for example it's very close to china and china has very much closer relations to china and in a more direct sense than for example the us and europe graphically and demographically there's also a large chinese community in australia and however i think as china is seemingly more aggressive on the xi jinping in the pacific asia region. now in the last few years wanting to kind of tighten also its policy against china and also impose tariffs and be more cautious and because they are more direct in contact with china and they feel more threatened and i think that but to the reactions from the region i think the you're europe and the u.s. can now kind of look 1st and use australia as kind of a and this example of what would happen if. at the beginning of the show we have this quote from you where you serve us where there's a global no for do willing to accept known western leadership i was very intriguing to us a little bit more if i think that of course there's the debate washington's kind of putting forth that it's not about fighting china it's about fighting an authoritarian state bec

china and china is not one cent of china g.d.p. gross and china china is also leave to 800000000 people out of property accounting 70 percent of. war poverty level so they have a contribution in almost a total war but i think you know we need to really explain the well and then probably we need to have a better. look at china because i think the world you know the western country neither be more tolerant of china if the chinese do well you know like they obviously have a doesn't matter it's all white cat black and as long as it catches mice with a contribution to the 31 3rd of the world g.d.p. grows you know never become a. conqueror any. continent or countries or sending troops to other countries or fighting you know that's like someone got to when you leave that you call for more tolerable example for example for my last dollar that's the french that the yeah but the but also you know in a 10 tolerance a 1000000 weakest locked up in riyadh so-called reeducation camps tolerance of persecution of christians is that the kind of tole

china is focusing on us. so we want to focus on china because china has a very strong agenda with using any kind of energy and signer g to expand its influence over all the countries of the western world. and therefore, we must have an agenda to what is the kind of investment that you can have all the kind of trade, authentic operation because we, the country which is the same way prevents any sort of corporation. even now, when we're talking, china is totally obscure and is the country of censorship, about the real origin, nature, and consequences of it. and europe is now coming to realize that china is no longer a purely economic power, but also a political one. meanwhile, the dock workers union in paris has come to terms with its new chinese bosses and is trying to negotiate workers' rights as best it can in the media with other staff over the last 10 years. the, our experience with the chinese has been that they always negotiate as hard as they can and demand as much freedom possible. but if you set your

is not going down that route that it's going to compete with china and what are you hearing from china in terms of whether they think it will remain as confrontational as it apparently was in courage will will there in fact be more trade war more trade conflict essentially more of the trump approach i think china is ready. for that and especially because of the. diplomacy that it whole ready has been trying to do since 17 it has increasingly been harsh on other neighbors when like when they were attacked and they have tried to. like to try to show. the chinese people that trying the china is now strong that it can compete with the best in neighbors and i think china is going down that route that it's focusing much more on the domestic market that it's. driving itself away from corporation with the west but try to look into the domestic market how can how can. people from the chinese people think in like about china it's much more important for them to. has repeatedly said that there are certain topics and areas on which the u.s. must cooperate with russia and china be it arms control i

is not going down that route that it's going to compete with china and what are you hearing from china in terms of whether they think it will remain as confrontational as it apparently was in courage will will there in fact be more trade war more trade conflict essentially more of the trump approach i think china is ready. for that and especially because of the. diplomacy that it whole ready has been trying to do since 17 it has increasingly been harsh on other neighbors when like when they were attacked and they have tried to. like to try to show. the chinese people that trying the china is now strong that it can compete with the west and neighbors and i think china is going down that route that it's focusing much more on the domestic market that it's. driving itself away from corporation with the west but try to look into the domestic market how can how can. people from the chinese people think in like about china it's much more important for them to himself has repeatedly said that there are certain topics and areas on which the u.s. must cooperate with russia and china be it arms c

his vision for china's future. president, seizing ping hasn't left china for nearly 2 years. partly because of the pandemic, but also because he's focused on building his legacy in july ahead of the parties central committee meeting. he made it clear that he's firmly in the driver's seat at home and abroad. don't want him to, chinese people will never allow any foreign forces to bully, oppressor and slave us. only one who dares try to do that. we'll have their heads bashed and bloodied against the great wall of steel. forged by over 1400000000 chinese people. this year marks the 100 anniversary of the chinese communist party . its official history is the top item on the agenda, chairman mouth. the dog, the founder of the people's republic of china, was the 1st to in shine his role as leader his successor, dings helping architect of the reforms that propelled china's economy to the world's 2nd biggest. did the same. she wants to show that he's an equally important leader, transforming china into a global power. he wants to make his power felt all across the chinese society as well. he has bo

and china have exploded which is partly why there have been the sanctions placed on china in some 30 years well that all changed today the european union is imposing sanctions on 4 chinese officials for human rights abuses against china's we go minority the decision to impose sanctions was unanimous all e.u. countries voted yes a huge sign of solidarity and one that has gotten china's attention today beijing a tip for tat response also imposed sanctions on your. do you foreign ministers meeting in brussels usually they're of verse to confrontation with china but not this time sanctions would be imposed on beijing. this package includes 4 individuals and one entity from china who has had the knack to for all in good design and implementation of the change policies in jean jacques. we wear make that wear during the meeting that china has retaliated to those sanctions and rather than change its policies and address our legitimate concerns china is against a blind eye and these measures are without the wall and next unacceptable china's retaliation blacklisting 10 even the vigils and 4 e

does not want to endanger the economic ties was china there are far. too important for the economies in europe they have to trade and to to deal visit china and so it's also clear that the e.u. is also already fick to ring in the retaliation because it's now clear that there will be a tit for tat and that the chinese will come up with some counter measures and as we hear the foreign ministry and b.g. already issued a list of 10 individuals and 4 companies that will be punished in europe. battery good reporting from brussels thank you so very much and i'd like to take you now to china to get the perspective from their correspondence but he has been or is in beijing for you. just tell us about who the individuals are that are targeted here . yeah these are individuals who are hiring officials in the regional government off seeing john or in the security of power it is the head of the security forces of the public security bureau is among them the deputy party secretary what is however interesting is that the party secretary the most powerful man in the r

china wants it to be. it is, and i think that's, that's basically, i don't know how if people have kind of realize that this is happening, you know, in a way that, that, that's what we're seeing now that china is just, are saying you can say what you want about change. young, but we don't consider in general problem and it's up to you to deal with it. so i think the pressure is going to come back politically. it's going to be a political story. and i think that's, that's where we're going to be this year. ok. clifford can and thanks for giving it on it for us during 2021 and i'm sure you will continue to join 2022 as well. staying with china and cities like hong kong, shanghai and sion jan have some of the most expensive real estate markets in the world, was residential prices. sometimes dozens of times higher than the average household income and rising. they chang is fighting and expanding property bubble above beijing's glittering facades shine proud symbols of the chinese economic miracle. the people w

state department acumen china china with whom you're working closely it accused china of systematically preventing a transparent and thorough investigation of covert 900 origins choosing instead to devote enormous resources to deceit and this information now you as an organization has really sort of the time i say can i just finish the question please you as an organization have released information which china gave you without any warning that it comes from a sense and state so you are part of the problem aren't you if they have been if the u.s. state department is correct and china has been putting out in deceit and this information you have also put out deceit and this information. well the team you were mentioning a number of times the united states of america 2 weeks ago i had the acting and best of the united states of america here in the region of this reach was very clearly expressing the rest of the debris charities office for europe and he collaboration in many had to talk to the region director of the united states and of the control that dr anthony so did i felt a very stron

that china certainly has a right to. you know express their opinions as well i think that china just just expressed its satisfaction on its opinion so i think that should not be interpreted any more than that well if you intended a strong reaction if you intended a strong reaction from the european union you got it because it's foreign policy chief you don't have burrell code china your government expansionist or thora tarion and the new empire that undermines international law did you really want to pick a fight with your largest export market well i don't think that china is the picking a fight always with china largest market no i mean it's probably both market for both those regions as well and as i said you know there are there are certain. guidelines and principles 11 country is that. diplomatic ties and the recognize one china policy and national. wire lated or bridged and if that is happen china certainly have a right to protest and the give. in the dissatisfaction and those of his comment i think that's fair you

a symbol of a modernizing china sometimes excessively. and here if you cross the street your face and full name appear on a giant screen. and you receive a text on your smartphone. these cameras are fitted with facial recognition. system widely accepted in china where respect and order a key values. technology to serve security. video surveillance to sort of connect to dissipate. the video surveillance network developed in china is called skynet. it comprises 500000000 cameras installed in urban rural areas by a number of chinese companies most of them a 50 foot facial recognition capable of identifying human faces and detecting suspicious movements on the street. in the long term the system will be able to scan the entire chinese population of a 1000000 and a half in one second. in this whole well in world while weight is creating safe cities that would be entirely futuristic connected. and watch. one part of business out of hallways and that a lot of people know less about is in surveillance technology so the company calls it safe citie

by china. the fight against the pandemic has opened up opportunities for indian women with skills in a high risk profession. welcome to news asia glad you could join us china says in to sanctions targeting chinese officials over their involvement with rights abuses in. based on lies and false information a statement from china as a vice foreign minister also warned that the sanctions could harm e.u. china relations the statement comes a day after the e.u. sanction for chinese officials and one entity with asset freezes and travel bans for rights abuses against the weak of muslim minority in china not western region. do you foreign ministers meeting in brussels usually fare a verse to confrontation with china but not this time sanctions would be imposed on beijing. this packaging group for individuals and one entity from china who have had the knack to for all india design and implementation of the change policies in jean jacques. we wear make that wear during the meeting that china has retaliat

he's kind of transform china so rapidly because china used to be such a poor, impoverish country always with human rights violations always for decades. china has always had a lot of human rights violation, but the problem is now china has actually become economically very successful in addition to math, human rights violations. and so my question i always ask is, you know, when china had the chinaman with mr. car, when there was the great famine of china, where 45000000 people died. and in the culture revolution went up to a 1000000 people died. you know, the u. s. no one in the international community interfered and came to, to help the people of china and china was a poor country. they didn't have any high technology. they didn't have any scientific innovation at the time. people were leaving china, you know, in, in the millions we have a huge chinese diaspora around the world. and no one asked why there's so many cheap chinese people around the world. i don't think that biden is as cynical in his approach to china. i think he really has a deep seated believe the human. why do matter

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

there are hundreds of nice houses in china. some of them have even made the front pages of international newspapers assigned a change that is usually broken at some point. the chances of winning the battle are slim. the other side is too powerful, and people evicted from their homes are often injured in the process shown. how's this and his gearing up as if the battle, the a you can throw that out the window. it has a brick as an anchor. oh then i can light the fuse and run away home and you saw the leech usually has prepared enough homemade explosives to bring it all down. if anyone gets in they won't make it out alive. he films himself as he places them throughout the building. the that fuses for this road. this is for the stairs one for down the 2nd floor. the entrance there is some issue that when they're in the rooms on the ground floor and disconnects the gas to the roof, the bombs on the roof here. and here everything is labeled. if you're going to do it, you have to do it right? so the individual nail hauser who basical

and yet china is highly dependent on the good. well, the rest of the world is for 10 doctors, for oil, for many other commodities to continue the growth. so i don't think the past 40 years, that's all a good idea, but a good stop and model. so think about the next coming years in china. i try to how we, there china expert and the author of the book read capitalism. thank you so much for sharing your insights with us. the united nations, there's the corona, of ours pandemic may come at a cost of over $4.00 trillion dollars to the global tourism sector. report was that slow vaccination rates and developing countries, a leading to mounting economic losses with many of those nations dependent on international visitors. among them is thailand, boat owner, some sac, but lau hasn't earned anything today. in fact, he's had just one customer over the past month, making just $40.00. before the pandemic, he usually made $100.00 a day. his hopes and those many others now rest on a government pilot project. from july, 1st fax, unaided torres f

control china. some military build up growing influence on coercive behavior also poses challenges to our security and we need to address them together asked alliance. we're not entering a new cold war, finalize no, not our, at the certain of our enemy about. we need to address together ask the lions the challenges that the routes are trying our pulses to our security heavy correspond. terry sholtes is standing by nato headquarters. so terry nathan 2nd, terry general, they're saying that we're not entering a new cold war with china, but what can we expect from nato in its response to china? good morning, terry. yes, nato very much hopes there will not be a new cold war with china. china spends with abandon on its military, it has the 2nd largest armed forces in the world after the united states, and it already has the largest navy. it is not bound by any arms control treaties. so this is very much a country that nato wants to keep on the level. it does not want increase tensions, especially when the

people are worried over and aggressive china. at the end of a one day, somebody brussels native release, they communicate that without labeling china. a threat describes china as one us. president joe biden has been lobbying us allies, including native to stand up to shyness, aggressive tact. nato secretary general in stoughton big said today that while the alliance does not see china as an enemy, it is concerned about beijing's ambitions and assertive behavior. this is definitely a policy when for president biden, because many of nato's european members have had a very different experience with b g than washington has had. germany's export economy relies heavily on ties with the world's 2nd largest economy. today, german transfer uncle american chose not to focus on the complex relationships, but rather on the clear and obvious threats from china such as cyber attacks. he not see vala infuse. china is arrival in many issues. and at the same time, also a partner in many issues. we made that clear at the g 7 yesterday. i think it'

beijing accuses both companies of meddling in china's domestic affairs night. he is trending on social media in china but not in a good way it's facing a backlash after a statement on china's policies in the change young province saying it won't choose cotton from the region. and it's not alone it's an m.o. singled out this week for issuing a statement last year in which it said it was concerned about allegations of forced labor engine john both annika statements haven't been received well by people in china. they have not seen actually as chinese we must show our patriotism i don't buy these brands and now i will ask my friends to boycott them to. keep coming to singles foreigners making money from china but scolding it and discrediting cotton frontin john i will not buy those foreign brands i will support domestic products. western brands are caught in the middle of a feud between china and western countries which have imposed sanctions on chinese officials because of the allegations of forced labor but while taking a stance on change young cotton is potentia

c, for the very 1st time, focused on china and admitted how concerned there are about china's increasing military power and china's increasingly aggressive behavior. so we can find that quite strong language and that communicate to the allies belief that china and its actions present systemic challenges to nato. however, we also have to add that many european allies are very cautious like angle america. for example, he told us today that it's also important to keep up the dialogue with china and to, to try to, to see china also as a partner on many important global issues present by it's due to sit down with russia president posted in 48 hours with mr. biden, be taking a new nato strategy with regard to russia with him while might be not a new strategy. but i think that for joe biden and was very important to listen to allies and to take their advice to have sort of united front before having to geneva to have this summit with russian president vladimir putin and russia has been mentioned 61 times in the communique and ne, till is calling out rush us aggressive behavior, the annexation o

for example it's very close to china and china has very much closer relations to china in a more direct sense than for example the us and europe graphically and demographically there's also a large chinese community in australia and however i think as china is seemingly more aggressive on the xi jinping in the pacific asia region. and now in the last few years is wanting to kind of tighten also its policy against china and also impose tariffs and be more cautious and because they are more direct in contact with china and they feel more threatened and i think that but to the reactions from the region i think the you're up and the u.s. can now kind of look 1st and use australia as kind of a example of what would happen if. at the beginning of the show we have this quote from you where you said to us where they're doing bono for do willing to accept known western leadership or was very intriguing to us a little bit more is i think that of course there's the debate washington's kind of putting forth that it's not about fighting china it's about fighting an authoritarian state because i thin

knows clearly that trump would do his best to embarrass china and to her china's position in his fine old days so analysts believe that china will not want to take actions to hamper our 1st to reboot relations with us call me in the situation so apart from trading words china might not want to retaliate until. unless the things get to an acceptable level for example like trump suddenly visit in taiwan which is not very possible. until then can wait 2 to 4 charm to get out to all of the office because we have to be careful what's possible and not with trump but leaving that aside the us is currently certainly busy dealing with domestic issues especially the transition from trump to biden where will that leave taiwan and its trade relations with the u.s. . well the u.s. trade representative lied hisor just said there was no time for a negotiation of the us and taiwan bilateral trade agreement and the 2 sides had not yet resolved obstacles to the trade dispute so the train goes asian could not start so in one of the biggest problems cited by light hires or is the u.s. in taiwan growing t

she's made in china liana. yeah, i think just, and i think the problem with the is that it seems that the leadership in beijing is not really interested in making human why it's part of any dialogue of any agenda. and well, there is a lot of dialogue going on with china and us will do the many. oh is which should go on this very clearly, very strong pushback from beijing on all issues with the west and you criticized this washer. could the sales wash? i could china on and this is something which should not be acceptable to an open dialogue between partners and countries. that some areas we be forcefully tried by aging to be cut out of, of dialogue to be cut out of negotiations and sanctions against members of the european parliament who pick out against a human wide situation. and that is something which is so concerning the dialogue with china as important as it is, has become so much more difficult in the last years due to an increasing the autocratic development at home. and that is something which is still

china will respond it would be easy to declare this another cold war but the reality may be worse china will soon be america's economic equal its military and foreign influence are expanding befitting an emerging superpower president biden despite his tough stance insists the u.s. and china can work together we can chew gum and walk at the same time he says but his advisors and u.s. allies know this isn't about being the better multitasker it's about running and not allowing china to catch up china is the greatest long terms to treat strategic threat to the security in the 21st century the chinese communist party insidious and corrosive and corrupt influences that were globally and in this region some examples include their pursuit of multiple port deals loans for political leverage . vaccine diplomacy that undermines sovereignty state surveillance citee and the exploitation of resources such as illegal on regulation on reported fishing may want the united states has always pursued double standards and as for international law and rules the united states chooses to abide by whatever sui

accuses china of threatening global stability china accuses the us of hypocrisy. it was supposed to be a traditional photo op between 2 economic and military superpowers but instead a backroom brawl exploded on to the world stage as both sides launched scathing indictments also discuss our deep concerns with actions by china including actions wrong hong kong taiwan cyber attacks on the united states economic coercion toward our allies each of these actions threaten the rules based order that maintains will stability that's why they're not merely internal matters and why we feel an obligation to raise these issues here today chinese communist party foreign affairs chief yang a chief fired back by questioning america's status as a leader. so we hope that 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 these things because the u.s. does not represent the world it only represents the government of the united states with the u.s. secretary of st

am how do you think china has handled the outbreak. after the beginning there in the they have agreed has said taking. control information isn't the very essential task for the party so they don't see the information objective but are rather users who are hurt or benefit the party. i'm wildly has been making confrontational artwork and documentary films for almost 40 years as a place. in mexico. highway studio in beijing was a free zone in the city for many years but in 2011 he was arrested and imprisoned for 81 days since the corona virus outbreak he has been analyzing the information for more on this city where the doctors who 1st reported the danger of the new virus were silenced delayed last for clear record because they stopped the doctors to tom bodett they they question them. in the police station asking them to confound and made the agreement not to talk about this and you more sold that period of time. seize. a big advantage to spirit. i'm sure it's not their intention i'm sure they miscalculate to the situation i'm sure they

in asia was 130 countries you have a country and china and china is not one cent of china g.d.p. gross and china china is also live to 800000000 people out of province economies 70 percent of the. war poverty level so they have a contribution in almost a total war but i think you know we need to really explain the well and then probably we need to have a better. look at china because i think was on the world you know the western country neither be more tolerant of china if the chinese do while you know like there is obviously a dozen matters of whitechapel aca as long as it catches mice with a contribution to the 31 3rd of the world g.d.p. gross you know never become a. conqueror any. continent or countries or sending troops to other countries or fighting in advance like i want them to when you examine your call for more tolerance example for example for my last dollar that's the french that the yeah but the but also you know how lonesome a $1.70 weakest locked up in rio and so-called reeducation camps tolerance of persecution of christians is that the kind of tolerance that you'

and it's been a turbulent century for china under that party. it started with a secret meeting of 53 people in shanghai in 1921, and has since been transformed into a colossal instrument of political control with some 92000000 members across the country. for decades, the people's republic of china was essentially close to the rest of the world under found the leader miles on. today, the once impoverished nation is the world's 2nd biggest economy, but under china's communist party, that transformation has come at a cost. today tourist bo, it's ply this lake but 100 years ago it was a small group of marx's to sort out. this is alex, but they had convened in shanghai, but the fear of spies. so then move their meeting to boat on non who lake 100 kilometers south of the city. he is where they found that the communist party today non who receives visitors from all over china. that meant that it is the communist party that stands for and has brought us the good life we have today was to take our house and the government has built an impressive museum o

but instead i hope to build a relationship of mutual respect with china but one way china respects the boundaries of others now this grouping is actually more than 13 years all and it's only last week that we have the 1st summit level conference between the leaders what exactly is it offering to the indoor pacific region now. so the group the quote it's much more than talk we have to remember that it began as a disaster relief arrangement after the terrible tsunami in the indian ocean in 2004 these 4 countries are struggling india japan the united states mobilize the forces rapidly to assist the region and out of that grew the idea of building this unusual coalition of cooperation for very different democracies you know that they many changes since then and of course the court was dormant for a while but what it's offering the region now really is i think 3 things the court ease a kind of an anchor for cooperation among a dog verse range of countries not just democracies the countries we've interests with respect for rules based order with capabilities a willingness to cooperate that's

has criticized china but chinese officials say it's merely a bureaucratic delay. disappointed with this news given that 2 members had already begun their journeys and others were more able to travel at the last minute but i have been in contact with senior chinese officials and i have want to see again made made it clear that the mission is a priority for w. joe and the international team and i'm sure when he if these are to ensure the work of the global experts group in china is successful we need to carry out your necessary procedures and make relevant concrete plans and currently both sides are still negotiating on this for more on what's at stake for both sides we have joyce lee out of the east asia bureau in taipei and joyce the perception has been that the joint china have had a pretty good relationship during this covert pandemic crisis what's happened yes it has been a lot of analysis thing that the actual has been the union to us china because it hopes to. give some time for china to you know more transparent data and information to the. whole but then it

am i do you think china has handled the outbreak. after the beginning there they have agreed has set it in. country the information is in the very essential task for the party so they don't see the information objective but to realize there is or who are hurt or benefit the party. i am way way has been making confrontational artwork and documentary films for almost 40 years as a place. in mexico. highway studio in beijing was a free zone in the city for many years but in 2011 he was arrested and imprisoned for 81 days since the corona virus outbreak he has been analyzing the information from more han the city where the doctors who 1st reported the danger of the new virus were silenced they delayed us for clear record because they stopped the doctors to talk about it they they questioned them. in the police station asked them to confound and made a agreement not to talk about this and you more sold that period of time. disease. big advantage to the spirit i'm sure it's not their intention i'm sure they miscalculate to the situation i'

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and the message in the final communicate will be to china. that if you are going to be a major after on the international stage, you need to act responsibly in line with international norms. ok, said with attorney, because of course china isn't nature's only challenge and we'll hear from german chancellor angler medical on the alliance. his other big problem and who named dorothy come to you who pleaded hybrid challenges are becoming increasingly significant, such as cyber attack, especially when it comes to russia. of course, this information campaigns pop, not many nato allies, including germany, also affected by this is in due to us. we will talk about the situation in ukraine while we are also seeing big challenges and about the co operation between nato and countries like georgia and ukraine. caught you know, event. and we will, of course, speak about the threat such as we are seeing in belgrade to a human rights all being trampled on them. so terry show. so you are saying that as far as time goes tough words from nato. what about russia

they have not been approved in china, that there was a purely political decision. am in the state media, he and also the government. they've placed their own domestic vaccines as being superior. and now it would be a huge lot of loss of phase if they would turn to a foreign and especially western which seems what they are betting on is that a sign away sign of found their own m vixen produces are developing a new generation of m r in a vaccines and then they get approved. but, and the bigger picture is, are the big question that people are wondering is, what is the long term goal? what is the exit strategy? i mean so far, and it's hard to imagine that china will open up its board us anytime soon. probably in one imagines china needs to show they've got the virus under control ahead with the olympics. just very, very briefly, if you can, what's at stake? what the national prestige last year they claimed the victory over the virus and am now the situation is quite different. and but the olympics themselves, they will be under restrict bubble and the games are not m e

china finally stifled these. tests in june 2020 where the draconian law which among other things allows for so-called dangerous persons to be extradited to china. to cling to london seems to be the only safe way out for many critics of china but not all of the make it these exiled hong kong ers are demonstrating for the release of 12 young democracy activists beijing had arrested them as they were trying to flee to taiwan they have been detained in china ever since august monza seemed and humble the legacy and okami a move will not give up when you do one vote we could do whenever we are really really hopeless. nathan law is considered a hero by many hong kong years and particular those who recently had to flee just like have the. people such as photographer jim walsh see contact with him and ask his advice and want to be around to have a lot more they vote for all of them for their 1st home here. for a dollar with a helmet gas mask and diving goggles. this is the gear worn by activists to protect themselves from

do you think the team would have had a better idea if it had sort of been in china much earlier. well you know it's it's always the better because the tracks are still fresh or whole ever it's not too late of the investigations and so not diseases have started much much later than this one so i think there's still a good chance to find out what happened so you are convinced that we that they will come a time in our future that we will know where the corona virus actually originated from this is a very complicated puzzle especially since this virus causes all mild symptoms or no symptoms so it's harder to follow back the tracks to the patient 0 or the index case however i'm very confident that at some point we will know which spent species the right virus so the interests are of all the human virus is and perhaps to get an idea into immediate which may have played a role in that transmission if we will ever find out where exactly and how exactly it happened that's a big question mark the team spent about one month in china for 2 weeks was spent in quarantine indoors do you think t

were top officials pilloried china for the pandemic when the china virus invaded are sure i promise china fought back against trump's talk of a china virus you want me from united states truly respects facts it should open the biological lead but for dietrich. the chinese foreign affairs ministry was speaking and tweeting the prospect the virus was created in the u.s. military lab in cary to woo han during military games in late 2019 tweets amplified by thousands of accounts around the world in dozens of languages and tens of millions of followers you don't necessarily want people abroad to believe you but if you want to have people come away with the impression that while the truth simply cannot be known a sense then as peace as it sees us the most i don't like any of the. knots and that too the chinese government at least in the international context would be a wimp polling suggested as early as last spring that up to a 3rd of people in a number of countries already believe the coronavirus was manmade for its part the chinese foreign ministry says its diplomats use social media like oth

foreigners want to contain china, cd and ping, use the word today in slave china. in other words, foreigners want to do to china what they did during the colonial period. and that is really a highly motivating line of reasoning for him to use. and it creates a kind of emotional connection with people in china. you can still get very angry and emotional about the past. richard mcgregor joining us from the low institutes. thank you so much for your insight on this chinese and 10 ari of the communist party. we appreciate to the u. s. now where the american actor bill cosby has walked free after a court overturned his sexual assault conviction and ordered his immediate release, he was the 1st u. s. celebrity sent to prison for sexual assaults since the beginning of the me to movement. now 2 years on the pennsylvania supreme court decided that cause they never should have faced charges in the 1st place. after striking a non prosecution deal with a previous district attorney. and just like that, bill cosby was free. his car sped by the walls of the pennsylvania prison in

china has. hoped obviously when they concluded the conference supreme and on investment that the european union would be young could be taken for granted if only they'd made a few minor economic concessions they could have us in the pocket politically and now they they learned that the european union is not just americans of those tar that but that it stands up for its values so that's a major failure procedure in pink and that's why they're angry and i think that the reaction in itself also helps undermining china's international image so this it's a real political battle this is not an ass if. that was really hard to predict over there speaking with me earlier let's take a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world canada is accusing beijing of hostage diplomacy over its treatment of a canadian citizen accused of spying the former diplomat michael cauvery was arrested back in $28.00 and is now awaiting a verdict after a short trial canada maintains that co

and china have exploded which is partly why there have been the sanctions placed on china in some 30 years well that all changed today the european union is imposing sanctions on 4 chinese officials for human rights abuses against china's we go minority the decision to impose sanctions was unanimous all you countries voted yes a huge sign of solidarity and one that has gotten china's attention today beijing a tip for tat response also imposed sanctions on your. do you foreign ministers meeting in brussels usually there are a verse to confrontation with china but not this time sanctions would be imposed on beijing. these packages include 4 individuals and one entity from china who have had an active role in the design and implementation of the cheney's policies engine job. we wear make that wear during the meeting that china has retaliated to those sanctions. and rather than changes policies that address our legitimate concerns china is against a blind eye and these measures are we had to will annex unacceptable china's retaliation blacklisting 10 even the vigils and for entities the

and china have exploded which is partly why there have been sanctions placed on china in some 30 years or that all changed today the european union is imposing sanctions on for chinese officials for human rights abuses against china as we go minority the decision to impose sanctions was unanimous all you countries voted yes a huge sign of solidarity and one that has gotten china's attention today beijing in a tit for tat response also imposed sanctions on your. e.u. foreign ministers meeting in brussels usually there of verse to confrontation with china but not this time sanctions would be imposed on beijing. this package includes 4 individuals and one entity from china who have had an active for all in the design and implementation of the change policies engine job. we wear make that wear during a meeting that china has retaliated to those sanctions. and so rather than change its policies and address our legitimate concerns china is against a blind eye and these measures are we had to will and next unacceptable china's retaliation blacklisting 10 even the vigils and for entities the e

and the promise to bring south governing, tie one under china's control, a vision of an assertive china impervious to western criticism, and uncompromising on strategic goals. i'm joined now by sarah cook. she's the research director for china, taiwan in hong kong. it freedom house, that's a washington based in geo. it's good to have you on the program. miss cook this massive spectacle on tiana mon square knowing what happens there in 1989. what does this tell us about the power of the communist party to totally control the narrative? i think it says a lot about aspirations of the part of the control, the narrative and control chinese people. because i think a lot of the political feeder is also to demonstrate that, you know, whether you would want to salute the party or not the party can make you do that. and i think one of the things we see on social media where, which isn't obviously onto them and where is the level of censorship and control and full mentation, an amplification of nationalistic narrative, like what the party would like, but very fierce depression. of anybody trying t

news live from berlin a year after corona virus forced china into shutdown is setting out plans to bounce back become to shift its focus from fighting the virus to longer term economic speech and also our plans electoral reforms that will tighten its grip on hong kong . also coming up activists in myanmar tell us they are prepared to die for democracy as another protester is reported dead in the city of mandalay more than 50 demonstrators have been killed since the military coup began. and germany's new faced plan to reopen is met with criticism retailers say it's too cautious while the public health experts warn it could lead to another wave of infections we have the latest numbers on what the average germans really think. also on the program the 1st papal visit to iraq pope francis will urge the countries when dealing number of christians to stay put and help rebuild after years of war and persecution. i'm going to welcome to the program one year ago much of china was shut down to help contain the spread of coronavirus now the country has the pandemic largely under control and is taking

for example it's very close to china and china has very much closer relations to china and in a more direct sense than for example the us and europe graphically and demographically there's also a large chinese community in australia and however i think as china is seemingly more aggressive on the xi jinping in the pacific asia region. and now in the last few years wanting to kind of tighten also its policy against china and also impose tariffs and be more cautious and because they are more direct in contact with china and they feel more threatened and i think that but to their reactions from the region i think the you're up and the u.s. can now kind of look 1st and use australia as kind of a and this example of what would happen if. at the beginning of the show we have this quote from you where you said to us where there's a global no forward be willing to accept known western leadership was very intriguing to us a little bit more if i think that of course there's the debate washington's kind of putting forth that it's not about fighting china it's about fighting an authoritarian sta

and it's going to be billed by a chinese people coming from china and by china material. so there you really ask yourself them to is going to benefit this project? is it really hungary or rather china and chinese intelligence the through the help of hungary boy, just a thought into europe for shar in budapest, thank you for showing me the in ice hockey, where there has been a heartbreak for germany in the man's world championship, semi final, their impressive run was ended by defending champion, finland, one to one to set up a final on sunday, against canada. and in football, germany begin their european championship campaign against world cup winners. france later this month in munich. the tournament is also the last one for germany coach yogi love. and after a couple of veterans were welcomed back to the roster. confidence is higher than ever at their austrian training base. one final friendly game against lafayette on monday await this picturesque setting should give the national team strength and energy for the european championship in front of an impressive backdrop.

now, china has reported growth just under 8 percent for the 2nd quarter compared to last year. that is less than half the rate it grew in the 1st quarter and below economist forecast. manufacturing is lowering and consumer demands not picking up as quickly as expected is more from china on the list listed coolant. there been warning signs in recent months about the chinese economy. record commodity prices for raw materials like iron, or have driven factory inflation to their highest levels in more than a decade. china is a key player in the global supply chain. supply chain disruptions called by shipping backlogs, and an energy shortage. i've been a dragon factory production. also the services sector as load recently. as efforts to contain a coven, 1900, a break in glasgow, and province in the south, curb consumer and business activity. so the rebound from the pandemic may be losing steam, but the overall picture remains positive, and china is still on track to exceed its annual growth target this year of more than 6 percent. now a quick look at some of the other business stori

china is promising its partners rich. but in europe there's a sharp morning whoever accept money from the new superpower will become dependent on it china's gateway to europe. starts feb 19th on d w. number $46.00 has taken the oath of office and now it's off to work u.s. president biden wants to provide from demick relief and fix the u.s. economy experts views on how that could go down also on the program germany gives farmers a high take to help them become a bargain to friendly but there is a technical hitch. i'm chris cuomo welcome to the program u.s. president joe biden's an auger ation set the tone for his economic policy for the coming months and years at the top of the agenda guiding america's way out of the coronavirus crisis a reporter a day of winter because as his opinion of biden's our hero address. if one word could summarize biden's speech it is unity with the new president highlighting the need to overcome the pandemic and economic devastation together with unity we can do great things important things we

chamber of commerce in china still has a long list of complaints is it going to change i think china's own pace and i think the kind of control they want to maintain over their economy well. let us have a small portion of that whole game that we have so it's a serious problem but the market access and i don't see it. becoming much easier frankly. e.b.m. pabst tests the noise levels of its products with very quiet fans it aims to win nova chinese consumers an increasingly important market for the german company. we are going faster in china than anywhere else and it currently accounts for 13 or 14 percent of our total revenue but the figure is set to rise a lot further we are aiming to increase that share to 30 percent of the. business is good right now for companies like i.b.m. pups for his success in china thomas nurnberg or is being rewarded with a new posting back to germany as global sales director. and more about those where are china analyst clifford cowen and co for good to have you know we heard in the report there that companies need to adapt to new industry standards in china