that the present communist party in russia is the inheritor of the russian communist party not the communist party of the soviet union it's much more like a normal political party and it's been a kind of permanent opposition ever since the collapse of the soviet union archie what do you think about when we look at the power struggle between is the soviet union was. quickly going into dissolution it was about the ambitions of two men a day to go back to my original question i mean because we we see that they were very close at one point and then they had a huge following out and it was it's very interesting when people ask me about that period and you know and both of them for a lot of people in russia today twenty years out the fact are extremely unpopular political figures. yes it was partly that but neverless coverage of laterally was prepared to give up office in order to preserve some kind of union i mean i think he had certain convictions and to go back to what we're talking about a moment ago it wasn't a question of having factions within the party it was actually splitting the party i

are you a commu>> no, we think s the ruling party which is the communist party and the communist party has 17 million party members. you have to remember the country with 1.3 billion population. i don't think that you can call china the communist country. you cannot call the u.k. a conservative uk. >> yes, but you can call it a capitalist country. >> this is a socialist country with chinese characteristics. that is different. >> talking to young people in particular in beijing, i got the impression that they were pretty optimistic about the chinese international role. they saw this as the century which was developing in a way which is going to make china a much more significant force in the world. do you think that? >> china will certainly contribute its part to the prosperity of the world. we do not see china as a superpower. i would characterize china as the largest developing country with increasing international influence and responsibilities. >> but people look at what china does. in the security council, for example. you opposed to sanctions on syria, sanctions on iran and they w

managed to have the state designated a listed site. 100 kilometers further south in paris, the communist partyeadquarters is also a local landmark. it was designed by a start architect in the 1970's. back then, the avant-garde building was considered cutting edge in design. >> at the time, the communists were at the height of their power. that is why they built the most modern building in all of paris. >> one person was also a communist in the 1970's, but he was never a hard-liner. some of his people had been deported by stalin in the soviet union. >> the soviet union was an authoritarians and repressive police state. everyone was forced to put on a show of enthusiasm, but this bureaucracy led to the downfall of the soviet union. >> before the collapse of the soviet union, many french communists were apologists for the stalin regime. a french historian still has one of the old posters commemorating stalling. at the time, many people remained loyal to the stalin cult. most french communists were not aware of the full extent of his atrocities until the fall of the soviet union, when the door to

germany and the united states there was a real alternative in french politics meaning there was the communist party and there was the whole movement of economic liberalism there was real political diversity in france would gradually the so-called left eventually gravitated towards economic liberalism the right the only differences between the left and right were small variations in their positions on ethics and society the best example is right now we have francois hollande a nicolas sarkozy and there's no real opposition between left and right it doesn't exist they're all roughly economic liberals libertarians for fronts the first step of visible liberalism is the european union there are those who submitted to the

twenty twelve russia presidential elections will be taken place while in china the convent of the communist party it will be electing the new leader what do you think will the general trends be in the russian chinese relations in the forthcoming year and what role could journalists play in developing ballad troll relations my second question is it's common knowledge that the west is building pressure sanctions pressure against syria could china and russia through joint efforts could break into hers strand and prevent a repetition of the libyan scenario. in your question authority as you. have stressed on many occasions that the current level of russian chinese called gratian . is the highest in the history of our bilateral relations with children spect trust taken into account of key interest of each other have become

so, if followed with the elections in 1946, which of the communist party won with a huge margin and it ended up with a ,ommunist coup d'etat in 1948 and since the 1948 we now were completely communist country under the influence of the soviet union. >> but there was something in the spirit of the people and even in the leadership that kind of kept wanting human rights and wanting freedom. >> we talk about 1968, which is mostly known as the prague spring, there was a process. there was a revitalization of democratic spirit within the communist party, within the membership. and so, they wanted it to keep the socialist regime but sort of combine it with human rights, more open economy, more democracy. it sort of burst in the spring of 1968 when people felt free. they opened the borders but they were allowed to travel. the press could begin writing things critically. so, everybody was happy. and then suddenly the tanks arrived to prague and that was the end. >> the spirit of the people is always crying out for freedom and human rights in the late 1960's, 1970's, and 1989 is what they calle

>> the communist party says china is that ready for democracy. one hopes this example can prove otherwise big --e otrw prove otherwise. bbc news, type it. -- taipei. >> now for a mission to mars that has gone off course. it was supposed to be heading to one of the red planet's moons. now after a malfunction, it is expected to come crashing to earth. >> a swarm of darts circling the earth. summers satellites. this is an orbiting rubbish dump. last november, our russian launch added yet another piece of the brave -- debris. now the russians believe their spacecraft will crash back into the indian ocean, but can be sure. >> from experience, it is difficult to determine exactly when and where the object will, no. you can only do that if you can control be -- the spacecraft. >> what will happen to this spacecraft? it is orbiting between 50 degrees north and 51 degrees south. it could land anywhere in between, most likely the ocean. it does include part of southern england before it -- below the m4 corridor. the fuel tanks should leak and burn off. thi

>> the communist party says china is not ready or suited for democracy. taiwan hopes its example can prove otherwise. many fear the independence they now enjoy could be crushed if china rises. sure you could tell me that processed foods are not good for your health. a familiar message, but it is being rammed home in a new study. researchers in sweden suggest people who eat the equivalent of three sausages per day increase their risk of pancreatic cancer by 50% for the risk of getting this type of cancer remains relatively low. here is our health correspondent. >> researchers have discovered a link between bowel cancer and eating too much processed meats. scientists now say there could be a link with pancreatic cancer. it is a report that experts think you should take seriously. >> about 8,000 people get this type of cancer every year in the u.k. it does tend to have lower survival than other types of cancer. if we can find out what affects the risk, it would be really good. >> on the face of it, this report sounds alarming. around 60 grams of processed me

derail me help out of a child's efforts to reform the soviet union in the coups aftermath the communist party was banned.

welcome across time futile though because the treaty that changed everything twenty years ago communist partyhardliners attempted to derail me efforts to reform the soviet union in the coups aftermath the communist party was.

germany and the united states there was a real alternative in french politics meaning there was the communist party and there was the whole movement of economic liberalism there was real political diversity in france would gradually the so-called left eventually gravitated towards economic liberalism and the right the only differences between the left and right were small variations in their positions on ethics and society the best example is right now we have francois hollande a nicolas sarkozy there's no real opposition between left and right it doesn't exist they're all roughly economic liberals libertarians for france the first step of visible liberalism is the european union there are those who submitted to the e.u. which means the end of borders free movement of goods and capital ideology of right and left the ideology of miseducation this is the dominant ideology in france shared by left and right the difference is only a static and then there are those who oppose this dominant ideology who fight for the restoration of borders the restoration of the nation those who criticize the ideology of

the state-run news agency and communist party's people's daily also covered the news. the article said the u.s. will boost deployment capabilities in the asia-pacific, but they did not criticize a strategy or make any connections between the shift in u.s. policy and china. we spoke to professor suzuki of hokkaido university about the impact the new u.s. strategy will have on the geopolitical landscape. >> the united states can no longer be the policemen of the world. the united states tried to maintain leadership and try to maintain influence, but it cannot be everywhere. the other point, i think, is that there will be certain areas where there are sort of vacuum in the world order, when the united states is retreating from the middle east or global presence, then some countries which have resources will be, will have more freedom to act on its own. the new u.s. strategy is certainly focusing on china. i think the tension between china and the united states will remain, but i think this is limited within the framework of the economic interdependence. i think, too, two

the state-run news agency and communist party's people's daily also covered the news. the article said the u.s. will boost deployment capabilities in the asia-pacific, but they did not criticize a strategy or make any connections between the shift in u.s. policy and china. we spoke to a professor of suzuki of hokkaido university about the impact the new strategy will have on the geopolitical landscape. >> the united states can no longer be the policemen of the world. the united states tried to maintain leadership and try to maintain influence, but it cannot be everywhere. the other point, i think, is that there will be certain areas where there are sort of vacuum in the world order, when the united states is retreating from the middle east or global presence, then some countries which have resources will be, will have more freedom to act on its own. the new u.s. strategy is certainly focusing on china. i think the tension between china and the united states will remain, but i think this is limited within the framework of the economic interdependence. i think, too, two

point of view it's just like when i was a communist in the nineties when i was in the french communist party it was because i realized that for things to be in the interest of france their hearts to be two superpowers for in fact france existed as general de gaulle and understood because of the us u.s.s.r. balance so i was process not because i thought that the u.s.s.r. was very good but because i thought that the u.s.s.r. was very good for france and french interests. i think if i'm fighting the new world order it's only because i think france has everything to lose with respect to this new world order france has an interest in a multi-polar world i think france has an interest in a strong and growing russia right now however i'm also pro serb because i think that the serbians are great people of the balkans and because there is a traditional link between france and serbia today the dominant ideology is so delusional that it's almost as strange to say i am french who cares first and foremost for the interests of the french in france this is almost regarded as fascist because national prefer

to cross talk i'm peter lavelle the coup that failed but changed everything twenty years ago communist party hardliners attempted to derail me helped out of a child's efforts to reform the soviet union in the coos aftermath the communist party was banned to be followed by the end of the u.s.s.r. could history of played out differently.

the importance of berkeley for me and that is the fact that the chairman of the revolutionary communist party, his roots are here in berkeley. he went to berkeley high. he was part of the free speech movement and he worked very closely with the black panther party, so all of this comes together for the specialness of berkeley to me, but today is an especially great time to be in berkeley because it's a time when young people are standing up. they are resisting things that they used to go along with and they are questioning why things are the way that they are and what could be done about it. this is very very important sisters and brothers and i'm very glad to be out here in berkeley. you while look real good from up here and i understand that there are some other rooms where there are some other people who look pretty good bet but i can see them right now. you all in the house do. so all of this comes together around the importance of being at berkeley. look, i saw the video of folks out there in sprawl plaza standing up to the police, standing up to the administration and got a real sense o

. >> angela davis, a black panther and member of the communist party became an international icon andle. >> today marx a beginning of a new era in the movement in this country. >> it was brewing with anger and determination. >> we'll walk on this power structure and we'll tell the whole damn government stick them up [ bleep ]. this is a hold up. we've come for what's ours. >> as far as angela davis is concerned, the revolution is far from over, but it is different. today she's professor ameritus at uc santa cruz. she lectures and travels the world. we sit here on the college campus at uc santa cruz. 40 years ago you were far removed from santa cruz. you were an active member of  black freedom struggle. >> well, actually, a little over 40 years ago i was teaching at ucla, and because i was fired from my position in the philosophy department there my whole story began. so you might say that it's trajectory from one campus to another campus with a lot of interesting, dangerous, exciting encounters in between. >> one of those major encounters obviously was, i think, the third woman in a

the people's communist party and the business friendly party will also hold seats in parliament, but neither are critical of the government. >> that means that parliament remains de facto in the hands of the government party. the other two parties are no real opposition. they are only needed as extras. >> the opposition social democrats have refused to recognize the results. they have called on their supporters to protest. demonstrations could begin as soon as tuesday. >> in nigeria, labor unions say they are spending nationwide strikes over rising fuel prices which have crippled the country. this comes after president jonathan offered to reinstate subsidies to keep gas prices low. >> soldiers have been deployed on the streets deployedlagos for the first time since the protest erupted a week ago. the union said now suspended the strikes after a partial concession by the president. he has agreed to reintroduce some subsidies, to cut the price of petrol, but it will still be more expensive than it was last month. >> -- suffered by nigerians. consideration in consultations, the state go

parties have won seats in parliaments for the first time. however, the ruling maintains a big majority winning over 80% of the vote. but the communist and pro business party past the % there are hold required to gain parliamentary seats. now, monitors are saying the election failed to meet basic democratic principles. the bbc's reporter joins me now from the kazak capital with more on the results. what are the international monitors now saying? >> we heard from the organization for security and corporation, they traditionally monitor elections, and they said that the sunday vote in kazakhstan did not meet democratic principles. they said that the authorities did not create the atmosphere for holding genuine election, because a number of opposition parties were not allowed to take part. the only opposition party which was allowed to spend in these elections, according to the election commission, got just over 1% of the vote, and just next door from here, where i'm talking to you, the opposition is holding a press conference, they're saying that they will challenge these decisions. they're planning to hold a big protest tomorrow. >> i

. >> you cannot get rid of the communist party. >> why would we want to get rid of it? >> you might not like it. >> this is our government. this is with us, they give us close, goods, food, everything. maybe the definition of the freedom you mean, maybe it is different from ours. >> freedom is a relative term and the chinese people may be more free than have ever been. maybe we worry too much about the conditions and may be the amazing growth of china can continue forever. if it can't, then perhaps things more intangible than the latest electronic placing will seem more important. >> the big chinese question in the second of a special report from china. forget the pressing concerns of politics and economics, it in hollywood, there was only one thing that mattered. the announcements for the film's up for the much coveted oscar. "hugo" corsese's film leads the nominations. >> this morning, we will share the news we have all been waiting for. >> it seems nothing matters more in hollywood than this. the oscars have always been the most formal awards ceremony as well as the

that is why the communist party is trying to slow down the flow of easy money without causing the economy, a delicate situation in the face of this housing boom. >> sports men without the sports venues without spectators -- buildings without tennis, a city without people -- welcome, a modern ghost town. it is almost uninhabited, but all of the apartments here have been sold. how can that be? even financial experts are shaking their heads about what is gone into investors. >> they expect that the price will appreciate. remember, but probably from a financial point of view does not make a lot of sense in the sense of the value of any property is the cash flow it can generate over time, but those people are not looking at it from that point of view. they have seen property prices rise, regardless of occupancy. >> this might be hard to grasp. still, construction work continues briskly. the chinese do not know what to do with all the money. they are forbidden to invest abroad. buying expensive apartments is their only option to it growth rates are fantastic. that is what growth looks like. ins

this is not really a communist party in anything other than name. it's a party that leeks to have the power that it has, but it knows it can only succeed by changing it, through time, and allowing more success and freedom for its people. so it's not really communist. >> rose: and it knows that the further you get from beiji beijing, the less control they have. >> yeah, clearly, clearly. so the answer is make sure these guys can have some of the success. and irony of all this, of course, if you look at superficial-- not superficial-- important measures of inequality, one of the unfortunate consequence of the past decade is china seems to have more inequitable income growth than perhaps even the u.s. >> rose: yes. >> but guess what? they're doing something about that which comes right back to why they're pushing up wages so much because they know that is not a sustainable thing. >> rose: and when ey want to do something about it they don't have political paralysis. >> so could we. there is also this, finally. the notion-- suppose as happens in the worl