and the international monetary fund says an extended trade war would be bad for global economies alan fischer al-jazeera washington or for more reaction in china let's go live to adrian brown in beijing so why is china under pressure to make a deal here. well as alan mentioned in his report xi jinping needs a deal right now because of course china's economy is continuing to slow that slowing economy hasn't been caused by the trade war but it's helping to make things worse so president xi jinping needs some good news at the moment he doesn't need a prolonged trade war because that will cause more friction for his economy at the same time there's been some worrying data coming out this week as i'm pointing to the fact that consumer spending is continuing to flatline also manufacturing output is also continuing to contract those are worrying signs and president xi jinping just a few weeks ago knowledge that the next twelve months are going to be very difficult ones for china because he says we have to work on ways to try to mitigate risk in fact he chaired a seminar for four days and that's a me

and the international monetary fund says an extended trade war will be bad for global economies alan fischer al-jazeera washington. germany france and britain have launched a new payment system with iran which bypasses u.s. sanctions the move is aimed at saving the twenty fifteen iran nuclear deal that u.s. president donald trump pulled out of last year that a butler has war powers it was on the sidelines of the european union foreign ministers meeting in bucharest that france britain and germany launched a new e.u. payment mechanism to allow european companies to continue trading with iran and bypass u.s. sanctions ministers hope the initiative will safeguard the twenty fifteen iran nuclear deal and help ensure regional stability is an example of that or at least we are making clear that we are not only talking about keeping the nuclear agreement alive but we are now creating a possibility to do business transactions that is a prerequisite for us so we can deliver on our obligations and in return be able to ask iran not to develop.

imposed billions of dollars worth of tabs on each other's good since a trade war began last year alan fischer reports from washington. we have made tremendous progress we both want to deal but there's still a lot of ground to cover u.s. president donald trump has been meeting china's vice premier in the oval office he delivered a letter from his boss chinese president xi jinping the topic the ongoing trade war between the two hanging over both the corner meets the hold they put in a going to be have been sitting round the table in washington this week trying to thrash out an agreement that after days of talks donald trump is in second there's a deal to be done this is a small deal which this is going to be a very big deal or it's going to be a deal that will just postpone for a little while but we've been dealing with china and we've had a great relationship i have a great relationship with president cheney. the u.s. wants china to buy more american goods and to change the rules of doing business in china where american companies have to peer with local companies and hand over to treat secret

and the international monetary fund says an extended trade war will be bad for global economies alan fischer al-jazeera washington well chinese traders have been hoping often break through as they go into the lunar new year but as our china correspondent adrian brown reports the year of the pig is looking tough regardless of whether an agreement is reached. it's the world's biggest annual exodus when china becomes a nation in motion. some of these travelers leaving beijing railway station face journeys of more than thirty hours but as people prepare for their biggest celebration of the year there's apprehension over the slowing economy and rick criticism about who people blame don't tell by the common say it's good but they're not doing it well she reports he seems to manage the higher ranks well but he doesn't seem to know how the people are actually doing. the rhythm of chinese new year is not for everyone he. manages a popular cuban dance studio in beijing she's decided not to travel to her family's home in northeast china this holiday partly it's because of the cost and partly because of

be a major issue in the two thousand and twenty presidential election campaign from washington alan fischer reports. the unusual public hearing after the drug companies asked for it to be in private is a saying america's congress is running out of patience over the price of drugs we here in congress search woring legislative options to determine companies to deter companies from engaging in these practices a key drug braces high for patients. today we expect open honest answers each of the company bosses submitted statements to the committee one said the companies use their profits to invest in important research and development of new drugs we go where the science leads us which means we don't focus all the on diseases in wealthier countries the goal is to save lives even where no viable commercial opportunity exists i just want to know this is the first time lawmakers have demanded answers from pharma companies about rising prices the government is among their biggest customers buying billions of dollars for various government programs senators acknowledge the importance of research it wa

president donald trump says he would veto the law as it affects people second amendment rights alan fischer reports from washington d.c. . democrats who have the majority in the u.s. house of representatives are pushing on with gun control the first step a major piece of legislation which passed easily the yes are to forty and. the one nine. by partisan background check act expands background checks for gun sales and closes the loophole which allows people to buy guns at gun shows and over the internet without those checks back you see there is widespread support for increased checks has been one of the calls from the students from parkland in florida where a mass shooting at a high school last february claimed seventeen lives and sparked a nationwide campaign public sentiment flare i think the public is tired of moments of silence but opponents see the legislation would not stop mass shootings and would not make americans safer according to one wants dogs that have already been more than fifty mass shootings in the u.s. and twenty nine thousand almost one a day more than one thousand peopl

imposed billions of dollars worth of tariffs on each i was good since a trade war began last year alan fischer reports from washington. we have made tremendous progress we both want to deal but there's still a lot of ground to cover u.s. president donald trump has been meeting china's vice premier in the oval office he delivered a letter from his boss chinese president xi jinping the topic the ongoing trade war between the two hanging over both the.

of tougher gun laws says he will veto anything that makes winning a gun harder alan fischer i'll just you know washington. well news from senegal now president macky sall has won a second term in office with fifty eight percent of the vote of a six million people voted on sunday to elect a new leader senegal's prime minister already kind victory for sol something opposition with jacques did that all four candidates have issued a joint statement saying they would challenge the result because he has more from dot com or outside monkey cells headquarters and people have come here to celebrate the news that he has won with more than fifty eight percent of the vote only that people came out in number of them in record numbers sixty eight percent of the lecturer came out to vote during this election st louis has a mandate from a large part of the people but there are those who haven't voted for him a lot of young first time voters who decided to vote for the opposition candidate at least one song go he's the outsider the anti establishment. candidate and he has campaigned on the issue of un

expected to be a major issue in the twenty twenty presidential election campaign from washington alan fischer reports. the unusual public hearing after the drug companies asked for it to be in private is a sign america's congress is running into patients over the price of drugs we here in congress urge warring legislative options to determine companies to deter companies from engaging in these practices a key drug braces high for patients. today we expect open honest answers each of the company bosses submitted statements to the committee one said the companies use their profits to invest in important research and development of new drugs we go where the science leads us which means we don't focus only on diseases in wealthier countries the goal is to save lives even where no viable commercial opportunity exists i just want to know this is the first time lawmakers have demanded answers from pharma companies about rising prices the government is among their biggest customers buying billions of dollars for various government programs senators acknowledge the importance of research it was pointe

it seems unlikely that both sides are ready to move anywhere in negotiations thank you for that alan fischer in washington d.c. and here now is al-jazeera as rory chalons with the view from moscow. it's a version of this russian cruise missile that's brought an end to one of the nuclear age is most important arms control agreements when russia displayed the nine am seven to eight last week it insisted the range of its update the nine m. seven to nine is too short to fall into the ban zone for the intermediate range nuclear forces treaty or i am af but the us hasn't believed that since it first raised concerns in twenty fourteen. standards are. consequent to. standards so parties are to the. standard. by that standard other parties are allowed to demand a. standard that undermines all of our arms control. last ditch talks as an international nonproliferation conference in beijing failed when it was signed by the united states in the soviet union in one thousand nine hundred seven the intermediate range nuclear forces treaty banned a whole class of weaponry both pledged to give up possession a

aren't terribly keen on the united states is taking a very hard line thank you very much for now alan fischer in washington. former ivory coast president on bag has been released by the international criminal court bank and his former right hand man shells were acquitted of crimes against humanity last month but have been kept in detention judges ordered their release on the condition that they live in an as yet unspecified country pending an appeal by the prosecution seventy three year old was found not guilty of an issue in a way for violence that followed disputed elections in the west african country in two thousand and ten. was judges or did they release jubilant supporters datsun chanted outside the court as a back by was innocent and hope he will one day return to ivory coast custom is the deputy director of the wyoming foundation which promotes the international criminal justice system he says by both still faces jail time on all the challenges the acquittal itself may not have that significant of an effect what would have a very significant of effect is of course if your own bible re

and the international monetary fund says an extended trade war will be bad for global economies alan fischer al-jazeera washington well in june brown has the latest from beijing where president donald trump needs a deal because he wants to try to reassure jittery stock markets president xi jinping wants a deal because he has a number of serious economic problems right now these haven't necessarily been caused by the trade war but they are making things worse economic growth is now down to just six point six percent that's more than half what it was twelve years ago manufacturing output is continuing to contract and also consumer spending is starting to flatline this is worrying china's president he recently addressed a gathering of party officials saying that the government needed to mitigate for risks in china's economy in the years and months ahead and the fact this seminar lasted for four days is a measure of just how seriously president she views the current situation china has been trying to show it is sincere about wanting a deal just this week it amended a draft foreign investment law

stances that both countries are taking at the moment seems highly unlikely thank you for that alan fischer reporting there live from washington and here now is al-jazeera story chalons where the view from moscow. it's a version of this russian cruise missile old it's brought an end to one of the nuclear age is most important arms control agreements when russia displayed the nine m. seven to eight last week it insisted the range of its update the nine m. seven to nine is too short to fall into the ban zone for the intermediate range nuclear forces treaty or i and af but the us hasn't believed that since it first raised concerns in twenty fourteen. standards are. there consequent. standards so parties are. standard that we. don't buy by that standard the other parties are allowed to demand of. standard and that undermines all of our arms control. last ditch talks is an international nonproliferation conference in beijing failed when it was signed by the united states in the soviet union in one thousand nine hundred seven the intermediate range nuclear forces treaty banned a whole class of we

and the international monetary fund says an extended trade war will be bad for global economies alan fischer al-jazeera washington. the chinese delegation in washington says they have had fruitful trade discussions adrian brown has the latest from beijing where president donald trump needs a deal because he wants to try to reassure jittery stock markets president xi jinping wants a deal because he has a number of serious economic problems right now these haven't necessarily been caused by the trade war but they are making things worse economic growth is now down to just six point six percent that's more than half what it was twelve years ago manufacturing output is continuing to contract and also consumer spending is starting to flatline this is worrying china's president he recently addressed a gathering of party officials saying that the government needed to mitigate for risks in china's economy in the years and months ahead and the fact this seminar lasted for four days is a measure of just how seriously president she views the current situation china has been trying to show it is sincere

and the international monetary fund says an extended trade war will be bad for global economies alan fischer al jazeera washington well jim brown has the latest now from beijing. well president donald trump needs a deal because he wants to try to reassure jittery stock markets president xi jinping wants a deal because he has a number of serious economic problems right now these haven't necessarily been caused by the trade war but they are making things worse economic growth is now down to just six point six percent that's more than half what it was twelve years ago manufacturing output is continuing to contract and also consumer spending is starting to flatline this is worrying china's president he recently addressed a gathering of party officials saying that the government needed to mitigate for risks in china's economy in the years and months ahead and the fact this seminar lasted for four days is a measure of just how seriously president she views the current situation china has been trying to show it is sincere about wanting a deal just this week it amended a draft foreign investment law

bad for global economies alan fischer al-jazeera washington germany france and britain have launched a new payment system with iran which bypasses u.s. sanctions the move is aimed at saving the twenty fifteen iran nuclear deal that u.s. president donald trump pulled out of last year the tasha butler has walked from paris . it was on the sidelines of the european union foreign ministers meeting in bucharest that france britain and germany launched a new e.u. payment mechanism to allow european companies to continue trading with iran and bypass u.s. sanctions ministers hope the initiative will safeguard the twenty fifteen iran nuclear deal and help ensure regional stability and good example of that or at least we are making clear that we are not only talking about keeping the nuclear agreement live but we are now creating a possibility to do business transactions that is a prerequisite for us so we can deliver on our obligations and in return be able to ask you rather not to develop enrich uranium for military use the e.u.'s foreign policy chief who is one of the twenty fifteen deals m

where a new breed of cruise missiles will ballistic missiles would actually be able to hit well alan fischer is live for us now in washington that has been a longstanding allegations of violations of this treaty alan what more have we heard from the u.s. today about why it's choosing to withdraw from the treaty. yeah it's not news not something that's just come in with the trumpet ministration the concerns of been expressed before by barack obama and his team and they were worried about what the russians were doing certainly the united states said they've made plenty of approaches to russia to ask them to be in compliance with the agreement this is been at least thirty or thirty diplomatic exchanges between the two countries we know that in december the united states put russia on notice saying look if you don't come into compliance then we are going to walk away from this is well because they feel that they shouldn't be boned by the treaty of no one else is playing by the rules they're asked for the russians will want to be a putin has criticized the treaty in the past they say that they ha

and the international monetary fund says an extended trade war will be bad for global economies alan fischer al-jazeera washington. has the latest now from beijing. well president donald trump needs a deal because he wants to try to reassure jittery stock markets president xi jinping wants a deal because he has a number of serious economic problems right now these haven't necessarily been caused by the trade war but they are making things worse economic growth is now down to just six point six percent that's more than half what it was twelve years ago manufacturing output is continuing to contract and also consumer spending is starting to flatline this is worrying china's president he recently addressed a gathering of party officials saying that the government needed to mitigate for risks in china's economy in the years and months ahead and the fact this seminar lasted for four days is a measure of just how seriously president she views the current situation china has been trying to show it is sincere about wanting a deal just this week it amended a draft foreign investment law which is basi