a little. bit. in the stories of the week. china gets its military ready for war amid trade and territorial disputes and worsening relations with russia. donald trump announces the renewal. nuclear deal sanctions against iran

a decision that angers washington's european allies who vowed to protect their business interests in the islamic world. and. the country's middle east a minister over britain's continued all of the campaign in yemen. as a new poll finds nearly half of those quizzed in the u.k. are unaware a war even exists that. is that we could hear a lot international with me in a day or two to all round up all of our top stories of the last seven days on the latest up to date news welcome to the program. china's president has raised the specter of a potential conflict after instructing the country's military to be ready for war but how much of this is merely posturing. takes a closer look so here's the thing the chinese government almost never says anything

you wouldn't expect that's their thing their game make their incredibly careful reserved at least with their tongues so when the chinese president orders his military to prepare for war serious indeed. the military to concentrate on the bouncy revenues for war the chinese are preparing for war out loud how oh how did we get to this well trump for one aside from land blasting the chinese at every opportunity is tariffs it's sanctions his trade war he's also being very heavy handed congress has just approved a second arms deal with taiwan in eighteen months. kind of untruthful the sales of weapons by the united states to taiwan damages china's sovereignty and security interests. beijing sees china and taiwan as two parts of

a whole two chinese entities same culture this is the same languages with two separate governments communist capitalist the end goal is to reunite into one state there are differences of course currency preventing that and about one hundred kilometers of c. that separate the two and trump always a fan of sticking it to the chinese he's been saluting his warships right between the two china's eyes in one thousand we have expressed our concerns to the u.s. side the taiwan issue concerns china sovereignty and territorial integrity and is the most important and sensitive issue in china u.s. relations. for starters how about you express your concerns about these important and sensitive issues to someone who cares a little more because that in trump worry. i don't

worry about things. let's be great never worrying about anything unfortunately others are there are those in china who believe that america wants taiwan to declare independence and the chinese are preparing for that eventuality militarily. as your own you know we are resolute to defeat any scheme or act of taiwan independence in any form. thing is the taiwanese don't really see a point to defending themselves taiwan which recently switched from conscription to a volunteer army is having huge trouble recruiting even reserve troops dodging the juicy after all that's the point of a win. the government needs to think whether it's necessary to bring conscription

back national security matters but taiwan is a minor player in these confrontation if war does break out it likely be the people's republic of china slugging it out with the united states rather than taiwan and that is a war that trump really really ought to be worried about the world is really at a cross ruled the united states has been pushing china around he really china and imposing unilateral tariffs on the chinese exports china does not want to have a trade war with the united states china does not want to have a conflict with the united states but if the united states really wants to impose these scenes all do china i think the chinese people will be fully mobilized behind the chinese government in the chinese military. on friday the trump administrator

announced that it's very imposing all sanctions against iran that were lifted as part of the twenty fifteen nuclear deal u.s. president took to twitter to taunt iran with the news in a post resembling the tagline from the hit t.v. series game of thrones the sanctions slated to come into effect on monday follow america's unilateral withdrawal in may from the iran nuclear agreement new sanctions come on top of those already imposed by washington and focus on oil penalizing states that refuse to halt crude imports from iran the u.s. secretary of state says the main target is the iranian government is free to use it for areas of iran for economy it is aimed to deprive the regime of the revenues that it uses to spread death and destruction around the world people on the streets of toronto told us it's ordinary civilians who will end up bearing the brunt of the sanctions time of manson's are hard to come by because of sanctions no doubt if you are caring for a patient your life is a factor by these sad. sions sanctions decrease the quality of life as people

cannot now obtain things they used to obtain easily before but i thought it was i'm a merchant in a century cannot trade with businesses outside of iran any more it would take its toll and we have yet to see to what extent that affect ordinary people and merchants. hacking every year or every two to three years they see new sanctions will be imposed so people have gotten used to sanctions but that doesn't mean we accept them and it doesn't hurt it means we've had them so long they don't affect us anymore they harm the u.a.e. in nation they have always been there for the past four decades and they've been harming the e.u. reigning nation all along their inquisition that's why many other. states that are on the sanctions like russia like many others they are all against this move especially because this new round of sanctions by washington it doesn't have the u.n. support it doesn't have the support of even the united states close allies like the

europeans that have stated their opposition in defiance china turkey or russia and many others have defied the u.s. sanctions against iran and many are worried in washington that this could make these sharp tool or weapon blunts and make you know take it off the menu even for future u.s. administrations if it goes ineffective. as by pressure from the u.s. the opinion has confirmed the blocks commitment to the iran nuclear deal brussels also vowed to protect their business with iran but despite all the tough talk washington flexible and its let alone. we ask all nations to isolate iran's regime. as long as its aggression continues but we do not intend to allow our sanctions to be invaded by europe or any buddie

else. we will work to maintain the framework of the twenty fifteen deal in spite of the american decision by ensuring that our companies can stay in iran looking at the latest official so for the next shot. i want to see the same. with friends who need at least one who want to be muscles that wouldn't be blinded to what americans. want us europeans to say economic interests a move one time economic relations with iran. we never threaten anyone but we do not tolerate threats from anyone. we want to we want to achieve maximum pressure but we don't want to harm friends

and allies he. wants. a mean for zero. you're on. are now giving two countries exemptions for you. that indicates that they have maximum pressure on the wrong. and now they are changing that maximum pressure enough pressure. that's also on the question because they cannot. be needed they think against iran because now there is an american capital. ministration on this correct thing you were on that. system. so i. guess you were on the. side. of.

officials in the cabin. in the past two years the war in yemen has claimed five times more lives than previously thought of as according to new research fifty six thousand people have been killed and some british m.p.'s are losing patience with their country's role in arming the side a coalition which had a military incursion a parliamentary committee this week britain's top middle east diplomat over relations with the riyadh. do you have a problem with condemning murder and international violations of international law in complete mistakes and made the only thing that we don't do is actually press the button to drop the bomb i'm surprised that for those who need to defend themselves the amount of rage targeting civilians is going up north if these are all there is to be able to float of i do not agree that if united kingdom was

simply to. deny its support for a party which is under threat and so engaged in support of the legitimity government i mean if we didn't. move out of the way it would go but it is your. survey by a british charity found almost half of those questioned in the u.k. were unaware there's a war in yemen even though the country is the second biggest weapon supplier to the side of military police boca has more on those findings but first here's a look at just how much of a toll three years of war has taken on like yemeni people.

hi do you know what's happening in yemen. told me. i'm afraid i suppose. no no sorry what's happening in yemen. there's a war soldier rubia. kind of some middle east politics i have no idea really do you know what's happening in yemen sorry do you know what's happening in yemen. is taking the lives of thousands of civilians and caused an unprecedented humanitarian crisis and yet according to a new poll almost a home for the people in the u.k. have no i did that there is a war taking place in yemen a war in which

a saudi led coalition is conducting a deadly campaign event strikes in an attempt to drive out who the rebels hope you carry don't know about most things to me especially if i can imagine times terrible why do you think that is no enough has been said about it it depends on what the media synthesizing at a particular point in time which influences public knowledge and opinion so you think it's under-reported good the war in yemen isn't just another humanitarian crisis in a far flung parts of the world the saudi led campaign is being waged partly thanks to a hefty supply of british made weapons the. u.k. government happens to be the second biggest supplier of arms to the saudi kingdom after the u.s. according to the latest figures u.k. military sales to riyadh increased by two thirds in twenty seventeen from the previous year the mother of jamal khashoggi has brought the u. case closed to strategic partnership with the riyadh into the spotlight now an

increasing number of politicians here in the u.k. are calling on the government to explain its unceasing support for the saudi led war in yemen perhaps if more of the public knew about it the government would be under more pressure to act. it's the end of the new year in germany as chancellor merkel announces she won't run for the top job at the next election more laughter and roll stories after this break. manufacture consent to public wealth. when the ruling classes project themselves. in the final merry go round.

the one percent. nor middle of the room. united states under many presidents as a long warning have a break in its treaty and other promises that the united states says is going to leave the treaty again. welcome back to the program after almost two decades in national politics angela merkel announced on monday she was stepping down as party leader of the christian

democratic union adding she won't run for chancellor for a fifth time merkel's decision comes on the heels of her party's latest disappointing performance in regional elections in the state of say. the figures that came in overnight from her selection of a holy disappointing and bitter boys when the body does it can no longer be business as usual process after this result after the result and after the conflicts between the. c.d.u. c.s.u. in summer and off to the difficulties in forming a government coalition as the previous attempts to form one between the c.d.u. c.s.u. f.t.p. and the green party would fall through angela merkel began her political career after the fall of the berlin wall joining the c.d.u. in one thousand eight hundred nine ten years later she became the party's secretary general and then its leader in two thousand and five made history by becoming germany's first female chancellor since then she's been reelected

a further three times but over the last few years her popularity has taken a hit. that was. oppression political oppression we have a responsibility to help them based on the geneva convention for refugees based on our side in policy and article one of our constitutional whether we want to or not . encourage.

measure that along political russian ality this move by going to merkel is not surprising at all because her party was losing. confidence among the electorate and the reason and so to speak the burden of this party was anglo-american herself so it was quite rational for her to leave office as party chairman but there was a less. whenever something important happened you usually are surprised by it happening right now and this is why the rule is really surprising that angular merkel is so quickly stronger consequences out of the disastrous delay electoral defeats during the last eight elections in bavaria and in history and something macarthur for from grace is a warning from mainstream parties across europe as donald courtrai explained. europe's political establishment is set up for a meeting in may during the e.u.

parliamentary elections and with support to win dealing for both the center right and the center left the big winners euro skeptic an anti migrant parties the feeding is that there's a kind of the extortion among voters because they feel that the traditional grantees have nothing new to say they feel contempt from those voters that it's not exactly always making them vote for popular is making making voters do to anybody who looks you french president emanuel macron took it upon himself to warn europe of a nationalistic menace comparing it to leprosy europe faces a risk that of being broken up by nationalist leprosy and of being pushed around by foreign powers and thereby losing its sovereignty but it seems like the french don't see eye to eye with mark ron right now a majority of people in france apparently would prefer an unelected technocratic government well over forty percent even say they would rather support an off or

a tarion political power so this could be a wake up call for micron as his approval ratings hit record lows to move away from traditions and embrace public opinion voters voted for him in un mccoll he did come from those sponsors but he had created his own and he was a change of face and ashamed of generation. now that he's become president he goes like you different style but in terms of what policies as you think it sounds more and more like the. this is that everyone is doing and they do not know how to express the discontent except how. to sponsors the good with mainstream parties and leaders who champion modern liberal values losing popularity we could have an electoral power vacuum but that won't stay empty for a long. way to test a couple of days before the us mint ten some politicians have been accused of playing on people's fears but as kenneth mopin explains what might surprise you.

efforts to influence the twenty to eighteen mid-term elections the big news and divisive stories and posts caravan of impoverished migrants white nationalists prepared to take to the streets trump administration plan couldn't race the definition of transgender but according to a new poll conducted by chapman university in california americans actual fears don't really line up when given a list of one hundred things to be afraid of including nuclear war zombies and ghosts and other terrors americans listed their primary phobia for the fourth consecutive year as being corrupt politicians. and perhaps this fear isn't exactly baseless we do have a president whose tax returns are still under wraps and he seems to be pretty blatantly doing favors for his next of kin i've heard evolved i've heard how good with. the people that know there's nothing to do with that but does that but i want

to tell you the people that know know that he wagner would be done by but. then be accused of nepotism if you can believe it right and trump got a lectured by tearing into his opponent hillary clinton he called her crooked hillary because her reputation for shady deals has been around for years the f.b.i. even looked into her clinton foundation the former secretary of state never shied away from taking big sums from financial heavyweights did you have to be paid six hundred seventy five thousand dollars well i don't know. that's what they offered. accusations of corruption are abundant in american politics even though they rarely make the legal field in the united states there's all kinds of politicians being accused of insider trading lavish gifts as they say welcome to american politics but it seems that the mainstream media is working overtime to direct our phobias elsewhere there's no limit to what the russian federation do to undermine american democracy while you know what we have to work on immigration i have

a big dairy district a live agriculture a lot of undocumented workers but these things aren't even in the top ten because we have so many of them. the things that relate to your life for the future of your kids and things like that not trumped up things like you know terrorism is going to get to or the bridges are going to fall down or something it's real life things that people are worried about a part of it is the economic ones including the corruption of politicians i was interested in the corrupt politician thing being at the top because for a long time people haven't recognized how corrupt their politicians are they think it's thinking in gradually that the whole system really stinks american politicians have learned that playing on people's fears is a big seller but it seems that what scares the americans the most is the very scare mongers trying to manipulate their fears tale of mopp and r.t. new york. you've been watching we have

a lot international back and thirty minutes with more updates at the convention happening here. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy on sunday shouldn't let it be an arms race. scary dramatic to follow only. eyes. i'll see how that strategy will be successful very critical of time time to sit down and talk. i've been saying the numbers mean something they matter the u.s. has over one trillion dollars in debt more than ten white collar crimes happen each day. eighty five percent of global wealth you long to the ultra rich eight point six percent market saw thirty percent rise last year some with four hundred to five

hundred three per second per second and bitcoin roast of twenty thousand dollars. china's building two point one billion dollars a i industrial park but don't let the numbers overwhelm. the only numbers you need to remember in one one business shows you can't afford to miss the one and only boom bust. in twenty forty you know bloody revolution to crush the demonstrations going from being relatively peaceful political protests to be increasingly violent revolution is always spontaneous or is it just a lawyer i mean your list book video put him in the new bill is out of the new school in the middle of the former ukrainian president recalls the events of twenty fourteen. those who took the kite invested over five billion dollars to assist

ukraine in these and other goals that will ensure a secure and prosperous and democratic. ditto that would lead to liberal bone he needn't put to it because it. could. have been one hundred seventeen the bolsheviks led by bloody madeleine and seized power and set out to build the most equitable society on a full on the other countries followed russia's example but so far the recipe for

universal happiness remains of use if people are still searching to this day. you could be. fair. a lot of were shown it by did got up when we were shown. can we even remember the events of a century ago and if so why is that we went out in search of people who view russia's nine hundred seventeen revolution as a global event. first of all we went to visit a leftwing ideologist and famous french philosopher. so.

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