open these here, which will be very important to the nurse in the storage of gas in bulgaria and get the country prepared for next winter simona. clearly, this is intended as a signal by the kremlin to the rest of the block. how much of a warning do you believe it is? this is a signal both the poland and bulgaria have contracts. we've got from that where in any case, expiring vizier and both countries said they didn't want to renew them. so got from here, russia is sending a signal to other countries, starting with germany about they are rouble, they meant request. i think the biggest threat facing europe now is that he's got fragmentation. he's the risk of certain companies are following the russians indications, while others begin to the point. we should not let russia carry out these divide

and rule strategy in europe. we should remain united and ever common european approach to these issue simona tarley, our piano of the brew will institute. thank you for your thoughts. thank you. it is to shanghai now. china's most popular city and commercial hub has been under a strict lockdown for about a month now. residents are only allowed to leave their homes in a few parts of the city. and while the port has been operation, many exports are not leaving shanghai because ford workers and truck drivers would transport the goods to and from the port are also affected by the lockdown. right now around a 3rd of the $1800.00 container ships stuck in the world. are in or around shang high, the cities, har locked are, is affecting global supply chains. many companies which produce and china haven't

been getting their goods and parts for nearly 3 weeks. mean law. meanwhile, there's a plan underway to isolate dark workers in an attempt to keep shanghai port operational containers and loading cranes. as far as the, i can see, shanghai business heart continues to beat amid the hard lockdown. at least that's the plan. the idea was to isolate port workers like in a bubble, though, remain at the port entirely. no one would be allowed in port workers couldn't come into contact with any one, including truck drivers who need a negative test to enter. but port operations are still limited. truck drivers are being blocked entry due to the measures that affecting container terminal activity . cons does not come up on b. as a result of the look down, we can hardly get goods in and out from the port on to land that has led to enormous delays at the port so long for to go on martin. good.

meanwhile, container ships have to wait longer just to get a berth in shanghai experts say this will also disrupt your pin supply chains in the long term. let's come over to taipei and d, w, so it's on hand for more. so there are worries that china's capital city city beijing might go into full lockdown if the situation gets worse. what is the latest? we know most of psi has been inc. locked down for nearly a month. and today has a new low of 30000 cases in a single day in 3 weeks for other cities, including china's capital city baiting have put up their guard. 3 rounds of p c. r . testing had been launched in most districts in beijing in order to test 90 percent of the cities 21000000 residents. and the city has suspended all big events and encourage people to work from home. the government issue a notice urgent people not to travel debating unless necessary. we talk to some of

the local residents. they are worried that the situation is so i will happening begging, entering a certain lot down so many people rush to supermarkets and stock up on food and other basic supplies like rice noodles and toilet papers. and so with dozens of chinese cities affected by lockdown measures, what is going to happen to china's economy? a number of investment banks have lowered their forecasts for china's economic growth due to the drag on the economy from the nearly month lost the closure of size. we talked about the government's growth target is 5.5 percent. everybody remembers a month ago, experts that it's hard to keep 5 percent now is said to be 4 or 4.5 percent or even lower than 4 percent. it's clear we'll see a disruption of supply to the overall economy, particularly in cities in full or partial lockdown. people there can return to work

factories can easily return to production. students can return to school and those without a stable source of income may face more dire situations. and this may further, we can demand for homes durable goods and capital goods. and if we take a look at the bigger picture here, i mean, we've seen the disruptions ad shanghai poured at what are the consequences for world wide trade? china is a key production base that many countries around the world rely on, especially in terms of technology. manufacturing, some high or even begun in lockdown could affect the production of semiconductors, phones, cars, and even toys. we have seen a massive buildup of worlds, container stranded outside chinese ports among the countries most of act it. the u . s. imports about 20 percent of its goods and 35 percent of its electronics from china. problems in the chinese supply chain will affect the supply of the goods in the u. s. and therefore drive up the price of

a range of products. that's why economists predict that inflation in the u. s. will further intensify, dw corresponded, so song hen and tow paid. so thank you. it takes between 5 and 8 weeks for these container vessels to make it from china to germany. so business here and elsewhere in europe are just starting to feel the problems. hamburg is a key destination for product ship from shanghai and other ports. now, many shipments are delayed for weeks bent. miller has noticed the difference, he's director of purchasing for the whole seller right now. maximo sean, could you take a look at our main problem today? our current shipment of 12 containers was supposed to be loaded yesterday on the ship has departed from shanghai, but will make a stop along the way. was full was funny, so that wasn't originally planned, but now days we have to live with everything and be grateful. what's on the way here, despite the current disruptions, customers should receive their orders on time, day that he's blind are sometimes

a lot of production orders behind these small screws. the customers have large machinery that may be waiting for the final screws. when there's less time pressure, the company can turn to other chinese ports or order from other producers, including in europe speak. we talk a lot to our suppliers. they try to improvise somehow such as using other ports. so we don't turn to other suppliers instead of shanghai, they might use an ingo which is situated further to the south. mean boy exemplars go buy them, didn't leave the screws, or then transported to a different port by ship or truck if their suppliers, factories and china are still operating. but only to a limited extent was on. does he didn't go in. there are various reasons. people who have cove it or at home by the some employees are not returning because they can't get to their work. places have been on the feed to come. the company has gotten used to improvising but another large chinese city going into locked down could trigger more disruptions that social for now for more check out our website

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