record so this in a sense is a sign of investors showing a sort of silent solidarity with the apple daily newspaper and in hong kong from as early as 2 am on tuesday morning people were killing outside convenience stores and also newsstands to buy a copy of the apple daily you know normally this new plate newspaper prints about either of 72100000 copies a day on monday night they printed more than 500000 copies adrian thank you very much brian our correspondent there in hong kong. still to come here on al-jazeera escalating protests in bolivia revive memories of last year's violence which led to the resignation of the former president evo morales. we got more hot weather across a good part if you're not as hot because there's a little cloud and we got some storms in the full cost as well little areas of low pressure developing have still got a ridge of high pressure out into the atlanta but as we go on through the next couple of days we're going to see 10 increase in the cloud and some slow moving some a storm just about anywhere actually because it's a stormy weather to central parts still a few s

concerns that a police raid on the apple daily amounted to another intrusion of freedom and speech here in hong kong and this actually is the from page of the daily newspaper the choose day edition with the headline apple daily we must continue now this newspaper normally prints about 702100000 copies a day in hong kong on monday night they printed more than 500000 copies and you know people were queuing up in the early hours of the morning outside newsstands convenience stores in the hope of getting this newspaper that was another sort of silent example of defiance we've also been seeing peter indications of sort of investor activism if you like on the stock market here in hong kong because shares in the company that owns the op with a rose by more than 200 percent on tuesday or monday they rose by more than 300 percent again this is the sort of silent activism the people are having to resort to because of course people in hong kong are no longer really allowed to protest anymore in the streets adrian the way home kong will be run is being discussed in beijing what else do we know about that. well v. we have another meeting of the standing committee of th

but staff at his apple daily newspaper insists the tabloids often critical coverage of chinese command one of hong kong's most popular newspapers on tuesday morning, it became the city's most sought after. normally, with a print run of 50,000 copies a day, the figure was almost 10 times that. investor activism has also seen the share price of the paper's parent company increased 11 fold in two days. copy now amounts to an act of defiance. >> what the police did brutally interfered with press freedom. all hong kongers with a conscience have to support hong kong today, apple daily, hong kong. >> the hong kong i know is not like this. suddenly, political persecution and white terror has become more blatant. i think it is out of line. what an ordinary citizen can do is very little. maybe i can just buy a newspaper. >> he is another prominent pro-democracy leader facing a life sentence. she was arrested late on monday. many here now wonder who will be next. in beijing, officials from china's highest political party were discussing what to do with hong kong's legislative assembly after the t

controversial national security law imposed by beijing 6 others linked to his pro-democracy apple daily newspaper have also been arrested they're accused of colluding with foreign forces the hong kong journalists association says it's a worrying development for media freedom sarah clarke. police made the arrests on monday morning detaining jimmy lie at his home in counting the founder of the pro-democracy newspaper apple daily is well known for his criticism of china's communist party he's been arrested on suspicion of foreign collusion under the national security law imposed by china last month this morning at around $945.00 together with our colleagues on the criminal investigation department and military staff we got a warrant to conduct an operation to search for evidence i wasn't the only arrest on monday 2 of life sons were also arrested more than $200.00 police raided apple dudley's headquarters detaining senior executives including the tabloids chief executive officer detective search computers and interviewed staff many are shocked and horrified including myself and i think this is send

suspected of colluding with foreign powers a crime punishable by life in prison but started his apple daily newspaperinsists the tabloids often highly critical coverage of china's government will go on it's one of hong kong's most popular newspapers on tuesday morning it became the city's most sought after normally with a print run of $50000.00 copies a day the figure was almost 10 times that investor activism has also seen the share price of the paper's parent company increase $11.00 fold in 2 days buying a copy now amounts to an act of defiance they know what the police did brutally interfered with press freedom all home college or home college with a conscience have to support hong kong today support apple daily support hong kong . the hong kong i know is not like this suddenly the political persecution and white terror has become more apparent more blatant i think it's out of line what an ordinary citizen can do is very little maybe i can just buy a newspaper back news child who's 23 is another prominent pro-democracy leader facing a life sentence she was arrested late on monday many here now won

the police searched the offices of his apple daily newspaper.re defiant in the face of what they are defiant in the face of what they are doing with the law. by doing this a publicly this is a real public warning to others. interesting in terms of the british response to this national security law and indeed other countries around the world. a lot of criticism and official cruises and from governments but china really not backing down on this is if they don't really care at all. china absolutely is not backing down. we have tried to put pressure to bear oi'i have tried to put pressure to bear ona have tried to put pressure to bear on a country the government has obviously offered passports to british nationals and for people in hong kong. that was really, really taken quite badly in- but to f— l--- f— w” realisation with this arrest today. as sienna pointed out this only came in at the end ofjune and already a little over a month later we are seeing this high profile arrest which i think is setting a marker down to all people in hong kong and th

our website and we're back tomorrow at the same time but before we go editors of hong kong's apple daily newspaper have responded with defiance of the arrest of its owner jimmy la yesterday for its latest edition of the paper up to its print drawn upon 200-250-0000 but also promised to fight on the front page headline so for those rushed to buy a copy many of them doing from the early hours of tuesday we leave you now with some of those scenes with you again. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and news. hour corona up to. 19 special next on d w. that is for me. is for. beethoven is for. beethoven is for every. beethoven 2020. 50000 or verse 3 here on d w. the new coronavirus has already killed hundreds of thousands of people across the world and it's opened our lives changing the way we work and who we can meet problem is we can't see it stars close to is an invisible deadly threat that could be lacking anywhere. but not everyone. least that. this is now tonight it's pure panic no i don't know anyone who's sick in march an

it was you know the media my food and talent at apple daily newspaper like no wish list a lot just local media all the nice ations which just put it all off the government and also not only the hunger governments but also the beijing government so it's human eye himself personally the kind of out you know if it was standing on the office and i attended a rallies and protests on his own capacity he has always he has also been the best to. just relating to a protest and demonstrations before but this time he was arrested and the national security off and he's the most high profile rescue so far and for the apple say the all the nice asian and how it's long been criticized by the state media out beijing and florentines that they are. accusing the government and not blaming the government for many social problems they are definitely not but their case not so well i don't. know the police raid. offices were live streamed people in hong kong reacting to the news of his arrest. but this is definitely a shock to me a piece of shocking news to many hong kong although why do you expect it that you

our website and we're back tomorrow at the same time but before we go editors of hong kong's apple daily newspaper have responded with defiance off of the arrest of its own a jimmy law yesterday but its latest edition the paper upped its print front of 100-002-5000 extension 00 but also promised to fight on the front page headline support those rushed to buy a copy many of them queuing for the early hours of tuesday we leave you now with some of those scenes with you again but no. happiness is for everyone schuman penises are very different from primates peanuts we have a totally ridiculous i'm emphasizing view of nature see that this is climate change crisis sex how fetus treats books you get smarter for free you know when you books on. time and place captured in pictures. images of cars on. the flu studios are kind of to talk humans lives in bygone era assume. and leads to those living today. they are guarding gaza's past in a box. memories of sorts of modest fourteen's on the double. yellow i welcome to news from the world of. hollywood has never experienced a crisis like this what is happening

making headlines around the world today a long lines of people have bought up copies of the apple daily newspaper in hong kong the show of support comes a day after the paper's offices were raided and its pro-democracy owner arrested under a controversial new security law imposed by china in june. a security scare forced u.s. president dole trump to leave a press briefing on monday and he was escorted from the room by secret service personnel because of a shooting outside the white house a man in a secret service agent were taken to hospital after the incident. and bolivia has called for international support in lifting road blockades it says are threatening the transport of medical oxygen to cope with patients protesters have blocked roads in the country for around a week over the government's decision to postpone the general election because of the pandemic. cuba has reimposed its coronavirus lockdown after registering a record number of new cases nearly 100 infections were registered on monday with the capital have on it and in neighboring province the worst hit authorities have suspended publ

latest situation in hong kong with what some call people are calling for each other as a pie apple daily newspaper like the hot cup you regularly every patient show their support and all we also see that there are many podium ocracy elko protests as merchandise and and and the shops they place a threat assessment on apple a the newspaper does show support so to me and i and other asses as i say we have to take a look at some of 6 ounces like this is saying the support and this is saying that we can use money to buy goods but we don't you know we tend to use money to buy c.d.'s so with them anymore something like on the newspapers show that support life from now they will all look applied in hong kong you're talking about so-called hard risk groups other for democracy figures oh my dear i stood a lot of them have in fact fled the city to escape the for reasons of the new sokoto prominent amongst them and if i'm not for example who has fled to the u.k. i wonder if the pro-democracy movement in the city now stands weakened. but definitely there are a lot of ways in that we can see it posthaste especi

making headlines around the world today long lines of people have bought up copies of the apple daily newspaper in hong kong the show of support comes a day after the paper's offices were raided and its pro-democracy owner arrested under a controversial new security law imposed by china injure. a security scare forced u.s. president gul trump to leave a press briefing on monday he was escorted from the room by secret service personnel because of a shooting outside the white house a man and a secret service agent were taken to hospital after the incident. and a powerful storm has swept across the u.s. midwest causing widespread damage and leaving more than half a 1000000 businesses without power the storm tore through eastern nebraska iowa parts of wisconsin and illinois several people were injured. cuba has reimposed its coronavirus walked out after registering a record number of new cases nearly 100 infections were registered on monday with the capital have on it and a neighboring province the worst hit authorities have suspended public transport in order for people to wear masks. the entire g

butt is worth bearing in mind how popular his newspaper, "apple daily" is. very popular on the pro-democracy side. wh jim eli -- jimm lai was arreed, p aopular tycoon and british as a sign the government is trying to put a warning out to esothers. shar in "apple daily" fell and then spiked as activists supported the newspaper. even if they int a blank sheet of paper tomrow, said one, we will be buying. jane: french authorities have taken another turn in their battle against the coronavirus outbreak. after a strict down was eased in may, life w starting to get back to a version of normal, but with cases rising again, authorities in many areas have ma ace coverings mandatory, including in paris. eesuch measures have in place in the southern city of nice for a week. mark: france's extending rules on the oblatory wearing of face masks to try to reduce its coronavirus infection rate, which is at a two month high. today in a hundred locations around paris, you have to wear the mask outside. that is already the cne i nice and in several other cities. in the center

his supporters holding up copies of his apple daily newspaper with the headline apple will fight on.550,000 copies on tuesday instead of the normal 70,000 to cope with extra demand. he was arrested on monday on suspicion of colluding with a foreign power. the authorities using china‘s controversial new security law to clamp down on dissent. he wasn‘t the only one. 23—year—old political activists agnes chow was also arrested at the same time and then released just a few hours after his release. i would say it‘s very obvious that the regina and the government is using the national security law to suppress political dissidents. and these kind of situations would not only happen on me but will happen on more and more hong kong people in the future. both will face trial at a later date. and could be sentenced to life in prison. the authorities in mauritius say cracks in the hull of a cargo ship which ran aground last month sparking an environmental emergency are worsening. bbc africa‘s catherine byaru hanga reports. a toxic trail of oil seeping into the ocean and invading reefs, mangroves

he supporters holding up copies of his apple daily newspaper, with the headline, apple will fight on.d 550,000 copies on tuesday, instead of the normal 70,000, to cope with extra demand. he was arrested on monday on suspicion of colluding with a foreign power. pro—beijing authorities using china‘s controversial new security law to clamp down on dissent and he was not the only one. 23—year—old political activist agnes chow was also arrested at the same time, and then released just a few hours after lai‘s release. i would say that it is very obvious that the regime and the government is using the national security law to suppress political dissidents, and these kind of situation would not only happen on me but will happen on more and more hong kong people in the future. both will face trial at a later date. they could be sentenced to life in prison. paul hawkins, bbc news. the authorities in mauritius say cracks in the hull of a cargo ship which ran aground last month sparking an environmental emergency are worsening. efforts to remove the about nine hundred tonnes of oil onboard the st

suspected of colluding with foreign powers a crime punishable by life in prison but started his apple daily newspaperinsists the tabloids often highly critical coverage of china's government will go on it's one of hong kong's most popular newspapers on tuesday morning it became the city's most sought after normally with a print run of $50000.00 copies a day the figure was almost 10 times that investor activism has also seen the share price of the paper's parent company increase $11.00 fold in 2 days buying a copy now amounts to an act of defiance they know what the police did brutally interfered with press freedom all home college or home college with a conscience have to support hong kong today support apple daily support hong kong . morning to hong kong i know it's not like this suddenly the political persecution and white terror has become more apparent more blatant i think it's out of line what an ordinary citizen can do is very little maybe i can just buy a newspaper acne is child who's 23 is another prominent pro-democracy leader facing a life sentence she was arrested late on monday many here

colluding with foreign powers he has been detained along with 6 others linked to his pro-democracy apple daily newspaper they're accused of colluding with foreign forces. well as the headlines to stay with us the over the news continues here on al-jazeera right after inside story which is coming up next . president for a 6 about a russian leader claims a landslide victory the opposition call for a vote ring 1000 protesters are arrested is this a turning point for the country this is inside story. hello and welcome to the show i'm sami's day than his critics describe him as europe's last dictator alexander lukashenko is set to rule the roost for a 6th term he's already been president for 26 years official results from sunday's election say he won by a landslide but the opposition is rejecting that official result looking shanker as pre-election popularity fell because of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and worsening economy he faced his toughest election challenger so far svetlana the one of scalia a former teacher and stay at home mother with no political experience attracted huge support that

talent at apple daily newspaper wishes to launch a local media all the nice asian which just put a call on the government and also not only the hungry governments and also the beijing government so that you know i can tell us no. only. about you but if it was on he's off and i attended a rallies and protests on his own capacity he has always he has also been about the . conscious relating to a protest and demonstrations before but this time he was arrested and the national security you know and he's the most high profile that he's so powerful and but for the apathy of the all the nice a shiny house along the criticized by the state media outpacing and authorities that they are. choosing the government and blaming the government for many social problems they have definitely and i thought that case not so well i don't. know the police raid on jimmy lies offices were live streamed or people in hong kong reacting to the news of his arrest. but this is definitely a shocking play a piece of shocking news to many hong kong though oh why expected that to me that i would be caught at it and that

being arrested on monday under the new national security law the founder of the pro-democracy apple daily newspaper was held on suspicion of collusion with foreign forces law is considered the most high profile arrest under the law which was imposed on the hong kong by the government in beijing 2. thailand's prime minister says protesters have gone too far after some issued a plan to reform the monarchy the institution is considered sacred by thai conservatives this protest on bangkok's outskirts is the latest in days of rallies led by student unions almost $4000.00 thais also demanded the resignation of the prime minister and an end to the military's role in government. argentina is ramping up defense of its naira time territories to prevent illegal fishing by foreign ships countries across latin america are concerned about chinese fishing vessels entering their waters and depleting stocks stories about reports from the argentine capital when as ours. argentina's coastguards is called a chinese fishing ship towards a poorly but. it's an operation by air and sea to control attempts by foreign vesse

stories making news around the world today long lines of people have a lot of copies of the apple daily newspaper in hong kong to show support comes a day after the papers offices were raided and its pro-democracy owner arrested under a controversial new security law imposed by china in june. a security scare forced u.s. president donald trump to leave a press briefing on monday he was escorted from the room by secret service personnel because of a shooting outside the white house a man and a secret service agent were taken to hospital after the incidents. the entire government of lebanon on has resigned almost a week after the massive explosions that ripped through beirut prime minister said his cabinets departure would make possible the changes lebanon needs but his announcement as so far done little to placate protesters even as they are was speaking demonstrators were back on the street demanding an end to the corruption which they say set the stage for last week's tragedy. a country in pain. on the streets of beirut clashes gained momentum protesters vented their anger at thorazine palla lea

long lines of people of a boarded up copies of the apple daily newspaper in hong kong shows or comes a day after the papers offices were raided and it's pro-democracy on a rested under a controversial new security law imposed by china in june. a powerful storm has swept across the u.s. midwest causing widespread damage and leaving more than half a 1000000 homes and businesses without power the storm tore through eastern nebraska iowa and parts of wisconsin and illinois several people injured. germany's foreign minister has told the us to mind its own business over a pipeline for russian gas it's our decision said heikal massa's u.s. secretary of state might pump ale began a european tour in which the pipeline is the pipeline is likely to be a cause of some friction there's already one pipeline running under the baltic sea now a new one north stream 2 is nearing completion the u.s. believes the pipeline will make germany too dependent on russian gas the project has been a major bone of contention between berlin and washington just last week u.s. senators threatened to slap sanctions o

but lots of people have bought up copies of the apple daily newspaper in hong kong the show of support comes a day after the paper's offices were raided and its pro-democracy owner arrested under a controversial new security law imposed by china in june. a powerful storm has swept across the u.s. missed midwest causing widespread damage and leaving more than half a 1000000 homes and businesses without power the storm tore through eastern nebraska iowa and parts of wisconsin and illinois several people were injured. you're watching the news still to come grogs in distress thousands of the giant reptiles face starvation out of crocodile park in india as the coronavirus keeps paying visitors away. first to morrisons where urgent efforts are being made to pump 2 an hour 1000 tons of oil out of a grounded japanese balk area before it breaks up already more than a 1000 tons of fuel have washed up on the eastern coast polluting coral reefs protected lagoons and the shoreline. it's a race against time thousands of residents of marriages are working around the clock their mission to prevent a 2

on long lines of people have bought up copies of hong kong's apple daily newspaper the show support comes a day after the paper's offices were raided and its pro-democracy owner arrested under a controversial new security law imposed by china in june. u.s. space agency nasa says it's found water on a so-called wharf planet nasa scientists say there are reservoirs of salty water beneath the surface of sirius the largest object in the asteroid belt between mars and jupiter they think it's cracked the surface could have been formed from water using from cracks and then freezing researchers don't know whether the dwarf planet has ever been home to living organisms. this is d.w. newsnight from bud and his reminder the top story of the opposition challenger and brothers his presidential election has left the country i for accusing the president out of time to look at shank a brigade the result the roots are up to date and go after the president acclaimed a lot slide for trade. mole world news at the top all the hour in the meantime of course as always the website that's the company dot com i'm

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suspicion of colluding with foreign powers sarah clarke joins us live now from outside the apple daily newspaper headquarters in hong kong where those raids are taking place sara what do we think is going to happen to him next. well at the moment her paper we have a hive of activity behind us as you mentioned we are at the headquarters and are at least 200 police here now searching this particular building you see the vans on my right hand side we've also got a large media contingent is one nice high profile arrests yes made under these national security laws. early on monday morning arrested at his home and the potential charges he faces or collusion with a foreign force or foreign country and i should also start 2 of his sons have also been arrested in this particular sweep on monday morning now they are not affiliated with the likes of apple daily but we believe they may be part of a wider investigation into the likes of jimmy lise investments about 7 people arrested so far and we also believe 2 of the quite high profile senior executives within the company that includes the c.f.o. the chief

lie who owns the apple daily newspaper was taken into custody on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces, a crime punishable with up to life in prison. six others were also arrested. >>> and for more cnn's will ripley joins us live from hong kong. good to see you, will. this sent shock waves across the world. what exactly happened and what are the likely ramifications of this arrest. >> reporter: the number of arrests keeps climbing, rosemary. they're not ruling out more as they continue the massive operation. the images speak to the seismic shift in precome to of press in hong kong despite assurances the press could speak freely. you had dozens if not more than 100 and he says lhe has always been able to speak out but two months ago a lot of the pro democracy figures left. he chose to stay. he has a u.k. passport. however, he says that he's going to stay in hong kong because what use would it be, he said, if he were to cause all of this trouble, meaning, you know, criticize the government in beijing, which is trouble now here in hong kong, and then if he were to just vanish. appa

controversial national security law imposed by beijing 6 others linked to his pro-democracy apple daily newspaper have also been arrested accused of colluding with foreign forces hong kong journalists association says it's a worrying development for media freedom so part reports. police made the arrests on monday morning detaining jimmy lie at his home in counting the founder of the pro-democracy newspaper apple daily is well known for his criticism of china's communist party he's been arrested on suspicion of foreign collusion under the national security law imposed by china last month this morning at around $945.00 together with our colleagues on the criminal investigation department and military staff we got a warrant to conduct an operation to search for evidence i wasn't the only arrest on monday 2 of life sons were also arrested more than $200.00 police raided apple dudley's headquarters detaining senior executives including the tabloids chief executive officer detective search computers and interviewed staff many are shocked and horrified including myself and i think this is send out a ver

basic law the territory has long been a base for foreign media companies reporting in china apple daily newspaper staff says they arrests say the arrests of their colleagues are a step towards the end of free and uncensored media in hong kong the immigration department has already been making life difficult for foreign reporters with media organizations reporting months long delays for visa applications immigration offices of revoked visas from journalists working for international publications including the new york times the times responded by announcing that it's moving its hong kong based digital units to south korea's capital seoul stephen vines is a political commentator and author based in hong kong he says there's a crackdown taking place right now at all levels of society. you don't give that level of happiness a teacher rate if you don't want to send a chilling signal to the rest of the media and in case there was any doubt at least briefing after the initial raid but the police excluded media who they said not been cooperative with the police in the past we've never seen this in our gu

the founder of the apple daily newspaper is said to be arrested on alleged collusion with foreign forcesdaily. we are getting the one line at the moment, but we are continuing to seek more details. he has been one of the most outspoken pro-democracy activists in hong kong and has railed in this time of the pro-democracy protests as well as the introduction of the controversial security law. he is the owner of the opposition newspapers at the apple daily. we are now hearing from them, that their founder has been arrested for colluding with foreign powers under the scope of the new law. if this is confirmed, this is the latest in a string of arrests, detentions and other actions taken on pro-democracy politicians, opposition politicians, the likes of joshua , arresting them for prior demonstration related charges. we are hearing jimmy lai has been arrested for alleged collusion with foreign forces. we will get you more details on that story. saudi aramco is pressing ahead with a planned $75 billion in dividends this year. pay $19 billion this quarter. that mostly goes to the government as

please chanted for people chanted fight till the end and have an apple a day referring to life apple daily newspaper which has vowed to continue its work early on shoes day the police paraded line handcuffs at his yacht as they searched for evidence. and the political crisis in mali is growing thousands of demonstrators continue to rally in defiance of the government protesters have been demanding the resignation of president. since june accusing him of failing to deal with a weak economy in security and corruption the eco alliance of west african states has stepped in to mediate but so far there efforts have failed to yield any results al-jazeera world is next taking us to morocco casablanca fight club. casa blanca morocco's biggest city. its economic capital and one of the busiest financial centers on the african continent leading moroccan and international companies have their headquarters and industrial facilities here so casa blanca has an affluent middle class. but its 3600000 population doesn't all live in smart areas like this. this is that because i live a modest neighborhood right in the c

he owns apple daily, a prominent newspaper that the authorities today we have seen pictures of policefficers of that newspaper so what we do know is jimmy lai and six others have been detained. the police say it is an ongoing investigation. the suspicion is he has couuded the suspicion is he has colluded with foreign forces which means he is suspected of breaking the national security law. pro—democracy activists you will see this as another example of essentially a new crackdown on hong kong since the national security law was introduced onjuly one many activists feel the city is changing quite rapidly. what does this mean for the pro—democracy movement in hong kong, the likes ofjoshua wong and others who are still there? when the law was introduced on july one, many people thought jimmy lai was perhaps the number one target because he's so number one target because he's so outspoken. 0ther activists like joshua wong so outspoken. 0ther activists likejoshua wong also so outspoken. 0ther activists like joshua wong also fear the authorities are building a case against them. they say th

he's the owner of apple daily, a newspaper which very frequently challenges the authorities and beijing. so he's a very important figure, he's very high—profile. he's made no attempt really to restrict his criticism of the authorities over the years. and since this new national security law was enacted, it's been thought that he was perhaps the number one target of the authorities. now, this morning, he has been arrested under suspicion of violating the new national security law. the allegations are that he colluded with foreign forces — critics will say that's a very vague expression. it's not clear exactly what this means at this time. but what we do know is that it's been reported that jimmy lai has been arrested and that will definitely be seen as, once again, another example of how this city is changing quite dramatically since this new national security law was introduced. what impact might this have on the rest of the pro—democracy movement? well, for weeks now, i mean, it's been more than a month since this law was enacted and many of the pro—democracy activists, they sadly expe

kong's free press with the arrest ofjimmy lai and a large police raid on the offices of apple daily, his newspaperpeople to be held for some time or do you think this is in some way a warning to others? well, under the new national security law, suspects can be held without bail so it's highly likelyjimmy lai, agnes chow and the others arrested yesterday will be held without bail until their cases come to trial, which could be some months away, and i think there is no sign that this ongoing crackdown is going to stop, especially in the context of wider ongoing tensions with the us and china and hong kong right in the middle of that. and do you expect china just to press ahead without testing the water in some way, seeing if there is meaningful international reaction? well, we really haven't seen any backing from china at all, notwithstanding consistent strong international pressure on the issue of hong kong. every week seems to bring new moves by the international community including of course the most recent sanctions from the us, but that does not seem to have dissuaded china at all with the lat

controversial national security law imposed by beijing 6 others linked to his pro-democracy newspaper apple daily have also been arrested they are accused of colluding with foreign forces. now the u.s. health secretary says taiwan has been excluded from the world health organization for political reasons. is the highest level u.s. official to visit taiwan for decades and praised its successful fight against code 19 in a joint news conference taiwan's foreign minister accused china of turning the island into the next hong kong katrina you has more from beijing. he really painted a contrast in picture comparing taipei to beijing saying that taiwan's approach its government was completely open democratic transparent and said that this really was the best form of government when it came to fighting a problem as big as the current virus pandemic and joseph who also had quite a defiant message for beijing let's have a listen i want to slow stranger to such troubles all i become increasingly difficult astride a computer is to push it into accepting political conditions competition that would turn into t

his apple daily newspaper is were now for its condemnation of authoritarianism.rump administration is tightening the screws on beijing by labeling all goods from hong kong as made in china. the move will begin from september 25 although the likely impact on the city may be limited. the majority of puncture -- hong kong shipments to the u.s. are .xports only about 1% were domestically made. uptok is beeping -- beefing in lobby in washington. the chinese owned video sharing app must find an american buyer by the middle of next month or shut down to make -- amid claims of a national security threat. it is advertising what it calls government affairs positions and seeks to boost its influence in washington. a look at the markets, investors looking for the rally to proceed but not finding it today. the dow, due to the timing of test ofulus package, a the market coming with a phase one trade deal review ahead from larry kudlow that china is meeting obligations for the trade deal. the msci down zero point 4%, the benchmark in china low whether -- lower for a second day.

she was arrested just hours after police detained media tycoon jimmy lay in a raid on his newspaper apple daily the publication said hong kong's press freedom was now hanging by a thread. going to sands president gone he has approved the release of $400.00 taliban prisoners that's after an assembly of tribal leaders agreed to let them go the taliban made the prisoner release a precondition for entering talks with the afghan government on ending the country's civil war. now to bella routes where the election commission says president alexander lukashenko won a landslide 80 percent of the vote and sunday's election but the opposition candidates atlanta taken off sky as says the result was rigged and claims victory for herself germany's government says it has strong doubts about the results which triggered clashes across belarus for. the leaders of the bellary see these demonstrations as a threat to their authority in minsk and other cities tens of thousands showed their support for the opposition on election night even though according to official figures their main candidate won only 9.9 percent