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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. 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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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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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. there've been developments in ceasefire negotiations between israel and hamas with both sides continuing to review proposals. egyptian mediators have arrived in israel and local media are reporting there's been "notable progress" in finding common ground. in gaza itself, the hamas—run health agency says at least 50 people have been killed in israeli attacks over the past 2a hours. this was the scene in rafah on friday night. the bbc has learnt that british forces could be deployed on the ground in gaza to help deliver humanitarian assistance via a new sea route. they could be used to drive aid trucks along a floating causeway and onto the beach because the united states has decided not to put american boots on the ground. let's get more on all of this with our diplomatic correspondent james landale who's injerusalem. james, what more can you tell us about these plans for british troops to possibly enter gaza? weill. about these plans for british troops to possibly enter gaza?— to
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. there've been developments in ceasefire negotiations between israel and hamas with both sides continuing to review proposals. egyptian mediators have arrived in israel and local media are reporting there's been "notable progress" in finding common ground. in gaza itself, the hamas—run health agency says at least 50 people have been killed in israeli attacks over the past 2a hours. this was the scene in rafah on friday night. the bbc has learnt that...
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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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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
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...
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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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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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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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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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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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america's top diplomat, antony blinken, has been meeting with the chinese president xi jinping in beijing. their talks covered several areas of tension between the two countries. president xi told secretary blinken that china and the us should be partners rather than rivals. mr blinken for his part raised concerns over china's support for russia in its invasion of ukraine. he also raised what he described as china's unfair trade practices in a number of key industries that will drive the 21st century economy. solar panels, electric vehicles and the batteries that power them. china alone is producing more than 100% of global demand for these products, flooding markets, undermining competition, putting at risk livelihoods and businesses around the world. now, this is a movie that we've seen before, and we know how it ends, with american businesses shuttered and american jobs lost. president biden will not let this happen on his watch. let's speak now to our north america business correspondent, erin delmore. in the background to this meeting was a warning we heard from president biden recen
america's top diplomat, antony blinken, has been meeting with the chinese president xi jinping in beijing. their talks covered several areas of tension between the two countries. president xi told secretary blinken that china and the us should be partners rather than rivals. mr blinken for his part raised concerns over china's support for russia in its invasion of ukraine. he also raised what he described as china's unfair trade practices in a number of key industries that will drive the 21st...
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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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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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blinken arrived in shanghai late on wednesday for meetings with business leaders before heading to beijing for talks on friday with foreign minister wang yi. though tensions have eased since last year, disagreements on issues such as trade and security remain. there was a sharp illustration of that on wednesday when president biden signed a foreign aid package which includes $8 billion for allies in the asia—pacific, including taiwan. here's china's reaction. translation: the insertion of taiwan related content into the us congressional bill seriously violates the chinese principal and sends the wrong signal to separatist forces in taiwan. we urge the us to honour its commitment of not supporting taiwan independence with concrete actions and to stop arming taiwan in anyway. let's speak to political economist shirley ze yu — who is a senior visiting fellow at the london school of economics. good morning to you. that is one example, the funding for taiwan which china reacted to but also as well president biden signed a bill to see the ban of tiktok operating in the united states, how is
blinken arrived in shanghai late on wednesday for meetings with business leaders before heading to beijing for talks on friday with foreign minister wang yi. though tensions have eased since last year, disagreements on issues such as trade and security remain. there was a sharp illustration of that on wednesday when president biden signed a foreign aid package which includes $8 billion for allies in the asia—pacific, including taiwan. here's china's reaction. translation: the insertion of...
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mr blinken is expected to warn beijing against exporting components that help russia�*s war efforts. washington says moscow uses chinese machine tools and microchips for weapons deployed against ukraine. yuka kobayashi, lecturer in china and international politics at soas, university of london, gave us her analysis of the talks. i think it is a very tense time between the us and china. thejoe biden administration said they did not want to have a second cold war with china, but what we are actually seeing between the two superpowers now is that there is very tense relations. joe biden is sending antony blinken over now, given that we are actually seeing possibly china exporting things to russia that would help in the war effort with ukraine, we are also seeing the us just pass something in the senate that allows for aid to taiwan. putting together taiwan with ukraine and gaza, which is kind of an interesting... with israel, and that is an interesting development because of the current policy. it is a very tense time and i think it is going to be a very challenging discussion that anto
mr blinken is expected to warn beijing against exporting components that help russia�*s war efforts. washington says moscow uses chinese machine tools and microchips for weapons deployed against ukraine. yuka kobayashi, lecturer in china and international politics at soas, university of london, gave us her analysis of the talks. i think it is a very tense time between the us and china. thejoe biden administration said they did not want to have a second cold war with china, but what we are...
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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. the us criticism of china being the key backer— the us criticism of china being the key backer of _ the us criticism of china being the key backer of russia _ the us criticism of china being the key backer of russia and _ the us criticism of china being the key backer of russia and its - key backer of russia and its invasion_ key backer of russia and its invasion in_ key backer of russia and its invasion in ukraine, - key backer of russia and its invasion in ukraine, this. key backer of russia and its invasion in ukraine, this is. key backer of russia and its . invasion in ukraine, this is not key backer of russia and its - invasion in ukraine, this is not a small_ invasion in ukraine, this is not a small matter. _ invasion in ukraine, this is not a small matter, and _ invasion in ukraine, this is not a small matter, and then - invasion in ukraine, this is not a small matter, and then the -
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. the us criticism of china being the key backer— the us criticism of china being the key backer of _ the us criticism of china being the key backer of russia _ the us criticism of china being the key backer of russia and _ the us criticism of china being the key backer of russia and its - key backer...
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beijing's at the is protected and would oppose any forced sale of tiktok. thank will take all necessary measures to protect chinese companies. thank you very much indeed. finally, this year is set to be the biggest election year in history. around half the world, some four billion people, will go to the polls during 2024 to vote in elections in 76 different countries. but it's going to be an election year like no, because of advances in technology. social media is now an established part of the campaigning process, but there is growing concern about misinformation, that could be supercharged by ever more powerful artificial intelligence. the bbc�*s been speaking to canadian computer scientist yoshua bengio, whose work on al has won him the nobel and turing prizes, and earned him the nickname godfather of ai. he told us he's concerned about its role in elections this year. the technology is changing and these ai systems are becoming more capable and one of the things i am worried about especially in the context of political disinformation is when i have ai
beijing's at the is protected and would oppose any forced sale of tiktok. thank will take all necessary measures to protect chinese companies. thank you very much indeed. finally, this year is set to be the biggest election year in history. around half the world, some four billion people, will go to the polls during 2024 to vote in elections in 76 different countries. but it's going to be an election year like no, because of advances in technology. social media is now an established part of the...
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for beijing it's big criticism is washington's support for taiwan and increased tension in the taiwan strait, of course any involvement from either country involvement from either country in the pacific is also quite an area of mistrust and disagreement, significant disagreement, significant disagreement, so you would expect during these meetings if you are a fly on the wall and able to hear what is going on there will be some type talk, especially when the visiting us secretary of state meets his chinese counterpart wang yi and possibly meet the chinese number one leader xi jinping. we will wait to see what happens there. you will of course keep us up—to—date. before we go, an amazing discovery by archaeologists in italy during excavations for the construction of a future electricity station near the southern city of caserta. a pre—roman necropolis has been unearthed. archaeologists found tombs containing weapons, bronze, and amber ornaments. the ancient burial grounds dates from between the iron age and the 7th century bc. that's it for now. thanks for watching. stay here with
for beijing it's big criticism is washington's support for taiwan and increased tension in the taiwan strait, of course any involvement from either country involvement from either country in the pacific is also quite an area of mistrust and disagreement, significant disagreement, significant disagreement, so you would expect during these meetings if you are a fly on the wall and able to hear what is going on there will be some type talk, especially when the visiting us secretary of state meets...
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us secretary of state antony blinken is travelling to china next week, where he's expected to urge beijing to end its military support for russia. the us state department says mr blinken will also discuss the conflict in myanmar with chinese officials. the venezuelan president nicolas maduro has accused the united states of failing to respect its promise to lift all of what he called the "criminal sanctions" imposed against his country if caracas opened up the electoral process. his remarks followed washington's announcement that it had resumed the sanctions earlier this week. the people of the maldives are voting today in parliamentary elections just months after presidential polls put a pro—china politician in office as head of state. the archipelago's current parliament is dominated by a pro—india party, whose legislators have tried to thwart some of president mohamed muizzu's efforts to realign the country's diplomacy in beijing's direction. thousands of people have taken to the streets of the canary islands to protest against the impact of mass tourism. they say too many visitors
us secretary of state antony blinken is travelling to china next week, where he's expected to urge beijing to end its military support for russia. the us state department says mr blinken will also discuss the conflict in myanmar with chinese officials. the venezuelan president nicolas maduro has accused the united states of failing to respect its promise to lift all of what he called the "criminal sanctions" imposed against his country if caracas opened up the electoral process. his...
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laura bicker has more from beijing. powerful storms across southern china turned rivers into raging torrents. roads became fast flowing rapids cascading down village streets as hail the size of golf balls fell from the sky. watch the right hand corner of the security camera. the bridge simply couldn't withstand the sheer force of the flood. the destruction became clearer in daylight, as did the number of people left stranded. some almost managed to sleep through their rescue, cradled from the worst of the rising floodwaters. but others cried for help as their streets were submerged. rescuers had to navigate their boats through a flooded urban landscape. tens of thousands of people were evacuated across the province. several regions stayed on alert as water levels rose over the weekend, drowning dozens of crops. 61—year—old huangjing rong couldn't save his farm from being swamped. translation: it was not my home. translation: it was my home. everything is gone or the seedlings are gone. i lost over 13,000 us dollars.
laura bicker has more from beijing. powerful storms across southern china turned rivers into raging torrents. roads became fast flowing rapids cascading down village streets as hail the size of golf balls fell from the sky. watch the right hand corner of the security camera. the bridge simply couldn't withstand the sheer force of the flood. the destruction became clearer in daylight, as did the number of people left stranded. some almost managed to sleep through their rescue, cradled from the...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. it is the happy birthday today for prince louis, the youngest child of the prince and princess of wales, he is six years old today. to celebrate the occasion a new photograph of louis has been released by kensington palace. it was taken by his mother who is known to be a keen photographer. both his parents have thanked well—wishers for the better messages they have received for their youngest child. prince louis, six years old today. let's take you to warsaw. you can see a podium has been set up, it is at a military base there and we are awaiting in the next few minutes or so, the arrival of the british prime minister rishi sunak, the nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg, they are due to give a press conference in about the next 15 minutes. we will bring you that as soon as it starts. in the meantime, do stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. it was a chilly start to the day for many of us and many places will stay chilly, particularly across the east of the country. we will
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. it is the happy birthday today for prince louis, the youngest child of the prince and princess of wales, he is six years old today. to celebrate the occasion a new photograph of louis has been released by kensington palace. it was taken by his mother who is known to be a keen photographer. both his parents have thanked well—wishers for the better messages they have received for their youngest child. prince louis, six years old today. let's take you to warsaw....
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. the government has passed a controversial rwanda bill after the lord decided not to make a must. it took two years of legal battles and wrangling but while it is now passed through parliament the quickest flight can take office 12 days after the king has given royal assent which will then formally turn the bill into law. i spoke to ben wright shortly after the bill was passed and he explains what happens next. they have thrown in the towel, except that the elected house of commons that the elected house of common- that the elected house of common , ._ ., commons will get its way and the government _ commons will get its way and the government safety - commons will get its way and the government safety of - commons will get its way and - the government safety of rwanda bill will now get royal assent and become law. it takes the government a huge step closer to seeing planes take off for rwanda in some point in the next ten, 12 weeks and the first asylums will be sent to the east africa
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. the government has passed a controversial rwanda bill after the lord decided not to make a must. it took two years of legal battles and wrangling but while it is now passed through parliament the quickest flight can take office 12 days after the king has given royal assent which will then formally turn the bill into law. i spoke to ben wright shortly after the bill was passed and he explains what happens next. they have thrown in the towel, except that the...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. lucy letby, the british nurse found guilty of the murder and attempted murder of babies in her care has applied for permission to appeal against her conviction. the 34—year—old was told last year she would spend the rest of her life in prison after she was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill a further six at the countess of chester hospital between 2015 and 2016. the application is considered by a panel ofjudges at the court of appeal in london. one of the bbc�*s most prominent news presenters has resigned, nine months after newpaper reports emerged claiming he paid a young person for sexually explicit images. police said there was no illegality. the bbc says he is leaving on advice of his doctors. that�*s all from bbc news at ten here in edinburgh... this was the last time huw edwards appeared on air, back in july last year. he�*d been at the helm of the bbc�*s flagship news at ten for more than two decades. good evening. it�*s been a day of tu
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. lucy letby, the british nurse found guilty of the murder and attempted murder of babies in her care has applied for permission to appeal against her conviction. the 34—year—old was told last year she would spend the rest of her life in prison after she was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill a further six at the countess of chester hospital between 2015 and 2016. the application is considered by a panel ofjudges at the court of...
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washington says moscow uses chinese tools and microchips for weapons deployed against ukraine, something beijing has called groundless. mr blinken�*s visit, the camera is moving around because his plane hasjust arrived, is aimed at stabilising relations between the two countries. the talks will include how to avoid confrontation in the south china sea and the taiwan strait. you will remember that tension surged last year, when a chinese spy balloon was shot down over the us. of course, china and the us are the world�*s two biggest economies, so they have to talk about that as well. this all comes after that bill was passed in the us overnight which allowed some money to go to taiwan. we have had some reaction to that as well, china saying that that us military support for taiwan only increased the risk of conflict along the strait. the foreign ministry spokesperson said in the last hour that they would like to emphasise that the united states and taiwan strengthening military ties will not bring about security for taiwan. rather, military ties will not bring about security fortaiwan. rather,
washington says moscow uses chinese tools and microchips for weapons deployed against ukraine, something beijing has called groundless. mr blinken�*s visit, the camera is moving around because his plane hasjust arrived, is aimed at stabilising relations between the two countries. the talks will include how to avoid confrontation in the south china sea and the taiwan strait. you will remember that tension surged last year, when a chinese spy balloon was shot down over the us. of course, china...
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since you mentioned to china, the us secretary of state is in beijing, he says he is no longer prepared to tolerate china's sale of weapon components, dual use products, chipped tooth russia and are helping vladimir putin modernise his armed factories —— ships to russia. are we doing any better? we are russia. are we doing any better? - are because we have just invested an awful lot of military hardware and equipment to ukraine, and it is worth putting out... find equipment to ukraine, and it is worth putting out... and stopping the use of dual-purpose - worth putting out... and stopping i the use of dual-purpose equipment, the use of dual—purpose equipment, getting to russia, are we stepping that out, are we stopping that export of key components to russia that would have gone there before the war started? i that would have gone there before the war started?— the war started? i don't know, clearl , the war started? i don't know, clearly. the — the war started? i don't know, clearly, the details _ the war started? i don't know, clearly, the details for - the war started? i do
since you mentioned to china, the us secretary of state is in beijing, he says he is no longer prepared to tolerate china's sale of weapon components, dual use products, chipped tooth russia and are helping vladimir putin modernise his armed factories —— ships to russia. are we doing any better? we are russia. are we doing any better? - are because we have just invested an awful lot of military hardware and equipment to ukraine, and it is worth putting out... find equipment to ukraine, and...