also, we have to think of beijing. it's got the winter- beijing. olympics coming up. that might not be important — olympics coming up. that might not be important for— olympics coming up. that might not be important for many _ olympics coming up. that might not be important for many people, - olympics coming up. that might not be important for many people, but i be important for many people, but beijing _ be important for many people, but beijing is— be important for many people, but beijing is very— be important for many people, but beijing is very anxious _ be important for many people, but beijing is very anxious about - be important for many people, but beijing is very anxious about the l beijing is very anxious about the threat _ beijing is very anxious about the threat of— beijing is very anxious about the threat of a — beijing is very anxious about the threat of a diplomatic— beijing is very anxious about the threat of a diplomatic boycott i beijing is very anxious about the threat of a diplomatic boycott by the united — threat of a diplomat

wikipedia, especially chinese wikipedia, is a balance that anti—beijing forces and the pro—beijing forcesyou�*re removing one side from — you�*re removing the pro—beijing voices from this platform and of course, the balance is going to tilt towards the anti—beijing forces within wikipedia. as it turns out — and i have deep experience talking to people all over the world and meeting wikimedians — the idea that people in china, for example, are so brainwashed that they can't even conceive of the idea of neutrality is just completely false. so many people are able to say "ok, here's my view of the world, but i understand there are other views of the world and that an encyclopaedia should present an explanation of all these various viewpoints in a fair way. the way wikipedia works is that while anyone can edit an article, higher—level administrators act as the ultimate decision—makers. they are vetted and elected by a community of writers within each country, which wikipedia says is crucial to preserving the integrity of the people�*s encyclopaedia. but yet, in recent weeks, 12 administrators

but could it pass beijing tim allen age -- beijing to manage this balancing act?di: that transition to other types of growth would usually come from the consumer but do the demographics point two a big challenge for beijing? eswar: beijing has a lot of headwinds in terms of long-term growth. there are financial risks that continue to burden the economy, demographics, and other favorable factors, so the long-term rebalancing china has been talking about, trying to get more growth to come from the services sector, which is better than the industrial sector at generating employment. in addition, trying to move towards more consumption driven economy, these are things where beijing was in fact making progress but then the covid pandemic came along and beijing resorted to the playbook of credit driven investment growth so it will take a wild to get back to that rebalancing effort and on top of this, you have beijing trying to ensure growth that delivers more equality and benefits to a greater part of the population. these are all very logical objectives but i'm not sur

beijing _ watercolour trucks. in hong kong, beijing has _ watercolour trucks. beijing has been - watercolour trucks. in hong - kong, beijing has been clamping down on descent since the start of the protests in 2019. the clashes between the police and pro—democracy demonstrators may have subsided for now, at least. but the same cannot be said for the online world, where the battle for the narrative still continues. furious edit wars have been raging behind the scenes on wikipedia between pro—democracy and pro— beijing points of view. 0ur investigators have spent weeks looking into these edits, mostly in chinese languages but also some in english. this article is about the yuen long attack in 2019 we saw about 100 men in white shirts attacking people in a transport station. there were allegations these men had triad connections but were in cooperation with the police ultimately backed by beijing. but on the chinese wikipedia page of the incident, the second of these pictures was removed and then two days later, well over 100 photo editors were made to the page. c

that becoming more audible in the voices from beijing-— from beijing.nternational— from beijing. that puts the international community i from beijing. that puts the international community in j from beijing. that puts the i international community in an awkward position, doesn't it? that is riaht, i awkward position, doesn't it? that is right, i would _ awkward position, doesn't it? that is right, i would say _ awkward position, doesn't it? t�*iat is right, i would say that president joe biden of the us is probably the person at the moment doing the most worrying about where this will go. there was a news item that leaked out a week ago that about a couple of dozen us military trainers have been working on taiwan to try and train up the aisle and's own defences, this had not previously been known but leaked out and it seemed to be symbolic of a wider sense, although the us will not officially recognise taiwan as a separate state, it is making it clearer that it wants to help it defend itself against any attack from the mainland and that would be a conce

in beijing, i would be a bit confused. go ahead look. well, you've said it, i mean there is no european policy to which china, most countries starting with germany have very important trade relations, selling for germany, sending a lot of equipment to, to china, high tech equipment and of kind cars, of course, and things of the kinds so, um, we also buy hugely from china, everything. and we've seen that during the pandemic, how dependent we were for certain industrial goods. so on, we have a dependence. shanna is not an enemy. of course we have to be careful that there are some issues. so like on taiwan and others, but for the rest, we not like america tool, we don't follow america that so when mr. salton burke, for example, the 2nd page on of nato in brussels, said that nato needs to project itself into the ego pacific region. i say what, you know, i, i don't understand this, this is not the north atlantic, is it? yeah, well i, it's go to our guest in beijing. i know i me, when i heard the same thing from the, the head of

there has been — well -- beijing? exactly. there has been a _ well -- beijing? exactly. there has been a perception in - has been a perception in beijing that america's influence was waning, that america will — others were less interested in asia. i think that has changed largely over the last couple of years primarily because of the aggression vocally and by action out of beijing that is drawing people back in. but i cuess drawing people back in. but i guess this — drawing people back in. but i guess this latest _ drawing people back in. but i guess this latest move - drawing people back in. but i guess this latest move by - drawing people back in. but i guess this latest move by the uk and also obviously the ongoing tensions of the us, beijing is not going to like that, will they?— beijing is not going to like that, will they? no, bei'ing is not goingfi that, will they? no, bei'ing is not going to i that, will they? no, bei'ing is not going to like i that, will they? no, bei'ing is not going to like that, h that, will they? no, beijing is not going to like that, but - t

both have seen rapid economic growth, and beijing's position on taiwan hasn't wavered since 1950. part of china and says it'll do whatever is necessary to take it back. that's relevant when we listen to president xi's language in this statement. translation: the chinese people will never allow - foreign forces to bully, oppress or enslave us. anyone who dares to try will have their heads bashed, bloodied against the great wall of steel, forged by more than 1.4 billion people. the shifting tone can also be seen in the state—owned global times newspaper. look at this cartoon, depicting an invasion of taiwan and seizing of the presidential palace. this could be put down to bombastic rhetoric and no more, but the context here is that chinese military power is growing rapidly. this is one of beijing's regular military parades, and this is what china says it spent on the military each year since 1990. it also claims that in the coming 12 months it will spend another $210 billion. that would be more than any other country — bar america. and this military expansion is, in part, about amer

i nor tango in beijing. he is a political and economic affairs commentator in prague we brad blankenship. he is a columnist at c g, t and as well as an rti contributor and in anaconda we cross to luke river. he is an independent journalist, hard gentleman, cross og rules and the fact that means you can jump in any time you want. now he's appreciate, look, let me go to you 1st here. i mean, it, you know, on the face of it, you know, the europe's relationship or more rather you relationship with china is very convoluted because major training for a trading partners, a major investment deal kind of stuck. but, you know, there's been, there's an understanding about investment and, and then we have, you know, nato, i'm saying, you know, you know, china is no different than russia. it's the same threatening landscape. i mean, it's very convoluted. i mean, is there any kind of single message because if i were in beijing and we will go to our guests in beijing, i would be a bit confused. go ahead look. well, you've

there are a few things that _ beijing? perhaps. there are a few things that beijing - beijing?ijing? perhaps. there are a | few things that beijing may do to send a message. it could for example slow down the process of certain export licenses for us companies with manufacturing capabilities, maybe a snap inspection at a production facility to slow down production but ultimately most us firms operating in china, they already face challenges just in their day—to—day operations but don't forget most firms operating that have some value to the chinese state in the sense that it is something chinese want and buy larger their work will be unimpeded for now. we larger their work will be unimpeded for now. we will see how that pans — unimpeded for now. we will see how that pans out. _ unimpeded for now. we will see how that pans out. thank - unimpeded for now. we will see how that pans out. thank you i how that pans out. thank you very much forjoining us. let's get some of the day's other news rotests have continued in sudan against the military�*s seizure of power, with reports of te

she decided to go for beijing. having been through the process once has her better prepared and she's older, more mature and more sure of herself p. i had this mentality, where i still am a people pleaser, but back then i was even more so. if a judge told me, i don't really like this program, i would change it. i was constantly trying to please everybody. so i kind of like lost a sense of myself and what i wanted to do and so this time around at least i feel like i've got that path like behind me so i'm a different person. >> karen says living on her own first in college and now in colorado is part of what's helped her grow as a person. we've got video of her with her mother who is visiting and she delivered her skating costumes for the season which karen's mom sews herself. karen is heading to canada now to compete in skate canada, the olympic team will be chosen after u.s. nationals in january in nashville, tennessee. back to you. >> how cool is that. we don't like to count down alone. we're counting down until t

taiwan warns china will be able to mount a full scale invasion by 2025 as tensions escalate over beijing's latest show of aerial force. ah, i'm not matheson, this is all 0 life and doe have also coming up. i'm here today because i believe facebook's products harm children, stoked division and week in our democracy. a whistleblower accuses facebook or putting prophets before safety. boss. mark zuckerberg says the obligations are just not true. ah, remembering lives last 2021 is not the deadliest year of the pandemic for the u. s . and a rippling lake becomes jews of sand and northern molly as the un warns of serious global water shortages. ah, ty, ones, defense minister is wanting, china will be capable of launching a full scale invasion of the island within 4 years. a record number of chinese military aircraft recently flew within taiwan, so called air defense identifications, on the islands. defense ministry says a $148.00 chinese warplanes, a breach the area since friday. the fight stayed inside international aerospace, but close enough to tie one to require aircraft to identify themselv

there is a few things — come from beijing? there is a few things that _ come from beijing?gs that i _ come from beijing? there is a few things that i think - come from beijing? there is a few things that i think beijing | few things that i think beijing made it to send a message. it could, for example, slow down the process of certain export licences for us companies with manufacturing capabilities. may be a snap inspection, production facility to down production facility to down production but ultimately most us firms operating in china are already, they face challenges just in their day—to—day operations but don't forget most firms that are still operating their have some value to the chinese state in the sense that there is something the chinese i so by and large their work will be unimpeded for now. here in the uk, the queen's pulled out of attending the cop26 climate summit which begins in scotland on sunday. her majesty, who's 95, spent a night in hospital last week and her doctors have recommended some rest. the queen was expected to play a prominent role in welcomin

cruz: what about beijing bite dance technology which media reports earlier this year shows beijing took a minority stake in through a state bank, internet investment chinese entity and on the board of which now sits a c.c.p. official who spent most of his career in chinese propaganda including a stint with the online opinion bureau under the cyberspace administration of china. china's internet regulator. would you consider beijing bite dance technology to be a part of tiktok's corporate group with whom tiktok would share all of the information it collects? mr. beckerman: senator, i want to be clear that entity has no affiliation with tiktok, it's based for domestic licenses of the business in china that is not affiliated or connected to tiktok. senator cruz: are you saying no -- yes or no as to whether beijing bite dance technology is part of your corporate group as the privacy and policy group defines it, it says we may share all the information we collect with a parent, subsidiary and other affiliate and presumably that is where it would fall, other affiliate of the corporate group, i

. >> it may be hard to believe, but we're 100 days away from the winter olympics in beijing. with he know it feels like the summer olympics just wrapped up because it did. >> it really d the winter games are just around the corner. as was the case in tokyo, the number one priority is dealing with the covid virus. tickets will be sold to only people who live in mainland china, vaccinated athletes and participants will be allowed to move around freely in areas that are closed off to them while those unvaccinated must quarantine for 21 days ahead of the games. >> the termtion for china and the chinese people is impressive. >> beijing is the first city to host the winter and summer olympics. the 2008 summer games were there. i was there to celebrate local heroes as we count down to beijing 2022. >> you've been a buzzy woman this year. >> they have made huge impacts in places like china town, helping people in businesses survive this pandemic. christy smith was there and joins us live from san francisco's union square with much more. christy, exciting day out there today. >> absol

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and from beijing, here to san francisco. we'll introduce you to the ice to a skater training in the bay area with a chance to head to the games. >> and i'm jeff ranieri. i'll show what you the weather could look like here for the start of the games. plus when rain returns to the bay, i'm back with that in about eight minutes. >>> 100 days and counting. the winter olympics get under way in february. it seems like the summer olympics just ended because they just did. the number one priority is dealing with the covid-19 virus. tickets will be sold only to people that live in mainland china. vaccinated athletes and participants are able to move around freely but only in the areas that are closed off to them. those who are unvaccinated must quarantine for 21 days ahead of the games. >> plans are going very, very well. now test events are under way with international participation. >> in february beijing will be the first city to host the summer and winter olympics. the opening ceremony february 4th. you can watch it all here on n

recognizes there is only one china, it's the people's republic of china in beijing, the u.s.does not take a position on taiwan's status. the u.s. position is that taiwan status i.e. whether blogs w to china or not, is undetermined. second, the u.s. policy under the taiwan relations act is the united states is obligated to provide arms, military equipment and services sufficient for taiwan to be able to defend itself, and that's a legal requirement under the taiwan relations act. and third really the most important principle that undergirds all of u.s.-taiwan policy is that any changes in the status quo between china and taiwan need to happen through peaceful means. in other words, it can happen by military force or coercion and it needs to be acceptable to people on both sides of the taiwan strait. in other words, in china and in taiwan. and so i suspect that is what president biden was trying to refer to briefly. >> what does taiwan want from the united states? >> taiwan wants u.s. support so that they can maintain its free, prosperous, democratic lifestyle and resist intimi

recognizes there's only one china, it's the people's republican of china in beijing. the u.s. does not take a position on taiwan status. the u.s. position is that taiwan status, i.e., whether it belongs to china or not is undetermineed. the u.s. policy shows they are to provide arms and equipment and services sufficient for taiwan to defend itself and that's a legal requirement under the taiwan relations act. and third, really the most important principle that undergirds all of u.s. taiwan policy is any changes in the status quo between china and taiwan need to happen through peaceful means. in other words, it can't happen by military force and co-worse and needs to be acceptable by those in china and taiwan. so i suspect that is what president biden was trying to refer to briefly. host: what does taiwan want from the united states? guest: support so it can maintain its free prosperous lifestyle and resist temptation and political fresh influence beijing. host: jacob stokes, describe the military buildups by china. when did it begin and what does it look like right now. guest:

what calculation is beijing making here? there is always this, the implied threat of from bay jing on saturday when she damping was talking about re unification. he stressed that he was peaceful a would be peaceful. there was no use of the word force, but he has talked in more forceful terms. and in the past, and there is this acceptance and understanding that china would never stand for the island of taiwan formerly tried to declare independence and becoming a separate state or country. a trying to regards it as a break away, renegade province. that will be one day re unified. so there is, i think, at a general acceptance that if ever a taiwan took the path of formal independence, that china would react militarily. and in the past, at the given the military support that taiwan has received from the united states with sophisticated hardware, it's jet fighters and so on. it would, could always guarantee that it could resist any kind of any kind of military challenz. that's not so much the case. now we have had a warning from

myself was born and raised in beijing. so i still have some family in beijing. it is really amazing that i'm so close to, you know, where sort of must parents grew up and so much history of my family is based where in this competent tugs will be. >> tickets for the olympics will be sold to only people that live in mainland china. unvaccinated clients must spend 21 days in quarantine before being able to participate. they will be in a closed loop management system. basically, once they aruf they can move around freely but in a bubble. that bubble covers all the games related areas, stadium as well as accommodations. catering and there will be a dedicated transport system. >> a lot to digest there. up next, what is life like after your olympic run is over? the bay area bobsledder who found a new way to fuel his passion. and another ski resort ready to open up early. boarders and skiers get ready. it's a matter of days. >> i'll take a look at that unusual snow and check out this view. if you're cooking dinner, come to the tv and really nice sunset across the bay. i

know, beijing is not going to like that but - will they?ill they? know, beijing is not going to like that but i think i will they? know, beijing is not. going to like that but i think the world is learning that china is at the same thing as a communist party of china. and the communist party of china, is leadership i think you're beginning to show signs of weekend leadership. and that is going to be a challenge for us. we are going to have to deter any resort to force in a lot of different ways and what we try to see in what can be done for there to be more peaceful and free supporting options inside of china. steve yatesjoining us supporting options inside of china. steve yates joining us from tampa, florida, thank you so much for joining us on newsday. my pleasure, thank ou. pregnant women are being urged to get the covid vaccine following concerns about the growing number with the virus needing the most serious treatment in critical care. new data shows one in six of the most critically ill patients in hospital in the uk are pregnant and

also, we have to think of beijing. beijing is very anxious right now.ympics coming up. that might not be important for many i people, but beijing is very anxious. about the threat of a diplomatic boycott by the united states. i the us senate has passed a bill advocating such a boycott. - it will go in front of congress. beijing would like toi avert this if possible. also, we've got military tensions, as you referred to. _ tensions over taiwan, - around the east china sea, i both sides really guilty of rampingl up military tensions at the moment. i think this will take - place at an unusual time, but also on a screen - and in an unusual place. marc, in the wake of the row of aukus. how does all this look from paris and comes back from brussels as well? the developments in the pacific region? well, britain is wrong because britain has nothing to give. also, unreliable country like australia of dealing with the us, it will be a junior partner, and anyway after afghanistan completely unreliable. the obvious ally is france because it has indo pacific presenc

tyrone has called on beijing to — stomp. tyrone has called on beijing to stop _ stomp.ijing to stop irresponsible| beijing to stop irresponsible provocative actions after chinese warplanes entered its air defence zone on monday. that's the longest ever reported incursion by china's air force. china which sees taiwan as a breakaway province has blamed the us for increasing tensions in the region. officials in california say the oil slick washing up along the coast is spreading to more beaches. booms have been put in place in seven locations to try to stop the crude oil from reaching shore. a slik is spreading after a pipeline leaked south of los angeles spilling almost 600,000 litres. a secretive russian whose businesses have backed 34 members of parliament from the uk's ruling party has been involved in a russian corruption scandal, according to an investigation by the bbc�*s panorama programme. leaked documents show that the former oil executive viktor fedotov benefited from a deal. it comes from a leak of 12 million offshore documents. a russian businessman has big pl

we owe it to not dignify the stain on the beijing olympics. i urge the biden administration not to send u.s. officials and american sponsors, not to send their ceos. in december, the white house will convene the summit for democracy. i urge the biden administration to use this event to shine a light on hong kong. the democratic freedoms that the people of hong kong aspire to and that the people of the chinese government are taking away our universal values. one thing we can do is provide humanitarian assistance to those fleeing. we will hold a hearing next tuesday and i welcome any thoughts are witnesses have on these bills. i want to say, we have a rules committee meeting at 2:30 unfortunately. i am eagerly awaiting any recommendations you have on actions that we might take. i thank you and i thanked the chair and i yield back. >> thank you. it is a pleasure and an honor to work side-by-side with you on these important issues. i would like to yield to mr. kim. while we wait, test >> i think mr. kim -- represented of kim needs to unmute. >> i

since friday, beijing sees the island as part of it.

yeah, well i, it's go to our guest in beijing, i know i, we're beijing, i, i wouldn't like that again. sounds very jingo, istic to me. and particularly since china is in what asia go ahead in beijing. well, nato has been looking for some sure destiny. in the absence when the, when the wall fell, i mean, they really, it's just plain inertia that they're still there. i mean, it's a real question about what they think they can do in such a place. i mean, it's not a naval power. it's a land power. everything was based on facing off with pressure. tank's artillery pieces missiles is not equipped and therefore it would be a huge boon for the armaments industry as they try to figure out how they're going to get involved in asia. so it's, yes, it is. exactly. as you said, these are the echoes of gun boat policy. the, you know, policies are trying to set off asian neighbors against each other between india and china. and also just this whole colonial. busy is ation act it's, it's really is erie, how many people are in the u. s. and also you about the subject brand. i mean it's a, it's a truism

and the beijing will be capable of a full scale invasion by 2025. a record number of chinese military planes recently flew inside a buffer zone. close to tie one's air defenses. facebook, c, e o. mark zuckerberg is pushing back off to the whistle. blowers critical testimony to us congress in a blog post. he says his company's research has been taken out of context and he says it's a logical to argue that it pushes content for profit. perform a product monitor. francis hogan is told, lo, makers and capitol hill. the social media giant is an urgent threat to its users. and should be regulated, she says the company sites, home, children, stoke divisions and, and we can democracies, officials say it was almost 12 hours before the damaged pipeline was investigated. off to oil, seeped into waters of southern california. the coast guards, as it didn't have enough evidence of the problem on the darkness. and a lack of technology didn't help me with trying to find out if the damage was caused by a ship's anchor. more than 570000 liters of oil is leaked into

but beijing is trying to not create that dependence and expectation. thus, it's willing to have a hard landing here in order to teach a lesson to the market, not to be widely speculative thinking that there will be absolutely no repercussions, because it's not like beijing is doing absolutely nothing. is doing just enough to contain the fallout. but it will not be doing a full on bail out when we 1st started talking about ever grants default to the 1st headline to appear. we're too big to fail. that was the markets 1st, instinct calling something too big to fail and just expecting a bailout, basically you're calling these venture is completely riskless. if you can't ever fail, so no, not the mentality. now the mentality has completely changed, and analysts do not expect to bail out. however, beijing is pressuring government affiliated companies and developers to buy at the giant assets and all the proceeds will be used to pay off their debts. however, as it gets repaid and restructured, investors will definitely be taking quite a big haircut on their m

can we leverage the spotlight of the 2022 beijing winter o olympics? the congressional executive commission on china, which i also co-chair and congressman smith is also a member of, asked the international olympic committee to postpone and relocate the games if the host chinese government did not let up on the uyghurs and hong kong. they refused. we asked the olympic corporate sponsors to use their leverage to demand improvements in respect for human rights. they refused. we owe it to hong kongers and uyghurs not to dignify the corrupt stain that is the beijing olympics. i urge the biden administration not to send u.s. officials, and american sponsors not to send their ceos. in december the white house will convene the summit for democracy. i urge the biden administrationm to use this event to shine ay. light on hong kong. the democratic freedoms that the people of hong kong aspire to, and that the chinese government is taking away, are universalle values. one practical thing we can do it provide humanitarian pathways for those fleeing the chinese gov

turnbull: i think with beijing, the challenge really is that beijing has to, if you like, they've gotit grant. when morrison said there should be an inquiry into the origins of the wu hand virus, is that arriving -- revolutionary thing to say? this was a manufactured blob. i do not understand why they overreacted so much. a big part of china's problem internationally is that it takes over fence all the time. can you imagine the americans reacting the way china does every time somebody criticizes the united states? i hope that common sense will prevail. it may take a while but i think china's international standing has been absolutely undermined by their own belligerent approach to foreign relations. when trump was president, there was a real opportunity for china to be as unlike trump as possible, to be consistent, measured,,, -- measured, calm, to be as unlike donald trump as they could be. they have become increasingly trumpian instead. it did not work for trump and it is not working for beijing either. haidi: that takes me to my last question. australia's role in the regional echo

it is important to say that beijing has said, building the capacity to threaten towards taiwan for athink that right now it is a moment when it needs to rattle its labour and threaten taiwan. of course, taiwan has been striving to push back against that pressure and the us and its allies and partners are signalling to beijing that the entire us china relationship is premised on beijing resolving its differences with taiwan peacefully. the united states, japan and the uk recently completed some naval exercises with four aircraft carriers in the waters approximate to taiwan and some of what china is trying to do is show that it too has a capacity to threaten taiwan and the us and its allies and partners so as to deter taiwan from even contemplating any steps. taiwan said they were not planning to take any steps — they simply want to maintain that they are a sovereign country that china cannot absorb by force. and what do you make of president xi's comments on saturday that taiwan will have to reunify with china? certainly, xijinping's claims that taiwan will have to be absorbed by chin

as an extension of beijing's crank down on freedom of expression and assembly. it's not knowing how the law will apply to streaming services, like netflix and amazon prime. keith richberg is the director of journalism and media studies at the university of hong kong. he says there is worry that bureaucrats who interpret the new law will be overly cautious. it definitely will mean that independent filmmakers who had made many kind of films that were shown here, arthouse tight films, films about of the protest movement films about the 2014 umbrella movement here. i mean, those will have been difficult times being made here in hong kong. and certainly will not be able to be shown here in hong kong anymore. but don't forget, the other thing you have to think about now is a lot of films we're, you're from hollywood worth soap, sensory. and that's the other problem. going to have people now deciding film released in china and hong kong. now maybe i'd better take out this reference or that reference or another reference. so, you know, you're going to start seeing, you