hello, i'm sarah campbell. you're watching the context on bbc news. china's president xijinping meets 100—year—old former american secretary of state — henry kissinger — as the us pursues closer ties with china. the chinese leader, xijinping, has met the veteran former american secretary of state and national security adviser henry kissinger in beijing. it's more than five decades since mr kissinger�*s secret talks with the communist leadership paved the way for the us and china to re—engage. mr xi told mr kissinger that china would never forget his contribution to restoring ties; he said this had changed the two countries and the world.

mr kissinger — who's a hundred years old and now has no official status — has also met china's top diplomat and defence minister. let's hear from james early, chief investment officer, bbae and china/us relations expert. mr kissinger is not affiliated with the us government any more any time a 100—year—old man flies across the pacific that's extraordinary. china, as it exists today would not exist in the shape and form if it were not for ground work that henry kissinger laid 50 years ago, ina way he is the perfect person to do this. he cares, it comes from his heart, he doesn't have the power to actually negotiate anything but i think what he's doing is trying to open a door. china is at a crossroads

right now, in terms of authoritarianism and its economy, he really wants to do it in a more peaceful way, he really believes in that. this wasn't an official visit on behalf of the us government, how much do you think president biden would have been aware of this visit before he went, or would he have had a quiet word with mr kissinger, would that have happened? yeah i'm sure he would be aware, i don't know what it is they spoke, but i would be shocked if they didn't. he knows as well as kissinger knows, kissinger is playing the role of the friend, kind ofjumping in the middle of a relationship spat. it's easier sometimes for the friend to say things down the two parties do. also refused us overtures for a meeting in singapore, they hit a brick wall there and henry kissinger as a non—governmental person could come in and have that sort of meetings, so it was quite useful for the us, too.

how would you describe us/china relationships at the moment, and potentially how could a visit from somebody like henry kissinger help its relations? about as cold as icy as they have ever been, right now china is having, looking at some disappointing economic news, the covid rebound happened but it was shorter lift than they expected. and at this crossroads they are saying, do we we keep leaning towards authoritarianism as we have been or should we open up? china has professed a lot of negativity toward the us, and in kind of a face or an optic sense it's difficult for them to acquiesce to foreign —— foreign demands, for kissinger that might be a little bit easier. i think that's what the game here is, unfortunately, i'm thinking maybe he doesn't have the sway he used two, we might get a little bit of optics here, move it a little bit, but i'm not sure it's going to make a huge difference when all is said and

joining us on the programme is andrew fisher and rina shah. rena if i could start with you, you heard him say china wouldn't be the country it is essentially if it were not for henry kissinger. is that right? not for henry kissinger. is that riuht? . �* , not for henry kissinger. is that riht? . �*, . , not for henry kissinger. is that riuht? . �*, .,, h, not for henry kissinger. is that riuht? , �*, not for henry kissinger. is that riuht? , right? that's a big claim. it's a bi right? that's a big claim. it's a his claim but _ right? that's a big claim. it's a big claim but i _ right? that's a big claim. it's a big claim but i don't _ right? that's a big claim. it's a big claim but i don't think- right? that's a big claim. it's a big claim but i don't think it's. big claim but i don't think it's that far off, henry kissinger was pivotal, in so many ways, how can we lead the way, instead of doing that you know his visit is quite bizarre to me. in a time where there's a lot of chatter in the united states about what china is to us any more and china is not a friend. but is it and china is not a friend. but is it a realflow? but also and china is not a friend. but is it a real flow? but also let's not make any mistakes here, let's not be naive about the fact that russia and china are getting much cosier. so what does kissinger �*s visit really do? i don't think it moves the needle in any way. china is happy to see its old friend but in general the biden administration is doing, is no better than what the trump administration did. i'm ready to

have that debate but as somebody who is really concerned about the impact of china and american daily lives, particularly in our supplies, when it comes to daily goods, and how we really move forward as a nation and being dependent on china. i think this story is a bit of io being dependent on china. i think this story is a bit of 10 to become aware not batting an eyelash, let's just take it as what it is as a ioo—year—old man crossing the pacific, that's all it is. is 100-year-old man crossing the pacific, that's all it is.— pacific, that's all it is. is that all it is? _ pacific, that's all it is. is that all it is? is — pacific, that's all it is. is that all it is? is there _ pacific, that's all it is. is that all it is? is there anything . all it is? is there anything kissinger can do to improve relationships between china and the us? ., relationships between china and the us? a, , ., ~ ., relationships between china and the us? a, ~ ., a, s, , us? there are you know, relations between the _ us? there are you know, relations between the us _ us? there are you know, relations between the us and _ us? there are you know, relations between the us and china - us? there are you know, relations between the us and china are - between the us and china are rock— bottom at the between the us and china are rock—bottom at the moment. one of the rare _ rock—bottom at the moment. one of the rare hits — rock—bottom at the moment. one of the rare bits of policy overlap there — the rare bits of policy overlap there have been that surround the south _ there have been that surround the south china sea and taiwan and so

on. realistically china is going to be on. realistically china is going to he the _ on. realistically china is going to be the largest economy in the world, shortly— be the largest economy in the world, shortly in _ be the largest economy in the world, shortly in the next decade. it's not a question— shortly in the next decade. it's not a question of whether to engage but how to _ a question of whether to engage but how to engage. there are severe questions — how to engage. there are severe questions we have to ask ourselves about— questions we have to ask ourselves about their— questions we have to ask ourselves about their human mart rights record. — about their human mart rights record, about democracy, especially from a _ record, about democracy, especially from a british perspective about the dream _ from a british perspective about the dream ofm — from a british perspective about the dream of... this the manufacturing capital— dream of... this the manufacturing capital of— dream of... this the manufacturing capital of the world. the economy is going _ capital of the world. the economy is going to _ capital of the world. the economy is going to he — capital of the world. the economy is going to be and remain highly independent. there's no cutting off from china, — independent. there's no cutting off from china, this isn't russia where you know— from china, this isn't russia where you know a — from china, this isn't russia where you know a very small basket case economy, — you know a very small basket case economy, this is the largest economy in the _ economy, this is the largest economy in the world _ economy, this is the largest economy in the world very shortly. so i think— in the world very shortly. so i think there is a question on how to engage _ think there is a question on how to engage and — think there is a question on how to engage and i suspect it might be that the us government has picked on henry— that the us government has picked on henry kissinger, i'm speculating of course _ henry kissinger, i'm speculating of course as— henry kissinger, i'm speculating of course as somebody with that symbolic— course as somebody with that symbolic kind of record, relations as a pass — symbolic kind of record, relations as a pass to— symbolic kind of record, relations as a pass to a next moving on in policy _ as a pass to a next moving on in policy. lets— as a pass to a next moving on in policy. let's leave it on henry

kissinger. _ policy. let's leave it on henry kissinger, at the moment. union leaders say the uk is falling behind in the protection of workers from the effects of artificial intelligence. the trades union congress says that while the european union and other countries are taking the lead on al regulation, british employment law is not keeping pace. but business leaders are hailing the potential of ai to spur innovation — and improve productivity. joining me now is professor phoebe moore, she's a professor hello, you're through to octopus energy. this is georgie speaking. what can i do to help today? customer service as we know it. and i have the option of generating a reply using ai, so...

customer service of the future. artificial intelligence is reading, interpreting and answering customer queries. it's doing the work of 250 employees, and customers seem to like it. an e—mail written by our team members has a 65% satisfaction rating from customers. an e—mail written by ai has an 80% or 85% satisfaction rating. and so what the ai is doing is enabling our team to do a better job of serving customers at a time of great need. can we be realistic and honest about the fact that some jobs are going to go? with economic growth, we'll be creating newjobs all the time, and ai will be enhancing what people can do with those jobs. you know, if we don't have a dynamic economy or we have cost—cutting companies, there's a risk that huge swathes ofjobs will be replaced by ai. pharmaceutical bosses say ai could unlock a revolution in health care. innovating in biopharma is difficult. it takes sometimes a decade, billions, and it has a 90% failure rate. you know, one in three of us is going to be battling with dementia. there are still many cancers that don't have solutions. there is no doubt that artificial intelligence is going to help us unlock better solutions to these challenges. business leaders are excited that artificial intelligence could mean more innovation, better customer service, more productivity and therefore more profit.

they're less keen to talk about what it might do to staff numbers, to workers' rights, which could change faster than people can retrain or new rules of engagement can be written. ai is already influencing our lives, and unions say the uk is falling behind when it comes to protecting workers from al making life—changing decisions on hiring, firing and working conditions, and they want new safeguards. we do not have any ai—specific legislation. and, increasingly, that is meaning that we are international outliers. workers have to fall back on the existing employment law system, but they do not go anywhere near far enough to meet the really radical changes that al poses in the workplace and in our society as a whole. can i go with you? sure. even the creative arts feel their rights are under attack. actors' voices are being sampled, recreated and used without paying people like laurence. if you want to use our material, you need to be upfront,

you need to license it for a short—term, it can't be in perpetuity, and there has to be compensation. if my voice is stolen, if my image is stolen, my career is over. the government told the bbc that al would create new, highly paid jobs, and that it was working with businesses and regulators to ensure al was used safely and responsibly. simon jack, bbc news. so many different attitudes towards it. the news we're talking about todayis it. the news we're talking about today is the fact that union leaders worried about the protection that workers have of the effects of artificial intelligence. what's your take, how worried should we be? i think we should be worried, in the us we _ think we should be worried, in the us we are — think we should be worried, in the us we are seeing _ think we should be worried, in the us we are seeing the _ think we should be worried, in the us we are seeing the first-

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have value here, you can'tjust replace us. in essence we're looking at this moment for artificial intelligence, it feels like it's, it's really here to stay. there are some important concerns we should have, it's one of the most important data driven technology, use all of her globally. the question really is, when rethinking about people, what's the role of artificial intelligence in business? that's one thing i think even small businesses should think about, because right now, even if you use a smartphone, you're being marketed to in many ways on social media platforms, by artificial intelligence powered technology, and again they are relying on artificial intelligence to boost not only the number of consumers that use apps, but also to really change the way people are doing business. according to ibm, just last year, 35% of businesses worldwide use ai, artificial

intelligence, again, that's a four point increase from 2021. this is steady growth we are saying, the use of ai in business and i think government leaders as well as corporate giants have to really be cautious, if we really open up what feels like pandora's box. are we going to be replacing humans in many industries? i think the answer is yes, there is a realm of great possibilities but it is up to lawmakers to keep up with the times, and in order to protect workers, but also it's really up to the individual worker to push back against what they think is really wrong as well when it comes to ai. rena, andrew, i don't think artificial intelligence has taken over yet the women's world cup,... around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

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josh now, there's a football advert that's been making the rounds on social media — and has been dividing opinion. take a look. at first it seems like we're watching a men's game with crowds cheering, but then they turn into women... turns out the male faces and bodies were created by artificial intelligence over real female football players. he advert was created by the orange telecomms company and the french football association.some people applauded the advert — some people not so much.

let's find out what our panel thinks of it, again we've got andrew, we've got rena. i said artificial intelligence wasn't taking over football, apparently it is. what do you think about this at? i’m football, apparently it is. what do you think about this at?— you think about this at? i'm a formal soccer— you think about this at? i'm a formal soccer player - you think about this at? i'm a formal soccer player of -- - you think about this at? i'm a - formal soccer player of -- myself, formal soccer player of —— myself, my daughters are engaged in a soccer camp here stateside. this is the first time the women's cup is hosted into countries. i hope this gets people excited, i know men's soccer always draws a lot of attention globally but you know the women should really be looked at particularly here in the united states. i'm very very proud to say the us is ranked number one in the world but we are very much a team of women that's in sports, there are a lot of great names that are back now, we have megan robin oh, she said this is her last, i kind of sad moment for me because she has a very big figure, she's also become one

of, a political lightning rod when she appears... this tournament is considered a very wide open, several teams have a decent shot at the title. the women's national team has held the number one spot in fief �*s ranking for a number of years, we are the odds on favourite to win once again, very proud of that. liter? once again, very proud of that. very roud of once again, very proud of that. very proud of that. _ once again, very proud of that. very proud of that, and _ once again, very proud of that. very proud of that, and andrew, are you going to be watching the women's world cup? it is extraordinary is it, how much the women's game has grown in popularity over the years. nike jerseys for the australian kit, more for the female world cup then for the entire men's cup before or since so clearly there is a huge market for now for. i since so clearly there is a huge market for now for.— since so clearly there is a huge market for now for. i think that's excellent. _ market for now for. i think that's excellent. l— market for now for. i think that's excellent, i think— market for now for. i think that's excellent, i think the _ market for now for. i think that's excellent, i think the point - market for now for. i think that's excellent, i think the point is - market for now for. i think that's excellent, i think the point is to | excellent, i think the point is to challenge — excellent, i think the point is to challenge the kind of sexism around people _ challenge the kind of sexism around people who watch the men's game but don't watch _ people who watch the men's game but don't watch the women's game. which

is odd _ don't watch the women's game. which is odd because a lot of people would have watched wimbledon over the last week, _ have watched wimbledon over the last week, watched both men's matches and women's matches, we used to doing athletics. _ women's matches, we used to doing athletics, because football for so lon- athletics, because football for so long has— athletics, because football for so long has been dominated by the men's game _ long has been dominated by the men's game i_ long has been dominated by the men's game. i think the women's game is catching _ game. i think the women's game is catching up — game. i think the women's game is catching up and if that challenges some _ catching up and if that challenges some attitudes, clever ai advert, so ithink— some attitudes, clever ai advert, so i think that's — some attitudes, clever ai advert, so i think that's a really positive thing — i think that's a really positive thing i— i think that's a really positive thing. i think i would say as well, ithink— thing. i think i would say as well, i think the — thing. i think i would say as well, i think the lionesses are, got a good shot— i think the lionesses are, got a good shot to be the champions of europe, _ good shot to be the champions of europe, first up europe, next the world, _ europe, first up europe, next the world, i_ europe, first up europe, next the world, i don't think the us should be too _ world, i don't think the us should be too complacent about their favourite _ be too complacent about their favourite status, the lionesses could — favourite status, the lionesses could upset them. i favourite status, the lionesses could upset them.— favourite status, the lionesses could upset them. i mean you said that didn't you. — could upset them. i mean you said that didn't you, that _ could upset them. i mean you said that didn't you, that megan - could upset them. i mean you said l that didn't you, that megan revenue has been a ambassador for the game, she will be a big personality this time again. she will be a big personality this time again-— time again. right she has been, we also have some _ time again. right she has been, we also have some rookies _ time again. right she has been, we also have some rookies who - time again. right she has been, we also have some rookies who are - time again. right she has been, we. also have some rookies who are very very interesting, they are poised to lead, they'll make a good impression i believe, we see in some places

we've got really young players, we've got really young players, we've got really young players, we've got a woman rodman is the name on herjersey, trinity robin, 21 years old, second youngest player on the roster, she scored two goals in a tune—up against wales. so i think the ricky's, don't sleep on them, but certainly very much going to miss megan and truly the last time, my gosh, they really lit up the hearts of any of us soccer fans here, i know you all call it football but with it, it soccer to us. , ., , y football but with it, it soccer to us. , ., _ football but with it, it soccer to us. , ., , , , football but with it, it soccer to us. obviously you will be supporting the us us. obviously you will be supporting the us team, _ us. obviously you will be supporting the us team, andrew— us. obviously you will be supporting the us team, andrew i _ us. obviously you will be supporting the us team, andrew i think - us. obviously you will be supporting the us team, andrew i think you've| the us team, andrew i think you've already put your cards on the table, but presumably... already put your cards on the table, but presumably. . ._ already put your cards on the table, but presumably... right? absolutely i did watch new _ but presumably... right? absolutely i did watch new zealand, _ but presumably... right? absolutely i did watch new zealand, norway - but presumably... right? absolutely| i did watch new zealand, norway this morning _ i did watch new zealand, norway this morninu. , ., , morning. they run -- won their first came in morning. they run -- won their first game in the — morning. they run -- won their first game in the world _ morning. they run -- won their first game in the world cup. _ morning. they run -- won their first game in the world cup. thank - morning. they run -- won their first game in the world cup. thank you l morning. they run -- won their first. game in the world cup. thank you for being here, getting, giving your insight on the stories this evening,

also thank you everyone for watching at home, stay with us here on bbc news. lots of sport to get stuck into this evening, but we'll start with what was, pretty much, a perfect day for england's cricketers at old trafford on day two of the fourth ashes test. with the series on the line and bad weather expected this weekend, england needed to build a lead, and they certainly did that. ben stokes' side were on fire with the bat, finishing the day on 384—1; with a lead of 63 in this first innings. mainly thanks to zak crawley, who hit the highest score by an england batter in a home ashes test for 26 years with 189 to give the hosts the perfect chance of levelling the series at 2—2. i always knew i had a quick hundred in me, but like i said, it's not

the same as when you do it, it's nice to get it off the chest. i shouldn't mind that it consisted a as i can bring games like today. my had a quick hundred and me, but it's not the same until you do it, it's nice to get it off the chest. day one of the open championship over in hoylake has also come to a close with england's tommy fleetwood on a share of the lead as some of the big names struggled early in the afternoon. rory mcilroy has been in fine form recently, but he had a mixed but played a superb shot, five shots off the lead on level power. while tommy fleetwood, who grew up a few miles down the road in southport, has a share of that lead. he was roared on by the crowd as he finished on 5—under for the day,

tied with south african amateur christo lamprecht and argentinas emiliano grillo. to feel at home and feel that support, it means a lot throughout the day. you can easily put too much pressure on yourself, you can easily try too hard, but it's just having that support and people give you a good shot or a bad shot, good old battle, just pushes you on and very very lucky, start of the week to be able to play an open so close to home, and we get to do it two, three, four times. and finally, three stages to go at the tour de france and denmark'sjonas vingegaard looks untouchable in the yellowjersey. he finished in the main bunch to keep his 7.5—minute lead. britain's adam yates is still third. it was a great day for danish rider kasper asgreen. he sprinted clear to take his first stage victory at the tour. and on top of that, the women's football world cup is under way, and on the opening day, co—hosts new zealand produced a huge

upset to beat norway. hannah wilkinson scored the winner in front of a record crowd for a football match in the country. it finished 1—0, a historic result for the football ferns, who had failed to win any of their previous 15 world cup matches. i still have goosebumps, i still have emotions in me. it's just we've waited for this moment for such a long, long time and having this opportunity at home, beating norway, strong opposition, hearing ourfans being behind us, that's just an unforgettable moment. all the emotions at eden park, while in the second match of the day, the other hosts — australia — were dealt a huge injury blow when their star player and captain sam kerr was ruled out of their opening two matches with a calf injury. it didn't trouble them too much, though, as steph catley�*s second half penalty saw the matildas began their campaign with a 1—0

victory over the world cup debutants republic of ireland. i'm a confident penalty taker. i'm usually up there, if sam doesn't want to take it for whatever reason, i'm waiting there to take it but, yeah, that's definitely the first one i've taken for australia. obviously a big occasion, so it sort of hit the back of the net i was very relieved. for strikers, that adrenaline is like nothing else. and the action continues tomorrow, three matches kicking off with nigeria against the olympic champions canada in group b. but set your alarms early for that, it's 3:30am in the morning, live on the bbc. reminder you can get all the latest sports news from the bbc sport website and app,

but that's all the sport for now. hello. whilst much of southern europe is still feeling the effect of that intense ongoing heatwave, here in the uk, no sign of any heat in the forecast because things are staying rather cool and unsettled. the next few days bring a few scattered showers but through the weekend it's going to turn increasingly wet and windy for all of us at times. this is the expected rainfall accumulation we are going to see by the time we get to the end of monday, 50—70 millimetres for some areas, so it's going to turn quite soggy particularly through the weekend. back to the here and now and as we head through into the evening, just a few showers around that should mainly fade away, but this zone across parts of central and southern scotland and northern ireland will remain cloudier with a few splashes of rain. now, either side of that there's clearer skies so we are likely to see temperatures getting down into single figures in quite a few places. a fairly fresh start to your friday morning, but some sunshine from the word go away from parts of northern england and northern ireland, where we start off with the cloud and a few light showers. through the day, as things warm up, sunny spells and scattered showers

will tend to bubble up. they will be most frequent for eastern scotland, northern and eastern england as well. further south and west you're more likely to stay dry. a bit of patchy rain at times for northern ireland and temperatures not great, 14—21 degrees, a little below par for this stage injuly. of course, two big sporting fixtures in the north—west of england, the ashes and the golf as well. both of these events could see the chance of a passing shower but it's certainly not going to be a wash—out on friday. overnight into saturday, that's when the cloud thickens, the rain starts to move in from the atlantic, so a milder night for many of us. clearer skies holding on into saturday morning across the north of scotland. but the wind and rain is courtesy of this area of low pressure. it drifts in from the atlantic and spreads its way eastwards through the course of the day. so initially some rain for parts of northern ireland, perhaps wales, northern england too. gales developing down towards the south—west. it will turn windy across all of england and wales in particular. that rain presses its way eastwards gradually through the course of the day. just north of scotland i think getting away with some

drier, sunnier weather, but temperatures only 15—19. feeling cooler when you add on the wind and the rain as well. moving through the second half of the weekend into sunday. low pressure just drifts off towards the east but we still have the tail end of that frontal system, so more showers around for many of us at times on sunday, and it stays unsettled with some sunshine and a scattering of showers into monday too. bye— bye.

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