it was a metal kind of the i didn't know what has the rest of this now i know the never ending story of asbestos starts june 21st on dw the . this is dw news. why? from berlin? us secretary of state anthony blinking is in beijing for crucial talks. blinking is washington's highest level official to visit china. in nearly 5 years has tensions between the 2 powers remain high. also on the program toward ukraine must stop. as

to a message from south africa's present in serial rema post to russia's vladimir putin, african leaders of pushing for peace as they meet the russian leader in saint petersburg. and you've gone to his morning victims of an attack on the secondary school. dozens of students have been killed with the government blaming a military the and greetings throughout the viewers around the world. i'm michael roku, us secretary of state antony 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 vere into conflict. blinking started to visit with a meet with chinese foreign minister chon gun. both powers have said they are interested in stability in the face of increasing tensions over taiwan.

anthony blinking has expressed the hope that this visit will open a new era of the diplomacy between the us and china. earlier i ask for being pressure in beijing if that's likely to happen. well, 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, let's relations is that both sides this trust each other as strongly as if 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 the seating ping 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 to help us tech thinks and stay as the 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 is 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 you 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, of course 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 a sub in crash for invasion. let's take a look now. it's some more stories making global headlines. in brazil, an entire town is under water after a deadly psych loan tore through the southern state of rio grande disorder, local authorities and the storm killed at least 11 people. and more than a dozen or missing of all a 120 people on board. a ferry that caught fire in the philippines have been rescued to coast guard vessels were deployed to port out the blaze and rescue passengers and crew. the cause of the fire is not yet no south africa's presidency around the pose that has told russia is vladimir putin at the war, and ukraine must stand rem, oppose it is part of a delegation of african leaders pushing for peace. who met with the russian president in saint petersburg? they held talks in russia after 1st travelling to ukraine on friday. never smiles,

a little round as president putin and greeted the african delegation in saint petersburg, the self styled peace mission. so its agreement on a 10 point plan is that the delegation of 7 nations was led by south african president. so 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 sea supply in transportation, and the return of the ukrainian children could been taken from their homes. and we are here to communicate a very clear message that we would like this will 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 page and said,

that must go was a printer negotiations accusing ukraine of being unwilling to do the same. it's we, it's not the us but the ukraine that helps as well. now is that they will not conduct any negotiations for the or over the current president of ukraine. she signed a corresponding decrease probably between east negotiation. you know, she stated, therefore, i understand you guys on a chair. and of course, i wish we are ready to consider any of your proposal. yeah, you know, we do not refuse negotiations. we want to ukraine inside, refusing to let you ask you to decree. well, what do they want from us? a day earlier. the dedication presented. it's planned to the ukrainian government in keith president for a lot of them is that lensky told them the piece was not an option as long as russian church. so main don't ukrainian soil but must go insists the keys must accept what he calls new realities and abandon the antics provinces in the

countries east. and would need a solid, willing to budge the african piece plan. it looks unlikely to bring peace back to you up to the earlier i spoke with our corresponding privilege, most fun here in raleigh and asked him what's at stake for african countries in this war. lots is at stake for african countries. uh, for the past one year of the periods in which the war has been going on. there is been a lot of impact on african economies when it comes to this kind of real good team 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 these commodities, the global supply chains, they've been disrupted and for getting economies in the receiving end because of the war. so it is in 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 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 get you to probably africa is it broke, would you have boxes 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 the price that when russia to say the war should come to an end. and that could happen. probably it platform like the rush. you ask because somebody that is coming up in july looking at their part dw corresponded privilege. most of them here in raleigh. many things is always privilege. meanwhile, you've gone to is morning the victims of an attack on a secondary school, at least 41 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 as long exchange. a warning that the following report contains disturbing images. a community in shop,

dozens were killed in the schools and you can knock down and burn to live well kills with machetes. the survivors actual the ties. some have been abducted the 1st we started shooting in the windows and the door. we went to hide under our beds on the floor. as they continued to shoot at the windows, one of us was hit by a bullet and started shouting, health come and help me to do much. when they couldn't open the door, they continued to shoot at the windows 10. they set fire to dormitory while we were still inside. and then they moved on to the girls dormitory. yeah. what goes the other hand, open the door and tried to run out. and is this this evil group go to them and cure them?

we've been guys the significant crimes of being blamed on the ally democratic forces. i mean, it's in the face in neighboring democratic republic of congo with links to the so called islamic state school in the town of in palm do i is located less than 2 kilometers from the comb glaze border locals. a serious for security forces. you've got, tony, goes to the board does, i'll stick you out. security is tight. i want to the security to tell us was that when these do last came, i came to feel like people i should should be the ones that come to get lot people . is this like you anything we didn't, you were going to? why is it that we see them? god, yeah, where are they? at night you got into the military. i was deployed in the democratic republic of congo to help site the great, the commander of these forces conceded to this and failed to eliminate the subject . because the name of it is very unfortunate that

a mistake was made and our children have been killed. that was p. c. that's why has been based in the congress to go to see these kind of attacks happening back home is not a good thing because today was on or unless the security forces say they are in pursuit of the path of traits. his thoughts in the dense jungle of the borderlands . they may continue to struggle. seeking out the minutes. oh, corresponded julius become what is following this story from the gun didn't capital kampala and sent this off to the discourse still stands at 41? no. such a 7 of these were all students 20 of being identified as goes well, 17 boys, the other 4 have been identified as suspected stuff of this quote, including a security guard. the mode in custody is some families of grieving some already preparing to bar as their loved ones. others may have to wait

a little longer because bodies of their loved ones with bonds beyond recognition. and they have to go through the process of d. n. a identification, according to the military reports we understand that it's possible that these are silence with guided by holding the quote, a local in form of the reported be sulfate to the area. for more than 48 hours. now the so called a large democratic forces is the gun doesn't really show part 18 mainly in the force of the democratic republic of quote of the previously been linked to these lab mix to, to tear up group. now the friday i talk a queen sized directly with one they launched 25 years ago. in the same month of june. they pushed a domain to another learning institution and queued a to students that ducted more than a 100 at that time you've gotten to has intensified deployment in uganda. and also in call the media tell as

a sure you've gotten and that's what the invite takes. they'll get to these of silence and possibly be able to rescue the deputies. and here's a reminder of our top story, this our us secretary of state antony blinking is in china on the highest level diplomatic visit between the 2 countries in nearly 5 years. both powers have said they are interested in stability in the face of increasing tensions over taiwan. and we will end it. their reporter is up next with a look at the flight of prostitutes in india. a michael low could warn you says which at the top of the, the the .