absolutely not so now from beijing's perspective there is no separation between hong kong and mainland china it is one country now they've said the hong kong from their perspective has been allowed to operate under the one country 2 systems policy in beijing's protective they've given hong kong a lot of freedoms you see every day in state media especially over june when resources of some of these protests really kick up over the extradition law all of these articles really of the government maintaining its position that. has all these freedoms what are you talking about you know mainland has given hong kong all the freedoms that they promised from their perspective so this does very much complicate they should be thinking very carefully about how to play this not only to the people in china but obviously the world as well one thing that beijing has been doing as these protests have been continuing for the past few weeks they've blamed this unrest actually interestingly on foreign interference and on the western powers. for example the u.s. or britain really using their influence to encourage

china relations. we strongly condemn and oppose the gross interference in hong kong affairs and china's internal affairse british side. i call on them to keep hands off hong kong. what upset the ambassador was the warning from the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt that there would be serious consequences if china diluted hong kong's freedoms, and the promise from borisjohnson that he would back the demonstrators every inch of the way. the row centres on the joint declaration agreed by britain and china in 1984 that in future, hong kong should retain some autonomy and freedom. this meant that after the handover in 1997, hong kong would exist under a so—called "one country, two systems" policy. britain thinks that until the declaration expires in 2047, hong kong should keep its freedom. but china says the treaty is now just an historical document. theresa may said she had been shocked by the violence, but emphasised that the majority had marched peacefully and lawfully. it's vital that hong kong's high degree of autonomy and the rights and freedoms set down in the sino—british joint declaration are respected.

and even though it is a hong kong bell china sees it as a chinese bell. ngs to china so it says basically you can't have any acts of protest in government rule. all right. thank you very much. we can talk now to cloudier who is a journalist and hong kong legislative council member, who has been very close to what is happening today. we will continue to look at the live pictures from inside the legislative council building. thank you for joining us. give your us view of what has been happening today, some extraordinary events. those live pictures you are seeing are very shocking and unexpected. but then i also wish the world would understand the hong kong young people's bottled up the hong kong young people's bottled up anger the hong kong young people's bottled up angerand the hong kong young people's bottled up anger and resentment and the hostility in particular at the legislature, because it is a rather stamping body all these years. and the democrats are always outnumbered because of our very twisted election

july 1997, the moment britain handed hong kong over to china. nor, chris patten, presiding over one final act of empire. a handover whose legacy is still being fought over on the streets of hong kong tonight. it was back in 1984 that britain and china agreed a joint declaration that, in future, hong kong should retain some autonomy and freedom. so, after the handover in 1997, hong kong became a special region of china and the one country two system policy came into force. and that meant that, until 2047, when the declaration expires, hong kong should keep its free markets and independentjudges — at least in theory. frankly, the chinese have been breaking their word on thejoint declaration that they claim that it does not operate after 1997. the british government should make clear in the united nations, in europe, so long as we're there, and elsewhere that it does apply for 50 years after 1997 and we're going to be absolutely determined to make sure that china keeps its side of the bargain. the protesters who packed the streets in recent weeks fe

actually express their concern about what is happening in hong kong about what they're trying now is trying to do for the people of hong kong because china is technically trying to impose a system of governance that devol that they impose on the chinese people people in hong kong are very rightly opposing. a commission chief junko do younger has again suspended a block summits as the leaders of member states squabble over who should get the a used top jobs the talks in brussels we're into that 20 of our europe correspondent paints all of a hassle. well a number of big jobs in the european institutions need to be decided in the nearest future really but the biggest job among them than the one that's causing the most consternation when it comes to putting forward a candidate is european commission president it's who will take over from john claude younker and what we understand is that that is not happening at the moment because of a split within the conservative bloc in the european council of the european council's made up of the heads of government of the 28 e.u. member states they decide on who they want to nominate the candidate that

july 1997, the moment britain handed hong kong over to china. overnor, chris patten, presiding over one final act of empire. a handover whose legacy is still being fought over on the streets of hong kong tonight. it was back in 1984 that britain and china agreed a joint declaration that, in future, hong kong should retain some autonomy and freedom. so, after the handover in 1997, hong kong became a special region of china and the one country two system policy came into force. and that meant that, until 2047, when the declaration expires, hong kong should keep its free markets and independentjudges — at least in theory. frankly, the chinese have been breaking their word on thejoint declaration that they claim that it does not operate after 1997. the british government should make clear in the united nations, in europe, so long as we're there, and elsewhere that it does apply for 50 years after 1997 and we're going to be absolutely determined to make sure that china keeps its side the bargain. to make sure that china keeps its side of the bargain.

july 1997, and the moment britain handed hong kong over to china. patten, presiding over one final act of empire, a handover whose legacy is still being fought over on the streets of hong kong tonight. it was back in 1984 that britain and china agreed a joint declaration that in future, hong kong should retain some autonomy and freedom. so after the handover in 1997, hong kong became a special region of china, and the "one country, two systems" policy came into force. that meant until 2047, when the declaration expires, hong kong should keep its free markets and independentjudges, at least in theory. frankly, the chinese have been breaking their word on the joint declaration. they claim it does not operate after 1997. the british government should make clear, in the united nations, in europe, so long as we are there, and elsewhere, that it does apply for 50 years after 1997 and we are going to be absolutely determined to make sure that china keeps its side of the bargain. the protesters who packed the streets in recent weeks fear hong kong's indepen

and furious protesters what's the atmosphere in hong kong this monday as the city marks the 22nd anniversary of hong kong handover from britain to china rioters damage the building of the hong kong largest likely to structure smashing a glass door with a trolley. the anniversary is overshadowed by weeks of demonstrations against a new extradition bill and brutal police response to those rallies if passed the bill would allow beijing to seek the extradition of those convict convicted for serious crimes from hong kong to mainland china supporters of the bill say it will stop the territory from becoming a refuge for criminals however many fear it will lead to political persecution from beijing and undermine the area's autonomy britain's foreign secretary has waded in with an anniversary statement warning china to respect hong kong's autonomy but beijing or mine attempt to stop meddling. when they don't hold. china since and with no foreign country has the right to make them were urged to do its placing to stop interviewing a new way home. and to focus on with respect to the stability rather than the opposite. we go live now to dr pak nun

to china to become a general rebellion against fading on monday china's office for handling hong kong affairs held a rare press conference and had harsh words for the activists leading to fears that the p l a china's military might intervene. young uns insisted that the recent developments in hong kong especially the acts of violence by a small number of radical activists have seriously undermined hong kong's prosperity and stability seriously challenge the rule of law and the public order of hong kong and seriously threaten the life and property security of hong kong residents they've also touched the bottom line of the principle of one country 2 systems and can't be tolerated. joining us now is the w's william yang out over east asia bureau willing we heard that excerpt just now. what does beijing mean by those comments. so. experts believe that it is clear that beijing's central government is trying to avoid providing a very definite answer regarding whether the p.o.'s a well deployed or not but under hong kong article basic law the hong kong government is able to request to interv

hong kong. these planned protests? just in the last few minutes, the official flag raising ceremony in hong kong has begun. we saw the flags of chinahelicopter over to the convention centre where the ceremony will be taking place. the 22nd anniversary marking the handover of hong kong to mainland china and, at the centre of it all, carrie lam, the chief executive under a great deal of pressure. the first public appearance since the june 18 press conference where she had to effectively apologise with what has happened with the extradition bill and the pain she has caused, she says, hong kong people. but this is a moment we are starting to see real fractures in hong kong societies. even though it is early days, we are already seeing a small incident early this morning between protesters and police not too far away from here, one of the main artery roads. the situation seems a bit calmer but still a little bit tense. an unofficial flag ceremony with pro—democracy protesters raising a black flag. i am joined by protesters raising a black flag. i amjoined by tim protesters raising a black flag. i am joined by tim summers. i want to ask

if we can't get these basic things, then hong kong is finished. china'sion called on the hong kong authorities to investigate what it called the criminal responsibility of violent offenders for serious illegal actions. while some are vowing to stay and fight, others like ken lui and his wife are choosing to leave. they are planning to go to malaysia. the rent on their little shop keeps going up, but ken says it is the erosion of political freedoms that has made up their mind. translation: we feel the oppression from the government. we are enjoying fewer human rights and freedoms. when we have a child, i don't want him or her to grow up in a society like this. hong kong's leaders say they are shocked at what has happened here, but they have grossly underestimated the growing anger at a political system imposed by britain and china which many hong kongers feel does not represent them. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in hong kong. our correspndent kareshma vaswani is live in hong kong. she is outside legco. what has been the media reaction to all this? she

in one agent hong kong. china since no foreign country has the right to make on the urge britain to know its place and to stop interfering in any way in hong kong matters and to focus on the respect to the stability rather than the opposite to. our guest share their thoughts on the case reaction. to what germany 100 stealing of course east because the election is the prime minister in these preaching and then he need to show you steve falters and people just public that he is doing the right thing and he's trying to be the one to creation and on hong kong with china so this is basically i believe has to do with the domestic politics in the u.k. more people more foreign sector more presidents more prime ministers in the world for that 30 express their concern about what is happening in hong kong about what trying now is trying to do through the paper of hong kong the quote charnel is technically going to impose a system of governance. imposed on the chinese people people in hong kong. very rightly opposing up. in g

hong kong clashed again with demonstrators over the weekend using tear gas and rubber bullets to quell the uprising the protesters have been demonstrating for weeks now over a growing influence from mainland china d.w. mathias berlinger is in hong kong and joins us now mathias where do things stand now after those intense clashes between police and protesters over the weekend. if you can just this morning. that anything happened yesterday. there was more. up and. just you know. they were decent so that was pretty quickly but the this is. our. vision. getting. action yes 2 days a week and in the last week and then the people these actions by the. significant. access to. these narrow streets were. just. next to. this video footage now complete. access. by the police the protesters themselves they. have ramped up also there that they're willing to use force some of them went to the demonstration yesterday carrying drugs for example so we are seeing tensions rise out although today everything looks calm goes on to life is the big conflict side. but just remind us again what these protests are about what are the demonstrators demanding and is there any chance that their demands will be met. original

china, have refused to do. so the issue is the hong kong leaders -- and the protesters feel that the hong kong leaders are aligned with china and not with them. but china now governs hong kong. so it is a complicated measure the protesters have said repeatedly that the officials are not responding to them they want the extradition bill withdrawn. and we should note that that extradition bill also applies to foreigners so if you are a foreigner doing business in hong kong and you are accused of wrongdoing, you could be extradited to china for trial, not in hong kong. and that is what began this protest. and as i said, we do have these marches every july 1st but this is the first time we've seen this kind of response to that anniversary, scott >> it's the 22nd anniversary, in fact, sue, of the hand-over by britain to china they've been calling for the resignation of the chief executive of hong kong, that's at the center of all of this, as you were, sue, describing it moments ago, the unrest and unhappiness with the government there. it has how it has sort of spilled into the streets and appears to be getting even w

what's happening there in hong kong good to see it clifford china's top policy body is supposed to hold a rare press briefing i'm told today could be happening now on hong kong what can we expect from that and why is this being considered so significant well i think it's very significant it's the 1st sign that the central government in beijing has really addressed in a press briefing the the issue of hong kong since i think over 9097 so in that level it's very significant it appears the government to step back a little bit i think the agencies and allowed coverage there they're trying to keep a lid on them all more information actually comes out of it but looking at shin wa the official news agency in the build up to this at this in a lot of messages have beijing is is condemning what's happening in hong kong it's very keen to reassert its authority there on what it considers very much its territory and under the terms of the agreement in $97.00 it is the special of ministers of ministers of region of hong kong so i think it's significant because they very much want to reassert their au

hong kong is unique for china. ear future. in order to serve this very unique status, it requires freedom of information, freedom of assembly, freedom of movement, and of course, most importantly, we need the rule of law. if china is not prepared to lose hong kong and make it any other ordinary city of china, then these essential elements have to be protected and preserved. i believe it will not serve the interests of beijing losing hong kong, and especially losing this very, very unique status. alvin yeung, leader of the civic party, member of the legislative council of hong kong, thank you very much for being with us on hardtalk. thank you. tuesday brought a destructive combination of weather to some parts of the british isles across the southern counties it was all about the strength of the wind which downed a number of trees at a number of locations but further north, particularly across the northern parts of yorkshire it was the rain and thunderstorm activity brought by this area of low pressure that cause real

hong kong is unique for china. he near future. in order to serve this very unique status, it requires freedom of information, freedom of assembly, freedom of movement, and of course, most importantly, we need the rule of law. if china is not prepared to lose hong kong and make it any other ordinary city of china, then these essential elements have to be protected and preserved. i believe it will not serve the interests of beijing losing hong kong, and especially losing this very, very unique status. alvin yeung, leader of the civic party, member of the legislative council of hong kong, thank you very much for being with us on hardtalk. thank you. hi there. the heatwave of last week seems like a distant memory now, but i just want to draw your attention to that provisional 38.7 degrees celsius that was recorded at cambridge university botanic gardens. the met office actually confirmed this temperature on monday as being genuine, so this now stands as the new top temperature ever recorded in the uk. now, the next few

young shoot foozled an agent hong kong appeal with china since turn of a no foreign country has the right to to dean were urged britain to know its place and to stop interfering in any way in hong kong matters and to focus on the respect due to instability rather than the opposite all guest said that thoughts on the u.k.'s reaction to what germany 100 story of course is because the election and as the prime minister in these approaching and then he need to show the falters and the british public that he is doing the right thing here and he's trying to be the john to creation on hong kong with china so this is basically i believe has to do with the domestic politics in the u.k. more people more foreign secretaries more presidents more prime ministers in the world should actually express their concern about what is happening in hong kong about what china is trying to do for the people of hong kong the coach charnel is technically trying to impose a system of governance. imposed on the chinese people play pro in hong kong. very rightly opposing up. now to magna park california where f.b.i. a

international investors they really warry because they used to think that hong kong is a safe base for them to do business in china but if the hong kong government they cannot promise to actually drop that extradition deal then a lot of companies they might leave hong kong for up that is the nation's what about the tourism industry or the tourism industry they're really worried that because around 80 percent of tourists in hong kong are from mainland china just last year there were more than 51000000 visitors from mainland china to hong kong and there's account for 40 percent of home concert retail sales so it's definitely a big deal but in the long run people are forgetful the tourists will still come back if the chinese government position matters if they decide to live in the number of the tourists of hong kong and that will really be a big problem so thank you very much for the analysis the white house's economic advisor larry good low. thanks for that good says trade talks with beijing could resume as early as next week old signs have been phone contacts in last weekend's g 20 meeting with the latest figures

scrap the extradition bill which would harm hong kong. 2 monday's violence comes as hong kong mark of 22nd anniversary of its handover from britain to china which came with a guarantee that hong kong's free. adamant autonomy would be maintained the protesters feel the extradition bill is the latest step to its china gradually taking away those freedoms hong kong's leader carried with the extradition bill on hold after protests in mid june yet she is resisting calls to step down. i pods things i don't like when he on the flop hong kong people should take good care of this place and cherish the values they have long nurtured although they may have different opinions and take different positions and i got some some sun some. protesters however carried arms consider 80 words on only be a drop in the ocean as they prepare for more action. more from phoebe kong who rose up the line from the protests welcoming favor where are you what's going on. i know my way planes are out walking hi i'd like to say we. have to clear they don't need a whole boot i need to know. how these protests are an on going to have it up and upload your flag on the podium

china relations. we strongly condemn and oppose the gross interference in hong kong affairs and china's internal affairs on them to keep hands off hong kong. what upset the ambassador was the warning from the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt that there would be serious consequences if china diluted hong kong's freedoms, and the promise from borisjohnson that he would back the demonstrators every inch of the way. the row centres on the joint declaration agreed by britain and china in 1984 that in future, hong kong should retain some autonomy and freedom. this meant that after the handover in 1997, hong kong would exist under a so—called "one country, two systems" policy. britain thinks that until the declaration expires in 2047, hong kong should keep its freedom. but china says the treaty is now just an historical document. theresa may said she had been shocked by the violence, but emphasised that the majority had marched peacefully and lawfully. it's vital that hong kong's high degree of autonomy and the rights and freedoms set down in the sino—british joint declaration are respected. i have raised my conce

he said, quote, hong kong is china's hong kong. hong kong's affairs are china's domestic affairs.s likely to add fuel to the fire. >> and that is why so many of those many young people are upset. >>> warning to the candidates on tonight's cnn debate stage. it is not just what you say, it is the look on your face. more from jeanne moos next. anything! at the end of a long day, it's the last thing i want to do. well i switched to swiffer wet jet and its awesome. it's an all-in-one so it's ready to go when i am. the cleaning solution actually breaks down dirt and grime. and the pad absorbs it deep inside. so, it prevents streaks and haze better than my old mop. plus, it's safe to use on all my floors, even wood. glad i got that off my chest and the day off my floor. try wet jet with a moneyback guarantee we like drip coffee, layovers- -and waiting on hold. what we don't like is relying on fancy technology for help. snail mail! we were invited to a y2k party... uh, didn't that happen, like, 20 years ago? oh, look, karolyn, we've got a mathematician on our hands! check it out! now you

so if china is not prepared to lose hong kong and make it any other ordinary city of china, then theset will not serve beijing's interests losing hong kong, and especially losing this very, very unique status. alvin yeung, leader of the civic party, member of the legislative council of hong kong, thank you very much for being with us on hardtalk. thank you. hello. in the last couple of days, some of the showers that we've seen breaking out across the uk have been nothing short of vicious, leading to disruption to transport and localised flooding. in the next few days, not an entirely dry story, but far fewer showers, and they should also be less aggressive. the reason being the culprit for all of the showers in the last few days, this area of low pressure, pulling out into the north sea. still close enough by, though, on thursday to exert some influence. quite gusty winds along the north sea coast, the cloud piling in here at times as well. and there will be some showers on the outer periphery of the low, if you like, stretching probably in a line, most likely from the north—west of sc

ministers in the world should actually express their concern about what is happening in hong kong about what china is trying to do to the people of hong kong the coach charnel is technically trying to impose a system of governance. imposed on the chinese people. play pro in hong kong very rightly opposing up. and now to menlo park california where f.b.i. agents have been sent to facebook's headquarters of the media giant received a suspicious package which may contain sarin according to reports our correspondent caleb maupin picks up the story. well according to what is being said by facebook's representative 4 buildings have been evacuated and this is it a mail receiving facility in menlo park california owned by facebook the social media giant now the buildings are being evacuated or have been evacuated because the machine in this mail receiving facility tested a package as having containing having containing seren the nerve agent 2 out of 3 tests conducted by the machines in facebook's facility did determine that sarin the nerve agent was there now this isn't officially confirmed by federal aut

peaceful rally through the streets of hong kong around 500000 people attended that march on monday occurred on the 22nd anniversary of hong kong's handover to china from britain hong kong's me there carrie lam condemned the actions of the protesters and stormed the legislative council. to extreme use soft violence and vandalism by protesters who stormed into the legislative council building over a period of time so this is something that we should seriously come down because nothing is more important than the rule of law in hong kong so i hope community at large will agree with us that with these violent acts that we have seen it is right for us to condemn it. katrina u. is in beijing with more on how the chinese government is reacting. chinese state media have begun broadcasting reports about the events of last night in hong kong but we're seeing very different pictures on chinese state media compared to what we saw on other channels for example the chinese state media broadcast very much focused on kerry land very much focus on her condemnation of this violence and also focused on what the hong kong police have said probably criminal acts commi

interesting to hear you say that because a lot of the walls of the legislative council it says that hong kong is not chinas we want to keep the freedoms we have in hong kong that is separate to the mainland and they wa nt is separate to the mainland and they want to do everything we can to defend those freedoms for as long as possible. what do you make of what we heard from carrie lam and the police chief? to things, first is that she is very dug in. she has not used that crucial word withdraw which is what all the protesters, it is what the protesters want, this bill with don. she said it is not to come back this year. they say that doesn't mean it can't come back later. she has refused to give into a key demand. the key thing is, and i think this council indication is she was emphasising the rule of law. hong kong is a lawful society, hong kong has rule of law. and i think that gives us an indication as to what could happen, because if this process is characterised a riot and it has, it could carry up to ten years in prison. a lot of these protesters they might be facing serious jail time protesters the

britain and china are embroiled in a growing row, over the treatment of protesters in hong kong. china's ambassador has been summoned to the foreign office in london, after warning britain not to interfere in its domestic affairs. china has accused london of supporting the demonstrators in hong kong, and accused it of fantasising about colonialism. more than a million people have been ordered out of their homes injapan, because of torrential rain, flooding and the danger of landslides. forecasters say the rain is set to continue and this video of a volcano erupting on the italian island of stromboli is most watched online. a hiker has been killed when he was hit by flying rock, —— that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, from berlin. i'm stephen sackur. when this infamous wall was breached, 30 years ago, the darkest secrets of the east german police state were soon exposed. among them, the systematic doping of thousands of young athletes to make them into world—beaters, regardless of the damage to their health. now, one of those victims is

hong kong. it hopes that hong kong can step out of political disputes soon and it will be interesting to see if the hong kong issue, because china ulterior motives behind the hong kong protests, intimating that it could be u.s. driven. the talks kickoff tomorrow. you can follow the briefing on tliv -- i'm not sure if there is an english translation -- but if you do speak chinese, go ahead and follow that. >> asian stocks depicting the start of a big week for the world economy, s&p futures guiding lower after the index closed at a fresh record high, the earnings season continues with an avalanche of companies reporting results across all sectors. in europe we will be closely watching results from credit suisse, bnp powerball, barclays, airbus, among many others. the chief investment officer at connor broadly is with us as we are pouring over the details. your thoughts on the earnings season so far -- are you somebody who sees this as disappointing? i was looking at a chart earlier that talked about the number of downgrades we see -- how does this sit with you? >> we are into the earnings season right now and one of the stats

protests originally started in opposition to a bill that could see hong kong urse defendants hong kong defendants extradited to mainland china for trial here's what beijing's spokesman had to say. you leave. as quite a few hong kong residents know little about the situation on the mainland and its legal and judicial systems they may have doubts about the proposed amendments so some individuals and media organizations with syria motives have been scam mongering based on these doubts to struggle public panic and obstruct the adoption of the bill. so that's a taste of what a chinese government spokesman said just a short while ago about the situation in hong kong g.w. is not ts bellinger is in the territory materials what more was said in that news conference. well there was basically nothing new sad new the. affair at the hong kong affairs office supports the current government it supports the police in cracking down on these protests but there was a little bit of a toning down in the rhetoric of this body that has spoken for the 1st time today before we have heard the foreign ministry attacking western countries much harsher

development of the protests originally started in opposition to a bill that could see hong kong defendants extradited to mainland china for trial here's what beijing spokesman had to say. i was quite a few hong kong residents know little about the situation on the mainland and its legal and judicial systems they may have doubts about the proposed amendments. so some individuals and media organizations with ulterior motives have been scaremongering based on these doubts to stoke public panic and obstruct the adoption of the bill all right let's get more on the story now with day to day's my ts fill in the he is standing by for us in hong kong i'm a ts what more was said at that news conference. well basically the. hong kong and macau affairs office. repeated many of the things that beijing has been saying before it was the 1st time the hong kong and macau affairs office has ever held a press conference in hong kong usually they act in. the back behind the scenes so this is quite noticeable noticeable is also that what we've just heard though it might seem kind of confrontational towards the west is rather moderates for

where we're joined by faisal ok apparently we are not going to brussels instead let's go to hong kong where china has condemned what it is calling gross interference by outside countries in hong kong's affairs after protesters broke into an vandalized the hong kong parliament building china went on to express its visitors opposition to statements made by the united states britain and the e.u. in support of the demonstrators a tense calm has now returned to the city. the cleanup is underway. at hong kong's legislative council building the police have moved in after the protest has moved out of the city's leaders have condemned the destruction of. the legislative council complex that's been stalled and extensively to. be peaceful but with the hong kong executive offering only limited concessions campaigners say they had little choice we also understand that every not everyone could. agree on all the behavior of activists during the storming legislative council action out of that dust on the action is that and the more the fact if issue and wait that could really. put pressure on government i still

hong kong it was symbolic 22 years to the do. a since britain handed over control of hong kong to china with that anniversary was marked by yet another huge march the 3rd in a matter of weeks around half a 1000000 people filing through the streets protesting not just against the extradition bill but the government's response and what they see as increasing control from beijing. andrew thomas is in hong kong he joins us live from there so andrew how they digesting everything that's happened in the last 24 hours

, 22 since hong kong returned to china. center of town. we will be covering that and more. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ you are watching "bloomberg markets: asia." i'm juliette saly in singapore. >> in hong kong, i'm rishaad salamat. the u.s. and china reaching the truth at the g20, and we are continuing to see a fallout in trade data. south korea, seen as a barometer of what's going on globally, exports dropping in june after four-month trade numbers since the trade war escalated at the start of may. yvonne man is with the standard korea economic research. take it away. our guest joins me here in seoul. let's start off with what we heard from the g20. a truce between the u.s. and china, easing tensions for now. what do you think that means for south korea? >> i think the immediate impact korea's to be limited, export for 2019 should decrease but our export is high enough that the exports are around 25%. korea was the one who lost the most. >> do the numbers point to the trade war as what we are seeing such a slide in the exports,

if you feel the situation is getting out of control and the hong kong authorities can't control things, does beijing, does chinan hong kong? you know, you mentioned about the one country, two systems, for 50 years. we are fully committed to this agreement. there is no question about that. so we can see that from day one until now, central government have not interfered at all. on every step of the way, we let the hong kong government handle this. instead, it is the british government who try to interfere, voiced support for demonstrators, and when these rioters stormed the legco, they even said you can't use this violence as a protest for repression. so they try to obstruct the legal process. and in answer to your question in a simple way, we have a full confidence in the hong kong government to do that, and it shows they are capable of handling this situation. the conservative leadership candidate, borisjohnson, has reiterated that he is "not bluffing" about the possibility of a no—deal brexit. speaking to the sunday telegraph, mrjohnson said eu leaders need to understand the uk will leave the european union o

china relations. we strongly condemn and oppose the gross interference in hong kong affairs and china's internal affairsish side. i call on them to keep hands off hong kong. what upset the ambassador was the warning from the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt that there would be serious consequences if china diluted hong kong's freedoms, and the promise from borisjohnson that he would back the demonstrators every inch of the way. the row centres on the joint declaration agreed by britain and china in 1984 that in future, hong kong should retain some autonomy and freedom. this meant that after the handover in 1997, hong kong would exist under a so—called "one country, two systems" policy. britain thinks that until the declaration expires in 2047, hong kong should keep its freedom. but china says the treaty is now just an historical document. theresa may said she had been shocked by the violence, but emphasised that the majority had marched peacefully and lawfully. it's vital that hong kong's high degree of autonomy and the rights and freedoms set down in the sino—british joint declaration are respected. i have

1st that people not just in hong kong but and around the world might understand the desperation in the recent image the frustration and anger on the part of our hong kong. chinahas warned the united kingdom to keep out of hong kong's affairs and not to meddle in the protests britain's foreign office summoned the chinese ambassador over concerns china was breaking its commitment to the 997 the handover agreement. prime minister to resign may address parliament on wednesday. it's vital that hong kong's high degree of autonomy and the rights and freedoms set down in the sino british joint declaration are respected i have raised my concerns directly with chinese leaders as has my right under from the front secretary other ministers and we will continue to do so. and the result of china's ambassador condemned britain's government for supporting the protests. it has to be pointed out that this very important issue of a principle. the u.k. government chose to stand on the wrong site it was made in appropriate remarks not only to interfere in the internal affairs of hong kong but also to back up the violent law because it even attempt to obstruct hong kong as our gov

on july the 1st beijing usually celebrates the return of hong kong to china this year it broke it silence over the ongoing unrest images of police clearing away protesters were shown for the 1st time on chinese state media. activists in hong kong are pushing for the withdrawal of a bill that would allow suspects to be sent to china to face trial the issue has become a focal point 3 sentiment towards beijing with the chinese government now demanding a criminal investigation a resolution is still a long way off. of date of the correspondent material to building is outside the legislative building in hong kong with the latest. today is a quiet day in hong kong the protesters have left the scene after storming the legislative council you can see behind me yesterday for weeks this movement has been very broad and very united people from all parts of society have taken part in the protests old and young together now the question is whether these actions by the radical part of the protesters have damaged more than the glass of the legislative council whether this movement is going to break apart

britain and china are embroiled in a growing row, over the treatment of protesters in hong kong. china's ambassador has been summoned to the foreign office in london, after warning britain not to interfere in its domestic affairs. china has accused london of supporting the demonstrators in hong kong, and accused it of fantasising about colonialism. more than a million people have been ordered to leave their homes in japan, after torrential rain, flooding and the danger of landslides. forecasters say the rain is set to continue. and this video of a volcano erupting on the italian island of stromboli is most watched online. a hiker was killed when he was hit by a flying rock. around seventy people were evacuated from the area. witnesses say they heard a huge boom as the volcano erupted, followed by a plume of smoke. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and making the news here in the uk: netflix announces it'll open a base for filming at world famous shepperton studios in surrey. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. july the fourth, fireworks, asian stocks follow t

2 system that's promised in 1971 deadline what pressure this is and this is so where hong kong was returned to china by the british government. one country to assist him and under this agreement hong kong will be and. autonomous rule and so hong call in hong kong there has been a different kind of political system a different kind of legislature even the different currencies so but the rest of china to the rest of china and this agreement only last for 50 years so now we have around 30 years left. and into that of 47 and so for this young people office and it is their future and they. i don't want to see changed for the worse and of course we are seeing increasing chinese influence. hong kong there was a whole controversy over the selection of kerry law as the chief executive. tenure of the questions we are seeing china increasingly flex its muscles with regards to hong kong and where the chief executive was due to be replaced there were lots of nominations but it was clear that the chinese. nominee. was to get that job regardless of what people thought because actually china has made it very clear