in a state visit to beijing british prime minister to resume a signed a number of economic agreements to forge closer trade ties with the world's second largest economy this before britain is to leave the e.u. in twenty nineteen deals with some nine billion pounds up out of the u.k.'s bid to improve access to the chinese market. reported its third consecutive annual loss and twenty seventeen the frankfurt lender was in the red for nearly half a billion euros the bank pointed to recent us tax reforms for the continued slump which impacted total write offs for the year. but other issues continue to plague the banks' balance sheets including fines it's still paying after being found guilty of market manipulation. legislators in hong kong have approved a ban on ivory trading they set maximum penalties of more than one hundred thousand euros and ten years in prison for the sale of ivory in their territory this follows last year's ban in mainland china hong kong's ivory market one of the world's largest has been linked to mass elephant poaching in africa. waiting in line for water has becom

it is 8:00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 8:00am in beijing, where the british prime minister her visit to china, has forecast a golden era in trade relations. theresa may says she has won assurance that beijing will further open up its markets to the uk, but has also been forced to insist that she is not a quitter, following days of criticism of her leadership from her own supporters. our political editor laura kuenssberg is travelling with the prime minister. even the most carefully planned entrance can go a touch awry. a bit of pushing and shoving — not the political kind, this time. asia's red carpets, though, hardly provide a rest. theresa may is here to do business, but the tories are trading in her future at home. she, envious perhaps of that kind of discipline, is trying, well, as she might say, to get on with the job. although i may be visiting in winter, i have had the warmest of welcomes, for which i am very grateful. but, to get things done, leaders have to be able to lead. the prime minister says she will fight on, but concedes something has to shift. prime minist

energy sector also coming up a golden era in economic ties that is how the british prime minister describes the relationship with beijing she tries to drum up trade but does china still the same way. and high tech toddlers going all the days of her loops in train sets we take a look at how kids tastes and toys are changing. this is your business update on how to humphrey great you could join us job cuts at a time of higher profits it's certainly a hard sell and ones evens is attempting to pull off now as key industrial power business is stuttering along but its other segments are making up for the losses thanks to a global upturn but that's not stopping the german firm from slashing jobs worldwide c.e.o. joe case argues there is a lot to do to make the company fit for the future but that is not going down well with the protests because at the same time as operations of the wound back in germany the man says embarking on new ones in the u.s. they demonstrate who's going to huge lengths to make sure their voices are heard. siemens workers from the eastern german town of gurlitz cycled hundreds of kilometers to the annual

sector or so coming up the golden era in economic ties that is how the british prime minister describes the relationship with beijing she tries to drum up trait but does china feel the same way. and high tech total is going all the days of her loops in train sets we take a look at how kids tastes in toys are changing. this is your business update i'm havin a home free great you could join us job cuts at a time of higher profits it's certainly a hard sell and ones evens is attempting to pull off now it's key industrial power business is stuttering along but it's other segments making up for the losses thanks to a global upturn that's not stopping the german phone from slashing jobs worldwide c.e.o. joe k.'s argues there is a lot to do to make the company fit for the future but that is not going down well with the protesters because at the same time as operations of the wound back in germany the emmons is in barking on new ones in the u.s. they demonstrate is going to huge lengths to make sure their voices are heard. siemens workers from the eastern german town of gurlitz cycled hundreds of kilometers to the annual sh

resolution on the world's worst humanitarian crisis yemen it came after rejection of a british plan by both moscow and beijing coming out of the show where's the money for grown fell we speak to one of corbin's key allies in the british parliamentary labor party chris williamson about storms and what the e.u. will do you know jeremy corbyn has thrown down the gauntlet on free trade and the major civil war we talked to those who support both sides of the afrin equation washington speak aka allies and then corazon pick a special forces a stories a made continues britain's defacto support for is the best insurgents in syria plus we'll look at the papers with my turn a senior editor and independent on my news site involves politics all the civil war coming up in today's going underground but first to our top story is the bookies favorite to replace tereza may as prime minister clarifies his position on the world's sixth largest economy leaving the neoliberal project that is the european union jeremy call been supporting transitional membership of a trade union a stablished in one nine hundred fifty eight arguably

resolution on the world's worst humanitarian crisis yemen it came after rejection of a british plan by both moscow and beijing coming out of the show where's the money for grown fell we speak to one of corbin's key allies in the british parliamentary labor party chris williamson about storm is he and what the e.u. will do you know jeremy corbyn has thrown down the gauntlet on free trade and the nature of civil war we should those who support both sides of the afrin equation washington speak aka allies and then corazon a special forces a story's a made continues britain's defacto support for is the best insurgents in syria plus we'll look at the papers with my turn a senior editor at the independent on my news site involved politics all the civil war coming up in today's going on the ground but first to our top story is the bookies favorite to replace tereza may as prime minister clarifies his position on the world's sixth largest economy leaving the neoliberal project that is the european union jeremy call been supporting transitional membership of a trade union a stablished in one nine hundred fifty eight ar

relationship with china is complicated by history this is the remains of beijing's old summer palace ransacked and looted by british and french troops more than one hundred fifty years ago the chinese people are taught not to forget it. we should try every way to get the things back from britain their old china's national treasures they're ours that britain should return the things they looted from china because they belong to china. as she embarks on a three day tour of china to reason may will have larger concerns than historic grievances she's here on a mission to increase british trade with china that need is growing quickly following britain's decision to leave the european union she should have to call this chinese leader that she's ok i love her garment he's ok and he we'll she can you know pro wyatt any i mean if it's to have a stable and a smooth spreadsheet and you specially were doing the practice broccoli to process it will not be any liquid to impact on china britain relations thirteen billion dollars worth of trade deals was signed on wednesday significantly the prime minister said in spite of her ear

internet without relying on foreign investments too much but he is building a forest in beijing thank you for british prime minister tourism is also in beijing where she's been talking business with chinese counterpart xi jinping she's hoping to forge closer trade ties with the world's second largest economy before the u.k. leaves the european union countries are expected to sign deals worth of a nine billion pounds before the end of days visit china has already agreed new measures to improve market access and to lift the ban on british beef exports to china. facebook says it's concentrating on quality not quantity that says the world's biggest social media network announced results today that beat expectations profits were up twenty percent to almost four point three billion dollars but shares both sharply c.e.o. mark zuckerberg saying time spent on the site is down fifteen million dollars a day that says the media giant doubles down on its strategy to remove click bait and increase meaningful interaction on the site. back to sue me and a key city in iraq trying to restore normalcy and mosul was a s

british prime minister the reason may is in beijing where she's been talking business with her chinese counterpart xi jinping she's hoping to forge closer trade ties with the world's second largest economy before the u.k. leaves the european union as you countries are expected to sign deals worth over nine billion pounds before the end of may's visit china has already agreed new measures to improve market access and to lift a ban on british beef exports to china. they feel about a way first up in a way all right yes good thank you it was all about i was on the guest is going through final preparations for his next space mission the end of april he will join the horizons mission to the international space station it will be his second expedition and he'll be in charge of the orbital lab for six months to w.'s the euro shatter caught up with the russian space training center star city. these spacesuits aren't for lightweights invented the scales at around ten kilograms each once in space of ensure that alexander guest and his crewmates sergei prokofiev and syrian and chancellor can survi

internet without relying on foreign investments too much but he is building a forest in beijing thank you for british private is that reason may is in beijing where she's been talking business with a chinese kind of ping she's hoping to forge closer trade ties with the world's second largest economy before the u.k. leaves the european union if you countries are expected to sign deals worth billions before the end of may's visit china has already agreed new measures to improve market access and to lift the ban on british beef exports to china. britain's demanding the right on the e.u. law to sign off on new trade deals as well with the likes of china during its breaks the transition next year has been pushed back from european officials over this let's bring in daniel cole about financial correspondent in frankfurt diana we had may and trump talking about this special relationship of the world economic forum in davos now may and she talking about their global partnership. what's what right what's wrong with not meant to be talking trade or at least signing off on trade deals. you have very interesting

the team and have the opportunity to showcase our sport and the british public how awesome nordic is. until we inspire more people in beijingto your first absolutely. you another one gone to yourfirst games. absolutely. you another one gone to your first games. your competing absolutely. you another one gone to yourfirst games. your competing in alpine skiing with your guide. you have had an amazing few weeks. tell us have had an amazing few weeks. tell us about what you have won. we have just come back from canada, where we had two downhill races. we won a gold and silver in each. that meant we we re gold and silver in each. that meant we were crowned the champions for the season. amazing stuff. pretty good going into yourfirst paralympic games. you are her guy. the other message for the people in the olympics because you'll be going into the same village as them as a whole team. what would you like them to leave the village like? it is exciting that we are coming in to ta keover exciting that we are coming in to takeover the accommodation. if they would like to leave your autographs beside the bed, it would be nice to see

for extremely famous buildings such as norman foster the british designer of the or the swiss dual. who designed the olympic stadium in beijing and the helpful harmonix in hamburg. or the late designer who was the first woman to be awarded the prize in two thousand and four. in his thirty's and of course it's a great honor for us to join the list of these award winners. but the prize comes with a lot of responsibility. because one of the most that in the jury is placed us on a pedestal course. and now we're getting a lot of attention going on gave a very grand fimian. the attention is well deserved and not all their designs are local they designed the tsunami museum in rio de in southern france one of the region's architectural highlights and their design for the michelin starred restaurant last calls in a lot is as much of a magnet as the food and it is considered a pivotal piece of architecture they transformed a country house with a restaurant owners guests and personnel in mind. there and see and they've changed the building completely they brought nature into its light the kitchen used to be a stall for animals it was da

stop the title next time in four years time in beijing yeah i magine they will be all over many thank you very very much breaking news now just coming in british police are responding to a major incident in the city of leicester they're advising people to avoid the area local media are quoting witnesses who say they heard an explosion and a video posted on twitter appears to show a fire in a building in a residential street we'll bring you more on that as it comes in. that's all for now this is the w.'s live from berlin and join us again at the top of the hour thanks for watching. on freedom and the whole. world i come from the region is rich in history. but so cool oriented your creation group of trinity and freedom this makes it special you difficult for independent journalists i see very promising developments .

a british royal navy warship is to sail through the south china sea to challenge beijing's claims on international waters the h.m.s. sutherland is returning from australia and will pass through a key trade route in the area to protect international navigation rights china has increased its activity in the region building the military facilities on reefs and islands the international community is concerned that beijing is trying to restrict free movement the chairman of oxfam international has been arrested in guatemala as part of a local corruption investigation relating to his time in government juan alberto a former finance minister was arrested along with ten other people including former president of our column it comes as oxfam faced fresh allegations of sexual misconduct and cover up this time in south sudan. the founder of wiki leaks julian assange has lost another court appeal to have his u.k. arrest warrant dropped songe fled to the ecuadorian embassy in london six years ago to avoid being extradited to sweden why he faced rape and sexual assault charges charges have now bee

a british royal navy warship is to sail through the south china sea to challenge beijing's claims on international waters the h.m.s. sutherland is returning from australia and will pass through a key trade route in the area to protect international navigation rights china has increased its activity in the region building new military facilities on reefs and islands. ten years ago kevin rudd australia's then prime minister apologized in parliament to generations of indigenous children who were forcibly taken from their homes and put into state institutions in an attempt to integrate them but many say that not enough has changed since then andrew thomas reports from camera of the better part of a century it has been a central campaign promise in february two thousand and eight three months off to being elected australia's new prime minister apologized to decades of institutional racism and abuse as prime minister of australia i'm sorry on behalf of the government of the strata i'm sorry watched by australians across the country rod was specifically saying sorry to the stolen generation

be a bright or is johnson that future of london beijing shanghai i don't have a choice anyway i do really i mean considering there was a joy old british people you know virtual sadness already over brooke. but i mean we we all were all going to keep deciding where all going to kick designing somehow and i do think this country attracts talent a breeds talent and we have wonderful art colleges that i think there are people still going to come here and we're just going to have to wait and see what really happens in reality even if it could be a russian plot the bracks a referendum or i know you said in the past about whether the russians got trump elected. well it might they lost him because you've reported he got a bust of putin let him repeat it oh i do i got a bill is passed in fact i did a show in russia and one of my russian friends came out and gave me this wonderful money box of putin and we painted to love the need so he's golden all sorts of bright colors and he sits in my studio he's very happy that he doesn't live that has not yet. worries that fashion associates with politics i mean i said in. the intro there about how when

be a bright or is johnson that future of london beijing shanghai i don't have a choice anyway i do really i mean considering there was a two old british people you know voted out seven there's already overbroad. but i mean we we all were all going to pick deciding where all going to kick designing somehow and i do think this country attracts talent breeds talent and we have wonderful art colleges that i think that people are still going to come here and we're just going to have to wait and see what really happens in reality even if it could be a russian plot the backs of referendum or i know you said in the past about whether the russians got trump elected. well it might be mostly because you've reported he got a bust of putin let me put it oh i do i've got a bill is passed in fact i did a show in russia and one of my russian friends came up and gave me. this wonderful monte boggs uprooted and we painted him up and he's so he's golden all sorts of bright colors and he sits in my studio he's very happy there he doesn't live that has not yet. fashion associates with politics i mean like i said in the intro there about how when chanelle

could be a bright or is johnson that future of london beijing shanghai i had a choice anyway i do really i mean considering there was a joy old british people and you know virtual sadness already of a brother. but i mean we we all were all going to keep deciding where or going to kick designing somehow and i do think this country attracts talent breeds talent and we have wonderful art colleges that i think there are people still going to come here and we're just going to have to wait and see what really happens in reality even if it could be a russian plot the referendum or i know you spoke in the past about whether the russians got trump elected. well it might be masking because you've reported he got a bust of putin let him repeat it oh i do i've got bill espoused a fact i did a show we did in russia and one of my russian friends came out and gave me this wonderful money thoughts of putin and we painted him up and he'd so he's golden all sorts of bright colors and he sits in my studio he's very happy that we have to he doesn't live that has not yet. what is it that fashion associates with politics i mean like i said in the intro th

prime minister, who's visiting china, said the british people had not voted in the eu referendum "for nothing to change". let's cross live now to beijingour correspondent stephen mcdonell. he is keeping track of her trip. good to see you. wherever she goes she is going to be grilled about the terms of leaving the european union. this one puts her at odds with brussels, doesn't it? indeed. i think some people will see this as a sign of nervousness on her part. you come to china, you are speaking to the top two leaders in this very powerful country with the potential to sign huge deals which will affect britain's economy and yet you are speaking to reporters about brexit still. i think it shows the concern on her part, back at home, over this, over the details of this brexit deal. and, you know, ithink it will be seen by some as getting tough and standing up for britain, et cetera, and some might like it. 0thers et cetera, and some might like it. others will wonder what the details are. we mentioned that the eu is saying that its citizen should have full rights to in the transition period, but what rights are they talking about? they cou

the british prime minister, who's on a visit to china has forecast a golden era in trade relations. theresa may says she has won assurance that beijing the uk, but has also been forced to insist that she's not a quitter following days of criticism of her leadership from her own supporters. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg is travelling with the prime minister. even the most carefully planned entrance can go a touch awry. a bit of pushing and shoving — not the political kind, this time. asia's red carpets, though, hardly provide a rest. theresa may is here to do business, but the tories are trading in her future at home. although i may be visiting in winter, i have had the warmest of welcomes, for which i am very grateful. but her chinese counterpart provided cheer, dangling the prospect of a future trade deal after brexit, with the start of formal conversations to scope it out. she isn't a naturalfan of chinese opera, perhaps, or the diplomatic schmooze. there were some tricky moments today. conversations turned to human rights, north korea, and the brute force of china's steel industry. but these very excited students could be

a british royal navy warship this to sail through the south china sea to challenge beijing's claims on international waters the h.m.s. sutherland is returning from australia will pass through a key trade routes in the area to protect international navigation rights china has increased its activity in the region building new military facilities on reefs and islands the founder of wiki leaks julian assange has lost another court appeal to have his u.k. arrest warrant dropped a songe fled to the ecuadorian embassy in london six years ago to avoid being extradited to sweden where he faced rape and sexual assault charges those charges have now been dropped and his defense team said the arrest warrant for skipping bail should be dropped as well but in court today the judge said his son should have the courage to face the consequences of breaking the law if baka has more from the court in central london. in the short run it means that life for julian assange remains very much the same the warrants outstanding for his arrest for skipping bell in two thousand and twelve has been upheld the seco

the courage to face the consequences of breaking the law a british royal navy warship is to sail through the sound china sea to challenge beijing's claims on international waters him miss southerland is returning from a pass through a key trade route in that area china claims nearly all of the waters despite competing claims from several other asian pacific nations that also constructed new islands and military facilities in the sea the u.s. and thailand have been criticized for including me and more security forces at a major military exercise and have accused me and our security forces of committing ethnic cleansing against the hinge of minority and rakhine state when he reports from the war games and very young. these are the largest joint military exercises in the asia pacific region this year more than eleven thousand soldiers from twenty nine countries are taking pass but it was the presence of one man at the opening ceremony that attracted a lot of the attention and observer from me and my i was invited despite his army's alleged involvement in human rights abuses at home at the ceremony the us ambassador to thailand tried

the british company will be financing a tech city a couple miles outside beijing.ll be involvedtake a look. in a one billion pound fund for the belt and road initiative. prime minister may slice back to the u.k. we make it details on a london to shanghai stock connect. stay tuned for that in a few hours. betty: up next, what one chinese every maker is doing to of tesla in the electric car market. this is bloomberg. ♪ retail. under pressure like never before. and its connected technology that's moving companies forward fast. e-commerce. real time inventory. virtual changing rooms. that's why retailers rely on comcast business to deliver consistent network speed across multiple locations. every corporate office, warehouse and store near or far covered. leaving every competitor, threat and challenge outmaneuvered. comcast business outmaneuver. yvonne: 8:30 in singapore, a half-hour away from trading. looks cloudy, but i'm sure much better than where betty and i are right now. betty: you are watching "daybreak asia." that is probably guaranteed. let's get to first word

a british royal navy warship is to sail through the south china sea to challenge beijing's claims on international waters h.m.s. sutherland is returning from australia and will pass through a key trade route in the area to send a message about international navigation rights china has increased its activity in the region building new military facilities on reefs and islands. and visor to the former president of south korea's been sentenced to twenty years in prison for corruption and influence peddling torture and see who was at the center of a case that led to the impeachment of part going hey joy was accused of using her presidential connections to pressure companies to donate millions of dollars to two foundations she controlled a lawyer says she will appeal the sentence the report oxfam international chairman for now about a friend has been arrested amid a corruption probe in guatemala he was the country's former finance minister and adds to the pressure on the charity with the british arm of the organization facing fresh claims of sexual assault and cover up this time in south s

the british prime minister has met the chinese president in the great hall of the people in beijing.id have brexit issues on her mind — and i'll get you up to date on that later, but this encounter was all about the world after brexit, when she wants the uk to have a bigger, more profitable trade relationship with this booming economic power. in talks with xi jinpin, theresa may said she hoped her visit would strengthen the ‘global strategic partnership‘ between the uk and china. downing street says the issues of north korea, protecting the environment and human rights were also discussed. one area theresa may won't be visiting is the province of xinjiang, in the far west of china, and home to many muslims. our china correspondent john sudworth and his team travelled there, here's his report. ian looks on in distance, it's closer to baghdad than beijing. but this is china. it's far western province, and now the target of one of the world's most intense security crackdowns. a mainly muslim minority have a long history here. today, fear is everywhere. under the watchful eye of governme

environment for foreign firms in china that has a stop british prime minister theresa may talking business with her chinese counterpart xi jinping and she's in beijing hoping to forge closer trade ties with the world's second largest economy before the u.k. leaves the european union now the two countries are expected to sign deals worth over nine billion pounds for the end of may's visit china has already agreed new measures to improve market access it says to lift a ban on british beef exports to china. are about to feel known some anxious and indians may be one step closer to south korea perhaps. twenty eight russian fleets have successfully appealed against lifetime olympics bans for doping offenses the bans were overturned by the court of arbitration for sport a move condemned by the international olympic committee which now has to decide whether to allow the russians to compete in next week's film chung winter games. the russian doping scandal has dominated the sporting headlines for almost two years after an investigation into state sponsored doping the international olympic committee banned a host of russian athletes from the olympics. forty

paul: a senior british official says china is wary of providing new trade commitments until it sees how [indiscernible] the you can help to negotiate a new deal with beijingthe two-year implementation after march 2019. the nations launched a review of their $77 billion trading relationship during prime minister theresa may's visit. >> with the launch of the second [indiscernible] and clearly endorsed by both sides. [indiscernible] paul: new research claims the u.k. will leave the area even if it keeps the same trading relationship after brexit. point --l slow to one 1.1%. the euro area economy will expand after -- faster than anticipated with growth more balanced than any time since the financial crisis. and handingagreed the finance ministry to the social democrats. describe the arrangement as a awakening. germany will take an active leading role in europe. members and all sides must approve the deal. hna group says it is a victim of a conspiracy against them and the government in beijing. themberg us has -- has seen transcript of a speech in which he said reactionary forces within china and overseas are trying to disrupt the markets and subvert the comm

a senior british official says china is wary of providing any trade commitment until it sees how brexit lays out. trade commissioner hopes the u.k. cap negotiate a new agreement with beijinguring the two-year implementation. after march of 2019. the two nations launched a review of their relationship during theresa may's visit last week. recognize that will want be able to reach an agreement they we left it eu, but are endorsed by both sides. rbn kept rates at a record low and will stay there until the middle of next year. growth and inflation is low as acting governor how the official cash rate at one and three-quarter percent and said policy will remain accommodated for a considerable. period. and the reserve bank of india maintained a neutral policy stance hoping its key rate at 6% , but also had a warning about spending. last week's budget for rural of nexties ahead years's elections, however the r.b.i. says the worsening can lead to high inflation. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2,700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am courtney collins. this is bloomberg. let's get to the biggest bumpy ride on wall street -- a increases and t

six british tourists on a pilot were on board the chopper when it went down saturday under unknown circumstances or survivors are recovering in hospital. a travel frenzy is well underway in beijing and other parts of china as people head home for the chinese new year most will be taking the train to join their families and loved ones for celebrations nearly three billion trips are expected this year alone this is the world's largest movement of people within a short time span. turning to south africa now where top leaders of the governing a.n.c. are meeting today to decide the fate of the country's embattled president jacob zuma his party rival cyril ramaphosa is heading the effort to push zuma out of office but so far zuma who's ignited public anger over numerous corruption allegations has refused to budge the crisis comes as the a.n.c. marks the one hundred thousand a verse free of the birth of nelson mandela. i'm up on. a man power and sunil and khosa was the anti apartheid rallying cry of the struggle led by nelson mandela born one hundred years ago. his resistance eventually delivered power into the hands of the a.n.c. but it is the transition of that power that is threaten

beijing, how successful has it been? i think if we talk about trade normally we are all welcoming back oui’ normally we are all welcoming back our viewers in mainland china. i think the chinese and british. they are talking about the long—term projections of the economic relationship between his two countries post—brexit. this is partly a way of reassuring chinese companies who might want to invest in britain that it is ok to do so. britain is not shut for business post—brexit. do so. britain is not shut for business post-brexit. steven mcdonell in beijing. while china is often see as a prized country with which to trade, the nations which strike deals with beijing are also confronted with what to do about china's stance on human rights. one area which is particularly attracting attention is the province of xinjiang, in the far west of china, and home to many muslims. it's also seen violent clashes with the security forces, and china has now greatly increased its security measures there. our china correspondent john sudworth and his team travelled to xinjiang, where all filming and reporting by foreign media is tightly controlled. here's his report. in looks and in distance, it's closer

the senior british official says china is wary of providing trade commitments until it sees how brexit plays out. the u.k.yrne says hopes to negotiate a new deal with beijing during the two-year implementation period after march 2019. the two nations launched a review of their $77 billion trading partnership during theresa may's visit last year. we recognize we are still members of the eu and we are not be about to implement any trade union until after we leave the eu. -- clearly endorsed by both sides. it has put us in a good place to do that. paul: china's foreign exchange reserves rose for a 12 straight strengthen andan economic outlook improved. the pboc says the stockpile climbed $21.6 billion to 3.1 trillion, fractionally the lowest in the bloomberg survey. valuations since 2015, shrugging off signals appreciation should slow. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm paul allen, this is bloomberg. david: thank you. china at any point will be releasing its latest trade figures with the jalan's -- january balance import. when you haveime escalating trade tensions between beijing and

british companies looking to china for more business. throughout hertrip she has bee talking to a variety of people, hitting a number of cities including here in beijing, but also going to shanghai after this, to promote trade and investment but one of the spectors hanging over her trip is the concern about brexit even though the chinese premiere outlined this is not a concern for the relationship going forward there have been many people here concerned about whether or not the negotiations and uncertainty around brexit will be limiting for further growth for a lot of these british companies as well as the relationship between china and the uk so, for example, with the agreement the two made with the trade and investment treaty, there was some brief that could be a precursor to a free trade agreement down the line, but that will take years to negotiate, and everything is so uncertain because of brexit. willem >> eunice, thank you very much we are also joined by asher bennett of teva motors i wanted to ask you, theresa may looking to promote brit inbusiness interests among other things during this trip. how on earth will a company like yours take on bi