come to the place where we reflect society. i know nothing. place and nothing with him and think deep into the general culture. take his grammar eat it's all that. i might join me for me to get something of course. this is the good news a shot coming up today defusing a border dispute. china and india are agreed to disengage and ease tensions. but how much will really change along the volatile yeah plus pandemic propaganda trying the communist party celebrates its response to the coronavirus with a new exhibition in the capital. meanwhile hong kong office feel the political

pressure from beijing we'll see how it's impacting the territories creative see. welcome to news asia glad you could drive the indian and chinese foreign ministers have agreed that the troops should quickly disengage from a border standoff in the love dark region in june the tuition giants have the deadliest clashes in decades and only this week china and india accused each other of fighting warning shots at the line of actual control breaking an agreement prohibiting the use of firearms that incident occurred here on the banks of the make the lake itself lies in india's love dark region and is directly on the does.

border with china from west to east that border extends around 3 and a half 1000 kilometer indias. and chinas one ye met in the russian capital on thursday night and concurred that the current situation in the border areas is not in the interest of either side. let's get more on this from an unchristian he is china correspondent for the hindu newspaper and author of the book india's china challenge ananth good to see you again it was just a tuesday when you were on the shore and you'd said there was quote little reason for optimism given how talks between both sides had been progressing until that point are you feeling more optimistic now. and we're very very slightly so gracious i think that there's been some positive movement compared to the september 4th talk between the 2 defense ministers the big difference now is after the 2 foreign ministers met they've actually come out with a joint statement earlier 5 point consensus is what they're calling it which is at

least a break from the past where you had 2 statements essentially speaking in different directions so finally india and china have found some common ground with grace i think the challenge will really be in translating this text this points of consensus into concrete outcomes on the ground and since june that's actually been the biggest problem along the line of actual control over talks between the special representatives foreign ministers 5 rounds of call commander talks and calling all those talks about all the both sides wanted to disengage but instead what we've seen is the opposite we've seen a buildup of forces continuing until last week so i think that there is a little bit of hope after the foreign minister saw scrapping the proof of putting will be in the thing and you have to carefully watch how this translates into changes on the ground are they really going to disengage and more back or are we going to see more of the same i think a lead time will tell bridge project here and there in china currently holds some

1000 square kilometers of territory that india claims as it's on is the expectation in new delhi really that beijing will just walk away from these games on the ground . i don't think anybody really expects that even though india has publicly said that it will only accept a return to the status quo as of and april but since and april as you just pointed out china has transgressed an area that india sees as its territory at least 5 or 6 different spots along the elysee and according to indian intelligence estimates india has lost access to about 1000 square kilometers of territory where it used to patrol so i think it would be very difficult to see china completely cut and run and that would really os the question why did they even do this in the 1st place i think now the focus will be on at least trying to get the troops to move back in some spots in just 10300 meters apart i think as they didn't go on rally the idea

would be to create a buffer zone and some of the areas where ways into repeater firing of shots or 'd of brawls over it or any other skirmishes i think we need a priority now is for both to step back and i think the longer term problem still remains unresolved is how do you actually solve you know the new change of the elysee that's taken place from a onwards how do you go back to what it was i think that's going to really take a long long time for both sides to sort out since we are speaking of a long time let's take a longer term view on what impact will this have on the bilateral relationship given that mr shanklin has already said the indian foreign minister has already surveyed the bilateral relationship its future depends on what happens in the border areas. but so it is interesting to see that delhi and beijing have been framing this differently leasing that it cannot be business as usual as long as there are problems along the boundary but china has kind of hinting at statements that india is emphasizing the boundary too much they freeze right now that their

feeling is that the ball recently put in the appropriate place in the relationship so i think there's a fundamental divergence here and india's use that you know unless things are normal this peace and tranquility forget about trade forget about investments they cannot be business as usual i think that's a very clear message from delhi right now no easy answers to this one a month christiane but thank you so much for joining us from chennai. now after the corona virus spread from one hand to the rest of the world trying unsuccessfully contain the pandemic at home beijing is now telling a version of the story in which the communist party takes all the credit for that success forgotten the early mistakes that allowed the virus to spread uncontrolled for weeks no word either on the whistleblowers who warned of the danger only to be silenced by the authorities. tiananmen square in the heart of the chinese capital

beijing the national museum those large. degree has come here with a grandchild my. the art is classic socialist real is a. front line workers during the pandemic my is a little shy as she poses for pictures with the heroes in the fight against the coronavirus. the theme of the exhibition. unity is strength. or. the exhibition brought tears to my eyes. i love my country and the party leadership. without the communist party leadership this enormous challenge will not be overcome to keep that in the chains you. the artwork leaves little room for interpretation the message is clear under communist leadership china has managed to contain the virus. front and center and yet somehow relegated to the sidelines the nameless helpers

work themselves to exhaustion to repel the pandemic. for us even staying at home was a patriotic duty we didn't know what the people in the front line had to sacrifice . i'm proud that china has the pandemic under control. china's leadership has cast its hope as the savior of the nation and as a friend in need abroad. in the global struggle against the virus we have acted with wisdom and strength. we have filled our international duties responsibly and with transparency. in beijing's great hall of the people there is no room for doubt and this is no time for admitting mistakes. the country's foremost coronavirus expert is honored by being himself.

features prominently in the exhibition 2 others are simply ignored. sounded the alarm over the coronavirus while the authorities were still denying its existence the doctor for mohan was forced to recant and forbidden to speak up again the contract of the disease and died for weeks the pandemic spread throughout the country unchecked because of the coverup. despite being locked out of your visual history lisa story is not forgotten. if you tell a book. to your next edition can show everything i think whistleblowers are pioneers and we should respect and admire them for those unsung heroes we should build a monument in our hearts. if you. actually knew the. official monuments are built by the communist party they expressed no criticism as the regime tolerates no dissent. artists in hong kong have started to censor their own

work while others have decided to meet the city altogether in the wake of trying national security law the law which came into force in june subversion terrorism or collusion with foreign powers with up to life in prison the city government says the magician simply restores law and order a after yard of unrest. the artist known is on to his use to making headlines. his political illustrations have been a regular fixture in the main power weekly newspaper. that was until his cartoon column was axed in july a move he's blamed on hong kong's new national security little. boy over a boy. writes i'm pretty pessimistic on the creative front you through some of what he found his accidentally crossed the red line and the space keeps getting smaller

i know that some of my artist friends have chosen to emigrate the reality of hell i can see it up and go to. him low has already made some big decisions the artist has moved much of his work to a secret location in europe in order to protect it from the authorities. this appears a security law is that it doesn't stick collate what can be done and what can't go away and it's that fear with the oars on top that makes you self sense of yourself before you act. it's already affected our creation or to some degree all. i know you're being called. before the security law was introduced protest art was often used by pro-democracy campaign is they feared their freedoms were being a road by beijing freedoms that was supposed to be protected. now people

involved in protests like this could face life in prison. but that won't stop our 2 whose own art can still be found in some bookstores across the city. the courage to get out of there or you have to decide what your values are. you can fear being arrested it any time or regret that you have not done enough to try to make an impact on society. i've decided to persist. in the idea of i do although it is. a risky decision but one he feels he has to make. that's a phenomena be sure to check out the other stories on did up at dot com forward slash a show on facebook and twitter i'm going finish today with more on from a shop in taiwan the model makers of through zing reality and fantasy in miniature

worlds that's all for this week we're back to do on let me ask you about. what secrets lie behind small. discover new adventures in 360 degree. and explore fascinating world heritage sites. w world heritage 360 get enough now. how does

a virus spread. why do we panic and when we'll. just 3 of the topics that we cover and the weekly radio show is called spectrum if you would like information on the coronavirus or any other science topic you should really check out our talk ask you can get it wherever you get your podcast you can also find us at dot com slash science. reopening the theaters and opera houses of europe is a challenging task in times of corona we'll check in with moscow's famous boys so i theater and i. a look at these stories. a new museum in amsterdam explores how human experience is all 3rd by new media and technologies with experimental

multisensory installation. and 2 italian photographers publish an ode to the beauty and diversity of the humble chicken. for all it's proof once again that reopening measures must proceed very carefully indeed just days after moscow's legendary bush choice theater reopened in grand style with a production of giuseppe verdi is don carlos starring among others russian austrian diva and on a trip if it was unfortunately abruptly canceled when one of the soloist tested positive for the coronavirus so much for that but the company's ballet went ahead with its season premiere. back on stage after a forced break of almost 5 months this is produced love love charts of 1st performance since the corona locked down together with christen over.

40 dancers from moscow's legendary bolshoi russia's number one theatre and ballet. the 2 soloists are overwhelmed to be back on stage. and i suppose. little it's for us it's a huge thrill to get out of our apartments again and just be creative. just let it out which we have a jam packed schedule of performances so all the dancers even the carter ballet are rehearsing several pieces a day. for the one that ballet for characters in search of a plot the bolshoi decided to forgo the opulence set this in an effort to have this few people as possible involved in the production. with over 1000000 people infected russia currently ranks 4th in the world for covert 1000 cases. the danger

of contagion is ever present. theater staff know it could be months before a vaccine is made available and ship them with those suburbs to them on the one hand we're overjoyed that we can kick off this season i just regret it if they don't choose to but we're also very concerned. because there virus is still an issues and we have to deal with the situation but it stayed with. it. for example the engagements of 4 choreographers who came in from abroad for the opening piece with borders between russia and the e.u. still closed getting to moscow wasn't easy was it i'm not sure what exactly happened but one day they called us and said come and then suddenly here we were. all 4 segments of 4 characters in search of

a plot deal with the corona lockdown especially with ideas surrounding longing and closeness but also physical proximity which has taken on a whole new meaning for the dancers cheering the pandemic. that is we artists belong on stage we've missed it even just thinking about stepping out onto the stage gives me goosebumps. it's a church just means we're alive we're living again julia. the bolshoi theatre is daring to live again despite the harsh reality of the pentagon. over to amsterdam now and while the city's museums were closed during knock down a privately funded start up museum devoted to new media was busy preparing to open its doors as soon as regulations allowed for the next museum is meant to fill a gap in the cultural landscape with multisensory immersive installations by international new media arches but also by scientists and technologists and its

inaugural show shifting proximities well run for about the next year. our 1st 6 multimedia interactive. amsterdam's new next museum is devoted entirely to digital art. museum is founder there live and hosting an event the concert to her a few years ago she found the ideal location for her project in the north of amsterdam a former television studio. the marketing expert was able to win over a number of investors and make her dream a reality. i think we are totally obsessed with the future and with technology it's like with everything that's new in technology it's evolving so rapidly that what we want to do is take. artistic science and mold them

together music and really give you the experience of the future and also about topics of the future that you continuum installation by environmental artist type spear staker visualizes the subterranean to. unification between 2 trees 6 the simulation reacts to c o 2 output vibrations and temperature changes caused by the festers. did you do or are it is a field that's emerging not only because it enables people to understand. and other data streams a lot easier so do you are just used to our new generation. the inaugural exhibition is called shifting proximities. is for most of europe. the middle of the. sandwich of well with this year a sizer 660 amazing other end of story. it's really a unique experience and it goes beyond interactivity really it really touches you

touches me. in a good many places in the world where you can actually experience about life. installations can't predict how the future will really look like. but visitors to amsterdam's new museum could already immerse themselves in potential visions of a future. and well as a whole roy joins me to talk about this daring venture this is really fascinating melissa because it seems to me with this exhibition as a visitor that you're almost agreeing to be a bit of a guinea pig and you know with some of the installations here at least the next museum office people more than just your average multisensory experience here visitors can be protectionists in a speculative experience with which looks to the future it really stands on the edge of what we know and what we don't know and it asks you do you like what you see do you like where you are headed i mean in terms of where technique where technology is heading yeah that's right i mean the exhibition space in general

looks at the times we're living in and focuses on art that uses modern tools to explore these times one of the most interesting pieces and shifting proximities is apiece. called biometric mira it was put together by cipher artist and body architect lucy mcrae together with action research in human computer interaction dotted kneels vow to realize your title 3 jobs like the algorithm analyzes you and basically tells you who you are your age your personality your gender it also spits out more beautified version of you a more sane mean i think you can imagine what type of version of these the set up is deceptively warm and spongy there a coup sions on the side of the mirror and the whole thing is a very sort of tan worn color it draws you in perhaps in the same way that technology draws us in but the results of this type of technology of facial recognition can be also quite brutal this is it sounds incredibly intense it sounds

almost invasive and in some ways perhaps a bit overwhelming yeah it is intense and there are rooms in between that sort of act as a sort of among other things this talk of palate cleanser as they often visit is a break between the installations another installation of things very interesting it explores the relationship between people and the natural environment it's called habitat it's by mixed media artist hellene blanken it uses scans of organic art a fix to create a game like medicines of environments the piece is responsive to the movement of visitors who can be seen reflected on the museum's floor with the environmental problems that we're facing habitat is not just a beautiful piece it's also a very loaded piece ok so the there definitely is the critical fight to the fix it's very very critical in the exhibition pieces unpacked today's issues and they

do this by appealing to the experience of the visit his spirit by appealing to the emotions of the visitors so through their experience through actually going through this thing they become a part of the technology. yes so. so so with things like facial recognition and the environment we can understand them more readily by having the actual experience itself ok well let's hope that we can actually get to amsterdam physically to see this shifting proximities on at the next museum for about the next year thanks very much for bringing us that story and the whole right . well most people start raising chickens in order to have fresh eggs and if you've ever been lucky enough to do this you'll know that they are indeed endlessly fascinating to watch and chickens can have quite a personality well too italian photographers were also struck by the incredible variety of chickens and their new book is an ode to love between any 2 birds of a feather. proud self-assured

and with elegant feathers. these words describe the ornamental chickens displayed in coffee table books by photographers matteo trying to leave and marino monte from milan they both openly admit they're fascinated with chickens and have even acquired a few of their own. their pets could just as easily struck the catwalk. it was a love at 1st sight i never would have expected it. chickens make very good motifs for their very photogenic and great and. they know right away what they're supposed to do but you don't have to explain it to them. they need hardly any make up from our experience in the advertising and fashion industries chickens are the best top models and the most natural. and they also seem to be the most patient

they obediently follow whatever directions the photographers give them. for their latest project. posed to chicken each from one of a total 60 breeds as lovers chicken in love as the snappy though somewhat tongue in cheek title. the rooster may protect his hands but he doesn't have that great a reputation as a romantic lover. in the roosters the worst example and absolutely not a role model when it comes to romance. oh fine doesn't do anything he doesn't produce anything the way and it dominates hundreds of hands when that is definitely not politically correct or but it works like a 40. well biology being what it is well go now to physics and the celestial realm every year

london's royal observatory selects the best photos of the universe for its annual astronomy photographer competition and will leave you with these impressions of the heavens and all our best wishes until next time and be sure to stay safe just. the.

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