the re ort xinjiang to contain china. the report calls — xinjiang to contain china.shful thinking. so too perhaps is the suggestion that global corporations examine their supply chains. these are important findings but the big question is, what next? john sudworth, bbc news. the rmt union has announced two more days of strike action this month. workers from network rail and 14 train operators will walk out on 15th and 17th september, as part of their dispute over pay and conditions. our transport correspondent katy austin is at king's cross station in london. what is the latest? if these both go ahead, members of the rmt union in roles ranging from train guards to signallers will have walked out on eight days within about three months, and the 15th of september also coincides with a large strike by train drivers in the aslef union at 12 operators, so it could potentially be the most disruptive strike day yet although it is far too early to say yet exactly what the timetables will look like. network rail and the organisation that represents the train companies say the

i think china-s powerh detention camps in xinjiang?camps in xinjiang? i think china's power emanates from - detention camps in xinjiang? i think china's power emanates from its - china's power emanates from its economic leverage, that is why a lot of governments around the world are afraid of speaking out so i think addressing from the economic side, china wants economic growth, the chinese communist party is built on economic growth so let's see what happens when we tackle on the economic front.— happens when we tackle on the economic front. ~ . ., , ., ., economic front. what have you made ofthe economic front. what have you made of the chinese _ economic front. what have you made of the chinese response _ economic front. what have you made of the chinese response and - economic front. what have you made of the chinese response and their - of the chinese response and their denials today?— denials today? doing this 'ob for over ten denials today? doing this 'ob for ten years i denials today? doing this 'ob for over ten years i've * de

michelle bachelet�*s visit to xinjiang was a complete disaster.nda, what she did, it was a photo op for china and her visit was called a whitewash. so there was a lot of concern surrounding this report. now, i have to say, given all the concern, the report is really quite decent, with a strong focus on arbitrary detention. it takes into account a lot of the evidence and the research. and importantly, in the conclusion, it says there are serious human rights violations taking place in the region. and most importantly, the report does say that beijing's actions couyld constitute crimes against humanity. what do you expect the reaction globally to be? we have seen some of these reports before, but is there any real repercussion for china? i think for china this is potentially very dangerous. a bunch of governments have been cautious on the subject, also because the evidence came from witnesses and researchers, but there's also countries who are trying to stay neutral, not wanting to be seen as offending beijing. but now this report, precisely because

and the west to strategically use xinjiang to contain china.oline: china has always denied running internment camps insisting they are training facilities for students. but it never had unfettered access to any locations in xinjiang. so the report is an important vindication, recognition of their suffering. >> i just cannot stop my tears when i was reading the report after midnight last night. it's the longing for the last five years to see some reaction by the u.n.. i believe the governments around the world can putxtra pressure on china. business should it be usual. caroline: human rights groups say the publication shod mark a turning point in the world's response and they described it as a game changer, saying u.n. let the states and would now be duty-bound to act on what it found. laura: in other news now, the value of the u.s. dollar has hit a 20 year high as investors buying the currency. economies around the world are grappling with soaring inflation and growth. u.s. employers are still hiring new workers and it's making the dollar an at

long—delayed un report says serious human rights abuses have been committed in the chinese region of xinjiangyghur muslims. it also found that allegations of torture and sexual abuse during what china calls vocational education and training are credible. beijing, which saw the report in advance, dismissed it as a farce. we can go live to los angeles now and speak to dr erkin sidick, president of the uyghur projects foundation. welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. first, your reaction to this report and its findings? i your reaction to this report and its findings?— and its findings? i am very ha - and its findings? i am very happy that _ and its findings? i am very happy that this _ and its findings? i am very happy that this report - and its findings? i am very i happy that this report finally came out and this is a good and positive step to stopping the uighur genocide so i am very happy. uighur genocide so i am very happy- i uighur genocide so i am very ha . _ ., ., uighur genocide so i am very ha a , ., ., ., uighur genocide so i am very ha a n . . . ., . happy. i am hearing fr

long—delayed un report says serious human rights abuses have been committed in the chinese region of xinjiangr muslims. it also found that allegations of torture and sexual abuse during what china calls vocational education and training are credible. beijing, which saw the report in advance, dismissed it as a farce. earlier, i spoke to peter irwin from the uighur human rights project, who said the chinese government won't be a credible player on the world stage unless they take action now. we have been waiting all day for the report, and we have been essentially waiting a full year for this report to be released. in particular, it uncovers the chinese government facade that there was nothing to see in the uighur region. there is something to see. that has been confirmed by the un. they say it might be crimes against humanity. they are no longer allegations, they are confirmation of horrendous human rights abuses in the region. you saw what i've said, hey have dismissed it as a farce, they are not accepting any responsibility or acknowledgement of those allegations. also, michelle bachelet, in

and sexual violence, and it says the world must now pay urgent attention to what's happening in xinjiangerces this chinese government facade that there is nothing to see in the uighur region. well, there is something to see. so they're no longer allegations, this is confirmation of horrendous human rights abuses in the region at the moment. this was the un high commissioner for human rights in a much criticised visit to china in may. last week she said she had been under pressure not to publish the report. it was finally released just minutes before she ended her four—year term, to fury from china. translation: the so-called assessment is orchestrated l and manufactured by the us and some western forces. it is wholly illegal and invalid. the report is misinformation which serves as a political tool for the us and the west to strategically use xinjiang to contain china. china has always denied running internment camps, insisting they are vocational training centres for willing students, but it has never allowed unfettered access to any of the locations of the camps in xinjiang, so for the

long—delayed un report says serious human rights abuses have been committed in the chinese region of xinjiangmuslims. it also found that allegations of torture and sexual abuse during what china calls vocational education and training are credible. beijing, which saw the report in advance, dismissed it as a farce. we can go live now to geneva and speak to peter irwin from the uighur human rights project. very good to have you with us, thanks forjoining us, peter, particularly in the middle of the night for you. i understand how important you consider this report, but what if any implications do you think that the release of this report will have? i the release of this report will have? ~ . . , have? i think certainly it will have? i think certainly it will have implications. _ have? i think certainly it will have implications. we - have? i think certainly it will have implications. we have| have? i think certainly it will- have implications. we have been waiting all day for the report, and we have been essentially waiting a full year for this report to be released. in particular, it uncovers

long—delayed un report says serious human rights abuses have been committed in the chinese region of xinjiangr muslims. it also found that allegations of torture and sexual abuse during what china calls vocational education and training are credible. beijing, which saw the report in advance dismissed it as a farce. peter irwin from the uyghur human rights project says the chinese government won't be a credible player on the world stage unless they take action now. i think this is a report that we have been waiting for for quite some time. we have been waiting all day and we have been waiting essentially a full yearfor been waiting essentially a full year for this report. been waiting essentially a full yearfor this report. i think what it does in particular is it really pierces the facade of the chinese government that there is nothing to see in the uighur region. well, there is something to see and it has been confirmed by the un and what they say is that it has been confirmed so these are no longer allegations but confirmation of horrendous human rights abuses in the region. to an extent, w

united nations report says serious human rights abuses have been committed in the chinese region of xinjianginst uyghur muslims. it's also found that allegations of torture and abuse at detention camps are credible. beijing, which saw the report in advance dismissed it as a farce. a united nations team has arrived at the city of zaporizhzhia near the russian—held nuclear power plant in ukraine's south. the team is expected to inspect the plant on thursday. russian forces have been accused of shelling near the plant but russia says ukraine is behind the attacks. it's thought the funeral of former soviet union president mikhail gorbachev will take place on saturday at the hall of columns in moscow — but russia has so far refused to confirm whether the 91—year—old will be afforded a full state funeral, nor whether president putin will attend. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk — and another chance to watch stephen sackur�*s 2014 interview with mikhail gorbachev, the last leader of the soviet union, who died on tuesday. welcome to a special edition of hardtalk from berlin, with me, stephen sackur. t

and sexual violence, and it says the world must now pay urgent attention to what's happening in xinjiangllegations, this is confirmation of horrendous human rights abuses in the region at the moment. this was the un high commissioner for human rights in a much criticised visit to china in may. last week she said she had been under pressure not to publish the report. it was finally released just minutes before she ended her four—year term, to fury from china. translation: the so-called assessment is orchestrated l and manufactured by the us and some western forces. it is wholly illegal and invalid. the report is misinformation which serves as a political tool for the us and the west to strategically use xinjiang to contain china. china has always denied running internment camps, insisting they are vocational training centres for willing students, but it has never allowed unfettered access to any of the locations of the camps in xinjiang, so for the uighurs, the un report is an important vindication, recognition of their suffering. i just cannot stop my tears when i was reading the report

it says the onus is on the whereabouts of missing family members. —— in xinjiang.s were quite disturbing, mirroring what was in this report today including torture with electric add—ons in an intimate way and sadly rape. with electric add-ons in an intimate way and sadly rape.— with electric add-ons in an intimate - way and sadly rape._ not way and sadly rape. translation: not one but three- — way and sadly rape. translation: not one but three. they _ way and sadly rape. translation: not one but three. they did _ way and sadly rape. translation: not one but three. they did whatever - one but three. they did whatever evil their— one but three. they did whatever eviltheir mind one but three. they did whatever evil their mind could think of and they did — evil their mind could think of and they did not spare any part of my body _ they did not spare any part of my body. spiking to the extent it was disgusting to look at. they did not 'ust disgusting to look at. they did not just rape. — disgusting to look at. they did not just rape, they were barbaric. they had beaten

railway checkpoint a sensitive issue is water kazakh rivers or the irtysh originate in china in xinjiang. this year there is a drought due to which water intake from these rivers may be increased, which may negatively affect the ecology of kazakhstan, however, there is no doubt that this sensitive issue will be resolved between beijing and nursultan at the moment there are no strategic differences, september 13 on the eve of a visit to kazakhstan. true, there was an article was published about the chinese leader, in which he called kazakhstan and china good neighbors and stressed the need to continue to adhere to this course towards the development of good neighborly relations. and in particular. i will quote the chinese leader noted the need for the two countries to coordinate efforts in order to oppose unilateral actions and blockages of thought and promote the development of the world order in a more just and rational direction , it should also be noted that the visit of the chinese leader to kazakhstan coincided with a state visit to this country by pope francis on the eve of anti he

united nations report says serious human rights abuses have been committed in the chinese region of xinjiang against uyghur muslims. it's also found that allegations of torture and abuse at detention camps are credible. beijing, which saw the report in advance, dismissed it as a farce. a united nations team of inspectors has arrived in the southern ukrainian city of zaporizhzhia, ahead of a visit to the nearby russian held nuclear power plant. moscow and ukraine blame each other for recent shelling of the area. it's thought the funeral of former soviet union president mikhail gorbachev will take place on saturday at the hall of columns in moscow — but russia has so far refused to confirm whether the 91—year—old will be afforded a full state funeral, nor whether president putin will attend. now on bbc news — six months ago, thousands of ukrainian civilians joined the military to fight invading russian forces, including members of one of ukraine's top rock bands, antytila. come on. come on, come on. our music has vibration of love, but war has vibration of hate. we don't have a lot of equipmen

china of "serious human rights violations" in a long—awaited report into allegations of abuse in xinjiangors say they uncovered "credible evidence" of torture against uyghur muslims and other ethnic minorities, which china denies. china had urged the un not to release the report — with beijing calling it a "farce" arranged by western powers. this is a report we've been waiting forfor quite some time. we've been waiting all day for the report and we've been waiting essentially a full year for this report release. i think what it does in particular, it really pierces this chinese government facade that there is nothing to see in the uyghur region. well, there is something to see and it's been confirmed by the un and what they say is that it might be crimes against humanity, right? these are no longer allegations, this is a confirmation of horrendous human rights abuses in the region at the moment. the disasters emergency committee has launched an urgent appeal to help the millions of people affected by floods in pakistan. more than 1000 people have died and 6 million are in urgent need of h

in a long—awaited report, the un says the allegations of serious human rights abuses in china's xinjiangay constitute crimes against humanity. it found that reports of torture and sexual abuse at detention camps against uighur muslims are credible and urged china to release all detainees in xinjiang and comply with international law. china, on the other hand, has dismissed the findings of the report as a farce planned by the un and western nations. here's the chinese foreign ministry spokesman speaking a little earlier. translation: the so—called assessment is orchestrated and manufactured by the us and some western forces. it is wholly illegal and invalid. the report is misinformation which serves as a political tool for the us and the west to strategically use shing zhang to contain china. joining me now is michael bristow. he is the asia pacific editor for the bbc world service. china dismissing this report is misinformation, but tell us about the evidence the us has gathered. it has taken a while to get this together to get it to the point where it is released. it is interesting _ wh

checkpoint sensitive issues, er, is water, the kazakh rivers or the irtysh originate in china in xinjiang this year. in connection with this, water intake from these rivers can be increased, which may negatively affect the ecology of kazakhstan , however, there is no doubt that this sensitive issue will be resolved between beijing and nursultan at the moment there are no strategic differences, on september 13, at the visit to kazakhstani pravda, an article was published about the chinese leader, in which he called kazakhstan and china good neighbors, stressed the need to continue to adhere to this course for the development of good neighborly relations. and in particular. i will quote the chinese leader noted the need for the two countries to coordinate efforts in order to oppose unilateralism and bloc thinking and promote the development of a world order in a more just and in a rational direction, it should also be noted that the visit of the chinese leader to kazakhstan coincided with the state visit to this country of the pope of rome francis, on the eve of antifigs, held talks with th

finance and deploy as needed already from syria, i brought the organization banned in russia to the xinjiangighur autonomous region and the tanker gorge in georgia. this is reliably known. well, yes, there is information that they are trying, so to speak, to make this situation an international crossing for children, but to different sectors, so to speak, of terrorist fronts, and their wards. well, damn it, in principle, the figure is quite odious lobbyists are well-known. well, on the other hand. here is his unexpected arrival in kiev and this situation with money. why were they announced? about the assistance package, uh, there is, uh, the long-term program has already invested 25 billion. and suddenly, all of a sudden, it was necessary to arrive in kiev and announce these two billion. i think that the fact is that everyone understands with their heads that ukraine has a very odd role in this whole situation. some time ago, western expert and they were talking about organizing this ukrainian conflict, meaning by this that i would like to drag it out, uh, and then there will be some difficu

united nations report says serious human rights abuses have been committed in the chinese region of xinjiangkistan are at risk of disease and hunger, after some of the worst floods in the country's history.

well, they are bringing the issue of xinjiang on human rights. human rights in france as they are respected in the twentieth year. we had about 20 reasons to to ask americans what they are doing, what is going on in american cities. we also do not introduce this, proceeding from the fact that we recognize that we still have diplomacy, if we still have diplomacy, if we defend the principle of international law, i will answer with a margarita. why we do not fight is the principle of the laws and rules of war, fixed in the hague geneva conferences. e convention, if we comply with them, then hitting infrastructure facilities is, if possible , prohibited. that is, avoid as much as possible. strikes on cultural heritage sites of educational institutions. well, in hospitals there are only roads and so on. andrey, she knows about this, but she rejects this. this she rejects. now she rejects the law of the international they say, this is the rule guys. here the rules we have mean one thing for me, we, and we oath of international law, gave this one, the p

united nations report says serious human rights abuses have been committed in the chinese region of xinjianginst uyghur muslims. it's also found that allegations of torture and abuse at detention camps are credible. beijing, which saw the report in advance, dismissed it as a farce. a united nations team has arrived at the city of zaporizhzhia near the russian—held nuclear power plant in ukraine's south. the team is expected to inspect the plant on thursday. russian forces have been accused of shelling near the plant but russia says ukraine is behind the attacks. it's thought the funeral of former soviet union president mikhail gorbachev will take place on saturday at the hall of columns in moscow — but russia has so far refused to confirm whether the 91—year—old will be afforded a full state funeral, nor whether president putin will attend. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week, we will catch up with an olympic superstar hoping to help women exercise smarter. i'm trying to run for a gold medal here, but i'm also very aware that i've just started my period. chris is braving the cold

this is called the xinjiang ygur autonomous region, urumqi, and we did an excursion there for 8 days.een from gray to purple. it was so unique. everything, the border. this is kazakhstan kyrgyzstan mongolia even we are on they locked up their passports and let them go to mongolia for 4 hours, he says, if you don’t come back, then you will never come back. that is, even such conditions were there, the largest fault , a very beautiful place, the largest fault after the earthquake. there are stones in the form of two-three-story houses. it 's just a colossal impression. that is, altai, that is, it is also very beautiful. and after this trip, i had vivid indelible impressions that still excite me. well, for the first time in my life i tried, well, i didn’t try, i’m completely from where i didn’t eat meat did not eat dairy products fasted and i have tverskoy when we stretch large canvases there are small trimmings. that is, it is a meter by 30 there 20x10, that is, yes, and i ordered stretchers from me, pulled all these trimmings. i got about 30 works. i wrote a series of fish series of fi

finance and transfer as needed, even from syria, i reacted to the organization in russia to the xinjiange pankist gorge in georgia is known to be delivered. well, yes, there is information that they are trying, so to speak, inter e to make this situation an international crossing for children, but to different sectors, so to speak, of terrorist fronts. as for his wards, ivan alexandrovich well, blinkin, in principle, is a rather odious figure, a well-known lobbyist. well, on the other hand, this is how his unexpected arrival in kiev and

xinjiang news agency says more than 2200 officials were elected.dent xi jinping is expected to secure a third term in office. the philippines is holding talks to buy fuel and commodities from russia. president ferdinand marcos jr. told the news that the philippines is close to buying supplies. >> now maybe we need to approach russia, maybe they can loosen up and provide us with some fuel. the political side of it has been tricky but nonetheless, the national interest comes first. and so, we have to find those new sources of fuel. alice: global news, 24 hours a day, on air, and on bloomberg quicktake. powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. tom: coming up. the pound plunged as the new u.k. chancellor doubles down on tax cuts in comments yesterday. gilt yields surging this hour as debt markets have reopened. more on this aggressive selloff across gilts and the pound. the analysis on where this leaves this economy. this is bloomberg. ♪ tom: welcome back to the open. 44 minutes into the european trading day. lines

agriculture , and water is a sensitive issue. uh, kazakh rivers or the irtysh originate in china in xinjiangre this year er, there is a drought. how can water intake from these rivers be increased, which may negatively affect the ecology of kazakhstan, however, there is no doubt that this sensitive issue will be resolved between beijing and nursultan at the moment there are no strategic disagreements. er, it is worth emphasizing, for example, that recently during the taiwan crisis, china very clearly expressed its support for one china and in official e, speeches stressed that he does not recognize taiwan e, september 13 on the eve of a visit to kazakhstan. pravda. e, an article was published by the chinese leader, in which he called kazakhstan and china good neighbors and stressed the need to continue to adhere to this course on the development of good neighborly relations in particular. uh, i will quote the chinese leader pointed out the need. e two countries to coordinate efforts with i will sleep against unilateral action and bloc thinking and promote development world order in a more ju

has found that china has committed serious human rights violations against uyghur muslims in the xinjiangith the international monetary fund. sri lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in more than 70 years of independence — with acute shortages of fuel and basic goods — and annual inflation running at almost 65%. shiran fernando is chief economist with the sri lanka chamber of commerce in the capital colombo. thank in the capital colombo. you so much forjoining us. thank you so much forjoining us. i realise it is a tricky thing to do interviews from colombo. my first question is this, do you think the imf can invite save this country from the crises it finds itself in? thank you thank you for having me. i think the imf potential programme and reform programme will set in place at least part way for sri lanka to emerge out of this debt crisis and a forex crisis we are seeing. it will be a positive signal to the market, to businesses, as well, that there is a journey ahead for sri lanka and the government is willing to embark on the reforms, as well. i think the imf alone, the programme

this is called the xinjiang yigul autonomous prefecture, urumqi, and we did an excursion there for eight days, we looked at the mountains from red to green, from gray to purple. it was so unique. everything, the border. this is kazakhstan, kyrgyzstan, mongolia, even we locked up our passports and let them go to mongolia for 4 hours, they say, if you don’t come back, you will never come back. that is, even such conditions were there, the biggest fault, a very beautiful place, the biggest acceleration. after earthquakes. there are stones in the form of two-three-story houses. it 's just a colossal impression. that is, altai, that is, it is also very beautiful. and after this trip, i had vivid indelible impressions that still excite me. well, for the first time in my life i tried, well, i didn’t try, i’m completely from where i didn’t eat meat, i didn’t eat dairy products, i fasted, and in tverskaya, when we stretch large canvases, small trimmings remain. that is, it is a meter by 30 there 20x10, that is, yes, and i ordered stretchers from me, pulled all these pruning. i got about 30 works.

committed serious human rights abuses against ethnic minorities is a mission john region -- in the xinjiangn. beijing tried to block the report and is clamping down on extremism and terrorism, it claims. therapy one has lost a special congressional election in alaska in a district that has been republican held for decades. this is setting up a rematch for the seat in november. access to abortion was one of the points that helped beat palin. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and at bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. anna: thanks very much. alice atkins with the first word news update. let's turn our attention to the european energy crisis or governments face unreliable russian supplies. germany is now reporting that it's gas storage has risen 84% on capacity. let's talk to claudia kemfert, chief energy analyst at the german economic research institute,diw. how does this position germany going into the winter? claudia: the state of storage is filled because the german government has extended a lot of money t

united nations report says serious human rights abuses have been committed in the chinese region of xinjianginst uyghur muslims. the white house has called on china to immediately cease "atrocities" against uyghurs and other ethnic minorities. millions of people in pakistan are at risk of disease and hunger, after some of the worst floods in the country's history. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are baroness ros altmann, former pensions minister in david cameron's conservative government, and the broadcaster penny smith. hi there. lovely to see you. the daily mirror leads with cctv footage of a gunman fleeing after the fatal shooting of olivia pratt—korbel. merseyside police say the shooter used two guns in the attack that killed the nine—year—old. the daily mail suggests a leading qc, lord pinnock, will say the way mps are conducting an inquiry into borisjohnson and partygate, risks damaging democracy. the prime minister is being investigated by the commons privileges committee, over whether he misled parliament over gatherings in

we also get the spotlight on human rights abuses in the prc including in hong kong, tibet, xinjiang, and speaking out in a joint statement we lead lobbying experts to renew the effort focused on sexual orientation and gender identity. expanding inclusion of protection up members of marginalized and vulnerable groups. we also supported the hrc's urgent focus on women and girls in afghanistan. briefly turning to food security, it is estimated that russia's unprovoked war on ukraine may drive 40 million or more additional people worldwide into extreme poverty and food insecurity this year. you may have noted that secretary blinken used our may un security council presidency to find the link between conflicts and food insecurity. he highlighted also that every driver of food insecurity has been made worse by president putin's war of choice. thus far, 98 countries have signed on to the roadmap we, the u.s., have launched in may to tackle this growing global food security crisis. and we are working right now around the world with countries to urge them to increase the resources we are prov

pushing just south of shanghai, this is round xinjiang province, we are expected it will make landfalls impacts already being felt, even as far north as. shanghai and then you'll notice the track of this storm system takes the very much scenic route across this system. and what i mean by that is impacting as many people as possible along the eastern seaboard of china, and we think going to impact as many as 120 plus million that reside across this. regent incredible path for this storm system that sits at a category three equivalent. we do believe all we can in the next few hours to cat one, and beyond that a tropical storm. but rainfall amounts just light up like a christmas tree here, with 150, maybe 200 millimeters in regions, maybe 300 millimeters in some regions. pushing to a foot of rainfall in a very rare urbanized in. violent flooding going to be a very big concern as flooding moves across the landscape. beyond it, another system on approach. this particular one is poised to get to a category three equivalent. and the impacts seem to be okinawa, -- islands, certain parts of sou

charles's own history with xinjiang. hit a low point in 1979. after the murder of his mentor.d louis marbleton. by the groups paramilitary wing, the i.r.a.. but, he has long sense renounce violence. and after its election win. it is already pushing for a vote to help unite ireland. despite their differences with the monarchy. its leaders offered words of praise for the late queen. after her passing. >> i think she had a very significant role in terms of sending a strong message that we have healing to do as a people. between our two. violence between the people who live on this island. a similar message of respect and gratitude from pro british unionist. her majesty lead by example, in northern ireland. and reach out the hand of friendship to help with the reconciliation process. we are duty bound to build on those foundations. but brexit is reviving old. tensions pro british unionists fair it is led to increasing isolation from mainland uk. and blamed the eu. to put pressure on the uk government to get a better deal from the eu, they are refusing to join northern ireland powe

and the chinese are building their new mines in xinjiang, because this is the best area for missile launchesso forth. and the chinese. the united states is preparing for war. the last few years have been exceptionally intense. they don't believe in any of these options. although there is, of course, a proverb. if you want peace, prepare for war yes? well, in my opinion, they don't really believe in the world. look at the same missiles and the chinese are deploying new new missiles. uh, ballistic and uh, they supposedly have hypersonic missiles, this is not confirmed anymore. but, most likely, this is the way the chinese are. for many years they remained in terms of the number of nuclear warheads from russia and from the united states, they are now, uh, rapidly increasing the production of warheads. and the chinese are building the ocean fleet, they already have three aircraft carriers and the fourth one is being built, which will be with a nuclear engine. this is also, as you know, not for. uh, not even for japan, this is not for south korea, this is not for australia, this is a deterrent co

anyone who reads this cannot fail to understand what is going on in xinjiang province.. remember, china is an influential member of the united nations so there always is that balance that diplomats have to deal with but michelle basher light was meant to be the high commissioner to use her megaphone, really, for this express purpose of defending human rights around the globe so she came under immense pressure —— michelle bachelet. many were wondering if you would release that the bus at all. he finally said she would release that assessment but i have to say a lot of diplomats really not looking too kindly on the way they did it in their 30 minutes of a leaving office. �* , , ., ., ., office. amnesty international said it was a game _ office. amnesty international said it was a game changer— office. amnesty international said it was a game changer in - office. amnesty international said it was a game changer in western i it was a game changer in western nations are duty bound to act on its findings but what is the reaction been where you are within the halls of the unit

china of "serious human rights violations" in a long—awaited report into allegations of abuse in xinjiangovered "credible evidence" of torture against uyghur muslims and other ethnic minorities, which china denies. china had urged the un not to release the report with beijing calling it a "farce" arranged by western powers. a british man has been killed while volunteering as a medic in ukraine. the family of craig mackintosh are now crowdfunding to bring his body back to his hometown of norfolk. 0ur correspondent hugo bachega is in kyiv. hugo, good morning to you. what more do we know about this family? morning, naga. we understand craig mackintosh was volunteering as a medic, he died last week. we don't know the details about what happened. but his family has set up a page to raise money for his body to be repatriated to the uk. and his sister lorna described him as a war hero, selfless man, who died in the line of duty. a spokesperson for the foreign office said, we are supporting the family of a british man who has died in ukraine and are in contact with the local authorities. this mor

debate at the un human rights council to discuss how china treats uyghurs and other muslims in the xinjianguncil are on the hrc's agenda in its 16-year history. china strongly denies any abuse and has sent a government delegation to geneva to refute what it believes to be erroneous conclusions. united nations human rights office. china stressed that it is ready to fight if action is taken against it. yes, vyacheslav alekseevich it was precisely because of this statement, and the chinese newspaper global times under the state council of the people's republic of china noted that he was already becoming partly a puppet in the hands of the united states. , what does this mean, he put one pina in fact his own, vis-a-vis the world's largest economy in the position the future, perhaps saddam hussein and muam gaddafi and so on. that is, it is a threat. direct china's xingping leader. these are just flowers. yes, that is, it’s really worth further blaming the chinese authorities for the genocide of the uyghur people, respectively, and for the first time he was subjected to sanctions, the head of xin

no matter how much the americans would say about uyghurs and xinjiang, he replies, it is only with theirhe islamic threat, and he can afford to do this for a long time, despite the fact that judging by what is happening in europe, the size of the economy does not matter, it matters how deep you penetrated the global chain supplies. this can be seen, just from our gas, oil is grain fertilizer and after all, that is why the chance that the alliance with china will work better than the alliance of america and europe is great. that is why the americans are rocking both india and pakistans latin america they are drawing in new players who have so far tried to hold on. aside. this is the most controlled chaos on which they bet in the nineties, then the most significant result of such a bet was august of the ninety-fifth, when nato bombed the bosnian servers. after all, it was a double shock, for the first time on 1945 they were not just bombed in europe, but at the suggestion of the americans. europe was bombed again for you, the germans, who became the largest nato base, are the results of th

i was an investigative journalist and china's western region of xinjiang, and i was writing my book about the chinese is surveillance dystopia. i learned that bytedance and ti ktok was expanding into america and i knew this was ominous because i had been speaking to a former worker for the ministry of state security, a major intelligence and extremely powerful intelligence body, who hadn't told me that that he had worked with numerous companies including bytedance to expose the data over minorities in china. it happened. bytedance has also had an active role in suppressing the news about atrocities, which included physical and psychological torture, concentration camps, forced sterilizations, and the destruction of mosques and cultural artifacts. this is serious. i am aware of time. i have much more their written testimony few would like to ask. thank you for your time today. i look for to answering your questions. sen. peters: thank you. extremist groups including qanon followers isis, and white supremacist certainly have expanded their ranks by recruiting individuals on major social med

after bloomberg reported that it supplied surveillance technology to chinese security forces in xinjiang where millions of muslims have been forced into internment camps. so there's a report that last year that the secret service purchased eight of dj's drones. the fbi purchased 18 of them. so let me just ask you these questions on the record. i'll start with mr. wiegmann. does the fbi currently purchase and use chinese made drones, yes or no? mr. wiegmann: we do. >> does dhs currently purchase and use chinese made drones? ms. vinograd: dhs has prohibited the purchase of foreign made drones, small uas, absent waivers in very specific circumstances. >> okay, so this report that i mentioned said that the secret service had purchased eight of the drones. you're saying that's inaccurate. ms. vinograd: i'm saying that with certain waivers. >> with specific waivers, dhs can purchase -- ms. vinograd: with certain waivers, we are purchasing certain foreign made -- >> so you are. ms. vinograd: i can follow up with more specific details. >> the answer is yes. ms. vinograd: in a closed hearing, i c