they've been talking about for example is denying that there's any sterilization taking place in shin john they're also denying that there's been any demolishing of muslim mosques in the region showing pictures of that and they've also had a student in sion junk talk about hugh's new work opportunities so china very much on the offensive and the defensive. when it comes to issues of course the u.k. government says that there is gross human rights abuses taking place in changing including the internment of up to $1000000.00 wiggers in forced labor camps china has denied this repeatedly saying that these labor camps are actually vocational training centers tell us more about the controversy over the british national overseas hospitals that's right and beijing is not just angry about they're also angry about the u.k.'s approach to hong kong we've had hong kong government write letters to 14 different governments saying that they should no longer accept this british national overseas possible to be and over as a valid travel document now this b. and o. or is granted to a number of hong kong re

because that's believed around a 1000000 have been imprisoned in camps and recently is mostly in the shin john region the us administration has already described the persecution of the week as as a genocide and says it maintains that judgment china denies allegations of human rights abuses well as a member him is from the new lines institute the organization that published the report he says it's significant in terms of international accountability. these affect the independent experience and international law in general say in china's economic policy all the evidence you know thousands and thousands tens of those testimonials from the terms of change us policies and you know corroborated numbers change those laws in china step tat and come to the conclusion that very clearly that chain 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 that means a chain is in breach of the general convention so the onus is no on other countries that are party to the gym so you convention on thi

imposed sanctions on chinese officials for alleged human rights violations in the province of shin john. nike is trending on social media in china but not in a good way it's facing a backlash after a statement on china's policies in the change young province saying it won't use cotton from the region. and it's not on the edge and that was singled out this week for issuing a statement last year in which it said it was concerned about allegations of forced labor engine john both annika statements haven't been received well by people in china. claim not to nigeria's chinese we must show up patriotism i don't buy these brands and now i will ask my friends to boycott them to. keep from owning the same those foreigners making money from china but scolding it and discrediting cotton frontin john i will not buy those foreign brands i will support domestic products. western brands are caught in the middle of a feud between china and western countries which have imposed sanctions on chinese officials because of the allegations of forced labor but while taking a stance on change young cotton is po

of british politicians lawyers in organisations over what it calls lies in this information about shin john beijing's measures are in response to sanctions by the u.k. u.s. canada and e.u. over alleged human rights violations against recourse in the region. now the news israel remains in a political deadlock after final results showed no party winning an outright majority in the knesset the parliament election commission says a probe any minute now bloc of parties won $52.00 seats in tuesday's vote it needs to be one to claim victory a coalition of parties against the prime minister won $57.00 seats israel could now face another election which would be its 5th in 2 years a name is in west jerusalem and says prime minister netanyahu may have a plan up his sleeve. there are a couple things that are expected to be happening on election night netanyahu came out and said that he would be making overtures to members of the knesset who shared the likud party's ideology that was taken as a signal that now netanyahu is trying to win back formerly crew members who defected to other far right parties

kong but also because of human rights abuses being committed by the chinese government allegedly in shin john the european union have also said that beijing said carefully consider the political and economic implications of this change in hong kong as well so definitely we're seeing other governments try to make a move to encourage the beijing to stand down on this but it seems very unlikely that beijing will do so thank you that is to try to you in beijing. on to other news rights groups raising concerns about senegal's handling of protests against the arrest of an opposition leader amnesty international points to a wave of arrests a partial t.v. and internet blackout and the use of live weapons 4 people have done in 3 days of demonstrations as nicolas hark reports from the capital dakar. a march the government tried to ban protesters chant this is our society be brave and strong protect our senegal not just a message to the security forces but for a government the queues of stifling dissent thousands indycar in other cities have been demonstrating after police detained opposition leader who

imposed sanctions because of human rights abuses in shin john and then we saw it was very well coordinated because in the u.s. the u.k. and canada also had the same sanctions in regard to shin junk so i think that this is part of a longer wider narrative imagine that this agreement has been under negotiation for quite some time but the significance of it being announced on saturday in this momentous week of activity in regards to russia in regards to china and the u.s. kind of allying with various groups and in addition to that we saw the secretary the p.r.c. secretary of defense traveling to serbia hungary north methadone and greece in order to kind of say that we will do defense cooperation with them and also one year the chinese foreign minister was in turkey all of this within the last week so i think it's an incredible period and china always says we don't like cold war thinking but it seems that china is trying to signal that they have these alliances iran has long been a key issue for them on the belt and road initiative it's a good match iran under sanctions really needs new infras

issues relating to its security what it considers core interest issues and there is concern taiwan shin john and hong kong so it is really difficult to see where that will label both sides will be able to overlook these disagreements and find common ground as was the goal from beijing ok katrina you thank you so much for that update from beijing. several european countries including germany and france are resuming astra zeneca vaccinations after the continent's top medical regulators said the doses are safe and effective european medicines agency believes the benefits of receiving the job far outweigh the potential risks of blood clots from berlin dominic kane reports. for much of this week this vaccine has been the focus of attention feted by many as a main weapon against coated but feared by others for what they thought might be a dangerous side effect now the e.u.'s medical regulator has given its verdict the committee has come to a clear scientific conclusion this is a safe and effective vaccine its benefits in protecting people from covert 19 with the associated risks of death and hospi

rights abuses including putting up to $1000000.00 we get minority members in forced labor camps in shin john beijing of course is furious and has denied that there are any human rights abuses taking place they say that this is a gross interference and that domestic affairs and they've called these forced labor camps reeducation of our work ational training centers which they sow designed to simply improve the economic opportunities of the population there. is also taking action when it comes to hong kong telling other countries what travel documents they can and can't accept it's. also the suppose. that's right so the hong kong government has said that they've sent letters to 14 different governments saying that they should no longer recognise the british national overseas passport be in a passport is effectively a de facto u.k. passport that was given to many members of hong kong citizens hong kong residents before who were born in hong kong before the handover from the u.k. back to the mainland so if originally the beano guaranteed these holders 6 months of travel and work in the u.k. but

china that they say are responsible for inflicting human rights abuses on the week of a north sea in shin john province which is in the north east here in china now china has said that the u.k. has been spreading malicious lies that this is based on disinfo mation the u.k. government says that up to 1000000 years are forced to work in the labor camps and china has repeatedly denied these claims saying that there are no human rights abuses taking place that these forced labor camps are vocational training centers designed to improve the economic opportunities of the weaker people and katrina trying to also taking action against the u.k. over the british national overseas passport tell us more about. that's right so the hong kong government has written to 14 states around the world saying that they should no longer recognize this as a valid travel document now the british national overseas possible to the b. and or is essentially a defacto u.k. travel document which has allowed hong kong residents access to the u.k. and originally it only gave them about 6 months opportunity to live and work the

that they were sanctioning 4 chinese officials for their role in the abuse of the weaker muslims in shin john this is the 1st time either the e.u. or the u.k. is targeted beijing for human rights abuses in decades china already announced retaliatory sanctions against 10 european politicians for severely harming its sovereignty and for spreading lines in this information use foreign policy chief said they want china to engage in dialogue and not to continue being confrontational rather than changes policies and address our legitimate concern and china is against a blind eye and these measures are we had to pull an axe unacceptable. there will be no change in the european union determination to defend you and rates and to respond to seriously your relations and abuses as he said your respective or where they are going it more details on this story now with an urn purse. the e.u. foreign ministers in their meeting decided to impose sanctions on 4 chinese officials and a chinese company for what they say is of human rights abuses of muslim. chang now what. then went out went on to detail was the

on chinese companies and chinese officials over the past six date months regarding hong kong and shin johnlist is long for why beijing would like to get on the table. from the acted states -- from the united states, it is trying to find a strategic approach. now that has got the tariffs, that as leverage. the biden administration is going to think about how to sequence the removal of tariffs such that you get concessions from beijing. shery: what will drive progress in this relationship if washington is in no hurry to move? >> that is the 64,000 renminbi question in terms of what will be the stabilizing future. i don't think it will be cooperation on climate change. that is one of the elements we have been holding out where there is mutual interest. right now, the important thing is for the united states and china to have an honest discussion of where the fault lines are. we had pretended these did not exist for a long time. that led to the blowout in tensions under former president donald trump. the ended states needs stat -- the ended states is have a better gauge of where beijing stands

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ireland in the new york times in the washington post paid by friends of shin fein that's not here from gent vein m.p. from belfast old john fund who can john thanks so much for coming back on we just spoke to him paisley jr i'm not sure whether it helps him feign that vaccination is so much higher in the north but he said not only that but you know basically a carrying out the queen's bidding cian fame is no longer a movement for anything irish it's basically british. well good afternoon and it's good to talk to again i'm not happy to have patrick national that. happy some projects they do all of your listeners as well all around the world and so it's it's one of many many bizarre strange calm comments by m.p.'s lee and his colleagues i'm not quite sure and maybe he's enjoying some politics day a little early i don't know but it's history and comment we are a very strong pride and r.t. should probably can party and i think our backward more that speaks for itself boris johnson than even take time out to settle a meeting with mary lou mcdonald leader when he came to us the last week. yeah he can make it can last friday whi

shin yang i asked you whether you like the optics of that particular scenario according to customs data obtained by the south china morning post sales of german parts for textile machinery engine john have gone up 30 times over the past 3 years 30 times while the reports of appalling human rights abuses multiplied in that region week after week do you or do you not find that unacceptable. i find it hard to accept. not being able to do my own research on whether the specific thing that is. created or suggested there is is valid but it is a major issue of concern as you as you raise it as as i mentioned as if we are in acting legal requirements and obligations on companies to safeguard. respect for human rights and minimum labor standards across the world in their global supply chains that is something that we are just in acting that is i think not a question bilaterally applying to china but on a much more closely scale. and. that is what what we need to do it is it is a piecemeal process it is difficult it is challenging but what i'm telling you is that just trying to occupy the potential the potential presumptious moral highground as we do not do business with anyone in the world

john officials are warning the world's not to mess with china. the message was quite simple and it was basically this don't believe what the western media is saying about the situation in shin jang it bears no comparison with reality where's the evidence of sexual violence against women in these so-called vocational training centers which human rights groups call labor camps where is the evidence of forced labor in the cotton farms and cotton mills and cotton factories where is there evidence of all of people being repressed when it comes to religion there is no evidence and that was the message that came through loud and clear and there was another i think theme throughout and it was this don't mess with china we've had you know years decades of being humiliated by the west we're tired of the smears we're tired of the lies the media who were in attendance were actually invited to go to shin jang 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

shin jank i asked you whether you like the optics of that particular scenario according to customs data obtained by the south china morning post sales of german parts for textile machinery engine john have gone up 30 times over the past 3 years 30 times while the reports of appalling human rights abuses multiplied in that region week after week do you or do you not find that unacceptable. i find it hard to accept. not being able to do my own research on whether the specific thing that is. created or suggested there is is valid but it is a major issue of concern as you as you raise it and as as i mentioned i think we are in acting legal requirements and obligations on companies to safeguard. respect for human rights and minimum labor standards across the world 'd in their global supply chains that is something that we are just in acting that is i think not a question bilaterally applying to china but on a much more closely scale and. that is what what we need to do it is it is a piecemeal process it is difficult it is challenging but what i'm telling you is that just trying to occupy the potential the potential presumptious moral highground us if we do not do business with anyone in

in shin jank i asked you whether you like the optics of that particular scenario according to custom state or turn by the south china morning post sales of german parts for textile machinery engine john have gone up 30 times over the past 3 years 30 times while the reports of appalling human rights abuses multiplied in that region week after week do you or do you not find that unacceptable. i find it hard to accept. not being able to do my own research on whether the specific thing that is. created or suggested there is is valid but it is a major issue of concern as you as you raise it as as i mentioned as if we are in acting legal requirements and obligations on companies to safeguard. respect for human rights and minimum labor standards across the world in their global supply chains that is something that we are just in acting that is i think not a question bilaterally applying to china but on a much more closely scale and. that is what what we need to do it is it is a piecemeal process it is difficult it is challenging but what i'm telling you is that just trying to occupy the potential the potential presumptious moral highground us and we do not do business with anyone in the wor

shin jank i asked you whether you like the optics of that particular scenario according to customs data obtained by the south china morning post sales of german parts for textile machinery engine john have gone up 30 times over the past 3 years 30 times while the reports of appalling human rights abuses multiplied in that region week after week do you or do you not find that unacceptable. i find it hard to accept. not being able to do my own research on whether the specific thing that is. created or suggested there is is valid but it is a major issue of concern as you as you raise it as as i mentioned as if we are in acting legal requirements and obligations on companies to safeguard. respect for human rights and minimum labor standards across the world in their global supply chains that is something that we are just in acting that is i think not a question bilaterally applying to china but on a much more closely scale and. that is what what we need to do it is it is a piecemeal process it is difficult it is challenging but what i'm telling you is that just trying to occupy the potential the potential presumptious moral highground us that we do not do business with anyone in the wo