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laura bicker, live in bei'in: , east and west. laura bicker, live in beijing. thank— east and west. laura bicker, live in beijing. thank you _ east and west. laura bicker, live in beijing, thank you very _ east and west. laura bicker, live in beijing, thank you very much - east and west. laura bicker, live in i beijing, thank you very much indeed. just want to take cute live to 0lympia in greece where they will be lighting the olympic flame ahead of the paris 2024 games. the dignitaries are arriving as we speak and will be live in olympia as the is lit. it was a very unsettled day and monday, very windy for many of us and a mixture of weather conditions. tuesday looks quieter, still blustery and sunshine, a few showers around but it will stay on the cool side for the time of year in this cooler air mass which was introduced across the uk by monday's area of low pressure. it will be sitting to the east of the country for tuesday so that is where we will see most of the showers, the strongest winds and further west you are closer to this area of low pressure and it will be quite a. su
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laura bicker reporting for us there _ economy. laura bicker reporting for us there from _ economy. laura bicker reporting for us there from china. - economy. laura bicker reporting for us there from china. really l for us there from china. really great stuff and amazing to see those shots of all those solar panels. thank you very much. let's turn to some important news around the world. kenya's military chief, general francis ogolla, has been killed in a helicopter crash. nine others also died when the military aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff on thursday, about 400 kilometres — or 250 miles — northwest of the capital nairobi. two soldiers survived. ogolla's death was confirmed by kenyan president william ruto, who announced three days of national mourning. more than a dozen members of the kennedy family endorsed us presidentjoe biden for a second term — a rebuke to family member robert f kennedyjunior, who is running as an independent for the white house. rfkjr has qualified as a 2024 presidential candidate in the battleground state of michigan. speaking of leaders, ta
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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 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. we've taken action already against chinese entities that are engaged in this. and what i made clear today is that if china won't act, we will.
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...
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he's been speaking to laura bicker in 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 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. we've taken action already against chinese entities that are engaged in this. and what i made clear today is that if china won't act, we will. yo
he's been speaking to laura bicker in 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...
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laura bicker, bbc news, dongguan. taylor swift releases her latest album on friday, and it's hotly anticipated by her legions of fans. so much so that it seems to have already leaked online. mark savage reports. taylor swift is the biggest selling musician in the world, and she's in the middle of a record—breaking tour that's made her into a billionaire. so fans were surprised when she used the grammy awards this february to announce an album of new material called the tortured poets department. for the last couple of weeks, she's been dropping hints about the lyrics online. then, this happened. why am i seeing people posting leaks to taylor swift's new album on tiktok, just publicly?! what?! the leak, which hasn't been officially confirmed, sent fans into a frenzy, with many pledging to wait for the official release. and that's not cool. just wait 36 more hours. like, we've waited this long. i think most people will want to wait, because part of the fun of being a fan of something is everyone at the same time liste
laura bicker, bbc news, dongguan. taylor swift releases her latest album on friday, and it's hotly anticipated by her legions of fans. so much so that it seems to have already leaked online. mark savage reports. taylor swift is the biggest selling musician in the world, and she's in the middle of a record—breaking tour that's made her into a billionaire. so fans were surprised when she used the grammy awards this february to announce an album of new material called the tortured poets...
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laura bicker, bbc news, liaoning province. police scotland says it won't take any action againstjk rowling after she described a number of trans women as men — her comments were not assessed to be criminal. in a series of online posts, the author had challenged the police to use new hate crime laws to arrest her. prime minister, rishi sunak, earlier backed ms rowling's stance stating the uk had a proud tradition of free speech. taylor swift hasjoined elon musk as ranking among the world's wealthiest people. the american pop star entered the forbes world's billionaires list for the first time with a massive $1.1 billion — that's £877 million. it was her latest tour that catapulted her into the rankings of world riches. here's ellie price. welcome to the eras tour! they call it swiftonomics — the economic boost taylor swift brings to the places she plays. the ten studio albums and ia grammys made her popular, this most recent tour has already made her lots of money. industry experts say the eras tour has earned more than
laura bicker, bbc news, liaoning province. police scotland says it won't take any action againstjk rowling after she described a number of trans women as men — her comments were not assessed to be criminal. in a series of online posts, the author had challenged the police to use new hate crime laws to arrest her. prime minister, rishi sunak, earlier backed ms rowling's stance stating the uk had a proud tradition of free speech. taylor swift hasjoined elon musk as ranking among the world's...
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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 secretary blinken. he said the relationship is risking can a down ward spiral. do you agree? ido, because china's talking about invading a democratic ally of the united states. as long as he 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 saw this massive wave of sanctions, 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? well, again, this is all ch
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 secretary blinken. he said the relationship is risking can a down ward spiral. do you agree? ido, because china's talking about invading a democratic ally of...
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laura bicker, bbc news, dongguan. taylor swift releases her latest album on friday — and it's hotly anticipated by her legions of fans. so much so that it seems to have already leaked online. mark savage reports. taylor swift is the biggest selling musician in the world, boom time for netflix as the streaming platform sees a bumper— streaming platform sees a bumper crop of subscribers, and we look— bumper crop of subscribers, and we look at — bumper crop of subscribers, and we look at why the united states _ we look at why the united states is looking at a bill that— states is looking at a bill that could ban tech talks. i'm i' m steve i'm steve lines. let's begin in the united states where the earnings season for the technology giant has kicked off and netflix is reporting revenue for the january to march quarter. it beat expectations, partly due to the subscribers it added over the period. technology and media analyst ben barringer broke down the numbers for us. the numbers _ down the numbers for us. the n
laura bicker, bbc news, dongguan. taylor swift releases her latest album on friday — and it's hotly anticipated by her legions of fans. so much so that it seems to have already leaked online. mark savage reports. taylor swift is the biggest selling musician in the world, boom time for netflix as the streaming platform sees a bumper— streaming platform sees a bumper crop of subscribers, and we look— bumper crop of subscribers, and we look at — bumper crop of subscribers, and we look at...
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laura bicker, bbc news, liaoning province. breaking news. an earthquake with a prominent manager of 7.5 struggle of southwest japan. the warning has been issued for the coastal area near the southern prefecture of. an eyewitness told reuters it was felt in taipei as well with some power outages. we have more of the story as it develops and we receive information. now to other news. taylor swift hasjoined elon musk as ranking among the world's wealthiest people. the american pop star entered the forbes world's billionaires list for the first time with a massive $1.1 billion. along with her vast some back catalogue, her latest to a catapulted her into the rankings for the world's richest and boosted economies around the world. here's ellie price. welcome to the eras tour! they call it swiftonomics — the economic boost taylor swift brings to the places she plays. the 10 studio albums and 1a grammys made her popular, this most recent tour has already made her lots of money. industry experts say the eras tour has earned more than $1 billion in
laura bicker, bbc news, liaoning province. breaking news. an earthquake with a prominent manager of 7.5 struggle of southwest japan. the warning has been issued for the coastal area near the southern prefecture of. an eyewitness told reuters it was felt in taipei as well with some power outages. we have more of the story as it develops and we receive information. now to other news. taylor swift hasjoined elon musk as ranking among the world's wealthiest people. the american pop star entered the...
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laura bicker has been to the country's manufacturing hub. ren wenbing is a lifelong factory worker who's helped forge china's rise. this is your home? everything he owns is behind this door. but as china's economy falters, the last firm he worked for closed without warning, leaving him without his redundancy pay, which will take years to earn back. translation: it's hard to find newjobs. - we are old and we don't have many skills. most companies only hire younger people. he spent 16 years of his life in what is now a concrete shell. even in the wreckage, he can remember the furniture assembly line. this factory was his family's future. a pay cheque sent to his village home, for children he couldn't afford to travel to see. i feel reluctant to part with this place. i feel heartbroken. i've spent so many years here and now, this place has become like this. all the workers feel astonished and are disappointed and we grieve. prolonged covid lockdowns and bitter trade wars have chipped away at the pillars of china's economy, so the country has ch
laura bicker has been to the country's manufacturing hub. ren wenbing is a lifelong factory worker who's helped forge china's rise. this is your home? everything he owns is behind this door. but as china's economy falters, the last firm he worked for closed without warning, leaving him without his redundancy pay, which will take years to earn back. translation: it's hard to find newjobs. - we are old and we don't have many skills. most companies only hire younger people. he spent 16 years of...
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laura bicker, bbc news, liaoning province. police scotland says it won't take any action againstjk rowling after she described a number of trans women as men — her comments were not assessed to be criminal. in a series of online posts, the author had challenged the police to use new hate crime laws to arrest her. prime minister, rishi sunak, earlier backed ms rowling's stance stating the uk had a proud tradition of free speech. the us government has asked the space agency nasa to devise a unified standard of time for the moon. the white house said it was vital to set international norms as nations and private companies race to establish a more permanent lunar presence. space scientists say different gravitational forces cause time to pass at a slightly different rate on the moon compared to earth, and synchronisation will be essential. the european space agency has also been working on developing a system of coordinated universal time that can be used on the moon and other celestial bodies. the us plans to put astronauts on
laura bicker, bbc news, liaoning province. police scotland says it won't take any action againstjk rowling after she described a number of trans women as men — her comments were not assessed to be criminal. in a series of online posts, the author had challenged the police to use new hate crime laws to arrest her. prime minister, rishi sunak, earlier backed ms rowling's stance stating the uk had a proud tradition of free speech. the us government has asked the space agency nasa to devise a...
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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 effort. this year, we'll see 15 million polling officials and security staff, 400,000 vehicles and 5.5 million electronic voting machines. let's take a closer look at the voters themselves. they make up the equivalent of the populations of the us, russia, the uk, belgium, france, japan and brazil. let's take a closer look at the make—up of those voters. in red, we can see a small percentage of first—time voters. the majority, in green, are aged 30 to sa. and a small percentage are elderly. and they, for the first time this year will be able to vote at home via postal vote. now, ind
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 effort. this year, we'll see 15 million polling officials...
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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 bicker, bbc news, beijing. and we'll have plenty more on the meeting in beijing all across our platforms — do check our bbc website for the latest. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. here in the uk, a government minister has raised eyebrows after appearing to confuse two different countries in africa. speaking on the bbc�*s question time programme, conservative mp chris philp was asked about the government's controversial policy to depot illegal migrants to rwanda — and whether someone escaping the war in congo — would be deported to rwanda. there is an ongoing conflict between the two nations. here's the exchange. i come from a neighbouring country called congo. if you know, geographically, that is located right next door to rwanda, and right now in goma there's a genocide going on and there's such a big conflict going on of people from rwanda. so had my family members come from goma the crossing right now, where they then be sent back to the country that they're supposedly war in rw
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. the government has passed a controversial rwanda bill after the lord decided not to make a must. it took two years of legal battles and wrangling but while it is now passed through parliament the quickest flight can take office 12 days after the king has given royal assent which will then formally turn the bill into law. i spoke to ben wright shortly after the bill was passed and he explains what happens next. they have thrown in the towel, except that the elected house of commons that the elected house of common- that the elected house of common , ._ ., commons will get its way and the government _ commons will get its way and the government safety - commons will get its way and the government safety of - commons will get its way and - the government safety of rwanda bill will now get royal assent and become law. it takes the government a huge step closer to seeing planes take off for rwanda in some point in the next ten, 12 weeks and the first asylums will be sent to the east africa
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. the government has passed a controversial rwanda bill after the lord decided not to make a must. it took two years of legal battles and wrangling but while it is now passed through parliament the quickest flight can take office 12 days after the king has given royal assent which will then formally turn the bill into law. i spoke to ben wright shortly after the bill was passed and he explains what happens next. they have thrown in the towel, except that the...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. 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. back to that aid package approved by us lawmakers. it included $13 billion in military aid for israel. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, has the latest. we have had israel's foreign minister israel katz coming out quite quickly thanking the us congress for this, noting there was overwhelming bipartisan support, saying that this sends a strong message to israel's enemies. of course this package was passed after there had been some congressional democrats who had been saying in recent weeks that further military aid to israel from the us should come with conditions attached because of concerns about the conduct of the war in gaza. but this doesn't seem to have been the case, and if you break down that $17 billion that's heading the way of israel, it's about 5 billion for replenishing and expanding its air defence system, the real value of that has been proved time and time again in the past six months or so as the war in gaza has raged on and we have had the new threats emerging to israel, the likes of the direct attack by i
laura bicker. back to that aid package approved by us lawmakers. it included $13 billion in military aid for israel. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, has the latest. we have had israel's foreign minister israel katz coming out quite quickly thanking the us congress for this, noting there was overwhelming bipartisan support, saying that this sends a strong message to israel's enemies. of course this package was passed after there had been some congressional democrats who had been...
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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, liaoning province. the us government has asked the space agency nasa to devise a unified standard of time for the moon. the white house said it was vital to set international norms as nations and private companies race to establish a more permanent lunar presence. space scientists say different gravitational forces cause time to pass at a slightly different rate on the moon compared to earth, and synchronisation will be essential. the european space agency has also been working on developing a system of co—ordinated universal time that can be used on the moon and other celestial bodies. iam sure i am sure if you watch at this time you will be aware that we had to the top business stories in a moment but first let's show you the live page currently online showing all the latest on what is happening in regards to the earthquake that happened earlier today in taiwan. as you can see that is the latest from our reporter in taipei looking at the fact that landslides have been triggered by the earthquake and
laura bicker, bbc news, liaoning province. the us government has asked the space agency nasa to devise a unified standard of time for the moon. the white house said it was vital to set international norms as nations and private companies race to establish a more permanent lunar presence. space scientists say different gravitational forces cause time to pass at a slightly different rate on the moon compared to earth, and synchronisation will be essential. the european space agency has also been...
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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 has more from beijing. powerful storms across southern china turned rivers into raging torrents. roads became fast flowing rapids cascading down village streets as hail the size of golf balls fell from the sky. watch the right hand corner of the security camera. the bridge simply couldn't withstand the sheer force of the flood. the destruction became clearer in daylight, as did the number of people left stranded. some almost managed to sleep through their rescue, cradled from the worst of the rising floodwaters. but others cried for help as their streets were submerged. rescuers had to navigate their boats through a flooded urban landscape. tens of thousands of people were evacuated across the province. several regions stayed on alert as water levels rose over the weekend, drowning dozens of crops. 61—year—old huangjing rong couldn't save his farm from being swamped. translation: it was not my home. translation: it was my home. everything is gone or the seedlings are gone. i lost over 13,000 us dollars.
laura bicker has more from beijing. powerful storms across southern china turned rivers into raging torrents. roads became fast flowing rapids cascading down village streets as hail the size of golf balls fell from the sky. watch the right hand corner of the security camera. the bridge simply couldn't withstand the sheer force of the flood. the destruction became clearer in daylight, as did the number of people left stranded. some almost managed to sleep through their rescue, cradled from the...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. 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 reporting. a guitar played byjohn lennon and paul mccartney is going up for auction — after spending the last 50 years hidden in an attic. the framus12—string hootenanny was used in sessions for the beatles albums help! and rubber soul. the auctioneers expect it to fetch up to $800,000 when it goes under the hammer in new york next month. finally this half hour, the us military are trained to deal with the unexpected, but take a look at what turned up on the runway at macdill air force base in tampa in florida. a three metre — or ten foot — alligator. the large reptile was spotted next to the land gear of a refuelling aircraft. as you can see the gator was wrangled and captured by wildlife experts. officials say it may have wandered into the base searching for a mate. it was released into a nearby river with the air force posting, "our newest toothy airman has been relocated to a more suitable environment off base." stay with us here on bbc news. hello again. rather like the last few day
laura bicker reporting. a guitar played byjohn lennon and paul mccartney is going up for auction — after spending the last 50 years hidden in an attic. the framus12—string hootenanny was used in sessions for the beatles albums help! and rubber soul. the auctioneers expect it to fetch up to $800,000 when it goes under the hammer in new york next month. finally this half hour, the us military are trained to deal with the unexpected, but take a look at what turned up on the runway at macdill...
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that was laura bicker reporting. before the break now. it's what fans have really, really wanted to see. all five members of the spice girls have reunited — just perhaps not as you'd expect. they came together to celebrate victoria beckham's 50th birthday in london. # stop right now, thank you very much # i need somebody with a human touch # i need somebody with a human touch # hey you, always on the run... # the bandmates partied like it was 1997 — performing their classic song, stop. and victoria's husband david beckham was there to capture the moment — and have a sing—along too. stay with us here on bbc news. hello again. yesterday was northern ireland's warmest day this year so far. today, temperatures will be a little bit lower here. but by the time we get to wednesday, we'll all be in some chillier conditions with temperatures below the seasonal average. it will be the risk of night frosts, and then we'll see some rain coming our way this weekend, particularly saturday night into sunday as low pressure comes back to our shor
that was laura bicker reporting. before the break now. it's what fans have really, really wanted to see. all five members of the spice girls have reunited — just perhaps not as you'd expect. they came together to celebrate victoria beckham's 50th birthday in london. # stop right now, thank you very much # i need somebody with a human touch # i need somebody with a human touch # hey you, always on the run... # the bandmates partied like it was 1997 — performing their classic song, stop. and...
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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. the meteropolitan police has apologised to the mother of 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 years ago today. last year the bbc named matthew white as the sixth suspect in the case. daniel de simone reports. the racist murder of stephen lawrence took place 31 years ago today at a south london bus stop. two of the original five prime suspects were convicted almost 20 years after the murder. but the met�*s disastrous handling of the case means no—one else has been brought tojustice. last year, the bbc publicly identified a sixth suspect, matthew white, who died in 2021 and revealed multiple failures by the met to properly investigate him. now, stephen's mother, baroness doreen lawrence, gives her first interview about the new evidence and the met�*s response. we knew there was five, possibly six, and now we kn
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. the meteropolitan police has apologised to the mother of 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 years ago today. last year the bbc named matthew white as the sixth suspect in the case. daniel de simone reports. the racist murder of stephen lawrence took place 31 years ago today at a south...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. nasa says its voyager 0ne probe, the most distant man—made object in the universe, is sending usable information 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 it can still send data back. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill explains. actually, drjenifer millard is an astronomer at fifth star labs. she'sjoining us from barry, wales to tell us more. talk us through what was going wrong? talk us through what was going wron: ? , , . talk us through what was going wron. ? , , ., ., , wrong? these began in november, when the craft was not — wrong? these began in november, when the craft was not sending _ wrong? these began in november, when the craft was not sending back— the craft was not sending back anything that we could unravel on earth, it was all nonsense. it seems to have been a hardware problem, one of the chips on board, part of the fight data system, one
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. nasa says its voyager 0ne probe, the most distant man—made object in the universe, is sending usable information 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 it can still send data back. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill explains. actually, drjenifer millard is an astronomer at fifth star labs. she'sjoining us from barry, wales to tell us...
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laura bicker, bbc news, dongguan. which is the best goal? news the fa is going to scrap replays from next season. i've been talking to pat nevin for his opinion. it season. i've been talking to pat nevin for his opinion.— season. i've been talking to pat nevin for his opinion. it could be disastrous _ nevin for his opinion. it could be disastrous because _ nevin for his opinion. it could be disastrous because if _ nevin for his opinion. it could be disastrous because if you - nevin for his opinion. it could be disastrous because if you get - nevin for his opinion. it could be disastrous because if you get a l nevin for his opinion. it could be - disastrous because if you get a good draw and you managed to get a reply, then you can make enough money to keep yourself going for two, three, four years. keep yourself going for two, three, fouryears. it's keep yourself going for two, three, four years. it's an incredible difference it can make to these clubs. it's the biggest day of their calendar year almost every single year, so for them, even
laura bicker, bbc news, dongguan. which is the best goal? news the fa is going to scrap replays from next season. i've been talking to pat nevin for his opinion. it season. i've been talking to pat nevin for his opinion.— season. i've been talking to pat nevin for his opinion. it could be disastrous _ nevin for his opinion. it could be disastrous because _ nevin for his opinion. it could be disastrous because if _ nevin for his opinion. it could be disastrous because if you - nevin for his...
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here's our china correspondent, laura bicker. olaf schulz came to china with a clear message — we will do business with beijing, but they want china to play fair. now, what he means by this is there is real concern, both in europe and the united states, that china has subsidised its green technologies. now, that by that i mean solar panels, electric vehicles, wind turbines, and that has driven costs down. i mean, the cost of a solar panel has been halved in the last year. china produces more than 80% of the world's solar panels. about half of all their exports go to europe. and that's one of the reasons why european businesses are very worried, because they believe that china is driving those costs down and driving them out of business. so the clear message coming from europe is they want china to play fair. now, china's argument to this is that it's not state subsidies that are helping reduce the costs of their solar panels. it's their own innovation. they say they are good at this. this is something that people want to buy an
here's our china correspondent, laura bicker. olaf schulz came to china with a clear message — we will do business with beijing, but they want china to play fair. now, what he means by this is there is real concern, both in europe and the united states, that china has subsidised its green technologies. now, that by that i mean solar panels, electric vehicles, wind turbines, and that has driven costs down. i mean, the cost of a solar panel has been halved in the last year. china produces more...
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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, dongguan. in a fortnight, there will be local and police and crime commissioner elections around england and wales. among the contests, there are also ten races around england for elected regional mayors. one of the most keenly contested is in the west midlands, where the conservative andy street is seeking a third term, but he's doing so against the backdrop of bleak national opinion polls for the tories. our political editor chris mason has spent the day in walsall, taking a look at the race there. the way england is governed is changing. new or newish political power lines, directly elected regional mayors and more of them — with real consequences. yeah, so the role of mayors in england has really been growing over the last decade. and that's what's so exciting about these upcoming elections. you know, these are increasingly powerful figures. they've got powers over policy areas such as transport and skills, local economy, local environment. visiting a building site in walsall, the conserv
laura bicker, bbc news, dongguan. in a fortnight, there will be local and police and crime commissioner elections around england and wales. among the contests, there are also ten races around england for elected regional mayors. one of the most keenly contested is in the west midlands, where the conservative andy street is seeking a third term, but he's doing so against the backdrop of bleak national opinion polls for the tories. our political editor chris mason has spent the day in walsall,...
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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 has the latest from beijing. 0laf scholz came to china with a clear message, we will do business with beijing but they want china to play fair, and what he means by this, there is real concern in europe and the us, that china has subsidised its green technologies, and that might mean solar panels, electric vehicles, wind turbines, and that has driven costs down, and the cost of a solar panel has been halved in the last year and china produces more than 80% of the solar panels in the world, about half of all their exports go to europe, and thatis all their exports go to europe, and that is one of the reasons why european businesses are very worried, because they believe that china is driving those costs down and driving them out of business. the clear message coming from europe is they want china to play fair and the argument from china to this is that it the argument from china to this is thatitis the argument from china to this is that it is not state subsidies that are helping reduce the costs of their solar panels, it is their own innovation, they say they are good at
laura bicker has the latest from beijing. 0laf scholz came to china with a clear message, we will do business with beijing but they want china to play fair, and what he means by this, there is real concern in europe and the us, that china has subsidised its green technologies, and that might mean solar panels, electric vehicles, wind turbines, and that has driven costs down, and the cost of a solar panel has been halved in the last year and china produces more than 80% of the solar panels in...
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our china correspondent laura bicker sat down with mr blinken. he said he made it clear to his chinese counterparts that they had to stop sending key components to russia or they would be consequences.- russia or they would be consequences. russia or they would be conseuuences. ., ., ., consequences. you came to ask bei'ina consequences. you came to ask beijing to — consequences. you came to ask beijing to stop _ consequences. you came to ask beijing to stop supplying - consequences. you came to ask - beijing to stop supplying components that russia is using in its war with ukraine. you have asking to do this before, what makes you think they will listen to you this time. what 70% of the machine tools that russia is getting _ 70% of the machine tools that russia is getting from abroad are coming from _ is getting from abroad are coming from china. 90% of the microelectronics. this is doing two things _ microelectronics. this is doing two things it — microelectronics. this is doing two things it is— microelectronics. this is doing two things
our china correspondent laura bicker sat down with mr blinken. he said he made it clear to his chinese counterparts that they had to stop sending key components to russia or they would be consequences.- russia or they would be consequences. russia or they would be conseuuences. ., ., ., consequences. you came to ask bei'ina consequences. you came to ask beijing to — consequences. you came to ask beijing to stop _ consequences. you came to ask beijing to stop supplying - consequences. you came...
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our china correspondent, laura bicker, has been to the country's manufacturing hub to take the pulse of the chinese economy. this man is a lifelong factory worker who's helped forge china's rise. this is your home?. everything he owns is behind this door. but as china's economy falters, the last firm he worked for closed without warning, leaving him without his redundancy pay, which will take years to earn back. translation: it's hard to find newjobs. - we are old and we don't have many skills. it most companies only hire younger people. he spent 16 years of his life in what is now a concrete shell. even in the wreckage, he can remember the furniture assembly line. this factory was his family's future, a paycheque sent to his village home for children he couldn't afford to travel to see. i feel reluctant to part with this place. i feel heartbroken. i've spent so many years here and now this place has become like this. all the workers feel astonished and are disappointed and we grieve. prolonged covid lockdowns and bitter trade wars have chipped away at the pillars of china's economy.
our china correspondent, laura bicker, has been to the country's manufacturing hub to take the pulse of the chinese economy. this man is a lifelong factory worker who's helped forge china's rise. this is your home?. everything he owns is behind this door. but as china's economy falters, the last firm he worked for closed without warning, leaving him without his redundancy pay, which will take years to earn back. translation: it's hard to find newjobs. - we are old and we don't have many skills....
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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 face being banned entirely in america. while mr. xi said the earth was big enough for the earth -- to achieve prosperity. >> the countries should be partners, not rivals. they should achieve mu
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....
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let's speak to laura bicker, our correspondent in beijing. hello to you. took us through his agenda, this is his second trip to china now as secretary of state, isn't it?— of state, isn't it? and this is an effort _ of state, isn't it? and this is an effort to _ of state, isn't it? and this is an effort to try _ of state, isn't it? and this is an effort to try and - of state, isn't it? and this is an effort to try and stabilise| an effort to try and stabilise us—china ties but as we have just seen there is a lot to talk about. let's deal with ukraine to start with, because as that bill has gone through, certainly antony blinken will be here to discuss china and what part china can play in trying to end that war. china does not supply weapons to russia and has not since the start of the war. but america believes that china supplies parts and components which could be used for weapons. they want the supplies to stop. that is one of the reasons why antony blinken will come here and try to persuade china to stop that trade happening between moscow and beij
let's speak to laura bicker, our correspondent in beijing. hello to you. took us through his agenda, this is his second trip to china now as secretary of state, isn't it?— of state, isn't it? and this is an effort _ of state, isn't it? and this is an effort to _ of state, isn't it? and this is an effort to try _ of state, isn't it? and this is an effort to try and - of state, isn't it? and this is an effort to try and stabilise| an effort to try and stabilise us—china ties but as we have...
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piece — laura bicker�*s sit down interview with secretary antony blinken. check that out on the bbc website for the latest. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. to the war in gaza and israel was a war cabinet has held a day—long meeting discussing the military operation in rafah in southern gaza. israel says its plans to launch an assault on remaining hamas battalions in rafah. more than a million displaced people are taking shelter in rafah. washington has warned israel not to carry out a full—scale attack without a credible plan to protect civilians. 0ur correspondent in jerusalem, wyre davies, has more. it is pretty clear that israel's preparations for this much anticipated, much heralded assault on rafah in southern gaza are gathering apace. it is israel's intention notjust to finish off hamas politically but militarily. about 25% of hamas' fighting force remains, along with leadership, and most is thought to be in rafah in southern gaza. alongside, it must be remembered, but 130 hostages, those taken and abducted into gaza on octob
piece — laura bicker�*s sit down interview with secretary antony blinken. check that out on the bbc website for the latest. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. to the war in gaza and israel was a war cabinet has held a day—long meeting discussing the military operation in rafah in southern gaza. israel says its plans to launch an assault on remaining hamas battalions in rafah. more than a million displaced people are taking shelter in rafah. washington has warned israel...
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laura bicker has more from beijing. 0laf scholz came to china with a clear message: we will do business with beijing, but they want china to play fair. now, what he means by this is, there is real concern, both in europe and the united states, that china has subsidised its green technologies. now, by that i mean solar panels, electric vehicles, wind turbines, and that has driven costs down. i mean, the cost of a solar panel has been halved in the last year. china produces more than 80% of the world's solar panels. about half of all their exports go to europe. and that's one of the reasons why european businesses are very worried, because they believe that china is driving those costs down and driving them out of business. so the clear message coming from europe is they want china to play fair. now, china's argument to this is that it's not state subsidies that are helping reduce the costs of their solar panels, it's their own innovation. they say they are good at this, this is something that people want to buy and they are providing a product. they also say that cheap solar panels are g
laura bicker has more from beijing. 0laf scholz came to china with a clear message: we will do business with beijing, but they want china to play fair. now, what he means by this is, there is real concern, both in europe and the united states, that china has subsidised its green technologies. now, by that i mean solar panels, electric vehicles, wind turbines, and that has driven costs down. i mean, the cost of a solar panel has been halved in the last year. china produces more than 80% of the...
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laura bicker talked about blinken's visit to china, but the american aid package was talked about not only in china, but also in berlin, where the prime minister of great britain rishi sunok came to visit. the day before, during a visit to poland , he officially announced the largest british military aid package to ukraine in the amount of half a billion pounds. today, berlin and london have committed themselves. cooperate within the new defense initiative. on the common olef scholz said at the press conference: the united states aid package in ukraine does not release europe from its responsibility to support ukraine. by the way, this is risha sunok's first visit to germany as prime minister. according to the bbc's berlin correspondent jessica parker, sunok tried to persuade olaf scholz to provide ukraine with more long-range weapons. this meeting was extremely friendly, as both leaders exchanged many compliments, especially regarding the support they provide to ukraine. in europe, it is the united kingdom and germany are the two leading donors of military aid to kyiv. so in that sen
laura bicker talked about blinken's visit to china, but the american aid package was talked about not only in china, but also in berlin, where the prime minister of great britain rishi sunok came to visit. the day before, during a visit to poland , he officially announced the largest british military aid package to ukraine in the amount of half a billion pounds. today, berlin and london have committed themselves. cooperate within the new defense initiative. on the common olef scholz said at the...
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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 important to sustain this diplomatic dialogue and communication because we have an obligation to manage the relationship between our countries sustainably given the importance it has notjust sustainably given the importance it has not just for our sustainably given the importance it has notjust for our people but around the world. that has two aspects. one is making sure we communicate clearly in areas where we have differences, to avoid miscalculations and misunderstandings. the other is to see if we can build greater co—operation in areas where we have mutual interest in doing t
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...
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live now to the bbc�*s laura bicker in beijing. what other chinese saying about this call between president biden and xijinping? this call between president biden and xi jinping? when you ut the biden and xi jinping? when you put the two _ biden and xi jinping? when you put the two readouts, - biden and xi jinping? when you put the two readouts, one i biden and xi jinping? when you put the two readouts, one from washington and one from beijing, you would think they are a different call. i spoke for about 90 minutes but while the us side has emphasised china's support for russia during the invasion of ukraine, and author issues in the south china sea, on the chinese side, what they are emphasising is what they are emphasising is what they are emphasising is what they call the insurmountable redline in us— china relations, coming as no surprise to anyone, and that is taiwan. they emphasise they should be no push by the biden administration or any other officials within the united states to push for taiwanese independence. beijing b
live now to the bbc�*s laura bicker in beijing. what other chinese saying about this call between president biden and xijinping? this call between president biden and xi jinping? when you ut the biden and xi jinping? when you put the two _ biden and xi jinping? when you put the two readouts, - biden and xi jinping? when you put the two readouts, one i biden and xi jinping? when you put the two readouts, one from washington and one from beijing, you would think they are a different call. i...
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our china correspondent laura bicker reports. 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. delivery drivers found themselves stranded, their chosen route disappearing in the deluge. roads became dangerous, fast—flowing rivers. and bridges couldn't withstand the force of the water. huang filmed as the floods crept closer to his home. "it was scary," he said. "this is how high the water came," he told the bbc in a video call. several provinces stayed on alert as water levels rose over the weekend, drowning dozens of rice paddies. guangdong is used to summer floods, but unusually powerful storms also brought hail and heavy rain, turning rivers into raging torrents. "the rainfall�*s started getting heavier in the last two years," he said. "in the past, the floods rarely rose beyond t
our china correspondent laura bicker reports. 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. delivery drivers found themselves stranded, their chosen route disappearing in the deluge. roads became dangerous, fast—flowing rivers. and bridges...
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our beijing corresponent laura bicker has more. olaf schulz came to china with a clear message — we will do business with beijing, but they want china to play fair. now, what he means by this is there is real concern, both in europe and the united states, that china has subsidised its green technologies. now, by that i mean solar panels, electric vehicles, wind turbines, and that has driven costs down. i mean, the cost of a solar panel has been halved in the last year. china produces more than 80% of the world's solar panels. about half of all their exports go to europe. and that's one of the reasons why european businesses are very worried, because they believe that china is driving those costs down and driving them out of business. so the clear message coming from europe is they want china to play fair. now, china's argument to this is that it's not state subsidies that are helping reduce the costs of their solar panels. it's their own innovation. they say they are good at this. this is something that people want to buy and the
our beijing corresponent laura bicker has more. olaf schulz came to china with a clear message — we will do business with beijing, but they want china to play fair. now, what he means by this is there is real concern, both in europe and the united states, that china has subsidised its green technologies. now, by that i mean solar panels, electric vehicles, wind turbines, and that has driven costs down. i mean, the cost of a solar panel has been halved in the last year. china produces more...
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well, after those talks, mr blinken sat down with our china correspondent, laura bicker. it's helping russia perpetuate its aggression against ukraine. but it's also creating a growing threat to europe because of russia's aggression. and what i'm hearing from europeans is deep concern about this. so for china, he wants to have better relations, not only with us but with 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 by china's claims over taiwan and the south china sea, as well as us export bans on advanced tech. they were further damaged by a row over a spy balloon in february last year. and in recent days, the us passed a law that would force chinese—owned tiktok to sell the hugely popular video app orface being banned in america. mr xi said the earth was �*big enough' for both countries to achieve development and prosperity. translation: the two countries should be partners, not rivals. i they should achiev
well, after those talks, mr blinken sat down with our china correspondent, laura bicker. it's helping russia perpetuate its aggression against ukraine. but it's also creating a growing threat to europe because of russia's aggression. and what i'm hearing from europeans is deep concern about this. so for china, he wants to have better relations, not only with us but with countries in europe, it can't do that while at the same time helping to fuel the biggest threat to european security since the...