president macron invited ursula von _ lake? president macron invited ursula von der _ lake?ron invited ursula von der leyen _ lake? president macron invited ursula von der leyen to - lake? president macron invited ursula von der leyen to come l ursula von der leyen to come with him. when we are looking at the different speeches that have been given in beijing, macron is playing the soft part while ursula von der leyen is playing the hard card because she has warned several times china because of the alleged meddling of china and russia or in ukraine so macron is playing this card in order to say we can co—operate with china, we are the biggest chinese partner we have in the economic field so there are ways that we can co—operate while ursula von der leyen was giving some warnings to china. in leyen was giving some warnings to china. ., , , ,, to china. in other business news that _ to china. in other business news that we've _ to china. in other business news that we've got - to china. in other business news that we've got for . to china. in other business| news that we've g

china put in place clerk ursula von der lein.her visit with macron zero, the reception was completely ignored, she even had to leave the country on a flight for ordinary passengers. she was furious great, ukraine is an inevitable topic, but it should have been put at the top of the agenda, looking for a solution to the war in beijing, it was illusory , it was clear in advance that emmanuel macron would not get anything, and he did not get anything xi jinping is not interested in a political solution of this conflict, emmanuel macron undoubtedly believed that he could change the situation. might be worth it try. this is his second failure in the diplomatic arena. it will cost him dearly in terms of image. well, yes, it’s hard to argue with this here, because, well, what was the point, so to speak, before the trip , absolutely clearly, absolutely not ambiguously harsh, so to speak, declares what we mean, make sure to turn denpin off there turn 360 °, well, or at least 180, well , and so on. uh, what was the point of declaring if it

ursula von der leyen, looking pretty good, ithink.oking pretty good, i think. he is really trying to push china's role in what china wants to think of as a new world order, with china at the centre. china's relationships with russia, with saudi arabia, really being key as well. just during the past couple of days, the past day, really, we have seen talks also happening in beijing between saudi arabia and iran, the first direct talks in a very long time. so really, at the moment, beijing looks to be the place where countries go to get things done. xijinping really looks like a very important statesman on the heels of the strip. celia hatton, thank you very much for your analysis. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. what do i like about myjob? everything. i love the fact that i work in a place full of so many interesting, intelligent and innovative people. i love the fact that when i come into work, i know that i'm going to tell a story, or many stories, to viewers both in the uk and around the globe, and i know how im

will be joined by ear commission, president ursula fonda ally, and later today to are expected to try and discourage she from supporting russia. and its invasion of ukraine was crossover to correspondent bobby and crisper in beijing, fabio at the start with the french president, manuel mc con has travelled to china with a huge business delegation. is this trip mainly about diplomacy or trade? well, i think the biggest topic could probably would be a political one lamely the one ukraine or macro m is convinced that he con, yeah. persuade a seating thing to play a big role in this conflict and also for a possible piece or solution in his am statement so far that he gave in front of the a french press earlier he and china, he basically was quite friendly and it's rhetoric a much more friendly than for example, are also a funder line. the m commission president was also are traveling with macro late and will be a meeting seating ping. and i think it's quite a remarkable that micros trying very hard. but even the early c m on piracy, or say that we cannot expect any major breakthrough, i t

ursula von der leyen wants to represent _ intend.a von der leyen wants to represent the 27 _ intend. ursula von der leyen wants to represent the 27 eu _ intend. ursula von der leyen wants to represent the 27 eu countries, l to represent the 27 eu countries, doesn't she? trade is important in china's economy has really suffered post covid, so what room is therefore trade links improving, not just with the countries she represents but also president macron has got some 50 or so business delegates? taste has got some 50 or so business delegates?— has got some 50 or so business delegates? we will hear a lot of warm words _ delegates? we will hear a lot of warm words from _ delegates? we will hear a lot of warm words from the _ delegates? we will hear a lot of warm words from the business. warm words from the business community but i think the real difficulty is because the eu is... each of the 27 countries have different wants and needs from china. so how is sheila will be able to balance it, the current issue for foreign policy for many

as emmanuel macron and ursula von der leyen wrap up their trip to china, have they got what they wantedrom xi jinping? translation: i made a choice to leave first to _ translation: i made a choice to leave first to give _ translation: i made a choice to leave first to give you _ translation: i made a choice to leave first to give you a _ translation: i made a choice to leave first to give you a better - leave first to give you a better life. escaping north korea. we speak to a mum and daughter who are two of the few to have fled. hello and welcome. we begin in the middle east, where the israeli military says it has hit targets belonging to the palestinian militant group hamas. the airstrikes hit areas of the gaza strip and lebanon. israel says they're in retaliation for a major rocket attack on israel launched from southern lebanon which the israelis blamed on hamas. these are the latest images showing the aftermath of the attack in gaza. the airstrikes are the heaviest since last august. our correspondent lucy williamson spoke to us from jerusalem. israel says it carried out a series o

what is the trip summary of ursula vonderl's trip?teach anything, by the way, there, too, these days should have been at the same time it turns out to be a savings bag and the head of euro-diplomacy barrel, it was interesting to listen to what she says, but he became infected with the species. therefore, while he is sitting at home, he did not appear. yes, but kirill mikhailovich is another very important topic - this is today. arab emirates second bank. still. they wrote so because of the eu sanctions , they impose some restrictions on the investment accounts of citizens. these are slightly different things than on a normal account. and there are some nuances. eh, which, in general, are not so unambiguously interpreted. could it be there to bring ideas to assets, but in a cunning, but still, uh, slave countries succumbed to this pressure from the eu, it turns out that these sanctions somehow work. you know, i would be here, i guess i looked at it a little from the actual side of the issue. yeah, uh, what does it really look like? tha

, firstly, the russian-ukrainian war and from the side of the french president and on the part of ursulad, the thesis will be clearly expressed that any help from china in terms of armaments of the russian federation will lead to the collapse of relations between the european union, respectively, between france and the people's republic of china, and this is actually very good. we also see accordingly and and members of the delegation from the french side, they include representatives of the energy sector , energy companies, representatives of aviation companies, and representatives of mechanical engineering, and we understand that the identification of relations between france may intensify economic relations with the people's republic of china and ukraine . this is also a very positive signal because the scenario that was considered is that china becomes more ideological, more aggressive and will be ready , let's say, to break its relations with the european union with european countries from with the aim of more such support of the russian federation, he did not justify himself and th

but macron and ursula know each other very well _ and ursula know each other very well she — and ursulaing on this trip. they know their positions — going on this trip. they know their positions are slightly different and they think that this could be a way to playing — they think that this could be a way to playing it to your's advantage to have these — to playing it to your's advantage to have these two voices at the same time _ have these two voices at the same time i_ have these two voices at the same time. i think the judgment in france is that, _ time. i think the judgment in france is that, it _ time. i think the judgment in france is that, it is— time. i think the judgment in france is that, it is worth despite those differences to make this trip together and trying to air some of the things— together and trying to air some of the things macron once the air he wants— the things macron once the air he wants to — the things macron once the air he wants to talk about uyghur muslims, and not _ wants to talk about uyghur muslims, and notjust the businessmen wants to talk about uyghur

she asked if ursula would come, of course, well, you don’t work like that in china, that is, and ursula is official business. yes, but it is not covered at all, well, that's the point in another then, in theory, if you wanted to show the chinese side more beautifully, there should be two separate visits, two, even if they are on the same day and two separate conversations, that is, in fact, what you did chinese side having combined, she lowered her status, as one of him is not there, it’s just that he always has a status there on the officially declared this indication, just for n-status, yes, that is, it must be read. why do we say that the chinese are the same country is not an accident of things? that is, china is not millennial, well, 4,000. well, why are they still sitting there in vyatka like this with a fan, and no matter how. i am not an expert in chinese ceremony. that's for sure, but it's clear to me that he plays this game from the board, whatever you want, let's say vladimir comes vladimirovich putin united states of america on a social state visit. it's impossible. well, lu

president macron invited ursula von der leyen to come with him.re looking at the different speeches that have been given in beijing, macron is playing the soft part while ursula von der leyen is playing the hard card because she has warned several times china because of the alleged meddling of china and russia or in ukraine so macron is playing this card in order to say we can co—operate with china, we are the biggest chinese partner we have in the economic field so there are ways that we can co—operate while ursula von der leyen was giving some warnings to china. in other business news that we've got for you this morning, samsung electronics reported a likely 96% plunge in first—quarter operating profit. in a preliminary earnings report the will�*s largest memory chip and tv manufacturer estimated its operating profit fell to $455 million for the first three months of the year. samsung electronics is due to release its full year earnings report later this month. crypto currency platform binance will close its australian derivatives business follo

he, apparently, decided to take ursula and say so to err.e is also not an idiot. they understand this and they are very good at it, just in subtlety. here are the nuances of the bilateral dialogue. about this question, why fly? it is very interesting, because a has an opinion? why is this, let’s say, the outer layer of why they fly, very contradictory , that it seems like they don’t want to discuss peace plans, but on the other hand, but wrote, in my opinion, either bloomer, or politics, that in general, it will be a very big success if he can, uh, negotiate with china so that china agrees with ukraine so that they sit down at the negotiating table, and and so on this plast i agree with you, it’s rather strange, but there is another, as it were, layer of what this trip is connected with, that this is all peacekeeping activity. this is such an information cover. what does he actually write? well, i read several, at least analytical articles on this subject, that in fact they fly there. well, if you want to try to save the european economy, th

french president emmanuel macron and european commission president ursula von der leyen flies to beijing to meet chinese president xijinping. and feeling stressed? this month is stress awareness month, so we delve into a subject we could all have a bit less of. us and eu officials are meeting today to discuss energy cooperation. the focus? according to the us, joint efforts to "blunt russia's attempts to weaponize energy, "bolstering energy supplies for the coming winters." this comes as eu member states consider extending restrictions, or even outright banning, russian natural gas imports. the bloc has also imposed a $60—a—barrel cap on purchases of russian crude oil, something that the us has supported. joining me now is olga khakova, deputy director for european energy security at the atlantic council's global energy center. on the committee that looked into their trade relationships. has russia been able to weather the international sanctions issued against its energy exports? i think overall, the price caps have been a win, a lot of analysts actually were hesitant to implement or su

agreed on their speech, and before that he spoke about the incoherent and contradictory speech of ursula, when she marked the line european union in relation to china is one of key do not care. but when you talk about your boss, what he said is just rhetoric. that's in my opinion, in my opinion. he also agreed on this, showing the europeans what was next. what kind of development, what if the europeans can now break with the united states, if they change their relationship with the atlantic yes, if this atlanticism is leaving. then china can establish relations with them , you understand this disrespect. yes, you cannot, in relation to the leader of the country, the leader the parties use disrespectful wording, they will remove it in a week or we will see the accuracy of the translation, because these are the ones you really need to read. in any case, i am guided by what he said, before that, the same ambassador, as when he assessed , uh, the speech of ursula vonderlein, the key thesis, which was that china should change its behavior towards russia in relation to a special military opera

rico boy —— ursula von der leyen. he jinping. rico boy -- ursula von der leyen— jinping.n der leyen. he will meet with xi jininu der leyen. he will meet with xi jinping and _ der leyen. he will meet with xi jinping and his _ der leyen. he will meet with xi jinping and his new _ der leyen. he will meet with xi jinping and his new premier. i jinping and his new premier. yesterday around 3pm local time he first met with french residents in the capitol, he also spoke about how the west shouldn't try and reduce diplomatic and economic ties with china, especially because of the rather crucial role that china plays in the war in ukraine. basically what he is hoping to do is persuade china to ask russia, of course, it's ally, to try to bring peace in ukraine. it is meant to say that not many experts are expecting a big breakthrough there. but it is a very tricky balancing act for the french president, because he also wants to push for closer trade and investment ties with china and investment ties with china and he has been trying to push for this accord, the cai, to boost invest

visiting beijing, u -- ursula von der leyen warns against arming russia. also on the program, tensions rise on the israel lebanon border after rockets fly into israeli airspace. several are fired into the north of the country but israel's military says they were intercepted. as belarusian and russian meters -- leaders meet, tactical nuclear weapons in belarus is a response to nato's expansion. that is the same justification used to invade ukraine. and the journalists and socialites who helped artists escape nazi germany. we look at the new netflix series transatlantic and how its producer was inspired to tell their story. ♪ i am nicole frolich. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and all of you around the world, welcome. european commission chief ursula von der leyen and french president emmanuel macron have called on china to use its influence with russia to wendy war in ukraine. t-- to end the war in ukraine. they had a warning for chinese president fusion bank not to send weapons to russia. reporter: a clear message from the eu chief to chinese p

the french president and the president of the eu commission ursula von der leyen will leave for chinathey expect to arrive in beijing and to meet with the president xijinping and other top officials as well. a business reporter has more. it seems like european leaders these days just can't get enough of china, just last week we saw the spanish prime minister there, we saw the spanish prime ministerthere, now we saw the spanish prime minister there, now we see ursula von der leyen and we see emmanuel macron. the obvious reason why they are going is of course trade. china is europe's second—largest trade and investment partner. 2—way trade reached more than $860 billion in 2021 and that is why macron is travelling with dozens of top company executives. what makes trade even more urgent right now is a timing. europe is emerging from a very painful breakup with russia and itjust can't afford to lose another important trading partner whereas for china, europe is only growing in importance at a time when ties with the us are souring. but for europe this is about more than just trade. europe

will have this tripartite summit or talks between ursula and macron.nd you are right. and olya, the water part , was told that, as it were, the image of the evil policeman ursula and the good policeman. i would to this yes , this is the sauce of the politician about this insolently writes. yes, she is trying to reconcile, but ursulas had complaints, yes, about this and tea was written off for monin, i would add one more image to this, which can more accurately reflect this sweet couple, that is, ursula a fondylyan and such freken bock who arrived with french. uh, baby boy macron, but sitting inta not uh. not carlson, he perfectly understands that you are bb in the prime of life. yes, there are, uh, at least three agendas, three, as it were, strategic tactical goals in these negotiations, the first is definitely hidden. yes, the actually open american agenda in washington did not just appoint ursula there, but it’s clear that the us wants to, well, actually mothball it. and the sino-european format, according to the model of the twentieth year of the bi

is you are have been watching special coverage of this news conference of the commission president ursula thunder line. speaking in beijing there. i'm sarah kelly. thank you so much for joining us. we're going to bring in w, corresponded in brussels, jack paris to get some reaction to what we have been hearing from phone line. just walk us through what has stood out to you so far? yeah, really interesting press conference from vandalized that a lot of people were questioning when she was going to china, whether the speech that she made beforehand would translate to how strongly she could speak when she was on chinese soil. and i think most people would say that she's broadly been pretty forthright during that press conference. it is important to say she isn't stood next to the chinese president. she's in ping, making those comments. she is there stood alone giving that press conference. she made some interesting comments about the trade imbalance. she said that you know, the needs that chinese practice is chinese trade practices. or i'm fan of resulted in a the trade deficit between the y

certainly hearing that from ursula von der leyen during her time from ursula von der leyen during hertime time in china but at the same time trying also to maintain a degree of beneficial economic and even people to people ties. it is going to get harder and harder i think for european leaders to pull this off especially as the war in ukraine drags on. in off especially as the war in ukraine drags on. in terms of china as a — ukraine drags on. in terms of china as a powerbroker, - ukraine drags on. in terms of china as a powerbroker, what are your thoughts on that? because we saw pictures yesterday of saudi arabia and around's foreign ministers in that big breakthrough meeting. is this how the rest of the world should not deceive china now, how it wants to be seen as a global powerbroker? it is certainly — a global powerbroker? it is certainly how _ a global powerbroker? it is certainly how china - a global powerbroker? it 3 certainly how china wants to be seen. i think there has been a bit of overreach and there is still a lack of capacity or even will in china to be able to really step

president macron of france and the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, are injing, where they're holding talks the chinese leadership. the joint trip is the latest push by europe to engage with china, and they are expected to urge it to use its influence on russia to halt the war in ukraine. this was a short time ago at the great hall of the people. the europeans meeting china's premier, li qiang. in his first comments, president macron said the visit would focus on economic ties as well as international stability. he and ursula von der leyen will also have talks with prseident xijinping, that meeting is expected in a couple of hours. let's go live to our asia hub, and speak to the bbc�*s mariko oi. today the official talks get under way, took us through what has happened so far.— has happened so far. indeed, toda is has happened so far. indeed, today is the _ has happened so far. indeed, today is the big _ has happened so far. indeed, today is the big day, - has happened so far. indeed, today is the big day, as - has happened so far. indeed, today is the big d

with ursula von der leyen taking the tough stance.ent directly or indirectly to russia, because we all know arming the aggressor would be against international law and it would significantly harm our relationship. let's talk to moritz korner — a german member of the european parliament — part of the parliament's delegation for relations with china. welcome to the programme. the west wants china to use its influence with president putin to end the war in ukraine but have you seen anything today to suggest that is a realistic prospect? at}! anything today to suggest that is a realistic prospect?— anything today to suggest that is a realistic prospect? of course there was ho -e realistic prospect? of course there was none from _ realistic prospect? of course there was hope from this _ realistic prospect? of course there was hope from this visit _ realistic prospect? of course there was hope from this visit by - was hope from this visit by president macron and ursula von der leyen to convince fishing to really play it more constructive ro

emmanuel macron has gone with ursula.he message presumably is because she is with him that this is a unified european approach that he represents. my question is does emmanuel macron represent europe and is europe unified on the issue of china. maria: the french president obviously represents the french republic. that's clear to everyone. the head of the commission, you could argue she's the one who will negotiate on behalf of the eu but it's very clear when he speaks, he speaks on behalf -- his behalf. one is obviously there's going to be a meeting happening with the chinese leader when you listen to the words of the french president he obviously leaves there is value in this conversation, there's questions of whether china could be useful in russia's invasion of ukraine, whether they can use the cloud or vladimir -- to de-escalate. this is not a consensus position in the eu. there's other officials who believe this is entirely naive, that if china wanted to play its part and mediate to de-escalate they could have done s

you commission president ursula phone line is going to address the european parliament on the future of e u. china relations. and the f b i arresting 2 men, suspected of running a secret police station in new york city on behalf of the chinese government officials say the outpost was used to target us based chinese distance. ah, i'm sorry, kelly, welcome to the program and will be carrying the address by each commission president ursula fond aligned to the e u. parliament on china policy live later in this program will be switching to that as soon as she begins to speak. but 1st, we begin with some other news today. you are secretary of state antony blank and has held phone calls with each of students warren generals, urging them to reach a cease fire to and days of bloodshed. both groups have been fighting for control of sudan since saturday. the u. n says at least 185 people have been killed in japan for g 7 foreign ministers meeting blink into cried a monday attack on a u. s. diplomatic convoy in sudan as reckless and irresponsible, and warned that such violence threatens the deli

but unlike ursula von der lein, you can talk to him.he positions may be more or less the same, but about the degree to which the pressure on china is clearly in the united states and their european vassals europeans have different points of view on this matter, they would like not to put too much pressure, uh americans in general, lead to this matter. uh, within the european union , there is also diversity between international governments, pan-european structures , and even between different parts pan-european structures. well, for example, there is this mrs. uh, ursula fondylein she is there uh with uh means, the head of some other structures, practically on knives, er, european ones. and, uh, according to the technique of execution , macron clearly wants to play on all these nuances. here to play to play like a frog, which fluffs something up in order to stay afloat, but, uh, and this is technical. it might even work. that is, he will, so to speak, stun something, china will express some original thoughts. and this will decompose eve

well, as mentioned, ear commission, president ursula underline is also in beijing today. before heading there, she delivered a fiery speech on china that ruffled beijing's feathers dw jack perch in brussels as more. yes she did. she gave this speech a few days ago just before she was heading into beijing in which she said that the priority for the european union is to d risk the relationship and not to decouple it. the priority for the europeans and what she's been told i know from speaking to you, diplomats here in brussels, is that the priority is to get beijing to make sure that beijing does not decide to send lethal aid to russia to help it's in its war against ukraine as the number one fall, fundamental priority, that e u countries feel her message should be to the chinese join those meetings. now we've seen him meeting already with between vonda lion and the chinese premier lee chang. and there's a bit of natural sound audio on the video where you can hear from the lion telling the chinese prime minister the her father as a, when he was the head of the state of nort

u chief ursula on the line. what if anything, has she achieved on this trip? well, what she achieved was certainly to bring across her at line. she has said that arming the aggressor would have really serious consequences and would hum the relations between the european union and china. even though we have not seen any indication by changing, paying that he is planning to change, track it with regards to russia. there is nevertheless, you can be sure that she brought across her message to, to teach. and, you know, the optics of this trip were interesting. nicole was received with full military honors. he's getting lots of face time with cg and paying well on. the lion has been treated like a side act. does that highlight the relative weakness of the european union as a foreign policy player? lucy, what did you, what it was, 1st and foremost, estate vivid of the french president said where he also in white, it was a lot on the line to come across. so that they could also speak with one european voice, that was the one that was what they have, what my client has

with zelensky, but only when there are suitable conditions, said the head of the european commission ursula von der leyen at a briefing after the meeting with the leader of china, i will remind you that von der leyen and macron had talks with dimpin today. as part of his three-day visit to beijing, a massive attack on israel was launched at least 100 rockets in the country of lebanon. this is reported by the local media, this is one of the most powerful shellings in recent times. there are flights about the victims , the media do not report at the moment, they note that the country's leadership is holding an urgent meeting, some publications also write that israel has already retaliated against the outskirts of one of the cities in the south of lebanon meanwhile, the russians are preparing for defense in the temporarily occupied mariupol near the azovstal plant, the russian invaders have begun to clear rubble for the further construction of their fortifications. this was reported by the city mayor's adviser, petro andryushchenko, according to his words. through postmos and the left bank emb

talk with his chinese counterpart about the business climate , diversity and food security, we know ursula funderliam said that he should fly there, and obviously the conversation will be about how europe can influence xi jinping in the russian-ukrainian war, his role , strengthen his role in the russian-ukrainian war, and simply put, convince the leader china to influence putin to end the war in ukraine as far as it is possible , you know, mr. serhiy, i think that these formulas are what we are asking you to influence putin there , this is all the study of history, a diplomatic veil, a verbal veil that actually hides the fact that today and in the coming days, all the zippings will be quite difficult negotiations , that's right, for the press, they will talk about the fact that he is contacting chilobitnaya so that everyone zipping will do something. the situation is reaching the finish line, at least now, this means the so-called russian aggression in ukraine, because it is clear to everyone that russia is exhausting its potential and the situation will take on a completely different cha

i just want to ask you what we heard your commission president ursula on your line. talk about chinese goal as being systematic or rather, systemic change in the international order with china at its center. what is the easiest response to that realization in policy terms? well, it's not clear yet. i mean, if underline made it very clear that europe does not want to, except what is china, what time china trying to do? and so far from her standpoint or her speech, read more confrontation towards china. but on the same hand, from the line said, decoupling from china is not in the interests of europe. instead, she laid out a course of economy, you risking whatever this means in detail. it's not clear yet. just means that she doesn't want to decouple, totally. and on the other hand, business delegation mark on definitely not sending, not even a signal for you risking what funded line was talking about. so i think the europeans, i'm not quite clear yet what their china strategy is supposed to be. talk to us about trying to support for russia. the u. s. has said it would b

press conference he was simply asked directly about taiwan, he also refused to a counterbalance to ursula, who did not directly tell her about the problems of taiwan , the problems with ukraine, the war in ukraine, and so on , do you think that europeans can now repeat putin's experience from zimpin, and hope that if we do not say what his infuriating and he said even more such a cruel person than putin, when he hears an opposing opinion, you can agree with him on everything and he won't do anything bad, but everything will be fine, just don't be annoying , they call names, you know, well, that's what comes to mind this is exactly the behavior that is very similar to what they did with putin. and it is also similar to what france did during the soviet union. yes, when it closed with the ussr and agreed to separate itself from the entire west. well, here it can. maybe it was such well prepared behavior i possible this of course, many people compare macron's behavior with hutsulderlein's behavior as the behavior of a good and a bad policeman, yes, that is, one softens and the other does not

at first, the borel visit should have been at the beginning a pre-visit of ursula von der - line, he set the agenda , the main issues that they will discuss , then work out some agreements that will be signed during the visit of the fund, then she came, she had to come to sign from of the entire european union, thus emphasizing the solidarity of these european countries, and here we saw that the leaders of the locomotive of european countries are going, individual leaders who would like to raise their authority and seem to take a representative of the european commission with them on a business trip for china , it became clear how to work with europe now . well, borel there is no doubt that after the visit of macron and ursula funderlian, nothing will be agreed there. look, mr. ruslan, you have already said that i completely agree with you that china now wants to separate europe from of the united states of america, look, yesterday, an interview with the president of france, emmanuel macron, was published in the politika publication , in which he says precisely that europe should bec

mr macron isjoined on this visit by european commission chief ursula von der leyen, as well as a largeiness delegation to try and bolster trade ties. isabel hilton is the founder of the nonprofit organisation china dialogue. yesterday the strip was very much about pressure related to ukraine, today they are talking business —— this trip was about ukraine. what have we heard?— this trip was about ukraine. what have we heard? ., have we heard? there are some good news for airbus, _ have we heard? there are some good news for airbus, a _ have we heard? there are some good news for airbus, a contract _ have we heard? there are some good news for airbus, a contract for - news for airbus, a contract for about 100, and edf news for airbus, a contract for about100, and edf and news for airbus, a contract for about 100, and edf and the chinese counterpart, the chinese nuclear company, will collaborate to build offshore wind so that's cgn and edf who are all partners who have collaborated on things like hinkley point, the troubled somerset nuclear power plant still under construction. that sort

as emmanuel macron and ursula von der leyen wrap up their trip to china, have they got what they wanted from xi jinping? the biden white house releases a report blaming the chaotic afghanistan withdrawal on the trump administration. hello and welcome. police in northern ireland have warned that some republicans could try to provoke street violence over the easter weekend as the country marks the 25th anniversary since the signing of the good friday agreement that largely ended 30 years of sectarian violence. hundreds of extra police have been brought in for events which culminate with a visit to belfast by us president biden on wednesday. vincent mcavinney reports. final preparations are under way in northern ireland for a week of notjust religious observation, but also a commemoration of the end of this nation's darkest chap. events are being held to mark monday's 25th anniversary of the signing of the good friday agreement in 1998. the deal ended 30 years of violent conflict in northern ireland known as the troubles, which cost the lives of more than 3500 people. cost the lives of mor

and china rolls out the red carpet for emmanuel macron, ursula von der leyen. on the agenda, trade and ukraine. hello and welcome to asia business report. before we get to our top stories in the business section today i want to remind you of our main story on the bbc news channel. in the past hour we in hearing from the former us president donald trump after he pleaded not guilty to sa criminal charges and a new york court. mr trump is accused of falsifying records and paying hush money to hide damaging information during the 2016 election. lots more of course on the bbc website is always and continued coverage right here on bbc news but away from that story and what could be one of the us' largest product liability settlements. johnson &johnson has proposed paying almost $9 billion to settle lawsuits alleging the company's talcum powder is because cancer. the new move seeks to resolve all current and future claims. samaria hussein has more. johnson &johnson has been dogged for years by claims that it talcum powder causes cancer. in 2021 it in newjersey brought

it is noteworthy here that ursula von der was not invited to the ceremony for a real tea party.he european commission. in beijing , the quote from the american witch is rightly considered. politico leads an excerpt from one chinese article, which says that without the support of the macron, the ursulas would not have been allowed in at all. kidai expect the european side to maintain an objective and correct understanding. china and adhere to the position of a comprehensive strategic partnership between china and the eu. there is no winner in the struggle for hegemony, and division with china will not stop its development. the president of the people's republic of china interprets xi to western guests, while defiantly sitting at a distance from macron and von der lein, in the same way the president france did not let putin close only to the kremlin, a large table is long, and in china it is round, but talking to each other putin and sitting at a small almost coffee table, this in itself is an eloquent response to the attempts of the west to convince china not to get closer to rus

i think ursula von der leyen data say that.e of the solutions she is proposing it are in line with economic solutions we are looking at and the u.s. in terms of making sure that you are protecting interests in your country against chinese coercion. she referenced the need to look at investment screening mechanisms, if technology is fallen in the wrong hands. a lot of the policies are in line. the question is whether the eu will feed them through together or if there is a diverse and -- divergences. >> how did that speech go down in beijing? it's a pretty sharp and pointed speech. fairly critical of china. >> i think the view from china would be that europe is sticking out a separate position, the key phrase here that was used is de -risking not de-coupling. cannot blindly follow the qs going off a -- the united states going off a cliff. this a false choice, it is presented as a false choice between a more security oriented state versus one that is committed to trade and investment. i think china's pursuing both. it recognizes t

what is happening is that president or an invited ursula von der leyen to come with him and they are at the different speeches that have been given in beijing. micron is playing the soft parts while ursula bandar lyon is playing the hard part because has warned china several times because of the alleged meddling of china and russia or in ukraine. so president micron is playing this card in order to say we can corporate with china. we are the biggest chinese partner in the economy field so there are ways we can corporate no while the european commissioner was given warnings. commissioner was given warninqs-_ commissioner was given warninus. . ., , ., warnings. that was a professor talkin: to warnings. that was a professor talking to me _ warnings. that was a professor talking to me about _ warnings. that was a professor talking to me about that - talking to me about that delicate balancing act that france needs to strike with beijing. it's notjust about the economy but politics the pressure. in other big businesses. the crypto currency platform finance will close after the countries r

attention, to put it mildly , to the president of france than to the ursols of funderliam instead ursuladerlyanska she said that she talked to him and she actually encouraged him to talk with the president of ukraine vladimir putin, but there is no result yet, and earlier there were actually reports that a-ah-si, there is no time, i'm sorry , a--hmm, to meet or talk on the phone with by the president of ukraine volodymyr zelenskyi so communication between ukraine and china, can it be a visit is important and this visit , which was followed by the whole world, we see it with you , we are aware that it is actually a complex of visits, and the only thing is that the difference in formats and diplomatic language also says a lot because, after all, macron had a state visit, and the president of the european commission, she had a working visit, that is , they also had different communication with the leader of china, ah, what ah, well, you correctly said that, in fact, it is traditionally chinese apparently, he respects the countries as leaders more than some international organizations, yes,

on the eve of the visit, ursula fondleyn made a statement to beijing about its position on ukraine, the commented on the risks. so many in the west cannot get rid of the superiority complex, but in the new conditions they are already losing confidence in themselves and trying to hide their weakness with harsh rhetoric. kalashevsky oversees the visit of european leaders to china all the french, except macron chinese during the official welcoming ceremony in front of the great hall of the people in beijing forced to wear protective masks, and in the morning before the start of the meeting with the chairman of the msi, macron wrote in three languages ​​that he was convinced of the leading videos of china in building the world of china itself in this, apparently no one doubts. in addition to an impressive delegation of representatives of big business , macron washed up, brought ursula von der lein to china, france is trying on a role. the leader of europe , on the other hand, the format of the state visit implies a summit meeting with president xi jinping, and in this case macron, of course

ursula's arrogance caused obvious irritation among chinese officials.way, whoever wrote this speech for von der, lein, doesn't quite understand china before deliberately misrepresenting china's position of course. one of the main topics of today's talks was the conflict in ukraine; the french called china the only a country in the world capable of well, not meeting businessmen, the french president said that if china would supply weapons to russia, then it would violate international law about france , which has been doing the same for more than a year. he wired not the americans. i know i can count on china to help russia be reasonable and bring the parties to the conflict back to the negotiating table or within, france shares china's desire that nuclear weapons should be excluded from this conflict. this implied influence international treaties in this area, and in no case should nuclear weapons be deployed outside the countries that possess them. especially in europe, in other words , europeans are concerned about the rapprochement between russia and

it was ursula vonderlein who said that xi jinping would call someday.known and said , he at least something about this, or maybe he just shook his head, but even including our media, underline tattoos are dispersed, as if what the pin said, i think it's very important for us. yes, also in our work. e turn to primary sources in more and more and more they read. here is the same one there is a suede list of these same european newspapers, uh, and these very american ones and quote only their politicians, because then it turns out that then the disinformation in the first part of the program is also disinformation to a large extent, i am absolutely sure that she placed the accents in her speeches , as she benefits. uh, see what he's talking about, i'm translating. i've arrived and xi jinping promised when the conditions are right. that is, who is the hero, i am the hero, so to speak, to whom, as it were, a medal for me is a medal. here, in fact, that's all. here, in fact, that's all. well, we are all we are charging. zapina promised to call zelensky. he pr

you think -- >> he looks like ursula from the little mermaid.hese stories are connected on friday. >> this could be a whole new reboot. the little merman and donald trump could be ursula. all right. we'll leave it there. happy easter to you. happy holy week as well. >> thank you. and rebecca and the arroyo family. >> look, i end the day with a duffy and begin tomorrow morning on "fox and friends" with the other duffy. up next a sneak peek at my latest project for the whole family. stay there. type 2 diabetes? discover the ozempic® tri-zone. in my ozempic® tri-zone, i lowered my a1c, cv risk, and lost some weight. in studies, the majority of people reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. ozempic® lowers the risk of major cardiovascular events such as stroke, heart attack, or death in adults also with known heart disease. and you may lose weight. adults lost up to 14 pounds. ozempic® isn't for people with type 1 diabetes. don't share needles or pens, or reuse needles. don't take ozempic® if you or your family ever had medullary thyroid cancer, o

von der leyen,is european commission, ursula von der leyen, is going to beijing as well and that ismportant because of the one hand, of course, every head of state and government that has economic ties with china wants to go there, to reinforce them, but on the other hand, macron said and rightly so that china and europe have an international agenda so it is good that the european interest is represented also by the european commission president, at a time where china has tried to position itself as a broker between russia and ukraine. of course, europeans look at this with some scepticism because china is not neutral. at the same time, europe needs to work with china on global issues that are pressing at the moment, such as climate change.— pressing at the moment, such as climate change. how significant is the timin: climate change. how significant is the timing of _ climate change. how significant is the timing of the _ climate change. how significant is the timing of the trip? _ climate change. how significant is the timing of the trip? what - climate change. how significant is t

and yes, ursula is such a shepherd dog, which should, accordingly, practically escort., by and large. you said that she said you shouldn't have come. just so that the macron understands what the plank will be, she is probably the bully in this case, yes, we are the matron. here. uh, i think preliminary negotiations. and the chinese french side is to a certain extent very old, and i think they will bypass it, so we will see what documents will be signed between macron and herring, foam as a result of these negotiations. this time. and here is what concerns the russian-russian ukrainian agenda. i said it was a smoke screen. that's how i understand it, now the djent is not going to discuss it, firstly, and secondly, he made it clear, yes, and made it clear, and secondly, uh, he made it clear that the guys. this is your dead end , choose as you wish. here's the only thing we can help with is this? you in your economic and industrial aspirations. but then we'll be interested. and then please be kind about taiwan, i climbed, because i'm right here right somewhere before the a

the little murman and donald trump could be ursula. we'll a new version. there ursula oh, that's right. all right, my friend.you. we will leave it there. happy holy week as well. anppy easter to you. a happy holiday week to you as well, don .arroyo and rebecca and the whole royal family. >> thank you very much. well, look, i ena d the day with a duffie. i'll begin tomorrow morning on fox and friends. with the other duthie. so i get my own easter treatheru early upff next, a sneak peek a my latest project for the whole family. >> stay there. hey, guys. jefferson white here. i am so excited to show you this incredible ozarks property that my friends at one country are giving away. one very, very lucky winner is going to get over sixty acres. that includes this beautiful cabin and over half a mile of white river frontage. what could be better than that? you can enter to win right now at one country, .com save up to 80 percent buying factory direct compared to this famous brands, one carat bound at eighty eight hundred with the jewelry exchange for fourteen ni

french president emmanuel macron and european commission president ursula vonderlein are in beijing anduence with russia to stop the war in ukraine. this trip is europe's latest push to engage. with china, this meeting is very important. you've probably already seen photos from the pompous reception of the french president, who by the way should not have seen the conversation between the two leaders began on an optimistic note, but the critical subject of their dialogue is, of course, the war in ukraine emmanuel macron plans to defeat the dolphin and use his influence on president putin to try and stop the fight. ukraine dealt a blow to stability by ending a decade of peace in europe with a european security architecture not yet possible part of ukraine is controlled by russia i know i can count on china to help bring russia to its senses. help her be reasonable and get her back to the negotiating table. do we expect that perhaps china will slightly turn away from russia in favor of the european union no, i don’t think so, china in particular xi jinping made a balanced decision a few ye

emmanuel macron and ursula von der leyen made xi jinping in beijing. meanwhile, house speaker mccarthy assures taiwan's president that ties with the u.s. remain strong. it's basically your friday, unless you trade u.s. treasuries or are an fx trader, a whole lot of you who have two more days to go. but for so many of us, this is the last day of the week. how much risk you want into a long weekend when we know how much can change during the span of a normal weekend, a la a bank going under and one acquiring it. we had a american data reigniting fears of recession. what has that resulted in safe haven buying? specifically, treasuries and the dollar. 10-year yield at a new low for the year, the lowest since september, just below 3.3%. usually when we get yield compression, you get weaker dollar. that's not the case this time, the dollar strengthening amid concerns over the economy. bloomberg dollar has gains of .1%. standard chartered says this is because we are on the other side, the growth scare that results in buying dollar as a safe haven, which is wh

lebanon into northern israel on thursday, also coming up on the program. visiting beijing huge chief ursula on the line has kind words for china and a stern warning. she praises chinese leader. she jing ping on his nuclear weapons dance, but warns against army russia. and presenting the journalist and socialites who helped artist escape nazi germany. we look at the new netflix series, trans atlantic and how it's producer was inspired to tell their story. ah, i'm aaron token, welcome to the program. the israeli military says it's launched air strikes on the gaza strip, local media report explosions in the territory and plains in the sky. the nighttime strikes are apparently in retaliation for attacks on israel earlier in the day. several rockets were fired on the north of the country from lebanon. lebanese report say that the missiles were launched from palestinian refugee camps. the escalation and violence comes after clashes this week between israeli police and palestinians, inside jerusalem's, alex and mosque is limbs. 3rd holy aside. no, earlier i spoke to d w, as tanya kramer was follow