the 77 percent the platform with, you know, with this, i know we are not afraid to happen delicate because population is growing. and young people clearly have the solution. the future is 77 percent. every weekend on d w this is the w news asia coming up today. some serious balancing acts, germany's talk diplomat will be walking on egg shells when she holds political talks with china on the world's most pressing issues. we'll discuss what's at stake and accommodating the natural world while doing business tile authorities think

they've struck the right balance. in reopening a tourism hotspot, the became a refuge for aquatic life during lockdown. ah, i made pursuant. glad you could join us. german foreign minister on alina babble has arrived in china on a 3 day trip, closely watched in both beijing and the world over it comes, john stays after a french president, a memo my cause visit. he raised concerns in europe, and the u. s. for cautioning against being drawn into a crisis over taiwan, burbock says she'll be spelling out germany's position on the island and calling on china to use its influence on russia to help and the war in ukraine. before leaving for china, bare bulkhead for our country a lot depends on whether we succeed in properly balancing our future relationship

with china. potter competitor systemic rival, that is the compass of european china policy, in which direction the needle will swing in the future depends in part on which path china juices while mom, i can all back is a senior fellow with the inner pacific program at the german marshall fund is bare balkan away, leaving it up to china to choose. is there no stopping by jane? i mean, i think she's telling them low here. we're interested in talking. we're interested in striking a balance. but she also right. that yeah, china doesn't have agency and not every escalation, not every problem in the relationship is necessarily always on the german end or on your side. but i think it's actually very smart way of saying what we talk while also recognizing that the other side can also take decision that are not always

gonna reach for. and that's something that we need to realize and have been there for too long. when it comes to the european side of things, the french president, my mom, i would prefer europe not get entangled in something like time one, where does that leave paperwork on this trip? i mean, she's already made it quite clear, i think prior to that trap that, that this is a european interest not to see military escalation. and i was great, i think in that and she walks and communicate it that most i think may your, you would take quite clearly is not on our insurance. and it's certainly not in our interest to communicate to basing that, oh, if you do something, we don't care which is obviously not directly what happened. but which could you read that way? at the top of her agenda, her hopes of enlisting china to help in the war in ukraine,

but beijing's already shown its support to moscow and think i'm those my, my personal a gasoline. but she and other people in the morn office, probably clear that they are not going to take. they're not going to become the great media love and hoping they might take, but i understand why she would bring that up. and i think it's an issue where you can say, well, we have to try because anything that we can try something that we need to try. but i'm not, i'm not hopeful that making. i'm trying to work as a mediator on this issue. to be a doctor. so what are her chances of getting paging to budge on anything? not just tiwana ukraine, but also human rights and sion. janet for example, which the use font line said she addressed on her recent visit with my car. i

think i'm human rights violations. i'm shooting against ethnic minorities and she's down. the important thing is to consistently pointed out both in public and private and to put pressure on china. that way, we're going to be to change your rename and i have communicated. we don't want to accept any criticism. we don't want any criticism from you, but it's still important to point out the fact that aging. yeah, the way that it does, which in walking with anger and, and now and it shows that they're not indifferent to those kind of credit. and that, that back why keep bringing it up to try to get some change under way. even if it's not going to be on the big policy mind, but at least improving association and small ways. so keep chipping away as, is that your advice? i mean, all this comes with berlin, still formulating its china policy. how would you describe what's emerging?

we're going to have to see what is actually going to be in the china strategy, whether really they are very hot of a whole lot of different people and ministries involved. and i think many people are aware that there are some differences, mainly between ministry and the chancery. so we've got to see what the final document is going to be compromised in some way or another. but as long as i take, they stand on the big line that, that should be helpful for defining germany kind of policy. but perhaps also non that word that we get a document that is quite wishy washy and very widely. it's probably going to provide an opportunity for other countries in europe to hide behind that and say, well, germany is not doing anything on what we give us

a bit more detail on that tassel that's playing out at the moment because it, it's a, it's a tricky balance to, to strike between these 2 huge economies which really rely on each other for business, but are on very different pages when it comes to democracy. right. so in the case of germany, we have some companies, large companies that are a large part of the business of dependent on china and the company of industry, of actually trying to supply their brand new mounting to more china certain there are certain interest of you and say, well, we need to maintain it, maintain release china for long as possible. we need to make sure that we know we don't get caught up with great power rivalry between china and us kind of a lot roughly along the lines of what unfortunately articulated during his

last one fine. and then the other side is saying, well, we can't really get caught on where we were dependent and strategic sector in areas and critical area on the country that could harm of what we need to make sure that we believe the term up here. the rest are relationship with china, but doesn't mean that we have to couple the we, we have all our relations with china, but we need to make sure that we're left vulnerable in critical areas and fatigued area. but mariah, or if i can jump in there, there's another side to this as well. the 3rd side, china is looking for a business partner to help it revive its huge economy, which is a lot more sluggish than it has been in a long time. i think this is definitely something that, that,

that some parts of the economy here in europe trying to take advantage of. i think the problem is that china, for a while now has a policy gradually reduces its own dependencies on foreign countries. while making sure that foreign countries remain reliant on china honestly, how to war a, you know, entanglement, downside independence. going both ways. one which china is much less vulnerable in conflict or in, hey, you know, when you're united states i to, to cut off certain areas so that you have to see that yes. on the one hand, they are looking for this kind of thing. but they are looking for it in a way that creates one side of dependencies and that's not in our interests. ok, thank you very much for the talk my i cody,

back from the inner pacific program of the joe marshall fund. thanks for having me . a brief look at some other stories making headlines around asia. brazil's liter louise scenario alluded as silva is also in china to boost trade and wind support for his push for peace and ukraine. he saw his political allied general bruce if inaugurated as president of the brakes, new development bank lula is trying to re position his country. as a key global player, a sandstorm has swept through china's capital by jing authorities of more people to reduce outdoor activities. as the official and pollution index exceeds its top level. badging faces, regular sand storms in the spring brought in by winds of the gobi desert and soil erosion in the north. ah, now i remember visiting thailand's beautiful my a bay aunt copy p before the movie block buster. the beach turned the quiet island

and ideal film location into a tourism mecca. i refused to go back. but guess who has retired? a whole lot of c life which could be driven out again even quicker. for about 4 years, my r bay looked pretty much like this, mostly empty of people and a prime spot for black tip reef sharks. a 100 to a 160 a day in this quiet, sheltered coral reef cove. thai authorities had closed excess in 2018 to mitigate the effects of tourism. and then the pandemic hit, keeping people away even longer and allowing the sharks. they're obviously not the jaws variety to flourish. oh, so now what with what was called a limited reopening in 2022 limited as in $375.00 visitors per

hour, and no one allowed in the water over their knees, plus no boats, docking in the bay project my a bay shark watch says the shark numbers are down by 3 quarters from their recent peak that's not unexpected and considered, well, ok. we're hoping that we owe with the restriction in place, we can mitigate this service on them. and now we're doing this research in hopes that we can find out the best way for tourism and the environment to coexist. yeah, they have to save it. if you will let people go, so it we will destroy it. definitely. so i really appreciate the, the way that the close the beat for the swimming probably does. because to save the nita barring another intervention, environmental stewards, no. this space will remain a tourist destination. but if the coral reef is now safe and $30.00 to $40.00 sharks still come here each day, it can still sort of be

a win win each actually going to bring new ah tourism scheme as well. and are we going to benefit from that overall? so we don't talk about, you know, closing everywhere or reducing the tourism number that a thing me talking about, minutes in it wisely. as the tourist numbers to this famous beach hold to about 4000 a day. the resurgence of black tip reef sharks can continue, because now there are at least several dozen a day to track most alexander motorists. let's see who went. i been visible and see you again. say sometimes the big scheme shall rise out at you. our tv highlights for human book and free week, not come up with time once again a brain update because this orchestra

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will bring you that speech life. also on the program, poland asks germany for permission to send more fighter jets to you. credit report says berlin has given the green light for warsaw to deliver it. big, 29th and international outrageous social media images. a pitch shows russian soldier by having a ukrainian prisoner war prompting more stations of russian war. oh, ah, i'm so gale. welcome to the program. on the 2nd day of his tour of the republic of ireland, us president joe biden has been tracing his ancestral roots in the countryside. the president was welcome to to the capital dublin with military honors, also ranked peace belle and took part in a tree planting ceremony.