founder and president of the st of to china and globalization, and a full the counselor to china state council, which is china's cabinet. thank you very much for your time. and to joining us here on inside story. if we could start broadly and then uh, focus and drill down on the specific conflicts that are happening around the world at this point in time. chris of, i can begin with you. what do you make of the premise that with sliding inevitably towards world war 3, i don't know that anything is inevitable, but these conflicts are very dangerous because whatever the intentions and i don't think that it ran as by law or the united states seat, a regional conflict of buy, exacerbating tensions within the regions through strikes, some town or strikes. whether that's an yeah man with us in a rack. whether that's in southern lebanon, you propel yourself closer and closer to a conflict. i think what concerns me is american most is that the inner circle around joe biden, that's anthony blinking jake sullivan, and brad mccork have no real understanding of the middle east. in the case of blinking, he

states and nato in afghanistan . recently, china has not agreed to the security council resolution. which is guided by the united states with the aim of appointing a special representative for afghanistan. of course, the americans also sat idle . there is going to be a meeting about this month afghanistan to be held under the management of the united nations in qatar. experts believe that the americans advance their plans for afghanistan through the united nations. behnam yazani of kabul radio and television news agency. to monitor important news about immigrants, to investigate and deal with various issues of the life of afghan nationals in iran and to see the reports broadcasted in this news section , it is enough and our channels in special literacy classes for foreign nationals in the provinces where the entry of nationals is allowed. is. authorized printing in the country. they can refer and register to the education and literacy vice-chancellor of the province where they live calling them a class for learning and literacy will be a fortune in itself. 5 of our horses are around 10 years old and we welcome them her

china's in bassett, or had to say about washington's veto. well, it was the veto exercised by the united states. that stapled council consensus may go to the us veto, sent the wrong message, pushing the situation in gaza into more dangerous territory. that can be an journalist. felix lee is an expert on china. i asked him what he need of china is comments to turn on once to position itself, the voice of the global fault and submit and drawing 2 of these countries to be honest, i think, is rarely exaggerating. with its actions is a god, a strip and a 10 o'clock, even the most aggressive voice against his real south africa, brazil, and the launch emergent. congress criticize these way. the government, you more view mentally? oh, well yeah. china is a tongue to try to consent to solve as a counsel and just calling for the excavation without making any constructive suggestions on its own. yet, at least on the outside to, to what extent channel will actually play a constructive role remains to be seen. and the also chinese dependents often back the experience to meet it if effectively. so, um yeah, i'm also curious how m

china recently abstained from the security council vote, led by the united states, to appoint a special representative for afghanistan . of course, the americans also sat idle. this month, a meeting about afghanistan will be held in qatar under the leadership of the united nations. experts believe that the americans advance their plans for afghanistan through the united nations. behnam yazani of kabul radio and television news agency. in the name of god, good morning to the basketball team of gorgan municipality to their fifth consecutive victory in super west asian league won. in the second week of the return round of this competition, gorgan municipality is the representative of our country 80,655. al-ittihad defeated syria 's al-ahli. in this game, sina vahedi was the best player of the match with 27 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds and 23 points. the representative of iran, who had won 1217 al-ittihad in the first leg, by winning the fifth consecutive victory and 10 points more than their rivals, sovdshu , qualified for the semi-final stage as the leader of group 1 . mustafa hashemi's

that is, first of all, the security council itself well, considering that the five permanent members are now the majority, except for russia and china. the united statesance and england, well, they themselves are imperialism , they are the poison of the west, of course, whatever happens, they will issue any resolution, if it is muslims, it is for the region, it is a zionist minister , it is the ministry of western interests, they will definitely use it and they will not allow this resolution, but i think i do with i will say goodbye to you. yes, we are our body, we are the holy land of our country, this is our cry, palestine, we are coming like you. we destroy the idols, this is the promise of god we want from the eyes of those who are certain about the religion of zeal. you can see the smile of qassem soleimani on every street , in every hussaini door, our picture is the work of one body. we , the free people, will not continue, we will never break our patience, and by god, we are martyrs, we are the people of insistence, we are the soldiers of al-thari, or our enemy, or our enemy, and i am the enemy of israel. azmana well, next, mr. taqunia, an expe

state council of the union state in st. petersburg. january 29, the day when our countries finally paved their way. our desire for russia and belarus, the people's republic of china is at the forefront. russia, because it bears the most burden and suffers more than anyone, and the reason for all this, and the houthis, and the middle east, and the south china sea, with the rise of problems, it’s all because a multipolar world is coming, as the russian foreign minister said, the monopolist doesn’t want this, so and using different methods they try to keep it. especially in africa, where we are called, i talked with the presidents, they are really waiting for us there, first of all the russian federation with enormous opportunities, i understand that the time is not easy, but nevertheless africa is waiting, knowing how it was in soviet times, russia there. a historical maximum in mutual trade, why a friendly dialogue is easier to convert into economic records, and for whom our progressive development of relations has become a bone in the throat, the decision of the supreme state council of the union state was discussed by the guests of the editors’ club, why there w

freedom house over the last five years is china's efforts to co-opt international for, like the human rights council in geneva. it's really important for the united states to combat china's efforts like that. >> russia imprisons the centers like alexander navalny, that threatens prudence power and should sound independent media to control their behavior and flow to its citizens. sadly, russia's repression does not stop within its borders. in 2022, the russian journalist fled to kazakhstan after russian police searched her house due to her online presence and opposition to russia's illegal war against ukraine. authorities detained her when they learned of the criminal charges against her and told her she was not allowed to leave kazakhstan. have there been a widespread transnational repression activities targeting russian journalist and media services who move abroad after russia invaded ukraine? >> yes, i gave examples where activists have been targeted with the assassination attempts, which may have intended to be inconclusive just to send a shiver down the spine of journalists. women were selected specifically because of the terror from russian perspe

china investor had to say about washington's veto. it was the veto exercised by the united states that stifled council consensus. maybe the us veto sent the wrong message, pushing the situation in gaza into more dangerous territory. that can be. james taylor is our correspondent and ty pay. he gave us some insight on trying his position regarding the us in dollars of split. of course, it's important to look at what china is statement is getting out here through the lens of gray par conversation. the paging is engaged with, with washington in multiples phase around the wealth. web aging seems to be in fair in here is that washington can no longer be viewed as the, the sole kind of responsible leader of the international community. and especially that when it comes to issues of grace, humanitarian concern that the us can no longer be trusted. as a model authority, this is something that, of course, beijing, and she seems to propagate in many spheres around the wells, and particular here in the, in the pacific. when you look at us policy with various countries around the age of pacific, for example, expanding bit o

of the fools, the slow, china's ambassador to the united nations, criticize the position taken by washington. it was the veto exercised by the united states that stifled council consensus made the us veto, sent the wrong message, pushing the situation in gaza into more dangerous territory that can be now to ukraine. and it's been almost 2 years now since russia's full scale invasion of that country began just how many civilians have been killed since there is a known. but it's thought to be in the 10s of thousands. in the early months of the war, the russian air force bomb the theatre in the port city of mount loophole. ukraine says $300.00 people, including many children, died there, but russia claims that theater was blown up by the ukrainian assault regiment without providing any evidence. the following month, more than 60 people were killed in the eastern city of crowd tossed with missile struck a railway station. a russian authorities again put the blame on ukraine as dw as much time to now reports from hockey. these 2 incidents were just the beginning of a bloody and lengthy conflict with no end in sight. do you remember this? he's been viral after a ru

the meeting in which china and russia, as the two permanent members of the security council , warned the other two permanent members of the security council, the united states and the united kingdom, that the security council has never allowed any country to attack yemen. the escalation of tensions and military movements of some countries against yemen has made the situation in the red sea more dangerous. israel's attacks have caused chain reactions throughout the region, including yemen. an immediate ceasefire in gaza will also change the situation in the red sea. the un secretary general's special envoy for yemeni affairs also called for an immediate ceasefire in gaza, stating that the current situation in the red sea is the overflow of the crisis in gaza . the united nations has warned about the situation in yemen , considering that more than half of the population of this country. this means that about 18 million yemenis are in serious need of humanitarian aid from the united nations. the action of the united states in calling the ansarullah movement in yemen a terrorist will have devastating and very bad consequences for the people of this country. ali

council. it was even applied by the united states in 1932 in the context of the japanese aggression against china, and what was known as the simpson doctrine. pursuant to this doctor in the united states, the united states and government declared that quote, it cannot admit the legality of any situation, defacto. nor does it intent to recognize any treaty or agreement that impairs the sovereignty independence or territorial integrity of china. the court should upholds principles this statement. the african union offered various specific ways in which states may practically and meaningfully comply with these obligations of non recognition, non assistance in cooperation. the african union simply wishes to emphasize the occupation and self determination cannot exist that the same place and the same time before the patient is illegal, we must end with it must be ended to permit the recognition of self determination. in closing, mister president, members of the court, the r for can union reiterate, it's call to end israel's occupation of the palestinian territories. injustice being brought against the

states was just a distraction. it was a bad faith attempt to distract from its veto, and brushes said the council already waited too long, in china said the u.s. position is untenable, so even if they get the support of nine members we could see russia and china veto any resolution that comes to that vote, as they have done in the past, if it does not call for a cease-fire. caitriona: thank you for that. as you heard, until now, the united states has avoided using the word cease-fire during united nations votes on the war. this is the second resolution proposed by the united states in the eighth resolution over all about the war that the security council has considered. all members condemned mosses attack on israel and called the release of hostages and urged restraint on both sides. the first resolution was put forth by russia on october 16 nine days after the war began the called for an immediate amended herein cease-fire but was vetoed by france, the u.s., and u.k.. two days later on october 18, brazil introduced a resolution calling for a cease-fire as well as the protection of hospitals and demanded israel rescind its order

if the united states of america loses a rock, rock may turn to russia to china and can see that those 2 countries, members of the security council, as strong competitor for american implants in the region that by opening the way for russian china, i believe now iraq has the right to seek its own interest not to have agreements with the united states of america, that it does not adhere to. mister iso donnie is supposed to but a change in the sides of the relationship from a minute trip presence and mutual relationship to an economic, social, political, and security relationship to key. if not, we're after weeks of speculation, president zelinski has officially suck the country's top military officer general. valerie zillow's name had served as commander in chief of ukraine's armed forces since july 2021. or despite a string of recent military failures, the general had become increasingly popular in the country with poles. putting him far ahead of presidents zalinski himself. the 2 figures had been up margaret heads for months over the lock of progress on the buffy. lots of key cities like archon law, scouts, and on his back mood

and the un security council moves to force an end to the fighting in gaza, but the united states locks the resolution, calling for an immediate troops. as china and other nations criticized the us. veto . washington proposes its own cease fire resolution for the 1st time, the sarah kelly. welcome to the program. the you has agreed to a 13th round of sanctions against russia. the move coming as the kremlin war against ukraine years. it's 2nd anniversary. and as you crane this is ground on the battlefield, it's forces recently withdrew the eastern town of, of div cut after months of heavy fighting. this on verified version footage reports to show soldiers, they're replacing the ukrainian flag with their own. and it also comes and made increasing repression inside russia, where dissident alexei novalis death last week. also play the part in the use moved to further punish moscow. lucy or shilton is our brussels correspondence and she gave us more details about the new sanctions on russia. yes, so there is an agreement in principle by the european union states investigators on the 13th of package of sanctions against russia. and in this package,

if the united states of america loses here, rock rock may turn to russia to china and can see that those 2 countries, members of the and security council, as strong competitor for american implants in the region. the fed by opening the way for russian china, i believe now iraq has the right to seek its own interest, not to have agreements with the united states of america that does not adhere to. mr. iso dani is possible that changing the sides of the relationship from limited to a presence and mutual relationship to an economic, social, political, and security relationship. american journalist tucker carlson has announced his highly anticipated interview with the russian president will era at 11 p. m g m t, that's less than an hour from now on his self titled network. you can watch the broadcast info right here on our tv. no problem says it will publish the interview friday morning in hopes that will be viewed by a wide audience as well. mr. carlson's and cesar video for the interview as darn it over 101000000 views the backlash over as one on one with president boone is spreading across western media and among politicians is prompted

council and called for condemnation of the terrorist attack. representatives from china, latin america and africa say the bloodshed must be stopped. famous american journalist tucker karl. stated that he will soon interview vladimir putin, the recording will be published in full without editing. according to carlson, washington repeatedly tried to disrupt his trip to moscow. joe biden named the position of kiev troops in the zone the svo is desperate due to the lack of weapons. the us president spoke to reporters with a badge in the form of the ukrainian flag on his jacket. the head of the white house fears that congress will not approve the bill to support ukraine. regions of the north caucasus. stomping in the snow, a powerful cyclone hit ingushetia, dagestan, kabbardino-balkaria, as well as north ossetia and adegea. in the stavropol region , the storm wind left hundreds of residents without electricity. record snowfall is also expected in moscow today. american journalist tucker carlson confirmed that he will take interview with vladimir putin. he emphasized: the full version of the conversation with the russian president will soon be published on his website, and without e

council to immediately condemn the terrorist attacks in kiev, which are carried out by western weapons, otherwise the nazi regime will continue to kill civilians. representatives of china and parts of the statesn america and africa called for stopping the bloodshed. olga panomaryova, lead. powerful explosions occurred early this morning in ukraine. the messages arrived immediately. from several regions of the country in kharkov the information was confirmed by local authorities; by this moment, at least four explosions are known in the city. similar reports came from nikolaev in the south of the country. an air raid alert was announced throughout the country. ukraine is in dire straits due to a weapons shortage after the us stopped providing military aid to kiev. president joe biden announced this. to be convincing, he came out to reporters wearing a yellow and blue tie and pinned a badge with the ukrainian flag on his jacket. i'm wearing my ukrainian tie with a ukrainian badge, because ukrainians now in a desperate situation, the clock is ticking, every week, every month that passes without new aid to ukraine means that there are fewer shells, fewer air defenses, fewer tools with which ukrai

states is not unusual in itself. but there was something striking about the chinese officers. some are paid by what is known as the china scholarship council. we looked at the website and found a job posting for the f a o. it said that the political ideology of applicants was strictly monitored. applicants had to undergo further training in patriotic values and had to report regularly to the chinese embassy. the primary loyalty is owed to the chinese state. and that takes precedence over all other obligations. are all other loyalties that you might possibly have to keep human? somebody's, i'm french economist jones back. god has long been observing the f a o key points to another group of people. yeah. will be the best one as a fellow, if you don't say it's very is the s i o stuff for the big which is funded through the phone, from the national buttons tool. and then they're all the consultants involved fairly so many observers. and they don't really recorded as such, and the cost of the whole it's not transparent to talk to see the sequel. she thought it didn't have the loss of these consultants off the trying these consultants with chine

representative of china in the security council of the united nations, zhang jun, who expressed during the meeting, according to him , continuing to deliver. to us , the united states of america and other western countries simply continue the war, while he called on the american leadership to stop adding fuel to the fire and waste, because it frustrates all diplomatic attempts to find options for a peaceful end to the war in ukraine. moreover, he called on all parties to the conflict in ukraine, the conflict, he emphasizes this word, to observe the minsk agreements, most of the provisions of which have not yet been fulfilled. it seems to him that the minsk agreements are still valid and that they can still be fulfilled, but such statements, well, it’s simple, just fold your hands and wait, maybe russia will have mercy, it’s a horror to just stop, well, yes, we’ve seen by the way, this is not an isolated case when we saw in the zaporozhye direction, when ukrainian paratroopers ran out of ammunition, they came out of hiding, they were simply shot, well that is, it is not peace, it is murder and it is a violation of the geneva convention, but it is not peace at all. c

if the united states of america loses a rock, you rock may turn to russia to china and can see that those 2 countries, members of the and security council, as strong competitor for american implants in the region that by opening the way for russian china, i believe now iraq has the right to seek its own interest, not to have agreements with the united states of america that does not adhere to mister iso done. it is possible that changing the sides of the relationship from a minute to a present and mutual relationship to an economic, social, political, and security relationship of its canyon now where police are investigating the suspected killings that took place on a del amongst a pineapple farm. as of the full bodies were retrieved from a risk during the christmas holidays. local journalist at timothy b as a takes up the story to see all the gauge, those against the multinational delmonte and getting something retiring over the years. but the latest following the discovery of 4 dead bodies in a river near the company's fast pineapple farm. and because in december has passed control overseas, community activist, a boarding non profit o

council would support the amendment because they want to go further? nada:eah, we have already heard from russia and china, no strangers to divisions with the united statesa has said that the u.s. position is untenable, not calling for cease-fire, that it is essentially a green light to continue the slaughter in gaza and that it is destabilizing the middle east, the only way to get the middle east back under control is to have the issue in gaza settled. russia as well said that the united states is just doing this, again, to prevent the international community from getting a cease-fire. even if the united states has support from other councilmembers, we could likely see of each from russia and china if and when this proposal becomes a vote in the u.n. secured counsel. christian: paul, i'm not sure they are changing fundamentally anything they've been saying up until now, the americans. they have talked about pauses before. what has been the response from the israeli side? paul: it is a change in the sense that this is languished, that the u.s. has proposed to put to the security council. beyond the white house, now to the security counsel. there is a key

even if the united states has support from other council members, we could likely see a veto from russia and china ., , j vote. paul, i'm not sure they're really changing _ vote. paul, i'm not sure they're really changing fundamentally l really changing fundamentally anything they said up until now, the americans. what's been the response from the israeli side?— from the israeli side? there's a chan . e from the israeli side? there's a change in _ from the israeli side? there's a change in the — from the israeli side? there's a change in the sense _ from the israeli side? there's a change in the sense that - from the israeli side? there's a change in the sense that this i from the israeli side? there's a change in the sense that this is| from the israeli side? there's a - change in the sense that this is now tanguage _ change in the sense that this is now language that the us is proposing to put language that the us is proposing to out to— language that the us is proposing to out to the _ language that the us is proposing to put to the security council. so, it takes _ put to the security council.

but some council members questioned the united states motive in bringing this alternative draught. russia, for example, said it was a bad faith attempt to distract from their veto. chinan is untenable. all of this signalling that if the us draught does get to a vote, even if it does have the support of at least nine members, what's needed to pass, that it could very well be blocked by russia and china who say they want to see an immediate cease fire. the first pictures have emerged today from inside nasser hospital in southern gaza that was raided by israeli forces last week. a un convoy that was finally allowed in says the scenes around the hospital in khan younis are indescribable and conditions inside are ripe for the spread of disease. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports. one patient in a wheelchair. one patient on a stretcher can be set in the ambulance. in the darkness of nasser hospital, a rescue under way. for 14 patients, some of them elderly, a chance to escape a hospital on its knees. the war is nearby. this was not a simple operation. we don't see them here, but israeli soldiers control the hospital. the mission had to be carefully coordinated.

of the united states has once again vetoed a un security council resolution. quoting for an immediate cease fire, it was supported by o other members except the u. k, which i've stained china, has strongly criticized the move saying it's sent the wrong message and gives israel a green light to continue the slow to. here's our diplomatic editor, james base. those against, again, her hand was raised to veto up sentence u k abstained. but again, it was the vote of the us ambassador, linda thomas greenfield. the blocked resolution would have demanded an immediate cease fire and gotten the out. jerry and boss of that had been working on the draft for 3 weeks while the look of we will not stop until this council shoulders of the responsibilities in full apart from the u. s. and the u. k. all of the of the 13 delegations on the security council strongly supported to meet you at c spa, the suffering. the police senior southern during is beyond anything, a human being should be subjected to a nose i showed you may be the continued passive avoidance of an immediate cease. fire is nothing different from giving a green lights on the to continue to slow to do that goes all. so it'd be,

united states has vetoed an era back to resolution in the un security council demanding a ceasefire in the war between israel and tomas, which is labeled as a terrorist organization in many countries. china and even the u. s. l. i france, criticized washington for blocking the resolution a 3rd time. the u. k. up stained and the vote. well, 13 voted in favor. the west instead proposed its own plan on a house. the new american draft resolution calls for a temporary cease fire link to the release of hostages, held by him on an immediate. and here's what china investor had to say about washington's veto. it was the veto exercised by the united states that stifled counsel consensus made what the us veto sent the wrong message. pushing the situation in gaza into more dangerous territory that can be, that's about yeah. and with us now from berlin is a journalist in china watcher felix li. welcome to the program, and thank you for joining us. and we understand you've written several books on china. you, you reported from there for many years. i mean, we just heard strong comments on the us veto at the un. what do you make of it? oh, yes. well, hello. yeah, china wants to position itself as the v

but some council members questioned the united states�* motive in bringing this alternative draft. russia, for example, said it was a bad—faith attempt to distract from their veto. chinaf the us draft does get to a vote, even if it does have the support of at least nine members — what�*s needed to pass — that it could very well be blocked by russia and china, who say they want to see an immediate ceasefire. that was our correspondent in new york. now let�*s turn our attention and focus on southern gaza now, where the first pictures from emerged from inside the nassrah hospital that was raided by israeli forces last week —— nasser hospital. a un convoy said conditions inside are rife for the spread of disease. dozens of patients have been evacuated but the world health organization says it fears for 0rganization says it fears for around 150 patients and doctors who remain inside. 0ur diplomatic correspondent paul adams has more. one patient is in a wheelchair. 0ne one patient is in a wheelchair. one patient is in a wheelchair. one patient on a stretcher can be put in an ambulance. in the darkness _ be put in an ambulance. in the darkness of— be put in an ambulance. in

american military operation against yemen, and members of the security council in particular, russia and china , argue that the united states they agreed, as if they were patient, but they agreed, but now the united states, having started these conflicts in the middle east, does not have an ultimate goal, it always asks ... the autonomous region, that this is the message that today in penal colony number 7, convict navalny felt unwell after the walk, almost immediately lost consciousness and when medical workers arrived at the institution , an ambulance team was called, all necessary resuscitation measures were carried out, which did not give positive results, emergency doctors confirmed the death of the convict. the causes of death are being established, here is another message: emergency medical doctors, based on preliminary information, determined that the cause of death was a detached trumpet, and the federal service sends a commission to the colony in yanau, where navalny died, due to his sudden death, the territorial bodies of the institution, in accordance with the established procedure, send a commission from among

china sea, so they are trying to maintain a unipolar world with different methods, with different methods they have reached the point of armed conflict, i wanted several such aspects, this one the supreme state council is, not annual, but it draws such a bold line under the three-year cycle, the strategic cycle of building union relations between the republic of belarus and... federations, specific examples, here are 54 of those billion, which, by the way, the president spoke about, also mentioning china, specifically for the city of minsk, here we are, let’s take the minsk gear plant, an investment program of 200 million belarusian rubles, machine tools with numerical control, chinese high-quality, i saw them with my own eyes, the director showed them to me with pride, russian credit, imported. substitution, new competencies, products are coming , the republic of belarus is solving its own mechanical engineering, including, by the way, civil engineering, those same jeeps, these gears are also used there, and this is the russian market, this is the market of the whole of central asia and up to china there, india before china, a specific project, 200 million rubles, the same thing, i personally visit

, the un security council has not really worked well in recent years because it gives a veto to russia and china, and these are two revisionist countries, so any time the united statesies to push something through the un, it is vetoed by russia and china. in short can i think it is, you're right, mostly posturing and giving speeches at this point. i think it is very unlikely the security council takes action on this or anything else meaningful in the near future, unfortunately.— meaningful in the near future, unfortunately. matthew kroenig, thank ou unfortunately. matthew kroenig, thank you very — unfortunately. matthew kroenig, thank you very much _ unfortunately. matthew kroenig, thank you very much indeed. - you can get all the latest news and analysis on what is happening in the middle east on our website on bbc.com/news, and you can download all that from the bbc news app. let's turn to chile now where emergency teams are battling to control wildfires that have killed at least 64 people. rescue teams have warned that more bodies will be found. more than 1000 homes have been destroyed. a state of emergency is in place in central and southern parts of the country

china's relationship to russia and the resilience of the ukrainian people. the event was cohosted by the u.s. institute of peace and the atlantic council. my name is lise grande, head of the united states of peace, congress establishes in 1984 as a public nonpartisan independent institute that is dedicated to helping prevent, mitigate and resolve violent conflict brodrick would like to describe ourselves as a part of the government of the interagency that this conflict prevention. our purpose today is to mark the second anniversary of russia's brutal full-scale invasion of ukraine, and the tenth anniversary of russia's illegal annexation of crimea. eait's an honor for us to cohost the special event with atlantic council. joining us today are several former u.s. ambassadors to ukraine. we have ambassador john herbst, ambassador steven pifer, john tefft, alongside ambassador bill taylor who is usip's vice president for europe, and ambassador yovanovitch. when russian troops invaded ukraine on the 24th of february in 2022, most people expected that ukraine would fall to russian troops in the matter of days. ukraine, against all odds, still stands. this is because ukrainians reject russia'