this is deja vu news live from berlin another one bites the dust as dumps from the national security adviser steps down general mcmasters to be replaced by a hard line conservative john bolton he has advocated preemptive strikes on north korea and thinks the u.s. should dump the iran nuclear deal so what the disappointment mean for global security. also coming up china says it will fight to the end trump goes ahead with new tariffs that will hit sixty billion dollars worth of its trade every year amid growing fears of a global trade war find out what the german government's transatlantic expert

thinks. leaders heave a sigh of relief at their summit in brussels they hear that europe will be exempted from crumbs of steel and aluminum tariffs for the time being. i'm sorry so much got the good to have you with us u.s. president donald trump once again dominating the world's agenda with two moves replacing his national security advisor and proposing trade tariffs against china on security it was well known the trump and his former national security adviser didn't always see eye to eye so it was no great surprise when he named a conservative bush era hawk john bolton as his new with national security advisor trump announced on twitter that bolton would replace a general master bolton has advocated using military force against iran and north korea so his appointment could mean dramatic changes in the administration's

approach to crises around the world he is trump's third national security adviser in fourteen months our north america correspondent claire richardson had this to say about the latest u.s. government shakeup. john bolton is a hard liner and a war hawk who's taking up the post of national security advisor just as trump prepares to make some major foreign policy decisions for example bolton has called for preemptive military strikes against north korea and for bombing iran having him whispering in the president's ear likely means the iran deal is as good as dead as it appears trump is increasingly surrounding himself with people who share his way of thinking h.r. mcmaster departure also comes as no surprise he's been rumored for months to be the next talk trump official on his way out in an administration that's lately seen some major shakeups. well some second big announcement has had global markets sliding as fears of a trade war grow he unveiled plans to high tariffs on up to sixty eight billion dollars in goods from china every year in retaliation he says for unfair trade

practices china in turn has announced its own plans for tariffs on three billion dollars worth of imports from the u.s. none of these trade sanctions come into effect just yet though the white house has instituted a waiting period on implementation but they are the fulfillment of a long standing promise this is the first of many punishing china on trade it was one of president trump's most fiery campaign pledges we can't continue to allow china to rape our country and that's what they're doing now actions are following words trump is moving to levy tariffs on chinese goods to slash the value of the u.s. trade deficit with china we want receptor call mirror if they charge us we charge them the same thing but beijing says reciprocity should not be the goal on trade it says it could impose retaliatory tariffs on u.s.

products like pork and aluminum if it must but that it would rather convince washington to change course. embattled trade everyone knows it's unrealistic to achieve complete equivalence so if the u.s. purchases whatever it wants but also rejects selling china the products we want and keeps blaming us for the trade imbalance how is that fair why so i don't mind that . meanwhile some analysts are asking is trump's bark bigger than his bite when it comes to trade. the president already announced global tariffs on steel and aluminum earlier this month but then came the negotiations and the exemptions. they include an initial exemption for the european union with e.u. leaders welcoming the move to avoid protectionism at the global level. this is a major risk for jobs a lot of them in europe. in this respect style of proof the u.s.

ski. the dialogue is set to continue but so too has the pressure from washington trump is hinting more punitive measures on trade could be on the way. more now on the reasons behind washington decision to slap tariffs on china with kristoff sony after an election campaign where he pledged to address china's three hundred fifty billion dollar trade surplus with the united states donald trump ordered an investigation of chinese business last year now u.s. companies were surveyed and they have four main gripes with china first they claim chinese firms require them to form partnerships in china and then steal technology and close down the joint venture they say chinese companies buying into u.s. companies are subsidized by beijing with the aim of having access to leading edge technology and other frequent complaints chinese hacking of u.s. commercial networks to spy on key companies and finally american companies with

operations in china don't have the same rights as chinese companies do well so much for the reasoning behind the fresh tears against china as a now we've got to the world's biggest two economies going head to head for some more a now hearing in trade war has arrived now well the trade war between the e.u. and united states has not arrived of course but we see tensions between china and the us rising and europe finds itself in the middle of this struggle right and what does it mean to us i mean we have china and the u.s. the number two and the number one of the world economies going head to head here well that creates uncertainties uncertainties are bad for business we've seen that in this dark exchange reactions this morning already in asia so it's not good for business on top of that there is one hundred thirty other countries around the members of the delegates you'll not china not the you not the united states those

are the victims probably of the arrangements in that sense and watson well you see the e.u. has sent its its its trade commission that's a washington picked out my other cherry khans minister was there the result is that the u.s. acceptance but the tears that many feel are against the budget. those tears will be in place but they will be put in place against other the things your members chip ban for example and many small in poor countries that cannot defend themselves against the trade policy that trump makes what does a trade dispute between china and the united states you say we're sort of caught up in the middle here what does it mean to us as consumers well there's no immediate effect on. prices for example in europe or all the variety of goods that we can import from china and then i states which will be of course bad for consumers workers businesses in europe is this increased uncertainty if two of the biggest economies in the world start fighting them each other in

a trade war that will leave collateral damage and that will come back also in europe and damage the the growth perspective here now one of the reasons for these terror is that the u.s. is snapping on trying to not as the three hundred fifty billion dollars trade deficit let's take a look at that now has been steadily increasing as u.s. imports from china soared with its membership to the world trade organization in two thousand and one but exports to china grew much much slower we see the chart right there where there are no attempts to stop this trend and if they were why did they feel so it's not easy to stop those trends because it is of course millions of decisions of consumers of companies to buy or not buy goods from china that form the aggregate picture and so there's not much you can do and it's very open actually whether imposing terriers can change that because the underlying problem that causes this big deficit of the united states is the fact that the americans

are consuming more than they produce and consumer based economy it's a consumer based economy and the huge privilege that the americans have is that they can afford this type of behavior if another country take this role you know emerging markets summer ages that run. for forty years in trade deficit like the americans did you know they would probably face very stiff you consequences on financial markets the americans don't and in that sense they have the power and also the privilege to choice the fact that they consume they can cause you more than the produce now but if we're seeing heated rhetoric on both sides now china saying they're ready to retaliate is there a way out of this well the way out of it would be negotiations because at the end we know very well from historical episodes that there will be losers on both sides america cannot really win this conflict and in that sense there is no substitute to trade talks and full of both sides that fate barriers and both sides would win if

they would sit down and try to tackle those various and briefly if you can the european union and several other countries are being exempted from first tears on metals china is not just do you see the european market now being flooded with cheap chinese steel well that is of course if you are of many steel produces in europe we will see how that builds up the fact is that china is not a major exporter of steel these days denied states only three percent of your steel consumption constant china so i don't expect mass effect but we have to watch the situation there after of the effect center for international economics thank you for your insight thanks for having me now financial markets reaction has been sorely negative from wall street's to asia shares dropped significantly in tokyo the nikkei index lost more than four percent hitting its lowest level since october concerns among investors in japan run particularly high as with the united states

and china the rhetoric is heating up between its two biggest trade partners shares in hong kong are down three percent as well. now for an update on european markets his brains are not alone from the frankfurt stock exchange now i see an i.p.o. happening behind you there but other than that i suppose the mood is not really upbeat yes pissed off about the i.p.o. of do you w.s. deutsche bank's asset management arm happening behind to be not on the most auspicious day of markets as you may have been noted with the european indices being solidly in the red that follows a close at a three week low yesterday following announcement they've clearly derived very little comfort from the fact that the e.u. managed to secure exemptions from the steel and aluminum tariffs a lot of this is down to the uncertainty they don't know right yet which industries will be targeted and of course the white house has two weeks to say which industries those will be while american businesses have thirty days to comment that means they'll have to wait another month to know with

a bit more clarity how their supply chains will be affected and that's obviously having a very negative effect on investment decisions a negative effect that could go beyond today's trading day. in frankfurt thank you . so just called terror threats in china there is also the threat of import duties on steel and aluminum but for now at least that the temporary exemption for the european union has the block breathing a sigh of relief sumi has more. well that's right a kristof as we said earlier trump has temporarily exempted the european union from higher tariffs on steel and aluminum which were meant to come into effect today the threat of tariffs is dominating a two day summit in brussels leaders there have welcomed their exemption and they stressed that u.s. tariffs would be met with a firm response. the intrusive well the good thing is that this issue has a reinforced our unity the european commission has spoken with one voice and very

rapidly. in this so that when it comes to raising tyrus against the european union it will respond with countermeasures that was a corrective reaction we want good transatlantic relations about so we may also respond if we believe that international trade rules have been violated. and let's bring indeed abuse cared much as he is following the summit for us from brussels hi gary good morning what exactly are chancellor merkel and emanuel mccoll and their counterparts across the e.u. so concerned about. a european leaders sumi of course know that the temporary exemption is only a partial victory and that the war if you want is to get to come or at least that is the fear that many here see the tariffs on steel and aluminum only as a first waif in what is a much bigger assault on the close architecture of the trade system we have known so far for the european union for instance the arbitration function of the w t o is

absolutely key and that is why back in november for instance they have started an initiative to it to tackle the root causes the overcapacity of steel from china by an initiative in the w t o within the existing international framework with japan and also with the u.s. and the fear is now that this unilateral action from donald trump is in danger and such a project is in fact endangering the entire system. now if international trade rules were violated how far would european leaders go. to the european commission has drawn up a list of counter measures and that is ready to be fired if you want if indeed this temporary exemption runs out without with the talks not producing any results leaders will sit this morning together including theresa may by the way she who's staying an extra day for these talks in order to find

a unity position as the french president has has put it unity here is absolutely key the world's biggest trading pork is is teaming up in order to send a strong message across the atlantic but let's be clear the idea is not that it's going to be confrontational the e.u. really seeks talks that would bring the u.s. back on the path of the world trade organizations to tackle the root causes of overcapacity via that international institution all right garrick modest for us in brussels thank you very much. now let's get the german perspective we have here going hard with us to coordinate the german governments the transatlantic affairs mr hart thank you for joining us in our studio this morning china has warned the u.s. it is not afraid of a trade war is germany. we are fraid of a trade war because we think that is. a lose lose situation for all participants and looking to the us economy and to the use the distance in case that there might

be extra tariffs on imports they first have to pay more for things for goods they need and the other way around probably counter-measures of others with. exports from us therefore we would like to a way out of such a. race to the top concerning tariffs and ports peter my of the german minister on economics and the syria mindstream the commission of the european union on trade reached in the last days in washington is really going to result this exemption for steel and aluminum tariff that only goes now until may what has to be done here in berlin for example to make sure that it stays that way. as it does due to the agreement is that it will be postponed to have a tariff increase but there will be talks on issues in trade relations between us and european union there will be

a list of topics of the us side and another list of topics from the european union side and within the next states i think we will start talking about that and my my expectation is that on the way up to thoughts talks we see that we need a broader picture. a mouthful a complete picture of further trade relations and at the end of the day probably we reach something that we had before in those states of negotiations that we say you cannot. judge on one single aspect you have to put all aspects together you coordinate transatlantic relations for the german government we now see that there's a new national security advisor john bolton there have been three national security advisers in fourteen months we've seen the top economic advisor gary cohn leave also the secretary of state rex tillerson was fired how. difficult is it for you to do your job when there appears to be a revolving door in the white house's new administration. we had good

experiences with the now leaving as eager to get wiser there's a daily basis of cooperation with the listeners recruited wise of united states with the german officials on that field because we have several lots of topics there's ever things every day on the table we hope that we will also have such a very good working relation to the new one sometimes to become. go into office maybe also james mind the mood behavior and we would see you have been in your job for four years now how have things changed since the donald trump took the office. it's more difficult for us to. do having the impression but probably will be the decision of the president sometimes if we talk to officials and us. get an agreement but at the end there's

a question with white house except on not this is uncertainty that is probably not not in all cases good for for international relations and probably also a problem for others not only germany it working together with us but at the end of the day we would see that. german relations as not only white house chancery but also as every other level civil society i cannot makes. the backing together on common projects like climate change or fair trade and the bird which has been also maybe biggest topics in the twenty first century you're going to have the german governments like ordinator for transatlantic relations thank you much so much for joining us in our studio this morning thank you. not to some other stories making news around the world syrian opposition fighters and their families have been evacuating a besieged town in eastern guta after reaching a deal with the government syrian military sources say over a thousand civilians and some three hundred opposition fighters have left the town

of so far the withdrawal gives the government the upper hand in the battle for the rebel held region. catalonia separatist parties have failed to elect a regional president for the third time jordi to a close ally of former president carter was set to become president but he only received sixty four of the required sixty nine votes the party now has two months to elect a leader before fresh elections are automatically triggered the ukrainian next combat pilot. has been arrested for allegedly planning to carry out a coup but substantial claims agents working for the government have been plotting to discredit her an outspoken critic of the ukrainian government became a member of parliament in two thousand and fourteen after spending nearly two years in a russian jail and in zimbabwe dozens of women are celebrating being freed from jail their release comes after president emerson hardened some three thousand prisoners to reduce overcrowding the president

a strong opponent of the death penalty and also commuted the death sentences of prisoners who have been on death row for more than ten years. tuberculosis was once a disease on the retreat but now it is making a comeback that's because many strains of tb have developed resistance to the drugs that once stopped them in their tracks the result is that there are an estimated ten million new infections every year ahead of world tb day on saturday delivery is nick connelly sent us this report from ukraine. just three years ago all claiming co barely knew anything about tuberculosis that is until a routine checkup changed her life and that we can't know how many people around us here have tb many just don't know their status yet but even after recovery the fear of infection is never far away sometimes i just couldn't use public transport i just couldn't. we were all doing it whether we coughing or sneezing or just

breathing out each of us is constantly sailing thousands of tiny liquid droplets droplets that can spread the common cold but also tuberculosis that's what makes it such a fear of disease. doesn't will if i was praying that it was cancer or anything but tb when i got that diagnosis it felt like my life was over i packed my things the hospital and said goodbye to my friends that is the friends you stuck by me lots of people had just disappeared from my life that happens to everyone who gets t.v. . takes us to a closed hospital for tb patient on the edge of the capital kiev. visiting the patients even for just a couple of minutes means taking extensive precautions since your own recovery all those dedicate yourself to fighting for better care for ukraine tuberculosis patients we head to the most secure part of the hospital. so.

on the off. my sil is sixty eight and has multi resistant tb standard antibiotic treatment isn't enough to beat the strains of the disease he carries he too only discovered he was infected by chance. we had a routine check up at work they took an x. ray and they found a problem i had no symptoms at all i didn't realize anything was wrong. russell's treatment will take longer and his chances of a full recovery a lower than for those patients with conventional strains of tb more than a quarter of tb cases seen in ukraine a multi resistant that's one of the highest incidence is worldwide experts say that's down to many patients not completing their course medication and the health system the confines patients in close quarters allowing them to infect one another . we join or on the children's ward. yet many of

these children were infected by their parents. here in hospital they have little in the way of distractions and no school. while recent years have seen big improvements in the medicines available to patients in ukraine or who worries that's not enough you know just people with tuberculosis need help they need support it's not just about the drugs a lot depends on the emotional state of the patients whether or not they'll complete their course of medication and make a full recovery. ok switching gears to sports now and there is just a few months left before germany defend their world cup title in russia for the players who hope to be on coach working love squad it is crunch time tonight they face spain in a friendly let's take a look at some of the hopefuls for that world cup squad. their best to never rest

is the motto the german football association the d.f.t. has given to the national team's world cup title defense it could also be interpreted as a warning to the players vying for a spot in the squad for russia don't rest on your laurels. my expectations from the players are as high as you'd imagine my talks with them have focused on. prepare themselves optimally and focus in every training session not just for the national team but also with their clubs. for. speaking of clubs one prominent one dortmund has no players included in this week's twenty six months squad perhaps a reminder that time is running out because in mid may the germany coach will announce who will travel to russia only two friendly matches remain before then next tuesday against brazil and on friday against spain competition is fierce for the coveted spots

a few names aside. i think we'll start the game with our core. mats hummels. is ill and tony course as well. will see what we do in the second game. move schedule top quality opponents because he wants to see more than fitness and form facing the likes of spain and brazil tests their mental strength. will need that if we want to survive in the summer i want twenty three players i can count on to perform under capable of teamwork. but that's not obviously work for us and twenty fourteen our team spirit was incredible. as for twenty fourteen love had a message to the fans. to be able to repeat what happened then is really not that simple certainly not but the germany coach and his squad know they're

among the favorites to lift the title come july. we just have time for a minder of our top stories u.s. president donald trump has appointed john bolton as his new national security adviser for placing a charm macmaster bolton is an outspoken critic of the iran nuclear deal and has advocated using military force against north korea and global markets have plummeted as fears of a trade war grow china says it will fight to the end if u.s. president donald trump goes ahead with a plan to put tariffs on up to sixteen billion dollars worth of imports annually from china. thank you for watching. good.

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