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but came on reports of limited deal between the us and china. thank you for investing your time on us. i'm rico his own. sport today is coming up next. —— rico hizon. this is bbc news. the top stories this hour: syria's government is sending troops to confront what it calls turkish aggression, as turkey continues its military operation against kurdish forces along its border. rescue teams have worked through the night injapan to help people trapped by floods and landslides caused by typhoon hagibis. the word brexit sparks very different reactions. the political row over whether the uk should leave the eu or not has broken friendships, divided families and the nation. if you're fed up hearing about it, you're not alone. new research by yougov suggests that almost half the country thinks it's been bad for their mental health too. marc ashdown has been looking at its impact. it has been loud, it has been divisive, and it seems brexit has also been bad for our health. even politicians have reached new levels of exasperation. pure selfishness and
but came on reports of limited deal between the us and china. thank you for investing your time on us. i'm rico his own. sport today is coming up next. —— rico hizon. this is bbc news. the top stories this hour: syria's government is sending troops to confront what it calls turkish aggression, as turkey continues its military operation against kurdish forces along its border. rescue teams have worked through the night injapan to help people trapped by floods and landslides caused by typhoon...
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saying taiwan is part of china, part of the provinces of china. it's not like outright vandalism it's just like pruning the language. shifting the language to kind of go from one thing to another. how long will it be been going on for? years. years? and examples kept flowing such as the senkaku islands, a disputed territory actually but which for a while was china's inherent territory at least in mandarin on the wiki data pages. although there are elected office holders with powers to take down or lock articles, some of taiwan's wikipedians fear that these elections for these positions have been targeted to amidst a general rising atmosphere of intimidation. taiwanese wikipedians or people that voice anti chinese opinions on wikipedia, they get attacked and trolled and abused and doxxed on wikipedia regularly attacked. what does wikimedia global think of all of this? is it because they're american and they just don't know. the hostile word. well it's not. and lost in translations. heather ford has researched political edits on wikipedia. whenever
saying taiwan is part of china, part of the provinces of china. it's not like outright vandalism it's just like pruning the language. shifting the language to kind of go from one thing to another. how long will it be been going on for? years. years? and examples kept flowing such as the senkaku islands, a disputed territory actually but which for a while was china's inherent territory at least in mandarin on the wiki data pages. although there are elected office holders with powers to take down...
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but in a natural terms nobody is coming out for china. and —— no one is beating out china. posner needs that investment to run the country at the current georgia. his reform of the pension system will be an expensive exercise and he needs china's country and investment... in the waragainst in the war against plastic, is coca—cola a friend or foe? the a nswer coca—cola a friend or foe? the answer seems of his book coca—cola's chief executive james because he talks to the bbc about what sepsis alters giant is taking to clean up oui’ alters giant is taking to clean up our waiter virk alters giant is taking to clean up ourwaitervirk —— alters giant is taking to clean up our waiter virk —— oceans and rivers, but can they really be environmentally conscious? coke is a growing brand and i think it is going because we have been able to marry the great marketing and love that people have for the brand with the clear statement that we are going to be part of the solution on the crisis that exists. according to a recent global audit, you are found to be the most placid
but in a natural terms nobody is coming out for china. and —— no one is beating out china. posner needs that investment to run the country at the current georgia. his reform of the pension system will be an expensive exercise and he needs china's country and investment... in the waragainst in the war against plastic, is coca—cola a friend or foe? the a nswer coca—cola a friend or foe? the answer seems of his book coca—cola's chief executive james because he talks to the bbc about what...
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the china—us trade war. so far the us has imposed tariffs on more than $360 billion of chinese goods, and china has retaliated with tariffs on more than $110bn of us products, all of which could knock china's economic miracle off course. mark schaub, international partner at the asia—based law firm king & wood mallesonsjoins me now. what china has achieved in 70 years is really economically quite remarkable, isn't it? it really kicked off about 30 years ago so most of that spectacular growth started, like you said, in the early 19905. that rate, still over 696, it isa 19905. that rate, still over 696, it is a figure that will be the envy of many developed western economies who could get nowhere near that currently. but it is still a lot lower than china has gotten used to in recent decades. back in 1993 the highest rate of growth was 1a%, like you mentioned. but nowadays, the base of the economy is so much larger, it would be hard to maintain that kind of momentum so i think china doesn't expect to see tho
the china—us trade war. so far the us has imposed tariffs on more than $360 billion of chinese goods, and china has retaliated with tariffs on more than $110bn of us products, all of which could knock china's economic miracle off course. mark schaub, international partner at the asia—based law firm king & wood mallesonsjoins me now. what china has achieved in 70 years is really economically quite remarkable, isn't it? it really kicked off about 30 years ago so most of that spectacular...
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power has part of china powers the provinces of china. it's not like outright vandalism it's just like pruning the language. shifting the language to kind of go from one thing to another. how long has it been going on for? years. years? and examples kept flowing such as the senkaku islands a disputed territory actually but which for a while was china's inherent territory at least in mandarin on the wiki data pages. although there are elected office holders with powers to take down or lock articles some of taiwan's wikipedians fear that these elections for these positions have been targeted to amidst a general rising atmosphere of intimidation. so taiwanese wikipedians and or people that voice anti chinese opinions on wikipedia. they get attacked and trolled and abused and docs on wikipedia regularly attacked. what does wikimedia global think of all of this. there is a cause that they're american and they just don't know the word. the hostile words are lost in translations. heather ford has researched political edits on wikipedia. whenever
power has part of china powers the provinces of china. it's not like outright vandalism it's just like pruning the language. shifting the language to kind of go from one thing to another. how long has it been going on for? years. years? and examples kept flowing such as the senkaku islands a disputed territory actually but which for a while was china's inherent territory at least in mandarin on the wiki data pages. although there are elected office holders with powers to take down or lock...
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but china, china is a concept and it has to be adhered to the idea of what china is and where china is and it cannot afford anything pricking the bubble. global brand expert stephen mcguinness. the troubled japanese carmaker nissan has a venue chief executive. makoto uchida, the head of its chinese business, known with close ——is having close ties to renault. theo leggett has the details. since rugby metaphor seem to be all the rage in japan since rugby metaphor seem to be all the rage injapan at the moment because of the welcome, let's start off with one. it does seem very much as they makoto uchida has received something of a hospital pass. that is because nissan is a company in crisis. it is still feeling the effects of the dramatic departure of its former chairman carlos ghosn following his arrest last november. on top of that, profit that the company have been plummeting. there is rampant infighting in the boardroom and, of course, its relationship with its industrial partner, renault, is on the rocks. so makoto uchida will have to sort all of that out. he will have to smooth
but china, china is a concept and it has to be adhered to the idea of what china is and where china is and it cannot afford anything pricking the bubble. global brand expert stephen mcguinness. the troubled japanese carmaker nissan has a venue chief executive. makoto uchida, the head of its chinese business, known with close ——is having close ties to renault. theo leggett has the details. since rugby metaphor seem to be all the rage in japan since rugby metaphor seem to be all the rage...
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the people's republic of china. the communist leadership has organised a huge military parade in beijing, and is hoping the big day isn't overshadowed by demonstrations in hong kong. live now to beijing our correspondent robin brant is there. what you can probably see what you can policy now is a long shot. that is why the consequences of the industrial progress. over the last seven decades, since its founding in 1949. i keep picking down to the left. the only one amongst the senior leaders. the most senior leadership here in china. he is now 93. this is the beginning of the parade. taking part, about 600 pieces of military equipment on display. about 160 aircraft flying over. the military on the run up to today, have said they don't want this to be seen as a show of force, china flexing its muscles. there might be some scepticism about that. it does want the world to see this parade the military hardware, stop that increasingly made here. most of all, it wants the world to see china proudly celebrating seven decade
the people's republic of china. the communist leadership has organised a huge military parade in beijing, and is hoping the big day isn't overshadowed by demonstrations in hong kong. live now to beijing our correspondent robin brant is there. what you can probably see what you can policy now is a long shot. that is why the consequences of the industrial progress. over the last seven decades, since its founding in 1949. i keep picking down to the left. the only one amongst the senior leaders....
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my plan is to bring the same from china in 2019 so another $400 million from china alone so we are starting an office in shanghai but the interest is concrete for us. also encouraging chinese investment has been the uae‘s push to strengthen chart —— ties with beijing. first of all, the visa. we don't need visa to come to dubai so this is a big difference and chinese feel very free to come and also to live here and now you can see, even in dubai mall, you can see the chinese word sign so it's quite easy for them to explore in dubai. as dubai prepares to host expo 2020 next year, chinese investors won't have forgotten the boost the world fair have forgotten the boost the world fa i r style have forgotten the boost the world fair style event gave to shanghai property prices a decade ago. chinese investment in this corner of the middle east looks set to keep rising for now. vivian nunes, bbc news, dubai. it's take a look at the asian market. today, japan is playing catch up after yesterday's gains. you have the all 0rdinaries index also up byjust sent them a percent, despite us stocks hal
my plan is to bring the same from china in 2019 so another $400 million from china alone so we are starting an office in shanghai but the interest is concrete for us. also encouraging chinese investment has been the uae‘s push to strengthen chart —— ties with beijing. first of all, the visa. we don't need visa to come to dubai so this is a big difference and chinese feel very free to come and also to live here and now you can see, even in dubai mall, you can see the chinese word sign so...
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both india and china have their own domestic problems. in india, people arejust have their own domestic problems. in india, people are just not spending, and in china, the slowdown has been more gradual. one of the main reasons for china's slowdown is deadly swine fever which has hit the world's largest producer of pork. india and china are locked in a border stand—off, and tensions are high over beijing's relationship with pakistan. new delhi is also not too happy about china's plan to expand trading routes in the region. but given that both economies have their own problems, the leaders may decide —— put aside their differences and try to work together. in other news making headlines, japanese carmaker nissan hasissued headlines, japanese carmaker nissan has issued a stern warning about a no—deal brexit. its british division says it works with lower margins and its operations could be injeopardy, in sunderland, north—east england. the first of all, i want to clarify, we do not know still what a no—deal means. there are many
both india and china have their own domestic problems. in india, people arejust have their own domestic problems. in india, people are just not spending, and in china, the slowdown has been more gradual. one of the main reasons for china's slowdown is deadly swine fever which has hit the world's largest producer of pork. india and china are locked in a border stand—off, and tensions are high over beijing's relationship with pakistan. new delhi is also not too happy about china's plan to...
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this was hong kong's birthday present to china. they had been told to stay home, that any protest today would be illegal. any hope the protests would pass peacefully were quickly dashed. this was central hong kong this afternoon, and this the town of tsuen wan. police and protesters fighting running street battles. in the middle of one such battle, this happened. as a young protester tries to strike a policeman with a metal bar, the officer shoots at almost point—blank range. the 18—year—old protester is expected to survive. but news of his shooting only increased the fury on the streets. we are not afraid. because, if they shoot, we will get angrier. we are not afraid of them. especially us, we have to stay in the front line to protect our people, to save hong kong and the future of hong kong. as night fell, the streets of hong kong began to burn. the protesters began targeting chinese state—owned banks with molotov cocktails. but, as police reinforcements arrived, the protesters decided it was time to retreat. so this is
this was hong kong's birthday present to china. they had been told to stay home, that any protest today would be illegal. any hope the protests would pass peacefully were quickly dashed. this was central hong kong this afternoon, and this the town of tsuen wan. police and protesters fighting running street battles. in the middle of one such battle, this happened. as a young protester tries to strike a policeman with a metal bar, the officer shoots at almost point—blank range. the...
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the trade war between the us and china that vivian was just talking about as well. new export orders for example, for china, fell for the 17th month in a row, and we already know that the economic growth is at its weakest in three decades, at 6% —— vivienne. they are still hoping that the us and china could sign an initial trade agreement next month, but we learned that chile has decided to pull out of hosting the apec forum because of protests and that is where presidents trump and xi had been hoping to meet. we still don't know where those two leaders will meet to discuss the trade war. now let's brief you on some other business stories: the boards of french car giant peugeot and italian—us rival fiat chrysler have agreed to work on a $50 billion merger, according to reports. an announcement could come as early as today. fiat chrysler failed to secure a merger with renault earlier this year. the auto industry is being forced to consolidate by the growing cost of new, cleaner technology. apple says profits fell 3% in the past quarter, to $13.7 billion. it has
the trade war between the us and china that vivian was just talking about as well. new export orders for example, for china, fell for the 17th month in a row, and we already know that the economic growth is at its weakest in three decades, at 6% —— vivienne. they are still hoping that the us and china could sign an initial trade agreement next month, but we learned that chile has decided to pull out of hosting the apec forum because of protests and that is where presidents trump and xi had...
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if better china, therefore better hong kong. better china, better hong kong. david is among those now calling on the united states to impose sanctions on china. why are all the people supporting america in the trade war? because we want that china's communist party has falling power because of that. such talk makes hong kong's small band of super—patriots extremely angry. they say fear of china is a product of british brainwashing. translation: hong kong was ruled by britain for over 150 years. they did not teach us respect for our chinese roots, but encouraged us to have anti—china and anti—communist beliefs. on tuesday, china's most powerful leader since mao will review a military now second in strength only to the united states. it is a sight that will make many chinese hearts swell with pride. but its neighbours look on with growing concern about how china will use its new—found power. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in hong kong. rupert talked about the opinions being split, even with an family, but of course within the society. and there are
if better china, therefore better hong kong. better china, better hong kong. david is among those now calling on the united states to impose sanctions on china. why are all the people supporting america in the trade war? because we want that china's communist party has falling power because of that. such talk makes hong kong's small band of super—patriots extremely angry. they say fear of china is a product of british brainwashing. translation: hong kong was ruled by britain for over 150...
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and in this sense, of course, this territory is china's influence in the south china sea and east china sea. so the aim, really, of this military equipment, military technologies, is to secure its territory. the shared office space company wework has officially scrapped plans to sell shares on the stock market. the move comes after the ousting last week of its founder, this gentleman right here, as chief executive. the bbc‘s correspondent has the latest from new york. it was a stunning fall from being one of the most hotly anticipated ipos of the year, but in just six weeks wework went from being valued at $47 million to putting its plans to become a publicly traded company on pause. wework founder and ceo adam neumann was kicked out of his job as ceo as investors made it clear they were not interested in putting money into a company that has run up huge losses and wouldn't be profitable for a long time. also making investors nervous for a long time. also making investors nervous was for a long time. also making investors nervous was just how the company was being managed. so now the
and in this sense, of course, this territory is china's influence in the south china sea and east china sea. so the aim, really, of this military equipment, military technologies, is to secure its territory. the shared office space company wework has officially scrapped plans to sell shares on the stock market. the move comes after the ousting last week of its founder, this gentleman right here, as chief executive. the bbc‘s correspondent has the latest from new york. it was a stunning fall...
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it seemed that china wa nts to and china. it seemed that china wants to hammer out further details, as we were mentioning. we have the price of oil coming off as well, so oil again down today, brentjust under $59 a barrel. we have american crude stockpiles going up. they seem to be ata crude stockpiles going up. they seem to be at a fifth week hi. and also with global demand slowing, the likelihood of demand for oil going up likelihood of demand for oil going up in the future is slim. so that is what is pushing down the price of oil. that is your business briefing. a perfect storm of increased demand and staff shortages means that people with learning disabilities in england are still being locked up in unsuitable secure units. that is according to a report by the care quality commission. the watchdog also warns that more than half of england's accident and emergency departments are not good enough. here is our social affairs correspondent alison holt. scandals, including allegations in a bbc panorama investigation of patient
it seemed that china wa nts to and china. it seemed that china wants to hammer out further details, as we were mentioning. we have the price of oil coming off as well, so oil again down today, brentjust under $59 a barrel. we have american crude stockpiles going up. they seem to be ata crude stockpiles going up. they seem to be at a fifth week hi. and also with global demand slowing, the likelihood of demand for oil going up likelihood of demand for oil going up in the future is slim. so that...
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more gradual. 0ne china slowdown has been more gradual. one of the main reasons for the slowdown is a dead this one forever which has set the world ‘s largest producer of pork. india and china are locked in a bodice and of antennas a high of beijing's relations with pakistan. new delhi is also not too happy about china's plan to expand trendy words in the region. but given the bow economies have their own problems the leaders they put aside their differences and try to eat together. the boss has been defending his decision to withdraw the app, this is after a storm of criticism of the tech giant. the transmitter was up let's go to our asia business hub where shara njit leyl is following the story. what want we know? is right, it's apple chief executive, his gone of the defensive as you say over the loss of concerns for a front companies are trying to appease china and its use consumer base by withdrawing absent during other things that help the hong kong protest. he defended the decision to remove the mapping up a live map in hong kong,
more gradual. 0ne china slowdown has been more gradual. one of the main reasons for the slowdown is a dead this one forever which has set the world ‘s largest producer of pork. india and china are locked in a bodice and of antennas a high of beijing's relations with pakistan. new delhi is also not too happy about china's plan to expand trendy words in the region. but given the bow economies have their own problems the leaders they put aside their differences and try to eat together. the boss...
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and china. and then of course, a lot of times, you know, after — players are getting ready to wind down their careers, they can go have a second career in china and become big stars over there as well. so it‘s clear that the chinese market loves nba basketball, they love the game and i do think eventually this will get sorted out. but right now they‘re in a staring contest because the nba has stood up for their executive, daryl morey, and his freedom of speech, and china has made it very clear through the cctv and the national television network that they don‘t believe he had the right to speak on the issues that he spoke on with regard to hong kong. now, just imagine if yourjob was to explore the earth‘s final frontier. that‘s the case forjill heinerth, one of the world‘s most famous cave divers. she‘s the first person in history to dive deep into an antarctic iceberg, and led a team that discovered the waterway remains of mayan civilizations. jill‘s now written about her adve
and china. and then of course, a lot of times, you know, after — players are getting ready to wind down their careers, they can go have a second career in china and become big stars over there as well. so it‘s clear that the chinese market loves nba basketball, they love the game and i do think eventually this will get sorted out. but right now they‘re in a staring contest because the nba has stood up for their executive, daryl morey, and his freedom of speech, and china has made it very...
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he moved to greys from china 40 years ago -- grays. when i heard the news this morning, the 39 people of chinese nationality i thought, why, how? it has happened again. he lives and works close to where the bodies were found this week. it said 39 people died, struggling in freezing cold in the container, in the dark and no one helped. this is now a major international investigation. belgian authorities say the container arrived into the port of zeebrugge at about 2:30pm on tuesday afternoon. it left there, heading across the channel, arriving at purfleet in essex and at 1:05am yesterday, the trailer was collected bya yesterday, the trailer was collected by a lorry. half an hour later, ambulance staff discovered all 39 bodies inside a container. vic makes the same journey to the port of purfleet. these are the cheques he does every day. obviously, if anything was in there, you would see it straightaway. seeing people jumping out of trailers, jumping out of containers, running around. what are the feelings amongst drivers? everyone is te
he moved to greys from china 40 years ago -- grays. when i heard the news this morning, the 39 people of chinese nationality i thought, why, how? it has happened again. he lives and works close to where the bodies were found this week. it said 39 people died, struggling in freezing cold in the container, in the dark and no one helped. this is now a major international investigation. belgian authorities say the container arrived into the port of zeebrugge at about 2:30pm on tuesday afternoon. it...
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and i think today china does owe the world a china story told by itself and from a china's perspective. i think it's not only chinese privilege is really a responsibility. we really don't know how widespread all this is across the vast expanse of wikipedia's multilingual entries. and it is impossible for us to verify whether the chinese government really is ultimately responsible for any of it. absolutely conceivable that you know like people from the diaspora, you know, patriotic chinese are editing these wikipedia entries. but to say that is also to ignore that larger no structural coordinated strategy of the government has to manipulate these platforms. heather ford isn't surprised at all to see the states might be getting involved. i'm surprised it's taken this long actually. i mean, when you consider the fact that wikipedia is not only the fifth most popular website in the world, when you ask siri or you ask google questions now using the knowledge engine is from wikipedia. so it is a prioritised source of knowledge and facts about the world. and if you can influence that, then yo
and i think today china does owe the world a china story told by itself and from a china's perspective. i think it's not only chinese privilege is really a responsibility. we really don't know how widespread all this is across the vast expanse of wikipedia's multilingual entries. and it is impossible for us to verify whether the chinese government really is ultimately responsible for any of it. absolutely conceivable that you know like people from the diaspora, you know, patriotic chinese are...
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the us and china together account for more than 40% of the world's economy. but their stand—off is affecting the whole world as global supply chains are disrupted and components go up in price. let's take the iphone for example — designed in the us but assembled in china. if the trade war isn't resolved by december, the us will impose a 15% levy on the iphone among other tech products made in china, so prices around the world could rise. with us now is eleanor olcott, china policy analyst at t5 lombard. welcome to you. this has been going on and on. what is your expectation for what we will see out of these talks? we are not expecting a trade deal to emerge out of the negotiations this week. that puts an end to the trade war and starts to roll back the tariffs. that is simply not going to happen. the negotiating side from the chinese and also the us perspective has hardened over the last month. china are saying they are no longer even willing to discuss the state industrial policy, which is a key source of concern for the us, and on the us side they have
the us and china together account for more than 40% of the world's economy. but their stand—off is affecting the whole world as global supply chains are disrupted and components go up in price. let's take the iphone for example — designed in the us but assembled in china. if the trade war isn't resolved by december, the us will impose a 15% levy on the iphone among other tech products made in china, so prices around the world could rise. with us now is eleanor olcott, china policy analyst...
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china accuses washington of interfering in its internal affairs. three scientists have been awarded the nobel prize in physics for their "ground—breaking" discoveries about the universe. james peebles was honoured for his work on the evolution of the universe. while michael mayor and didier queloz won for their discovery of a planet around a sun—like star. thousands of indigenous demonstrators have clashed with police in the ecuadoran capital, quito. they are demanding an end to austerity measures and the return of fuel subsidies. petrol prices have increased by more than 100% since the subsidies were removed last week. the ongoing protests have prompted the president to move his government out of the capital. simone biles has broken the record for the number of world gymnastics championship medals won by a woman. she scored her 21st medal in stuttgart, germany — and in the meantime took home her 15th world title. she also helped the usa win their fifth straight team title. talks between the uk and the eu are under pressure, as the battle for
china accuses washington of interfering in its internal affairs. three scientists have been awarded the nobel prize in physics for their "ground—breaking" discoveries about the universe. james peebles was honoured for his work on the evolution of the universe. while michael mayor and didier queloz won for their discovery of a planet around a sun—like star. thousands of indigenous demonstrators have clashed with police in the ecuadoran capital, quito. they are demanding an end to...
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to china. if you think of the three main economic pillars of the australian economy, resources, tourism and education. china dominates pretty much all of them and china's demand for iron or an coal for example has been extremely important for the australian economy. there have been tensions between the two countries politically speaking over allegations of chinese interference in australia's domestic politics and also allegations of cyber espionage. but the trading relationship, that remains as strong as but the trading relationship, that remains as strong as ever, but the trading relationship, that remains as strong as ever, china is australia's biggest trading partner and as you say, any slowdown in the chinese economy will certainly have ramifications here. phil mercer, thanks very much indeed. asian markets mostly rose tuesday after wall street finished a volatile quarter on a positive note. the nikkei in tokyo ended the tuesday session higher. following wall street's lead, tokyo climbed 0.
to china. if you think of the three main economic pillars of the australian economy, resources, tourism and education. china dominates pretty much all of them and china's demand for iron or an coal for example has been extremely important for the australian economy. there have been tensions between the two countries politically speaking over allegations of chinese interference in australia's domestic politics and also allegations of cyber espionage. but the trading relationship, that remains as...
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and the development of china as a global power, it cannot be defeated. and that puts the students, on whose side anyone who believes in democracy or some form of liberalism would be on their side, that puts them in an almost impossible situation in which there seems to be no help coming from the global community, and the chinese government which, i think, elsewhere, longer term is potentially weaker than it suggests. but it has to win this struggle. but the chinese government's international image and which they try very hard to project is the one of mature magnanimity, peace, and win—win solutions. this is not helping it and, you know, the chinese government could... it hasn't sent in any people's armed police yet and i think that it understands that the cost of doing that in the long term is very, very high for china and hong kong. so i think there is a certain amount of, you know, wondering what to do next, and the smart move would be to be extremely reasonable and magnanimous, in my view. and there are mechanisms by which this could be dialled down
and the development of china as a global power, it cannot be defeated. and that puts the students, on whose side anyone who believes in democracy or some form of liberalism would be on their side, that puts them in an almost impossible situation in which there seems to be no help coming from the global community, and the chinese government which, i think, elsewhere, longer term is potentially weaker than it suggests. but it has to win this struggle. but the chinese government's international...
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what does china have to be thankfulfor? it think that? what does china have to be thankful for? it will make china to be less dependent on the us. the us wanted to be less dependent on china, on 5g and all this advancement, that china would grow quicker, more faster, this period. turning now to brexit, as talks continue in brussels, the pound has risen on hopes a deal can be agreed on. with the sterling hitting its highest level in five months. this is prime minister borisjohnson is under pressure to get a fresh agreement by thursday's european union summit. although his spokesman has said there was, quote, more work still to do. in hong kong, the city's legislative council is due to start a new session later today. chief executive carrie lam is expected to officially withdraw the highly controversial extradition bill which has sparked almost four months of often violent protests. well, those demonstrations have triggered a sharp economic downturn in hong kong, hitting tourism and retailers particularly hard. well, the processed food industry is in a tough position, as consumers
what does china have to be thankfulfor? it think that? what does china have to be thankful for? it will make china to be less dependent on the us. the us wanted to be less dependent on china, on 5g and all this advancement, that china would grow quicker, more faster, this period. turning now to brexit, as talks continue in brussels, the pound has risen on hopes a deal can be agreed on. with the sterling hitting its highest level in five months. this is prime minister borisjohnson is under...
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and also the club's sponsor in china. it is a hugely sensitive issue and hong kong had seen months of anti—government protesting. protesters say they are fighting for democracy but beijing is concerned that the demonstrations, which have grown increasingly violent, could spill over to mainland china. thank you so much, sarah. as with these stories, you have got to follow the money ready. talking about money, how are the financial markets? it has been a rocky start for asia. ignore that hong kong number. that is not any reaction to the weekend of violence and protests which took place again in hong kong. that is friday's close, because hong kong is closed today, same with australia and china. there were quite a week in asia but we saw declines. and has europe followed suit? you may remember, if you are a market watcher on friday in the us we saw a bumper end to the stock market with many markets closing high but pretty flat in europe. what is on the minds of investors is the fact that this week we seek talks resuming bet
and also the club's sponsor in china. it is a hugely sensitive issue and hong kong had seen months of anti—government protesting. protesters say they are fighting for democracy but beijing is concerned that the demonstrations, which have grown increasingly violent, could spill over to mainland china. thank you so much, sarah. as with these stories, you have got to follow the money ready. talking about money, how are the financial markets? it has been a rocky start for asia. ignore that hong...
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this was hong kong's birthday present to china. they had been told to stay home, that any protest today would be illegal. any hope the protests would pass peacefully were quickly dashed. this was central hong kong this afternoon. and this, the town of tsuen wan. police and protesters fighting running street battles. in the middle of one such battle, this happened. as a young protester tries to strike a policeman with a metal bar, the officer shoots at almost point—blank range. the 18—year—old protester is expected to survive. but news of his shooting only increased the fury on the streets. we are not afraid. if they shoot we will get angrier. we are not afraid of them. especially as we have to stay in the front line to protect our people, to save hong kong and the future of hong kong. as night fell, the streets of hong kong began to burn. the protesters began targeting chinese state owned banks with molotov cocktails. but as police reinforcements arrived, the protesters decided it was time to retreat. so, this is the middle o
this was hong kong's birthday present to china. they had been told to stay home, that any protest today would be illegal. any hope the protests would pass peacefully were quickly dashed. this was central hong kong this afternoon. and this, the town of tsuen wan. police and protesters fighting running street battles. in the middle of one such battle, this happened. as a young protester tries to strike a policeman with a metal bar, the officer shoots at almost point—blank range. the...
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you can see the contrast between china's celebration with a picture of xijinping and between china's celebration with a picture of xi jinping and that protester being shot. but i also wa nt to protester being shot. but i also want to show you this, a paid advertisement, a wraparound of the newspaper with the national anthem of the people's republic of china. yesterday the paper had a similar paid advertisement, congratulating china for the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the people's republic of china. of course, the south china morning post is owned by china's jane alibaba, which was founded by a communist party member, jack ma. also, it's notjust the local papers, with very different ta kes local papers, with very different takes on what happened in hong kong yesterday, but the new york times with a picture of the protest as well. so a lot of discussion on the events yesterday, whether or not live ammunition was indeed necessary and so on, kasia. many thanks. mariko 0i has spent many days in hong kong covering the protests for us. the duchess of sussex, meghan markle, has beg
you can see the contrast between china's celebration with a picture of xijinping and between china's celebration with a picture of xi jinping and that protester being shot. but i also wa nt to protester being shot. but i also want to show you this, a paid advertisement, a wraparound of the newspaper with the national anthem of the people's republic of china. yesterday the paper had a similar paid advertisement, congratulating china for the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the people's...
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the people's republic of china. the communist leadership has organised a huge military parade in beijing, and is hoping the big day isn't overshadowed by demonstrations in hong kong. transmack today, a socialist china is standing in the midst of the world. and there is no force that can shake the foundation of this great nation. no force can stop the chinese people in the chinese nation forging ahead. in a moment we'll speak to the bbc‘s mariko oi in hong kong, but first let's go live now to beijing. our correspondent robin brant is there. robin, significant not only what the president was saying but where he was standing on what he was wearing. in exactly the same spot, where chairman mao, the revolutionary founding father of the people's republic stood in 1949 to declare that the communists had one a civil warand it that the communists had one a civil war and it was now the beginning of modern china, xijinping stood in the same spot and was wearing the familiar attire of chairman mao, the only man standing on th
the people's republic of china. the communist leadership has organised a huge military parade in beijing, and is hoping the big day isn't overshadowed by demonstrations in hong kong. transmack today, a socialist china is standing in the midst of the world. and there is no force that can shake the foundation of this great nation. no force can stop the chinese people in the chinese nation forging ahead. in a moment we'll speak to the bbc‘s mariko oi in hong kong, but first let's go live now to...
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if better china, therefore better hong kong. better china, better hong kong. david is among those now calling on the united states to impose sanctions on china. why are all the people supporting america in the trade war? because we want that china's communist party has falling power because of that. such talk makes hong kong's small band of super—patriots extremely angry. they say fear of china is a product of british brainwashing. translation: hong kong was ruled by britain for over 150 years. they did not teach us respect for our chinese roots, but encouraged us to have anti—china and anti—communist beliefs. on tuesday, china's most powerful leader since mao will review a military now second in strength only to the united states. it is a sight that will make many chinese hearts swell with pride. but its neighbours look on with growing concern about how china will use its new—found power. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in hong kong. here's the bbc‘s robin brant in beijing on what we can expect today. well, this is as close as we can get to the
if better china, therefore better hong kong. better china, better hong kong. david is among those now calling on the united states to impose sanctions on china. why are all the people supporting america in the trade war? because we want that china's communist party has falling power because of that. such talk makes hong kong's small band of super—patriots extremely angry. they say fear of china is a product of british brainwashing. translation: hong kong was ruled by britain for over 150...
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the south china morning post's leads on those us—china relations comments by mike pence that we brought you earlier. the paper reports that the us vice—president said his country stands with hong kong's protestors. the uk's financial times features a photo of the late spanish dictator francisco franco's coffin being removed from a mausoleum, 44 years after he was buried. and you can see here some of franco's family members carrying his remains out of the basilica, after the government ordered that it be relocated. and in singapore, the straits times says that all of western singapore is going to become a testing ground for self—driving vehicles as the country moves towards autonomous cars. to trending now and rats are sparking discussions online? yes, let's looks at what is trending right now. you've heard of the "rat—run" but how about the "rat—drive"? yes — these rats are driving tony cars. the researchers were investigating stress levels, and found the rats that drove themselves were less stressed than the "back seat" drivers being controlled by the scientists. on friday th
the south china morning post's leads on those us—china relations comments by mike pence that we brought you earlier. the paper reports that the us vice—president said his country stands with hong kong's protestors. the uk's financial times features a photo of the late spanish dictator francisco franco's coffin being removed from a mausoleum, 44 years after he was buried. and you can see here some of franco's family members carrying his remains out of the basilica, after the government...
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the us and china together account for more than 40% of the world's economy. but their standoff is affecting the whole world — as global supply chains are disrupted and components go up in price. let's take the iphone for example: designed in the us but assembled in china. if the trade war isn't resolved by december, the us will impose a 15% levy on the iphone among other tech products made in china, so prices around the world could rise. germany is europe's biggest economy — almost half its output comes from exporting — and trade tensions are helping push it into recession. this week the new boss of the international monetary fund warned that by next year — trade wars could have shrunk the global economy by 700 billion dollars. that's equivalent to wiping out the whole of switzerland's economy. we have spoken in the past about the dangers of trade disputes. now we see that they are actually taking a toll. global trade growth has come toll. global trade growth has come to almost a standstill, in part because of trade tensions, worldwide manufacturing a
the us and china together account for more than 40% of the world's economy. but their standoff is affecting the whole world — as global supply chains are disrupted and components go up in price. let's take the iphone for example: designed in the us but assembled in china. if the trade war isn't resolved by december, the us will impose a 15% levy on the iphone among other tech products made in china, so prices around the world could rise. germany is europe's biggest economy — almost half its...
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china should start an investigation intojoe biden china should start an investigation into joe biden because china should start an investigation intojoe biden because what happened to china isjust intojoe biden because what happened to china is just about as bad as what happened with. .. to china is just about as bad as what happened with... with ukraine. an bbc investigation in iraq uncovers evidence of sexual exploitation of children and young women by some shia muslim clerics. i'm lewis vaughanjones, in london. also in the programme: britain's prime minister, boris johnson, announces a new brexit plan. the eu's response so far? lu kewarm at best. a deadly outbreak of dengue fever in the philippines claims a thousand lives — we report from the worst affected area. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 7 am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7 pm in washington, wher the row over the democrats‘ impeachment inquiry for donald trump has reached a new level. in effect, the president has doubled down, by calling
china should start an investigation intojoe biden china should start an investigation into joe biden because china should start an investigation intojoe biden because what happened to china isjust intojoe biden because what happened to china is just about as bad as what happened with. .. to china is just about as bad as what happened with... with ukraine. an bbc investigation in iraq uncovers evidence of sexual exploitation of children and young women by some shia muslim clerics. i'm lewis...
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the south china morning post has the latest on the hong kong protests. the city's largest police group has called for a curfew, or for the government to bring in colonial—era emergency powers. the tech website wired focuses on microsoft's new device — the surface duo dual screen smartphone. instead of running windows as expected, it'll be powered by google's android operating system. and could "flight shaming" be one of the answers to climate change? the bbc website has more on travellers turning their backs on air travel over concern for the environment. with me is independent analyst dr stephanie hare. she used to be principal director at accenture research, a global management consultancy. we have got the papers lined up to go through. we start with the guardian. in the reaction to brussels, somewhat cool to this new set of proposals. it's not really clear what's new with proposals, right? we have been talking about this for years now and there is a cold ha rd this for years now and there is a cold hard reality of physical geography between the un
the south china morning post has the latest on the hong kong protests. the city's largest police group has called for a curfew, or for the government to bring in colonial—era emergency powers. the tech website wired focuses on microsoft's new device — the surface duo dual screen smartphone. instead of running windows as expected, it'll be powered by google's android operating system. and could "flight shaming" be one of the answers to climate change? the bbc website has more on...
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the us and china sit down later today for a 13th round of trade talks. both sides may walk away empty—handed. union walkers of the united states entered their fourth week on the picket line with no resolution in sight. —— union workers. good morning, asia. hello, world. this is thursday, thank you for joining us for another exciting addition of asia business report. let's start with the ongoing us china trade war because the 13th round of talks is set to resume in washington, dc today. this is the first meeting between top negotiators on us soil since the trade talks collapsed in may. but there is little hope they will be productive. news reports are saying that the two—day meeting may be cut short due to unresolved issues on key sticking points. as you can see right now on our motherboard screens, right now on our motherboard screens, virtually unchanged for the major markets open at this hour. earlier they were up by 0.8% but they have basically lost some of those gains and us futures showing negative territory due to the news reports. of cours
the us and china sit down later today for a 13th round of trade talks. both sides may walk away empty—handed. union walkers of the united states entered their fourth week on the picket line with no resolution in sight. —— union workers. good morning, asia. hello, world. this is thursday, thank you for joining us for another exciting addition of asia business report. let's start with the ongoing us china trade war because the 13th round of talks is set to resume in washington, dc today....
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you know how that will go down in china. it will not go down at all well in china. chinese foreign policy is interesting because it is all about economic power and influence and it is about not interfering in the affairs of other countries, and they see any influence or attempt to influence what is happening with hong kong as actually some kind of incursion on their own policies. china has said that they are going to retaliate, but this is probably going to happen through the trade talks, so there is already the case that hong kong was on the agenda for the trade talks. there was a loose agreement last week, but this is becoming politicised as well so it will be part and parcel of the types of agreements it will reach between the two powers. as ever, the financial markets don't know which way to turn right now. they have no clue as to what might happen during those talks between the us and china. delete facebook friends after his look a talks about the time this article was written. it was the most trending # and it is all of the back of politico saying he has had m
you know how that will go down in china. it will not go down at all well in china. chinese foreign policy is interesting because it is all about economic power and influence and it is about not interfering in the affairs of other countries, and they see any influence or attempt to influence what is happening with hong kong as actually some kind of incursion on their own policies. china has said that they are going to retaliate, but this is probably going to happen through the trade talks, so...
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china should start an investigation into the bidens because what happened to china is just about as bad as what happened with, uh, with ukraine. in the uk, prime minister boris johnson's brexit plan faces opposition in both parliament and the eu. over a thousand lung injury cases related to vaping are reported in north america, as officials confirm the death toll stands at 18. and a special report from iraq on the sexual exploitation of children and young women by some shia muslim clerics. in washington, the row over the democrats‘ impeachment inquiry for donald trump has reached a new level. the president appears to be doubling down, calling openly notjust for ukraine to investigate the democratic presidential candidate joe biden, but for china to do so as well. the democrats are describing it as repugnant, and a fundamental breach of the oath of office. but mr trump sees it differently. china should start an investigation into the bidens because what happened to china is just about as bad as what happened with, uh, with ukraine so i would say that president zelensky, if it were me,
china should start an investigation into the bidens because what happened to china is just about as bad as what happened with, uh, with ukraine. in the uk, prime minister boris johnson's brexit plan faces opposition in both parliament and the eu. over a thousand lung injury cases related to vaping are reported in north america, as officials confirm the death toll stands at 18. and a special report from iraq on the sexual exploitation of children and young women by some shia muslim clerics. in...
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we don't know how many of them are moving from china to vietnam to the uk. but what we do know from the uk's national trafficking referral statistics is that vietnam is the third largest category of victims of trafficking and then china is the fourth. so it's not the most common route, but it's certainly not unknown to the authorities. what kind of organisation goes into moving people from so far away across so many borders? what are we talking about? we're talking about highly organised crime. unfortunately, what we see is an arms race between governments of the world, governments of europe, and people who are intent on making money out of the misery of other people by helping them get around those borders. so as governments tighten up border control, unfortunately smugglers just amplify their effort and the people who suffer are the migrants like these poor migrants in the back of the lorry, who are most at risk and who died literally as they're trying to seek another country. you mentioned there governments tightening up border controls, but what else sho
we don't know how many of them are moving from china to vietnam to the uk. but what we do know from the uk's national trafficking referral statistics is that vietnam is the third largest category of victims of trafficking and then china is the fourth. so it's not the most common route, but it's certainly not unknown to the authorities. what kind of organisation goes into moving people from so far away across so many borders? what are we talking about? we're talking about highly organised crime....
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i regret having communicated directly with friends in china that so directly with friends in china that so many people are upset. hello and welcome to the programme. news from the italian serie a to start with. ac milan have sacked manager, marco giampaolo, afterjust three and a half months. former inter boss, stefano pioli, is expected to take over, with the 18—time champions currently three points off the relegation zone. earlier i spoke to italian football journalist daniele verri, who feels the manager paid the price for the team's poor start to the season. u nfortu nately, unfortunately, marco giampaolo did not make the team perform as expected. ac milan lost four of the first seven games of the season and that was not enough for them to give confidence. although he want the last game in genoa, there was not a change in terms of the performance on the pitch and that prompted ac milan to dismiss him. marco giampaolo was the main signing in the summer in order to change them as compared to the previous season and it did not work out at all. on the other side, he did not receive muc
i regret having communicated directly with friends in china that so directly with friends in china that so many people are upset. hello and welcome to the programme. news from the italian serie a to start with. ac milan have sacked manager, marco giampaolo, afterjust three and a half months. former inter boss, stefano pioli, is expected to take over, with the 18—time champions currently three points off the relegation zone. earlier i spoke to italian football journalist daniele verri, who...
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too embarrassing to china. this put the china celebrations to one side for a moment and focus on things a little closer in europe. the backstop, the irish backstop was it's one of those phrases that has become a crucial part of the brexit dialogue. and here we have a possible solution. just for those who are not following the ins and outs of the detail, the backstop was purely there to avoid a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland if they were to fall into two different customs regimes after britain leaves the eu. we don't know exactly what they're going to do that we are told that a plan has been drawn up that will solve that. the delicate telegraph said to the bbc that we have a suggestion of custom zones which is an area 5—10 miles away from the physical border, now with large parts of goods are —— need checking can be checked and it's particularly releva nt to can be checked and it's particularly relevant to small businesses that are moving stuff back and forth. large busine
too embarrassing to china. this put the china celebrations to one side for a moment and focus on things a little closer in europe. the backstop, the irish backstop was it's one of those phrases that has become a crucial part of the brexit dialogue. and here we have a possible solution. just for those who are not following the ins and outs of the detail, the backstop was purely there to avoid a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland if they were to fall into two...
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basketball is china's top sport. renault warned of a gloomier future, warning sales will drop up to 4%, blaming difficulties in markets such as turkey and argentina. the french car giant has been reshuffling its bosses, ousting ceo thierry bollore last week as it tries to draw a line under the scandal surrounding former boss carlos ghosn. facebook‘s founder mark zuckerberg says companies should not be able to censor politicians or the news in a democracy. he was giving a speech in washington dc following weeks of criticism over the firm's decision not to ban political adverts that contain falsehoods. china's growth dropped to its lowest level in nearly three decades as the trade war with the us continues to take its toll. the economy grew byjust 6% injuly to september. karishma vaswani is in singapore. so, the big question, why is china's economy slowing? well, ben, one of the main reasons has been the impact of the us—china trade war. that has affected business sentiment in china and it has also meant that facto
basketball is china's top sport. renault warned of a gloomier future, warning sales will drop up to 4%, blaming difficulties in markets such as turkey and argentina. the french car giant has been reshuffling its bosses, ousting ceo thierry bollore last week as it tries to draw a line under the scandal surrounding former boss carlos ghosn. facebook‘s founder mark zuckerberg says companies should not be able to censor politicians or the news in a democracy. he was giving a speech in washington...
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and on financial markets, the focus is still firmly on relations between china and the us, with china saying it will retaliate if congress passes a bill offering support to pro—democracy protestors in hong kong. it's been another embarrassing and very difficult day for hong kong's leader, carrie lam. she was forced to halt her annual policy address today after some lawmakers disrupted the session, shouting and jeering as she started her speech. let show you carrie lam now, who is now delivering, you can see here, live pictures from hong kong, her annual policy address via video link because, as i've mentioned, she was forced to stop within the legislative council. she is talking about a raft of property initiatives in a bid to restore confidence in her administration after more than four months of anti—government protests. we are keeping across what she is saying and we will let you know what her announcements are as soon as we get them. let's look at the impact on hong kong from an economic respective. many tourists are staying away. visitor numbers were down almost 40% in august
and on financial markets, the focus is still firmly on relations between china and the us, with china saying it will retaliate if congress passes a bill offering support to pro—democracy protestors in hong kong. it's been another embarrassing and very difficult day for hong kong's leader, carrie lam. she was forced to halt her annual policy address today after some lawmakers disrupted the session, shouting and jeering as she started her speech. let show you carrie lam now, who is now...
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china's growth slows to its weakest in more than a quarter of a century. and on the markets: sterling fell as investors fret over boris johnson's chances of pushing his brexit deal through parliament, while asian markets were mostly down after that data from china. we start with brexit — because while prime minister boris johnson is working out how he will sell his new brexit deal to parliament — businesses are weighing up how it could affect future trade between britain and the eu for decades to come — that's if the deal gets approved. mrjohnson has written an open letter to businesses trying to reassure them. it says the deal is the basis for a new relationship with the eu — based on free trade and friendly cooperation. in the political declaration — the two sides have agreed to aim for a trade deal with ‘no tariffs, fees, charges or quantitative restrictions‘ — in other words, avoiding limits on the amount of goods. they have also pledged to ensure a ‘level playing field' for businesses. this could mean the uk abiding by many eu rules
china's growth slows to its weakest in more than a quarter of a century. and on the markets: sterling fell as investors fret over boris johnson's chances of pushing his brexit deal through parliament, while asian markets were mostly down after that data from china. we start with brexit — because while prime minister boris johnson is working out how he will sell his new brexit deal to parliament — businesses are weighing up how it could affect future trade between britain and the eu for...
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Oct 6, 2019
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"taiwan is part of china, a province of china." it's not like outright vandalism it's just like pruning the language. shifting the language to kind of go from one thing to another. how long has it been going on for? years. years? and examples kept flowing, such as the senkaku islands — a disputed territory, actually, but which for a while was china's inherent territory — at least in mandarin on the wiki data pages. although there are elected office holders with powers to take down or lock articles, some of taiwan's wikipedians fear that these elections for these positions have been targeted too, amid a general rising atmosphere of intimidation. so taiwanese wikipedians or people that voice anti—chinese opinions on wikipedia. they get attacked and trolled and abused and doxxed on wikipedia? regularly attacked. what does wikimedia global think of all of this? laughter. they don't care! is it because they are american, and theyjust don't know? the hostile words are lost in translations. heather ford has researched political edit
"taiwan is part of china, a province of china." it's not like outright vandalism it's just like pruning the language. shifting the language to kind of go from one thing to another. how long has it been going on for? years. years? and examples kept flowing, such as the senkaku islands — a disputed territory, actually, but which for a while was china's inherent territory — at least in mandarin on the wiki data pages. although there are elected office holders with powers to take down...
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Oct 9, 2019
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all this as us and china prepare to meet to resolve trade row. let's go to our asia business hub where rico hizon is following the story. it's nice to see you, rico. this is just another spanner in the works, is it? in terms of a smooth path to trade negotiations? absolutely. you mention apple, you mention vans, the nba and the latest initiatives in the united states. undoubtedly, both sides are going on the offensive and a full—court press, that is basketball jargon ahead a full—court press, that is basketballjargon ahead of negotiations in bc. tensions are already running height —— in dc. they are running high even before the games begin. the united states is putting 28 companies on their entity list, restricting their access to american technology without government approval. the us also announced visit restrictions on eight unnamed officials associated with them. and analysts are saying, sally, the us' tactics are undoubtedly a high risk, seeking to pressure the chinese trade delegation before the main event really gets under way. wit
all this as us and china prepare to meet to resolve trade row. let's go to our asia business hub where rico hizon is following the story. it's nice to see you, rico. this is just another spanner in the works, is it? in terms of a smooth path to trade negotiations? absolutely. you mention apple, you mention vans, the nba and the latest initiatives in the united states. undoubtedly, both sides are going on the offensive and a full—court press, that is basketball jargon ahead a full—court...
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Oct 17, 2019
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, costs are rising in china. electricity, labour costs, you name it. so slowly companies new they needed other manufacturing locations. i think the fundamentals in many african countries, not all of them, but many of them are strong and many benefit from the fact that they have tariff free access to the us market and some of them have actually invested in the infrastructure such that manufacturing firms can go there and really be plugged in play. ethiopian would be an example of a country with a lot of industrial part over the last decade. i think it will not be tomorrow but anything next generation, there is the potential for africa to become the next factory of the world. africa, ethiopian, will be key manufacturing hubs going forward. what about southeast asia? isn't it also a big winner with the ongoing us— china while, particularly vietnam ? winner with the ongoing us— china while, particularly vietnam? 5096 growth in vietnam so you see chinese companies looking all over the world, not just companies loo
, costs are rising in china. electricity, labour costs, you name it. so slowly companies new they needed other manufacturing locations. i think the fundamentals in many african countries, not all of them, but many of them are strong and many benefit from the fact that they have tariff free access to the us market and some of them have actually invested in the infrastructure such that manufacturing firms can go there and really be plugged in play. ethiopian would be an example of a country with...
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Oct 8, 2019
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one at the same time being critical of china. yes but many international companies have been benefiting from doing one thing outside of china and doing something inside of china and that has been rapidly shrinking over the past few years. it is very hard for these companies to operate a business in china without taking a political stance these days. presumably the only area where i see any unity right now is condemnation from all sides, from the nba commissioner mr silva. for sure but for very different reasons. from the chinese side the majority of criticism of course, the majority of criticism of course, the majority of criticism is that they are not consistent and if they want to make money in china they should have made the chinese rules. but from the us side the criticism is that they are not strong enough. thank you very much indeed for that. then the timing could scarcely be worse, the los angeles lakers, one of the marquee franchises of course i set to play exhibition games in mainland china this week against the mets. so
one at the same time being critical of china. yes but many international companies have been benefiting from doing one thing outside of china and doing something inside of china and that has been rapidly shrinking over the past few years. it is very hard for these companies to operate a business in china without taking a political stance these days. presumably the only area where i see any unity right now is condemnation from all sides, from the nba commissioner mr silva. for sure but for very...
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Oct 9, 2019
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the tweet because they fear to action in china. tv broadcasters pulling out of the nba coverage and threatening to cancel pre—season friendlies scheduled to take place in china. there is la kers scheduled to take place in china. there is lakers fan says it is time to save out of the nba from china. another, from shanghai, says they will not be able to solve a problem this time. he says he will not be able to watch any nba games in the future. the original tweet has been deleted, but the damage in china has been done. apologies have only managed to anger american fans. and 110w managed to anger american fans. and now commissioner adam silver says the sport has a right to speak out. we are not apologising for daryl exercising his freedom of expression. i regret again having communicated directly with many friends in china that so many people are upset. silver now says he will seek to find mutual respect the chinese officials. it will not be easy. the nba of the last two decades has invested huge amount of money and time into cultiv
the tweet because they fear to action in china. tv broadcasters pulling out of the nba coverage and threatening to cancel pre—season friendlies scheduled to take place in china. there is la kers scheduled to take place in china. there is lakers fan says it is time to save out of the nba from china. another, from shanghai, says they will not be able to solve a problem this time. he says he will not be able to watch any nba games in the future. the original tweet has been deleted, but the...