pro- beijing people often remove - beijing people often remove content that is sympathetic to the protestbarricades and the like, they also add their own content. pro—democracy editors tend to add content to shift the balance or the tone of the article. but in my experience, the pro— beijing editors are a lot more aggressive in draining up lot more aggressive in draining up this information. it's now unfeasible without external interference because they are trying to rewrite history. while these editors may use a state registered e—mails, and vpns to get across the internet, it's otherwise banned internet, it's otherwise banned in china, john says it's not a straightforward situation of beijing ordering the edits. there seems to be an overflow of patriotism in china and these changes are being carried out by people loyal to the communist party but they are not paid for by the government and they are not based in china either. �* . ., ., , and they are not based in china either. �* _, ., , ., and they are not based in china either. �* _, .,, ., either. and in contrast to john in hon: eithe

especially chinese wikipedia, is a balance that anti—beijing forces and the pro—beijing forces must maintain a balance and peopleu�*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 from mainland china have each had

for many people, but beijing is— be important for many people, but beijing is very— be important for_ 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 diplomatic boycott by the united states. _ threat of a diplomatic boycott by the united states. the - threat of a diplomatic boycott by the united states. the us- threat of a diplomatic boycott byl the united states. the us senate threat of a diplomatic boycott by- the united states. the us senate has passed _ the united states. the us senate has passed a _ the united states. the us senate has passed a bitt— the united states. the us senate has passed a bill advocating _ the united states. the us senate has passed a bill advocating such - the united states. the us senate has passed a bill advocating such a - passed a bill advocating such a boycott — passed a bill advocating such

last couple of years, primarily because of the aggression vocally and by action out of beijing that's drawing peoplet move by the uk and also obviously the ongoing tensions with the us, beijing is not going to like that, would they? no, beijing is not going to like that, but i think the world is learning that china is not the same thing as the communist party of china. and the communist party of china, its leadership, i think, is beginning to show signs of weekend leadership. and that is going to be a challenge for us. we're going to have to deter any resort to force in a lot of different ways while we try to see in what can be done for there to be more peaceful and free supporting options inside of china. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. a small plane has crashed into a residential area near san diego, in california, killing at least two people and injuring two others. the accident happened a few blocks from a high school in the town of santee. witnesses say the plane was listing before falling to the ground, where it crashed into a lorry and set properties ablaze, destroyi

people. >>> in beijing saturday, the people's republic of china commemorated the revolution that overthrew some 4,000 years of imperial dynasties. president xi jing ping said complete reunification with taiwan must be fulfilled. >>> those who betrae the betray land will be split. china's air force extent nearly 150 planes into taiwan's air defense zone this month. president biden said he spoke with president xi. >> i made it clear i don't think he should be doing other thing than abiding by the agreement. >> reporter: national security adviser jake sully von told the bbc the u.s. will stand up and skpeek out. >> we believe strongly in the maintenance of peace and stability across the strait. >> reporter: the u.s. is obligated to defend taiwan by law. the biden administration cleared a $750 billion arms package to taiwan, which china condemned. beijing has never ruled out the use of military force to take back what it considers a renegade province. ramy inocencio, cbs news, hong kong. start your day with crest 3d white and from mochaccinos to merlot, your smile will always be brilliant. cre

people. in beijing saturday the people's republic of china commemorated the revolution that overthrew some 4,000 of imperial dynasties. president xi jinping said complete reunification with taiwan now must be fulfilled. >> ( translated ): "those who betrayed the motherland and seek to split the country will be doomed and judged by history," he said. military tensions between the two sides are soaring. china's air force sent nearly 150 planes into taiwan's air defense zone since the start of this month. president biden said he spoke with president xi. >> and we made it clear that i don't think he should be doing anything other than abiding by the agreement. >> reporter: and national security advisor jake sullivan told the bbc the u.s. will stand up and speak out. >> we believe strongly in the maintenance of keeping stability across the strait. >> reporter: the u.s. is obligated to help defend taiwan by law. the biden administration this summer cleared a $750 billion arms package to taiwan which china condemned. beijing has never ruled out the use of military force to take back what it considers a

and i guess what you say that not many people expected beijing to act so quickly and rather aggressivelyther aggressively in hong kong as well. exactly. there is would've been _ hong kong as well. exactly. there is would've been of— hong kong as well. exactly. there is would've been of reception - hong kong as well. exactly. there is would've been of reception in - would've been of reception in beijing that america's influence was waning, that others were disinterested or less interested in asia. i think that that has changed largely over the last couple of years, primarily because of the aggression vocally and by action at aggression vocally and by action at a beijing that's draw people back in. a bei'ing that's draw people back in. �* , , , ., , a bei'ing that's draw people back in. �* ,, , ., , ., a bei'ing that's draw people back in. ,, ., _ in. but i guess this latest move by the uk and — in. but i guess this latest move by the uk and also _ in. but i guess this latest move by the uk and also obviously - in. but i guess this latest move by the uk and also obviously the - the uk and

china could take over tain, but the queson of wh happens on day 2 and day 3 is something that people in beijingave never really come up with a good answer to, and the people of taiwan no that. mark: you have dismissed the idea of invasion and explained that clearly. i am just wondering what the aukus affair. beijing is making noises saying that this pact between australia, the u.k. and the u.s. , it is clearly an aggression towards china. professor mitter: over the medium-term, the next few years, i wouldn't be surprised if aukus and the french in distressed in the pacific come together. everyone is angry at each other, but pretty soon there will be shared distressed. the interesting thing is not just the submarines themselves, there is a lot of military hardware over the surface of the western pacific. what is important is the fact that china has found it almost impossible to get any of its neighbors to condemn the aukus packed. vietnam, indonesia are very dependent on china economically in terms of access to the market, but none of them are saying we wish the americans, the history and and th

beijing is very anxious right now. it's got the winter i olympics coming up. that might not be important for many i peopleious. 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 presence, it has territory there, it has an army like the british army, it has a permanent seat

last couple of years primarily because of the aggression vocally and by action out of beijing that is drawing peoplethis — 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 - that, will they? no, beijing is not going to like that, but i i not going to like that, but i think the world is learning that china is not the same thing as the communist party of china. the communist party of china, its leadership i think are beginning to show signs of weakened leadership, and that is going to be a challenge for us. we are going to have to deter any resort

october the 1st mark 72 years since the establishment of the people's republic of china in beijing, more than a $100000.00 people gathered for a flag raising ceremony in tenement square comes at a time. and the government's cracking down on many major sectors from wealthy and powerful tech companies to celebrities. the highly anticipated 25th james bond movie landed in butcher cinemas on thursday. no time to die is being watched closely as a test of the cinema industry's ability to recover. after months of closures, due to cobit 19, he bought a report from land. ah, there's only one show in town for his past 2 years late because of the pandemic, where the change of director and script along the way, expect a familiar face doing familiar things, smashing and schmoozing his way around the world for queen and country all while showing off a slew of expensive accessories and lethal gadgets. now your enemies, my and he just the ticket for dealing with an international criminal gang, or maybe even jumping the petro q during britain's current fuel shortage. beyond the spectacle. it's hope no ti

. >> 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. >> absolutely. there was a lot of excitement out here today. seeing owe lumpians and performers. at the center of it all, community leaders that stepped up during the pandemic. they were honored for their efforts and commitment to the challenging times as we look forward to the olympics in beijing. >> a line dance set the tone at san francisco holiday ice rink and union square. nbc bay area marking 100 days until the olympic winter games in beijing. >> it is so exciting. you know, the clock is really ticking for all the athletes. i know they are more than stoked to be going

speaking in the great hall of the people in beijing, president xi jinping said he wants to see reunificationne country, two systems principle, similar to that of hong kong. translation: national reunification by peaceful means best serves the interest of the chinese nation as a whole. that includes our compatriots in taiwan. it is an internal matter for china and there should be no outside interference. the chinese president struck a softer tone in this latest statement. in the past, he has threatened to use force to bring taiwan under the control of beijing. at the beginning of the month, china mounted four days of large—scale exercises over the taiwan strait, involving almost 150 military aircraft includingjets, bombers and spy planes. the taiwanese government and its allies said this was being provocative. ahead of sunday's national day celebrations, the taiwanese president was defiant in response to the remarks by the chinese president and remarked that the taiwanese people will defend their freedom. translation: we continue to work hard to uphold - the front lines of democracy and freed

speaking in the great hall of the people in beijing, president g peng said he wants to see reunification occur under one country, two systems principle, similar to that of hong kong. translation: national reunification by peaceful means best serves the interest of the chinese nation as a whole. that includes our compatriots in taiwan. it whole. that includes our compatriots in taiwan. , ., whole. that includes our compatriots in taiwan. , . ., ., in taiwan. it is an internal matter for china and _ in taiwan. it is an internal matter for china and there _ in taiwan. it is an internal matter for china and there should - in taiwan. it is an internal matter for china and there should be - in taiwan. it is an internal matter for china and there should be no| for china and there should be no outside interference. the chinese - resident outside interference. the chinese president struck _ outside interference. the chinese president struck a _ outside interference. the chinese president struck a softer - outside interference. the chinese president struck a softer tone - outside interference. the

people who always vote for pro-democracy candidates. and then10 to put the pro-democracy camp and did it again in late 2019 after beijing said there is a ent majority six out of ten people beijing cannot tolerate the expression of freedom. >> so i will just close about recommendations and what we can do. i spent most of my life working for engagement between china and theth rest of the world. we seen hundreds of millions of people come out of poverty in china and one of the greatest uplift in human economic history. but yet engagement is it working and hasor network the way that we thought. 's now we have to think about disengage and to think hard about what that policy would mean. that it could cut deeper that are protected by the chinese state those that private companies for example the special inspector investigating the next digital with an international accounting firm is working for the hong kong government that under the veneer. of a respected international accounting firm. professor davis mentioned the statute under threat at my alma mater where i got the phd at university of hong kong. law firm working with university to remov

the city website citing unidentified people, saying that beijing will not be imposing such a law in the near term. in fact, we just heard from carrie lam saying there is no timeline for his institution here in hong kong. hong kong has its own anti-sanctions law in june. it gave the government powers to seize assets of entities involved in implementing foreign sanctions. we have another chinese developer feeling repayment of a bond. it echoes evergrande. this is fantasia holdings saying it did not repay a $205 million bond that was due on monday. separately, we have property manager country garden, saying that a fantasia unit, didn't repay a $108 million loan, and that the default was probable. the builders' bonds tumbled earlier on speculation that it would struggle to meet its obligations. facebook says services are back up and running, after some 2.7 billion global users lost access for about six hours. it did prompt an apology from the chief executive since many could not access their apps including instagram and whatsapp. . facebook shares already under pressure following a whistleb

i'm sure there are very smart people in beijing who are monitoring this who at some point will pressn the button. yvonne: i have to ask you, given the week we had with fantasia, this was a company no one knew until last week, and they mentioned before they did not really have liquidity problems and that they did had -- they did have enough capital, and yet, they defaulted anyway, so now we are seeing what is happening in the junk bond market. what are you looking for as the next flashpoint then? >> the next flashpoint for us are really two see at what stage the likes of evergrande may come up with restructuring terms for share bondholders. our experience is it can take many months before the proposal comes out. the group is extremely complex with many different types of liabilities. it could take a few months, but, yeah, we want to see some form of restructuring proposal that leads to a path for some recovery for bondholders, and we also want to see some thing from the central government that relaxes some measures, and we want to see presale numbers coming back not necessarily in lin

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

peoples republic of china has never ruled taiwan for a single day even though beijing does claim thiseople as its own sovereign territory and beijing does not recommend noise the democratically l ally elected government here. beijing has claimed it for more than 70 years even though the island has ruled itself for 70 years. so this seems to be something that will continue and in fact just in a matter of days taiwan will be demonstrating its own show of force showing off new domestically produced missiles and aircraft that they say would be used if there were some sort of an invasion, if you will, by the mainland. >> reciprocal message there. will ripley, thanks so much. >>> still ahead, the president of belarus grilled on allegations of widespread human rights abuses following his disputed re-election win. we'll have an exclusive interview with alexander lukashenko coming up, stay with us. baaam. internet that doesn't miss a beat. that's cute, but my internet streams to my ride. adorable, but does yours block malware? nope. -it crushes it. pshh, mine's so fast, no one can catch me. bi

human rights activists disrupted the olympic torch lighting in greece for the beijing winter olympics. three peopleaked into the site with a banner that read "no genocide games." activists want the games moved because of china's treatment of tibetans and muslims. former president trump filed suit today to block his white house records about the assault on the u.s. capitol. president biden agreed to release the documents. the lawsuit argues they are protected by executive privilege. mr. gave a videotaped deposition over allegations his security guards assaulted protesters in 2015. it stemmed from the day he announced for president and claimed mexican migrants were criminals and rapists. e u.s. environmental protection agency is moving to limit forever chemicals that linger in the environment the toxic compounds are known as pfa's and used in everything fromarpets to cookware, but they are getting into.water systems the epa says it wants to set new drinking water standards. still to come, american missionaries are kidnapped in haiti as the country descends into chaos. hollywood avoids a shutdown, but

beijing. to the local people still support her there?y: businesses are pleading with carrie lam to open up. an american chamber of commerce survey recently showed that 40% of member companies were considering moving out of hong kong because of these really draconian restrictions. up to 21 days in quarantine, even if you have been vaccinated. to which the response of the hong kong authorities is basically a shrug of the shoulders, and the message from carrie lam is very much, we are a gateway to china, and therefore our health protocols have to align with chinese health protocols. the singaporeans are saying, we are a gateway to the world, we can't be closed. matt: to that end, singapore -- you are holding a big conference in which many world leaders for the first time are going to get together. andy: right. we are part of the experiment. opening up in singapore is somewhat risky, politically. there is a division of opinion even within the singapore government about the trade-offs between openness and public safety. we are bringing 300 or

rising tensions between taiwan ask beijing brings the most challenging time for the people of taiwan.e just off the eastern coast. will ripley is in taipei. he joins us with the exclusive interview with what she stayed. what did she tell you? >> reporter: a lot of people have been wanting to hear from her, christine. taiwan is at the moment the flash point between china tensions. the tensions have been ratcheting up. we talked about china flying the war planes, 150 in five days earlier this month. i asked the president about that, about the relationship across the taiwan strait. she said that she is open to having a dialogue with chinese president xi jinping. i asked her specifically about her relationship with the united states, meaning the island of taiwan's relationship with the united states, and whether she feels confident that taiwan would come -- that taiwan would be assisted if china were to invade by the u.s. remember at the cnn town hall last week, president biden said the u.s. has a commitment to defend taiwan, and the white house walked it back. they are supposed to be str

it is taking it seriously and giving the training, and having those resources to help people. beijing has laid down. tension between the two has heightened in recent weeks. mark lobel reports. taiwan�*s national day celebrations, a visual show of defiance after rising tensions with china, which views the island as a breakaway province. taiwan disagrees, with a pledge to defend its sovereignty and democracy. taiwan�*s president, tsai ing—wen, said she was hoping for an easing of relations and would not act rashly, but insisted taiwanese people would not bow to pressure. tensions have been rising after around a record 150 chinese warplanes made incursions into taiwan�*s air defence zone, includingjets, bombers and spy planes, injust four days. on saturday, china marked the 110th anniversary of a 1911 revolution which saw the last chinese imperial dynasty toppled. china�*s president said reunification with taiwan should be achieved, adding chinese people had a glorious tradition of opposing separatism. translation: national reunification by peaceful means best serves - the interests of t

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:

human rights activists disrupted the olympic torch lighting today in greece, for the beijing winter olympics. three people sneaked into the ancient olympia site, with a banner that read "no genocide games." they were quickly arrested. activists want the games moved because of china's treatment of tibet and of uighur muslims. former president trump filed suit today to block release of his white house records about the january assault on the u.s. capitol. a special congressional committee asked for the documents, and president biden agreed last week to release them. the trump suit argues they are protected by executive privilege. mr. trump also gave a videotaped deposition today over allegations that his security guards assaulted protesters in 2015. it stemmed from the day he announced for president, and claimed that mexican migrants were criminals and rapists. he now faces a civil lawsuit in new york. the u.s. environmental protection agency is moving to limit so-called "forever chemicals" that linger in the environment. the toxic compounds are known as p.f.a.s and are used in everything from carpets to co

it happened as beijing mount the founding of the people's republic of china. rope mcbride has moved from home with increasing tensions between the 2 neighbors. china in recent months has been stepping up these kinds of incursions. but according to taiwan, this was the largest number of aircraft reported in a single day, a total of $38.00. it says at the defense ministry says that they came in to waves on friday, an earlier wave of $25.00 aircraft entering what's known as it's air defense identification zone. this is the air space that approaches the island of a taiwan. and then a 2nd wave on friday evening of 13 planes. it says that 4 of the aircraft that took part on friday were actual bombers, capable of carrying nuclear warheads. taiwan scrambled its jets and also put its missile batteries at on alert. it's no coincidence that all of this took place on october. the 1st china's national day china regards taiwan has been very much a part of china. it says that one day there will be a re unification with what it regards as a renegade, breakaway island, dallas worn to taiwan repeatedly ab

beijing. but there are people who also feel that this government needs to work harder, needs to push back harderecause they >>> china launched three astronauts into space. they say the crew will spend six months at the space station which is still being built. there is more evidence of the increasingly vigorous space race between china and the united states. >> reporter: 90-year-old star trek actor william shatner blasted into space, becoming the oldest man to reach such heights amid great fanfare in the u.s. >> oh, wow. >> reporter: thousands of miles away here in the gobi desert, china's latest space mission won't set any records, but it is a major step forward in this country's fast-growing and increasingly ambitious space program. cnn gaining rare access to the satellite launch center in northwestern china. shin jo 13 carrying three astronauts to the soon to be completed space station called heavenly palace. china has touted their space station as next generation, an alternative to the international space station. but the 15-country iss has already been occupied for more than 20 years. the u

says more than three dozen aircraft entered the air defense zone on friday as beijing celebrates the founding of the people'schina. will ripley joins us from taipei. what are with eto'o make of all of this? >> i think we might not have will up yet. we'll try and get back to him a little bit later. >> wait, what happened? what time was the hit? >> and moving on now, the taliban may now run afghanistan, but some of the country's own embassies refuse to recognize the new deposit as cnn's bill wedeman reports, it's placed them in a sort of a diplomatic limbo. >> reporter: 5,000 kilometers away if rome, the old afghan flag flutters over the embassy splo so what we do, we issue visas, also, we extend the duration of our passports. >> this is called the golden rule. >> reporter: the ambassador continues to work and live at this elegant villa that has housed his country's embassy for almost a century. >> we have 1964 -- >> reporter: boasting relic from a different era. by the former prime minister, the king said send one to the embassy to italy. we have 11 local employees. >> reporter: since the taliban takeover, th

ever since there have been elections in 1991, six out of 10 people support the pro-democracy camp. after all the protests, after beijing said there was a silent majority that supported the police, six out of 10 people voted for the pro-democracy candidates. beijing cannot tolerate that. they cannot tolerate the expression of freedom. i will close by talking about recommendations. you asked about what we can do. i spent most of my life working for engagement between china and the rest of the world. i think china and the world are better off when we were together. we have seen hundreds of millions of people come out of poverty in china. one of the greatest uplifts in human economic history. yet, engagement is not working. it has not worked the way we thought. i think we now have to think about this engaging. we have to think hard about -- we have to think hard about disengaging. i would argue they could cut deeper. people are protected by the chinese state. people at private companies. the special instructor is with a large international accounting firm. he is working under the veneer of a respected accounting firm. prof

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people. and urged beijing to avoid a policy of intrusion. harassment and destruction.nd to focus instead on peace, parity, democracy and dialogue. so the disagreement on both sides of the taiwan straits continues. taiwan with its population of 22 million people and system of democratic governance. china a behemoth of 1.4 billion people, where dissent is very promptly and quickly crushed. and censorship is part of the way the country is governed. kim. >> all right. thanks so much. ivan watson in hong kong. >>> still to come on "cnn newsroom," defying congress. a trump ally is refusing to cooperate with the committee investigating the capitol insurrection. we'll have the panel's response after the break. >>> plus, a suicide bomb tears through a mosque, killing scores of people, raising even more doubts about the future of afghanistan. they may not be able to take just anything for pain. that's why doctors recommend tylenol®. it won't raise blood pressure the way that advil® aleve® or motrin® sometimes can. for trusted relief, trust tylenol®. ♪ ♪ love is a roller coaster.

now, for its part, beijing has blamed rising tension on the presence of us and allied presence in the region. we remain concerned by the people'sc of china by the provocative actions and we urge beijing to seize its military, diplomatic and coercion against taiwan and we have a combined interest in peace didn't stability that is i will continue to support taiwan and have it maintain its defensive capabilities. an independent think tank and also a former australian diplomat in beijing with lots of experience dealing with these sorts of issues, i asked her how significant these manoeuvres are.- her how significant these manoeuvres are. , . ., ., ., manoeuvres are. the escalation ofthe manoeuvres are. the escalation of the past _ manoeuvres are. the escalation of the past few _ manoeuvres are. the escalation of the past few years _ manoeuvres are. the escalation of the past few years is - of the past few years is definitely note worthy and so, china has been sending planes into this area for a couple of years now but the numbers over the quite significant and do show it escalating on their part. the timing is really interesting be

stuff like that because it only securitize this hong kong in the eyes of beijing, only provides further justification for peopleg security force to crackdown in hong kong. we need to think about h we can adapt to china's growing human rights abuses and inevitability of its power without doing further harm to those we are trying to help. amy: that is ethan paul, we will live to his article. to see part one of the discussion, go to democracynow.org. democracy now! is currently accepting applications for two positions: a director of finance and administration and a human■o ♪ >>> hello and welcome back to nhk "newsline." i'm takao minori in new york. an american soldier and statesman who broke down barriers has died. colin powell rose to the highest rank in the military, advised several presidents and became the first black secretary of state. president joe biden called him a patriot of unmatched honor and dignity. powell's family says he died of complications of covid-19.