john sudworth, bbc news, beijing.the centre for china and globalisation and an advisor to the chinese government, and is in beijing. thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you. do you think of donald trump over the last four years has been good for china or bad for china? initially, president trump has actually brought some hopes because he is a businessman, more pragmatic, more business oriented and he's really said many times, president xi is his friend but u nfortu nately we ca n president xi is his friend but unfortunately we can see this has actually tensed quite a bit because he launched a trade war, he also has many hawkish advisers, launched many active proposals and sanctions on china so actually it has turned down this atmosphere quite a lot and it is in the us we used to know, it's more unilaterally america first, more multilateral views under threat and in between chinese relations had been badly damaged. given that, with a selection, do you think it's better now for donald trump to stay in

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. let's look at some of the day's other news.s on a post—brexit trade deal with the uk this week to try to break the impasse between the two sides. its negotiator michel barnier suggested discussions would be based on specific legal texts, which the uk has previously accused the eu of refusing to consider. britain said it still required a "fundamental change" from the eu. president trump says he is ready to remove sudan from a us list of state sponsors of terrorism, after the new government agreed to pay millions of dollars in compensation to american victims of attacks. the payment relates to al-qaeda's bombing of american embassies in kenya and tanzania in 1998. al-qaeda leader 0sama bin laden had been welcomed by the then sudanese president 0mar al bashir. large crowds of protesters again gathered in the thai capital, bangkok, on monday, seeking the resignation of the prime minister, prayuth chan—ocha, and political reform. this includes curbs on the monarchy, which is usually above criticism in thailand. government officials

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing.ao, president of the centre for china and globalisation. i began by asking him if he thought donald trump was good or bad for china. president trump has actually brought some hopes because he isa brought some hopes because he is a businessman and more pragmatic, more business oriented and he has said many times that president xi jinping is his friend. but u nfortu nately we ca n is his friend. but unfortunately we can see that has soured quite a bit because there was a trade war and he also has many hawkish advisors and many active proposals and sanctions on china though it has turned down the atmosphere quite a lot. it is not the us we used to know, it is more unilateral, more american first, and undermined the law today and it continues to the relations have been badly damaged. given that, with this election do you think it is better now for donald trump to stay in power orforjoe biden? from a chinese perspective? they have their pros and cons. for president trump, he will continue h

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing.peak to dr moon chung—in, special advisor to the south korean president, moon jae—in. thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you. let's talk about the issues we heard in the report, the relationship between china and the us, donald trump and his approach to china. what impact do you think that has had not only on china, but other countries in the region? south korea will be in a very difficult position because we cannot make a choice between beijing and washington. the us is our number one ally, while china is very important strategic operating partner therefore we want beijing and washington to go together and resolve the differences in our more harmonious way. we are not ina more harmonious way. we are not in a position to make a choice between the two. in that case, in that case, ifjoe biden won the election, would that put you in an easier position? joe biden will be tough on china, like trump, but he will be much more, pushing much more civilised to china and i thi

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing.ficers have been charged in the united states with carrying out cyberattacks on ukraine's power grid, the 2017 french elections and the 2018 winter olympic games. the usjustice department says they also attacked computers of businesses worldwide, causing nearly one billion dollars in losses to three us companies alone. but as this case shows, no country has weaponized its cyber capabilities as maliciously and irresponsibly as russia, wantonly causing unprecedented collateral damage to pursue small, tactical advantages and fits of spite. let's look at some of the day's other news. the eu has said it is willing to " i nte nsify" talks on a post—brexit trade deal with the uk this week to try to break the impasse between the two sides. its negotiator michel barnier suggested discussions would be based on specific legal texts, which the uk has previously accused the eu of refusing to consider. britain said it still required a "fundamental change" from the eu. president trump says he is read

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john sudworth, bbc news, beijing.ain's first mainly black, asian and ethnically diverse orchestra — chineke — has tonight performed the world premiere of a work inspired by a black demonstrator who came to the aid of a white protester during a black lives matter protest earlier this year. the image of patrick hutchinson's act of kindness, outside the royal festival hall in london, went viral on social media. 0ur arts editor will gompertz went to the dress rehearsal. i will stare at this image numerous times, my eyelids will pull and plead to blink to quell this heat slowly rising... it takes you somewhere, it allows you time to breathe. it allows some truth to come out. like the same programmes every festive season... this is remnants, a new piece of music and poetry watched for the first time by patrick hutchinson, the man who inspired it for the action he took injune when he carried a counter protester to safety from a black lives matter demonstration in london. can you relate what happened here with what you have j