ah, shina has wrestled nonstop at the corona virus for 3 years. unable to gain the upper hand vaccines quarantined 0 coven policy. none of it produced the results, the beijing wanted to see, and then the public's patience broke. after a week of nationwide protests, the government is now signaling major changes. 0 covered. could be history in just a few months, did it take levels of public anger, reminiscent of t animal square to move the needle tonight in china's tone deaf president? if you want to be heard, you'll need to shout. i'm broke off in berlin. this is the day. ah,

the facts have proven that china's epidemic prevention and control a scientific correct and effective. we don't believe the 0 climate policy is based on science eludes infinity. 3 years, the chinese government has been putting the health, the safety and lives of its people 1st. and it's epidemic response to prove that you don't lock people up in their homes and not giving them sufficient medicinal care food. ginger, we have been adjusting and improving alcove at 19 protocols. a lie to the development of the situation, wires and there's a lot that the government should be doing, but number one is just give everybody basic human rights. also coming up, the united nations is bracing for unprecedented crises around the world next year. it's asking for more than $50000000000.00 just to keep up with request for humanitarian aid. who will write that check. we're talking about humanitarian

assistance to 339000000 people. so it's, it's a, it's a phenomenal, it's a phenomenal number. and it's a depressing number which is our viewers watching on p b. s in the united states. and to all of you around the world, welcome, we begin the day with china's absolutist approach to the corona virus pandemic. the policy is known as 0 cove. it in his self explanatory no tolerance for anything less. the past week, the nation wide protests, the police have startled and strong response. they tell us that this absolute is approach has problems and it is not only in public health. consider the absolute power of president. she's in pink, china's most powerful leader ever appears to have some serious blind spots. he is able to push through his agendas such as 0 cove it. yet he seems unable to read the

room to receive feedback, to get an honest answer to the question. is this policy working? ah, restoration boiling over in wine, joe and scuffles with cove it work is in shanghai. rare public displays of anger with chinese strict coban policies. in recent days. in many cities they moved into something even bigger. with protests as calling for the communist party and gigi and ping to go they. c they themes that reminded many of the piano men protest the 1st feeling that came to my mind when i read the news very incredible port test across china was the spirit of 1989 has come. a key in

beijing responded by unleashing a fears, crackdown, deploying huge numbers of police to stamp out the demonstrations, but it is also signal changes to the strict cobra policies that have angered so many of the lead on wednesday advice premier soon john learn told health officials china was entering a new stage in its pandemic approach, due to increased vaccination rates and experience with the corona virus phone call . in glenn, joe authorities have already announced an end to mass p. c. r testing and lifted locked downs across the city. all part of a drive to implement cobra rules with more local flexibility. according to officials. beijing said is also planning to step up. vaccinations of the elderly, lagging vaccination rates among the old have been used to justify the current 0

covey policy. with protest seemingly stamped out for now and a shift away from the approach that provoked them in the work. beijing may well be hoping the biggest challenge to its authority in decades is already behind it. so has this wave of public frustration is it forced the government's hands for the chinese perspective. we spoke to victor galloway, former government officially currently vice president of the beijing base thinktank center for china and globalization. first of all, there have been changes to the original version of the dynamic 0 cove in policy ever since the end of october. however, you may know for sure that moving from the original version of the dynamic, 0 covey policy to the new version is, 1st of all, all sudden. and secondly is very risky. moving from one version to the new version

is actually a very dangerous period of time. and the government has been very cautious in moving from one version to the new version. and therefore, the protests you talk about are very unfortunate things because they do not know that the transition has already started from the end of october. and the reason why the transition needs to be handled very cautiously is because if you do not handle it cautiously in the transitional period, there may be massive amount of people who may be infected and a very large number of people who may die. therefore, i think we need to proceed forward with great caution and we need to move in the same direction rather than for example, kitty agitated and lose control of the situation. or i don't want to bring it now. eric fargo being he's an epidemiologist in co founder of the world health network

is good to see you again. eric, let me get your take what we just heard. is it true? if they start lifting restrictions, they could open the floodgates to more coven 19 cases. yeah, thanks helping me back. that is very real risk because we've seen it again in hong kong in taiwan. both those countries used to be absolute 0. and when they loosened it, as we know, hong kong had a huge hospitalization and mortality wave in the spring with the b 2. and i one also saw a huge, oh wave of us position. and so we have to be very careful. and we know the mainland china is actually less vaccinated than on congress. high one. so the other thing is, china, you know, they are all your back see, but they have a few other things up their sleep. they were trying to have the know the country has right now using hailed nebulizer back. see that back

scene is not just the naval vaccine, but you actually hail it in the mucosal vaccine as much higher efficacy in some of the early studies than any other vaccine martini, astrazeneca, or, or whatever. so i think i think that in china is relying and i did their changes dynamic a coated risk. so i think there is things changing in there are lifting airline guidelines. so i think china is trying to loosen it. and while the rolling out the new generation of vaccine, so i think changes of how they're going to do it. really just asking that if they've got this, this, this nasal spray that works even better than the vaccine, if they've got that, didn't, shouldn't it give them even more certainty as they lift these restrictions that they aren't, you know, giving a free pass to a new wave of infections, i mean they've got the tools to protect the people. yes. so i think that's what i'm

saying. like china is in this transition period. they're not going to stay absolute 0. and by the way, 0 copay was never always locked out. you can have, this is a total misinformation. i wanna clear you can have 0 code with combination of mass testing, tracing a vaccination in ventilation air disinfection strategies. it's not equal to locked out and trying to is relaxing airline flights. people from international oh, who are not chinese or working, trying to can actually come to china and but the thing is that the, the new vaccine. well it's not just the needle, it's an inhaler. so it's like a nebulizer for asthma. yeah. they are rolling it out, but they haven't rolled it out enough. so they're doing is we weird in between time where they want to ramp up soon and reopen as much as they can. but they haven't gotten to that part where they are coffee enough to do that. and the, i mean, rolled out this new in nasal, this inhaled nebulizer. maxine yeah, well i think they were trying to is that the cup of some huge changes when you look

at the rest of the world where we have not had a 0 coven policy and compare it to where we are right now to where china is right now would you say that the medical merit of this policy has withstood the, the test of time? yeah, many ways to look china's per capita, what healthy and excess mortality not just a cobra. what a s want to tell is so much lower than all western countries, all latin american countries. you know, if china had adopted the same strategies and had the same per capita, deaths and hospitalization, china easily would have $5000000.00 or more deaths. but the china has a boy that trend is in. it's probably just a couple of 1010000. so i think it is a miracle myself, but of course there's the economic trade off in how it's obviously boiling service . but with this new generation of vaccines are people not talking about,

i know the there are mass inoculating with new generation vaccines in terms basically it's like the space race in terms of where they are in terms of the vaccine technology. you know, the west right now is still on the rocket platform, not even taking off what trends already in the next generation of these new inhaled vaccine. and that's where in the next year, you're really going to see the difference. so we're going to try to have both worlds. so are you, are you saying that right now, for example, the situation we have here in europe. what i just saw in the united states where the numbers are low people are, are beginning to forget about the pandemic. are you saying a year from now? they're going to be dealing with higher numbers. well, the chinese will have this, this better, the preventive that you have resources and they're going to be in a better position. is that what you're saying? it's going to be like a year from now. i think, i think so, because you know, china also hasn't suffered couple 100000000 long as debilitated their population in

turn. the cardiovascular, you know, cognitive dementia, early risk in other you know, risk in terms of, you know, compromising effects of coven, trying to avoid it. a couple 100000000 people we have to deal with that while the west have to deal with that. so in terms of workforce, you know, i think there's going to be a huge difference. now the question is, can you ask your ketchup? i hope they can, but we need to really, really double down on the new generation back seat. yeah. well, i hope a year from now we're, we're not talking about increases in cases anywhere on the planet. that would be the best way to come out of this area faculty. as always, we appreciate your time and your insights tonight. thank you for the world's humanitarian response system is being tested to its limits. that is the morning coming from the united nations to night. as it launches the largest appeal for age funding in its history,

the u. n. c. mandatory office is asking for a record 51500000000 dollars for 2023 as multiple crises and the ongoing war and ukraine keep driving up the need for assistance. the winds global humanitarian overview, says 339000000 people will need humanitarian aid next year. that is 4 percent of the world's population. i let that sink in. you as a chief says for so many people on the break. this appeal is a lifelong so the next year is going to be the biggest humanitarian program in the world. the gap is because of the means, not because of the funding. and the needs are going up because we've been smitten by the war in ukraine by cove. it by climate. and i fear that 2023 is going to be a, an acceleration of all those trends. and that's why we say in this report,

and generally that we hope 2023 will be solidarity just as 2022 has been a year of suffering. i want to pull a now, alexandra hi. she's head of humanitarian policy and advocacy at save the children. she joins me tonight from washington. it's good to have you with. yeah. what we just heard. they're not, not very up lifting a record number of people in need of aid. a record appeal for aid funding more than $50000000000.00. the u. when's a chief martin griffith calling it a depressing number? does it depression was? well it's, it's awful. i mean, the global humanitarian plan has shown that 2023 is on record to be the bleakest year ever in regards to humanitarian needs. for 339000000 people, that's one in every 23 persons on the planet need humanitarian assistance simply to survive simply to survive. and this is due to a convergence of crazy. as you mentioned,

we have grinding conflict in many parts of the world. we have a deadly climate crisis which is fueling drought in places like somalia flooding in places like pakistan. we have rising how epidemics, there are places in the middle east where cholera was previously under control. and now we're seeing outbreaks. and then of course, you can't underestimate the, the aftermath of covet 19, the impact that, that's had on economic systems and the disruption to economic systems. and all of this has caused record levels of hunger record levels of displacement and worsening poverty. driving enormous needs on the ground and with high inflation, an energy cost food cos, the the price drag for provided unitary and aid is skyrocketing. how was that impacting aid organizations such as yours? well, it's impacting 8 organizations, like save the children and others because it's so difficult to keep up with the needs. as you mentioned, there are, there is a, a massive got betweens humanitarian needs and the resources available to respond to

those needs. so the system is completely overstretched. we're responding to older crises like syria. i, we're sitting crises like afghanistan, new crises, yet mem, in ukraine, which is, has just deteriorating. it has to tear rated and has really overstretched. the system like never before. so we need to respond differently. we need to respond early. we know that it, that responding in anticipation of crisis is what helps people get through it. and it is ultimately what saves lives. we can't let warning. signs of food shortages and risk of famine be ignored. we need collective action. we need it to happen now . and we can't, can't afford to wait. we need assistance to get to frontline aid workers that are on the ground with the acceptance and the access in communities to respond quickly . and we need this to happen immediately. but you know, also i had the gretchen,

we're already ignoring it. we've been ignoring it last year, the you and collected less than half of its target amount, and that's a massive funding gap. so clearly the system is not keeping pace with what these global emergencies actually cost and what they demand. i'm wondering where is the capacity then for even more to be provided, when we can't even keep up with what we need right now? you're absolutely right, and this is why we're also in addition to advocating for more assistance, we're also asking for more humanitarian diplomacy to end these crises. that's ultimately what's going to help protect children. that's gonna what's gonna be what help protect helps protect civilians. that's going to be what provide some sustained services. it's not just funding, it's not just assistance. we need government to muster up the political will to find solutions will ask you, you know, so let me, let me ask about the money. i mean, because we know that the u. s. provides about half of the you and budget,

and there will be a lot of talk here about whether or not the americans are going to provide more. but do you see other sources around the world of money that have not been tapped to be there are countries that have huge sovereign wealth fonts. i mean, they would never even miss it if they finance the you win for the next decade. do you see those countries stepping up to the point? i think they need to step up to the plate we, there's no, there's no other option. if we wanna avert further deaths for their crises, they need to step up to the plate. we need to see governments provide their fair share in terms of assistance and, and, and it needs to happen immediately. i mean, there's no other option at the moment. it's all hands on deck, or else we're gonna see i've even bleaker 2024. yeah, i mean it's, it's, it's hard to look at these numbers already and imagine that things could get even worse, only vendor. we appreciate your time and your insights in the work that you do it's, it's valuable. thank you. thank you so much. and remember, if you cannot catch us,

why you can always watch these edition on demand on line. just go to our website at d. w dot com slash the dew. aah! ukraine's battle to fight off. russian invaders has been fought with a lot of western aid by far, most of the military support for the government. and he has come from the united states. and at times, during the 9 months the german government has faced accusations of reluctance and foot dragging. when it comes to backing you crank, that criticize largely ignores what germany has done in the past 9 months when it comes to humanitarian and financial helped. here's nato secretary general, general secretary, yen stockton beg, speaking in berlin today. and i command that germany for its leading role. jam name is among the alice providing most military financial on minutes had an

8 to ukraine. military equipment provided by germany. it protects ukrainian homes, schools and hospitals from russian missile attacks. german arm deliveries saved lives. and they dallas are determined to sustain our support so that ukraine pervades as a sovereign independent states. at this defining moment for you to pin security, germany's leadership is crucial that would off your speech. the bonus dog in february was historic. it was truly a turning point with the site and then the german has stepped up like never before in support of ukraine on, in the fence of europe, natal, alice, or the spring in our political correspondence. so, i mean young i me let, let's talk about what we just saw and heard there. i mean, it's not

a surprise that stockton bag had good words to say about the man standing next to him. dear olaf, but this was a strident support for a government that's often accused of dragging his feet on. you crated that. how did you read that? yeah, that's true. branch having some of the, some of the nato countries have pointed the finger at germany, said it's not moving quickly enough. dragging its feet, they've been skeptical about whether it will keep the promises that it has made. but here was the nato secretary general in berlin, as you say, giving fulsome support to germany as a, as a key donor of military material and other kinds of help to ukraine. and both men were totally focused. they say on support for ukraine, while not allowing nato to get dragged in to become a party to this conflict. so yet still, but very impressed with the announcements of

a 100000000000 for defense spending to get it to where some of the other nato countries are and picking up that turns tightened vendor. what no love shows said at the beginning of this year at the beginning of the war was a change in thinking as sort of a pocket change in germany's defense stones. so all of that is that shows himself says, you know, we're moving as quickly as we can to change things. but on the other hand, there are things like the a deal to buy f 35, fight the bombers from the united states. that's been agreed. but it hasn't actually been signed off yet, so people are saying, you know, why does everything move so slowly. but it is interesting to that. back. the head of a military alliance is talking about humanitarian in financial aid, a lot, the becoming from germany, which is often overlooked. so what is germany's role there? your chairman has done a lot. they are given more than 400000000 euros worth of humanitarian

assistance. and that's, of course, is needed even more urgently than it has been during the coming colder winter months. germany's given or pledged more than 100000000 euros worth of medical material and supplies and medicines div also things like radios and generators, which are much needed. and they both also provided more than a 1000000000 euros in direct financial assistance to ukraine to keep the public administration running. although there has been criticism there too, that germany hasn't done enough at european level at a u level to make sure that the pledges of money also go through. i think you could also mentioned the fact that germany is taken in more than 800000 ukrainian refugees. you know, germany has done a lot of the question is, you know, could they perhaps do more. and, you know,

we'll talk about weapons. germany has applied weapons, but ammunition supplies and maintenance or ongoing issues. what was said about that today? well, that's right, so maintenance and also ammunition because so the toilet is pointing out that there have been a lot of calls for more at weapon systems to be sent to ukraine, but there's no point in sending them if you can also send the ammunition that is one of the problems as a law shots is admitted in the past, germany has neglected its defense spending. it is moving in the wrong direction. he said, now that's changing. now they're spending more money and they're in talks with many of the key weapons manufacturers. many of whom are all located here in germany. so there's a way to get more material. but you know, it's got to be ordered. it's got to be manufactured. it's got to be sent. there's no point in sending weapon systems that haven't been fully supplied and,

and can't be maintained of good. ringback 15 circuits, simon, yes or no, the patriot missile systems going to ukraine? you think that that's going to happen with germany helping it? well, it's something that turkey of us continue to call for president lensky, says, you know, we need the systems that's really going to make a difference in the war. i think nato, germany and other countries are worried that if you provide a system like that, which may need nato troops to actually operate it, and you put those on ukrainian. so that'll be interpreted by russia as an escalation. and that wouldn't be a good thing. no, it would not familiar with always i'm thank you for the day's almost done the conversation that continues online. you'll find us on twitter either at dw news you can follow me on twitter at brent gov. tv ad. remember whatever happens between now and then tomorrow is another day, it will be friday. we'll see that ah,

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