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about to intensify? sir keir starmer is due to host his danish counterpart in london today — the two prime ministers will discuss european security and migration. police are still questioning a teenager israel says it is preparing to send a high—level intelligence can be used to detect breast cancer earlier is launched in england. hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. welcome to bbc news.
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as president trump's new 10% tariffs on all chinese swiftly responded. officials are introducing a 15% tariff pickup trucks and large—engine cars. company illumina to its "unreliable entities" list. yes, that 15% levy on coal, on liquid natural gas and then of course you've got that 10% levy on the likes of agricultural machinery and also large suv cars and trucks. now, when it comes to those
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kind of measures, i think of us imports into china. an opening salvo from beijing because as well as imposing those tariffs, beijing is not closing the door on talks, it is keeping negotiations, or at least the prospect it waited until the deadline had passed for those 10% so what does china do now and what does the us do now? are going to be at least
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a call, there's going to be in the coming days. the tension of this trade war, we don't know. but coming to a deal with china is not like coming to a deal with canada and mexico. opening shot from both sides? laura bickerfrom beijing. for some more analysis on what let's speak to professor john gong from the university of international business and economics in beijing. he's also a china forum expert. a very warm welcome to you, professor. surprised where the scale 7 iii; 55.1.5; w ee�*: eeeee ei�*ée eeele eee ehe of eee eeeee ehe e�*ele ehe ehe of china' ee�*: eeeee ehe e�*eee ehe ehe of china' response and timing of china' response find of timing of chine' response end of it? i timing of china'respon , = - m w all. i think the surprised at all. i think the measures adopted the chinese
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measures adopted by jthe chinese is in measures adopted by the chinese is in response to governmsnt'isi'in r'sspbnss ts» president macro has —— but i think the response done. but i think the response is very much measured. if you look at the products that are being here, i always being coveredhexeu ! always it being coveredhexea ! always it represents being coveredhexea l always it represents a very think it represents a very large amount. definitely beijing keeps the door open large amount. definitely beijing keep we a door open for large amount. definitely beijing keep we don't' open for large amount. definitely beijing keep we don't know for large amount. definitely beijing keep we don't know much negotiation. we don't know much about the details of the that i it negotiation that i am aware it currently going on right negotiation that i am aware it cm i ently going on right negotiation that i am aware it cm i thinkjoing on right negotiation that i am aware it cm i think from on right negotiation that i am aware it cm i think from china's: now. i think from china's perspective, want to have 77 777k7ind707f 7 7 7 kind of settlement, some —: -=: of a be similar kind of a deal, may be similar to what e: and to what happened to canada and but as �* programme mexico. but as your programme pointed out, it is a situation. 7 different situation. lt, is a . situation. different situation. lt, is a - situation. what different situation. what leveraged think china has 7 there 7 7 7 there is 7 7 7 there is any 7 7 77there7is7a7nydeal777 77 7 if there is any deal or negotiation? we know macro and president xi expected to later week?
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this week? i think at a very level, this week? i think at a very _ level. the - fundamental level. the is different, in the situation is different, in the that trump is relying on = -::e tariff revenue as being a some tariff revenue as being a for tax. i substitute for income tax. i think in actualfact substitute for income tax. i think in actual fact is from china. washington 2-2 :-—: 77 77 71§7b7e711>5ki7ag7777 77777 77to be looking towards a seems to be looking towards a long—term uncoupling, some kind of tariffs being is of tariffs being placed is already unavoidable. but on the elfeee’f eheee'eee'e el�*e ehehe �*hand, elfeee’f eheee'eee'e el�*e ehehe �* hand, i think there is other hand, i think there is one that trump from 7 77 77 7ka5 eéijing,777 77 from beijing, that to do with the ongoing hasgtozdo with the ongoing in ukraine. before earlier, before the inauguration, out and sayin-i 777 7777 77 saying china and states can work to ether united states can work together on resolving the conflict in so i think this is ukraine. so i think this is he publicly something he doesn't publicly about before this talk on
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talk. aboutbeforeathis talk. on. that i would speculate tariffs that i would speculate this is definitely something on this. is. definitely "methnc en . . ~ ... .. . . negotiation table this. is. definitely famethac e'a. . . ~ ... .. . . negotiation table when this. is. definitely famethac aa. . . ~ ... .. . . negotiation table when they the negotiation table when they talk tariff concessions. talk about tariff concessions. interesting. you mentioned talk about tariff concessions. interesti the 'ou mentioned talk about tariff concessions. interesti the read |entioned talk about tariff concessions. interesti the read outioned talk about tariff concessions. interesti the read outionec the 7 7 77 "an... a; 7 7 77 "an... age; 7 7 77 ".;.u.'..'.a;1.;.;.;de.s phone called the two leaders just before the had just before thew talked about china inauguration talked about china and the us cooperating the and the us cooperating on the crisis, or exchanging ukraine crisis, or exchanging views of mutual interest i should say. the conflict and israeli conflict and other major international of major international issues of mutual interest. i am curious to what people in china are as to what people in china are saying about this right now? from what i have seen, it is from what l have seen. it is so much a public or not so much a public outrage or public discussion as to what in canada. you see happened in canada. you see what happened to it's what happened to canada, it's almost a country totally united behind prime ministerjustin is a public
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trudeau. there is a public outcry against the united outery against the united here in china, the states. here in china, the public is relatively quiet. i think to a large extent, people think. to a large extent. people expecting this. were expecting this. i think is for china is also preparing for eventual or long—term anyway, so we would uncoupling'anyway."so'we would tariffs be expectthat tariffs would be it's a man matter coming, it'sjust a man matter of this scale. i think 10% is much within expectation, verymuch within expectation........ lower than expectation. i think the public is used but i think the public is used to that, are prepared to to that, theyare.pre_pared to and i think in general, that and l think. in generat.— ... ~ ~ knows that the chinese public knows that government can do very little. i am keen to hear the on beijing, i don't perspeetive..on.beijing, ! don't �* the perspeetiveonbeijing, ! don't �*the polling perspeetive..on.beijing, ! don't �*the polling or perspeetiveonbeijing, ! don't �*the polling or people you know the polling or people you to in your world, what is speak to in your world, what is the view of trump
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the e"“f+i-af=ev*fifid*;vs . ~ ~ . from that presidency from that perspective?- presidency from that hersective? ~ ~ ., perspective? well, i think a lot of peeple _ perspective? well, i think a lot of people are _ perspective? well, i think a lot of people are very - lot of people are very surprised. i am surprised. but overall, i the public . . 77767f7 .. w-.. .-. 7 7777o7f7love7 7 7 77sf7iiw7e£rid7 771§f718v7e7ér7iti7h2£7e77 7 a sort of love and hate relationship with donald trump. on one hand, he is perceived as very tough. but on the other i will say, iwill say, his personal hand. l will say. his persoaal m, ..7..uu..uu....... with hand. lwillsay. his personal ~ ~ ~ 7 . . ~ with president xi relationship with president xi good and he is fairly as we know, so transactional as we know, so that leaves some room for transactional as we know, so that leaves 5 so e room for transactional as we know, so that leaves 5 so i room for transactional as we know, so that leaves 5 so i think... ir transactional as we know, so that leaves 5 so i think... the negotiation. so i think... the last thing i want to say, he seemed to indicate, i don't a .........u a. �* if he cares much overall, it is a on one te'eeh eeefeh'e'e e7 h�*h�*ee on one .. know feeling. on one hand, we know he is he is trying he is very tough, he is trying to strike a very hard bargain here. but on the other hand, theirfactor is here. but on the other hand, their factor is still
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that he is negotiable, that he is transactional is good news from china' perspective.— —hn hn gonn, you. levies on imports from canada and mexico for 30 days. hockey team to the white house was delayed for nearly an hour whilst president trump conducted last—minute negotiations with canada's prime ministerjustin trudeau. a second call between the two leaders yielded the announcement by mr trudeau of the deployment of thousands
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they have agreed to put in 10,000 soldiers and illegal aliens from coming into our country. but donald trump sees tariffs as a source of leverage when it the european union is
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prepared for a robust will respond firmly. mexico and canadahavebought. 7- but the threat isn't over yet. a 10% tariff on goods from china came into effect david willis, bbc news, washington. there are plenty of updates and analysis from our correspondents from various parts of the world.
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the prime minister and denmark's premier as well as migration. has more details on this. certainly awkward wasn't it, that keir starmer wasn't it, that keir starmer was on to brussels for was'on hiswayto brussels for long—awaited dinner with this long—awaited dinner with the eu, just donald trump on airport tarmac in maryland the rrt tarmac in maryland the rrt t. that: in maryland the rrt t. that he maryland the rrt t that he was yland told the bbc that he was applying tariffs to considering applying tariffs to the eu? potentially also in fact to uk. it is clear, by fact to the uk. it is clear, by the way, that donald sees the way.—that esnaldlrunto sees uk is very from —— eu for these purposes. that something that factually is something that factually would not have been possible pre—brexit. that keir starmer
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want that close a does want that close a between the uk and relationship between the uk and the eu. night�* dinner i the eu. last night�* dinner i think was more about symbolism thanit think was more about symbolism than it was about beginning the than it was about'beginning the technical work of 7 out 7 7 outwhat7 7 outwhat7that 7 7 7 outwhat7that new working out what that new would look like. relationship would look like. the diplomatic task for keir is find is lind a yyay is lind a pray to starmer is to find a way to achieve with the eu, while starmer is to find a way to achieve his 1 the eu, while starmer is to find a way to achieve his relations while starmer is to find a way to achieve his relations with starmer is to find a way to ach us. his relations with starmer is to find a way to ach us. thathis relations with starmer is to find a way to ach us. thathis rel be ns withe the us. that would be a delicate task for even the most minister. lt experienced prime minister. it is now keir just six is now keir starmer�*s just six or is n the eir starmer�*s just six is n the job. tarmer�*s just six is n the job. that er'sjust six is n the job. that was ust six is n the job. that was henry. zeffman _ is n the job. that was henry. zeffman there. _ move that would hurt poor people abroad, harm national
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at a school in sheffield. stabbed this year. our correspondent jessica lane reports. others who knew him can barely comprehend the death of their young friend. the victim has been named
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locally as harvey willgoose. it was shortly after midday yesterday when police the area was sealed off and parents gathered at the cordon, desperate to know what had happened inside. at 12:17pm, emergency services were called to all saints catholic high school on granville road. a short time later. they said another school aged boy had been arrested. a 15—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder
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a young boy has gone to school and hasn't returned home, here, there are concerns, as this isn�*t the first time police have had to come out to this school. all saints school is closed today, a crime scene, jessica has more now on the reaction to the stabbing. on the government about knife crime.
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questions need to be answered. that children are safe on the streets but also in their schools. jessica, of course, a real shock for people where you are. nobody wants this or expects it. tell us what they have been telling you. someone�*s brought a football shirt down as well. fan of sheffield united, so people bringing that football shirt down as well. people have been leaving messages, too, including
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what appear to be some of his teachers, leaving messages, paying tribute to the young boy and of course everyone saying they just feel devastated they didn�*t know the family, they live nearby. about what happened here. let�*s bring you some breaking news now. it pertains to the of the man who pled sentencing of the man who pled guilty to the murders of those three young who were three young girls who were stabbed at a taylor swift three young girls w
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