he will need to know what is happening in our ceiling, guardians, of truth watch know on youtube. d. w documentary. ah ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin. britain's king charles visits germany at a state banquet in berlin. charles hailed the enduring value of british german relations. he's due to address the german parliament in about an hour from now. also coming up on the program, you commission president or slough underlying is set to outline her vision of

relations with china. ahead visits to beijing, that trip coming a made a growing concern over china's partnership with russia. ah, i manuscripts, mccann, and welcome to the program. britton's king charles is in berlin on his 1st foreign trip since becoming monarch state banquet on wednesday, he vowed to strengthen british german relations, saying the relationship is of enduring value to us all in a visit aimed at mending european ties off to breakfast. berlin was meant to be the 2nd step of the king's tor. the last week's trip to paris was cancelled amid unrest over the french governments planned pension reforms. a special welcome for special visitors, britton's king, char, so 3rd and his wife camilla. german president,

frank by dodge dined. maya, welcome to the royal couple with military honors at berlin's bramble gate. ah, it's the 1st time the landmark has provided a backdrop for receiving a state guest. on his 1st official state visit abroad as britain's monarch king charles's hoping to improve the you case strained relations with a european union post bracket and show he can win hearts and minds brought just as his mother did for 7 decades. at his residence lusby view, the german president praised the good relations between the 2 countries and houghton. often to day, 6 years to the day after britain began the process of leaving the european union, we're opening a new chapter and our relationship was come together as friends and partners. we're

now looking forward to the it's not the form. the german president also praise childs as long interest and environmental causes a topic that will determine the agenda for the 3 day visit. but 1st, it was time for some glitz and glamour. the crowning jewel of the trip estate banquet fit for king. we stand side by side in protecting and advancing our shed democratic violence. this is a pit demise. so clearly to day as we stand together with ukraine, the defense of freedom and sovereignty in the face of unprovoked regression. so it's not just all sparkles, politics is never, far away from these events and controls is

due to address the german parliament in about an hour's time. said you stay with us for life coverage of that. now the head of the you ends, nuclear watchdog says that he still hopes a deal to protect ukraine's shopper. asia power plant can be reached. rafael grossi told the plant on wednesday. it's a 2nd visit since russian forces took control of the site. last year. the international atomic energy agencies, director general, has been pushing the security around the plant to be increased to prevent a nuclear accident. he said this was likely to involve rules rather than a physical buffer. and i'll correspond max under is in cave, and he told us more earlier about the dangers facing europe's biggest nuclear plant . and what can be done to make it safer. we are um, so grosser the head of a just returned from his visit to as of ridge, a power plant, 2nd visit, or 2nd visit totals. first visit since september. and he wanted the situation,

they're still very unstable. are very dangerous of the moments of this is you said it correctly. this is the largest of 2 point in europe. all right, and we're interrupting our coverage to go straight to the speech that also la funder lion. with making that about the european union's relations with china and minded thing. thanks in a time when global affairs are becoming harder to decrypt and in a near are where facts are routinely challenged. the work that you do at this thing tank has never been more important for europe because it is only by having a deeper understanding of the world as it really is. not as we may wish it to be, that we can develop better informed policies. and this is why i believe, i think tangs are an essential part of our democracy. just 10

years merricks has developed a unique expertise in analyzing the political, economic and social trends in china. and how these impact europe and the world and we must preserve and uphold your right and that of all think tanks to be analytical and to be critical. so i want to express my solidarity with you and all the other individuals and institutions will have been unfairly sanctioned by the chinese government. i would also like to congratulate the european policy center on its recent 25th anniversary. from the outset, you have been a truly european voice in the world of policy and academia.

this spirit is very much in the image shelf, one of your founders and one of your most unheralded fathers, max cornerstone. marx crunch dumb lived through personal trauma and tragedy during world war 2. and this experience inspired him to dedicate his life to building a united europe. one question always guided his work and i quote, do we believe that states are for ever condemned to remain never to trust another state? or do we believe in the possibility of change of gradually changing men's minds. their behavior and of quote,

is commitment to creating a better understanding between people lives on through europe, thinktank community. and it is this need to deepen our knowledge of a rapidly changing world. that brings us here to discuss europe's policy towards china . our relationship with china is one of the most intricate and important anywhere in the world and how we manage it will be a determining factor a factor for future economic prosperity and national security. china is a nation with a unique history aiding back from early civilization through the rise and fall of dynasties. it's philosophers have shaped culture and

society and much of today's world, from loud zer, teaching about living and harmony with nature. the ethical values of confucius. for great inventions of ancient china, the compass gun powder hay for making and printing revolutionized world civilization. at this late at the latest era is in many ways one of the most remarkable chapters in that long winding and often turbulent history. in less than 50 years, china has moved from widespread poverty and economic isolation to be the world's 2nd largest economy. and the leader in many cutting edge technologies.

since 1978 gross has averaged over 9 percent per year. and more than 800000000 people were lifted out of poverty. this is one of the greatest accomplishments of the past half century. china's reach stretches across all continents and global institutions and its emissions a far greater still through the belt and road initiative. it is the largest lender to developing countries and it's economic, industrial, and military power. what's into question, any notion of china itself being still a developing country?

we heard that last october when president she told the communist party congress that by 2049, he wanted china to become a world leader in. and i quote, composite national strength and international influence and of quote. or to put it in simpler terms. he essentially, once china to become the world's most powerful nation, given its size and global influence, it is positive that china's economy has eventually reopened after covet. and it isn't good that our citizens, businesses and diplomats are able to exchange once again. because understanding each other starts with speaking with one another. but at the same time,

we are concerned by what is behind this return to global stage defining a european strategy towards china. defining what success looks like. must start with a sober assessment of our current relations. and of china's strategic intentions. our relationship with china is far too important to be put at risk by failing to clearly set the terms of a healthy engagement. it is clear that our relations have become more distant and more difficult in the last few years. we have seen a very deliberate hardening of china's overall strategic posture for some time.

and it has now been matched by a ratcheting up of increasingly assertive actions. and was a stark reminder of that last week of that last week and moscow during president. she's state visit are from being put off by the atrocious and illegal invasion of ukraine. president, she is maintaining his no limits, friendship was put in but there has been a change of dynamic in the relationship between china and russia. it is clear from this visit that china seas poor teens weakness as a way to increase its leverage show by russia. and it is clear that the power balance in that relationship which for most of the last century favorites russia

has now reversed. most telling were president, she's parting words to put in on the steps outside the kremlin when he said, and i quote right now they are changes the likes of which we haven't seen for 100 years and we are the ones driving these changes together and of quote, as a permanent member of the security council of china has a responsibility to safeguard the principles and values that lie at the heart of the un charter. and china has a responsibility to play a constructive role in advantages and bouncing a just peace that he can only be just

if it is based on upholding the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of ukraine. your train will define the terms of a just peace that requires the withdrawal of invading troops. any peace plan which would in effect consolidate russian unexcused absence is simply not a viable plan. we have to be frank on this point. oh, china continues to interact with proteins. war will be a determining factor for you. china relations going follow it and of course, china itself has also taken a more search if stance in its own neighbourhood, the show of military force in the south china.