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between china and north korea. the two governments coordinate the selection of workers for the industries and then transfer them into the country usually under a two-year contract where they stay in china, most often at locked down plants where they are not allowed to leave. the north koreans seek these jobs because they typically pay much better than what they can earn in north korea. there's a rigorous selection process in north korea for those who get to go. they are mostly women and the selection process by the north korean government usually means they don't choose people that will defect. william: this is labor for chinese factories. what is the upside for north korea? >> north korea, because of the sanctions, is desperate for capital, for money. so, this is a multibillion-dollar moneymaking business where they send their workers abroad and that foreign capital is a strong capital, chinese capital that they can use to buy weapons or oil or consumer goods. william: let's look at another excerpt about what the
between china and north korea. the two governments coordinate the selection of workers for the industries and then transfer them into the country usually under a two-year contract where they stay in china, most often at locked down plants where they are not allowed to leave. the north koreans seek these jobs because they typically pay much better than what they can earn in north korea. there's a rigorous selection process in north korea for those who get to go. they are mostly women and the...
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how did those workser get from north korea into china? >> this is a long running program between china and north korea, the two governments coordinate the selection of workers for different industries, then transfer them into the country, usually in the two-year contract where is they stay in china most often at lock down plants where they're not allowed to leave. the north korean seek these jobs because they typically pay much better than what they could northwestern north korea. and there's a rigorous selection process in north korea for those who get to go. they're mostly women. and the selection process by the north korean government usually is a vetting that insures they don't choose people that might defect. >> so this is labor for chinese factories. what is the upside for north korea here? >> north korea because of the sanction largely is desperate for capital, you know, you know, for money. and so this is a multi-million money make making business where they send their workers abroad. and that's a strong chinese cap that they can
how did those workser get from north korea into china? >> this is a long running program between china and north korea, the two governments coordinate the selection of workers for different industries, then transfer them into the country, usually in the two-year contract where is they stay in china most often at lock down plants where they're not allowed to leave. the north korean seek these jobs because they typically pay much better than what they could northwestern north korea. and...
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cases in china didn't do that. and they acknowledge that china didn't do that. that's a cover up of these cases by the chinese anti doping agency and they went along with it. reporter: so, what do you think should happen now? i mean, here we are less than 100 days before the start of the next olympics. what about the medals that were won by those swimmers? what about what's coming much can other athletes and all of the millions of people watching trust the results? >> look, i i think it's a collapse of the anti doping system, and it has to be immediately repaired. there has to be major reconstruction at the world anti doping agency to make sure something like this never happens again. but more importantly, for those athletes at the 2021 games who competed against the swimmers that we now know had positive tests on the eve of those games. we have to get to the bottom of what happened here. and find some justice so that those athletes have confidence and and going into 2024 paris. if some of these swimmers with these positive tests or end up showing up in many, yo
cases in china didn't do that. and they acknowledge that china didn't do that. that's a cover up of these cases by the chinese anti doping agency and they went along with it. reporter: so, what do you think should happen now? i mean, here we are less than 100 days before the start of the next olympics. what about the medals that were won by those swimmers? what about what's coming much can other athletes and all of the millions of people watching trust the results? >> look, i i think it's...
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china did not do that. they acknowledged, did not do that. that is a cover-up of these cases by the chinese anti-doping agency. >> what do you think should happen now? here we are less than 100 days before the start of the next olympics. what about the metals that were won by those swimmers? what about what was coming? how much can other athletes at all the millions of people watching trust the results? >> i think it is a collapse of the anti-doping system. there has to be major construction. more importantly, for those athletes, at the 2021 games that competed against the swimmers, we now know had positive tests. we have to get to the bottom of what actually happened here and find some justice so those athletes have confidence and going into 2024 paris, if some of these swimmers with these positive tests and up showing up , many are still swimming at high levels. it is going to be a disaster. we can't allow that to happen. those are the hard work and sacrifice that you put in. it is an injustice we can stand behind. >> thank you very much. >
china did not do that. they acknowledged, did not do that. that is a cover-up of these cases by the chinese anti-doping agency. >> what do you think should happen now? here we are less than 100 days before the start of the next olympics. what about the metals that were won by those swimmers? what about what was coming? how much can other athletes at all the millions of people watching trust the results? >> i think it is a collapse of the anti-doping system. there has to be major...
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meanwhile, officials in china are condemning the new u.s. assistance to taiwan. they say the move pushes the self-governing island into a "dangerous situation". >> the time one issue is purely china's internal affair and does not tolerate any external interference. we resolutely oppose it. we urge the united states to take concrete actions to honor its commitment not to support taiwan independence and stop arming taiwan in any way. amna: beijing's criticisms came as u.s. secretary of state antony blinken arrived in shanghai. he' s in china for three days of talks with senior officials aimed at stabilizing relations between the two countries. israel has launched strikes on northern gaza for a second day. the israeli military targeted beit lahiya on the northern edge of the strip, after warning locals to evacuate a day earlier. residents say the shelling was as intense as during the start of the war. separately, israel says it struck around 40 targets in southern lebanon today, as its battle with iran-based hezbollah intensifies. hamas released a video today of her
meanwhile, officials in china are condemning the new u.s. assistance to taiwan. they say the move pushes the self-governing island into a "dangerous situation". >> the time one issue is purely china's internal affair and does not tolerate any external interference. we resolutely oppose it. we urge the united states to take concrete actions to honor its commitment not to support taiwan independence and stop arming taiwan in any way. amna: beijing's criticisms came as u.s....
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in china, blinken pressed shanghai's highest official on the need for a quote, level playing field. asked about blinken's comments, chinese foreign ministry spokesperson wang wenbin stood by his nation's economic policies. >> china has always carried out economic and trade cooperation in accordance with the principles of the market, and has always been firmly supportive of the multilateral trading system, and fully implements the rules of the world trade organization. amna: blinken next heads to beijing, where he's scheduled to meet with china's foreign minister on friday. the u.s. economy grew at its slowest pace in two years to start 2024, as consumer spending pulled back. the commerce department reported gdp growth of 1.6% in the first quarter, compared to the same period last year. that's less than expected. and it's down from a 3.4% growth rate in the final months of 2023. that weaker-than-expected economic data sent a shiver through wall street. the dow jones industrial average lost 375 points to close at 38,085. the nasdaq dropped just over 100 points. and the s&p 500 gave ba
in china, blinken pressed shanghai's highest official on the need for a quote, level playing field. asked about blinken's comments, chinese foreign ministry spokesperson wang wenbin stood by his nation's economic policies. >> china has always carried out economic and trade cooperation in accordance with the principles of the market, and has always been firmly supportive of the multilateral trading system, and fully implements the rules of the world trade organization. amna: blinken next...
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is more prepared to engage emmaline behavior it feels insulated by its relationships with russia and china. ♪ >> i'm vanessa ruiz in for stephanie sy with newshour west. updating our top story -- late tonight there are reports of a major explosion at a base south of baghdad used by iranian-backed forces known as the pmf. the pmf is believed to have participated in iran's april 14th attack on israel. they have attacked u.s. troops in the past. a senior iraqi official says tonight's explosion is believed to be an israeli strike, but that hasn't been confirmed. iraqi officials say they'll investigate. a full jury has now been seated for former president donald trump's criminal hush money trial in new york city. opening statements are set to start on monday. and a man is in critical condition after setting himself on fire this afternoon in the park directly opposite the courthouse. emergency crews extinguished the flames and rushed him away on a stretcher. the police chief described the scene. >> court officers, members of the police department, they run into the park. they make efforts to p
is more prepared to engage emmaline behavior it feels insulated by its relationships with russia and china. ♪ >> i'm vanessa ruiz in for stephanie sy with newshour west. updating our top story -- late tonight there are reports of a major explosion at a base south of baghdad used by iranian-backed forces known as the pmf. the pmf is believed to have participated in iran's april 14th attack on israel. they have attacked u.s. troops in the past. a senior iraqi official says tonight's...
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prepared to engage in maligned behavior and feels insulated by their relationships with russia and china. reporter: thank you very much. ♪ william: in the hug -- and the days other headlines, a jury has been seeded for donald trump's criminal hush-money payments trial in new york city. the man in critical condition after setting himself on fire this afternoon in the park directly opposite the courthouse. emergency crews extinguished the flames and rushed him away on a stretcher. police officials described the scene. >> we called officers. they run into the park. they make efforts to put him out using their codes, fire extinguishers. fdny eventually responded. we extinguished the fire and removed him to cornell burn unit where he is right now in critical condition. william: authorities say the man through pamphlets with conspiracy theories into the air before setting himself on fire. police and paras arrested a man at the iranian consulate today after he threatened to blow himself up. officers swarmed the building and cordoned off the site. they found no explosives. the suspect was conv
prepared to engage in maligned behavior and feels insulated by their relationships with russia and china. reporter: thank you very much. ♪ william: in the hug -- and the days other headlines, a jury has been seeded for donald trump's criminal hush-money payments trial in new york city. the man in critical condition after setting himself on fire this afternoon in the park directly opposite the courthouse. emergency crews extinguished the flames and rushed him away on a stretcher. police...
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idea won wide support in congress, based on what they say are real national security concerns about china. but tiktok says it has spent billions to wall off u.s. data, and that this is an unconstitutional violation of free speech. and some of its users say it is xenophobic. president joe biden plans to sign the law. what's it mean? to drill down, i'm joined by david mccabe, who covers technology policy for the new york times. let's start off by how do you ban something used by almost 200 one million people? >> so the mechanism of this bill is simple. it says that app store is run by companies like apple or google couldn't carry. -- couldn't carry tiktok, could not make it available for download. and the same is true of web hosting companies think about the sort of invisible infrastructure of the internet of servers that host apps and help maintain them. lisa: there's also the sale aspect about this. how much do you estimate or how much do people think tiktok could be worth? and we know there's an issue with its algorithm that perhaps the parent company might not have to sell the algorithm
idea won wide support in congress, based on what they say are real national security concerns about china. but tiktok says it has spent billions to wall off u.s. data, and that this is an unconstitutional violation of free speech. and some of its users say it is xenophobic. president joe biden plans to sign the law. what's it mean? to drill down, i'm joined by david mccabe, who covers technology policy for the new york times. let's start off by how do you ban something used by almost 200 one...
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. >> china has always carried out economic and trade cooperation in accordance with the principles of the market, and has always been firmly supportive of the multilateral trading system, and fully implements the rules of the world trade organization. stephanie: venice has become the first city in the world to charge an entrance fee for day-tourists. those arriving between 8:30 an and 4:00 p.m. will have to pay roughly $5 dollars on peak days. it's part of a pilot program to help curb overtourism. single-day visitors make up the majority of the crowds in venice. hundreds of locals protested the new fees today. they say it won't discourage mass tourism. back in this country the federal communications commission voted to reinstate obama era net neutrality rules today. they treat broadband service like utility similar to funds in water. the regulations were overturned during the trump administration. the fcc chairman stressed the importance of the ruling saying every consumer deserves internet access that is fast, open, and fair. in the baltimore a cargo ship exited the harbor today for
. >> china has always carried out economic and trade cooperation in accordance with the principles of the market, and has always been firmly supportive of the multilateral trading system, and fully implements the rules of the world trade organization. stephanie: venice has become the first city in the world to charge an entrance fee for day-tourists. those arriving between 8:30 an and 4:00 p.m. will have to pay roughly $5 dollars on peak days. it's part of a pilot program to help curb...