that's why hong kong represented such a challenge to xijinping.1997, i watched in the pouring rain... no matter how good their intentions, no matter how... ..as the unionjack was lowered for the last time over british hong kong. for more than ten years, the chinese leadership was happy to stick to the agreement with britain, which enabled hong kong to become part of china — one country, two systems. but directly xi jinping came to power, there started to be challenges to the freedoms of the former british colony. security police from the mainland arrived to shut down a hong kong book shop where a scandalous account of xijinping's life was on sale. and when people in hong kong started demonstrating against the various attempts to chop down their freedoms, xijinping and his party colleagues were fearful that the demonstrations might spread to the mainland. the pressures grew and grew. soon, china seemed to be a willing part of a four—sided anti—western alliance with russia, iran and north korea. yet, when russia launched its war against ukraine, chi

i3 already thoughts from president trump that he has spoken with chairman xijinping and quote unquotessues. the chinese government has said the vice president to trump�*s inauguration, —— has sent. so the possibility of i think both sides do not want a trade war if we — last week marco rubio's testimony to the foreign relations committee said the administration does not want to go into the next four years with a cold war mentality so i think there is some chance that they will work things out but i think everybody has to be prepared for the worst. a liquidation hearing for chinese property developer country garden has been adjourned until may 19th. the company is looking for more time to try and reach an agreement with creditors in order to restructure its debts. country garden's lawyer says the firm expects to reach agreeable terms with creditors next month. the developer posted a loss of $24 billion in 2023. and that's it for this edition of business today. thanks for watching. hello and welcome to sportsday with me, chetan pathak. coming up on the programme — maybe the worst manche

sir keir summer met with xijinping, the first in several years and now we have the uk chancellor doinglarthing and the uk chancellor doing a similar thing and yet they have to manage what they i was described as a special relationship with the us. we wonder what president—elect donald trump is thinking about all this? , ,., ~ all this? yes, so i think there are a few _ all this? yes, so i think there are a few ways _ all this? yes, so i think there are a few ways that _ all this? yes, so i think there are a few ways that could i all this? yes, so i think there are a few ways that could go. we do not know yet precisely what trump's policies are going to bed towards china or towards the uk and other allies but the indications we do have suggest there is going to be a return to a much more belligerent attitude towards china on the economic front but also much more transactional attitude towards us allies. that doesn't mean the uk could get caught in between. —— that doesn't mean. we have in the uk significant supply chain dependence on china. including four key areas like green technology

now, to china next, where president xijinping has used his new year's speech to try and assert confidencee. he said the nation's economy is on an upwards trajectory and insists that no—one can stop reunification with taiwan. it comes just weeks before donald trump takes office in the united states with the president—elect vowing more tariffs to punish what he calls unfair trade practices by china. ushering in 25 years of power as russia's leader, president vladimir putin told russians the country will move forward with confidence in 2025, during his new year address. mr putin paid tribute to the soldiers fighting in the war in ukraine, calling them true heroes. meanwhile in ukraine, president volodymyr zelensky says his country will do all it can to end the war with moscow in 2025, and halt what he called russian aggression. standing in front of the iconic mother ukraine monument in kyiv, he also said that ukraine would need to fight next year to bolster its position both militarily and ahead of any talks to end russia's three—year invasion. for more on this, i'm joined by mick ryan. he s

..but in the democracy segments you don't distinguish between leaders such as vladimir putin, xijinpingia's mohammed bin salman, and those who were elected who you may not approve of, the likes of donald trump, javier milei, giorgia meloni. is it not anti—democratic to infer...? well, i suppose the inference from it is that people elected the wrong leaders. no, i think people can elect whoever they want. what i'm looking at is a creep towards authoritarianism and fascism and pushing further and further to the right. and i think what these people are believing and the erosion of human rights — this is a global thing, this idea of being able to protest or speak up, or having any way of kind of countering what is happening. like i said, this is a film based on a feeling and also personal experience. i'm, you know, my family is from india. i've been to india. i've seen what's been happening to muslims in india. i've spoken to journalists from there. i'm a film—maker, but my work has come out of the research, of interviewing and speaking to people who are actually experiencing things, like r

we are told the army have been dispatched to help and instructions have come from president xijinpingarch for trapped people. we will help save the injured and wounded and assist those who need help to rebuild their lives. hundreds of people now need shelter in villages scattered across the roof of the world. as temperatures dip to —18 celsius, they can huddle in tents for now, as the search for the missing goes on. laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. this is bbc news, around the world and across the uk. who are alive with bbc news. here is a recap of the top story, los angeles has declared a state of emergency in response to a massive wildfires to be these are live images where you can see a firefighter trying to salvage a property in the pacific palisades area. the earlier people were seen abandoning cars to flee the flames, aircraft and fire engines have been trying to stop the fight spreading but with limited effectiveness. 0fficials with limited effectiveness. officials say 10,000 homes and 30,000 buildings are under threat. 30,000 residents have been evacuated from the area. 46,000

we are told the army have been dispatched to help and instructions have come from president xijinpingo our best to investigate and search for trapped people. we will help save the injured and wounded and assist those who need help to rebuild their lives. hundreds of people now need shelter in villages scattered across the roof of the world. as temperatures dip to —18 celsius, they can huddle in tents for now, as the search for the missing goes on. laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. ownership is the nepal director for care. caps are.— for care. caps are. from yesterday _ for care. caps are. from yesterday i _ for care. caps are. from yesterday i been - for care. caps are. from yesterday i been taken i for care. caps are. from - yesterday i been taken every earthquake every second, memories of 2018 and the audience and throughout several years. yesterday morning it happened and the china— nepal border, and also in kathmandu, a few districts in that area. it brought back that memory. right now on the nepal end, we haven't much heard of any casualties but several minor injuries and damage,

she is here as part of that visit as part of a meeting between the uk prime minister and president xijinping and president xi jinping. that has kept this all off and i now see a different approach from the uk labour government. we have heard certainly seen an interaction between the uk chancellor and the vice premier and what he has said is there are ways in which the uk and china can work together that is mutually beneficial. to outweigh the differences between the sides. you see rachel reeves mentioning the word pragmatic. she says it a lot when it comes to relationship with china because she is trying to weigh up the economic needs of the uk with also security concerns. china will bristle at any mention of recent spying allegations. china will bristle at mentions of human rights and also if the uk accuses it of helping russia's war effort in ukraine. these are big issues, certainly for china in the uk and rachel reeves will have to think about whether or not she brings it up while she extends a hand of friendship. there is something in it for beijing's. the uk currently is the only countr