host: to be clear, those are the translated words of yang jiechi. how different was his tone from a similar summit between the trump administration or the obama administration? guest: before i answer, let me point out, i was listening to the original words from mr. yang jiechi in mandarin. the interpreter mentioned black lives matter, but mr. yang was saying "massacre." the interpreter chose not to translate that term as is but chose to emphasize black lives matter. i thought that was interesting. the chinese official was certainly trying to take a harsh line in criticizing the u.s.. that is underscoring the -- of china. as you may know, the chinese government has been publishing human rights reports on the u.s. for over 20 years, starting in 1988. they have been saying for a long time that the u.s. has human rights problems. i think this is the first time that chinese officials have -- are so openly and aggressively criticizing human rights records of the united states. the reason china is able to do that is because of the impressive rise in its ec

jiechi fired back by questioning america status as a leader on the global stage. 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 when it only represents the government of the united states. all right let's get more on this needing now we have jessica berlin with us she's a us political analyst based here in germany and we also have correspondent 5 encroachment in beijing welcome to you both jessica let's start with you this wasn't exactly a promising start in this 1st face to face meeting was it no sumi not at all the biden ministration has really come out swinging here and as you said the chinese are having none of it i would say that this was not an accident we might call it and in a suspicious start but i think the by did ministration is trying to redraw the lines and really show china that america is back is aiming to lead and is going to reset this relationship starting from da

jiechi it's the 1st high profile meeting between the 2 sides since joe biden became u.s. president but ahead of the meeting chinese ambassador to the united states so he 10 k. summed up the chinese you off u.s. diplomatic engagement in the in depends if it were you know if you have gone i think most countries in the world including some american allies in asia actually have several questions in their hearts. the 1st one is can the united states really play the role of a responsible stakeholder in international affairs. second is the united states really ready to return to multilateral cooperation and make its due contribution. another question is the united states really prepared to show due respect for the interests of other countries and listen to their voices. change i think these problems exist in the hearts of most countries in the world including the allies of the united states however some countries do not openly say that i hope the u.s. side can understand the concerns of everyone. that i got him you know can chew. well it certainly is a chinese concern oughtn't t

jiechi was clearly unhappy. well i think we thought too well of the united states we thought the u.s. side would follow the necessary diplomatic protocols he went on to complain about regime change in the middle east and the us is only human rights record and yet the challenges facing the us and human rights are deep seated they did not emerge over the past 4 years the slaughter of black people the problem existed for a long time police are the word slaughter was not translated into english for those in the room by the chinese delegations interpreter on one second please journalists were about to be ushered out when the secretary of state made it clear his delegation wanted to speak again i just made my 1st trip as i noted to panick south korea. i have to tell you what i'm hearing is very different from what you describe. i'm hearing deep satisfaction that the united states is back there were reengage with our allies and partners i'm also hearing deep concern about some of the actions your government is taking a

jiechi was clearly unhappy. well i think we thought too well of the united states we thought the u.s. side would follow the necessary diplomatic protocols he went on to complain about regime change in the middle east and the u.s. is only human rights record and yet the challenges facing the u.s. and human rights are deep seated they did not emerge over the past 4 years the slaughter of black people the problem existed for a long time police are the words slaughter was not translated into english for those in the room by the chinese delegations interpreter on one second please journalists were about to be ushered out when the secretary of state made it clear his delegation wanted to speak again i just made my 1st trip as i noted to panic south korea. i have to tell you what i'm hearing is very different from what you describe. i'm hearing deep satisfaction that the united states is back there were reengage with our allies and partners i'm also hearing deep concern about some of the actions your government is taki

jiechi was clearly unhappy. well i think we thought too well of the united states we thought the u.s. side would follow the necessary diplomatic protocols he went on to complain about regime change in the middle east and the u.s. is own human rights record and yet the challenges facing the u.s. and human rights are deep seated they did not emerge over the past 4 years the slaughter of black people the problem existed for a long time. the word slaughter was not translated into english for those in the room by the chinese delegations interpreter on one second please journalists were about to be ushered out when the secretary of state made it clear his delegation wanted to speak again i just made my 1st trip as i noted to panick south korea. i have to tell you what i'm hearing is very different from what you describe. i'm hearing deep satisfaction that the united states is back they were reengaged with our allies and partners i'm also hearing deep concern about some of the actions your government is taking a confid

jiechi was clearly unhappy. well i think we thought too well of the united states we thought the u.s. side would follow the necessary diplomatic protocols he went on to complain about regime change in the middle east and the us is only human rights record and yet the challenges facing the us and human rights are deep seated they did not emerge over the past 4 years the slaughter of black people the problem existed for a long time police are the words slaughter was not translated into english for those in the room by the chinese delegations interpreter on one second please journalists were about to be ushered out when the secretary of state made it clear his delegation wanted to speak again i just made my 1st trip as i noted to planet south korea. i have to tell you what i'm hearing is very different from what you describe. i'm hearing deep satisfaction that the united states is back there were reengage with our allies and partners i'm also hearing deep concern about some of the actions your government has taken

jiechi it's the 1st high profile meeting between the 2 sides since joe biden became u.s. president but ahead of the meeting chinese ambassador to the united states so we 10 k. summed up the chinese you off us diplomatic engagement in the in depends if it were you know it. i think most countries in the world including some american allies in asia actually have several questions in their hearts the 1st one is can the united states really play the role of a responsible stakeholder in international affairs. second is the united states really ready to return to multilateral cooperation and make its due contribution. another question is the united states really prepared to show due respect for the interests of other countries and listen to their voices. i think these problems exist in the hearts of most countries in the world including the allies of the united states however some countries do not openly say that i hope the u.s. side can understand the concerns of everyone. that i got him you know thank you. well it certainly is a chinese concern oughtn't to model. on whether th

significant breakthrough the chinese delegation left without talking to reporters but senior diplomats yang jiechi was later quoted on social media he described the discussions as candid constructive and beneficial but admitted they still have differences the u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken made similar remarks saying the 2 sides are at odds over a number of issues our diplomatic editor james bays has been monitoring the talks from anchorage. what we saw at the start of this meeting was a very rare public and law exchange of views and very different views they were the meeting though ended with much more moderate comments from both sides who said this was a constructive meeting the u.s. secretary of state and the blinken though made it clear there were still very big differences we certainly know and knew going in that there are a number of areas where we are fundamentally at odds including our transactions. with regard to work to hong kong tibet increasingly taiwan as well as actions that it's taking in in cyberspace and. it's no surprise that when we raise those issues clearly and

global stability he made his comments after arriving in alaska for talks with china's top diplomat yang jiechi the pair are due to discuss problem issues including trade human rights abuses and the militarization of the south china sea. news from berlin you can follow us on instagram or twitter news or you can go to our website dot com . it should be no surprise after the pandemic in trump's america 1st china would like a change in u.s. relations a reset but beijing may have to reset its expectations instead u.s. president biden is sending his top diplomat and national security adviser to meet with their chinese counterparts in alaska they'll bring a list of complaints and demands and when it's over the chinese may say see you again soon the american reply thanks but we'll wait and see what you do 1st i bring golf in berlin this is the day. china is using tor brush to systematically rolled out. the united states should reverse course and stop interfering in hong kong. taiwan is a positive china which is a historical and legal fact function of use human rights and. with that enjoy social

global stability he made his comments after arriving in alaska for talks with china's top diplomat yang jiechi the pair are due to discuss problem issues including trade human rights abuses and the militarization of the south china sea. says d w news from berlin you can follow us on instagram or twitter news or you can go to our website that's dot com. it should be no surprise after the pandemic in trump's america 1st china would like a change in u.s. relations a reset but beijing may have to reset its expectations instead u.s. president biden is sending his top diplomat and national security adviser to meet with their chinese counterparts in alaska they'll bring a list of complaints and demands and when it's over the chinese may say see you again soon the american reply thanks but we'll wait and see what you do 1st i burnt off in berlin this is the day. trying to. you think work gresham's the system not to be rolled out and leave the united states should reverse course and stop interfering in hong kong. under proper she. divined taiwan is a part of china it is a historical and legal fa

jiechi was clearly unhappy. well i think we thought too well of the united states we thought the u.s. side would follow the necessary diplomatic protocols he went on to complain about regime change in the middle east and the u.s. is only human rights record and yet the challenges facing the u.s. and human rights are deep seated they did not emerge over the past 4 years the slaughter of black people the problem existed for a long time police are the words slaughter was not translated into english for those in the room by the chinese delegations interpreter on one second please journalists were about to be ushered out when the secretary of state made it clear his delegation wanted to speak again i just made my 1st trip as i noted to panic south korea. i have to tell you what i'm hearing is very different from what you describe. i'm hearing deep satisfaction that the united states is back there were reengage with our allies and partners i'm also hearing deep concern about some of the actions your government is taki

jiechi was clearly unhappy. well i think we thought too well of the united states we thought the u.s. side would follow the necessary diplomatic protocols he went on to complain about regime change in the middle east and the us is own human rights record and yet the challenges facing the us and human rights are deep seated they did not emerge over the past 4 years the slaughter of black people the problem existed for a long time police are the words slaughter was not translated into english for those in the room by the chinese delegations interpreter on one second please journalists were about to be ushered out when the secretary of state made it clear his delegation wanted to speak again i just made my 1st trip as i noted to panic south korea. i have to tell you what i'm hearing is very different from what you describe. i'm hearing deep satisfaction that the united states is back there were reengage with our allies and partners i'm also hearing deep concern about some of the actions your government is taking a

jiechi told state media the discussions were candid constructive and beneficial but admitted they still have differences and u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken made similar remarks saying the 2 sides are at odds over a number of issues our diplomatic editor james bays has been monitoring the talks from anchorage. time what we saw at the start of this meeting was a very rare public and law exchange of views and very different views they were the meeting though ended with much more moderate comments from both sides who said this was a constructive meeting the u.s. state of the blinking though made it clear there was still very big differences we certainly know who knew going in that there are a number of areas where we are fundamentally at odds including transactions. with regard to hong kong tibet increasingly taiwan as well as actions that it's taking. in cyberspace. and. no surprise that when we raised those issues clearly and directly we got a different response. secretary blinking also made it clear though that there were issues where the 2 countries interests put it intersected

jiechi was clearly unhappy. well i think we thought too well of the united states we thought the u.s. side would follow the necessary diplomatic protocols he went on to complain about regime change in the middle east and the us is only human rights record and yet the challenges facing the us and human rights are deep seated they did not emerge over the past 4 years the slaughter of black people the problem existed for a long time who saw the word slaughter was not translated into english for those in the room by the chinese delegations interpreter on one second please journalists were about to be ushered out when the secretary of state made it clear his delegation wanted to speak again i just made my 1st trip as i noted to panick south korea. i have to tell you what i'm hearing is very different from what you describe. i'm hearing deep satisfaction that the united states is back there were reengage with our allies and partners i'm also hearing deep concern about some of the actions your government is taking a co

has about china the chinese side responded with a senior politburo member yang jiechi and he said this wasn't diplomatic protocol what the u.s. just said and he then cited his own concerns about the u.s. saying the u.s. chooses its own type of democracy china has its own democracy he cited us a regime change in the middle east and then he talked about human rights here in the u.s. talking about the slaughter of black people was the quote that quote interestingly was not used by his translator when she translated it back to those in the room including the u.s. secretary of state and national security adviser after what they have heard they heard though they then spoke again and the chinese want to speak again yet again at which point the reporters weren't able to hear that they were ushered out of the room it's very hard to do how to judge this because it was very very frank it may have been a exchange of views that will clear the air it may have been the much deepening of the division between the 2 countries i don't think we're going to know for now because the talks continue behind cl

has about china the chinese side responded with a senior politburo moment member yang jiechi and he said this wasn't diplomatic protocol what the u.s. had just said and he then cited his own concerns about the u.s. saying the u.s. chooses its own type of democracy china has its own democracy he cited us a regime change in the middle east and then he talked about human rights here in the u.s. talking about the slaughter of black people was the quote that quote interestingly was not used by his translator when she translated it back to those in the room including the u.s. secretary of state and national security adviser after what they've heard they heard though they then spoke again and the chinese wanted to speak again yet again at which point the reporters weren't able to hear that they were ushered out of the room it's very hard how to how to judge this because it was very very frank it may have been a exchange of views that will clear the air it may have been the much deepening of the division between the 2 countries i don't think we're going to know for now because the talks continue

jiechi was clearly unhappy. well i think we thought too well of the united states we thought the u.s. side would follow the necessary diplomatic protocols. he went on to complain about regime change in the middle east and the u.s. is own human rights record and yet the challenges facing the u.s. and human rights are deep seated they did not emerge over the past 4 years the slaughter of black people the problem existed for a long time. the word slaughter was not translated into english for those in the room by the chinese delegations interpreter on one second please journalists were about to be ushered out when the secretary of state made it clear his delegation wanted to speak again i just made my 1st trip as i noted to japan and south korea. i have to tell you what i'm hearing is very different from what you describe i'm hearing deep satisfaction that the united states is back there were reengage with our allies and partners i'm also hearing deep concern about some of the actions your government is taking a con

has about showing or the chinese side responded with the senior politburo member yang jiechi and he said this wasn't diplomatic protocol what the u.s. had just said and he then cited his own concerns about the u.s. saying the u.s. chooses its own type of democracy china has its own democracy he cited us a regime change in the middle east and then he talked about human rights here in the u.s. . china's 1st trial of the 2 canadians charged with espionage has ended with no verdict this man michael spot or appeared in court in the southeastern city of dun dong on friday canada was denied access to the proceedings for and former diplomat michael called reg were arrested 2 years ago in a move widely seen as retaliation for canada's detention of man one saw an executive from the chinese telecom giant while way tanzania has its 1st female president. has just been sworn in after the death of john michael fully the government says he died from a heart failure but many believe he had coronavirus brazilian media say the mayor of rio de janeiro is ordering the closure of the city's beaches this weeke

jiechi it's the 1st high profile meeting between the 2 sides since joe biden became u.s. president but ahead of the meeting chinese ambassador to the united states so we 10 k. summed up the chinese you off us diplomatic engagement in the in depends if it were you know it. i think most countries in the world including some american allies in asia actually have several questions in their hearts. the 1st one is can the united states really play the role of a responsible stakeholder in international affairs. second is the united states really ready to return to multilateral cooperation and make it to do contribution. another question is the united states really prepared to show due respect for the interests of other countries and listen to their voices. i think these problems exist in the hearts of most countries in the world including the allies of the united states however some countries do not openly say that i hope the u.s. side can understand the concerns of everyone. that i got thank you. well it certainly is a chinese concern oughtn't to model. on whether this was addr

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jiechi the pair are due to discuss problems and discuss issues including trade human rights abuses and the militarization of the south china sea. police are still searching for the motive of a gunman who killed 8 people in the u.s. state of georgia tuesday 21 year old was arrested after a shooting spree at a massage massage parlors in the atlanta area most of the victims were women of asian descent and the suspect has been charged with their murders. rights groups say the killings are part of a surge in n.t. asian hate crimes in the u.s. police say they have not ruled out charging the suspect with a hate crime but say that he told them that a sex obsession led him to the violence best in heartache reports from new york. every day esther also gets sun makes her way from her workplace to the post office to the west village indoor manhattan usually considered a safe area in new york city but one day about a year ago she experienced something that she hasn't been able to forget. right about here as i was on the phone someone was so close from behind me. came from here and then just started

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jiechi was clearly unhappy. well i think we thought too well of the united states we thought the u.s. side would follow the necessary diplomatic protocols. he went on to complain about regime change in the middle east and the us is only human rights record i mean the challenges facing the us and human rights are deep seated they did not emerge over the past 4 years the slaughter of black people the problem existed for a long time police are the word slaughter was not translated into english for those in the room by the chinese delegations interpreter on one second please journalists were about to be ushered out when the secretary of state made it clear his delegation wanted to speak again i just made my 1st trip as i noted to panick south korea. i have to tell you what i'm hearing is very different from what you describe. i'm hearing deep satisfaction that the united states is back there were reengage with our allies and partners i'm also hearing deep concern about some of the actions your government is taking a

this is senior chinese diplomat yang jiechi. >> so we hope that when talking about universal values or international political 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. amy: and in egypt, prominent human rights activist sanaa seif has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after a court found her guilty of so-called spreading fake news. seif was detained last june and was later accused of making false claims regarding the massive spread of covid-19 inside egyptian prisons. amnesty international called her charges bogus and "stemming purely from her peaceful criticism." during the revolution in 2011, sanaa seif, who was then just 17 years old, spoke with democracy now!'s sharif abdel kouddous about publishing a newspaper in defiance of rules requiring government permission. >> perfect timing to push the borders of freedom further. so we thought, why not make a newspaper and i get permission for that, le

jiechi and wang yi. but immediately, and over three 2.5-hour sessions across two days, the u.s. criticized what it considers chinese misbehavior: the internment of muslim uyghurs, the destruction of hong kong democracy, increased threats to taiwan, coercing u.s. allies-- including the trial of a canadian today-- in secret behind police guard, and cyber attacks. >> each of these actions threaten the rules-based order that maintains global stability. that's why they're not merely internal matters, and why we feel an obligation to raise these issues here today. >> schifrin: in response, yang used his two-minute allotment to spend 16 minutes accusing the u.s. of hypocrisy. >> ( translated ): many people within the u.s. actually have little confidence in the democracy of the united states. the challenges facing the u.s. in human rights are deep-seated. they did not just emerge over the past four years, such as black lives matter. >> hold on one second, please. >> schifrin: blinken then changed the plan, and t

jiechi was clearly unhappy. well i think we thought too well of the united states we thought the u.s. side would follow the necessary diplomatic protocols he went on to complain about regime change in the middle east and the us is only human rights record and yet the challenges facing the us and human rights are deep seated they did not emerge over the past 4 years the slaughter of black people the problem existed for a long time to start the word slaughter was not translated into english for those in the room by the chinese delegations interpreter on one second please journalists were about to be ushered out when the secretary of state made it clear his delegation wanted to speak again i just made my 1st trip as i noted to panick south korea. i have to tell you what i'm hearing is very different from what you describe. i'm hearing deep satisfaction that the united states is back they were reengaged with our allies and partners i'm also hearing deep concern about some of the actions your government is taking a c

jiechi was clearly unhappy. well i think we thought too well of the united states we thought the u.s. side would follow the necessary diplomatic protocols he went on to complain about regime change in the middle east and the us is only human rights record i mean the challenges facing the us and human rights are deep seated they did not emerge over the past 4 years the slaughter of black people the problem existed for a long time. the word slaughter was not translated into english for those in the room by the chinese delegations interpreter on one second please journalists were about to be ushered out when the secretary of state made it clear his delegation wanted to speak again i just made my 1st trip as i noted to panic south korea. i have to tell you what i'm hearing is very different from what you describe. i'm hearing deep satisfaction that the united states is back there were reengage with our allies and partners. i'm also hearing deep concern about some of the actions your government is taking a confident

jiechi was clearly unhappy. well i think we thought too well of the united states we thought the u.s. side would follow the necessary diplomatic protocols he went on to complain about regime change in the middle east and the us is only human rights record and yet the challenges facing the us and human rights are deep seated they did not emerge over the past 4 years the slaughter of black people the problem existed for a long time police are the word slaughter was not translated into english for those in the room by the chinese delegations interpreter on one second please journalists were about to be ushered out when the secretary of state made it clear his delegation wanted to speak again i just made my 1st trip as i noted to panick south korea. i have to tell you what i'm hearing is very different from what you describe. i'm hearing deep satisfaction that the united states is back there were reengage with our allies and partners i'm also hearing deep concern about some of the actions your government is taking a

jiechi was clearly unhappy. well i think we thought too well of the united states we thought the u.s. side would follow the necessary diplomatic protocols he went on to complain about regime change in the middle east and the us is only human rights record and yet the challenges facing the us and human rights are deep seated they did not emerge over the past 4 years the slaughter of black people the problem existed for a long time police are the word slaughter was not translated into english for those in the room by the chinese delegations interpreter on one second please journalists were about to be ushered out when the secretary of state made it clear his delegation wanted to speak again i just made my 1st trip as i noted to planet south korea. i have to tell you what i'm hearing is very different from what you describe. i'm hearing deep satisfaction that the united states is back they were reengaged with our allies and partners i'm also hearing deep concern about some of the actions your government is taking a

host: to be clear, those are the translated words of yang jiechi. how different was his tone from a similar summit between the trump administration or the obama administration? guest: before i answer, let me point out, i was listening to the original words from mr. yang jiechi in mandarin. the interpreter mentioned black lives matter, but mr. yang was saying "massacre." the interpreter chose not to translate that term as is but chose to emphasize black lives matter. i thought that was interesting. the chinese official was certainly trying to take a harsh line in criticizing the u.s.. that is underscoring the -- of china. as you may know, the chinese government has been publishing human rights reports on the u.s. for over 20 years, starting in 1988. they have been saying for a long time that the u.s. has human rights problems. i think this is the first time that chinese officials have -- are so openly and aggressively criticizing human rights records of the united states. the reason china is able to do that is because of the impressive rise in its ec

china's top diplomat, yang jiechi, accused washington of using its military might and financial supremacy to suppress other countries. the meeting began with blunt words on both sides. today we will have an opportunity to discuss key priorities, both domestic and global, so that china can better understand our administration's intentions and approach. we will also discuss our deep concerns with actions by china, including in xinjiang, hong kong, taiwan, cyber attacks on the united states, economic coercion towards our allies. states, economic coercion towards ourallies. i've states, economic coercion towards our allies. i've said the united states relationship with china will be competitive where it should be, collaborative where it can be, adversarial where it must be. translation: the people of the two countries and the world are hoping i to see practical outcomes coming out of our dialogue. and for xinjiang, tibet and taiwan, they are inalienable parts of china's territory. china is firmly opposed to us interference in china's internal affairs. we have expressed our staunch opposition

china's top diplomat, yang jiechi, accused washington of using its military might and financial supremacy to suppress other countries. the meeting began with blunt words on both sides. today we will have an opportunity to discuss key priorities, both domestic and global, so that china can better understand our administration's intentions and approach. we will also discuss our deep concerns with actions by china, including in xinjiang, hong kong, taiwan, cyber attacks on the united states, economic coercion towards our allies. i've said the united states relationship with china will be competitive where it should be, collaborative where it can be, adversarial where it must be. translation: the people of the two i countries and the world are hoping i to see practical outcomes coming out of our dialogue. and for xinjiang, tibet and taiwan, they are inalienable parts of china's territory. china is firmly opposed to us interference in china's internal affairs. we have expressed our staunch opposition to such interference and we will take firm actions in response. the meetings are taking place