four—hour military pause in areas of northern gaza to allow civilians to flee. president biden says he pressed israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu for the pores. did ou ask netanyahu for the pores. did you ask him _ netanyahu for the pores. did you ask him to _ netanyahu for the pores. did you ask him to pause for three days? — you ask him to pause for three da s? , . r' you ask him to pause for three da s? , ., ., days? yes. i asked for an even loner days? yes. i asked for an even longer pause- _ days? yes. i asked for an even longer pause. but _ days? yes. i asked for an even longer pause. but the - days? yes. i asked for an even longer pause. but the israeli i longer pause. but the israeli defence force _ longer pause. but the israeli defence force this _ longer pause. but the israeli defence force this doesn't . defence force this doesn't amount to a ceasefire, and these pauses are intended to allow in humanitarian aid and help civilians flee south along an evacuation route, escaping the intense bombardment of air strikes in the north. there will be to humanitarian corridors. these drone shots show an endless stream of people leaving gaza, most on foot, arriving at refugee camps in the south. talks continue to free more than 240 hostages in gaza. the palestinian group islamichhad released a video of hostages it claims to hold. stills from the video show a woman in her 70s scene in a

wheelchair. a second hostage is a teenage boy. both hostages sharply criticise israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu but it's not clear if they are reading from a script. the israeli army because the video psychological terrorism. at this point, what more do we know about the video and the hostages that were featured in this video?— this video? this is a video released _ this video? this is a video released not _ this video? this is a video released not by _ this video? this is a video released not by hamas i this video? this is a video | released not by hamas but this video? this is a video - released not by hamas but by one of the other palestinian factions in gaza, palestinian islamichhad, a smaller group, thought to be holding a number of hostages itself. there were two in the video. a woman in her 70s who was abducted from a kibbutz near 0z on october the 7th, and a 13—year—old boy. in the video, so to speak and both issue quite harsh criticism of benjamin netanyahu, the israeli

prime minister. we don't know if they were speaking their own words or reading some kind of scripts. the israelis once again have greeted the release of this video is a bit of psychological warfare by the palestinian militants. but they have also recognised, at least as far as those two hostages are concerned, it is proof of life. �* ., are concerned, it is proof of life. ~ . life. and at the same time, there will — life. and at the same time, there will be _ life. and at the same time, there will be four-hour - life. and at the same time, i there will be four-hour pauses there will be four—hour pauses daily to get aid into gaza. what is israel saying about how this is intended to alleviate some of the civilian suffering in gaza? �* , ., some of the civilian suffering in gaza? �*, ., . ., in gaza? it's not quite clear how it will _ in gaza? it's not quite clear how it will work. _ in gaza? it's not quite clear how it will work. israel- in gaza? it's not quite clearj how it will work. israel says for the last few days they have had pauses which have allowed tens of thousands of civilians to move away from gaza city, the focus of the fighting right now, down towards the south, where they can find relative safety. no place in the gaza strip is safe, but certainly

safer down there than in gaza city. so in effect, there are pauses already in place. whether they will have a slightly wider purpose in terms of access to humanitarian aid, we will have to see. aid is getting to the north but it's only really coming to the south... the other thing people are hoping is it might buy some space and time for a hostage deal. again, all of these things are very uncertain at the moment. what is certain is those pauses are being used, tens of thousands of palestinians fleeing the fighting. palestinians fleeing the fi . htinu . palestinians fleeing the fiuuhtin. ,., ., . fighting. on the diplomatic front, fighting. on the diplomatic front. cbs _ fighting. on the diplomatic front, cbs news _ fighting. on the diplomatic front, cbs news in - fighting. on the diplomatic front, cbs news in the - fighting. on the diplomatic front, cbs news in the us| fighting. on the diplomatic. front, cbs news in the us has reported that international mediators are closing in on a possible dealfor a mediators are closing in on a possible deal for a three—day humanitarian ceasefire in exchange for the release of around a dozen hostages held by hamas, citing egyptian and un officials. what more do we know

at this point? the officials. what more do we know at this point?— at this point? the israelis have said _ at this point? the israelis have said for _ at this point? the israelis have said for some - at this point? the israelis have said for some time, | at this point? the israelis i have said for some time, no ceasefire unless a significant number of hostages are released. we don't know what significant really means. there was a meeting in the capital of qatar, doha, between william burns, the director of the cia, the head of the israeli intelligence agency mossad, and qatari officials, presumably theissue qatari officials, presumably the issue of hostages was front and centre. then we had news that two senior hamas officials were in egypt talking to the head of egyptian intelligence. again presumably hostages would have been part of the discussions. and we also hear the leader of qatar, the me of qatar, is flying to egypt tomorrow. would he be going if there wasn't something he wanted to announce? —— the emi womack suffix. trying to get hostages out of gaza.-

womack suffix. trying to get hostages out of gaza. amid the caravan of _ hostages out of gaza. amid the caravan of people _ hostages out of gaza. amid the caravan of people flying - hostages out of gaza. amid the caravan of people flying to - caravan of people flying to safety... jeremy bowen reports. more palestinians left their homes — moving along salah al—din street, the road to southern gaza, after israel said they would not be attacked if they left the battle zone to the north. pauses in israeli combat operations were welcomed by the americans. all this raises the ghosts of 1948 for palestinians, when more than 700,000 of them fled or were expelled byjewish troops as israel won its independence. israel never allowed them home. two of the gaza hostages were in new videos. hanna katsir blamed benjamin netanyahu, israel's prime minister, for their plight. so did yagil yaakov, who's 13. hostage videos are usually made

under duress, so the bbc is not broadcasting them. and across the west bank, the other side of the occupied territories, more palestinians were killed as armed groups fought israeli raids. the gaza war is igniting the west bank. the israeli army's reprisals included the destruction of roads and infrastructure. existing tension and hatred have been deepened. the danger remains of the war spreading across the middle east. in yemen, the houthi regime, an ally of iran, posted more videos of attacks on israel with missiles and drones. so far, they've all been intercepted by american and israeli air defence systems. muhammed ali al—houthi, a senior man in the regime, gave the bbc an interview from yemen's capital, sana'a. he said islam legitimized attacks on israel, which he called "the entity". do you think the war here in gaza and israel can spread elsewhere in the region?

translation: if the americans and the british and the french l continue backing this entity, or to participate in the war alongside this entity, this would be a normal response and result of the american and european attacks and movements. there are people who say that you're attacking israel because iran told you to. translation: we in yemen en'oy freedom and democracy more b than the british people are given these days, jeremy. the british people these days are unable to express themselves freely. the secretary of state, ie home secretary, is calling to stop all demonstrations that back palestine. where is the freedom and the democracy that you enjoy in britain? not a straight answer. they were digging through the ruins in khan younis, part of the area of gaza israel has ordered civilians to get to.

what is certain is the dispossession and loss suffered by palestinians caught up in israel's war to crush hamas. they might have dreams of home. many already know that israel has turned their homes to rubble. jeremy bowen, bbc news, southern israel. the hamas run health ministry says more than 10,000 people have died in israeli attacks in gaza since october the 7th when hamas killed 1400 israelis and took more than 2000 hostages. the retaliatory salt has prompted hundreds of thousands of people in gaza to flee south, rushdi abualouf met some in khan younis in a refugee camp. in khan younis in a refugee cam. ., , in khan younis in a refugee camp. thousands of people arrived today. _ camp. thousands of people arrived today. a _ camp. thousands of people arrived today. a bit - camp. thousands of people arrived today. a bit bigger. arrived today. a bit bigger from nine o'clock until four o'clock. thisjourney from nine o'clock until four o'clock. this journey is miserable for the people. i met people who arrived to this camp

here today. people were walking for about three or four kilometres, because there is no access for cars or any sort of transport. people have to walk. i saw a father carrying his son over his shoulder, in the heat of the sun. its unusual weather in gaza. in november, 30 degrees in gaza, but people under the sun, walking and carrying their kids, some of their belongings if they can. they made this journey because the fighting in gaza city is really intensifying. taking very serious fights near the al-quds hospital in gaza. it is al-quds hospital in gaza. it is a neighbourhood in the south west of gaza, advancements very close to the hospital, very few people remain in the area, communication is really hard. i was talking to someone who fled this morning, and he said it

was a real gun battle in the area. ., was a real gun battle in the area. . , ., area. earlier i spoke about the war and the — area. earlier i spoke about the war and the broader _ area. earlier i spoke about the war and the broader security l war and the broader security situation in the middle east with white house national security spokesmanjohn with white house national security spokesman john kirby. we are seeing there will be daily four—hour pauses, butjoe biden has asked for a pause longer than three days. why are we seeing these limited timeframes? i think it's important to remember, each pause will be localised and specific for various purposes. we are constantly talking to our israeli partners about the importance of humanitarian pauses, and each will depend on the purpose, and on the conditions on the ground. so, yes, we would like to see more pauses, we would like to see longer pauses to get aid in and people out, we will keep having that conversation with our israeli partners. president biden was asked if he was frustrated with prime minister

netanyahu, and he said, "it has taken a little longer than i had hoped." what exactly is he asking for, from the israeli prime minister? we have been talking to them since the beginning of the conflict to make sure they have what they need to go after hamas, and we are continuing to provide security systems, and also, we are urging them deliberate and cautious way possible so that civilian casualties can be minimized. that is why the announcement is so important, to make sure that civilians can get out of harm's way, they are not in the line of fire, between hamas and the israeli defence forces. the humanitarian pauses will go a long way to helping with that. even with these four—hour windows, and the humanitarian pauses, the aid coming in will not include fuel. we have talked to many aid organisations on the ground, the fuel is absolutely critical, especially for hospitals to function. is that going to be included?

we are going to continue to talk to our israeli partners about that. we agree that fuel is a critical commodity, certainly that is part of the discussions but i want to be careful, i don't want to negotiate much in detail here. we heard that a conflict involving lebanon is not inevitable, but the bbc interviewed the second—in—command in the hezbollah, and he said... what is your response to that? we would agree with our special envoy. 0f we would agree with our special envoy. of course we don't

believe it's inevitable that this conflict should be escalated. in fact, almost everything we have done in the early hours, and since, has been to prevent that outcome by adding additionalforce been to prevent that outcome by adding additional force to the region, two carrier strike groups, air missile defence, fighter aircraft, to send a strong signal to anyone in the region, iran, hezbollah, that this is not the time to take advantage and escalate this conflict. ,., ., ., , ., conflict. good to get your thoughts- _ conflict. good to get your thoughts. you _ conflict. good to get your thoughts. you bet. - conflict. good to get your. thoughts. you bet. around conflict. good to get your- thoughts. you bet. around the world and _ thoughts. you bet. around the world and across _ thoughts. you bet. around the world and across the _ thoughts. you bet. around the world and across the uk, - thoughts. you bet. around the world and across the uk, this. world and across the uk, this is bbc news. now some other stories. in the uk — the prime minister is facing calls to sack the home secretary after she heavily criticised the metropolitan police in a newspaper article, accusing them of bias in the israeli—hamas conflict. it is very unusual for a home secretary to criticise

the police in public and it has emerged that the article was not cleared by number ten. step away from politics and home secretary and all that kind of stuff, and put it in your own world. if you went to work and you chose to undermine the boss, then you did undermine the box, then you publicly humiliated the boss, would it leave yourjob would it leave your job security would it leave yourjob security prospect enhanced or diminished? aha, security prospect enhanced or diminished?— security prospect enhanced or diminished? ~ ,, ., diminished? a spokesperson for the prime minister _ diminished? a spokesperson for the prime minister said - diminished? a spokesperson forj the prime minister said downing street is looking into the article but they added that rishi sunak had full confidence in the home secretary. she is seen as possible future conservative leader and she often takes a harder line than many her colleagues. you are watching bbc news. senatorjoe mansion says he won't run for the election. the democrats for west virginia has held a powerful spot in the democrat, with democrats having a narrow majority. it's another jolt in a week of political stories as the 2024

presidential campaign heats up. let's talk about the stories with my guest in the studio, who served as his communications director. and to the right, nathan gonzales, editor of the website inside elections. starting with jonathan, the former communications director forjoe manchin, were you surprised with the news? i manchin, were you surprised with the news?— manchin, were you surprised with the news? i wasn't, i know he's been _ with the news? i wasn't, i know he's been frustrated _ with the news? i wasn't, i know he's been frustrated with - with the news? i wasn't, i know he's been frustrated with the i he's been frustrated with the political bickering and the partisanship in the senate for years. it's a complaint he's had an something he has tried to fix. since he got to the senate. so i'm not surprised. i was a little surprise he did it today given how close we are to the filing deadline. but when joe manchin makes a decision, he announces it to the world the second it is set in his mind. i the second it is set in his mind. ., ., ., ., �*, mind. i want to get nathan's thoughts. — mind. i want to get nathan's thoughts, what _ mind. i want to get nathan's thoughts, what do _ mind. i want to get nathan's thoughts, what do you - mind. i want to get nathan's| thoughts, what do you think? mind. i want to get nathan's i thoughts, what do you think? if joe manchin had 13 election,

democrats were still going to lose the seat. now that he is not, republicans are definitely going to win the seat. joe manchin has an impressive track record of winning over a decade in west virginia, but the state has been running to the right, towards republicans. i think the senator is smart enough that he felt the ground shifting underneath him and he knew he was going to be in for a very difficult race. this critters arises that democrats already have a difficult path to maintaining control of the senate and this makes it a reality. —— this crystallises that democrats already have a difficult path. has that democrats already have a difficult path.— difficult path. as he said, speaking _ difficult path. as he said, speaking out _ difficult path. as he said, speaking out and - difficult path. as he said, i speaking out and mobilizing the middle... possibly preparing a presidential run? i middle. .. possibly preparing a presidential run?— presidential run? i think we are seeing _ presidential run? i think we are seeing him _ presidential run? i think we are seeing him getting i presidential run? i think we l are seeing him getting ready presidential run? i think we i are seeing him getting ready to id are seeing him getting ready to go around the country and see if there — go around the country and see if there is— go around the country and see if there is a group of people in the — if there is a group of people in the middle who want to be a more _ in the middle who want to be a more powerful voice. in the middle who want to be a more powerfulvoice. he more powerful voice. he believes more powerfulvoice. he believes the fringes on both parties _ believes the fringes on both parties are distracted to the centre. _ parties are distracted to the centre, which is where most of

americans— centre, which is where most of americans are. i think is going to try— americans are. i think is going to try to— americans are. i think is going to try to mobilize those people and see — to try to mobilize those people and see if there is an appetite for something bigger thanjust mobilizing and having conversations. something bi . . er, conversations. something bigger. maybe _ conversations. something bigger, maybe even i conversations. something bigger, maybe even the l bigger, maybe even the presidency, let's see. nathan, you just said about what this means for democrats in 2024, do they have any chance at this point of holding the senate? they have a chance, but they basically have to the table. republicans need a net gain of two seats to gain control. right now, they have a net gain of one. if each party wins the seat they have now, and republicans win the white house, the republicans would have control because the new vice president would break the tie. if president biden wins the election, republicans need another senate seat. they have six or seven other opportunities to take over a seat they don't already have, including two great opportunities in ohio, in montana, where trump is likely to win even if he doesn't win

the presidential race. [30 to win even if he doesn't win the presidential race. do you auree the presidential race. do you agree with — the presidential race. do you agree with that? _ the presidential race. do you agree with that? i _ the presidential race. do you agree with that? i still- the presidential race. do you agree with that? i still think| agree with that? i still think the democrats _ agree with that? i still think the democrats have - agree with that? i still think the democrats have a i agree with that? i still think| the democrats have a strong shout — the democrats have a strong shout in _ the democrats have a strong shout. in montana, there is a ballot _ shout. in montana, there is a ballot... forthose shout. in montana, there is a ballot... for those of us who have — ballot... for those of us who have watched yellowstone, they don't _ have watched yellowstone, they don't take kindly to outsiders. the sheriff has one repeatedly in his— the sheriff has one repeatedly in his state. much like joe manchin, there was a recent poll— manchin, there was a recent poll put _ manchin, there was a recent poll put out which had him within— poll put out which had him within a _ poll put out which had him within a few points of gym justice _ within a few points of gym justice. had he run, he would have — justice. had he run, he would have been_ justice. had he run, he would have been a formidable opponent in the _ have been a formidable opponent in the state. he has won a lot of races — in the state. he has won a lot of races and he knows where every — of races and he knows where every vote is personally. we won't find — every vote is personally. we won't find out, _ every vote is personally. - won't find out, but that is a good point. nathan, now we have seen republican presidential debates and donald trump is still far and away the leader, do you think we will start to see the field narrow even more? it doesn't look like it in the near future. particularly you have both ron desantis and nikki haley believing they are

the one in the strongest position to be the alternative to trump. as long as everyone believes they have a pass, no one wants to cede ground. the presidential race is important to these senate races, and to the house races, because there is a strong correlation to how voters vote at the top of the ticket and down ballot. in 2020, only one stated voted a party for president and the otherfor the party for president and the other for the senate, party for president and the otherfor the senate, and party for president and the other for the senate, and that was main town, where they voted for biden and senator susan collins, the republicans. what happens at the top of the ticket... —— and that was maine. ticket... -- and that was maine-— ticket... -- and that was maine. ~ , maine. we saw some polls coming out this week _ maine. we saw some polls coming out this week that _ maine. we saw some polls coming out this week that were _ maine. we saw some polls coming out this week that were pretty i out this week that were pretty bad for the incumbent president biden, showing donald trump leading, in the new york times poll, in five swing states. do you think we will see change of strategy from president biden looking ahead to 2024? i don't

think so, i _ looking ahead to 2024? i don't think so, i would _ looking ahead to 2024? i don't think so, i would just - looking ahead to 2024? i don't think so, i would just suggest l think so, i would just suggest they— think so, i would just suggest they act— think so, i would just suggest they act more like donald trump and tout — they act more like donald trump and tout accomplishments. donald _ and tout accomplishments. donald trump used to have a rally— donald trump used to have a rally and _ donald trump used to have a rally and a press conference and — rally and a press conference and lots _ rally and a press conference and lots of tweets about nothing, no actual accomplishments. joe biden has had historic levels of in compliments... i think he needs to get— compliments... i think he needs to get out— compliments... i think he needs to get out more and sell it and tell it — to get out more and sell it and tell it i— to get out more and sell it and tell it. i would also point out that— tell it. i would also point out that the _ tell it. i would also point out that the polls in those states, it just — that the polls in those states, it just so _ that the polls in those states, it just so happens that the polls in those states, itjust so happens democrats keep— itjust so happens democrats keep winning every election, so the polls— keep winning every election, so the polls might show one thing, but democratic policies are actually _ but democratic policies are actually what the voters liked, not republican policies. democratic policies when joe democratic policies whenjoe biden's name is not on the ballot? ., , ., , ballot? even though democrats had a great _ ballot? even though democrats had a great week _ ballot? even though democrats had a great week in _ ballot? even though democrats had a great week in elections, l had a great week in elections, it was in spite of biden, not because of him. he is still in a weak position. what democrats need is they need this election to be a choice between biden and a flawed alternative, in

donald trump or focused on republicans. a reason democrats do so well is voters are focused on abortion access, and what people want to do... if the focus is do you think president biden is doing a good job or not? that's not going to go well for democrats, so they have to make the case and point to the alternative which is going to be worse than the status quo. going to be worse than the status duo-— going to be worse than the status uuo. , _, , status quo. five seconds each, nathan first. — status quo. five seconds each, nathan first, is _ status quo. five seconds each, nathan first, is this _ status quo. five seconds each, nathan first, is this going i status quo. five seconds each, nathan first, is this going to i nathan first, is this going to be a trump biden match—up? yes. be a trump biden match-up? yes, i think be a trump biden match-up? yes, i think so- — be a trump biden match-up? yes, i think so. yes. _ be a trump biden match-up? yes, i think so. yes. thank— be a trump biden match-up? yes, i think so. yes. thank you - be a trump biden match-up? yes, i think so. yes. thank you so i i think so. yes. thank you so much for _ i think so. yes. thank you so much for being _ i think so. yes. thank you so much for being on _ i think so. yes. thank you so much for being on bbc- i think so. yes. thank you so much for being on bbc news. a new yorkjury has ordered robert de niro's production company to pay his former personal assistant more than $1 million. the company was found guilty of engaging in gender discrimination and gender

discrimination and gender discrimination against chase robinson. she quit his company in 2019. robinson says the star underpaid her, made sexist comments and assigned her stereotypically female tasks when she worked as an executive. the he was not found personally liable in the civil trial. actors are preparing to return to work in hollywood after nearly four months of strikes. davies williams reports. relief tonight at the london premiere of the latest movie in the hunger games franchise — the ending of the longest actors' strike hollywood has ever known. good news for cast and crew on both sides of the atlantic. i'm just kind of grateful for the wider industry as a whole. and my friends who can get back to work as well. and it also it's, you know, on a selfish level, it's nice to be able to do this and then hopefully move on to the nextjob which is waiting in the wings. a billion—dollar deal, giving actors here in hollywood a greater share in the profits

from streaming services, and broader protection against the unfettered use of their likeness by ai. hailed as a major victory afterfour long months on the picket lines, a period of real—life hunger games for many in the entertainment industry. it's been really challenging. you know, we have a lot of our strike captains on the line that have been close to eviction and have had their only meal of the day be while they're striking. it's such a feeling ofjoyl and of...of triumph over adversity and not quitting. it means work on some of the world's biggest box office franchises can now resume — resolving this dispute had started to seem an impossible mission. with only a few months to go to the hollywood awards season, it will be action all over again quite soon. david wallace, bbc news, los angeles. music: mission impossible theme.

he was kidnapped by the rebel group in the family's home town in northern colombia. his mother was freed within hours but his father was kept captive, and the group later described the kidnapping as a mistake. new zealand is holding its annual favourite bird to raise awareness of endangered species. this year, the bird has found an unlikely backer in us chat show hostjohn 0liver, who has erected billboards around the world in support of it, naming it lord of the wings. it has certainly ruffled a few feathers. within 24 hours of the campaign, there were an extra 50,000 votes cast for this bird. as well as calls for the bird to be disqualified.

good luck to that third! thank you for watching bbc news. i am sumi somaskanda in washington. —— to that bird! stay with us. the weekend is just around the corner and it could be cooler, but quieter. more details on that injust a moment. but for friday, we still got some showers around and they'll be a real nuisance first thing in the morning across wales and south west england, driven along by some strong to gale force gusts of winds on exposed coasts. the good news is that'll push those showers through at quite a pace, moving south of the m4 corridor during the early morning and probably clearing the kent coast before lunch. behind it, quite a clearance, some sunny spells coming through. the winds still coming from a northerly direction, that'll drive in a few showers across exposed coasts of scotland, northern ireland and maybe running down through the irish sea.

but temperatures generally a little bit more subdued than of late. we're looking at 7—12 degrees as the overall high. now, into the start of the weekend, it looks likely that saturday will be mostly fine and dry — there'll be some sunshine around. there will be some rain on sunday, but into the west and it will take its time. frost and fog could be an issue, too. so with this little ridge of high pressure building on saturday, hence the reason the quiet start, the wind direction still coming from the north — a cooler source. so temperatures are going to be struggling a little, but there will be plenty of sunshine. early morning fog will lift, sunshine come through and highs again peaking between 6—11 celsius, generally, across the country. now, as we move out of saturday into sunday, that frontal system starts to push in from the atlantic. it's going to take its time in doing so, but it will throw in a little bit more moisture into the atmosphere. so there's a greater chance of some more dense fog which could linger. so early on sunday morning, if you're heading out for remembrance services,

it's certainly worth bearing in mind that it could be chilly and it could be pretty murky. widespread fog, some of that pretty stubborn to clear away. and if that does happen, the temperatures really will be impacted. there will be some rain by the end of the afternoon out to the west as well, highs of 6—11 once again. now, as we move into monday and tuesday, we're back to more of a south—westerly wind and more frontal systems pushing in from the atlantic, which means it will get that little bit milder once again. but unfortunately, there's going to be showers or longer spells of rain returning for most of us. that's it. have a great weekend.

the us treasury secretary and chinese vice premier meet in san francisco — ahead of the two countries' leaders meeting in the coming days. and why investing in green tech in emerging markets might be the way forward. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm suranjana tewari. us treasury secretary janet yellen is holding a two day meeting with her chinese counterpart, vice premier he lifeng,

and a range of economic issues are likely on the agenda. it comes ahead of a meeting between presidentjoe biden and chinese president xijinping next week on the sidelines of the apec summit in san francisco — an annual event that brings together top government and business leaders from the 21 economies in the pacific rim. from new york, here's the bbc�*s north america correspondent michelle fleury. the us is hosting this year's asia pacific economic cooperation summit, an annual event to promote trade between its members. ahead of the gathering in san francisco, there has already been a flurry of diplomatic activity including a meeting between america and china's top finance officials. at a time of intense competition between the two nations, janet yellen had this message for china's new economic tsar, he lifeng. the united states has no desire to decouple from china.

a full separation of our economies would be economically