from a beijing perspective, control. a beijing perspective, control is a relative matter and they are always paranoid or anxious about any pockets or hidden space of resistance so they still feel very insecure about the possibility that resistance might flare—up so we can see the tight security measure that they take when xi jinping is visiting and they close down all of the roads and block off whole regions of hong kong and so, they really don't take any chance and definitely, by putting john lee with kind of the security police background as the next chief, the new chief executive, which is unprecedented not only in hong kong but even in local leaders in chinese province and cities, to have somebody having a security background to be the leader of the local area shows that they are still anxious about the possibility of resistance flaring up, which is possible very well, in the long run, so they will definitely double down in increasing the control of hong kong so that hong kong people and also revamping the universities, high schools, school curriculum to make sure that people ar

it is actually beijing. the dining facility opened this year with eight new restaurants offering a taste of japan. >> last time i went to japan was 3 years ago. i really want to go again. >> people have not been able to travel to japan due to the pandemic. i wanted to create a place that offers a similar experience. it has been popular.>> reporter: when that restrictions are lifted, the quenching measures will remain a sticking point. this is a big fan of a japanese idol group. before the pandemic, she also visited japan to see her favorites performed. sometimes even once a month. since the pandemic started, she has been worried about the long quarantine required after coming home. >> i like to go next year, the quenching measures were returning to china are relaxed.>> reporter: the chinese government recently issued guidelines to shorten the isolation period from 14 period days through down to seven. with their quarantine policies in place, could be sometime before the tourism industry picks up again in jap

but then i think the international pressure is still something of some pressure to beijing. that's why when, when you as is imposing sanctions and other countries flag may follow suit, it can have a huge impact on the chinese economy. so i would still say when hall homeless panel speak from hong kong for the international community. i hope that it will continue to speak to hong kong, freedom and democracy, and that will be very helpful for home future. ted we exiled activist in adelaide. thank you very much. thank you. now to portugal, we're scientists are selling the alarm about the dwindling population of sea horses off the country's coast in just 20 years. their numbers and one estuary have fallen by some 96 percent a re population effort called project sea horses underway in hopes of halting the decline. the re a formosa lagoon, and southeastern portugal used to have one of the largest populations of sea horses in the world. but these tiny creatures are disappearing. isla meal haven't seen any see horses here for months or rather years. think of nothing. and they used to

while beijing honored this arrangement at 1st, it soon began chipping away at hong kong special status. first in 2003. when china tried to pass a security law to limit descent and protests, more than half a 1000000 people turned out to oppose it. forcing authorities to back down jar then in 2014, beijing proposed allowing hong kong or to vote for their chief executive hadn't changed. but only from a short list of approved candidates while young cookie can come to kingdom come in response, thousands marched to demand real democracy. when police tried to clear the streets, people started carrying umbrellas to use as shields against the pepper spray. the pro democracy protests became known as the umbrella movement in 2020 beijing imposed a sweeping security law curbing voting rights and limiting freedom of the press and free speech. hong kong is continued to hit the streets and protest, but in rapidly dwindling numbers. as hundreds of pro democracy activists, lawmakers and journalists were arrested the british consulate, a rallying point for hong kong, ers, who want china to keep its prom

rather than live under beijing's rule, but others have remained. emily lauer is of the democratic party and annex lawmaker . she covered the hand over negotiation between the u. k. and china before 1997 and has witnessed hong kong changes since then result in 1984 you asked to then the u. k. prime minister, margaret petra, if it was morally defensible to hand over hong kong to a communist dictatorship. those were your words, did you imagine then that hong kong would turn into what it is now? well, not exactly, but of course i was very, very concern. and of course, i wasn't the only one because many hong kong people had fled from mainland china to come to hong kong. were they as political or economic refugees? so to hand them back to mainland china, of course, some people were alarmed and concern. but you know, i did not foresee things happening in exactly in the current ways. you would ask me about the sino british joint declaration of 1984 that guaranteed hong kong autonomy for 50 years beginning in 1997. do you think britain dropped the ball as i

were they a mistake that then forced beijing to take a more hard line stance against the protests? i do not think you can say those things are a mistake. if you look back into like since 2014, we didn't get universal suffrage. and in 2016 when young my generation tried to enter the legislative council, we're being bought for money and elections, and then we will, bard, apple, or disqualified after some of our colleagues are being elected. and then we tried to enter the system. we hi piece will protest and all of these things didn't work out. and a lot of the processor felt like that they have no way out, and that's why they resorted to the use of force and legislative council and all. and all of the things that you talked about actually are symbols, the symbols of the beijing regime. for example, legislative council were never actually fully democratic. so the project started last year in $2900.00 saw it as a representation of the and just isn't all of the it legitimacy that beijing had. and therefore they went to let go. of course, it's not, not be and might not be the ideal solut

junius ho is a beijing loyalist, standing for re—election. everybody is pro—beijing. everybody is pro—establishment. this isn't a real diversity of opinion. i...i beg to disagree. for those who run the show or participate in an election must be patriotic and love your country. would you expect some traitor to be your leader? most of them know they will win the so—called election before the result is announced. 1,192 votes. but everybody pretends like they are running a competitive election, so it's really quite surreal. ten days after the election, national security police arrive at ronson chan's home in the early hours. ronson, the stand news journalist, livestreams it from his phone. ronson is taken away. at the same time, the stand news office is being raided. six senior members of staff are charged with publishing seditious materials, but it's not clear what evidence the police have against them. pong is one of the few editors who isn't arrested. their assets seized, stand news is forced to close. their website is taken offline that night. i won't comment anyt

now, beijing is fundamentalfreedoms. now, beijing is tightening its grip on those who dared to speak out. it isa it is a tragedy made remorseless and revengeful attack — remorseless and revengeful attack on all the freedoms you associate _ attack on all the freedoms you associate with an open society. we spend — associate with an open society. we spend time with those it will not be silenced. if we stay here, we will be brainwashed. figs if we stay here, we will be brainwashed.— if we stay here, we will be brainwashed. ~ , _, , , brainwashed. as record numbers leave hong _ brainwashed. as record numbers leave hong kong, _ brainwashed. as record numbers leave hong kong, what- brainwashed. as record numbers leave hong kong, what will- brainwashed. as record numbers leave hong kong, what will life | leave hong kong, what will life be like for those that remain? i have been reporting from hong kong as 2017 and over the last few years i have witnessed first—hand the dramatic transformation of the city. music. this is

as beijing points out, that the u. s. should seriously reflect on its own role in the problem and stop smearing china. one country in particular, stands out right now for its absence. the peoples republic of china, signing on to the road map, removing export restrictions in its fertilizer exports and releasing some of its grain reserves either to the global market or to humanitarian entities like the world food program. with significantly relief pressure on food and fertilizer prices and powerfully demonstrate the countries desire to be a global leader and a friend to the world's least developed economies. china has provided more funding cent, more experts and undertaken more projects under the framework of the food and agriculture organizations, south south cooperation program than any other developing country. it is quite clear to the world who exactly is causing the global food crisis. the u. s. side also admitted that the sanctioning of russia has taken a toll on many countries and made food shortages are reality. we

the beijing has been tightening its grip on the city. here's a look at how hong kong has changed since it british hand over. ah, hong kong enters a new era. more than a 150 years of british colonial rule came to an end at the stroke of midnight on july 1st 1997. the sun set on an empire and rose to a new age under chinese rule. it was a moment long in the making. in 1984 after years of talks, london and beijing signed a hand over agreement for hong kong. china agreed to rule the region for 50 years, according to the principle of one country to systems. although part of china, it was to be granted greater autonomy and allowed to preserve the freedoms and rights awarded under british rule. while beijing honored this arrangement at 1st, it soon began chipping away at hong kong special status. first in 2003, when china tried to pass a security law to limit descent and protests. more than half a 1000000 people turned out to oppose it. forcing authorities to back down czar then in 2014, beijing proposed allowing hong kong or to vote for their

for its part, beijing firmly opposes any form of official interaction between the u. s. anti one saying it will have a severe negative impact on bilateral relations between china and the u. s. senior fellow at the pan goal institution think tank. kindle shoes as washington is actually interested in a military escalation between china and i want seems to me washing is not happy with what was your grant that we are our end of the war asia. so, you know, if it trigger having people, this is a frustrating, you know, a lot of people who are stand, do we need another wall? do we need another war in people unstable asia? if particular south east asia, asia, that's the dispatcher, but he can only be around the world. and now we are having economic or want the world but a washington. he is not doing enough. remember, washington, the government has repeatedly the are committed to this. why cannot principle, which means i want to bother trying to, but actually we are doing another rule in terms of behavior. so this is, you know, i think, you know, probably can never taught us go

we spoke with our beijing spontaneous dant. >> theeijing corespondent. >>> beijing believes taiwan is a part of china and the chinese readers keep a close eye on how nations interact with it. the united states has long had that policy of strategic ambiguity but that doesn't mean it has no connection to taiwan. beijing is frustrated that washington has sent high level officials to the island and weapons. the u.s. tries to avoid conflict by shying away from questions of military involvement but biden has inched his toe close to the line. russia's invasion of ukraine has made experts consider the real possibility that beijing will try to take control of taiwan by force. >> right and there's also the issue of u.s. house speaker nancy pelosi's proposed visit to taiwan. how threatening is this to beijing? >> well, if nancy pelosi goes to taiwan china will see the trip as no more than a violation of sovereignty and she will find it as a major personal threat. we are talking about a person who is only two steps away from the u.s. presidency. any support she gives to taiwan people -- the white

and beijing ramped up as a to south africa and the face of devastating floods. in april. this all comes as china has been providing emergency food aid for more than 50 countries in asia, africa, and latin america since 2016. and in response. * to the latest comments from washington, beijing says the us should take a good look in the mirror before criticizing the actions of others, the u. s. has done nothing to reduce its own food, consumed for energy, and has even exploited the situation to inflate grains prices and seek selfish profits. china has also pointed out that it's the us which continues to prolong conflict in ukraine by supplying new episodes despite the fact that even president bible himself has been warning about global food shortages for months. but washington has earned its title as the largest export of arms in the world, and china is not even close. so may i have the power says the you should also be recognized for writing the most humanitarian aid. the united states has long been the leader in responding to mandatory and crises. and we are proud of that l

and that's what beijing says. alaska respected former hong kong lawmaker what she thinks than later in the program. we meet the hong kong journalist fighting to keep the facts of hong kong past alive before beijing changes them as well. ah, i british manager, welcome to did other news asia, glad you could join us 25 years ago today. hong kong returned to chinese control. the british colony was handed over with a special promise political autonomy and freedoms guaranteed under a set up gold, one country to systems chinese president sheet and being on his 1st visit outside the mainland in 2 years said the system was working as well. other draconian laws soothing, sang one far the enactment of the national security law for hong kong. b. as in she established in the hong kong special administrative region. we were rules and regulations to safeguard national security and go shinji to the revision and improvement of hong kong electoral system has ensured the implementation of the principle of patriots administering hong kong. shanker kirby, assuming she, the mean jewel jewel, the democratic

what effect these strict rules have on the people here with beijing airport. it almost goes without saying that my trip begins with a corona virus. check. the app on my smartphone hast flat screen indicating a recent negative p c r test. we cleared the 1st hurdle only to find the airport deserted social distancing as given precedence over commerce. with restaurants and stores, forced to close we're flying to hang jo, 1100 kilometers away on china's east coast. on arrival, i of course have to show my corona virus ap again, or that i'm given another p c r test in the terminal. even though i showed a fresh negative test from beijing with oh, but that's not all at the exit for him, i have to do yet another test. this time a rapid test. only when that to his negative can i finally leave the airport? congo as a city of 12000000 people. i know it is a modern, lively metropolis. but the usual popular meeting places are empty. city officials don't want any crowds that might allow coven to gain a foothold. i want to ask some of hung jose residents, what they think about

for its part, beijing firmly opposes any form of official interaction between the u. s. anti one saying that it will have a severe negative impact on bilateral relations between china and the u. s. u senior fellow at the pan goal institution think tank quinn don't shoes says that washington is actually interested in a military escalation between china and taiwan. being to me wash and he is not happy with what was your grant, then we'll start another war asia. so, you know, trigger happy people. this is a frustrating, you know, a lot of people are stand. we need another wall. do we need another war in peaceful, unstable asia in south east asia, asia. that's the defense. but you can only activity around the world. and now we are having your economic active. this are one of the world, washington is not doing enough. remember, washington, the government has repeatedly the, are committed to this. why cannot principle, which means are i, why is part of china but actually doing another quality of behavior. so this is another thing, you know probably can never cross us govern

and beijing, and you're now and hung joe. right? right. i yes, this is right. ricky williams, thank you so much. only later will we learn that this call has had consequences. for now, we reached the outskirts of hung joel without a problem known for its waterways. the picturesque town of tongue she relies on chinese tourists. the ongoing 0 covered measures are terrible for business. there are hardly any customers, and many stores have closed. some respond with humour, others complain about their empty tables. at mister young's noodle restaurant, he tells us were his only guests so far to day. oh, for either of them, he rarely has to go into the kitchen with him. business was good, 2 and a half years ago. he says before the pandemic. but he's still one of the lucky ones . since many locals also enjoy his middles, his income has only shrunk by about half. oh, here and bomb for home is your mother in us up. since the pandemic started, we haven't had a corona virus, trina johnson, that when we're me, we're me. but as soon as there was one in t

., _ beijing? i would look careful by both of the _ beijing? i would look careful by both of the statements - beijing? i would look careful by both of the statements by - beijing? i would look careful by both of the statements by the i both of the statements by the foreign ministry but also the chinese ministry of defence. if you look at the text of that. these are unusual statements in terms of being forthright. i think it's quite conceivable there will be a form of military response, but we should not necessarily restrict that to in theatre, that is directly relevant to the speaker's proposed visit. it could be reflected elsewhere. at this is speculation, i note that this is speculation, i note that this language is unusually sharp. when president biden speaks to the president in taiwan, due to speak on thursday, do you expect the situation could be de—escalated somehow? my situation could be de-escalated somehow?— situation could be de-escalated somehow? g ., , ., ,, somehow? my own view is that speaker pelosi should — somehow? my own

from a baiting perspective, -- beijing,| perspective, —— beijing, control is a relative mt matter and they're always worried about pockets or spaces of resistance. they fill very insecure about the possibility of a system failing any consider tight security measures they take when president xijinping is visiting and they closed all the roads and across regions of hong kong so they don't take any chances and definitely by putting john lee with a kind of security police background as the next, the new chief executive of hong kong, unprecedented in hong kong and evenin unprecedented in hong kong and even in local leaders in the chinese provinces and cities to have someone who has a security background to be the leader of the local area shows they are still anxious about the possibility of resistance flaring up, which is possible very well in the long run. so they were definitely doubled down in increasing the hot control of hong kong so the people and revamping the universities, the high schools, the curriculum, to make sure that people are biologically falling in line. —— idea logic

as a beijing hardliner takes over as the territories new liter. ah. hello, i'm claire richardson, thanks much for joining us. ukrainian officials a say at least 20 people are dead after russian missiles hit. the region of odessa, missiles fired from russian aircraft hit an apartment building in the town of saint give her some 70 kilometers south west of odessa. rescuers have been searching for people burried in the rubble. another missile hit a nearby recreation center. russia has intensified strikes on ukraine in the last 2 weeks. it has also withdrawn from the strategically important snake island in the black sea, which could make it possible to restore c access to odessa as port our correspondent and manuel shares is covering developments for us from odessa and earlier i asked her about this latest attack. well, claire does misses, fell on a residential area, endo village or city of car and at least 20 people died during the shelling. there are 20 people, including 2 children over 30 people are injured also pregnant women. it was injured. we know a

as a beijing heart minor takes over as the territories, the new leader owning up to germany's colonial past. berlin a formally recognizes certain african artifacts looted in the 19th century as property of nigeria. ah. hello, i'm claire richardson. thank so much for joining us. ukrainian officials or say at least 20 people have been killed after russian missiles hit a residential area near the black sea port of odessa. another missile hit a nearby recreation center. and the strikes come just one day after russian forces withdrew from near by snake island, which had seemed to ease the threat to odessa. presidents were asleep when a russian missile struck this apartment building at around one a. m, on friday. neighbors in the town of sir heave, kearney odessa rushed to help emergency workers search for survivors. did you see people being carried away? every nerve there only body bags and smoke mirrors. the kremlin has denied involvement in the strike saying they do not target civilian sites. but keith says russian forces have escalated their long range attacks, increasing the threat to c

will the corona virus app allow us back to beijing? or will we end up in quarantine after all, and all green the terminals empty across china, $8000000.00 people flu last month. that's just 15 percent of the pre pandemic number. in china 0 cove, it means maximum state control and there's no end to it in sight building houses from air part of vapor real what sounds like a joke at birth. a canadian started up wants to make reality soon. find out how they came up with this idea, how it works, and how it will help the environment in to morrow to day. next, on d w. vacation and the shadow of the ukraine. more glucose steger travels to lithuania and asks themselves, is it still safe to travel here in these times? what is the mood like in a country in close proximity to russia? let's find out. i wanted to check in in 30 minutes on d. w. a thought they were great. you welcome to a new edition of tomorrow today. coming up. could vintage technology help reduce airplane emission? can you make environmentally friendly, concrete, out of carbon diox

and beijing ramped up as a to south africa and the phase of devastating floods. in april. there's all kinds of china has been providing emergency food aid for more than 50 countries in asia, africa, and latin america since 2016. and in response to the latest comments from washington, beijing says the us should take a good look in the mirror before criticizing the actions of others, the u. s. has done nothing to reduce its own food, consumed for energy, and has even exploited the situation to inflate grains prices and seek selfish profits. china has also pointed out that it's the us which continues to prolong conflict in ukraine by supplying new episodes despite the fact that even president biden himself has been warning about global food shortages for months. but washington has earned its title as the largest export of arms in the world, and china is not even close. samantha power says the you should also be recognized for writing the most humanitarian aid. the united states has long been the leader in responding to managerial crises. and we are proud of that leadership an

the mainstream media continues reclaim that when beijing does something . it must be some sort of a trap, as if the us and its allies haven't become known for the same traps that they are now accusing china of spreading all around the world. the former governor of afghanistan's core province told us that beijing has stepped up to fill a relief, effort vacuum left by the americans. china has been doing quite a bit in the african nations and also in the middle east and south asia. afghanistan also in the 1st few months when ptolemy took over, the united states completely stopped human kidding assistance to our guns. and we were driving north down to catastrophic no, for humanitarian disaster. and that was the time when the chinese tried to help us kind of fun with, i mean, different kind of assistance the provided to africans on medicine and food and other assistance. well, as united states, the or not completely did not stop them. so, but the also all the other nations, you know, not to, not to provide assistance to afghanistan. so that's a kind of, you know

junius ho is a beijing loyalist, standing for re—election. everybody is pro—beijing. everybody is pro—establishment. they're out in force. if you ever wanted to understand how much hong kong has changed, it's this. plainclothes police officers confiscating candles lit in remembrance. but hong kong refuses to forget. victoria park was once a place where the dead of tiananmen could be remembered. not anymore. 25 years since the handover, hong kong is becoming like any other chinese city. the promises of its special status broken. this is more than a crackdown. this is a transformation. hello, there. part two of the weekend is looking fairly unsettled as well. we'll have more showers around, some of them could turn out to be quite heavy in places, maybe some rumbles of thunder. the winds light in the south, quite breezy across northern areas, and it's because we've got low pressure to the north of the uk, high pressure towards the south and a couple of weak weather fronts crossing the country. these will enhance the shower activity. now, one such front will be lying ac

she's been paying visit his visit comes 2 years after beijing and post a sweeping security law on hong kong. at silence, the opposition will get a live update from our correspondence city. also on the show, the u. s. supreme court deals a blow to the by the administration's fight against climate change. it rules that the country's environmental protection agency does not have the power to cap emissions from coal plants and the mystery of portugal vanishing sea horses. these, these waters were once home to the world's largest population of sea horses will look at why the creatures have now all but disappeared. ah, i'm almeni's of welcome to the program. china's president, she's been paying as an hong kong to mark the 25th anniversary of it's handing over to china from brit. she oversaw the swearing in of a new chief executive for the city. john lee replaces carrie lamb who cracked down on political descent in hong kong, and the run up to the hand over in 1997. it was agreed, hong kong would follow a one country to systems policy, guaranteeing freedom of speech. a recent security law has

as the beijing hotline that takes over as the territories new leader and about on some single used plastics takes effect in india as part of a government plan to cut down on the plastic village. ah, i'm glad else as well come to the program. russian missiles have hit the ukrainian region of the desert. official stamp said they have killed at least 19 people. missiles fired from ukrainian air from russian aircraft, his an apartment building in the town of. so you've got some 70 kilometers south west of odessa, rescues have been searching for people still buried in the rubble. another massage hidden near by recreation center rushes intensified stripes on ukraine of the last 2 weeks. it is also withdrawn from the strategically important smoke island that may make it possible to restore c access to odessa sport. do w correspond at manuel shows, is covering developments for us in odessa. earlier i asked her about this latest massage strike, while gary dismissal strike occurred out around midnight time. last night there was an air air read alert that we heard. so here in the design it's truck abo

in the meantime tensions are rising between beijing and the u.s. over house speaker nancy pelosi's planned trip to taiwan next month. cnn's selina wang is live for us in beijing with the latest here. >> reporter: brianna, this all angers beijing so much more on different scale than other recent congressional visits to taiwan because if pelosi goes she would be the highest ranking u.s. official to travel there in decades and china has changed a lot since then. it is more confident, stronger and intolerant of anything it sees as insulting. fire and fury from beijing in response to house speaker nancy pelosi's potential visit to taiwan. china threatening to take resolute and powerful measures. a u.s. official told cnn china could impose a no fly zone around taiwan. a prominent hawkish voice in china says beijing's reaction would involve a shocking military response, even suggesting that military airport will accompany pelosi's plane to enter the island, making a historic crossing of the island by military aircraft from the mainland, but the chinese go

— been any reaction officially from beijing? from bei'ing? i haven't seen an from beijing? i haven't seen any official _ from beijing? i haven't seen any official reaction - from beijing? i haven't seen any official reaction from - any official reaction from beijing yet. you know, they always take a bit of time to mull these things over but i dare say that the government in beijing will be happy to see the back of borisjohnson, because, as you've pointed out, he has been very supportive of ukraine and china would like to see the russians not be defeated in ukraine, so because of the implications for taiwan, and mrjohnson also joined with the united states and australia in the aukus indo pacific pact, which is a direct response to china's expansionism and rise, and moreover in the g7, boris johnson was behind the build back better world initiative, now known as the partnership for global infrastructure and investment, which is a direct challenge to china's belt and road initiative that china has been using to leverage support of third world countries, primarily, not democrat

as a beijing heart winer takes over as the territories new liter plus an emergency for the world's oceans. till i get to the un conference in portugal or calling for an international treaty to protect them or protest her say, world leaders aren't acting fast enough. and owning up to germany's colonial past, or lynn formerly recognized as certain african artifacts looted in the 19th century as the property of nigeria. ah hello, i'm claire richardson. thanks so much for joining us. ukrainian officials say at least 20 people are dead after russian missiles hit. the region of odessa missiles fired from russian aircraft hit apartment building in the town of sac. he is car, some 70 kilometer south west of odessa. rescuers have been searching for people burried under the rubble. a nother missile hit a near by recreation center. russia has intensified strikes on ukraine in the last 2 weeks. it has also withdrawn from the strategically important snake island in the black sea, which could make it possible to restore c access to odessa sports. in our correspondent manuel charles's covering developme

and kristie lu stout reports. >> reporter: the palace museum stands at the heart of beijing. and it is expanding into honk do you think whong kong with a building designed to house hundreds of its priceless treasures. the new palace museum is dedicated to chinese art and culture. its july opening coincides with the 25th anniversary of the city's handover from british rule to china. >> so important for our museum to be able to tell the story. where does chinese civilization come from and how does it connect with other civil civilizations. i think that is important especially when the world is so divided. >> reporter: more than 900 artifacts are on loan from beijing's palace museum exhibited across multiple galleries. in this one the spotlight is on the history of chinese ceramics with the focus on imperial porc porcelain. >> 1.8 million objects and out of that, only 8,000 were designated as tradgrade one obj before out of the 8,000, they gave us 166, 5%. which is a big deal. you have to see it because only with your own eye you can really appreciate the exquisite nature of chi

as a beijing hardliner takes over as the territories new leader plus the u. s. supreme court deals a blow to the by the ministrations bite against climate change. a new ruling, curb, the environment agencies, power to regulate carbon emissions and a bad on some single used plastics takes effect in india as part of a government plan to cut down on pollution. ah hello, i'm terry martin. thanks for joining us. russian missiles have hit the ukranian region of odessa officials. they're said at least 17 people died in the series of overnight strikes fired from russian aircraft missiles had an apartment building killing residents and sparking of fire. rescuers were searching for people buried in the rubble. another miss al, hit a nearby recreation center. though russia has intensified attacks on ukraine in the last 2 weeks. it has just withdrawn from the strategically important snake island south of odessa. that may make it possible to restore c access to odessa as port dw corresponding to manuel shaws is covering developments for us from the ukranian city of odessa

back. hong kong president, she jin ping insists the territory can maintain its own laws, even as a beijing hotline takes over as its leader. ah, i've been fissile and welcome more civilian deaths. ukrainian officials say at least 20 people were killed after russian missiles had a residential area near the black sea port of odessa. another me solve it a need by recreation center. the strikes come just one day after russian forces withdrew from near by stake island, which had seemed to ease the threat to odessa. residents were asleep when a russian missile struck this apartment building at around 1 am on friday. neighbors in the town assert, he's carney, odessa rush to help emergency workers search for survivors. did you see people being carried away? every nerve, their only body bags and smokers, van the kremlin has denied involvement in the strike saying they do not target civilian sites. but keith says russian forces have escalated their long range attacks, increasing the threat to civilians far from the front lines. which analysis will not want ukrainian mornings to start as tragically a

while beijing honored this arrangement at 1st, it soon began chipping away at hong kong special status. first in 2003, when china tried to pass a security law to limit descent and protests. more than half a 1000000 people turned out to oppose it. forcing authorities to back down jar then in 2014, beijing proposed allowing hong kong or to vote for their chief executive hunter, but only from a short list of approved candidates. while you young ga. gov, you can come young in response, thousands marched to demand real democracy. when police tried to clear the streets, people started carrying umbrellas to use as shields against the pepper spray. the pro democracy protests became known as the umbrella movement. in 2020 beijing imposed a sweeping security law curbing voting rights and limiting freedom of the press and free speech. hong kong has continued to hit the streets and protest, but in rapidly dwindling numbers. as hundreds of pro democracy activists, lawmakers and journalists were arrested ah, the british consulate, a rallying point for hong kong, ers who want china to keep its promis