leoni, a lecturer in war studies at kings college london, and an affiliate of university loud china institute. a warm welcome to you all gentlemen, thank you for being on inside story. andy, more can be jane. let me sot with you, please. as katrina said there in her report, the call between present biden and president, she doesn't seem to have changed anything in either leaders or either countries position. but you believe that this was a significant and important call. why is that? i do believe this was an important call. i think 1st of all, the framing and the western media really is misleading and really are being nothing more than due to the non refers for the u. s. government. if you read the same law, read out of the call, it makes 3 points. the 1st that both presidents thought the cause constructive. the 2nd way, which is the most important one, is that both presidents will instruct their people to take concrete actions to ensure that the china us relationship is back on the right track. and finally, the issue that is urgent and consuming the attention of the world is that both sides a

steve site who's director of the china institute at university of london, a gentleman of war. welcome to you all. and it's still saying i'd like to start with you at, we look back to the years leading to the 1st world war and wonder how it is possible that they didn't know the direction in which they were heading. is that how history do you think will view this moment in time? as this earthquake rumbles under the current world order? i think we have better recognition or the importance of the russian emission for you grange is one of those events in history which is going to leave a major mark. i think we're looking at t $430.00. ready more in b bush kind of moment here, and i think this recognition and glen this and do you think it's now inevitable that the international order will reposition itself? i think most definitely international order, but in europe as well. keep in mind that for the past 3 years, we kinda try to figure out what to do with europe because we never really eliminate the winding lines in europe. but now these will be re militarized. during the cold war,

steve tangles, director of the china institute. so as universe city of london, he explains why beijing is refraining from condemning fresh aggression. china's position is basically laid down by she jumping, which is to support putin and russia. he should have been, cannot afford to see putin fail. so even though the foreign ministry in china has hesitations and reservations about the russians in relation, ultimately they can not the park from the directions issued by she campaign. so an estrogen being changed his mind, we will be hearing rhetoric, se watered and seeing real effective actions for letting behind the scenes. there probably be a lot of activities going on between china and russia, dealing with practical issues that the russians will be making demand or a request or the chinese government. and the chinese committee will be making conditions in terms of how and why they should be helping the russians to deal with some of those western sanctions. i don't think we're dealing with a lot of chinese pressure on russia to cease

steve tsang from the school of african and oriental studies in london, and director of the soas china instituteramme. i know we have spoken about this issue and certainly china's growing influence in the world i need to stay with you before. can china take on this role of the mediator?— before. can china take on this role of the mediator? well, china is the one country — of the mediator? well, china is the one country that _ of the mediator? well, china is the one country that has _ of the mediator? well, china is the one country that has the _ of the mediator? well, china is the one country that has the capacity . of the mediator? well, china is the| one country that has the capacity to do the job, one country that has the capacity to do thejob, but it is one country that has the capacity to do the job, but it is very unlikely that china will put its heart into its, not the foreign minister of china. ~ , ., its, not the foreign minister of china. ~ ,, ., china. indeed. when you look at the fact that beijing _ china. indeed. when you look at the fact that beijing is _ china. indeed. when you lo

border, oil is not rising it is plummeting and this time all roads lead to china not only is china instituting new lockdowns due to a covid spike but reports that russia is asking china for military aid in chinese stocks imploding in the western world asking what is got to be next. daniel davis is here live to tell us that china could play a major role in the 19 dale conflict and if russia is getting dangerously close to drawing nato into the war. no way in or out the russian invasion has waterways to the keyport, the ceo of a shipping platform business that has everybody in the world rushing to untangle the logistical nightmare caused by the war we want to begin with the breaking news lift following uber in the last 20 minutes lift announced a tire tread they said it will be asking writers to pay a temporary fuel surcharge due to the rapid rise in gasoline over the past couple of weeks all of which the church surcharge will go to the drivers not the company. both stocks pump need, uber down and it lift down 5.4%. excluding new york city will wil have to pay a surcharge of 45 or 55 cents on ea

still saying as director of the china institute, so as university of london, he explains why beijing is refraining from condemning russia's aggression. china's positioned is basically laid down by she jumping, which is to support proteins and russia. she, she jumping, cannot afford to c, putin fail. so even though the foreign ministry in china has hesitations and reservations about the russians in relation, ultimately, they can not the park from the directions issued by she, jim ping, so unnecessary jumping to get his mind. we will be hearing rhetoric. so what i'm seeing real effective actions for letting behind the scenes probably be a lot of activities going on between china and russia. dealing with practical issues that the russians will be making demand of a request on the chinese government. and the chinese committee will be making conditions in terms of how and why they should be helping the russians to deal with some of those western sanctions. i don't think we're dealing with a lot of chinese pressure on russia to cease fire or the back to the military. that's what we really n

let's cross over to london and bring in to the saying he's a director of the china institute. so as university of london, welcome to al jazeera on that issue of mediation is their role for china to play here going forward. we also heard this from the use foreign policy chief just a barrel, who said that china must play a role because the europe under u. s. cannot be all right. there is a, well, we're trying to say trying that is the best place countries to booker a piece. but i think we are likely to hear much more of rhetoric while the dan, real action. what are you basing that on? well, china's positioned is basic in the laid down by she jumping, which is to support kilten and russia. he, she jumping, cannot afford to see putin fail. so even though the foreign ministry in china has hesitations and reservations about the rushing in nations, ultimately, they cannot the park from the directions issued by she campaign. so unless you can change his mind, we will be hearing rhetoric, se what and seeing real effective actions. ok, that's all happening in public and i suppose the off

china had institutions that need to invest in some market. they turn around and say they want the capital markets to function, but is it an investment in the long-term? wonder -- what are the returns going to be? it is whatever the president xi jinping decides. whatever the cash submission is going to be. what is the best sect there -- the tech sector -- determined by what mood resident xi jinping has with jack mar. that is not a long-term prospector there are investment opportunities, but they are short-term if they are holding in china. you need to believe that maybe reforms that are going to be more shareholder friendly are right. they are going to improve, and we do not believe that. jonathan: thank you. good to catch up, as always. trust -- the key issue there, lisa, not for russia but for china as well. lisa: how much can you count on investing in a country that is so dictated from the top, and the dictation changes even from china. they created a low paid for their currency in years. speaking to the idea of state control over what we h

i started trading with roger financial institutions that are facilitating by their financial transactions with china, with russia might also be sanctioned by the united states. there could also be black lists where united states may not be able to export certain components to chinese companies. they're identified as trading with russia, but as a tool to persuade chinese leadership team, paying in the government to bring a hall to their trade relationship with russia. again, it seems very, very difficult for the united states to achieve. alright, thanks so much good to get your thoughts. now, another news, argentina senate has approved the deal to refinance of $45000000000.00 debt with the international monetary fund. but many people are against borrowing extra money and have been holding regular protests for more than a year. they say the terms of the debt are not realistic. throws about reports from one osiris. it was necessary agreement to help the country move forward, said argentine senators who voted in favor of a new program with the i. m. f. debates about refinancing. have been ongoing for 2

china. moscow denies that. an italian is a senior international fellow at the ty her institute. it's a china based think tank. he says, piece between ukraine and russia is essential for china's trade plans. no interest in providing military sports. china has already said quite clearly that they oppose the western europe, u. s. army, putting more arms into ukraine as they see it as adding oil to a fire. so it would be hypocritical if they were to start helping russia in terms of economics. nothing has changed. you know, from china's perspective, the u. s. this, in essence engineered a tragedy. the russians have also been told by meeting another country. but when you get down to it, to roles, do not make a right. so at this point, trying to is looking for an off ram for this a believe it has to be diplomatic. how it be any other way, pushing vladimir putin and his country to the brink of regime change. economic disaster is not a good idea, given that it has the largest pile of nuclear weapons. so at this juncture, yes, china thinks it's about diplomacy. not about the us trying to engineer a narrative that china

but we are unfortunately witnessing china and russia, undermining these institutions in realtime. the world health organization, routinely pirated, the chinese communist party speaking -- and spreading misinformation which led to the death of an. >> we know the plate and actors, like china is not just limited to the world -- organization. and many times taiwan has been excluded from organizations in general. including the civil aviation organization, interpol and as we've seen in months the olympics. as a result, and as i've said before, the u.s. engagement with international organizations should be tempered and clear eyed. it does not seem to agree -- last year the president declared the united states would rejoin the -- council a sham body which protected despots and dictators, and hiding the world's worst abuses. china, russia, cuba and venezuela. have seen to this shrine of human rights. instead of focusing on human rights issues abroad, the council continues to fight its efforts on persecuting. israel, is permanently featured on this as its own item. while the sikh changes for

the tire institute need says china hopes to avoid criticism and focus on road maps of peace. but what's interesting is, and chin guns interview, made it very clear. he's not going to criticize us and he's not going to criticize russia. he wants to do is try to get both sides on and off ram to negotiate. peace . that's equally rational way of solving this from the chinese perspective. they don't see that war as being the answer. i obviously people with a v, b and c, a very much western centered idea. you know, the, that, you know, this is a terrible humanitarian catastrophe, which it is within china. it's a little bit more nuanced. they talk about do lenses. one. this is in essence a that ukraine is a victim of problems that exist between the us and russia. so it's, it's depending on where you are and how you see it. nobody doubts that there is a humanitarian crisis going on that war. and this tremendous sympathies going that way. but the, some of these can go towards russia as well because many chinese see us using the same kind of pressure tactics against it in terms of taiw

encourage the development of private health care and in fact, over 50% of the health care institutions in chinavate. we are servicing over 20% of the pace needed here, and the government continues to pronounce the importance of the contribution made to the overall health care system by private health care while continuing to count on the public system to deliver overall basic care, so i don't think that is a worry or a risk, and although one might leap to that conclusion, the government has continued to reinforce as recently as two days ago that public markets will continue to be open to chinese companies, and that will include health care. >> tell us a little bit about your own company. i know you are on track to open a hospital in shenzhen. how is that going, and i guess the impacts you are seeing as we see this omicron wave, the impact to your hospital system. >> united family has been delivering high-end internet small care services to communities in china since 1997 when we opened our first hospital in beijing. we now have hospitals in six cities. 10 hospitals including an internet hospita

worldwide are trying to gauge china's strategy during and after the ukraine war in light of the nations strong ties to russia. let's bring in a senior fellow at the institute the president is hoping, he says president xi jinping of china does not get engaged in supporting the russian cause in any great way. what is your assessment? i was under the oppression china was already helping russia. >> you are right and president biden is wrong. we've seen elevated commodity purposes, oil and gas, we've seen chinese offer financial systems to institutions sanctioned. china's diplomats have been supporting russian narratives as has chinese propaganda clearly there is all in support from aging war in russia and people are say china shouldn't supply military help. there's open source reporting china is already doing that with information about where the ukrainian drone operators are so biden needs to understand it's already happening and he can't say while, if they do it because they already are. jon: it one of the fierce people have long had, most of the drones around the world are made in china and china is able to track them because of circuitry built into those.

you know, could be, you know, china could make russia dependent on its technology or its institutions or whatever, you know, that maybe they'll be able to make rush or a client state of china. i don't know. i mean, i do think, you know, the child, china, china is very sophisticated technologically, in many ways. you know, it's been competing on many margins with western technology in western institutions . and this, another instance of it. and it creates a kind of pretext for them to, to do things that perhaps they, they didn't think of doing before. but you know, but i think it's hard, it's hard for me at the moment to see what the long run economic consequences. all my point was just, it's not motivated by economics. i think the economic consequences are russia should surely go to the regular consequences. the ukraine are surely going to be disastrous. i think the economic consequences to russia are going to be disastrous to what are they going to be for china? i, you know, i don't know. he's only russia was tired and the sanctions, all the sanctions have gone on for so many years.

you know, could be, you know, china could make russia dependent on its technology or its institutions or whatever, you know, that maybe they'll be able to make rush or a client state of china. i don't know. i mean, i do think, you know, the china, china, china is very sophisticated technologically, in many ways in the us being competing on many margins with western technology in western institutions. and this, another instance of it. and it creates a kind of pretext for them to, to do things that perhaps they, they didn't think of doing before. but you know, but i think it's hard, it's hard for me at the moment to see what the long run economic consequences. all my point was just, it's not motivated by economics. i think the economic consequences or russia should surely get into their economic consequences. and ukraine are surely going to be disastrous. i think the economic consequences to russia are going to be disastrous to what are they going to be for china? i don't know. he's only russia was tired of the sanctions. all the sanctions that have gone on for so many years, just as ir

but we are unfortunately witnessing china and russia undermine these institutions in real time. the world health organization routinely parroted chinese communist talking points during the early stages of the pandemic, leading to the untold thousands of deaths of americans and worldwide. we know it's not just limited to the world health organization. the ccp has consistently sought to exclude our ally taiwan from international organizations in general including the international civil aviation organization, interpol, and as we've seen, the olympics. as a result, and as i've said before, the u.s. engagement with international organizations should be tempered and clear eyed. sadly, the biden/harris administration does not seem to agree. last year, the president declared the united states would rejoin the u.n. human rights council, a sham body with a terrible track record of protecting dictatorships and despots in covering up the crimes of the world's worst human rights abusers. china, russia, cuba, and venezuela, all have seats on the supposed shrine to human rights in geneva. ins

an acute problem for china, where there are many smokers , broadcasts from the herzen operating institute not only for colleagues from china , surgeons from russian oncological centers are connected to the international webinar, professor andrey ryabov removes the lobe of the left lung, more complex such operations are performed using mechanical ventilation of the second lung, but there is the possibility of removing the lower share. uh, the right lung and the surgery is underway to remove it. in connection with the oncological process of the upper lobe. uh, left lung. and of course, he is a sociological support. uh, such a patient requires special approaches requires a very high qualification of the anesthesiologist uses a low-traumatic method through three punctures with three-dimensional visualization. directly during the operation , drug therapy methods are discussed. previously , they used it for therapy and so hurried patients who were not planned for surgical intervention, and now and more and more often this type of therapy. used in patients who surgical intervention is planned qu

at the same time these international institutions where china can call the shots on human rights council to play this today from the human rights council and no propaganda and lies, watch. >> we should act as first true champions of human rights. protecting rights in pursuit of china. the things of, forced labor and really oppression -- peace, justice, democracy and freedom. >> laura: elbridge colby, quickly, investment bank making billions off of china. just for that statement alone we should be decoupling. >> sure, well, i mean they say go to the country. the best thing that people can do for democracy is to be strong and hold the line because we can be sure democracy will suffer and we can imagine if we allow that to happen. >> laura: gentlemen, thank you both tonight. an establishment with both parties calling for a no-fly zone over ukraine. that would not be dangerous or anything. a warning from former secretary mike pompeo when we return. ♪ ♪ age-related macular degeneration may lead to severe vision loss. and if you're taking a multivitamin alone, you may be missing a critical pie

china, beijing's priorities like closer to home with taiwan. and join now by evelina, a caravan director of the austrian institute for european and security policy in vienna. she has written extensively on china, russia relations, a warm welcome to the show. and we've heard in that report about cosy, she putin relations and that the chinese government actually blames the united states for what is happening in ukraine. so given that wouldn't be acceptable for the ukrainian government to accept china in the role as a mediator. well, in fact, i think that her ukraine no should rely on any major re helper right now in order to postpone the course of the war. because every day is in fact, victory for ukraine sustaining the full scale war, led by russia and china ease. the 2nd economic power in the rule is a significant, a global actor on all the diplomatic reno we did international regional organization. so it will be a smart move located to also use this opportunity as it is obvious that the chinese currently the closest ally of russia as we for observe from the last 11 diesel for the rate and asian. but despite being very close, ally is china in a

good luck with that hear from the hudson institute and also the china secret strategy to replace americaower, michael pillsbury. no one who knows more info period to talk about it publicly what chinese leadership is really thinking. do you think they realized it was a huge miscalculation by siding with which never this? >> he may think they have a major miscalculation but i think they've reached that point yet and then to support sanctions on china so far china has gotten away with it. the invisible hand behind putin. they are the ones who are funding the war. roughly half of russia's gold reserves are controlled by the us and by the west you cannot get access to them but on the other half the chinese can and they have been doing and also the world's largest credit cards in china and they allow everybody in russia the trade in the purchase of long-term energy supplies undercut the sanctions because it shows putin he has somebody in his corner. >> . >> and then the thinker to say steve were calling in all your loans. that's what he had on the phone so instead reporting very wisely this pr

the fact of the institutions we understand in china, one of them has been given an extension.here are emergency measures in aluminum, cobalt, zinc, short positions to avoid delivery. tatjana puhan is a chief investment officer at tobam. do you think there is a sense of panic in the equity and commodity markets? good morning. tatjana: good morning. i can imagine that people are panicking at the moment and it is up for the potential that this is something that we have seen in fx. this is going to happen now on the cost. there is concern about this and to the extent of the markets. dani: talk to us about how the contagion shows up. it is not just the margin calls but also coal and reports of companies facing margin calls there. what does contagion look like in this environment? tatjana: we have already seen in conversations with credit markets playing out, so we are concerned about that. a scenario of march 2020 that we have seen completely out of reach, so i think we should worry about what happens to the credit market did generally speaking, funding conditions. this has the rea

you're putting an italian as senior international fellow at the time institutes. it's a china based thinktank. he's joining us from beijing. good to have a was again, sir, and al jazeera. would it be in china's interest to provide either military support or economic support to russia? well, there's no interest in providing of military sports. china has already said quite clearly that they oppose the western europe, u. s. army, putting more arms admission into ukraine as they see it as adding oil to a fire. so it would be hypocritical if they were to start helping russia in terms of economics. nothing has changed, you know, from china's perspective, the u. s. as in essence, engineered a tragedy. the russians have also been told by bating another country. but when you get down to 2 roles, do not make a right. so at this point, china is looking for an off ram for this. they believe it has to be diplomatic. how it be any other way, cushing, latin america couldn't, and his country to the brink of regime change or economic disaster is not a good idea. given that it has the largest p

before this, too, of china's largest stay on the banks, had begun to restrict financing for the purchase of russian commodities. all these show that chinese financial institutions do not want to be sanctioned and lose the opportunity to trade in us dollars. so we know how big a concern it is for the business leaders in china. all right, so it's on hand in soper, thank you very much. is russia on the cost of insolvency? ratings agency? fitch says, says there's an immediate risk of default upon payment of more than $100000000.00 is due today. if russia were to make that payment in roubles, it could trigger a technical default. western sanctions hit the russian economy hard. many banks have been excluded from the global payment system. swift and a big chunk of state assets have been frozen. while russia has dollar reserves of $640000000000.00, the country central bank is unable to access about half of that due to the sanctions. rushes international bonds are worth about $40000000000.00. $117000000.00 are due today, while a principle payment of $2000000000.00 is due on april 4th. the ration finance minister and tonsil one of said moscow will pay it sets in roubles

china. gordon is author at the institute. i would like to say good to see you but not under the circumstances, thank you gordon as always for your insight. >> thank you. arthel: it's good to have me so knowledgeable. we are back in hour please join us then. ♪ sparks welcome to the special edition of the journal editorial report as russia continues its brutal assault on ukraine, it is 10:00 p.m. in kyiv's missiles and artillery continued to bombard major cities and civilian targets across the country in the tenth day of the invasion we begin our coverage in ukraine's capitol city benjamin hall is standing by, ben. >> hi paul. despite putin's insistence is not attacking civilians there's clear evidence he is. videos, eyewitnesses all pointing to the fact this is indiscriminate now. so civilians are being hit the death toll is rising about 15 miles away from where we are now and northwest kyiv is a town right there thousands of people been forced to flee after repeated bombing of that village. leading up across a bombed out brid

quezon institute senior fellow of the author of the great china tech war. gordon why she cast her a lot putin? >> because xi jinping believes united states is an animated existential struggle. i can't survive as long as you nice it says goodbye to people in china and elsewhere. oberg particular tactics are one particular matter. this is a fundamental struggle. >> how is china helping vladimir putin? >> first bullets enhance financial support the commodity purchases. so giving sanction russian entities. they are now and the service of russia and it is important, china's propaganda machine is amplifying these ludicrous russian narratives. so you put that altogether it shows xi jinping is fully behind what rush is doing. and if vladimir putin is a war criminal or promise president biden's said, well then it xi jinping is a war criminal because both of them are working together. eric: this reports that rush is helping the russian military targets chinese drones, have you heard about this that they are providing military assistance from afar to russia to kill uk

china, russia and ukraine. let's talk about that with vincent. stomach of the kill institute for the world economy. is that growth forecast? realistic in, in, in your opinion? well, we started out the year with a very positive outlook for the global economy, as economies all over the world recovered from the global pandemic that gave also the computer chip industry abuse boost. so a couple of weeks ago i would have said it is realistic. on the other hand, now we have pacing break challenges from the ukraine crisis that take, for example, me on normal gas that is highly purified and processed in ukraine. best actually essential to the manufacturing computer chips and it is just quite uncertain how many to how much stock piles the large computed ship factories. for example, in taiwan, have to continue producing computer chips. and the thing is just coming on the back of that recovery from the covert pandemic, the world economy has been quite recovered yet. then we've got this war in ukraine . it's a whole lot of hurdles all coming at once. isn't it? indeed, actually quite a lot of challenges there th

china have held talks that lasted for seven hours and were described as intense. i'm joined now by richard mcgregor, senior fellow for east asia at the lowy institute, who's in sydneyatest development. great to get you on the programme. these talks coming as the us has made these claims about the relationship between china and russia getting stronger. what do you make of these claims? weill. russia getting stronger. what do you make of these claims?— make of these claims? well, it's very interesting. _ make of these claims? well, it's very interesting. we _ make of these claims? well, it's very interesting. we don't - make of these claims? well, it's very interesting. we don't know| make of these claims? well, it's i very interesting. we don't know of course whether they're true. us intelligence has been accurate. i don't want to sound naive. it's quite possible. russia and china signed a quote on quote no limits partnership. russia may have decided to hold china's feet to the fire by making a very difficult request of them for military equipment or help. absolutely, and that brings me to the sort of speculation that i've seen out there that this really wouldn't be