delighted to susan has the latest. beijing has rolled out the red carpet for donald trump. the u. s. p president has received a welcome ceremony in china he says he'll never forget.

after reviewing a military honor guard mister trump and his host got down to talks. the president says his relationship with djing paying would work to strengthen ties my feeling toward you. credibly warm one. chemistry. and i i think we're going to do tremendous things for both china and for the united states. once warm words were exchanged addressing pressing issues like nuclear tensions with north korea took center stage. with donald trump sayings xi jinping is the man who can keep pyongyang in check. china can fix this problem easily. and quickly. and i am calling on china. and you great president. to hopefully work on it. very hard i know one thing about you president. if he works on it hard. it will happen. is no doubt about it. china for its part says it remains committed to implementing un

security council r resolutis on north korea by its house him by the on the nuclear issue on the korean peninsula. we reiterated our firm advocacy of denuclearization in the region and the maintenance of the current international non proliferation regime. from both sides you will work on resolving the nuclear issue through dialalogue and negotiation. dramatically more. equalizing the trade imbalance between the world's two largest economies was also high on the agenda. the u. s. and china signed three deals with up to two hundred fifty billion dollars. on while donald trump took aim at the one sided and unfair trading relationship. the president didn't fall china for taking advantage of the united states. after state dinner with the chinese president and his wife donald trump and the first lady will have to vietnam. on friday. let's talk more about that i'm joined by and i see a pass it on an expose. in

east asia at king's college london thanks for being with us tonight it's and. therers been a lot of compliments and back slapping between the two leaders at during this visit but it. as anything i've xi been achieved our house xi jinping agreed to put more pressure on pyongyang whicich of course is donald trump'ss. being a mea. wellrom what we've seen so far i i think you i'm sorry rights not much is bebeen achieved across the fact they don't insult your gueuest and that't's exactly w what donald trump didn't d do. so from t that point of view everybodody was very happypy with themselvess but in ters of substance. this still quite a long way to go. boost a statesmanan to o te restatated the day respectie position and not witith the stunning de large economic deal the multi billion deal that's been signedd. a just yesterday congress is started to movining towardsa bipartisan our legal a and.

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too you know and approached into this ideal dialogue and communication to hasn't been much off the deck by the chinese he said. will need to pay attention of the next a few weeks to see if something really comes up. and if beneath the curtains and decide if our dues where responsible for trying to move forward in the relationship at the substantial level a state department and their counterparts in china. i kyi making headway is in that direction jewish that one al laying the president trump bubut not withstanding the pleaeasantries it was s very clear about the fact that he conceded. chinese economic behavior as unfair on the immediate quite clear t that the chine

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average president and i know micro has just arrived in saudi arabia this is an unscheduled visits micron is expected to bridge the political crisis in lebanon and the war in yemen. when he meets saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman. evidence saud hariri he resigned as prime minister a few days ago is still in reacts despite. increasing calls for him to return. evidence iranian backed. it's by law has accused react of. paying him very saudi arabia kuwait and bahrain meanwhile having cold on that. dozens to leave an. immediately block correspondent now bbc. has more now on the situation in beirut. this is part of lebanon's push. over the last few days to reach out to jordan france and other countries. to help it a secure the release of haiti now of course a today this real has become much more complicated. because. even even having his own party the few. and now believes that he is held under. yes

so the days before about was the theory that was floated by the hezbollah led block in the country really arch rivals of haiti but today. we've seen even had his political allies and even numbers of his own party. essentially implying that he is held under duress and have reached out to everyone they can i in fact. secure his releaease. and does. that thing because i'm that i'm that nice to be from the other full the prime mystified senhora. for hiring me to return at saying that the you know this is necessary to restor. as stability in lebanon and to restore the country's dignity that there really is a. and unfinished business at the moment. exactly so and the fact is that that's the the key point here the word actually he used in arabic is is legitimacy shut idea. and the point is that at the end of this point i services become a unifying position for. what for lebanon's often rival politicians when the fact is now that? people here feel that this is an overstepping of boundaries by saudi arabia.

and that actually it's an insult in fact i heard one man to. it was he was watching to. insulting. the fact is that you know matter what position we have against saudi arabia or with saudi arabia. the way our decades alice a hut in the band. the islamic state group has lost control of its last urban stronghold the syrian army says it has recaptured the town of arbil camallo from the jihadists marking the end of the caliphate the group declared. back in twenty fourteen catherine get has the story. nnsl la in syrian flags raised in victory. with help

from its allies the army says it's retaken al bu come along the last city under the control of the islamic state group in syria. yeah that's the book i had in my the liberation of home come isle is one of great importance. because it represents a failure of islamic state groups plans in the region half up some theme n't't ported by russin airstrikes thehe syrian army along with iranian backed shia milititias f from iraqs full of fighters an iranian revolutionary guard m membe. circled the city before storming it on. while visiting friend troops stationed in abadan being president. all predicted future victories. little did we have regained raca and in the coming weeks and months i firmly believe we can complete our military victory. in iraq and syria. according to the syrian observatory for humuman rigs i s. now controls only a few

villageses in the desert ars north of the city. and scattered pockets elslsewhee whilile this may signal the end of its tererritorial control in the country. the group has proved to pose a continued threat in the region and beyond. with the rise of targeted suicide bombings. the former speaker of the noww dissolved catalan parliament has appeared before it spain's supreme court of her role. in the region's bid for independence comical condemn five others face charges of rebellion and the misuse of public funds. eight sex members of the catalan government are already being held in city in. it investigation and earlier this week spain's constitutional court ruled the catalan drive independence was illegal sarah morris is in madrid with more. on today in cour. well we still questioning all day in court it was a closed door hearing but judicial sourceses people. insight that cool rumor

being saying either to the surprise of the day was that come before it could ban and the other members. of began saying that the declaration of independence a was purely symbolic and that's and not just that they began answering questions of the public prosecutors. are those eight members of the former catalon government in the high court o only answed questions of that lawyers. and insisted that republic of catalonia and is still violate are they you earn of members of the parliament and maybe hoping that they can get. on. love released on billy bailey at least even if the charges right no others a one of them a left

wing in and pay him voted against independence. but how which with the vote in the parliament he said he could before your conditions and the second one whom. i was of in the court today we understand i saying that not referendum or not to be the first was not violent. and a sarah how people in catalonia reacting to this court case and to the prospects of. pretty harsh penalties for these former elected officials. well those who are against independence of all please that something is finally being public money and deadt says many of these people have not been following the spot constitutional been breaking the no. i but they eat independence so support. are very angry and they feel that are those members of the catalan government that remind you can close today. and they feel that that was

not but to to far in that the judge was too harsh. others some suggestion that the judge of the supreme court a will take more lenient attitude and at least. are released many of the members of own arab bail which w would allow at leasa more n normal i am action campaign is many people see it in the run up to that december election. which is supposed to bring some kind of peace to catalonia after reading months off tensionsr nine opposed and five abstentions. but sally indicating you nations fail to agree on extending the license of life of state for a further five years. according to the

world health organizing shouldn't there are concerns the popular but controversial weed killer causes cancer. on while environmentalists are advocating an outright ban the european commission is expected to push ahead with its proposal to extend delightful seats license. when an appeals committee made up of member states meet. by the end of the month. local positional good operational. appleby commission's proposal met with the agreement of a majority of member states. fourteen. soldiers the next step would be the appeals committee. welcome to the better business. committing. and we will see what results we get from that committee. earlier. die for seat is used in the popular roundup herbicide made by chemical giant monsanto with thomas heavily reliant on the product. the e. u.'s farmers union meanwhile is calling for a fifteen year extension. and

they're concerned an outright ban would shake the blocks agricultural industry that's the kind of. more fruits. are they can leave you have problems with difficulties i may have to to to remove it by machine. so we must apply their their their lives in their wits and then the cross and the meat so we don't want that. and that the only way to get rid of it. is to use life isn't. france is one of the main uses apply for seats within the european union and farmer say the products shouldn't be banned until there a viable alternative. but despite this the government has taken a tough stance against any lengthy extensions saying it will bring more member states to where it's it's subjective of renewing dry for seats license by three years. less than the european commission's proposal five once it expires in the middle o of december. international criminal court is opening an investigation into war crimes allegedly committed by the government in burundi. rights group say

hundreds of people were killed after the president said he would be seeking a third term. the i cc made the announcement just weeks after parenti quit the tribunal aaron a good careful it's. the international criminal court has approved a request to open an investigation into crimes against humanity that may have been committed in burundi. in a press statement issued on thursday the court said it would look into crime limited by the. and government groups against political opponents the prosecutor has presented evidence of crimes against humanity in the country. including murder torture. rape and forced disappearances. the prosecutor can enlarge the scope of the investigation to include war crimes or genocide. on the basis of any new evidence that may surface. the alleged crimes are said to have left morere than one thousand dead. thousands illegally detained and totortured and close to hala million displaced over r the pastst two years. renewed violence in the country broke out in two thousand and fifteen. win

president pierre nkurunziza announced he would run for a third term. a decision the opposition deemed unconstitutional. the timing of the investigation announcement came just in time. i see see judges issue the authorization to investigate on october twenty fifth. just two days before burridge he became the first country to successfully leave the court peace pc and the authorization proceedings had been conducted confidentially. to protect victims and potential witnesses. walk but the country's withdrawal has little effect on the icc's jurisdiction. according to article one twenty seven of the rome statute the treaty that established the court. it can investigate crimes committed prior to a country's withdrawal. burundi's leaders accuse the institution of bias against african nations. all but one of the eleven cases the court has investigated involve african countries. i can't is his business main activity is back with us in the studio ads that kate said i you're looking in mode december third the billions of dollars of a

trade deals being signs and in beijing this thursday at. president donald trump is that of course and he's trying to. re balance out the trading relationship between these two economies yet some he's talks an awful lot about on the campaign trail and since taking office. which it here is fairly surprising statement from the american president and he said he didn't blame his chinese counterparts for the trade deficit between their countries. rather his own predecessors. american leader obviously trying to take a softer line as his delegation of industrial leaders negotiated a raft of investments and partnership. prime quinn's been taking a look. you know the person following him big business in beijing. with donald trump on the china leg of his asian tour u. s. companies have announced a raft of business agreements with chinese counterparts potentially worth as much as two hundred fifty billion u. s. dollars. the united states is committed to protecting the intellectual property of our companies and providing a level playing field. for our workers so far the deals announced include

china investing nearly eighty four billion dollars into shale gas and chemical manufacturing in west virginia. and up to forty three billion dollars for a gas pipeline from alaska to asia that could create some twelve thousand american jobs. in addition u. s. aerospace giant boeing into orders and commitments from china state aviation agency for three hundred jets. in a deal worth around thirty seven billion dollars. u. s. chipmaker qualcomm signed agreements to sell twelve billion dollars of semiconductors to three chinese elelectronics fifir. those deals are hoping to smooth over trump's frequent criticism of the trade deficit between china and the u. s.. value to some three hundred fifty billion dollars per year. president xi says his country will continue to open up for foreign busines. homemade which i investment and management environment for foreign companies. including days of the u. s.. will be more open more transparent. and more standardized got grief. many of the deal signed thursday are non binding

with a number already in progress before trump's current visit. all countries on both sides of the pacific are trying to switch trucks trying rather a to save an international trade deal which donald trump dumped earlier this year. japan's economy minister said the eleven remaining economies had agreed in principle to a new version of the trans pacific partnership. which didn't involvlve the u. s.. over there has been no formal announcement yet. iraq maxwell has the details. it's survival hangs in the balance. but meeting in the man financing this is a positive. as they took the trans pacific partnership box the drawing boards. what all sides are being very good to see? a very good. as all of us. good outcome now we've got more work to do. bob we are inching closer to an agreement saw remind very hurtful. eleven countries bordering the pacific ocean up pushing ahead to trying come to alternative trade agreement. onone which doesn't involve

the united states. donald trump pulled out of the tpp on taking office american workers the pact aims to deepen economic ties and slash tariffs. ever broken nations whose traits total three hundred fifty six billion dollars last year. ministers have discussed the spending some provisions of the pact. with intellectual property rights one of the sticking points. japan the only country to have ratified the original treat. little bean for quick agreements. but canada has made clear it would be rushed. this is not about speed this is about how come. i've said that to my colleague this is not about friday but this is about the next decade so we need to make sure that. we get the right deal because that's what people expect from us. ministers a queue to make an announcement on the tpp is future on friday. for some number states hoping to entice the united states back at a later date. to can on those trading action now fairly heavy losses in europe frank attacks down one and a half percent pass can't count

just over one. basic resources in the mining sector tracking down trade across the board. wall street's also trending sharply downwards although stocks have slightly pared back some of their earlier steeper losses. the nasdaq still down point eight percent this hour all this on reports that the us senate is now considering its own version of tax reform. which could delay corporate tax cuts until twenty nineteen. i could throw off the trump administration's efforts to pass the legislation by the end of the year. the british economy will grow at a slower pace than the rest of the european union in the coming years. that's the prediction from the european commission which forecast uk growth of just one point one percent in twenty nineteen. compared to one point nine percent for the rest of the block in that same year. but the commission was upbeat for the year this year expecting overall growth of two point two percent for twenty seventeen. let me good second film would well the year twenty seventeen is on a good track on a really good track even though it's almost over to be the first in ten years. during which all eu

countries without except. instead konami growth all muscles. two thousand eighteen is also looking like a year of growth for all members to yards it. moving on some the day's other business headlines no. sportswear giant adidas posted another strong quarter of sales and profit growth. net profit. five hundred and twenty six million euros. driven by strong demand in china north america. sales jumped thirty one percent in the u. s. were rivals nike and under armour. struggling. shee but doubled revenue and operating profit in the first. the japanese conglomeratee warns that most of that growth came from its memory to selll in ptember forrced eighteen billion dollars richer offset losses. permits now bankrupt nuclear business. helps to finalize the sale by the end of the year to avoid possibly being delisteded the tokyo stock exchange. and france is a peugeot in psa group has said that it will avoid forced layoffs

and factory closures at o'fallon vauxhall. well seeking a european brands richard bought from general motors early this year. it's trying to cut over billion euros by combining units of its various car browns. and trying it to consolidate all those business operations there said decisions on its workforce would depend on the success. of that restructuring. but francis has outlawed the sale of cigarettes in at the vatican to promote healthy living. cigarettes among most popular items at the duty free shops within the vatican city. many employees take advantage of sales of electronics one in tobacco. all without having to pay at least twenty two percent v. a. t. tax. it's estimated that cigarette sales and bring in some ten million euros a year in profit for the vatican. the holy see is prepared to give up. smoking has been banned in public spaces of the vatican since two thousand and two. and laura vatican spokesman spokesman they're saying that ththe pe is trying to set an example cups giving up some of the money that his that that

that the church has been bringing in. but in order to set a good for a good cause s. making cigarettes it isn't the first thing that comes to mind anything. and is it will heat pump himself doesn't smoke apparently many of his advisers to i really interest he picked up

11/09/17 11/09/17 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: frorom pacifica, this is democracy now! pres. trump: right now, unfortunately, it is a very one-sided and unfair one. but -- but, i don't blame china. amy: on a five-country trip to asia, president trumump is now n china. after lavish welcome billed as a "state visit-plus," trump focused on the trade deficit with a country he once accused of raping the united s states ad called for china to sever ties with north korea.