patrick falk reports ah air raid sirens sounding across the country. as china moreland, its former leader jonesy men in the capital, people took paws to reflect with flags of half mast at a memorial service held in beijing senior communist party officials past and present, paid their final respects. many of them wearing white chrysanthemums a traditional symbol of morning johnson to power and the aftermath of one of the darkest moments of chinese history. the killing of pro democracy demonstrators in tenement square in 1989 lead to international condemnation and crippling sanctions . it was under jan's leadership that china re emerged as a global powerhouse coey doing show me he was entrusted with the mission at a critical moment, kermit jung, thermos stated for the cause of the party and the people. i will spend no effort until the end of my life become his party says china's rise proves the crack. then in 1989 was justified. present. she also paid tribute to gen for supporting the gums opposition to the protests. since his death there's been an outpo

was a sobering reminder of how climate change can directly impact people's lives. correspondent patrick falk. file this report from the city of cha ching. dark clouds hang over chung chinks, horizon. a last there's rainfall for weeks. this region had suffered under intense drought. it killed crops and caused bush wires. it also drastically lowered water levels along the yank. sea harder. it's been a long time since it rained more than 40 days. the young c as the world 3rd largest river and the water source for about 600000000 people. it's currents also fuel much of china's extensive hydropower infrastructure. parts of the river dried up during the drought, sparking severe energy shortages and chunking and other places. restaurant own a young who operates inside a downtown mall and john ching, it's just one of the many local business owners affected. and in the chile, normally we'd have everything on these days. the government is promoting energy saving measures like using the furnace set of air conditioners. there isn't enough . electricity. authorities had ordered malls, so only stay open f

patrick falk reports ah air raid sirens sounding across the country. as china morgan's its former leader, jonesy men. in the capital, people took pause to reflect with flags at half mast at a memorial service held in beijing senior communist party officials past and present, paid their final respects. many of them wearing white chrysanthemums a traditional symbol of morning johnson into power in the aftermath of one of the darkest moments of chinese history. the killing of pro democracy demonstrators and tenement square in 1989 lead to international condemnation and crippling sanctions . it was under jan's leadership that china re emerged as a global powerhouse coey. do me show me. he was entrusted with the mission at a critical moment, kermit jung, thermos stated for the cause of the party and the people. i will spend no effort until the end of my life become his party says china's rise proves the crack. then in 1989 was justified. present. she also paid tribute to jang for supporting the guns opposition to the protests. since his death there's been a

patrick falk has more from hong kong. got a copy of today's oriental daily news with john in black and whites as a mark of respect is remembered in hong kong. of course, as the leader who oversaw the cities a hand over from britain, back to china was appeared of great optimism among many people here. many people were excited about the trajectory that china was on to day. perhaps many people feel differently. it is a sensitive time and as far as we understand, there is a continued heavy police presence in cities like beijing and shanghai as well. notably at b formation yesterday huge and tao is jones. the predecessor made his 1st public appearance since he was controversially removed from the communist party, the congress, and you know, in many ways gens that death. the timing of his death was remarkable. not only because it came so soon after that highly politicized moment, but also because it's come amidst this unprecedented wave of civil disobedience. elizabeth alara's is the author of politics and society, and contempo

patrick falk has more from hong kong, which i know has friends this visit by the european cancel presidents as a significant step towards returning to pragmatic cooperation. remember, you, china, ties have been strained as a result of asians failure to condemn russia over its invasion of ukraine and also because of a growing trade deficit to the benefits of china. according to chinese state media present, she jumping and shells. michelle will hold in depth discussions about you, child relations, and also discuss areas of concern, both internationally and regionally. shes michelle will also be meeting with premier league chung as well as the chairman of the standing committee of the national people's congress, legion shoe. now this visit comes after e u leaders recently gathered for a 3 hour long, strategic meeting to discuss the bluffs relationship with beijing and how to handle it. exactly. there has been debates on whether not to take a harder line towards beijing and what this relationship means exactly for you values an expert said that charles michelle will be under some pressure to ra

patrick falk has more from hong kong. the national health commission has announced that it will now implement the policy nation wide and people who are low risk will be able to isolate at home even if they are infected, or only if their condition gradually worse. and they then be taken to hospital. so it is a dramatic change and it really shows the beginnings of the lot if you like, of china living with the virus, so to speak. and people law, as you can imagine, overjoyed and excited about these new developments. after all, this is really what the protest movements have been about, essentially, so they have gotten that way and force the government to write a but equally, there are a lot of people in china that are still very much concerned about the virus spreading. foster now when we've been hearing reports and seeing images of lots of people, tuning up outside pharmacies, trying to pick up medical supplies, anti gen kits and the fever medicine and so on and so forth. and something needs to change with the messaging and

conditions or key elements for us to resume the living conditions before the outbreak happened, patrick falk has more from hong kong. this policy to some extent was already being applied in some parts of the country already, but the. 9 national health commission has announced that it will now implement the policy nation wide and set, you know, as you know, to essentially it means that people who are low risk will be able to isolate at home, even in they are infected only of their condition. gradually worse, and they then be taken to hospital, so it is a dramatic change. and it really shows the beginnings of the law if you like, of china living with the virus, so to speak. democrats have tightened their grip on the u. s. senate after raphael, warnock defeated republican challenger, herschel walker, and ga warnock victory as the closely fought run off means, democrats will have $51.00 seats, the $100.00 seats chamber. the 2 candidates were separated by less than one percent of the vote. and last month's midterm election, former us president donald trump's company has been found guilty of tax f

fraught and shine has become more closed off to the rest of the world. echoing the days of mal patrick falk, al jazeera hong kong. anyone flying into beijing international airport will no longer require a negative curve at 19 test result testing requirements, civils have been removed for people to enter most public places in shanghai. it's the latest easing of pandemic. restrictions prompted by widespread protests across china. the oxford english dictionary had picked their word of the year it's goblin mode. okay, that's 2 words, but it's the 1st time the public got to pick the winner. what does it actually mean though? harry faucet went to oxford to fight out every year. the linguistic experts at oxford university press come up with the word of the year. but this year, they've done it a bit differently, proposing instead a short list of 3 words and getting the public to vote on them. the words question a meta verse, a hypothetical virtual reality environment in which uses interact with one another and the surroundings in an immersive way hash tag i stand with used on social media to expres