diplomatic staff have left the consulate in the southwestern chinese city of chengdu beijing ordered the closure in retaliation for washington's shutting down of the chinese consulate in houston texas u.s. secretary of state. the facility a center for spying. hundreds of onlookers gathered to watch the evacuation of the u.s. . china though many took selfies and waved chinese flags knowledge numbers of police up. cers put a quick stop to any provokers of gestures. some . closure has stoked nationalist sentiment in china. but at a korea i improve the us close star consulate i think we should shut theirs too it has been said many times if we are to have a trade war something should have been done long time ago china rarely got aggressive i support china closing all of the u.s. consulates and embassy. what i fear most is that the us won't just stop and that might get uglier here. with just hours to go before the departure deadline shipping containers were loaded up while signs were stripped from the building. the departure follows the closure of china's consulate in houston texas last we

consulate in the southwestern city of chengdu beijing says the u.s. is to blame for increasingly strained relations between the 2 countries. are now the white house's new restrictions to allow u.s. defense contractors to sell more drones to foreign countries is doing this by reinterpreting a cold war era arms treaty signed by 34 nations this will allow the u.s. to sell drones that fly under 800 kilometers an hour to countries it considers to be its allies previously these drones were classified as cruise missiles and subject to strict export restrictions the us military has released what it says is proof that russia has violated gay u.n. arms embargo in libya the pentagon claims the satellite pictures show military equipment supplied by russian mercenaries being used on the front lines of the conflict these include fighter jets said defense systems an armored vehicles the russian the u.s. says russia is boosting support for warlord who leave her have to his forces have been pushed back from western libya over the past few months by the un recognized g

diplomatic staff have left their consulate in the southwestern chinese city of chengdu beijing ordering the closure in retaliation for washington's shutting down of the chinese consulate use in texas u.s. secretary of state mike pompei oh called that facility a center for spying. hundreds of onlookers gathered to watch the evacuation of the u.s. consulate in chengdu china though many took selfies and waved chinese flags large numbers of police officers put a quick stop to any provokers of gestures. so . the closure has stoked nationalist sentiment in china. but it acquire i improve the us close star consulate i think we should shut theirs too it has been said many times if we are to have a trade war something should have been done long time ago china rarely got aggressive i support china closing all of the u.s. consulates and embassy. have the foresight fear most is that the us won't just stop now and might get uglier here. with just hours to go before the departure deadline shipping containers were loaded up while signs were stripped from the building. the departure follows the closure

diplomatic staff have left their consulate in these southwestern chinese city of chengdu beijing ordered the closure in retaliation for washington's shutting down of the chinese consulate in houston texas last week u.s. secretary of state might pompei you called the facility a center for spawn once the u.s. consulate this building now stands empty. onlookers gathered to catch a glimpse of the americans leaving some celebrating their departure. but long live the chinese people sheilds one man the closure of this consulate in chengdu was no surprise that followed the shattering of the chinese consulate in houston texas by the u.s. government last week washington claimed the consulate had become a hub for spying and attempting to steal coronavirus research the chinese foreign ministry denied this and said beijing was not looking for a fight. the current situation of relations between china and the us is unfortunate the u.s. bears the entire responsibility that we urge the u.s. to immediately correct its mistakes and make it possible for bilateral relations to get back on track. nationalist

diplomatic staff have left their consulate in the southwestern chinese city of chengdu beijing ordered the closure in retaliation for washington's shutting down of the chinese consulate in houston he was secretary of state mike pompei o called the facility a center for spying once the u.s. consulate this building now stands empty. onlookers gathered to catch a glimpse of the americans leaving some celebrating their departure. but long live the chinese people shelter one man. the closure of this consulate in chengdu is no surprise it followed the shattering of the chinese consulate in houston texas by the u.s. government last week washington claimed the consulate had become a hub for spying and attempting to steal coronavirus research the chinese foreign ministry denied this and said beijing was not looking for a fight. the current situation of relations between china and the us is unfortunate the u.s. bears the entire responsibility urge the u.s. to immediately correct its mistakes and make it possible for bilateral relations to get back on track. nationalist sentiment is running high

diplomatic staff have left their consulate in the south southwest and chinese city of chengdu beijing ordered the closure in retaliation for washington's shutting down of the chinese consulate in houston u.s. secretary of state mike compare called the facility a center for spying. once the us consulate this building now stands empty. on lookers gathered to catch a glimpse of the americans leaving some celebrating their departure. but long live the chinese people sheilds one man the closure of this consulate in chengdu was no surprise it followed the shattering of the chinese consulate in houston texas by the u.s. government last week washington claimed the consulate had become a hub for spying and attempting to steal coronavirus research the chinese foreign ministry denied this and said beijing was not looking for a fight. the current situation of relations between china and the us is unfortunate the u.s. bears the entire responsibility of the u.s. to immediately correct its mistakes and make it possible for bilateral relations to get back on track. nationalist sentiment is running hi

consulate in the southwestern city of chengdu beijing says the u.s. is to blame for increasingly strained relations between the 2 countries. the u.s. is also arrested a number of chinese scientists say with that alleged ties to china's military u.s. officials have accused 4 people of lying about their status on their visa applications but if you're castro has more from washington the 4th of those arrests woman by the name of time join she was just in federal court in california she had been hiding within the chinese consulate in san francisco after having been questioned by f.b.i. agents and what the u.s. is accusing her of is they say she is secretly a member of the chinese military who posed as a student in order to gain access to u.s. universities and steal research and trade secrets to take back to china now china has vehemently denied those accusations but we see this really as an escalation with the u.s. also ordering the closure of the chinese consulate in houston directly related to these arrests and workers there packed up today and then we h

diplomatic staff have left their consulate in the southwestern chinese city of chengdu beijing ordered the closure in retaliation for washington's shutting down of the chinese consulate in houston u.s. secretary of state like call the facility a center for spying once the u.s. consulate this building now stands empty. onlookers gathered to catch a glimpse of the americans leaving some celebrating their departure. but long live the chinese people sheilds one man the closure of this consulate in chengdu was no surprise it followed the shattering of the chinese consulate in houston texas by the u.s. government last week washington claimed the consulate had become a hub for spying and attempting to steal coronavirus research the chinese foreign ministry denied this and said beijing was not looking for a fight. the current situation of relations between china and the us is unfortunate the us bears the entire responsibility of the us to immediately correct its mistakes and make it possible for bilateral relations to get back on track. nationalist sentiment is running high on both sides yet s

diplomatic staff have left their consulate in the southwestern chinese city of chengdu beijing ordered the closure in retaliation for washington's shutting down of the chinese consulate in houston u.s. secretary of state mike pump aoe called the facility a center for spying once the u.s. consulate this building now stands empty. onlookers gathered to catch a glimpse of the americans leaving some celebrating their departure you know now long live the chinese people shots one man. the closure of this consulate in chengdu was no surprise it followed the shuttering of the chinese consulate in houston texas by the u.s. government last week washington claimed the consulate had become a hub for spying and attempting to steal coronavirus research the chinese foreign ministry denied this and said beijing was not looking for a fight. the current situation of relations between china and the us is unfortunate the u.s. bears the entire responsibility of the u.s. to immediately correct its mistakes and make it possible for bilateral relations to get back on track. nationalist sentiment is running hi

beijing ordered it closed after the u.s. shut down china's consulate in houston, but this diplomatic standoff is also creating an unlikely photo-op. cnn's david culver reports. >> reporter: the closure of a u.s. consulate in chengdu has become a tourist attraction. this street, quite quiet. you can see now a crowd, a lot of people with their cell phones out, just wanting to pass by to see what exactly is going on. and really not much. a lot of security, a lot of police have cordoned off the area. they're making sure they keep people moving along. but they're stopping, taking pictures. this gentleman here, one of many, trying to snap a photo. >> showed us a highly unusual scene there with so many lookie-loos. this is much more than a spectacle. let's turn to the serious political issues at hand and the first question has to be will u.s. officials actually be out by the deadline? >> reporter: kim, if what we saw play out here over the past 48 hours is any indication and that was a lot of activity, a lot of trucks going in and

beijing said u.s. personnelin interfered in's affairs. this follows washington's decision to shut down ese consulate in texas amid accusations of the u.s. of spying and theft of intellectual property. joining us now from washington is scott kennedy, a china expert . great to see you, thank you for joining us on the program. these tensions have been the last two years we've been speaking of trade wars, but this is rather an unusual act, isn't it? is this a new frontier in the tensions between the u.s. and china? >> it certainly is. we are escalatingon tenin the relationship. yi think tre as bad as they have ever been. i cannot think of a time where they have been this horrible. monday, i would not have been able to tell you that i could see a full rupture in the relationship but tuesday following theou announcement china's consulate in houston, i can see that. i can see the path to that. this t isubng for the relationship, everyone involved. both sides are to blame. i don't see an easy path out of this soon. >> you are describing a really

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consulate in the southwestern city of chengdu beijing ordered the shutdown on friday after washington demanded china's consulate in houston texas cease operations saying it had been involved in espionage katrina ury for some chengdu. after 35 years of officially building ties between beijing and washington further evidence of a fraying relationship the u.s. consulate in chengdu has officially been shut down chinese government stuff entered the consulate shortly after it was vacated on monday morning beijing says the move was provoked by washington which rewards. what china has done conforms to international law the basic norms of international relations and customary diplomatic practices the current situation in china u.s. relations is not what china wants to see and the u.s. is responsible for all of this we once again urge the u.s. to immediately retract its wrong decision and create necessary conditions to bring the bilateral relationship back on track authorities cordoned off the area keeping international media and the public away while official vehicles moved in and out of the c

consulate in the southwestern city of chengdu beijing ordered the shutdown on friday after washington demanded that china's consulate in houston texas cease operations saying that it had been involved in espionage katrina hear reports from chengdu after 35 years of officially building ties between beijing and washington further evidence of a fraying relationship the u.s. consulate in chengdu has officially been shut down chinese government stuff entered the consulate shortly after it was vacated on monday morning beijing says the move was provoked by washington. what china has done conforms to international law the basic norms of international relations and customary diplomatic practices the current situation in china u.s. relations is not what china wants to see and the u.s. is responsible for all of this we once again urge the u.s. to immediately retract its wrong decision and create necessary conditions to bring the bilateral relationship back on track authorities cordoned off the area keeping international media and the public away while official vehicles moved in and out of the c

diplomatic staff have left their consulates in the southwestern chinese city of chengdu beijing ordered the closure. of the chinese consulate in houston u.s. secretary of state. told a facility a center for spying. hundreds of other to watch the. evacuation of the u.s. consulate in chengdu china though many took selfies and waved chinese flags large numbers of police officers put a quick stop to any provokers of gestures. so . the closure has stoked nationalist sentiment in china. but it is. high improve the us close star consulate i think we should shut theirs too it has been said many times if we are to have a trade war something should have been done long time ago china rarely got aggressive i support china closing all of the u.s. consulates and embassy. have the foresight fear most is that the u.s. won't just stop now and might get uglier. with just hours to go before the departure deadline shipping containers were loaded up while signs were stripped from the building. the departure follows the closure of china's consulates in houston texas last week and made allegations of espionag

marines have learned the american flag at their consulate in the chinese city of chengdu beijing word disclosure retaliation for the u.s. shutting down the chinese consulate music in texas last week. this is deja vu news live from the left i'm brian thomas from the entire news team facts of in. the 5. deep insight into the body. chemical process makes it possible to sleep or dentition. down by sound internal structure becomes visible. to researchers can understand diseases better and make artificial origin in the future tomorrow to tick. next on d w. i was issued when i arrived here i slept with 6 people in a room. it was hardest for. i even got white haired. language head nella this gives me a little push maybe in truck loads of say you want to know their story lines are fighting and reliable information for margaret. are they friends she wanted to be with you she says she choisir board which it was the moving of belief among the bush in his new mission or are they enemies going to an issue of the mission of that he's still in good order she wished you could go with him but his usual

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diplomatic stuff have left the consulate in the southwestern chinese city of chengdu beijing ordered the closure. for washington's shutting down of the chinese consulate in houston u.s. secretary of state told the facility a center for spying. hundreds of onlookers gathered to watch the evacuation of the u.s. . china though many took selfies and waved chinese flags knowledge numbers of police officers plus a quick stuck to him. they provoke a sort of gestures. so. the closure has stoked nationalist sentiment in china. but at the core you i improve the us close star consulate i think we should should there's 2 it has been said many times if we are to have a trade war something should have been done long time ago china rarely got aggressive by support china closing all of the u.s. consulates and embassy. what i fear most is that the u.s. won't just stop and that might get uglier here. with just hours to go before the departure deadline shipping containers were loaded up while signs were stripped from the building. the departure follows the closure of china's consulate in houston texas

consulate general in the chinese city of chengdu beijing has told america to vacate those premises and for tat measure. it all comes as a chinese researcher is a respite by u.s. authorities in beijing's consulate in san francisco she is accused of not disclosing her military affiliations and her visa application she is one of 4 visiting researchers who have recently faced allegations of visa fraud beijing strongly condemns the crackdown urging the united states to stop harassing chinese students and researchers are quarter looks at the recent escalation of tensions between the 2 rivals and the latest cold war style rhetoric coming from u.s. secretary of state like. since the 1970 s. u.s. foreign policy is used more honey than vinegar and its dealings with beijing china has definitely changed as a result but not exactly the way washington wanted it to you know the world was much different than we imagine. it would produce a future with bright promise comedy and cooperation. but today today we're all still wearing mask and watching the pandemics body count rise because the c.c.p. failed

officials have vacated the premises of their consulate in the chinese city of chengdu beijing ordered its closure on friday in retaliation for a u.s. demand it to shut down the chinese consulate in houston u.s. secretary of state my pompei o alleged china was using it for espionage and intellectual property theft. ceremonies have been held for civil rights icon and congressman john lewis who died a week a.

diplomatic staff have left their consulate in the southwestern chinese city of chengdu beijing ordered the closure. of the chinese consulate in houston u.s. secretary of state. the facility a center for spying. hundreds of. the evacuation of the u.s. . though many took selfies and waved chinese flags numbers of police officers plus a quick stock. so . the closure has stoked nationalist sentiment in china. but at the korea i improve the us closed our consulate i think we should shut theirs too it has been said many times if we are to have a trade war something should have been done long time ago china rarely got aggressive i support china closing all of the u.s. consulates and embassy. have the foresight fear most is that the u.s. won't just stop now and might get uglier. with just hours to go before the departure deadline shipping containers were loaded up while signs were stripped from the building. the departure follows the closure of china's consulate in houston texas last week and made allegations of espionage and intellectual property theft. the tit for tat diplomatic route marks

flags with a load of diplomats have left the now former american consulate in the chinese city of chengdu beijing told stuff to pack up and to response to washington's decision to close china's diplomatic office and who's to know one of the say it was clear the chinese authorities didn't take long to move in to remove traces of the buildings full by hosts u.s. china relations may be the lowest in decades but hollywood is not ready to tear this back on the 2nd biggest movie rocky. china as it is the industry's been effective soft power tool for decades that studio and into the depths of local sensitivities if you say that the whole kit is next to look at how their books it is clever in the edit suite so the movies these days make the cut for those chinese audiences. the u.s. and china have entered a cold war style standoff corp on multiple fronts is an old time low and one could assume the movie business is no exception after all why should hollywood pander to beijing hollywood now regularly censors its own movies to appease the chinese communist party the world's most powerful violator of

to close its consulate in the software sin city of chengdu beijing accuses staff of the u.s. consulate of meddling with its internal affairs. a top u.s. health agency has issued guidelines for calling for the full reopening of school september even as coronavirus infections rise in many areas the centers for disease control says it is safe children to return to plants. where taken out some live pictures coming into us from the u.s. city of portland these are pictures from outside the u.s. courthouse many people have been gathering for many many nights now. protesting against violence against people of color against black people people killed by police and also sent a crackdown on demonstrators and by federal agents those federal agents were ordered by president donald trump but have been opposed by state official federal agents have been protecting our federal buildings and as you can see now the protesters are targeting or are outside. the courthouse there these protests have been going on for months it began of the death of off towards florida they had been concern among pr

diplomatic staff have left their consulate in the southwestern chinese city of chengdu beijing order the closure in retaliation for washington's shutting down of the chinese consulate in houston u.s. secretary of state mike pale called that facility a center for spying. hundreds of onlookers gathered to watch the evacuation of the u.s. consulate in chengdu china. though many took selfies and waved chinese flags large numbers of police officers put a quick stop to any provokers of gestures oh yeah it was. someone. who will go up. the closure has stoked nationalist sentiment in china. who look at a korea. i am groot the us closed our consulate i think we should shut theirs too it has been said many times if we are to have a trade war something should have been done long time ago china rarely got aggressive i support china closing all of the u.s. consulates and embassy one you won't be having what i fear most is that the us won't just stop and that might get uglier here. with just hours to go before the departure deadline shipping containers were loaded up while signs were stripped from

flags been lowered and diplomats have left the now former american consulate in the chinese city of chengdu beijing told staff to pack up in a tit for tat response to washington's decision to close china's diplomatic office in houston once it was cleared chinese authorities moved in to remove traces of the buildings former u.s. china relations may be at their lowest and decades but hollywood's not ready to turn its back on its 2nd biggest movie market the industry has been an effective soft power tool for decades the studios are adapting to local sensitivities and the hawkins looks at how they're boxing clever in the edit suite so their movies make the cut or chinese audiences it's the u.s. and china have entered a cold war style standoff corp on multiple fronts is an old time low and one could assume the movie business is no exception after all why should hollywood pander to beijing hollywood now regularly censors its own movies to appease the chinese communist party the world's most powerful violator of human rights even the u.s. state secretary perry was scathing in a recent speech in ho

diplomatic staff have left their consulate in the southwestern chinese city of chengdu beijing ordered the closure in retaliation for washington's shutting down of the chinese consulate in houston last week u.s. secretary of state my pump called the facility a center for spy. once the us consulate this building now stands empty. onlookers gathered to catch a glimpse of the americans leaving some celebrating their departure. but long live the chinese people sheilds one man the closure of this consulate in chengdu was no surprise it followed the shattering of the chinese consulate in houston texas by the u.s. government last week washington claimed the consulate had become a hub for spying and attempting to steal coronavirus research the chinese foreign ministry denied this and said beijing was not looking for a fight. the current situation of relations between china and the us is unfortunate the u.s. bears the entire responsibility of the u.s. to immediately correct its mistakes and make it possible for bilateral relations to get back on track. nationalist sentiment is running high on b

consulate in chengdu, days after beijing ordered its closure. the tit-for-tat move, coming in respononse to the shuttering of the chinese consulate. in houston, texas charles pellegrini is in beijing with more. charles: this is getting a lot of attention, with, for instance, a livestreaming of the consulate on chinese social media basically from friday when the decision was announced by the chinese authorities, millions tuning in to wawatch wt is considered to be sort of an historic event. there has also been physical gatherings in front of the consulate and around the consulate, especially this morning, as authorities have cleared out the area of the debate. authorities are keeping a close eye on the gatherings, making xcessesere i is no e of nationalism. people are saying that basically china will not be bullied by the united statetes. some firececrackers have been lt over the weekekend. some saying they would like to see the consulate transformed into a restataurant. also, some people, basically lamenting that s state of the relatitionship be

consulate in the chinese city of chengdu beijing ordered. it's closure friday for the u.s. commanders shut down the chinese consulate newstand last week. the facility of for less i'm brian thomas from the entire chamber thanks so much for being. combed. the coke is in germany to learn german english cynical. why not learn with him. he learned course because fake. beethoven is for me. beethoven is for you. as for hell. for a token is for. is for the. beethoven is for us. is for element of. beethoven 202250th anniversary here on. you know. this week on world stories is the fear of the krona virus driving alcohol addiction in russia and more and more children have to work in mexico. but we begin in france hundreds of i guess supporters from europe are awaiting their trials in northern syria and camps. just like many other families a father in france is trying to bring his daughter and her young son home entente is used to standing his ground the former trade unionist has defended workers' rights his whole life but when 5 years ago his 26 year old daughter suddenly left to join

flags been lowered and diplomats have left the now former american consulate in the chinese city of chengdu beijing told stop to pack up and in tit for tat response to washington's decision to close china's diplomatic office in houston once it was clear chinese authorities moved in to remove traces of the building's former hosts u.s. china relations may be at their lowest in decades but hollywood not running to turn its back on its 2nd biggest movie market the industry's been an effective soft power tool for decades but studios are adapting to local sensitivity it's been a hawkins looks at how they're boxing clever in the edit suite so their movies make the cuts are chinese audiences it's the u.s. and china have entered a cold war style standoff corp on multiple fronts is an old time low and one could assume the movie business is no exception after all why should hollywood pander to beijing kollywood now regularly censors its own movies to appease the chinese communist party the world's most powerful violator of human rights even the u.s. state secretary perry was scathing in a recent speec

diplomatic staff have left their consulate in the southwestern chinese city of chengdu beijing ordered the closure into television for washington's shutting down of the chinese consulate in houston u.s. secretary of state. had called the facility a center for spying. hundreds of onlookers gathered to watch the evacuation of the u.s. consulate in chengdu china though many took selfies and waved chinese flags norge numbers of police officers plus a quick stop to any provokers of gestures. that was. the closure has stoked nationalist sentiment in china. but it is. i improve the u.s. close star consulate i think we should should there's 2 it has been said many times if we are to have a trade war something should have been done long time ago china rarely got aggressive i support china closing all of the u.s. consulates and embassy. others what i fear most is that the u.s. won't just stop and that might get uglier. with just hours to go before the departure deadline shipping containers were loaded up while signs were stripped from the building. the departure follows the closure of china's co

marines have lowered the american flag of the consulate in the chinese city of chengdu beijing ordered its closure in retaliation for the u.s. shutting down the chinese consulate in houston last week. you're watching d.w. news while i go from the berlin after a short break i'll be back to take you through the day stick around we'll be right back. in the. climate change. what senseless people claim what ideas do they have of their future. g.w. dot com for can they go cities for the melting it just seems clear cut answer. and . a new era has begun. of fire. but you feel if you live in fame. plane our planet is for places from mars the ever play slams that consume forests and entire residential areas. rising temperatures water shortages lands clearance there's no funding supply mobile material. 1600 players and no stopping the flyers played the clip and colors play his own room or hold going up in smoke i'm going to. be a conflagration the world on fire starts aug 12th on d w we have trying to fight it back in and dance with the babes. migrant farm workers they do the work that locals won

consulate general in the chinese city of chengdu beijing is told america to vacate the premises in a tit for tat measure. and this all comes as a chinese researcher was arrested by u.s. authorities in beijing's consulate in san francisco the she was accused of allegedly hiding her military affiliations in these are applications she's wanted for visiting researchers who's recently accused of visa fraud beijing strongly condemns the crackdown urging the u.s. to stop harassing chinese students and research its auntie's don't call to look at the recent escalated a solution of tensions between the 2 foes and the latest cold war style rhetoric coming from u.s. secretary of state mike pompei or. since the 1970 s. u.s. foreign policy has used more honey than vinegar and its dealings with beijing china has definitely changed as a result but not exactly the way washington wanted it to you know the world was much different than we imagine think you shouldn't which and it would produce a future with bright promise of comedy and cooperation. but today today we're all still wearing masks and watch

beijing said us personnel had interfered in china's affairs. it follows washington's decision to shut down a chinese consulate in texas, amid accusations from the us of spying and theft of intellectual property. scott kennedy, a china expert with the washington—based centre for strategic and international studies, says he's surprised by how quickly the situation is escalating and explains why. certainly, you have two nationalist governments and washington and beijing very protective of their sovereignty, very concerned about the other and both have taken steps to make the other feel much more concerned. in addition to that, you've got what you already mentioned. the trade were in washington, the fear of china's technological ascendance, china's behaviour during the pandemic. and then i think you also see the shift in an election strategy for the trump administration, to shift blame on the pandemic to china to paint trump as tougher than biden. i think there's also a sense among hawks within the trump administration that they need to hurry up

consulate general in the chinese city of chengdu beijing has told america to fake it. those promises in a tit for tat measure. and all comes as a chinese researcher is arrested by u.s. authorities in beijing sconce alyson some francisco she's accused of allegedly hiding her military affiliations during her visa application she's one of 4 visiting researches you've recently been accused of visa fraud beijing strongly condemns the crackdown urging the u.s. to stop harassing chinese students and research its artie's done quarter looks at the recent escalation of tensions between the 2 foes and the latest cold war style rhetoric coming from america's sect of state. since the 1970 s. u.s. foreign policy has used more honey than vinegar and its dealings with beijing china has definitely changed as a result but not exactly the way washington wanted it to you know the world was much different than we imagine think you shouldn't which and it would produce a future with bright promise of comedy and cooperation. but today today we're all still wearing masks and watching the pande

diplomats have now left the former american consulate in the chinese city of chengdu beijing told staff to pack up in a tit for tat response to washington's decision to close china's diplomatic office in houston once it was clears chinese authorities moved in to remove traces of the building's former hosts u.s. china relations may be at their lowest in decades but hollywood not ready to turn its back on its 2nd biggest moving the markets the industry's been of an effective soft power tool for decades but studios are adapting to local sensitivities hawkins looks at how their boxing club are and the as it were chinese audience. the u.s. and china have entered a cold war style standoff corp on multiple fronts is an old time low and one could assume the movie business is no exception after all why should hollywood pander to beijing hollywood now regularly censors its own movies to appease the chinese communist party the world's most powerful violator of human rights even the u.s. state secretary. was scathing in a recent speech in hollywood not too far from here the epic center of american

have been lowered and diplomats have left the now former american consulate in the chinese city of chengdu beijing told staff to pack up in a tit for tat response to washington's decision to close china's diplomatic office in houston once it was clear chinese authorities moved in to remove traces of the building's former hosts u.s. china relations may be at their lowest and decades but hollywood's not ready to turn its back on its 2nd biggest movie market the industry's been an effective soft power tool for decades but studios are adapting to local sensitivities and their hawkins looks at how they're boxing clever in the edit suite their movies make the cut or the chinese audiences. the u.s. and china have entered a cold war style standoff corp on multiple fronts is an old time low and one could assume the movie business is no exception after all why should hollywood pander to beijing kollywood now regularly censors its own movies to appease the chinese communist party the world's most powerful violator of human rights even the u.s. state secretary. was scathing in a recent speech in holly

consulate in the southwestern city of chengdu beijing says the u.s. is to blame for increasingly strained relations between the 2 countries. but the white house is loosening restrictions to allow us to fence contractors' to sell more drones to foreign countries doing this by reinterpreting a cold war era arms treaty which was signed by 34 nations this will allow the u.s. to sell drones that fly under 800 kilometers an hour to countries it considers to be allies previously these drones were classified as cruise missiles and subject to strict export restrictions. the u.s. military's release what it says is proof that russia has violated a u.n. arms embargo in libya the pentagon claims that these satellite pictures show military equipment supplied by russian mercenaries being used on the frontlines of the conflict include fighter jets air defense systems in armored vehicles the u.s. says russia is boosting support for the war he for have to his forces have been pushed back from western libya over the past few months by the un recognized government. well

consulate in chengdu. beijing had found retaliation after the shuttering of its mission in houston. this comes as chinese state tv blacks out the premier league. confirms 2020 guidance with its pharma and diagnostics unit driving growth. we speak to the ceo. a busy morning for breaking news, both on the corporate front and in terms of an escalation in u.s.-china templates. overall, the msci index treading water. japan is closed. we saw the s&p 500 hit a five high yesterday. europe closed lower yesterday. futures are positive. a little bit of a struggling for direction in terms of equity markets with some confusing signals out there. market weaker for a 30 day. treasury yield not doing anything because cash markets are closed with japan closed. ever so pulling back slightly after moving toward a nine year high. $70anged at the moment at per ounce. china is moving to close the american consulate in chengdu. this comes after the u.s. forced the closure of its houston consulate. here is what some of our earlier guests had to say about the decision. >> the breakdown in relationship with

consulate in the southwestern city of chengdu beijing ordered the shutdown on friday after washington demanded china's consulate in houston texas cease operations saying it had been involved in katrina you reports now from chengdu. after 35 years of officially building ties between beijing and washington further evidence of a fraying relationship the u.s. consulate in chengdu has officially been shut down chinese government stuff entered the consulate shortly after it was vacated on monday morning beijing says the move was provoked by washington which rewards. what china has done conforms to international law the basic norms of international relations and customary diplomatic practices the current situation in china u.s. relations is not what china wants to see and the u.s. is responsible for all of this we once again urge the u.s. to immediately retract its wrong decision and create necessary conditions to bring the bilateral relationship back on track authorities cordoned off the area keeping international media and the public away while official vehicles moved in and out of the com

consulate in the southwestern city of chengdu beijing ordered the shutdown on friday off to washington demanded that china's consulates in houston texas cease operations saying that it had been involved in espionage. training you reports from chengdu. after 35 years of officially building ties between beijing and washington further evidence of a fraying relationship the u.s. consulate in chengdu has officially been shut down chinese government stuff entered the consulate shortly after it was vacated on monday morning beijing says the move was provoked by washington which rewards. what china has done conforms to international law the basic norms of international relations and customary diplomatic practices the current situation in china u.s. relations is not what china wants to see and the u.s. is responsible for all of this we once again urge the u.s. to immediately retract its wrong decision and create necessary conditions to bring the bilateral relationship back on track authorities cordoned off the area keeping international media and the public away while official vehicles moved in

beijing has orderd the closure of the us consulate in the city of chengdu, just hours after the american secretary of state said that washington was hardening its stance in its dealings with china. a court in hong kong has found a couple not guilty of rioting during last year's pro—democracy protests. they had faced up to seven years in prison. you are watching bbc news. let's hear more now from the prime minister, who's been speaking to our political editor laura kuenssberg in an exclusive interview marking his first year in office. mrjohnson became prime minister after a tory leadership contest, but in december won a landslide commons majority in a pre—christmas election. the uk left the eu as borisjohnson had promised at the end ofjanuary, but then came coronavirus. we can hear more of what he had to say. prime minister, it's been quite the year. i know you want to talk about the future, but let's begin with the event that's dominated all of our lives in in the last few months — the coronavirus. what have you got wrong so that you get it right next time? i think when you look ba

consulate in the southwestern city of chengdu beijing ordered the shutdown on friday after washington demanded china's consulate in houston texas cease operations saying it had been involved in espionage katrina new reports now from chengdu. after 35 years of officially building ties between beijing and washington further evidence of a fraying relationship the u.s. consulate in chengdu has officially been shut down chinese government stuff entered the consulate shortly after it was vacated on monday morning beijing says the move was provoked by washington which rewards. what china has done conforms to international law the basic norms of international relations and customary diplomatic practices the current situation in china u.s. relations is not what china wants to see and the u.s. is responsible for all of this we once again urge the u.s. to immediately retract its wrong decision and create necessary conditions to bring the bilateral relationship back on track authorities cordoned off the area keeping international media and the public away while official vehicles moved in and out

diplomatic staff have left their consulate in the southwestern chinese city of chengdu well beijing ordered the closure in retaliation for washington's shutting down of the chinese consulate in houston u.s. secretary of state mike on pale called the facility a center for spying. hundreds of onlookers gathered to watch the evacuation of the u.s. consulate in chengdu china though many took selfies and waved chinese flags large numbers of police officers put a quick stop to any provokers of gestures. so . the closure has stoked nationalist sentiment in china. look at the korea i improve the us close to our consulate i think we should shut theirs too it has been said many times if we are to have a trade war something should have been done long time ago china rarely got aggressive i support china closing all of the u.s. consulates and embassy one where we have the foresight fear most is that the us won't just stop now and might get uglier. with just hours to go before the departure deadline shipping containers were loaded up while signs were stripped from the building. the departure follows the

diplomatic staff have left their consulate in the southwestern chinese city of chengdu well beijing ordered the closure in retaliation for washington's shutting down of the chinese consulate in houston u.s. secretary of state's my campaign called the facility a center for spying. hundreds of onlookers gathered to watch the evacuation of the u.s. consulate in chengdu china though many took selfies and waved chinese flags large numbers of police officers plus a quick stop to any provokers of gestures that i. was . some was. up. the closure has stoked a nationalist sentiment in china. but at a korea. i am going through the u.s. close star consulate i think we should should there's 2 it has been said many times if we are to have a trade war something should have been done long time ago china rarely got aggressive i support china closing all of the u.s. consulates and embassy. had the foresight fear most is that the u.s. won't just stop now and might get uglier. with just hours to go before the departure deadline shipping containers were loaded up while signs were stripped from the building. the

consulate general in the inland city of chengdu is closed. beijing ordered the closure on friday, in retaliation for a similar move by washington. as the face-off between the two global powerhouses continues, state-run china central television says the u.s. national flag at the consulate was lowered monday morning. buses and trucks were seen driving in and out of the premises on sunday. the plaque at the entrance has also been removed. china's foreign ministry said the government ordered the u.s. consulate to be closed within 72 hours, which is the same deadline given by the united states. last week, the u.s. government ordered the closure of the chinese consulate in houston, citing the need to protect american intellectual property and private information. the u.s. and china have been at odds over the coronavirus and the security situation in hong kong. consulate closures may escalate tensions between the world's two largest economies. >>> australia has rejected china's claims of vast terririty inin the south china sea. it sent a note to the

consulate in chengdu days after beijing was ordered to close its mission in houston . mathison and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up drama in the skies over syria passengers are hurt on an iranian plane as it's tailed by a u.s. fighter jet. it's just not the right time for the donald trump cancels the florida leg of the republican convention this coronavirus cases continue to rise. patents taking matters into their own hands bolivians bring all sit in cylinders for covert hit family members as hospitals run out of supplies. ok let's begin with the escalating tension between the united states and china beijing has ordered the u.s. to shut down its consulate in the southwestern chinese city of chengdu the chinese foreign ministry says it's had to head back and what it's calling an unjustified act on tuesday washington gave beijing 72 hours to leave its consulate in houston texas china has called the move a violation of international law but the u.s. says it's necessary to protect american intellectual property the u.s. secretary of state mike pump aoe has

flag is lowered that its consulate in the chinese city of chengdu part of a retaliation of the beijing was forced to close its houston and. remembering the korean war the south commemorates armistice day despite rocky relations with its northern neighbor. and with millions of american entertainment workers out of a job one group is getting towards the u.s. congress to help. welcome to the program from the beaches of spain to the streets of los angeles coronavirus cases are searching on almost every continent faster and further than ever before it's taken just 4 days for the global number of cases to jump from 15 to 16000000 over the past week 37 countries reported record spikes in daily infections including the u.s. where the tally is going up by 60 to 70000 every day california remains the epicenter of its outbreak while florida has overtaken new york with nearly 424000 infections brazil is the 2nd worst hit country after the u.s. and the number of cases across latin america has surpassed 4300000 more than the u.s. and canada combined but those top 3 hotspots the u.s. brazil india now

consulate in chengdu days after beijing was ordered to close its mission in houston . i'm about this and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up drama in the skies over syria passengers are heard on a rainy and plain as it's tailed by a u.s. fighter jet. the 1st friday prayers in istanbul is iconic highest sophia after 85 years as a museum. former heavyweight boxing champion mike tyson is coming out of retirement for an exhibition bout against another all time great boxer. ok let's begin with the escalating tension between the united states and china beijing has ordered the u.s. to shut down its consulate in the southwestern chinese city of saying do the chinese foreign ministry says it's had to hit back at what it's calling an unjustified act look what you've. china's measure is a legitimate and necessary response to unjust acts of the u.s. it conforms with international law basic norms and international relations and customary diplomatic practices the current situation in bilateral relations is not what china wants to see and the u.s. is responsible for all

consulate in chengdu days after beijing was ordered to close its mission in houston . i'm right about this and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up drama in the skies over syria passengers are hurt on an iranian plane as it tailed by a u.s. fighter jet. it's just not the right time for the donald trump cancels the main republican convention event in florida as coronavirus cases continue to rise. the 1st friday prayers in istanbul's iconic of fear after being a museum for nearly $86.00 nears. i may begin with the escalating tension between the united states and china beijing has ordered the u.s. to shut down its consulate in the southwestern chinese city of chengdu the chinese foreign ministry says it's had to hit back at what it's calling an unjustified act look what you. china's measure is a legitimate and necessary response to unjust acts of the u.s. it conforms with international law basic norms and international relations and customary diplomatic practices the current situation in bilateral relations is not what china wants to see and the u.s. is respon

this is the they'll be news line from tensions between washington and beijing ask that china orders the closure of america's consulates in the southwest a city of chengdu that's in retaliation for washington's forced closure of china's consulate in houston also on the program. the fear hosts muslim friday press for the 1st time involving 18 years with the latest on president arafat's controversial decision to convert the world monument back home. i'm still go welcome to the program china has ordered the united states to close one of its called units the foreign ministry has given us official 72 hours to leave the consulates in the southwestern city of chengdu this comes after washington told beijing to close its diplomatic mission in houston texas earlier this week relations between the 2 countries are at their lowest point for 40 years . it was less a question of if china would retaliate but rather how and the answer is here the u.s. has been told to close its conscience inching to. raising the stakes get further and this diplomatic standoff. through major to the current situation in c