the talk in the last few weeks was positive, both sides s sayig prprogress was beingng made. talksf the people m made in scheduled for early june. a lot of positive talk, xi jinping in thehe opening speech for the belt and road forum m me remarkable statements about reforming. are quite a few things happening the hind the scenes. this could hint at the fact there is a lack of chinese consensus and could hint at the fact there is an american belief that while china and beijing is good at making promises, there is not a great track record of keeping those promises. much impact could a new tariff have on the economy? >> about 20% of the gdp is based on thehe exports. as the chineseng economiciclowdown isis taking plplace. authorities managed to steady the s ship. another round d of tariffs could be the challenge. what could come out of this other round of tariffs is a move autonomy, which is a state of long-term goals for the chinese economy. >> thank you for thohose detail. chinese shshares tumbled with te compmposite dropopping more than 5.5%5%. markets in tokyo w were closed

. >> one of my first queioions -- how much arere the rental l bs really beingng used? when do you rent a b bicycle? student: if i don't have to go more than 20 kilometers. reporter: that far? most beijing residents use the bikes for much shorter distances -- for the so-called last mile from the subway to their office or home. for the first time in quite a while, the number of bike journeneys is growing. sandra retzer advivises the chchinese e ministry of transpsn behalf of the germanan governme. sandra that was ththe positive : effect of all the various bike-sharing companies. officials started rethinking things in the cities, and in city governments. it's a big discussion in many urban areas today all over the world -- the question of how we can get people to enjoy riding bikes. reporter: most roads in beijing have bike lanes like this. we are going to look at what condition they are. this one is nice and wide, and pretty comfortable to ride on. even if there are a couple of obstacles along the way. i just manage to squeeze past one car making a turn. and there isnoth

all of that and this -- softwar- pegasus beingng used around the world to a technician right defenders lawyers doctors who ever and anyone who opposes thee reaching. the pegasus software can activate the microphone and camera on a target smartphone to access data or record phone calls. and so insisted only licenses the program to governments for fighting crime in terror. but critics say governments often use it to crackdown on dissidents. actitivists in mexico city formr president and re gay pena and yet to use the software to target rights workers an investigative journalists there. similarly authorities in the united arab emirates use pegasus to target rights activists ahmed months more. that revelation led to apple's release a security update in. twenty sixteen next ruling completes arrested twenty three people this tuesday in connection with a spate of attacks. on muslim owned homes and shops. it's an apparent reprisal for the easter bombings why isn't as militants that killed more than two hundred and fifty people. this is s a pasta factory. this i shop w with halal food. this is

in that same lecture, this context as a -- and theof idiocy other point you made about literature beingngential, fiction being essential to saying what cannot in any other context be said? yes, i cited kashmir. i cited james baldwin who says that "and they would not believe me, precisely because they knew what i was saying was true." is -- to, i think it me, the reason -- i wonder sometimes, in this age of so much whatsapp and video and netflix and movies and living in a country with so many people either semi literate or aliterate, why is it that certain kind of writing like say my essays and even my books now, they are translated -- nermeen: your novels. ,> translated into 51 languages many indian languages. when i go to speak and places anywhere in india, literally thousands show up. why? not because i am some superstar, but because everybody is looking to understand what is happening at this moment when really the era we think we know and understand is coming to an end. this is the simplest w way of saying a complicated thing, you know? literature is. radicalhat the understanding now

here are the two presidents that are beingng featured today, andw johnson -- whom we mentioned before -- his pious category, number 37 in economic management. his low category, not surprising, impeached president, relations with congress. and as i mentioned, 275 out of 1,000. james garfield -- and this is so interesting because he was in office for six and a half months -- yeah, rates high by comparison. his highest category is pursued equal justice for all. he was in 20th place among the presidents, so right in the middle. and lowest category in international recommendations which he came into office with virtually noing experience in. his score, 481 out of 1,000, fully double what andrew johnson got, and he was, again, only in office for six and a half months. so lots and lots to talk about about why these ratings have happened. so with that, thank you for learning more about our book, "the presidents," and i'm going to turn it over to our wonderful panel. [applause] >> thank youou so much, susan. great presentation. my role here is just to get the conversation rolling and we want t

beingng japanese autos held do is talks between trump and abe.ated announcement to tie up renault that could lead to a merger of the companies and see nissan and mitsubishi invited to join at a later time. paul: still to come on the next hour of daybreak asia, we are live interview with robert feldman of morgan stanley. to discuss the japanese economy and president trump's visit. the market open also coming up next. this is bloomberg. ♪ is bloomberg. ♪ paul: i'm paul allen and sydney. asia's major markets are about to open from trade. shery: good evening, and shery ahn. sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin and hong kong. welcome to "daybreak: asia." >> [speaking a foreign language] paul: our top stories this s stance to find. he spoke -- we will speak exclusively to him. >> i will ignore trump. then who can he negotiate with? if he calls me i may not answer he does not even have my number. paul: eu voters elected new parliament in the shadow of brexit. euro skeptics pulled strongly in england, italy, and france. trump toxic trade in tokyo after a weeken