that's beijing's perspective.i think there been two major flash points in the last year and 1/2 that have really created a deterioration in relations and us/china relations as well and the first as many of you are familiar the august 2022 visit to taiwan by nancy pelosi. china responded much more strongly than i think many anticipated. they provoked the largest, held the largest military exercises in decades significantly closer to taiwan, flying ballistic missiles over taiwan, very provocative, moves by the chinese liberation army to send a signal of beijing's displeasure with that, diplomatically beijing also canceled or suspended 8 key areas of dialogue including cooperation and other areas and some of those relations were only revived or restarted in the last couple months after the november 2023 biden and xi summit in san francisco. there was long period where tensions were high between the us and china because of the taiwan issue. the second flash point was in april 2023 taiwan's president transited through

that's beijing's perspective. there have been two major flash patriots that have really created -- i think a deterioration in cost relaxation. the first one is the august 222 visit. and then speaker policy. much more strongly than they anticipated me. they held the largest military experiences in decade and significantly closer to taiwan, they took great moves. to send a signal of beijing's displeasure with that. diplomatically beijing also canceled or suspended key areas of dialogue and relations were only revived in the last couple of months after the biting chief summit in san francisco so there was over one year where tensions were still really high between the u.s. and china because of the taiwan issue. the second flashpoint i would highlight is last april taiwan's president with speaker mccarthy, held military exercises, took less provocative steps, did not fire missiles over the planes but they took significant military action so these have been major flashpoints in the relationship in destabilizing issues

towards relationships. we will return to beijing more than once, the topic is immense, but we cannotday , on saturday the new year begins there, the year of the dragon, large and green, from beijing, our absolutely wise alexander baletsky, any chinese holiday, and especially the new year , it is always, not even the sea, but an ocean of lights. them moreover, if the new year is the dragon, and it, as you know, is a symbol of the entire celestial empire, and this is not computer graphics, in the era of high technology, fireworks in china are now also high-tech. well, really, what about the fireworks of the 21st century, maybe not so noisy, but still bright. a thousand drones with leds, like a giant swarm of fireflies, monotonously buzzing above the most dragon-like place in beijing, the longqing dragon gorge. today's show uses exactly a thousand drones, we didn't add more due to site limitations, but a thousand is also quite a lot, on average 500-600 standard show, we place each device at a distance of a meter from each other, it’s easier to launch, but in general it’s certainly cool,

to what extent, in principle , can one now assess beijing's interest in relations with ukraine, what can the people's republic of china want from us? if we ask the question of what connects russia with china - this is one line, what can we expect from this cooperation, then we must, we must clearly, that is, realize that the strategic china has a partnership with the russian federation and ukraine. as for russia -china, as xi jinping said during the meeting in spokane with the prime minister of russia, mishustin, to support, i quote, and to develop sino-russian relations well is a strategic choice made by both sides on the basis of fundamentals. interests of the two peoples, our strategic partnership with china has a history dating back to the summer of 2011, when it was the last visit of the president of the people's republic of china to ukraine, and when the declaration on its strategic relations was signed partnership, followed by the visit of the president of ukraine. and there the relevant document was signed regarding the development of these relations, until in the 13th year t

the leadership in beijing feels threatened or sensitive. xi jinping might be looking to fend off attacks. and so he looks get a safe, bloody nose. could be on the indian border just to you, how do you assess the likelihood in the near term of beijing doing something stupid as? it tries to divert attention from economic challenges. probably some international international crisis may, you know, help xi's political crisis. but we just don't know, you know, when and where. but right now, a couple of possibilities, including that the offshore island crisis. and also you mentioned disputed borders along the chinese indian borders and other areas. so that's those are international incidents may help release xi from domestic crisis. great. please your next and then we'll go over here harry mallory shall one with us and i news i wanted follow up on something admiral mcdevitt said we hear a lot about capability and capacity of the plan, but there is this question how how good are they? just to follow up on that point, are there any examples outside,

those left in beijing settle in to their celebrations.eople, along with this one new year wish. "money, big money," she says. whatever their dreams for the future, this week is for food and for family and for many this will be their first new year together since the start of the pandemic and they are determined to savour it. laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. the lunar new year there in china. i will leave you with pictures from iceland, as you can see, the volcano, which is its second eruption since this year. those are pretty spectacular pictures there. good pictures to leave you there. that is all for me. matthew will take you through the next three hours. do stay with us here on bbc news. thanks forjoining me. the weather has been so unpleasant for many of us today. heavy rain, a dismal picture out there and of course we have had snow across the hills of northern ireland and it's been snowing in northern parts of wales, northern england as well and into southern scotland. this is the radarfrom earlier on. come not exclusively. we have a

we will return to relations with beijing more than once, the topic is vast, but you can’t do withoutoday; on saturday the new year begins there, the year of the dragon, big and green, from beijing. our absolutely wise alexander baletsky. any chinese holiday, and especially the new year, is always not even the sea, but an ocean of lights, especially if the new year is the dragon, and it, as you know, is a symbol of the entire celestial empire, and this is not computer graphics, in the era of high technology salvos fireworks, in china now there are also high... logical. well, really, why not fireworks of the 21st century, maybe not so noisy, but also bright. thousand drones with leds, like a giant swarm of fireflies, monotonously rise above the most dragon-like place in beijing, the longqing dragon gorge. a moment, here even squares of intricate figures spread across the sky. from below it all seems incredible. very beautiful, like being in a fairy tale. this is ours. from each other, it’s easier to launch, but in general it’s certainly cool, they used to say about gunpowder and firewo

and again, as to beijing, i think taiwan society at this point feel like beijing's going to be unhappyction from beijing at this juncture may be temporary and may be reset after may, when there'll be new leadership. so in that sense, may as well do it now — that's the sentiment in taiwan. fik. the sentiment in taiwan. 0k. we'll have — the sentiment in taiwan. 0k. we'll have to _ the sentiment in taiwan. 0k. we'll have to leave _ the sentiment in taiwan. 0k. we'll have to leave it - the sentiment in taiwan. 0k. we'll have to leave it there. thank you so much for your expertise today, and for speaking to me, as always, fraught atlantic council's global china hub. china is set to send two pandas to san diego zoo this year in a return of so—called "panda diplomacy". the gesture is renewing the country's longstanding relationship with the conservation group and friendship towards the us. nearly all the bears on loan to zoos in america were returned as relations began to sour between the two nations. the china wildlife conservation association says it has also reached agreements with the madr

those left in beijing settle in to their celebrations.pular with young people, along with this one new year wish. "money, big money," she says. whatever their dreams for the future, this week is for food and for family. and for many, this will be their first new year together since the start of the pandemic, and they're determined to savour it. laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. money and food, very important they are. i'm joined now by kitty lu who's director of public affairs at hungrypanda. thank you so much forjoining us. many people will be having reunion dinner is tonight. can you tell us about some of the commonly featured dishes and what they symbolise? £31 dishes and what they symbolise? of course. you know, in china, and lunar new year is all about delicious food and family reunion. the most important and symbolic dish that i can think of is definitely dumplings, especially in the northern part of china. the dumpling is shaped like the chinese... therefore it resembles wealth and prosperity that we long for in the new year. the pr

we will return to relations with beijing more than once . but you can’t do without china even today,rday the new year begins there, the year of the dragon, big and green, from beijing, our absolutely wise alexander baletsky, any chinese holiday, and especially the new year is always, not even the sea, but an ocean of lights, especially if the new year of the dragon. and he, as you know, is a symbol of the entire celestial empire, and this is not computer graphics, in the era of high technology, fireworks in china are now also high-tech. well, really, than fireworks of the 21st century, maybe not so noisy, but also bright. a thousand drones with leds, like a giant swarm of fireflies, monotonously rise above the most dragon-like place in beijing, the gorge dragon longqing, a moment here are even squares. intricate figures spread across the sky, from below it all seems incredible, very beautiful, as if you were in a fairy tale: this is our favorite holiday, on this night everything always comes true, here it all starts with a program, and it’s not enough to be an engineer, you need a de

the other day at the beijing grand theater chinese foreign minister wang... to ensure that the principle of indivisible security is respected, which means that you cannot improve your security by deteriorating the security of the other side, we also actively advocate, together with china, for non-interference in the internal affairs of sovereign states, against the formation of narrow bloc structures, such as in the world as a whole, so in the asia-pacific region, but keeping in mind first of all such education. on china and calls on beijing to somehow influence moscow in matters of ukrainian conflict, and almost threatens with secondary sanctions if beijing continues to help russia. in general, how do the chinese look at all this, look at this pressure and react? if we talk about china's reaction to this pressure, i think the best answer, as far as sanctions are concerned, the best answer is the figures of russian-chinese trade turnover. the second is a reaction to sanctions pressure and the threat of sanctions. i would say the almost complete transition o

laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. to the already damaged town of grindavik. our science editor rebecca morrelle has been looking at why these eruptions keep happening. a fiery start to iceland�*s day, but these spectacular fountains of lava are causing more disruption on the reykjanes peninsula. a pipeline supplying heat and hot water to 30,000 people has been engulfed by molten rock, and a road to the blue lagoon tourist attraction is now cut off. it�*s the third eruption since december, but scientists knew it was coming. now that these eruptions are appeasing themselves, are repeating themselves, the scientists now have a much better idea of where there is a breaking point for the magma to come through the ground, so they�*ve been tracking how the ground is inflating as magma is coming up from deep, and now they can tell with a lot more certainty when to expect the magma to start breaking through to the ground. iceland sits on the boundary of two tectonic plates which are pulling apart from each other at 2cm a year.

i think it is allegiance to beijing? i think it is discouraging _ allegiance to beijing?ng because when speculation aroused during tuvalu _ speculation aroused during tuvalu and we believed that there — tuvalu and we believed that there was someone is a political— there was someone is a political motivator and calculator to manipulate this information to undermine our friendship. but i'm very certain— friendship. but i'm very certain that i mentioned of the relations— certain that i mentioned of the relations between taiwan and tuvalu — relations between taiwan and tuvalu remain solid, robust and continues— tuvalu remain solid, robust and continues to grow.— continues to grow. only have three diplomatic _ continues to grow. only have three diplomatic allies - continues to grow. only have three diplomatic allies left i three diplomatic allies left and the latest to acknowledge the government of beijing and how concerned are you about the situation? we how concerned are you about the situation? ~ ., how concerned are you about the situation? ~ . ., situation? we have great

beijing and washington battling for information dominance. one key point on this fake news of a looming civil war in texas. this is not the first time. just the latest example on the chinese internet of information twisted, manipulated. the u.s. says it's part a campaign by the chinese government, to poison the information space that's crucial for democracies to function. weaponizing disinformation, existing fault lines and divisions in the united states with one goal, reshape global opinions to benefit china. >> will ripley, thank you very much. >>> next, prince william breaking his silence on his father's cancer diagnosis tonight. xfinity rewards presents: '1st and 10gs.' xfinity is giving away ten grand to a new lucky winner for every first and ten during the big game. enter daily through february 9th for a chance to win 10gs. with the ultimate speed, power, and reliability the xfinity 10g network is made for streaming live sports. because it's only live once. join xfinity rewards on the xfinity app or go to xfinity1stand10gs.com things ha

those left in beijing settle in to their celebrations. one new year wish. "money, big money," she says. whatever their dreams for the future, this week is for food and for family. and for many, this will be theirfirst new year together since the start of the pandemic, and they're determined to savour it. laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello there. a wide range of temperatures on thursday with mild air towards the south, much colder feeling airfurther north. there was some snow, particularly over the peak district and over the pennines too — here's hebden bridge in west yorkshire. most of the snow came over the high ground. but misty, mild conditions further south. plenty of heavy rain, too. you can see that on the radar picturejust piling into the south of england and south wales earlier on through the night. lots of flood alerts in place here. there's the snowfall further north, most of it over the high ground, but some of the snow towards the south just turning back to sleet and then to rain wi

so in moscow, and i think even in beijing, there is quiet - even in beijing, there is quiet celebrationking these irresponsible statements about nato. nato is the security alliance that has held europe together, the west together, for 75 years. i think that report was spot on, but it's notjust front—line eastern european countries starting to sweat, western europe is starting to sweat at what's coming from donald trump. another point to be made, when we see only 11 out of 31 allies are spending their 2% of economic output on defence. shouldn't all members meet their end of the bargain? absolutely they should, and we've seen more nato members start to get closer to that target. that should be a target, but again, it is not written, it's not a contract. each country pledges to try to get there and some can't. i wouldn't be super literal with it.— literal with it. you say some countries — literal with it. you say some countries can't, _ literal with it. you say some countries can't, but - literal with it. you say some l countries can't, but generally literal with it. you say some - countri

those left in beijing settle in to their celebrations. year wish. "money, big money," she says. whatever their dreams for the future, this week is for food and for family. and for many, this will be theirfirst new year together since the start of the pandemic, and they're determined to savour it. laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. you are watching bbc news from washington. more at the top of the hour, join me then if you can. goodbye for now. hello there. a wide range of temperatures on thursday with mild air towards the south, much colder feeling airfurther north. there was some snow, particularly over the peak district and over the pennines too — here's hebden bridge in west yorkshire. most of the snow came over the high ground. but misty, mild conditions further south. plenty of heavy rain, too. you can see that on the radar picturejust piling into the south of england and south wales earlier on through the night. lots of flood alerts in place here. there's the snowfall further north, most of it over the higher ground, but some of the sn

. >>> and better late than never two years after the beijing games, the u.s. finally awarded its first team figure skating gold >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone, and welcome. today, a reckoning for social media in this country over harm suffered by some of the youngest and most vulnerable users, children, and why proposed online safety measures have stalled. the ceos of five popular social media platforms appearing before the senate judiciary committee today where they faced angry lawmakers, were told they have blood on their hands, and were met by a gallery that included child safety advocates and distraught parents, many carrying large photos of children they say were killed or affected in part by social media platforms including victims of online sexual exploitation in one terse exchange, meta's mark zuckerberg prodded to face the families and apologize and did just that. our kate snow was there. >> reporter: the ceos of discord, snap, tiktok, x, and meta met by a sea of parents holding photos of children

some where do beijing's interest lie in this conflict in it around? because when of course, aging is a started for you. i express position. so it's a relatively kind of pro palestinian. that's because of what staging cause it's a empty colonial stones, but it's important to points out, of course, despite what i've just said about the us senate deposition that kind of is entered into in, in voting against this proposal. the paging really hasn't been putting forth any kind of concrete diplomatic proposals of it's ongoing to, to, to kind of find a solution in the way out of this crisis. of course that was really expected actually given me so that china was looking to, to take on a more active role in the middle east, brokering that piece agreement between the wrong on saudi arabia in march last year . but we know we, we really can't expect um, you know, the, the lease of the different months in leadership from china hasn't really come. china really is looking to act in his own interest, a big oil interests off of its origin. ports come from the middle ea

on sunday, december 3, straight from the climate forum in dubai, alexander lukashenko went to beijingth the president of the people's republic of china, sidzenping. the degree of influence of china on the planet is impressive, as is the level of relations between the two countries. western analysts began to guess what was behind the visit ; something must have happened, because in order for the head of china to quickly agree on a meeting with the leaders of most western countries, something really had to happen, but the belarusian of the prc is among friends, not just neighbors on the planet. because online commentators love to write, envy in silence. speech president at a forum in dubai, immediately followed by a visit to beijing, died down in the world press, and it seemed to many that the week of the president of belarus could not be more eventful, but on friday evening, december 8, the media flew around. sheikh, and the host country designated its format as home and family. for the authors of articles about belarus as a rogue country, this was simply a blow to the death. and they

~ . �*, beijing? ithink that, it's really discouraging - beijing?tion aroused during tuvalu's action and we believe that there is someone as a political motivated and calculated to many relate those at this information to undermine orfunction at this information to undermine or function but to see is to believe. a very certain that i just see is to believe. a very certain that ijust mentioned that the relations between taiwan and tuvalu remains a solid, robust and continues to grow. solid, robust and continues to crow. ., solid, robust and continues to wow, ., ., , ., solid, robust and continues to irow, ., ., , ., grow. you only have three diplomatic— grow. you only have three diplomatic allies - grow. you only have three diplomatic allies in - grow. you only have three diplomatic allies in the - diplomatic allies in the pacific, nairo is the latest recognise the commonest government in beijing, how can you go about the situation? {iii you go about the situation? of course, we have great concerns over these issues because you know, the allies in th

north american cheering in beijing as well. american correspondent - cheering in beijing as well. north american correspondent is - cheering in beijing as well. north american correspondent is at - cheering in beijing as well. north american correspondent is at the united nations in new york in two years on, what is being discussed about ukraine? it is years on, what is being discussed about ukraine?— about ukraine? it is really an effort here — about ukraine? it is really an effort here in _ about ukraine? it is really an effort here in the _ about ukraine? it is really an effort here in the un - about ukraine? it is really anj effort here in the un general assembly debate taking place later in the un security council for allies of kyiv to show this kind of united front and try to convince other nations here, particularly those from the global south that the fight in ukraine is the worlds fight in it impacts them notjust because the impact on global food supplies and global security butjust on the very basics of the un charter

however, as long as beijing's genocide continues, congress must continue to act. h.r. 2766 calls for the creation of a special coordinator for uyghur issues to protect the distinct identities of uyghurs and other minority groups in xinjiang. it also provides the state department and our diplomats with tools to enhance our diplomatic efforts and programs in support of those suffering under the p.r. krmpt's repression -- p.r.c.'s repression. i encourage my colleagues to join us in supporting this measure and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina reserves. the gentlewoman from california is recognized. m mrs. kim: i continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. manning: madam speaker, i have no further requests for time. i'm prepared to close if the other side has no speakers. mrs. kim: i have no more speakers and i'm prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. manning: thank y

it's requires hong kong to suppress defense and threats to the government as beijing seize them. it contains broad provisions, the games treason, insurrection, and espionage, as well as or say, schools, disruptive activities endangering national security human rights advocate say it dramatically undermines due process and set trial rights of the moment that changed everything. july 1st, 1997 when britain handed over hong kong to china, which promised to respect the principle of one country to systems. that meant that hong connors could enjoy many of the democratic freedoms they'd had under british rule. under hong kong it's own mini constitution. but in 2003, beijing tried to introduce security laws under article 23 of that many constitution . hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in protest, and the proposal was withdrawn. in 2014, a civil disobedience movement arose, pushing for more democratic government. organizers feared that the police might track down and everyone has to stay. highly alert. riley has been peaceful, but now to your guys and plastic bullets hav

two years after the beijing games, the u.s. finally awarded its first team skating gold. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone, and welcome. today, a reckoning for social media in this country over harmed suffered by some of the most vulnerable users, children, and why proposed online safety measures have stalled. the ceos of five popular social media platforms appearing before the senate judiciary committee today where they faced angry lawmakers. were told they have blood on their hands and were met a gallery that included child safety advocates and distraught parents, many carrying large photos of children they say were killed or affected in part by social media platforms including victims of online sexual exploitation. in one terse exchange, meta's mark zuckerberg prodded to face the families and apologize and did just that. our kate snow was there. >> reporter: the ceos tiktok, x and meta met by a sea of parents holding photos of children they say were victimized on the social

beijing calls lai a separatist whose election could trigger war.licly, lai has insisted his policy is to retain the status quo. to discuss these issues, and the wider relations among taiwan, china and the u.s., we welcome alexander yui, taiwan's top diplomat to the united states. let's begin some recent chinese nationals died when their boat capsized what was being chased about one mile from a taiwanese island. today, taiwan drove away a chinese coast guard boat after yesterday the chinese coast guard boded a taiwanese tourist boat. what is your concern that these incidents could escalate? >> we have always strived for the status quo in the taiwan straits. the incident you just mentioned is a concerning trend that is happening. they are the ones who are changing the status quo changing all these incidents. talk about redlines, saying you shouldn't cross a redline because this is a fundamental. but they are the ones changing the redlines. they draw the redlines constantly on a different line. that is a concerning trend. nick: there is also diplomati

and the threat assessment said beijing, quote, showed a willingness with politicians. a 2021 article by the researchers suggest at least some in the pla are already using social media to identify those that are pro- or anti-china in my analysis back for election interference. i provide more details in my written statement but in the summary with known views to train the model and then use it to predict how other politicians view china and validated by consulting intelligence analysts. in their own words, the capabilities intended to assist intelligence analysts and assessments in future past the u.s. china relations. i will highlight several and have more in my written testimony. first, require social media platforms to label the content and redouble their efforts to combat fake accounts. second committed now the commit now the publicly releasing nonpartisan declassified assessment of the community following the 202014 election. third, encouraged i want to information share both publicly and privately about and support taiwan's engagement with other democracies to shar

we are talking about gold medals, beijing beijing, absolutely right, beijing 2022, at that olympics we have updated the world record in the 100m, except for one, who extra: maikala johnson, maurice greene, osafa paul and... or at the side, i'm skipping, skipping, michael johnson was the greatest runner, but he specialized in the 200 and 400 m distances, so naturally he didn't set a world record in the 100 meters, let's go further, these are the logos of legendary clubs in various sports from new york, all of them became champions in their leagues, except... one, who is the odd one out? nets, basketball, giants - american football, yankees - baseball or islanders hockey? islanders hockey? unfortunately, this is the wrong answer, but correct answer: brooklyn nets, he has two nba finals under his belt, but no victories yet. brooklyn nets, nba, basketball. and, ivan, our period has come to an end, well, here is my personal opinion, perhaps this was the most difficult game in the third period for you, what do you think? yes, it’s true, i think that i would have answered almost all the quest

and the threat assessment said beijing, quote, showed a willingness with politicians. a 2021 article by the researchers suggest at least some in the pla are already using social media to identify those that are pro-■n my analysk for election interference. i provide more details in my written statement but in the summary with known views to train the model and then use it to predict how other politicians view china and validated by consulting intelligence analysts. in their own words, the capabilities intended to assist intelligence analysts and assessments in future past the u.s. china relations. i will highlight several and have more in my written testimony. first, require social media platforms to label the content and redouble their efforts to combat fake accounts. second, committed now the commiy releasing nonpartisan declassified assessment of the intelligence community following the 202014 election. third, encouraged i want to information share both publicly and privately about and support taiwan's engagement with other democracies to share the lessons learned an

a welcome distraction, analysts say, for beijing's communist leaders, grappling with a growing pile of problems at home. from china's real estate crisis, new homes never finished, prompting protests by angry buyers, to a plunging stock market, skyrocketing youth unemployment, and rapidly aging population. beijing and washington battling for information dominance. >> one key point on this fake news of a looming civil war in texas, this is not the first time. just the latest example on the chinese internet of information being twisted and manipulated. the u.s. says it's part of a much bigger campaign by the chinese government and almost orwellian attempt to poison the information space crucial for democracies to function, weaponizing disinformation, exploiting existing fault lines in the u.s. and beyond, and trying to reshape global opinions all to benefit china. will ripley, cnn, taipei. >>> that wraps up this hour of "cnn newsroom." i'm anna coren in hong kong. thanks so much for your company. i'll be back with more news in just a moment. so, you've got the power of xfinity at home. no

laura bicker, bbc news, beijing.e arguments currently being heard, it is an unprecedented case there, supreme courtjudges are looking at a case that potentially could bart donald trump from being able to stand in the 2024 election. that is what it is all about. we have had about 60 minutes of the argument so far. another 20 expected. we are expected to hear from donald trump in the next hour. we are also going to be talking to the anti—war campaigner boris nadezhdin. he was hoping to stand against vladimir putin but today he has been blocked and he will speak to us live in a few minutes' time. stay with us. hello, thanks forjoining me. the weather's been so unpleasant for many of us today. heavy rain, a really dismal picture out there and, of course, we've had the snow across the hills of northern ireland. it's been snowing across northern parts of wales, northern england, too, and into southern scotland. this is the radarfrom earlier on, but it is mostly hill snow, at least where it's falling heaviest, but not exclu

, beijing itself goes to the muscovites.stinguished from the capital's quarters. heavenly in the city, for the first time, the onset of the new year according to the chinese calendar is celebrated on a large scale: multi-colored dragons, red lanterns, a duck according to beijing tea ceremonies, everything as it should be, in the atmosphere of traditions that oksana maksimova has plunged headlong into for thousands of years. the loud sound of chinese drums calls for good luck and heralds great holidays. the year of the green wooden dragon according to the eastern calendar has come into its own. together with the celestial chinese new year, it is celebrated so widely in moscow for the first time at vdnkh, several festive venues opened simultaneously in pavilions on the street . the celebrations began with a grand procession, led by an eighteen-meter dragon. this year i would like to wish everyone happiness, wealth, health and good luck. and this is the dance of chinese lions, the fascinated audience does not take their eyes of

i think beijing ultimately wants to dominate the world and surpass the united states.world dominated by china. relations with china are the most important, competitive and dangerous for the united states, i think they will remain so for the next decade, no less. china is our most serious rival, but at the same time it is our third largest trading partner. 750,000 american jobs are at stake. speaking of agriculture, china is the largest market for american agricultural products, sending a fifth of all us agricultural exports there. last year the volume amounted to 40 billion in beijing, but it would be strange if, speaking on american television, he would tear opportunities for cooperation with china, we must give him his due, he is. does not, but at the same time, well, absolutely, at least, it was obvious to me that the ambassador clearly formulates that... if not an enemy, then an adversary, and that it is only a matter of time until these complex and contradictory relations with china , so that they move into the form of a more severe confrontation, that is, in thes

from beijing, our own correspondent, alexander baletsky.department, blinken did not skimp on compliments. seal is preparing to host the so-called summit for democracy, which, according to the american secretary of state, is so near and dear to biden's heart. strength for washington is its closest ally in asia and... the military alliance is 70 years old. this year marks the beginning of a new phase in the history of our alliance, which continues to reach new heights. in front of face regional and global challenges republic. freedom shield, formally to prevent the potential use of nuclear weapons by the dprk, but every such american activity near the chinese coast also raises concerns in beijing, especially since the commander of the us army pacific forces, general flynn, openly stated that his units have long been preparing for a potential . in alaska and hawaii, are intended to bring the us army and its allies together in military maneuvers, experiment with new equipment and technology, and improve how troops fight in the wide range of con

eunice yoon is here from beijing with more on the story.k, cpi missed in january year on year and month on month. the main issue was a plunge in the price of pork which is a 17% drop. that is a chinese staple. the signs are that the pressures are broadening. travel has been a strong point in the recovery saw a rise by the slowest pace in a year and a half. this is despite the pre lunar new year rush. price wars to get consumers to buy evs influenced prices for transport. that hit a record low of minus 5.6%. price wars hit producer prices because manufacturers were bidding for orders and slashing with the prices. ppi fell for the 16th straight month, but eased slightly at minus 2.5% year on year. the data has been sparking debate among analysts whether or not this weakness is temporary and maybe season al because of the lunar new year or evntrenchd with the poor consumer sentiment or lack of policy action. frank. >> eunice, deflation over in china. i want to ask because you live there. we see you reporting on cnbc. have you seen the impact o

now let's go to marc stewart, who's live in beijing. i mean, we're watching this so closely because the whole world has got an interest in china's staying steady absolutely. >> max. no question about that. in fact, over the last few months for that matter, the chinese stock market has had some really rough times. i remember before the lunar new year holiday, one observer alluded to it as a disaster. so the gains we saw today are certainly welcome. shanghai composite up by one-and-a-half percent in gen, up nearly 1%. that's the news we'd like to hear. and it's perhaps prompted by some data that shows that holiday travel over the lunar new year holiday here in china was strong, but looking ahead into the future, it's not enough to keep things going. in fact, in all my conversations with my sources today, there is this tremendous focus on china's property sector, which has been facing some very steep uphill climbs and it is really dragging down the economy with it as one person told me today, it's impacting not just construction, but it's

earlier i spoke to charu chanana from investment bank saxo and she told me investors want to see beijingmplement long—term structural reforms. it is not something that can offer that long—term comfort to chinese investors or those who are actually looking for the stocks to get dirt cheap and kind of, you know, make an entry into that market. these are measures that we have obviously seen in the past as well in the last few weeks, and all they really do is to try to put a float but it is not something that investors are excited about, the chinese market. i think investors are really waiting for some kind of a structural reform there. and just the whole message that has been coming out of the politbureau meeting and the lack of details on when we are really going to see that third plan meeting which actually focuses on the structural side of the economy. i mean, those are — those are really factors that failed to really build up the confidence in a more sustainable way at this point. and given the economic headwinds and the more structural markers, it's not going to move the needle when it

beijing immediately warned that those who play with fire risk burning themselves.ndangering the island . the democratic party is trying to achieve secession by force and is turning taiwanese youth into cannon fodder to carry out its plan. starting this year , taiwan has increased the period of compulsory military service. now it's at least one year. for the worse civilians are also being prepared for the scenario. this week, the island tested the psychological stability of the population, simulating a situation with wounded people lying everywhere. at the same time, as the new york times writes, taiwan itself. they trust the united states less and less, looking at how the americans are reaching a dead end with ukraine. there is an opinion in the international community that the white house really does not care about taiwan, that it is simply a pawn in a geostrategic game. the united states would sell taiwan in a heartbeat if it served its interests. they care only about their strategic goals, and not about democratic ideals. to contain the prc , washington critical

i don't think we will get a kitchen sink abroad from beijing. anything short of that, will it changes the ultimate narrative when it comes to how investors feel? ken: if we get to 10 trillion, that would be helpful. even the previously rumored to trillion has not kicked in yet. i do not know what the exact plan is. i think so far what we see is we are throwing a lot of money at a problem that is not caused by lack of money. last year was twice the speed of global gdp. there is no lack of money. what they lack is confidence. what they need to do is generate more economic dynamism by reducing control, reducing regulation, pushing forward governance so more companies are more likely to increase r.o.e., dividend payments, buybacks, similar to the tokyo stock exchange. it's not setting up stabilization funds. i do not think that will be helpful in the long run. given where we are in valuations and sentiment it might not take so long to have a little balance but i think the longevity of the rally is in question. haidi: if you accept this is a structur

is there a sense of urgency to build these relationships in light of the threat of beijing?r sure. and marcus's speech is affected to center around that. that is one of the aspects he highlighted in the early part of his beach. he said that the security of australia in the philippines are very much intertwined. so in the face of so much tension and, especially in the south china the that we are seeing, marcos is affected to provide more detail into how much dip -- to further deepen security ties with austria. another aspect is he also wants to try to bolster economic ties with australia. he is aware that security ties, or the security relationship between the two countries should also come with the deepening of economic relationships. it would also seek to detail ways of how to improve trade and investment ties between the two nations. annabelle: on that point, as you say, we have seen canberra trying to boost relationships with countries in southeast asia, we have seen the philippines looking to strengthen ties with traditional security partners, but how have those, in the

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how does it sit in beijing when you hear those things? i think at 1st is very, we'll hear all those kinds of us mirrors and, and those accusation allegations without any improve it. without any proves you feel very angry. but when you really loot a, if you look closely of why they making big such moves is very sing, hold is very easy to understand because the united states nowadays have faced a number of a serious internal problems like installation, right, is very serious today. and the federal data problem, the, the domestic crime rate is rising sharply and the immigration problems, etc. i single to deter ration of the external inter, a international environment of the united states phase is also a cd or for, for a country like the united states, a decline of the influence of the united states. the united states alliance even have repeatedly expressed the different of paintings on policies. for example, to west china against the united states. i think all of which have forced the united states to change some approaches in order to reali

how does it sit in beijing when you hear those things? i think at the 1st is very, we'll hear all those kinds of us mirrors and, and those accusation allegations without any improve it. without any proves you feel very angry. but when you really lose a, if you look closely of why they making big such moves is very sinkhole is very easy to understand because the united states nowadays have faced a number of a serious internal problems like installation, right, is very serious today. and the federal data problem, the, the domestic crime rate is driving sharply and the immigration problems, etc. i single to deter ration of the external inter, a international environment of the united is just phase, is also a cd or for, for a country like the united states. a decline of the influence of the united states, the united states alliance even have repeatedly express the difference of paintings on policies. for example, towards china, against the united states. i think all of a wage have forced the united states to change some approaches in order to

how does that sit in beijing when you hear those things? i think at the 1st is very, we'll hear all those kinds of us mirrors and, and those accusation allegations without any improve it. without any proves you feel very angry. but when you really lose a, if you look closely of why they making big such moves is very sing, hold is very easy to understand because the united states nowadays have faced a number of a serious internal problems like installation, right, is very serious today. and the federal data problem, the, the domestic crime rate is rising sharply and the immigration problems, etc. i think would be to deter ration of the external inter, a international environment of united is just phase is also a cd or for, for a country like the united states, a decline of the influence of the united states. the united states alliance even have repeatedly expressed the different opinions on policies. for example, to west china against the united states. i think all of which have forced the united states to change some approaches in order to