o we are committed to stand shoulder to shoulder with our european partners to engage with thehe prc from a position of collective strength including when it comes to standing up fork human rights fighting back against economic coercion upholding peace and security in the indo pacific region and around the world. second, and on the indo pacific the united states and the union share a commitment to a free inclusive in the pacific region and aspp president bidenop has said we support our european partners in the indo pacific region and we welcome the strategy which pothey released earlier that is why secretary blinking and the representative agreed to high-level consultation on the indo pacific. earlier this week the you release the global gateway initiative united states sees it as complementary to the build back better initiative the president announced earlier this year and together these are help to mobilize resources to promote sustainable economic development around the world including transparency high quality investments anduc infrastructure there are huge infrastructure needs

uyghur minority. the tribunal is satisfied that president xijinping and other senior officials in the prc in ccp bear primary responsibility for acts that have occurred in xinjiang. the pressure grows on borisjohnson — as an investigation into covid rule—breaking is expanded to cover three parties at downing street. and — bringing some cheer to children evacuated from the indonesian volcano — but what are they laughing at? it's eight in the morning in singapore and six pm in chicago where a jury has found actorjussie smolett guilty of staging a hate crime against himself. smolett, who is african—american and openly gay, was accused of orchestrating a staged homophobic attack against him by fake trump supporters in 2019. it was reportedly to generate publicity after being annoyed by his treatment on the tv show he was starring in at the time. let's go to our washington correspondent nomia iqbal. great to have you on the programme. i great to have you on the programme. i know great to have you on the programme. i know that great to have you on the programme. i know that this news

the tribunal is satisfied that president xijinping and other senior officials in the prc and ccp bear primary responsibility for acts that have occurred in xinjiang. the pressure grows on boris johnson as an investigation into covid rule—breaking is expanded to cover three parties at downing street. and bringing some cheer to children evacuated from the indonesian volcano, but what are they laughing at? live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 9:00 in the morning in singapore and 7pm in chicago, where a jury has found actorjussie smollett guilty of staging a hate crime against himself. smollett, who is african—american and openly gay, was accused of orchestrating a staged homophobic attack against him by fake trump supporters in 2019. it was reportedly to generate publicity after being annoyed by his treatment on the tv show he was starring in at the time. in the past half hour, special prosecutor daniel webb gave a statement to the media, speaking of the importance of taking this case to trial. let's take a listen. a lot of times people say well, it

the tribunal is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the prc by the inquisition of measures intended to destroy a significant part of the uighurs as such. they have committed genocide. pressure on borisjohnson as an investigation into covid rule breaking is expanded to cover three parties at downing street. don't hoard the vaccines to fight omicron — a warning to rich countries by the world health organisation. and bringing some cheer to children evacuated from the indonesian volcano — but what are they laughing at? hello and welcome to bbc news to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in london — where an unofficial tribunal — investigating china's treatment of the uyghur minority — has found evidence of crimes against humanity and genocide. the findings detail systematic human rights abuses — including forced labour and torture. the chair of the tribunal, sir geoffrey nice, explained how women were sterilised without their consent, and families deliberately separated. witness statements also described rapes and assaults in detention camps. pressure is growing

. >> we have concerns about the military capabilities the prc continues to pursue and the pursuit of those capabilities increase tensions in the region. we will maintain the capabilities to defend and the detour against a range of potential threats from the prc to ourselves and our allies. >> prc the communist party of china and on human rights the pressure is on beijing to talk about the condition and whereabouts, she went low-profile about alleged sexual abuse by a chinese official. the international olympic committee claims she has no problem but the women's tennis association is not so sure and yanked its tournament out of the country and also the eventually worked $100 million. take a listen. >> when you watch that you can see it is very much orchestrated. it has been chosen that deal with the ioc, we've taken a firm stand and taken it for a reason. >> reporter: he went on to say they know what is right and what is wrong, referring to what he thinks is a staged zoom call between the olympic committee and the tennis star. the wta move is getting a lot of kudos from fellow tennis

i don't think it'sjust the prc. the people's republic of china that may be a little bit targeted or very explicitly left off the guest list for this event. russia and a number of other countries are also not included. but i can understand why the prc would see this as the us convening its own friends and allies for something that very point excludes china.— for something that very point excludes china. ~ , ., , ,, excludes china. why does the us need a settlement — excludes china. why does the us need a settlement on _ excludes china. why does the us need a settlement on democracy _ excludes china. why does the us need a settlement on democracy anyway - a settlement on democracy anyway and what is it helping to achieve? in the us, finding some friends what is it helping to achieve? i�*i the us, finding some friends and soliciting some support for efforts and reinvigorating and preserving our democracy is welcome event. i don't think that anyone really imagine the us democracy for the purpose stated that they f

the tribunal is satisfied that president xi jinping and other very senior officials in the prc and ccp bear primary responsibility for acts that have occurred in xinjiang. the tribunal recognises that the perpetuation of individual criminal acts that may have occurred, rape or torture, will not have been carried out with the detailed knowledge of the president and others, but the tribunal is satisfied that they have occurred as a direct result of policies, language and speeches promoted by president xi jinping and others. furthermore, that these policies could not have happened in a country with such rigid hierarchies as the prc. without hierarchies as the prc. the implicit or explicit authority without the implicit or explicit authority from the very top. we asked china's embassy in london for a comment — a spokesman told us. it's been two weeks since the 0micron variant was detected — and so far, the eu medicines agency says, that cases of the strain appear �*mostly mild'. but the world health organization has expressed concern, that wealthy countries will start to hoard corona

0n the basis of evidence heard in public, the tribunal is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the prc, by the imposition of measures to prevent births, intended to destroy a significant part of the uyghurs in xinjiang. as such, it has committed genocide. the tribunal is satisfied that president xi jinping, chen quanguo and other very senior officials in the prc and ccp bear primary responsibility for acts that have occurred in xinjiang. well, earlier, i spoke to erkin sidick who is the president of the uyghur projects foundation. i asked his reaction to the tribunal findings. i am extremely happy, because we have connections back home, we have always been getting about news from our homeland, on a daily basis, and we are so voiceless in the international community. this tribunal gave us a legal basis to hold china's government accountable for crimes against the uyghurs and other peoples in east turkestan, so we're very happy about that and this is an historic event for us. this tribunal was unofficial. what do you hope will come of this? i hope the international community moves faster

i don't think it's just the prc, the people's republic of china, that may be a little bit targeted or very explicitly left off the guest list for this event. russia and a number of other countries are also not included. but i can understand by the prc would see this as the us kind of convening its own friends and allies for a confab that pointedly excludes china. why does the us need a summit on democracy anyway and what is it hoping to achieve? for those of us in the us, i think the idea that finding some friends and soliciting some support for our own efforts to reinvigorate and preserve our democracy is welcomed event and i don't think anybody really imagined that the us democracy would be in the kind of perilous state that we find it in and they start thinking about this, though. i think the real motivation is that increasingly now, we do see democracy under fire, notjust in the us, but around the world and a number of countries that seemed making progress towards consolidating their democracies now seem to be going in the other direction and i think the president biden is trying

i don't think it's just the prc, the people's republic of china, that may be a little bit targeted or very explicitly left off the guest list for this event. russia and a number of other countries are also not included. but i can understand by the prc would see this as the us kind of convening its own friends and allies for a confab that pointedly excludes china. ~ , ., , ,, ., china. why does the us need a summit on _ china. why does the us need a summit on democracy - china. why does the us need a summit on democracy anyway. china. why does the us need a i summit on democracy anyway and what is it hoping to achieve? for those of us in the us, i think the idea that finding some friends and soliciting some friends and soliciting some support for our own efforts to reinvigorate and preserve our democracy is welcomed event and i don't think anybody really imagined that the us democracy would be in the kind of perilous state that we find it in and they start thinking about this, though. i think the real motivation is that increasingly now, we do see democracy under fire, notjust in the u

and, also, there is a shortage of prc test. try to book a prc at walgreen's or cvv and see how long you have to wait for it. next to impossible to get. president biden's $1.9 trillion covid relief package. where is the test? where is the operation warp speed for therapeutics. we have shortages of treatments for people. as for the schools, one fact that people ought to know, if germany just reported marty makary just tweeted this out germany just reported in 15 months not one single healthy child has died of covid in germany. rochelle walensky was asked what the number was here in the united states. she said we don't know. the u.s. government doesn't know whether any healthy children have died of covid. well, germany not one. there is no excuse for closing schools. there is no excuse for the damage that we are doing to these children that they will never, especially poorer minority kids that we'll never recover from. >> bret: chuck with all this commentary and analysis we are not saying it's easy this public policy challenge of

tribunal is satisfied that president xijinping, chen quanguo and other very senior officials in the prc and ccp bear primary responsibility for acts that have occurred in xinjiang. we can now speak to erkin sidick, who is the president of the uyghur projects foundation. he joins us from los angeles. good evening to you in the united states. can you explain to us, first of all, what is your connection to the uyghur community? i your connection to the uyghur community?— your connection to the uyghur community? i am the president ofthe community? i am the president of the uyghur— community? i am the president of the uyghur projects - of the uyghur projects foundation, founded in 2019 to preserve the uyghur culture, language and identity abroad. the uyghurs in uzbekistan has gone, so we want to preserve our heritage, culture, linkage and identity abroad. that our heritage, culture, linkage and identity abroad.— our heritage, culture, linkage and identity abroad. that is my connection- — and identity abroad. that is my connection. what _ and identity abroad. that is my connection. wh

0n the basis of evidence heard in public, the tribunal is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the prc, by the imposition of measures to prevent births, intended to destroy a significant part of the uyghurs in xinjiang. as such, it has committed genocide. the tribunal is satisfied that president xi jinping, chen quanguo and other very senior officials in the prc and ccp bear primary responsibility for acts that have occurred in xinjiang. we can now speak to sophie richardson who serves as the china director at human rights watch. shejoins us now she joins us now from washington. thank you for making the time for us. this was an unofficial tribunal. does it have any teeth? will it romped any change? i does it have any teeth? will it romped any change?— does it have any teeth? will it romped any change? i think the heafinas romped any change? i think the hearings and — romped any change? i think the hearings and the _ romped any change? i think the hearings and the verdict - hearings and the verdict announced today are powerful reminders that the chinese government continues to comm

as you know there's a law in the prc that any private sector technology has to be shared with the people's liberation army. the military and national security apparatus . so that's a concern. at least to try and get t started to get us visibility into thoseoutbound investments . this bill is not intended to be a protectionist measure. where not trying to stop trade with china. trade is essential for healthy competition for china but just as one little vote of encouragement the us security review commission has recently included this legislation in its annual recommendation for congress. so our efforts to try to make sure that the competition we have with china is fair and square and not based on either inadvertence by us investors in china in critical capabilities or strategic investments by china in the united states that can be leveraged for their national security competition with the united states or to their economy. >> before going into more details on how the bill works , let's maybe do a little bit of inside baseball here and just ask you to comment on where the bill stands in the

we've imposed sanctions on the prc for what they are doing. we've constantly spoken out and have joined in solidarity with the european union and these nations and many other nations around the world, and we must continue to do so. i was very forthright about what was taking place along with all the other human rights concerns that we have, whether it's ethnic and cultural heritage in tibet, what has happened to democracy in hong kong, the efforts to conscript what taiwan is trying to do as far as developing part of a one china policy, what china does in its development policies to regarding the economic coercion you spoke about before. this is an area where the european union has been strong when it comes to human rights, very outspoken and we are glad we stand in solidarity with each other. tom: thank you. if i could ask you to comment and also to add, questions on the eu's view or post diplomatic voice of the beijing winter olympics, the question being what you think concrete actions need to be taken in response to these abuses? >> let me e

and the resolution condemning the genocide by the prc. again, if we don't speak up because we have an economic interest, we lose all moral authority. this is human rights day for us. he put this together because of the changing schedule, for reasons i mentioned at the beginning. at the same time, we are focused , laser focused on continuing to lower costs and fight inflation, with further action to address the supply chain disruptions. this week, we are passing the ocean shipping reform act, a bipartisan bill to bolster the enteral maritime commission, strengthen the supply chain, and ensure fairness and ocean shipping. this is strongly bipartisan. the national retail federation yesterday wrote, while the bill cannot solve all current supply chain disruption issues, it will go a long way to address some issues that existed well before the covid-19 epidemic -- pandemic. this is one of several bills that we will pass that build on the success of the bipartisan infrastructure law, the $17 billion for arts and waterways for commerce to run mo

0n the basis of evidence heard in public, the tribunal is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the prc by the imposition of measures to prevent births intended to destroy a significant part of the uighurs in xinjiang. as such, it has committed genocide. the tribunal is made up of lawyers and businesspeople — and doesn't have any government backing or powers to sanction china. hearings took place in london injune and september over alleged abuses over 6,000 kilometres away in xianjiang province. over 70 witnesses were called. some of them described shocking details of rapes and assaults. one of the men who gave evidence is an ethnic kazakh. he was detained in 2017, but is now living in london — and he's been speaking to our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley. this is a first—hand witness of china's oppression of turkic muslims in xinjiang. he's an ethnic kazakh, one of dozens of former detainees who gave evidence at hearings in london about what they went through. he was arrested in 2017, accused of installing whatsapp, which is blocked in china, and of watching videos abou

on the basis of evidence heard in public, the tribunal is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the prc, by the imposition of measures attended -- intended to destroy a significant part of the uyghurs, has such committed genocide. >> china's response has been forceful and direct. i spokesperson told the bbc that remarks by that person are nothing but a pack of lies. it is the latest example of the attempts to deliberately slander china and wantonly interfere. a spokesperson went on to say the political, economic and cial rights and freedoms of religious beliefs of all ethnic groups in the region are fully guaranteed. the u.s. congress has weighed in. even before the ruling, the house of representatives passed legislation that would ban imports from xinjiang. the vote was bipartisan, a rarity in washington, with only one lawmaker voting against the bill. china is accused by the tribunal of committing genocide in xinjiang province. caroline hawley has been talking to an ethnic kazakh who gave evidence to the tribunal. he was subjected to forced labor, indoctrination and beatings. a warnin

. >> we have concerns about the military capabilities that the prc continues to pursue. the capabilities increases tensions in the region. if i want to point out that the hypersonic capability is beijing's ability but certainly not the only capability that the prc has the capability. >> on top of that, china's growing economic might means that u.s. businesses prioritize access to chinese consumers. dozens of public figures overlook atrocities or have enforced publicly apologize when they don't do something china likes. focus on big tech and china's emergence as a high tech innovator that poses threats both economically and security wise may be a key issue for americans come this next midterm election, bret. >> bret: kelly, thank you. former green beret pentagon advisor and current florida congressman michael waltz. >> good to be here. it's pretty incredible. >> bret: let's talk about china talking off the piece from kelly and the threat. we saw this meeting between president biden, virtual meeting and president xi and there's a lot of talk about straightforward competiti

on the basis of evidence heard in public, the tribunal is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the prc, by the imposition of measures attended -- intended to destroy a significant part of the uyghurs, has such committed genocide. >> china's response has been forceful and direct. i spokesperson told the bbc that remarks by that person are nothing but a pack of lies. it is the latest example of the attempts to deliberately slander china and wantonly interfere. a spokesperson went on to say the political, economic and social rights and freedoms of religious beliefs of all ethnic groups in the region are fully guaranteed. the u.s. congress has weighed in. even before the ruling, the house of representatives passed legislation that would ban imports from xinjiang. the vote was bipartisan, a rarity in washington, with only one lawmaker voting against the bill. china is accused by the tribunal of committing genocide in xinjiang province. caroline hawley has been talking to an ethnic kazakh who gave evidence to the tribunal. he was subjected to forced labor, indoctrination and beatings. a warn

diplomatic or official representation would treat these games as business as usual in the face of the prc's egregious human rights abuses and atrocities and we simply can't do that. as the president has told president xi, standing up for human rights is in the dna of americans. we have a fundamental commitment to promoting human rights and feel strongly in our position and will continue to take actions to advance human rights with china. >> this is what we heard from the chinese foreign ministry. >> what do you should do is to correct its attitude, practice a more united olympic spirit, and take china's concerns seriously. stop calling for the so-called diplomatic boycott of the beijing winter olympics so as not to affect the dialogue and cooperation between china and the u.s. in important areas. if the u.s. insists on willfully clinging to its cause, channel will definitely take resolute countermeasures. >> i spoken to michael payne, a former marketing director and here he is assessing how significant the situation is. >> it sends a political message but i don't think it is significant at

. >> the prc has committed genocide. >> reporter: uyghur muslims, a minority group from western china, have been speaking out witness after witness saying things like punishments including savage beatings, sleep and food deprivation police officers took the children away by force. among the evidence the panel has reviewed, leaked documents alleging china's president authorized this treatment this uyghur gave evidence she has documented 232 re-education camps, 257 prisons. >> there is a genocide going on there are millions of people being locked up in this so-called re-education camps. >> reporter: we traveled to istanbul where thousands of uyghur refugees live in exile here a recreation of a chinese re-education camp the refugees say are being used in china right now. they call them concentration camps with torture rooms this is an interrogation room >> yes this is a tiger chair. >> reporter: a tiger chair? >> you call it a tiger chair. >> reporter: but even outside china, uyghurs don't feel safe. her husband was arrested in morocco earlier this year. she is left with their young chil

one of the points in thejudgment an effect on the prc itself. one of the points in the judgment that is made in thejudgment the points in the judgment that is made in the judgment of course is also nine of us we really wonder if the prc, china has needed to do was is doing and it is immensely powerful and a country with huge civilisation, far, far longer than ours, shouldn't be doing the sort thing. didn't need to? doesn't need to? could it not be as inspiring to any others as it was like to be? lead by the example now of opening up lead by the example now of opening up so we can all examine. those with more powers of examination in our tribunal. examine what they may say happen and we don't know. we have got our own evidence and made our findings. given the response to the tribunal utterly dismissing any sense of legitimacy of the tribunal doesn't that limit the effect of any findings or conclusions as far as the effects on china's concerned? i think you may be right. but experience shows that when you have public statements of this kind if the

the tribunal is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the prc by the inquisition of measures intended to destroy a significant part of the uighurs as such. they have committed genocide. pressure on borisjohnson as an investigation into covid rule breaking is expanded to cover three parties at downing street. don't hoard the vaccines to fight omicron — a warning to rich countries by the world health organisation. and bringing some cheer to children evacuated

. >> the tribunal is satisfied very senior officials in the prc and ccp, their primary responsibility for what occurred, and the tribunal recognizes the perpetration of individual acts that occurred, rape and torture, would not have been carried out with the knowledge of the president and others. but the tribunal is satisfied they occurred as a direct result of policies, language and speech is promoted by president xi and others. ros: xinjiang is china's biggest region, 12 million uyghurs, roughly half the population of the region, ty see themselves as ethnically most a central asian countries. many fear in xinjiang and abroad that their culture is under threat of being erased. here is the president of the world uyghur congress. >> this is very significant. china has committed genocide against the uyghurs as a people since 2016. but there's no international justice system for china's crimes, so today, the independent tribunal decision is significant. i lost my whole family in 2017. my mother died in a reeducation camp. it lasted for five years, my mother died, my brother, my story is

diplomatic or official representation to the beijing 2022 winter olympics and paralympic games given the prc�*s ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in xinjiang and other human rights abuses. there is precedent here, but the move falls short of the 1980 us—led boycott of the moscow games where team usa athletes were pulled from the competition. the athletes will be participating, we will be rooting for the athletes from home. i am an olympics obsessed person so i'm looking forward to doing that, but i think this isjust an indication that it cannot be business as usual, that not sending a diplomatic delegation sends that message. but is beijing paying attention? judging by the reaction of the foreign ministry in a press conference prior to official confirmation from the us, labelling it wishful thinking, grandstanding and politically manipulative, the answer is yes. translation: what the us should do is to correct its attitude, - practice a more united olympic spirit, and take china's concerns seriously. do not politicise sports and stop calling for the so—called diplomatic boyc

the tribunal is satisfied that president xijinping and other senior officials in the prc and ccp bear primary responsibility for acts that have occurred in xinjiang. the pressure grows on boris johnson as an investigation into covid rule—breaking is expanded to cover three parties at downing street. and bringing some cheer to children evacuated

diplomatic or official representation to the beijing 2022 winter olympics and paralympic games given the prc�*s ongoing genic genocide and crimes against humanity. and for team usa, the athletes of her full support and will be behind the miniature percentage of each of them on from home and will not be contributing to the fanfare of the games. our north america correspondent peter bowesjoins me now from los angeles, peter, always get debbie on the programme. we talked a while ago about the fact that this diplomatic boycott was coming. athletes can still go but what signal does this diplomatic boycotts send? i still go but what signal does this diplomatic boycotts send? i think the sianal diplomatic boycotts send? i think the signal is _ diplomatic boycotts send? i think the signal is the _ diplomatic boycotts send? i think the signal is the united _ diplomatic boycotts send? i think the signal is the united states i diplomatic boycotts send? i think| the signal is the united states are not backing down over its long—held belief that they should be held accountable over human rights abuse

diplomatic or official representation would treat these games as business as usual in the face of the prc's egregious human rights abuses and atrocities in xinjiang, and we simply can't do that. the biden administration says china is committing genocide against some of its own people — muslim ethnic uighurs in xinjiang in the west. attention will now turn to other like—minded nations, and will they follow suit? in the months leading up to this decision, one senior british government official intimately involved in forming policy towards china told me the uk ran the risk of being seen as a poodle if it simply followed american�*s lead on a boycott. china's biggest concern about hosting these games has been covid, but the prospect of like—minded nations rallying around a boycott based on claims of genocide is not part of the story it is trying to tell at these games. robin brant, bbc news. the time is 13:16pm. our top story this lunchtime: a foreign office whistle—blower describes the government's evacuation operation in afghanistan in august as "dysfunctional and chaotic". i know w

diplomatic or official representation to the beijing 2022 winter olympics and paralympic games given the prc�*s ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in xinjiang and other human rights abuses. there is precedent here, but the move falls short of the 1980 us—led boycott of the moscow games where team usa athletes were pulled from the competition. the athletes will be participating, we will be rooting for the athletes from home. i am an olympics obsessed person so i'm looking forward to doing that, but i think this isjust an indication that it cannot be business as usual, that not sending a diplomatic delegation sends that message. but is beijing paying attention? judging by the reaction of the foreign ministry in a press conference prior to official confirmation from the us, labelling it wishful thinking, grandstanding, and politically manipulative, the answer is yes. translation: what the us should do is to correct its attitude, - practice a more united olympic spirit, and take china's concerns seriously. do not politicise sports and stop calling for the so—called diplomatic boy

people in taiwan don't want to be part of prc and president xi and his apparatus red guard. >> so with china is serious about it and thinking about the direct use of military miforce. >> yes the best overall strategy if youom want to become dominant in asia that is a sequential strategy which is taking off parts of the coalition and then to pick up the parts of that coalition so that is justt a hollow shell. so the truth and what you are saying, and with that unification of germany and from one state among many to a low then denmark and austria and france. and that's the best strategy. how do we take down the vulnerable parts of the coalition? and then toan create a new set of facts on the ground and then with the rest of our partners and allies decided will be a grander version of what the russians did in crimea and it's a really good strategy and it's a possibility they may decide to live with it. >> so more than just a facebook post. [laughter] >> it is a lot more granular. >> and nike say with the allies. so the more allies that you have the better. end of discussion. and then with

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anything to read out in terms of fair intentions or what they would convey from officials from the prc but our view, the way to view or frame our relationship and our view is that cooperation on transnational issues is not the favor to us or got a transaction, xi should be taking actions on issues where there is a global community able to meet the needs of the global community and that's what they should do in order to be a part of leadership in the global community so i don't have anything to read out on their front and they can certainly speak for themselves. >> can you walk us through logistics with president vladimir putin have much time for meetings and i met you expect to be focused on ukraine, versus other issues or mutual interest in the relationship pretty. >> sure, i'll certainly put out a list of the delegation and i'll see if that is something that we can provide all of you later the segment and i can also check on the logistics of how much time is blocked out for the meeting and in terms of the focus of the meeting, as was announced when we announced this weekend, it's an

0n the basis of evidence heard in public, the tribunal is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the prc, by the imposition of measures to prevent births intended to destroy a significant part of the uyghurs in xinjiang, as such has committed genocide. now, the us has already made that determination, the us government, as has the uk parliament. human rights groups like amnesty international have locked and it depends how you define genocide. he said there was no evidence of mass killings but a deliberate systematic attempt to lower the birth rate and uyghur children would not be borne in the future as a result.— future as a result. caroline, thank ou. england's bowlers struggled as australia built a big lead on day two of the first ashes test in brisbane. the hosts are 343—7, nearly 200 runs ahead. 0ur sports correspondent joe wilson was watching. what don't you see in brisbane? well, there is no broad, no anderson — not picked. england put theirfaith in the bowling of 0llie robinson. 0utside edge, taken! marcus harris gone, that was one. england needed others, not every australian

make sure they can live in security and dignity do whatever we can, we've imposed sanctions on the prc for what they are doing. we've constantly spoken out and have joined in solidarity with european union's in these nations and many other nations around the world and we much continue to do so. when i went to meet with state counselor, i was very forthright about what was taking place along with other concerns we have whether it's ethnic and cultural heritage and what has happened to democracy in hong kong, the efforts to conscript but i wanted trying to do is developing part of a one china policy, what china does in its development policies to grace the economic coercion spoken about before. this is an area where the european union has been strong when it comes to human rights, very outspoken and we are glad we stand in solidarity with each other. >> think of. if i could ask you to comment and also to add, questions on the eu's view or post diplomatic voice of the beijing winter olympics spent report by the biden administration, the question being what you think concrete actions need

matter, that we believe the private sector and the international community should oppose pr -- the prc's weaponizing of its markets to stifle support for human rights. we also think that american companies should never feel the need to apologize for standing up for fundamental human rights or opposing repression. as we've said before, we call on all industries to ensure that they are not sourcing products that involve forced labor, invol -- including forced labor from xinjiang. the reality is that companies that fail to address forced labor and other human rights abuses in their supply chains face serious legal risk, reputational and customers -- customer risk, not just in the united states, but in europe and other regions of the world. so that's, broadly, how we feel. >> and can you just say briefly whether anyone in the administration spoke with any chinese counterpart before the signing of this bill? is there a concern that china will be upset by the president signing this bill? was there any effort to smooth that over or not smooth it over? sec. psaki: we had announced our support or

diplomatic or official representation would treat these games as business as usual in the face of the prc's egregious human rights abuses and atrocities in jing jiang. today after reporting suggested a boycott was coming china's foreign ministry reacted with anger. >> those politicians who clamor for boycott for political self-interest are showing off and hyping things up. no one cares whether they come or not and it has no influence on beijing's success in hosting the winter olympics. >> utah republican senator mitt romney who ran the 2002 salt lake city winter games has been pushing for a diplomatic boycott since march. romney suggests that would hurt china's revenues, shut down propaganda and expose abuses while not hurting american athletes. a recent reagan national defense secretary found 47% for a full boycott by the u.s. olympic team and its athletes. 48% support for a diplomatic boycott and 60% support for a business boycott refusing to sponsor or the international olympic committee delaying and relocating the games. arkansas republican senator tom cotton had pushed for more from th

tolerance for communist controlled networks and informers on their campuses and ideally not educating prc citizens at all. american government bureaucracies should be compelled to stop funding and cooperating with communist bureaucracies and institutions. the wuhan institute of virology sounds like a good place to start. do these things or even threaten them, and the cry goes up from the elites you will hurt american jobs and prosperity if you cut off communist china. this is the suicide note linden denounced. we should not have to sen the dominance of communist china as the price tag for our american way of life. it is also a lie. the united states virtually no trade from mainland china 1949 9 clear through into the 1990s and managed to conduct the world's highest standard of living without them. so, let's do it again. for all that we have been and meant, we cannot look away from this fight. the enemy is here now. he commands the heights of hollywood, silicon valley and wall street. is he poisoning our people and body and mind. he may put jeff bezos over his knee to demand five star revi

the people in taiwan to want to be part of the prc. they don't want to be run by xi jinping and his police, security police apparatus, descendents, metaphorically. so china is likely to be able to calm them into giving up. if china is serious about it then they would think about the direct use of military force. >> and that is china's best military strategy? >> i think china's best, it's best overall strategy if it wants to become dominant in patients what i call the focus and sequential strategy which is taking off parts of this coalition that's going to try to balance can fake that only u.s. but japan, india, south korea hopefully, taiwan, , china will pick off those parts of that coalition so the rest of the coalition gets the idea this coalition is just a hollow shell and many minimal collapse n will be dominant. the truth in what you were saying earlier, alluding to is china does want to start a huge war allah world war ii. and once to do what bismarck did. bismarck took pressure from one state among many in europe in the space of

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diplomatic or official representation would treat these games as business as usual in the face of the prc's human rights atrocity and we can't do that. >> martha: that broke just a short time ago. the united states won't september diplomats to the winter olympics, a move that china would warn against and adding just recently no one cares whether they come or not. that's their latest answer to that. let's bring in the former secretary of defense, the author of a new book, "strategy of denial." thanks for being here. great to have you with us today. you're a big picture thinker on this china issue based on your background in defense. i'm going to ask a small reaction to this part of the story. does it do any good to have a diplomatic boycott of the beijing olympics? >> thanks, martha. it does something but it's not enough. given the gravity of what's going on in the military domain, what is happening in taiwan, the provocations of taiwan. jimmy carter boycotted the 1980 olympics. it's not the level that we need to be aiming at. >> martha: we heard different views in the reagan defense forum o

>> we know prc test not viable stay positive up to 12 weeks. we don't know how antigen performs with regard to predicting transmissibility towards the end of your period of infection. so, with a negative antigen test, we still ask you to wear a mask, positive antigen test we say still wear a mask. since it wasn't going to make a difference in our recommendations we did not recommend a antigen at that period of time. >> mike: admiral, did the cdc just confuse everyone with updated guidelines. >> they certainly confused me and they themselves confused with the whole testing situation. look, i think it's very appropriate that they finally are balancing just pure infection control with the needs of other public health mental illness, kids getting back to school, cancer screenings and keeping the economy and society intact. i'm fully supportive of decreasing the amount of isolation time. what i'm not supportive of is they are trying to finesse their lack of testing, their lack of preparation for testing by saying the tests really don't predict. that