china unicom is the latest company that could be caught up in security crackdown.is explain other growth drivers including charging royalties for access to its 5g patent. joining us is the chief security officer in the u.s., andy purdy. let's get started with the fact that i have not spoken to you in a few months at a lot of things have changed. first of all for huawei's business and interest in the u.s., how does the biden administration compared to the trump administration? andy: it is early to say. the biden administration is getting up to speed. the recent confirmations going into effect. a number of other positions will have to be filled shared we have seen encouraging things in terms of how the united states approaches the world. the emphasis looks like it will be much more multilateralism instead of a u.s. go it alone. it is likely the u.s. will treat its allies with more obvious respect. we are hoping that rather than lump a lot of issues together for geopolitical bargaining with china, the issues will be disaggregated and focused on one by one as for what

china unicom said then that it fully complies with us rules and laws. point. it's one of the many bones of contention as you are discussing between the world's two largest economies as they jostle over a whole range of issues, things like network security, trade and responsibility for the spread of coronavirus.— of coronavirus. absolutely, thank you _ stay with us on bbc news, still to come: conspicuous consumption. why recycling more of what we use has become a global necessity. today we have closed the book on apartheid, and that chapter. more than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, bleeding, headaches and a dimming of vision, all of this caused by an apparently organised attack. the trophy itself is on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. this was an international trophy and we understand now the search for it has become an international search. above all, this was a triumph of the christian democrats i of the west, after- reunification as quickly as possible, and that's. what the voters wanted. this is bbc world news. the late

comply with a request from the chinese government, so that is the rationale for this move to ban china unicom and comnet. both companies have a chance to present their own evidence. one company saying it is operated in the u.s. for 20 years and fully complies with the law, but momentum seeming to be going against them, because this builds on previous bans and curbs web seem, whether on their way, equipment manufacturers, and the banning of china mobile back in 2015. shery: all of this coming just ahead of the alaska talks. >> that is right, you have had these moves to ban chinese telecom companies. you have also added additional sanctions on hong kong officials put in place by the united states, a ramping up of those curves, all of this building up to talks in alaska. at what we have heard from dow jones, but they have been reporting with the chinese side what to bring to the table. have a laundry list of requests, including they want the u.s. to ease sanctions on individuals and chinese entities. they want those were moves. they want an easing of curves on visas for members of the communist

the federal communications commission adding china unicom and china telecom to a list.d told the company's to prove -- issuing subpoenas for multiple chinese carriers as a part of another security probe. new zealand says it is close to agreeing terms for a quarantine free travel bubble with australia. the deputy prime minister says the deal is not too far off even if both sides continue discussing what to do with the new covid outbreak. new zealand could decided to open its borders to australia as soon as next week. japan's virus panel has recommended lifting tokyo's pandemic lockdown. the prime minister is expected to make the final decision this thursday and the torch relay for the olympics begins next week. jen psaki says that former president donald trump bare summer's possibility of violence against the asian-americans during the pandemic. after a series of shooting in the atlanta area and which a white man allegedly killed eight people including six women of asian descent. global news, talk to four hours a day on quicktake powered by more than 2700 journalists and

to other -- sorry, at the same time the sec ruled that they are not going to allow companies like unicomues like, for example, the houston consulate which was a ebb depp of thieves, z -- a den of thieves, as i mentioned before, at least a den of spies, and it was shut down by the trump administration. i'm sure they'd love to get that back open again, or the confucius institutes or the so-called journalists that work for state-run media in china, getting they can back to the u.s. are they going to try to pressure the u.s. in any way on that front? >> i think that might be the one area where we might see some agreement. i mean, you have you have to consider that these talks that are about to take place in anchorage, first of all, they've already said there will be no joint statement. that says a lot about the degree to which they'll come to con consensus. but there are some areas where there might be some progress and, yes, the consulates might be on the table. it's possible that, of course, the trump administration shut down the houston consulate. china followed by shutting down america's