this is g w news from berlin tonight a diplomatic standoff between the u.s. and china the stars and stripes were lowered today as the u.s. was forced to close its consulate in changed to a tit for tat response following the shutdown of the chinese mission in houston last week we'll speak to a former u.s. diplomat tonight who was stationed in. also coming up to. the farm in southern germany 170 mine field workers have tested positive for cope with 19 our field

workers risking their lives to put vegetables on our tables. bring it off it's good to have you with us u.s. marines have lowered the american flag and u.s. diplomatic staff have left their consulate in the southwestern chinese city of chengdu beijing ordered the closure in retaliation for washington's shutting down of the chinese consulate in houston last week u.s. secretary of state my pump called the facility a center for spy. once the us consulate this building now stands empty. onlookers gathered to catch a glimpse of the americans leaving some celebrating their departure. but long live

the chinese people sheilds one man the closure of this consulate in chengdu was no surprise it followed the shattering of the chinese consulate in houston texas by the u.s. government last week washington claimed the consulate had become a hub for spying and attempting to steal coronavirus research the chinese foreign ministry denied this and said beijing was not looking for a fight. the current situation of relations between china and the us is unfortunate the u.s. bears the entire responsibility of the u.s. to immediately correct its mistakes and make it possible for bilateral relations to get back on track. nationalist sentiment is running high on both sides yet some of trying those residents were disheartened by the sudden end of the diplomatic mission. it's a big deal and it's never happened before the consulate has been here for several decades and i think it's

a real pity to see the current state of affairs in that it would be conduct like. the video. the. it's a shame i hope there's no confrontation we should have peace that is the best way to do things because the world doesn't need war it needs peace. all eyes are on washington in beijing to see if they will escalate further or look for a truce. jeff moon joins me now and jeff is a former u.s. diplomat and trade negotiator one of his diplomatic postings was to the u.s. consulate in jeff it's good to have you on the program i just want to ask you what your take is on what we're seeing here with the closure of the consulate in saying do following the closure of the mission in houston it mean do you see this is being more than just a tit for tat retaliation. well a tactical level it is

a tit for tat retaliation but in the larger picture this is a real tragedy this relationship in western china has been built over 35 years since prince the president george bush opened it up in 1985 and yet within a couple days we have torn that relationship apart and it's going to affect the people american and chinese people as well as the governments the chinese people and trying do have reason to be sad because they get services from the consulate in the form of visas to go to the u.s. cultural programs people have people exchanges the american community in trying to lose is because they get american citizen services and that's necessary china wants those services because they want to attract american business the governments lose because through consulates the embassy is the place where the state to state negotiations go on through ministries and capitals but the consulates hardware the relationship is really built and promoted and i think china has made

a mistake here because china gets much more benefit from its consulates than the u.s. does china gets pretty much under federal access to american society and the american diplomats in chengdu are used to confronting a chinese bureaucracy that is dedicated to specifically limiting their access to chinese society in a very non reciprocal way jeff why do you think though that the chinese authorities what do you think they chose this consulate in chengdu i mean is there something specific about this particular posting that would make it comparable to what we saw in houston. well they have 2 choices they could have closed rouhani which is the smallest of the consulates and if they had done that then who would have been closed and used it would have been closed one closure on each side there are tearing of the consulates in china do is one of the what they call the secondary cities so it would have been the next level up and certain protocol beyond who hahn

and that's why i think that the american government has interpreted this correctly as an escalation rather than closing just one consul on each side now the chinese just couldn't resist the nationalist urge to respond in this way and i think that as i said i think they're going to regret that were you know it follows the u.s. secretary of state last week saying basically that we should see an end to this policy of engagement that has defined u.s. china relations for nearly half a century so when you're looking at it that way can we say that we are entering a cold war now between china and the united states but we certainly have frosty relations but i don't think we can say that there was a cold war i mean the cold war analogy with the relationship with the soviet union does not apply here we had no economic interaction between the u.s.

and russia for example and yet our relationship with china is very much intertwined and much as the trunk administration wants to decouple is extremely hard to do that you know there's a theory going around here in washington that the current crop administration seeing that their election prospects are not good is doing what it can to decouple and to separate the 2 countries is like this prior to the election you have we will see if this decoupling continues after the election jeff we appreciate your insights tonight thank you. thank you. well here are some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world israel says its soldiers have exchanged fire with hezbollah militants near the country's northern border with lebanon the israeli army says it was preventing several militants from infiltrating israeli territory hezbollah has denied it taking part in any clashes saying its forces

never attempted to cross the frontier the ukrainian army is accusing russia back to separatists of breaching a cease fire in the country's east the separatists have denied the accusations the truce went into effect at midnight on sunday it was agreed last week by negotiators from russia ukraine and the international monitoring group the o. s. c. e. . authorities in saudi arabia have ordered a deep cleaned of islams holiest site in mecca ahead of the annual heinz pilgrimage because of the coronavirus muslims from a broad that will be unable to attend this year for the 1st time in the modern era the year's event has been limited to only $1000.00 pilgrims from within saudi arabia. in japanese fashion designer condensate yamamoto has passed away at the age of 76 he won recognition for his bold designs and was perhaps best known for designing colorful costumes for rock star david bowie.

had been battling leukemia. officials here in germany are scrambling to contain a corona virus outbreak at a farm in bavaria the latest in a string of. eruptions linked to food production in the country 174 workers on the bavarian farm tested positive for 19 over the weekend. around 3000 people live in the bavarian town of manning and many are now waiting for corona virus tests a farm is under quarantine after 174 migrant workers tested positive for cove and 19 officials are trying to find out how they became infected and if the virus has spread outside the farm there are strict guidelines for businesses employing seasonal staff but various state premier says they were not followed.

officials on the local and regional level say that hygiene inspections were carried out at this farm but there are obviously violations histories and that's why action has to be taken now. he said to very you know would tighten its coronavirus rules. even if you had businesses will face more frequent hygiene inspections and they'll be carried out by mixed teams from the public health commerce and agricultural departments which of. the feria will also step up testing of employees and violations of social distancing and hygiene regulations could incur fines of up 225000 euros instead of 5000 before people in miami are waiting to find out if the virus has spread from the farm to the town if tests show that has happened they likely face a new lockdown. well our political correspondent. on the story for us tonight good

evening to you kate another outbreak in a food production facility here in germany the reliance on cheap labor from 4 e.u. countries or are there different standards of protection for different people in germany is that what we're seeing here absolutely and that is no secret here for a long time the living conditions and working conditions that many migrant workers seasonal workers here in germany have to put up with during that time working here they've been known about for a long time whether it's migrant workers in seasonal workers being underpaid whether it's the cramped living conditions that many of them have to say ensuring that time here but in this particular case it seems that the the local council is saying that it was the the hygiene rules the plans to try and stop reading among workers and that saying that this was not properly implemented by did in fact speak to the owner of this farm just earlier this evening he did night that saying that

he feels like he is being left in the lurch by the bavarian state government and that all of the required rules and regulations were indeed data and in the meantime he says that he's being scapegoated by the likes of the state premie a mob here we saw just there in the report so what he's done then what actions are they taking. well as you can see behind me there is a fence around this farm especially around the living accommodation where the seasonal workers live that's going to be in place during this 2 week quarantine and all 500 employees all of this including the family that owns it are all currently in quarantine even those who tested negative and at the same time as well there has also been a drive through testing service now set up for other locals as well. chancellor merkel's staff. is warning that the infection rate must be kept low ahead of the

flu season which we know will come in the fall when you take a listen to what we've said today before we have to ask ourselves how we want to increase our chances of getting through this pandemic well if we want to do that then we need to make sure we have as low a level of infection as possible at the end of the summer. so and that means we have to get from what we have seen over the past days with some 800 infections a de facto situation where we have fewer than 500 cases per day i believe then we will have good chances of managing the pandemic this cold as well. as again the government is determined to get infection rates down before the flu season arrives in the oldham but who will be responsible for addressing the working in the living conditions of migrant workers here in this country this

has been down to the local authorities but the federal labor ministry is now working on a work protection law which was ready it was the cases in the slaughterhouses in western germany that really set the ball rolling with that and the german cabinet is set to discuss the law further on wednesday and they'll be looking specifically at what commitment to protect seasonal workers like these here behind me. the story for us tonight in the bavarian town of many kate thank you. in the united states the body of the late civil rights campaigner john lewis has arrived at the capitol in washington d.c. escorted by police his motorcade made a symbolic journey on black lives matter boulevard before arriving at the capitol where he will be the 1st african-american member of congress to lie in state in the capitol rotunda an invitation only ceremony will be held there in his honor we

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responsible for the 2nd wave. welcome to you covered $900.00 special indeed on the news i want to jones evelyn good to have you with us covert 19 is on the rise again here in europe expert or to germany's central scientific institution in the field of sin that is the institute sound the alarm keep your distance the threat of a 2nd wave is real but more and more such warnings are falling on deaf ears. it's 1 o'clock in the morning in berlin then district we're filming with a hidden camera and has a night of park we got a tip this is where it's going to happen a big open air party somewhere hidden in the middle of the park where since the coronavirus and the shutdown of the club scene hundreds of people supposedly gather here every weekend to party even come when it's raining. suddenly party noises this must be it. in

a clearing the 1st people begin to gather. there were already started dancing. but the center of the party is probably father away people are streaming into the bushes we follow them. and there it is dance floors in the middle of the bushes people dance close together without masks the party is wild. my goodness. you know. pounds parting here to. he'll talk to us if we don't show his face. to. corona is not an issue in the house and haida since march it's been the out way since the beginning. of the parties here have been going on for a while i don't think there are a lot more than the usual 30 percent. it's now half past 2 in the morning more and

more people are arriving how many it's hard to say maybe 400 or 500 the fact that it keeps raining doesn't slow down the event the party is well stocked people have brought their own drinks drugs and umbrellas andré has also been here several times 3 weeks ago it is covered the party for the 1st time obviously you know i mean busking her base vote ok so something is happening here i didn't know what and i was curious and started following the sounds i was walking around behind where it was happening and all of a sudden i came to this clearing and saw a crowd let's say 500 people and one man with a big speaker they needed a new car battery everyone chipped in money so they could afford one and then we kept on partying all night so that was back in the day and that was a little more critical with this now everything is a bit freer i have a great feeling now that i have his career at the time he was still concerned that

people weren't paying any rules. down on classes yeah sure that's kind of critical and you shouldn't do that but in the end you're human too and you're young you work you still have time and some will be over soon then you do things that might not be so smart really answer group since to say there's. another party goer tells us they were 4 police fans last week but the parties keep going on but not always up to today the group can party without interruption at about 3 in the morning we leave the time the. do you eat as it's high point these people plan to keep on dancing until sunrise. parties like these are legal in berlin with up to a 1000 party go as if they keep a distance of them or i'm john buffalo quotes now he's assistant professor of social psychology at the university of hyderabad good to have you with us now do

you sympathize with those party go us or are they completely irresponsible i don't know or. they can see plausible explanations. even right now i mean even if they look for example cause a lot surveyed by. and she's. pretty appraises people experienced that don't don't feel threatened anymore and i once predicted it cost the interest of us really trying it and is this a problem that really just applies to youngsters to young people i mean what about those holidaymakers that we've seen in spain are all straight out there parting without a care what is their excuse. to be 1st come back to the youngsters and i think for them to socially is a problem see i confused why you write i mean if you once corporation i just behaviors you need trust as opposed to. trust originates in one thing from.

me i understand what you need what your needs are in the needs of us is that i think are particularly underrepresented in the public discourse that ranges from a decline of corporate restriction sexual activity declines or to organise sporting events you know ability to celebrate degrees from university to. the. future is. so so you're saying partying is also to a large extent just an expression of frustration. is a particular interest with ostomy just that they don't take their cars seriously and no no perhaps you talk about it and different party go as even birds of ants i mean here heat the context is really part of what i mean we tend to think

that the behavior bureau is what people are and what they really desire but i mean if you why do the street people will speed up and if you increase plate sizes people really eat more and if you vote open party look ations people will party it seems to ask them not to do so if they have the room to do so but so so what authority said politicians do i mean case numbers are rising again i think and it's effect everyone if it comes to party right i mean that they have to seem of art when they really want to allow credit. and then in addition require social distancing or physical distance being as it should because i think and if they want to have more hope aeration not in the party but overawed they should communicate in terms of communication for trust besides and stating that you know in the needs of different people what you have to do is be really transparent about

what groups and what does not work in the actions you take but isn't that where empathy comes in which has nothing to do with a plea. and yeah if you need it and to see i mean from the sound of policymakers embassy needs that you have or embassy for different groups in the population not for the citizens as a whole and i mean the the cause. an interesting behavior is the general and the. same example here. as it appears that regulations i mean they seem not to worry anymore for everybody into groups minorities people that you cannot reach that more and then important to reach there important to region with half a minute to go for. young people even though they don't believe it also add risk can that be communicated to them of course it can be transparent about the

statistics you use about the experts you consult and they read it seriously right from the air quotes now from the university back on the psychology off reveling in times of the pandemic thank you so much. and now it's time for your questions to our science correspondent eric williams. can inhaled steroids help in the treatment of covert 19 for example for people who also have as not. currently the only steroids being used to treat covert 1000 patients as one cold texan meth as though it isn't inhaled and it's only used to treat people who are in very bad shape and need respiratory support i think that what you're referring to is a group of other compounds that made headlines last week called interferon

they're signaling proteins that play a key role in steering the body's immune response by acting as a kind of frontline defender one thing they do is warn an infected cells that an invader is around so those cells have time to shore up their defenses source code to appears to be able to block the interferon perspire bonds kind of allowing it to sort of rampage unchecked so the idea is that by administering interferon based drugs through an inhaler at just the right moment you can cause the immune system to work not only as it should but also exactly where it should in the air passages and in the lungs initial results from a non peer reviewed small scale study appear extremely promising but it was also conducted by a british drug company testing their own formulations so there will definitely have

to be a lot more corroborating data before we can say anything for sure. and derek williams will be back tomorrow which means you can post more of your questions to derek on our you tube channel and if you'd like to keep up with the latest developments on the coronavirus then subscribe to our newsletter go to be a dot com slash corona dash news letter. now then there's an interesting story from japan and i hope we have the pictures here biggest ever robots which could help fight coby 1000 were unveiled at a railway station in japan the operators of attack cannot gateway in tokyo they showed a disinfectant robot which cleans a sanitizes handrails benches and other parts of the station using artificial intelligence other robots also help deliver food or carry luggage all the robots

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