senseful. tucker chatter. starts june 27th and. this is deja vu news live from berlin the u.s. president confronts china president trump a signed an executive order stripping of its special trading status he says the move holds china accountable for its clampdown on human rights there beijing says it will retaliate also coming up. it is judgment day on a $13000000000.00 euro tax bill the e.u.

has slapped on apple that on behalf of ireland but will the tech giant have to pay out dublin doesn't even want the money. plus flooding in bangladesh forcing more than a 1000000 people from their homes about a 3rd of that country is now under water after some of the heaviest monsoon rains in decades and rivers are set to rise even further. plus banksy goes underground the london tube this is latest canvas and durfy the rats are spreading his message about how to contain the coronavirus. i'm brian thomas good to have you with us for the program today u.s. president trump has signed an executive order ending hong kong special trading privileges he also announced sanctions against officials in banks involved in

beijing's crackdown on human rights there china has condemned the move and says it will retaliate with sanctions on u.s. citizens. in other escalation of tensions between the u.s. and china trump took actions against china in retaliation for its recent moves on hong kong he authorized sanctions on banks and officials involved in imposing a tough new security law that effectively terminates the semi autonomous territories unique status the u.s. move comes to weeks after beijing pass a new law that many say represses fundamental democratic freedoms in the city the law prohibits what beijing views as subversive activities and gives the police sweeping powers to conduct searches and make arrests something the authorities made ample use of as soon as the law was passed. trump also revoked hong kong special trading status today also signed an executive order ending u.s.

preferential treatment for hong kong hong kong will now be treated the same as mainland china no special privileges no special it treatment and no export of sensitive technology is without its privileges hong kong could lose its position as a bustling and competitive financial hub wiping out businesses and threatening livelihoods. as the deep freeze between the 2 superpowers shows no signs of thawing hong kong's residents are left out in the cold. let's cross over to beijing now our correspondent it is billing good morning to you mathias how much pressure is this move by washington putting on the communist party in beijing. well 1st of all it puts a lot of pressure on the hong kong economy hong kong's business model was to be

part of the international community and. living by international business rules but being closely aligned to china now hong kong will have to redefine its economic position china seems to see it in the future more like an offshore location for chinese companies chinese capital started to flow into hong kong after the national security law whereas international businesses are cautious. so the communist party seems to think that it can manage this transition and keep hong kong that way these sanctions on individuals off the whole communist party of course will put pressure on some of them the u.s. along with other western countries have been major destination for them to send their kid children to study a siege in ping's own daughter has studied in the u.s.

so this might anger them but it will it will not very likely change their course i'm in tears beijing has responded to the move by promising retaliation what do you think we can expect. well what beijing has done so far in response to another act that is very similar and it also targets individual stakeholders in the chinese government this in jump oluseyi act was that they have issued similar sanctions on individual us politicians not this will not harm us politicians in the same way us politicians do not send their children to study in china they do not travel frequently to china they also do not bring. their funds or their personal assets into china so this is probably not the most powerful tool that china has china could of course retaliate against american

businesses in china them areas ways to do this to target them with investigations to change tariffs etc and it might also retaliate by. not fulfilling its obligations from the trade one phase deal so far however this is not what we've seen china has just announced buying more agricultural got goods from the u.s. ok that certainly is a good signal but what about the broader context where does this move leave us chinese relations. chinese u.s. relations are at a historical low they have never been as bad as they are now in the last past 40 years and the fact that the 2 countries my agree on selling some agricultural products of course does not speak to their ability to solve the problems between them because these problems they have are very is their

trade problems that have not been able to be that they'd both sides have not been able to tackle in this in this agreement for example talking about high tech corporation etc their strategic geo strategic and military problems the south china sea for example where china has extended its. its reach into into the sea that is bordered by several nations in south east asia and the u.s. and also the international maritime court have renounced these claims by china there has been also quite a harsh statement just now also from the of us foreign ministry that says that china's claims are illegal it reaches out to the security of taiwan which is de facto independent but claimed by china and where china is also ramping up its threats and it extends to a lot of the international relations of china with other nations like india for

example that is driven closer to the u.s. so there's a vast vast vast set of problems that both sides seem not to be able to tackle at the moment not at all thanks very much for that mathias building a forest ray from beijing. we have some breaking news now the irish government and apple have won their appeal against the 2016 yr decision that said apple owed the irish government 13000000000 euros in back taxes now arland took the case alongside our poll to europe's 2nd highest court has long denied that his tax arrangement with the u.s. that firm amounts to illegal state aid the european commission while it is expected to appeal this ruling to the european court of justice. earlier this year then irish prime minister lavrov current apple chief executive tim cook had an

anniversary to celebrate 40 years since apple started manufacturing in ireland over the decades the e.u. country in the us i phone maker have both profited from the arrangement apple gets a massive tax break but it provides employment for multinational companies the favorable situation in ireland is practically unrivaled in europe at the moment firms officially pay 12.5 percent corporate tax and ireland that's compared with the e.u. average of 21.3 percent officially companies in germany have to cough up at least 30 percent. that alone has attracted many companies to ireland and in fact apple paid far less tax at times for example is little is 0.005 percent in 2014 when the tech giant paid just 50 euros tax on every 1000000 euros in profit. that was the last straw for e.u. competition commissioner my creative us here in 2016 the european commission

ordered apple to pay ireland 13000000000 euros in back taxes but dublin and apple both appealed the ruling. and want more details on that story as they call in let's get you briefed on some of the other news around the world right now u.s. supreme court just. ruth bader ginsburg ginsburg has been admitted to a washington d.c. hospital that received treatment for a possible infection she's 87 and is one of 4 liberals on the supreme court if she is replaced in the health reasons neutral before m.t.v. could tilt the court in a more conservative direction. elaine maxwell has been denied bail after pleading not guilty to sex crimes charges linked to alleged dealings with her former associate jeffrey epstein u.s. prosecutors say the british service socialite is a flight risk she's accused of helping the late financier recruit an abuse minors.

thousands of bolivians of protests against the capital in la paz because of economic hardship caused by covert 1000 some burning effigies of political leaders they want to thirty's to do more to activate the economy and its massive layoffs. has been hard hit by the pandemic that has about 50000 cases. and thousands of people have called on the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to resign in a protest outside his official residence in jerusalem and then yahoo has seen his popularity drop in recent weeks as he faces a trial on corruption charges and grapples with a deepening for on a virus crisis. well one 3rd of the nation of bangladesh is now underwater after some of the heaviest monsoon rains in a decade more than a 1000000 people have been forced from their homes by the flooding and forecasters are warning that major rivers are expected to rise further over the coming days.

officials say the flooding began in late june after heavy rains in the northern parts of bangladesh and neighboring india. the country's share of a 50 rivers while flooding takes place almost every year during the monsoon season this years have been particularly bad the situation in bangladesh has become die off for many especially farmers who depend on their livestock. that's why. the floodwater is constantly rising neither we nor our cattle could go out we need a small boat to do so are we having problems with food to the cooking ovens have been flooded even our beds are under water. so we're going to have on the floods have destroyed crops and driven people in several impoverished regions from their homes while over a 1000000 people are on the move looking for safety. but.

our home states have been flooded we had a small road out here but it got destroyed last night so we're trying to salvage like rice and corn and other goods the country's flood forecasting center has warned that the situation could worsen still with major rivers expected to rise even further in the coming days. let's take a look now at some of the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis us states alabama florida north carolina reported record daily increases in deaths from cope germany has issued a warning against all 'd non-essential travel to luxemburg that amidst a recent spike in cases there in france will make it compulsory compulsory for people to wear masks in shops and other enclosed public spaces as of next. now was a dental he isn't known his art works while the command record prices bank sees

distinctive style as made him one of the world's most famous street artists and on tuesday he released a video showing his newest work was painted on the london tube it's a commentary on what else the coronavirus. the street obviously going underground disguising himself as a q park cleaner and then getting to work. stenciling his signature rats on the walls this one apparently sneezes on the window he calls the hard work if you don't mask you don't get. people in the carriage preferred not to get involved. in london's underground operator has confirmed the work has already been removed. banks's works often sold for huge sums the reps made this carriage priceless. for a while. and

don't forget you can always get more on these and other stories are websites e w dot com you can also go coursework social media feeds us well i'm brian thomas for the entire news team thanks so much for being here there are be with you again as a tough sale by for. a meal and i'm to complete 2nd season only. the planet on the brink of disaster me is long dead and your experts about one question how to change.