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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. to understand the potential economic risks between the us and china if the us were to act, i spoke to tom orlik, chief economist, bloomberg economics and author of �*china: the bubble that never pops'. we've heard that warning from the us secretary of state antony blinken, saying that it beijing does not stop helping russia in its war with ukraine, that there will be measures. have any idea what the united states could do? it is interesting. _ united states could do? it is interesting. when _ united states could do? it 3 interesting. when we look united states could do? it 1 interesting. when we look at the russia trade data, what we see since the beginning of that war of aggression against ukraine is a sharp increase in the share of russian imports that are coming from china. now, we can go a bit into the details there and see what type of goods they are, and these aren't military goods, but by providing the imports which keeps russia's economy going, china is indirectly supporting
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. to understand the potential economic risks between the us and china if the us were to act, i spoke to tom orlik, chief economist, bloomberg economics and author of �*china: the bubble that never pops'. we've heard that warning from the us secretary of state antony blinken, saying that it beijing does not stop helping russia in its war with ukraine, that there will be measures. have any idea what the united states could do? it is interesting. _ united states...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. and we'll have plenty more on the meeting in beijing all across our platforms — do check our bbc website for the latest. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. here in the uk, a government minister has raised eyebrows after appearing to confuse two different countries in africa. speaking on the bbc�*s question time programme, conservative mp chris philp was asked about the government's controversial policy to depot illegal migrants to rwanda — and whether someone escaping the war in congo — would be deported to rwanda. there is an ongoing conflict between the two nations. here's the exchange. i come from a neighbouring country called congo. if you know, geographically, that is located right next door to rwanda, and right now in goma there's a genocide going on and there's such a big conflict going on of people from rwanda. so had my family members come from goma the crossing right now, where they then be sent back to the country that they're supposedly war in rw
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you came to ask beijing to — consequences. you came to ask beijing to stop _ consequences. you came to ask beijing to stop supplying - consequences. you came to ask - beijing to stop supplying components that russia is using in its war with ukraine. you have asking to do this before, what makes you think they will listen to you this time. what 70% of the machine tools that russia is getting _ 70% of the machine tools that russia is getting from abroad are coming from _ is getting from abroad are coming from china. 90% of the microelectronics. this is doing two things _ microelectronics. this is doing two things it — microelectronics. this is doing two things it is— microelectronics. this is doing two things. it is helping russia perpetuate its aggression against ukraine, — perpetuate its aggression against ukraine, but it is also creating a growing — ukraine, but it is also creating a growing threat to europe because of russi6's— growing threat to europe because of russia's aggression. i am hearing from _ russia's aggression. i am hearing from you — russia's agg
you came to ask beijing to — consequences. you came to ask beijing to stop _ consequences. you came to ask beijing to stop supplying - consequences. you came to ask - beijing to stop supplying components that russia is using in its war with ukraine. you have asking to do this before, what makes you think they will listen to you this time. what 70% of the machine tools that russia is getting _ 70% of the machine tools that russia is getting from abroad are coming from _ is getting from abroad...
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what do you think beijing - go. what do you think beijing is hoping to get out of this visit? �* , , , , visit? bei'ing will express its concerns visit? beijing will express its concerns about _ visit? beijing will express its concerns about things - visit? beijing will express its concerns about things like i visit? beijing will express its i concerns about things like time one and the assistance package that the congress recently passed, and the president was signed, providing some military assistance to taiwan, but it is long—standing, we have done it for many decades, even since the normalization of relations between united states and china. of course, we want the future of taiwan to be settled by the chinese people and the people of taiwan without force or military threat, but we wanted to be done peacefully. so the united states is continuing with its supply of defensive weapons to taiwan to ensure that there is no military action taken by the men and against taiwan, and that the future of time one would be settled peacefully. gary locke —— gary locke, former us
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it seems to me that beijing is trying _ deadline. it seems to me that beijing is trying to _ deadline. it seems to me that beijing is trying to have - deadline. it seems to me that beijing is trying to have it - deadline. it seems to me that| beijing is trying to have it both ways. it is saying no we are not chinese, but they are also saying the chinese government won't let them sell. so which is it? if it is just ordinary global media business, there is no political reason why bytedance should not divest. if that were to happen, tiktok could continue to be used by hundred and 70 million american users.- 70 million american users. tiktok sa s that 70 million american users. tiktok says that given — 70 million american users. tiktok says that given the _ 70 million american users. tiktok says that given the number- 70 million american users. tiktok says that given the number of- 70 million american users. tiktok i says that given the number of users, if it was banned, it would trample on free speech. is that an argument thatis on fr
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. for more on the chinese foriegn minister's comments and the us—china relationship, i spoke to massachusetts congressman seth moulton. congressman moulton also sits on the house select committee on china. thank you for taking the time. chinese foreign minister wang yi was frank in his public remarks alongside secretary blinken. he said the relationship is risking can a down ward spiral. do you agree? i do, because china's talking about invading a democratic ally of the united states. as long as xi jinping says he will take taiwan by force, there's a real chance that our relationship goes down hill. to what extent, though, is the us testing boundaries? we heard also from wang yi, saying the us needs to be careful not to step on china's red lines. we've seen this massive wave of sanctions, of technology export bans by the us. we know that there is increased presence by the us and allies, militarily, in the region. what is that doing to the relationship? is that increasing tensions? wel
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. for more on the chinese foriegn minister's comments and the us—china relationship, i spoke to massachusetts congressman seth moulton. congressman moulton also sits on the house select committee on china. thank you for taking the time. chinese foreign minister wang yi was frank in his public remarks alongside secretary blinken. he said the relationship is risking can a down ward spiral. do you agree? i do, because china's talking about invading a democratic...
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thank you very much for essential to beijing. thank you very much for coming _ essential to beijing. thank you very much for coming on _ essential to beijing. thank you very much for coming on the _ essential to beijing. thank you very l much for coming on the programme. thanks for having me. just bring you some breaking news from wales here in the uk three people — two teachers and a teenage pupil — have been taken to hospital after a stabbing at a secondary school in south—west wales. one line coming to us from bbc wales - bbc one line coming to us from bbc wales — bbc wales understands that one of the injured teachers, fiona elias, her injuries are not life—threatening. so our colleagues at bbc wales understand that one of the injured teachers is fiona elias, her injuries are not life—threatening. we will have plenty more coverage on that story in just plenty more coverage on that story injust a plenty more coverage on that story in just a few moments time. still to come on the world today — could tiktok soon van
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that was steven mcdonnell in beijing. still to come on the world today — an update on the military horses injured when they bolted through london. and will a tourism tax deter crowds from venice? around the world and across the uk. this is the world today on bbc news. now to one of the most read stories on our website. more than two million people have read this article about two military horses undergoing surgery, after throwing off their riders and racing through london on wednesday. they remain in a serious condition. chi chi izundu has this update. this is the event the bolted horses were being exercised for, the major general�*s inspection, which is an annual test of the household cavalry�*s ability to conduct state ceremonial duties for the year. the horses, quaker, tennyson, and both vida and trojan, seen here running through central london, were spooked after building materials were dropped from a height next to them. four soldiers were thrown, and while three needed hospital treatment, it is confirmed one h
that was steven mcdonnell in beijing. still to come on the world today — an update on the military horses injured when they bolted through london. and will a tourism tax deter crowds from venice? around the world and across the uk. this is the world today on bbc news. now to one of the most read stories on our website. more than two million people have read this article about two military horses undergoing surgery, after throwing off their riders and racing through london on wednesday. they...
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we continue to communicate _ in beijing. we continue to communicate clearly - in beijing. we continue to| communicate clearly about in beijing. we continue to - communicate clearly about our differences, at the very least to minimise the chance of miscalculation, misunderstandings. the world's first personalised vaccine for melanoma skin cancer — hailed as a potential "gamechanger" for treatment — is being tested on british patients. the second phase of the world's largest election gets under way today in india. and a study says it has found the strongest evidence yet that global conservation efforts are having a positive effect. 2024 is notjust an election year.
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. the chinese foreign minister said in his remarks that the relationship was risking can a down ward what trajectory. do you agree? i down ward what tra'ectory. do you agreevh you agree? i do. china's talkin: you agree? i do. china's talking about _ you agree? i do. china's talking about invading . you agree? i do. china's i talking about invading the united states. as long as he says he�*s going to take over taiwan but force, there is a real chance our relationship goes down hill. to what extent is the us testing boundaries? we hevered from wang yi saying the us needs to be careful not to step on china�*s red lines. we saw this massive wave of sanctions, technology export bans by the us. we know there is increased presence by the us and allies militarily. what is that doing to the relationship? is that increasing tensions? this is all again china�*s aggression. china changes its lines. they literally change their lines on the map all the time, to just take over more territory by
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. the chinese foreign minister said in his remarks that the relationship was risking can a down ward what trajectory. do you agree? i down ward what tra'ectory. do you agreevh you agree? i do. china's talkin: you agree? i do. china's talking about _ you agree? i do. china's talking about invading . you agree? i do. china's i talking about invading the united states. as long as he says he�*s going to take over taiwan but force, there is a real chance our...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. on friday, two british men were charged with helping russian intelligence services after a suspected arson attack on a ukraine—linked business in london. the suspects — aged 20 and 22 — are the first people to be prosecuted under the new national security act 2023, which was designed to strengthen the uk's defences against hostile activity by other nations. one of the men is accused of planning to target a business, and of trying to recruit other people to assist a foreign intelligence service. he is also accused of fraudulent activity and aggravated arson. the other man is also accused of arson, and of accepting money in the knowledge that it was from a foreign intelligence service.>public records show the businesses prosecutors claim the russian private military group, wagner, are involved. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has the latest. this was the fire in east london last month that started what the head of scotland yard's counterterrorism command called a "h
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. on friday, two british men were charged with helping russian intelligence services after a suspected arson attack on a ukraine—linked business in london. the suspects — aged 20 and 22 — are the first people to be prosecuted under the new national security act 2023, which was designed to strengthen the uk's defences against hostile activity by other nations. one of the men is accused of planning to target a business, and of trying to recruit other people to...
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laura bicker, live in beijing. thank— east and west. laura bicker, live in beijing. thank you _ east and west. laura bicker, live in beijing, thank you very _ east and west. laura bicker, live in beijing, thank you very much - east and west. laura bicker, live in i beijing, thank you very much indeed. just want to take cute live to 0lympia in greece where they will be lighting the olympic flame ahead of the paris 2024 games. the dignitaries are arriving as we speak and will be live in olympia as the is lit. it was a very unsettled day and monday, very windy for many of us and a mixture of weather conditions. tuesday looks quieter, still blustery and sunshine, a few showers around but it will stay on the cool side for the time of year in this cooler air mass which was introduced across the uk by monday's area of low pressure. it will be sitting to the east of the country for tuesday so that is where we will see most of the showers, the strongest winds and further west you are closer to this area of low pressure and it will be quite a. su
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tensions over economic ties have been a flash point between washington and beijing. antony blinken has called for a level playing field for american companies doing business in china. our business reporter this morning monica millerjoins us live from the newsroom. explain to us what mr blinken means by fair treatment for american companies? yeah, well this is the latest _ american companies? yeah, well this is the latest high _ american companies? yeah, well this is the latest high level - this is the latest high level meeting between washington and beijing, officials. and one of the things he did raise concerns is about some of china's business practices, nonmarket practices as well as manufacturing capacities. 0ne manufacturing capacities. one of the things that washington is toying with is the idea of imposing tariffs on products such as electric vehicles which china makes many many of them and their prices are exceedingly low. so having them flood the market would really hinder american car—makers. now, mr blinken met with leaders, business leaders that are par
tensions over economic ties have been a flash point between washington and beijing. antony blinken has called for a level playing field for american companies doing business in china. our business reporter this morning monica millerjoins us live from the newsroom. explain to us what mr blinken means by fair treatment for american companies? yeah, well this is the latest _ american companies? yeah, well this is the latest high _ american companies? yeah, well this is the latest high level - this...
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. 0ne between moscow and beijing. one of the things we are hearing is certainly there are reports that the us is getting ready, some trade sanctions that could be put in place to prevent that trade if china does not stop it of its own accord. china will see that as being tactics. it may be a difficult and tricky conversation for antony blinken to have. let's then deal with some of the other major issues they will have to discuss, you heard about taiwan, that is a redline for china, one of the issues that they will not budge on. they believe the self—governing island is part of the mainland and they will not be pushed as they say by the united states of that. they also say the united states is building an alliance in the region to try and counter china. that's another area where the two sides completely differ. ., ~' , ., , . let's speak to william courtney — a former us ambassador — who is an adjunct senior fellow at the rand think—tank. good to have you on the programme. listening in there, there's an awful l
. 0ne between moscow and beijing. one of the things we are hearing is certainly there are reports that the us is getting ready, some trade sanctions that could be put in place to prevent that trade if china does not stop it of its own accord. china will see that as being tactics. it may be a difficult and tricky conversation for antony blinken to have. let's then deal with some of the other major issues they will have to discuss, you heard about taiwan, that is a redline for china, one of the...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. for more on the chinese foriegn minister's comments and the us—china relationship, i spoke to massachusetts congressman seth moulton. congressman moulton sits on the house select committee on china. thank you for taking the time. chinese foreign minister wang yi was frank in his public remarks alongside sock tear anthony blinken. he said the relationship is risking can a down ward spiral. d0 relationship is risking can a down ward spiral.— relationship is risking can a down ward spiral. do you agree? i do. down ward spiral. do you agree? i d0- china's _ down ward spiral. do you agree? i do. china's talking _ down ward spiral. do you agree? i do. china's talking about - i do. china's talking about going to a democratic ally of the united states. as long as he say he will take taiwan by force, there's a chance that our relationship goes down hill. ., ., , ,, hill. to what extent is the us testin: hill. to what extent is the us testing boundaries? - hill. to what extent is the us tes
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. for more on the chinese foriegn minister's comments and the us—china relationship, i spoke to massachusetts congressman seth moulton. congressman moulton sits on the house select committee on china. thank you for taking the time. chinese foreign minister wang yi was frank in his public remarks alongside sock tear anthony blinken. he said the relationship is risking can a down ward spiral. d0 relationship is risking can a down ward spiral.— relationship is...
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stephen mcdonell in beijing, _ economy are also important. stephen mcdonell in beijing, thank— economy are also important. stephen mcdonell in beijing, thank you. - hollywood actress ashleyjudd says the overturning of disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein's 2020 rape conviction is a "hard day for survivors". she was the first woman to go public with the allegations against weinstein. new york's highest court has ruled that he didn't get a fair trial, although the 72—year—old remains in prison. he was separately convicted of rape in los angeles. the 2020 case was a landmark in the me too movement and many activists, complainants, and lawyers say the overturning of his conviction as a setback for abuse survivors. ashleyjudd called the overturning "an act of institutional betrayal". she's been speaking to my colleague caitriona perry, who asked whether she would like to see weinstein re—tried. you know, what's important to know is that a courtroom is not a safe environment for survivors of male sexual violence. they can be very traumati
stephen mcdonell in beijing, _ economy are also important. stephen mcdonell in beijing, thank— economy are also important. stephen mcdonell in beijing, thank you. - hollywood actress ashleyjudd says the overturning of disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein's 2020 rape conviction is a "hard day for survivors". she was the first woman to go public with the allegations against weinstein. new york's highest court has ruled that he didn't get a fair trial, although the 72—year—old...
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there has been reaction here in beijing. they strongly oppose the united states aid package to taiwan, and they say that this will encourage separatists on the island. now, china believes that the self—governing island is part of the mainland. it is one of china's red lines that they believe america should not cross. so antony blinken should expect some strong reaction from his counterparts when he meets them over the coming days when it comes to ukraine, the united states believes that china is supplying russia with components that could be used for weapons. now, beijing has not supplied moscow with any arms since the start of russia's invasion in ukraine. however, the us believes that china is supplying moscow with components that can be used for weapons. they want those supplies to stop and that is something that antony blinken is here to say. now, when it comes to that accusation, beijing says it is preposterous and they oppose that also. but they have also got a part to play when president putin is expected to visit h
there has been reaction here in beijing. they strongly oppose the united states aid package to taiwan, and they say that this will encourage separatists on the island. now, china believes that the self—governing island is part of the mainland. it is one of china's red lines that they believe america should not cross. so antony blinken should expect some strong reaction from his counterparts when he meets them over the coming days when it comes to ukraine, the united states believes that china...
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before we let you go, hat do you think beijing is hoping to get out of this visit? beijing will express its concerns about things like taiwan and the assistance package that the recently passed, and the president will sign, providing some military assistance to taiwan, but it is long—standing, we have done it for many decades, even since the normalization of relations between the us and china. of course, we want the future of taiwan to be settled by the chinese people and the people of taiwan without force or military threat, but we want itto be done peacefully. so the united states is continuing with its supply of defensive weapons to taiwan to ensure that there is no military action taken by the mainland against taiwan, that the future ofwould be settled peacefully. the bill gives tiktok�*s chinese owner — bytedance — nine months to sell its stake or the app will be blocked in the united states. tiktok says it'll challenge the move in court. it (sot it's chief executive had his say — on tiktok of course. make no mistake, this is a ban, a ban on tiktok an
before we let you go, hat do you think beijing is hoping to get out of this visit? beijing will express its concerns about things like taiwan and the assistance package that the recently passed, and the president will sign, providing some military assistance to taiwan, but it is long—standing, we have done it for many decades, even since the normalization of relations between the us and china. of course, we want the future of taiwan to be settled by the chinese people and the people of taiwan...
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is not too happy about that. it’s that beijing is not too happy about that.— about that. it's quite understandable. - about that. it's quite i understandable. that's about that. it's quite - understandable. that's what about that. it's quite _ understandable. that's what we from the business side lobby that we have to do everything that we have to do everything that the chinese market remains open for us. currently if you look into the automotive market the chinese market is way more important to keep secure rather than the influence that chinese ev has our european market. we have to find a good balance. speaking of the auto sector, a german company have joint ventures with chinese businesses, don't pay? how is that going? is that still going smoothly or are these trade tensions starting to affect partnerships?— tensions starting to affect artnershi s? ., partnerships? there are even more partnerships _ partnerships? there are even more partnerships going - partnerships? there are even more partnerships going on l partnerships? there are even l more partnerships going
is not too happy about that. it’s that beijing is not too happy about that.— about that. it's quite understandable. - about that. it's quite i understandable. that's about that. it's quite - understandable. that's what about that. it's quite _ understandable. that's what we from the business side lobby that we have to do everything that we have to do everything that the chinese market remains open for us. currently if you look into the automotive market the chinese market is way more...
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laura bicker has the latest from beijing. 0laf scholz came to china with a clear message, we will do business with beijing but they want china to play fair, and what he means by this, there is real concern in europe and the us, that china has subsidised its green technologies, and that might mean solar panels, electric vehicles, wind turbines, and that has driven costs down, and the cost of a solar panel has been halved in the last year and china produces more than 80% of the solar panels in the world, about half of all their exports go to europe, and thatis all their exports go to europe, and that is one of the reasons why european businesses are very worried, because they believe that china is driving those costs down and driving them out of business. the clear message coming from europe is they want china to play fair and the argument from china to this is that it the argument from china to this is thatitis the argument from china to this is that it is not state subsidies that are helping reduce the costs of their solar panels, it is their own innovation, they say they are good at
laura bicker has the latest from beijing. 0laf scholz came to china with a clear message, we will do business with beijing but they want china to play fair, and what he means by this, there is real concern in europe and the us, that china has subsidised its green technologies, and that might mean solar panels, electric vehicles, wind turbines, and that has driven costs down, and the cost of a solar panel has been halved in the last year and china produces more than 80% of the solar panels in...
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but beijing has unveiled fiscal and monetary measures to try and set the country on the recovery track. it's again focusing on infrastructure spending as well as high—tech manufacturing. and that gdp growth figure of 5.3% in the first quarter could be a hint that the strategy is starting to pay off. so, isuppose, whether that can continue. can the economy maintain that sort of growth rate in future? it's really too early to say at this stage. aside from the quarterly growth figure, the rest of the data out today has not been so positive. factory output retail sales released alongside that gdp report showed momentum is slowing. that's on top of other disappointing figures released earlier on exports, on consumer inflation and bank lending. so again, despite those positive growth figures for the first quarter, the rest of the data really seems to continue to point to economic weakness. a reminder that china has been facing some very serious economic challenges for some time now. i'm talking about the property market downturn, local government debt problems and weak consumer and private
but beijing has unveiled fiscal and monetary measures to try and set the country on the recovery track. it's again focusing on infrastructure spending as well as high—tech manufacturing. and that gdp growth figure of 5.3% in the first quarter could be a hint that the strategy is starting to pay off. so, isuppose, whether that can continue. can the economy maintain that sort of growth rate in future? it's really too early to say at this stage. aside from the quarterly growth figure, the rest...
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china kicks off its biggest showcase of cars as electric vehicles take centre stage at the beijing auto show. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm mariko oi. we begin in the us, where two tech giants, microsoft and google parent alphabet, have reported strong first quarter results, with the artificial intelligence boom at the center of it all. erin delmore has the details. among the dozens of companies reporting first—quarter earnings on thursday, alphabet and microsoft took centre stage. both beat expectations on earnings and revenue, thanks in no small part to investments in artificial intelligence. one stand—out spot for alphabet was google cloud revenue, whichjumped 28% in 01. a lot of generative ai tools that rely on the cloud to reach customers. alphabet announced some good news for investors, its first—ever dividend of 20 cents per share, and first—ever dividend of 20 cents pershare, and an first—ever dividend of 20 cents per share, and an additional $70 billion buy—back. that initially sent shares into double digits after the bell. and for microsoft's part,
china kicks off its biggest showcase of cars as electric vehicles take centre stage at the beijing auto show. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm mariko oi. we begin in the us, where two tech giants, microsoft and google parent alphabet, have reported strong first quarter results, with the artificial intelligence boom at the center of it all. erin delmore has the details. among the dozens of companies reporting first—quarter earnings on thursday, alphabet and microsoft took centre...
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., in beijing. we continue to communicate _ in beijing. we continue to communicate clearly - in beijing. we continue to| communicate clearly about in beijing. we continue to - communicate clearly about our differences, at the very least to minimise the chance of miscalculation, misunderstandings. the world's first personalised vaccine for melanoma skin cancer — hailed as a potential "gamechanger" for treatment — is being tested on british patients. the second phase of the world's largest election gets under way today in india. and a study says it has found the strongest evidence yet that global conservation efforts are having a positive effect. 2024 is notjust an election year. it's perhaps the election year. globally, more voters than ever in history will head to the polls. at least 64 countries, containing just under half of the world's total population, are expected to hold nationwide polls. the results of which, for many, will prove consequential for years to come. the biggest parliamentary vote is being held in india — an operat
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what beijing is _ to policy for china? what beijing is leaning - to policy for china? what beijing is leaning into - to policy for china? what beijing is leaning into at| to policy for china? what i beijing is leaning into at the moment is a focus on tech, xi jinping is all in, on what he views of the industries of the future, so a lot of the fiscal stimulus now is going to semiconductors, clean energy, robotics, these very policy favoured sectors that are in theory driving productivity and short—term gains in activity. thank you very much. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's return to the us now, because as you've been hearing, president biden has been hosting japanese prime minister fumio kishida on a state visit to washington. amazon founderjeff bezos and federal reserve chair jerome powell were among the top business leaders attending a state banquet on wednesday night suranjana tewari from our asia business team has been watching developments from the us—japan meeting. what's the latest? what has been at the top of the schedule? jae wha
what beijing is _ to policy for china? what beijing is leaning - to policy for china? what beijing is leaning into - to policy for china? what beijing is leaning into at| to policy for china? what i beijing is leaning into at the moment is a focus on tech, xi jinping is all in, on what he views of the industries of the future, so a lot of the fiscal stimulus now is going to semiconductors, clean energy, robotics, these very policy favoured sectors that are in theory driving productivity and...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. let's speak to political analyst, prof steve fish, at the university of california, berkeley. we are beginning to get a break now of exactly what ukraine will be receiving. how will this help?— will be receiving. how will this hel? ~ , ,., , this help? well, this is a very big break _ this help? well, this is a very big break in _ this help? well, this is a very big break in the _ this help? well, this is a very big break in the story, - this help? well, this is a very big break in the story, and i big break in the story, and what it says in the bigger picture is that donald trump is much stranglehold on the republican party's policy towards ukraine seems to have been broken. trump has been the main man in the republican party for some time now and republican congress people have just danced to his tune but whatjust happened was the speaker of the house of representatives just broke with trump and moved to advance legislation forward to resume aid to ukraine. this is very big news b
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. let's speak to political analyst, prof steve fish, at the university of california, berkeley. we are beginning to get a break now of exactly what ukraine will be receiving. how will this help?— will be receiving. how will this hel? ~ , ,., , this help? well, this is a very big break _ this help? well, this is a very big break in _ this help? well, this is a very big break in the _ this help? well, this is a very big break in the story, - this help? well, this...
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live now to the bbc�*s laura bicker in beijing. what other chinese saying about this call between president biden and xijinping? this call between president biden and xi jinping? when you ut the biden and xi jinping? when you put the two _ biden and xi jinping? when you put the two readouts, - biden and xi jinping? when you put the two readouts, one i biden and xi jinping? when you put the two readouts, one from washington and one from beijing, you would think they are a different call. i spoke for about 90 minutes but while the us side has emphasised china's support for russia during the invasion of ukraine, and author issues in the south china sea, on the chinese side, what they are emphasising is what they are emphasising is what they are emphasising is what they call the insurmountable redline in us— china relations, coming as no surprise to anyone, and that is taiwan. they emphasise they should be no push by the biden administration or any other officials within the united states to push for taiwanese independence. beijing b
live now to the bbc�*s laura bicker in beijing. what other chinese saying about this call between president biden and xijinping? this call between president biden and xi jinping? when you ut the biden and xi jinping? when you put the two _ biden and xi jinping? when you put the two readouts, - biden and xi jinping? when you put the two readouts, one i biden and xi jinping? when you put the two readouts, one from washington and one from beijing, you would think they are a different call. i...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. two teachers who were injured in a stabbing at a school in south wales this week say it's "difficult to comprehend" what happened. fiona elias and liz hopkin were attacked at amman valley school in carmarthenshire, along with one of their pupils. it comes as a 13—year—old girl appeared in court charged with three counts of attempted murder. she cannot be named for legal reasons, and was remanded in youth custody until may. a former senior executive at the post office, who's been giving evidence for a second day at the public inquiry into the horizon it scandal, has been accused of "deliberately suppressing the truth", and letting wrongful convictions stand. angela van den bogerd, was questioned by lawyers representing wrongly convicted sub—postmasters. she dismissed the accusations, but confirmed that in the same year she was accused of misleading a high courtjudge she still received a bonus. emma simpson has that story. martin griffiths was facing financial ruin by the post off
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. two teachers who were injured in a stabbing at a school in south wales this week say it's "difficult to comprehend" what happened. fiona elias and liz hopkin were attacked at amman valley school in carmarthenshire, along with one of their pupils. it comes as a 13—year—old girl appeared in court charged with three counts of attempted murder. she cannot be named for legal reasons, and was remanded in youth custody until may. a former senior executive...
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so beijing does need other ideas. these glamorous grannies in the city of hangzhou have found a new career in retirement as models and social media stars, and they promote greying gracefully. china hopes more over—60s will continue working as the economy slows. i think that is the right time, especially for us, because i believe i am one of the generation that really benefit from the country's reform and open toward a policy. then maybe it is our obligation also to promote our image to the world. that image belies the harsh reality for millions in china. this couple in the rural north—east have no pension. they can't afford to stop working or get sick. translation: i guess i will become - a burden for my children. they will need i to look after me. i'm 72 this year. i think i can only keep doing thisl for another four or five years. but if feeble and weak, then i might be confined to bed. i that's it. over. ordinary people like us all end up like this. - like much of rural china, there are few young people left to
so beijing does need other ideas. these glamorous grannies in the city of hangzhou have found a new career in retirement as models and social media stars, and they promote greying gracefully. china hopes more over—60s will continue working as the economy slows. i think that is the right time, especially for us, because i believe i am one of the generation that really benefit from the country's reform and open toward a policy. then maybe it is our obligation also to promote our image to the...
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beijing is going to laugh it off. they've - war effort? beijing is going to laugh it off. they've laughed l laugh it off. they've laughed off so many other warnings from the biden administration in the past. the reality is that the united states is in a cold war with china, and america is losing. and one of the biggest reasons the united states is losing is because so many american politicians seem to think that they can reason with the chinese communist party and negotiate with them in good faith diplomacy and try to come to a win—win outcome. that sounds great in theory, but... why do you think the us is losing that battle? 0n the other hand, of course, china being hit pretty hard economically by some sanctions and some preventions of exports of things like semiconductors. so it only takes one person for a cold water happen, and the chinese communist party knows and believes that they are in a cold war with the united states, and america doesn't. that's simply why the united states is losing. 0ur leaders are not even aware of this fundamental reality. you mentioned sem
beijing is going to laugh it off. they've - war effort? beijing is going to laugh it off. they've laughed l laugh it off. they've laughed off so many other warnings from the biden administration in the past. the reality is that the united states is in a cold war with china, and america is losing. and one of the biggest reasons the united states is losing is because so many american politicians seem to think that they can reason with the chinese communist party and negotiate with them in good...
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relations between washington and beijing have been strained by china's claims over taiwan and the south china sea, as well as us export bans on advanced tech. they were further damaged by a row over a spy balloon in february last year. and in recent days, the us passed a law that would force chinese—owned tiktok to sell the hugely popular video app orface being banned in america. mr xi said the earth was �*big enough' for both countries to achieve development and prosperity. translation: the two countries should be partners, not rivals. i they should achieve mutual success, not harm each other. they should seek common ground while reserving differences instead of vicious competition for that they should honour their words rather than say one thing and doing another. on their words rather than doing one thing and doing the other. let's speak to danny russel, vice president at the asia society policy institute. he's also the former assistant secretary of state for asia under the obama administration. danny, good to have you on the programme tonight. what did you make of that meeting,
relations between washington and beijing have been strained by china's claims over taiwan and the south china sea, as well as us export bans on advanced tech. they were further damaged by a row over a spy balloon in february last year. and in recent days, the us passed a law that would force chinese—owned tiktok to sell the hugely popular video app orface being banned in america. mr xi said the earth was �*big enough' for both countries to achieve development and prosperity. translation:...
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the eu is carrying out several investigations into chinese tech export as well as subsidies, beijing is not too happy about that. it's quite understandable. that's what we from the business side, we lobby, we have to do everything that the chinese market remains open for us. currently if you look into the automotive market the chinese market is way more important to keep secure rather than the influence that chinese ev has on our european market. we have to find a good balance. speaking of the auto sector, german companies have joint ventures with chinese businesses, don't they? is that still going smoothly or are these trade tensions starting to affect partnerships? there are even more partnerships going on, german companies continuing to invest because we're not only needing the market here in china for our sales and revenue, but also it became more important part of the innovation ecosystem. this is only possible if we go into partner with the chinese companies, to get knowledge from that. we talked about subsidy and tech experts — what about concerns of technology transfer as w
the eu is carrying out several investigations into chinese tech export as well as subsidies, beijing is not too happy about that. it's quite understandable. that's what we from the business side, we lobby, we have to do everything that the chinese market remains open for us. currently if you look into the automotive market the chinese market is way more important to keep secure rather than the influence that chinese ev has on our european market. we have to find a good balance. speaking of the...
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taiwan's foreign minister accused bolivia of acting as the puppet of beijing. let's speak to our asia pacific editor michael bristow. explain the relationship bolivia has with these countries and why it decided to go and congratulate china. it decided to go and congratulate china. ,., , ., .. decided to go and congratulate china. , ., ., china. it sounds on the face of it uuite an china. it sounds on the face of it quite an odd _ china. it sounds on the face of it quite an odd story _ china. it sounds on the face of it quite an odd story but _ china. it sounds on the face of it quite an odd story but it - china. it sounds on the face of it quite an odd story but it is - china. it sounds on the face of it quite an odd story but it is one l china. it sounds on the face of it| quite an odd story but it is one of those quirks of international relations which sometimes arises. essentially bolivia has a diplomatic relationship with china and it does not have a diplomatic ties with taiwan. that is because china insists whenever it establishes official ties with any co
taiwan's foreign minister accused bolivia of acting as the puppet of beijing. let's speak to our asia pacific editor michael bristow. explain the relationship bolivia has with these countries and why it decided to go and congratulate china. it decided to go and congratulate china. ,., , ., .. decided to go and congratulate china. , ., ., china. it sounds on the face of it uuite an china. it sounds on the face of it quite an odd _ china. it sounds on the face of it quite an odd story _ china. it...
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with beijing, but they want china to play fair. now, what he means by this is, there is real concern, both in europe and the united states, that china has subsidised its green technologies. now, by that i mean solar panels, electric vehicles, wind turbines, and that has driven costs down. i mean, the cost of a solar panel has been halved in the last year. china produces more than 80% of the world's solar panels. about half of all their exports go to europe. and that's one of the reasons why european businesses are very worried, because they believe that china is driving those costs down and driving them out of business. so the clear message coming from europe is they want china to play fair. now, china's argument to this is that it's not state subsidies that are helping reduce the costs of their solar panels, it's their own innovation. they say they are good at this, this is something that people want to buy and they are providing a product. they also say that cheap solar panels are good for the likes of africa, south—east asia,
with beijing, but they want china to play fair. now, what he means by this is, there is real concern, both in europe and the united states, that china has subsidised its green technologies. now, by that i mean solar panels, electric vehicles, wind turbines, and that has driven costs down. i mean, the cost of a solar panel has been halved in the last year. china produces more than 80% of the world's solar panels. about half of all their exports go to europe. and that's one of the reasons why...
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let's speak to our china correspondent stephen mcdonell, who's in beijing for us. high—level talks will be held today. what can we expect? it is interesting and crucial that these meetings can make some sort of breakthrough in terms of stopping the relationship from sliding further. the reason i say that is because antony blinken mediapoint this is the most consequential relationship in the world, and i don't think many people would disagree with him on that. he spoke about areas where they already cooperating, military to military cooperation, on al, the environment, narcotics. then he said we also have to be very clear about the significant areas where we disagree, and that is to avoid a miscalculation, which in the words of wang yi, said it could slide into conflict. everybody on the planet needs these governments to start talking to one another and get on, and they know it. that is why it is important they hash it out in an open and honest way. at one point we had wang yi sa the giant ship of the us and china relationship has been through these rough waters b
let's speak to our china correspondent stephen mcdonell, who's in beijing for us. high—level talks will be held today. what can we expect? it is interesting and crucial that these meetings can make some sort of breakthrough in terms of stopping the relationship from sliding further. the reason i say that is because antony blinken mediapoint this is the most consequential relationship in the world, and i don't think many people would disagree with him on that. he spoke about areas where they...
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against china if it continues to support russia's war effort — but offers a way to improve relations with beijing. one is making sure that we are communicating clearly, particularly in places where we have differences to avoid misunderstandings, to avoid miscalculations. the other is seeing if we can build greater cooperation in areas where we have mutual interest in doing that. a palestinian baby girl who was rescued from her dying mother's womb after an israeli airstrike in gaza has died. and a study says it has found the strongest evidence yet that global conservation efforts are having a positive effect. the world's first personalised vaccine for melanoma skin cancer, hailed as a potential "gamechanger" for treatment, is being tested on british patients. hello, i'm samantha simmonds. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we start in china. america's top diplomat, antony blinken, has told the bbc that he is prepared to take steps against china if beijing continues to send key supplies to russia which are used to aid its invasion of ukraine. the se
against china if it continues to support russia's war effort — but offers a way to improve relations with beijing. one is making sure that we are communicating clearly, particularly in places where we have differences to avoid misunderstandings, to avoid miscalculations. the other is seeing if we can build greater cooperation in areas where we have mutual interest in doing that. a palestinian baby girl who was rescued from her dying mother's womb after an israeli airstrike in gaza has died....
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this was the moment mr blinken arrived in beijing from shanghai. a full day of talks with china's political leadership is planned for friday, including a possible meeting with president xijinping. it's bring in a visiting professor from the east asian institute. thank you for joining us. there is a lot to discuss, isn't there, from china's assistance to russia, taiwan, tiktok — in your view, what is the main objective of secretary blinken�*s trip? this secretary blinken's trip? this is more about _ secretary blinken's trip? this is more about america - secretary blinken's trip? ti 3 is more about america than china and it isn't for nothing that both janet yellen and blinken have come to china and not visits on the other direction. the americans really want from china some kind of win, something they can credibly sell, as it were, back home, in america, in the run—up to the elections in november. and the chinese actually do not have very much that they want from the americans that the americans are possibly willing to give. so i think we will
this was the moment mr blinken arrived in beijing from shanghai. a full day of talks with china's political leadership is planned for friday, including a possible meeting with president xijinping. it's bring in a visiting professor from the east asian institute. thank you for joining us. there is a lot to discuss, isn't there, from china's assistance to russia, taiwan, tiktok — in your view, what is the main objective of secretary blinken�*s trip? this secretary blinken's trip? this is more...
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let's speak to our china correspondent stephen mcdonell who's in beijing for us. it seems as though antony blinken is trying to put the relationship on a steadier fitting.— trying to put the relationship on a steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tou . h steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tough talks — steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tough talks were _ steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tough talks were cunning - steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tough talks were cunning and l steadier fitting. yes, knowing that i the tough talks were cunning and we are now entering the serious talks part in beijing, he first engaged in the basketball diplomacy stage meeting business people and students in shanghai. that's all to build goodwill and both sides were happy because they know there are the significant differences they have to deal with. significant differences they have to dealwith. many significant differences they have to deal with. many of them, the banning of tiktok, us funding for taiwan's military and us funding israel, and on the fl
let's speak to our china correspondent stephen mcdonell who's in beijing for us. it seems as though antony blinken is trying to put the relationship on a steadier fitting.— trying to put the relationship on a steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tou . h steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tough talks — steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tough talks were _ steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tough talks were cunning - steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tough talks were...
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we will be keeping an eye on that visit as the beijing auto show gets under way. bye—bye. hello and welcome to sportsday. these are the headlines: an anxious afternoon for arsenal, but they finish the day top of the table, one point ahead of manchester city. carlos alcaraz�*s attempt to win a hat trick of madrid masters titles remains on track as he cruises into the fourth round. and ronnie 0'sullivan is closing in a place in the quarter finals at the world snooker championship, where he's aiming for a record eighth title. hello, welcome to the programme. arsenal held on in a tense match to beat local rivals tottenham hotspur 3—2 and — at the time — moved four points clear at the top of the english premier league table in their north london derby on sunday, but with second—placed manchester city able to close that gap later.
we will be keeping an eye on that visit as the beijing auto show gets under way. bye—bye. hello and welcome to sportsday. these are the headlines: an anxious afternoon for arsenal, but they finish the day top of the table, one point ahead of manchester city. carlos alcaraz�*s attempt to win a hat trick of madrid masters titles remains on track as he cruises into the fourth round. and ronnie 0'sullivan is closing in a place in the quarter finals at the world snooker championship, where he's...
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that's why musk is courting china as much as beijing is courting china as much as beijing is courting china as much as beijing is courting him. is courting china as much as bei'ing is courting him.�* is courting china as much as bei'ing is courting him. daniel, thanks very much. ukraine's commander—in—chief says the situation on the front line there has worsened in the face of multiple russian attacks. 0leksandr syrskyi confirmed that ukrainian forces had withdrawn from positions close to the town of pokrovsk in the eastern donetsk region, where there has been fierce fighting. he also said russia had what he called "partial successes" near kupyansk, but said ukrainian forces had stopped their advance. russia is trying to take advantage of its current superiority in manpower and artillery before ukrainian forces get much—needed supplies of us weapons. meanwhile, ukrainian military intelligence has released a video it says is of a drone strike on an advanced russian radar station. the radar is reported to be able to detect targets up to 300km away. 0ur ukraine correspondent jame
that's why musk is courting china as much as beijing is courting china as much as beijing is courting china as much as beijing is courting him. is courting china as much as bei'ing is courting him.�* is courting china as much as bei'ing is courting him. daniel, thanks very much. ukraine's commander—in—chief says the situation on the front line there has worsened in the face of multiple russian attacks. 0leksandr syrskyi confirmed that ukrainian forces had withdrawn from positions close to...
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we will be back live in beijing as soon as he appears at the podium. this is bbc news. we are expecting a news conference by the us secretary of state, antony blinken after his talks with the chinese president. there is the podium waiting for that news conference. we will go to it as soon as he appears at that podium. some of the news. first minister, humza yousaf is preparing to give a speech in dundee. the bbc understands he will not be announcing his resignation despite the scottish conservatives tabling a vote of confidence. that's likely to take place at holyrood next week. 0ur scottish political correspondent david henderson has the story. the bute house agreement lasted less than 1,000 days, but it brought green ministers into government for the first time anywhere in the uk — and with them came a raft of green policies. so what do voters think now they're gone? i think it's sad because i think the greens are a good influence on the snp, but i guess we've had a minority government before, so i guess it's going to happen again. yeah, like, ivote green most of th
we will be back live in beijing as soon as he appears at the podium. this is bbc news. we are expecting a news conference by the us secretary of state, antony blinken after his talks with the chinese president. there is the podium waiting for that news conference. we will go to it as soon as he appears at that podium. some of the news. first minister, humza yousaf is preparing to give a speech in dundee. the bbc understands he will not be announcing his resignation despite the scottish...
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that is antony blinken talking in beijing | antony blinken talking in beijing after his talks with president xi jinping. he announced that china and the us would hold their first talks on artificial intelligence. we will have more on that. stay with us here on bbc news. big tech to the rescue. microsoft — and google owner, alphabet — bank bumper profits from al, easing frazzled nerves on wall street. and a double whammy on the us economy. growth slows sharply. but inflationjumps — dashing hopes of interest rate cuts from the federal reserve. welcome to world business report, i'm tadhg enright. we start with big tech — and what a difference a day makes! this time yesterday, meta — the owner of facebook, instagram and whatsapp — rattled wall street with disappointing forecasts — making it clear that the billions its spending on artificial intelligence could take years to pay off. well, new updates from two more tech giants have calmed those nerves. microsoft — now the world's most valuable company — and alphabet — which owns google — have both seen their profits jump than
that is antony blinken talking in beijing | antony blinken talking in beijing after his talks with president xi jinping. he announced that china and the us would hold their first talks on artificial intelligence. we will have more on that. stay with us here on bbc news. big tech to the rescue. microsoft — and google owner, alphabet — bank bumper profits from al, easing frazzled nerves on wall street. and a double whammy on the us economy. growth slows sharply. but inflationjumps — dashing...
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dr yellen�*s seeking to navigate these issues and smooth a few feathers in beijing. here's our business reporter david waddell. soon after arriving, secretary yellen addressed us business leaders in guangzhou and promised to address the oversupply of chinese goods in key industries such as electric vehicles and solar panels. on sunday, she met the chinese premier, li qiang, and struck an emollient tone. we've put our bilateral relationship on a more stable footing. this has not meant ignoring our differences or avoiding tough conversations. it has meant understanding that we can only make progress if we directly and openly communicate with one another. china's xinhua news agency has accused the united states of fabricating a china threat narrative and criticised washington for erecting trade barriers. but the premier, mr li, seemed optimistic about dr yellen�*s visit. translation: i've read online reports about your visit - and from the moment you touched down in guangzhou, chinese citizens have been enthusiastic and continuously commenting. in fact, this reflects
dr yellen�*s seeking to navigate these issues and smooth a few feathers in beijing. here's our business reporter david waddell. soon after arriving, secretary yellen addressed us business leaders in guangzhou and promised to address the oversupply of chinese goods in key industries such as electric vehicles and solar panels. on sunday, she met the chinese premier, li qiang, and struck an emollient tone. we've put our bilateral relationship on a more stable footing. this has not meant ignoring...
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and organisers of the beijing half marathon are investigating allegations three african athletes deliberately allowed china's star runner hejie to win sunday's race. live from our studio in singapore — this is bbc news. it's newsday. we start with breaking news from sydney in the last hour — where police have declared a stabbing at a church as a terrorist incident. a teenage boy was arrested after a bishop and several churchgoers were stabbed while giving a sermon that was being live streamed, the incident happened on monday evening at the christ the good shepherd church in the suburb of wakeley. at least four people were stabbed, but police said none of their injuries were life—threatening. the commissioner of new south wales police gave this update a short while ago. the things that influenced my decision to declare this a terrorist incident was the actions of the individual who attended. we allege that he attended that church with a knife, armed with a knife and stabbed the bishop, the priest and others were also injured. we believe there are elements that are satisfied in terms of r
and organisers of the beijing half marathon are investigating allegations three african athletes deliberately allowed china's star runner hejie to win sunday's race. live from our studio in singapore — this is bbc news. it's newsday. we start with breaking news from sydney in the last hour — where police have declared a stabbing at a church as a terrorist incident. a teenage boy was arrested after a bishop and several churchgoers were stabbed while giving a sermon that was being live...
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trade between beijing and moscow more than doubled last year compared to 2020. ms yellen's main aim on herfour day visit is to persuade beijing to rein in excessive production, on goods such as electric cars. china says talk of over—capacity is a pretext for american protectionism. for more on the trip, i spoke to michael sobolik, senior fellow in indo—pacific studies at the american foreign policy council and author of the book countering china's great game. what do you make, first of all, of this warning from janet yellen to china over its businesses supporting russia's war effort? beijing is going to laugh it off, like they've laughed off so many other warnings from the biden administration in the past. the reality is that the united states is in a cold war with china, and america is losing. and one of the biggest reasons the united states is losing is because so many american politicians seem to think that they can reason with the chinese communist party and negotiate with them in good—faith diplomacy and try to come to a win—win outcome. that sounds
trade between beijing and moscow more than doubled last year compared to 2020. ms yellen's main aim on herfour day visit is to persuade beijing to rein in excessive production, on goods such as electric cars. china says talk of over—capacity is a pretext for american protectionism. for more on the trip, i spoke to michael sobolik, senior fellow in indo—pacific studies at the american foreign policy council and author of the book countering china's great game. what do you make, first of all,...