contra sold at people far behind the boss for the people are nice to know what is happening there. you know, are series guardians of truth. watch now on youtube dw documentary, the, this is due to the news, why from berlin, us secretary of state. and to me, blinking is in beijing for crucial talks, blinking is washington's highest level officials to visit china in nearly 5 years. this tensions between the 2 powers remain high. also on the program. lilian's vote unconstitutional changes pledge by the military as

a transition to civilian rule. the critics say they would give too much power to the pressure the unlike local. welcome to the program, us secretary of state antony blinking is engaging on the highest level diplomatic visit between the 2 countries in nearly 5 years ahead of his trip. blinking said he hopes to ensure that competition doesn't vere into conflict. blinking started the visit with a meeting with the chinese for administered chin gunn. both parties have said they are interested in stability in the face of increasing tensions over time. want a for more so i'll be in christ. mary is standing by in beijing, fabia and anthony blinking has expressed the hope that this visit will open

a new era of diplomacy between the us and china. from what you gather, how likely is that? what could be a new era of diplomacy if blinking book be able to yes, stop this negative spiral, this escalation between the 2 of our powers. and i think that's the best we could hold for the state. as part of the bi, let's relations, is that both sides this trust each other s strong vs. they've never before since the founding of the people's republic of china. and i think blinking has to prevent the worst case scenario. i think that should be the goal and the good news is that actually both sides seem to make it clear that they um agree yeah, we have to um, improve the relations and we cannot go on like this. but i think on the other hand, the rhetoric does not keep too much room for improvement, or at least not for diplomatic breaks on the major issues. but i think the biggest

success will be to establish all the communication channels that has been closed in the recent months. as you well know, each side has a list of grievances regarding the other. what issues are they likely to focus on during these talks and where are they most likely to find common ground? so what i would say on more than the non political topics. i mean, for example, of public health when it comes to preventing a future pandemic or um, uh, also global food security. um climate talks, i think on those issues, maybe we could expect some slight progress. the major political issues, for example, um, what the u. s. a q, this china, of the human rights violations and since young the pro wrestling stance and also the friendship between seating thing and flooding it puts in, i mean, on those issues. um, i think both sides can not even really agree on the effects. and this really not really much room for improvement. and from the point of view of the chinese site,

they basically see themselves as a victim of a chinese l. u. s. tech thinks in the state of washington as a heglum on who basically wants to contain china's rise. and as you can see, the perception is really very, very different. and that's a stock discrepancy. i don't think they will find any common ground on those major issues. ok, we only have a half a minute left so i'll be in but the $1000000.00 question, whether a shooting ping will agree to meet blinking. curious about your thoughts on that and what the implications are if the chinese leader chooses not to but just briefly, i would expect he will meet blinking because if he wouldn't, that would be a big diplomatic statement. because just on friday he has met with bill gates and if he would not meet the u. s. foreign minister then yeah, off costs. it is a slip into the face if you allow me to say so, but we don't know yet. we don't have an official confirmation by the time you side yet. many, many things is always savvy and crash for invasion. let's

look at some more stories making global headlines at this hour. south africa's president sit around for the has that told russia is vladimir putin, that the war in ukraine must stand from oppose the is part of a delegation of african leaders pushing for peace. mike met with the russian president in st. petersburg. they were in russia after 1st traveling to ukraine for talks with president. the alarm is the landscape of the con, friday had gone to is morning, the victims of an attack on a secondary school, nearly 40 people, most of them students were killed near the border with the democratic republic of congo authorities, or blaming militants linked to the. so called is womic state. in brazil than entire town is under water after deadly psych loan tore through the southern state of rio grande disorder. local authorities said the storm killed at least 11 people and more than a dozen or missing

a 72 hours east fire brokered by the us in saudi mediators has begun in sweep done . hundreds of civilians have been killed in thousands more wounded and fighting between rival generals. multiple ceasefire agreements have so far failed to stop the violence which claimed 17 civilian lives in an error strong on saturday as well. people in the western african nation of molly are voting unconstitutional changes. it's the 1st pole there since the military seized power 3 years ago. the military lead by criminal se me going to over through a democratically elected government, seen as taller and of corruption. the country was also facing a jihad is insurgency, as well as fighting over land between livestock murders, an interim government was later also topple the military rules, say the constitutional referendum is the 1st step on the path back to civilian rule

. this truck has been tiring to inform votes as about the upcoming referendum and encourage them to participate. the new constitution aims to re establish democracy after 2 years of military rule. it's also meant to completely cross colonial ties with friends and the law because who draft of the document seats will help prevent insecurity and corruption that led to the cool is it of course the constitution of our own course? not because it's a constitution that was written by molly and was who know the reality of molly evans, who knows the difficulties of my and so it's not a stranger or an expert who came. we amadi unless we know our problems and we're trying to provide solutions to these problems. and this constitution is the reflection of that reality. a traditional lead us academics opposition party members joins the military. dominique, that probably i'm going to send me the draft,

the president would get some more power to be able to a point and sack mean, he says and dissolved probably, i mean, the only check on the president's power would be the courts to the draft. also declare, as molly is sick, he les the that's has on god really just lead us in this lodge, the mostly in the country and all that a poor nancy. the real problem is that a constitution created by a military government cannot form the foundation for a legit to meet the democratic government. in focus checklist request, we are right across the roads. we cannot let us sales be swallowed up by people who only want to impose themselves by armed force. and those they took his advises. but one should see what level of understanding some of these people have. the so that sets up that it's the support is who are that to say they should let go look at the house on that they want to transition to today or as a whole set. that's what i just don't. i did tell me what the biggest issue may be

that the people of my don't really know what the course the fusion says. this is a copy of the new my land constitution happens like this happened which campaigns and also on social media has also been translated into the setting. so people really simself many of the people were right. so even though hundreds of billboards like this for new to sean, many people have no idea what are it gave me my life. i didn't read the constitution close to the so from the i met my wish is that through the new constitution, something can be done to help our young people. and this is almost what so many here don't have jobs. you see them riding motorcycles, even when they have diploma,

but they need jobs to fill in with the tech support and i bit somebody's in the midst of them for my daughter. malia is a proud of it and agree with a 100 percent 90, but a 100 percent under because i rami is getting stronger and the fight continues until the end. long. if i see me going to inside, you will come out. it's not clear how the new constitution will directly impact the economy and security situation. molly, but many malia and believe any chance of change is better as of this. that's a school i'm drawing now by journalist mama due to appealing in the capital bama go . mamma do tell us more about the draft constitution. uh uh, yes, uh, this drops consultations. uh he's being uh its uh, been love to be loved the based on sending these throughout the constitution because uh, this is the 3rd time. i mean it's been to reject the sweet signs by the 3 democratic governments, the new remodeling season, 1990. 2,

up to now firstly with the present. i'm on the homework or not what you think i'm leaving with the i fits it and up to right. why i think there was, frankly implemented this need to revise the constitution a being uh, you know, all is being enforced by a point. it's not going to be the last time in data. you're the one on what you mean by kind of data. so which was in 2019, but this also has, must be implemented because it was a face to a big revolution lead by it's better important to mention by an email, international call, or linda resolutions. it gave us a decent constitutional implementation by the extra government. why it was important to implement this in the revision of the compliment of the constitution. it's because it's going to be accept holmes, concerning the implementation of the a car. obviously i've got drugs which is uh, the piece uh it remains the paper assign between the model you and bear with me

against the which happened in the notes. but does it cost in the method because it was all see didn't of it partition to the complete but to date again, for the 3rd time we just finished on the government then trying for the 1st time to date people i went to the union for woodson for implementation of the new constitution, why it's been done last year, 2002021. the what i sees of or log in to decide whether if we have to revise the constitution and that's with this i see is it was okay. it was a, it was approved by the mining population report with the constitution, but today is a deciding beat of it was just a couple of days before they sent the moment who lived in 2001 against the if the government did this, it again will say that he intends to visit the implementation of this constitution . why? because it seems like that because it did so basically the reason why he was against

their religions. they called me, well let me ask you, let me, let me ask you this. uh mama do do do do molly ins. uh see this vote today as the 1st step back to democracy. uh, we can say yes because it's very difficult to say to, to go hungry person is just going to do more personally. yes. why? because the results election, the whole one skin boom boom. across regina wine depression government is kept us to place a number of the populations. it's impossible. and in this case, i think the so it was they would indicate if it's possible to go to the normal into the presidential elections, which might be happening in february 2024. why? because this election to date, people some of the really just uh agency and what additional agency because they say it's not, it's not that it believes the of the governments to organize the election around

them. now what if there's a whole whole of the part of the comments we can buy it for range power and with this and monitor the, the us o'clock mom to do, we're gonna have to end it. we're gonna have to end it there. really appreciate your time and your perspective. that's a mama due to the inbound echo. thanks steering bill in the special olympics, have opened with a ceremony in the olympic stadium. it welcomed a past crowd ahead of 8 days of action in the games for athletes with intellectual disabilities. german chancellor, all of charles, was among the dignitaries, event concluded with lighting the flame and a spectacular fireworks display. it's been 10 years since bts released their 1st album. and fans have been celebrating the green boy bands birthday, many converged on a park in the south re and capital sol for the party. which climax with a spectacular fireworks display. bts are among the world's most successful k pump,

with a mix of west street and 3 in music and lyrics. kate pump again in south korea and has since swept the globe beach. yes. did not perform at the party because band members are completing their compulsory military service. we will end it there next, which life features an iranian valet dancer wants to support women protesting in her homeland. that's after short break. stay tuned for more news at the top of the a michael ok, thanks for watching the you become a criminal.