the 71-year-old jimmy lai - jimmy lai i is among several arrested. in a statement, police said seven people have been detned on suspicion of fraud and colluding with foreign forces. part of f the new securityty la. >> this morning around 9:45, together with h our colleagues,e got a warrant t to conduct an opoperation to search for evidence. ourr operations were smooth and we hope to finish soon and not disturb the operation of the media. >> it is not the first time jimmy lai has been arrested. china's state media has portrayed him as a traitor and accused him of being one of the masterminds behind the recentnt protests in the city. he is a well-known and outstspon pro-democracy figure in hong kong, who regularly criticized china's authoritarian rule. many here in hong kong see him as an unlikely hero. >> i don't think the police should be doing this. this is a media organization. hong kong claims to have freedom of the press. i do not think they should be reading the reading -- reading the media's preferences. >> he has beeeen the only high-profile p

of course this is a company owned by jimmy lai.ow jimmy lai has been arrested along with several morning.st this of course we had that executive order from trump and the sanctioning of the hong kong chief executive carrie lam all impacting sentiment at this point in time. the hang seng index extending its job to more than 10%. indexes under a lot of pressure. we had to put that into context especially for the chinext in the context of how it has risen in recent months, almost doubling the nasdaq in the past 12 months. some funds say forget about the tencent risk tech in asia. pretty much still eight buy and a buying opportunity anytime it is tumbling. an opportunity to buy as the trading is cheap compared to counterparts in the u.s. tencent currently under pressure, down 3%. take a look at next digital, slumping about 14%. yvonne: oof. certainly feeling the effects of the arrest of jimmy lai and several other officials as well. we are talking more of course about the whole saga with tiktok right now. some reports saying perhaps twi

police in hong kong arrested media tycoon jimmy lai .e is accused of colluding with foreign power. in 24 hours, resignations as anger grows in the streets following the last inin beirut. thank you for joining us on france 24. first,t, please say we thousand people were detained in belarus, after thousands took to the streets in minsk and other cities after early results showed alexander lukashenko posed to win by a landslide. it is said he got 80% of the vote for his sixth term. ministry saidign there have been numerous indications of election fraud. oliver cried -- oliver craig is standing by. what have they been saying? oliver: the main opposition candidate gave a press conference in which her team does not recognize the result. she said they would come forward with proof of exactly how before it was carried out. she invited alexander lukashenko for a dialogue for a peaceful transition of power. the longtime president completely ignored those calls. bioy he was visiting a agricultural holdiding and he wl be speaking with the commonweal

with the foreign government which is the chargejimmy lai foreign government which is the charge jimmy laie chargejimmy lai probably will be facing and will have to defend in court. for other things such as secession, journalist work, reports from articles, reports like the activities of groups outside hong kong, foreign government support will therefore be interpreted and those are the questions and it seems in the first case, relating tojimmy lai, the chinese and hong kong government are going to enforce the law aggressively and that would be more intimidating to the media. thank you so much for talking to us. you are welcome. beijing's crackdown on hong kong's democracy movement has attracted strong criticism, both washington and beijing hitting key figures with sanctions and closing consulates in recent weeks. and it's not the only issue where the two countries don't see eye—to—eye. i spoke with former australian prime minister and china expert kevin rudd and got his take on the situation. if our prism for analysis is where does the us—china relationship go, the bottom line is we have

police in hong kong have arrested seven people, including a prominent pro—democracy activist, jimmy laito be the most high profile person to have been arrested under the controversial new security law. australia's victoria state has reported 19 cornavirus deaths in the past 2a hours — the country's deadliest day of the pandemic so far. the state is the epicentre of the nation's second coronavirus wave. a majority of the deaths were linked to care homes. now on bbc news, hardtalk.

dagen: i listened to jimmy lai and watched jimmy lai and see what he has done and i see everybody inry taking freedoms for granted and asking ourselves if do you have strength faced with communist government that is trying to basically do away with you and do away with -- with everything that you believe in. i think that that's the message, and are we going stand up as a nation to china in the months and years to come. maria: that's right. and a lot of people are comparing this to 1939 europe that you don't want to be an enabler of this kind of behavior. straight ahead fox business exclusive with president donald trump. we will talk about hong kong, the economy, the 2020 race and beyond, don't miss a moment of it. all start next hour mornings with maria live on fox business. ♪ in your customized view of the market. it's smarter trading technology for smarter trading decisions. fidelity. . . . maria: welcome back. good thursday morning, everybody. thanks so much for joining us. i'm maria bartiromo. it is thursday, august 13. we have two power hours coming up, left with an all star lin

jimmy lai is one of the most outspoken pro—democracy activists here in hong kong.ogul. he's the owner of apple daily, a newspaper which very frequently challenges the authorities and beijing with its journalism. so he's a very important figure, he's very high—profile. he's made no attempt really to restrict his criticism of the authorities over the years. and since this new national security law was enacted, it's been thought that he was perhaps the number one target of the authorities. now, this morning, he has been arrested under suspicion of violating the new national security law. the allegations are that he colluded with foreign forces, critics will say that's a very vague expression. it's not clear exactly what this means a this time. but what we do know is that it's been reported that jimmy lai has been arrested and that will definitely be seen as, once again, another example of how this city is changing quite dramatically since this new national security law was introduced. what impact might this have on the rest of the pro—democracy movement? well, for wee

jimmy lai's arrest -- is this the highest profile arrest we have seen?lder gentleman. it is very high profile and the way it was done was also high profile. they are arrested him at his the and then they went to flagship newspaper. almost 200 officers entered the offices with warrants and searched the offices of the newspaper while it was being live streamed by reporters there. this is under the new national security law. under have been arrested suspicion of a breaches of the legislation including secession and collusion with foreign countries which is what it appears that jimmy lai will be charged with. it was very high profile and it spoke to a lot of fears that people have in the seed -- in the city that basic rights will be eroded. it was a fairly shocking display of power. and is a 72-year-old man they had hundreds of officers in that office. matt: he owns media properties through his company, digital limited. digital limited. shares in that stock initially dipped and now have absolutely soared. up 216%. at one time, it was up over 300%. heavy volu

a lot of protesters had bought small lot sales in a show of solidarity to jimmy lai.immy lai today actually said in my interview, don't but my my stock.on't buy i reported in asia 30 years. i have been in bloomberg for 17 years. never have i heard the head of a company, the chairman of a company, tell me don't buy my stock. it was a fascinating interview. nejra: it really was, and thank you for bringing it to us. china's economic recovery continues in july. industrials growth remains steady as weak retail sales undercut the rebound. data shows the recovery is still uneven. georgette boele is still with us. it is a theme we have talked about for a while in terms of consumption lagging the industrial recovery. do you see it turning around anytime soon? guest: i think if we look at china, we are seeing that. the impact of the pandemic, it takes time. this is a whole process. we think china is coming out relatively ok. other countries are still struggling with the pandemic and the second wave. constructive are on china, does that mean you are constructive on the yuan? gue

anyone that ever thought jimmy lai was going to run away doesn't know jimmy lai.ng to take the consequences. he has a home in paris, he could live anywhere in the world. he could have avoided all this, but he's not going to do it, and the corollary to that is hong kong people are saying if a billionaire isn't safe, what about me? paul: jillian, they've also arrested several other people including employees of jimmy's a paper but also some other activists who aren't as prominent, and what is, what message also are they sending, china, to the press that have operated, the western press that has operated with general freedom in hong kong for many years? >> well, this is a message to shut up about freedom or else risk arrest. and i think jimmy lae on one hand, incredibly powerful and -- [inaudible] but you've also got to look at the recent arrest of a 16-year-old under the national security law. so it really spans society. what they're saying, basically, is that defense is now illegal in hong kong. if you speak out, expect to pay the consequences. and i think with tar

the other is high—profile media tycoon jimmy lai.foreign collusion. and he was led through his office, apple daily, in handcuffs. we're told two of his sons have also been arrested. sentence reporters live streamed the police raid of his office, the apple daily, a popular tabloid he founded. it's often critical of hong kong and china's leadership. while hong kong authorities say the search is linked to the protest movement, critics have been quick to call it a beijing clampdown and an effort to silence political opposition. jimmy lai was already facing charges related to anti—goverment protests in the territory last year. and we're told by a senior executive at mr lai's company that the timing of his latest arrest is crucial. well, the boss has known for a while that they were probably going to come sooner or laterfor him. we basically have ascertained the reason why they did it this week was jimmy has a trial coming up in two weeks for another matter. once he disposed of that matter he could travel again, so i guess that was the tim

a pro—democracy activist and tycoon in hong kong, jimmy lai, has been arrested.s one of the highest profile figures to be detained so far under the territory‘s new security law. i'm joined now by our correspondent in hong kong, danny vincent. remind us whojimmy lai is and why he is so important to. jimmy lai is one of the most outspoken pro—democracy activists here in hong kong. he is also a media mogul. he is the owner of apple daily, a newspaper that very frequently challenges the authorities and beijing with his journalism. challenges the authorities and beijing with hisjournalism. he isa beijing with hisjournalism. he is a very important figure, very high—profile. he has made no attempt really to restrict his criticism of the authorities over the years. and since this new national security law was enacted, it's been thought that he was perhaps the number one target of the authorities. now this morning, he has been arrested under suspicion of violating the new national security law stop the allegations are that he colluded with foreign forces, critics will say

media tycoon jimmy lai released on bail late on tuesday.pies of his apple daily. a tabloid highly critical of the chinese government. the paper saying it printed 550,000 copies on a tuesday instead of the normal 70,000 to cope for the extra demand. he was arrested on monday on suspicion of colluding with a foreign power. pro— beijing authorities using the controversial new security laws to crackdown on dissent and he was not the only one. 23—year—old political and diverse —— activist agnes chow also arrested and then released also arrested and then released a few hours afterjimmy lai. it is very obvious and the government is using the national security law to suppress political dissidents and that this kind of situation would not only happen on me but more and more hong kong people in the future. both will face trial at a later date. they could be sentenced to life in prison. paul hawkins, bbc news. beijing's crackdown on hong kong's pro—democracy movement has received strong criticism the us, with both washington and beijing hitting key fi

jimmy lai's media company, shares have surged, 1100%.today but they are giving back a lot of those gains. ons was a nine cent stock friday of last weekend it is now one dollar 14 cents and some people say this is a new form of , beingst, small bids bought in support of jimmy lai. haslinda: it seems that china has okayed the one-year extension of the current legislative term in hong kong. >> it is interesting because this represents the second time in as many months that china's parliament, the standing committee of the body, has weighed in to interpret the basic law, the first being the implementation of the national security law. now, basically the standing committee unanimously passed a resolution to continue the operations of the current legislative council session for no less than one year. this follows carrie lam, the chief executive's postponement of elections which were due to be held september 6. she delayed that, postponed it for one year amid fears of the coronavirus, but pro-democracy advocates and candidates, some of whom hav

lai kong media tycoon jimmy accusing china of arresting him on "trumped up charges." lai pushed back against laws, saying he should be presumed innocent, not guilty. and yale university discriminates against immigrants and white africans. ant is according to investigation. yale categorically denies claims of discrimination. global news, 24 hours a day, on @quicktake,oomberg powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am leigh-ann gerrans. this is bloomberg. francine? francine: leigh-ann, thank you so much. now, european markets opening to the downside after a choppy week with fresh eyes, u.s. markets, and dredging concerns about the pandemic in europe. at 10:00 a.m. u.k. time will provide to prove what exactly we are facing. european travel stocks are down as the u.k. expanded its list of countries where mandatory quarantine is imposed on those returning to the country. joining us now is bloomberg opinion's marcus ashworth. thank you for joining us. what are we looking at? is it inflation trade, deflation trade, and an assumption on

china is defending the arrests of media tycoon jimmy lai. its foreign ministry office in the territory urged people in hong kong to immediately stop smearing the law's implementation under the pretext of press freedom. it also said there is no such thing as absolute press freedom above the law anywhere in the world. >>> u.s. health and human services secretary alex azar hit out at the world health organization and china for blocking efforts to restore taiwan's observer status to the organization. >> the united states has aggressively pressed for the last four years to restore taiwiwan's role as an observrve. but the chinese communist party and the world health organization have prevented that. >> azar became the highest-ranking u.s. official to visit taiwan since the u.s. severed plplomatic t ties wi the island more ththan fouour deded ago. he met with president tsai ing-wen and other cabinet members leading taiwan's fight against the coronavirus. taiwan had participated in the w.h.o.'s annual assembly as an observer starting in 2009, but it

what does jimmy lai say about the charges against him. were theon one side business aspects come on the other side were the -- he is the in hongh-profile person kong arrested under charges of the national security law. this is allegedly or in collusion with foreign forces. he believes those charges and those allegations -- they are not official charges yet, but he says they are trumped up. he would not go into details of the charges because it is a legal investigation, but he says he has never supported hong kong independence. he says he wants universal suffrage promised under the basic law as an ultimate goal of hong kong. he says he has never given a single penny to a crowdfunding

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thank you,jimmy lai.etherlands to its list of nations from which incoming travellers will have to quarantine for 1a days. it follows a rise in coronavirus infections in several countries. uk transport secretary grant shapps says the restrictions, which will also affect travellers from malta, monaco, turks and caicos, and aruba, will come into effect for the whole of the uk from saturday morning. this evening we will announce that there will be quarantine brought in for a number of other locations, now including france, holland and some others. that is because we have absolutely worked so hard to make sure that we are keeping our numbers down here and we cannot afford to reimport those cases from elsewhere. this weekend marks 75 years since japan's surrender in the second world war. once the fighting ended, the us occupied japan, imposing a constitutional democracy on the former empire, something that shaped international relations in the region for decades to come. 0ne veteran, john hutchin, who's 96, was

police in hong kong arrested media tycoon jimmy lai .

jimmy lai.eing set in the us state of washington, aiming to catch a potentially deadly intruder. a giant insect, known as the ‘murder hornet‘, has been seen in the area. usually native to asia, the hornet is a potential danger to local insects and, on occasion, humans. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. jenni cena is a woman on a mission. she works with the local department of agriculture and she is on the hunt for a giant insect that they call the ‘murder hornet‘. we do have a reproducing population. the removal of the nest is critical because, one, if it is successful it can produce more queens that could create more nests the following year. its real name is the asian giant hornet and it is known for its orange markings and its sheer size, reaching around five centimetres in length. their sting can be fatal to humans. in japan, they kill around 30—50 people each year. but the real threat is to honey bees. living up to its gruesome name, the murder hornet will bite off the heads of the bees and dev

media tycoon jimmy lai released on bail, late on tuesday.ight on. it‘s a tabloid which is highly critical of the chinese government. the paper saying it printed 550,000 copies on tuesday, instead of the normal 70,000, to cope with extra demand. he was arrested on monday on suspicion of colluding with a foreign power. pro—beijing authorities using china‘s controversial new security law to clamp down on dissent and he was not the only one. 23—year—old political activist agnes chow was also arrested at the same time, and then released just a few hours after lai‘s release. i would say that it is very obvious that the regime and the government is using the national security law to suppress political dissidents, and these kind of situation would not only happen on me but will happen on more and more hong kong people in the future. both will face trial at a later date. they could be sentenced to life in prison. paul hawkins, bbc news. the authorities in mauritius say cracks in the hull of a cargo ship which ran aground last month sparking an enviro

police in hong kong have arrested a prominent pro—democracy activist and media tycoon, jimmy lai, on ew national security law. mr lai is thought to be the most high profile person to be arrested so far under the controversial legislation. i'm joined now by our correspondent in hong kong, danny vincent. what more can you tell us? what we do know is in the early hours of the morning, the police arrested jimmy lai, one of the most prominent and most outspoken activists in hong kong and he is also a media mogul. he owns apple daily, a prominent newspaper that the authorities today we have seen pictures of police raiding the premises, the officers of that newspaper so what we do know is jimmy lai and six others have been detained. the police say it is an ongoing investigation. the suspicion is he has couuded the suspicion is he has colluded with foreign forces which means he is suspected of breaking the national security law. pro—democracy activists you will see this as another example of essentially a new crackdown on hong kong since the national security law was introduced onjuly one man

jimmy lai, very prominent figure in hong kong, he went there as a child when he was 12 with nothing,e daily one of the most trusted sources of news in hong kong, its pa rent sources of news in hong kong, its parent company, very prominent as well. but he's long been a thorn in the side of beijing, long—term critic of the ruling communist party here. and what he believes china ‘s regime is doing to hong kong and its future so he has been arrested, his sons also, they are among nine people so far to be taken in by police today and it's just the latest operation using the sweeping new national security law provisions. he has been accused, we understand, of fraud but most importantly, of colluding with foreign forces. no details from beijing on those allegations, it has to be said in the past, jimmy lai has been seen speaking in the media and other parts of the world, urging the us and uk and others to get involved in hong kong. 0f the us and uk and others to get involved in hong kong. of course, every protest in hong kong for over a yearand every protest in hong kong for over a year and

reporter: police made the arrest monday morning detaining jimmy lai at his home.ounder of the pro-democracy newspaper is well-known for his criticism of china's communist party. he has been arrested on suspicion of foreign collusion under the national security law imposed by china last month. morning, we45 this got a warrant to conduct an operation to search for evidence. reporter: his was not the only unrest on monday. two of his sons were also arrested. invadedn 200 officers the newspaper offices. shocked and and iied including myself think this has sent out a very negative message and of course, it must have a chilling effect on people who want to speak out in particularly on the news media. this is a very disturbing development. reporter: the national security legislation targets acts of subversion, terrorism, in collusion with foreign forces. the maximum penalty is life in prison. critics say the legislation is being used by chinese leaders to silence of the opposition and crackdown on democracy in the senate thomas -- in the semiautonomous region. >> it has

jimmy lai's arrest what does it mean for you. hong kong people will continue to fight forfreedom, hong kong people will continue to fight for freedom, but beijing hong kong people will continue to fight forfreedom, but beijing never tries to listen to our voice. the chge thatjimmy lai colluded with foreign powers, do you understand what this collusion with foreign powers element of legislation, what it covers and how people like you or a media owner like him, how you can avoid this charge? beijing never provided a definition of collusion with a foreign force, that is just providing a loose definition. even perhaps from a perspective of beijing can't interfere with bbc or cnn, but they recognise that collusion with a foreign force. i think now forjimmy lai, will he be detained without confirmation or be extradited to mainland china or facing a life sentence. that question is obviously up with that needs to be put to others and we will endeavour to do that, although it is worth saying at this point we haven't had an acceptance from

he says i strongly condemn the latest arrest of jimmy lai.ejra: if we bring everything together under a theme of u.s.-china tensions, adding more trouble for the u.s.-china relationship, a visit to taiwan by health and human services secretary. what can you tell us about that? stephen: when beijing got word of this late last week, the foreign ministry spokesperson said beijing was firmly opposed to official interactions between taiwan andd this isn't including the meeting of the president of taiwan with alex azar come a definitely going to wrangle beijing even more. it is the highest-ranking u.s. official to visit taiwan in decades and will certainly worsen the strained u.s.-china ties and he is there supposedly to discuss the coronavirus and limiting ofcessful the pandemic. however, it is widely believed other issues, more sensitive issues, would be discussed, as well? manus: our chiefmanus: north asia correspondent on the developing story of the rest in hong kong. thank you very much. china consumer inflation accelerated and factory price d

it is not the 1st time jimmy lai has been arrested. china's state media has portrayed him as a traitor and accused him of being one of the masterminds behind the many recent protests in the city. he's a well known and outspoken pro-democracy figure in hong kong who regularly criticize china's or thora town rule many here in hong kong see him as an unlikely hero. i don't think the police should be doing this after all this is a media organization hong kong claims to have freedom of the press so i don't think they should be raiding the media's premises. the self-made billionaire media owner is the only high profile business person who so far has been willing to or could be criticised beijing for the arrests come only days after the us government announced sanctions on hong kong and mainland chinese officials. it's a clear signal that china is determined to enforce the new security law despite growing international pressure. joining me now is hong kong pro-democracy activist place. first of all what is your reaction to jimmy lay's arrest

still have no access to what the police is accusingjimmy no access to what the police is accusing jimmy laiis accusingjimmy lai and the others of, but we suspect it is related to some international lobbying work and definitely showing that the chinese government has been very hostile towards those people who have been on the fronts of the movement. you left hong kong several weeks ago, i think now. has this intimidated the pro—democracy groups? has it stopped dissent now? because it is so draconian? well, i announced that i am and linda couple of weeks before it i've met up with a couple of politicians. the secretaries andi politicians. the secretaries and i have been talking about the demands and opinions of the hong kong people for the past few weeks. after my arrival in london, it is making me have more room to do international advocacy work. i think that kind of implementation would help. these statements of angen help. these statements of anger, the statements of criticism from international governments do not seem to be making any difference.” governments do not seem to be making any

jimmy lai has a notorious record, not just running a newspaper g kong. think his position challenging sovereignty right over hong kong is a position challenging the one country system, notorious. and the fact that he really colludes wh the u.s. politicians, challging china's sovereigntve ohong kong, for the record.th i ink there is a great level of expectation that he will be brought toustice sooner or ter. >> so very different view. also t in past few hours, as pro-democracy actias been arrested. next to joshua.t she has been charged with inciting secession. they say her chances of bail are slim. my colleague has been covering the veotests exten for bbc news, and she joins us live now. let's just start with jim lai, because the way that he was detained in the way it was carried out was extremely public . an awful lot of police presence, a real message coming from beijing. >> yes, that is what many people in hong kong would be saying, even though police said they were not there to disrupt apple dailyns's operatnd even though hong kong asterisk security l

on monday, hong kong media tycoon jimmy lai was arrested in a scene that shocked many. undreds of police. mr lai, the founder of the apple daily, is the most high—profile person to be detained under a controversial new security law. hejoined me from hong kong, a short time ago, in one of his first media interviews since being released on bail. i don't know what is going to happen to me next because they have not given me a date of the judgement. i was given a bail of $300,000 cash and $200,000 personal guarantee and my passport was confiscated so i cannot travel, and i am waiting for the next thing to happen. are you scared? no, i am not. why not? why should i be scared? i have been doing this for 30 years and now is a time of test, it is a time that needs my courage, and it is a time that i have to go forward. i am not scared and i will go on, you know, and that's my mission. just tell us what happened on monday, when the police arrived at the newspaper offices. i was just down from upstairs by my maid. i didn't know what happened so i went down, and i saw a bunch of po

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jimmy lai was detained along with his two sons and four other people in the early hours of the morninghe new national security law. he is the most high profile person to be arrested so far under the act. i'm joined now by claudia mo — who's is an opposition legislator in hong kong. thank you for talking to us. the charge mentions collusion with foreign powers. 0bviously charge mentions collusion with foreign powers. obviously the national security legislation is new. what does that amount to? now, thatis new. what does that amount to? now, that is something very worrying, the arrest ofjimmy lai, is deja vu in hong kong, because police have done it at least a couple of times on other charges, previously. but this time the fact that they are using the new security law, it tells you that they are really targeting this publishing tycoon of ours, who has been very blatantly pro—democracy. it isa been very blatantly pro—democracy. it is a warning signal, also, that the local and foreign media who are stationed in hong kong should learn to behave, or there could be such a theatrical raid on y

jimmy lai tells bloomberg he was arrested on trumped up charges.ur interview with the next didge tillman owner shooter. they push back against a ground-breaking green between israel and the u.a.e. to norlanderalize relations between the two countries. president trump says there is more to come from diplomatic efforts in the region. a very good morning to you all. we are just under an hour away from the start of the cash equities trading session here in europe. let's have a look at where we are on the futures. it looks as if we could see in downside moving at the start, but we are generally drifting when it comes to the global equity session from asia to europe. we are expect to go see a little weakness. some of the futures suggest it could be weaker down about .2% or .3% on a futures. programs a different dynamic in the ftse 100. let's have a look at u.s. futures as they point to a little bit of weakness at the start of the u.s. trading day. we see strength coming through on those futures. it was weak nelson in yesterday's session, -- weakness in y

this after the arrest of the prominent activist and media tycoon, jimmy lai, on allegations of collusionurity advisor has said the us is officially "deeply troubled" by the arrest. in total eleven people were arrested on monday. i've been speaking to the hong kong based writer and lawyer antony dapiran. i asked him what he made of these developments. well, this really is a continuing of this ongoing crackdown, but most shocking of the events yesterday was this really direct attack on hong kong's free press with the arrest ofjimmy lai and a large police raid on the offices of apple daily, his newspaper. and do you expect the people to be held for some time or do you think this is in some way a warning to others? well, under the new national security law, suspects can be held without bail so it's highly likely jimmy lai, agnes chow and the others arrested yesterday will be held without bail until their cases come to trial, which could be some months away, and i think there is no sign that this ongoing crackdown is going to stop, especially in the context of wider ongoing tensions with the

it follows the arrest earlier of the prominent activist and media tycoon, jimmy lai, who was detainedith foreign powers. in total eleven people were arrested on monday. joining me now to discuss the situation is hong kong based writer and lawyer antony dapiran, who is the author of ‘city on fire: the fight for hong kong'. what do you make of the latest developments? well, this really is continuing, this ongoing crack down but most shocking of the events yesterday was this really direct attack on hong kong's three press with the arrest ofjimmy lai and a large police raid on the offices of his newspaper. and do you expect the people to be held for some time or do you think this is in some way a warning to others? well, under the new national security law, suspects can be held without bail so it's highly likelyjimmy lai, agnes chow and the others arrested yesterday will be held without bail until their cases come to trial which could be some months away and i think there is no sign that this ongoing crackdown is going to stop, especially in the context of wider ongoing tensions with the

the hong kong pro—democracy activist, jimmy lai, is released on bail — 2a hours after his arrest underty law, imposed by china. hello and welcome to bbc news. after months of speculation and 84 days before election day the democratic nomineejoe biden has selected the california senator, kamala harris, as his running mate against donald trump for november's election. ms harris, who's fifty—five, is the first black woman on a major presidential ticket in american history. taking to twitterjoe biden said — "i have the great honor to announce that i ve picked kamala harris — a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country s finest public servants as my running mate. whilst kamala said she's honored to join joe biden as our party's nominee for vice president, and do what it takes to make him our commander—in—chief. let's speak to our north america correspondent david willis. whojoins us from who joins us from los angeles. it is an historic moment is in a? given her background and she's one of the very few women to be actually put on the ticket as a vice president. absolutely.

police in hong kong have arrested seven people, including a prominent pro—democracy activist, jimmy laihis aides say mr lai has been accused of colluding with foreign forces. he is thought to be the most high profile person to have been arrested under the controversial new security law. australia's victoria state has reported 19 cornavirus deaths in the past 2a hours — the country's deadliest day of the pandemic so far. the state is the epicentre of the nation's second coronavirus wave. a majority of the deaths were linked to care homes. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. the covid—19 pandemic has inflicted huge economic damage, but it has offered the natural world a little bit of respite — room to breathe. but what will come next? will it be a return to the old ways of resource exploitation and consumption? my guest today is one of the uk's best known naturalists and environmental campaigners, chris packham. are we humans capable of fundamentally changing our priorities? chris, thanks so much for inviting me to your home, but also this woodland, which i

police in hong kong have arrested a prominent pro—democracy activist and media tycoon, jimmy lai.is aides say mr lai has been accused of colluding with foreign forces. he is thought to be the most high profile person to have been arrested under hong kong's controversial new national security law. australia's victoria state has reported 19 cornavirus deaths in the past 2a hours — the country's deadliest day of the pandemic so far. officials in the state, which is the epicentre of australia's second coronavirus wave, say a majority of the deaths were linked to care homes. now on bbc news, alicia mccarthy looks back at how westminster has tackled the big stories like the budget, huawei, black lives matter and domestic abuse. hello there and welcome to westminster in review where the last few months have not all been about coronavirus. in the next half—hour we will take a look at the other big stories since december including a newly—elected borisjohnson gets his brexit divorce deal through parliament. this bill learns the emphatic lesson of the last parliament and rejects any further

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yes under a controversial national security law imposed by beijing the media tycoon of activist jimmy lai has been detained with 6 others linked to his pro-democracy apple daily they're accused of colluding with foreign forces hong kong journalists association says that it's a worrying development for media freedom of 07 o'clock reports. police made the arrests on monday morning detaining jimmy lie at his home in callin the founder of the pro-democracy newspaper apple daily is well known for his criticism of china's communist party he's been arrested on suspicion of foreign collusion under the national security law imposed by china last month this morning at around $945.00 together with our colleagues on the criminal investigation department and military staff we got a warrant to conduct an operation to search for evidence i wasn't the only arrest on monday 2 of life sons were also arrested more than $200.00 police raided apple dudley's headquarters detaining senior executives including the tabloids chief executive officer detective search computers and interviewed staff many are shocked

the said it, , the country, freedom loving nations across the world stand with jimmy lai and all theceful demonstrators who have met the business and of the ccp's repression. >> now, mr. president, over the weekend the united states achieved an ignominious milestone, 5 million americans are confirmed to have contracted covid-19. by far the most in the world. our country went from 4 million americans having had the disease to 5 million in 17 days, only 17 days. 1 million americans were infected in just 17 days. we lost american businesses, american wealth in an unbearable number of american lives. i number that will inevitably increase as the number of infections continues to rise. the brutal economic effect of

nancy pelosi says she is open to restarting talks. >> well now to hong kong police there arrested jimmy laiwith foreign sources. >> lai has been outspoken pro-democracy figure in hong kong regularly criticized china. >> back at home protests in chicago, crowds clashing with police looters ransacked stores across the city in particular magnificent mile, officers say gunman opened fire during a chase police returned fire hit the man, exclusive interview with fox news attorney general william barr said protesters want chaos, not change. >> they were trying to impeach him from day one they have done everything they can sloweded shreddetch d the norms of our system lust for power weren't expecting trump's victory. >> ag weighing in on some violent protests across the sun saying it has always been about bringing down the president headlines, back to you. dagen: taking matters into his own hands president trump signing several executive orders on covid-19 saturday deal between democrats white house on another stimulus package could still be worked out the move extending extra unemployment benefits

. >>> police in hong kong have arrested media mogul and democracy proponent jimmy lai along with sixther people under the controversial new national security law. police say lai is suspected of ko colluding with foreign forces. joining me live from hong kong, this is a high profile arrest, in media industry having chills right now. is it more message sent than supposed offense? >> reporter: there is one activist who said this is the beginning of hong kong media blackout. to see police in a newsroom of a news outlet that has been a critic of the beijing govern and mainland, to see police there, gathering evidence, including where stories are worked on at the moment that could be about the government and whatnot, very concerning. person who owns the whole operation is jimmy lai, billionaire, outspoken, unafraid, he has said to cause trouble, speak his mind and support his publication, which even went so far -- the newspaper printed out posters to cut out and bring to the antigovernment, prodemocracy rallies last year. now he's targeted, one of at least seven people arrested under the l

police have arrested media tycoon jimmy lai and raided the offices of his flagship newspaper. he is accused of colluding with a foreign country to endanger national security. meanwhile, china is retaliating for the u.s. decision to sanction 11 chinese officials over the crackdown in hong kong. beijing says it will sanction 11 americans. another move by the u.s. is likely to stem tensions with china, the most senior visit by any u.s. official to taiwan in more than four decades. health and human services theetary alex azar raised taiwanese president's response to the pandemic, calling democracy and inspiration to the region of the world. some u.s. governors are pushing back again as president trump's exec at of action on added unemployment benefits. offer $400n order to a week in supplemental pay. the catch states -- the catch, states have to kick in more than 25%. andrew cuomo says president's order is based on shaky ground legally, plus he says it is impossible for the states to pay. bill gates says it is "mind blowing" the u.s. has not improved its coronavirus testing. the m

this is al, you know, day hong kong didn't think it would see even six months ago, between the jimmy lait and the sanctioning of officials. we just saw 10 minutes ago, china sanctioned 11 u.s. figures in response to the 11 official sanctions here over the weekend by the u.s. and they include a number of interesting people, including the president of freedom has an the organization itself and the director of human rights watch. so china making a bit of a statement with that number. this is going to fuel u.s. anger over hong kong, especially coming on the back of the arrest this morning, and the things we saw this morning and hong kong with hundreds of officers storming the offices of the largest pro-democracy newspaper here, one of the most popular publications in hong kong has really been a day a lot of people have worried about ever since the enactment of the security law. people thought it would be something used crackdown on freedoms here. and this short up a lot of those concerns. thenf: so what comes next in this cascade of events as we look to the countdown around the discussions w

and our correspondent phoebe kong who did that interview with jimmy lai joins me now from hong kong hello to you. so listening to jimmy lie speaking there he said the resistance in hong kong will go on but in a different way what do you think he means by that. what you mean i am in the interview without saying there's not much people can do on the street right now in the home because often you sweeping national security and all but despite the fact that it's not very possible to help in the massive demonstration but do you think people should continue to fly out of the stall and creative ways to sustain a movement like tom cole like the voice of support. international communities because you think the hong kong. the moral power is the greatest straight to hong kong and at the moment and that can help them to draw international support to achieve that the mob and apart from that he also think that it's also important for the opposition figures to remain in office even though the election for more than a year right now but do you think it's very important for people to just take us to fight