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collation of the world will impact on all of us? this is why it was very important for me to emphasize that everyone says that an escalation by using tactical nuclear weapons has to be excluded. and i'm very pleased that there at least we did agree. otherwise, we talked about many issues regarding our bilateral relationship. this is particularly true for those things that we don't have the same opinion on around human rights for example, or regarding the question of the perspectives for taiwan. but it's also about economic development. and there we want to ensure that we have a level playing field and that german companies don't have more difficulties for their activities here in china than exist for china and europe. and this is the

perspective that we don't just have as germans, but as european perhaps you could tell us something before the people working in trade in industry here. yes, we have said that it's important that german companies don't continue to have difficulties in their activities here. in china, but rather that it has to take place in terms of investment on a level playing field here and there. and i think that there are particular cases that will be improved moving forward, but it remains our issue that we as europeans, want to see this b par for the course for everyone in the industry.

and how does the chinese side respond to your discussion about how any change in taiwan must have placed peacefully? well, i think that the vast majority of people think it's important that we talked about the issues that we have to talk about. lay me the question of the russian war of aggression on ukraine, the issue of their not being an escalation and exclusion of nuclear weapons being used in that conflict that this is a matter of course. it's also important that we have found a way of discussing all of the issues that we have a different opinion on ones that we can perhaps develop a common perspective on. so it was a very important visit that took place at an important point, namely at a point where it's really about getting a bit of movement in some structures that have ground to a halt,

a bit in a statement you talked about by on tech, you sounded pretty optimistic, has there been some progress there that one could refer to? for instance, restricted well for us, what, what's important is that we achieve who lives in progress when it comes to using by on tech, in china. this is good for the citizens of china. and it's also good when it comes to overcoming the pandemic world wide. beatrice and this is why it is, it is good news. you need for x pads who live in china, that they may now have the opportunity to use by on tag as the vaccine. and that they no longer have to use other vaccines. we look at the same time, we talked about approval procedures in china for by in tech. i advocated accelerating these measures because as far as we're concerned,

there aren't any reasons why there are barriers to this approval. and i've heard that these processes will be accelerated, but at the same time, the approval procedures for chinese substances in europe need to conclude quickly as well. when the last questions have been answered in this regard. and i think that the very fact that we are discussing this issue at this level means that there could be progress. and it could mean that there's reciprocity in terms of using each other's vaccines, are booked up and simply by offering from the use of a very modern vaccine with the am on april technology like biotech here in china will be used because it was not what sudden could you say something about the reproaches that you at

refused to travel to china with emanuel? my con, i have to say that this trip was planned for me as my 1st visit, as chancellor. i prepared it and it is taking place. as you see, it had ceased before we considered it the right way forward to 1st have this dialogue before we go back to the normal consultations between governments. here in the world, chancellor dick cost go play a role in your discussions and was the chinese side interested or did they thank you for the involvement of cosco in handbook arbors. i didn't refer to it and neither did they the short ones in dimension. mister schultz, full good. how do you want to proceed in the question of human rights? you addressed it clearly in your statement. what is your most important option? might be, for example,

the supply chains and tracing them better from next year. perhaps just a few comments on that. first of all, 1st of all, human rights issues must be addressed to the particularly because we as a democracy and in terms of the european union or our friends in the trans atlantic alliance. generally, it is extremely important that we understand ourselves as democracies and there it is key that we are never silent when we see human rights infringements. i was not silent on the subject. and this shouldn't happen when others come to china and have their conversation to you. the fact that there is descent between the political concept of a communist party governing the country without democratic elections. and the democratic elections that we have in germany in europe is obvious. which is why it's all the more important that we never forget referring to questions like these

. what's important to me is that the format that we used to have about talking about these issues is that we get the human rights dialogue off the ground. again, we discussed it more, certainly human rights issues will be treated by laterally and structurally, and not just when i come to visit china or members of the chinese government come to visit germany, but in a more structured manner. so slight. and what's key for me at this opportunity, as i've said already, is that germany with its decision to put a supply chain act in power, is these strongest regulation worldwide. we have an act that is one of the most city intents in terms of the load of looking at supply chains worldwide. it's a very modern act and it's not something that is guaranteed all over the world that

things like the conditions of the international labor organization are adhered to. and many other regulations as well, which is why i am pleased that this is now a law. and i am also advocating it wherever i go to my take on the issue is that those who are currently a bit critical in germany, advocates of trade and industry. for example, in germany who complain about the red tape may praise it was later the foundations are set for that because it means that are globally networked economies can be successful globally. thank you, ladies and gentlemen for coming today. yep . you have just been watching the

german chancellor olive shalt said dressing, members of the press delegation at a press conference. that's after a day of meetings in beijing with china's leadership. he's met with the chinese presidents treating pain. he also had a meeting with the country is premier lee catching as we saw him have a press conference with leaky chang. after that, i'm joined in studio by our china experts, clifford kuhn and spent a number of years living in reporting in china to ford. you've been watching the days events, it's night time by now in beijing is just gone 7 pm. but let's get into what was discussed today. right. this is a controversial visit, a visit. all of sholtes has been criticized by friends in the european union. he's been criticized by members of his own governing coalition for, for taking this trip in the 1st place. let's get into the issues there. what stood out for you at just watching him taking questions from our colleagues in the press and overall the press conference that we saw earlier with the premier leakage in?

well, i think if there's one issue that really crystallizes a lot of the complaints and the criticism that there's been ahead of this visit, it's the at the costco sale, excuse me, in hamburg. and just to remind you as i was the sale of, of a around a one 3rd stake in one of the port facilities in hamburg court to the chinese state shipper. costco, which is being controversial because it's critical infrastructure and the u. s. and other lives have been critical of jeremy selling off this sort of infrastructure. and he give a very terse answer. when he was asked, how whether did the chinese mentioned this? he said, i didn't mention they didn't mention either. i think it just shows how sensitive this is become. i mean, spoke a lot about reciprocity and the need for things going both ways. but there is no way, for example, that a german company would be able to buy a stake in the chinese porch. these kind of things just don't exist. so i think that was this. that's something that really crystallized a lot of the issues surrounding this business. yes, he did come out against on the human rights issues and he did particularly on

russia and ukraine as well. and he mentioned taiwan, he mentioned she's young and he also there, he mentioned the human rights dialogue and the supply chain act, both of which are very admirable to human rights dialogue ground for many years and achieve very, very little before the chinese stop it. so it was a lot of these issues are a lot of these issues and i was there in specifically on, on the critics here in germany who, who did not want the chance to be taking this visit specifically at this time. and we know that the chances took a business education with him and did anything come out of that listening to the outcome of, of the days talks that would perhaps convince some of these credits that will perhaps maybe this was well there was talk of by and take, for example, yeah, looking at the companies that went to with the old reliable for their v w and b s f and older traditional, big german corporate that always go in these trade delegations. but they didn't actually sign on the deals and i'm not entirely sure why they went along in many ways. maybe it's just for, you know,

to show the impression germany is still very strong and industrially meaningful. m biotech is an exception. biotech is the new kid on the block. and there was a deal allowing ex patriots to use the biotech vaccine. which because china, as opposed to use of foreign vaccines preferring its own domestic vaccines. and this sort of m r n a boxing is something that the chinese have not got at the moment. and there was a he is pushing for them for the chinese to allow. and that would be a big deal if, if they allow the wider use of the biotech vaccine given the china has to 0 cove its situation. ok at if it will leave a chair for, for the moment. that step is clifford current and he is our residence that china expert chair, always appreciate your insights, clifford and some of our, today's top stories from around the world. south korea says it has mobilized 80 warplanes in response to the detection of over 180 north korean military flight

sandia. their ship border. south korea and the united states have extended their military drills off to a barrel of mistletoe, from north korea. and the husband of us how speak and nancy pelosi paul has been released from hospital where he underwent surgery for injuries from an assault last week. a canadian man has been charged with breaking into the couples home in san francisco and attacking mr. pelosi with a hammer. he remains under doctor's care. and israel's former prime minister benjamin next yell and his rifling allies have won a tear majority in parliament in the countries election. the electoral commission slaves his block 164 seats in sunday's vote compared to just 51 of the opposition block, led by prime minister yale appeared, appeared as consider defeat while russia and ukraine have confirmed a recent exchange of 214 captured fighters. russia's defense ministry released

footage that it says shows the $107.00 russian soldiers being received. the ministry said the soldiers were heading to moscow for medical treatment. now ukraine's president vladimir zalinski says, russian stripes, i've left some 4 and a half 1000000 people without power across the country. so lensky, a, his master of energy, terrorism for escalation attacks on ukraine's pol bread as winters booms. similar tax on infrastructure have also damaged ukraine's water supplies. officials have asked refugees not to return to the country this winter because of fears of further shortages. and joining me from cave isde w. a correspondent and nick connelly. it's good to see you next. just how challenging is, is trying to get the power back up off to these air strikes. seen it is getting harder by the day. and there was a sense come up to about a week, 10 days ago that ukraine was just remarkably resilient,

that every time we have those huge russian airstrikes within about a day, most of the kind of emergency blackouts would be over. but that is now no longer the case. basically the destruction is just too wide spread even though the system was constructed in soviet times to with, withstand, quote of destruction that now just isn't something that can be hidden any more. and there are plans certainly a black out across the country here and key of where i am, it's a bit better the capital is getting more resources. but on average people here are expected to put up with 12 hours of outages every 24 hours. now those are kind of scheduled to people have time to kind of prepare, but often doesn't really go to class this morning. we had about half a 1000000 households in fear with emergency power cuts. and this is really just starting to affect people's ability to go about that he loves to earn, earn a living, those people here and here work in i t, they work for clients abroad, if they're without power and often with, without mobile phone connection because the phone infrastructure is also without power, that really affects their ability just to get by and let people i think who thought that they were able to kind of get through and somehow carry on with normal life.

even though there was fighting, couple 100 comes to way that is now no longer the case. you're increasing a hearing people talking about generators. people talking about how much it costs west get the diesel from if they can install it on their balcony. so real sense that even before the kind of worst winter weather has started, people are really feeling that sir, that, that impact and make a rush. an official said that moscow is likely to pull its troops back from the west. bank are fed in naperville river in hassan and has urged civilians to leave. does that mean that russia is preparing to retreat? yes and no, i think definitely in the days of russian control on the west bank, the pro river around that city of had a song, they are definitely numbered. it's basically a kind of outlying a bit of russian hill territory that is very exposed. the bridges across the river have been largely put out of action by ukrainian attacks and are dependent on air and on pontoon bridges to get supplies in. but the question is,

how long this is all gonna take? yesterday we had some social media footages of russian or flags, basically going down, disappearing from government buildings and kept san rift. remember, here had san is a city that russia has annexed, has now claims its own, but suddenly the russian flags were gone. checkpoints that had been for months, disappeared. and there was a sense that the russians had packed up and gone in a hurry. but there was a lot of suspicion here in ukraine that maybe this is a little a big provocation, a trap to try and get the ukraine troops to go in and then surprise them. i think there's still lots of russian troops there, an expectation here and here it is still going to take a couple of weeks. and just a quick one, nick, what more do we know about this prisoner's swap that says happened between moscow and keith? well, they are happening at quite some intensity and frequency here. it's kind of extraordinary, basically since 2014, since the war began his new grain, that was always a very difficult topic and they were doing it. lots them would fail before they actually happened. and sometimes people will wait years to be swapped. and now the happening in spite of much more intense fighting and much more kind of emitted a rivalry and kind of conflict between the 2 countries. i think got extremely,

they're still talking directly basically all other issues. ukraine and russia refused to go and sit at the same table. there was, have a middle man, some like turkey in between and here it is still possible, but definitely lots of prisons on both sides, still in pretty different conditions, waiting for to be exchanged. right at saturday because on a nick only reporting from cuba. thank you, nick. our pakistan's or the prime minister moran con, is recovering from surgery after surviving what his aids are calling an assassination attempt con was shot while leading a protest. march on the capitol is lambda bad, but he's have arrested the suspected gunman who they say was acting alone. ah, there's a party atmosphere is emron. cons convoy rolls into town. ah, good then out of nowhere, a series of gunshots fill the air. and pakistan's, former prime minister, goes down, his quickly carried away and taken to

a place of safety. clearly in pain, he separate a gunshot wound, scans late revealing bullet fragments in his leg. and he's not the only one injured of the iran con is safe and being told that one friend has died. some others are seriously injured. why the dog? a little while later, the 70 year old appears again outside waving to supporters. before being moved into a car and driven to hospital for treatments, lou, this was the 7th day of an anti government protest. march led by the former cricketer turn politician. he's demanding new snap elections after being ousted as prime minister in a conference vote. in april, speaking earlier this week, he insisted the rallies would be peaceful. i don't see any vitamin because the 26 years we've never been doesn't violent. reorders burger do supreme court. we're not going to break any laws of the law. a man con, has been accused of creating

a political crisis in pakistan, a divided country, which is no stranger to political violence. and this attack only seems to have found the flames with his supporters taking to the streets in anger. and he believing this was an assassination attempts. now to say employees are sealing the company in a cross section, go seat of a mass nail. specs are to be carried out. on friday, the company recently acquired by the world's richest man, you must told employees they would be notified about terminations by email. twitter offices are closed for the day and badge axis moved. while there's been no official announcement, specifying the number of lay offs. us media reports, they half of $2.00 to $7500.00 workforce could be collector. and for more on this, i am joined in the student out by andree at newport from

a business department. andrea, it's good to have the studio paps. let's begin with white as even mask. want to get rid of so many twitter employees. well, the reason is that he needs to reduce costs and save money, and he needs to do that quite quickly. so we all know how much he paid for twitter . $44000000000.13 billions of that amount was lend to him by banks. and of course he needed to have a plan to convince them to give them. it might be the richest man on earth, but he still needs to have a plan for them to give that amount of money and most places restructuring and bringing tweeter quickly through more profitability. one thing that's really important to remember, tweeter is a big ne, we'll know tweeter, but it's a small company compared to other tech giants. the last quarterly revenue was only 1200000000. you can see the sheer difference between what must be paid and what he's going to get with his new tory. we could say. so what he needs to do is to save money quickly, that's layoffs. and then he will have to find ways of course,

to make about money. okay, we'll talk about that in a 2nd. because while we still got the layoffs and we know that a number of employees are now planning on taking class action, ada filed the lawsuit. what more do we know about that? so it's still basically breaking news from yesterday, but also to they still rolling out what's going on. we still haven't seen severance packages. we don't know how and actually offer twitter looks like they've done, in my opinion. basically, a frantic strike has been a lot of talk of layoffs for a while. so what they did, they sort of brampton strike against whatever is going to come. what they're going to do is they want to claim that tweeter and mosque didn't respect the federal and california low that they would have needed to give them 60 days of notice for this operation. they haven't done it. we'll also see what's going to happen globally because this is a global lay off. so this is about america. we're going to see what happens in the u. k. in germany in india, and so many other countries were twitter as employees. and i guess another one

andrea was talking about that yeah, finances rise of one of this. there is a new proposal, right? to start charging and he's trying to make money out from that. just tell me about how these ideas will change. well, the platform will change pretty well a lot. we could say if he goes through with what he has in mind, the shift he wants to achieve is going from depending a lot from advertising, which is right now, maybe 90 percent of tutors revenue and moving all of that more to a subscription based service. so he will have to convince people to pay for something like the twitter blue plan that already exist, but it's really not so popular. it wants to charge $8.00 for that. that might include a lot of perks of less ads. and especially what you might be referring to, of course, the blue tick, it was new was before the layoffs this week, right? the blue take used to until now a for verification. so the user with the bluetooth were verified, he was earth,

he wants to sort of changed that into a subscription badge. but all of these, as you can see, creates a lot of confusion. a lot of chaos. still unclear how direction of this might be has been air due on commenting on that it's, it's been really chaotic. what we always need to remember is that this is ellen musk and the lens rock is vertically. it can do a lot of things. these might be a little bit more complicated than rocket science, even though. well, i nicely put they at thank you and drain a party from d w. business. appreciate that. the beatles recorded a final song together over 50 years ago, but now the band has been putting out new animated music videos from its pioneering revolve album. the latest offering is made up of a compilation of more than $1300.00 oil paintings. it's for the i'm only sleeping track. ah, the paint seems to flow across the screen as ringo. paul and george get ready to

wake up dreaming. john lemon. and the beatles new official video. the song i'm only sleeping is from revolver there. 1966 albums. that helped usher experimental sounds in to pop music. british artist m cooper was chosen to create the trippy new visuals using her old style oil pains take me. i've always been a beatles fan. and when i saw the opportunity to work on, i'm only sleeping, i was just like early, amazing. it kind of sparked a huge light of ideas straight away. it took a lot longer to get the ideas down. i'm literally painting a frame, i take a shot and then i usually just why pit and re paint next, shaw, i mean next frame and the next frame and the next frame and the next frame and it, it, it, that's my process. 1300 frames later,

the video premiered at this gallery space in central london and on youtube. some of the paintings are based on our cable news rios of the fab 4 but most are the product of the painters imagination. inspired by the beatles own homage to sleep, to slowness, and to the power of dreams. and that's it for your news update. i will be back at the top of the next hour. join me again. i'll see you then fight. ah ah, with

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