of the world's most dangerous where is is wanted thoughts june 29 on dw, the this is due to the news why from berlin, us secretary of state antony blinking is in badging for crucial talks. blinking is washington's highest level official to visit china in nearly 5 years as tensions between the 2 powers remain. i also on the program, the war in ukraine must stop. that's the message from south africa's presidency

around the post. to russia's blad, improvement african leaders are pushing for peace as they meet the russian leader in st. petersburg and crowds turn out for the opening ceremony of the special olympics here in berlin. we meet 2 german twins who were swimming for go the i'm michael local. welcome to the program, us secretary of state anthony blinking is in beijing 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 v or into conflict like and started to visit with a meeting with chinese for administer chon gun. both powers have said they're interested in stability in the face of increasing tensions over time. want,

as the us secretary of state has expressed the hope that this visit will open a new era of diplomacy between the us and china. earlier i asked 5, you in crush more in beijing if that's likely to happen. but it could be a new era of diplomacy if blinking book be able to yes, stop this negative spiral. this escalation between the 2 about powers. um, and i think that's the best we could hold for um the status quote of the of our letter relations. is that both sides this trust, it's of a s strong be safe, 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 besides the 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? is what i would say on the mountain, the non political topics. i mean for example of public health when it comes to preventing the future pen demik 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 us a q this china of the human rights violations and since young, the pro wrestling stance. and also the friendship between the seats in ping and plugging it puts in, i mean, on those issues. i think both sides cannot even really agree on the fact that 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 in depth of 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, bobby 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 why just briefly, i would expect he will meet a 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 get

many. many thanks is always a sabi and crash for invasion. for a brief look now at some more stories making global headlines. uganda is morning. the victims of an attack on a secondary school nearly 40 people. most of them students were killed near the border with democratic republic of the congo. authorities are blaming militants linked to the so called is womic state. in brazil, an entire town is under water after a deadly cycle in tor, through the southern state of rio grande to shoes local authorities said the storm killed at least 11 people. and within a dozen are missing all a 120 people on board. a fairy that con fire in the philippines have been rescued to coast guard vessels were deployed to put out the blazing rescue. passengers and crew. the cause of the fire is not yet no cope. francis says delivered his 1st sunday address since being released from hospital the 86 year old pontiff miss last

week screening in saint peter's square. after ongoing abdominal surgery. he think those who prayed for him and lamented the recent drowning of hundreds of migrants off the coast of greece, south africa's presidency. ren postal has told rogers vladimir putin, that the war in ukraine must. and i'm a poser is part of a delegation of african leaders pushing for peace, who met with the russian president in st. petersburg. they held talks in russia after 1st traveling to ukraine on friday, that never smiles around as president boots in greeted the african delegation in saint petersburg, the self styled piece mission. so it's agreement on a 10 point plan is that the delegation of 7 nations was led by south african president, so that i'm opposed to, he told the russian president, the conflict, had to be resolved highlighting the ways in which it had affected people in africa

. and around the world with the other hills, i called to the opening up of the black series of grain, transportation, and the return of the ukrainian children who had been taken from their homes. and we're here to communicate a very clear message that we would like this war to be ended. we say so because this will is having a negative impact on the african continent. and indeed, on many other countries around the world around president putin said that must go, was a printer negotiations accusing ukraine of being unwilling to do the same. you mean it's not us, but the few crane and up as well now is that they will not conducting any negotiations for that. so are over the current president of ukraine. she signed a corresponding decrease probably between these negotiation. you know,

she used to the apple, i understand you guys on a chair. and of course i watched. we're ready to consider any of you're proposing edu. as. yeah, we do not refuse negotiations. we what do you create inside refusing even extra to decree? well, what do they want from us for a day earlier? the dedication presented. it's planned to the ukranian government in keith president, for a lot of them is that lensky told them the piece was not an option. as long as russian troops and main don't ukrainian soil, but must go insists, the keys must accept what it calls new realities under brandon, the antics provinces in the countries east. and would need a solid, willing to budge. the african piece plan looks unlikely to bring peace back to you up to let's get more of this from our corresponding privilege on this one here. a who joins us now from hawaii. privilege what's at stake for african countries in this war. the

lots is at stake uh for african countries. uh for the past one. yeah. uh the period in which the war has been going on. there is been a lot of impact on african economies when it comes to this chiral kitting of the cost of living. it has brought me a lot of challenges for the origin out of people when the african quantum and yes the what the, what is being for thousands and miles uh, thousands of kilometers away. but it does add an impact on, i think any economies. you also need to take not to that most african countries import grain from russia and ukraine, including 5th lasers that are needed for agricultural economies. and all of these commodities, the global supply chains, they've been disrupted. and after getting economies in the receiving end because of

the war, so it's easy and the best interest of the most african countries that have been impacted by this war to come to an end. no one could argue it's quite critical. would you say there's unity amongst key african countries regarding the war or this seems to be some semblance of unity and some semblance of this you need to because we want to look at the number of the countries that are currently involved in this piece. myisha. we have 7 out of $54.00 african countries. one would expect that to probably africa is it broke? would you would have sit down and come up with a comb on position. maybe is an african union to push for a peace plan. and also the, you look at the leverage that they have, they progress images that they have with russia. this would leverage them to put

price that when russia to say the will should come to an end. and that could happen . probably it platform like the russia, i think of something that is coming up in july, looking at their part dw, corresponded privilege. most of on here a in who are already many thanks is always privilege here in berlin. the special olympics have open with a ceremony in the olympic stadium. it welcome to a pack crowd ahead of 8 days of action in the games for athletes with intellectual disabilities. german chancellor, all of schultz was among the dignitaries, the event concluded with lighting the flame and it's vic tackler fireworks display around $7000.00, a halfway through taking part among them a set of german twins who are looking to win gold in the pool fits germany's turn to the keeper of the special olympics lane, and the whole athletes are fired up to impress,

swimming twin sisters in the end of the middle of one multiple golds in their national games last year. are those they're gunning for the world? yeah, you find that we're happy because we're going to bill in your and yes, to get mad. just done increases with around $300000.00 funds expected over the week long event at berlin's olympic stadium and elsewhere. the sisters will enjoy plenty of whole backing and the coach or self and olympian with remaining in 1968. since the attention is overdue, the special olympics of adding sale, which loved them, takes a very underwriters, because we're never mentioned. that means that only one that's working then to now because the will games are taking place, but it's a bit more otherwise we go completely unnoticed. and so i'm thinking that there's

a lack of recognition because if we train just as hot as a of us right yet, putting in, getting those will have to be the um, the bureau of twins are among the favorites and their disciplines of breast stroke bikes, stroke and cro hold stopping them. their coach says is a lack of main street c missing lift and i can of a quote. they don't have to achieve anything. but i do hope that they'll do very well. uh, the tim funny and then so it says that the girls are not really fight us. we still have to work on that to get them to create that. she's a bit in the competition and to become fighting dogs and a piece left. yeah. come from the same vet comes that's couldn't, is i having to change that? yeah. but that will come with a timescape. a bare land also sees the debut of the special olympics new mascot unity, whose multiple, unbeatable together could serve as inspiration for the

a mirror to find that the competitive edge. well, it's been 10 years since bts released their 1st album in fans have been celebrating the korean board vans birthday many converged in a park in the south korean capital sol for the party. which climax with a spectacular fireworks display, the ts are among the world's most successful k pump performers with a mix of western in korean music and lyrics, kate pump again in south korea and has since swept the glove. bts did not perform at the party because band members are completing their compulsory military service . a reminder of our top story, the shower us, secretary of state antony blinking is in china on the highest level of diplomatic visit between the 2 countries in nearly 5 years. vote party powers have said they are interested in stability in the face of increasing tensions over taiwan. and

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