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i think we are in a hiatus in us- china relations. | hiatus in us— china relations. donald trump really changed —— changed the us orientation. the us under trump stop viewing china as a kind of almost disciple in the global system, and started viewing them as a direct competitor. the biting administration has put some diplomatic guardrails on but kept that orientation. the donald trump tariffs have stayed in place and they have sanctions on crucial technologies like semi conductors. the meeting between resident gigi xi jinping and joe biden last year signal some credibility but what we see not with concerns about china's exports to russia and concerns about china's overt opacity and with the us physical cycle and election coming in november, there is a potential for that's stress stress to start ramping up again. i potential for that's stress stress to start ramping up again. i want to talk about this _ to start ramping up again. i want to talk about this competition - to start ramping up again. i want to. talk about this competition element. we have heard from b
i think we are in a hiatus in us- china relations. | hiatus in us— china relations. donald trump really changed —— changed the us orientation. the us under trump stop viewing china as a kind of almost disciple in the global system, and started viewing them as a direct competitor. the biting administration has put some diplomatic guardrails on but kept that orientation. the donald trump tariffs have stayed in place and they have sanctions on crucial technologies like semi conductors. the...
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on china. —— mr blinken made on china. any indication as to how the us can act? ., 4' ., , indication as to how the us can act? ., «a, , ,, , act? you know, the big issues here are _ act? you know, the big issues here are in — act? you know, the big issues here are in some _ act? you know, the big issues here are in some ways - act? you know, the big issues here are in some ways really i here are in some ways really tied together. china did not use to act as a spoiler of democracy in the world. it was interested in better relationships, and to try and improve its economy. xijinping sees the world very differently than his predecessors did. he is really a kind of old—fashioned leninist. this is the world in zero—sum terms. his predecessors actually saw the possibility of a positive world where both the western democracies and china gained at the same time. xi jinping things any gain for democracy is a loss for him. so to that end he is actually aiding russia's more on ukraine, and ale
on china. —— mr blinken made on china. any indication as to how the us can act? ., 4' ., , indication as to how the us can act? ., «a, , ,, , act? you know, the big issues here are _ act? you know, the big issues here are in — act? you know, the big issues here are in some _ act? you know, the big issues here are in some ways - act? you know, the big issues here are in some ways really i here are in some ways really tied together. china did not use to act as a spoiler of democracy in the...
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china views this as hypocrisy as the us continues to arm israel. beijing is using the war in gaza to discredit washington and paint itself as a peaceful power. it erodes the credibility of the united states, notjust here in china, but around the world, don't you think? of course, china will do whatever it will do to distort our policies and to misinform its own people about what we're actually doing, what we're not doing, what we stand for, what we don't stand for. and i think china can play a constructive role here. it has relationships. it has influence with countries like iran that it can use effectively to, in the first instance, try to prevent the conflict from spreading. a record shop was mr blinken�*s final stop. perhaps taylor swift can help forge cross—cultural ties. this trip has not dealt with the two sides' differences. they've merely talked about them. and real risks remain in this fragile relationship, which mr blinken described as the most consequential in the world. laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. there've been developments in
china views this as hypocrisy as the us continues to arm israel. beijing is using the war in gaza to discredit washington and paint itself as a peaceful power. it erodes the credibility of the united states, notjust here in china, but around the world, don't you think? of course, china will do whatever it will do to distort our policies and to misinform its own people about what we're actually doing, what we're not doing, what we stand for, what we don't stand for. and i think china can play a...
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china's close ties with russia?— is for the us? china's close ties with russia? those are significant _ ties with russia? those are significant problems, - significant problems, particularly because after the war started when the russians launched their full—scale invasion, trade between russia and china have gone up. a good view of that is the result of sanctions and that has been a big problem for the united states. �* , , ., big problem for the united states. �*, , ., ., ~ states. it's been good to talk to ou states. it's been good to talk to you william _ states. it's been good to talk to you william courtney - states. it's been good to talk to you william courtney from rand think tank, thank you for your time. the traveller should ship —— trade relationship we will unpack leader in business. let's get some of the day's other news now. the first witness at donald trump's hush money trial has told the court in new york about a secret deal to block stories that might have damaged his presidential bid in 2016. the former publisher of the national enqui
china's close ties with russia?— is for the us? china's close ties with russia? those are significant _ ties with russia? those are significant problems, - significant problems, particularly because after the war started when the russians launched their full—scale invasion, trade between russia and china have gone up. a good view of that is the result of sanctions and that has been a big problem for the united states. �* , , ., big problem for the united states. �*, , ., ., ~ states....
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we have had reaction from china in the last couple of hours. foreign ministry spokesman wang wenbin said: well, the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has just landed in china to meet with senior officials in beijing and shanghai. china and the us, the world's two biggest economies remain at odds over trade, technology, taiwan and ukraine war and antony 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. laura bicker is our correspondent in beijing and gave us this assessment of the likely conversations between the two countries. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is heading to china to try to stabilise ties between the two worlds largest economies, and there will be discussions on everything from trade to human rights. but top of the agenda certainly for both sides will be ukraine, middle east and taiwan. now, let's deal with, first of all, the taiwan bill that has gone through congress
we have had reaction from china in the last couple of hours. foreign ministry spokesman wang wenbin said: well, the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has just landed in china to meet with senior officials in beijing and shanghai. china and the us, the world's two biggest economies remain at odds over trade, technology, taiwan and ukraine war and antony blinken is expected to warn beijing against exporting components that help russia's war efforts. washington says moscow uses chinese...
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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 map geography. it's ridiculous. they're threatening their neighbours, notjust taiwan, neighbours, not just taiwan, but neighbours, notjust taiwan, but the philippines. they've been very aggressive, risking can filipino sailor lives with their actions in the south china sea. they are regularly risking can the lives of the united states sailors and airmen doing patrols. so, all of this aggression is coming from china. remember, america is not saying that we want to take over territory. we're not trying to take over countries. that is what china is trying to do. we're trying to defend democracies as we do all around the globe. a big part of the bi art the globe. a big part of the big part of _ the globe. a big part of the big part of the _ the globe. a big part of the big part of the trip was to warn _ big part of the trip was to warn china in supplying russia's military. if it continues to do,
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 map geography. it's ridiculous. they're threatening their neighbours, notjust taiwan, neighbours, not just taiwan, but neighbours, notjust taiwan, but the philippines. they've been very aggressive, risking can filipino sailor lives with their actions in the south china sea. they are regularly risking can the lives of the united states...
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with, it is still china. so associated with, it is still china. 50 we _ associated with, it is still china. 50 we have _ associated with, it is still china. so we have had obama, travel and biden, _ so we have had obama, travel and biden, it _ so we have had obama, travel and biden, it will be still china and it is in _ biden, it will be still china and it is in the — biden, it will be still china and it is in the strategic interest of the united _ is in the strategic interest of the united states to hold off russia and support _ united states to hold off russia and support ukraine. not to boost confidence of china and there is another— confidence of china and there is another reason is the current iran attacks— another reason is the current iran attacks on— another reason is the current iran attacks on israel and even more importantly, the most recent discussions and concerns of the united — discussions and concerns of the united states about the fact that russia _ united states about the fact that
with, it is still china. so associated with, it is still china. 50 we _ associated with, it is still china. 50 we have _ associated with, it is still china. so we have had obama, travel and biden, _ so we have had obama, travel and biden, it _ so we have had obama, travel and biden, it will be still china and it is in _ biden, it will be still china and it is in the — biden, it will be still china and it is in the strategic interest of the united _ is in the strategic interest of the united...
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in china's internalaffairs, ortrample not interfere in china's internal affairs, or trample on china's red alliance involving its sovereign security development interests. tough talk from both sides, however early as they are talking and thatis early as they are talking and that is better than, as they both acknowledged, sliding into conflict. ~ ., . ., conflict. when we hear wang yi sa the conflict. when we hear wang yi say the relationship _ conflict. when we hear wang yi say the relationship has - conflict. when we hear wang yi say the relationship has begunl say the relationship has begun to stabilise, when and why did it go wrong? hasn't it always been on a slightly tricky ground?— been on a slightly tricky round? ., , , , ground? the world super powers of course will _ ground? the world super powers of course will have _ ground? the world super powers of course will have these - ground? the world super powers of course will have these times | of course will have these times when they disagree with each other but you will remember a couple of years ago when it nancy pelosi from
in china's internalaffairs, ortrample not interfere in china's internal affairs, or trample on china's red alliance involving its sovereign security development interests. tough talk from both sides, however early as they are talking and thatis early as they are talking and that is better than, as they both acknowledged, sliding into conflict. ~ ., . ., conflict. when we hear wang yi sa the conflict. when we hear wang yi say the relationship _ conflict. when we hear wang yi say the relationship...
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we have just had some reaction from china because some of that money is going to taiwan and china is saying that at military support only increased the risk of conflict along the strait. this statement from the foreign ministry spokesman said "i would like to emphasise that the united states and taiwan strengthening military ties will not bring about security for taiwan. it will only increase tensions and the risk of conflict across the taiwan strait." that's in reaction to the money going to taiwan from china. as part of the vote the lawmakers also approved a controversial landmark bill that could see tiktok in america. it gives the apps chinese owner, bytedance, nine months to sell its stake or tiktok will be blocked in the united states. our north america correspondent peter bowes has more on the overall package of measures that were approved. this was a long time in coming, held up for months in large part by republicans in the house, some of whom would rather see more money spent here in the united states on immigration and on the issues affecting the southern border of the us w
we have just had some reaction from china because some of that money is going to taiwan and china is saying that at military support only increased the risk of conflict along the strait. this statement from the foreign ministry spokesman said "i would like to emphasise that the united states and taiwan strengthening military ties will not bring about security for taiwan. it will only increase tensions and the risk of conflict across the taiwan strait." that's in reaction to the money...
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the south china sea, and china's support for russia in its war on ukraine. mr blinken sat down for an interview with the bbc. he said that washington will act if beijing does not stop supplying russia with items used in its assault on ukraine. our china correspondent laura bicker has more from beijing. hello. i'm laura bicker. how are you? antony blinken�*s visit comes as us ties with china are at a turning point. how's your trip been? oh, it's been... i've covered a lot of ground. the dialogue and diplomacy for the cameras hides real discord and distrust. this is what chinese viewers are shown. a cinematic soundtrack accompanies president xi, urging the us to be partners, not rivals. yet, hours earlier, mr blinken was warned the two sides could slip towards conflict. ..and this could not be happening. but he came to beijing with a warning of his own. 70% of the machine tools that russia is getting from abroad coming from china, 90% of the microelectronics. so for china, if it wants to have better relations not only with us but with countries in europe, it
the south china sea, and china's support for russia in its war on ukraine. mr blinken sat down for an interview with the bbc. he said that washington will act if beijing does not stop supplying russia with items used in its assault on ukraine. our china correspondent laura bicker has more from beijing. hello. i'm laura bicker. how are you? antony blinken�*s visit comes as us ties with china are at a turning point. how's your trip been? oh, it's been... i've covered a lot of ground. the...
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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 anthony blink in�*s trip likely to go given what is happening at the moment? mr given what is happening at the moment? ~ �* ~ , ~ , moment? mr blinken is likely discuss for — moment? mr blinken is likely discuss for points, _ moment? mr blinken is likely discuss for points, the - moment? mr blinken is likely discuss for points, the first i discuss for
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...
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we want to china's economy to grow. we want american businesses and investors here to flourish but the way china grows matters. that means fostering a healthy economic relationship where american workers and firms are treated equally and fairly. in those meetings, i discussed the prc's dangerous actions in the south china sea. freedom of navigation is important in these waterways. it is very important to every nation in the pacific. we have expressed concern about the prc's maritime manoeuvres. 0ur defence commitment to the philippines remind innings intact. it is of critical importance for maintaining peace and stability in the region. president biden and i will not rest until people had been detained are back with their families. we are also concerned about the erosion of hong kong's economy. as well as repression and human rights abuses. there is a number of human rights cases. i appreciate that the prc granted short—term visas to a number of foreign journalists so that they can cover this visit. in my meetings, i
we want to china's economy to grow. we want american businesses and investors here to flourish but the way china grows matters. that means fostering a healthy economic relationship where american workers and firms are treated equally and fairly. in those meetings, i discussed the prc's dangerous actions in the south china sea. freedom of navigation is important in these waterways. it is very important to every nation in the pacific. we have expressed concern about the prc's maritime manoeuvres....
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(pres) live now to stephen mcdonnell, the bbc�*s china correspondent. how has the visit been going so far? anthony blink and has been talking about managing their relationship responsibly. he has relationship responsibly. he: has tried to kick off on a positive note, this is at a time of considerable tension between the two governments, he started off with some basketball diplomacy. this makes sense because this very american game is quite popular in china, and the game went down to the wire, that he went along to, the golden balls pipped the shanghai sharks by one point, all very exciting and he went along to this game was mentioned when he spoke to the shanghai communist party secretary. and at that meeting, at least the opening remarks were quite friendly, i will give you a taste of it, the shanghai communist party secretary said to anthony blink and, "whether china and the us choose cooperation or confrontation it affects the well being of people �*s both nations and also the future of humanity. " not a small issue. then anthony blink and responde
(pres) live now to stephen mcdonnell, the bbc�*s china correspondent. how has the visit been going so far? anthony blink and has been talking about managing their relationship responsibly. he has relationship responsibly. he: has tried to kick off on a positive note, this is at a time of considerable tension between the two governments, he started off with some basketball diplomacy. this makes sense because this very american game is quite popular in china, and the game went down to the wire,...
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i�*m going to take younes live to some pictures out of shanghai in china. you will have seen that the us secretary of state antony blinken has just arrived in shanghai. us secretary of state antony blinken hasjust arrived in shanghai. he is there on a two day visit to talk to officials, sorry, a three visit, where he is expected to warn against exporting components to help russia�*s war effort. 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
i�*m going to take younes live to some pictures out of shanghai in china. you will have seen that the us secretary of state antony blinken has just arrived in shanghai. us secretary of state antony blinken hasjust arrived in shanghai. he is there on a two day visit to talk to officials, sorry, a three visit, where he is expected to warn against exporting components to help russia�*s war effort. washington says moscow uses chinese tools and microchips for weapons deployed against ukraine,...
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and iran~ _ of partnership between russia, china and iran. we also know that no military— and iran. we also know that no military equipment can be sold without— military equipment can be sold without democratic approval from our ranking _ without democratic approval from our ranking member. we know that the offensive _ ranking member. we know that the offensive weaponry cannot happen for another— offensive weaponry cannot happen for another year and offensive weaponry cannot happen for anotheryearand a offensive weaponry cannot happen for another year and a half and we also know— another year and a half and we also know that _ another year and a half and we also know that billions of dollars in humanitarian aid were including in that supplemental monies will go to armenia, _ that supplemental monies will go to armenia, afghanistan, sudan, haiti, countries— armenia, afghanistan, sudan, haiti, countries that are begging for us to step in_ countries that are begging for us to step in with support. | countries that are begging for us to
and iran~ _ of partnership between russia, china and iran. we also know that no military— and iran. we also know that no military equipment can be sold without— military equipment can be sold without democratic approval from our ranking _ without democratic approval from our ranking member. we know that the offensive _ ranking member. we know that the offensive weaponry cannot happen for another— offensive weaponry cannot happen for another year and offensive weaponry cannot happen for...
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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 secretary of state has been holding talks with the chinese leader, xijinping, for talks in beijing — where he also raised concerns about taiwan, and industrial espionage. mr xi in return called for greater mutual co—operation, so both countries could succeed. after that meeting, mr blinken sat down with the bbc�*s laura bicker — here's a little of what they said. thank you forjoining us. what were the biggest points of contention for you and your chinese counterparts? what's really important is i was last here ten months ago and that really kicked off much greater engagement between our countries, diplomatic engagement with a number of my colleagues coming to china after my trip and president biden and xi meeting in san francisco last year. they agreed it was very importan
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 secretary of state has been holding talks with the chinese leader, xijinping, for talks in beijing — where he also raised concerns about taiwan, and industrial espionage. mr xi in return called for greater mutual co—operation, so both countries could succeed. after...
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and we've had reaction from china in the past couple of hours. foreign ministry spokesman wang wenbin said... well also today, rishi sunak is visiting germany to meet his german counterpart, chancellor olaf scholz. it's mr sunak�*s first trip to berlin since becoming prime minister in october 2022. defence spending is firmly on the agenda. former labour minister, then crossbench peer, and renowned campaignerfor welfare reform — frank field, the statement was issued a short time ago... pa rents parents who are hoping to take up more free childcare and could face problems due to lack of places. the roll—out sees the number of free services increased next year. the government says it is prepared. ofcom has strengthened its rules against broadcasters using politicians as newsreaders, news interviewers or reporters. it follows a decision last month which found that five episodes of gb news programmes hosted by serving tory mps, including a married couple, and jacob rees—mogg, broke its rules. ofcom says all broadcasters must maintain the highe
and we've had reaction from china in the past couple of hours. foreign ministry spokesman wang wenbin said... well also today, rishi sunak is visiting germany to meet his german counterpart, chancellor olaf scholz. it's mr sunak�*s first trip to berlin since becoming prime minister in october 2022. defence spending is firmly on the agenda. former labour minister, then crossbench peer, and renowned campaignerfor welfare reform — frank field, the statement was issued a short time ago... pa...
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the bbc�*s china correspondent laura bicker has more. 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 my home. everything is gone, all the seedlings are gone. i lost over 13,000 us dollars. our fields over there ar
the bbc�*s china correspondent laura bicker has more. 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...
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are working together— iran, russia and china are working together in— iran, russia and china are working together in partnership to continue together in partnership to continue to create _ together in partnership to continue to create regional instability around _ to create regional instability around the globe. it happen in africa, — around the globe. it happen in africa, the middle east, south america. _ africa, the middle east, south america, in europe and we have to take a _ america, in europe and we have to take a stand — america, in europe and we have to take a stand. we america, in europe and we have to take a stand-— america, in europe and we have to take a stand. ~ . ., ., take a stand. we heard about some of the uruent take a stand. we heard about some of the urgent two — take a stand. we heard about some of the urgent two urgency. _ how urgently is this aid needed in ukraine — what kind of impact could this bill have once its expected to fully pass? the pentagon has been watching some of this political infighting. it's been pre—positioning weapons in an effort to g
are working together— iran, russia and china are working together in— iran, russia and china are working together in partnership to continue together in partnership to continue to create _ together in partnership to continue to create regional instability around _ to create regional instability around the globe. it happen in africa, — around the globe. it happen in africa, the middle east, south america. _ africa, the middle east, south america, in europe and we have to take a _ america,...
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from financially incentivising them and they are circumnavigating a lot of sanctions through iran, china, north korea and other partners it has on board so russia is still able to play the long—term game and we have to be prepared for that. katarina, russia deputy team lead and the institute for the study of war, thank you very much. . ~ i. alongside money for ukraine, the aid package would also see the us send $26 billion to the middle east. $17 billion of which would go to israel — to buy things like air defence missiles and advanced weapons systems, and $9 billion will go to humanitarian relief for gaza — something democrats insisted be included, over the objections of some conservative republicans. that boost in aid and in weapons comes as unrwa, the un agency responsible for getting aid to palestinians, says the risk of disease in gaza is rising. the un warns the situation could deteriorate if israel goes ahead with a planned ground offensive against hamas in the southern city of rafah — where an estimated 1.5 million palestinians are sheltering. wyre davies reports. the rea
from financially incentivising them and they are circumnavigating a lot of sanctions through iran, china, north korea and other partners it has on board so russia is still able to play the long—term game and we have to be prepared for that. katarina, russia deputy team lead and the institute for the study of war, thank you very much. . ~ i. alongside money for ukraine, the aid package would also see the us send $26 billion to the middle east. $17 billion of which would go to israel — to buy...
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this is also with that package and approval for further sanctions when it comes to iran, china, russia as well, and then also freezing russian assets and using those russian assets to pay for some of the literary aid and aid to ukraine. there's also been the passing of that aid bill to taiwan of security in the indo—pacific region, with concerns about a more muscular china, potentially, eyeing a move on taiwan. that past, a lot of votes in favour for that, just to taiwan. that past, a lot of votes in favourfor that, just to bring up taiwan. that past, a lot of votes in favour for that, just to bring up to date with where we are now, taking a look at what we are seeing on the floor, we are
this is also with that package and approval for further sanctions when it comes to iran, china, russia as well, and then also freezing russian assets and using those russian assets to pay for some of the literary aid and aid to ukraine. there's also been the passing of that aid bill to taiwan of security in the indo—pacific region, with concerns about a more muscular china, potentially, eyeing a move on taiwan. that past, a lot of votes in favour for that, just to taiwan. that past, a lot of...
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that's a claim that both china and the company deny. the house of representatives last month approved a similar bill cracking down on tiktok, but the measure got held up in the senate. alongside money for ukraine and taiwan, the us aid package would also send $26 billion to the middle east. $17 billion of which would go to israel — to buy things like air defence missiles and advanced weapons systems and $9 billion will go to humanitarian relief for gaza — something democrats insisted be included, over the objections of some conservative republicans. that boost in aid and in weapons comes as unrwa, the un agency responsible for getting aid to palestinians, says the risk of disease in gaza is rising. the un warns the situation could deteriorate if israel goes ahead with a planned ground offensive against hamas in the southern city of rafah — where an estimated 1.5 million palestinians are sheltering. wyre davies has the latest from jerusalem. the very real threat seems to diminish after both sides played down or completely ignored t
that's a claim that both china and the company deny. the house of representatives last month approved a similar bill cracking down on tiktok, but the measure got held up in the senate. alongside money for ukraine and taiwan, the us aid package would also send $26 billion to the middle east. $17 billion of which would go to israel — to buy things like air defence missiles and advanced weapons systems and $9 billion will go to humanitarian relief for gaza — something democrats insisted be...
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>china asks for the u.s. abide y the one china principle and china/u.s. three joint communiquÉs. the u.s. should not send a wrong signal to the taiwan independence forces in any way and earnestly fulfill president biden's promises that the u.s. won't support taiwan's independence. >> with me to talk about this more is the chief economist at a bloomberg economics. thank you for coming in tom. we have heard the warning from the u.s. secretary of state antony blinken saying if beijing does not stop helping russia, essentially, in its war with ukraine and there will be measures. do we have any idea what the u.s. could do? >> it's interesting. when we look at russian trade data, what we have seen since the beginning of the war of aggression against ukraine is a sharp increase in the share of russian imports coming from china. we can go a little into the detail there. we will see what type of goods they are. they aren't military goods. by providing the imports that keep the russian economy going china is, of course, indirectly, supporting the war machine. what we have seen it from jane
>china asks for the u.s. abide y the one china principle and china/u.s. three joint communiquÉs. the u.s. should not send a wrong signal to the taiwan independence forces in any way and earnestly fulfill president biden's promises that the u.s. won't support taiwan's independence. >> with me to talk about this more is the chief economist at a bloomberg economics. thank you for coming in tom. we have heard the warning from the u.s. secretary of state antony blinken saying if beijing...
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to make it very clear, this is a three—tiered show of us strength — we are talking about deterring china in taiwan with our security package, we are talking about the security package we are sending to israel to deter more iranian aggression and also with the war that was started years ago in ukraine that russia thought it was going to end within a few days, and that did not happen, so, yes, while democracy is incredibly messy, the showing of strength today showed the world that our commitments and our promises can circumvent and can definitely be the core thing that is most important to americans versus all the kind of political infighting, so i think two very important messages were sent today, very clear, very loud. let's talk about that point of political infighting then, ijust wonder there might have been some kind of collective sigh of relief among western allies, allies of ukraine, but do you think there is the potential here that this could all change with a new administration? that is a reality, that is a reality of democracy and a lot of conversations are happening about that r
to make it very clear, this is a three—tiered show of us strength — we are talking about deterring china in taiwan with our security package, we are talking about the security package we are sending to israel to deter more iranian aggression and also with the war that was started years ago in ukraine that russia thought it was going to end within a few days, and that did not happen, so, yes, while democracy is incredibly messy, the showing of strength today showed the world that our...
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southern bible belt of america reborn as the battery belt, as the usa throws money at out—competing china in manufacturing a variety of electric cars. and where some of these vehicles are going, they won't need roads. so we're building an all—electric vertical take—off aircraft, which is basically a flying car. this flying car will hold four passengers, plus a pilot. mass produced here? mass produced here, in the hundreds to thousands of flying cars per year. we're going to be getting up to thousands ofjobs. the speed and the scale of america's green industrial rebirth is staggering. it shows itself in america's jobs numbers and growth numbers and raises the question, in this election year, about whether that old mantra — that it's the economy, stupid, that matters — whether that still applies. this is green tech done the american way. $100,000 electric trucks weighing three tons are a niche. another factory for these rivian trucks is planned here in covington. but in the central square's ice cream parlour, many voters aren't feeling a boom. do people feel like it's gone well over
southern bible belt of america reborn as the battery belt, as the usa throws money at out—competing china in manufacturing a variety of electric cars. and where some of these vehicles are going, they won't need roads. so we're building an all—electric vertical take—off aircraft, which is basically a flying car. this flying car will hold four passengers, plus a pilot. mass produced here? mass produced here, in the hundreds to thousands of flying cars per year. we're going to be getting up...
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that is why you said china can�*t have it both ways. it can�*t purport to want to have positive, friendly relations with countries in europe, and at the same time, be fuelling the biggest threat to european security since the end of the cold war. that was very clear from our conversations around the table. i believe europeans have expressed that and will continue to express that, clearly, to china in the days and weeks ahead. i think your referring to the law and work under that. this a very important law and it is one that we apply across the board. when we are doing these investigations, these inquiries, it is something that takes time, it has to be done carefully, both in collecting the facts and analysing them. that is exactly what we have done and i think it is fair to say that you will see results very soon. i have made determinations and you can expect to see them in the days ahead. ., . ~' expect to see them in the days ahead. ., a , ., , expect to see them in the days ahead. ., , ., , ahead. two quick questions. do you have t
that is why you said china can�*t have it both ways. it can�*t purport to want to have positive, friendly relations with countries in europe, and at the same time, be fuelling the biggest threat to european security since the end of the cold war. that was very clear from our conversations around the table. i believe europeans have expressed that and will continue to express that, clearly, to china in the days and weeks ahead. i think your referring to the law and work under that. this a...
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preliminary results from the parliamentary elections in the maldives show the pro—china people's national congress party led by president mohamed muizzu won a landslide victory. sunday's vote was seen as a crucial test against the the pro—indian opposition in their plan to strengthen economic ties with china. us presidentjoe biden has congratulated workers at a volkswagen car factory in tennessee after they voted tojoin the united autoworkers union. the vote passed on friday with 73% support. volkswagen is one of several companies that opened non—union plants in southern us states in recent decades, lured by weaker labour laws. staff at a mercedes—benz plant in alabama will vote on unionisation next month. six republican governors condemned the effort, saying it will lead to lay—offs. uaw members ratified new contracts with detroit's big three carmakers — ford, general motors and stellantis — in november. earlier, i spoke to a chattanooga assembly worker and member of the volunteer organizing committee who led the successful unionization effort there, isaac meadows. very good
preliminary results from the parliamentary elections in the maldives show the pro—china people's national congress party led by president mohamed muizzu won a landslide victory. sunday's vote was seen as a crucial test against the the pro—indian opposition in their plan to strengthen economic ties with china. us presidentjoe biden has congratulated workers at a volkswagen car factory in tennessee after they voted tojoin the united autoworkers union. the vote passed on friday with 73%...
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the 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 v
the 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....
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and taiwan — we are talking about deterring china and taiwan with our security package, _ and taiwan with our security package, we are talking about the security— package, we are talking about the security package we are sending to israel— security package we are sending to israel to— security package we are sending to israel to deter more iranian aggression and also with the war that was— aggression and also with the war that was started years ago in ukraine _ that was started years ago in ukraine that russia thought it was going _ ukraine that russia thought it was going to _ ukraine that russia thought it was going to end within a few days, and i did going to end within a few days, and i did not— going to end within a few days, and i did not happen, so, yes, while democracy— i did not happen, so, yes, while democracy is incredibly messy, the showing _ democracy is incredibly messy, the showing of— democracy is incredibly messy, the showing of strength today showed the world that our commitments and our promises _ world that our commitments and our promises can circum
and taiwan — we are talking about deterring china and taiwan with our security package, _ and taiwan with our security package, we are talking about the security— package, we are talking about the security package we are sending to israel— security package we are sending to israel to— security package we are sending to israel to deter more iranian aggression and also with the war that was— aggression and also with the war that was started years ago in ukraine _ that was started years...
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that is why china says this is effectively american hypocrisy. what's going on with the chinese here i think is they are pushing back at the americans. they say that washington is trying to contain them commercially, trying to encircle them geopolitically. the american say, well, they would lift sanctions or tariffs if beijing changes its behavior. there is still a lot of friction, a lot of distrust about this relationship. we also heard more about the desire i think by both sides to try to stabilize this relationship, keep it on an even keel. the first part is in shanghai mr. blinken said they have a responsibility to the whole world to manage the relationship. the most senior chinese communist official in shanghai said the u.s. and china can choose come in his words, between cooperation or confrontation, and he said the whole of humanity had its fate resting on how they manage that relationship. caitriona: tom bateman, traveling with the secretary of state antony blinken. some other stories making news around the world, haitian prime minister o
that is why china says this is effectively american hypocrisy. what's going on with the chinese here i think is they are pushing back at the americans. they say that washington is trying to contain them commercially, trying to encircle them geopolitically. the american say, well, they would lift sanctions or tariffs if beijing changes its behavior. there is still a lot of friction, a lot of distrust about this relationship. we also heard more about the desire i think by both sides to try to...
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to china and what consequences should - relations to china and what consequences should be i relations to china and what - consequences should be drawn from those _ consequences should be drawn from those cases? — consequences should be drawn from those cases? and _ consequences should be drawn from those cases? and mr— consequences should be drawn from those cases? and mr chancellor, - consequences should be drawn from | those cases? and mr chancellor, one more _ those cases? and mr chancellor, one more question— those cases? and mr chancellor, one more question about _ those cases? and mr chancellor, one more question about the _ those cases? and mr chancellor, one more question about the us - those cases? and mr chancellor, one more question about the us arms - more question about the us arms package _ more question about the us arms package for— more question about the us arms package for ukraine, _ more question about the us arms package for ukraine, in _ more question about the us arms package for ukraine, in your- package for ukraine, in your decisions _ package for ukra
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representatives also passed a bill which could ban the video—sharing platform, tiktok, unless it cuts ties with china. nomia iqbal has more. several bills being proposed and tiktok was part of a fourth bill, sort of a grab bag of of of policies and kind of snuck in. and i think there was a feeling by certainly members of the republican party that if they put that in, then it would get sort of a top down vote from from congress. president biden has indicated that if that does land on his desk, he will sign it. but it's hugely controversial. there are millions and millions of americans who are on tiktok. and i've met many who have been protesting outside the white house, certainly during the time when this bill was being proposed. who has said, look, this isn'tjust some app that we have fun on. my business is on there. my livelihood is on there. it's how i make money. and so they are very angry that this could potentially be banned. it has a few sort of clauses in it, however, the bill, what will happen really if it does pass, is that president biden will give the company, give tiktok the opportunity t
representatives also passed a bill which could ban the video—sharing platform, tiktok, unless it cuts ties with china. nomia iqbal has more. several bills being proposed and tiktok was part of a fourth bill, sort of a grab bag of of of policies and kind of snuck in. and i think there was a feeling by certainly members of the republican party that if they put that in, then it would get sort of a top down vote from from congress. president biden has indicated that if that does land on his desk,...
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includes a possible ban on the social media app tiktok, saying tiktok�*s parent company by dance, a china owned company, must sell its stake in the app will be banned in the us. here is mitch mcconnell speaking after the senators had voted. they are all watching, waiting to see what we will do. our enemies have tested whether the arsenal of democracy is indeed built to endure. well, tonight the senate will send a clear message. the senate will send a clear message-— the senate will send a clear messaue. . , , message. earlier i spoke with bill taylor. — message. earlier i spoke with bill taylor, former _ message. earlier i spoke with bill taylor, former us - bill taylor, former us ambassador to ukraine. quite the dramatic evening. we heard from mitch mcconnell, chuck schumer, the democratic leader in the senate echoing various words, saying this bill was one of the most consequential measures congress has passed in years to protect america's security in the future, he says the very future of western democracy. do you agree with those sentiments? i agree. some of the senators said this
includes a possible ban on the social media app tiktok, saying tiktok�*s parent company by dance, a china owned company, must sell its stake in the app will be banned in the us. here is mitch mcconnell speaking after the senators had voted. they are all watching, waiting to see what we will do. our enemies have tested whether the arsenal of democracy is indeed built to endure. well, tonight the senate will send a clear message. the senate will send a clear message-— the senate will send a...
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it has removed meta's whatsapp messaging app and the threads social media app from the app store in china. that's to comply with an order from chinese authorities, citing unspecified national security concerns. it comes at a time when the us is threatening to ban chinese app tiktok over security concerns. stay with us here on bbc news. that is our programme at this hour. thank you so much for watching bbc news. do head to our website or download our app for the very latest. thank you for the very latest. thank you for watching. hello there. many parts of the uk had some lengthy spells of sunshine on friday, but there were a few showers around. the remain of some of this shower cloud in wolverhampton gave this fine end to the day, a fine sunset, and the majority of the shower cloud through friday afternoon was associated with a stripe of cloud you can see right here. this was actually an old cold front. the significance of that is colder air is behind it. and as we go through the next few hours, that will be pushing in across much of the uk. milder air recirculating around our area of high
it has removed meta's whatsapp messaging app and the threads social media app from the app store in china. that's to comply with an order from chinese authorities, citing unspecified national security concerns. it comes at a time when the us is threatening to ban chinese app tiktok over security concerns. stay with us here on bbc news. that is our programme at this hour. thank you so much for watching bbc news. do head to our website or download our app for the very latest. thank you for the...
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there is a realfear, particularly in foreign policy circles that russia or china or other potential american adversaries look at these kind of things and feel that america is becoming almost self—defeating in the way that its political culture is seizing up to a large extent. the palestinian red crescent says one of its drivers was killed in the occupied west bank while trying to treat people injured by gunshots fired by israeli settlers on friday. the health ministry in the territory gave a similar account of the death of 50—year—old mohammed awad allan. some hebrew—language media reports said he was killed by firing from the israeli armed forces, others that he was shot by armed settlers. there was no immediate comment from the idf. now, separately palestinian officials said at least 1a people including a boy and the gunmen were killed in an israeli military operation in a refugee camp also in the west bank. these pictures showed the west bank. these pictures showed the destruction from that rate. voting is getting under way in ecuador in a referendum on proposed tougher measures t
there is a realfear, particularly in foreign policy circles that russia or china or other potential american adversaries look at these kind of things and feel that america is becoming almost self—defeating in the way that its political culture is seizing up to a large extent. the palestinian red crescent says one of its drivers was killed in the occupied west bank while trying to treat people injured by gunshots fired by israeli settlers on friday. the health ministry in the territory gave a...
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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 my home. everything is gone, all the seedlings are gone. i lost over 13,000 us dollars. 0ur fields over there are all flooded. guangdong is prone to floods, but not this early in the year. wea
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...
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2005 champion, shaun murphy though, he's into round two after a really impressive performance against china's lyu hao?tian. murphy was 673 ahead after yesterday's first session 7 and then today — won four of the next seven frames — 1075 it finished. he'll play scotland's stephen maguire next. and the last chance regatta is exactly what it sounds like, the final opportunity for athletes to qualify for the paris olympics in the sailing events. it's under way in southern france with 50 spots available across ten olympic sailing classes. kite foiling, is one of two new sailing disciplines set to debut at the games. it sees riders "fly" above the water on hydrofoils which are attached to boards and powered by huge kites which can reach speeds of over 50 miles per hour. and that's all the sport for now. more now on one of our top stories today — rishi sunak�*s plans to send some asylum seekrs from the uk to rwanda, "within the next 12 weeks". the plans have been opposed by the house of lords, but the prime minister has insisted he wants both houses of parliament to approve the bill today. w
2005 champion, shaun murphy though, he's into round two after a really impressive performance against china's lyu hao?tian. murphy was 673 ahead after yesterday's first session 7 and then today — won four of the next seven frames — 1075 it finished. he'll play scotland's stephen maguire next. and the last chance regatta is exactly what it sounds like, the final opportunity for athletes to qualify for the paris olympics in the sailing events. it's under way in southern france with 50 spots...
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with china, iran and russia forming an ever tighter alliance, could a knife edge boat tomorrow in the us house of representatives determined the future of global conflict? good evening. the un secretary—general and other world leaders have called for restraint in the middle east, after what's believed to have been an israeli attack on iran overnight. us officials say israel was responsible for a missile strike. the israeli government hasn't officially commented. iran says the attack didn't cause any damage and indicated there would be no retaliation. there were reports of explosions in syria, iraq, and most significantly in iran, in the province of isfahan, in the middle of the country. the area is home to an airbase and several nuclear sites, as well as a missile factory. us officials called it an israeli missile strike. iranian media said three small drones were involved. in a moment we'll hear from our north america editor sarah smith, in washington, and our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. but first, lucy williamson is injerusalem. well, there are reports tonight
with china, iran and russia forming an ever tighter alliance, could a knife edge boat tomorrow in the us house of representatives determined the future of global conflict? good evening. the un secretary—general and other world leaders have called for restraint in the middle east, after what's believed to have been an israeli attack on iran overnight. us officials say israel was responsible for a missile strike. the israeli government hasn't officially commented. iran says the attack didn't...
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since you mentioned china, the u.s. secretary of state is there today in beijing and say he is no longer prepared to tolerate china's sale of weapon components shipped to russia and are helping vladimir putin modernize his armed factories. are we doing any better? >> well, we are because we have just invested an awful lot of military hardware and equipment to ukraine. >> know, but in stopping 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 got there before the war started? >> i don't know the details before that, i will just simply stress that the prime minister has also announced the fact that ukraine is doing the ghting for us. putin is now the most powerful leader in europe and he is on a mission to emulate his hero stalin to expand his influence in eastern europe and if we don't stop him and ukraine, he will advance further. >> i get that and we are spending a lot of money on that, but the facts show that while the
since you mentioned china, the u.s. secretary of state is there today in beijing and say he is no longer prepared to tolerate china's sale of weapon components shipped to russia and are helping vladimir putin modernize his armed factories. are we doing any better? >> well, we are because we have just invested an awful lot of military hardware and equipment to ukraine. >> know, but in stopping the use of dual-purpose equipment getting to russia. are we stepping that out? are we...
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research group set up by conservative mps to provoke debate about china. through a solicitor he maintained he was innocent and today also the chinese embassy has also reiterated statement from september saying any allegations of intelligence gathering were, in its word, malicious slander. but the two men will appear at westminster magistrates court this friday. the time is 6:16. our top story this evening: huw edwards resigns from the bbc on medical advice after a 40—year career at the corporation. coming up — how this london pub shot to internationalfame with a little help from taylor swift. coming up on bbc news — england's shaun murphy is through to the last 16 of the world snooker championships after a convincing win over lyu haotian. we'll have the latest from the crucible. the metropolitan police has apologised to the mother of the murdered teenager stephen lawrence for breaking its promise to answer questions raised by a bbc investigation into his killing. stephen was 18 when he was stabbed to death in a racist attack in south london — 31 ye
research group set up by conservative mps to provoke debate about china. through a solicitor he maintained he was innocent and today also the chinese embassy has also reiterated statement from september saying any allegations of intelligence gathering were, in its word, malicious slander. but the two men will appear at westminster magistrates court this friday. the time is 6:16. our top story this evening: huw edwards resigns from the bbc on medical advice after a 40—year career at the...