huang tiesen comes under renewed pressure to deliver.as returned to wuhan to talk to his father. they watched wuhan become china's largest industrial centre but the shift towards high tech has brought new and unexpected challenges. as their time as theirtime in as their time in shanghai draws to a close, they make their way to the city's famous riverside. before they leave shanghai, they go and check out the competition at a fruit and vegetable industry fair. after the initial shock, they continue looking at what other softwa re continue looking at what other software companies had to offer. the argument doesn't end there. the fracture in huang tiesen‘s and his girlfriend's relationship will have lasting repercussions. wuhan‘s wu han‘s high—tech optics wuhan‘s high—tech optics valley is home to 90,000 companies, spanning a range of emerging industries. competition is fierce and many start—ups won't make it to their second year. robotics is one of the lucky ones and is marking its second anniversary with a party. but not all are anniversa

huang tiesen also came to wuhan to make his name.guo, is trying to market software that will enable fruit retailers to adjust their stock and pricing according to real time demand. but, after a year, there has been little sign of success. staff are becoming nervous. this man is a front—end programmer who has been with the business since it began. tiesen chose wuhan to set up his company, hoping to break into this major new technology centre. he turns to his technical director to discuss finding a replacement programmer, but the cream of the crop has been snapped up by all the big players. tiesen lives with his girlfriend, ying menghua, who's in charge of operations at senguo. the business premises are also tiesen and menghua's personal residence. xu visits the distillery to offer a personal apology to his client after one of the young technicians was caught breaking health and safety regulations. in china, sitting down over a meal is the best way of clearing the air. the client is appeased for the moment. but xu has to make sure they

like xu, huang tiesen has also risked a lot to set up his software company and for the first few yearsny start—ups won't make it to their second year. for both men, the advent of coronavirus has had a profound effect, both on the way they operate their businesses and on their relationship with the city they live in. tiesen recalls a moment during lockdown. for xu, his biggest fear was how the people of wuhan would be viewed by the outside world. now, both men and their companies are cautiously learning how to navigate life on the other side of the pandemic. and you can watch ‘three years in wuhan across years in wuhan' across the weekend and next week on bbc world news. and on saturday, monday and tuesday on bbc news in the uk. let's get some of the day's other news. nato ambassadors will hold an urgent meeting on friday, after the us said it will withdraw from the open skies aerial surveillance treaty. president trump pulled out of the pact after accusing russia of violating its terms. the agreement allows unarmed reconnaissance flights over the treaty‘s members to prevent attacks. ru

like xu, huang tiesen has also risked a lot to set up his software company and for the first few yearsnt challenge. competition is fierce and many start—ups won't make it to their second year. for both men, the advent of coronavirus has had a profound effect, both on the way they operate their businesses and on their relationship with the city they live in. tiesen recalls a moment during lockdown. for xu, his biggest fear was how the people of wuhan would be viewed by the outside world. now, both men and their companies are cautiously learning how to navigate life on the other side of the pandemic. in france, children are going back to school, as the government relaxes its lockdown measures. but the country's education minister has told the bbc that poorer children are not returning as much as those from wealthier families. parents can choose whether to send their kids to class — or keep them home. our paris correspondent lucy williamson has more. saenz is not a place with a radical image. but this conservative medieval town is now known across france as the place that refused to open