importance of hong kong as as a standalone play is decreasing and not increasing and now i don't have had the chance to listen to our report where the former chairman of the hong kong democratic party yes mr young so many said essentially democratic values are deeply rooted in hong kong's culture but if now speaking your mind is considered a crime what effect does that have on democratic and gauge meant. well i think in addition to that what you saw on the 15th was that the national security education day was also targeting young children those who were not growing up in the 200-8990 s. of hong kong so for them it would you completely different story so the question is to what extent this is deeply rooted conviction of an undistinguished democratic values whether this will be transported towards the next generation and this rules in the universities they are already being being targeted so the question is how sustainable this will be and whether hong kong in shouldn't 2030 years that we have to look into those long dimension of those long time frames whether it will still be so deeply rooted in to decide to have one can that we'll see in the 2030 years down the road more it's rudol

democratic values are now deeply rooted in hong kong's culture his fight isn't over yet. and we can report that mr young some of the former chairman of the hong kong democratic party a featured there in that report has been given a suspended sentence he's still facing 5 other churches when to say in the region and japanese a prime minister yoshiro day is to be the 1st world leader to hold face to face talks with u.s. president joe biden mr has laid a wreath at the 2 of the unknown soldier in arlington national cemetery he will meet president biden at the white house later and increasingly assertive china is likely to be the focus of the one day sounds. for more or less served chicken with alexander sick aki at the german institute for international and security affairs thank you so much for joining us a u.s. official say that mr biden and mr pseudo will mention taiwan in a joint statement is hard to overstate that this hasn't happened for more than 50 years how significant is this and what are they possibly thinking of achieving with that. yeah i also expect them to mention taiwan in the joint statement in fact actually during a previous. meeting off of foreign and defense m

democratic values are now deeply rooted in hong kong culture his fight isn't over yet. and we can tell you that young song the former chairman of the hong kong democratic party featured in that report has been given a suspended sentence he has now left the court but is still facing 5 other charges . for some other stories making news several people have been killed in a shooting in the u.s. city of indianapolis police responded to reports of shots fired at a fed ex facility on the southwest side of the city near indianapolis international airport police have confirmed that the gunman is dead. chicago police have released body cam footage of the moment that a police officer shot and killed a 13 year old boy adam to later. the police said that the teenager had a gun a lawyer for the boy's family said that he had complied with demands to show his hands when he was shot. french president emanuel of ma kong is hosting his ukrainian counterpart followed amir's olinsky in paris for talks on escalating tension with russia they will be joined on video by german chancellor angela merkel russia's recent military buildup along the border with ukraine has sparked fears that it may b

me so what does the future of hong kong's pro-democracy movement look like correspondent phebe kong asked one of those sentenced a former chair of hong kong's democratic party. a silver medal awarded to young song by the government for his political walk it was something this former lawmaker felt proud of but 12 years later it seems to represent a hong kong that's been lost time the central government in beijing. is to. follow the approach to hong kong try to is my country and home to my whole to love your country doesn't mean you love certain political regime young so much one of 10 defendants found guilty of organizing or attending marches in 2019 during massive anti-government protests many opposition icons of his generation now sentenced for the 1st time this is just the 1st of 6 charges against young saw him the 73 year old has taught at the university of hong kong for decades while also engaging in politics in course he was the only defendant to read out his submission in person. it's a civil disobedience a prayer beauty but i don't feel remorse because i don't think i have done anything wrong and so i don't be picky my pace and. goal for appeal impri

democratic values a noun deeply rooted in hong kong culture his fight isn't over yet. and we can tell you that young song the former chairman of the hong kong democratic party featured in that report has been given a suspended sentence he has now left the court but he is still facing 5 other charges let's look at some other stories making news. several people have been killed in a shooting in the us city of indianapolis police responded to reports of shots fired at a fed ex facility on the southwest side of the city near indianapolis international airport police have confirmed that the gunman is dead. chicago police have released body cam footage of the moment that a police officer shot and killed a 13 year old boy adam to ledo the police said that the teenager had a gun a lawyer for the boy's family said that he had complied with demands to show his hands when he shot. china's economy grew rapidly in the 1st 3 months of 2021 as it recovered from a pandemic induced slump the total value of goods and services that china produced jumped by at least 18 percent compared with the same period last year. the head of the world health organization has sounded the alarm saying t

before hong kong's handover, they set up a democratic party and were among the first lawmakers directly elected to voice dissent in the chamber and pave the way for hong kong's party politics. w the national security law and a political overhaul are making it difficult. >> we have managed over the past feyears, so this is a big retreat of docracy in hong kong. i think it is a big question. >> the fight of his generation may soon become history, but he doesn't think that efforts will have been in vain. >> hong ng history is so full of struggles, but i will never disengage myself from politics. democracy is not just about party politics but also how it affects our ways of living. we insist on a rational and peaceful approach, and i think this is the way to solve the problem in the long run. >> he believes democratic values are now deeply rooted in hong kong's culture. his fight is not over yet. michael: we can tell you that the former chairman of the hong kong democratic party featured in that report has been given a suspended sentence. he still faces five other charges. let's take a look

democratic values are now deeply rooted in hong kong. his fight isn't over yet. and we can tell you that the former chairman of the hong kong democratic party featured in that report has been given a suspended sentence he's still facing 5 other charges let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world at this hour raul castro is standing down as the head of cuba's communist party the move brings an end to the leadership of castro and his brother fidel they've ruled cuba for more than 6 decades or will castro says he's handing off to a younger generation. russian foreign minister sergey lavrov says moscow will tell 10 u.s. diplomats to leave in retaliation for america expelling 10 russian diplomats washington ordered them out over alleged russian interference in the u.s. presidential election. japanese prime minister yoshi. he has become the 1st leader to hold the face to face talks with u.s. president joe biden vice president kamla harris welcome to the white house and increasingly assured of china is likely to be the focus of the one day summit. chicago police have released body cam footage of the moment

democratic values are now deeply rooted in hong kong. his right it isn't yet. we can tell you that young some the former chairman of the hong kong democratic party featured in that report has been given a suspended sentence he still facing 5 other charges well as we heard earlier in the show from germany is seeing its highest rise in corona virus cases since january 1 of the one of the main reasons is the slow pace of vaccinations fewer than one in 5 germans has been given a 1st dose but the vaccination drive has picked up speed in recent days among those getting a 1st job was chancellor angela merkel her office released this image of her stomach vaccination document the 66 year old was given the astra zeneca vaccine and said she was delighted. when as coronavirus cases rise here in germany medical workers are warning that intensive care units are pushed to the brink d.w. reporter tessa visited a berlin hospital that is close to capacity. we're at the intensive care unit in the hospital half of the patients here suffer from cope at 19 dr thomas kuhn and this team have their hands full and the it's a fitting out. among the. poses and slowly you can see that there

beijing government earlier we had the opportunity to speak to a former chairman of the hong kong democratic party mr human soon and he said and i'm quoting him now that democratic values are deeply rooted in hong kong's culture but if you're not allowed to speak your mind if that is considered something that is against the law then what's left i think of calls on the national security law day to silence many up with its opposition and limits of the speech and embrace of a political freedom the home however i believe many homeless this still find ways to express themselves and expression the people who are now in exile or immigration to other countries they would just try to use to put to sea to be out of places to help share it and decide that it's a useful mission to counter the u. situation of the city has been achieved its objective i mean you are currently in exile you know there is international criticism as to what is happening in hong kong but nobody's doing anything nobody is getting involved. i think of course if we have more help from the international committee and that's will be reall

hong kong's handover from britain to china. and fellow activists martin lee set up the democratic party they were among the 1st lawmakers directly elected to voice dissent in the chamber and pay. the way for hong kong's party politics but now the national security law and intellectual overhaul are making it difficult for opposition parties to even survive for a typical really prepares you just to be worth all the praise of democracy we have managed over the past and the few years so this is a big retreat of democracy and on call is it world argues time for you action again i'm thinking about the politics i think is a big question of whether we go back to the place of group politics that i did like in 78. the fight of his generation may soon become history but he doesn't think that efforts will have been in vain or history is so full of stock was. never the same gauge myself on politics and i don't think i would leave hong kong at all democracy and not just about the party politics not as about the world but also just how it affects our ways of living but i was to insist on the russian or peaceful approach and i think this is the

chinese rule but that hasn't happened before hong kong's handover from britain to china you saw him and fellow activists martin lee set up the democratic party they were among the 1st snow make his directly elected to voice dissent in the chamber and pave the way for hong kong's party politics but now the national security law and intellectual overhaul are making it difficult for opposition parties to even survive. right typical believe the press we disagree we're all the praise of democracy we have many over the past 50 years so this is a big retreat of democracy you know is it time for you that's when i gave up being torn about the politics i think is a big quest or whether to go back to the pressure group politics i didn't like in 70. 5 his generation may soon become history but he doesn't think that efforts will have been in vain hong kong history is so full of stock was. never the same gauge myself on politics and i don't think i would leave hong kong i tore democracy in waters about the party politics not as about the wall take but also just how it affects our ways of living but i through instance of the russian know peaceful approach

hong kong thank you. and he had the opportunity to speak to one defendant the former chairman of the hong kong democratic party about how he sees the increasing crackdown on dissent. a silver medal awarded to young song by the government for his political work it was something this former lawmaker felt proud of but 12 years later it seems to represent a hong kong that's been lost time this government everything. has to. follow the approach to hong kong try to as my country home cause my home to love your country doesn't mean you love. political regime young so much one of 10 defendants found guilty of organizing or attending marches in 2019 during massive anti-government protests many opposition icons of his generation now sentenced for the 1st time this is just the 1st of 6 charges against young saw him the 73 year old has taught at the university of hong kong for decades while also engaging in politics in course he was the only defendant to read out his submission in person. as a civil disobedience i perk beauty but i don't feel remorse because i don't think i have done anything wrong and so i don't be picky

putting jail people like a pro-democracy pro press that they put in jail the founder of the hong kong democratic partyut that but young john kerry and others but you have others in a hurry to get into climate negotiations with china and make big concessions, it's a lot of mixed messaging and there's a review of china policy going on since mid february that doesn't appear to be completed yet. >> the mixed messaging is a fair point because president biden said he did not just talk about china's cover-up of the covid pandemic or anything about china's covid-19 pinned to make when he talked to the president of china for two hours. china is doing military exercises around taiwan and a clear message to the u.s. and taiwan. >> this is not one of 20 things on biden's list to keep ion around the world and they just started giving aid to the palestinians, that is bizarre, this is the big fight, taiwan will take steps to defend itself, this is the big crisis in the world today and if we were to lose taiwan and if china were to be tempted by a move, that would take the entire western pacific untenantable in a reg

hong kong. completely you know mining the democrats in that body. they put in jail jimmy lai most pro democracy, founder of the hong kong democratic party.ry and others who are probably in a hurry to get into climate negotiations with china to make big concessions. there is a lot of mixed messaging. there is review of china policy going on since mid-february which doesn't appear to be completed yet. elizabeth: the mixed messaging is a fair point. president biden said he did not talk about china's coverup of the covid pandemic or anything about china's covid-19 pandemic how it started in china when he talked to the president of china for two hours on the phone. now we also have this, christian. china is doing military exercises around taiwan, a clear message to the u.s. and taiwan. >> right. so this isn't just one much sort of 20 things on biden's list of things to keep an eye on around the world that range from iran to just started giving aid to the palestinians. that is bizarre. this is the big fight. whether or not the free world will stand up with taiwan and taiwan will take steps to defend itself. you know, this is the big crisis in

beijing government earlier we had the opportunity to speak to a former chairman of the hong kong democratic party mr human soon and he said and i'm quoting him now that democratic values are deeply rooted in hong kong's culture but if you're not allowed to speak your mind if that is considered something that is against the law then what's left. i think of calls on the national security law day to silence many up political opposition and limits of the speech and embrace of political freedom in hong kong however i believe many homeless this still find ways to express themselves and especially people who are. all immigration to other countries they would just try to use the political freedom out of places to help share and disadvantageous news and information to counter the usage of the city has been achieved its objective i mean you are currently in exile you know there is international criticism as to what is happening in hong kong but nobody's doing anything nobody's getting involved. i think of course if we have more help from the international community and that's will be really great but all w

later this month sarah clarke al-jazeera hong kong oh let's me to emily lau who's the chairwoman of the international affairs committee of the democratic party she's joining us from hong kong thanks for speaking to us on al-jazeera what is your reaction to the sentencing well course is very very distressing. very sad these people really have made huge contributions to call for several days some of the very eminent legal career. members of the legislative council so it's very sad. and said there is no revenge. i guess most people could be arrested. and not just. with the law by the opposition now either being tried or jailed or even in exile but what impact is this going to have on the pro-democracy movement in hong kong. i think we will carry on for those of us who are still outside we will carry on but as i said we will do it in a peaceful and nonviolent way this is what we believe and if you look around the world people are sacrificing their lives trying to what they believe in and in hong kong are willing to sing and we hold friends in the international ringback community who support us do you see any signs that the authorities in hong ko

those convicted on thursday include the man known as hong kong's father of democracy martin levy he is the 82 year old co-founder of the democratic party also 73 year old media tycoon jimmy lie he is one of the most outspoken critics of the current administration. and margaret own a 73 year old barrister and a former lawmaker now these 3 that you are seeing on the wall here behind me are just the latest convictions in hong kong kong takes a look at the decades long democracy struggle which for some activists started in beijing a small flat in downtown hong kong weather woes only museum dedicated to the $89.00 tenement crackdown is no catered to minatory repression in beijing 32 years ago changed the course of many people in china and hong kong including leecher again i was there during the doing for the massacre and i was the pain propre days after my relieve pressure to hong kong i crashed and i would spend my life time in 5 people whom ocracy in china and so that those who think are 5 were not being very. streeter case on legion again is facing a difference fades critics see him on a massive track now being carried out by the chain t

now those convicted include the man known as hong kong's father of democracy martin lee he's an 82 year old barrister and co-founder of the democratic party also 73 year old media tycoon jim eli he's one of the most outspoken critics of the current administration and margaret a 73 year old barrister and a former lawmaker nearly every leaving voice of opposition in hong kong is now either in jail on trial or in exile veteran activist lee was also convicted today and. spoke with him before the verdict about his life's work that started back in 1989 in tiananmen square let's go now to phoebe who joins us live from hong kong. what more can you tell us about the verdicts. well that's just a basically rechecked all of the fans arguments in hope. that there is nothing unconstitutional about the prosecution itself and the offense of illegal assembly that the church doesn't doesn't agree that the claiming that this is a british off the rights of a same plea could induce chilling in fact but out of all this missed by the church and then with the rather we're talking about today is actually how to in 298018. in august and. very huge. same with venue

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convicted on thursday include the man known as hong kong's father of democracy, and you see him there, martin lee, the 82-year-old cofounder of the democratic partyalso 73-year-old media tycoon jim eli, what it-- jimmy lai, what are the most outspoken critics of the current administration. and margaret own, 73-year-old barrister and former lawmaker. we take a look at the decades long democracy struggle, which, for some activists, began in beijing. >> a small flat in downtown hong kong, the world's only museum dedicated to that 19 8910 men -- 1989 tiananmen square crackdown is located. change the course of many people in china and hong kong. >> i was there during the jane fourth masker. i was detained -- i was there for the jane fourth massacre and detained for three days. i pledged i would spend my life following democracy in china. so those who sacrifice would not be in vain. -- june 4thmassacre. >> three decades on critics the a massive crackdown carried out by beijing. this time on its most liberal and democratic city, hong kong. in the wake of antigovernment protests, he and eight others were charged with attending and organizi an unauthorize

thursday include the man who is known here as hong kong's father of democracy this is martin leach he's 82 years old and he's a co-founder of the democratic party there is also 73 year old media tycoon jimmy lie here he's one of the most outspoken critics of the current administration and also market she is a 73 year old barrister and former lawmaker i look at the latest on the story with our correspondent phoebe kong she's standing by for us in hong kong what more can you tell us about these verdicts. well the church has basically rejected all of the expense argument in her ruling that should rules that has nothing to do with there is nothing unconstitutional about the prosecution itself and friends of an authorized assembly even though it's a piece fell on during the trial defendants argue that they were only leaving the crown's out of the park which was originally approved by the police to hold the same way they want to move the crowd is this a measure of crowd control out of safety reasons but all these explanations are dismissed by the judge as d.m. and so are the cases now adjourned to 16 of april for the defendants to submit their mitiga

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democratic party was in court to hear the verdict. >> with field made -- dismayed and distressed but not too surprised given the pressure that the whole of hong kongr. if you were here, you would feel it. pressure from beijing, the carrie lam administration. judges are just humans but it is sad to see the people o have made so many contributions to the city found guilty because they took part and a peaceful and nonviolent demonstration. laura: in other news from around the world, google is changing its work from home policy. the company plans to get more people back into their u.s. offices. staff will have to apply to work from home if they want to do so more than 14 days per year. those who want to return can do so month. cruise ships have been banned from entering the historic center of venice. the decision came in the response to a request from the u.n. cultural body over a claim that the ships cause pollution. large ships will not have to dock at the industrial port until a permanent solution is found. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come, china's rust belt. towns left behind by the changing economy. ♪ laura: myanmar's leader is been

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hong kong's biggest activists. not just jimmy lai, facing six cases. we also have a veteran activist and former lawmaker, facing four. albert ho, the former chairman of the democratic partys facing four cases. prosecutors pushing numerous cases to ensure they can get a conviction. critics saying this is one more sign the city is trying to intimidate democracy activists from getting involved in any sort of topic advocacy. haslinda: any sign how this will play out? what is the best and worst case scenario? >> i think a lot of people are assuming we are going to get a sentence of some kind. they are mitigation hearing this morning. arguing some of these unauthorized events, protest rallies they attended, these were peaceful. they were not necessarily ringleaders. we have some activists like joshua wong in prison. even if there is no serious jail term, it looks like a lot of the activists are off the scene and out of elections for the near future. that is something beijing and the city authorities have been gunning for from the beginning. rishaad: standoff in the south china sea. discussing the charges with a former associate justice. this is bloomberg. ♪ haslinda: earlier t

hong kong's freedoms. chinese communist party's relentless oppression of the people of hong kong is not a republican or a democrat issue. we are united as americans in standing with hong kongers. hong kong's pro-democracy movement has inspired people around the world to fight for liberty over tyranny. but in june of last year, the chinese communist party used its sham legislature to enforce a distaupe jan national security law on hong kong. this law criminalizes basic civil liberties, it violated china's treaty commitments, it destroyed the one country, two systems model of autonomy. and it inserted the c.c.p.'s police state into hong kong to crush dissent. since it passed, c.c.p. has purged pro-democracy lawmakers from the government while resting -- arresting the c.c.p.'s political enemies. unfortunately the c.c.p.'s human rights abuses in hong kong are far from over. chairman meeks' resolution continues our bipartisan work to call out the c.c.p.'s abuses and stand with the people of hong kong. and so with that, i reserve the balance of my time -- first i urge my colleagues to support this measure and then i re

a court in hong kong convicted seven pro-democracy leaders today for their role in mass protests in 2019. they include martin lee, the 82-year-old founder of the territory's democratic partyand jimmy lie. we will have details later in the program. in this country, president biden held his first cabinet meeting with everyone spread out and masked. it took place in the east room to allow for social distancing. the president urged the members to push his infrastructure plan. it was opening day for major league baseball, but covid-19 immediately disrupted the schedule. a washington nationals player tested positive, and the team scratched its game with the new york mets. limited numbers of fans were allowed to attend in new york for the yankees home opener with toronto. >> we are hoping for a good year this year. let's get back slowly but surely. hopefully, everyone gets vaccinated so we can come back and enjoy the game with a full crowd. stephanie: the texas rangers where the lone team to allow full capacity at the stadium. president biden said that decision was irresponsible. the state supreme court of virginia back to charlottesville's move to take down confederate statues,

communist party backed company in chinese dropped nba games back in 2019 after the houston rockets general manager showed his support for democratic activist protesting against beijing crackdown in hong kongrubio tweeted in part mlb's pressure and move draft and all-star game out of georgia on the same week they announced a deal with the company backed by the suicidal commonest party of china. republicans say the election rules are fair and help improve voter, confidence will democrats call them voter suppression laws, major comedies had courted in georgia including coca-cola and delta condemn a new law would laws a boarding pass, the election rules unacceptable and don't match with the comedy values. this by the controversy people on both sides of the aisle agree that pulling the all-star game out of will cost the tourism industry millions. >> it is devastating, is devastating to businesses might included in this seems very unnecessary, very punitive and counterintuitive to what were trying to do by reopening. >> as of now major-league baseball is finalizing a new host city for the all-star game. details will be announced shortly. eric: thank you so much. arthel: florida governor ron des

party tech company in the chinese tech firm dropped nba games back in 2019 after the former houston rockets general manager showed his support for democratic activists protesting against beijing crackdown in hong konghere is radio host erickson on "fox & friends". >> now mandatory weakens thanks to this law but their happy doing business in places like china that persecutes people. >> republicans st. george's new election roles are fair and help improve voter confidence will democrats called voter suppression laws. the major companies headquartered in georgia including coca-cola and delta condemned the new laws but after they were already past. they called the election roles unacceptable and said they don't match with their comedies values. despite the controversy, people on both sides of the aisle agree that pulling the all-star game out of atlanta will cost the city tourism industry millions. >> it is devastating it is devastating to the city and many businesses, mine included it seems very unnecessary, very punitive and counterintuitive to what were trying to do by reopening. >> as of now major league baseball is finally rising a new host for the game and details are expected to be announced sho

democratic party, was at court to hear the verdicts. we feel very dismayed and distressed, but maybe not too surprised, given the pressure that the whole of hong konging, pressure from the carrie lam administration. so judges are just human. but it's very sad to see these people who have made so many contributions to the development of the city were today found guilty because they took part in a peaceful and non—violent demonstration. i mean, they are activists taking part in fighting for freedom, for democracy for hong kong and never, never supported violence. we would like to think that ourjudges, our courts are still independent, objective, free and fair. so whatever they do, everything they do will send a signal notjust to hong kong, to beijing and to the whole world whether the independence of the judiciary is still there. some people of course don't believe it any more. i still have some hope that we still have some form of independentjudiciary. so we never know. the sentence will be on the 16th of this month, and i certainly hope they will not all be locked up. a new helpline from the uk child protection charity the nspcc, offering support t

hong kong by violating an international fraoety that guaranteed democratic practices. now if you want to run for office in the one place in china where they actually have votes you have to have approval from the communist partyin order to run. that's where major league baseball in all its humility is attempting to have a major push. really smart major league baseball. >> dana: tim scott had a tweet here. making a similar comparison you are making about new york but about georgia versus colorado. he says georgia voter i.d., 17 days of early voting. colorado, voter i.d. 15 days of early voting. denver is 9.2% black. they are moving the all-star game out of atlanta which has more day of voting lights than colorado. the wokes are at it again. >> early voting is not the only concern of the bill. this is about cosmetics. georgia has some of the highest percentage of registration in the south and among the highest above the national average in voter turnout. yet they are getting penalized by making practical changes. one of the big things was they can't give water and food in line. well, in georgia they said like they do in many other states you cannot have politicking going on or election earing going on a certain

beijing government earlier we had the opportunity to speak to a former chairman of the hong kong democratic party mr human soon and he said and i'm quoting him now that democratic values are deeply rooted in hong kong's culture but if you're not allowed to speak your mind if that is considered something that is against the law then what's left i think of calls on the national security law day to silence many offered to office this.

no one is hong kong's father of democracy martin lee here he is 82 years old and he is the co-founder of the democratic party also there is 73 year old media tycoon jimmy lie here he is one of the most outspoken critics of the current administration and there is margaret to she is a 7373 year old barrister and also a former lawmaker i did not use phoebe kong takes a look now at the decades long democracy struggle which for some activists started in beijing. a small flat in downtown hong kong weather woes only museum dedicated to the 89 tenement is located to minatory repression in beijing 32 years ago changed the course of many people in china and hong kong including leach again i was there during the doing for the massacre and i was the pain propre days after my reviews back to hong kong i crashed and i would spend my life time in 5 people who mockers in china and those who sacrificed were not being a very. strong case on is facing a difference fate critic c n n a massive attack now being carried out by teaching these times on this most liberal and democratic city hong kong in the wake of anti-government pr