to see for themselves but of course as we've seen from the past when the media go to shin jang they tend to be heavily chaperoned so this was an attempt also by the not just the shin jang government but also by the the central government to respond to these sanctions that have been placed on china those targeted sanctions by the united kingdom the united states canada and the e.u. because of the well documented repression they say is taking place and changing and of course china in the last few days has responded with sanctions of its own so this media conference was part and parcel of that. still ahead on al-jazeera thousands of people flee fighting in venezuela to cross the border into colombia. was and prayers and calls for justice for george floyd before the policeman accused of killing him goes on trial. for. wind is a feature of this time the years around to rabea and we have a very obvious when doing learned on the gulf what a strong northerly so temperatures have dropped in doha as one example by about 10 degrees the sandal the dust that came with it is falling out into the

had on monday morning were we got faces and we go voices denying abuses against the community in shin jang they all denied that the camps were places of repression they insisted that their teachers those who help them with benevolent and kind that said we got all the food we wanted and we went on to get good jobs after we'd been in these vocational training centers not china says these vocational training centers was set up as part of its efforts to combat what it says is a terrorism problem in shin jang so these were carefully selected students and you got the sense that they had been hastily pressed into service for this media conference adrian thank you for that adrian brown in hong kong for us. still ahead on al-jazeera. the players and calls for justice for george floyd before the policeman accused of killing him goes on trial and solving the problem of the covered vaccine cold chain what's being done to help distribution and or a country's. now this satellite picture is fairly obvious that is a large a thunderstorm some of which were torn not tick as you well know on the picture is c

to see for themselves what of course as we've seen from the past when the media go to shin jang they tend to be heavily chaperoned so this was an attempt also by the not just the shin jang government but also by the the central government to respond to these sanctions that have been placed on china those targeted sanctions by the united kingdom united states canada and the e.u. because of the well documented repression they say is taking place and changing and of course china in the last few days has responded with sanctions of its own so this media conference was part and parcel of that. hundreds of people have escaped a fire at a state owned oil and gas refinery in indonesia was. video shot on social media show huge flames at the west java facility officials say 5 people are in hospital and are being treated for burns it's believed the fire began on sunday night the oil company says a cause is not yet known it has shut its has shut down the refinery to prevent further the spreads. to the us now a national civil rights leaders are calling for justice for george floyd's they hel

they tend to be heavily chaperoned so this was an attempt also by the not just the shin jang government but also by the the central government to respond to these sanctions that have been placed on china those targeted sanctions by the united kingdom the united states canada and the e.u. because of the well documented repression they say is taking place and changing and of course china in the last few days has responded with sanctions of its own so this media conference was part and parcel of that. mozambique's military says dozens of defenseless civilians have been killed in a 5 day siege among them 17 people ambushed as they tried to escape a hotel in the northern town of parma foreign nationals are among those caught in the violence between security forces and an armed group however tulsa has more. survivors from the siege in parma arrived in the port city of pinback just along the coast but many others weren't as fortunate defense officials say dozens of others were killed trying to escape the fighting and some of them were ambushed as they tried to leave by road in a convoy one of

to see for themselves but of course as we've seen from the past when the media go to shin jang they tend to be heavily chaperoned so this was an attempt also by the not just the shin jang government but also by the the central government to respond to the sanctions that have been placed on china those targeted sanctions by the united kingdom the united states canada and the e.u. because of the well documented repression they say is taking place and changing of course china in the last few days has responded with sanctions of its own so this media conference was part and parcel of that. in the galapagos islands of rescued 175 endangered baby tortoise instrument trafficker and they've been wrapped in plastic and put in a suitcase and simply they were being brought to the mainland before being shipped elsewhere now the reptiles can be sold for tens of thousands of dollars on the black markets and the divine is an associate director of the wildlife conservation society she says it's going concern that the illegal wildlife trade is a driver of virus transmission. the wildlife trade is ve

in your experience, how widespread is the problem of forced labor in shin jang? and are there specific companies big or small that you have seen knowingly disregard human rights for the sake of profit? know, senator, i think the extent of the problem is widely documented.pletel xi fact, companies come to us to sourcemap because they're looking to make completely they certain that they're not buyinge anything from shin jang. let me back up a little. there are 155 goods identified s by department of labor from 77 e countries at risk of forced labor and child labor. so the problem extends far o beyond shin jang, the be neighboring regions or even china as a country, and needs to be tackled on a global basis. and not the least of which the problem is as soon as one regioe becomes marked as high-risk, those goods will find their way to market through other regions. so we have to apply the data collection, the transparency ass we call it. we have to apply it uniformly across supply chains, or else goods will find their way to market one way or another. des and it'll be

of british politicians lawyers and organizations for what it calls lies and disinformation about shin jang beijing's measures are in response to sanctions by the u.k. the us canada and the e.u. for suspected human rights violations against the weak is in the region but hong kong's government has told 14 countries to stop accepting the british national overseas passport it wants them to recognise its hong kong possible it instead a dispute over the travel document began earlier this year of the u.k. introduced a pathway to citizenship hong kong residents who want to leave let's go live out of beijing the train to you is that what message katrina is beijing sending with these sanctions. well for beijing there is a very clear red line and it's trying to send the message that the u.k. has clearly crossed that line so it's important to sanctions on nothing and individuals in the u.k. that 7 politicians and 2 academics as well as for organizations some that are involved in human rights and we go research and china has also some in the u.k. ambassador to china here in beijing now this of course f

last year the boss of fox wagner her but this was asked about the wisdom of opening a factory in shin jang where up to a 1000000 we go muslims are incarcerated for indefinite periods affectively in labor camps and he said he didn't know anything about it is ignorance the best defense that your industry has these days. absolutely not i think. and you will not hold me accountable for any potentially misled opinion by any senior german or businessmen what i'm saying is that taking this to extremes and say that simply decouple the relationship is not working for anybody in the world may remind you that it was the former prime minister of singapore who you go in foreign affairs made the point don't make a choose between a relationship with china or with the united states we need to be able i think to about 2. choices between respecting human rights or not caring about it it turns out the german firms are supplying the technical backbone for the huge textile industry also engine jank where hundreds of thousands of forced to work in the cotton fields do you like the optics of that particular scen

cornerstone of neo liberal thought in in nato countries now for decades you are where all this stuff about shin jang comes from i mention guantanamo i mean do you think that the cia is involved in propaganda that some people saying that the director of campaign for the week that he has to be added to a translator of guantanamo bay. well i'm not oh i'm not on top of that but i notice chinese foreign ministry spokesperson there are actually being actually a few days ago should the media who are one of the news to be. secretary of. defense are is basically saying you know there is no afghanistan and house you cited leaders inching johnson or we can chart that was open we do we really we saw there so i mean the way we should really you know cares to moneyball to our country's internal affairs let's debate all those issues and indifference and you will you know platform let's talk about all these other international conference rather than really without investigation without really a fact proving to categorize everybody just examined as are around us name that something goes on china and that's really to

runs on chinese individuals and entities so-called human rights issues in shin jang a based on lies and disinformation it breaches international law and basic norms governing international relations it interferes in china's affairs and undermines bilateral relations the foreign ministry has summoned the british ambassador to lodge representation and express opposition and condemnation have decided to sanction individuals and for entity's and hong kong's government has told 14 countries to stop accepting the british national overseas passport it wants them to recognise its hong kong passport instead a dispute over the travel document began earlier this year after the u.k. introduced a pathway to citizenship for hong kong residents who want to leave life out of beijing trading you. start with these sanctions against british officials and organizations what message is is beijing sending. i think for beijing they're trying to send a message that there is a clear red line that other governments should not cross and that the u.k. crossed this line also we're seeing that the chinese government

last year the boss of fox wagner her but this was asked about the wisdom of opening a factory in shin jang where up to a 1000000 we go muslims are incarcerated for indefinite periods affectively in labor camps and he said he didn't know anything about it is ignorance the best defense that your industry has these days. absolutely not i think. and you will not hold me accountable for any potentially misled opinion by any senior german or businessman what i'm saying is that taking this to extremes and say that simply decouple the relationship is not working for anybody in the world may i remind you that it was the former prime minister of singapore who hugo in foreign affairs made the point don't make a choose between a relationship with china or with the united states we need to be able i think 2. choices between respecting human rights or not caring about it it turns out the german firms are supplying the technical backbone for the huge textile industry also engine jank where hundreds of thousands of forced to work in the cotton fields do you like the optics of that particular scenario. i t

last year the boss of fox wagner her but this was asked about the wisdom of opening a factory in shin jang where up to a 1000000 we go muslims are incarcerated for indefinite periods affectively in labor camps and he said he didn't know anything about it is ignorance the best defense that your industry has these days. absolutely not i think. and you will not hold me accountable for any potentially misled opinion by any senior german or business men what i'm saying is that taking this to extremes and say that simply decouple the relationship is not working for anybody in the world may remind you that it was the former prime minister of singapore who years ago in foreign affairs made the point don't make a choose between a relationship with china or with the united states we need to be able i think 2. choices between respecting human rights or not caring about it it turns out the german firms are supplying the technical backbone for the huge textile industry also engine jank where hundreds of thousands of forced to work in the cotton fields do you like the optics of that particular scenario.

genocide convention and its treatment of weekends and shin jang that's according to a report by more than 50 global human rights experts it says there's clear evidence that china bears a state responsibility for committing a genocide against the weekends it's believed around a 1000000 have been imprisoned in camps in recent years mostly in the shin jan region china denies allegations of human rights abuses ever him is from the new lines institute that's the organization that published the report he says it is significant in terms of international accountability. these are independent experience and international law in general say in change policy all the evidence you know those and those ins tens of those testimonials from the terms of chain us policies and you know corroborated numbers change those laws in china stepped out and come to the conclusion very very clearly that cheney is in breach of the $948.00 genocide convention on multiple accounts so this is extremely significant in terms of international accountability or what to do is change it means a chain is in breach of the g

governments are sanctioning china because of alleged human rights abuses against ethnic uighurs in shin—jangfour individuals and one organisation with the sanctions. the us said china would face consequences for "as long as atrocities occur". saudi arabia has proposed a new plan to end the six—year—long war in yemen. they've suggested a un—supervised ceasefire between yemen's saudi—backed government and the houthi rebels, who are supported by iran. the initiative also includes the re—opening of vital air and sea links, and the start of political negotiations. yemen's government and the un both welcomed the plan. the houthi rebels reportedly called it �*nothing new.�* a huge fire has engulfed large portions of a refugee camp in bangladesh. around a million rohinja refugees live in shanties in the area. most fled myanmar more than three years ago. fire—fighters have been working to contain the blaze. reports suggest the damage to the area is extensive. one aid agency worker described it as the largest fire to hit the camps so far. you're watching bbc world news america. still to come on tonigh

last year the boss of fox wagner her but this was asked about the wisdom of opening a factory in shin jang where up to a 1000000 we go muslims are incarcerated for indefinite periods affectively in labor camps and he said he didn't know anything about it is ignorance the best defense that your industry has these days. absolutely not i think. and you will not hold me accountable for any potentially misled opinion by any senior german or business men what i'm saying is that taking this to extremes and say that simply decouple the relationship is not working for anybody in the world may i remind you that it was the former prime minister of singapore who hugo in foreign affairs made the point don't make a choose between a relationship with china or with the united states we need to be able i think 2. choices between respecting human rights or not caring about it it turns out the german firms are supplying the technical backbone for the huge textile industry also engine jank where hundreds of thousands of forced to work in the cotton fields do you like the optics of that particular scenario. i

commission is baseless he says it will only add to international scrutiny of what's happening in the shin jang region where china is accused of committing genocide against the muslim week of minority beijing says the sanctions are a response to lies and deceit information about xing journey. hundreds of people are blocking a major highway in bangladesh as part of a nationwide strike against a visit by the indian prime minister. the strike was called after at least 9 people were killed during demonstrations on friday and saturday the protestors accuse modi of stoking anti muslim hatred in india he was in bangladesh to celebrate its 50th anniversary of independence the attempts are being made to move the ship that's blocked the suits canal in egypt for 6 days a dutch salvage firm working to free the ever given says it could succeed by the start of next week the vessel stern is free and the company hopes that high tides of the arrival of 2 further tug boats will help its operation. if you're not a fan you could have been a technical or human ever that will be revealed through the investigation ma

commission is baseless he says it'll only add to international scrutiny of what's happening in the shin jang region where china is accused of committing genocide against the muslim weak and minorities beijing says sanctions response allies decide to nation about showing gen. hundreds of people are blocking a major highway bangladesh as part of a nationwide strike against a visit by the indian prime minister nuri and remoting the protesters accuse modi of sticking had to risk of hatred of india he was in bangladesh to celebrate his 50th anniversary of independence. a dutch salvage firm working to free the ever given spot the suez canal and egypt says it could succeed by the start of next week the vessel stood is not free but the company hopes that high tides of the arrival of 2 more tug boats will help its operation mexico has increased its official covert 19 death toll by nearly 60 percent the government says the real number of krona virus deaths is more than 321000 not 201000 as previously reported mexico's testing rate is low and its health care system is overwhelmed you can follow those s

of british politicians lawyers and organizations for what it calls lies and disinclination about shin jang it's in response to sanctions by the u.k. u.s. canada and the e.u. of alleged human rights violations against the weakest. the u.s. president says that north korea will face consequences if it chooses the path of escalation it comes as pyongyang confirmed that it tested a new guided missile on thursday north korean officials say the weapon will act as a deterrent 65 days into the job u.s. president joe biden has held his 1st news conference in onst a new goal to have 200000000 americans vaccinated against the coronavirus by the end of his 1st 100 days in office biden also defended his handling of the growing arrivals of refugees and migrants at the southern border calling it a seasonal increase yemen's who 3 rebels have said they launched multiple attacks against saudi oil facilities military locations fire broke out at an oil terminal thursday after it was hit by a missile saudi arabia's defense ministry says that it will take to terror and actions to protect its oil facilities. and

but you also have shin jang and some of the human rights sanctions being levied. issue is how will china respond. they have filled out their own sanctions program and laws that enable penalties related to compliance for u.s. sanctions, domestically. i think looking for some sort of common ground is the best path forward. but there's quite a bit of room. jonathan: these sanctions come out and the policies change, he spent a lot of time with corporate multinationals to make sure they are and come liens area the ultimate goal for policymakers is to change behavior. it comes back to a question i know you have been asked many times. and increasingly recently. do you think sanctions actually work? dan: i do think sanctions work. but i think multilateral sanctions work. especially when it's talking about issues like human rights in china. this is where you could end up seeing much stronger multilateral response to try to deal with the forced labor challenges in china. you saw yesterday a few other technology companies have suspended the use of some production manufacturi

last year the boss of fox wagner her but this was asked about the wisdom of opening a factory in shin jang where up to a 1000000 we go muslims are incarcerated for indefinite periods affectively in labor camps and he said he didn't know anything about it is ignorance the best defense that your industry has these days. absolutely not i think. and you will not hold me accountable for any potentially misled opinion by any senior german or businessman what i'm saying is that taking this to extremes and say that simply decouple the relationship is not working for anybody in the world may remind you that it was the former prime minister of singapore who year ago in foreign affairs made the point don't make a choose between a relationship with china or with the united states we need to be able i think to about 2. choices between respecting human rights or not caring about it it turns out the german firms are supplying the technical backbone for the huge textile industry also engine jank where hundreds of thousands of forced to work in the cotton fields do you like the optics of that particular sc

jang province because it is one thing to have a semiconductor chip shortage -- specifically the shin jange xinjiang province because it is one thing to have a semiconductor chip shortage, but it is a tangible variable going forward. the second you get hollywood, progressives talking about the uighurs, that will elevate the conversation to a whole new level. it hasn't happened yet, but it feels like that is the direction that this is going in. jonathan: in the united states, companies facing severe social justice issues, the consumer base in america increasingly progressive will isolate that particular brand or company. we don't see the same thing happening on the international stage in china. do you see that changing anytime soon? if the consumer base does not respond to this in the way they do with companies, or hold companies to the same standard and china as they do here in the united states, they do you see any of this changing anytime soon? kevin: when i talk to people, to china experts, they would suggest that china is not going to change that. but here we are in a global economy. t

then i do now thanks since on chinese individuals and entities so called human rights issues in shin jang a based on lies and disinformation it breaches international law and basic norms governing international relations and interferes in china's affairs and undermines bilateral relations the foreign ministry has summoned the british ambassador to lodge representation and express opposition and condemnation if decided to sanction 9 individuals and 4 entities. there as president says north korea will face consequences if it chooses the path of escalation pyongyang confirmed on thursday it tested a new guided missile north korea says the weapon will act as a deterrent france is accusing britain of trying to blackmail the european union over the delivery of coronavirus vaccines foreign ministers or even lead the grand says the new k. is under pressure because it doesn't have enough doses to give people a 2nd shot the news also facing a shortfall but leaders have failed to come up with a plan to protect distribution saudi arabia's defense ministry says it will be taking action to protect its

last year the boss of fox wagner her but this was asked about the wisdom of opening a factory in shin jang where up to a 1000000 we go muslims are incarcerated for indefinite periods affectively in labor camps and he said he didn't know anything about it is ignorance the best defense that your industry has these days absolutely not i think. and you will not hold me accountable for any potentially misled.

to the fore now in the sense that people always talk about the situation regarding the week is in shin jang but maybe they don't take as much action as they code and now we have as we said actual coordinated action. precisely i think that this situation instance only serious but i think that much of the world considered it to be so if there could be swift action for example a visit by the. human rights council president might be helpful more visits by human rights experts to the region. that we train some light on the situation there nothing is in mutable china can change policies i just don't think that in this instance so it is with these sanctions that they will do other than counter. that's what holden joining us from a bird a candidate talking about the coordinated sanctions on china thank you sir now major fire swept through a ring a refugee camp in bangladesh the fire at the bottom county camp in cox's bazaars destroyed hundreds of tents and the thousands of people without shelter health centers and other facilities have also been destroyed and casualties though immediately reported

commissions baseless he says it will only add to international scrutiny of what's happening in the shin jang region where china is accused of committing genocide against muslim we go minorities beijing says the sanctions are in response to lies and this information about sheen jang. meanwhile china's capital is shrouded in thick dust for the 2nd time in 2 weeks sandstorm affecting beijing carries extremely high levels of hazardous particles china's meteorological authorities say to originated in mongolia for wal-mart temperatures and less rainfall a creating the ideal conditions for sandstorms. space x. is hoping to send tens of thousands of satellites into orbit over the coming decades as part of a global internet service launching later this year but experts fear in the last company could create more space to bring and hender scientific discoveries likely gauge has the story from the strenuous capitol camara. 60 satellites launch into space on a lawn mosque 3 usable rocket falcon 9 it's part of a constellation of low orbit satellites from space 6 promising high speed internet connection to