ah, ah ah, this is the w news live from berlin. the u. s. secretary of state makes a direct appeal for a cease fire in sudan. antony blinking calls the countries to feuding generals, urging them to stop the fighting to allow in humanitarian aid. the un says nearly 200 people have been killed. also coming up after a series of high level diplomatic visits by european leaders to china. you commission president ursula phone line is going to address the european parliament on the future of e u. china relations. and the f b i arresting 2 men,

suspected of running a secret police station in new york city on behalf of the chinese government officials say the outpost was used to target us based chinese distance. ah, i'm sorry, kelly, welcome to the program and will be carrying the address by each commission president ursula fond aligned to the e u. parliament on china policy live later in this program will be switching to that as soon as she begins to speak. but 1st, we begin with some other news today. you are secretary of state antony blank and has held phone calls with each of students warren generals, urging them to reach a cease fire to and days of bloodshed. both groups have been fighting for control

of sudan since saturday. the u. n says at least 185 people have been killed in japan for g 7 foreign ministers meeting blink into cried a monday attack on a u. s. diplomatic convoy in sudan as reckless and irresponsible, and warned that such violence threatens the delivery of foreign aid. we didn't for the 1st room read through that was a and other foreign representatives in sudan have also been caught up in the violence. the you reporting that it's ambassador to sudan was assaulted at his home in cartoon. the fighting has made it impossible to determine an overall death toll, with many bodies still left in the streets. it is too dangerous to recover them.

those who decide to leave their homes are taking a deadly risk. ah, fleeing the fleeting in the streets of cartoon. those who can i getting out of we are leaving the city and heading for our hometown. we are waiting for the victory statement from the sudanese army is really others have had no choice but to stay put into that trap by the fighting these university students or sheltering in their college library and homes are no longer safe. the conflict has seen heavy gunfire and several air strikes and civilian neighborhoods. the use ambassador to sedan was assaulted in his home and cartoon. the blocks top diplomat ge, as i parales said in a tweet. the violence is left the city's airport hospitals and top military

buildings, badly scarred. the flashes are interruption of a long simmering power struggle between sedans, army and the powerful paramilitary rapid support forces all r s f. they joined forces to oust form a dictator. omar bashir in 2019. now they have turned their guns on each other, just month after signing a deal to restore civilian rule. to be very honest as a true size, who are hygiene unknown you? because you have question that's a want mediation or piece between the right way or other they are calling on the other side too too. hi. tricky to surrender it to be global and regional leaders of court on the warring parties to accept the fire. but with neither the r

s f or the army willing to back down. the deadly violence looks set to continue and earlier i spoke with low rosie with africa program director at the international crisis group. i asked him what really worried him about the situation in sudan right now. i think was the worrying you got to read it to the kids been now you're right from the tuck, the battle between 2 very well and they were to bid site and taking place in the hard copy to look nearly 6000000 people in the height of ramadan, 40 degree sheet, electricity cuts up in many me, but you don't have what uploading. so if the real you monetary and catastrophe with the potential to get was because of the capacity in which you visual both like walk us through a little bit more about what is happening indeed on the humanitarian level and what it means for students, civilian population in particular access,

as you've mentioned, things like essential food, water, medicine, saw sudan is a country witnessed in debility almost right from independence and in particular. but this is the same. we have been trying to st. fighting in the capital, in the past who's been most, who's the most, who proven countries in africa, but to didn't. now we see this huge mitchell police with people running out of electricity. you can imagine if they have to be very hot. this makes people very vulnerable, it pushes all the population and you're seeing the hospitals running out of supply. in a few cases they've been directly targeted. we pod from the w h or that some hooked up the ticket to the what would program at the end? it's a parishioner and we have to know that when we have some state and what's happening in had to, we don't know what's happening elsewhere. they've been fighting in most people

fitting the extensive done in get every in the find in for and really this is really, really worrying a very essential that is that great. even the only human interior piece by us soon . we heard a little bit earlier in the program that us secretary of state, anthony lincoln, has held phone calls with each of su. dan's warning generals tell us a little bit more about how effective you think that pressure might be and whether any sort of international intervention might help. so sudan is a usually significant country. it basically states that the crossroads between the middle is not africa by hail and one of africa. it's a baby, large country. it's a baby country surrounded by belly and people. and so i think there will be substantial interest in trying to get the barrier to pull,

but i think it will need to be constructive mediation. it will need to both the african union, the regional block, it got important need both of you, but also those. but the field you're, if you make it, are very made in the rates and the cut tardies who all have influences some of the active and americans are really critical because they how totally important the community partner of both for, for the security act of and also the political player, i think we'll leave that there will be also some internal inputs mediation. but as you had up top, i think what you need for the moment, but they seem confident, but they've done. i'd be willing to try and, and, and i think you are a military victory and the a worrying claim will this dennis population we've also heard reported the u. e use and best there to sudan was assaulted in his home, in cartoon. and i'm just wondering what you thought when you heard that news and is

it also fair to assume? now, as you've mentioned between these warren generals, that students transition to democracy is effectively now dead. so when we look back at it for 20 teen and i think what, what basically we have to accept is that the security forces, even if the power and 100 over 2000000000 minutes. but really this is the country which has been ruled on and off, but the military for most of the independence they have controlled power, but especially the economy for a long time. they never really anticipated handy more, but 2000000000. but at the same time, i think they have to remember that this is a complex country that because just rule unions, lateral use, an important partner. i don't think this from what we've had the appears to have been targeted. i think it's part of the disorder. i'm all being within the capital,

but the, you, the, you with the gulf button of the african part. all need to impress upon the actor that none of them will be able to group the country unilaterally. it's growing a large, it's a great country. they all have to be and will need to play a role. i think that the billions also need to be, you know, be careful how they approach these been unhealthy. officially, i've all they, equally to tip buck agreed to come back to my agreement. i don't really think keep that hopeless situation. it's very fighting and worrying one, but potentially it's all they can understand. none can prevail. military, we can go back to some sort of negotiation about a framework agreement that allows the civilians to take the marine with teagan from the international crisis group. thank you so much. you commission precedent. ursula funder line is expected to have an address soon at the european parliament in

strasburg. the you commission president will be speaking on e u relations in china. you're currently looking there at the foreign policy chief, joseph, or l, who is speaking fonder. line is expected to take the podium shortly and she'll be addressing you relations with china. joining us to talk a little bit more about that from strasburg is correspondent lucia shelter. a good morning lucia. tell us a phone line was recently in china together with french president, a manual ma call. what a she likely to report to the e u. parliament after that trip. yes and was left on the line has been 2 weeks ago in china. and it is very likely that she's going to talk about her working trip to china. she joined him on norma chrome for a state visit that he was doing there. there's been quite some media reporting about the different race, how they both has been approaching china and the diplomats was left on the line was

taking a toughest dance that she has already been talking about in a speech she gave before. and her main aim was to de risk in the you, china relations. that means to keep on working with china, but in certain areas to keep more cautious approach. so she is expected to talk about this visit and i told you was a prayer that, that you can, you are right now. he was supposed to go to china, but he couldn't as he go to cove it infection. so, but he's speaking right now and he said for example, which was standing out that you member states are looking for a common approach. but it might be a bit difficult because member states have different strategies to watch china as they also have different interests. talk with us a little bit more about that because macro in particular, he caused some controversy when he appeared to contradict some e u positions on china is e u policy likely to change as a result,

as i said and as also urges, i bought a, i just said, your foreign policy is in the end a matter of member states. so there might be always differences in the way of approaching china. and you can see this very clearly. but the, you has some, some leverage or has some cloud in the area of trade and in the area of trade. or you could see it was a lot of wonder line speaking out on the di risking, which means that they would look into the relationships and have certain areas where they would look into a more as their quality fair competition to protect also the own markets, against chinese products and against very cheap chinese product and some areas may be to put a number to this for china. the european union is the 1st export partner. whereas for the european union, it is the 3rd biggest export pardon. at least this is what was left underline said right now the european union is looking in

a way how to deal with china. there has also been a china investment agreement that has been decided already in 2 years ago roughly. but it has been put in the freezer ever since, also over human rights violations and sanctions that came with that. so then ever since they have been putting this on the side, there has been some interest from the use of from the chinese side to get back to this china investment agreement. but was a laugh on their line has said that this might need a reassessment. so the leverage the european union might have for your is in the trade relations and the foreign policy. yes, it is still a member states competency, but the european union, and especially as a bred that is speaking right now, are looking into conscious consistency on the, on the relations. but rather this might be promising remains to be seen. talk with us a little bit more are in particular about china's relationship with russia because

we saw that very much on full display during a recent st. visit i. she's in pain to moscow where he met with let me put in how did that come up in front lines, a visit to china, and what does the e you plan to do now going forward to prevent that? that relationship becomes more cosy and perhaps ends with china eventually providing arms to russia, which is one of the biggest fears in this speech that i was referring to before. that was really fun line gave the show before you been to russia. she was making it very clear that in her opinion, every relationship with the european union of china dusty pend, on the way that china is going to behave towards russia. that this will be the condition for everything else that comes. so basically, here they are, or recalling or in the european union, they're all recalling that china also has a big responsibility to play industry. god. china is

a member of the security council in the united nations as russia is. and therefore they use in the person of was on the line, but also in the person of joseph burrell, has been recalling or reminding china of the responsibility morale just said 3 days ago. that it would be very difficult to trust china, depending on what they will do with regards to russia. so there is a big hope that china is going to use its influence on russia to help solving the situation with ukraine. you know, i help ringing piece to ukraine. louisa shows that. thank you so much for putting that into context for us. as we've mentioned, we are standing by, in fact, for the speech by the you commission, president of the funder line. and we're going to bring it to our viewers. as soon as she stepped up to the podium. but in the meantime, let's just get you

a quick check of some other stories making headlines around the world. the kremlin says that president vladimir putin has visited russian forces in courts of ukraine, illegally annexed by moscow. it's reportedly the russian leader, 2nd visit to ukraine since last year's invasion. moscow announced the illegal annexation of 4 ukrainian regions in september 2022. this by only controlling parts of the head of tenicia main opposition party has been arrested ranch had gone uci as an influential islamist leader. and long time, a critic of president chi side, the opposition lead parliament was shut down in 2021. since then, president side has been tightening his grip on power and widening a crackdown on opposition. voices french president emanuel mccomb has said that he understands the anger felt by the raised raising of frances retirement age from 62 to 64. speaking for the 1st time since finding the reform into law,

he said that it was necessary to keep the system afloat as the population ages. the unions say that they will continue protesting we had to the united states now where the f b, i has arrested 2 men suspected of working as secret agents for the chinese government. the men were accused of running a secret police station in new york to intimidate chinese dissidence. living in the u. s. the case highlights a growing trend among authoritarian regimes, which are going out of their way to silence opposition. allegedly, behind this blad facade, beijing's eyes in the big apple hidden in plain sight in new york city chinatown. 2 men are suspected of running a secret police station control by china. until several months ago, an entire floor of this building hosted an undeclared police station of the chinese

national police. now just imagine the n y p d opening an undeclared secret police station in beijing it would be unthinkable. u. s. prosecutor say the suspects use the outpost to help beijing target chinese dissidents across the united states. on monday, the men who are both us citizens, which charged with conspiring to act as agents of chinese government. there were later released on bail. the case comes as federal authorities ramp of investigations into attempts by us adversaries to intimidate political opponents in the united states. the outpost was established roughly a year ago and shut down after a police search war. last fall is believed to be one of more than $100.00 were wide run by china. and the 1st on us soil. both the accused in

china and sissy alleged new york outpost was merely an office to help chinese nationals renew document another trivial tasks. but u. s. officials worn it could be just the tip of the iceberg. as bating takes ever more drastic steps to stamp out criticism no matter the place, no matter the time. poland, slovakia and hungry saying that they are banning the import and transit of grain from ukraine to protect their own agricultural sectors. it comes after local farmers complained of grain coming from the war. torn country being sold below market price, but with the e largely responsible for e u. trade rolls, brussels may have to intervene. the bands are causing long delays at the borders. a long line of ukrainian trucks stuck at the polish border. drivers say they've been waiting here for days after the country announced a temporary ban on grain imports from ukraine. so when you motion you brown,

you live, we can't go in either direction. the poles reached out the hand to us. i'm very thankful. campbell. sure. yep. look at our immensely great. oh, great whole of ukraine is the whole world he vis millbrook, but now, so hold on all that is in for some reason i was just trying to push it to some kind of situation here. swanson, you bring up a ship, cellphone, you. warsaw introduced the ban over the weekend as a way to address the problem of local farmers being under cut by ukrainian grain, which is cheaper than it's locally grown equivalent. large amounts of it had been entering poland and other border countries. after the usual export route on the black sea was partially blocked. but instead of the grain heading onwards to global markets, logistical bottlenecks kept at stock. that's meant ukrainian grain has flooded local markets. driving down prices you shortly after the polish announcement hungry, followed suit, and on monday,

slovakia said it would do the same. now several other european countries. a considering similar actions the european commission said it was looking into the legality of the measures. which is important to remind that trade policies, so of exclusive confidence, which means that it's, i've european union level that such as he shows can be taken on that sheets. why we have been saying that her unit after action is not possible under you trade policy . further complicating matters last week mosque i said it might not extend a deal that has been allowing some grain to leave ukraine through its black see ports with the future of ukrainian grain exports. uncertain. the u is having to tread a fine line between supporting its farmers and supporting water in ukraine. western

governments and human rights organizations have widely condemned to the sentence sangha kremlin critic vladimir car, a mazda 225 years, and a russian labor camp. how moses said that he stood by every word that he spoke, which included criticism of the war in ukraine. a moscow court convicted the prominent russian journalist, and political activist, or treason, and spreading dis information about the russian military. the u. s. ambassador to russia said that the sentence was the sign of moscow's fear, the not strength, and was clearly an attempt to silence. dissent is a sign of weakness come where those lawyers say that given his poor health, the jail term amounts to a death sentence. a so called strict regime lay become in russia, it's the kind of prison which vladimir con, mertsa may now spend the next 25 years of his life. the jewel, russian and british citizen is one of russia's laws,

prominent opposition of figures. he's been behind balls since april 2022 russian authorities arrested cannon mertsa after he did now. russia's so called special military operation and ukraine. during his speech to american politicians, he was 1st charged with spreading false information about the russian military. then russian, prosecutors added a charge of treason. the son, a commission president as to the funder line is speaking in strasburg. let's have a listen. i was fortunate to be in bridging on the day of the ching mean festival, one of the most traditional chinese holidays. it is a day to honor and to pay respect to past generations. and it is part of the very rich history and culture of china that certainly fascinates and captures the imagination of people all around the world. seeing this country again, 1st hand only reinforced my deep admiration and respect for the

people of china. for centuries, they have held shape, world civilization. and in the last decade, they have really transformed a economy of back country, lifting more than 800000000 people out of poverty. in the last 45 years, we were modern day economic powerhouse key global player. and a lead on many of the cutting edge technologies that certainly will shape the next decade, self global civilization, and progress. this international and economic status, as well as our own interests, make it all the more important for europe to manage its relations with china. and for me, that also shows that decoupling is clearly not viable desirable

or even practical for europe. but as i said back in january, and as i said out in more detail a few weeks ago, there is clearly a need for europe to work on di, risking some important and sensitive parts of our relationship. so di, risking, but not decoupling much has been said about this, since i said out the principal itself, this the roosting strategy. and even more has been said since the last trip in many ways, that reaction is good because europe needs to have this discussion. and so i want 1st and of foremost, thank the parliament for putting this debate on today. it's urgent that it's good that we have this debate. most importantly, i say this because this relationship is too important for us not to define our own european strategy and principles for engagement with china. i believe we can

and we must carve out our own distinct jiro pin approach that also leave space for us to cooperate with other partners too. and the starting point for this is the need to have a shared and very clear eyed picture of the risks and the opportunities in our engagement with china. and this means acknowledging, as well as clearly saying that the chinese communist parties actions have now caught up with its dated ambitions and the hardening of china's overall strategic posture over the last years. for example, the shows of military force in the south china sea, south china sea, in these china sea. and at the border with india directly affect our partners and

the legitimate interests or on the issue of taiwan. the use one china policy is longstanding. we have consistently called for peace and stability in the taiwan strait, and we stand strongly against any unilateral change of the state or school in particular by the use of force. we must also nemo, shy away from talking about the deeply concerning and grave human rights violations, inching young and justice. china has been rank thing up its military posture. it has also ramped up its policy of economic and trade coercion, as we've seen from this one year to austria and the targeting of everything

from pop bands to trade brands. we have also seen these tactics directed right here in the house of european democracy. and i want to express my solidarity to those members of the european parliament who have been unfairly sanctions by the chinese communist party just for calling out schumann wright, violations. and all this is symptomatic for the fact that china has now turned the page on the era of reform and opening and is moving into a new era of security and control. i heard this in bridging from many european companies who have witnessed 1st hand this shift towards security and away from the logic of open markets and free trade. and to strengthen that security and control leverage. china is openly pursuing

a policy of reducing it's dependency on the world. that's completely okay. that's there, right? but while increasing the world's dependency on its health, you know the examples, for example, whether it's on critical raw materials on the renewable energy on emerging text like artificial intelligence, quantum computing of biotech on mobile members. having this clear eyed assessment of the chinese communist parties, actions and direction of travel actually including its relations with put in russia and it.