We have a feed through from the chinese economy to the rest of the world through chinese investment, particularly Property Investment and infrastructure investment, and the news on that front is not quite so positive yet. We are still seeing relatively sluggish investment in those areas. A lot of the recent improvement has actually come from the consumer sector, which is a good thing for chinas economy, where we are seeing some rebalancing away from investment, but in terms of chinese demand for what the rest of the world produces, it is not quite as positive a development. Having said that, despite the continued weakness in the property sector, there were some green shoots in the data today. I think we could see a bit of relief for the Housing Market over the next few quarters and that definitely will be a positive for the rest of the world as well. Todays gdp news comes as president xi hosts an anniversary belt and road forum in beijing. The meeting celebrates ten years of president xis signature foreign and economic policy. Russian leader Vladimir Putin was given the Red Carpet Treatment at the global summit, as china and russia deepen their solidarity. Mr putin was the guest of honour among leaders and officials from more than 130 countries. The bri has seen china pouring an estimated trillion dollars into investment and Infrastructure Projects around the world. One country receiving some of that money is in sri lanka. Some of those projects have had mixed success, as our India Business correspondent reports from colombo. This is on sri lankas southern tip and is often held up as an example of everything that has gone wrong with chinas belt and road initiative. It was started in 2010. This led to allegations that colombo was having to cede control over a Strategic National asset. And then, there is this. The airportjust a few kilometres away. It is yet another example of a bri project that has gone wrong. It is often called the mds airport in the world. It has the capacity to handle about 1 million passages but in reality gets only about 10 off that every year. Forall the gets only about 10 off that every year. For all the failures, the bri have delivered significant successes in sri lanka as well. The Container Terminal is one example. Also, half of the countrys expressways are either built or funded by china and these investments came in at a crucialjuncture. These investments came in at a crucialjuncture. Crucial uncture. These investments were crucialjuncture. These investments were useful crucialjuncture. These investments were useful to crucialjuncture. These investments were useful to complements crucialjuncture. These investmentsl were useful to complements chinas economic development, but sri lanka did not do the Master Planning to have these projects deliver proper rates of return. Second, chinas policy banks probably push the money on a sri lankan economy that did not have the ability to assess them properly. Ganeshan wignaraja ending that report by Nikihl Inamdar in colombo. Now, the troubling situation in the middle east is bringing great uncertainty to the region, not least due to raised Risk Perceptions facing the global economy. Since the hamas assault on israel 11 days ago, the oil price for brent crude has risen by over 12 . But its still some way short of the height of about 97 a barrel seen in late september. Live now to new york and michelle fleury. How have the markets reacted to events in the middle east . Unsurprisingly, investors are looking pretty nervous. Wall street hasjust looking pretty nervous. Wall street has just opened lower. Looking pretty nervous. Wall street hasjust opened lower. About looking pretty nervous. Wall street has just opened lower. About 0. 25 down. 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If only. At the moment, i think it is perspective . If only. At the moment, i think it is worth perspective . If only. At the moment, i think it is worth emphasising perspective . If only. At the moment, i think it is worth emphasising that i i think it is worth emphasising that one side only, the israelis, have put forward a detailed and frankly quite cogent explanation for what they think happened in gaza last night. They have explained it at some length. They have put Forward Evidence that they say is compelling. They say if you look at the sight of the hospital, the nature of the explosion suggested it was not an israeli munition dropped from the air but an explosion from a rocket full of fuel fired from a nearby cemetery. They released an intercepted Phone Conversation which they say has hamas fight is discussing whatjust happened and admitting it was a palestinian rocket, not an israeli munition, so they have laid this all out for the press in great detail and insisted it was not then. Joe biden has been asked about this. He has also said that it asked about this. He has also said thatitis asked about this. He has also said that it is his belief that this was not an action perpetrated by the israelis but by the other team, as he slightly unfortunately put it earlier today. He slightly unfortunately put it earliertoday. He he slightly unfortunately put it earlier today. He has also said his information is coming from his intelligence services. The British Government says it is also conducting its own independent analysis of what happened. Put aside that a complete silence from hamas and islamicjihad, beyond some general denials, and it is quite difficult to conclude or to judge exactly what happened. And one last thing, there is never going to be a proper independent investigation on the ground. Gaza, from top to bottom, is a war zone and will be four weeks to come. Any evidence that there is a day is going to be destroyed pretty quickly. Yes. That there is a day is going to be destroyed pretty quickly. Destroyed pretty quickly. Yes, i would concur destroyed pretty quickly. Yes, i would concur with destroyed pretty quickly. Yes, i would concur with everything i destroyed pretty quickly. Yes, i. Would concur with everything said there. Would concur with everything said there. But would concur with everything said there, but for the people who really matter. There, but for the people who really matter, the people in the region, they have matter, the people in the region, they have already made up their minds they have already made up their minds. Israelis will be quite certain. Minds. Israelis will be quite certain, they believe the story that has been certain, they believe the story that has been put out relatively cogently hy has been put out relatively cogently by the has been put out relatively cogently by the israeli army already, but what by the israeli army already, but what we by the israeli army already, but what we are seeing, as we saw last night, what we are seeing, as we saw last night, almost immediately after the first news night, almost immediately after the first news of this terrible incident, there were protests on the streets incident, there were protests on the streets of incident, there were protests on the streets of oman, protests in the occupied streets of oman, protests in the occupied west bank, in turkey, even in qatar occupied west bank, in turkey, even in qatar a occupied west bank, in turkey, even in qatara bit occupied west bank, in turkey, even in qatar a bit later, and we are seeing in qatar a bit later, and we are seeing more of those today, and i think seeing more of those today, and i think they seeing more of those today, and i think they are going to build and build. Think they are going to build and build. And think they are going to build and build, and those people are certain israei build, and those people are certain israel carried it out. It would not matter israel carried it out. It would not matter what information is given, it will not matter what information is given, it will not change their minds. Where it matters will not change their minds. Where it matters beyond that is the wider international community. This could have been international community. This could have been a international community. This could have been a moment, if it had been 100 have been a moment, if it had been 100 clear have been a moment, if it had been 100 clear that israel had done it, you may 100 clear that israel had done it, you may have seen some disengagement who have you may have seen some disengagement who have closely backed israel on this, who have closely backed israel on this, that who have closely backed israel on this, that they begin to feel they are exposed by that. Probably not the us are exposed by that. Probably not the us and a President Biden at this juncture, the us and a President Biden at this juncture, when he is in israel showing juncture, when he is in israel showing solidarity, and his to see arab showing solidarity, and his to see arab leaders has been cancelled. But you would arab leaders has been cancelled. But you would have seen some of the strongest you would have seen some of the strongest supporters of israel and the west strongest supporters of israel and the west begin to pull back. At the moment, the west begin to pull back. At the moment, there is no real reason for them moment, there is no real reason for them to moment, there is no real reason for them to do moment, there is no real reason for them to do that. Them to do that. Another question, from colin. Them to do that. Another question, from colin, will them to do that. Another question, from colin, will president them to do that. Another question, from colin, will President Biden from colin, will President Biden share his proof that it was not an israeli strike . Because he said he believes it was the other team, so to speak, behind this. I believes it was the other team, so to speak, behind this. Believes it was the other team, so to speak, behind this. I dont think he necessary to speak, behind this. I dont think he necessary feels to speak, behind this. I dont think he necessary feels he to speak, behind this. I dont think he necessary feels he is to speak, behind this. I dont think he necessary feels he is under to speak, behind this. I dont think he necessary feels he is under any| he necessary feels he is under any pressure to do that. I think he probably feels the israelis have laid out their case pretty comprehensively. You know, they may choose to do that if this he said, she said debate continues, but one other point worth making, this is a major concern to the americans and many other watching the situation, what is being said by iran and what is being said and done by irans allies in lebanon, hezbollah. We have seen quite a lot of activity along the northern border. I am not aware, i could be wrong, but i am not aware either of those who have said very much at all today, which suggests to me that both are looking at the case that has been put forward by israel and wondering, yes, what is actually a missile fired by palestinian islamicjihad, in which case, is this the moment for us to escalate . I in which case, is this the moment for us to escalate . For us to escalate . I think that is a very good for us to escalate . I think that is a very good point. For us to escalate . I think that is a very good point. Both for us to escalate . I think that is a very good point. Both iran for us to escalate . I think that is a very good point. Both iran and | a very good point. Both iran and hezbollah a very good point. Both iran and hezbollah are not prepared to go in fully at hezbollah are not prepared to go in fully at Thisjuncture Hezbollah are not prepared to go in fully at this juncture so there is an element of caution in what they are doing an element of caution in what they are doing. They have already used iran are doing. They have already used iran has are doing. They have already used iran has used a very strong rhetoric, iran has used a very strong rhetoric, that the time of a spread to other rhetoric, that the time of a spread to other friends is becoming almost inevitable. To other friends is becoming almost inevitable, the Supreme Leader also had his inevitable, the Supreme Leader also had his strongest comments yesterday. In one sense they may feel they yesterday. In one sense they may feel they do not need to add to that, feel they do not need to add to that, but feel they do not need to add to that, but they are not wanting to pour that, but they are not wanting to pour more that, but they are not wanting to pour more fuel on the fire at the moment pour more fuel on the fire at the moment because this has become more combustible moment because this has become more combustible across the region. We are seeing combustible across the region. We are seeing arab countries and muslim countries, are seeing arab countries and muslim countries, a are seeing arab countries and muslim countries, a bigger inflammation of the protests, and hezbollah, it is a major the protests, and hezbollah, it is a major gamble for hezbollah to take, and for major gamble for hezbollah to take, and for iran, to an extent, so i think and for iran, to an extent, so i thinkthey and for iran, to an extent, so i think they will hold back and not fully commit. If this has been a slam fully commit. If this has been a slam dunk. Fully commit. If this has been a slam dunk, 100 israel had done it, they might slam dunk, 100 israel had done it, they might have felt compelled to push beyond what has been happening on the push beyond what has been happening on the northern border with israel, where on the northern border with israel, where although there have been deaths where although there have been deaths on both sides, they have been relatively deaths on both sides, they have been relatively limited and the Rules Of Engagement have been basically adhered engagement have been basically adhered to, which is tit for tat, rather adhered to, which is tit for tat, rather than adhered to, which is tit for tat, rather than one side hitting more and more rather than one side hitting more and more and more. Rather than one side hitting more and more and more. Now, this is from marietta, and more and more. Now, this is from marietta. Who and more and more. Now, this is from marietta, who asks, and more and more. Now, this is from marietta, who asks, why and more and more. Now, this is from marietta, who asks, why are and more and more. Now, this is from marietta, who asks, why are airdropsl marietta, who asks, why are airdrops of aid parcels like food, water and medicine not possible for gaza . Well, i suppose, fundamentally, because, as i said before, gaza is a war zone and the only planes flying over it at the moment are israeli planes dropping weapons on hamas targets, according to the way Israel Defines what it is up to at the moment. But, putting that to one side, and the fact there is not really anybody else there who could fill that role, and israel would not welcome any other presence in its airspace, the debate about getting humanitarian assistance to those palestinians who have fled their homes and, frankly, the palestinians altogether in the gaza strip, in excess of 2 million people, that is a very live issue. Joe biden was supposed to be talking to the egyptian president tomorrow about this because it would require egypt to get involved, to open the crosses crossing that it controls at the southern end of the gaza strip to allow the aid convoys that are gathered on the egyptian side in to