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a fleet breast and was born and raised in a military dictatorship with just one tv shadow and a few newspapers with official information as a journey. i had work on the trip up many cameras, and their problems are always the same. for do social inequality, a lack in the pre them of the press and corruption, we can afford to stay silent when it comes to the defense of the humans. on seaman whitefield both will have decided to put their trust in us. my name is jenny perez, tonight work at b. w. ah ah. will a new year bring new difficulties for western companies doing business in china?

if the end of 2021 is any indicator, then the answer is almost certainly yes. we'll look at a tough new law in the u. s. meant to force more businesses to reckon with supply chains in china, at the risk of angering beijing. also on the show 20 years later, the euro unites much of europe and still divides many opinions. we'll look at how the single currency made it this far. hello, welcome to the show. i'm from beardsley in berlin. we begin in hong kong or shares in the controversial chinese a. i start up since time search 23 percent on their market debut. a since time was supposed to list in new york, however, the us treasury blacklisted the firm only a week ago saying it's facial recognition software was designed to oppress weaker muslims in the chinese province of shin. john, the move essentially prohibits american investment in the firm. will since times i p o is the latest example of how western businesses are under pressure over the issue of change on both at home and in china. and that pressure is only growing the

united states recently passed tough new legislation that puts the onus on businesses to prove that there sourcing is clear of force labor and china has targeted it's muslim minority, weaker population through a series of internment camps, force labor programs, and intense surveillance, more than a 1000000 weavers are believed to have been detained. and yet for companies getting out of business in the region carries its own perils and u. s. chip maker intel issued an apology last week after informing suppliers in china. they would not do business and chin john. the announcement has had caused an uproar across the country. meanwhile, the upcoming winter olympics and paging is putting further pressure on businesses. but from another angle. western human rights groups criticize u. s. companies sponsoring events, including air b and b, coca cola and general electric i from wellness. i'm john by dexter roberts. he's a journalist and senior fellow with the atlanta council. he's author of the miss

the myth of a chinese capitalism. dexter is going to have you on the show. let's start with since time this debut plan for us capital markets, like many companies wanting to go to the biggest capital market in the world, ending up in hong kong because the span should we expect to see more companies, more chinese companies. choosing this route, whether out of the, whether being forced from one side or the other. yeah, absolutely. we're going to see a lot more. we already saw your recall earlier in the month, the announcement by deedee global, the ride healing company, china, china is right here and company. it's announcement that it was the listing. it's going to the list from the exchange in new york and list in hong kong. presumably, and we've got pressures like that like that facing sense time with the treasury sanctions against a technology companies involved in, in seeing john and human rights abuses and she and john and then also we've got

issues like the one facing dd where the track this, the pressure is coming from the chinese government, which wants to control the potential flow of sensitive data to overseas. are i sure so pressure from both sides on companies doing business in both countries. when ask about this new law in the u. s. this is seen as one of the toughest laws on the books facing some large companies that are doing business there, including apple, including many textile manufacturers. how tough can this be? will this be, how do you look at it? i think it's a tremendously daunting from the company's perspective. they are being asked, the owners of proof is on them to show that their supply chains in no way are benefiting or reliant rather on forced labor and change on. and you have to keep in mind that they already, sometimes, you know,

it's not always easy for them to get to the bottom of, of where their products are being sourced. they tend to focus on their top tier suppliers. they don't want to get in trouble because a 1st or 2nd tier supplier is in doing something that the us government might see as, as objectionable. but in this case, we have multiple tiers of suppliers. you know, 23456 level suppliers. and if any of those are relying on forest labor in china, in particular, and change on those companies are going to be held responsible. so honestly they, they haven't done terribly good job in previous years of managing and monitoring their, the multiple tiers of their suppliers. and now they're being asked to do it to an even greater degree. one last thing i would mention, china has its own law, which forbids chinese companies from cooperating with overseas sanctions. so china,

the suppliers of companies like intel and many other companies. they're, they're now going to potentially push back and say, well, they don't want to, you know, with their ass whether they're sourcing for machine john and using force labor. they very well may push back and not answer that or not be be able to, we're willing to address that issue or putting those companies in a further bond dexter briefly. what kind of backing can us expect from the e u when it comes to this hard line against china? briefly? if you could i think that we're seeing a sort of, if you will, and increasing mean of mines over everything from concerns about china's merc until us trade practices to issues like human rights abuses. and i think with the election in germany as well. we see an announcement by, by, in this case, by the green party that they want to have a more values based for foreign policy. and i think we'll see more of him going

forward. all right, next to roberts, as a journalist and senior fellow with the atlantic council, thank you very much. thank you. one currency, 19 countries, countless opinions on its future. the euro made its debut 2 decades ago. this weekend of the monitor union it's cemented, has led to prosperity, but also an ongoing argument about budgeting economies, and even fairness across europe's diverse economies. ah, a symbol of hope and prosperity for all of europe. smiles and cheers in front of the repeal central bank in frankfort on new year's eve. the night before, 12 countries swapped out their old banknotes for the freshly minted europe. since then, europeans can travel within the eurozone without the hassle of exchanging currencies. companies also profited as trade within the monetary union sharply increased. now on the eve of 2022 more than 340000000 people in 19

e. u countries is to come in currency every day. at its introduction, one euro cost $1.00 us dollar and 7 cents in 2008. it reach, it's all time high of almost one us dollar and 60 cents just before the start of the global financial crisis. that was also the 1st real test for the euro. critic said the massive bailout packages needed to save the economies of southern europe were proof that a single currency for economies as different as germany and greece had been a recipe for disaster. indeed, the crisis put the euro under unprecedented pressure. speculators tried to caching on the looming failure of the common currency in 2012. however, the president of the e. c. b spoke words that would go down in history. the c, b is ready to do whatever it takes to preserve the euro.

and believe me, it will be enough. the e. c. b was pushing the envelope and had worked the euro survive the financial crisis. to day, a tough new test. the corona pandemic locked downs have placed a heavy burden on the national budgets of the euro countries. in 2020 they took on joined it. for the 1st time ever. critics of the euro say this move makes financially weaker countries a burden on those with stronger economies. many others, however, still see the euro as the best opportunity for the european union countries to grow even closer. or let's go to james sweeney in new york. hello, james, that piece really pointing out the strong role of central banks and safeguarding a currency that something that we're seeing now again, with a pandemic, both in europe and in the u. s. however, in this case, the central bank seem to be diverging. the fed is tightening, as prices rise,

the easy bees as it's holding on. what did these diverging policies tell us about these pandemic economies as we had into the new year? it's funny because this is kind of playing out like a movie trailer, you know, you get 2 different banks to different regions, 2 different approaches, which one is gonna rain supreme in the coming year. but when you put all those jokes aside, it's going to be interesting in a must watch in 2022 because both banks in a different approaches really are showing how different the you, when you s, are at handling a possible pandemic exit. it's kind of like a boxing match because in one corner you've got the a, you, christine le guard. and besides that, the pandemic is what's the pressing, the euro zone threatening growth. and that in order to ensure recovery, an exit, the spinning needs, the maintainable flexibility. and as well as optionality, while making this a step by step process and that one massive full exit. well in the other corner you have in the red, white, and blue trunks. the federal reserve, jerome powell, leading the charge being definitive,

saying the u. s. will end all of its bond buying by march, accelerate the time table for interest rate increases. inflation may be at a 31 year high, but the u. s. is heading towards strong growth and full employment. and now who's with me? it's so different in terms of their approach total opposites. and the truth is, what is different approaches are doing? they're setting the stage for a very choppy 2022 with the fed determines and as a purchase, as, as fast as possible. hybrids as soon as possible, while the e. c. b is more hesitant to shit. so decisively in that direction. step by step. not a full on rush. all right, james sweeney cong match from new york. thank you very much. and let's go to some of the other global business stories making headlines. i key is hiking prices by 9 per cent due to ongoing global constraints on transport raw materials. the swedish flat pack furniture giant said it tried to avoid the hike by leasing more ships and optimizing logistics. but as supply chain turmoil persists, it is now passing higher production costs on to with customers. new numbers from

chinese ride helen jai, dd show the firm last $4700000000.00 in the 3rd quarter of 2021. and that follows the increase scrutiny from chinese regulators that started after it's new york. i p . o, the summer talked about that earlier. beijing has targeted numerous tech companies with stricter rules. and what critics are calling it coordinated crackdown and that's it for me in the dw business team here in berlin for more finest online, it'll be dot com slash business. i'm seeing beardsley. thanks for watching. the fight against the corona virus pandemic. how has the rate of infection been

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a vocal minority who refused to get the jap many subscribe to conspiracy theories and call themselves quare drinkers, or transgressive thinkers. they've been protesting against the increasing rules in germany. and now many or so fed up. they're leaving some anti vaccines are now looking to get away from the locked downs and restrictions of their home land even to places as far off as south america. hello, and welcome to deutsch village cove. at 19 special. i'm see from beardsley in berlin . with every wave of cobra 19 illnesses in germany comes a new backlash from those strongly opposed to the health measures taken in response, including vaccination protests and refusal to wear masks in public places or the actions that most commonly take. some however, have gone to more extreme measures. olga and viola cohen

came to ho and now in december 2020. it's a small town with around $15000.00 inhabitants in the south of paraguay. it was founded in 1900 by german settlers. the cones appreciate the peace and quiet here in the countryside. make rebooted the cones emigrated from stuttgart and south western germany to paraguay together with vul as brother and his wife. they say they can lead a free life here without cov, it restrictions is willful labor staying healthy for many more years. y'all more we have more time for ourselves. that's what it looks like. well, for the thought theater keeping animals growing our own plants by fagin, the same flanks were for i. li, just living freely. that's to plan more than 1000 people have moved from germany to paraguay in the last year. the cone brothers want to set up a business repairing cars like they did in germany. they hope they can have time

for their family life outside of work. or in grocery, l'oreal and by the in germany. both of us were employed. we both worked in the law school in iraq. the kids were in school and in kindergarten. there were 5th elton olga. we hardly saw each other, but i thought a little wrong. it's more sometimes for 2 or 3 days, because i had to work more to earn money. pennsylvania and some of those who have emigrated here are turning their back on coven restrictions in europe. vitale, folks who now works as a pastor for the community and whole anal, explains the higher number of migrants with his religious perspective. the lobbyist in paraguay in red, gothic, and then i found paraguay on a world map. omen and gone said by the time has come and he will be there. he will . and as it was said, bob. so it came to pass. i also led an online forum and my subject was

a wave of migrants to paraguay. my team, iowa. i novilla also on that on the paraguay other members of the german community in holland l. like in a honda who arrived a few months ago from the us are much more forthcoming about their rejection of the coven measures and vaccines. all of that isn't something paraguay should go along with. she says, oh cabbage. thus i decided to come here because we noticed that through this heroic virus situation, everything was tightening up, becoming more difficult. because in warren, more people had actually had to flee germany, austria and switzerland manager. we think they lost their jobs. boyd, and soon they won't be able to go out shopping. the funny, anita, i bite stella and now they were announcing a vaccine mandate type. it's couldn't begin the sean island inf slung, and it still remains to be seen just which coven measure is paraguay will implement

in the course of the pandemic. until then, the emigrant families will try to find their new home. here. address sick is professor for socialization and conflict research at the university of bill of health. here in germany, professor, thank you for joining us on the show. would you ever have imagines that it would get to this point where people would actually immigrate overseas? because of coven 19 measures? no, the immigration of groups, especially families, is not a new petal. members of the protests f already emigrated and support us live abroad . they have emigrated to reasons of conviction, as well as to escape prosecution. so we have in class we have some in class in canada where former journalist office, real estates, we know that one of the most critical spokesman is now living in turkey. we know the formation of the us book community historically it's,

it's one of the strategies of the protesters and the denial to caught up with the situation. but what, what is now relevant is to observe what happens in these colonies. is there further radicalization are they producing propaganda so and we need to link it to the multiple forms of protest in the immigration. it's one part of the social media offer a lot of of possibilities to create these parallel societies and communities. you said that it's just one part of this protest. it does it tell us something important about the intensity of the opposition here in germany and other countries, or is it french, how would you look at it? no, we would say that this is one element and may be the last step in the process of radicalization . so the, the one group is leaving the country. the other group are further radicalized in 2 into a polarized ideology and into violence. when we speak about radicalization. i speak

about a radicalization into ideology and violet and spent this immigration is one part. it's a central element. why? because the distancing the distancing to the former system, the distance thing 2 o 2, the former networks. so the distance to traditional and majority norms, androids is one of the most relevant elements in this radicalization and it's growing every we saw in the last week we saw around 50000 people in germany, in the streets. we have over 33000 right. wingers who count themself among them. we have network of corona deniers. the study spy by the university of vienna and edinburgh estimate that nearly 9 percent of the population of germany belong to the steamer. and it's a very heterogeneous group. and the distance is the central element. not too long ago, in fact, we saw a torchlight marching from the house of the health minister in saxony. that's

a german state. do you expect to see more violence, especially as we near this debate on a vaccine mandate in germany? nice lazy, clear evidence of her the radicalization of when we defined radicalization as extreme ideologies and violence with an increase in public statistics in a group based and, and racist based. i hate crimes. we see many protests. it's not, it's not that the amount of people is increasing so. so the corona protest in 20, trained to you that we saw a huge protest but, but now it's going very much local and of the people who are now in the small from and become very extreme. and the mandatory vaccination this, the topic of monetary vaccination was always the bridge to the center of society.

so for example, in spring this year we run a representative, sorry, in germany and 70 percent in this representative survey. agreed to the statement. corona's use 3 vaccination and 18 percent party agreed. and this, this mandatory vaccination is not perceived by the protest. us as something which is good to fight the croon virus, but it is a complete, complete giving up of their freedom and it's increasing the idea we have to show a resistor. and so right now we are losing all, all rights. all right, andreas sick as a professor of socialization and conflict research at the university of feel a felt here in germany. thank you very much. thank you very much. now it's time for you to ask and us to answer. here's of your question for our science correspondent derek williams. why do i need a cold id 19 vaccine if it doesn't prevent me from catching the disease?

oh, i think that this question more than any other illustrates how governments and health care authorities have, have really struggled with messaging in this pandemic. i'm to answer it. let's go back over some of the stuff that they could have probably communicated better. first, i think, is the fact that despite really great efficacy numbers from clinical trials, the vaccines that we have are not perfect silver bullets. and we should never have expected them to be. what they have so far proved to provide is some very effective short term protection from serious illness and death caused by cove. it, it would be great if that protection were indefinite but, but there are indications that it might be last long term. and then we'd hoped one

recent model based study that's gotten some attention, posits that if stars covey to becomes an donek, then re infection and people who got at once could on average, occur again in just 16 months now. if correct, that obviously has implications for durability of immune response in vaccinated people as well. but that's just one prediction. and over the course of this pandemic, it feels like those have proven wrong a lot more often than they've proven right? so i would encourage people to focus more on what we really do know now. um, like the crystal clear data based statistics published by the c d c and the u. s. they've showed that, although vaccines haven't prevented coven 19, or it's spread complete play there, unvaccinated people are still 5 times more likely to test positive for the disease

than vaccinated people are, and more importantly, unvaccinated people are 10 times more likely to end up in the hospital and 10 times more likely to die. so does being vaccinated guarantee, you won't get coven 19 or, or maybe even die from it now. but for at least a while, may be a long while. vaccines certainly do stack the deck a lot more in your favor. boone are science corresponded derek williams. there, i'm seniors in berlin. that's it for our show today. thanks watching they help with every day counts for us and for our planet.

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a oh, a wave is 10 meters high. no land in sight. full women alone on the open sea. a micah stephanie catalina and tim not taking on the biggest challenge of their lives, crossing the atlantic ocean in a row boats in a telescope, atlantic challenge. micah, a cardiologist by trade, has hardly any rowing experience globally this. oh, i think it's also a little bit about getting to know myself from a different perspective by doing something crazy. my to select nekisha as me

like the other women, she lives in hamburg, mike, his best friend, catalina, came up with the idea. i might get in with you, i'm toyota. i like having adventures and trying different 40 things on the 326070 days on the atlantic, with no support. bo everything on board and doing it all ourselves kind of a life project. this is evelyn limbs. we act non mother and daughter g o stuffy and tim not complete the team they to were looking for something different in life vests and yahoo, 16 years i made her school lunches, if that's not enough in the life of me. and i'm doing something else which often i'm looking forward to seeing the crazy starry sky because we won't have any light . i hope we see dolphins and whales. i'd love to swim with dolphin scanner did a change from 1st though they have to train several times every week stuffy and tim to take to their local river. the ausa in humbug.

although they both have experience in rowing, they brought in support from former well champion cassandra alika, a don't fall asleep. cheek is you are on land. that's how to push through the last part. i thought, did you know what i mean? then doing unlocked phones off a lot of money nor who it must be. ma hm. if you weren't involved in this and did it, no one liked him, you'd have to be careful not to be mean about it and say, what on earth are they doing? complete nonsense to the group has been training for a year and a half with, but that's a 2nd breakfast today. looks good. chocolate. great. love viewed on rolling a marathon today. 42.195 kilometers combined salmon from the kilometer awe. before this challenge, catalina and micah had never been on

a row boat. 00005000 kilometers of ocean, a white them with high waves, bad weather, and life packed together in a tiny space. many teams have broken off attempts at a crossing in the pass. peaceful women wants to become the 1st all female german teams to make it ah ah, over in southeast england, in the town of burning on, crouch charlie pitcher makes roy boats fit for the high seas. oh, that's exactly why the team has invested tens of thousands of euros in

his skills. now they see what that money. his port, it's 8 meters long, weighs a ton and is designed to be unsinkable. these 5 square meters will be the team's home for weeks. great. our own both port shewn mine so that i had never even had a brand new car before. always used cars. this is new. hey, there the 1st german women's team, you know, the whole world will be watching when they're racing next year. so very exciting time. so i'm really excited for them. that 1st test is crossing the english channel so it's not too much to see brca nash. that's yas rowing i. so it's not just the physical demands that face the teen. the atlantic crossing will be a huge psychological challenge. running on the outset is simply not the same. a grueling rhythm of 2 hours rowing followed by 2 hours sleeping,

a white them. and that's not all. with half past 1 in the night, we had to admit that although the storm is in here, yet, the weather is too strong for us stock. michelle, what you had to vomit to day and now we're turning back with the team has failed. it's 1st trial. the mood is deflated them since may can overcome the wind and the current and then try decided we had to turn back. and if there's still time before the race gets underway, charlie gives his advice on what the 4 women should focus on before. then they've got to get more path with yours. you've got to have really good, strong legs and back. doesn't matter about helms and you've got to get your stall

right. and you must get that long power together sink closest to if you get that power, working through the oars to get the boat moving forward spots. the most important thing for me is that you've got to work on that. it's here in like a meta in the canary islands. the 35 teams begin the crossing to antigua in the caribbean in december 2019. the atlantic challenge is the hardest rowing rates in the world. the fastest teams will need one month, the slowest 2 months. it's the moment of truth for my cache defeat. tim now and catalina, 2 yachts are on hand for emergencies. otherwise the rosa out on their run. there are risks. yes. is risks of bad weather and capsize on the head, injury and illness. but things that actually have the greatest effect on cruise,

how they get on with each other, personal dynamic. it's a really most important and potentially dangerous thing. in many ways, that team spirit is tested early on. the wind is unusually strong and the boat can hardly make any headway. couple a pretty high waves and we all got seasick lawn team the had it the worst. fortunately, micah is a doctor with the help of an eye the infusion. she gets the situation under control with for the 1st 48 hours, i was so sea sick. i couldn't live. the girls had to row one person down while i was comatose in the middle of the bow. tristan on her to dispose of this. but i could every little movement, whatever i didn't before it came back out the house. oh, i thought there are also magical moments like when they were visited by dolphins in

the middle of the ocean with merry christmas new hob. today it's been with come along with the slow progress because we thought we'd see how the bottom of our boat love seat with a the kitchen consists of a gas cooker. ready meals are on the menu. pass

the balloon is a tasty. oh, look at my little mouse comebacks. always point north and that's where we'll wait for you guys. may god protect you on your journey with antigua. this is where the team is hoping to arrive soon. they've faced a number of different weather conditions when they're out there. if you have big, strong season, big wires behind you, that's really good. but this year they've been from the side from behind all mixed up. other teams had to deal with even more extreme situations. but nobody was injured in a number of times when the boat been knocked over, but it is rough and brutal and bruising and tough. and they've had got a lot. and the challenge that i will even still see some of that before the nice to ra

another a 196 miles. hm . and then in late january 2020, after more than 40 days, they finally see other human beings again. i they've completed the 5000 kilometer crossing with pure muscle strength. ah ah, ah.

the beautiful antigen at the 40 today's at 46, a look at him, but all rank taking indescribably beautiful because i haven't processed it yet. one of the best mornings in my life need not bad issues the i and focus on plato the soonest. the same isn't that, was it phenomenal adventure and it's great to be an inspiration and role models with people and gives them motivation torn a but we never dreamed that it would all end this way. and it is far michelle, i'm looking forward to a proper shower and good food, the fish i'm safe in the harbor or friendship intact that that's important to us

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