it was targeted by beijing to gain influence which is very consistent with beijing's broader program of pursuing influence through policy that is known as, use the countryside to surround the cities. haidi: we've seen studies done about chinese influence in other regions. many of them show that perhaps chinese engagement doesn't necessarily automatically lead to strategic outcomes for beijing. in the sense that it doesn't automatically win the hearts and minds of the local population. what would you say to those people that don't believe that, just by engaging in all of these different parts of the world, beijing will gain a positive advantage? clive: in this part of the world, there are good examples. on the one hand, beijing engaged in a very sustained program of gaining influence in australia. it has backfired because the australian public and various agencies decided that sovereignty was worth more than that. on the other hand, in new zealand, we've seen china's communist party influence following the same kind of methods working extremely effectively. to the point where the alli

in the long run because this is a very packed work with both by the beijing government when they try to can so and try to decrease. seats in the legislative card so that also means beijing want to increase their control over our legislative council and that also means the one country 2 systems has already fallen and we have no expectation from the one country 2 systems and democracy is not allowed it by the beijing government the senate has done decoration all the promises are now being cut and now being broken by the beijing government and the hong kong as a now you know very dire situation. now you mentioned earlier that you don't think sanctions are working is hong kong 1 last is there no hope i mean of course hong kong we have hope because after this no matter people on the ground or people are excel overseas as far are we are still trying as even as we can to help their democracy and try to repeal the most months for hope home however we also realize that of course the last months you saw very trolloping under the crack down of beijing that's why we have to stay connected and we

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we have clifford coonan in the studio formerly a long time correspondent based in beijing clifford it was very interesting to hear what the director general of the said he's been fairly accommodating of china what do you make of his new remarks well i think a lot has happened over the past year and i think key to this has been the return of the usa to to the w.h.o. . it left under donald trump and the narrative very much switched in china's favor trying to put a lot of pressure on the w.h.o. i think since joe biden brought the usa back into the w.h.o. we've seen a different approach less accommodating of china as you say and as we saw in the report and i think. clearly there's there's a new dynamic at work in the w.h.o. that's very interesting now this lab leak theory a lot of people say it's a conspiracy theory some people will say that the u.s. keeps mentioning it because it wants to weaponize it politicize the issue what do you make of the lap of the theory i think the lovely theory has been weaponized i think under donald trump it was used as something to be china with the fact th

is the 1st verdict among the night charges for which he's on trial beijing's recently imposed reaping national 6 years in law and his overhaul of the city's electrodes system intensify the fear. denies hong kong tenement morning vigil every year calling for an end to china's one party movement taking place and that they can make him a prime time get and beijing security this year you will likely be absent for the very 1st time in this era in a way they're going to go now i would convert my by saying that this is already. of a blessing for me that i would only have to go to jail after 40 years of activism in hong kong. but i'm ready to pay the price and ready for he said nothing witnessed hong kong decades long struggle the 64 year old activist is not optimistic but he believes that he success says will continue to fight for democracy and today finally reached a call. and for more on this let's bring in a large pro-democracy activist from hong kong and former stooge. leader joining us from london where he is in exile nathan thanks for joining us on the program today you know those who

jimmy lai — billionaire, activist and a staunch critic of beijing. he is the owner of apple daily, the only opposition newspaper in hong kong. he has never been afraid of speaking out. i am a born rebel. i have a rebellious character. he has been charged with breaking hong kong's new national security law, but he has been out on bail. ever since, he has given us unprecedented access. jimmy lai and his reporters fear they are living on borrowed time. i am afraid that the police will come here again tomorrow, maybe tonight. china is tightening its grip on the city. fear is the most inexpensive and convenient way of ruling people and controlling people. you must fear some things — foryourfamily, hong kong, for your loved ones. hong kong last summer. 200 police officers are raiding the newsroom of apple daily. they have arrested its owner, jimmy lai, under suspicion of breaching hong kong's new national security law. beijing is sending a message to hong kong. the new law is silencing the protest movement. but, days later, small crowds are starting to g

i think on the issue of climate change there is a genuine intent on beijing's pot to come to the table and reach some kind of quality of arrangement with the biden mr ation and the intent of the public by news direction is genuine as well and that at the very least is a really positive change from the kind of dynamic we soared from the trumpet ministrations 10 you know when there was always disagreement a whole host of different fronts we've talked about but also disagreement on the issue of climate change and now at least with the biden ministration that's an area of potential cooperation between china and the united states but still even then there would be a whole host of sticking points on things like china's financing of coal generation in other countries in the developing world and also that really contentious issue of china pushing the united states for significant cuts to emissions in the coming years and decades and i suspect that that's where the real substance of these meetings between kerry and chinese officials over the next few days will be in trying to arrive at some kin

jimmy lai — billionaire, activist and a staunch critic of beijing. he is the owner of apple daily, the only opposition newspaper in hong kong. he has never been afraid of speaking out. i am a born rebel. i am a rebellious character. he has been charged with breaking hong kong's new national security law, but he has been out on bail. ever since, he has given us unprecedented access. jimmy lai and his reporters fear they are living on borrowed time. i am afraid that the police will come here again tomorrow, maybe tonight. china is tightening its grip on the city. fear is the most inexpensive and convenient way of ruling people and controlling people. you must fear some things — foryourfamily, hong kong, for your loved ones. hong kong last summer. 200 police officers are raiding the newsroom of apple daily. they have arrested its owner, jimmy lai, under suspicion of breaching hong kong's new national security law. beijing is sending a message to hong kong. the new law is silencing the protest movement. but, days later, small crowds are starting to gat

at asia china has long been the workbench of the world cheaply producing goods to be sold overseas beijing would like to change that in parts and that's part of the chinese government's current 5 year plan to make the country one of the world's largest consumer markets and this week in beijing wants to turn the labor day holidays into a consumer extravaganza of sorts major online stores and millions of brick and mortar retailers across the country are participating offering new products promising high quality the major international brands are playing along with u.s. based tesla and dell switzerland swatch japan's she's sado offering their latest at major consumer events the goal is to turn workers into shoppers for years chinese consumption how grown at a steady rate of about 8 to 9 percent annually it was before it crashed to the coronavirus pandemic and then of course regaining some of that ground lately. and for more on this and. joined by the to be correspondent in taipei so it's good to see you china is about to host this 1st ever international consumer products expose recorded hine

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on free trade between beijing and brussels. and i think we will continue to see different national policies with regard to beijing even in the midst of this disagreement being on the brink. we have seen various speeches on the us side. we've seen various national decisions to be able to issue reports to respect inbound fdi into specific sectors. whether or not that uk or germany and i think we will continue to see that but balanced against those strengthening export ties, it goes without saying where we've seen exports divergent from italy and from germany away from the us again , strengthening towards china so in that realm i think just looking forward, what i would say is that in lieu of that agreement is probably going to be more on a national basis as opposed to a federal basis. >> thank you so much, that's helpful and i like the three point you mentioned, one is kind of your blaming the whole perspective looking at annual global recovery. what that means in terms of valuation and the attractive assets from investor perspec

yang joins me from taipei for more william what's the word from beijing on all of this. so beijing described washington's attempt to block them from accessing american technology as a phony. national security reason and then they said that the move is only going to push beijing and to become even more determined to develop their own technology and beijing also use their examples to show that even though the united states has been trying to stop aging from developing its the supercomputer sector but beijing still has one of the world's most advanced and most developed a supercomputer sector in the world and. the spokesperson of the foreign ministry basically just said that this shows that the u.s. attempt to really contain china is not really working the united states and china have been out of for quite some while for quite a while now what is washington's thinking behind this. so the most clear concern from washington site is definitely the potential capability of china using these super computers to really advance and modernize its military because as we know these sup

state department issued a report criticizing beijing. the secretary of state antony blinken said over the past year, china has continued to chip away at hong kong's political autonomy. he said he would work with allies to stand with hong kongers against what he calls china's egregious policies and actions. he said the ear ocean does not warrant spishl trade agreements. that nullifies a decision by the previous administration. moving a vetting system to ensure they are loyal to beijing. >>> it is time for a check on world weather with our meteorologist jonathan oh. heat is cranking up across india. how are those there coping with the hot weather? >> hello, we are months away from the southwest monsoon. looking at the satellite, there is no cloud cover, which means we are just getting full onli sunshine. i want to take you to india wherefo where forest officials have set up artificial water source for these lions in the animal park and sanctuary. temperatures have risen. new delhi experiencing 40.1 degrees. the hottest march day in 76 year

china on human rights and expresses concern over beijing's treatment of muslim. democracy activists plus boris johnson street look at how a lavish renovation project has landed the british prime minister in hot water. good to have you with us the coronavirus pandemic is showing no mercy for india today the code 19 death toll in india surpassed the 200000 mark the country continues to report record high numbers of new infections medical aid from abroad has begun arriving but hospitals are still struggling with shortages of staff and supplies including oxygen india's health care system is so overwhelmed that many patients are now being turned away. a covert 19 walled in a hospital in delhi face hospital like so many full to overflowing medical staff stretched to the limit some falling ill with the disease themselves one reality in india's coronavirus emergency and here's another woman receives oxygen outside a sikh temple. she's not alone there's no room for these people into these emergency wards relatives are left to cope with severely ill patients by themselves

treasury chief representative in beijing. he says western companies operating in china are caught between beijing's demands for silence, and western demands to avoid forced labor. >> they're facing two-way political risk right now-- they're under pressure from home governments and stakeholders like n.g.o.s to speak out on some of these values issues related to china. and then, of course, in china's market, they're under pressure from the government, and also bottom-up pressure from chinese citizens who are inclined to partake in consumer boycotts. >> schifrin: china has more middle-class potential consumers than the united states has population, and it remains the world's manufacturing leader. many companies are bending to beijing's pressure. by the end of last month, h&m china said it does not "represent any political position" and is "committed to long-term investment and development in china." and, its headquarters posted a statement saying it hoped to regain the trust of its chinese customers. >> for a lot of western comp

beijing bites back. china grows at a record pace in the first quarter of the year, as the world's second largest economy recovers from the pandemic. hospitality hopes. how singapore is seeing a post—pandemic surge in new restaurants and bars. and, too good to be true? an edinburgh based company claims to have made eco—friendly aviation fuel. how much of a gamechanger could it be? we speak to the boss.

i believe beijing is acting with the usual theory. paul: these two things that were canceled -- there is no dollar value attached to them. the state of victoria signed a memorandum of understanding and a framework agreement with china on the belt and wrote initiative to increase dissipation -- and road initiative to increase participation in infrastructure. the ban on huawei being involved in the 5g rollout in australia, and australia's calls for an independent investigation into the origins of coronavirus. the australian government in december passed a new law allowing it to overturn any agreements the states have made with foreign governments, in effect plugging a foreign affairs loophole. it was only a matter of time before the government moved to canceled these agreements between victoria and china. yesterday they did it. the foreign minister saying, i consider these arrangements to be inconsistent with australia's foreign policy. as you pointed out, china responding as you might expect. an email from the embassy calling this an u

has accused beijing and moscow of state sponsored dissent from asian campaigns against western developed coated 19 vaccines while promoting their own and europe has now recorded more than 50000000 corona virus infections that's about one 3rd of the total number of cases worldwide. meanwhile in mexico the country with the world's 3rd highest coated $9000.00 death told the government is now trying to speed up vaccinations only around 5 percent of the population is fully inoculated and mexico is appealing for more shots from abroad earlier this month president andres manuel lopez obrador received the senecas shot but mexico is also develop its own backs in mexico one of the country's worst affected by the corona virus pandemic and dependent on imported back scenes in short supply globally. to help reduce the country's future dependency mexico is developing its own vaccine named spanish for homeland the company spearheading the drive has already eyeing clinical trials. the mexican government hopes the vaccine can be approved for emergency use by the end of the year authorities say it has sev

soaring debt levels have put beijing's policy makers on guard. we will be looking at global markets across the board. in europe, france is the latest country to record more than 100,000 deaths due to covid-19. a humbling moment for president macron, who refused to lock down the country for a third time in january, choosing to tighten covid hotspots. there are growing concerns among policymakers over the delay to the next generation eu recovery fund. >> i'm deeply concerned by the delay and implementation of the recovery plan. >> in the last 10 years we must realize we had periods of underinvestment in most european countries. >> what is most important is to ensure in the future years, months, clearly we will be able to accompany and maintain a stable recovery. >> the recovery fund has a vital role to play, especially in countries that have been badly hit by the pandemic. >> we should implement next-generation funds. 750 billion package. speed is the more important than wait. annmarie: joining us now is alexandra dimitrijevic, credit analyst, stan

activists lead to kyung before the verdict for a look at the decades long democracy struggle against beijing. a small flat in downtown home cold weather woes only will see i'm dedicated to the 18 i tell them in krakow it's located to minutes very repression in beijing 32 years ago changed the course of many people in china and hong kong including leach again i was there during the during for the massacre and i was the pain propre days after my relieve pressure to hong kong i crashed and i would spend my life time by people who are mockeries in china and so that those who took a prize were not being very. streeter legion again is facing a different fate critics say and i don't massive cracknell being carried out by the chain this time one of those the liberal and democratic city hong kong in the wake of anti-government protest here 8 this was charged for organizing and attending and authorizes and that's really it was over a 1000000 people took part was one of the few without violence questions every one of the defendants are high profile figures apart from media tycoon shimmy ally or a forme

haidi: beijing pushes back. they are saying this is an elaborate hoax, by jul -- a lie , because they're trying to sabotage their economy. how do you respond to that, given this human rights issue seems to be framed more as a geopolitical issue? >> beijing's propaganda got off on the wrong foot to begin with. they lost the battle over the narrative. the internment camps, when you could see them on satellite, dozens of eyewitness accounts, documents, government documents describing it run like a high-security prison, mounting levels and players of evidence from birth prevention, sterilization, to forced labor, coercive cotton picking, internment camps, imprisonment, even torture, rape. beijing is on the defensive. all they have is denial, attacks , slander, and disinformation, and it is not working for them. haidi: it is also about your method of research these documents, did you have access to government archives are whistleblowers? >> no, my research, 95% of it or more relies on public documents from government

horizon beijing into taiwanese airspace reason concerns that beijing could be practicing a possible attack on taiwan. secretary of state anthony blinken says that would be a rough time for the biden administration and issue this morning to beijing this morning. >> what we've seen is a real concern to us is increasingly aggressive actions by the government in beijing directed at taiwan, raising tensions and we have a commitment to taiwan under the taiwan relations act a bipartisan commitment that existed for many years to make sure taiwan has the ability to dependent self and that we are sustaining peace and we stand behind those commitments. it would be a serious mistake for anyone to change existing status quo by force. eric: tennessee republican senator marsha blackboard who has been a critic of the actions of beijing, china is eyeing in solid dating avenue taiwan, what you see happening and what can we do about it. >> what we know china, russia, iran and north korea are that new axis of evil, china is very aggressive in testing the biden administration and when it comes to what we shoul

beijing is lashed out at washington after a u.s. ambassador made his 1st official visit to taiwan in more than 40 years china considers the island to be part of his territory and it's often been a point of contention in international relations but this isn't the time the 1st time that washington has stepped on china's toes in the region the quadrilateral security dialogue has recently been reestablished with some of labeled the asian nato simon right as more. rise of china and subsequent tantrum in the west is heading the way these things always do the great powers and some not so great ones are getting together and holding hands and forming alliances so anything really bad happens we can all suffer together in the blue corner we have the cord for the 1st time we're convene this group leader yet that meeting was a few weeks ago a meeting of the quadrilateral security guard or quad for short because no one can remember the real name who comes out with those names anyway it's made up of the united states india japan and australia some

have so this idea that people are trying to do deals with beijing actually the rhetoric as you well know is against beijing so this idea that somehow everyone's clamoring of the things you do see a tremendous amount of f.b.i. foreign direct investment coming in to try but those are private companies these are not governments which are saying quite the opposite. ok we must leave it there on assange and good to get your thoughts at this financially crucial time for the chinese economy thank you still to come here on this program cleared for a comeback brazil's supreme court confirms his decision to drop criminal convictions against the former president lula da silva. and the chips are down but just how bad is the worldwide shortage of semiconductors. once again was time for big thunderstorms on the gulf coast and there they are with these yellow flashes lightning they were big storms they produced hail and flash flooding from the amount of rain and it's not unusual we are talking about spring weather but this unusually cold up in colorado in wyoming and that cold that snow has moved across

office plus german chancellor angela merkel presses china on human rights and expresses concern over beijing's treatment of muslim minorities improved democracy activists. i bring to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome to the coronavirus pandemic is showing no mercy for india today the 1000 death toll in india surpassed the 200000 mark the country continues to report record high numbers of the were infections medical aid from abroad has begun arriving but hospitals are still struggling with shortages of staff and supplies including oxygen india's health care system is so overwhelmed that many patients are now being turned away. a covert 19 ward in a hospital in delhi this hospital like so many full to overflowing medical staff stretched to the limit some falling ill with the disease themselves one reality in india's coronavirus emergency and here's another woman receives oxygen outside a sikh temple. she's not alone there's no room for these people in delhi's emergency wards relatives are left to cope with severely ill patients by themselves de

and we cannot allow that situation to continue in other words the outcomes have not been good so beijing needs to take a close look at rewrites the rubes and when you say that's what we're doing there when you say rewrite the rules you're saying the gradual progress toward universal suffrage is no longer an aim we still have a major mass participation element we still we will have 20 seats elected by universal suffrage but the new system will allow for more meritocracy it has participation participation by people who are competent said knowledge because in in the past 2 years we've been gripped by. extremists who use filibuster who are holed up government business and we were unable to solve our city's problems. there seems to be a concern though that some of what you're referring to as competence is actually allegiance to beijing and that it's not actually about competence per se for example if anyone holding public office has a ticket old right now pledging allegiance to china and candidates will be vetted by a committee that can unilaterally bar them because they are called unpatrioti

coming up german chancellor angela merkel presses china on human rights and expresses concern over beijing's treatment of muslim minorities and democracy activists plus talks over a divided on you and international negotiators struggling to reach consensus over the future of cyprus. it's good to have you with us the coronavirus pandemic is showing no mercy for india today the 1000 death toll in india surpassed the 200000 mark the country continues to report record high numbers of new infections medical aid has from abroad has begun arriving as hospitals struggle to cope with. shortages of staff in supplies including oxygen the healthcare system is so overwhelmed that many patients are simply being turned away. a covert 19 ward in a hospital in delhi this hospital like so many full to overflowing medical staff stretched to the limit some falling ill with the disease themselves one reality in india's coronavirus emergency and here's another woman receives oxygen outside a sikh temple. she's not alone there's no room for these people in delhi's emergency wards relatives are left to cope with se

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to try to hear reports from beijing. spectacular landscapes and chinese hand and we get people living peacefully side by side to be sickle rigs the song portrays. the chinese government wants the world to see it it's part of an intensifying campaign pushing back against international criticism of its treatment of the muslim ethnic minority news conferences to discredit negative reporting have been held in china the u.k. and australia. the choice to deal with china. beijing is facing mounting pressure for reported human rights abuses against the readers with research is pointing to evidence of the internment of up to $1000000.00 people in reeducation camps torture and forced labor and sterilization human rights groups and politicians in the u.s. canada and the netherlands say this amounts to genocide the e.u. and the u.k. have sanctioned officials and should join the international community. beijing denies the accusations saying the cab's a vocational training centers and strict measures are part of its antiterrorism prog

has accused beijing and moscow of state sponsored disinflation campaigns against western developed covert 19 vaccines while promoting their own and europe has now recorded more than 50000000 corona virus infections to date. well german chancellor angela merkel has urged to resume a dialogue over human rights issues as soon as possible michael made the comments as she held what are likely to be lost government consultations with china as chancellor expressed concern about beijing's crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in hong kong and raised along about china's treatment of its muslim we go minority but it's merkel did stress that there are also areas way beijing and berlin could work together. it's not just the popular german cars the chinese market has been a boon to the german economy on the whole throughout the pandemic but germany wants china to open its markets even farther that's a key issue for the intergovernmental talks that are being held virtually this time due to the corona restrictions german chancellor angela merkel called for more transparency regarding vaccine productio

with the any concessions is changing in any way to comply with beijing. so alibaba is going to be required to sort of submit a plan to china's regulators about how it plans to address these antitrust concerns that already over the past 2 days we've heard from alibaba that they do plan to for one cut some of the fees for a merchants on their platform they also say they plan to invest and new tools and new technology to make their platform are usable for their vendors that they are making investments in the future but this also comes as the chinese e-commerce space is really changing it's becoming much more competitive so in addition to these regulatory concerns alibaba has. a real businesses reason to reform its business in rochester today and from foods thank you. it's a major international showcase for the latest in industrial technology the hound of the fair this year the world's largest industrial show focuses on the official intelligence machine learning and robotics now normally the city of hama would be buzzing with guests from around the world but

launched a rocket into space carrying the 1st of 3 modules for its 1st ever permanent space station beijing hopes to have it completed by next year when finished it will rival the only other continuously manned vessel orbiting earth the international space station. and thousands of people have marched through columbia's capital bogota to protest a controversial tax reform bill the unions insisted the strike would go ahead despite a court order to postpone the demonstrations colombia is battling a 3rd wave of the pandemic. india has set another global record in coronavirus cases the rate of exponential growth there is vastly surpassing the spread of the virus anywhere else in the world as of the 6 the paper all india reported more than 115000 new cases 10 case 10 days earlier daily cases surged to over 230000 now in the past 24 hours there have been nearly 380000 new infections and many say the true number could be much higher as india's health care system is overwhelmed with seriously ill patients. a covert 19 ward in a hospital in delhi this hospital like so many full to overflowing medica

gen while he's here on the invitation of beijing and it's crucial that these 2 countries work together on climate change because together they account for more than half of the world's greenhouse gas emissions china alone accounts for about one 3rd of those carbon emissions and both governments have made it clear that climate change is a priority but they're going to be wanting slightly different things from this meeting the u.s. wants for example for china to implement more stringent targets when it comes to reducing its carbon emissions and china for its part wants the u.s. to do more to help developing countries invest in renewable technology and for china the optics is also very important they want to be seen as an equal to the u.s. and as a world leader when it comes to combat saying climate change now both sides have said quite low expectations for what can be achieved but it is signal significant that they are meeting this is seen as a positive exchange and that's because this is in the context of a really deteriorating bilateral relationship the last time u.s. and chinese offic

has been licensed in almost 60 countries under a fair specialist victor gal thinks moscow and beijing have plenty to gain from working together on vaccines. for china to help russia to produce the a vaccine and to introduce that to chinese consumers as well as markets outside of china will be a very china has one of the largest the manufacturing capacity is in fact seeing so if we use the formula produced by the russian side or the production of a vaccine for the cli in china it will be a when we situation i do not see any reason why is that seeing should not be approved of by which our news roll it's a real oranges and i hope the chinese people will have a choice if they want to use one or 2 or 3 chinese vaccines they will be able to do that if they prefer the vaccine they were have a choice to be made by themselves. ok that is the news for this hour before we go though a quick announcement about something literally out of this world that's coming to r.t. because this month marks 60 years since eureka gardens momentous 1st man journey into space and so to mark the special occasion ar

billionaire, activist and a staunch critic of beijing. jimmy lai is also the owner of hong kong's last remaining opposition newspaper. he now faces possible life in prison, in a trial that has come to symbolise china's tightening grip on the city. we've followed jimmy lai and his newspaper since he was first arrested nine months ago, as his supporters gathered outside a police station awaiting his release. since the introduction of the new law, hong kong has experienced dramatic changes. 0utspoken critics, street protesters and even journalists like me are under increased pressure. i'm a journalist! come here, come here! after his release on bail, we metjimmy lai in his mansion home. do you think about the contrast between this and the prospect of living... ? in prison? this is just living my life peacefully. but if i'm injail, i'm living my life meaningfully. because you must fear some things, for your family, for hong kong, for your loved ones? yes, i do have fear. you're right. hey, good morning, everybody. this is a very nice day in h

sentences to 10 protest leaders over their role in mass demonstrations 2 years ago little by little beijing has been clamping down on freedom of expression in hong kong despite assurances it would respect the former british colonies autonomy when china took control in 1907 new security laws make it increasingly dangerous to speak out in defiance of beijing but despite a brutal crackdown remaining anti-government activists say they haven't given up hope was they've just been handed a sentence for participating in protests yet they are still calling for hong kong as freedoms was media tycoon jimmy lie was among those sent to jail for producer fighting in huge pro-democracy protests back in 29 tain. he received a sentence of 14 months. i think it is i don't know if you know but there are many more time travel more people get off of it in. i don't know that there are. hold on there even. 4 of those convicted were given suspended sentences including 82 year old former lawmaker martin lee and felt a statesman of the pro-democracy movement. the convictions are employed to the pro-democracy movemen

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haslinda: beijing increased control over the electoral process in hong kong. our chief north asia correspondent spoke to the hong kong deputy commissioner about the changes. >> risks are national security are real, especially given this hostile national environment we find ourselves in, especially because there are countries on earth whose basic dna is aggressive. >> you are alluding to the united states? >> yes, i'm talking about the united states, and i think it is also clearly stated what they intend -- to suppress the development of china, and it is an open secret. >> so hong kong has been the pond in your estimation, has let us down this road to where we are now where we have a national security law, the electoral reform, perhaps more exerted policies from beijing? >> i think so because this is in the geopolitical interest of america to do that, and on the ground, i certainly see compatible evidence of such action. i'm not trying to necessarily pass judgment or moral judgment on this because how a country determines to further strategic interest is that c

beijing hopes to have 40% of its population vaccinated by june and 70% for herd immunity by next year. authorities have a long way to go freebies are beijing's way of overcoming strong resistance to vaccines across china, driven by successful pandemic controls, but also mistrust in chinese-made vaccines which lack an international peer review of their data suspicions run deep in hong kong, where people are using apps like this to avoid registering for codes the city says are meant to control the pandemic, but activists fear are for political repression many are fighting to preserve freedoms that don't exist on the mainland back in beijing, the government is also using shame tactics. buildings are color-coded with green , yellow, and red posters to reflect how many peopled in comply shops have started putting up government-issued signs to show their customers that their staff are being vaccinated at this store, 90% got the jab beijing are easing controls for the vaccinated, like travel in and out of china thar othey're only recognizing chinese vaccines for now getting the vaccine takes

for an end to china's one party rule for decades and that to die to make him a prime target and the beijing security this year he will likely be absent for the very 1st time in this era in a way they're going to do as part of the struggle now i would convert my by saying that this is already. a blessing for me i would only have to go to jail after 40 years of activism in hong kong. but i'm ready to pay the price and ready for it having witnessed hong kong's decades long struggle the 64 year old activist is not optimistic but he believes that he's had sex says we'll continue to fight for democracy and to define really you've reached a goal. the niger delta is not only one of africa's most important oil producing regions it's also one of the most polluted places on earth instead of prosperity this black gold brings residents sickness and death. the niger delta once offered to reach spoilers for farmers and fishermen like mike. now it's a trade to humans and the ecosystem goal always peals have braved people exposed to high and it was of course me i'm the one my career. most of them died befor

woes only was young dedicated to that 18 i tenement krakow is located at the minatory repression in beijing 32 years ago changed the course of many people in china and hong kong including leach again i was there during the doing for the massacre and i was deeply in propre days after my release back to hong kong i crash that i would spend my lifetime in boxes in china and go through 35 or not be in a very. strong case all leisure again is facing a difference fakes critics see and i don't massive try to tell being carried out by the chain this time hans mostly liberal and democratic city hong kong in the wake of anti-government protest here an age this was hostile organizing and attending and authorizes and that's really it was over a 1000000 people took part was one of the few without found and questions every one of the defendants are high profile figures apart from media tycoon jim you lie or a former lawmaker and icons of the opposition movement like martin lee who is no this father after an opposite issue of the charges carries a maximum 5 year jail term right up this case is just the ti

german chancellor angela merkel press is china on human rights and expresses concern to the beijing street friends of the week a muslim minority and pro-democracy activists. are here to mohamed welcome to the program joe biden has outlined what he calls his blueprint to build america in his 1st speech to congress as u.s. president he addressed his plans to reduce poverty and invest in infrastructure to create more jobs he also stressed the need for the u.s. to reassert its place in the world both economically and politically we all know life cannot destroy our america we never ever ever stay down americans always get out. today that's what we're doing america's rising to do choosing hope over fear truth over lies and light over darkness after 100 days and rescue. america is ready for takeoff in my view we're working again dreamy again discovered. and leading the world again we have shown each other around the world that there is no quit in america non. of the sun has joins us from washington d.c. so all of the what did you make of the speech well certainly a speech of reassurance and all f

son to go to beijing we should not give up people probably. time but. what they're telling promise us no one. also coming up a change of power in communist cuba for the 1st time in 6 decades the country's president will no longer be someone named castro but will they hand over usher in the change many people are hoping for. the whole people a chance to people have their say we're going through a time when it has to be china and not just in my finite moment and. to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome kong which was once one of the few outposts of democracy in asia is a little less free tonight some of the city's most outspoken pro-democracy campaigners are paying the price for standing up to maine. and china's increasing power over the territory accords handed down sentences to 10 protest leaders over their role in mass demonstrations 2 years ago little by little beijing has been clamping down on freedom of expression in hong kong despite assurances it would respect the former british colonies autonomy when china t

she stressed there were areas where berlin and beijing could work together. it's not just the popular german -- the chinese market has been a boon to the german market on the whole throughout the pandemic. but germany wants china to open its markets even farther. that's a key issue for the intergovernmentalalks that are being held virtually this time due to the coronavirus restrictions. the chancellor called for more transparency regarng vaccine production and the reciprocal vaccine approval process. and, says merkel, the contentious topic of human rights should be on the agenda. we've always managed to broach this topic in the past, and i would like to see us get a human rights dialogue going again as soon as possible. but tensions remain. the ee you has accused china of persecuting muslim minority uighurs in what are being called reeducation camps. the chinese government says they are simply vocational schools. especially in these intergovernmental talks, we have to make clear which values we represent. there can be no compromises there. we have to make it