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hello and a warm welcome to viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. new evidence has shown the extent of foreign project funding by china, much of it in the form of expensive loans. the study by researchers at the us university william and mary shows china has that was as much international development money every year as the us and other major powers combined. a lot of the money supports china's belt and road initiative, beijing the initiative to build new trading routes and many of the loans are concealed from balance sheets and with the story, this is the agr pacific editor. in 150 page report full of hidden data, and took root us

researchers four researchers to uncover, full of heading into information that the chinese government does not even have about its own lending, namely that china is bankrolling international infrastructure projects, big thing like bridges and caught are twice the rate of the united states and other major powers. in the majority of that funding has been channelled through chinese state banks. they are often issuing risky high interest loans, $843 billion worth of funding spread across 165 countries. here is a prime example. a 400 kilometre railway stretching from southwest china, across the border into it neighbour, requiring 75 tunnels and 62 bridges, and costing $5.9 billion. laos is one of the prize countries in the region and it is shouldering most of the risk. last year it had to

sell off a $600 million chunk of its energy agreed to pay its chinese creditors, or before the railway even start operations. loans like the layoff dealer often quoted in confidentiality clauses so research is worried that the shady deals are hidden from public view and ultimately it is the public you'll be on the hook for repaying the mammoth depth to china, owed by such mammoth projects. let's bring us dexter roberts, a senior counsel and author, joining us from montana. thank you forjoining us are good to talk to you. ask you first of all, what is china doing here, do you think? is it about china making money or about china gaining influence? i making money or about china gaining influence?— gaining influence? i think it's both. gaining influence? i think it's both- both — gaining influence? i think it's both. both making _ gaining influence? i think it's both. both making money i gaining influence? i think it's. both. both making money and gaining influence. i do think that the latter is probably

even more important. what we see when we look at the projects is they are tailored in a way to benefit china, both in a way to benefit china, both in terms of being an influence but also to meet some domestic economic needs, like dealing with overcapacity in some of their own industries. when you talk about development and putting money forward for development, historically countries like the united states or other countries from the developed world, you think about them about bettering society and potentially wanting to improve things socially. is there a feeling that china is doing the same or not? i think that is one _ doing the same or not? i think that is one of _ doing the same or not? i think that is one of the _ doing the same or not? i think that is one of the things - doing the same or not? i think that is one of the things most| that is one of the things most markedly different. china in most cases is paid very little attention to concerns related to labour standards for example, or environmental standards, or even corruption related to the projects. it has been gauged in that it has engaged in. it has been a no

strings attached approach to lending in these different countries around the world. you have written _ countries around the world. you have written a _ countries around the world. you have written a book called the myth of chinese capitalism and somewhat argue this is capitalism in one form, isn't it? i capitalism in one form, isn't it? 4' ., it? i think there are some thins it? i think there are some things that _ it? i think there are some things that make - it? i think there are some things that make what - it? i think there are some i things that make what china it? i think there are some - things that make what china has been doing markedly different. 0ne, been doing markedly different. one, at its most basic, it is a massive lending programme rather than an aid programme. i think that allows china to potentially exercise a lot more leverage over the different countries only projects that it is engaging in and asjust eluded, really notjust about not necessarily see these countries thrive and grow and develop but i would say it is much more about serve the interests of china and that's why you see lending by chinese banks for these projects in most cases, chinese construction companies are

building the roads and bridges and rail and also the use of chinese industrial goods, rather than locally sourcing. and of course has been a huge level of secrecy about these projects and lending and again that tells us something, doesn't it, about the reasoning behind them? i doesn't it, about the reasoning behind them?— behind them? i think so. we have really _ behind them? i think so. we have really flipped _ behind them? i think so. we have really flipped the - have really flipped the traditional secrecy calls on its head and rather than restricting the country or the borrower or the project from, i'm sorry, rather than restricting the lender, which is typically the case, they are asking the borrower or ordering the borrower not to disclose the borrower not to disclose the terms and i think that says a lot about the motivations behind the projects. fiifi a lot about the motivations behind the projects. behind the pro'ects. ok, so we have the behind the projects. ok, so we have the study, _ behind the projects. ok, so we have the study, is _ behind the projects. ok, so we have the study, is out - behind the projects. ok, so we have the study, is out there, i have the study, is out there, we can read it, will it make a difference whatsoever to policy towards china from the likes of the us or the eu or other countries? i the us or the eu or other countries?—

the us or the eu or other countries? ~ . , countries? i think what the big re ort countries? i think what the big report shows _ countries? i think what the big report shows us _ countries? i think what the big report shows us is _ countries? i think what the big report shows us is that - countries? i think what the big report shows us is that it - report shows us is that it really confirms many things we already knew or at least strongly suspected. i do think this will be something that countries around the world, the us included, will bring to mind when they start to think about their own aid programmes and how they are developing their projects abroad.— projects abroad. dexter roberts. _ projects abroad. dexter roberts, good - projects abroad. dexter roberts, good to - projects abroad. dexter roberts, good to talk i projects abroad. dexter| roberts, good to talk to projects abroad. dexter - roberts, good to talk to you. thank you. the days are the news, the headlines, the lower house of congress in chile is passed a proposal to legalise abortion under the 14th week of pregnancy. the pro— abortion legislators have held the unexpected result as a huge step in a long battle to decriminalise abortion in the country. chile, a predominantly catholic nation, currently only allows abortion in cases of rape or when the life of the mother or baby is at risk. the family of gabby petito have urged herformer boyfriend

family of gabby petito have urged her former boyfriend to hang himself into authorities. brian laundry has been missing since september 17, —— to hand himself in. gabby petito was reported missing by her mother. russian prosecutors have opened a new criminal case against jailed opposition politician alexei navalny, they say his foundation constituted an extremist community aimed at discrediting authorities but he is foundation investigated high level corruption and broadcast a documentary about a palace on the black sea supposedly owned by president vladimir putin. at least 24 inmates have died in a prison riot in ecuador. police discovered the bodies as they entered the jail in the coastal city where rival gangs had been fighting for control. authorities say the victims had bullet wounds and injuries caused by explosive devices. 0ver caused by explosive devices.

over 40 were taken to hospital. president biden has counselled the scheduled date is cancelled eight to trip to chicago to save his economic agenda, attempting to find common ground between moderate and progressive members of his own democratic party. a north american correspondent peter bowes tells us more. this is a challenging week for president biden, he has postponed a trip to chicago where he was due to talk about covid—19 and vaccines but he has mounting problems in washington, dc, not least, trying to deal with the very real possibility of a government shutdown by the end of thursday. americans are used in these 11th hour negotiations to try to avert a situation like this but this year, there are complications in the, and the democrats are trying to raise the debt ceiling, the amount of money that can be

borrowed by the government, in fact, the treasurer secretary, janet yellen has said it has to happen in the next three weeks to try to avoid the country defaulting on its loans. essentially running out of money. an additional complication is that on thursday, his infrastructure bill is due to be debated in the house and there are problems there amongst the democrats, disagreement between different factions and wings of the party over the detail of that for president biden, a very important bill. an additional problem that we've been hearing about over the last 24 hours, general mark milley, giving evidence to the senate armed services committee about the exit from afghanistan and talking about how the president was given some advice that a small army of about 2500 trip should in fact have stayed in afghanistan seems to have contradicted some of the arguments and comments of the president himself, he seemed to

suggest that he was not given such advice. politically, that is also difficult for him and something that the republicans are likely not to drop quickly. a i was an ex—24 hours are concerned, very much top of the agenda, trying to avert the government shutdown and some pretty tense behind—the—scenes negotiations. survivors of the islamist attacks in paris in 2015 and relatives who died had been given their first opportunity tojell a court given their first opportunity to jell a court what they went through at the trial of 20 men accused of planning and carrying out the attacks. courtney bembridge reports. 0ne one by one they filed into the courtroom in paris to tell their stories. courtroom in paris to tell theirstories. i5 courtroom in paris to tell their stories. is important because _ their stories. is important because it _ their stories. is important because it is _ their stories. is important because it is important i their stories. is important because it is important to| their stories. is important - because it is important to make

sure you can tell your story without any filter. translation: i without any filter. translation: �* , , translation: i didn't sleep much last — translation: i didn't sleep much last night, _ translation: i didn't sleep much last night, i— translation: i didn't sleep much last night, i must- translation: | didn't sleep | much last night, i must admit, an anxious day but i think it's part of my grieving process. it is important. part of my grieving process. it is important-— is important. november13, 2015, was _ is important. november13, 2015, was the _ is important. november13, 2015, was the country - is important. november13, 2015, was the country 's - is important. november13, i 2015, was the country 's worst 2015, was the country �*s worst ever night of terrorism, 130 were killed and hundreds more were killed and hundreds more were injured in co—ordinated attacks at a concert hall, sports stadium, restaurants and bars. in court, a police officer describes the horrifying moment a bomb was detonated in front of him, saying he could still fill the explosion and recall the noise and smell. 0ver explosion and recall the noise and smell. over the next few weeks, more than 300 witnesses will give their accounts. translation: it will give their accounts. translation:- will give their accounts. translation: it is a way of t in: to translation: it is a way of trying to make _ translation: it is a way of trying to make those - translation: it is a way of trying to make those in - translation: it is a way of trying to make those in the | translation: it is a way of. trying to make those in the box understand that it is not anonymous. it was not nameless people they attacked that day. they were people who had a life, and now live with indelible trauma.-

life, and now live with indelible trauma. this is the only surviving _ indelible trauma. this is the only surviving member - indelible trauma. this is the only surviving member of i indelible trauma. this is the | only surviving member of the group accused of carrying out the attacks, six others will be judged in their absence, also on trial, 13 men accused in helping the attack, by providing weapons and cars, a verdict is not expected until at least may. stay with us, still to come: there is something i want to tell you. i there is something i want to tell ou. , , there is something i want to tell yon— can i tell you. i bet there is! can james tell you. i bet there is! can james itond _ tell you. i bet there is! can james bond rescue - tell you. i bet there is! can james bond rescue the - tell you. i bet there is! can - james bond rescue the cinema? a review of the latest 007 outing, �*no time to die'. in all russia's turmoil, it has never quite came to this. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nation's destiny. the nightmare that so many people have feared for so long is playing out its final act here. russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. it was his humility - which produced affection from catholics throughout i

the world, but his departure is a tragedy for - the catholic church. this man, israel's right—winger ariel sharon, visited the religious compound — and that started the trouble. he wants israel alone to have sovereignty over the holy sites — an idea that's unthinkable to palestinians. after 45 years of division, germany is one. in berlin, a million germans celebrate the rebirth of europe's biggest and richest nation. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: new research suggests chinese lending forforeign projects is now twice as much of that of the us and other major powers combined.

america's top general has told a senate committee that the united states's reputation had been damaged by the chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan. north korea says it has fired a new type of hypersonic missile off it this case.— off it this case. defence i 'ust off it this case. defence i just checked _ off it this case. defence i just checked the - off it this case. defence i just checked the stability i off it this case. defence i - just checked the stability and control as well as the flight of its attached hypersonic gliding warhead. the lodge was condemned by the us which urged north korea to come back to the negotiating table. the test follows a successful test but the us paid signed a system. the so—called air breathing system capable of speeds five times faster than the speed of sound, making it much harder to detect and stop before reaching its target. laura bicker is our correspondent in seoul. what have they been saying about this test? this

have they been saying about this test?— this test? as you said, they have said — this test? as you said, they have said it _ this test? as you said, they have said it is _ this test? as you said, they have said it is a _ this test? as you said, they have said it is a strategic. have said it is a strategic weapon which suggests it has nuclear capabilities and they have tested it system. they are known for be very fast but obviously very manoeuvrable. it takes it very hard to detect. when it comes to the kind of miss missing, pyongyang appears to be building a defence force. this is the third missile launch unveiled by pyongyang in september. first we had new crews south, then the train launched ballistic missiles and the fact they can lodge them from the train is new. and now this hypersonic missile. i have spoken to a few analysts and so far we only have one still picture from state media so they are going off a very limited information but they do

say that the capabilities of these missile is rather worrying. 0ne these missile is rather worrying. one of the reasons why they are looking at these missile carefully is the new type of fuel. the advances in fuel users, north korea can lodge them far quicker than before and that is one of the reasons analysts are worried. what does it say about hopes that they could beat dogs with north korea to make it dismantle its weapons arsenal? —— persuade north korea. thea;r -- persuade north korea. they are showing — -- persuade north korea. they are showing off— —— persuade north korea. iie: are showing off brand—new weapons technology, despite being under strict international sanctions. in january, i wish list of weapons was announced and this missile was announced and this missile was honoured. a number of other missiles and weapons that we have not yet seen are also on

their analyst wondering what else they will show off in the next few months. but pyongyang can ramp up the pressure before coming to the negotiating table. they do want to come from a position of strength if they engage in talks but i am hearing from north korea, and i should point out that in the last few days we have talked about missiles and kim jong—un but the people in north korea are suffering from a dire economic situation, food is scarce and it could be that pyongyang is looking for sanctions relief so they will want to come to the negotiating table at some point.— more than 17,000 migrants have crossed the english channel on small votes this year — on small boats this year — double the number for all of 2020. well, the home secretary priti patel has threatened to withhold funding unless the french authorities intercept more vessels.

0ur correspondent lucy williamson reports. this, smugglers tell their clients, is the moment you are safe from french police. just a few feet into the channel will do. but this night, the story is different. 0ui, comme—ca? 60 miles away, up the coast, general frantz tavart receives the call. his men are searching for migrants hiding in the beaches and dunes along this coast — 130 men each night, including reservists, funded by the uk. this is the kind of terrain that the patrols here have to police every night. the sand is so fine that your boots sink into it. sometimes, there's not even the moon for light. tonight, the patrols are paying off. this is the third boat they have stopped. in footage shot by officers on the beach, gendarmes wade into the sea, surround the boat and pull it back to shore.

baby cries. this time, there are several children and a baby on board. general tavart says his patrols stop almost all crossing attempts from the 50—mile stretch of coast around calais. translation: the proof of our efficiency is - that smugglers are now trying to go from the belgian coast, even the somme. but that dilutes our resources across the territory. it is like a game of chess where the smugglers always make the first move. 0n the night we were there, almost 200 people were prevented from crossing the channel. but on that same night, three times as many did make it to the uk. britain says france needs to do more. the french have stopped many thousands of crossings already this year, well over 12,000 already. but there's more to do. the french know there's more to do and so do we.

we need to get to the stage where it is more likely than not that if you attempt to cross the channel, you will be stopped. the home secretary has put it another way. stop more boats, or the uk will withhold £50 million of funding for the mission this year. translation: we know that britain has threatened - to cut their financial support. i am very clear, if they stop paying for their reservists, i will pull my men. britain and france are separated here by just 20 miles of sea. to a migrant, it looks easy to cross. to a government, easy to manage. lucy williamson, bbc news, northern france. after lengthy delays, the latest james bond after lengthy delays, the latestjames bond movie is finally here. no time to die was originally due for release in april last

year but face repeated delays because of the pandemic. the world premiere was held on tuesday at the royal albert paul in london. why would i betray you? we all have our secrets. we just didn't get to yours yet. daniel craig is back in action as 007 for his fifth and final outing as bond. the highly anticipated film reportedly cost $250 million to make. and sees james bond return from retirement to active service, in eastwards, to finish this. well, after the premier, came the reviews and they are coming in thick and fast. hot off the press. jason solomon gave us his thoughts on the film. look, i think daniel craig — there was many arguments around daniel craig when he was first given bond, wasn't there should bond be blonde? i think he settled with this argument, certainly with this performance. this is i think the best bond performance of all of them ever given in a bond movie. it is an emotional performance.

there are moments in here where he does more acting than any bond previously has done. a very deep emotionally to finish off his five film, 16 year tenure as bond. so the surprises in this bond are not whizbang car chases and locations, although all of those are there, just to reassure you, but to —— it's really the emotional twists and turns of bond and his relationships past and present that we are examining here and i have to tell you, there are some really big surprises in there which some of you may hear before you go and see the movie. you're not going to hear them from me as a professional critic. i'm not going to expel them for you i am going to say they will astound you. bond is a sort of thing that you go to, they have been to with your dad, that you would take your children to and even the royal family turned up. prince william had to bring his dad along as well. it is something they share, everyone can. jason solomon. a previously unreleased audiotape featuring the words

and music ofjohn lennon has sold an auction in copenhagen for almost 60,000 pounds. the recording was made more than 50 years ago by four danish schoolboys of the former beatle and his wife, yoko ono, was spending a couple of weeks in denmark. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. from lovable... from lovable moptop. .. # power to the people...#. ..to committed peace campaigner, john lennon still fascinates more than 40 years after his death. he took his activism all around the world, including a remote corner of the jutland coast. there he was interviewed by four danish schoolboys, desperate to give peace a chance. but how do we think that people like me can help you with making the peace around the world? lennon: if you can't think of any ideas yourself, self—imitate what we do and just try and sit down and think, what can i do locally? it'sa tape... 51 years later, that audiotape, all 33 minutes of it, was up for sale at auction.

$370,000, selling now. and one of those danish schoolboys, a little bit older now, was there to witness the occasion. translation: i was not expecting anything. - i did not know how high the price would go but it was above the estimate so it was nice. the tape also includes a never before released song, called radio peace, although for now the lennon estates seems to want to keep that under wraps. perhaps if you can find out who the anonymous winning bidder was they'll let you have a listen. tim allman, bbc news. that's it from me. you have been watching bbc news. more of course as i was on our website and plenty more on all the stories you have been watching. ——as always. bye—bye.

hello, there. after the heavy rain and brisk winds that affected most parts of the uk during tuesday, wednesday gives something of a chance to draw breath — certainly a drier, brighter day in prospect with some sunshine. it will still be quite breezy and there will be one or two showers but we are essentially between weather systems — this band of cloud that brought the rain on tuesday, this area of cloud waiting in the wings in the atlantic — but, in between, a zone of clearer skies thanks to this little ridge of high pressure building its way in. notice the white lines on the chart, though — the isobars still fairly tightly squeezed, so it will still be quite breezy and certainly we're getting off to a very cool start, quite a chilly start in places — three orfour degrees in one or two spots in the countryside, but we should see a good deal of sunshine

through the day. now we will see some showers, too — these most plentiful across parts of northern ireland, south—west scotland, drifting through northern england, into the midlands, perhaps one or two into east anglia and the south—east, but many spots by the end of the afternoon will be dry with some sunshine. the winds easing a little by the end of the day, but temperatures just 13 to 16 degrees. and temperatures will drop quite quickly under clear skies during wednesday evening. however, the clear skies won't last. in western areas we see cloud and rain spreading in, a strengthening breeze, so by the end of the night it will be turning milder in the west — 11 for belfast, 12 for plymouth — still quite chilly to start the day across eastern areas. but for thursday, this frontal system dominates the weather — that's going to bring some outbreaks of quite heavy rain southwards and eastward, the rain quite sporadic, quite on and off in nature. very windy to start the day, especially in north—west scotland. the winds will ease a little through the day across northern areas — it should brighten up a little bit here, too. further south, those winds will stay strong and gusty, exposed spots in england and wales seeing gusts

in excess of 40 or 45 mph even through into the afternoon. temperatures still struggling — 13 degrees for aberdeen, 17 in plymouth — although, actually, that's about where we should be at this time of year. now, into the weekend, low pressure dominates. weather system spinning around these areas of low pressure — that means we'll see some outbreaks of heavy rain at times, some very strong winds are possible, too, and temperatures will stay in a similar range — between 12 and 17 degrees. so with the cloud, the rain, the brisk winds and the cool conditions, it will feel very autumnal. review of the latest 007

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the headlines: new evidence has shown extensive foreign project funding by china, much of it in the form of expensive loans concealed in government balance sheets, and much of the money supports the belt and road initiative, the attempt to build new trading routes around the globe. top generals in the us have told a senate committee examining the chaotic exit from afghanistan, they advised the president trump and biden that at least 2500 troops should stay in afghanistan, contrasting with earlier statements from president biden that he received no such advice. survivors of he isle mist military tax in paris in 2015 have been given the first opportunity in court, more of them a 300 accounts of the attacks outside the bataclan concert hall —— survivors of