i asked him why xijinping has chosen to visit moscow.sia—pacific. this visit is happening in the immediate aftermath of the aukus meeting, during which the alliance between the uk, us and australia consolidated into an explicitly anti—china alliance. it's a strategy of containing china, now it's crystal clear to beijing. at the beginning, it was camouflaged as an alliance of keeping peace, maintain peace and security in the asia—pacific. now it's clearly formed to deal with the chinese threat, so xi is in a very tricky geopolitical situation, if you look at the broader context, the global geopolitics, and he needs an ally and russia is the only great power partner, strategic partner that china has. so this meeting is less about ukraine itself, even though ukraine is in the spotlight. it is driven by broader, structural geopolitical trends that are unfolding in international politics, and specifically the dramatic deterioration of us—china relations and the consolidation of the aukus alliance. china has got the upper hand in this relation

the headlines: russian president vladimir putin has told his chinese counterpart, xijinping, that he's studied in detail his proposals for ending the war in ukraine. mr putin was speaking at the beginning of president xi's first visit to moscow since the invasion began last year. the united nations has released a major new report on climate change, dubbed a �*survival guide for humanity'. climate experts say there's a �*closing window of opportunity�* to build a sustainable future involving cuts to fossil fuels and maximising the use of clean energy and technology. police in france have fired tear gas at protesters marching against the government's planned pension reform as demonstrations grow across the country. earlier, emmanuel macron�*s government narrowly survived a vote of no confidence over the plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. china's president xijinping is in moscow for a state visit with a man now wanted for war crimes. such is the geopolitical fallout from vladimir putin's invasion of ukr

xijinping called vladimir putin his dearfriend, his strategic xijinping called vladimir putin his dearer. the kremlin leaders said they would discuss china's peace initiative. but there is no detailed chinese plan to end the war in ukraine. what moscow would like from basing its legal aid to help it win. beijing has been reluctant to provide that, to prevent secondary sanctions against chinese companies. but it has been supplying dual use technology, like semiconductor chips, that the russian military can use. the kremlin also wants to expand trade with china. with russia under heavy international sanctions, economic ties with beijing are proving a lifeline. if you burn bridges with the west, as vladimir putin has, what do you do then? you look east. that is exactly what the kremlin leader has done. recent events have accelerated russia's dependency on china. putin and xi jinping may speak a bit mutually beneficial cooperation, but beijing looks increasingly like the senior partner. but moscow hasn'tjust partnered with beijing, last week russia held a joint naval exercises with china a

well, at thatjoint news conference, xijinping made clear his continued support for russia.tion: i would like to emphasise on the issue of the ukraine crisis china has always followed the principles of the un charter. upholding an objective and fair stance, actively promoting peace talks. china is always standing firmly on the side of peace, dialogue and on the right side of history. as we just heard in the previous report, china published a twelve—point plan calling for dialogue on the war, . here's what vladimir putin had to say. translation: we believe many of the provisions in the peace plan put forward by china are consistent with russian approaches, and can be taken as the basis for a peaceful setment when they're ready for it in the west and in kyiv. however, so far we've not seen such readiness on their part. i've been speaking to jake werner — a historian of modern china and a research fellow at the quincy institute — and he told me he's not confident the meeting between the two leaders will bring any substantial change. the odds are not looking terribly good right

china's president, xijinping, is to make a state visit to russia next week — for talks with presidentin. turkey will start the process of ratifying finland's nato membership bid as the leaders of the two countries meet. a review of london's metropolitan police is expected to heavily criticise the force for racist, sexist and homophobic behaviour. plus, the benefits of early exposure to peanut butter. why a spoonful for babies may help prevent an allergic reaction. welcome to bbc news. the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for russia's leader, vladimir putin — for war crimes. the court says there are grounds to believe that president putin is personally responsible for the deportation of hundreds of children, from children's homes and orphanages in ukraine — for adoption in russia — since last year's invasion. it's the first time the court has ordered the arrest of a prominent, serving political leader. ukraine's president zelensky, has hailed the decision as historic — but moscow dismissed the announcement as outrageous, saying it doesn't recognise the jurisdic

a second day of talks between russia's president putin and his guest, xijinping, discussing china's proposals for ending the war in ukraine. police in france fire tear gas at protesters marching against the government's planned pension reform as demonstrations grow across the country. a bbc investigation finds that many people who travelled to turkey for weight—loss surgery suffered serious complications from botched surgeries. do your research massively. people's before and after photos, it is incredible to see and everyone wants a bit of that. and turning powder into beer: a german brewery comes up with a new product that could change the entire alcohol market and be good for the planet. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in the uk. a scathing review of britain's largest police force has found it was institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic. its author said many londoners had lost faith in the metropolitan police, and it could be broken up if it didn't change. the review was commissioned after the murder of sarah everard by a serving officer. the met police commissioner

the headlines: president putin has hosted a joint news conference with china's president xijinping in moscow. mr putin said russia will be forced to react, if the uk goes ahead with a plan to give ukraine ammunition containing depleted uranium. the leaders also discussed what they called a peace plan. the japanese prime minister, fumio kishida has been in ukraine — where he visited the town of bucha. japan has voiced its support for kyiv since the start of the war and joined other g7 countries in extending sanctions against russia. the us state department has said it is deeply troubled by a vote in israel's parliament to allow its citizens back into four evacuated settlements in the occupied west bank. there's been widespread criticism of the move. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. china's president xijinping is in moscow for a state visit with a man now wanted for war crimes. such is the geopolitical fallout from vladimir putin's invasion of ukraine. the fact that the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for the russian president

well, i think xijinping has been inculcating a status as a statesman.lk about his vision for international order, he has been able to discuss the role they played and as you mentioned, mediating a new relationship between iran and saudi arabia. but with regards to iran and saudi arabia, i think they wanted that deal to happen and the chinese just created a room for that. the situation in ukraine is very different where both sides are not ready for negotiation because they still think they can achieve more on the battlefield. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. large numbers of demonstrators have taken to the streets of paris after the government narrowly survived a no confidence vote over its controversial pensions reform. more than one hundred people were arrested in tense standoffs with security forces. there have been months of strikes and blockades across france, in protest against the pension changes. the northern ireland democratic unionist party says it will vote against the uk government's new brexit framework. w

xijinping called vladimir putin his "dear friend", his "strategic partner".r said they would discuss china's peace initiative. but there is no detailed chinese plan to end the war in ukraine. what moscow would like from beijing is lethal aid to help it when. —— to help it win. beijing's been reluctant to provide that to prevent secondary sanctions against chinese companies, but it has been supplying dual—use technology, like semiconductor chips that the russian military can use. the kremlin also wants to expand trade with china. with russia under heavy international sanctions, economic ties with beijing are proving a lifeline. if you burn bridges with the west, as vladimir putin has, what do you do then? you look east. and that's exactly what the kremlin leader has done. recent events have accelerated russia's dependency on china. putin and xi may speak about mutually beneficial cooperation, but beijing looks increasingly like the senior partner. but moscow hasn'tjust partnered with beijing. last week, russia held joint naval exercises with china and iran. th

xijinping is in russia, fumio kishida is in ukraine.romising unwavering support to ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky, talking reconstruction, humanitarian aid. xijinping has been described by vladimir putin as a friend and a partner, and while china may say it is neutral, the way it's acting, the message it is sending, put that peace deal aside because we don't have any details, it is looking more muscle leading... this japan visits crucial and overdue, the first time a japanese leader has visited a country while war is under way, while work continues, and this is why he has delayed that visit, this is why this has been a surprise visit, has not been announced until fumio kishida's rival in ukraine for sub it is very unusual for a japanese leader to visit a foreign state without announcing first for the show so there security concerns and shows you how important it is for the japanese leader to be on the ground in ukraine while this is happening. he has been under a lot of pressure from his own party, the ruling party, to make an a

so it is usualfor xijinping to have russia on the side. he certainly doesn't want putin to fall.'t want putin to fall. he doesn't want an unpredictable situation. that's a very long border. and so he needs to keep putin close, but hopefully to influence him against anything particularly dramatic like the use of battlefield nuclear weapons, for example. so if you are saying that china sees western liberal democracy on the decline the white house is now urging xijinping to on the decline the white house is now urging xi jinping to tell president putin to respect ukraine's sovereignty. lmilli president putin to respect ukraine's sovereignty-— sovereignty. will that fall on deaf ears? will he _ sovereignty. will that fall on deaf ears? will he want _ sovereignty. will that fall on deaf ears? will he want to _ sovereignty. will that fall on deaf ears? will he want to actively - ears? will he want to actively encourage the end of russia's invasion of ukraine? i encourage the end of russia's invasion of ukraine?— encourage the end of russia's invasion of ukraine? i think he would like _

xijinping called vladimir putin his "dear friend", his "strategic partner".would discuss china's peace initiative. but there is no detailed chinese plan to end the war in ukraine. what moscow would like from beijing is lethal aid to help it win. beijing's been reluctant to provide that to prevent secondary sanctions against chinese companies, but it has been supplying dual—use technology, like semiconductor chips that the russian military can use. the kremlin also wants to expand trade with china. with russia under heavy international sanctions, economic ties with beijing are proving a lifeline. if you burn bridges with the west, as vladimir putin has, what do you do then? you look east. and that's exactly what the kremlin leader has done. recent events have accelerated russia's dependency on china. putin and xi may speak about mutually beneficial cooperation, but beijing looks increasingly like the senior partner. but moscow hasn'tjust partnered with beijing. last week, russia held joint naval exercises with china and iran. there are signs the kremlin is loo

china's president, xijinping, is to visit russia next week for talks with president putin.tok reportedly under investigation in the united states — over allegations the video—sharing app spied on journalists. plus, the benefits for babies of eating peanut butter. how a spoonful could help prevent an allergic reaction. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for russia's leader, vladimir putin in connection with war crimes. the court says there are grounds to believe that president putin is personally responsible for the deportation of hundreds of children, from children's homes and orphanages in ukraine for adoption in russia since last year's invasion. it's the first time the court has ordered the arrest of a prominent serving political leader. ukraine's president zelensky has hailed the decision as historic, but moscow dismissed the announcement as �*outrageous�*, saying it doesn't recognise the jurisdiction of the court. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports from kyiv. it

and xijinping is arriving is part of a three—day state visit. meeting between the two leaders on monday, and this will continue, they don't exactly know what the outcome of the talks have been as of yet. let's move to the united states. to the united states now, where donald trump could be about to make history by becoming the first former president to be placed under arrest. there's growing speculation that he could be indicted on charges stemming from an investigation into a hush—money payment to porn star stormy daniels in 2016 made prior to the presidential election. steel barricades have been put up outside the manhattan criminal court, where mr trump could be charged, fingerprinted and photographed if charges are filed. every member of the new york police department, including plainclothes detectives, has been ordered to wear their full uniform on tuesday and is being placed on standby to mobilise as they prepare for potential unrest. i'm joined now by scott lucas, a professor of us politics at university college dublin. can you explain th

what do you think xijinping is going to deliverfor vladimir you think xijinping is going to deliver for, if we are talking about fractured economies, we already showed you that our economy is not simple 2% of world economy. it is strong economy because we are now against 50 states. against all nato states and our economy feels pretty good. 0ur economy feels pretty good. our economy feels pretty good. our economy is stable will top our economy is stable will top our economy is stable will top our economy is going to be stable for many, many years. and we don't have vegetable deficit or some other deficit in russia. we don't have inflation. it’s we don't have inflation. it's iood to we don't have inflation. it's good to know _ we don't have inflation. it's good to know the vegetable supply is fine in moscow but what is not so fine is the weapons and military production capacity and i am just wondering whether you believe china is going to supply you, russia with weapons? i don't know. i don't _ russia with weapons? i don't know. i don't think _ russia with weapons? i don't know. i don't t

china's president, xijinping, is in moscow for a state visit with a man now wanted for war crimes.uch is the geopolitical fallout from vladimir putin's invasion of ukraine. the fact that the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for the russian president won't deter him for his continued assault on ukraine, but it does raise new questions about the long—term consequences for russia. my guest is russian mp and state tv talk show host evgeny popov. how solid is putin's home front? evgeny popov, in moscow, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much for giving me yourfloor. it's good to have you on the show, mr popov. your president, vladimir putin, is a wanted man. the international criminal court has filed war crimes charges against him. do you recognise the symbolic importance of that? of course you are going to recognise some symbolic of this tremendously stupid decision by international criminal court, but it means nothing for russia, it means nothing for the russian president and it will not change the way putin makes his decisions of course. first of all, you k

professor, i want to focus a little bit more on xijinping now.ting will also formalise his leadership, he will be elected president of china and head of the armed forces. how significant is this in your view forces. how significant is this in yourview and forces. how significant is this in your view and what does that tell us about who is also going to be in the government make up? to be in the government make u - ? ~' to be in the government make u? ~ ., to be in the government make up? so the i think to know, becoming _ up? so the i think to know, becoming state _ up? so the i think to know, becoming state chairman . up? so the i think to know, l becoming state chairman for up? so the i think to know, - becoming state chairman for xi jinping foran becoming state chairman for xi jinping for an unprecedented third term, the last time they had this kind of unbroken leadership was deng xiaoping, and that was less formalised. so this is a consolidation of power 43 and if you look at the people he has brought into the state council, it seems to be pe

yes. next week he is hosting the chinese president, xijinping.— president, xijinping.rstate. it is a time when opportunities further putin's international meetings are becoming more limited, there is a significant meeting and definitely they will be discussing the war in ukraine and russia more than ever needs allies, back—up, ways of negotiating with other partners come up negotiating with other partners come up with someone who, as russia believes, can first have their back and in a limited way but still, and can negotiate with the united states, so the situation is becoming more and more complicated for russia and now more than ever it needs other partners on the international radar who can speak if not in favour of russia at least am not criticising it.— earlier i spoke to our diplomatic correspondent james lansdale. i asked him why the arrest warrant is so significant, given russia is not a signatory to the icc. if that is the baseline, then we should note that ukraine is not a signatory to the icc and nor is the united states. the united states doesn't recognise

xijinping putting emphasis towards economics and politics in this bilateral relationship.ress and emphasis towards this war in ukraine and hoping that beijing would really endorse this invasion in full. however, if we look at the language very carefully, i think xi look at the language very carefully, ithink xijinping look at the language very carefully, i think xijinping is quietly withdrawn the so—called no limit relationship between beijing and moscow so for me that is already quite a drift between the positions, on china's position from the beginning of this invasion to after this 12 months.— this 12 months. what then do you think the implications _ this 12 months. what then do you think the implications of - this 12 months. what then do you think the implications of this - think the implications of this conference could be for ukraine and for the west? the conference could be for ukraine and for the west?— for the west? the application really for the west? the application really for ukraine is _ for the west? the application really for ukraine is firstly _ for the wes

well, at thatjoint news conference, xijinping made clear his continued support for russia.on: iwould like to emphasise that| on the issue of the ukraine crisis, china has always followed the principles of the un charter — holding an objective and fair stance, actively promoting peace talks. china is always standing firmly on the side of peace, dialogue and on the right side of history. as we just heard in the previous report, china published a 12—point plan calling for dialogue on the war. here's what vladimir putin had to say. translation: we believe that many of the provisions - in the peace plan put forward by china are consistent with russian approaches and can be taken as the basis for a peaceful settlement when they're ready for it in the west and in kyiv. however, so far, we've not seen such readiness on their part. in the last few hours, the us has responded to what mr putin had to say on that chinese plan to end the war. if china wants to play a constructive role here in this conflict, then they ought to press russia to pull its troops out of ukraine and ukrainian

you talk there about xijinping, the chinese premier, going to russia to speak with president putin.ffect the conversation they are going to have? again, xi put forward this piece proposal which could provide momentum for a ceasefire and a place that leaves russia in control of substantial swathes of ukrainian territory. how could he present that in good faith knowing that in that russian—controlled territory they would be taking kids and deporting them to russia ? this enables this russian war crime. the news of president putin's arrest warrant came as china announced its president, xijinping, will visit russia next week to hold talks with mr putin. beijing and moscow say the two men will discuss strategic cooperation. beijing is currently promoting a plan it says can bring a negotiated end to the war in ukraine. however, china's neutrality has been questioned as beijing continues to maintain close ties with moscow. the announcement of the state visit was made by the foreign ministry in beijing. translation: during his state visit to russia, - president xijinping will have an in—dep

well, i think xijinping has been inculcating a status as a statesman.een him talk about his vision for international order, he has been able to discuss the role they played and as you mentioned, mediating a new relationship between iran and saudi arabia. but with regards to iran and saudi arabia, i think they wanted that deal to happen and the chinese just created a room for that. the situation with regards to ukraine is very different, where both sides are not ready for negotiations because they think they can still achieve more on the battlefield. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. the democratic unionist party in northern ireland says it will vote against the uk government's new brexit framework when it comes before mps for the first time this week. the party leader says there are "ongoing concerns" about the legislation. eu member states are expected to endorse the deal on tuesday. sri lanka's president says the international monetary fund has approved a $2.9 billion rescue package to help the country out of its current econom

i mean, xijinping, the chinese leader, _ briefly?chinese leader, has _ briefly? i mean, xijinping, the chinese leader, has said - briefly? i mean, xijinping, the chinese leader, has said very l chinese leader, has said very clearly he wants the chinese military to be able to fight and win wars, but if you're sitting in beijing, you will look at things like the aukus pact, this pact to give australian nuclear powered submarines, and say, they're the ones who are being threatening, not us. . ~' ones who are being threatening, not us. . ~ , ., y ones who are being threatening, not us. . ~' , ., , . ones who are being threatening, not us. . ~' i” , . ., ones who are being threatening, not us. thank you very much for that, cilia. -- thank— us. thank you very much for that, cilia. -- thank you, _ us. thank you very much for that, cilia. -- thank you, celia. - let's also speak to shashankjoshi, defence editor at the economist. let's pick up where celia left, your thoughts about whether this is valid, the concerns about the ramping up of chi

the man expected to replace him was once xijinping's chief of staff., beijing. a statement from the duke and duchess of sussex, harry and meghan, suggests they will be invited to the king's coronation in may. it follows speculation about whether the couple, who are based in the us, would receive an invitation. their spokesperson said they would not yet disclose their decision. here's our royal correspondent, daniela relph. god save the king! at church today on the sandringham estate in norfolk. with just under two months to go, plans for the king's coronation are moving forward. invitations are posted out next month, but guests have now had save the date e—mails, and they include the duke and duchess of sussex. in a statement, a spokesperson for harry and meghan said: since they were last in the uk, harry's memoir spare has been published. it is a very public airing of fractured family relationships. and last night, there was more. well, i certainly don't see myself as a victim. yeah. an online conversation between harry and author gabor mate, where fa

china's leader xijinping makes an unusually direct rebuke of the united states — blaming it for trying"contain, encircle" and suppress" his country. ukraine's president zelensky says he has instructed his military commanders to find the forces to boost the defence of the eastern city of bakhmut. russian troops have so far failed to drive out the ukrainian forces. france braces for a day of strikes and widespread disruption — as unions battle against planned pension reforms. the scene in paris as people prepare to go on strike against those pension reforms. hello. welcome to viewers here in the uk and around the world, including those watching us on pbs in america. britain's home secretary, suella braverman, has accepted the government is pushing the boundaries of international law with new legislation aimed at stopping asylum seekers crossing the english channel in small boats. it's thought the measures, being introduced today, and which put a legal duty on ministers to remove anyone who enters the uk illegally — would face legal challenges. here's our political correspondent, iain wat

will they be prepared to tell it like it is to xijinping?n los angeles. he was 89. wayne shorter was a well—known figure in the jazz circuit in the late 19505 with the art blakey�*s jazz messengers. hejoined miles davis's second great quintet in the 1960's and later co—founded the jazz fusion band weather report. he also appeared on ten joni mitchell albums and collaborated with rock musicians such as carlos santana and steely dan. during his long career he was awarded 11 grammys and a lifetime achievement award. let's end the programme in egypt, where officials have revealed the discovery of long corridor inside the last of the seven wonders of the ancient world still standing, the great pyramid of giza. the pyramid, which is about 11 miles from the centre of cairo, is also known as khufu's pyramid for its builder, a phaoroh who reigned during 2000 bc. this is the corridor, you can see it looks a bit like a chamber, was found by the scan pyramids project, speaking earlier to the bbc, egyptologist dr kathleen martinez told us why this discov

beijing has created considerable expectation that this visit by xijinping might lead to some sort ofthrough in terms of promoting peace in the war between russia and ukraine. the reasons for that are that beijing does have some sway with moscow, and some would say considerable sway. beijing says it's a neutral player in the war and therefore that it could become a sort of honest broker. and also, the chinese government has just come off the back of brokering this deal which saw saudi arabia and iran resume diplomatic relations, and so people are thinking if you can get those two together, could beijing also do the same thing in terms of the war between russia and ukraine? the problem is though that some analysts would say that really it is in china's interest to stop the war, if we consider the most cynical potential possibility. in a way, russia is doing china's dirty work — it's challenging the west, making the west eat up all of these military resources it has, and actually furthering beijing's geopolitical goals. that said, of course it is also disrupted trade and china did have

the first is xijinping or chinese officialfrom the grand first is xijinping or chinese official fromlar to promote the use of the international trade and transactions and in particular in energy trade. the idea is to, in the worst case scenario, to create a space to mitigate us ascension. to create a space to mitigate us ascension-— ascension. but bei'ing will be self-interested, _ ascension. but beijing will be| self-interested, self-serving? ascension. but beijing will be i self-interested, self-serving? i self—interested, self—serving? i would say so. the president's visit to russia, although from a western perspective, probably signals personal support to putin and china's support to russia, from xi jinping and the chinese perspective it is about china's interest and how to restore china's image and advance china's economic and strategic interest. . ., china's economic and strategic interest. ., ,, , ., british mps who are investigating whether borisjohnson knowingly misled the house of commons over parties held in downing street during the pandemic have released a dossier of evi

xijinping called vladimir putin his "dear friend", his "strategic partner".ina's peace initiative. but there is no detailed chinese plan to end the war in ukraine. what moscow would like from beijing is lethal aid to help it when. is lethal aid to help it win. beijing's been reluctant to provide that to prevent secondary sanctions against chinese companies, but it has been supplying dual—use technology, like semiconductor chips that the russian military can use. the kremlin also wants to expand trade with china. with russia under heavy international sanctions, economic ties with beijing are proving a lifeline. if you burn bridges with the west, as vladimir putin has, what do you do then? you look east. and that's exactly what the kremlin leader has done. recent events have accelerated russia's dependency on china. putin and xi may speak about mutually beneficial cooperation, but beijing looks increasingly like the senior partner. but moscow hasn'tjust partnered with beijing. last week, russia held joint naval exercises with china and iran. there are signs the

xijinping's for vladimir putin for alleged war crimes.m russia's president. the two leaders already claim to have a no limits partnership. but it is not an equal one. russia, under heavy international sanctions, is increasingly dependent on china as a market for its goods and raw materials. as for no limits, well, there are some. up till now beijing has been reluctant to provide russia with lethal aid for the ukraine war to avoid secondary sanctions against chinese companies. still, china is thought to be supplying dual use technology like semiconductor chips that can be used by russia's military. ahead of the summit, president putin paid his first visit to territory that russia has captured and occupied during its full—scale invasion of ukraine. he toured mariupol, a city reduced to rubble by russian shelling. his presence and a clear message to ukraine the west — there will be no compromises by the kremlin. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. let's get some of the day's other news. president biden has expressed concern to the israeli pri

in otherwords, i think that xijinping washington, dc.herwords, i think that xi jinping will use that meeting in moscow to back up the key message that putin is trying to put the wider world that it is nato who is the real problem in europe rather than russia's invasion of ukraine in february last year. it will not carry much weight in europe or north america, but the hope is that in sub—saharan africa, latin america, southeast asia, there will be audiences who are less tied to ukraine's because he wanted to hear that message, i think that is the overall idea. —— who will want to hear that message. overall idea. -- who will want to hear that message.— overall idea. -- who will want to hear that message. how likely is it that they will _ hear that message. how likely is it that they will be _ hear that message. how likely is it that they will be supplying - hear that message. how likely is it that they will be supplying arms i hear that message. how likely is it that they will be supplying arms to russia? we that they will be supplying arm

very shocking language from xijinping wrong inside china. from xi jinping today. why then what language from xi jinping today. why then what will the impact be? i will display out?— display out? wide? i think really the language _ display out? wide? i think really the language was _ display out? wide? i think really the language was meant - display out? wide? i think really the language was meant to - display out? wide? i think really| the language was meant to show display out? wide? i think really i the language was meant to show xi jinping's frustration and gives a green card to people across the chinese government to use similar language. they take their cues from him, and so far in the past he has withheld using such language, blaming the united states by name so directly. now we will see more and more of this as we saw with the foreign minister today. some were focusing an end to what is known as wolf warrior diplomacy, the use of really bombastic language coming from some chinese diplomats. we thought we had seen an end to that in nov

xijinping putting emphasis towards economics and politics in this bilateral relationship.invasion in full. however, if we look at the language very carefully, i think xi jinping has quietly withdrawn the so—called no—limit relationship between beijing and moscow so for me that is already quite a drift between the positions, on china�*s position from the beginning of this invasion to after this 12 months. what then do you think the implications of this conference could be for ukraine and for the west? the implication really for ukraine is firstly that is whether xi jinping will make a shadow phone call with president zelensky. secondly, china simply can�*t afford to have the collective west against china. so china is also trying to play this card in here by saying we are extremely keen to resume the relationship with europe. not necessarily the united states but very keen with europe. i think china will continue to play the card that the utility of nuclear weapons should not be entertained in this case. i think beijing is going to have a very precarious balancing act to per

there is a power imbalance there because xijinping represents a country with an economy ten times thedesperately needs that friendship without limits that the two of them talked about more than a year ago. what do you think xi jinping is going to deliver foeradimir putin? ah, stephen, first of all, if we are talking about russian economy, i think we already showed you that our economy is not a simple 2% of world economy. it is strong economy because we are now against 50 states. against all nato states and our economy feels pretty good. our economy is stable, our economy will be stable for many, many years. and we don't have a vegetable deficit or some other deficit in russia. we don't have inflation. it's good to know the vegetable supply is fine in moscow but what is not so fine is the weapons and military production capacity and i am just wondering whether you believe china is going to supply you, russia, with weapons? i don't know. i don't think we need it. of course, china is the most important economy partner right 110w. and our trade with china is around $200 billion right now.

do you think that president xijinping is to ukraine.think that president xi jinping is likely to bring any influence on president putin with regards to russia's strategy in ukraine?— putin with regards to russia's strategy in ukraine? china has said officiall it strategy in ukraine? china has said officially it is _ strategy in ukraine? china has said officially it is neutral, _ strategy in ukraine? china has said officially it is neutral, it _ strategy in ukraine? china has said officially it is neutral, it has - strategy in ukraine? china has said officially it is neutral, it has a - officially it is neutral, it has a neutral stance and in fact it has released what some are calling a peace plan but is reallyjust china's proposalfor peace plan but is reallyjust china's proposal for how they could be negotiated settlement to end the war in ukraine. it very clear that throughout the time that russia has beenin throughout the time that russia has been in ukraine, the china has not denounced the invasion. it's peace plan has called for uni

either way, one thing we do know about him is that he's a very clear xijinping loyalist.e chinese economy will he be able to get things done with xi“s backing, or will he be a figure who is afraid to give their frank advice that xijinping needs to get because he's afraid of upsetting the person who put them there. mozambique has been bracing for cyclone freddie to hit a second time. freddie is... experts say it is on course to set a new record as the longest lasting political storm. freddie has been a fearsome. freddie has been persistent. for weeks, it has been persistent. for weeks, it has rattled around the indian ocean, weakening and then strengthening, causing chaos in its wake. and if you thought freddie was calling it quits, think again.— you thought freddie was calling it quits, think again. tropical cyclone freddie is continuing _ quits, think again. tropical cyclone freddie is continuing its _ quits, think again. tropical cyclone freddie is continuing its incredible | freddie is continuing its incredible and it's— freddie is continuing its incredible and it's da

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so, we encourage president xijinping to into account.ent xi jinping to speak with president xi jinping to speak with president zelensky which he has not done since russia launch the sedation. because trying to quite frankly, which are directly from ukrainians, notjust from the russians. and we encourage president xijinping to tell them russians. and we encourage president xi jinping to tell them directly, that they will certainly be watching closely. so the west is watching, and with growing anxiety. and the fear is that china might start sending military aid, potentially including artillery shells, to russia. western governments have repeatedly warned china against supplying russia with arms. and images like this are heightening that concern. these were joint exercises in the gulf of oman last week, involving the naval forces of china, russia and iran. however, they centred on search and rescue and other non—combat missions. nato's secretary—general has become the latest leader to warn beijing not to supply russia with weapons. we have

will they be prepared to tell it like it is to xijinping? kong have been dealing with a massive blaze, which broke out early friday at a construction site in one of the city's popular shopping districts. police say nearby residents had to be evacuated, and that four adjacent buildings also caught on fire. those fires were quickly put out. there have been reports of casualties. let's end the programme in egypt — where officials have revealed the discovery of long corridor inside the last of the seven wonders of the ancient world still standing, the great pyramid of giza. the pyramid — which is about 11 miles from the centre of cairo — is also known as khufu's pyramid for its builder, a pharaoh who reigned during 2000 bc. this is the corridor — you can see it looks a bit like a chamber — was found by the scan pyramids project, an international programm that uses scans to look at unexplored sections of the ancient structure. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello. im mark edwards with your sport. the lawyer representing former eng

china's president, xijinping, is to make a state visit to russia next week. doctors are being urged tojoin pay talks with the government, after a deal was struck with other nhs unions in england. more limits on the video sharing app tiktok — new zealand is the latest country to restrict its use. killers with a history of coercive or controlling behaviour against their victims will face tougher sentences and the families on a remote scottish island with a high risk of cancer after scientists discover a harmful gene. hello and welcome to bbc news. dmytro kuleba, ukraine's foreign minister, has warned that countries which "mistreated ukraine" during "the darkest moment of its history" will be held to account after the war ends. in an interview with the bbc, he also warned western allies that delaying the delivery of weapons will cost the lives of ukrainian soldiers. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, has been speaking to him, and began by asking him why the battle for bakhmut — in the east of ukraine — is so important. the battle for bakhmut is now the

xijinping in a new term. joe biden halfway through his first, strains between the world's two biggest economies have deepened so what will it take to improve them? a growing number of us firms are looking beyond china to invest their cash. the president of the american chamber of commerce in china tells us why they're having second thoughts. that's despite us—china trade hitting a record high last year and with the president's increasing his power this expert tells us what this means for economic ambitions. when will the rivalry have the consequences for the rest of us? we'll hear from the former head of the monetary fund's china division. the man behind brands such as intercontinental, holiday inn and crown plaza tells us by a big expansion is not stopping him sleeping despite the delicate state of the global economy. welcome to talking business weekly with me, ben boulos. the us and china are the world's two biggest economies and for decades they have helped to power the global economy, meaning that when th