the latest on the antony blinken visit to beijing. on behalf of the government for the �*partygate' video which has emerged. it shows conservative party staff enjoying drinks and dancing at a christmas gathering at their headquarters in december 2020 — a time when social distancing restrictions were in place. london s metropolitan police service has said it is aware of and considering the footage. mr gove said the event was �*indefensible' and apologised �*unreservedly�* as helen catt reports. 2020 was the year we saw this, and this, as people accepted strict curbs on their daily lives that the government said were necessary to keep them safe. but in december, in a basement in conservative party headquarters, this... a christmas party — note the festive jumper, dancing and booze. socialising indoors with anyone except your own household or support bubble was banned. some at the party seemed worried at their event being caught on camera. instagram live! the levelling up secretary said he was sorry it had happened. as we all know, there

cheryl: we're still monitoring the comments coming from beijing and antony blinken. on to the fact that blinken did meet with xi jinping. >> well, i'm glad he met with him. i'm glad he decided to meet with blinken. it looks to me like, at least what we're hear, it was not a meeting driven by us, it was a meeting driven by the chinese so i hope we hear more, more firm comments that came out from our side as opposed to just appearing to be a listener and agreeing to a lot of different things. we have a tremendous amount of theft in our intellectual property. you named it. we've written a letter to attorney general garland to, as you said, to tell us more about it, it's a bipartisan letter. between garland and blinken, i think it's an interesting situation on who is the strongest and i think right now we do not look in that position. cheryl: what did you make of the fact that xi jinping met with bill gates before he met with antony blinken? >> well, that's what i mean. bill gates is not an elected official. bill gates is not elected by the people of america and so i thin

antony blinken has been making the rounds of— say?ds of the _ say? antony blinken has been making the rounds of the sunday _ say? antony blinken has been making the rounds of the sunday talk - say? antony blinken has been making the rounds of the sunday talk shows l the rounds of the sunday talk shows this morning, basically delivering the biden administration's first comment on the unfolding crisis in russia. he made the point that there was a lot that the administration still didn't know, for example the whereabouts of vladimir putin, the whereabouts of vladimir putin, the whereabouts of vladimir putin, the whereabouts of mr prigozhin, and also the future of those wagner fighters, whether they would be for returning to ukraine. he said it was too early to speculate on the impact of the revolt and the crisis there, either on the kremlin or on the war in ukraine, and he said being distracted by the revolt created an additional advantage for ukraine, and he said, as you heard there, that he believed it had exposed real cracks in vladim

antony blinken visited the _ visit to finland?finland? antony blinken visited the nordic countries - visit to finland? antony blinken visited the nordic countries thisj visited the nordic countries this week, he went to sweden, then norway and finally he made his way to finland. all of this is in preparation of a nato summit in vilnius about ties that the us is seeking to strengthen with these countries. he also discussed economic, diplomatic and military engagement with countries of the arctic circle, his visit is about strengthening transatlantic ties. antony blinken reinforce the importance of those, he talked about it being a new era and he said it would be unthinkable before russia's invasion. how much do you think that was the case? it's interesting to look at finland's attitude towards nato before and after russia's invasion. ., ., ., ., , invasion. finland 'oining nato is unthinkable— invasion. finland joining nato is unthinkable before _ invasion. finland joining nato is unthinkable before this - invasion. finland joining

well, breaking news this morning, secretary of state antony blinken meeting with chinese president xiken telling xi, president biden is committed to managing the relationship between the two countries and talks over the past few days have been, quote, candid and constructive. xi telling blinken he hopes this visit will, quote, make more positive contributions to stabilizing u.s./china relations. we are expecting to hear from antony blinken, he's going to be holding a press conference in the next 10 minutes or so. let's bring in gatestone institute senior fellow, author of the coming collapse of china and the u.s. china tech war, gordon chang. there's so many things about the trip that don't look right. let's talk about the things we have no details on. did they talk about human rights abuses, did they talk about taiwan, did they talk about covid, wuhan. we're not getting any of that information and we may not. >> yes. and that's really important. we're talking about a disease that killed more than 1.1 million americans and we have solid evidence that this indeed was an engineered path

it's a moving picture, antony blinken said, on one of the talk shows this morning. ident biden�*s remark last year that this man, reference to vladimir putin, cannot remain in power, mr blinken was particularly diplomatic. he said that's a decision for the russian people. it's not our business. it's not our purpose. that's up to russia and its people. i think the united states, its allies are very keen, samantha, to make the point that they are not to be seen to be meddling in internal events in russia or seeking, of course, to inflame them. yeah. and, obviously, everybody�*s waiting to see how and what impact this could have on the war in ukraine. are there any thoughts there yet as to how this could impact on the us relationship with ukraine? well, it's a key question, isn't it? and the president, joe biden, has been meeting before he left for camp david yesterday with members of his national security team. that includes the us defence secretary, it includes the chairman of thejoint chiefs of staff, the chairman of the cia — the very top defence and intelligence of

antony blinken wrapped up his visit to china. they made good progress peers stephen engel is with us. >> added just listen to david's analysis of monetary policy. it is a cautious approach to tackling some of the stimulus issues. there is a common saying in china, which is walk slowly. they say that to somebody at they are leaving. take care, take notice of things. diplomatically i think it is definitely that. a little bit cautious right now. we cannot go too far because the issues are too great and the differences are too great. i've talked about taiwan, export controls, a lot of rhetoric and bad will will dating back to february when the spy balloon happen. but even before that. a lot has happened and there has been no dialogue. the great take away here is dialogue. and xi jinping gave an audience to america's top diplomat. that should be seen as a sign of progress. even antony blinken when he was in beijing invoked that approach. it is not all going to happen overnight. here is antony blinken. >> it takes time. it is not the p

we begin in beijing, where us secretary of state, antony blinken has arrived in the highest—profile visita by a us official since president biden took office. it's been five years since a secretary of state has met with chinese counterparts. tensions have been growing between the countries. mr blinken�*s visit was originallly scheduled for february but was put on hold after the us found what it said was a chinese spy balloon in its airspace. we'll hearfrom our correspondent in beijing injust a moment. first, our north america correspondent in washington sets out what the us hopes to achieve. us secretary of state antony blinken arrived in china in a moment when tensions between the two countries are very high and expectations for the trip are incredibly low. this is the first major re— engagement between the us and china since that big saga over the alleged chinese spy balloon, which floated across the united states back in february, and that really is hanging in the background of these talks. the biggest goal here is a simple one, and it'sjust establishing and reopening those diplomatic

it antony blinken was going to meet xi jinping.omething if he meets bill gates and not antony blinken. this is another reason we think the meeting with the secretary of state will go ahead. china, though, it does want to court us entrepreneurs, they want foreign investment. despite the crackdown is, despite the problems, china's doing its best to say the place is open for business. also interestingly, in the discussion between antony blinken and qin gang, the foreign minister, yesterday, a key thing they also discussed in principle, having more flights between the us and china. this is something the business community here really wants. so the fact they are talking... not only chinese business, but us businesses and foreign businesses based in china. so you would have that meeting with bill gates, if they can get the slight going, this is all a means of trying to show nervous investors that china is still open for business. but there are big hurdles of course. interesting stuff, hurdles of course. interesting stuff. thank _ hurdles

antony i blinken likely to meet president xi?this trip, that would show a significant gesture towards the americans, if that was the case. there is some talk he is expected to meet president xi, the signal from the chinese side is a little mixed. people are saying on social media there is no red carpet at the effort welcoming him, and there is no visible smile between him and qin gang. but i think overall i am quite hopeful that good things will come from this visit.— hopeful that good things will come from this visit. thank you very much for “oininu from this visit. thank you very much forjoining us- _ the ugandan army is continuing its hunt for the militants who attacked a school on friday night, killing at least a0 people, many of them children. the pope has today condemned the attack, describing it as brutal, and saying that he was praying for the victims. the rebels responsible for the atrocity are from an islamist extremist group known as the adf. they also kidnapped six students before escaping back across the border into

secretary of state antony blinken in beijing. he says the u.s. should cancel its illegal sanctions on china. goldman sachs the latest bank to slash -- and ermotti says credit suisse may be due to a massive downsizing. take a look at the futures. a lot of the markets closed in the u.s. we could see a lot thinner volumes across the board. pressure on the european stocks. 50 futures down here the focus on mainland china. we are expecting a massive stimulus on infrastructure and trying to support the housing market and so far we have not had that. equities opening in europe with the ftse practically unchanged. looking at commodities, pressure on brent crude, natural gas and some of the other commodities that we watch out for. and we have the sovereign bonds. a lot of the bonds issuance that we look at but what is happening in the u.k. because we have cpi on wednesday and the boe on thursday. 30 year at 4485 in the u.k. cross assets at some of the other things moving. s&p futures, forget about that because that is giving us an indication of what will

secretary of state antony blinken about to hold a news conference in beijing.inese president xi jinping. >>> president biden heads to california today. the three-day trip includes remarks on climate change and fundraising receptions. >>> today, americans commemorate juneteenth. it marks the moment in june of 1865 when union troops told enslaved african americans in texas that they were free by executive decreek. right here, you can watch juneteenth, a global celebration for freedom tonight. >>> humans are split about robots and art firn intelligence. some see them as technological advancements to be embraced. others to be feared. here's aeleni giokos. >> reporter: heavy lifting robots and a crowd of tech enthusiasts. you're looking at the next generation of robots at tech fairs in europe. guide widespread concerns about artificial intelligence, developers say these robots were made for good. this, for instance, were built for helping people with difficult physical task. picture it bringing in groceries, taking out the crash, working in warehouses to reduce the

us secretary of state antony blinken touches down in beijing for a high—stakes weekend of talks withis chinese counterparts. dozens of students have been killed at a school in western uganda by rebels linked to an islamic state group. and king charles takes part in his first trooping the colour as monarch. hello, i'm helena humphrey. great to have you with us. we begin in beijing, where us secretary of state, antony blinken, has touched down, at the beginning of the highest—profile visit to china by a us official since president biden took office. it's been five years since a secretary of state has met with chinese counterparts, and us officials say expectations for the meeting are low. tensions have been steadily growing between the countries. earlier i spoke with the bbc's china correspondent stephen mcdonnell. stephen, its been a very tense few months between both sides, i think it is fair to say and the white house has now been saying that expectations are low for this particular trip, so what is this visit all about? well, the goal of the meeting is the meeting itself or rather

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secretary of state antony blinken's high stake visit to china, expectations were low, but his invitation to meet again with china's foreign minister in washington, d.c. has been accepted and secretary blinken may even get to meet with president xi jinping in the coming hours. we're waiting to see. that's the big question, of course. so what is your assessment of how it's been going so far and what's been achieved exactly? >> well, it's such a relief, isn't it? that's my primary emotion. we've been waiting five years for high level contacts to resume and whatever the outcome i think that's a very positive step forward. >> secretary blinken's goal is to reset china/u.s. relations and ease tensions between the world's two largest economies. how likely is it that he will ultimately achieve that goal and how crucial is it that he does given sensitive issues, such as taiwan, perhaps top of the agenda there, trade, human rights, chinese military assertiveness in the region -- australia knows all about that -- and russia's war in ukraine? these are big issues, aren't they? >> far too many issues

secretary of state antony blinken is in china right now. he just met with xi jinping who said that the two sides have made progress. blinken said a good relationship between the u.s. and china is in the world's best interests. earlier blinken met with china's top diplomat for about three hours behind closed doors. the state department calling it candid and productive. we do expect to hear from blinken himself soon. he is set to hold a news conference this hour. kylie atwood as more on why this trip is at a critical moment. >> reporter: secretary of state antony blinken shaking hands with president xi during his two day high stakes diplomatic visit to china as the united states sets out to normalize communications between two super powers. >> the trip has three objectives. first, to establish open and empowered communications so that our two countries responsibly manage our relationship including by discussing challenges, by addressing m misperceptions, and avoiding miscalculations. >> on sunday blinken invited the foreign minister to washing

prigozhin, and where this whole crisis might lead, what it might end with, it's a moving picture, antony blinkenshows this morning. asked about president biden�*s remarked last year, that this man, vladimir putin, cannot remain in power, mr blinken was particularly diplomatic, he said thatis particularly diplomatic, he said that is a decision for the russian people, it's not our business or purpose, that is up to russia and its people, and i think the united states and its allies are very keen to make the point that they are not to make the point that they are not to be seen to be meddling in internal events in russia or seeking of course to inflame them. find of course to inflame them. and obviously _ of course to inflame them. and obviously everyone _ of course to inflame them. and obviously everyone is waiting to see what impact this could have on the war in ukraine. are there any thoughts there yet as to how this could impact on the us relationship with ukraine? it’s could impact on the us relationship with ukraine?— with ukraine? it's a key question. joe biden with ukraine? it's a key questi

. ♪ we begin with a fox news alert antony blinken meeting with xi jinping a very long handshake.lier this morning. this is in beijing. >> antony blinken set up through the meeting he believes the countries can work to find the right way to get along. >> alexandria is in washington with the latest. >> reporter: a major point of this trip was to resume face-to-face meetings and to establish military to military channels and secretary antony blinken said that something chinese leadership has not agreed to but speaking to reporters secretary antony blinken said meeting has helped with a moment of instability in relations. they wrapped up with that meeting. something that was not confirmed until 45 minutes before it started lasted half an hour and followed many hours of discussions with the chinese counterparts this comes after weeks of rising tensions last month in a chinese fighter jet came close to a spy plane and a us destroyer was cut off. and in taiwan it was among the broad range of issues that secretary antony blinken raised. listen. >> we do not support taiwan and dependence

and china still have low expectations for antony blinken's trip? >> the militaries have not been speaking to ooemp since pelosi's visit two taiwan. low, because they continue to test ooeach other's red lines o taiwan, the south china sea, the balloon going over the u.s. and let's remember that the u.s. is in china as a legacy of the u.s. this is 70 years the u.s. has been in japan, korea, and other parts of asia. and this is something that china perceives now as a threat. so i think distrust is high and expectations are low, on both sides. >> well, antony blinken is the first top u.s. diplomat to visit beijing since mike pompeo in 2018. how different will this meeting be, considering everything that's happened? >> i think it's different in the sense that i think the stakes are high here in this visit, because neither side wants a hot war. and both sides have common interests beyond that. so here is a chance for the two sides to reengage to a certain extent and i expect this to happen. so if something like this happens, i would say this would be the

secretary of state antony blinken met with president xi jinping this monday for about 35 minutes. they sounded positive and agreed discussions should continue. blinken was rebuffed on one front, china refusing to resume direct military to military communication and disagreements remain on trade, human rights and taiwan. >> a greeting from antony blinken. a handshake but no small talk for the cameras. courteous, professional but a long way from friendship. both governments trying to halt the downward slide and relations. a symbolic reaching out from president xi going against protocol, a notable diplomatic gesture. he says, i hope the secretary of state will make positive contributions to stabilizing the china-u.s. relationship. after the meeting, antony blinken told reporters the u.s. was clear eyed about the challenges posed by the chinese government. >> direct engagement and sustained an occasion is the best way to ensure competition doesn't veer into conflict. i heard the same from my chinese counterparts. we both agree on the need to stabilize our relationship. >> the secretary

when i heard the initial comment, i thought it was a gaffe and that antony blinken simply misspoke. e did at all. what tony blinken did was reaffirm u.s. policy that has been our official stance on china and taiwan since richard nixon first began to open up relations with the people's republic of china in 1972. was affirmed under carter in the taiwan relations act. ronald reagan communicated he signed with the chinese in 1982. this is nothing more than blinken saying what every administration has been saying since the early 1970s. the fact that it's controversial here in washington today is a sign of the depth of america's concern that the chinese are moving toward trying to alter the status quo between china and taiwan through military means and all along our position on one china has been premised on our belief that has to be resolved through peaceful means. cheryl: i don't think china wants peaceful means. they're doing the exact opposite from a military standpoint. the journal's reporting that china is ready to set up a military training facility now in cuba and they're saying it

antony blinken likely to meet the - blinken likely to meet the president?how a significant gesture towards the americans, if that was a case. —— there is some talk. it is towards the americans, if that was a case. -- there is some talk.- case. -- there is some talk. it is a little mixed. _ case. -- there is some talk. it is a little mixed, people _ case. -- there is some talk. it is a little mixed, people are _ case. -- there is some talk. it is a little mixed, people are talking i case. -- there is some talk. it is a little mixed, people are talking on social media that was no red carpet on the airport welcoming him and there was no visible smile between him and qin gang. 0verall, there was no visible smile between him and qin gang. overall, i am quite hopeful that things will come out from this visit. —— good things. now it's time for a look at today's sport with gavin. the weather continues to affect the third day of the first ashes first — england wickets tumbled, after the first delay following lunch — australia removing both openers — ben duckett, and

. ♪ >> secretary of state antony blinken long-delayed trip to china with hopes of improving relationsrocess stunning statement from president biden, president saying the chinese spy balloon across the u.s. was more embarrassing for china and suggesting it wasn't intentional. good evening, i am jon scott and this is the fox report. ♪ >> back at his delaware home after his first official 2024 campaign rally today. nearly two months after he announced reelection bid. biden faces dismal polling numbers hand mounting concern even from within has only party about age and cognitive abilities despite that, he's gaining major endorsements. alexandra hoff live where today's rally was held. >> good evening, the focus of the debut reelection rally was union workers specifically calling themselves the most prolabor resident in history, hosted by the afl cio of powerful federation and 60 unions which recently voted to endorse the biden harris ticket, president biden spoke of the administration's record and make this accusation to the crowd. >> let me tell you something. after what i've done when th

antony blinken says there is no change to the u.s.a policy and it does not support the island's independence, though he raised concerns over provocative actions by the people's liberation army in the taiwan strait. on technology restrictions, he defended controls as necessary for protecting national security and denied allegations that the u.s. is trying to contain china's growth. regarding the ukraine war he welcomed beijing's efforts to end the conflict and pointed to assurances it would not provide moscow with lethal aid. china has however maintained its economic and diplomatic support of russia. the tone from antony blinken and beijing has been positive with both sides straining to find common ground. however, few agreements were made and one key disappointment was the failure to revive military communication with lines cut. former house speaker nancy pelosi visited taiwan in august. there were some wins. plans for a working group to stem the tide of the highly addictive drug sentinel as well as an increase in commercial flights a

now that antony blinken is actually here, the mood is polite and official, but not very warm. fellow at the lee kuan yew school of public policy in singapore, gave his assessment on the range of topics discussed between us and china in this blinken visit. well, the fact that they are having multiple days of conversation gives you an indication that the number of topics on the agenda is probably quite large. it's quite broad, probably addressing everything from china's issues that they want on the agenda as well as us issues. i think, certainly, taiwan is front and centre on the agenda, something that china now calls the core of their core interest, but of course china is also very interested in getting the us to reconsider some of its economic policies that discriminate against china, some of the export control regimes, the tariffs that have been placed on chinese goods since the trump administration, and of course the us side has its concerns about how it ensures its supply chain resiliency, its concerns about governance in china, things like human rights, as well as how chin

antony blinken is the first senior american diplomat to visit china in five years.ruary, when relations worsened after a suspected chinese spy balloon flew over us airspace. mr blinkin said qin gang had accepted an invitation to washington to continue discussions. 0ur correspondent stephen mcdonnell reports from beijing. antony blinken touched down with little expectation this would result in a breakthrough. relations have been so toxic that even having the visit has been a step forward. the first meeting was with the secretary of state's chinese counterpart. the potential to drift into war is a concern shared all round. safeguards are needed to prevent an accidental armed conflict. from trade tensions to climate change, much repair work is needed. the world superpowers are nowhere near rapprochement. analysts have become pragmatic about where us china relations may land. i don't think we can go back to the good old days. 0n the other hand we are entering a new normal, a new status, where both countries recognise that i can't change you, you can't change me, and we

greatest challenge yet to president putin's authority.in the last hour us secretary of state antony blinkenaid "real cracks" in mr putin's authority had been exposed. yevgeny prigozhin, the head of the wagner mercenary group — pictured here leaving the russian city of rostov—on—don — is reportedly going into exile in belarus after abandoning his advance on moscow. and with wagner forces firing their guns into the sky, and cheers from the watching public, his troops also departed the city — just hours after they controlled a military building — with further wagner troops moving towards moscow, travelling north on the m4 motorway, passing the city of voronezh and were spotted as far north as lipetsk, which is around 300 miles south of moscow. then, in the early evening, prigozhin announced that he had agreed to stop the advance. tensions had been building between mr prigozhin and russia's military leadership for some time, over their approach to the war in ukraine. our security correspondent gordon corera reports. cheering and applause. the strange end of a mutiny — forces from the wagner mer

we just saw antony blinken touching down a little earlier. what will be on his agenda? first thing he _ what will be on his agenda? tue: first thing he will what will be on his agenda? tte: first thing he will be doing, the first serious thing is meeting his chinese counterpart, chinese foreign minister qin gang. tomorrow he will meet huang yi and he is actually above qin gang, the communist party is official and he may even meet president xi jinping and if he met the leader, that would be very symbolic and sent a message out in china for sure that beijing is taking it seriously and the idea of reaching out to washington and washington is also taking it seriously to reach to china. nobody is expecting any huge breakthrough though. just having these meetings is the goal, really. later on, to establish some sort of mechanisms to keep communication going, to set up more meetings between senior officials of both governments because apart from all of these other areas of contention, whether it be trade, whether it be arguing about cyber attack, they are actually speaking ser

moments ago, antony blinken began the first of several meetings with the country's foreign minister. s. officials say blinken's main goal is to re-establish lines of communication with senior chinese leaders, especially in the military. high-level talks have been disrupted in recent months, but u.s. president joe biden says they can get back on track. >> i'm hoping that over the next several months, i'll be meeting with xi again and talking about legitimate differences we have, but also those areas we can get along. >> cnn's anna coren is following developments from hong kong. she joins me now with more on these latest developments. anna, high stakes meeting. will it help smooth tensions between the two countries? >> reporter: i think that definitely is the hope, laila. as you saw from that footage just moments ago, u.s. secretary of state antony blinken being greeted by china's foreign minister qin gong, then that brief photo opportunity for the press before being ushered into the meeting room where there will be no doubt hours' worth of talks as both sides i guess explain their grie

antony blinken is a warmonger. that is all there is to it. i did -- i think he had a tone that maybe we could negotiate. but we can't go into their territory and think they relied on china and we are in their territory was on the goes wrong. i can't believe the american people fall for this. host: what about chinese aggression toward taiwan? is that worth defending? guest: i do't think they are beg aggressive. i think that is propaganda. i talked to someone who was in there recently. taiwan does not want a war and china does not want a war. it is propaganda and i'm not buying it. i hope the american people and everybody in the world will wake up and see what is going on here. taiwan doesn't want to go to war with china and china does not want to go to war with taiwan. that is just propaganda. host: all right. lori in ohio. george in massachusetts, do you approve? guest: good morning. mi on the air? host: you are. guest: today's juneteenth, and we should be talking about american history. host: we will. guest: we should not be known against --

starting off with antony blinken.ets with china's top diplomat after talks described as candid and destructive -- constructive occurred. asian stocks declined after a key policy meeting in beijing fell short. fell short of announcing further support measures. approaching and inflation point as inflation dead and a bank of england decision shape the outlook for traders after yields rose to the highest levels since 2008. all eyes are on geopolitics as we parse signals in the u.s. china talks but also on the later volumes, the juneteenth holiday in the united states, volumes are going to be somewhat off from the regular patterns we are used to on a monday. all to the tune of .7%. the eurodollar, the deli coming off the worst week since january. i want to reflect on the week that was. a fifth week of gains in u.s. stocks. we are up 15% on the s&p 500. city out with a note arguing that the move about 4400 would be unloved. one of their sentiment gauges remains and more panics territory and they are also seeing a healthy pa

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and china did agree to boost dialogue after's -- after antony blinken made his trip. we have the details, if we rewind 24 hours ago when we were talking about this i feel like these are more optimistic. >> a little bit more optimistic but i am a pessimist by nature. so i have to look at the real situation, right. i would not be in the news business if i was not a pessimist. but i am not going to add to the rhetoric that some have leveled blame on the media for continuing this at, or anti-u.s. from their perspective -- whatever perspective. these two gentlemen meeting is a good thing. they met for 35 minutes in the great hall of the people, xi jinping had his moment to say his piece as it antony blinken and does it pave the way for a possible meeting between xi jinping and joe biden, they have not met since november at the g20 in bali. yes, we are closer to a possible phone call, but you call or meeting then we were 24 hours ago, but it does not mean that we are going -- it is going to happen. keep in mind that shortly after his plane left beijing that the minister of

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now that antony blinken is actually here, the mood is polite and official, but not very warm. drew thompson, a fellow at the lee kuan yew school of public policy in singapore, to discuss the stakes. thank you very much forjoining us on the programme. thank you very much for “oining us on the programme._ on the programme. thank you for havin: on the programme. thank you for having me- _ on the programme. thank you for having me- to — on the programme. thank you for having me. to site _ on the programme. thank you for having me. to site say _ on the programme. thank you for having me. to site say they're - having me. to site say they're havin: having me. to site say they're having candid _ having me. to site say they're having candid talks. _ having me. to site say they're having candid talks. what - having me. to site say they're i having candid talks. what exactly having me. to site say they're - having candid talks. what exactly do you think are the top issues they were able to discuss on day one? the fact that were able to discuss on day one? tue: fact that they were able to

antony blinken said _ process of ascension. antony blinken said that _ process of ascension.said that the - process of ascension. antony | blinken said that the rebellion showed fresh cracks in president putin �*s leadership. what do you think nato allies are thinking right now about the future of putin in power? i think they are properly stunned by the fact that putin's authority has been revealed to be not as robust as previously assumed. his resume has been demonstrated to be divided to the point where they are factions worry against each other. prigozhin was one of his closest allies. we are struck probably by the fact that the russian military was not able to do much against prigozhin mutiny that seized the southern command centre responsible for the conduct of operations against ukraine. it is a mutiny that featured a convoy that was several hundred kilometres north with some of 400 vehicles, defeating russian helicopters that were attacking it. it is a mutiny that has revealed deep dissatisfaction within russian society about putin's wall. i mean, the fact that prigozh

secretary of state antony blinken on easing tensions potentially.oll suggested australians see china as a bit less of a security threat compared to a year ago. we welcome the director of public opinion and foreign policy, ryan neelam from boao lowy institute. -- the lowy institute. >> thanks for having me on the program. when it comes to attitudes towards china, we have seen a stabilization in the australia-china relationship and attitudes of the australian public. in the context of the last five years, things are still pretty bleak in terms of public opinion as a whole. there has been a rise in the number of australians who see china as more of an economic partner than a security threat. but when it comes to trust and confidence in china, attitudes are very low compared to five years ago. haidi: it is barely in the double digits. >> 11% say they have confidence in xi jinping. only 15% say they trust china to act responsibly in the world. half of australians said they trusted china to act responsibly in 2018. haidi: i continues to come up as one of

now to that critical meeting in china today between president xi jinping and secretary of state antony blinken, with relations at a low point. blinken now touting progress in an interview with janis mackey frayer. >> good afternoon. >> reporter: tonight a high-stakes visit to beijing, capped by a handshake. secretary of state antony blinken meeting china's president xi jinping for 35 minutes to stop what officials call a downward spiral in relations >> direct engagement and sustained communication at senior levels is the best way to responsibly manage our differences and ensure that competition does not veer into conflict >> reporter: xi's message to blinken, "i hope that through this visit, mr. secretary, you'll make more positive contributions to stabilizing china-u.s. relations." there is no shortage of flashpoints here. tension over taiwan, china's role in the fentanyl crisis, unanswered questions about the origins of covid. chinese officials not holding back on their grievances either. like u.s. export bans on technology. tonight in an interview with nbc news blinken said the two-day visi

level diplomacy often involves tricky footwear, but it really comes much trickier than turning antony blinken'sisit to saudi arabia. in the few months since his last visit, the geopolitical lens get has altered. saudi's restoration of ties with iran by china have surprised the u.s.. after the rises because. blinken will meet ministers from other gulf states to beard it is that a time of intensified aggression against palestinians under the new far right government in israel that he hoped to bring closer to saudi arabia. we will be discussing his trip and what it hopes to achieve with our guests. this report. >> a meeting seemingly taste on shared commitments and common interest, but the reality is relations with the u.s. and saudi arabia are strained. the first meeting only lasted an hour and 40 minutes. even though he was secretary of state antony blinken had a lot of ground to cover with the saudi crown prince. tehran has reopened its embassy in riyadh, seven years after it was closed. the restoration of the saudi rations -- relations with iran was brokered by china. saudi arabia's mohammad b

arrangements are being made for president xi to meet with antony blinken. secretary of state has been a key aide to president biden over many years in the senate and in the white house. so, this is an important face-to-face, to lay the groundwork for that possible presidential summit. >> margaret, thank you. margaret will be back later in the broadcast. >>> we're joined by william barr. he served as attorney general under former president trump. his book, "one damn thing after another" is now available in pa paperback. good morning, mr. barr. thanks for being here. >> thanks for inviting me, bob. >> former president trump says everyone except you says this indictment is about election interference and should not have been brought. he says you know the indictment is total b.s., our shorthand for what was said. he is known for watching the sunday shows. he obviously saw your appearance on another network last sunday. why is he wrong about this? >> well, this is not a circumstance where he's the victim or this is government overreach. he provoked this whole pr

and china took cautious steps towards stabilizing relations, as antony blinken's beijing visit wins praise from presidents xi jinping and biden. the european central bank governing council member says hikes may end in 2023 as recession risks rise. the uk's two year yield climbs 5% of their first time since 2008 ahead of this week think of england on see decision. -- policy decision. let's get to more action in terms of volumes as we kamara the juneteenth holiday in the united states -- as we come out of the juneteenth holiday. the s&p mini is lower by .25%. a glut of -- global slide underway the countdown to jay powell this week. treasury yields going higher and the bond price going down. the bloomberg dollar index is flat. euro-dollar at 1.0915. we are seeing brent crude under pressure as well. i want to put the boardiet to the story here on the squeeze on u.k. finances because the two year government bond advanced to 5%, the highest level since 2008. the pain is being felt in the two year fixed-rate home loans at jumped above 6% which is close to the 14 year highs we saw at the end of 20

that when antony blinken met. india could be a viable alternative.— be a viable alternative.ative. that is right- this _ be a viable alternative. that is right. this is _ be a viable alternative. that is right. this is the _ be a viable alternative. that is right. this is the first - be a viable alternative. that is right. this is the first state - be a viable alternative. that is. right. this is the first state visit for an indian right. this is the first state visit foran indian prime right. this is the first state visit for an indian prime minister and it highlights how important india has become in geopolitics but also to the us and in particular tojoe biden, that needs a counterbalance to china. but is also listening to the business community that has said already that you need to have some sort of relationship with china, these economies cannot operate in this way, but also hearing from business that they need better ties with india to be able to use that as a way to further invest and grow american businesses.— a way to further invest and grow american businesses. than

antony blinken is there with the u.s. delegation, meeting with china's foreign minister, kim cheung, which we saw welcoming the delegation, ushering them in for talks. they will hold this meeting this afternoon, and that will then go into a working dinner, taking place at the state guest house. this is the place where china hosted president nixon half a century ago when nixon reached out to china, to thaw relations there. the symbolism should definitely be noted. we just got a tweet from chinese foreign ministry spokesperson. her name is wa chung ying. she said, i hope this meeting can stir u.s./china relations back to what the presidents agreed upon in bali. she is referring to the three-hour talk that president biden held with president xi jinping in bali a the g-20 last year. really, not anything really substantial came out of those talks, other than, we need to keep talking. and that was supposed to be antony blinken heading to beijing, back in february. but of course, there was the spy balloon over the u.s. air space

the two sides agreeing to boost dialogue after antony blinken wrapped up his visit to china. both countries saying they had made good progress. steve has the details. qwest 24 hours ago when i sat in the same chair talking about whether or not blinken would meet xi jinping and what signal that would send, they said they would be progress. there was about a four hour break in blinken schedule yesterday after his meetings with the top diplomat and when he was due to give a press conference and there was no confirmed meeting with him. as you can see right here, they did beat. i would be doing a disservice to say that everything is rosy now because of this meeting and the relationship is stabilized. after blinken left beijing, as soon as the plane left, the ministry of foreign affairs put out a statement saying the meeting between xi jinping and antony blinken was merely a courtesy. the level blame on the united states for causing a lot of the frictions and the deterioration of ties between china and the united states. the foreign minister on sunday told blinken that the relations

secretary of state antony blinken and the chinese leader held in china. aw blinken shaking hands with chinese president xi jinping with the tensions between the two global superpowers extremely high. xi has described the meeting as very good, and bnd blinken offe this -- >> very candid, in depth, and in places constructive and in other places we have a lot more work to do. >> cnn national correspondent kylie atwood is in china and we have our correspondent at the white house, and how would you describe these meetings, kiley? >> well, the secretary of state was clear that there was progress in some areas, but it is a relationship that is a work in progress here, and so, he said that the two sides did agree that they need to stabilize the relationship, and that is in and of itself significant, but the officials set out to achieve here that they are not going to achieve that they do not have an agreement to reinstate communications between the two countries. the reason it is significant is because of close calls and incidents of the last two to three weeks of

fascinating statement from antony blinken.ll mark the significance of where he was, in nato's newest member, a picture of strength and unity. under the substance of what he said, he really attacked russia's position. he is now weakened geopolitically. let's go through those. first of all, militarily, is blinken right to say that pressure is now significantly weaker militarily? guest: i would say absolutely. he has just repeated the jury, which is so popular the past months. when we look at what a terrible shape the russian army has now, russia has destroyed like most of their equipment in the first months and the best officers of the russian army have been killed within the first months. russia has not managed to conscript new soldiers. they just get whoever they can. they try to use private companies, which were even worse in the commodity of soldiers, and they conscripted mostly inmates, who were mostly ill and could not be in military service and they just sent them as meat waves into attacks. the russians have lost several