mr blinken is likely discuss for — moment? mr blinken is likely discuss for points, _ moment?moment? mr blinken is likely discuss for points, the first i discuss for points, the first one is the us seriously considers sanctions of chinese banks involved in supporting russia's military industrial complex, the second one is the us recently restarted the 301 trade investigation on chinese steel, illumine shipbuilding and logistics sector so the tariffs imposed on chinese goods faces an escalation stopping the third point is the continued conversation on chinese overcapacity in the eb capacity, sector is considered vital to the us domestic economic success. the last point is certainly on taiwan with the looming inauguration of the incoming taiwanese president, the us wants to seek a broader understanding of measures to prevent a potential escalation across the taiwan strait. �* , . ., ., strait. it's quite clear what the american _ strait. it's quite clear what the american agendas - strait. it's quite clear what the american agendas you | strait. it's quite clear what - the ameri

explain to us what mr blinken means by fair treatment for american companies? is the latest _ american companies? yeah, well this is the latest high _ american companies? yeah, well this is the latest high level - this is the latest high level meeting between washington and beijing, officials. and one of the things he did raise concerns is about some of china's business practices, nonmarket practices as well as manufacturing capacities. 0ne manufacturing capacities. one of the things that washington is toying with is the idea of imposing tariffs on products such as electric vehicles which china makes many many of them and their prices are exceedingly low. so having them flood the market would really hinder american car—makers. now, mr blinken met with leaders, business leaders that are part of the american chamber of commerce there and they have been arguing for what mr blinken has said is a level playing field and what they mean by that is that the chinese have heavily subsidised certain industries like electric vehicles and solar panels and lithium—ion batter

mr blinken also met with us business leaders in shanghai yesterday and one of the things that they had this level playing field. they argue that the chinese government heavily subsidises some industries, especially in the green space, especially when it comes to solar panels, the global market. in response to what mr blinken has said, here is what the spokesperson for the ministry of foreign affairs had to say. translation: ., ., ., translation: trade cooperation, we ho -e translation: trade cooperation, we hepe that _ translation: trade cooperation, we hope that the _ translation: trade cooperation, we hope that the us _ translation: trade cooperation, we hope that the us side - we hope that the us side earnestly respects the principle of fair competition, observes_ principle of fair competition, observes the rules, and works with_ observes the rules, and works with china _ observes the rules, and works with china to create favourable conditions for the sound and stevie — conditions for the sound and stevie development of china — us economic relations. —— steady— us economic relations

a record shop was mr blinken�*s final stop.ps taylor swift can help forge cross—cultural ties. this trip has not dealt with the two sides�* differences. they've merely talked about them, and real risks remain in this fragile relationship, which mr blinken described as the most consequential in the world. laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. let's speak to political analyst, prof steve fish, at the university of california, berkeley. we are beginning to get a break now of exactly what ukraine will be receiving. how will this help?— will be receiving. how will this hel? ~ , ,., , this help? well, this is a very big break _ this help? well, this is a very big break in _ this help? well, this is a very big break in the _ this help? well, this is a very big break in the story, - this help? well, this is a very big break in the story, and i big break in the story, and what it says in the bigger picture is that donald trump is much stranglehold on the republican party's policy towards ukraine seems to have been broken. trump has been the

a record shop was mr blinken�*s final stop.lor swift can help forge cross—cultural ties. this trip has not dealt with the two sides�* differences. they've merely talked about them. and real risks remain in this fragile relationship, which mr blinken described as the most consequential in the world. laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. on friday, two british men were charged with helping russian intelligence services after a suspected arson attack on a ukraine—linked business in london. the suspects — aged 20 and 22 — are the first people to be prosecuted under the new national security act 2023, which was designed to strengthen the uk's defences against hostile activity by other nations. one of the men is accused of planning to target a business, and of trying to recruit other people to assist a foreign intelligence service. he is also accused of fraudulent activity and aggravated arson. the other man is also accused of arson, and of accepting money in the knowledge that it was from a foreign intelligence service.>public records sh

mr blinken spoke to the bbc and said that washington will act if beijing does not stop supplying russia with items used in its assault on ukraine. our china correspondent laura bicker has more from beijing. hello. i'm laura bicker. how are you? antony blinken's visit comes as us ties with china are at a turning point. how's your trip been? oh, it's been... i've covered a lot of ground. the dialogue and diplomacy for the cameras hides real discord and distrust. this is what chinese viewers are shown. a cinematic soundtrack accompanies president xi, urging the us to be partners, not rivals. yet, hours earlier, mr blinken was warned the two sides could slip towards conflict. ..and this could not be happening. but he came to beijing with a warning of his own. 70% of the machine tools that russia is getting from abroad coming from china, 90% of the microelectronics. so for china, if it wants to have better relations not only with us but with countries in europe, it can't do that while at the same time helping to fuel the biggest threat to european security since the end of the cold war. we'v

our china correspondent laura bicker sat down with mr blinken.made it clear to his chinese counterparts that they had to stop sending key components to russia or they would be consequences.- russia or they would be consequences. russia or they would be conseuuences. ., ., ., consequences. you came to ask bei'ina consequences. you came to ask beijing to — consequences. you came to ask beijing to stop _ consequences. you came to ask beijing to stop supplying - consequences. you came to ask - beijing to stop supplying components that russia is using in its war with ukraine. you have asking to do this before, what makes you think they will listen to you this time. what 70% of the machine tools that russia is getting _ 70% of the machine tools that russia is getting from abroad are coming from _ is getting from abroad are coming from china. 90% of the microelectronics. this is doing two things _ microelectronics. this is doing two things it — microelectronics. this is doing two things it is— microelectronics. this is doing two things. it is helping ru

so mr blinken had that meeting with the president?ent? yeah, and you can see how important— the president? yeah, and you can see how important this _ the president? yeah, and you can see how important this visit _ the president? yeah, and you can see how important this visit is _ the president? yeah, and you can see how important this visit is that - the president? yeah, and you can see how important this visit is that the - how important this visit is that the us secretary of state has gone to the great hall of the people and met china's top leader to discuss the differences these two superpowers have. earlier, there words we got from both antony blinken and wang yi were very strong from both sides, making it pretty clear that they have these differences with one another. but many analysts would say it is good that they are having it out in the open, because the worst thing would be for these two countries to have some sort of misunderstanding, which in the words of wang yi could lead to a slide into conflict. what he means by that i

a record shop was mr blinken�*s final stop.t can help forge cross—cultural ties. this trip has not dealt with the two sides�* differences. they�*ve merely talked about them. and real risks remain in this fragile relationship, which mr blinken described as the most consequential in the world. laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. the chinese foreign minister said in his remarks that the relationship was risking can a down ward what trajectory. do you agree? i down ward what tra'ectory. do you agreevh you agree? i do. china's talkin: you agree? i do. china's talking about _ you agree? i do. china's talking about invading . you agree? i do. china's i talking about invading the united states. as long as he says he�*s going to take over taiwan but force, there is a real chance our relationship goes down hill. to what extent is the us testing boundaries? we hevered from wang yi saying the us needs to be careful not to step on china�*s red lines. we saw this massive wave of sanctions, technology export bans by the us. we know there is incr

mr. blinken, well, there is a chance that china and the united states will follow the path of a mutuallyeficial settlement of controversial issues. is there such a chance, we will talk about this with the director of the eurasian bureau media corporations. china by mr. wang bin. hello, mr. wang bin. so, i don’t know how you evaluate the preliminary conversations and senior american officials and so on. but nevertheless , mr. blinken is visiting against the backdrop of the statements made by high-ranking american officials towards china. and yet, and yet indeed. as far as we understand, the chinese leadership is trying as hard as possible to put everything in a peaceful direction, it is clear that there are contradictions, it’s clear that they need to be solved, but they can be solved in different ways, and as i understand it, there is still hope that these compromises are possible, what do you think, good evening, alexander, but i think that.. .the responsibility of the great powers, in the first place, in the first place of these five goals on the part of china is to establish correct k

a record shop was mr blinken�*s final stop.lor swift can help forge cross—cultural ties. this trip has not dealt with the two sides�* differences. they've merely talked about them, and real risks remain in this fragile relationship, which mr blinken described as the most consequential in the world. laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. for more on the chinese foriegn minister's comments and the us—china relationship, i spoke to massachusetts congressman seth moulton. congressman moulton also sits on the house select committee on china. thank you for taking the time. chinese foreign minister wang yi was frank in his public remarks alongside secretary blinken. he said the relationship is risking can a down ward spiral. do you agree? i do, because china's talking about invading a democratic ally of the united states. as long as xi jinping says he will take taiwan by force, there's a real chance that our relationship goes down hill. to what extent, though, is the us testing boundaries? we heard also from wang yi, saying the us needs to

but mr blinken will push for that trade to stop.nomic rise and its influence around the world. beijing thinks america's top diplomat has come here to lecture rather than to listen. and this already fragile relationship faces a tougher test this year as both presidential candidates are vying to be tough on china. back on the football field, their minds are on the sporting season, not the political one. their hopes are for more nfl players to come to china. but visits from superstars are more likely to take place when both global superpowers find some common ground. laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. and we'll have plenty more on the meeting in beijing all across our platforms — do check our bbc website for the latest. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. here in the uk, a government minister has raised eyebrows after appearing to confuse two different countries in africa. speaking on the bbc�*s question time programme, conservative mp chris philp was asked about the government's controversial policy to depot illegal mi

mr. blinken: similarly, i think all my colleagues are united in believing this. for the united states, for all the members of nato, none of us could have hoped for a greater champion for this alliance. than vin stoltenberg. no one could have done a better job of holding us together when others were trying to divide us. no one could have done a better job really carrying the alliance forward. and we've all said it in different ways at different times but it always bears repeating, we're so grateful for your leadership. thank you. i also want to thank all of the permanent representatives from the alliance countries and the work that you're doing every single day with your teams to really move forward the work of the alliance. none of this happens by itself. none of it's automatic. it's because of the day-in, day-out work that you're doing to lead our alliance forward. now, i am really pleased that we're here when we're renaming the conference room of the u.s. mission to nato for secretary albright. she was, for so many of us, a real mentor as well as a friend, a su

a record shop was mr blinken's final stop. perhaps taylor swift can help forge cross—cultural ties.e merely talked about them. and real risks remain in this fragile relationship, which mr blinken described as the most consequential in the world. laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. two teachers who were injured in a stabbing at a school in south wales this week say it's "difficult to comprehend" what happened. fiona elias and liz hopkin were attacked at amman valley school in carmarthenshire, along with one of their pupils. it comes as a 13—year—old girl appeared in court charged with three counts of attempted murder. she cannot be named for legal reasons, and was remanded in youth custody until may. a former senior executive at the post office, who's been giving evidence for a second day at the public inquiry into the horizon it scandal, has been accused of "deliberately suppressing the truth", and letting wrongful convictions stand. angela van den bogerd, was questioned by lawyers representing wrongly convicted sub—postmasters. she dismissed the accusations, but confirmed that in the

there are things in that plan which mr blinken says meet some of hamas's demands.hose words sustainable calm. those words sustainable calm. those words sustainable calm are quite important because that implies any ceasefire might not be temporary, there may be some sort of longevity, talks of an end to the war. these offers on the table. israel wants some of these hostages released as well but this is an offer which mr blinken says hamas should take seriously. thank ou so hamas should take seriously. thank you so much- _ hamas should take seriously. thank you so much- we — hamas should take seriously. thank you so much. we will _ hamas should take seriously. thank you so much. we will have - hamas should take seriously. thank you so much. we will have more - you so much. we will have more analysis later on on that speech. stay with us here on bbc news. more to come. hello again. as we go through this week, it's going to turn warmer than it has been, but not necessarily drier. you can see from the yellows and the ambers and the chart across the uk that the temperatu

mr. blinken's second trip to china after taking this samad for you. mr. blinken arrived in changhai yesterday. today , he is going to enter fakken to meet and talk with mr. bangi, his chinese counterpart. various issues are going to be discussed in this meeting. but there are two important issues, one is the reduction of the production of corn, which the united states claims is a threat to the united states, which is very serious. it is against this claim and beijing says that america is creating controversy and making false accusations another issue that according to experts and analysts is going to be raised in this meeting is the restriction of china's trade with russia. they think that this issue will not go away. they are against this request . lady. dear and honorable , finally the first round of the national entrance exam for the year 1403 has arrived and today and tomorrow the first round of the entrance exam is scheduled to be held across the country. hello mrs. hajipour, this is from the university it's zahras, and i say good morning to you and a

mr. blinken, in terms of his conviction, passion, in terms of the argument made for aid to ukraine. at the americans were hedging about it, but lord cameron's brilliant answer, if this more does not stop, if this aid is not delivered, putin will go further and the cost will be greater for everybody. lewis: the potential hesitancy, yes, diplomatic politics at play, party politics at play. is it simple geography as well? hey countries seen far away -- a country scene as far away? >> it is now the united kingdom and europe that will take the lead on the so-called raine file, in terms of helping ukraine, for example, bolster their domestic production of ammunition. the other thing that came through, lord cameron rightly tiptoed through everything because it is a complicated political scene in the united states right now, where the man who has basic control over the votes, speaker johnson, i think he does support ukraine. he has the votes to make that bill pass. i think he knows that the u.s. public support this. but he is prioritizing his own political future over everything else. he wa

mr. blinken's second visit to china in 10 months amid a significant increase in dialogue between the twoafter recent tensions . the u.s. top diplomat says it there is progress in some areas, praising beijing for efforts to stop the supply of fentanyl reaching the u.s.. the two sides addressed areas where significant differences remained including china's claims over taiwan in the south china sea and china's support for pressure in its war on ukraine. mr. blinken sat down for an interview with the bbc and told us washington will act if beijing does not stop supplying russia with items used in its assault on ukraine. >> 70% of the machine tools pressure is getting are all coming from china. 90% of the microelectronics. we have been clear that it is doing two things. it is helping russia perpetuate aggression against ukraine. it is creating a growing threat to europe because of russian aggression. what i am hearing from europeans is deep concern about this. for china, if it wants better relation not only with us, but, with countries in europe, it cannot do that while at the same time helpin

mr. blinken said they have a responsibility to the whole world to manage the relationship.nior chinese communist official in shanghai said the u.s. and china can choose come in his words, between cooperation or confrontation, and he said the whole of humanity had its fate resting on how they manage that relationship. caitriona: tom bateman, traveling with the secretary of state antony blinken. some other stories making news around the world, haitian prime minister officially resigned and a transitional council has been sworn in to take over powerful stop thursday ceremony was caught up in the gang violence sweeping the country. gunfire near the national palace forced a change of venue to the prime minister's office. the council will try to restore water to the country of 11.5 million people as gang leaders demand a seat at the table. the pentagon says u.s. military vessels have started building a temporary pier and causeway just off the coast of gaza. that will be operational in early may. u.s. troops will not be on the ground in gaza but will come close to the shore. until

said if we don't _ question here, mr blinken said if we don't see _ question here, mr blinken said ifee the changes we want to see there will_ don't see the changes we want to see there will be changes in the policy. you can— there will be changes in the policy. you can read into that the administration is beginning to fear for the _ administration is beginning to fear for the first time in areas which are previously off—limits and will be interpreted as this is starting to raise — be interpreted as this is starting to raise the possibility of conditioning or withdrawing some arms— conditioning or withdrawing some arms supply if that fundamental situation — arms supply if that fundamental situation on the ground is not changed _ situation on the ground is not changed by israel. gk, situation on the ground is not changed by israel.— situation on the ground is not changed by israel. 0k, tom, thank ou ve changed by israel. 0k, tom, thank you very much _ changed by israel. 0k, tom, thank you very much with _ changed by israel. 0k, tom, thank you very much with the _ changed by israel. 0k,

this is the moment mr blinken arrived in beijing, having spent time in shanghai. need for direct engagement, saying china and the us must resolve their differences together. ahead of tough talks with senior officials on issues such as russia and taiwan, mr blinken began his visit to shanghai eating steamed buns at a restaurant, and watching a basketball game. although tensions have eased between the two nations since last year, disagreements on issues such as trade and security remain. here's our china correspondent stephen mcdonell. antony blinken now moves into what we might call the business end of his trip to china is meetings here in beijing with his chinese counterpart, wang yi, and even possibly with china's most important leader, xijinping, although that's not been confirmed, knowing that these serious meetings were coming, if i could put it that way. the first part of the trip in shanghai was all about building trust and goodwill. basketball diplomacy, if you like. he went to a basketball game the eighth, some local food. he met students. he met the busin

it was only days before mr blinken flew here to china that congress passed a multibillion—dollar packagevely american hypocrisy. what's going on with the chinese here, i think, is that they are pushing back on the americans. they say that washington is trying to contain them commercially, trying to encircle them geopolitically. the american say, well, they would lift sanctions or tariffs if beijing changes its behaviour. so, there is still a lot of friction, a lot of about this relationship. but we've also heard more about the desire, i think by both sides, to try to stabilise this relationship, keep it on an even keel and the first part of this visit in shanghai, mr blinken said they have a responsibility to the whole world to manage the relationship and the most senior chinese communist party official in shanghai said the us and china can choose, in his words, between cooperation or confrontation, and he said the whole of humanity had its fate resting on how they manage the relationship. tom bateman reporting. to haiti, where a new transitional council have been sworn in following the

here's our correspondent sameer hashmi, who's at the world economic forum summit in riyadh, where mr blinkenblinken has arrived, as you mentioned, he will be meeting regional leaders, including foreign ministers of saudi arabia and other countries, the qataris have been involved in these discussions right from the start of the war. and in addition to that he will also be meeting saudi arabia's crown prince at some point during today. and then later in the evening there will be a joint meeting between leaders, foreign ministers of arab states, along with foreign ministers as well as mr blinken, so it is a hectic day and the efforts will be to try to keep the negotiation going, try to find out how can we achieve a ceasefire in gaza and also the release of hostages, so today is going to be a lot of activity around that. ., , ., going to be a lot of activity around that. . , . ., going to be a lot of activity around that. . , ., ., ., that. that is an outline of the tri - , that. that is an outline of the trip. let's _ that. that is an outline of the trip, let's have _ that. that is an outline o

mr blinken spoke in shanghai of the need for direct engagement, saying china and the us must resolves such as russia and taiwan, mr blinken began his visit to shanghai eating steamed buns at a restaurant, and watching a basketball game. although tensions have eased between the two nations since last year, disagreements on issues such as trade and security remain. let's speak to our china correspondent stephen mcdonell who's in beijing for us. it seems as though antony blinken is trying to put the relationship on a steadier fitting.— trying to put the relationship on a steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tou . h steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tough talks — steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tough talks were _ steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tough talks were cunning - steadier fitting. yes, knowing that the tough talks were cunning and l steadier fitting. yes, knowing that i the tough talks were cunning and we are now entering the serious talks part in beijing, he first engaged in the basketball diplomacy stage meeting business people and students in shanghai.

mr blinken is at the summit of g7 foreign ministers. he said his focus remains on de—escalation. first of all repeat what our focus has been and where it remains. de—escalation, avoiding conflict, and so, yes, calling on all concerned to exercise restraint. that is what we have been doing over the last couple of weeks, and, as necessary, that is what we will continue to do. and again, that is reflected in the statement that you will see coming from all of the g7 countries. on rafah, we have been very clear about this. president biden has been very clear about this. we cannot support a major military operation in rafah. first, there are currently somewhere around 1.4 million people in rafah, many of them displaced from other parts of gaza. in the first instance it is imperative that people are able to get out of the way of any conflict. and doing that, getting people out of harm's way, is a monumental task for which we have yet to see a plan. and not only getting them out of harm's way, making sure that they can be supported with humanitarian assistance if they are out of harm's w

mr blinken, who is attending talks with his regional counterparts in saudi arabia, was speaking as a delegation from hamas attended parallel ceasefire negotiations in cairo. after weeks of impasse, hamas is reported to have "no major issues" with a revised plan approved by israel. it's said to include new wording on a cessation of hostilities. mr blinken reaffirmed us opposition to a planned israeli offensive on rafah city, saying he's seen no plan that protects civilians there. 20 people died in the latest israeli airstrikes. at this moment, the only thing standing between the people of gaza and a ceasefire is hamas. they have to decide, and they have to decide quickly. so we are looking to them, and i'm hopeful that they will make the right decision, and we can have a fundamental change in the dynamic. the uk's foreign secretary, meanwhile, has given more detail on the ceasefire deal on the table. it does seem to me there is now, let's be frank, a very generous offer of, you know, a sustained 40—day ceasefire, the release of potentially thousands of palestinian prisoners in return

here's what mr blinken said when asked whether israel had shared a date for an offensive in rafah. not have a date for any rafah operation. on the contrary, what we have is an ongoing conversation with israel about any rafah operation. the presidents been very clear about our deep concerns. about israel's ability to lose civilians out of harm's way, to care for them once they are out of harms way and you have any kind of major military operation that doesn't do real harm to civilian, children and two men. ., ., ., ., , two men. lord cameron outlined his riorities on the israel— gaza conflict. on the israel- gaza conflict. as we said at the — on the israel- gaza conflict. as we said at the weekend _ on the israel- gaza conflict. as we said at the weekend we _ on the israel- gaza conflict. as we said at the weekend we backed . on the israel- gaza conflict. as we| said at the weekend we backed the hostages _ said at the weekend we backed the hostages and their families who are now in_ hostages and their families who are now in day— hostages and their families who are now in day 185 of

well, after those talks, mr blinken sat down with our china correspondent, laura bicker.petuate its aggression against ukraine. but it's also creating a growing threat to europe because of russia's aggression. and what i'm hearing from europeans is deep concern about this. so for china, he wants to have better relations, not only with us but with countries in europe, it can't do that while at the same time helping to fuel the biggest threat to european security since the end of the cold war. relations between washington and beijing have been strained by china's claims over taiwan and the south china sea, as well as us export bans on advanced tech. they were further damaged by a row over a spy balloon in february last year. and in recent days, the us passed a law that would force chinese—owned tiktok to sell the hugely popular video app orface being banned in america. mr xi said the earth was �*big enough' for both countries to achieve development and prosperity. translation: the two countries should be partners, not rivals. i they should achieve mutual success, not harm e

a record shop was mr blinken�*s final stop.ross—cultural ties. this trip has not dealt with the two sides' differences. they've merely talked about them. and real risks remain in this fragile relationship, which mr blinken described as the most consequential in the world. laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. there've been developments in ceasefire negotiations between israel and hamas with both sides continuing to review proposals. egyptian mediators have arrived in israel and local media are reporting there's been "notable progress" in finding common ground. in gaza itself, the hamas—run health agency says at least 50 people have been killed in israeli attacks over the past 2a hours. this was the scene in rafah on friday night. the bbc has learnt that british forces could be deployed on the ground in gaza to help deliver humanitarian assistance via a new sea route. they could be used to drive aid trucks along a floating causeway and onto the beach because the united states has decided not to put american boots on the ground. let's

mr blinken for his part raised concerns over china's support for russia in its invasion of ukraine. raised what he described as china's unfair trade practices in a number of key industries that will drive the 21st century economy. solar panels, electric vehicles and the batteries that power them. china alone is producing more than 100% of global demand for these products, flooding markets, undermining competition, putting at risk livelihoods and businesses around the world. now, this is a movie that we've seen before, and we know how it ends, with american businesses shuttered and american jobs lost. president biden will not let this happen on his watch. let's speak now to our north america business correspondent, erin delmore. in the background to this meeting was a warning we heard from president biden recently that more tariffs on chinese imports could be on the way. what does this meeting say about the likelihood of that? this is one of a string of meetings by high—level american officials meeting with their chinese counterparts, with president xi jinping himself. it's not anton

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while mr blinken said the us has not been given a date by israel for its threatened ground offensiveir strike that killed seven aid workers and whether there'd be meaningful accountability over how israeli forces have conducted the war. we are looking very carefully at the conclusions of the investigation that israel conduct did. we are asking questions about it stop we are engaged with the israelis, we are engaged with managerial organisations, and we want to make sure that,

mr blinken said they had also discussed ways to prevent the transfer of weapons to russia, particularlyd north korea. this is an ongoing challenge, and we see weapons, we also see technologies to support the defence industrial base in russia coming from north korea, from iran, from china. this is an area of particular concern for not only the united states and the united kingdom, but many of our allies and partners throughout europe. earlier, i spoke with michael bociurkiw, a global affairs analyst and senior fellow at the atlantic council. he's in odesa, ukraine. i started by asking him for his thoughts on david cameron's visit to the us. i think lord cameron was being very tight—lipped about his trip to florida, but i am quite sure, i would bet money on it, that he told mr trump exactly what was going to happen if that $60 billion in aid — which is being blocked by his maga republicans, will not reach ukraine. and i noticed that both ministers made the point that a lot of this money that's earmarked for ukraine will not be loaded onto pallets and airlifted to ukraine, it's actually go

mr. volodymyr, what kind of bridge, as blinken put it, can be between the alliance and ukraine? well, you know, mr. serhiy, this is already a little different from the, well, in principle, not very, not very pro-ukrainian position that the united states of america took during the previous vilnius summit, because actually they and germany... blocked the very the idea of ​​inviting ukraine to the start of the negotiations, it could be some half-step forward, that is , it is obvious that there will be no invitation, so i think what about the question that you asked our dear tv viewers, of course, what can be answered right now... in the negative , unfortunately, why is this happening, well, that's another question, it lies in the plane. the fact that the united states of america is still afraid of the so-called defeat of russia, therefore, they are afraid of escalation, they are afraid of using nuclear weapons against ukraine, and even more afraid of the need to respond to the next, flagrant crimes of moscow, it is easier for them not to respond, and therefore they occupy such a wai

mr blinken arrived in shanghai late on wednesday, for meetings with business leaders before heading ton minister wang yi. though tensions have eased since last year, disagreements on issues such as trade and security remain. there was a sharp illustration of that on thursday when president biden signed a foreign aid package which includes $8 billion for allies in the asia—pacific, including taiwan. here's china's reaction. translation: the insertion of taiwan-related content i into the us congressional bill seriously violates the one china principle and the three joint communiques of china and the us, and sends the wrong signal to separatist forces in taiwan. we urge the us to honour its commitment of not supporting taiwan's independence with concrete actions and to stop arming taiwan in any way. stephen mcdonell, aid to taiwan is one of many issues, as president biden signed into law a bill that could ban tiktok. what is the main objective in your view? what is the main ob'ective in your viewvh your view? plenty of possibilities - your view? plenty of possibilities for - your view? pl

mr blinken says the offer is "extraordinarily generous".ng they will return with a response. our security correspondent frank gardner has more,

mr blinken said it was important to discuss differences to avoid miscalculations.a correspondent stephen mcdonell, who's in beijing for us. high—level talks will be held today. what can we expect? it is interesting and crucial that these meetings can make some sort of breakthrough in terms of stopping the relationship from sliding further. the reason i say that is because antony blinken mediapoint this is the most consequential relationship in the world, and i don't think many people would disagree with him on that. he spoke about areas where they already cooperating, military to military cooperation, on al, the environment, narcotics. then he said we also have to be very clear about the significant areas where we disagree, and that is to avoid a miscalculation, which in the words of wang yi, said it could slide into conflict. everybody on the planet needs these governments to start talking to one another and get on, and they know it. that is why it is important they hash it out in an open and honest way. at one point we had wang yi sa the giant ship of the us and

mr. blinken said the u.s. is coordinating a diplomatic response.hi sunak has called on all sides to show restraint. for the latest i am joined now by our diplomatic correspondent james landau in jerusalem, and gary o'donoghue who joins me from washington. let's start with you, james. we have been hearing from israel's military chief of staff this evening. what more have we heard about any possible response? james: that's right. the head of israel's army, the chief general staff, went to visit one of the airbases that was actually struck during the weekend drone and missile attack by iran. some of those ballistic missiles did get through and caused with the israeli military described as lht damage. when he was at that airbase talking to some airmen and servicemen and women there, he said that in the face of all of these missiles and drones against the state of israel, quote, they will be met with a response. now, that is the first official on the record confirmation that there will be some kind of response. we do not know what yet, but the point is

well, mr blinken�*s clearly here to try and help those peace talks get going once again.has, along with other countries, urged israel not to undertake this big military offensive in rafah, principally because of the humanitarian consequences — more than a million and a half people trapped in rafah with very little protection, very little shelter. thus far, those american words, that american persuasion hasn't had much impact, certainly on the opinions of benjamin netanyahu. wyre, thank you very much for that. as you can see, our correspondent, sameer hashmi, standing by for us in riyadh. good to see you. just talk us through what the latest is where you are. well, today is the first day of the world economic forum, the special meeting that's happening in riyadh. and it's focused a lot on what's happening in gaza. we had the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, who gave a speech earlier in the morning, and in his address he reached out and appealed to the united states and president biden to stop israel from carrying out the invasion in rafah. he said it was important the