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entire world economy will collapse. and there is a risk of a lot more people dying of starvation around the world than are dying in the fighting itself. and persistent floods in thailand that simply won't go away. how are people coping? ah, i melissa chant, thanks for joining us. well, beijing has kicked off it's communist party congress, which will ensure a 3rd term for shooting ping. he will enter his 2nd decade of rule with a less robust economy, but more control over china and its citizens, which has also meant a more nationalistic country, fueled on more propaganda. so far, the actual events of the congress have been pretty dry,

with no clear surprises from his speech. though overseas analysts are parsing and debating every word. one need to keep an eye out for whether he'll even hint at a possible successor, one of the world's most powerful men does not appear to have a succession plan, which is always a challenge for any country. we have journalists, sewland wong, joining us from the economist. she and her team recently put out a multi part podcast series, about sheeting pain entitled the prince, which i highly highly recommend. it's very engaging so soon. why don't we start by asking if viewers are to take away anything about she doing ping, what are the key things we need to know? what's important to understand about c, g ping is that he's driven by paola. he's incredibly ambitious. he has the sense of entitlement and an understanding of chinese history and he's also motivated by

china's future. so what do i mean by this? he had an incredibly traumatic childhood, even though he was born into communist potty royalty when he was 9 years old. his dad was purged and he was attacked and given 5 minutes to live by moussa dongs mobs, he was then sent to leave in the country side for 7 years in a cave. so he had this really scarring childhood and that has really shaped who he is because while millions of his generation thought that's it, i'm done with china because they had that or that, that similar experience. what makes you shipping really interesting is that he had a different takeaway and what he realized was, what he decided was that in most of the chinese communist party in and of itself was bad. even though it had inflicted all that trauma on to so many millions of chinese what he decided joel, that he would prioritize control above all else. so understanding his childhood,

but also understanding his family helps us understand why he's doing what he does to day. and certainly explains things, although some people can interpret it as massive stockholm syndrome. so how would you rate? she's performance as a leader the past decade. what would be his grade when he even came into power 10 years ago, the communist party and china were in crisis, that corruption was ramp and there was political in fighting at the very top of the party and seed you being seized control all the nearly 100000000 members of the party through his signature corruption crackdown and really by ramping up ideological discipline, once he sees controlled the party, he was able to use it to seize control of china. and what we've seen is seen being develop incredibly sophisticated censorship,

surveillance and propaganda machines. and china itself has become a lot more repressive and a lot more authoritarian over the past 10 years. so from his perspective, he's actually being incredibly effective at achieving what he believes is right for the party and the country. but of course, whether it's actually a good thing for the chinese people, whether it's a good thing for china and the rest of the world is an entirely different question . and i would argue that actually, what c shipping has done to china is incredibly dangerous. not just for the country itself, but for the rest of the world. and that really leads to the question about what china's a neighbors should expect as he enters his 2nd decade empower. what do they need to worry about? what we're seeing from sage in pain is he wants to create a world that is safer for the chinese communist party so that china can go about

doing what it wants to do, both domestically, but also in the rest of the world. and what the main tool that they're using is their economy because china's economy is growing, sorry, much, you know, over the past few decades. and also since easing pain came to power. and increasingly what we're seeing is china is wielding its economic might to bully other countries to coerce other governments and businesses and individuals. and as china becomes even stronger and even more powerful, we're going to see more and more of this type of economic. however, in, in the whole of asia and, and around the rest of the world. and that's going to cause a lot of tension, hostility, distrust, and conflict soon. wong, thank you so much for joining us. and once again, do check out her podcast. it is absolutely excellent. thanks. melissa,

mongolia, land locked and sandwiched between russia and china has had a difficult line to walk over the past year. depending on both powers, yet needing to hedge one against the other. as result, it has generally opted for what's called a non aligned position on the international stage. in other words, don't make us pick sides the double you had the chance to sit down with prime minister with selim strong. oh, you know, darren and ask him about the countries position on ukraine. here's an excerpt. some also saw in their solander from the very beginning, mongolia has held to position and, and policy that countries should resolve their issues in a peaceful way. by diplomatic means with minimal damage to each other. im not person ah model. so it is clear that mongolia stands against war and for peace.

but this is an extremely important challenge for all heads of government around the world. as well as for the united nations and the security council members who play a key role short it is a historic challenge to river toilet. so as i said earlier, if the situation continues working, my biggest fear is that the entire world economy will collapse. gibson will horse and less and there is a risk of a lot more people dying of starvation around the world with loss than are dying in the fighting itself. yield to straw kitten stuck wickersham hurry. i am an order impotent if the situation stirs up even more chaos. hitler if the trust in government's weakens around the world because of it than that might lead to utter chaos. miss o. u nifty friendliness of mongolia. thank you so much for this interview. thank you,

lou. it can be difficult to predict how quickly floods come and how quickly they will go. sometimes they received a fast but in thailand as not in the case, more than 200000 households impacted by typhoon. nora rem, a weeks ago, remain submerged underneath this highway. customers are having an unusual dining experience. people in the province of not con patton are eating at this noodle, stall, knee deep in flood water. it's one of nearly 30 provinces that are still reeling from last month's typhoon heavy rains. and the release of water from dams have led to many areas being flooded. but that hasn't stopped people from coming here for a bite to eat, even though they're not alone in the flood waters. the stalls owner says that's one

reason customers keep coming back at me. i know i didn't think i would open the shop at 1st with the rising water. i thought who's going to come here to ease looking and but the customers kept coming. oh my god, it gave me the strength to keep going. look in. yeah, we got a lot of customers now because they look forward to feeding the fish. and it's like getting a foot spot the same time too. although people are doing their best to carry on as normal, the situation is serious. the navy has helped evacuate elderly and bedridden patients from partially submerged, hones the bang ban district in i had to ya, province has been struggling with intermittent flooding since the typhoon. it sits near a river basin and floods every year. excess rain, water flowing down river is diverted here to protect ancient buddhist temples and

ruins in other areas. but the villages here pay a high price. oh, out of my mouth, we are all suffering. putting food on the table has been difficult taylor that we have to rely on boats of transportation. we can't even use the toilet properly by me. so this house is higher than everybody else's smartphone, so other houses are suffering more as they were completely submerged. young. think about the elderly and small children. it's like a forgotten village. there really is too much water in our direction every year. he cannot even tell me why. the government has earmarks the equivalent of 618000000 euros to help flood victims. but with climate change making disasters like these more frequent and severe, that money is unlikely to go far enough. and the big news out of south korea is that yes, k pop jones, b t s will be starting military service. their management company made the

announcement on line without giving any time frame for when their duty would start . the press release effectively decides the debate over whether the bands artistic achievements would exempt them from joining the armed forces, which is required by south korean law because of the threat from north korea b t as say they quote, look forward to reconvening as a group again around 2025, following their service commitment. that is way too long for bts fans out there. and on that note will leave you with pictures of the boy band. thanks for watching i ah

3 people in trucks injured when trying to flee the city center. more and more refugees are being turned away at the border. families playing phone tags in syria for these correct only with people lean, extreme drought, rough getting 200 people around the world. more than 300000000 people are seeking refuge as to

why? because no one should have to flee. make up your own mind. d. w, made for mines. ah, ah, nothing to see here yet. china decides not to release a batch of economic data expected this week. it will only come after the ongoing communist party congress and what's likely to become gigi pings, historic amazement of power. also, europe was trying to break its dependence on china. we'll have a look at raw materials mining in scandinavia. and portugal is moving away from fossil fuels. but the countries energy transition isn't quite as clean as

i'm crystal. welcome to the program. it seems like nothing is to distract from gigi pings moments. china on monday delayed the release of 3rd quarter growth figures along with other economic indicators expected this week. the likely reason, while the 20th the congress of china's communist party is underway in very beijing and deja ping is expected to win a 3rd term as the parties. general secretary amassing more power than any chinese leader since miles of dawn. but to mister, she must take on some difficult tasks, especially the economic instability of the country. the chinese economy is facing extreme turbulence.