our first report comes from china's inner mongolia autonomous region.n mongols live in this region. that's about 70% of the population. han chinese are the dominant ethnic group here. many mongols send their children to schools that teach in the mongolian language instead of mandarin, china's official language. but just ahead of the new school year starting in september beijing suddenly announced that key subjects will be taught in mandarin only. mongols fear this change in policy is undermining their language and by extension their cultural identity. we have changed the voices of some people in our report to protectheir identies. >> rorter: thousan of protested the curricum change andoycotted schools in inner mongolia. their demand? keep mongolian education as it subjectsaught in mandarin. but when nhk visited holhach, the regional capital, the city seemed to have calmed down. we saw banners in two languages, mandarin, the official dialect, and mongolian. children were back in school. it looked like normality had returned. but there were signs of tensi

the measure would likewise benefit mongolia by reducing mongolia's economic dependence on china and promoting the development of mongolia's garment industry. an industry which 90% of the workers are women. we must offer a better alternative through initiatives like the third neighbor trade act and this resolution. that's exactly what this bill does, by reaffirming our relationships with our like-minded partners, mongolia. we will never allow adversaries to wrund mine peace and stability -- undermine peace and stability in the indo pacific region. i urge my colleagues to support this measure and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. raskin: i am prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. yoho: mr. speaker, i'm prepared to close too. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. yoho: mr. speaker, for over three decades, the relationship between the united states and mongolia

the capsule carrying the samples touched down in the northern region of inner mongolia earlier today.

carrying the samples gathered by the un—crewed craft touched down in the northern region of inner mongoliaamples will help them understand the structure and history of the moon. a chinese flag was planted near the capsule once it was located. joining me is a science journalist dr ken kremer. 40 a0 yea rs a0 years since america apollo since the lunar missions brought their samples home, how big a deal is what's happened with this chinese capsule. a real big deal and thank you for having me on, it hasn't been donein you for having me on, it hasn't been done in a0 years, china is only the third country in the world to accomplish this task and want to get back to the moon and so come with the chinese have demonstrated is a great deal of technology, great advance in the technological capabilities to be able to do this is only the third country. so, it is a fantastic achievement that they've landed rovers on the moon in the event orbiters in the broadest sample back just landed on event orbiters in the broadest sample backjust landed on earth about five hours ago and they've landed the capsule a

blumenthal directing asian studies here at aei worked at the defense department senior director for mongolia and china and taiwan and on the mandated china economic security review commission. and the author of the china nightmare. and we will talk about it with him and the retired lieutenant general hr mcmaster distinguish soldier and reputation in military service one of the most innovative and adaptive mines in the american military. we are pleased to have them here today also the author avenue book called battleground the fight to defend the free world it's great to have you both here. thank you for making time to talk about china policy. >> thank you very much. thank you also to general mcmaster for joining us as and ask soldier and author someone who really helped to shape china policy the last few years. many people who view this event who worked with you to do that and we are thankful as well so the china nightmare , what does my book mean? certainly it has grand ambitions in great power but also weaknesses and vulnerabilities and in fact if we read carefully chinese language documen

just to clear that up. —— inner mongolia.ry rare to find new plants and funghi in the uk but a humble toadstool growing by heathrow has topped the list of kew gardens' discoveries from across the world. most new species are from remote parts of the rainforest, but this toadstool was discovered by chance on a walk by the airport. other highlights on the list include this orchid — dubbed the ugliest in the world — which was found in madagascar. that can't be that one, it must be the picture before. that picture before looks like an alien, you know, the film failure. whereas whatever that was, that looked lovely. i don't think you should dub anything ugly —— the film, alien. we will swiftly move on. the weather todayis we will swiftly move on. the weather today is quieter than it was yesterday but we are in between two systems and we have a ridge across the uk of high pressure, so today bright and breezy and for some a little bit cooler than it was yesterday but currently across the south coast temperatures are still around 10 d

how much coastline they have compared to that france is hardly any at all on my side you know with mongolia uses a crane to lift his catches sure just as he does fishermen from blue long superman have been trolling the channel for generations. without a briggs a deal work for these fringe fishermen could very well dry up. has been labelled v.-day by global trade as the start of coronavirus vaccinations in the u.k. as seen as a significant moment the 1st western nation beginning an inoculation program is considered by many to be step one in the journey towards a vaccine led recovery economies u.s. health regulators are expected to give their approval to the same japp developed by fire on tech and pfizer within a matter of days which come as america's own economic recovery shows signs of stalling. let's cross to our correspondent in new york. yes how are investors in the u.s. reacting to the day. well we reached new record highs sit at least during the trading session we set a new intraday high in the dow jones industrial average also the s. and p. $500.00 was the new record so obviously that

and working in the defense department and mongolia and the commissioner congressionally mandated security review commission and the author of a terrific new book which is called the china nightmare. and we will be talking about it with him and with retired lieutenant general hr mcmaster. and a reputation and military service one of those adaptive mines in the american military i am delighted to have both of them here with us today. i am sorry neglected to say hr is also the author of a new book called battleground. thank you both for making time for china policy. >> thank you very much thank you for your leadership at aei and mr. mcmaster for joining us. and to have reshaped china policy last few years. i am very thankful as we all are for doing that. the china nightmare, what does my book mean by that? china certainly has grand ambitions and power but also and with those chinese language documents and then nightmare the tagline is a strong nation and a strong power beset by weaknesses and those that are much more known to the crowd are the strengths they had the weaknesses. often is over

of terror remains all too real it's a chinese lunar probe has returned to earth landing in inner mongolia after completing an historic mission china's only the 3rd country to have brought back samples from the moon's surface a feat last achieved both by the soviet union and the u.s. in the 1970 s. . thermal imaging shows the capsule with its precious cargo touching down to earth. helicopters then spot the lunar probe in the icy wasteland support staff quickly move in to recover the spacecraft china hopes the contents will help scientists discover new information about the geology and history of earth's satellite. shankar 5 was one of the most complicated and challenging missions in china's aerospace history. when the rocket was launched on november 23rd it was a source of national pride. the probe was made up of 4 modules one was the lander which has dug for rocks and soil the materials were then transferred into a return capsule for the journey back to earth it's the 1st time in 4 decades that material has been brought back from the moon beijing now has its sights set on building a moon

in mongolia uses a crane to lift his catch ashore just as he does fishermen from. have been trawling the channel for generations. without a briggs it work for these french fishermen could very well dry up. let's take a look at some of the other business stories making news. on kong has seen its biggest i.p.o. this year shares of j.p. health soared on their stock market debut surging 34 percent above the issue prize the company's the health care arm of chinese e-commerce giant jakey dot com which will retain a majority stake. japan has announced new economic stimulus worth over $700000000000.00 package aims to cushion the blow from covert $1000.00 assists changes in the economy and boost productivity through digitalisation japan has already deployed a combined 2.2 trillion dollars in response to the coronavirus crisis. a 2nd us judge has blocked restrictions on the popular video sharing app tick-tock that would have effectively banned it in the country the judge said the commerce department's moves were likely illegal washington fears the chinese own could be used t

their capsule from chang'e—5 mission touchdown and inner mongolia a couple of hours ago.uld move in and set themselves around the capsule. they will be spending the next few hours preparing to take that capsular wave to a laboratory where they will be able to open it up where they will be able to open it up and see what's inside. —— capsule away too. we are expecting two kilos of moon rock for the scientists to pore over. aside the technical achievement of getting to the moon and back with something from the service, what are the chinese hoping to learn with what they've brought back? well, this is a very complex mission. you have a series of elements that went in to getting the samples back, getting into lunar orbit, going down, landing, picking stuff up, then sending those back to lunar orbit, rendezvous in with an orbiter to bring the stuff back, and a return module in inner mongolia. those same steps is what you would use to bring people to and from the moon safely. it's all very interesting. but the samples are also interesting because they are amongst the youngest s

so, when you look at mongolia today, and especially when you look at tibet today, this is the last time they look back and see themselves as independent nations, and china it so weak, that it could not do anything about gallia and tibet -- about mongolia and tibet. and that land in between those jao, where thein problem the chinese are having with the uighurs exist in china today. doctor anda medical he has not put together a military backup. i, who had been a general in that to end dynasties army and had his own army, the in, pushed, stepped sen aside, and begins a military dictatorship. he actually start -- tries to start a new dynasty. but in 1916 he is dead. there's an arc man he was poisoned. but he is -- there is an argument that he was poisoned. but he is no longer the ruler. backup a couple of years to 1914. this is when the japanese, with their british allies, take on the german concession at ching dao. the chinese asked to take part, wanted to take part, and really wanted, once the germans were shangdung, to take it over themselves. but you can see the germans were going to ta

he has worked in the defense department as senior director for china, taiwan, and mongolia.e's been a commissioner on the congressionally mandated u.s. china economic and security review commission. and he is the author of a terrific new book which is called "the china nightmare" the grand ambitions of a decaying state" we will be talking about it with him and with a retired lieutenant general hr mcmaster, former national security advisor, distinguished soldier who reputation in military service was as one of the most innovative and adaptive minds and the american military. i'm delighted to have both of them with us here today, i'm sorry, i neglected to say hr is also the author of a new book called at around: the fight Ãb "battleground: the fight to defend the free world". thank you both for making time to talk about china policy and dan blumenthal, let's start with you my friend. >> thank you very much cory, thank you for your leadership at aei. thank you so much general mcmaster joining us as an ex-soldier, as author: someone who really helped reshape china policy of the

and then still ruling over parts of mongolia. and to bet. talk about strategic narcissism look at china as a maritime thread, maritime nation and basically at the one coast that it has which it attempts to get out into the pacific ocean and the indian ocean and the south china sea to create a maritime force. and to a certain extent of russia and india they are looking at china as a continental power. from the paramilitary force and then to operate in those areas. have her strategy to china when it came to return to central asia after the soviet union and that ethnicity so the relationships with turnkey groups unfortunately with those activism to the ablative and concentration camps. and then the biometrics to figure out the dna. and the suppression of the religious rights and one thing that has been very disappointing talk about the us grand strategy and then turning that into a weakness because of where we have relationships with india and central asia the more multiply china's problems and the things we have to worry about and russia is a

journey to earth with about 2 kilos of moon rocks on board it's on target to parachute into the in the mongolia region of northern china last time luna samples from back to earth was in the 1970 s. . all right it's a recap of the headlines here and on 0 the 1st batch of the finds a biotech coronavirus vaccine is being dispatched across the united states $20000000.00 vaccinations this this month and we think will be up to $50000000.00 total vaccinations people by the end of january. vaccination of health care workers and the elderly begins on monday that's as the nationwide death toll approaches 300000 the 1st batch of the pfizer biotech vaccine has arrived in canada the initial 30000 doses will go to frontline health care workers and care home staff canadian regulators are also expected to approve the maternal vaccine within days brazil's top court has given the government 48 hours to announce the start date for its vaccine rollout there was criticism after the government released plans from it for an immunization programs without specifying a start date that's despite brazil being one of the w

orbiter for the journey back to earth the 2 kilos loaded is due to land in the grasslands of inner mongolia in the next 10 days. and now here's a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera e.u. and u.k. negotiators have resumed the talks in a last ditch attempt to cement a brics a deal it comes after a personal intervention between the european commission president and the british prime minister late on saturday both sides remain divided over 3 key issues they are fishing rights fair competition guarantees and how future disputes will be solved but there is now less than a month until they split with no trade agreement we've got some choreography in the u.k. parliament in the next few days which actually could also impacts these talks because on monday parliament due to revisit something called the internal market bill which includes clauses which break international law they actually go back on what was agreed previously with the european union or northern ireland so if in fights that gets voted on and passed of that could be a severe annoyance. the 1st approved corona virus vaccine doses h

yes, we are seeing very low temperatures in many places of asia, especially in northern china and mongoliake a look at this footage. a surge of cold air burst into northern areas of china last week, leading to beautiful winter scenes ithe region. in pts of the north and northwest, a phenomenon formed on the trees. super cold water droplets and fog came in contact with the branches and leaves. freezing immediately and creating a white coating. cold air will continue to dominant the forecast. we are two weeks ahead of the official start to winter and already seeing very low temperatures. now, the darker the color, the colder the air. very frigid air will continue to dive down to the south, reaching portions of the korean peninsula, too. this is your forecast for the next five days. these are your morning lows. u l a ulaanbaatar is colder than the. >> average this time of year. watch out for hyperthermia in harbin. seoul is not too cold, but as we go into monday, it is going to be minus 8. be careful of the freezing conditions. meanwhile, a bush fire has been occurring in frazier island in au

in the morning hours the capital, mongolia, could see a morning low of minus 38 on sunday.e careful of frostbite. harbin could see 26 below zero on tuesday. asahikawa will have freezing temperatures into next week. cold battering many places in asia, and we will see snowfall across the northwestern flank of japan into next week. it looks like parts of hokkaido might see about 1 meter of snowfall sunday into wednesday. talking about snow, significant snow has fallen in the european alps this week. you'll be surprised by looking at theext two pictures. this is the first one. you can see huge amounts of snow piled up on top of this car. and the car was even running. i respect the driver. it's amazing, isn't it? the next picture, this guy was half buried. i wonder if it's worth plowing the snow. but he's definitely a brave person. austria had 1.2 meters of snowfall and it was a record for the area. winter is harsh, however, sometimes winter creates this beautiful scene. a naturally forming ice cafe located on the high-altitude glacier in the swiss alps opened to visitors. the c

i love to be aware of this device and then to be in mongolia. i'm glad you point that out.i know we're almost done and thank you for the opportunity. but obviously i presume it is based on other writings but it turns out isaac newton was an ass and i love that. how do we know that? >> we know a lot about newton. about his papers and his books and even to have a reality show it there were boxes and boxes of his work and his writing. >> that is what made me laugh out loud because you wrote newton is an ass. i just love that he i think were pretty much out of time. >> i will tell you what these are the countries that have come up. here we go. ♪ ♪ ♪ goodbye. >> thank you so much for joining us please be sure to cap on - - pick up a copy of the book and we will see you soon

a capsule containing the first landed somewhere over mongolia.sion and how i is an impressive feat of engineering. >> picking stuff up, sending samples back up to lunar orbit, rendezvous wing -- rendezvousing with a retur module. the exact same sre what you wouldse to send people to the moon and bring them back safely. on that level, it's very intesting. from an engineering point, it's very interesting. the samples themselves are fascinating. ethre mucyounger samples. e stuff that the siets and the americans with their apollo missions -- they brought back very ancient samples, billions of years old, 3 billion, 4 these materials expect to be about one billion years old. ♪ ros: i'm ros atkins with "outsiderce." our lead story comes from the u.k., where the government is lling people to keep christmas celebrations short a sll to reduce the risk of spreading covid-19. right. t's update you, as we do every day, on the brexit trade talks. coe message and is ng a little more positive. from the eu side, heris ursula von der leyen. >> there is a path to a

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the chinese capsule successfully landed in inner mongolia shortly after 2:00 a.m.cal time on thursday. on board are around two kilograms of moon rocks and dust. reporter: the end of a historic mission, as planned, the reentry vehicle separated from the orbiter and entered the earth's atmosphere and began its descent at the speed of 11 kilometers per second. parachutes slowed down the capsule to enable a safe landing in the mongolian desert. channel five was one of the most complete and challenging missions in china's aerospace history. when the rocket wasaunched on november 29,t was a source of tional pride. the probe was made up of four modules, the land dug for rocks and soi then the materials were returned in capsule fothe journey back to earth. it is the first time in four decades that materi has been brought back from the moon. china's space ambitions are no secret and have been grong for years. in 2003, it security major breakthrough when it became the third country in the world to send a man into space. 10 years later, china hit another milestone. successful

it landed in inner mongolia this morning, marking the first attempt in 44 years to retrieve samples fromce agency plans to conduct another lunar mission and a plan to send astronauts to the moon in the years ahead. we're back after this break. >>> we have new video of holiday cheer in san francisco. christmas is coming early for some kids in the city. glide is holding its annual food and toy giveaway. normally families come into the church to pick out what they want. because of the pandemic, families registered online and filled out a wish list. 700 bags will be delivered to families throughout san francisco. >>> trending this morning, the supposed solution for those who want to look good for zoom meetings but don't want to actually get dressed up. japanese company is selling this, a pajama suit. okay. it's available in different colors for men and women and costs about $50. i'm guessing the wardrobe consultant here at nbc bay area is going to say no, darling. kari, what do you think? >> that's her voice exactly. i love that. all right. let's check out what's going on. we'll see sunshine

the capsule carrying the samples touched down in the northern region of inner mongolia about six hourserstand more of the structure and history of the moon. a chinese flag was planted near the capsule. the astronomer, doctorjonathan mcdowell, explained to us the significance of the mission. this is a pretty big deal for china. they have been catching up in space and this is the most ambitious project they have done. they ran a whole rehearsal mission for this, way back in 2014, so they have been preparing for this moment for a long time and the fact that it went off so successfully is going to give them confidence to do even more ambitious missions in future. and i think the samples have come, haven't they, from a younger part of the moon than has been surveyed before. why is that important? well, so you're seeing how the later history of the moon, which is still billions of year ago that they are sampling, rolled out. it tells us about the history of our own planet, right. there are all these rocks going through space, hitting the moon, hitting the planets, hitting the earth, but on t

landing them on thursday. —— in inner mongolia on thursday.en catching up on space and this is the biggest mission they have done. they ran a whole rehearsal for this in 2014 so they have been preparing for this moment for a long time and the fact that it went off so successfully is going to give them confidence to do even more ambitious missions in future. the mission was launched at the end of november, a probe sent into orbit around the moon. part of it landing to drill and dig up samples, with around two kilograms expected to have been collected. you can do a tremendous amount with a very small amount of material, so they don't need tons of material to do a lot of science. these samples are also very interesting because they are from a different spot where apollo went and the lunar probes from the soviet union went and it is also what we believe is a younger spot, maybe about 1 billion years old instead of 3—4 billion years old. and while the samples will offer scientists an opportunity to discover more about the evolution of earth and the

and a chinese lunar probe has returned to earth landing in inner mongolia after completing a historic mission china is only the 3rd country to have brought back samples from the moon's surface a feat last achieved by both the soviet union and the united states in the 1970 s. . the imaging shows the caps too with its precious cargo touching back down to earth. helicopters then spot the lunar probe in the icy wasteland support staff quickly move in to recover the spacecraft china hopes the contents will help scientists discover new information about the geology and history of earth's satellite. chunk 5 was one of the most complicated and challenging missions in china's aerospace history. when the rocket was launched on november 23rd it was a source of national pride. the prove was made up of 4 modules one was the land which has dug for rocks and soil the materials were then transferred into a return capsule for the journey back to earth it's the 1st time in 4 decades that material has been brought back from the moon china's space and visions are no secret and have been growing for years

a chinese lunar probe has completed its historic mission and returned to earth, landing in mongolia.na is now the third country after the u.s. and the soviet union that has brought back samples from the moon service -- moon surface. reporter: thermal imaging shows the capsule with its precious cargo touching back down to earth. helicopters then spot the lunar probe in the icy wasteland. support staff quickly move in to recover the spacecraft. china hopes the contents will help scientists discover new information about the geology and history of earth satellite -- of earth's satellite. it was one of the most complicated and challenging missions in china's aerospace history. when the rocket was launched on november 23, it was a source of naonal pride the probe was made up of four modules -- one was the lander, which dug for roxanne soiled or the materials were then transferred into a return capsule for the journey back to earth. it is the first time in four decades that material has been ought backrom the moon. beijing now has its sights set on building a moon-base, cementing its role

1955 in chiang in the cold industrial northeast of china on the borders of russia north korea and mongolia. you shall boy's father was a professor of literature and an ardent communist but that didn't protect his family during mao's cultural revolution in 1966. the great helmsmen is now was no wanted to clean the table with his red guards and they did so often violently. teaches including you shall both father have become the enemies of the people now closed all the schools in the country. you shall bow was only 11 years old and suddenly found himself with little to do he was too young to be a red guard like his elder brothers. so he spent his time devouring books. i was shocked to see it was then told. while i was still young i read a great many books especially french literature for example zola's. and then they go war. zola's role is an open intellectual in france had a profound influence on intellectuals in china and. he didn't just write literary works started but also of society and its happenings. in the hundreds still today zola's influences felt among chinese intellectuals seen ov

mongolia eventually out towards japan twos were moving the shot around a little bit again the indicator showing he's moving really fast what you can't see is him zipping along across every single house below, but at least the icon here shows us. that yes, he is also wearing his mask, observing proper protocols during a pandemic we know he's been receive the vaccine doctor anthony fauci announced that earlier in the week so he's good to go. and hopefully he'll be making his way look at rudolph in the lead with the redness how about that we've got john trouble keeping an eye on our christmas eve forecast for san as he's making his way across the world good morning john good morning james looks like it's snowing there in siberia where santa that right now and we're going to be looking at our own dose of snowfall definitely not the bay area but up in the sierra nevada. >>come christmas tomorrow and we'll get some rainfall tomorrow for christmas will be a cozy holiday spent

atmosphere where heat shields and stopping everything from burning up and hopefully landing and in mongolialooking at what the real underlie race here is, to get to mars? and i suppose dominance of space? it is more i think, dominance is something that we don't talk about that much in space. but it is certainly true that china is emerging as a very capable space power. in their ambitions are quite clear, they have said for many yea rs quite clear, they have said for many years that the change programme is all about sending tycho not to the lunar surface to exploit the moon. you might look at this in the global context you might look at this in the global co ntext a nd you might look at this in the global context and perhaps suggest that this is one of the reasons that has accelerated nasa's artemis programme which is also designed to send asher not to the moon with perhaps 2024 at the target. —— astro knots. it is more likely in the 20 30s by the chinese tycho knotts can walk on the moon but you can see what is happening. followed by demonstrating space which is a very important thing. -- a

establish what caused the reactions and a chinese lunar probe has returned to earth landing in inner mongolia after completing an historic mission china is only the 3rd country to have successfully brought back samples from the moon's surface going where only the soviet union and the u.s. have gone before. the imaging the caps with its precious cargo touching back down to. helicopters then spot the lunar probe in the icy wasteland support staff quickly move in to recover the spacecraft china hopes the contents will help scientists discover new information about the geology and history of earth's satellite. shango 5 was one of the most complicated and challenging missions in china's aerospace history. when the rocket was launched on november 23rd it was a source of national pride. the probe was made up of 4 modules one was the land which has dug for rocks and soil the materials were then transferred into a return capsule for the journey back to earth it's the 1st time in 4 decades that material has been brought back from the moon. china's space ambitions are no secret and have been growing for

into the atmosphere with a heat shield stopping everything from burning up and hopefully landing in mongoliawhat the real underlying race here is, to get to mars? and i suppose dominance of space? it is more i think, dominance is something that we don't talk about that much in space. but it is certainly true that china is emerging as a very capable space power. and their ambitions are quite clear, they have said for many years that the change programme is all about sending tychonauts to the lunar surface to exploit the moon. to explore the moon. you might look at this in the global context and perhaps suggest that this is one of the reasons that has accelerated nasa's artemis programme which is also designed to send astronauts to the moon with perhaps 2024 at the target. it is more likely in the 2030s by the time chinese tychonaouts can walk on the moon but you can see what is happening. demonstrating power in space which is a very important thing. the penguins at sea life centres across the uk have been preparing for the return of visitors on wednesday by watching a christmas movie. staff p

surface of the moon collected in more than 40 years the chinese capsule successfully landed in inner mongolia china is only the 3rd country to have successfully brought back samples from the moon it hopes the rocks and dust can provide insight into the moon's origins and surface this is deja news from berlin and follow us on twitter and instagram at u.w. news or visit our website. on this december 16th here in berlin there is no hustle and bustle of shoppers buying presents instead a long silent night of stricter social distancing punctuated with more and more covert 19 deaths in less than a year germany has gone from respected pandemic manager to one of the world's many viral victims after 2 months of partial restrictions that didn't work today germany went full throttle against the pandemic tonight a hard lock down is in effect just in time for christmas i'm bringing off in berlin this is the day. it's really says we just don't need to stay healthy and instanced and imagine saying it shouldn't it should happen soon it's keep the cases down in. fact you can stop trying and we need to get the

carrying the samples gathered by the un—crewed craft, touched down in the northern region of inner mongolia samples will help them understand the structure and history of the moon. a chinese flag was planted near the capsule once it was located. let's get more from doctorjonathan mcdowell, who's an astronomer at the center for astrophysics, harvard and smithsonian. how big a deal is this? well, this is a pretty good dealfor china. they have been catching up china. they have been catching up in space and this is the most ambitious project i have done. they held a rehearsal for this and 2018 so they have been preparing for this moment a long time and the fact it went off so successfully will give them confidence to give even more ambitious projects in the future. an why is where they search the moon important? the latter history of the moon rolled out and it tells us the history of our planet. rocks going through space heating the men and the earth but erosion has wiped the history clean on the earth but on the moon we can study these rocks. it is a pretty exciting time for space exploration?

mission is expected to wrap up when the spacecraft returns with its samples likely to land in inner mongolia later this month and are shipped home al-jazeera. funded the former french president about how he gets gaddis who was a key architect of european integration has died in western france after contracting covert 19 scott was elected back in 1974 known for bringing a more liberal attitude to france on social issues things like divorce and abortion his relationship with the emperor of central african republic was frowned upon in france he was accused of receiving diamonds from the emperor as gifts his card was 94 years old he died in the city of tour where he had been receiving treatment in hospital. so this is al jazeera and these are the headlines more than 2700 people in the united states have died from corona virus in the past 24 hours the highest daily death toll since april hospital admissions reached a record of 100001 wednesday leaving the head of the u.s. centers for disease control to warn the number of deaths could increase dramatically in the next 2 months. so we're in that ra

spent three weeks in space, sampling rocks and soil and touched down in the northern region of inner mongoliaoon carrying precious lunar cargo. chang'e—5‘s return to earth court on infrared cameras. the flag promptly planted as china submitted itself as a key player in the space race. this isa player in the space race. this is a pretty big deal, they have been catching up on space and this is the biggest mission they have done. they run a whole rehearsal so they have been preparing for this moment for a long time and the fact that it went off so successfully is going to give them confidence to do even more ambitious missions in future. the mission was launched at the end of november, a probe sent into orbit around the moon. pa rt into orbit around the moon. part of it landing to drill and dig up samples, with around two kilograms expected to have been collected. you can do a tremendous amount with a very small amount of material, so they don't need tons of material to do a lot of science stopping these samples are also very interesting because they are from a different spot where apollo went

back to the earth since the soviet union mission in 1965 is expected to bump back down in inner mongolia later this month. u.s. president elect joe biden has invited donald trump to his inauguration and claims it will send a positive signal that the post-election chaos is ending but it's unclear whether the millions who still think victory was stolen from trump believe this move will heal the divisions. from supporters are still coming out chanting stop the steel inciting multiple irregularities officials in the swing state of georgia though say a 2nd recount should confirm biden as the winner of quarter comments now on the dispute and how it is affecting the reputation of the u.s. election. is only about a month left until the big transition of power in the white house and yet it looks like the battle for the presidency is not yet over this may be the most important speech i've ever made i want to provide an update on our own going efforts to expose the tremendous voter fraud and irregularities which took place during the ridiculous lee long nov 3rd elections if we are right about the f

chiang children in the cold industrial northeast of china on the borders of russia north korea and mongolia you shall be his father was a professor of literature and an ardent communist but that didn't protect his family during mao's cultural revolution in 1966. the great helmsmen this mao was no wanted to clean the table with his red guards and they did so often violently. teaches including you shall both father had become the enemies of the people now closed all the schools in the country. you shall bowl was only 11 years old and suddenly found himself with little to do he was too young to be a red guard like his elder brothers. so he spent his time devouring books. to this day until this ritual while i was still young i read a great many books especially french literature for example zola as. they go walking full zola's role is an open intellectual in france had a profound influence on intellectuals in china. and he didn't just write literary works but also of society and its happenings. of pop and the hunger still today zola's influences felt among china's intellectual scene. for the. 1

then come down to theirfinal landing atmosphere and then come down to their final landing spot in mongolially go wrong, but they did test this with one of their earlier missions and it worked successfully. the moon of course is imported forgetting to mars, isn't it? yes a great stepping stone to test our technology in our own cosmic backyard before we go somewhere like mars where it is a bit harder to deal with anything if something goes wrong. thank you very much, very interesting to talk to you. let's get some of the day's other news. a deal has been announced to provide a low—cost, generic drug for children in parts of africa living with hiv. aid agencies say it will cut the annual cost of treatment by seventy—five percent. the dispersible drug is strawberry—flavoured to make it more appealing to children. the workplace messaging app slack is set to be bought for more than $27 billion by the business software firm salesforce in what would be one of the biggest tech mergers in recent years. slack which was founded in 2009 has won a following with its group chats, which offer an alternati

from the surface of the moon in more than 40 years the chinese capsule successfully landed in inner mongolia shortly after 2 am local time on thursday on board or around 2 kilograms of moon rocks and dust. the end of a historic mission as planned the reentry vehicle separated from the overturned and it entered the earth's atmosphere and began its descent into speed of 11 kilometers per 2nd. parachute slowed down the capsule to enable a safe landing in the mongolian desert. chang a 5 was one of the most complicated and challenging missions in china's airspace history. when the rocket was launched on november 23rd it was a source of national pride the probe was made up of 4 modules one was the lander which is dug for rocks and soil. the materials were then transferred into a return capsule for the journey back to earth. it's the 1st time in 4 decades that material has been brought back from the moon china's space ambitions are no secret and have been growing for years. the in 2003 it secured a major breakthrough when it became the 3rd country in the world to send a man into space. 10 years lat

the capsule carrying the samples touched down in the northern region of inner mongolia about six hoursa chinese flag was planted near the capsule. the astronomer drjonathan mcdowell explained to us the significance of the mission. a big dealfor china, they have been catching up in space and this is the most ambitious project they have done. they rana project they have done. they ran a rehearsal in 2014 that they have been preparing for a long time and the fact it went off so successfully will give them confidence to do even more ambitious missions in future. and these samples of calm, haven‘t they, from a younger pa rt haven‘t they, from a younger part of the moon? why is that important? you are seeing how the later history of the moon, which is still billions of yea rs which is still billions of years ago that they are sampling rolled out. it tells us sampling rolled out. it tells us about the history of our own planet, right? all these rocks going through space, hitting the moon and the earth but on the moon and the earth but on the earth, erosion has white history clean but on the m

chinese lunar probe has completed its historic mission and returned to earth landing in net in a mongolia china is only the 3rd country to have brought back samples from the moon's surface a feat last achieved by the soviet union and the united states in the 1970 s. . thermal imaging shows the capsule with its precious cargo touching back down to earth. helicopters then spot the lunar probe in the icy wasteland support staff quickly move in to recover the spacecraft china hopes the contents will help scientists discover new information about the geology and history of satellite. chunk 5 was one of the most complicated and challenging missions in china's aerospace history. when the rocket was launched on november 23rd it was a source of national pride. the probe was made up of 4 modules one was the lander which has dug for rocks and soil the materials were then transferred into a return capsule for the journey back to earth it's the 1st time in 4 decades that material has been brought back from the moon china's space ambitions are no secret and have been growing for years. in 2003 it secur

china saloon approved touches down in mongolia over 40 years since the last time moon rocks were brought back to work. and i'm 90 richardson in doha where the hosts of the 2022 football world cup have landed the rights to hold another huge sporting event. the world health organization says the corona virus pandemic could worsen in europe early next year right now several european countries including the netherlands and germany are struggling to contain rising numbers of infections and deaths in the u.k. london and surrounding areas of at the highest level of restrictions prime minister boris johnson's plans to relax those restrictions over the christmas holiday have been criticized by some medical experts germany has begun its 1st day of an emergency lockdown with limits on most christmas gatherings at the vents at the same time a record daily death toll was recorded more than mine 150 people died a vaccine rollout will begin there on december 27th joel reports now from london. no one is expecting a normal christmas least of all those who've lost loved ones to the pandemic in london grie

surface of the moon collected in more than 40 years the chinese capsule successfully landed in inner mongolia china is only the 3rd country to have successfully brought back samples from the moon it hopes the rocks and dust can provide insight into the moon's origins and surface this is d.w. news from berlin and follow us on twitter and instagram at g.w. news or visit our website w dot com. or a. one. on this december 16th here in berlin there is no hustle and bustle of shoppers buying presents instead a long silent night of stricter social distancing punctuated with more and more kogut 19 deaths in less than a year germany has gone from respected pandemic manager to one of the world's many viral victims after 2 months of partial restrictions that didn't work today germany went full throttle against the pandemic tonight a hard lock down is in effect just in time for christmas i brink off in berlin this is the day. it's easy we just don't need to stay healthy i've been stressed and imagine the same issue in the state should it happen soon it's keep the cases down the. effect you think is that

years chinese state media say the capsule from the john jay 5 probe successfully landed in inner mongolia shortly after 2 am local time on thursday on board or around 2 kilograms of moon rocks and dust. the end of a historic mission as planned the reentry vehicle separated from the overturned and it entered the earth's atmosphere and began its descent at a speed of 11 kilometers per 2nd. parachute slowed down the capsule to enable a safe landing in the mongolian desert. chang a 5 was one of the most complicated and challenging missions in china's airspace history. when the rocket was launched on november 23rd it was a source of national pride the probe was made up of 4 modules one was the lander which is dug for rocks and soil. the materials were then transferred into a return tap still for the journey back to earth. it's the 1st time has been brought back from the moon china's space ambitions are no secrets and have been growing for years. i mean for decades that material the in 2003 it secured a major breakthrough when it became the 3rd country in the world to send a man into space. 10

particularly cold recently in fact i think i might have been a record breaking area of high pressure mongolia that cold is still squashed in here then leaking out across the sea of japan to give loads of snow again the potential by the time we finished to meet is a can obama grind this is avalanche territory once more is particularly cold in sapporo is being quite cold in the green foliage there was outbreaks of snow here too that cold will start to ease a little bit but compared with the average it's still $3.00 to $5.00 degrees below 0 and that's also true in the cold gray conditions in northern pakistan and northern india but some good news if you're in new delhi stirring up the air was showers and thunderstorms is a good thing. but. on a tour in late india killed his younger workers close to. one of them is travelling to the villages where parents tell their under-age stories effect. on al-jazeera. when all that seems to matter is the headline when narratives and counter narratives obscure reality the listening post drips away the spin lays bare the bias of the uncovers the uncomfortable