hong kong society not among the protesters but also put fractional groups are experts are even to pull establishments hair ok it will leave it there mankind term in hong kong with amnesty international hong kong thank you thank you one of the world's biggest retailers says it will stop selling ammunition for handguns and military style weapons across the united states and that's in response to a series of things wal-mart which is a major arms seller in the u.s. has been under pressure to change its policies the company says it will also ask customers not to bring weapons into its stores in so-called open carry states where that is legal. well past the reason for the change of policy as people have been shot inside wal-mart stores in july an employee killed 2 coworkers at a store in mississippi a few days later a gunman killed 22 people inside a wal-mart in el paso in texas and just 13 hours after that 9 people were killed in a mass shooting at an entertainment district in ohio more recently on saturday 7 people were killed in texas in a drive by shooting and while wal-mart has called the situation unacceptable american politicians have not taken any significant action a new laws tha

in hong kong have been loud and vocal but not everyone shares their view to hear from 2 retired police officers who supports the government he also talks police brutality with amnesty international. and are these people building their own prison muslim families in india's awesome state are worried about their future. i'm melissa chan welcome to news asia thanks for joining us hong kong has seen 16 straight weekends of pro-democracy protests at this point and the battle on the streets have been matched by a battle for the hearts and minds demonstrators say the city stands with some government officials insist a silent majority exists one that's opposed to the protesters demands mathias bolinger has been speaking to 2 retired police officers who believe long in that pro-government camp. joseph it has agreed to meet us although he says he does not trust the press so we'll mind recording our conversation ok he is a retired police officer and a staunch supporter of the hong kong government side in the current crisis the side that he feels is not representative accurately in most news outlets. i start awarding the kneelers. since july. watching just a white or news reporter but you kn

arrests since june well here's the thoughts now tom and katie who is the director of amnesty international in hong kong he is calling on the government to set up a truly independent inquiry into the alleged police brutality. the fact that the hong kong police especially have chosen to suppress protests in the rossley unlawful weight that has seriously damaged the people's trust and sense of let's let him see are of the government and the city course for the set up of an independent commission of inquiry to police brutality over the past few months or so for the present set up of the so-called independent. commission to investigate police brutality it is not from and as these perspective not independent at all because 1st of all this commission has no rights to in western cape to get effort that is and also and they have to rely on are the investigation of a body within the police force itself so it is not independent we call it we are calling for a truly independent commission of inquiry that compromise of our judges and also our independent people in hong kong society. the latest on hurricane dorian n

and a new report from amnesty international accuses the hong kong police of torture and if beating democracyers in custody. amnesties says officers used unnecessary and excessive force in making arrests, beat one person for refusing to answer questions, and threaten to electrocute a man who would not unlock his phone. hong kong police said it would not comment on individual cases. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and @tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm jessica summers. this is bloomberg. paul: thanks, jessica. we are continuing our coverage of the milken institute asia summit in singapore. haslinda amin is there now. we are going to be with top names here from the milken asia summit. still to come, we are speaking with steven ciobo to take stock of the ongoing trade negotiations. those stocks resuming in the u.s.. where are we in those negotiations? deal or no deal? also, we are speaking to christopher and his achieved global strategist. and a lot of gloom out there. where are the right stop -- bright spots? then, another one w

turning to hong kong now where rights group amnesty international is calling for an investigation into excessive use of force by police against demonstrators many peaceful protests have turned into violent have become violent between the 2 sides and has been speaking with police officers who say this more to the story. joseph it has agreed to meet us although he says he does not trust the press so we'll mind recording our conversation ok he is a retired police officer and a staunch supporter of the hong kong government side in the current crisis the side that he feels is not represented accurately in most news outlets. i start awarding the kneelers. since july. watching just a white or news reporter but you know because i can still get in touch what was happening from all those messages from my friends. the longer the protests last the more strident both camps refused to communicate with each other internet forums are shaping and polarizing opinions in each group rumors and conspiracy theories are rampant and when both sides meet things often get our. car for a long is also a retired p

and in hong kong, controversy over conduct in recent the most rations, amnesty international alleginge beat pro-democracy protesters and committed acts about. a month to torture hong kong police would not comment on individual cases, but says it respects the rights of people in custody. demonstrations are expected to continue this weekend. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and at tic-toc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i am viviana hurtado. this is bloomberg. francine. francine: thank you very much. pboc. focus on the it set its one-year reference rate from bank loans at 4.2% in september, as opposed to 4.5 percent in august, not enough for analysts, who are calling for stronger action. joining us is christian, the question is what happens with trade concerns. we saw positive news from larry kudlow, but actually, we have had this in the past and then they went back on it. whether if something turns ugly in the trade war, whether china and the pboc have a good handle on their economy. enoughink china has power, why use everything

hong kong we face that deadlock here in hong kong. protesters feel the need to escalate our actions because the government is not listening to us. the government is escalating their actions. amnesty international committing torture against protesters and people being arrested. so it is, in hong kong we face a very urgent situation. connell: so you want the u.s. to do more? >> yes, definitely. wees specially hope that the u.s. congress can help us to pass through the hong kong human rights and democracy act. now here in the u.s. we are facing a lot of encouragement so far. connell: final thinking, i was there at the very beginning of protest, the first wednesday after the weekend march. that was the day the extradition bill was supposed to go into the legislature there. this seems like move or r more than that what are you hoping to accomplish. >> to sum up the five demands the police, hong kong government and beijing government are breaking their own law with no legal consequences the on congresspeople, sum up five demands we want protection. connell: protection. >> without the five demands being responded we will have no protection. that is why hong kong people are fighting for it now. connel

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amnesty international some of those people were innocent bystanders. now the question is will this be enough to keep them from going to the streets, brian. >> live in hong kong with a major story that has stocks there soaring, chris, thank you very much. your other major global story happening right now, boris johnson gambling and apparently losing, at least four now. his push for a hard brexit has cost him the vote and possibly his leadership after a key conservative party member abandoned his party and instead sided with liberal democrats that means the british prime minister loses his majority and still an evolving story. he joins us live from london with more. >> let me explain what happened last night parliament took control of its own schedule for today that was important because there's only a very small window before parliament is suspended on boris johnson's orders next week what they're trying to do as of today is introduce fresh legislation that will block prime minister johnson's ideal negotiating threat to the eu that's the threat of a no deal brexit something a lot of members of parliament say will be economically damaging. if they manage to do

them with pepper spray and according to amnesty international they even hit innocent bystanders all this while beijing is sendisen sending ominous signals to hong kong saying the end is near for this protest movement. however they didn't say exactly how that end was going to come about. so everyone is worried that they might respond with drastic measures meanwhile, the protests are still going on there's thousands of protestors gathered in front of the central government in hong kong. >> thank you. >> now to trade with the latest round of u.s. and china imposed tariffs overthe weekend. issuing an official complaint about the united states. with the wto, eunice joins us now. fill us in on everything and anything that you might be hearing behind the scenes if there is anything. i know it's been awhile since we spoke. seems like ages. >> joe, i'm coming to you from a town where it's christmas 365 days a year. this is the eastern coastal city of yiwu and it's known to make roughly half of the world christmas decorations. so they come from all over the wor world, including the united states, who end up selling all sorts of artificial trees and christmas