find out best documentaries on you to see the world i already subscribe. now to d w documentary ah ah, this is the w news live from berlin. china has a new 2nd in command. the national peoples congress approved lee cheng as premier. he was nominated by she shim pink and is a staunch ally of the president. also coming up. iran and saudi arabia agree to

restore ties and re open diplomatic missions. the surprise agreement between the long term rivals was brokered by china plus german police say a man suspected of carrying out a mass shooting at a jehovah. witness center was a former member of the group. the attack on thursday left. 8 people dead. aah! a mary evans dean. it's good to have you with us in china, lee chang has been appointed as premier. the nations 2nd highest post. it follows his nomination by president. she ping. lee is now tasked with running the government and managing the economy. his post was confirmed during the annual parliamentary session. it's the 1st time it's taking place in full in 3 years after being scaled back during the pandemic. and for

more, a journalist, 5 in french for and joins us now from beijing. so fabi and can you tell us a bit more about lee chang? who is he? yeah, i think are 2 aspects are really important of why he was chosen as a new prime minister. the 1st one is a little younger sir. are politician with quite a pro business background. we know that because he served until recently as to park a secretary of shanghai. and during his time he attracted quite a lot of foreign businesses. and a lot of ceo's describe him as quite hands on and, and has an ear for business concerns. this is the one aspect. the other aspect is he's a very close ally towards he's in ping. he's been already knowing him for a long time, and he's politically very loyal. i mean, there was also proof a drink or the pandemic, actually a because leach young implemented a very radical 2 month locked down in shanghai. and that is important because he

acted as a, as kind of being loyal to what, speaking, who demanded that locked down. and even though this is locked on or destroyed the economy for quite a bit and also costs a lot of human suffering. i mean, for those who don't remember, especially in the 1st 2 weeks, many are residents of shanghai didn't have enough to eat. he still continued with this lockdown, and many people say that for this loyalty, he's now rewarded and has been promoted to a serve as the number to the future prime minister of china. or that that said, we also know that over the last several years president president, she has actually been shifting the power of the premier to party institutions. so will the premier role that lee is about to fill now even allow him to make any meaningful reforms on a national level? well, i mean, we don't know yet, but it's clear that the role of

a prime minister has been diminished, or the chunks are produced. has a, for example, in recent years, had almost not yet time for the evening in use. and he sometimes disappeared from the o worthwhile at much anymore as it used to be. so his rule is cool. yeah. we, we just lost the connection with what happened now? are you still haven't? i mean okay, i am so sorry. i think that put there some connection problem, but i think leach and has a lot of are difficult challenges. i mean, the real estate sector is in a crisis and also the economic model of china needs to be transformed. so we know that li chung actually wants to do that, but it will be painful. so i think the challenges are quite a big and his task will be difficult. that wasn't journalist 5 in customer in beijing, 5 a and thank you so much. let's turn our attention now

to some of the other stories making news. this our columbia government and the largest remaining rebel group known as the e l. n. say they are making progress towards a temporary cease fire. the announcement comes as a 2nd round of tease talks between the 2 concludes in mexico city. nearly half a 1000000 people were killed during decades of conflict between the state and various armed groups. federal regulators have rushed to seize the assets of silicon valley bank after its suffered the 2nd largest bank failure in us history, as phoebe's collapse, cent account holders scrambling to withdraw their money, and it sparked anxiety among its tech. heavy clientele, worries of wider chaos, appear unfounded, though, as the biggest us banks have healthy balance sheets. iran and saudi arabia have agreed to re establish diplomatic relations and re open embassies

within 2 months. that after years of tensions, the surprise agreement was broken by china, which held it as a victory for dialogue and peace. the restroom ration of ties offers hope for peace in yemen, where saudi arabia has led a coalition against the iranian backed who these to regent arrivals on the path to peace. after years of hostilities, saudi arabia and iran announced they are re establishing diplomatic and economic ties. the breakthrough was mediated by china. the communique was signed in beijing am on monday. we hoped that this new chapter will end the stalemate and relations of the last 7 years, and lead to greater stability and safety in the region at government. as well as to more development and prosperity for the people. tensions between the regional powers has threatened stability in the persian gulf. in 2016 relations were severed

when sunni led saudi arabia executed a revered shiite cleric. protesters and she ate letter ran, then attack saudi diplomatic missions. the conflict has spilled over into other countries. the saudis and iranians are vying for influence in syria, iraq, and in lebanon. where to ran backs has bella militants, in yemen, both sides have been locked in a proxy war for years. observers say the deal brings a chance to end the civil war. maybe in said there will be at least moves towards a permanent cessation of hostilities in yemen and a peace deal within yemen. sir, uh, to maintain that on a, on a more permanent basis with the north, washington has welcomed the saudi arabian, arapahoe, small as a step toward lowering tensions in the region. the 2 sides are set to reopen embassies in the coming weeks. sebastian songs is

a senior researcher and golf monarchies for the german based center for applied research in partnership with the orient. and he told us why this is happening now as many other countries have distanced themselves from iran after his brutal crackdown on protests. timing always matters specifically in the case of saudi arabia. so at the moment there is a momentum of opportunity for this is at least the perception in re up. so the situation that we see in iran is considered by the saudi to shoot as a situation of weakness and therefore of the saudi leadership has the expectations that iran could agree on more concessions. specifically with regards to yemen, but also maybe with regards to lebanon or iraq that are in the interests of saudi arabia. so therefore, it is from my understanding, not

a strategic breakthrough. it's more a technical up horse more that serves the saudi interest at the moment. but on the other hand, it is also a way maybe to improve relations with china and to show the west, specifically the u. s. and that saudi arabia does not serve as a junior partner anymore, and also wants to act independently. um, by reaching out to iran. for instance, here in germany, police investigating the shooting at jehovah witnesses center in the northern city of hamburg. have revealed that the perpetrator was a former member of the religious community. the gunman killed himself, 6 people and an unborn baby. his motive remains unclear. bond police say they've recently received an anonymous tip off about his mental state as the investigation continues. the community where the shooting and folded morons as victims undertake as remove the bodies of the victims. as people in hamburg pay their

respects and begin to process and reflect on me, attack them on your hon. one when you leave here and you are 200 meters away. it affect seal, it's very bad about that. no matter wait happens. but of course, it affects us even more here than mad. and we are afraid i say these because we often pass by here and we don't know if it could happen again. so yes, we are afraid. monotonous investigations into the motives of the 35 year old shooter who took his own life at the scene or ongoing. he was a no good owner and a former member of the religious group by philip f 100 as a heel mcmillan murph. as a former member of the jehovah witnesses, he voluntarily left the congregation,

but evidently not on good terms. wooten for lawson at the german chancellor. a former mayor of humbug, offered his condolences, isn't fossil laws. and if we are stunned at this act of violence, my thoughts are with the victims and their relatives in these difficult hours, and with those whose lives have been so brutally taken. his oval time assumed even garrison, german, his interior minister, nancy feather, visited the scene. she told reporters, the government would seek to introduce a psychological suitability test for potential gun owners. must shootings a rare in germany. it's hoped a tightening of already strict firearms ownership can prevent tragedies like this happening again. george's

parliament has voted to drop a controversial at foreign agents bill. opponents of the legislation warned that it could stifle dissent. curtail media, freedom, and hinder georgia's aspirations of one day joining the european union. the reversal comes after days of demonstrations and mass rallies in the capital to billy c. or did you follow them august of schooling, both. this is the moment that thousands in georgia had been waiting for the shed over after days a protest. it took just minutes for the countries parliament to drop. it's controversial. foreign agents, bill timo. lawmakers voting it down by 35 to one businesses artillery armor. julius, going off with a victory celebrated moments later by both opposition, mpi inside parliament. and those protesting outside many hoops spend days here. fighting to what they see

is the countries future away from perceived russian influence an inside european union. me and my generation were protesting here. oh, we were standing like i think 2 or 3 days in a row. so um, the fact that it is dropped and we're moving towards the european union is of course sir, a good and happy fact for i support my country always and i'm sending here all the time because i, you know, i'm georgiana and it's my responsibility to stand here with my people and about the law, i think that it's a very bad for our country because we suffered are you crying? lucifer, you are up and we want to be a part of europe. oh, this bill has exposed a growing divide in the country of wits links with russia and moscow's influence over the ruling. georgia. dream party. protest is an opposition parties had claimed the proposed legislation could stifle dissent and curtail media freedoms mirroring

a form of russian style of oppression ahead of a parliamentary election next year. the solution is looming long. they already tried to pressure her position and opposition in georgia is very fragmented, and i would say they managed to marginalize them. but at the same time, they see that they the some other societal forces like suicide in free media, who could challenge them for the next election to one of the aim of this law was somehow to subdue and marginalize civil society and a free media. moscow has a keys, the west of orchestrating the protests in georgia over the now defunct bill, likening it to a 2 attempts and where to please seize loyalties lie in the weeks and months ahead . could now be critical in it, sped to join night. so and the european union,

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