and do you think hairbert deess will be able to ta ke think hairbert deess will be able to take the companyay? they want to be able to, they have said they want to be a world leader in electric vehicles and i think the important thing about hairbert deess is he has mentioned has at their new competition and the fa ct has at their new competition and the fact that tesla has attributes that vw does not. —— tesla. i think that isa sign vw does not. —— tesla. i think that is a sign of him looking forwards, rather than looking at the traditional model. so good to talk to you, thank you very much indeed. do you remember how president trump pulled out of a huge free trade deal called the tra ns—pacific partnership within days of taking office? well, it could be back on the negotiating table. let's go to our asia business hub, where mariko 0i is following the story. and president trump has said that the deal could be back on the negotiating table, what has the reaction being in particularfrom the japanese, who he has mentioned in terms of negative, on fair trade with the us? indeed, as you say, we

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