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the national people's congress leadership meet front—and—centre. what policymakers are targeting fordp growth rate. we are looking at they will maintain that 5% growth been released. we are expecting that their rhetoric around fiscal provide much more support to their consumer than what they previously have. china's bubble tea chain has made its stock market in hong kong soaring 35% debut in hong kong soaring 35% this morning. the is this mgfning. thgzgvfipgnyiz ' for its milk tea, this lumping. thgzgvfipgnyiz ' for its milk tea, fruit known for its milk tea, fruit drinks, ice cream and coffee. it has over 16,000 global than the stores, more than the 140,000 stores stockpile when he first took office injanuary. social media post. the slew of tariffs from president trump's administration, which kicks in on tuesday for china, canada and mexico. jun bei liu. i think they're worried existentially, rather than the actual impact of those tariffs. on the global growth. but what they're worried about is what that insinuates. is there more to come? but i think taking a step back, some of the se

investors watch for announcements from china, a preview from the national people's congress. happy monday pointing higher, 10 straight weeks of equity gains despite geopolitical earthquakes, ftse 100 futures looking to add 53 clients and a ramp up of defense spending, strong session on friday, nasdaq to down. let's flip da board. scott bessent -- it's worth noting says bond futures are pointing lower and yields will jump on expectations of more spending. iron ore is in focus, this could be linked to tariff concerns and stimulus out of beijing. bitcoin is down after a social media comment by donald trump and french media reported emmanuel macron says france and the u.k. have a plan for a truce in ukraine after leaders met the president, prime minister says it's time for europe to step it up. guest: this is not time for wallflowers, it's time to act and step up and lead. tom: ok. oliver joins us. the urgency amongst european leaders is -- is -- is prominent, can they act? guest: a lot of parts to untangle, the words, the rhetoric, the question of the money and the guns in the a

the national people's congress is very much focused on the economy.s year, it has been overshadowed by geopolitical events, with the u.s.-china trade war taking center stage. china's leader was warmly greeted. only yesterday, xi's government hit back at the u.s. with retaliatory tariffs against agriculture. while a foreign ministry spokesman issued a warning "if war is what the u.s. wants be it a tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war, we are ready to fight till the end." as president xi watched on, his deputy delivered his address. ♪ ♪ while china faces economic challenges, its leadership says it won't back down. this confident posture defying beijing's cold spring weather and the geopolitical storm clouds that are forming. >> john: and anna coren joins us now from beijing. anna, with all of those economic headwinds that china is facing why are they pushing back so hard? >> reporter: well, john, china is basically saying that it won't be bullied, and this act of defiance we are seeing from china is because it has had six years to prepare fo

the premier announcing the target at the meeting of the national people's congress. one day after president trump doubled tariffs on china. >> the target of gdp growth of 5% takes into account the need to stabilize employment, prevent risks, and include people's well-being as well as the potential for growth and condition supporting growth. so it underscores our resolve to meet difficulties head on and strive hard to deliver. tom: ok. for more, let's bring in bloomberg's chief north asia correspondent who is on the ground for us in beijing. this is not your first rodeo when it comes to the mpc and the work report. is this 5% gdp growth figure achievable? >> yeah. that's the big question. obviously it's a very ambitious growth target. keep in mind that was the same's -- same target they set last year. they met it by the end of the year. however, they were not faced with a trump trade were then. they are now. they are also faced with the issues, prolonged issues of the housing sector and trying to stabilize that. also restore confidence and boost domestic demand and do

the national people's congress is about laying out the road map to strengthen the economy.poke to an advisor to the chinese government last night, and he said that despite all the noise about a trade war, he still is confident a deal will be done and that president trump will visit china later this year. >> john: anna coren reporting from beijing. thank you, anna. >> maurice: we expect the president to have much more to say about tariffs and other issues when he addresses a joint session of the house and senate and the american people tomorrow evening. >> john: maurice and i will bring you live coverage beginning at 9:00 eastern time. now more top stories from around the world in tonight's "evening news" roundup. beginning with a new setback for pope francis as he battles double pneumonia in a rome hospital. he had more breathing problems today. doctors twice had to clear his lungs. francis is 88. his prognosis remains guarded. cbs news has confirmed the trump administration is pausing military aid to ukraine. sources tell cbs's margaret brennan it is not a permanent end to

the target was an ounce to an open of china's national people's congress. katrina, you reports from vision, a premier lea town opens china's national people's congress and they doing by describing the unprecedented head winds. the country faces internationally. why move funds? the changes on seeing, you know, century are on folding across the world at a faster pace, and you criminally complex and a severe external. you berman may exert a greater impact on china. but while some countries are pursuing protectionism and cutting back on spending, he said china will spend more to boost growth and continue opening up its economy. a gdc target, a 5 percent has been set for 2025, and the budget deficit expanded from 3 to 4 percent. it's highest level in more than 3 decades. move funding will be given to state banks and debt for it and local governments and support provided to private enterprises with the special mechanism established for so called industries of the future, including quantum and 60 technologies. sir, i believe we are witnessing a new supreme difficulty by the amount of the private

the congress now in full swing with a big focus on strengthening economic growth. katrina, tell us more about what's being said. that's right. well, leach young ton is premier, opened the national people's congress with the one out of a web report. and he was very candid about the unprecedented challenges trying his face, and he said changes unseen in a century unfolding across the world at a foster pace. but china is response is instead of being more protectionist, like some countries around the world, cutting back on spending. it's actually to spend more to boost growth and to continue to open up. so some targets was set for later this year. 5 percent growth, which is the same as last year, but considered more and vision is giving rise intentions with the us. and this rising trade war, we've also said, seen that the government will set a higher budget deficit ratio from 3 percent. it will go to full percent, doesn't seem like much, but that's the highest it's been set to 3 decades of the government here in china is committing to spending more increasing its debt. it's going to fund state banks . it's going to fund debt ridden, local governments, trying to get capital back int

unemployment on an escalating trade war with the us premier lead shang may be announcements at the national people's congress, which is underway in beijing. china is also increasing its defense budget by 7.2 percent. that's more than $245000000000.00. katrina, you has more from beijing. a lead young ton is premier, opened the national people's congress with the one out of a web report. and he was very candid about the unprecedented challenges trying his face. and he said, changes on scene in a century unfolding across the world at a foster pace. but china is response is, instead of being more protection dislikes, some countries around the world, cutting back on spending, it's actually to spend more to boost growth and to continue to open up. so some targets was set for later this year, 5 percent growth, which is the same as last year, but considered more and vicious, giving rise and tensions with the us. and this rising trade will, we've also said seen that the government will set a higher budget deficit ratio from 3 percent. it will go to full percent, doesn't seem like much, but that's the highest it's bee

and opponents of origin, tony and president, how the men they gathered outside the countries national congress. and when aside is as he delivered the annual opening session speech, he's pushing on with controversial plans, false verity and producing the role of the stage. but many people say has policies and making their daily existence to difficult. so there's a lot of reports from when a site is, the ceiling for the nadia libertarian presidents have yet to be late or officially open the legislative assembly on saturday, surrounded by his supporters and with a message about the future of he's a stay with the chainsaw plan i'm with the sierra, the chainsaw plans, not a government program. it's a state policy that will continue to use a one stop until it ends the road of the state in the economy. outside. some people came to show their support. and what are you sure, show you a couple of things. it's amazing that the super power, like the united states, is imitating us. because we're discovering expenses in the country, the only benefit the political class. it has to end. but there were other p

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the national people's congress before administer says badging but be bullied. the china is latest export for good suggest the terms already having an impact. tiny chang reports now from the chinese manufacturing hotline of georgia. sparks flying a factory floor in eastern china. the production line making exercise, treadmills is in full flow. a 3rd of its output go straight to the us market, about a $150000.00 units a year. and despite the new terrace holders have shown woman doesn't need to take needs and the entire supply chain or the product like the ones we produce certain technical requirements for the time being no other country region can replace products made in china. the latest expos tickets showed decline. part of that is due to the long chinese new year holiday. but tariffs are an increasing concern to the government despite its defiant statements at the national people's congress this week. yeah, for you know, country you should expect to suppress and contain china on one and while maintaining good relations with china on the other. the small commo

the important, as i raised off the back of a we fee demonstration in front of the national congress next week for the decal groups i said to have joined the protests before they valid interrupted police have been using rubber bullets and none attempts to break up the post test as other demonstrate, those have been demanding and increase intention payments and then ends to austerity. foreign assistance makes countries depend on the benefit to us and that's why the west sends aid to austic a nation. that's the claim of lawanda as president polk, i've gotten a we're saying aid the keys dependents, whoever gives you 8 controls your life. and so that's why they want you to stay with a and so they continue country in your life and reset it and use it as a tool to data do whether you want to to, well, it keeps hurting. if you don't do it is to say, charles politically organize them if these were put nice up. so but last year the us reports that be provided more than 12000000000 dollars in age, the countries in sub saharan africa. but now donald trump is cutting down and on foreign assistance as

tariffs are an increasing concern to the government despite its defiant statements at the national people's congress this week. yeah, for you know, country you should expect to suppress and contain china on one end while maintaining good relations with china on the other. the small commodities market and what is the largest of its kind in the world? probably point 5000000 square meters of market space did $70000000000.00 worth of business last year. now the trade isn't worth so you can thank you. i'm concerned about the tower because america is still the largest consumer market for our policy celebration products this year. since it shows on the additional tariffs move increase the price of goods for customers, which will make it difficult for us to explore to more goods abroad. in china still has one big advantage. many of these products that's significantly cheaper than the competition manufactured elsewhere. even with the extra cost and the old is still flooding in tariff containers here. still filling out with good a lot of which of them for the united states. the manufacturers in china say thes

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about the 20 percent american levy on it, and skids has played out behind the scenes the national people's congress for him. and that's the one you spoke about, the trumpet, ministrations, foreign policy, saying major powers shouldn't believe the week. he also confirmed beijing's plans accounts for us paris. okay, well for more than this tiny change joins as live now from shanghai. it's heidi. so china seems to be assessing the situation. is it feeling the impacts already? i know it. yeah, but i think it also depends who you ask. the tire of sony came in the place at midnight last night. local time, a pin paging. we've seen a response from the government, they say these are on said the terrace, which have been imposed on china. so that's a unilateral action by the united states that goes against the rules of the w t o. but they haven't been as severe as they might have been. they've been post some reciprocal terrace, but only and select to the agricultural products. and i think the expect strict taishan the moment here is the bad thing is looking carefully what's happening in washington trying to a

concerns about a 20 percent that'd be on his goods if played out behind the scenes, the national people's congress, the annual meeting of the country's top political advisory party, closed earlier on monday for a minister when he spoke about and said to the trumpet, administration's foreign policy, same major policy should believe the weak. you also confirmed badging plan to counter us pressure on terrence, the china is late as export figures suggest the tariffs all already having an impact to any chain reports from the chinese manufacturing heartland of georgia, of the sparks flying a factory floor in eastern china. the production line making exercise, treadmills is in full flow. a 3rd of its output go straight to the us market, about a $150000.00 units a year. and despite the new terrace holders have shown woman doesn't need to take needs and the entire supply chain or the product like the ones we produce. how certain technical requirements for the time being, you know, other country region can replace products in china. the latest expos tickets show decline. part of that is due to the long chin

the riots have broken out in buenos aires off the back of the demonstration in front of the national congress i left wing political boots, i said to have joined the protest before the valid to bump the police have been using the rubber boot x. and then the attempt to recall the post test that now they demonstrate those have been demanding ending fries in pension payments and an end to establish the ad to the middle east. now in pilot families. busy killed, that's the assessment, by the way, that's the one to about civilians being mastic. i did resend escalation of violence in syria, a representative of all the organizations, human rights office said that the alo, why to religious minority has been targeted. and the number of extremely disturbing instances, entire families, including women, children, and individuals all to come by were killed with the predominantly olive white cities and villages targeted in particular. some survivors told us that many men were shots that in front of their families to ensure such hiring violations and abuses are not repeated. it is imperative that the process

a thing out behind the scenes of the national people's congress. the foreign minister says beijing won't be bullied, china, so they just export think a suggest the terrace are already having an impact from the training. the quotes from the chinese manufacturing homeland gen of the box supplying a factory for an eastern china. the production line, making exercise, treadmills is in full flow, a 3rd of its output go straight to the us market, about a $150000.00 units a year. and despite the new terrace, old is have the truck, shawn woman does the need to take needs and the entire supply chain or the product, like the ones we produce. and we have some technical requirements for the time being. no other country region can replace products. they didn't china, the delay to states both that goes to decline. part of that is due to the long chinese new year holiday. but tariffs are an increasing concern to the government despite its defiant statements at the national people's congress this week. yeah, for you know, country you should expect to suppress and c

schools has played out behind the scenes of the national people's congress. now the annual meeting of the countries talk to this good advisory body closed earlier on monday for administer wine, you spoke about the trump administration's foreign policy saying that major powers shouldn't believe the week. he also confirmed staging plan to counsel us tyrus trying his latest exports viggo's suggest the time saw already having an impact. signing, trying reports from chinese manufacturing, homeland durgy on fox plan, a factory floor in eastern china. the production line making exercise, treadmills is in full flow. a 3rd of its output go straight to the us market, about a $150000.00 units a year. and despite the new terrace holders have shown woman does the need to take needs and the entire supply chain or the product like the ones we previously have such a technical requirement of skills for the time being no other country region can replace products in china. but the latest expos tickets show decline. part of that is due to the long chinese new year holiday. but t

balance of 20 percent american levy on its goods as played out behind the scenes at the national people's congress. the annual meeting of the countries talked political advisory body ended early on monday. foreign minister warnky spoke about the trump administration's foreign policy, saying major pals shouldn't believe the week. he also confirmed beatings planned to counter us tariffs, target chang, of standing by and shanghai. but 1st let's just go to katrina you. she's joining us live from badging. so what come of this annual meeting katrina, which took place or a much under the shadow. those terrace. well we've had the 2 sessions this past week aging. but the 1st of those meetings has been your said, the chinese people's political consultative conference. and while the closing ceremony was presided over by chinese presidency didn't pay. this meeting is not about the political leads making national laws that are impacting the country. this is really about ordinary people of the past week 2000 groceries representatives mentions aging to discuss ways that chinese society essentially can be improve

we'll see this this week, the national people's congress will meet the so-called two sessions. i think what you'll see is despite beijing looking for room on a deal to buy time or stabilize, they are plowing ahead with their strategy of trying to build out a resilient self-sufficient technologically dominant manufacturing powerhouse. and they are waiting for the inevitable pair shape of the u.s.-china relationship even as they have minor degree of optimism about a potential of deal with trump in the summer. that big picture is important to pay attention to. nothing has changed on the fundamental chinese strategy. we are seeing chinese step up military maneuvers drills off australia. i was in taiwan a week and a half ago. will i say the feeling there is not -- will i say the feeling there is not optimistic as china is cutting underseas cables. a gray zone, shorts of direct military action, but pretty darn close all around taiwan. liz will know getter than i doovment china isn't slowing down into surgence into the global south. europe has deaf definitely changed since february of

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or away from president trump's highly anticipated address to congress and the nation. the long list of topics he plans on addressing following an eventful six weeks in office. one of those topics is expected to be the suddenly tense relationship between the us andd ukraine. we talk with the former ambassador to ukraine about what he wants to hear from mr. trump tonight, and get ready for more rain in the bay area. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri lets us know how much to expect over the next few days. the news at five starts right now. thanks for joining me. i'm gia vang all eyes on washington. in just one hour, president trump will address a joint session of congress and the nation for the first time since his return to the white house. his speech expected to outline his domestic agenda, including an aggressive and controversial paring down of the federal government, as well as his administration's role in ongoing negotiations to end two wars overseas. nbc's jay gray is tracking it all in washington, d.c. making a speech. you probably heard about it. his address to co

the national people's congress is very much focused on the economy, but this year it has been overshadoweditical events with the u.s.-china trade war taking center stage. china's leader was warmly greeted. only yesterday, xi's government hit back at the u.s. with retaliatory tariffs against agriculture. while the spokesman issued a warning, quote, if war is what the u.s. wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war, we're ready to fight till the end. as president xi watched on, his deputy delivered his address. ♪ while china faces economic challenges, its leadership says it won't back down. this confident posture defying beijing's cold weather and the geopolitical storm clouds that are forming. ♪ anna coren, cbs news, beijing. >>> president trump is vowing there will be hell to pay if hamas doesn't release its remaining hostages. israel is applying pressur by blocking convoys of food and medical supplies from entering the war-torn strip. israel hopes to force an extension of the now expired ceasefire deal. cbs' debora patta is in east jerusalem and reports on the dwindli

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in the event that the congress shall fail to take one of these two passes in the event that national emergency is still of critical i shall not evade clear possibility that will then confront me i shall ask congress for the one remaining instrument to make the process broad executive power to wage war against the emergency as great as the power that would be given to me if we were in invaded by a foreign wall. well, the president proposed. may i have a written the courage and the devotion that at the time i can do no less. we face arduous days that lie before us in the war. the courage of national unity with a clear of seeking, old and precious moral value, with the clean satisfy that comes the stern performance duty by old and young. we aim the assurance of a rounded a permanent national life. we do not distrust distrust the future of a central government. the people, the united states have not failed in their. they have registered a mandate that they want direct vigorous act. they have as well discipline and direction under the leadership they have made the present instrument of our

what has happened since then is that the government, which is dominated by the african national congressrequirements. for example you have to handle for 25 or 30% of the equity in your company to a historically disadvantaged individual who generally is somebody close to the ruling party, not simply a black south african, but somebody the ruling party wants you to deal with but then there is the threat to land owners. much of the farmland is disproportionately owned by white south africans as a result of south africans history. it is good farmland, commercially productive, and employs a lot of people in rural areas. some of the radical extreme nationalist in south africa say they want to sees in that white farmland and redistribute it. and south africa recently passed and expropriation act with in theory allow the government to take land without compensation it. the government says we are doing that but the government says there is a great need to redistribute the land so it looks more racially representative of the country. some extremist parties go out there and say you were absolutely

in the event that the congress shall fail to take one of these two passes in the event that national emergency is still of critical i shall not evade clear possibility that will then confront me i shall ask congress for the one remaining instrument to make the process broad executive power to wage war against the emergency as great as the power that would be given to me if we were in invaded by a foreign wall. well, the president proposed. may i have a written the courage and the devotion that at the time i can do no less. we face arduous days that lie before us in the war. the courage of national unity with a clear of seeking, old and precious moral valuewi the clean satisfy that comes the stern performance duty by old and young. we aim the assurance of a rounded a permanent national life. we do not distrust distrust the future of a central government. the people, the united states have not failed in their. they have registered a mandate that they want direct vigorous act. they have as well discipline and direction under the leadership they have made the present instrument of our wis

today's the 3rd plenary, the 14th communist national people's congress, setting a growth targets a 5 percent and increases in war spending by 7.2 percent. why the war spending arguably because of the old world? just days after a london, somebody's kicks off a this.

china's national people's congress is expected to mostly focus on the economy.qiang admitted that achieving a target of 5% growth would require "arduous efforts". it comes amid an escalating trade war with the united states. the chinese announced reprisal tariffs on american agricultural imports in response to a 10% levy on chinese imports that came into effect on tuesday. let's speak to our beijing correspondent steve mcdonnell. steve, a key platform for the chinese communist party to respond to those tariffs by the trump administration. what's the message in beijing? if you look at the chinese economy, the once mighty chinese economy has huge problems. ongoing property crisis, youth unemployment, local government debt and consumer confidence, not enough confidence from ordinary chinese families. they are saving too much and not spending enough. then there are the bright sides of the chinese economy. electric vehicles, solar panels, the new tech companies like tiktok. they are all export driven. so along comes the trump administration and it works tariffs on ch

that's tonight, the presidential address to congress and the nation. a joint session of congress, tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern, right here on abc. it will be live coverage. and of course, we will all see you then. >>> in the meantime, we move onto the other news this tuesday night, and that massive cross-country storm. 100 million americans on alert right now. blinding snow and rain. and tonight, at least three confirmed tornadoes already. the storm heading to the east coast next. washington, d.c. to new york to boston. already striking in texas, and putting celebrations in new orleans on hold tonight. a confirmed ef-1 tornado with 1 105-mile-per-hour winds ripping the roof off an elementary school, this is oklahoma right here. a warehouse ripped to shreds in louisville, texas. high winds rocking traffic lights near lake charles, louisiana. severe storms bearing down on new orleans during mardi gras. lee goldberg has the forecast, and victor oquendo in the storm zone tonight. >> reporter: tonight, rain, wind, and lightning, violence storms hammering the

congress opened then with a big focus on strengthening economic growth. what was said. and that's why it's a premier lea chung open to the national people's congress, but giving a one hour speech to one our work report status report on china. and really he spoke about the unprecedented headwinds china it's facing. he said that there are changes, i'm seeing in a century unfolding across the world at a foster pace. so kind of response to this is to make its economy more resilience in the face of rising global trade war, for example, in other jo political tension. so we had some targets economic targets named today . they include a g, d, p, talk up to 2025, around 5 percent. not unexpected, same as last year. but i will say this will be hard to, to the, to meet considering the rising tensions with united states, another target 12000000 new oven jobs. and another big target we mentioned that was mentioned was an increase in the general budget deficit from 3 to 4 percent. now that is the highest increase since 3 decades. not really is the government saying it's going to spend more, it's going to increase and government debt in order t

today's the 3rd plenary, the 14th communist national people's congress, setting a growth target, a 5 percent, and increases in war spending by 7.2 percent. why that was spending arguably because of the old world just days after a lot.

during an address to congress, president trump takes credit for shifting the direction of the nation'sconomy, immigration, and foreign policy. >>> measles is popping up in more states around the u.s. we'll tell you how to avoid getting sick. >>> and we're investigating a series of false collision alerts received by jets landing at reagan national airport in washington, d.c. >>> speaking to the american people and to the world at large, president donald trump highlighted his accomplishments while addressing a joint session of congress tuesday night. he treated the occasion as a victory lap for his new administration, but democrats see a very different picture, and there was dissension from the left. cbs' erica brown reports on the speech and the reaction from capitol hill. >> reporter: president trump got an enthusiastic welcome from republicans in the house chamber, and an icy one from democrats as he addressed a joint session of congress. >> we've accomplished more in 43 days than most administrations accomplished in four years, or eight years. >> reporter: this speech had just starte

congress. >> america great again. >> and it's. >> happening, and it will happen rather quickly. there'll be a little disturbance, but we're okay with that. >> china's national people's congress warns of changes unseen in a century. as the world's second largest economy targets a growth rate of around 5% amid the prospect of another trade war. and adidas stock disappoints after the sportswear giant guides towards slightly lower sales this year, having offloaded the last of its yeezy inventory in the fourth quarter. very good morning to you. welcome to the program. we got some massive news out of. germany last night. news that, to many, has changed the game for. >> germany and. >> potentially for europe. german chancellor in waiting friedrich merit struck a deal with his expected coalition partner, the social democratic party, to create a ■k7500 billin infrastructure fund and reform to the country's debt brake rules. the bill will be presented to parliament next week. now this is critical news at a critical time. friedrich merit was working against the clock to get agreement in place while the old parliament was still sitting. the old parliament, which is whi

in an escalating trade war with the us, premier lead chang and maybe announcement at the national people's congress which is underway, engaging china is also increasing its defense budget by 7.2 percent. that is more than $245000000000.00 us in bangladesh, families of victims who were abducted and held in secret detention centers or calling for justice. a commission has found children among hundreds of people in prison drink, supposedly to shake casinos, tenure. she was overthrown and a student led uprising last year. have your children has more from doc last month bung with dishes, income government chief advisor. i mohammed yellows, visited 3 sick detention facilities in the capital, commonly known as the house of mirrors, or in a gar. this facility is numbering many across the country have been linked to hundreds of and 4th disappearances and human rights abuses during check us the next 10 years. as prime minister, if we didn't have the commission public storage and nobody was believed, somebody will say yes, somebody will signal. now they have some people and now they go to the justice, we have

in a press conference on the sidelines of the national people's congress.conomic challenges at home, and without naming president trump, he accused the u.s. of being duplicitous in its relationship with china saying -- [ speaking in a global language ] no country should expect to suppress and contain china on one hand, while maintaining good relations with china on the other. well, earlier this week, his ministry used particularly aggressive language stating, if war is what the u.s. wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war, or any other type of war, we're ready to fight till the end. while there's no doubt a trade war will hurt china's economy, it's had six years to prepare for this since the trade war began in 2018. margaret, despite being open to negotiations, its decision to opt for defiance rather than flattery, is a sign china won't back down. >> anna coren in beijing. we'll be right back. -ades. -yes! i'll act out my favorite chair. got it. alright, you ready? -yep! this wooden rocking chair! a velvet tufted chaise lounger. this is chair-ades, loungers

they're on later tonight because of president trump's address to the nation and congress.ere's a special one hour long edition of abc seven news at ten. then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. a newly unsealed lawsuit against tiktok is revealing details about the app's finances. court documents show the app made $2 billion from tiktok live in just one quarter of 2023, bloomberg reports. 400 million of that came from the us. the financial data could help structure a deal to keep the app operating in america. tiktok's parent company is still under deadline to sell the app, or it could be banned eventually over national security concerns. the lawsuit, filed in october by 13 states, including california and washington, d.c, also raises new concerns about the safety of kids online. it claims rampant sexual and financial exploitation on tiktok live, and says 70% of 13 to 15 year olds on the app claim they were over 18 when they signed up. tiktok says that data is outdated and, quote, this lawsuit ignores the number of proactive measures that tiktok has voluntarily implemente

this week's national people's congress is the real estate sex to the building boom, which for so long fueled rapid growth stuff. it's during the economic slowdown, leaving developers crippled by debt and invest is empty handed. tammy chiang reports delegates assembled in the great hold of the people. i'm one of the biggest challenges the property market. but china is premier said the problem is under control. fact you from at 1st were made to stem the downturn on the restore stability in the real estate market, where you reduce the interest rates for housing loans and the ratios of dong payments will a promise of tax cuts and low interest rates help. it's too late for investors at the grand river side bay in northeastern china. the luxury c, sorry departments were designed, the affluent retirees. now the entire complex is in ruins. and the developing company collapsed with $300000000000.00 of debt. and this isn't an isolated case. there are projects like this in cities across the country. china is housing over supply. problem is now so bad. it's estimated there are 60000000, they can