this is the wus live from berlin tempers flare at a meeting between the united states and china the 2 sides clash at their 1st get together since president joe biden took office the u.s. calls beijing a threat to global stability china accuses the us of hypocrisy also coming up. this is a safe and effective vaccine in its benefits in protecting people from covert 19 with the associated risks and today the post to my vacation outweigh the possible risks to several european countries plan to start vaccinating astra zeneca again

now governments face the challenge of restoring public confidence in the vaccine. and the protests continue in e.m.r. we look at how the country's military leaders are trying to prevent the rest of the world from seeing what is going on. i'm serious almost on a glad you could join us top u.s. and chinese officials have met face to face for the 1st time since president joe biden took office the customary diplomatic pleasantries were quickly thrown aside the 2 powers launched into scathing indictment calling each side's national character into question among the issues brought up in the alaska meetings where human rights coronavirus pandemic and china's military build up in the south china sea now from the very start us secretary of state antony blinken wasted no. time

and calling out the chinese delegation also discuss our deep concerns with actions by china including actions wrong hong kong taiwan cyber attacks on the united states economic coercion toward our allies each of these actions threaten the rules based order that maintains will stability that's why they're not merely internal matters and why we feel an obligation to raise these issues here today but china wasn't having any of it chinese communist party foreign affairs chief yang jiechi fired back by questioning america status as a leader on the global stage. when talking about universal values or international public opinion on the part of the united states we hope the u.s. side will think about whether it feels reassured saying those things because the u.s. does not represent the world when it only represents the government of the united states. all right let's get more on this needing now we have jessica berlin with us

she's a us political analyst based here in germany and we also have correspondent 5 encroachment in beijing welcome to you both jessica let's start with you this wasn't exactly a promising start in this 1st face to face meeting was it no sumi not at all the biden ministration has really come out swinging here and as you said the chinese are having none of it i would say that this was not an accident we might call it and in a suspicious start but i think the by did ministration is trying to redraw the lines and really show china that america is back is aiming to lead and is going to reset this relationship starting from day one right fabien let's come to you as we said there has been strong pushback here from china so what do you think this tells us about beijing's view on this relationship. well beijing perceives perceives itself as a rising global power i found it quite interesting they don't only counted attacks

by the us but they were left out really pretty aggressively for example young jets sure the top diplomats criticizes the u.s. human rights record of the us it's pretty new and it was really very aggressive see it as a paradigm shift they. want to be also self-sufficient independent from which government in the u.s. is right now governing they sink in much longer terms they recently published a 5 year plan which basically says we want to be as independent from geopolitical tensions from sanctions as possible. jessica you said that the by an administration is looking to redraw the lines here so what did this meeting tell us about how the administration is going to approach dealing with china moving forward. yes this aggressive aggressive statement was also to show china that they know they're

watching and they're drawing the line looking at 2 major topics taiwan and north korea right now what's happening in what already happens in hong kong territorial disputes in the south china seas the united states for 4 years during the trumpet ministration has let these issues go out of control and china was able to really reassert itself and gain confidence and stature as a regional power but of course as foggy and mentioned china sees itself as a global power on equal footing with the united states and that's really where china is standing up and saying hey takes one to know one by an administration if you can use your economic power and military might throughout the world to advance your interests why have you get to then also tell us not to so really it's an investigating exchange the likes of which we have not seen probably ever to really see these 2 global powers face to face calling each other out very populous come

back to you in beijing now given that situation with these 2 rival powers facing off here how much cooperation do you think is going to be possible between the u.s. and china. i think not much i mean politically they're drifting apart as much as ever economically. only i see conflicts for example the u.s. accuses china of. unfair economic practices the list is endless but this one big topic where they actually share common interests and that's the thing of climate change i mean enrolment of policies. yeah i think those 2 big countries they are the biggest polluters they can come together on the table and create some environmental policy i mean at least something that's not so sense that so they can work together they share common interests on that field very interesting course one of 5 incredible there in beijing jessica berlin here in germany thank you both very

much. and let's take a look now at some other stories making news around the world a canadian business men accused of espionage has gone on trial in china michael spot or seen here in 2014 greeting n.b.a. star dennis rodman has spent over 2 years in custody canadian diplomats say they were not permitted to attend the opening of the trial and call the charges politically motivated. demonstrators have rallied in the u.s. city of atlanta to show solidarity with the asian american community this after a gunman killed 8 people including 6 women of asian descent and shootings believed to have been at least partially motivated by racism many u.s. cities are stepping up their police presence in areas with large asian american populations. and searching covert infections a for some of france's most populous areas into a limited lockdown starting this weekend paris in the north of france have been the worst affected in the country's 3rd wave france reported nearly 40000 new cases on thursday the government has ordered stores to close for

a month. germany france and several other european union countries say they are resuming astra zeneca vaccinations after the european medicines agency the said the vaccine is safe and effective after a review of the e m a concluded that the vaccine was not associated with an overall increase in the risk of blood clots more than a dozen drippin countries suspended astra zeneca vaccinations after some recipients developed clots. well here in germany the government and public health authorities have been under fire now for weeks over the sluggish vaccination rollout less than one in 10 people in germany has received the 1st dose of the vaccine some say the delays are damaging germany's reputation for efficiency. a widespread sigh of relief after the european medicines agency the clear the astra zeneca vaccine safe and effective german health minister yen spahn called it good news and then ounce

the country would be resuming vaccinations with astra zeneca. this is our joint goal of the federal government and all 16 states is to start vaccinating again in germany with astra zeneca during the course of the day and begun and we hadn't come sponsor of the e m a's assessment confirms that the german government was right to press pause on astra zeneca vaccines and await the outcome of the agency's investigations doctors will now have to inform patients about the possibility of rare blood clotting disorder has said the head of germany's institute for vaccines this week. committee has found that the risk to benefit ratio is still favorable and therefore vaccinations can continue. and involve however there will be a warning and it is important to us that it is a warning that draws attention to the far to consider symptoms that can occur in very rare cases. the astra zeneca shot is essential for the success of germany's

vaccination plan the rollout has so far been sluggish especially compared to countries such as israel and the u.k. only 3.7 percent of germany's population has been fully vaccinated and the around 8.4 percent has received a 1st shot. the government's strategy relies on the uptake of astra zeneca deliveries expected over the next few months up to almost $17000000.00 doses in the 2nd quarter of the year germany also wants to start vaccinating in doctors' offices by mid april a plan that is highly reliant on the astra zeneca shot being available the government will now also have to work to ensure that germans don't lose trust in the safety of the astra zeneca vaccine a loss and trust could endanger chancellor pledge to have given all adults in germany the chance to get vaccinated by the end of summer. mean maher news is emerging that security forces have shot dead 8 people during

a confrontation with opponents of the recent military coup a local news outlet mean more now says 7 people were killed in the central town of bonn and these are the latest pictures we're getting from that scene where people have also been wounded one person died of their injuries after being taken to a nearby hospital. well news like that is increasingly hard to get out and mars' military continues a brutal crackdown on dissent that crackdown has affected protesters and the media itself the united nations says at least 5 local news outlets have had their licenses revoked including me and mar now in addition more than 30 journalists have been arrested now cays on the way who are about to see here is one of the local journalists who's been taken into custody sometimes under the threat of death now members of the foreign press have also been targets such as 10 saw here a photographer with the associated press it is believed that many jailed journalists are awaiting trial in same prison

a facility that is notorious for human rights abuses they could face 3 year jail sentences on charges of spreading false information let's take a closer look now at what journalists face as they try to give us a fuller picture of what's going on in the unmarked. these police. verses in yang gone charging after anti military demonstrators and a journalist tanking photo is a bit old several police around ten's or as he tries to get away one puts him in a china cold he's then handcuffed and dragged off this happened in late february 10 zorn's pictures were to be sent to his employer the global news agency a.p. outlets like a d w then by this material so journalists like him are critical for international media to be able to report on me and mom instead tin's or is now behind bars he and a growing number of journalists and media workers in myanmar a facing up to 3 years in jail under vague charges of violating

a public order law. and order but the. tens or was arrested while he was performing his work according to the video recording and pictures published in the news he was arrested while doing his job this is not related at all to the public order law he has been charged with but that's what they are accusing him of. the war on up as a boy. it's estimated that over 200 people have been killed in myanmar in a brutal crackdown on largely peaceful protests since the military's tank over on february 1st getting information is becoming trickier to the military regularly shuts the internet down and it's blocked some social media sites it's also withdrawn the licenses of 5 major media outlets. no one is safe and the military government especially these days you know at the nighttime the reagan really don't

know media. and media bias and if that's where one of my generals got rate at that time at his house already prepared there we. are and you've been as me. there will be no no more press freedom. a decade after the end of the junta in myanmar the military is back in charge it's a major setback for press freedom and for journalists on the ground it means facing censorship threats and intimidation once again. all right let's get a reminder now of our top story here on. diplomats from the u.s. and china have traded barbs at their 1st meeting since president biden took office the u.s. called the threat to global stability trying to choose the u.s. of hypocrisy. coming up next on d w our documentary series and docs film and don't forget that you can always go to

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