anger in china over the whistleblower who for the 1st report of the corona virus outbreak lee when liang has now died of the virus that has triggered a wave of mourning and anger towards the chinese government over its treatment of the doctor who some see as a hero. also coming out france's president markov urges the european nations to push for an international arms control he says they cannot just be spectators in a potential nuclear arms race. germany's chancellor angela merkel has to angola and oil rich country struggling under corruption and extreme poverty will take a look at what angolans make up their president's promise to create jobs and tackle corruption. was. i'm serious i was gonna it's good to have you with us the doctor who 1st alerted chinese authorities to the corona virus has died of the disease his death has been widely mourned and has fueled anger at the government's initial cover up of the epidemic the corona virus has now killed more than 600 people and infected at least 31000 in china. dr levy when liang is dead 5 weeks ago on the 30th of december he noticed a viru

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one of those deaths a doctor in the frontline city of hahn has caused collective outrage online when liang was amongst the 1st to raise the alarm he was then taken into custody and forced to confess to wrongdoing rumormongering for doing his job essentially it is rare for the chinese to openly criticize their government rarer still when those criticisms on social media are not instantly deleted by censors however for a brief period of time that's what was happening online for chinese journalists there was a temporary window that opened for some hard hitting investigative reporting it appears that window has closed again the term that china watchers are now using to describe beijing's approach to the coronavirus story is inherently oxymoronic they call it managed transparency our starting point this week is ground 0 the city of. of all the casualties of this coronavirus none has made more news in china than dr levy when the ng on december 30th leave used a closed messaging group to tell colleagues of the seriousness of the strain he said he did not intend the message to be shared which it w

berlin the anger in china over the whistleblower who 1st reported the corona virus outbreak lead when liang has now died of the virus that has triggered a wave of mourning and anger towards the chinese government over its treatment of the doctor who some see as a hero. also coming up german politics shaken to the core over a far right scandal chancellor merkel's conservatives in crisis talks over their collaboration with extremists france's president urges european nations to push for international arms control he says they cannot just be spectators and a potential nuclear arms race. plus the photography of linda mccartney she was married to a beatle but it's not just the fab 4 she captures in a style just wallowed in the sixty's music scene will visit and do exhibition. hall as. i'm simply so misconducts good to have you with us the doctor who 1st alerted chinese authorities to the corona virus has died of the disease his death is being widely mourned and his field anger at the government's initial cover up of the epidemic the corona virus has now killed more than 600 people and infected a

and anger in china over the whistleblower who for it 1st reported the corona virus outbreak lee when liang has now died of the virus that has triggered a wave of mourning and anger towards the chinese government over its treatment of the doctor who some see as a hero. also coming out germany's chancellor merkel heads to angola and oil rich country struggling under corruption and extreme poverty the president tells us about the opportunities he hopes merkel's visit brought for. german politics shaken to the core of the premier of a small eastern state prepares to step down after breaking a taboo by accepting support from the far right. and defying the taliban on the ski slopes a mountain range once used to attack the afghan capital is now home to young snowboarders and they have big plans for their support. i'm sumi so much gun it's good to have you with us the doctor who 1st alerted chinese authorities to the corona virus has died of the disease his death is being widely mourned and has fueled anger at the government's initial cover up of the epidemic the corona virus has now killed more t

piling up for china's government there's been an outpouring of public anger over the case of lee when liang who warns about the new virus back in december and policemen who had accused him of disturbing social order to corruption vesta gaiters are being sent from beijing to look into issues raised by the people on the state health commission even mentioned him in their daily updates. on the you know the national health commission extends our sincere condolences and respect to the family and wife of dr the well we know that for medical workers in the front line they sacrificed their own family life to contribute to this by. against a fire as they try to protect our people's health the society needs to care more about our medical workers we need to unite as one to conquer these difficulties president xi jinping has spoken to donald trump by phone telling him that china's efforts to contain the virus are achieving results on the world health organization says it's too soon to know the virus has reached its peak but there are signs the number of new cases is dropping at least 638 people have di

dr lee when liang is dead 5 weeks ago on the 30th of december he noticed a virus similar to sars a killer chinese virus from 2 decades ago he posted a warning on we vote for fellow doctors 3 days later the 3rd of january he was reprimanded by officials and forced to sign an apology who had shut down its food and wildlife market the origin of the virus on the same day but then officials delayed a citywide lockdown and the virus spread weeks later the city announced the virus and the official lockdown came according to statistics that was too late the virus is now spreading rapidly through china although it's stabilized in other countries and it's killing people dr lee one of many he was speaking the truth of the or thirty's were trying to cover it up what we're seeing now is that the cover government is managing or is trying to manage information about him and social media very carefully dr lee has now become a national hero and sparked a conversation about freedom of speech in china. over there she said and that i deeply regret his death and feel very sad we need to see if his death can c

berlin anger in china over the whistleblower who for the 1st reported the corona virus outbreak when liang has now died of the virus that has triggered a wave of mourning and anger towards chinese government over its treatment of a doctor who some see as a hero. also coming out to france's president markov are just european nations to push for an international arms control he says they cannot just be spectators in a potential nuclear arms race. germany's chancellor angela merkel has.

risk to medical staff chris china many mourn the death of whistleblower a national hero dr levy when liang who 1st spotted the virus that eventually killed him. people in china are also angry criticizing the government for delays cover ups and chaos in neighboring hong kong a new government measure anyone arriving from mainland china must self quarantine and even be made to wear a tracking bracelet. are overwhelmed medical staff want the border to be close escalating already high tension between hong kong and china. people there and across asia panicking stocking up on medical and food supplies around the world there's now a shortage of protective equipment factories are struggling to meet the demand. and. the practices like. to sell the. prices. we asked for. people. to find an outbreak like. in japan more than 60 people on board a cruise ship have tested positive for corona virus and have been taken ashore. getting anything really from the outside except what we see on facebook in the social media and that's not always. to be believed so there is some positive news the world health organ

dr lee when liang is dead 5 weeks ago on the 30th of december he noticed a virus similar to sars a killer chinese virus from 2 decades ago he posted a warning on the we both group for fellow doctors 3 days later the 3rd of january he was reprimanded by officials and forced to sign an apology to hand shut down its food and wildlife market the origin of the virus on the same day but then officials delayed a citywide lockdown and the virus spread weeks later the city announced the virus and the official lockdown came but according to statistics that was too late the virus is now spreading rapidly in china although it's only caused a few 100 cases worldwide and it's killing people dr levy one of many. in life he sparked a national conversation about freedom of speech in china and in death he's become a national hero. oh there she said to him that i deeply regret his death and feel very sad we need to see if his death can change anything and i hope he did not die in vain. i'm sure for me at all china says it's now effectively dealing with the spread of the virus. sympathy. for size that since

the death of this man dr livan liang prompted an outpouring of sorrow and grief in china dr lee was one of the 1st frontline doctors who sounded an only alarm about the coronavirus outbreak authorities silenced him for his efforts now his death has become a trigger for demands for greater transparency and free speach. it is of course a provocation few people in china would dare to walk around with openly demanding freedom of speech yet since the outbreak of the coronavirus is far from alone in taking issue with china's censorship. i think in the whole world you won't find a better example an example that's happening here and now and concern so many people if the communist party and state media had not tried to cover up the operation we would not be suffering like this. boy. who has signed an open letter by some 700 citizens demanding freedom of speech the letter was drafted after the death of me when young a doctor who want other health care professionals in chat groups about the disease and was silenced by the police later he died of the virus his death triggered an outcry on social me

medical stuff across china many mourn the death of whistle blow a national hero doc to leave when liang who 1st spotted the virus that eventually killed him people in china also angry criticizing the government for delays cover ups and chaos in neighboring hong kong a new government measure anyone arriving from mainland china must be quarantined and even made to wear a tracking bracelet overwhelms medical stuff when the border should be closed escalating already high tensions between hong kong and china those who breach the quarantine could face a hefty fine or even prison people there in across asia or panicking stocking up on medical and food supplies. around the world there's now a shortage of protective equipment such as medical gloves when something is short and monday's high. that could be bad practice is called being in order to sell them on high prices. and that's why we are sports. and people to really understand want to find an outbreak like. in japan more than 60 people on board a cruise ship have now tested positive for corona virus and have been taken ashore . getting anyth

up on the chinese government there's been an outpouring of public anger over the case of levy one liang who warned about a new kind of virus back in december meanwhile the world health organization says it's too soon to know if the virus is weak bats they're all signs the new number of cases is dropping at least 638 people have died and more than 31000 are infected adrian brown reports now from hong kong. these are some of the last poignant images of lee one liang a doctor who was punished for daring to tell the truth now he's died from the virus that he 1st warned colleagues about late last year. to many he'll be remembered as a chinese hero. or their shift in the culture i deeply regret his death and feel sincerely saying for him we need to see if the employer once of his death can wake up anything and i hope he did not die in vain your heart hurt you here he left us when we needed him to fight the virus and he was a victim of the virus too he was unfairly criticized because of his work so we feel very sad and regretful for certain for he said irresponsible attitude toward society he

but the interview refers to 1 january 20th came more than 3 weeks after dr levy when liang had put the word out it was all there has been some 1st rate journalism produced by chinese news outlets just not on national television and not for long. media group specializes in periodicals and online content the economist magazine has called the rarest of things in china a courageous media outlet pursuing the truth in the face of intimidation. is probably the best about our so the heart of this like for parts coverage about the virus and it reveals how forgiving and how the government probably has covered the facts about the paris and the late reporting of the barras meeting crisis. that was quite remarkable. because usually they would be subject to heavy. but the freedom citation had to do that reporting would prove temporary by early february the window for most of that kind of journalism had slammed shut the chinese media have since shifted their focus to the positive side of the story doctors officials and aid workers described in her robot terms the standard for that kind of messaging t

dr li when liang is dead 5 weeks ago on the 30th of december he noticed a virus similar to sars a killer virus from 2 decades ago he posted a warning on the we both group for fellow doctors 3 days later the 3rd of january he was reprimanded by officials and forced to sign an apology to hand shut down its food and wildlife market the origin of the virus on the same day but then officials delayed a citywide lockdown and the virus spread weeks later the city announced the virus and the official lockdown came but according to statistics that was too late the virus is now spreading rapidly in china although it's only caused a few 100 cases worldwide and it's killing people dr levy one of many. in life he sparked a national conversation about freedom of speech in china and in death he's become a national hero. for their freedom that i deeply regret his death and feel very sad we need to see if his death can change anything and i hope he did not die in vain. i'm sure to the families at all china says it's now effectively dealing with the spread of the virus. she needs sympathy she's in ping emp

doctor who 1st alerted the world to the corona virus has succumbed to the disease the death of li when liang has provoked a wave of online warning and anger towards the chinese government over its treatment of the doctor who some see as a hero. coming up next on news asia a street protest in delhi granted anti-national by india's ruling party becomes a central issue in a local election. and we meet the kabul snowboarders coasting down former battlefields in the thick of winter. fears vanishing as does stories and more coming right up on did have you news asia for all of us here in berlin thank you for watching. it's. a 4 week research project to climate protection students from 20 countries embark on a scientific expedition the teach us how to do. the from to devise the most insightful look at sea surface temperature or the project will help them to spread in our mental the awareness aka. i really want to share that there's a lot that we can to go into. in 60 minutes d.w. . they were forced into a nameless mass. their bodies they are tools of. the history of the slave trade is africa's histo

piling up for china's government there's been an outpouring of public anger over the case of leave liang and try to warn about a new virus back in december adrian brown reports these are some of the last poignant images of li wanly young a doctor who was punished for daring to tell the truth now he's died from the virus very 1st warned colleagues about late last year. to many he'll be remembered as a chinese here. or there shared in the cold.

that the disease has killed one of the 1st doctors to sound the alarm over the new virus leigh when liang warned colleagues in december before he was arrested by police and forced to confess to spreading rumors uses of china's social media network way both described his death as a national humiliation even state media as backing public calls for government leaders to say sorry for silencing him. well there she did in the future i deeply regret his death and feel sincerely sad for her we need to say if the employer once of his death can wake up anything and i hope he did not die and fang. the government should hear different opinions and allow them to exist they should encourage criticism of anyone who has done wrong only then can you know all the problems you know work we shouldn't only praise what we've done well we really need to find out what worked and badly what needs to be improved. he said a responsible attitude toward society he is honest and faithful so i think the whole society should reflect on this. i'm angry because is now only him it may also be a situation that everyone wil

her lead anger in china over the whistleblower who 1st reported the corona virus outbreak lee when liang has now died of the virus that has triggered a wave of mourning and anger towards the chinese government over its treatment of the doctor who some see as a cure. also coming up germany's chancellor merkel visits and go a lot and oil rich country struggling under corruption and extreme poverty we'll take a look at what and told us make of the president's promise to create jobs and tackle production.

outbreak has died from the illness and that's led to the outpouring of anger against the government's liang 1st issued warnings about the virus in december but police accuse the 34 year old of scare mongering now the government's anticorruption body is sending investigators to look into this case and president xi jinping has spoken with donald trump by phone telling him that beijing's efforts to contain the outbreak are achieving results and the commissioner of china's foreign ministry in hong kong has called for the country to unite against the virus . love of balance time useless and didn't. define the rampant violence we did chinese have stood for together. in the ongoing battle that people. chose to lock down the city for the sake of others. waiting patiently for the dawn of a new day. so the world health organization says it's too soon to know if the virus has reached its peak but there are signs the new number of new cases as dropping at least 638 people have died from the virus and there are more than 31000 who are infected. let's bring in sara couric for an update she's joining us f

confirmed the 1st person to person transmission of the virus and more than a week before dr lee one liang was silenced by the government for alerting colleagues the president delivered a speech to the politburo standing committee china's most powerful political body that was on february the 3rd but details were only released by state media this weekend those details amount to an official timeline of what the president knew and when on january the 20th she says he issued special instructions to try to contain the outbreak 3 days later the city of woo han was locked down a measure praised by the world health organization some analysts say china's leader appears to be covering his back after mounting criticism that he didn't respond fast enough on one hand. chinese leaders who would like to demonstrate that it had not the late in free acting in taking action to contain the epidemic that it had not tried to conceal the facts from the puppy but then are obviously the cover up conspiracy is very much in the minds of chinese people president xi also accused regional communist party leaders of no

these are some of the last poignant images of lee one liang a doctor who was punished for daring to tell the truth now he's died from the virus that he 1st warned colleagues about late last year. to many he'll be remembered as a chinese here. or there shift in the culture i deeply regret his death and feel sincerely saying for him we need to say if the employer once of his death can wake up anything and i hope he did not die in vain your heart hurt you here he left us when we needed him to fight the virus and he was a victim of the virus too he was unfairly criticized because of his work so we feel very sad and regretful for certain for he said irresponsible attitude toward society and he is honest and faithful so i think the whole society should reflect on this on social media the grief and outrage is more profound is it that hard for the government to admit it's wrong a doctor had to die twice that's a national humiliation and the eyes of the people are clear his death is the top trending topic on china's micro-blogging site way below one of the most popular hashtags before being delet

joining us is liang hong, head of research and chief economist at cicc.hese special promotions. if you take a look at the real estate sector, how much of an impact will coronavirus be, given that we are hearing estimates of upwards of $800 million under some form of quarantine or locked across the country? have ait definitely will very severe impact on real estate sales. construction work will be delayed. however, we have to keep in mind, february and march tend to be the lowest season for real estate transactions. i think it is critical to watch how quickly the virus can be contained and how quickly normal activities can be resumed. if things start to get normal from march, i think a lot of the real estate companies can still recover or survive in the coming quarters. players thate weak have financial issues, that is more concerned, and that will depend on whether the government will give them a lending hand this year. haidi: what do you say is the impact on consumer sentiment broadly? that feeds into sentiment with the real estate market as well. it goe

by a group of academics in wu han calling on the government to apologize to the family of dr li one liang the doctor who died from the virus after 1st raising the alarm about it in mid december they also say they want the government to protect freedom of speech and they say that every citizen was allowed their right to free speech in china than china wouldn't be in the mess it's in today this of course further underlines the problems the government faces right now because more and more people are starting to question their faith in the party that has ruled china for 70 years . in a national emergency the country's leader is normally front and center not so china's president xi jinping his meeting with the visiting head of the world health organization in late january was 1 of his few recent appearances on state television nightly news where he normally features prominently and since demanding a transparent and timely release of information about the coronavirus more than 2 weeks ago he's yet to visit will. ensue. he sent the premier league a chunk to test the temperature and encourage med

leadership which is rare in today's china in hong kong as in mainland china the death of dr li one liang has increased that anger he raised the alarm about the virus 6 weeks ago for doing his job he was reprimanded by police and forced to sign a humiliating confession he died from the virus on friday president xi jinping has offered condolences to the families of medical workers who died but he's yet to publicly mention dr lee by name adrian brown al jazeera hong kong and harris is the spokeswoman of the world health organization she says the shop increase of cases can help stop the virus from spreading. the authorities know who they have now widened the definition so that they can include people who have symptoms that are suggestive of corona virus and that's a good thing because that means they can get everybody who could possibly have coronavirus seem to care and also to keep them from infecting other people so it's not surprising to see such a jump when they've widened this definition and started reporting people as having cases of corona virus using that definition we are finding th

leadership which is rare in today's china in hong kong as in mainland china the death of dr li one liang has increased that anger he raised the alarm about the virus 6 weeks ago for doing his job he was reprimanded by police and forced to sign a humiliating confession he died from the virus on friday president xi jinping has offered condolences to the families of medical workers who died but he's yet to publicly mention dr lee by name adrian brown al jazeera hong kong a cruise ship that's been at sea for 2 weeks has docked in cambodia after it was turned away by 4 other governments in the region as a precaution health officials took blood samples from 20 passengers who were feeling ill but all tested negative for grown a virus and was a serious way to hey reports now from santa. as the sun set the west a dam at last arrived in welcoming waters after receiving permission from the cambodian government it docked in cynic ville but no one is allowed off yet medical tests had to be conducted to confirm they were free of the corona virus al-jazeera spoke to one of the passengers on board about

leadership which is rare in today's china in hong kong as in mainland china the death of dr li one liang has increased that anger he raised the alarm about the virus 6 weeks ago for doing his job he was reprimanded by police and forced to sign a humiliating confession he died from the virus on friday president xi jinping has offered condolences to the families of medical workers who died but he's yet to publicly mention dr lee by name adrian brown al jazeera hong kong. as a consultant for ologist he says until now only one type of test was being used to detect the virus. now what they did was to change that case definition today or in the last 24 hours and said that rather than just calling a person positive if the test they were positive what we're going to do is to use the clinical diagnosis clinical diagnosis means the person has the symptoms and if you look at their chest x. ray or their c.t. scan for example you can see the characteristic changes on there that we know signify a person has this or a very similar infection and given by and large that the majority of the cases are goin