the chinese parliament. the hong kong security law and despite political threads from brawled we've got a lot of reaction coming up also ahead in the program. one of the most touching collection of this god it's not jews it's gigantic granted. to me of lenin historical statues are toppled down defaced worldwide to we examine whether germany has fallen the answer to properly preserving the. americas inflamed racism rallies we look out the endemic violence still underpinning many of the marches to protect their property with guns and the distressing new video emerging of police charging through.

every year churning in from right across the world come to moscow and who are to international good to have your company i mean and only. china has passed the controversial hong kong security law which has drawn anger from western nations on within the region itself european union leaders are warning that the law puts hong kong so told me under threat. seriously undermine the high degree of photon in your phone call and. mental effect on the independence of the tradition and the rule of flu and we cruel. well ahead of the law

being passed the u.s. state department announced that was ending arms trading to hong kong with the commerce department occurring close to the city's preferential trade status leaders in beijing denying to the actions as foreign interference. this is purely china's internal affairs and no foreign force has the right to means or fear the chinese government unswervingly determined to safeguard the sober security and development interests of the country simplemente the principle of one country 2 systems and suppose an external interference in hong kong affairs. let's show you some of the reaction to it there was a new wave of demonstrations in hong kong as news of the law being passed filtered through dozens of pro beijing demonstrators rallied near hong kong government headquarters to support the law while more than $100.00 opponents gathered in a shopping mall chanting slogans including free hong kong so what is it all about

it well the draw from all published earlier this month obliges china and hong kong to establish 2 national security bodies but both are accountable to beijing 4 types of crimes are listed under the new law which are a session subversion terrorism and collusion with external forces which could endanger national security being the main. west i bring in dr park from buff universities politics languages and international studies department to get his take welcome the law has been passed just before the anniversary of the british hummed over of hong kong to china it is china sending a signal without. well yes i believe that the chinese government is sending a quite a strong signal to the western powers suggesting that it is actually the right time for the whole world to all understand the correct interpretation of one country 2

system in arda was in one country 2 systems to one countries do you find 2 of the 2 systems in our worst china just a small front of hong kong. just one country 2 systems that the details are yet to be published but can the principle be possible if there is an across the board measure how does that make sense how do how does that work with each other. ok i think with goal seeing the details to be published i would surmise that. the smashers are in response to what happened last year regarding all those kind of violent quarters and intended secessionist pro independence movement in hong kong now however having said that. the chinese government's deal is just stick to the whole called government and hong

kong society they still need to reach a consensus to legislate their own article $23.00 which is the national security law in hong kong now these are being considered by me or at least it is the chinese government's kind of not doing more to try to process it as quick as possible it could come up with a set of more comprehensive national security law by its own decided by the people . to design and sure to the security situation in hong kong yeah on that point china's justification is that it safeguards national security but is that valid because when you look at hong kong it while it was hardly a law less i post it as it. well i of course home call has been. i mean the rule of law has been a core burial of what the law we have seen and they are also concerns about kind

of activities in hong kong we are conceived by the chinese government is problematic in terms of from a security point of view. last year we see this kind of scenario we truly are not just people in china but also the people in hong kong and also investors from investors who are now being deterred by all these foreign signals so as a result i. i think this is actually quite justified what about an international level here because we know that washington has begun eliminating hong kong special status which it has on the u.s. law for trade and other business do you think that there will be other retaliatory actions that the u.s. is going to impose no. i'm also looking at these very carefully in the 1st instance i look to the u.s. has snort formally and sold hong kong special status but it has just

suspended in a temporary basis which means that the the washington d.c. studio looking ok of all the ones the national security would be published by the chinese government but. one i think the u.s. is still in the situation and need to examine the hong kong case carefully number one because the u.s. election is fast approaching and number 2 the u.s. is still you. getting a lot from is trading an economic relationship. and so i would expect you know there might be sentients but there sentients with me on the chinese government or just a few were selected chinese can come officials really and thank you very much for your time and your thoughts this hour dr pak one from both universities politics languages and international studies department. the campaign to

topple still choose of figures linked with historical racism has landed a 20 year old american student in court on vandalism charges he is one of 4 accused of trying to tear down a statue in washington of the 19th century president and drew jackson over his role in forcing indigenous tribes off their land donald trump hours since promised to issue a special order to protect monuments statues to another american president you all feared or roosevelt saw a protest on sunday except this time it was a gathering to protest it now after new york's national history museum decided to remove a controversial monument of its entrance the brawns of roosevelt is flanked by a native american and african man is criticized by some for glorifying colonialism big questions indeed are being else worldwide on high best to remember a past and whether hiding history good or bad is the best solution germany believes

it may have the answer that's peter all over of tonight. when it comes to assessing and dealing with difficult periods of history germany has more experience than most but we haven't seen the type of scenes here that have played out in the united states britain belgium. booked germany isn't without its own controversial statues also von bismarck has been told with red paint in hamburg. while there's an ongoing campaign to block the

renovation of another monument to the iron chancellor in the port city bismarck wasn't just crucial in german unification he was also a driving force in colonialism and by today's standards an anti semite here in berlin selangor district anime is 1920 s. depiction of a needling black woman was decapitated last week kasem and remains controversial in germany he was a committed nazi and despite that fact his works continue to be displayed across the german capital this particular monument had been slated for removal by city authorities who'd already deemed it earlier this year on suitable for display in the city of berlin and it should have diverse society cannot exist with this kind of tree and prejudice you cannot live together if you do not treat each other equally people shouldn't be discriminating based on the color of their skin so what

happens to start choosing germany that no longer justify exhibition well here in berlin they've got just the place for them the spandau citadel of the 16th century fortress has its own troubled past it was used as a chemical weapons storage by the nazis and look what it does have it was big news that you to me to show it was an example of racism these mistakes are not you know this racial stereotypes should not be demonstrated on the streets but in a museum where we could demonstrate to people that thin contours as we move through the exhibition we see hundreds of years of prussian military strongman into monuments of naziism the 3rd reich didn't really do sculpture but they seem to casually to as one a few described by hitler as irreplaceable the nazis preferred buildings as their monuments to time and there's plenty of those still visible in modern belin. one of

the most i can change in this collection of discarded start juice is this gigantic granite head of blood to me at len it's all that remains of a 19 meter high monument that was built in 1970 to mark the 100th anniversary of his birth. in the united states and also in great britain the red discussions of the moment about what to do with dismantle memorials but here we have already found a possible solutions for memorials that are so to speak toxic if you put them in a museum that doesn't mean it's over we put them here so that people can continue to pay attention to them but in a different context germany is often cited as the example to follow when it comes to assessing periods of history troubling to modern sensibilities even if there are 2 named after nazi field marshall when rubble that the german military calls home to this day they glossed over as they don't fit the particular narrative because

history has a tendency not to be as neat as we might like it when it's really examined peter all of r.t. berlin. much of the u.k. you're starting to emerge from months of a lockdown but the breaks are been part all in the inner city of leicester people there are facing renewed restrictions after a troubling spike in fictions. hunk of told m.p.'s host series he believes the problem still is. having taken clinical advice on the actions necessary and discuss them with the local team in leicester and leicestershire we've made some difficult but important decisions but more people follow the rules the faster we'll get control of this virus and get lester back to normal we'll keep all of these local measures on the review and we will not keep them in place any longer than is necessary we'll review whether we can release any measures in 2 weeks' time. what

is known is that non-essential show schools will be closed on travel is this courage to extra cash is being sent to support people in self isolation the restrictions will be legally enforced it means the people of leicester more of the u.k.'s most ethnically diverse cities will have to watch behind closed doors as they risk that britain opens up on social distancing is relaxed we talk to people in leicester about how the longer locked in might affect. the girl who respects open the straight the straight and is able to fold we love all hope we're really excited to get customers back good we don't want to get close miss it it's not going to be safe to do so try to maximize the outside area following government guidelines because we want people to be safe from that we want people to feel safe and know that we care about the wouldn't dream of ever were in a cult that people didn't feel complete didn't feel safe. any of all right please go away because we were being callous so we were people say well wait if i were

good but. just what the government is trying to do is to get me a mixed message on no computers and he's just doing. a lot down the light. hops so finish the national locale to shoot on the course and show how local locales will work it's going to be dreadful for businesses. who are trying to save the lives of wasn't this it on president just simply never happened he mocked up the bush for the flight times so i'm sorry he's going to be bad this is. so ahead trying to keep the wheels turning in the us presidential election during a pun demick the democrats pushed for postal voting in the latest primary polls isn't just taking the republicans who claim it's open to voting for all it's not story broken done for you after the break.

join me every thursday on the alec simon show and i'll be speaking to guests of the world of politics or business i'm show business i'll see that. one else seems. wrong. but i. just don't. get to shape out these days. and engagement equals betrayal. when something you find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground . the primary purpose of history is to understand the past as

a guide to understanding the present and future. because a lot of history is. so how should we find the right balance. let's start back in the u.s. where a block lives matter march in detroit turned violent after a police vehicle sped away through a crowd of protesters stating that the officers will remain on to say where but to show graphic video of the incident as officers forcibly tried to get away in the rescue. ok 4. there is still deep seated anger towards officers in some cases

it's preventing them from doing their job record early retirements have been seen in the last number of months to this video shows new york police helping glass bottles thrown at them while responding to a call of shots being fired the city's largest police union said the maryland city council speaker should be held responsible for surrendering the city. was taken to missouri this arm couple emerged in front of their munch and locked and loaded quits after she publicly read out the names and addresses of people calling for police. on the war activists from the international action center believes the current unrest in the us is no surprise it's rooted in the history of the nation while the violence has gone on from there for the founding from the very beginning. the united states i mean this is a country built on slavery and the genocide of people so in violence is to

me rooted how long this upsurge will go on. i think everyone who is taking part in it can only hope that it continues and goes on and on and goes deeper and see how widespread it is and the see what this confrontation is this growing confrontation it's extremely serious. you know if the u.s. democratic primary elections are into a key stage 3 states are about to hold their ballots with 2 of them fully cured up for postal voting to reduce footfall and polling stations during the mc mail in ballots of the rival republicans worried they think it will ultimately cost them. votes come november because of the potential for fraud he looked up and been looking at the political division over what should simply be a safer way to vote. the pandemic turned democratic primary of the united states into a mess many new yorkers say that voting was

a nightmare today some people never got their absentee ballots and others waited in line for hours long lines missing ballots and locked doors as election officials struggled to keep up with turnout new york and 4 other states faced a challenging day of voting on tuesday long lines delays and confusion across new york city voters were given incomplete and in correct ballots confusion in voting stations and fears that the elderly may not risk going out in order to vote has caused the democrats to push mail in ballots as an alternative this becomes a health issue local mail is that more democratic tickets people more options that removes obstacles and barriers to voting which is what we want to do voting by here at home but there appear to be some pretty big problems with this magical solution malian voting on the other hand will lead to the most corrupt election in usa history bad things happen with mail ins just look at the special election in

paterson new jersey 19 percent of ballots a fraud donald trump never hesitates to take a swing at the democrats but if you look into the facts he may be on to something and last week 4 democrats in new jersey were arrested for illegal possession of mail in ballots video has already surface to campaign materials being dumped into the garbage in texas and the postal workers union is not shy about where it will stand when it comes in november. donald trump's policies have made it abundantly clear that he is a serious threat to our decent postal jobs oh unions and so the rights of the people to a public postal service joe biden has committed to support the postal service and its dedicated postal workers i will union will continue to help build the movement to defend the public postal service and win a more just society meanwhile trump supporters are concerns that the mail in ballots may be used to freak the vote against them come november militia groups are

already floating ideas about what to do if they don't like the election results if there's evidence that the vote was rigged to manipulate it i consider that grounds for open rebellion we'll take our arms and our counsel and reclaim this country and all rights if you try to do this at the ballot box and it doesn't work you go to the bullets thank the united states loves to go around the world criticizing countries claiming that their electoral system and voting process is illegitimate however many look at the democratic primary and the voting so far in 2020 and say it's a bit of a disaster and many are quite worried about what might happen in november at the heart of the debate is really is that the democrats. need east year ah and you open up the ad and there's more people built and nationally that's better than the

democrats. the republicans on the other hand that there's so much other fraud going on on. a small number of people she. was and that actually is in the interest as well so you want your daughter to carry on calling a person you know to i think us that most upset like the full truth way that you know what american citizens are obviously a country it's. the best way it's going to get all inside and funny. let's turn our attention to south america where after brazil injured its worst ever week for new coronavirus cases public pressure is on president bolton or wrote to quit and it's seen more protests in major cities and beyond there have been more than 1300000 infections not equates 250000 deaths a local level murders governors have taken quarantine measures but the president

continues to tell people to ignore the advice saying the economy cannot handle it the protesters say he's a threat to democracy. the covert 19 is a risk to his all to our lives. as it is the bow sonora government and he must be stopped by. the. new things. we. did. not say. in our in office in leading the government so now.

we. go on. with green interest from several sectors of resource that pulls no mains not this is doesn't seem wise to me as everyone who is including the full economy given because it was the one who was doing that we'll tell you no good to us capital has been going on there for themselves while the people get done over it will be difficult to get him on the phone for this but not impossible. there has been some sad news for us here at r.t. the mom who's been the voice of the network since launch a former translator to solve it leader nikita krushchev george what's died at the age of 88 he passed away earlier this morning born in canada in the 1930 s.

to russian immigrant parents he grew up during the great depression before. moving to his parents' homeland after the 2nd world war from there he led a remarkable life mixing in senior salvi it's on the coast soviet circles and rubbing shoulders with presidents diplomats and history makers from across society to us here at r.t. he was the all mistake about voice of the network and a much loved friend and colleague sometimes mysterious but always happy to help anyone here with a few kind words were. this

video is from a tribute to george's long legacy which we broadcast last year creating hearing is remarkable life story in his own words there will be another chance to see 2 whole months the life of george waltz in a couple of hours time here on our to international or you can watch it on you tube by for an. odd note no crown. no shots no. action just helps because. when the weather is dry no place to. quench your thirst for action.

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