is to 1st have a virtual session they want already seeing video speeches from the likes of donald trump xi jinping the demir putin let's go live to new york now our correspondent kind of more present i cared to take a photo 1st than what did the russian president have to say about an hour ago. well russian president vladimir putin he issued basically a message of peace to the u.n. general assembly and he called for a global mutual fight against coronavirus and he also emphasized that russia was offering its vaccine free of charge to all u.n. staff as a way of aiding the global fight against the against the coronavirus and against this pandemic now he also emphasized in his remarks the importance of veto power in the u.n. security council as a mechanism for ensuring a balance of power around the world furthermore he called for the ending of illegal sanctions on countries that take a listen to that particular portion. i would like to draw attention once again to russia's proposal to create so-called green color to use free from trade was unsung sions primarily for essential goods needed to fight the

the general assembly 1st ever virtual session day one song video speeches including from donald trump xi jinping and vladimir putin in new york here is our cheese came up. the russian president gave a message to the un general assembly that was a message of peace he called for a mill lobel fight against the corona virus and he talked about how at this point russia is offering its vaccine free of charge to all u.n. staff as a measure to help the global efforts against the pandemic now when speaking the russian president emphasized the need for cooperation internationally and he talked about the importance of the veto of the u.n. security council for ensuring a balance of power in the global community and this veto power should be preserved furthermore he talked about illegal sanctions and how they are impeding the fight against coded 19 this is the president of russia. i would like to draw attention once again to russia's proposal to create so-called green color to use free from trade was an sunshines primarily for essential goods needed to fight the pantomimic in general freeing the world trade

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donald trump, vladimir putin, and xi j jinping all to make speeches in the hours ahead. in a 2015 terrorist attack on a jewish attack or in court today. -- are in court today. hugeace is on to rescue a pod of whales off the coast of tasmania and southern australia. almost 300 of them have been trapped on a sand bar. at least 90 have alreaeady died. we begin in new york, where the u.n.'s first virtual meeting of world leleaders is about to begn with prerecorded speeches from some of the world's momost powerful men. the general assembly has turned into a massive video conference. this those to speak tuesday are u.s. p president donanald trump, brbrazilian president t jair bolsonaro, whoe countrieies have reported the highest and second-highest covid-19 death toll rerespectively. beeso speaking later will china's presesident xi jinping d russiaian president vladimimir puputin. xenophobicse of strongmen around the world, climate change, and a new cold war, facing many challenges. joining us is our national affairs -- international affairs editor. he will be with us to cover

donald trump, vladimir putin, and xi j jinping all to make speeches in the hours ahead.2015 terrorist attack on a jewish attack or in court today.

xi jinping and donald trump. but who is buying it? there is steve, widening risk in full display. you heard xi jinping say this should not be politicized. his ownof course took well-worn rhetoric to the u.n. general assembly, saying that china will be a champion of free trade and globalization. adoptd nations who do not localization are like the proverbial ostrich sticking their head in the sand, but he also did comment about climate change, saying china will be a leader even though they are a leader of greenhouse gas emissions by a longshot. they will be a leader in making pledges towards climate change while the united states has withdrawn from the paris accord. donald trump in that speech also attacked china on its environmental record, but xi jinping said that by 2050, china will be carbon neutral, and ofore 2030, emissions greenhouse gases will peak. he gave us been that way but he did not give details on how they would reach carbon neutrality by 2060. he did say major countries need to act like major countries when it comes to climate change. chief north asia correspondent,

donald trump. >> stephen: who benefits from a second term of donald trump internationally? >> vladimir putin and xi jinping chilling. okay, in 2017, let's talk about some of the things happening at home. in 2017, you were national security advisor at the time, i believe, you gave this quote to "the washington post." you said, one thing people will think about but keeps me up at night, the risk of a major pandemic disease outbreak. that kept you up in 2017. how are you sleeping these days? >> ( laughs ) not very well, stephen. look, i said that-- this was up with of my last days in the white house right before we handed over to the trump administration. i was meeting with a group of reporters, and they asked me, what are you worried about most that other americans may not be focused on and i said the threat of a global pandemic, because i have known and many experts in national security and global health and development have known this was inevitable. the only thing we didn't know precisely is when it would hit and what type of disease it would be. so this is about as bad as it could get bar one scenario, s

back lies matter demonstrations and little leaders are also on the list donald trump and his opponent joe biden shyness xi jinping and taiwan sighing when amongst the others are sports stars artists and business people credited with having a major impact on the world. it's a year unlike any other this and i think that gives us more people to choose from in some ways you know the global fight against the club code 1000 and demick means that we have a record number of doctors scientists nurses on the list but also this this movement for racial equality to be in the u.s. and how that's expanded around the world as well to people fighting for the democratic rights for equality globally so i think you know it was a it was a rich year for influence if you like this year we look to see influence in all its forms and i think you know that reflects the nature of how the world is changing. yeah it's i think it's something that we in years past we tried to make sure that it reflects you know an equal balance but you know. i think it's 54 women on the list that. tell again i'm fully back to where the headlines on al-jazeera

. >> how does suga maintain relationships with vladimir putin, xi jinping, donald trump? is no one in the international community and he has to start from scratch. >> what does that mean for japan? >> it's really damaging because we have gained a lot from abe's diplomacy. and because of his long-term, you know, he's not a revolving door. he has been staying more than seven years. he has been, you know, longer than anybody else except merkel in the g7. he earned it. and i think this is almost impossible to replace it. >> reporter: like most world economies, japan has taken a massive hit from the coronavirus. suga says his steady hand will get the country back to work. he'll abenomics policies of low interest rates and government spending. but the world's third richest nation was struggling even before the virus. is suga the one to turn things around? one thing that abe was criticized for during the pandemic was being out of touch. and perhaps it's because he comes from a very elite background. he was a third generation prime minister. he's a member of an elite political dy

effort to insure the integrity of the winners the winners will not be donald trump and agenda but only vladimir putin and xi jinpinghamenei and trying to stress the fact that everybody loses if we don't come together for a solution and also tried to encourage the democratic process moving forward. now remember, when dan coats was the director of national intelligence he and his former boss as you say were at odds over the nature of russia's interference in the 2016 election. dan coats blasting russia for the role in the president trying to downplay and that and put them at odds with each other and this is a theme even today seeing christopher wray testifying before the house homeland security committee and he also was warning with more detail about the current nature of the threat, take a listen to what he told lawmakers today. >> we are seen very active, very active efforts by the russians to influence or election in 2020. social media, use of proxies, state media, online journals, et cetera. an effort to both sow divisiveness and discord and i think the intelligence community assessed this publicly, to primarily

the 2nd world war from what donald trump was saying obviously he's going off to china in quite a big way doesn't really care about the repercussions china's president xi jinping he doesn't trash the u.s. directly in his prerecorded address he does make references to for example the paris climb a quarter 20 deigned donald trump famously called out of donald trump is also calling out of the world health organization and the iran nuclear deal i guess that's where leaders like she and president putin of russia see in a vantage as the u.s. vacate the position of global leadership maybe they can step in a wave the flag of multi-lateralism and win some political political point in doing all right journalist james right now at the u.n. in new york thank you. back here in europe france is reporting thousands of new covert 90 cases every day with one of the highest infection rates in europe the government wants to avoid another lockdown and is banking on social distancing and face masks to keep public life going after university students at the restrictions come up with their own challenges the silhouette reports. it's just a matter of tone like no other at this univer

the 2nd world war from what donald trump was saying obviously he's going off to china in quite a big way doesn't really care about the repercussions china's president xi jinping he doesn't trash the u.s. directly in his prerecorded address he does make reference to for example the paris climate court of 20. donald trump famously called out of donald trump is also pulling out of the world health organization and the iran nuclear deal i guess that's where leaders like she and president putin of russia the in advantage as the u.s. base kate the position of global leadership maybe they can step in a wave the flag the multilateralism and win some political political point in doing . the right journalist james taranto at the u.n. in new york thank you. let's take a look now at some other stories making news around the world frightens prime minister boris johnson has called on people to observe new coronavirus restrictions or risk a 2nd a lockdown johnson made at the appeal in a televised address to the nation earlier he announced that england would expand its face mask requirements and introduce a stricter rules on social gatherings. european council president has

and black lives matter protests political leaders are also on the list donald trump and his opponent joe biden china's xi jinping and taiwan citing when amongst the others a sports stars actors musicians artists and businesspeople are credited with having a major impact on the world. dance to it as times international editor and he joins us on skype from london i mean this list and it reflects the events of a year general in 2020 certainly been quite a year does that make it harder for you to whittle down your 100 no i think you know as you said it's a year unlike any other this gives us more people to choose from in some ways you know the global fight against a club. pandemic means that we have a record number of doctors and scientists nurses on the list but also this this movement for racial equality in the u.s. and how that's expanded around the world as well. for the democratic rights for equality globally so i think you know it was a it was a rich year. like this yes absolutely and it's also as if women this move more than a more than ever before some 54 was that a conscious decision or just the way it it f

lives matter demonstrations but i think the leaders are also on the list donald trump and his opponent joe biden china's xi jinping and taiwan's sighing when amongst the others a sports stars artists and business people are credited with having a major impact on the world times international editor dan stewart explains how they came up with a list. it's a year unlike any other this and i think that gives us more people to choose from in some ways you know the global fight against the club the covert 1000 and demick means that we have a record number of doctors and scientists and nurses on the list but also this this movement for racial equality in the in the u.s. and how that's expanded around the world as well to people fighting for their democratic rights for equality globally so i think you know it was a it was a rich year for influence if you like that we look to see influence in all its forms and i think you know that reflects the nature of how the world is changing. yeah i think it's something that leap in years past we tried to make sure that it reflects you know and an equal balance but yeah we're proud to

president xi jinping showing the world that china is here to preserve the global order as we know it was that's his argument and of course it's needy argument to make when you have donald trump. saying well he said that every country should stand up for itself making the nationalist argument of course china's critics would say well you know. at the same time is involved in a border confrontation with india it's cracking down on human rights in hong kong it threatens taiwan within of asian and it is trying to expand it. control within the south china sea these are not the acts of a benign multilateralist power as we go to richard and if you look on the home page of the new york times or the washington post for that matter you will really have to struggle to find an article about these speeches in the u.n. general assembly today what does it tell us the un does it still matter well i know this is the same thing and it is striking that german news sites featuring donald trump speech more prominently than many american ones. i think we do have to stress the kind of american neglect and disinterest in the united nations is nothing that and you let me read you remember back in 190

donald trump has used his video address it to the u.n. general assembly to launch a stinging attack on china trump accused beijing of spreading false information about the coronavirus early in the pandemic china's xi jinping for his part warned against attempts to politicize the outbreak. the krona virus has now claimed more than 200000 lives in the united states flags were planted in front of the washer.

donald trump has used his a video address it to the u.n. general assembly to launch a stinging attack on china trump accused beijing of spreading false information about the coronavirus early in the pandemic china's xi jinping for his part warned against attempts to politicize the outbreak.

lose power and yet you've got donald trump champion an american retreat from multi-lateralism we're seeing that at the same time you've got the chinese president xi jinping showing the world that china is here to preserve the global order as we know it well that's his argument and of course it's knees e.-a argument to make when you have donald trump. saying that well he said that every country should stand up for itself making the nationalist argument of course china's critics would say well you know. at the same time is involved in a border confrontation with india it's cracking down on human rights in hong kong it threatens taiwan within vacation and it is trying to expand it. control within the south china sea these are not the acts of a benign multilateralist out. as we go to richard and if you look on the home page of the new york times or the washington post for that matter you will really have to struggle to find an article about these speeches in the u.n. general assembly today what does it tell us the un does it still matter well i know this is the same thing and it is striking that german news sites featuring donald trump speech more prominentl

donald trump has used his video address it to the u.n. general assembly to launch a stinging attack on china trump accused beijing of spreading false information about the coronavirus early in the pandemic china's xi jinping for his part warned against attempts to politicize the outbreak. the corona virus has now claimed more than 200000 lives in the united states flags were planted in front of the wash.

deescalation donald trump was pretty clearly pointing a finger at china blaming china for much of the problems in the world today now we also heard from the chinese leader president xi jinping and when he spoke he emphasized that china is not seeking an international confrontation but rather has a vision for global peace and shared shared destiny of humanity based on win win cooperation this is the chinese president. facing the us we should solve it and get this through together any attempts of politicizing the issue those stigmatizes must be rejected by china is the largest developing country in the world a country that is committed to peaceful and cooperative and clement development who will never seek could germany expansion always fear both includes we have no intention to fight either a cold war or a halt to and with any country. now we are also heard earlier from the president of cuba from the president of turkey and other heads of state should be speaking throughout the day and later this week the un general assembly continues however it's held virtually this year because the pandemic not actually gathering at the headquarters in manhattan as is usually done. in stay

xi jinping called on countries to pursue a green revolution in the post covid era. it's the first time china has vowed to end its net contribution to climate change. earlier, u.s. president donald trumpd his speech to criticize china for being the world's largest carbon emitter. an influential chinese real estate tycoon has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for corruption charges after writing an essay said to be critical of the president. >> a chinese businessman was found guilty of taking bribes, embezzling public funds, and enriching million while working as chairman of a state owned real estate company. many believe what really got him in trouble was his vocal criticism of the chinese communist party and president xi jinping. this earned him the nickname -- the big cannon. of any kind ofon speech has been worse and worse in xi jinping's presidency. the trend is there. >> the 69-year-old was a member of the communist elite, born to revolutionary parents. his connections were not enough to protect him from xi jinping loyalists. , a social media account with over 35 million followers was taken down after criticize president xi's call for the chinese media to serve the communist p

besident xi jinping will giving awards for the handling of the covid-19 outbreak in china. giving commendations. what is also been saying is hitting back a donald trump data has been transparent and true despite accusations from trump, saying they have been telling lies about what they saw in the streets of their city as well. that is xi jinping at the moment. speaking at a meeting in beijing. just saying the data on the coronavirus has been transparent and true. still ahead, we take a look at india's stock market with the big inflows of foreign fronts despite the worsening virus situation and an economy that is struggling. we will be speaking to -- haslinda: next, the u.s. president threatens to sharply scale back economic ties with china as he makes his anti-china stance a central election issue. more on that. this is bloomberg. ♪ haslinda: president trump has ramped up his anti-china rhetoric, vowing to curb economic ties with china. our. trump: we will end reliance with china once and for all. whether it is decoupling or imposing massive tariffs. we will impose tariffs on companies that dessert america to create jobs and other countries. if they

donald trump has used his video address it to the u.n. general assembly to launch a stinging attack on china trump accused beijing of spreading false information about the coronavirus early in the pandemic china's xi jinping for his part warned against attempts to politicize the outbreak. the corona virus has now claimed more than 200 thousands of lives in the united states flags were planted in front of the washington monument to mark of the grim milestone the toll accounts for more than a one in 5 coded 1000 deaths globally and is putting a president donald trump handling of the pandemic in the spotlight as he campaigns for a 2nd term in office. britain's prime minister boris johnson has called on people to observe new coronavirus restrictions or risk a 2nd lockdown johnson made the appeal in a televised address to the nation earlier he announced that england would expand its face mask requirements and introduce stricter rules on social gatherings. this is g.w. news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram at the you knew zz or visit our website w dot com. the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse that is the imagery that the u.n. secretary general used today to describe the biggest threats to peace climat

. >> reporter: donald trump is set to address the un general assembly where he is expected to call out china for their handling of the coronavirus pandemic, chinese president xi jinping will deliver prepared remarks and the recorded video at the unconventional virtual gathering. a new congressional report details how china could have helped prevent the covid-19 outbreak, the 96 page document authored by republicans and house foreign affairs committee shows china covered up early coronavirus data, the report goes on to state is beyond doubt they actively engaged in a cover-up designed to up you skate data, hide relevant public health information and suppress doctors and journalists who attempted to warn the world. despite early missteps by the chinese government kim jong un for transmission has become one of the hot button issues of the election. yesterday as donald trump promised a vaccine would be ready by the end of next month his opponent joe biden says trump -- the virus was too big for him. with 200,000 americans dead from this virus the focus does remain on vaccine and treatment development. i want to issue a correction to my report last hour about the cdc. we

president xi jinping called on countries to pursue a quote green revolution in the post that era it's the 1st time china has vowed to end its net contribution to climate change as president donald trump used his speech to criticize china for being the world's largest comp and emitter. well now an influential chinese real estate tycoon has been sentenced to 18 years in prison on corruption charges chung had been under investigation since march off to writing an essay said to be critical of the president xi jinping katrina you has more. chinese businessman rented charge was found guilty of taking bribes embezzling public funds and enriching himself by about $3000000.00 while working as chairman of the state owned real estate company while you and the many believe what really got him in trouble was his vocal criticism of the chinese communist party and president xi jinping this and him the nickname the big cannon the repression on any kind of speech has been worse in the worse. as the presidency. so it's not you know there's a trend is there the 69 year old was a member of the communist elite born to revolutionary parents he defriended current vice president one she shot at an early age

ten, even if they're hiding 90% of the deaths, that would still mean xi jinping has been better at protecting people than donald trumprians are going to look back at this year and ask fundamental questions, first, why american -- why was this the year when maybe asia began to pull ahead the reason we called it the wake-up call is because we think people need to go and set this in the complex of history, they need to understand the big political theories of the past, we look at those and we ask the question now that people need to answer because everything that the bob woodward book says is fascinating, none of that will matter to historians when they look back at this year, they'll look and say, is this the year asia moved ahead of america if america doesn't respond. >> where does it begin for you when you look at the differences in the countries that have fared better than, say, the united states during this what's the disfiction for you? >> the fundamental distinction is good government what we've learned from this crisis is government really matters. it's not enough to dismiss government as something that's irrele

president xi jinping showing the world that china is here to preserve the global order as we know it well that's his argument and of course it's needy argument to make when you have donald trump. saying well he said that every country should stand up for itself making the nationalist argument of course china's critics would say well you know it. at the same time is involved in a border confrontation with india it's cracking down on human rights in hong kong it threatens taiwan within vacation and it is trying to expand it. control within the south china sea these are not the acts of a benign multilaterally this hour. as we go to richard and if you look on the home page of the new york times or the washington post for that matter you will really have to struggle to find an article about these speeches in the u.n. general assembly today what does it tell us the year when does it still matter well i know this is the same thing and it is striking that german news sites featuring donald trump speech more prominently than many american ones. i think we do have to stress the kind of american neglect and disinterest in the united nations is nothing that you let me read you remember b