ah, ah, i'm seen busy in berlin. here's a look at our top stories. china pushes back against the wave of government bands of forced labor during a visit to the company's factory in china's sheen john region, where the u. n. is documented, extensive human rights abuses. also on russia, china has accused the u. s. of suppressing foreign companies. after the u. s. ban the use of chinese video sharing app, tick tock on government mobile phones, a canada and the european panata has been tick tock from government phones saying the chinese app carries an unacceptable risk to privacy and security. auto will also buck federal and it is better to not have them access tick tock because of the concerns that people have in terms of safety. this may be a 1st step. it may be chinese own video platform from all government issued devices . contractors must comply with in 90 days, the white house said on monday,

the decision recently over western accusations that china could use data to threaten cyber security. news literally, she's yes, the united states, the world's, we firmly oppose the us sides. wrong approach of over reaching and national security, abusing national power and unreasonably suppressing the generated $6000000000.00 through advertising in the u. s. alone, the company is afraid of losing the lucrative us market. the same could happen in the european union is that they must remove the app from any private devices on which apps of the commission are used. the company that owns tick tock by dance you on whether that effort is all for naught. it does look a lot of a cream of, or take time out there with a, you know, like bite dance continues to do anything a lot that would allow biden to have the authority to expand their the ban. like to take tal band here to private users. so as it really happened, you would be a way,

more serious problem for a tick tock. and one thing i should like really on mention is that actually like, even if beijing is ned, are saying that so when could we you instagram and facebook as the social media. oh, so our band and china and so they think their chinese government is have after senior executive visitors factory and sheen john china and said that he saw no signs of forced labor activist and a major investor of criticize those course labor and changing especially of the muslim league or minority prompting many western companies to abandon the region. but volkswagen isn't the only car company, so operating there, a resort, it's hard for brands not to benefit from forced labor. if they're producing in the she john region. y'all can now y'all can good have you on the show. i have to ask you 1st about this visit to the room. she planned by this b w, executive use of the workers there appeared happy to work. there is problematic to

say that the talking to feel is in a plan shows no force labor in the region because it is quite impossible to talk to weavers freely without their fear of punishment or penalty. forced labor schemes in the region is huge. and even if they walk back and plant does not imply any force labor, but it may be ex of the products made there are almost likely to have a connection to it. that is more likely they will instead of that they won't. yes. surely because there and this can occur in several ways, can be within the internment camps or as a condition of release. it can occur in a satellite factory building our report. finds evidence of a restriction of moments, abuse of working conditions, shreds of interment, or imprisonment, harassment by labour agents,

compulsory ideological trainings among others. let me just give you one example while doing the research in concert force labor facilities in my indicators of sacrifice made by workers for the sake of the chinese state. i lost contact with my father in 2018, and there are many people i know are in different kinds of potentially possibly. i can ask if i cannot think, you know, being is much more safe. we have time for one quick. last question. i want to get in your report, rice of doing business and the world's largest car market for these car makers, briefly, if you can oh yes, sure. there are a large amount i the chinese states incorporates being sponsored force neighbor programs into their social responsibility commitments. i think that price quote, that kind of complicit me, their social responsibility commitments from public and private companies operating in the region. all right, that's yahoo!

or the jo at sheffield harlem university. thank you very much. thank you. and now to some of the other global business stories making headlines, electric car maker tesla is headed to mexico. the company says it will invest $5000000000.00 in a new assembly plant. in the northern part of the country, the mexican government buyers and china are looking to move locations. that's according to the makers of airpods. bloomberg reporting go or tack is itself investing $280000000.00 in a new plant there. second, it's time just as companies trying to move goods between europe and china over the past year, or the overland root, known as the northern corridor, has become problematic. it goes, i know, but ever since russia invaded ukraine, concerns have been growing that the route is no longer secure. as result, europe's attention is increasingly turning here to the mitzy port here in anna korea, georgia. a plans for that port project existed well before russia's war, but they never gain traction. now the pressure is growing,

and that's where our next romero roads. today's trip is by the infamous recording pass from the george and black sea port, but to me, to buckle in as i by john. the road gets blocked when it snows, then it won't be as many accidents and traffic jams our reality and not as many pot hold like now. it's really hard to drive the highway as part of china's mute. silk rolled, even if the weld bank finance the section crossing the mountains. china where the machines and building materials also come from locals are only employed as laborers for work like they read. it doesn't bother us, we have work. most of the village residents here support the construction of the road. we have work, so we're not complaining. meanwhile, construction of a modern container terminal couldn't go ahead in an, a kia a jordan american company was supposed to build a deep sea port here. an important hub and thus the land route via russia,

but construction was hold it after a change in government. residents are disappointed that honda thought the tweak north georgia, i still hope it will be built. now though, on the other, like if you don't mind only smaller container ships can dock of the current ports on the black sea additive but nothing is planned. many georgians believe the deep sea porting anatolia is been hampered by the russian secret service, which they say wants to hurt the e you go. or it is important for us to set up the middle corridor, and we need an a t, a port to do that, all of the proposal. and that got a daughter hopes the deep sea port in a nazi yet will still be built so that he can keep working and that's our show. we'll be back later with more headlines in the meantime. you can find out more about him because even visit thanks for watching with

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