measures are being taken. the latest research says. information and context. the coronavirus are to give special monday to friday on w. you're watching t w news asia coming up today joe biden promises a new day to america but what has biden presidency mean for egypt we'll take a closer look and see how to belittle and posterity in the region might be impacted . plus the story of another election people in myanmar voted this weekend and it looks like another win for us on to cheat and her party.

i'm melissa chan welcome to news asia thank you for joining us most major countries in the region have congratulated joe biden as the next u.s. president the china has not saying it will wait it's not clear until when but for the rest of asia governments face a new reality for the past 4 years donald trump has shaken the foundation of what u.s. relations mean for the region with his tough talk and courting of traditional rivals so what's the outlook now for america's allies and competitors in the in the pacific. joe biden has promised a new day for america but what does biden have in mind for asia the u.s. has a powerful reach there over security trade and climate change but also a rival for economic and military dominance. a confident china which has managed so far to beat back its coronavirus epidemic and now looks to outmaneuver the u.s.

as a global superpower. meanwhile protest movements in thailand and hong kong look to the u.s. as a champion of democracy for the region. in nuclear arms north korea the u.s. faces an existential threat president trump tried cozying up to kim jong un but his personal touch did nothing to rid the dictatorship of its long range nuclear missiles. the trumpet ministration had more success with the quad relationship in alliance of democracies japan india the us and australia as a counterweight to china's expansionist ambitions like in the south china sea ties that biden may seek to bolster but as a politician who prides himself on collaboration and consensus in his own style. joining us is matthew broker he's managing editor of bloomberg opinion asia matthew

let's start with where you're at in hong kong people have strong feelings there about trump versus biden and who would support the pro democrats more what's your assessment now we know it's going to be by. well i think you're quite right there is very strong support for trump in in the. in the pro-democracy camp and certainly among the. really see you know i think it's a case of my enemy's enemy is my friends are they might not be so cheery and ensuite why. i thought his home turf played just see somebody who's been very strong in that you know opposing the chinese communist party and what they've been doing in the city here. i see that you're working from home and the kids are in the background is something that a lot of people have to deal with these days and not a problem at all but moving on to. now moving on to china how will binding gauge

meet with china be different. i think you know the very clear difference that you're going to see here is a you're just going to have much more predictable character in the white house trump obviously sort of very confrontational and very futuristic as it used to china an approach that was you know clearly stated by some people in this region i think the downside of that has been that it's very scattershot scattershot approach and it's so. many of the u.s. is around the world i think with biden in place where you can see is that islam is a return so much more multilateral approach that seeks to bring in our allies and build a kind of united front now let's talk about india and modi and trump had

a very good relationship do you think that will be the case with biden or will we be seeing americans play a little bit more pressure on india when it comes to answering rights violations for example. yes that's it it's an india is an interesting one obviously you have this very quite bizarre love in the. to the how do you modi events and then the roots the nothing not a trump return in india. so in that respect. well i think you know modi certainly maybe not sickly happy to see trump if he says on the other hand of course biden's vice president has. indian heritage and i think there's a lot of excitement was right in india about that and that you know maybe sets the stage for they have to be a warmer relationship in some way he's clearly biden has been more.

vociferous on human rights issues and that is is an area of potential tension in the in the u.s. in the relationship now on to japan how will that close relationship change our well it. i don't think you can see very fundamental change in the relationship i mean obviously japan is the u.s. is closest ally in asia probably the closest ally i think might be prepared to work with whoever is in the white house. you know you know i hear on the on the conservative side of the spectrum in japan they might not be so happy to see trump go because from their perspective the obama is were a bit too soft on china. they didn't really see china as being the looming threat. i think. deceive to be you know across the political spectrum. in the u.s.

now. but only you know really the same applies for india and china. but it's going to be much more predictable and you know i don't think whoever's in the white house that the. you know china looms over everything whichever bilateral relationship you're talking about i think that's going to be one thing that's a key concern to japan and i don't think that's really going to change very much on the biden matthew becker thank you so much for your time in myanmar uncensored cheez party embrace his victory the national league for democracy says it has won enough seats in parliament for a majority and to retain power is the 2nd time that the country has held relatively free elections since military will ended in 2011 millions of people lined up for hours to cast their ballots but not without controversy and criticism.

celebrations for all sun sushi security had already begun long before the release of election results. earlier on sunday millions voted in myanmar despite calls to delay the poll because of the pandemic. it was me 2nd election since the end of the military rule in 2011 for many the choice was clear on sunset she and her and the party a symbol for defiance and change. and. i want to end though the party to win because they work for the people especially for the farmers it has a good reputation in the international community. which was once true despite her popularity the nobel prize winner has fallen from grace

internationally due to her response to the hinge a crisis. in 2017 hundreds of thousands of muslims had to flee and army crackdown which the u.n. described as an ethnic cleansing. we condemn on once or move on we will all want to live it to the exclusion of. the bullet in the wall the wall of. the international community said those words weren't enough it criticized the leaders in the action. until today although hinge a muslims for maining in the country are stripped of citizenship and rights including their chance to vote. but at home there is little sympathy for their plight analysts say suchi remains popular and respected i. looked closely. at even many people have the same sense that you just said well worst

irrespective of how big government of ministration. but also the opposition the national association this right there is no major party you know really putting. credibly etc to work for the leaders supporters mothers soon is no doubt the one who can lead the country in the next 5 years although peace and reconciliation she once pledged still seem far from fulfilled. so many places where we can be social have closed because of the pandemic including amusement parks around the world many have sat empty when usually they get hundreds thousands tens of thousands of visitors every day in japan one park has come up with a new business model that offers a combination of work and pleasure. things have been going

downhill for quite a while at your mury land the number of visitors has hit a record low since the pandemic struck but the theme park hopes to turn things around with a pivot to office space. q when did you know you got a little change to my mood i think anyone who works at the same place every day will run out of ideas eventually. instead of working from home this i t consultant can now work poolside. for 15 years the day he gets electricity why 5 and loads of sunshine. to do this it's strange but i can actually concentrate here better than i thought through the cuticle us must. be only jury then used to be one of japan's most popular theme parks but it had been losing to strong competitors such as tokyo disneyland change was essential for

survival in the pandemic struck prompting the 50 year old park to get creative. secada decides to work on a ferris wheel today he can sit and roller coasters instead but that's just too impractical. the wheel is perfect for video conferences it's quiet and has an unbeatable view. consider. whether you're working near the pool or in a ferris wheel the noise level is surprisingly low and other people's conversations aren't distracting the mechanical noises don't bother me either i didn't expect that it's really nice. either. for theme parks like yomiuri then the pandemic poses a big challenge but thanks to adventures office workers things may be looking up again. that's it for now. be sure to check out our other stories on the dot com for

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possible who is medical really what moves and also who talks to people who follows her along the way admirers and critics alike how is the world's most powerful woman shaping her legacy joining us from eccles la stops. welcome to arts and culture and wants a weekend it was a collective sigh of relief was autumn all across europe on saturday when democrat joe biden won the necessary votes to defeat president donald trump a reality that still sinking in for cultural figures also coming up. well look at how worldwide coronavirus restrictions are affecting the film industry and the

future of festivals as training becomes the norm. and in our series $100.00 german must reads german swiss novelist benedict well confronts death and loss in the end of loneliness. but 1st her world is populated by dragons dark fairies and mythical monsters germany's clinia form is a hugely successful children's fantasy author and illustrator her in-car trilogy was a best seller in germany and in the u.s. based now in california she's just published the 4th book in her mira world series and i'll speak to her right after this. could nearly a full earned a degree in education and began working as an illustrator of children's literature before starting to write her own books. for fantasy novels for children and young adults have been translated into 37 languages so millions of copies time

magazine named her one of its 100 most influential people 420058 reflection of the impact of her work which hasn't chanted generations of young readers worldwide. is also a regular guest on the red carpet as several of her books have been turned into films that includes the 1st volume of her in kurt trilogy one of her most successful books. her personal paradise is in california where she lives on a farm where canary a phone call has made her home in the united states for the past 15 years. and joining me from her farm near malibu where it's very early in the morning is. welcome to arts and culture for. now i'm just wondering if it sunk in yet that the era of the president you have dubbed the who cannot be named is soon to be over

in american politics how did it feel to wake up to that realisation this morning on his shoe out with that sign of relief but of course also with great sadness because almost 50 percent of americans did vote for the former president which i find the saddening and quite worrying fact. indeed well you were apparently contemplating having to leave your paradise in california and return to germany if trump were elected for a 2nd term is that consideration off the table at least for now yes but sadly mostly we'll decide when i can say you will be to climate change and we all know that will not go away within 4 weeks 4 years and a play as happened so devastating on this coast and i have been picking my suitcases for 3 years now so let's you live this with our. indeed the environmental concerns obviously in california a huge issue with the forest fires that are part of your rim of heaven foundation

you have an artist in residence program that you host on your farm at the corona crisis has obviously been a real setback in this regard how important are these workshops and how optimistic are you that your cultural activities can resume. well i was looking about very strange years like this is that they. are way some things that give us out there is so we had a moment restructuring the program and seeing what we could bring in these times when the european artists cannot travel i have extensive programs now with south america with american universities and we're also bringing 6 children here to recover our undivided season stead of locked in in the park. so always full of enlightening ideas they have said stories are especially needed in these difficult times just published the 4th novel in your mirror a world series on silver trail congratulations but you write fantasy i'd like to know how much of the real world really makes it into your books politically

speaking well that real world is there you can trust it as we see everything in a moment so i. often get lost just as a reality as so-called. realist writing because it mostly just useless human everyday lives and with our very narrow perspective on this front. now just a final question here ms funky you or us german relations are current currently at an all time low and i'm just wondering if if you can tell us how culture can help to heal these divisions and these out misunderstandings i've tried every day with actors from europe coming in saying oh i'm any case slightly different from what we manage and because my experience in germany is that very often the most hostile reactions to america come from people who have never been here so i think it's as though we shouldn't travel that much for it was poor planet nevertheless i think we

need the exchange and the conversation and the collaboration with each other and that's the only thing that unites a cultural exchange obviously a fundamental part of rebuilding understanding and collective understanding and relations between europe and the united states obviously things looking up to some degree at this point in time and thank you very much for sharing your impressions with me cornelia from co thanks for joining us on alt arts and culture. i much. well politics may be looking up but the coronavirus pandemic rages on and currently europe's 2nd round of lockdowns is taking the expected toll on cultural businesses and institutions particularly of course the movie industry which will look at all of this week in more detail as it's affected in so many different ways starting with canceled or drastically downsized film festival.

it turned out to be october 9th may when the come film festival finally took place but weather wise it all looked much the same as usual as always the red carpet was rolled out was it all worth the effort. i headed up a few interviews in which people were asking about the death of cinema. and now we know. they were there when but which films. but all those cinemas in some countries briefly reopened movie theaters throughout most of europe are now once again empty . on the closet however the mood was relaxed. there were of course disinfection its own side of the festival palace. in the absence of hollywood a listers miss cantante 20 attracted a lot of attention as did a promising newcomer georgian director dia because she really had originally

planned to show her film beginning at the festival back in may it went on to win at the sun sebastiaan film festival in september. the drama about a group of jehovah's witnesses in a small georgian town illustrates why streaming films at home on your couch just isn't the same as going to the cinema in a movie theater you can immerse yourself in the experience. how much do we really see what's really happening in front of us or who are the people in front of us that without constantly intellectualizing our bringing our point of view to explain but to 1st experience and to see and maybe think about it later. for a while beginning received accolades in qana it's still unclear whether many other major films make it into movie theaters at all for being here including the new batman in which robert pattinson placed the dark knight in his younger years the

original release was scheduled for june 2021 but it now seems more likely to come out in march 22. watch the trailer to the end and you get the impression the production company is not feeling optimistic. and batman is not the only one who's worried. an entire industry has been hung out to dry with many theaters now on the brink the film tenet had recently provided a small boost but now theater owners are being left out in the cold. as is not true as of course this is a disaster for us and in 2 ways one thing is having to close and stop taking in revenue while continuing to incur costs movie theaters financial buffers are now in the red and the other thing which is very film specific is that people are forgetting about movie theaters the films may all be moving over to streaming

services which would be devastating for us even for him. it's probably the longest foreplay in double no severance career his latest outing was scheduled for release in april this year and was then pushed back to november when his bond finally coming. for your last i just want to go she asians with streaming providers are rumored to be underway will bond be in our living rooms this christmas come on. director patti jenkins has so far denied the streaming rumors her wonder woman sequel is still set to be released in theaters but if the coated prices persons own pets will be young. and how about khan 2021 director cheers the free moves says he hopes to hold the festival without masks and social distancing he's even prepared to move it from its traditional maze slot to make possible. let's stay

optimistic and because corona lockdowns are a perfect time for reading it's back to books with our series 100 german must reads in 2016 german swiss novelist benedict welles published the end of loneliness which won the european union prize for literature at the time it was his 1st book to be translated into english and that the author himself was often in tears while writing gives you an idea of its emotional punch. a difficult childhood is like an invisible enemy you never know when it will strike. the end of loneliness by benedict wells's about 2 brothers and a sister whose parents are killed in a car crash the 3 orphans are sent off to boarding school where their trauma tears them apart liz throws herself into drugs and sex marty becomes obsessive compulsive and sullen and the youngest the narrator disappears into his thoughts as adults the

3 try to become a family again they even take l.s.d. together but 1st to the drug just opens old wounds 'd 'd. i saw myself as a child standing in the living room and hearing from my amps but my parents were dead marty stood beside me pale and motionless but he might as well have been a 1000 miles away the words slowly started to take their terrible effect they seeped everywhere into the ground which suddenly seemed an even to my eyes were my vision was now blurred into my legs making me real across the room author benedict welles grew up away from his parents boarding schools from age 6 he was born benedict the noble grandson of a top nazi politician as a young man who changed his name to distance himself from his grandfather's crimes the end of loneliness as his most personal novel it's a melodramatic tear jerker or as one critic called it the best john irving novel

but john irving never wrote if that's your thing you'll be bawling your eyes out if that's not your thing you'll probably be rolling your eyes but i still think you might secretly love it. 'd and that's all for this edition but you can visit our website for more from arts and culture with us until next time stay safe and all the best.

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