u. k. and china before 1997 and has witnessed hong kong changes since then result in 1984 you asked to then the u. k. prime minister, margaret petra, if it was morally defensible to hand over hong kong to a communist dictatorship. those were your words, did you imagine then that hong kong would turn into what it is now? well, not exactly, but of course i was very, very concern. and of course, i wasn't the only one because many hong kong people had fled from mainland china to come to hong kong. were they as political or economic refugees? so to hand them back to mainland china, of course, some people were alarmed and concern. but you know, i did not foresee things happening in exactly in the current ways. you would ask me about the sino british joint declaration of 1984 that guaranteed hong kong autonomy for 50 years beginning in 1997. do you think britain dropped the ball as it became clear? china wasn't respecting this agreement? well, i think britain's role was quite terrible because britain had run hong kong for one and a half centuries. although that government now in hong home said, ho

u. k. and china, for example, is difficult to make comparisons in the absence of true experience between the navy's. i've spent a lot of time in the u. s. navy, over the past, 50 years or so. and i operated with and negotiated with russian and their predecessors, soviet naval officers and semen. they're good, they're equipment, however, is substantially different than us naval equipment. and their ability to deliver weapons is somewhat questionable. we've had series of good negotiations and attempts to resolve peacefully the risk of disputes starting with the inks, the agreement between the russian, the soviet navy and the u. s. navy, nearly 50 years ago. following some bad incidents that did not lead possibilities during arab is rarely wars. and we've had a history of peaceful negotiations and working together from the american revolution world war one and world war 2. when the us and russia and soviet union, where allied or associate of powers. the building of these new hypersonic missiles is a change in form. but the delivery systems are still risks of the soviet, the russian navy has, do

do you believe that china cares what the u . k. and it's international partners who would like to see happen in hong kong. china has grown very oregon and because of its economy power for sure. but then i think the international pressure is still something of some pressure to beijing. that's why when, when you as is imposing sanctions and other countries flag may follow suit, it can have a huge impact on the chinese economy. so i would still say when hall homeless panel speak from hong kong for the international community. i hope that it will continue to speak to hong kong, freedom and democracy, and that will be very helpful for home future. ted we exiled activist in adelaide. thank you very much. thank you. now to portugal, we're scientists are selling the alarm about the dwindling population of sea horses off the country's coast in just 20 years. their numbers and one estuary have fallen by some 96 percent a re population effort called project sea horses underway in hopes of halting the decline. the re a formosa lagoon, and southeas

do you believe that china cares what the u. k. and it's international partners who would like to see happen in hong kong. china has grown very arrogant and because of its economy power, for sure. but then i think the international pressure is still something of some pressure to beijing. that's why when, when you as is imposing sanctions and other countries like may follow suit, it can have a huge impact on the chinese economy. so i would still say when hall homeless panels speak from hong kong for the international community. i hope that it will continue to speak to hong kong, freedom and democracy, and that will be very helpful for home future. ted we exiled activist in adelaide. thank you very much. thank you. u. s. supreme court has ruled it americas by our middle protection agency. does not have the authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions from coal fired power plants ruling by the course. conservative majority marks a setback in the biden administration's fight against climate change. it means the white house will now have to

and china's president. she jan paying has mar 25 years since the u. k. returned hong kong to china and his speech he defended the one country to systems model for the city. recently, beijing has been criticized for eroding many of hong kong, political and civic freedoms. freshman or she has those stories and more coming up next in d. w who's asia, i'm claire richardson in berlin for me in the team working behind the scenes. thanks much for watching. ah, ah ah, ah ah. with ah, with go india sanctuary or the ganges in india, a river as revered as it is looted? enough is enough. it's a job for the plastic fisher. their trash beings are the real deal. can they stop the flow of garbage, ego, india? in 60 minutes on d, w, american home, any portion of lunch, i'll throw it out in the world right now. climate change, if any story, this is much less the way from just one week. how much was going to really get we still have time to go. i'm going all with his subscriber all morning with leonardo da vinci's, mysterious masterpiece. this perhaps the greatest leonard

u. k was not giving up on hong kong and would do all it could to hold china to its commitments. do you believe that china cares what the u. k. and it's international partners who would like to see happen in hong kong. tyler has grown very oregon and because of its economy power for sure. but then i think the international pressure is still something of some pressure to beijing. that's why when, when you as is imposing sanctions and other countries like may fall, assume it can have a shoot impact on the chinese economy. so i would still say when whole homeless panel speak from hong kong for the international community. i hope that it will continue to speak with hong kong, freedom and democracy, and that will be very helpful for whole home future. ted we exiled activist in adelaide. thank you very much. thank you. now to some other stories making headlines around the world, starting with another development at americas highest court. a landslide has sorry, starting with something else, a landslide, his in golf part of a town in northern peru, video captured the moment. it swept ove

u. s. and u. k. have warned the threat posed by china to british and american interests in an unprecedented joint appearance, the m i 5 and f b. i chiefs accused beijing of interfering in politics and ransacking intellectual property. we consistently see that it's the chinese government that poses the biggest long term threat to our economic and national security. and by our, i mean both of our nations, along with our allies in europe and elsewhere. the chinese government is set on stealing your technology. whatever it is that makes your industry tech and using it to undercut your business and dominate your market. and they're set on using every tool at their disposal to do it. the president of democratic republic of congo and orlando have agreed to deescalate tensions over the m $23.00 armed group. the companies government accuses round of backing the rebels. we've been attacking civilians in d r. c, north. keep province. a commission that we'll meet next week and, and go as capital to start the de escalation process. flooding souls, thousands of people from their homes in northern columbia. heavy rain cau

group all power, great power arriving between charter united states and china and honestly skips all this campaign or even china b u. k. government is launched, a new initiative to hold the rights of media outlets to present that coverage to the public. however, he is not on the list. an amendment is designed to guard against the betray removal of articles from journalists, recognized news outlets when shared on social media platforms. the so called online safety build fixture, ensure that social media platforms cannot delete news articles from their platforms without 1st notifying the publishes and then giving them the chance to appeal. however, the initiative doesn't to uphold equal standards for russian media. with web news outlets such as r t dot com and sputnik outright band in the u. k. now, the british government's plan is unfeasible. that's according to a position for more than a dozen rights count, pay notes and organizations. they say the legislation would actually calm down on people's whites to express their opinions on social networks. international editor of the morning star newspapers, steve sweeney say

u. k. in china, in the u. s. a. india and elsewhere. those people with fundraising, mom, a mom, they need to transfer over investments into my my view is, let's see if we embrace cook, i said, probably it would make easier because then you don't have to chose us no more about the system. we are close to vacations, risks, so, so it will be easier that way assessment well, a lot of experts say that this can actually reduce the dependency of this african countries economy on the u. s. dollar and other foreign currencies. how realistic do you think that is? i don't, i don't agree with that assessment that led to the u. s. to a lot is this is a global view as a global congress. it, i'm the full men are going to countries including my we are a dependent and therefore the official don't know how to use it for a full donations and anything to actually go on, but i is the august. it is, do i or so there will be so kind of slightly pounds. many of the dollar i'm moving away from the daughter might be challenges in terms of african countries. my i

do not have the same foundations with others who may threaten us in the future, and particularly with china. here the u. k strongly supports president a biden's proposed talks, as with china as an important step. trust and transparency built through dialogue. should also mean that we can be more active in calling out noncompliance and misbehavior. when we see it. ah, let's bring it, i guess in london, a sale a show, a nuclear non proliferation and discernment analyst in santander, spain. harry's party, a c, e o of the consults. he rasmussen global and in to lose france. alexander t. top a lecture in modern european history at queen's university belfast. a warm welcome to each of you. want to begin in london where the ursa hilcher. there is a very famous film doctor strange law, which is almost a parody, but also a warning about the, about the way 2 countries can get into an accidental nuclear war. it was designed as a parody, but a lot of what was in that film. a lot of the central tenant of foreign policy is that there are back channels of those back channels will always save us. but now we have stephen

u. s. and u. k. have warned the threat posed by china to british and american interests. in an unprecedented joint appearance, the m i 5 and f b. i chiefs accused beijing of interfering and politics and ransacking intellectual property. we consistently see that it's the chinese government that poses the biggest long term threat to our economic and national security. and by our, i mean both of our nations, along with our allies in europe and elsewhere. the chinese government is set on stealing your technology. whatever it is that makes your industry tech and using it to undercut your business and dominate your market. and they're set on using every tool at their disposal to do it. now human rights watch is accusing taliban forces of committing atrocities in eastern afghanistan in operations. targeting an iso spent a group, a report says the abuses were committed in the to eastern provinces of kuna. and manga. it accuses the taliban of carrying out abductions and summary executions of alleged members of the islamic state, of course, on province. the young group has bain for

u. s. and u. k. of one of the threat posed by china to british and american interests in an unprecedented joint appearance, m i 5 and f b. i chiefs accused beijing of interviewing and politics and ransacking intellectual property and the presidents of democratic republic of congo and rolanda have agreed to de escalate tensions over the m 23 group. the companies government accuses ronda backing the rebels. we've been attacking civilians in dfcs, north keeping province during talks on go to the to leaders agreed to the immediate, an unconditional withdrawal of m. 23 rebels from inside the d. r. c. a commission that would meet next week and, and go to is capital to start the de escalation process. well, those were the headlights and use continues here now to 0 after the big picture. stay to thanks so much bye for now. to some a robot is a mechanical or even that self driving critical. but android today can be really humanoid robots, like me, will be everywhere. al jazeera documentary, lead on the weird and wonderful world. learn, think and trust. i feel like i'm alive, but i know i in the machine already, th

and london. he says the global community has a responsibility to see that an international park between china and the u. k. is follow through. this remains to me and to many people is the tragic day. does nothing to celebrate the one country to system should be operated under the promise of democracy autonomy and freedom of are now a lot of our freedoms, like freedom of christ, free speech and freedom of assembly, exact tra, i've been deprived and many democratic campaign. as in joe and now. so is that tragic day that hong copy hope you a big sense of betrayal. the new chief executive strongly was a former policeman and the head of the current, the bureau. he was non korean lead, difficult to deal with. when i had encountering with him in 2016, 2017. when i was in the legislation, he was the and the secretary or the security bureau. he was the kind of person that he as long as you things like he has power. he doesn't answer. ready questions and doesn't want to be hope to check. so it is, well, we'll see about that when he received office. he will continue to push forward very heavy ended approaches to con

struggle is now underway between china and the west, where democracies will need to stand up to china and defend their values. along with the u. s. canada and the u. k. the e u has imposed the 1st sanctions on china since that tenement square massacre. a response to the oppression of the wiggers or debt will be there will be no change in the european determination as to defend human rights before 2021. she of will, at a point of view, less for an to respond to serious violations and abuses, say, where they are committed. in light of the threats against taiwan, joe biden has stepped up military maneuvers and the endo pacific in alliance with japan, australia, and india. early the assumption that a conflict in a tie, one straight would be limited to china and taiwan is a misconception. in fact, this would be a global conflict or at the very least conflict with global consequences. global china is also stepping up joint military exercises with russia and it's new allies . they are then the change she no mister she to look. suffice she severely before the 2nd world warn said you naziism and bashes them were a threat to the world killer. she until at the

struggle is now underway between china and the west, where democracies will need to stand up to china and defend their values along with the u. s. canada, and the u. k. the e u has imposed the 1st sanctions on china since that tenement square massacre. a response to the oppression of the wiggers or debt will be there will be no change in the european determination as to defend human rights before 2021. he of will, at a point of view, less will and to respond to serious violations and abuses, say, where they are committed. in light of the threats against taiwan, joe biden has stepped up military maneuvers and the endo pacific in alliance with japan, australia, and india. early the assumption that a conflict in a tie, one straight would be limited to china and taiwan is a misconception. in fact, this would be a global conflict or at the very least conflict with global consequences. global china is also stepping up joint military exercises with russia and its new allies. they are then the change she no mister she to look. suffice she severely before the 2nd world horn said naziism and the mashes were a threat to the world killer sheets. and if the day

u. k and u. s. security services made an unprecedented joint appearance to warn about china's espionage threats to the west. they're calling on companies to be much more vigilant about china, f. b, i, director, christopher res, accusing china of interfering and politics, including in recent elections. m, i 5, director general ken mccallum said that he's wanting 7 times more investigations related to chinese communist party activities compared to the 2018. sadly, that to you, we consistently see that it's the chinese government that poses the biggest long term threat to our economic and national security. and by our, i mean both of our nations, along with our allies in europe and elsewhere. the chinese government is set on stealing your technology, whatever it is that makes your industry tech and using it to undercut your business and dominate your market. and they're set on using every tool at their disposal to do it. i, sol has claimed responsibility for an attack on a prison in nigeria as capital a boucher on wednesday. hundreds of inmates were freed, at at least 4 prisoners at a security guard was

u. k and u. s. security services surveys, an unprecedented joint appearance to war about china's espionage threat to the west . they called on companies to be much more vigilant. am i 5 director general ken mccollum says that investigations related to chinese communist party activities have increased sevenfold since 2018 while f b. i director christopher arrayed, i is accusing china of interfering in politics, including in recent us selections lead that to you. we consistently see that it's the chinese government that poses the biggest long term threat to our economic and national security. and by our, i mean both of our nations, along with our allies in europe and elsewhere. the chinese government is set on stealing your technology, whatever it is that makes your industry tech and using it to undercut your business and dominate your market. and they're set on using every tool at their disposal to do it. human rights was his accusing taliban forces of committing atrocities in eastern afghanistan in operations, targeting an eyesore splintered group. a report says the abuses were committed in the 2 ea

u. s. and u. k. security services have made a rare joint appearance to warn about the threat from china. the f b i director christopher re said china is the biggest long term threat to economic and national security. the 2 chiefs said they are expanding operations to combat growing chinese espionage. hormones actually alone, you lawmakers have voted to classify nuclear and a gas fired power plants as sustainable investments. but it was a close vote. critic say the classification is green washing. the e u has pledged to cut carbon emissions by 55 percent by the end of the decade in the us of both anti abortion and pro choice protestors have demonstrated outside mississippi's. only abortion clinic on the last day before it closes for good. it is ceasing operations after the state band, all abortion in the wake of the us supreme court decision revoking women's constitutional right to abortion. the islamic state group has claimed responsibility for a raid on a prison in the niger and capital of boucher. the police are searching for hundreds of inmates on the run. after hundreds escaped in a p

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he was sworn in by china's president sheesh and paint on the 25th anniversary of hong kong. honda with the china from the u. k . adrian brown as more from hong kong, his entire career has been rooted in security. and i think that tells you the sort of candidate that china wanted to run hong kong he was of course, the only candidate in the election that he won. but he has the credentials, i think the china wants right now, and it's a reflection i feel of what their priorities are right now. now john lee doesn't have any real political experience. i can tell you what he won't be doing. they'll be no talk of him, sort of expanding democracy are increasing political reform here in hong kong that simply isn't on the card. the u. s. supreme court has ruled the limit, the ability of the environmental protection agency to regulate emissions from power plants. it's a major setback for the biden administration's plan to tackle the climate crisis. president biden has called in the world to stand behind ukraine. his remarks came at the end of the nato summit in madrid. ivan also promised ukraine and other $800000000.00 w

tubs, bribe public officials, which is obviously a criminal offense around the world, both in china and the u. k. now, as a professional, was a company information agent, that should be the end of a conversation broad the beginning of the conversation and should lead to that reporting to the police stays on the u. k. law in the proceeds of crime act. mm hm. sanderson has lived in countries including the u. k. island, switzerland, and spain. until recently, we had a villa in new yorker which was sold for just under a $1000000.00. he's managed billions of dollars for the world super rich. yet few know his name. christmas has been described as the ultimate man and shadows. he's someone who works with a group of people, lawyers, accountants, to help people hire their money. he's one of the most powerful, influential people in finance. you never even heard of. he was born to an affluent family in southern england. his parents appeared in society magazine, such as tattler samuelson was sent to a private boarding school in england. i did further studies in grenoble and munich in the late 1960, he moved

and china. she has also said nato should be doing more to quote, protect taiwan from china. despite the fact that under the one china policy, which the u. k recognizes taiwan is part of china, so was soon asked be any better. well, the chancellor has not been nearly as outspoken as his opponent when it comes to global conflicts and he has voice concerns about the u. k. the economy as it continues to pledge support for ukraine. buddy has also said he sees the u. k. is funding for the nato alliance, continuing to grow in the future. first view on nato target as a flaw and also ceiling. so that's something that i can absolutely commit to. and also the most important thing to know is all defense spending is already full cost to grow, to around to an office and over time as a result of the investments that we're making. so it appears that once again, the u. k. as in a position where it's new prime minister will tow benito line and follow the advice of johnson who use his parting speech to tell his country to stay close to be americans and stick up for the ukrainians. the question now becomes will be the candidate who appears ready to go along

u. k. ad colonies in africa, india, china. the commonwealth of australia, asia, north and south america from said captured half of africa and half of indo china. belgium possessed congo. germany had colonies in africa, asia, south america, and osi. anya, italy established colonies and somalia, ethiopia, libya, and eritrea. the were spanish colonies in south america, and africa. thought to gil occupied colonies, several times its own size and population. the usa also kept up with the europeans . and so by the early 20th century, most of the world was divided between a few colonial nations. what was going on in the colonies as well known and documented millions of ruined lives from slavery. mm. ruthless and remorseless exploitation with the phone of british diplomats professor of political ideas. and also william melanson has study in europe's colonial system. and the reason for its arise at full only one main thing is important for naziism, internationally speaking. that is, that nations will that state allowed to do anything, all the mazda races. and then you have the minor nations who are the slave for the europeans, the slave

and china on the water. ah hello and welcome to the program. we begin this hour here in the u. k. where the scandal ahead. premier ship of boris johnson appears to be on the brink of collapse . 38 members of parliament have resigned from that government positions in the past 24 hours. but the prime minister is refusing to quit. and he is angry at johnson's handling of sexual misconduct claims against a former deputy chief whip algiers. there is pul brennan reports now from london. oh, going, going surely nearly gone on wednesday morning. the number of government resignations was still less than 10 by the afternoon. the damn had burst and boris johnson support was draining away. missus bigger the very simple reason why they won't be out. at the regular session of prime ministers questions, the commons chamber became a bare pit of the prime minister under attack from all sides. does the prime minister think there are any circumstances in which he should resign? ah, the day i ask him to do the honorable thing about the interest of the nation before his own interest. yes, the speaker

u. s. administration and what nato don't want. they don't want to see russia. iran, china is where, like cuba, the d, p r k, and other countries aligning and really, but i, you know, against dollar had gemini, and the u. s. nato, you know, imperialists of that. you see all over the region. christopher, you bring up a very good point about this multi polar world, and we also have heard that iran is interested in the bricks alliance as well. why is the us so concerned about the strengthening of ties between russia and iran? look at iran is it is a major repository of oil, and that's always been why it's been in the imperialist sites. that's why the british, in 1953 along with the ca, over 3 months, that back democratic leaders went to nationalize the oil. and because you're not in 79 after you know, the overthrow of the shop, they don't want to listen to washington. they wanted to have their own foreign policy. they are very much for a different type of world order. and so you, what you see now is that iran is interested to join russia, china and other countries to really build that. and that ultimately threatens wall street in the u. s.

and she's fuss trip out of the mainland since the corona virus. pandemic, liqueur insides with events marking 25 years since hong kong was returned to china from the u. k. a flag raising ceremony launched the day celebrations under tight security. present g said the territory had been reborn from the ashes. russian missile strikes have killed 17 people and wounded dozens of others near the cranium . port city of odessa rescue is a whacking to find people trapped and the rubble. alan fisher has more from keith. so the russian leader will come under renewed pressure given this new attack, people will see it was very clear that this was a civilian target, that this was a residential block in odessa that has been hit where 14 people were killed. 3 others in the rec center. but of course, we've seen that vladimir putin has been largely impervious to international pressure over the last 4 months. you, as president joe biden has called on the world to stand behind ukraine. as remarks came at the end of the nato summit in madrid, he said the military alliance will defend every inch of its territory. i'd also promised ukraine another $800000000.00 worth of weap