this is deja vu news live from china shows off its expanding belt a major summit opens in beijing promoting the multi-trillion dollar belgian bro project many though are wary of the huge investment in bell roads ports pipelines and extending well beyond china. also coming up warnings of more attacks in sri lanka as the government significantly lowered the death toll from the easter sunday bombings. after joe biden hit the campaign trail to become the next u.s. president in his announcement the former vice president warns the soul of the

nation is that stake of donald trump wins a second term trump reacts with a tweet calling biden sleepy joe. i'm so nice oh my god i thank you for joining us. we start with a major summit in beijing as china shows off the expansion of its key infrastructure project known as the belt and road initiative leaders from some thirty seven countries are apple summit which marks bike years since the project broke ground since then trillions of dollars worth of funding have been announced to build roads bridges pipelines and ports to boost trade between china and the world now china's president xi jinping opened the summit promising to give foreign owned companies more access to the chinese market a crackdown on intellectual property rights violations and to abolish unfair state

subsidies will go fully prepared to belton a road is not an exclusive club and it aims to promote green development so we may launch green infrastructure projects make green investment and provide green financing to protecting us are which we all call home. when we are convinced that a more open china will further integrate itself into the world and deliver greater progress and prosperity for china and the world at large pushes you. so what does china's belt and road initiative its new version of the silk road involve for one group runs through central asia and moscow all the way to rotterdam in the netherlands that consists of roads and railways as well as power stations a telecommunications networks and also pipelines and then there is the maritime

silk road which will connect to china with europe with africa and southeast asia and china is already invested billions in infrastructure projects along the way but critics are warning that president xi is gigantic project is plunging its partners into debt and giving china increasing power. well let's talk about all of that with our correspondent mike yes belanger he is standing by for us in beijing hi mathias good to see you so at the opening ceremony for the summit which is a huge summit to around thirty seven leaders attending it was it was a lavish opening ceremony is there substance behind this shell well the question is of course what you see as substance if we talk about money there is a lot of substance we've heard it billions of trillions of dollars being pumped into these projects that are linked to the belt and road that means of course a lot of business opportunities so any businesses would join this this summit they

also can expect to make some very interesting contacts here. the opportunities are there for the for the for the companies more than for the heads of state i guess but if we want to take a closer look at what this means we should also take a look not only the investments that are made but also all the services around and i think we can have a closer look at that now. a training session for new employees of quasi enjoin on one of china's biggest security companies lately the firm is sending more and more personnel to guard chinese businesses and brought. partners feel that it's difficult to communicate with foreign companies on certain professional details and this can lead to less

smooth cooperation into. washington on stuff can be found guarding companies banks hospitals universities and public transport in china and since two thousand and twelve they're also deployed abroad it all started with armed guards to protect commercial ships from pirates off the coast of somalia. we broke the monopoly of western security companies at sea a promotional video for the company proudly states. when talking to us however c.e.o. in way home carefully avoids antagonizing the western competitors. china's security business is only thirty years old while the first security company in the west was founded three hundred years ago in london we still have a lot to learn so we cooperate with foreign companies offer from that if there are

holes heiser. business opportunities have grown as a result of china's belt and road international investment strategy china is building infrastructure in many countries around the world including some of the world's worst crisis. and road has created a huge security market attracting international security providers among them some of the most shady operators. the founder of the in famous u.s. company blackwater that was involved in war crimes in iraq has opened an office in hong kong experts even warn that clashes between security providers are becoming more likely as the market is poorly regulated but in way home does not view this as a risk for his company. or one of those all of these companies are not our competitors they provide military services we just office security services they

are two different businesses we're not going to get into the business that they adore her would you not humble if you only thought that there's a woman. for these new recruits that's all a long way off for now they are being trained for the domestic market where the most dangerous condition is and that happens. so much as looking at what a cornerstone project this is for china what do you think we can expect from the summit well let's make clear this is not a summit like other summers we've known the g seven the g twenty had cetera this is a summit organized by the chinese government to celebrate itself for an diplomats until recently didn't even have a schedule of the events so don't expect any joint

negotiations taking place there only at the sideline maybe what we might expect however is an announcement of further plans of further investment plans by the chinese government everybody's waiting for she's in pain to announce a figure so far he hasn't done it but he is looking at the bigger picture here are we seeing china claim its role as the number one power in the world or is there room for global cooperation. if china is making it clear that it wants to shape the rules off this new world of this of this these corporations of course there are ways to join in china keeps telling other countries that they could join in as equals but so far nobody has seen it the control these in beijing over these projects to do thirty seven leaders who have common here they are not equal partners they are guests of this summit our

correspondent much us pulling reporting from beijing thank you. now some other stories making news around the world tens of thousands of people across colombia have marched in anti-government protests demonstrators say the government's plans to cut the education budget and change pension plans will strip universities of resources and the road workers' rights a number of people were arrested in the capital with us after clashing with police . more than one hundred fifty indigenous leaders have met with lawmakers in brazil they discussed land rights and the role of their communities and protecting the environment the talks took place as many indigenous people demonstrated against the policies of brazil's new far right president john polson r.-o. is promoting the expansion of mining and industrial farming in protected indigenous areas. another powerful cycling has made landfall in mozambique barely

a month after cycling it died devastated the country cycled kenna battered northern mozambique after lashing the nation the nation of a camorra overnight killing three people storm surges of up to five meters were reported in summary. vast crowds have been converging on army headquarters in sudan's capital khartoum to press for civilian rule there answering calls for a million strong march to man the country's new military government step aside the military council took power earlier this month after deposing longtime president omar al bashir. and they've come from far and wide to take part in the million strong march opposition groups are relying on their strongest weapon the power of the streets they're demanding the military step aside. i didn't want to meet any one civilian rule it's as simple as that my eyes in this should be jobs

for everyone we have to get this country back on track but the lesson in. the protesters are trying to keep up pressure where it counts outside army headquarters in khartoum last night three controversial members of the military council step down a concession to the opposition. the military says the two sides are ready agree on many points a joint committee has been put into place to work out unresolved issues but the opposition remains skeptical. of a sort of the goals of the revolution are not negotiable with the time and to implement them in full where only discussing how to reach these goals at the v.a.'s distrust runs deep after thirty years of dictatorship the protesters say they'll stay here until their demands are met. you're watching news still to come spain is gearing up for its third general. election in just four years and smaller parties

are enjoying a surge in support didn't you visit a world communities where many feel forgotten by mainstream politics. but first president says the suspected leader of the easter sunday attacks died in one of the hotel bombings speaking to the press in the capital colombo city center also made an appeal against the backlash that muslim communities had seen in the wake of the attacks last night officials in sri lanka lowered the death toll from the easter sunday bombings by newly a third to two hundred fifty three but that news comes amid warnings of more possible attacks with police saying they are looking for one hundred forty people believed to have links with the islamic state group. while the president's appeal for muslims comes amid an upsurge of violence against refugees from other countries have both christian and islamic faith people who fled violence in their own countries have found themselves targeted once again as. reports.

fled to sri lanka from pakistan four years ago. she left her home country with three young children and her husband because they were persecuted for being christian. her husband bears burn marks to prove it. but make gamble where she ended up she could practice her feet freely last sunday she applied hair on her hands and feet to get ready for easter then the blasts hit. mob descended on her neighborhood of pakistani refugees attacking homes and threatening reprisals even going on her year boiler landlord told us not to return don't even return to your not safe here save yourselves and leave we can't offer you any protection but we're also a christian we're also grief stricken because our brothers and sisters were killed in this blast but we can't do anything mother in her lap we're now natasha and over

one hundred other refugees are hiding out in the parking garage of this police station women men children christians and muslims of dance and box. the all male one similarity they are not tree long can. give a job as a little one if you cannot imagine how they behaved after the blasts sixty six hours of people came into my house and attacked us. our landlady said i cannot protect you it will be better if you leave. according to refugees rights activists over twelve hundred people have been displaced from their homes and the attacks. they have taken shelter in mosques and police stations refugees in the course to the city of nic gamble include minority am of the muslims and christians fleeing persecution in pakistan and of guns fleeing insecurity in their own country now however they are all being threatened and displeased because locals

view all the foreigners a bit suspicion activists have begged churches and civilians for help but to norway that already life president future yewtree long car is extremely challenging and they cannot work so they undergo a lot to be patient due to decide because the children and children for. many years that are due to school and then people cannot get work very different and people will professional people down if the jobs income yes and we did working being you know going on the global growth of precious by latasha mrs pakistan she's also grateful for her life and she lanka but for now home is this parking garage. and she doesn't know when that will end. spain is gearing up for its third general election in just four years this weekend prime minister pay their sanchez is leading the polls but neither his socialists nor the conservative people's party

are expected to secure an outright majority that means they will need help in forming a coalition from smaller parties which are enjoying a surge in support our correspondent lisa lewis visited some communities near the spanish city of jeddah wed where many feel forgotten by mainstream politics the two big traditional parties are scrambling to win back their trust. i kill clemente's decided to speak out for empty spain she grew up in this village with three hundred inhabitants one bar and a bakery only open for an hour a day now she's running for parliament in the province of parallel for the conservative people's party for the people of the uk i reckon they'll. representing tara well would make me really happy. every piece of good news is being celebrated by everybody here even if it doesn't concern all of us directly. we are like a big family media she takes us to

a nearby village with one hundred thirty inhabitants the local people around government recently convinced someone to run the villages only shop and bar by not charging in any rent the village hadn't had a grocery shop for three years but that hasn't convinced everybody here to pay for the party to go. with the province is completely isolated we don't have proper infrastructure our trains are falling apart and are really slow the traditional parties have promised action and pledged millions of euros but they just haven't delivered which are often done in the now that we want to implement an action plan for the countryside and take special measures in terror well we have been fighting for people here for a long time you know that if they have a little time that we're going to keep on coming. by i just don't trust the political class anymore. very old talk about grand ideas

but afterwards there are parts of spain that are just forgotten. you know desperate and disappointed people are putting their hopes in smaller more radical parties in the provincial capital we need model b.s. from the far left party who need us put their most promising vote is a breath of fresh air and fresh start. to understand what it was and on the dish additional parties have governed say the forty years and they're responsible for the emptying of the countryside people should have the courage to vote for our innovative policies they will bring people back who will build new roads and train lines and create more jobs unities the women. i'm going to let me. just put one up here this. is the market liberal see you down below the fall right on t.v. look i don't like to win one of the free seats here and every count that's the

first in the past the seats always went to the traditional parties p.p. here's what's happening here is happening in many ads that really larry is across spain and that means that the traditional parties might still be able to win the largest share of a role but building a stable majority may be much more problematic. like the smaller parties says the p.p. also has a master plan to bring us back to the countryside she's promising better infrastructure and more support for firmness and better internet access i give instead of have it that people should trust us to make the most of their votes but it is not to vote for the smaller parties because if you are seats our party has less it will be able to do for the country side three that are going to be put out . but the elections are expected to show that spaniards not just and dr larry s.

but across the country are losing faith in the traditional parties and winning that back will take more than just promises former us vice president joe biden has officially announced says run for the white house and twenty twenty and in months of speculation biden enters a large field of democratic candidates there are nineteen other hopefuls his candidacy has been welcomed by many but it's also sparked debate about the direction of the modern day democratic party. but the sixth time a senator is trying for the u.s. presidency again you're picking up some pizza from a restaurant just hours after the news broke he was asked by reporters if he had a special message for the world. yes america's coming back like we used to be ethical great tell the truth the way supported around was that all those good things did i got to go to sleep yeah you guys thank you biden made his announcement

on twitter saying the soul of the nation was at stake taking direct aim at donald trump spin for reelection. biden joins an already crowded field of nineteen of the democratic hopefuls competing for their party's nomination. but there's a lot that could work in his favor biden has legislative an international experience that is unmatched by his rivals. he served as president obama's vice president for eight years and as a senator since the nine hundred seventy s. . but biden has already twice run for president unsuccessfully in nine hundred eighty eight and two thousand and eight. and his age is a worry to some and seventy six he would be the oldest person to ever take office if elected so does his third run for the white house come and little too late. i don't think it's ever too late now i think that it's going he is running and i

support him so the party's dragging itself where he left he's not progressive enough i would like to see someone else that isn't that isn't holding why i. get to that point personally like i'm all about women and people of color and equal opportunities and everything like that but ultimately the person who could best represent the people regardless of their color their race their orientation anything like that is my ultimate concern. biden's ultimate concern right now would be trying to connect with voters forced actively than any of his rivals democratic or republican. that smells like spring in moscow in a very peculiar russian way people are not enjoying the scent of flowers or grass but the aroma of paint all over the country an army of brushes and fences and walls

and pretty much everything our correspondent and was sure when has this report on a very russian tradition. painting away the gray of winter is a tradition in russia every year cities here get a new coat of color and a spring clean in this moscow administrative district alone authorities say two hundred fifty workers are currently giving the city a facelift. of delay you know so has been working in city services for four years he came to moscow to earn money for his family in kyrgyzstan. through a cynic in winter the work is hard and it rains and there is so much snow which is heavy and hard to clear we work with shovels but in the summer we just sweep and paint cans easier. city authours have dubbed april improvement month the timing of this coat of paint is a tradition orthodox easter is coming up and there are also big soviet era holidays

on the horizon mayday victory day and the birthday of russian revolutionary bloody near lenin. to me this just smells like paint but around this time of year this smell takes on a whole nother meaning for people here. it is not spring so everything has to be bright a new trees grow new leaves but paint can't renew itself so it's being repainted most of the governors they do this every spring here they repaint the road markings on the fences rever the paint has peeled off during winter. the third it's a tradition that's existed since the days of grandpa lenin now it's just in our blood once the winter has passed we clean our windows at home and paint everything it's wonderful to meet the little brats. and so the etna style just isn't just for the older generation spring is still the time of the so-called support make a day of voluntary communal cleaning work the city is currently celebrating the one

hundredth anniversary of this communist tradition. and though this district officially spends over fifty million euros per year on our been improvement a little help from the locals can't hurt. me but this has nothing to do with saving money she was serious we have enough means and manpower. here. was more that this is a tradition. an opportunity for locals to take part in improving their courtyards their local park and their neighborhoods though this. is the city wakes up after a long russian winter moscow's residence also seem to have a new spring in their step. now in the mexican municipality of. has unveiled a rare white tiger the two males and one female born a month ago white tigers are

a genetic variation of the better known orange bengal tigers only five thousand tigers live in the wild down from one hundred thousand up to start of the twentieth century poaching deforestation and over hunting up their natural prey have impacted their numbers but at least these will be kept safe. are mine are now our top story on d. w. president xi jinping has opened a global summit on china's multi-trillion dollar belt and road infrastructure project telling world leaders it's not an exclusive club but a number of attendees are wary of beijing's huge investments and forts and roads extending well beyond trying out. coming up next business with monica jones monica you'll be taking a look at the german chemical giant buyer facing investors and. shareholders and there's a very good reason for that they lost a lot of money by share price. since the company took over.

huge agriculture. days to. cancer. cost the company millions of dollars so that's a good use all right that story and much more coming up in just a few minutes with monica on the business. it.

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