. >> when they shut down hubei province, they shut down flights out of that province throughout china. they did not shut down international flights. those flights were going to italy, three a week from wuhan alone. >> the who's complicit as well to some extent, when they gave positive remarks to china, late january, said china's handling this really well. it is not transmitted human to human, which it was, and by that time, it was already going into international travel. maria: sensing a potential threat from this virus, on january 31st, president trump restricted all travel from china, a move he was highly criticized for at the time, but has now been recognized as a massive life saving precaution. >> the president was so smart to ban travel coming from china just a couple weeks ago so we didn't have more than 20,000 people landing in our country every single day from mainland china. maria: while the chinese communist government had their own citizens on lockdown lies and deceit were the foundation of their strategy to down play the danger of the rapidly growing virus to the world. as

they didn't mention hubei. -- who by. he wanted to return to afghanistan and retake. it is hard to imagine how that is possible that the taliban have almost taken over the entire of afghanistan except for a few pockets still not under their control. will he avoid bloodshed if he returns? we don't know. >> and afghanistan, the taliban is tightening its grip on power. it senior leaders are expected to arrive in kabul in the coming days if not hours and priority is forming a new government. there have been some signs of resistance. this is in a city near the border. they appear to be replacing a taliban flag with an afghanistan flag. this was met with gunfire. we understand at least one person died in thincident. a dozen others were injured. back in kabul, there was a meeting between a leader of a mitant group of the taliban and the former afghan president. also president -- also present was a former peace envoy. >> these are extraordinary images. for those who fear the return of the taliban, they are jarring images. for those who don't have any option to leave and are h

at least 21 people are reported to have died in the central chinese province of hubei after torrential rains battered the region. the downpour caused flooding and landslides. hundreds of reservoirs have reportedly exceeded their flood warning levels. this comes after massive flooding killed hundreds in henan province last month. china has said it won't co—operate with the world health organisation's new plan to investigate the origins of the coronavirus. the who has asked for more data, partly to continue looking into the theory that the virus escaped from a chinese laboratory. but on friday, officials in china said the lab leak theory should not be investigated. clashes have broken out between police and protesters in thailand after hundreds of people defied a ban on mass gatherings to march on the prime minister's residence and demand his resignation. the protestors claim the prime minister has mismanaged the country's covid—19 response. on friday, thailand saw a new record for daily cases. us government scientists have confirmed thatjuly was the world's hottest ever month. the n

at least 21 people are confirmed to have died in central china as a result of flooding in hubei province. rescuers are searching for four people who are still missing. and there have been thousands displaced in india with rain causing rivers to burst their banks. thousands of rivers have been flooded with residents moved to relief shelters. now in approximately the time it will take me to finish this sentence, a patch of rain forest the size of a football pitch has been destroyed and in bangladesh, deforestation rates almost double the global average. it is impacting local wildlife and farmers. >> this was once bangladesh's largest forest range, home to indigenous people and a habitat for diverse wildlife. but for years, the forest has been facing destruction. this man, who represent one indigenous group, says so much has been lost. >> we are no longer able to find our traditional medicinal plants, food trees, and many other vegetations we used to look for. even wild animals have lost their food sources. we don't want deforestation but prefer preservation of the natural forest. >> accord

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aia launched new operations and received regulatory approval to open a new branch in hubei province. haidi: big interviews ahead. we'll be speaking exclusively with the philippine central governor. will also be taking a look at chinese equity markets. adam smith will be joining us as well. a former treasury senior advisor. he will talk with us about the -- our markets coverage does continue. where taking a look ahead to the start of trading in hong kong, shanghai and shenzhen. bloomberg markets china open is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ introducing xfinity rewards. our very own way of thanking you just for being with us. enjoy rewards like movie night specials. xfinity mobile benefits. ...and exclusive experiences, like the chance to win tickets to see watch what happens live. hey! it's me. the longer you've been with us... the more rewards you can get. like sharpening your cooking skills with a top chef. join for free on the xfinity app and watch all the rewards float in. our thanks. your rewards. >> welcome to "bloomberg markets: china open." i'm yvonne man. david: we're counting d