china says building roads in ladakh is causing the tensions.s is not a watershed, not a natural relationship, but it should be a turning point for us to think how we should really enhance confidence building measures. without a border settlement, the stakes are high for the two asian giants. but the villagers here in this remote region hope that there is no further escalation in the future. european powers have questioned the us and denmark over reports the two worked together to spy on top european politicians. denmark�*s defence minister bramsen, did not confirm or deny the report. french president emmanuel macron said such behaviour is not acceptable between allies, and germany�*s angela merkel agreed. intelligence was allegedly collected on other officials from germany, france, sweden and norway. those nations have also called for explanations. andrew hammond is historian & curator at the international spy museum. he�*s in washington. thank you so much for your time. does that surprise you? we normally hear of european allies to be in relat