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program china has set an economic growth target of over 6 percent for 2021 it announced that figure at the opening of its annual legislative session in beijing china has strongly rebounded from the pandemic in contrast with other major economies it has contains the virus through strict restrictions and mass testing the government's budget report says that china will also boost its defense spending by 6.8 percent in the coming year. and for more i am joined by turn a list mathias bolinger who is joining us from beijing and mathias i'd like to start briefly with the economy with you as we've heard ch

china's facts seem diplomacy for the millions of jobs handed out to 4 countries just goodwill. for global dominance and the interview that plunged the british monarchy enter crisis prince harry and his wife maggie open up to oprah winfrey about their break from the royal family how will the palace respond to their damaging accusations including racism. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us activists in myanmar's biggest city yang gone are back on the streets today after protesters in one district were trapped by police over night. strangers have set up barricades in the areas where witnesses say around 50 people were arrested last night others have been able to leave thousands of protesters across the country have taken to the streets in recent weeks to demonstrate against military rule the ballance crackdown in the country has led to more than 50 deaths. for more let's bring in journalist aimin in yangon tell us activists say some of those who were being pursued by police were able to to get away safely in yangon go what about the other. so about 50 people were arres

accuses china of. unfair economic practices the list is endless but this one big topic where they actually share common interests and that's the thing of climate change i mean enrolment of policies. yeah i think those 2 big countries they are the biggest polluters they can come together on the table and create some environmental policy i mean at least something that's not so sense that so they can work together they share common interests on that field very interesting course one of 5 incredible there in beijing jessica berlin here in germany thank you both very much. and let's take a look now at some other stories making news around the world a canadian business men accused of espionage has gone on trial in china michael spot or seen here in 2014 greeting n.b.a. star dennis rodman has spent over 2 years in custody canadian diplomats say they were not permitted to attend the opening of the trial and call the charges politically motivated. demonstrators have rallied in the u.s. city of atlanta to show s

assertiveness in the south china sea u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken and chinese communist party foreign affairs chief yang ha took aim at each other's country's policies as both sides traded barbs things quickly became heated. also discuss our concerns with actions by trying to including actions wrong hong kong taiwan cyber attacks on the united states economic coercion toward our allies each of these actions threaten the rules based order that maintains will stability that's why they're not merely internal matters and why we feel an obligation to raise these issues here today. when talking about universal values or international public opinion on the part of the united states we hope the u.s. side will think about whether it feels reassured saying those things because the u.s. does not represent the world it only represents the government of the united states . let's get more on this story now car correspondent 5 in question are standing by for us in beijing. this wasn't exactly the most promising start for the 1st

china hit back at what it called u.s. hypocrisy. amongst the sticking points are human rights, the pandemic, and china's military buildup. reporter: it was supposed to be a traditional photo op between two economic and military superpowers, but instead, a backroom brawl exploded onto the world stage,s both sides launched scathing indictments. >> we will also discuss our deep concerns with actions by china, including in shenyang, hong kong, taiwan, cyber attacks on the united states, economic coercion toward our allies. each of these actions threaten the rules based order that maintains global civility. -- global stability. that is why they are not merely internal matters and why we feel an obligation to raise these issues here today. reporter: the chinese communist party's foreign affairs chief fired back by questioning america's status as a leader. >> so we hope when talking about universal values or international public opinion on the part of the united states, we hope the u.s. side will think about whether it feels reassured sayi

fuel individuals and one and keep the front china. who have had the knack to for all in good design and implementation know the cheney's policies engine job. we where made it where do you bring in the meeting that china has retaliated to those sanctions. and rather than change its policies and address our legitimate concerns china is against a blind eye and these measures are we have to will and next unacceptable china's retaliation blacklisting 10 even the vigils and for entities the e.u. wasn't alone though in imposing sanctions over china's human rights abuses inching jiang province the u.k. the u.s. and canada also approved penalties so will be used to china you know. unite the chinese people and the basic response i heard these that we should lose if you all know to be sentient by. the u.s. you are the country because we have successfully safeguard national sovereignty. i mean. the u.n. says at least 1000000 weaker muslims are detained in camps with reports of forced labor torture and sterilization beijing denies the claims and s

also coming up, china tightens its grip on hong kong. beijing imposing fresh reforms imposing who can run for the city's parliaments, saying it wants to see patriots governing. critics see this as a final blow to democracy. and not enough money. an international donor conference to raise funds for the millions of syrians during starvation -- and during starvation and poverty falls well short of its target. and activists -- the number of women being killed by their partners or exes is on the rise here. dw newset a svivor wh says the justice system is failing. ♪ i'm brent goff. to our viewers watching on pbs in the united states and to all of you around the world, welcome. tonight, germany is holding the use of astrazeneca's coronavirus vaccine for people under 60. it says it will now only administer the vaccine to people 60 and older. the sudden decision was announced after chancellor angela merkel and the country's health minister convened an emergency meeting earlier today and comes amid fresh concerns over unusual blood clots reporte

in the run up to the congress he launched a major propaganda campaign to claim poverty in rural china with over the congress will also move to quash any criticism of the communist party china wants to tighten its grip further in hong kong the high profile trials of hong kong democracy activists has brought attention to beijing's crackdown in the territory. it wants to ensure hong kong is firmly under the control of what the party calls chinese patriots. we've already seen some very difficult days recently on all kong and over the past few months we've seen a again and again and beijing his comment to be so he set rules and change the laws if they died action and i think it will be very all eyes will be there to see is the n.p.c. at this setting going to be getting more laws which are going to direct him and all call i'm reducing the role of hong kong holcombe people running on call to congress also gives an insight into china's defense budget last year military spending fell to its lowest in 3 decades. rising international tensions especially over taiwan but also over the south china

but that does not mean that countries can't work with china were possible. for example on challenges like climate change and health security. we know that our allies have complex relationships with china that won't always align perfectly. but we need to navigate these challenges together. >> let's go to our correspondent standing by who has been covering the story today. good evening to you. is europe willing to mount a joint pushback against beijing? >> well, i think europe is becoming more and more willing to see the u.s. side of things and that is not all due to the u.s. as you heard, secretary blinken took a very understanding view of europe's complex commercial relationships with china, knowing that european governments have been reluctant to completely shun beijing. in fact, this past week there have been some developments that may aid the u.s. in pulling the europeans over to its way of thinking and that is because after the eu imposed some human rights sanctions on china for its treatment of the uighurs, china sanctioned some eu lawmakers and that ha

what role is china playing in this conflict so there are a lot of protesters who believe that china directly supported the coup i think that's very unlikely just because i don't like stability bear their business interests are threatened by the political chaos gripping the country right now but certainly i think the protesters are right to believe that china should be doing more to put pressure on the junta they've basically said you know this is an internal affair and kind of taken a step back and i think if china were to apply more pressure it probably could be productive in solving the political crisis andrew thank you very much that was journalist andrew in young thank you. now prizes have been handed out at the u.s. music industry's annual grammy awards performances took place in a mostly empty arena in los angeles with fans watching from outside the un say broke the record for the most grammy wins by a female artist she appeared on stage with megan t. stallion to claim their shared prize for best rap song last year's big winner billie eilish picked up another prize for her son

but i think china feels the force of the sanctions because china does care about its international image. china has hoped, obviously, when they concluded the company it's of agreement on investment -- concluded the comprehensive agreement on investment, that the eupean union could be taken for granted if only they made a few minor economic concessions, they could have us in the poct politically. now they learned that the european union is not just a mercantilist power. it stands up for its values. that is a major failure for xi jinping. that is why they are angry. i think the reaction itself helpundermining china's international image. this is a real political battle. brent: mr. reinhard butikofer, we appreciate you taking the time to talk with us. thank you. let's take a look at some of the other stories began lines around the world. canada is accusing beijing of hostage diplomacy over its treatment of a canadian citizen accused of spying. michael kovrig is facing a trial. canada maintains that his trial is in retaliation for canada resting atop huawei executive. people have been detain

this is either your news live from berlin a year after coronavirus forced china to shut down now it is setting out plans to bounce back the country ships its focus from fighting the virus to longer term economic goals beijing also outlining electorial reforms that will tighten its grip on hong kong. also coming up more sanctions are placed on the yanmar over the military and deadly violence against protesters the u.n. security council is set to meet later to discuss the as collating crisis and germany's new phased plan to sweep open is met with criticism retailers say it is too cautious a public health experts warn it could lead to even though their wave of infections we will find out what the public thinks. as the 1st papal visit to iraq pope francis will urge the country's dwindling number of christians to stay put and to help rebuild after years of war and persecution and. place. blame. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program. china is mapping out a new course as it bounces back from the pen demick the nation announced its growth targets for its economy this year and vowed to guard h

should we expect this crisis richard to allow china to expand its foothold in europe. well of course we've been talking quite a bit about developing countries that china's its vaccine drive and its built roads initiative kind of primarily focused say on the global south you could say but it's also looking at countries within central and eastern europe sort of countries that are i thought on the periphery of the european union or relatively new members of it take hungary for example a victoria and strongman prime minister of hungary recently. became the only e.u. leader to order the sino farm vaccine chinese vaccine into angry he took a shot of it himself saying that he trusted it more than the west in vaccines and that is a show. huge boon for the chinese government that some think that they can play back home to to the domestic audience showing his a western elisa saying that they trust. but also that he's a foothold within europe and that is something that we've seen over recent is china trying to kind of pick whole countries within europe that they can build favorab

accuses china of cyber espionage for example and unfair economic practices however china says that the u.s. is basically using a pretext in the name of human rights and democracy they want to stop the rise of china given this very contentious start and how much cooperation you think is going to be possible between the u.s. and china with this new biden administration in the white house. we're not that much and i think this will remain for the next decade or so yet this one actually won big topic where they will cooperate that's a climate change and that's also an issue where actually the u.s. side can learn some parts from the chinese government because it actually has done a lot there are environmental issues in the last years but really other than that there are not many issues right now where i see big leverage for collaboration you mention that strong rhetoric from china that we're seeing here what do you think that tells us about how beijing sees its role on the global stage right now. yet they see themselves as a global power as a world power as a rising global power and they don

calls beijing a threat to global stability china accuses the u.s. the property also please be safe and effective vaccine expended fit in protecting people from covert 19 with the. deputy post to life a shoot out wait for the past to build risks. several european countries plan to start vaccinating astra zeneca again now governments face the challenge of restoring public confidence in the backseat. as protests continue in myanmar we look at how the country's military leaders are trying to prevent the rest of the world from seen what is going on. and these chimpanzees in the czech republic were getting bored and lonely during the pandemic now those who was found in an unusual way of sharing the money. i. was gonna get to have you with us top u.s. and chinese officials have met face to face for the 1st time since president joe biden took office the customary diplomatic pleasantries were quickly thrown aside the 2 powers launched into scathing indictments calling each side's national character into question among the issues brought up in the. alaska mee

just limit discussion with china about investment or should. the problems like human rights abuses should also be included in the debate and it in a sense very firmly that there shouldn't be any topics excluded when we talk with china therefore we suggest that the format of 27 plus one should be strengthened or . created some might even say where all european countries could have their say in the relationship. and it's to len's bagus thank you very much for talking with us that was gabriela stands back as the foreign minister of lithuania. for sketch up on some other stories making headlines around the world today a member of parliament from uncle americal c.d.u. party has died after collapsing on a flight back to germany from cuba colleen shunts was 53 the cause of death is unclear the tabloid is reporting that she was not traveling on business science had recently been caught up in a law being scandal involving. scientists say of all kind of corruption in iceland kogo could go on for several weeks hundreds of sightseers a flaw to the volcano

>> there are 152 parties including china. if they don't do so, according to the convention, they are compliciwith the genocide. the convention was set up to prevent genocide and also to punish those parties that engage in this kind of behavior. so business as usual cannot continue when the countries are secondary to the genocide convention. brent: how concerned are you that geopolitics will be part of the equation here and prevent the international community from doing what needs to do to stop these human rights abuses? >> obviously that is a deep concern. there's not one small part of the world that you can isolate, particularly post-covid. many countries are reluctant to call out china's genode whichci is why they uyi a -- an inquiry to make the determination. these are all delaying tactics for countries that don't really want to step up to this responsibility under this convention. brent: the latest on the report claiming attempted genocide against the uighur minority in china. we appreciate your insights tonight. thank yo

china playing in this conflict. so there are a lot of protesters who believe that china directly supported the coup i think that's very unlikely just because i don't like stability there their business interests are threatened by the political chaos gripping the country right now but certainly i think the protesters are right to believe that china should be doing more to put pressure on them into they've basically said you know this is an internal affair and kind of taken a step back and i think if china were to apply more pressure it probably could be productive in solving the political crisis. thank you very much that was journalist andrew nothing in young go thank you. well here in germany to regional elections victories for the greens and the social democrats but everyone is talking about the losers not the winners. christian democrats suffered significant poll losses in 2 southwestern states the ballots kicked off a year of voting in germany culminating in the national elections in september chancellor merkel's

main rivals with harsh rhetoric against russia and china the u.s. president's apparently looking to make good on his pledge that america is back and won't be pushed around both rivals responded promptly and angrily.

ok and china is a player here china is myanmar's neighbor to the north hugely influential in the country what were ole is china playing in this conflict so there are a lot of protesters who believe that china directly supported the coup i think that's very unlikely just because china like stability there their business interests are threatened by the political chaos gripping the country right now but certainly i think the protesters are right to believe that china should be doing more to put pressure on them into they've basically said you know this is an internal affair and kind of taken a step back and i think if china were to apply more pressure it probably could be productive in solving the political crisis andrew thank you very much that was journalist andrew not in young thank you now here to germany to regional elections victories for the greens in the social democrats but everyone is talking about the losers not the winners chancel i mean americans christian democrats suffered significant poll losses in 2 southwestern states on sunday the ballots take off a year of voting in germ

z w news live from berlin and a year after coronavirus forced china into a shutdown now it is setting out plans to bounce back the country's chips its focus from fighting the virus to longer term economic goals beijing also outlines electoral reforms that will tighten its grip on hong kong. also coming up germans feeling a sense of lockdown fatigue as restrictions on daily life continue many are starting to ask if chancellor angela merkel's approach to tackling the pandemic is still the right want and on the 1st papal visit to iraq pope francis will urge the country's twinkling number of christians to stay put and help rebuild after years of war and persecution. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program. one year ago a bunch of china was shut down as part of efforts to contain the spread of the corona virus now the country has the pandemic largely under control and is taking steps to get its economy back on track around $3000.00 delegates are to have big the biggest event on china's political calendar the national people's congress the opening of its legislative session in beijing over t

china was the only major economy grow during the pandemic. one person is at this year's national people's congress. ♪ i'm brent goff. to our viewers, welcome. tonight, the u.s. capitol on high alert, security ramped up in washington, d.c., after intelligence officials warn a right wing militia could be plotting an attack on the capitol building. they are warning far-right elements have been planning to storm the building in an attempt to return president donald trump to power. although they say the plan's lacked credibility, they canceled sessions today as a precaution. the complex has been on high alert for two months, following the january 6 riots that left five dead. let's go to our correspondent in washington, d.c. good evening. what is the situation at the capitol building right now, do we know? oliver: the capital looks like a fortress. there is a giant fence surrounding the capital area. you cannot get near the premises. there is razor wire on top. it looks impossible to climb the fence. there are 5000 soldiers on the others defense.

is also urging its allies in the region to help it push back against china or the interests of america and its allies there particularly south korea fully aligned in this regard we. know they're not exactly on the same teach so 3 is the largest trading partner is china 54 and it doesn't want to antagonize peaching i mean will jeopardize that trade back in 201620170 great deployed american anti ballistic missile system sat terminal high altitude area defense in place go out songs you in the middle of the peninsula be reacted with unofficial sanctions against south korea as a. entertainment and tourism industry and certainly 'd president moon and here in south korea doesn't want to see that kind of retaliation would be heeded if it was to put more pressure on b. cheney over issues little more important to washington. and this is the biden ministrations 1st cabinet level visit to the korean peninsula to almost 4 turbulent years of the trump presidency during which trump tried to engage with north korea where do things stand now between washington and pyongyang well you know recently just

like it's been a big year for china the only major economy to grow during the pandemic delegates are expected to approve its 5 year plan a blueprint to expand the middle class which already counts $400000000.00 people it's a quick rebound from the coronavirus means china could on sees america as the world's largest economy by 2030 so so the economic nerds are going to be looking much for us where the economy is in terms of momentum through 2021 year over year. but it's going to be you know it's good growth. will be around 7 or 8 percent would be my guess. president xi jinping will aim to keep the focus on national pride innovation and self-sufficiency in the run up to the congress he launched a major propaganda campaign to claim poverty in rural china was over. the congress will also move to quash any criticism of the communist party china wants to tighten its grip further in hong kong the high profile trials of hong kong democracy activists has brought attention to beijing's crackdown in the territory. it wants to ensure hong kong is firmly under the control of what the party calls

council called for military restraint following amendments by several countries including russia and china protesters are back out today in full force these demonstrators in da way in the south of the country took to the streets despite a night of heightened police activity meanwhile 2 officials from the overthrown and l d party have died in police custody since monday police raids have also targeted independent journalists in recent days and revoked the licenses. 5 media outlets. i'm joined by teens are surely a pro-democracy activist in young dawn in myanmar thanks for being with us i understand you've been out demonstrating today you and the other protesters know that the army's prepared to use violence against you dozens have been killed how does that affect you. when the people are out on streets we have. to force this kind of a like what they could do to us they are evoked you kid you know so this is the 1st family and respect you're going to waste the anger with the anger that doing this for so many years not just to us so the rules if we thought that a minority so so many years so

china has managed to cut some pollution levels. the government says it aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. greenpeace says an upsurge in industrial production as the pandemic subsides is adding to the fallout of the sandstorm. brent: bundesliga soccer, leipzig was hoping for a win at home against frankfurt but they only managed to draw. it was the second setback in recent days. >> after they were dumped out of the champions league by liverpool midweek, leipzig were hoping to avoid the european hangover and rack up another bundesliga win to keep the challenge on track. the host at off to a flyer in the second. the score was 1-0. he was the joint top scorer of a strangely modest campaign in front of goal. leipzig's title push has been built on defense. they had the fewest goals of any bundesliga side, but frankfurt found a way through. it was 1-1 after the one hour mark. leipzig had a chance to win, but frankfurt also knows a thing or two about defending. 1-1 it finished. leipzig's winning run is over. the coach hopes their ch

most importantly though says china is the relatability of the candidate which is why in his instagram life talk with a startup founder china focuses more on his guests and only highlights his own political ambitions at the end of the live soft skills one might say. back in the social democrats living room chat up to 300 people have queued in the numbers far cry from those of the big name influencer but the politicians are satisfied after all these original elections and for many a purely digital campaign is new territory. and it's time for some sports now in the bundesliga byron york have been in this a ball since their surprise last i talked frankfurt in february the champions have rattled in 13 goals and 3 games since then amassed a 25 it was very rare brahmins turn to suffer. byron loss to frankfurt just 3 short weeks ago but the notion that the champions are vulnerable now seems quaint indeed luck to cologne and darkman have felt their wrath since then no it was blame and turn the hosts held out just 22 minutes before liam god sculpted by in front. of 30 minutes later it was to kn

just limit the discussion with china about investment or should. the problems like human rights abuses should also be included in the debate anything that sounds very firmly that there shouldn't be any topics excluded when we talk with china therefore we suggest that the format of the 27 plus one should be strengthened or. created some might even say where all european countries could have their say in their relationship. mr lenz bagus thank you very much for talking with us that was gabriela stands back in the foreign minister of lithuania . let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today the main opposition candidate in elections held in the republic of congo has died a spokesperson said that a parfait had died as he was being transferred to friends for treatment for cover 19 he was the main rival of president denise us oh yes the one who is expected to extend his 36 year old power. scientists say volcanic eruption in iceland could go on for several weeks hundreds sightseers a flock to the south south of the

for china's rulers, it was a threat. one they say was manipulated from abroad. >> a small number of countries are vilifying china by spreading lies about territories, including hong kong. they are up to their usual tricks of polite -- of politicizing issues to interfere in other' internal affairs. we will resist this. reporter: the activists taken to court face up to life in prison if convicted. >> 47 individuals are being charged today. the chinese and hong kong authorities promised the china security law would be used in a very narrow sense. it is clear that is no longer the case. that is deeply concerning to us. reporter: the international community can see the resolve of the hong kong people. we want the judges to be fair, independent. to be objective and to give them a fair trial. reporter: activists are concerned that the courts could be pressured to impose severe sentences in a bid to cripple the democracy movement once and for all. hoping for international support, they say hong kong's last freedoms are at stake.

sorry paragraph got to be in china and right now bangladesh needs in detail but escaped the pandemic it's relying on its giant neighbors pharmaceutical sector to supply it with vaccines and the talk of the nearest strict vaccine exports course is jesus the lord prime minister of the jews neighborhood 1st holy son of this division there's really. no no higher sending that scenes where prevention is coronavirus to the neighboring countries including none of this must be a reflection of that policy too much is at stake for both. for the tensions on the streets to disrupt the diplomacy in the suites even if demonstrated see india's leader as bangladesh is far north it's friend. is around of other stories making news around the world myanmar's annual armed forces day parade has been taking place in the capital naypyidaw activists had called for a show of defiance but the country's military rulers warned the protestors would be at risk of being shot meanwhile in the commercial capital yangon security forces shot and killed 4 protests people protesting outside of a police station. violence

this is eat up your news live from berlin a year after coronavirus forced china into shutdown now it is setting out plans to bounce back the country shift its focus from fighting the virus to longer term economic goals beijing also outlines electoral reforms that will tighten its grip on hong kong. also coming up more sanctions are placed on the yanmar over the military's deadly violence against protesters the u.n. security council is set to meet later to discuss the escalating crisis plus germany's new phased plan to reopen is met with criticism retailers say it is too cautious while public health experts warn it could lead to another wave of inception we speak with an epidemiologist who also serves in the german parliament and the 1st papal visit to iraq pope francis will urge the country's dwindling number of christians to stay put and help rebuild after years of war and persecution. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program china is mapping out a new course as it bounces back from the pandemic the nation announced its growth targets for its economy this year and vowed to guard hong

a small number of countries are vilifying china by spreading lies about territories including hong kong they're up to their usual tricks of politicizing and weaponize it was human rights issues to interfere in other country's internal affairs and we will resist. the activists say hong kong's last freedoms are at stake so the government can take away all our rights but the eyes of the people all over the world are sharp everyone will know that we hong kong people are still strong in these difficult days. the group hopes the world will be watching on monday when may your due in court. and let's bring in phoebe hong now who's standing by for us in hong kong phebe you're you're in front of the courthouse tell us a little bit more about what's going on right now. i have been staying outside the courtroom for a home morning and there are hundreds of supporters of the opposition figures present here today they were trying to line up trying to get into the courtroom to support their opposition figures and hear that case but apparently that was not enough to cater to all the supporters so many o

generation cancer treatment for more than a decade using m r n a technology that was until news from china emerged about doctors discovering a mysterious new virus spreading rapidly in the city of. at 1st the world didn't pay much attention. to it she did even before the world health organization issued its 1st major warning the biotech team started working round the clock less than a year later there vaccine was approved in many countries around the world. that not only earned them one of germany's tires on the us but also thank you letters from around the globe. we saw grandparents reunited with their grandchildren doctors and nurses that no longer needed to be worried about their relatives when i read messages like these i can say the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter green for tella but to end the pandemic shine emphasizes one last big concerted effort is necessary he appealed to people to remain cautious. side 2 thirds of the way are already behind us one 3rd is ahead and i'm absolutely sure that if we can do this we will get the pandemic under control. like everyone

same with the krona virus the international olympic committee has confirmed it will buy vaccines from china for competitors at this year's games but the host country japan says its athletes won't be taking any vaccination their government has approved with the summer games approaching china's elliptic committee extended a helping hand by offering additional covert $1000.00 vaccine doses for participating athletes but japan's olympic minister has rejected china's assistance so he said i think that will be a decision for countries where tiny spec scenes have been approved i'm not aware if any tiny's companies have applied for approval of tiny spec scenes in our country. the minister added that there had been no prior consultations from the international olympic committee about the proposal to offer chinese vaccinations the tokyo 2020 president has since said being vaccinated will not be a requirement for athletes to compete. in the i.o.c. and things but that seems i'm not a top priority. they recommend people get vaccinated for everyone's safety. if we can get but that seems we can give athle

generation cancer treatment for more than a decade using m r n a technology that was until news from china emerged about doctors discovering a mysterious new virus spreading rapidly in the city of. at 1st the world didn't pay much attention. to it did even before the world health organization issued its 1st major warning the biotech team started working around the clock less than a year later there vaccine was approved in many countries around the world. that not only earned them one of germany's tightest on the us but also thank you letters from around the globe. we saw grandparents reunited with their grandchildren doctors and nurses that no longer needed to be worried about their relatives when i read messages like these i can say the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter don't cling to ted. but to end the pandemic shine emphasizes one last big concerted effort is necessary he appealed to people to remain cautious. side through this 2 thirds of the way are already behind us one 3rd is ahead and i'm absolutely sure that if we can do this we will get the pandemic under contro

is also urging its allies in the region to help it push back against china or the interests of america and its allies there particularly south korea fully aligned in this regard we. know they're not exactly on the same teach sos korea's largest trading partner is china 54 and it doesn't want to and take a nice b. cheney i mean will jeopardize that trade back 201620170 great deployed american anti ballistic missile system sat terminal high altitude area defense and in place go it songs you in the middle of the peninsula. react with unofficial sanctions against south korea's a. intertainment and tourism industry and certainly 'd president moon and here in south korea doesn't want to see that kind of retaliation repeated if it was to put more pressure on beaching over issues that have is more important to washington. and this is the by the ministrations 1st cabinet level visit to the korean peninsula told us for turbulent years of the trump presidency during which trump tried to engage with north korea where do things stand now between washington and pyongyang well you know recently just

council called for military restraint following amendments by several countries including russia and china protesters are back out today in full force. these demonstrators in da way in the south of the country took to the streets despite a night of heightened police activity meanwhile 2 officials from the overthrown and l d party have died in police custody since monday police raids have also targeted independent journalists in recent days and revoked the silences the licenses of 5 media outlets . for more i'm joined by teens are surely a pro-democracy activist in the young dawn in myanmar thanks for being with us i understand you've been out demonstrating today you and the other protestors know that the army's prepared to use violence against you dozens have been killed how does that affect you. when the people are out on streets we have a mixed feeling the forces i know being a like what they could do to us they are if not you kid you know so this is the 1st family and the secular ways and go with the anger that they've been doing for so many years not just to ask their rules out before

it has always pointed fingers and china and said, looked, china is increasing its arsenal but we are not, we are moving in a different direction or at least keeping stable. that argument will be harder to make. so it is making it more difficult for weern states to argue that they are the good ones in this game. it is really not quite clear what the military and strategic rationale is for increasing warhead numbers. frankly, it doesn't make such a big difference whether you have 200 or 260 nuclear weapons. brent: that is a good point. oliver from the institute of peace research and security policy, we appreciate your time and your insights tonight, thank you. oliver: you are wcome. brent: and look now at some of the other stories making headlines this hour. a russian media regulator plans to block twitter within the next month if twitter fails to delete and content. the action is thought to be related to demonstrations supporting jailed opposition leader alexei navalny. the influential sister of north korean leader kim jong-un has warned the united states and south korea over their jo

the move came after china called on me and mine to protect chinese interests and people in the country after reports to chinese financed businesses were set on fire by unknown attackers many protesters believe china is giving support to the me and my military. off to 6 weeks of demonstrations protest has refused to give up despite the obvious threat to their own safety and many feel they owe it to those who have already died. but. i saw the fallen heroes give their lives i don't want them to think that i'm afraid and just want to stay at home i'm going on the streets as a citizen and as a woman so that i can stand on the side of justice. when i was there. with the death toll drastically rising it's hard to say how long these protest is will be able to hold out oh. well for an update let's cross over to journalist andrew not hymns and any young gone andrew police are using lethal force more and more frequently they're around 40 per round portie people were reported killed in the latest crackdown on the demonstrators what impact is this having on the protest movement so yesterday was the

she lay has signed a new deal with china can see no biologics for 18000000 doses of its one shot back seen to lay boasts one of the world's fastest inoculation drives and the united states the european union and other western countries have called on china to give full access to all data about the origins of the virus after the w.h.o. said that beijing withheld some information from investigators. italy has ordered a mandatory 5 day quarantine for travelers and entering from other european countries travelers from outside the e.u. already have to quarantine much of it to leave remains under tight coronavirus restrictions as the country battles a 3rd wave of infections the whole of the country faces a 3 day lockdown over the easter weekend italy has reported more than 100 mi 1000 deaths so far the highest toll in the e.u. and the pandemic also seems to have affected many people's plans to have children over the past year italy has seen a marketed drop in its birth rate which numbers reaching over with those numbers reaching the lowest in over a century as max sanders reports. the child

generation cancer treatment for more than a decade using m.r.i. a technology that was until news from china emerged about doc just discovering a mysterious new virus spreading rapidly in the city of. at 1st the world didn't pay much attention. to it she did even before the world health organization issued its 1st major warning the biotech team started working around the clock less than a year later their vaccine was approved in many countries around the world. that not only earned them one of germany's tires on the us but also thank you letters from around the globe. we saw grandparents reunited with their grandchildren doctors and nurses that no longer needed to be worried about their relatives when i read messages like these i can say the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter. for ted. but to end the pandemic shine emphasizes one last big concerted effort is necessary he appealed to people to remain cautious. side through this 2 thirds of the way are already behind us one 3rd is ahead and i'm absolutely sure that if we can do this we will get the pandemic under control. like

several leaders have gone on trial in moscow including members of the band pussy u.s.taryta for china's top diplomat. they are due to discuss areas of deep disagreement in t next two days, including trade, alleged human rights abuses, and the south china sea. the situation on the.s southern border with mexico is texas has seen the most crossing attend most crossing attempts and a surge in unaccompanied children. authorities are refusing most people entry into the u.s. because of trump-era covid-19 regulations. the biden administration has,iog alone. our correspondent is in texas tonight on the u.s. side of the border with mexico. good afternoon to you. tell us what is happening where you are. are at the americanca side. ks, unaompanied children are right now. we are assuming around 4200 kids have crossed the b tt time in tt two weeks, so this is putting a lot of pressure government, and it is a string to the processing facilities here, and of course, also, to the shutters like the one we are seeing behind me. people are not really wanting to talk about it, but it is starting to be a big

the sand has blown in from or merge areas of china's neighbor mongolia where several people have been killed by the storm china has managed to cut some pollution levels and the government says it aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 but greenpeace says an upsurge in industrial production as the pandemic subsides is adding to the fallout from the sandstorm. now to some big news for boxing fans anthony joshua and tyson fury out a battle for the title of under speed heavyweight world champion based on that to fight deal joshua's 3 titles the w.b. a b.f. and w.b. of and fury's w.b.c. crown will be on the line in the fights would just sit tonight the 2 british boxes nearly $140000000.00 each just was camps at a venue is likely to be confirmed within the next month. to alaska now and the idea to rod one of the world's oldest and longer sled dog prices has been won by a local mandela c.v. it took more than 7 days of rising but c.v. and his dogs cross the finishing line to claim his 5th victory that matches the all time record rest took place in a shortened form due to the pandemic round

so the green is largest trading partner is china 54 and it doesn't want to and take a nice b. cheney and jeopardize that trade back in 20162017 so great deployed american anti ballistic missile system sat terminal high altitude area defense and in place got songs you in the middle of the peninsula. reacted with unofficial sanctions against south korea's. entertainment and tourism industry and certainly president moon and here in south korea doesn't want to see that kind of retaliation repeated if it was to put more pressure on beaching over issues that are more important to washington. and this is the by demonstrations 1st cabinet level visit to the korean peninsula to close for turbulent years of the trump presidency during which trump tried to engage with north korea where do things stand now between washington and pyongyang well you know recently just a day or so ago. 'd the ruler of north korea his sister. his sister kim you know jiang. told the u.s. to not make a stink regarding 'd any activity by north korea or military exercises by north korea. indicating a thaw it sort

a small number of countries are vilifying china by spreading lies about territories including hong kong they are up to their usual tricks of politicizing in weaponize it was human rights issues to interfere in other country's internal affairs and we will resist base the activists say hong kong's last freedoms are at stake so the government can take away all our rights but the eyes of the people all over the world are sharp everyone will know that we hong kong people are still strong in these difficult days. group hopes the world will be watching on monday. or do you. now who's standing by for us in hong kong phebe your you're in front of the courthouse tell us a little bit more about what's going on right now. hi fi i have been staying outside the courtroom for a home morning and there are hundreds of supporters of the opposition figures present here today they would trying to line up trying to get into the courtroom to support opposition figures and hear that case but apparently that is not enough to cater to all the supporters so many of them just say outside. the lines of the queue e

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a small number of countries are vilifying china by spreading lies about territories including hong kong they are up to their usual tricks of politicizing in weaponize it was human rights issues to interfere in other country's internal affairs and we will resist base. the activists say hong kong's last freedoms are at stake so the government can take away all our rights but the eyes of the people all over the world are sharp everyone will know that we hong kong people are still strong in these difficult days. the group hopes the world will be watching on monday 1 may or do you. now who's standing by for us in hong kong phoebe you're you're in front of the courthouse tell us a little bit more about what's going on right now. hi fi i have been staying outside the courtroom for a home morning and there are hundreds of supporters of the opposition figures present here today who was trying to light up and trying to get into the courtroom to support their position papers and hear that case but apparently that is not enough to cater to all the supporters so many of them just say outside. the li

and let's get you up to speed now with some other stories making news around the world china's parliament has backed a communist party's plan to tighten control of hong kong overhauling the city's electoral system the changes around beijing veto powers over candidates critics are calling it one of the final nails in the coffin of hong kong's democracy and. united nations security council has released a statement unanimously condemning the violence against peaceful protesters in the yanmar this as reuters news agency reports fresh violence after security forces shot dead 6 people in the central. town of new young another protester was reportedly killed a young gone. before us secretary of state anthony blinken has described the violence in the. region as ethnic cleansing and called for the withdrawal of eritrean troops washington's most senior diplomats called for a reconciliation process to her store petes where the 50000 people have been killed since more broke out in november. the u.s. congress has approved a sweeping pandemic relief package the 1st major legislative triumph of the bide

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