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. and we know that, you know, many of the, these foreign powers watchdogs, for example, they have been putting the spotlight on human rights abuses in china itself, for example, engine john. also the cracked on free speech in the pro democracy movement in hong kong. all of these that have come under intense criticism in which direction do you see the party heading well, very much in its own direction. you know, when china was poor, it took no notice the worst and criticism of human rights. now that it's richer, it's going to take even less notice. and in fact, i mean, you know, is all trying at all manner of ways of 5 back and put its own story, which by the way, have been launch unsuccessful in convinc

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 sign their g to expand its influence over older countries of the western world. and therefore, we must have an agenda to what is the kind of investment that we can have all the kind of trade, authentic operation because we the country, which is the same way but events. amy, so it's a 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. it can be a video with, 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

and china is quite quiet when you watch. while foreign firms are allowed to bid for state contracts they rarely actually. when out against chinese competitors. chinese state owned enterprises are often at an advantage thanks to generous subsidies enabling them to offer lower prices that applies to outside china as well. and in the digital economy the fastest growing market foreign players have little to no access. e.b.m. pabst tests the noise levels of its products. with very quiet fans it aims to win over chinese consumers an increasingly important market for the german company. here the hopes were growing faster in china than anywhere else you know currently accounts for 13 or 14 percent of total revenue and the figure is set to rise a lot further. we're aiming to increase that share to 30 percent of isaac and so. right now commercial matters the sometimes overshadowed by the pandemic. i just want to see how you're doing after 14 days in corentin. imagine it's tough being holed up in a little hotel room for 14 days well. w

more on president vitamins china policy. his financial correspondent, chelsea delaney, one of joe by an main goals as us president has been to rebuild america's relationships with its allies and part can about the rising role of china. we are starting to see that bear fruit to some degree. the infrastructure structure program announced over the weekend as well as the proposed us use semi conductor alliance. it's scheduled to be discuss tomorrow in brussels as part of larger trade talks. at the same time, the e u is still very reluctant to choose aside between the u. s and china, the u is concerned about human rights abuses by basing, but the chinese market is still paramount for a lot of european companies like mercedes benz bmw w. and as we heard from a lot of g, g 7 leaders over the weekend, it's imperative to collaborate with china for global efforts like climate change. chelsea delaney that now let's take a look at some of the other business stories making headlines. morocco is hoping, taurus destinations like this one w

and china is also a partner and many other issues. and we will not fail to defend transatlantic alliance or stand up for democratic values. also coming up, israel has a new government and a new prime minister and a new foreign policy. and this is apparently very important for democrats in the united states. just listen to israel's new foreign minister. i probably can't even, republicans are important to us, but not just then as he well now we are facing a democratic white hands, a democratic senate, and a democratic congress. look at the when these democrats angry and we need to change, and we work with them to this level done with the will to our he was on p b. s. in the united states, into all of you around the world. welcome. we begin the day with nato and china today for the 1st time in its history. the north atlantic treaty organization put in writing. when many of its members have been saying for years, people are worried over and aggressive china. at the end of a one day summit in brussels, native release, they communicate that

it's 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 . 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 control climate ch

beijing accuses both companies of meddling in china's domestic affairs night. it's 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 use cotton from the region. and it's not on the edge and that was 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. literally i'm not see nationally as chinese we must show our patriotism i don't buy these brands and now i will ask my friends to boycott them too. should have. seen those foreigners making money from china but scolding it and discrediting cotton frontin jiang i will not buy those foreign brands i will support domestic products. or. 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 cott

there's no stopping china while the rest of the world struggles with the fallout from the pandemic china's trade surplus hits a 5 year high i watched as china's a strength mean for the global economy we talked to the president of the european shame but in china about their latest report into the country's decoupling a strategy. also coming up more posed to brics its supply disruptions the supermarkets in britain warning of food shortages in northern ireland. hello welcome to your business i want to johnson good to have you with us 535000000000 u.s. dollars that's the size of china's trade balance off to exports grew in 2020 lifting its us to a 5 year high that despite the groan of virus pandemic and the trade war with the united states in december exports surged 18 percent on the previous year supply problems elsewhere helped to boost demand for chinese goods china's robust recovery also drive domestic consumption of foreign products with imports also beating expectations. and a report just released by the european chamber in china implies that the asian powerhouse has long managed its int

and china and the u.s. rather. first of all the e.u. leaders didn't seem to have any problem when discussing the investment plan with china not a loan ago and for the us new cover government we haven't seen concrete measures for it to counter beijing's controversial policies but back to your question yes there are some concerns but if you look at xi jinping this really doesn't give him any pressure in china he runs the party he is the very very powerful figure that no one has seen since the mout era all the party public and attributed to him and the way ever he goes you can only hear lindis thunderous applause and this like whole achievements and all good things old essentially related to him even though there are problems related to him like what you said but he doesn't seem to be bothered ok labeled with that though that we mentioned the importance being placed on the domestic economy there the domestic consumption can the chinese consumer live up to those expectations well. it's really it's really hard to say a bit because if you loo

not criticism of its own country nomad land is unlikely to ever be shown in china. you're watching news thank you so much for joining us take a. train kids. that you love for weeks and glitter glitter glitter the. prejudice i got called a boy. with. little stores on the big stage.

to cooperate with china doing to get. this deal with china alarmed europe. italy is after all one of the e.u.'s founding members as well as part of nato. many saw the signing of this contract as a break with the old alliances. the logic of the a time government back then was purely economic. they said everyone else was doing business with china too even if they had no official agreements. there is absolutely no contradiction and no conflict with you would be a strategy if someone worries about. china in. the u.s. to give them back to. china. germany holland belgium france spain malta. and. all ports in europe have the chinese on a ship. right in the city is a psychologist and author lived in china for 6 years and observed the abend surround the new silk road development with the critical. she thinks the italian government was trying to create an economic advantage for itself but underestimated the plant's political dimensions. but a lot of thought there you recall he acknowledgment of this political project by a member of the g 7 had a great propaganda value

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 can i say it 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 to sea and this information. well team you were mentioning a number of times the united states of america 2 weeks ago i had acting and best of the united states of america here india this reach was very clearly expressing the tourist industry to ship of the debris shorty's office for europe and we see collaboration in many had to talk to the region director of the united states and control the doctor. so that i felt a very strong le

but china brings more. when cutting edge technology it's also prepared to invest in older environmentally harmful processes. could soon you know your cancer is a really horrible disease there's all of us know what we're in for it's lost the gutter usually. it's a region torn between its loyalty to europe and the opportunities that china offers . so it would be easy to convince our politicians not to get funds from the chinese for such projects if there was a serious attempt off europe to help us in the transition towards the coalition. when. you. move. this is no children's model railway. welcome to the expression room for the project of hunger and so when i say to a way in the territory of servia place for me. is an engineer overseeing the belgrade to budapest route at the china railway headquarters visitors are shown serbia's showcase model. the beijing based engineer has travelled practically all over the world for the new silk road project. for me actually there is no such controversial because i was do

in china, at least 2 people have died and 6 are missing after an accident in a coal mine, china has been carrying out safety inspections at mines across the country. but record high coal prices have minors ramping up production to meet the supply gas. germany's most senior catholic cleric has offered his resignation to poll, frances cardinal, and hod mark says he must share responsibility for what he called the catastrophe of sexual abuse by members of the church. his resignation comes its weeks after the pope ordered a review of several sex abuse scandals in germany. well, here in germany, a chance are anglo miracles ruling conservatives could face a far right upset in key state election. this sunday polls and the eastern state of facts and the on hard show, the popularity of the conservative c. d. u party has slipped, and it could be overtaken by the far right alternative for germany. it's a key task for see the leader and chance or candidate the army, launch it sundays poll is the last regional vote before the general election on september 26, which will be the 1st in 16 years, not to

meanwhile china. the latest data shows exports and imports are growing fast underlining the country's strong economic rebound from the contacting. and time to face reality the vast majority of britons fisherfolk voted for bricks 6 now many are facing brewing as the e.u. applies to the country trading rules for the form of. hello and welcome to do business on one of the jones in berlin good to have you with us and it's time to tackle the global semiconductor shortage or as joe biden put it we need to build the infrastructure of today and not repair the one of yesterday the u.s. president has been meeting with industry leaders to discuss the global chip shortage that's hurting manufacturers and especially com ages general motors ford and many others have had to halt production at plants around the world because of a bottleneck in chip supplies following lock downs last year one industry group want to that almost $1300000.00 fewer cars would be built this year as a result of the semiconductor shortage a

and something that china stands ready to field a china uses relating. to china to market they're. going to be sponsoring the united states in. their system doesn't work force is the us but there is one area where the u.s. can step up in a new way narea where hope for the future is in short supply climate scientists agree that the world is on course for devastation if it fails to cut back further on carbon pollution. former secretary of state john kerry is biden's for climate policy an appointment showing this was a top priority experts say that the u.s. has a big opportunity to combine reviving its economy with cutting its emissions and helping other countries do the same right now green recovery still a huge luxury for a majority of. the u.s. has a huge role to play in that not only in its development aid on its own overseas internationally . but in how they. let me banks and i think we were in the eye on that. other country. on earth. sort of leadership navigating international institutions doesn't grab the limelight it's something where the u.s. still has unique influence thing

china sea and the east china sea. notoriously china has been building military outposts on disputed islands throughout the region despite objections from its neighbors this is partly about staking out military might but it also has huge implications for the world economy a really significant proportion of global trade passes through these waters the greatest fear of all is that china could one day follow through on its threat to invade taiwan something that's not just a daily concern for the people of taiwan but for u.s. allies in the whole region their power. if taiwan were to be occupied by the chinese military then it becomes almost impossible to defend our entire network. at that point. because at any time they could be invaded from taiwan if they're attacking these risks is going to take monumental efforts from the u.s. in asia in the years to come from investing in the navy to rallying allies in the region to stick together that process was already on to wager in the trumpet ministration with meetings of the clo

china attacks foreign closing and shoe brands over shing shang this after sports and nike said she was concerned about reports of forced labor there and that it does not use cotton from the region. also coming up my job germany's a favorite island in the mediterranean looks forward to a revival of tourism while germany's hospitality sector struggles through a seemingly never ending lockdown. welcome to your business i want to get johnsonville and good to have you with us and a furious china is lashing out against global fashion brands u.s. sports apparel make a nike is facing a backlash on social media in china after saying it was concerned about reports of forced labor off in the shing shang region the fallout comes after the e.u. and the u.s. imposed sanctions on chinese officials for alleged human rights violations there. nike 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 use cotton from the region. and it's not a look at jeannette was singled out this week for issu

china is promising its partners rich. putting there's a sharp morning whoever except money from the new superpower will become dependent on it china is going to lead to europe. starts feb 19th on d w. google threatens the police search engine from australia as a stooge over publishing rights heats up we'll explain how things got this far and why other countries are paying close attention to what happens. also on the show the pandemic has trapped 400000 barriers on their ships around the world what will it take to get them back to their families can keep shipments moving will ask an expert's opinion. and cleaning out your closet during the pandemic will show you how discarded shirts or shorts can be turned into. something more useful. globe welcome to the show. it's good to have you with us a world without a google search engine might be hard for some of us to imagine but could soon be a reality for $25000000.00 australians about the novel threat the tech giant is now making in a dispute with the country over publishing ri

have reports that that's night china has china sent technicians to build a fire wall so that so that we can pose any danger to on social media and if that line of communication is communication is lost between our people and the world. really put us in a hard position ok thank you for talking to day w. sam i'm trying thank you very much. thank you. on a football. german think of champions up by munich on the verge of making history again for the fifo club world cup final in qatar could become the only the 2nd time to win gold 60 mastic and international titles in a single campaign hons the flick has almost done it all by the number one club in the world one a handful of titles in 2020 everything from the bundesliga to the champions league the venture lead became part of byron silverware collection that season now in qatar bahrain have one more title to go winning everything plus the fifa club world cup is tantamount to football perfection it's only been done once before back in 2009 by barcelona. winning the final at the club world cup. the cherry on top. with all of the titles week

accusing china of seeking to influence the report we were. never pressured to remove a critical element you know or report. despite that more than a dozen countries led by washington calling for an independent inquiry from influence it lapse crucial data information it lacks access lacks transparency it certainly we don't believe that in our review to date that it meets the moment it meets the impact that this pandemic has had on the global community policing mounting pressure china hit back at its critics. politicizing the search for the origins of the virus is extremely unethical it'll only hinder cooperation and undermine global anti epidemic efforts leading to more lives lost. 2.8000000 lives and counting since this pandemic a marriage delayed 2019 how and why this outbreak happened is still unclear and may always be. we have clifford coonan in the studio formerly a long time correspondent based in beijing clifford it was very interesting to hear what the director general of the day said he's been fairly accommodating of china what do you

most famously to richard nixon on his 1st visit to china tie became china's official diplomatic drink. that made it even more prestigious for chinese consumers. ah, today the now tie company is worth almost 350000000000 euros journalist, yo who suspects that the brand that fuels china's corruption, may itself not be on the level. he's travelling to a nearby town by merchants. amount time company has registered an appalachian of origin. will them also own experience produced in the town of mild ty, because now tie them of the economy produced elsewhere but here 50 kilometers for malakai. he discovers that the company is building huge production facilities to meet steadily rising demand. the firm has launched various products, costing between a few dozen to several 100 euros dio, who finds out that some of it is being produced here and not in mount high itself. as opposed to them, sides are often operating the newer one cares when they do is if the supervisory agent don't exist, simpleton value the for you who the story is now tie is one of corruption. but for many customers, the brands

china. to the threat. across the country. welcome to news asia it's good to have you with us japanese prime minister you're she said to be the 1st world leader to visit u.s. president joe biden on friday reports suggest an increasingly assertive china will be a key theme of the talks japan is also a security ally of the united states and both have defined the nation as a quote cornerstone of peace security and prosperity in the indoor pacific region i'll be discussing that further with an expert in a moment but 1st this report. and presidents and a prime minister new to their leadership roles but each with years of experience treading the fine line of tough diplomacy. increasingly the main tools of such diplomacy look like this. u.s. exercises with asian allies meant to deter aggression. aggression especially from the chinese who have just this week sent fighter jets to skirt taiwanese airspace. taiwan itself proclaims its strength by showing off new naval hardware. all this as u.s. diplomats diplomatically tell the people's

allows for so-called dangerous persons to be extradited to china. fleeing to london seems to be the only safe way out for many critics of china but not all of them 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 the monza seem how and humble the legacy and okami and we will not give up will you do one vote we could do whenever we are really good at how close. nathan law is considered a hero by many hong kong years and particular those who recently had to flee just like him the. people such as photographer jim ong see contact with him and ask his advice and want to be around him one more they vote for all 4 of them or their friends over here. for a dollar with a helmet a gas mask and diving goggles. this is the gear worn by activists to protect themselves from tear gas and water cannons in hong kong what to do for many of the refugee activists such encounters will be a highlight in the comin

about bridge china is not really happy china's interest is not seeing a military coup being restored in myanmar. don't forget the chinese government has also been cooperating with the democratically elected government of our son to achieve quite intensively in the china's interest is not establishing a certain type of political system in myanmar but having an overall political system in place because myanmar is a core country in china's geostrategic interest it is the transit country between the indian ocean and the southwest and chinese province of the united it could be a stream the important as a transit country should something like you have seen it happening in the suez canal happened in the very sensitive area in america strait and that case china needs stability in the political system in order to use myanmar as a transit corridor fawell gas resources even for trade so it's not about the domestic situation in myanmar predominantly it but certainly about the geo strategic position of the country so ultimately it's all about economic interests is that is that what it is. it is e

and china there are some pledges about for china to adhere to international labor organization standards to make sure there's no slave labor or things like this but a lot of it is very empty very loosely enforced pledges and i think the e.u. needs to be held accountable for that because as e.u. leaders themselves would say we're not just a union of of economic interest rate union of values and both sides of the atlantic are going to stand up for those the other huge huge issue on the table which some are hoping there might be movement is the iran nuclear deal. the target ministration pulled out you know back in 2018 could we see that being undone by the biden station i mean that's one of the things that joe biden has said he was one of his long list of things he wants to undo from the. from the trump years he wants to reengage with iran that was largely seen as quite successful in containing iran's race towards a nuclear weapon or at least enriching uranium that you create a nuclear weapon but we're in a very different world now you can't just put that back in the box and say we're going

new zealand gets tough on china putting trade relations at stake with its biggest business one spot the shift and the asian pacific the global giant. just a dream most women aiming for top managerial companies in germany what's holding them back. and it takes me around for a decade now the countdown is on to the 1st flight in a real environment for a new way of getting to work. business career suicide or is little new zealand standing up to trading giant china going to spark a revolution smaller asian nations are closely watching as prime minister. makes a major policy shift that could make things a little uneasy. when it was time to condemn china's crackdown on the democracy movement in hong kong and its treatment of its minority muslim population in new zealand has been reluctant to sign up to statements from its 5 eyes alliance partners the center left government even suggested its partners were not showing enough respect for china new zealand's biggest trading partner and urged australia to be more cautious in their wording when dealing with the chinese government this prompted an o

s. military plot against china. there's been a lot of just very strange and unfounded accusations going back and forth. and very few serious scientists wanted to have anything to do with those kinds of claim, even if there might be some truth to them. that is the problem with the credibility of the trouble ministration. that even when they said things that were correct or worthy of investigating people still kept their distance, it was something of a boy who cries, wolf, situation, that donald trump created. of course, not only on donald trump, and it should be said as we heard him report that accidents happen all the time. and this could very easily simply be one of them. not because a conspiracy, not because of a bio weapon or anything sinister, but just because humans as we heard in the report or follow ok, but i us investigation, whatever it finds. not just another brick in the wall of antagonism between the united states and china. oh, very much so, and we should see this in the bigger political contacts at the

for 2 years now he's been driving an e.s.a. 8 china's 1st premium as. for this cause it's. $650.00 p. calls polo is actually. neo was one of the 1st companies to make racing cars for formula in 2018 it moved on to designing s.u.v.s for the chinese market targeting well off families with prices ranging between 457-0000 euros. the new $87.00 is aimed at a sporty or clientele it boasts $650.00 horsepower and a solid state battery with 150 kilowatt hours in the biggest version. neo promises a range of 1000 kilometers or more which has caused quite a stir in the automotive industry after all that's a figure no other electric car has ever managed. in portended lot of demand our main competitors for now are traditional combustion engine cars in the same price bracket if we compare ourselves to them i don't see. any disadvantages whether it's the performance the integration of intelligence systems interior design the digital experience autonomous driving features or our service quality. i think we're very competitive on all fronts i mean i doubt those are your

so china and how to stand up to china and also in some instances cooperate with china with it. for example, comes to climate change is really dominating. one of the dominating features here at the summit, dw corresponded big mouth in saint ives, cornwall for us. thank you so much for your reportings. turn our attention now to some other stories that are making headlines at this hour. frances sharing aerial pictures of a large heavy crude oil slick. here in the mediterranean island of corsica, to naval ships with clean up equipment and a specialized crew have been deployed to minimize the environmental impact. the oil is believed to have meet it from a ship. clinical trials are underway in china for an inhaler bowl cove. it at 19 vaccine. the health ministry says the nasal spray is a modified version of an injectable vaccine that's already on the market. if all goes well, it says the drug will enter the widest scale testing. a chance to hitch a ride into space with a billionaire jeff bezos has sold auction for $28000000.00. the amazon founder turn to rocket man will take off wit

nike audi does 3 western brands are under attack in china for their stance on forced labor in. which calls for boycott spreading what is the anger mean for western companies increasingly caught between china and markets elsewhere. also on the show experts warn the pandemic is widening the digital divide in africa look at what needs to be done for business owners and workers on the continent. and germany was supposed to be the model of pandemic management that's changed and businesses are especially frustrated. walking to the show in berlin good to have you with us a furious china is lashing out against global fashion brands u.s. sports apparel maker nike is facing a backlash on social media in china after saying it was concerned about reports of forced labor of weekers in the sheen john region a region that it says it no longer sources cotton in and the fallout comes after the e.u. and the u.s. imposed sanctions on chinese officials for legit human rights violations and change on. nike is trending on social media in china but not in a good way it's facing a backlash after a sta

had acted more assertively and china had been more forthcoming. absolutely 1. if you if china given information on some of the early findings about a breakout. if. i had the effectiveness of all a timely and effective and lomb system yes it could have been avoided i think our report is very clear. on why this is so we believe that in the issue of communication system is still are here and needs to be in the in the digital age we think also nations could have done more to use preventive measures to ensure you know a mask source so this is in context tracing all of those steps that help support could have been given in order respects so yes i think through a timely and effective alarm system yes this bill to me could not have spread as quickly and ass intensive intensively as the death well that is a very damning a finding if i may say so at the w.h.o. going by your findings in the panel's findings be overhauled to prevent something similar from happening again. i release so i think we want to wait until our report is finished right now we have we have a report a

south china. we have long been china's territory. they are the legacy of all emphasis and we can't afford to lose a single inch of them. but the philippines also cleans part of the resource reach area. soon as taiwan gunite militia, indonesia, in vietnam, this decades long conflict has always been a flash point in the region. tension has increased at times since 2013. that's china started building a militarized artificial islands in the south china sea fronting protests like this one in manila. but the government's position has been less clear, alternating between rhetoric and restrained them all. so let us be friends, but do not touch a learn under other lights or their life things would be different. but the fishermen aren't convinced they say the country may truly to push back against paging while seeking investment opportunities there, which is very simple. take action. so they can fish freely in the show. again. let's get more on this. i'm joined now from manila by richard hid daddy, and he's

but china became much more important to, sorry, russia became much more important for china when the stand off and i did state started when donald trump made it clear of china is a big issue for him. then many more chinese officials started coming to russian conferences, et cetera. so the change was, was visible, the country they can use in our standoff. understood. so we've discussed 2 of the topics that came up in today's, for our press conference. clearly covered a lot of ground deviate, however, shifts the needle in either direction in terms of russia relationship with the west, or was today more about mister putin restating his position. well, today actually many, many questions were about coffee and economic issues, pensions, economic recovery, lation. so i think that also answers your question on about whether a wall with the popular it's, it's not a rush and people are worried about other things. and i think, you know, if we try to look at the d leaves president put then also said his hope pull up all his negotiations with united states. they are hoping to have a 1st round in

is calling on china to intervene to stop the violence. italy has blocked a shipment of coronavirus vaccines to australia. ordered the export ban 125-0000 doses of the oxford astra zeneca job is the 1st time a european union country has implanted export controls introduced in january astra zeneca has delivered millions fewer vaccines to the e.u. than agreed claiming production issues. is due to the news from berlin you can follow us on instagram and twitter at g w news or visit our website w dot com. germany's state leaders along with chancellor merkel have agreed to extend the country's coronavirus lockdown until the end of march after 5 months of this lockdown it is clear that the public's health has to do with much more than just a virus a shattered economy a generation missing school and the french or mental health of everyone all of that is now part of a difficult and delicate calculus tonight leaving the lock down one measured step and it's i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. we're at the threshold of a new phase of the pandemic

beijing a threat to global stability while china accuses the u.s. . to the program of germany's federal and state leaders have held a virtual summit to discuss the country's stalled vaccination drive the european countries germany is dealing with a 3rd wave of infections following the summit. speeding up the vaccination progress process these include a lot of family doctors patients and possibly even ordering russia's vaccine so far less than 10 percent of germans have been vaccinated far fewer than in the u.s. or in the u.k. . talking about the vaccination drive. be a voice on we want to plan for making it will become faster and more flexible in your voice and we want to demonstrate the proverbial and try it and trust it german fair and as well complimentary that with more german flexibility again filled. be doubly chief political correspondent i'm willing to create welcome and so part of this part of the way of speeding up this process is to bring in family doctors how will that change things. well the idea is to try to make the logistics a little b

what is making china different? what makes china fundamentally different is that this is a very, very powerful state that the video capability. the surveillance issues are organized at the very top by the state security system, which includes all kinds of government departments. notably, of course the, you know, the ministry state security would be one, the public security department is another ministry of information and industry information technology. and all these parts of the states. kind of, we've been together and guided from the very top by top communist party leaders in their small groups and other in other venues. to sort of create a vision of a minute cli controlled society. in fact, she being the general factory, the communist party in china, who's also the president and the head of military has talked about the creation of a new man, if you like, which is an old let in his concept about mechanized people. so i think that this is really what makes surveillance different in china is the incredible level o

on fox news take a listen they're going to give our country away to china china will take over this country if they don't do something very quickly and they've been very very weak and shouted at we beat john f. so badly and then cover it came along and it was back to step one now julie as you know there are obviously problems with the truth there with what the former president is saying but despite that there are people who will not buy biden's tough stance on china how do you keep how do you get through to those people what on a he laid out a specific example in the 2nd part of the speech when he said i don't see why we should be producing wind turbines or why should we should actually purchase any of those wind turbines in china we can actually built them in texas or in pennsylvania or in west virginia and i thought that was a compelling case that he continued to say well we got a purchase in america but we also got to build an american i think the way to sell that is actually say this all has to do with american jobs and american infrastructure and we can't rely on the chinese an

china is expanding its economic influence here in europe and for those people who have come here to flee the chinese state that influence can really feel like a threat as it does for this man from tibet he didn't want to tell us his real name but he's part of a large community in exile in switzerland he says he does not feel safe because despite the fact that the swiss government is harshly critical of the extensive human rights violations against the battens in china it also maintains good relations there. a bit is money history about the ticket on that is east of syriac where it's quiet enough that prayer is tense and not israel name grew up in tibet he comes here quite often the pray hold reminds him of his younger days and the time he spent in a monastery things was simpler than that life came to an end when chinese security forces began harassing the monks here than talk students every day they bullied and suppressed us and freedom with affright hype bug and how i put up a poster against it and protested to cleave put this tip to mark. friends warned him that the police were looking

a china that uses predatory trade practices and a china that is now the leading source of espionage against the united states put all that together and they've decided to go after them. who could have imagined this company's great destiny. how is it grown so quickly to become emblematic of an entire nation one time in its history. when one was founded in 1907 china was in full growth. 10 years beforehand the new leader helping had launched his great modernization reforms with a single objective to elevate china to the rank of a world superpower. today's china is entering a new phase here we are now focusing our efforts on the modernization of farming and industry science and technology along with national defense so we can we do our country in a typically chinese way. in the 1980 s. when huawei was born when it was just getting started and. the chinese market economy was also in just getting started so the chinese government in beijing which is thousands of miles away in the north of china decided you know we're going to have a few cities where we're going to try out capitalism and

china to win? i think what by means and what us seeking is there, they're worried about trying to global influence and chinese expansion. and they are worried about chinese companies, you know, overtaking american companies, which have always been very successful. the u. s. has always in their view, been at the top of the world leadership. and i guess they don't want to share that position. and china is now for the 1st time since she's in pain came to power. 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. time has always had a lot of human rights violations, 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 was mr. car, when there was the great famine of china, where 45000000 people died. and in the culture revolution, when up to 1000000 people died

us will be nice and china. hundreds of millions dollars it. isn't a huge amount of leverage and it seems that the chinese government is often using it maybe even this case is using it. in order to only have chinese stories made by chinese directors. thanks so much for your insights scott rocks. well meanwhile in mainland china one subculture is having a moment bogeying a style of dance that developed in new york's marginalized black and latino gay and trans communities and the 1970 s. well being is back and in china where homosexuality was classified as a mental illness until 20 years ago voting is a space where queer youth can finally express themselves. armed with glitter glamour and high heels hundreds of young l.g.b. t. chinese gather for the 1st large scale booking. drag queens and other performers hit the runway to compete in various categories though there are prizes at stake the focus is on community and belonging. what we want to do is to clearly serve the needs of minority groups that are in our commu

is it desirable commodity in china? but the government also wants to protect its remaining nature. president she ging ping has banned the looking of chinese forests for 99 years. ah, go minutes a sheila is tish jan dunn. the chinese state has a lot of funds and it subsidize as companies to buy wood abroad because they're not supposed to cut down chinese oaks in google at this creates unfair competition and could quickly destroy the european belgian french and german timber industry. oh, badge of wholesale, more global demand is thus taking over belgium's local timber markets. but china is buying of wood all over europe to protect its own native forests. so what should be done? should there be a fixed quote for the european market, or an export ban on unprocessed would. and should these measures only target china? off to roll demand for wood has spiked all over the world. emanuel defeat is a forestry expert who was awful norco. he cautions against any rash, ill considered actions in for bah, who called on the lashing on

is it desirable commodity in china? but the government also wants to protect its remaining nature. president changing ping has banned the looking of chinese forests for 99 years. ah, goldman, its a, sheila is tish yan done. the chinese state has a lot of funds and it subsidize as companies to buy wood abroad because they're not supposed to cut down chinese oaks in google at this creates unfair competition and could quickly destroy the european belgian french and german timber industry. our law badge of wholesale more global demand is thus taking over belgium's local timber markets. but china is buying of wood all over europe to protect its own native forests. so what should be done? should there be a fixed quote for the european market, or an export ban on unprocessed would. and should these measures only target china? off to roll demand for wood has spiked all over the world. emanuel defeat is a forestry expert, norful norco. he cautions against any rash, ill considered actions live in for bah, who called on the lashin

and china. flooded chinese government like we set it less china relations sed i think the washington side will see a continuation of that relationship but a different style. but you said that the chinese government is also looking for a reset what do you mean by that. well the chinese government really has been very unhappy with the way how the trump administration's been dealing with china particularly in the last few weeks of the trump i mean astray shouldn't be over it nice it keeps on and relaxing control but meetings between u.s. officials and the american officials as well as the classification and all of what happens in shin john as a country all for genocide when it comes to the ties between the united states and china do you think that the direction the future course of ties between these 2 nations will influence how the u.s. approaches it starts with other countries in the region. i think it will go. where i think we have to is a new administration in washington which recognizes that a

people are worried over and aggressive china. at the end of a one day, someone in brussels, native release, they communicate that without labeling china. a threat describes china as one you as president joe biden has been lobbying us allies, including native to stand up to shine as 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 gene than washington has had. germany's export to call me rely heavily on time 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. sevalla, 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, and i thin

if china does not stop human rights what is something to back and they're not going. to not should not be able to cost these 2022 winter olympics. the chinese government has drawn international condemnation for its repression of minorities in particular the mass detention of shin johns week is in so-called reeducation camps. and this past year has seen a massive crackdown on political freedoms in hong kong. but while the i.o.c. claims to be paying heed to human rights activists say it's only paying lip service . to the commitments that the chinese government made to the r.c. and the other 2 members of the i.o.c. made itself human rights are clearly not worth the paper they were written on. china dismisses calls to boycott beijing 2022 as political gamesmanship to return to the. any attempt to interfere with and disrupt the normal preparation and holding of the olympics out of political motives is highly irresponsible. feet before they're in this war. meanwhile olympic athletes a lift to walk a fine diplomatic line we haven't been talking about anything we have seen ou

quite afterwards also to try to spin the debate in a way that many look like a star in china and china was you know the 1st country to report that what's happening here is something that goes well beyond the pandemic and far exceeds the scope of china's official diplomatic missions like here and. it's a much bigger campaign photo lobel influence it's been building up the years now will continue long after the pandemic is over. the most visible driver of this is the belton road initiative a project spanning more than 100 countries that is redrawing the map of china's economic power in a single region in europe chinese fans of poor ring into highway bridges in montenegro a coal fired power plant in bosnia and a giant seaport in greece that may yet become the largest in europe. and you can see the sign. these investments can translate into political influence like at the united nations human rights council where china won a show of support last year for its controversial suppression of freedoms in hong kong 4 out of 5 countries backing china has signed up to belton road. these efforts to

but only china can deliver millions of those of copied 19 vaccines in a short period of time so china for potations on the balkans is on the right in the meantime boy in georgia which has made his decision not someone. who does not work through any of my customers who come here no more than i do about vaccines would do so now i have to sided to get the chinese one wouldn't work you know but i don't. like many. they take the pragmatic view that the best vaccine is the most valuable one and here china seems to have won the race. well i thought it was a race against the corona virus isn't that what we should be focusing on. which. technical officer for the vaccine preventable diseases an immunization program in europe why aren't we the world winning this rates. thank you for having me and thank you for this question we go believe the theo meaning the race you have seen. invented in the heyday of the less than 5 years the sorry tell months. before so generally last year there was a general all. night in south of i was available to the scientific community and in november december it gave

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