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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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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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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. for more on the chinese foriegn minister's comments and the us—china relationship, i spoke to massachusetts congressman seth moulton. congressman moulton also sits on the house select committee on china. thank you for taking the time. chinese foreign minister wang yi was frank in his public remarks alongside secretary blinken. he said the relationship is risking can a down ward spiral. do you agree? i do, because china's talking about invading a democratic ally of the united states. as long as xi jinping says he will take taiwan by force, there's a real chance that our relationship goes down hill. to what extent, though, is the us testing boundaries? we heard also from wang yi, saying the us needs to be careful not to step on china's red lines. we've seen this massive wave of sanctions, of technology export bans by the us. we know that there is increased presence by the us and allies, militarily, in the region. what is that doing to the relationship? is that increasing tensions? wel
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. for more on the chinese foriegn minister's comments and the us—china relationship, i spoke to massachusetts congressman seth moulton. congressman moulton also sits on the house select committee on china. thank you for taking the time. chinese foreign minister wang yi was frank in his public remarks alongside secretary blinken. he said the relationship is risking can a down ward spiral. do you agree? i do, because china's talking about invading a democratic...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. the chinese foreign minister said in his remarks that the relationship was risking can a down ward what trajectory. do you agree? i down ward what tra'ectory. do you agreevh you agree? i do. china's talkin: you agree? i do. china's talking about _ you agree? i do. china's talking about invading . you agree? i do. china's i talking about invading the united states. as long as he says he�*s going to take over taiwan but force, there is a real chance our relationship goes down hill. to what extent is the us testing boundaries? we hevered from wang yi saying the us needs to be careful not to step on china�*s red lines. we saw this massive wave of sanctions, technology export bans by the us. we know there is increased presence by the us and allies militarily. what is that doing to the relationship? is that increasing tensions? this is all again china�*s aggression. china changes its lines. they literally change their lines on the map all the time, to just take over more territory by
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. the chinese foreign minister said in his remarks that the relationship was risking can a down ward what trajectory. do you agree? i down ward what tra'ectory. do you agreevh you agree? i do. china's talkin: you agree? i do. china's talking about _ you agree? i do. china's talking about invading . you agree? i do. china's i talking about invading the united states. as long as he says he�*s going to take over taiwan but force, there is a real chance our...
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that's a real challenge for beijing and daisy -- d.c. to manage. america does not want to give up its position as the preeminent power in the world. china wants to develop and that set some up for conflict. >> briefly, if you don't mind, if we have seen some kind of progress, if you think china were to make a move on taiwan that the progress would be eroded? >> i don't think china making a move on taiwan is a high probability event. china has a bunch of challenges at home. their property sector is collapsing. they are the subject of international opprobrium. the u.s. is tied up in the middle east, focused on ukraine, thinking about the election and many in taiwan would like a high degree of independence but not of it risks a buddy -- bloody conflict with their bigger neighbor. i would not put a high probability on something going wrong there. if it does go wrong, it will be a game changer in u.s. china relations. we would see not just an incremental worsening but an entire new world of hostility. >> the chief economist at a bloomberg economics, gre
that's a real challenge for beijing and daisy -- d.c. to manage. america does not want to give up its position as the preeminent power in the world. china wants to develop and that set some up for conflict. >> briefly, if you don't mind, if we have seen some kind of progress, if you think china were to make a move on taiwan that the progress would be eroded? >> i don't think china making a move on taiwan is a high probability event. china has a bunch of challenges at home. their...
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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
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he's been holding talks in beijing with the chinese leader, in which he also raised concerns by taiwan and industrial espionage. president xi called for greater cooperation between the countries. after those talks, antony blinken sat down with laura bicker. >> it is helping russia perpetuate its aggression against ukraine. but it is also creating a growing threat to europe because of russia's aggression. what i'm hearing from europeans is deep concern about this. so for china, if it wants to have better relations not only with us, but countries in europe, it can't do that while at the same time helping to fuel the biggest threat to european security since the end of the cold war. >> relations between washington and beijing have been strained as of late by china's claims over taiwan and the south china sea. as well as a u.s. export ban on advanced technology. while those relationships were further damaged by a spy balloon in february of last year. you may remember those pictures. in recent days, the u.s. passed a law that would force chinese owned tiktok to sell the popular video app or
he's been holding talks in beijing with the chinese leader, in which he also raised concerns by taiwan and industrial espionage. president xi called for greater cooperation between the countries. after those talks, antony blinken sat down with laura bicker. >> it is helping russia perpetuate its aggression against ukraine. but it is also creating a growing threat to europe because of russia's aggression. what i'm hearing from europeans is deep concern about this. so for china, if it wants...
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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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he praised beijing for its efforts to stop the supply of fentanyl reaching the us and the restoration of military—to—military communication. president xi agreed the two sides had "made some positive progress" since he met his us counterpart, joe biden,
he praised beijing for its efforts to stop the supply of fentanyl reaching the us and the restoration of military—to—military communication. president xi agreed the two sides had "made some positive progress" since he met his us counterpart, joe biden,
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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. two teachers who were injured in a stabbing at a school in south wales this week say it's "difficult to comprehend" what happened. fiona elias and liz hopkin were attacked at amman valley school in carmarthenshire, along with one of their pupils. it comes as a 13—year—old girl appeared in court charged with three counts of attempted murder. she cannot be named for legal reasons, and was remanded in youth custody until may. a former senior executive at the post office, who's been giving evidence for a second day at the public inquiry into the horizon it scandal, has been accused of "deliberately suppressing the truth", and letting wrongful convictions stand. angela van den bogerd, was questioned by lawyers representing wrongly convicted sub—postmasters. she dismissed the accusations, but confirmed that in the same year she was accused of misleading a high courtjudge she still received a bonus. emma simpson has that story. martin griffiths was facing financial ruin by the post off
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. two teachers who were injured in a stabbing at a school in south wales this week say it's "difficult to comprehend" what happened. fiona elias and liz hopkin were attacked at amman valley school in carmarthenshire, along with one of their pupils. it comes as a 13—year—old girl appeared in court charged with three counts of attempted murder. she cannot be named for legal reasons, and was remanded in youth custody until may. a former senior executive...
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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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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.
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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., in beijing. we continue to communicate _ in beijing. we continue to communicate clearly - in beijing. we continue to| communicate clearly about in beijing. we continue to - communicate clearly about our differences, at the very least to minimise the chance of miscalculation, misunderstandings. the world's first personalised vaccine for melanoma skin cancer — hailed as a potential "gamechanger" for treatment — is being tested on british patients. the second phase of the world's largest election gets under way today in india. and a study says it has found the strongest evidence yet that global conservation efforts are having a positive effect. 2024 is notjust an election year. it's perhaps the election year. globally, more voters than ever in history will head to the polls. at least 64 countries, containing just under half of the world's total population, are expected to hold nationwide polls. the results of which, for many, will prove consequential for years to come. the biggest parliamentary vote is being held in india — an operat
., in beijing. we continue to communicate _ in beijing. we continue to communicate clearly - in beijing. we continue to| communicate clearly about in beijing. we continue to - communicate clearly about our differences, at the very least to minimise the chance of miscalculation, misunderstandings. the world's first personalised vaccine for melanoma skin cancer — hailed as a potential "gamechanger" for treatment — is being tested on british patients. the second phase of the world's...
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we continue to communicate _ in beijing. we continue to communicate clearly - in beijing. we continue to| communicate clearly about in beijing. we continue to - communicate clearly about our differences, at the very least to minimise the chance of miscalculation, misunderstandings. the world's first personalised vaccine for melanoma skin cancer — hailed as a potential "gamechanger" for treatment — is being tested on british patients. the second phase of the world's largest...
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top us diplomat antony blinken is meeting with china's president xi in beijing. we could hear to communicate clearly about our differences to minimise the chance of miscalculation. the world's first personalised vaccine for melanoma skin cancer, hailed as a potential "gamechanger" for treatment, is being tested on british patients. global conservation efforts are having a positive effect.
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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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top us diplomat antony blinken meets with china's president xi in beijing. actress ashleyjudd calls the overturning of one of harvey weinstein�*s rape convictions an act of "institutional betrayal". ahead of the 80th anniversary of d—day, school children in london speak to veterans about what it was really like on the beaches of normandy. humza yousaf�*s future as scotland's first minister is hanging in the balance as he faces a no confidence vote. after ending his coalition with the greens. the bbc understands he will not be announcing his resignation despite a conservative confidence vote in his leadership of the scottish government, likely to be scheduled for holyrood next week. our scotland local 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
top us diplomat antony blinken meets with china's president xi in beijing. actress ashleyjudd calls the overturning of one of harvey weinstein�*s rape convictions an act of "institutional betrayal". ahead of the 80th anniversary of d—day, school children in london speak to veterans about what it was really like on the beaches of normandy. humza yousaf�*s future as scotland's first minister is hanging in the balance as he faces a no confidence vote. after ending his coalition...
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top us diplomat antony blinken meets with china's president xi in beijing. actress ashleyjudd calls the overturning of one of harvey weinstein's rape convictions an act of "institutional betrayal". ahead of the 80th anniversary of d—day, school children in london speak to veterans about what it was really like on the beaches of normandy. humza yousaf�*s future as scotland's first minister is hanging in the balance as he faces a no confidence vote. after ending his coalition
top us diplomat antony blinken meets with china's president xi in beijing. actress ashleyjudd calls the overturning of one of harvey weinstein's rape convictions an act of "institutional betrayal". ahead of the 80th anniversary of d—day, school children in london speak to veterans about what it was really like on the beaches of normandy. humza yousaf�*s future as scotland's first minister is hanging in the balance as he faces a no confidence vote. after ending his coalition
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top us diplomat antony blinken is to meet with china's president xi in beijing shortly. actress ashleyjudd calls the overturning of one of harvey weinstein�*s rape convictions an act of "institutional betrayal". there is no doubt that harvey weinstein is a serial sexual predator. ...she she was involved in the felled mediation _ she was involved in the felled mediation scheme _ she was involved in the felled mediation scheme between - she was involved in the felled mediation scheme between the l she was involved in the felled i mediation scheme between the post office in 2015 so are likely to hear more personal cases about how she handled them. we are likely to hear more exchanges yesterday and we had a lot of i don't recall is. they didn't register with me, i didn't understand the implications, so much so that the inquiry was exasperated by the end of it. also the issue of remote access and we are likely to have questioning about what she knew and when she knew it. yesterday she said she missed a key e—mail about this in 2010 and all of this started with an apology
top us diplomat antony blinken is to meet with china's president xi in beijing shortly. actress ashleyjudd calls the overturning of one of harvey weinstein�*s rape convictions an act of "institutional betrayal". there is no doubt that harvey weinstein is a serial sexual predator. ...she she was involved in the felled mediation _ she was involved in the felled mediation scheme _ she was involved in the felled mediation scheme between - she was involved in the felled mediation scheme...
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stephen mcdonell in beijing, _ economy are also important. stephen mcdonell in beijing, thank— economy are also important. stephen mcdonell in beijing, thank you. - hollywood actress ashleyjudd says the overturning of disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein's 2020 rape conviction is a "hard day for survivors". she was the first woman to go public with the allegations against weinstein. new york's highest court has ruled that he didn't get a fair trial, although the 72—year—old remains in prison. he was separately convicted of rape in los angeles. the 2020 case was a landmark in the me too movement and many activists, complainants, and lawyers say the overturning of his conviction as a setback for abuse survivors. ashleyjudd called the overturning "an act of institutional betrayal". she's been speaking to my colleague caitriona perry, who asked whether she would like to see weinstein re—tried. you know, what's important to know is that a courtroom is not a safe environment for survivors of male sexual violence. they can be very traumati
stephen mcdonell in beijing, _ economy are also important. stephen mcdonell in beijing, thank— economy are also important. stephen mcdonell in beijing, thank you. - hollywood actress ashleyjudd says the overturning of disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein's 2020 rape conviction is a "hard day for survivors". she was the first woman to go public with the allegations against weinstein. new york's highest court has ruled that he didn't get a fair trial, although the 72—year—old...
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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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stephen mcdonell therefore us in beijing, thank you. new york's top court has overturned the 2020 rape conviction of disgraced hollywood producer harvey weinstein, paving the way for a new trial. in what was a 4—3 ruling, the state's court of appeals found mr weinstein did not get a fair trial, saying the judge made a mistake by allowing women to testify about allegations that were not part of the charges he faced. the accusations against mr weinstein began in 2017. they sparked the movement known as #metoo that exposed sexual abuse at the highest levels of hollywood and beyond. the 72—year—old will remain in prison, serving a 16—year sentence for rape in a separate case in la — that conviction is not directly affected by this ruling. emma vardy has more from los angeles. when harvey weinstein — one of the most powerful men in hollywood — was accused of rape, it led to an outpouring about a culture of sexual assault and misogyny experienced by women around the world — what became known as the #metoo movement. many women
stephen mcdonell therefore us in beijing, thank you. new york's top court has overturned the 2020 rape conviction of disgraced hollywood producer harvey weinstein, paving the way for a new trial. in what was a 4—3 ruling, the state's court of appeals found mr weinstein did not get a fair trial, saying the judge made a mistake by allowing women to testify about allegations that were not part of the charges he faced. the accusations against mr weinstein began in 2017. they sparked the movement...
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the american say, well, they would lift sanctions or tariffs if beijing changes its behaviour. so, there is still a lot of friction, a lot of about this relationship. but we've also heard more about the desire, i think by both sides, to try to stabilise this relationship, keep it on an even keel and the first part of this visit in shanghai, mr blinken said they have a responsibility to the whole world to manage the relationship and the most senior chinese communist party official in shanghai said the us and china can choose, in his words, between cooperation or confrontation, and he said the whole of humanity had its fate resting on how they manage the relationship. tom bateman reporting. to haiti, where a new transitional council have been sworn in following the resignation of prime minister ariel henri. the government shake—up follows a recent surge in gang violence across the nation. the group, which is backed by other caribbean nations and the us, will try to restore order and democratic rule in haiti. more now with our caroll spinney and correspondent who is in haiti and
the american say, well, they would lift sanctions or tariffs if beijing changes its behaviour. so, there is still a lot of friction, a lot of about this relationship. but we've also heard more about the desire, i think by both sides, to try to stabilise this relationship, keep it on an even keel and the first part of this visit in shanghai, mr blinken said they have a responsibility to the whole world to manage the relationship and the most senior chinese communist party official in shanghai...
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it is the latest mission in beijing's space programme that aims to send astronauts to the moon by 2030. finally, it's one of the most beautiful cities on the planet but it also attracts vast numbers of tourists. venice has become the first to charge visitors in a bid to control numbers. tourists will need to pay 5 euros for a day trip between now and mid—july is the scheme is being tested out. those who refused to pay fees they find between 50 and 300 euros. stay with us. plenty more coming up at the top of the hour right here on bbc news. hello. there are signs that the weather might warm up a bit next week, but not just yet. we stay in the rather chilly air for friday. a mix of sunny spells and showers and, actually, across the south of the uk, a frontal system that will bring more in the way of cloud and some splashes of rain. low pressure generally in charge of the scene through the day ahead. so, after a cold start, most places will see some spells of sunshine and a scattering of showers. some wintriness in the showers over high ground in scotland. but that frontal system will b
it is the latest mission in beijing's space programme that aims to send astronauts to the moon by 2030. finally, it's one of the most beautiful cities on the planet but it also attracts vast numbers of tourists. venice has become the first to charge visitors in a bid to control numbers. tourists will need to pay 5 euros for a day trip between now and mid—july is the scheme is being tested out. those who refused to pay fees they find between 50 and 300 euros. stay with us. plenty more coming...
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top diplomat says washington and beijing should to their differences responsibly. they cled for direct engagement as they arrived in beijing on the second day of his visit to china. he said the two countries must resolve their differences together before talks with senior chinese officials on issues such as russia and taiwan. all the tensions have eased between the nation since last year, disagreements on trade and security remain. our state department correspondent tom bateman is traveling with secretary blinken and file this report. tom: one of the main messages from sec. blinken will be about the war in ukraine. it is a warning really from the americans to the chinese, urging them to curb what the u.s. as is the export of machine tools, of microchips that they say russia is using to build weapons for its war in ukraine. they want the chinese to stop exporting those components. secretary blinn has called china the primary contributor to russia's military industrial base when it comes to thwar in ukraine. so a warning there. the chinese have already countered this
top diplomat says washington and beijing should to their differences responsibly. they cled for direct engagement as they arrived in beijing on the second day of his visit to china. he said the two countries must resolve their differences together before talks with senior chinese officials on issues such as russia and taiwan. all the tensions have eased between the nation since last year, disagreements on trade and security remain. our state department correspondent tom bateman is traveling...
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let's speak to our china correspondent stephen mcdonell who's in beijing for us. it seems as though antony blinken is trying to put the relationship on a steadier fitting.— trying to put the relationship on a steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tou . h steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tough talks — steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tough talks were _ steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tough talks were cunning - steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tough talks were cunning and l steadier fitting. yes, knowing that i the tough talks were cunning and we are now entering the serious talks part in beijing, he first engaged in the basketball diplomacy stage meeting business people and students in shanghai. that's all to build goodwill and both sides were happy because they know there are the significant differences they have to deal with. significant differences they have to dealwith. many significant differences they have to deal with. many of them, the banning of tiktok, us funding for taiwan's military and us funding israel, and on the fl
let's speak to our china correspondent stephen mcdonell who's in beijing for us. it seems as though antony blinken is trying to put the relationship on a steadier fitting.— trying to put the relationship on a steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tou . h steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tough talks — steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tough talks were _ steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tough talks were cunning - steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tough talks were...
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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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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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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 u.k. exports to russia have fallen sharply, the u.k. exports to a range of former soviet satellite sta
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...
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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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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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. 0ne between moscow and beijing. one of the things we are hearing is certainly there are reports that the us is getting ready, some trade sanctions that could be put in place to prevent that trade if china does not stop it of its own accord. china will see that as being tactics. it may be a difficult and tricky conversation for antony blinken to have. let's then deal with some of the other major issues they will have to discuss, you heard about taiwan, that is a redline for china, one of the issues that they will not budge on. they believe the self—governing island is part of the mainland and they will not be pushed as they say by the united states of that. they also say the united states is building an alliance in the region to try and counter china. that's another area where the two sides completely differ. ., ~' , ., , . let's speak to william courtney — a former us ambassador — who is an adjunct senior fellow at the rand think—tank. good to have you on the programme. listening in there, there's an awful l
. 0ne between moscow and beijing. one of the things we are hearing is certainly there are reports that the us is getting ready, some trade sanctions that could be put in place to prevent that trade if china does not stop it of its own accord. china will see that as being tactics. it may be a difficult and tricky conversation for antony blinken to have. let's then deal with some of the other major issues they will have to discuss, you heard about taiwan, that is a redline for china, one of the...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. 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. two helicopters from the malaysian military have crashed in mid—air — killing all ten naval personnel on board. the accident took place as the aircraft flew in formation over a parade ground. they were rehearsing for a ceremony due to take place next month. online video shows the helicopters flying low over a naval base at lumut when they collide and plummet to the ground. —— and plummeted to the ground. an extreme form of soil erosion is causing entire communities to disappear across africa and latin america. experts have told the bbc that gully erosion is advancing at a worrying speed, because of deforestation and the extreme weather caused by climate change, and a lack of urban planning. our population correspondent stephanie hegarty has this report. this city in brazil is at risk of falling apart. translation: this thing has taken away my life. l joao batista is a mechanic and his workshop is on the edge of a giant ravine. translation: it got risky after it started raining
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. two helicopters from the malaysian military have crashed in mid—air — killing all ten naval personnel on board. the accident took place as the aircraft flew in formation over a parade ground. they were rehearsing for a ceremony due to take place next month. online video shows the helicopters flying low over a naval base at lumut when they collide and plummet to the ground. —— and plummeted to the ground. an extreme form of soil erosion is causing entire...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. nasa says its voyageri probe — the most distant man—made object in the universe — has started sending usable information back to earth again after months of spouting gibberish. the spaceship left the solar system in 2012 and is currently more than 15 billion miles from earth, but still sends data back to nasa. engineers say a malfunctioning chip was to blame, which has now been fixed through coding. quite incredible. a reminder of our latest updates following the passing of the uk government pubs �*s rwanda bill last night, the plan designed to deter migrants from crossing the channel in small boats announced in 2022. no flights have set off yet. the government now says they hope they will set off in the next ten to 12 weeks. in the past few hours we have seen boats with migrants leaving calais, heading towards the uk. at the same time as we saw those pictures, french police say that at around 5am a different small boat to this one set sail from a german beach, wimereux, after
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. nasa says its voyageri probe — the most distant man—made object in the universe — has started sending usable information back to earth again after months of spouting gibberish. the spaceship left the solar system in 2012 and is currently more than 15 billion miles from earth, but still sends data back to nasa. engineers say a malfunctioning chip was to blame, which has now been fixed through coding. quite incredible. a reminder of our latest updates...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. nasa says its voyager one probe — the most distant man—made object in the universe — has started sending usable information back to earth again after months of spouting gibberish. the spaceship left the solar system in 2012 and is currently more than fifteen billion miles from earth but still sends data back to nasa. engineers say a malfunctioning chip was to blame, which has now been fixed through coding. thank goodness for that! donating an organ to save a friend or relative's life is one of the most special and selfless decisions that anyone can make, but it only works if the tissue types match up. however, there is another way to help. it's called a paired or pooled donation, and it involves finding some other people who are in the same predicament, and swapping. our health correspondent michelle roberts has been to see how it can work. looks like a microphone. a microphone? destiny raises five. she loves plato, singing and her mum, maria. but she doesn't like broccoli or di
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. nasa says its voyager one probe — the most distant man—made object in the universe — has started sending usable information back to earth again after months of spouting gibberish. the spaceship left the solar system in 2012 and is currently more than fifteen billion miles from earth but still sends data back to nasa. engineers say a malfunctioning chip was to blame, which has now been fixed through coding. thank goodness for that! donating an organ to save...
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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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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. london metropolitan police have charged two british men with spying for china. our security correspondent has the latest. two men who were arrested about one year ago were charged today after what was described as a complex investigation by the metropolitan police. christopher berry, 32 and christopher cash, 29, charged under the official secrets act of 1911 section one, which refers to obtaining or passing documents or information which may be directly or indirectly useful to an enemy. that is the language used in that official secrets act which is now being replaced by a new piece of legislation, national security act, but the alleged offences in this case took place before the new act took place so they have come under this official secrets act. the men were arrested nearly one year ago and news of their arrest emerged last september and at that time christopher cash was identified as a parliamentary researcher working with the china research group. a body set up by conservative mp
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. london metropolitan police have charged two british men with spying for china. our security correspondent has the latest. two men who were arrested about one year ago were charged today after what was described as a complex investigation by the metropolitan police. christopher berry, 32 and christopher cash, 29, charged under the official secrets act of 1911 section one, which refers to obtaining or passing documents or information which may be directly or...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. london metropolitan police have charged two british men were spying for china. christopher berry and christopher cash are accused under the official secrets act. our correspondent has the latest.— has the latest. two men who were arrested _ has the latest. two men who were arrested about - has the latest. two men who were arrested about one - has the latest. two men who | were arrested about one year ago were charged today after what was described as a complex investigation by the metropolitan police. christopher berry, 32 and christopher berry, 32 and christopher cash, 29, charged under the official secrets act of 1911 section one which refers to obtaining all passing documents or information which may be directly or indirectly useful to an enemy. that is the language used in that official secrets act which is now being replaced by a new piece of legislation national security act but the alleged offences in this case took place before the new act took place so they have come under
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. london metropolitan police have charged two british men were spying for china. christopher berry and christopher cash are accused under the official secrets act. our correspondent has the latest.— has the latest. two men who were arrested _ has the latest. two men who were arrested about - has the latest. two men who were arrested about one - has the latest. two men who | were arrested about one year ago were charged today after what was described as a complex...
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laura baker, bbc news, beijing. the time is 1.17. our top story this afternoon: the prime minister says the first flight carrying asylum seekers to rwanda will leave this summer in 10 to 12 weeks' time. still to come, the social media platforms selling deadly opioids which have been linked to 100 deaths across the uk. coming up on bbc news: the latest from the world snooker championship at the crucible — where the four—time champion mark selby is in danger of a shock first—round exit at the hands of debutantjoe o'connor. the bbc has discovered alarming evidence about the safety of so—called smart motorways, which is when the hard shoulder is opened to traffic to increase capacity. data obtained by the panorama programme has revealed that in the last two years, equipment on smart motorways was hit by hundreds of power cuts, meaning there were times when signals, cameras and radar detection systems weren't working for days at a time. national highways says smart motorways are still the safest roads in britain. richard bilton re
laura baker, bbc news, beijing. the time is 1.17. our top story this afternoon: the prime minister says the first flight carrying asylum seekers to rwanda will leave this summer in 10 to 12 weeks' time. still to come, the social media platforms selling deadly opioids which have been linked to 100 deaths across the uk. coming up on bbc news: the latest from the world snooker championship at the crucible — where the four—time champion mark selby is in danger of a shock first—round exit at...
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laura bicker has more from beijing. officials in guangdong described the water levels as grim. they have been monitoring them for days. there are two problems here. first are days and days of heavy rain, coupled with what has been localised storms. now, these storms have been so fierce that even heavy hail, hail big enough to go through windscreens, has been falling from the sky. they have even been reports of some tornadoes. now, they have been monitoring these water levels and there were fears of a once in a half—century flooding event as those water levels began to rise. quietly flowing rivers turned into torrential rivers which raised those water levels, risking tens of thousands of homes. they have evacuated around 60,000 people. they have taken them to safety. but it does seem that the worst has passed for now. water levels are beginning to recede. officials are a little less worried for now, especially as the rain is also beginning to ease. but now the clean—up begins. that was laura bicker reporting. before the break now. it's what fans have really, really wanted to
laura bicker has more from beijing. officials in guangdong described the water levels as grim. they have been monitoring them for days. there are two problems here. first are days and days of heavy rain, coupled with what has been localised storms. now, these storms have been so fierce that even heavy hail, hail big enough to go through windscreens, has been falling from the sky. they have even been reports of some tornadoes. now, they have been monitoring these water levels and there were...
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tiktok users could land in china's hands has driven congressional efforts to split the company from the beijing—based company bytedance. tiktok says bytedance "is not an agent of china or any other country" and points out the firm is 60% owned by global investors. let's discuss this. joining me now is jasmine enberg, principal analyst on social media at emarketer. good to see you again. of course, this was talked about at length when this first came to our attention that the us plan to ban tiktok. took us through what happened over the weekend.
tiktok users could land in china's hands has driven congressional efforts to split the company from the beijing—based company bytedance. tiktok says bytedance "is not an agent of china or any other country" and points out the firm is 60% owned by global investors. let's discuss this. joining me now is jasmine enberg, principal analyst on social media at emarketer. good to see you again. of course, this was talked about at length when this first came to our attention that the us plan...
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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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they accuse beijing of giving firms state hand—outs. that means china's goods are so cheap, it's driving western brands out of business. and what do you think of, like, the capacity in china to produce this kind of green energy? right now, i think 80—90% of the energy storage equipment are designed and manufactured in china, so we are leading the market in the whole world. china is helping the world capture the sun, but at a cost. this feat cannot save its workforce and the west wants its dependence on china to end so now, once again, trade tensions threaten to cast a shadow over east—west relations. laura bicker, bbc news, dongguan. nearly a billion people are eligible to vote in the indian election this year. polling will run across the country in seven phases over six weeks, beginning on friday. meghan 0wen takes a look at the scale of it. around 1 billion people are eligible to vote in this year's indian election — that's the equivalent to one in eight people around the world. now, it's a mammoth election which requires a huge
they accuse beijing of giving firms state hand—outs. that means china's goods are so cheap, it's driving western brands out of business. and what do you think of, like, the capacity in china to produce this kind of green energy? right now, i think 80—90% of the energy storage equipment are designed and manufactured in china, so we are leading the market in the whole world. china is helping the world capture the sun, but at a cost. this feat cannot save its workforce and the west wants its...
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and laura joins us now from beijing. it's great to see you and in your peace be touched on competition between china and other global economic superpowers like the us. we just had yesterday president biden proposed tripling tariffs on chinese steel. he says china is, quote, not competing. they are cheating. how that being received in china? it are cheating. how that being received in china?— received in china? it was stron: received in china? it was strong words _ received in china? it was strong words from - received in china? it was strong words from the i received in china? it was - strong words from the campaign podium from joe biden by the foreign ministry here have responded and in the press conference yesterday what they turned around and said was is the us talking about china or is it talking about itself? he added that the urge the us to play by the rules and play competitively when it came to world trade and that china would do what it could to protect its own interests. at the heart of this is subsidies, who
and laura joins us now from beijing. it's great to see you and in your peace be touched on competition between china and other global economic superpowers like the us. we just had yesterday president biden proposed tripling tariffs on chinese steel. he says china is, quote, not competing. they are cheating. how that being received in china? it are cheating. how that being received in china?— received in china? it was stron: received in china? it was strong words _ received in china? it was...