Stereotype question but in years in the future of the country that. Needed to be taken as drama there you go its cold out there. Im rachel joins me from the german. Post. The worlds top 2 economies are nearing a trained troops but there doesnt seem to be much agreement on what is happening when or even where it would be signs. Coming up our report. On the chinese finance modern expression in kenya. Or in thailand has come up with an innovative alternative to the polluting practice of burning rights fields. Ferguson well the United States says its planning to sign a trade deal with china in the 1st week of january the government in beijing has not confirmed the timeline nor has it mentioned any specifics about the agreement taken together theres uncertainty about what is happening when. Next year is no Election Year in the us and donald trump is not likely to risk in barking on tricky trade negotiations with one eye on the polls instead hes keen to declare himself the winner in the trade war with china so no surprise when he announced phase one of a trade deal. Because we want to give you. Just 3 great great. Plays. A few days earlier at a rally his message was even clearer. We just achieved a breakthrough on the trade deal and well be starting to get very shortly theyre already borrowing bijan billions of dollars of products are great cultural products. The phase one deal is bigger than window dressing china will no longer impose tariffs and soybeans imports from the u. S. For its part the u. S. Wave tariffs against china in mid december but nothing on state subsidies or market reform not even when and where it will be signed so what does china make of all this. Are the issues youre concerned about on the phase one deal signing i can tell you the both sides economic and trade teams are in close communication about details arrangements for the deal signing and other follow up work. Which translates as both sides say negotiations are continuing. On with the details of a possible deal with the u. S. Still being hammered by china is maintaining its focus on the belt and Road Initiative its a serious as grand Infrastructure Project intended to connect the Chinese Market with the rest of the world and you can see the extent of it here on the ma constructions been underway since 2013 were talking harbor as railways roads and Power Infrastructure in more than 60 countries china same its a secure export markets and access to real materials. Now germany is also involved chinas invested more than 38000000000 euros here since 2005 with a focus mainly on Innovative Technologies like automotive drive systems biomedical technology. And of course the belgian Road Initiative offers huge opportunities for Chinese Companies seeking to expand their operations our china correspondent going out took a look at what impact the project is having on businesses in the country. These are cooling and heating units for Industrial Buildings soon theyll be shipped to the u. S. Pakistan bangladesh and mexico the manufacturer broad group a company headquartered in hunan china specializes in Energy Efficient air conditioning in the next few years the firm with more than 3000 employees hopes to further expand needed by chinas belgian road investment scheme. And road opens a new space the growth in the world economy. It creates a new platform for International Trade and investment and provides new ways for Global Economic governance and contributes to the wellbeing of people in many countries. Sometimes called the new silk road the built in Road Initiative is a massive Infrastructure Investment scheme new railways are intended to provide better connectivity across the eurasian continent investment in ports will open new Maritime Trading routes according to official figures the total value of projects already signed exceeds 500000000000. 00 us dollars. So far International Trade rules have been shaped by western countries Chinese Companies like broad hope that through its massive investments china will gain a greater say in these rules to make them better serve chinese businesses. And chinese ambitions are on the table its now up to the rest of the world to react. On the new silk road is certainly not by puffing africa our next report takes us to kenya where our reporter avoids the model rocket express a chinese funded Railway Linking the cities of mombasa. Expressed high profile undertaking that aims to bring prosperity to southern kenya and to 2 cities in particular. Time to board the Mombasa Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway or s. G. R. Kenyas most expensive Infrastructure Project the distance between kenyas capital nairobi and the port city mumbai just under 500 kilometers and 2 years ago in 2017 this journey that were on would have taken up to 10 hours in fact some passengers on the train see that up to 24 hours have been spent trying to bridge that gap between these 2 cities. Towns. Very fast and business was on very fast. Phase 2 is bound to happen which means that the standard gauge will be running across the country of kenya and eventually leading up to a regional partners uganda and eventually south sudan opening up the region to trade and movement of persons the railway was built by chinese contractors and financed largely by chinese loans that poses a debt burden putting all this together hasnt come cheap 3800000000. 00 kenya has had to fork out in order to get this done and the tricky thing is 90 percent of that funding came from the china eggs in bank the Foreign Investors celebrate the results in glossy promotional videos the chinese provided both financing can technology to operate the railway for the 1st 5 years. The model rocket express is currently running at a loss but the investment is already paying off for chinese importers beijing is now kenyas biggest trading partner on the ground most kenyans are pleased they welcome the investment in the countrys ailing and largely outdated infrastructure. This dealer now gets his new cars by a train from mombasa. People who say the s. G. R. Was a bad investment or against development this train helps ordinary kenyans rich and poor benefit from it because for years. But its also hitting motorists in their wallet gas prices have gone up to help pay off the chinese debt. Russia has called on the European Union to find a solution to the controversial nord stream to pipeline that will transport russian gas to germany deputy Prime Minister dmitry kozak said its in the e. U. s own interest to ensure it has Energy Security at an acceptable price u. S. Lawmakers have approved sanctions on companies and governments working on the project they say the pipeline will increase europes reliance on Russian Energy put billions of dollars in moscows conference on to increase flooding or putins influence. To thailand now where the rice harvest typically creates plenty of straw waste which farmers often burn the proctors cause of huge amounts of air pollution and now an entrepreneur has come up with a clever solution to the problems of wasted and environmental damage. Its smoky and it stinks every year thailands rice farmers burn the leftover straw and scorched the stubble in the fields. Entrepreneur jarl one common one wants to change that i mean a full on demand i dont. Get patience its very hard working when i see they grow rice and. This is tasted a long time and after the. Saw each burn its very nice to have. The old to preserve believes rice straw is valuable she pays the farmers around 3 euro cents per kilo for us. Kamel one has invested some 300000 euros in her plant in the northern thai province lompoc. This is where the straw is chopped into fine bits and then cooked all without chemicals that process results in the pulp its used as a roll material for making rice paper packaging and disposable tableware but the machines to process it are very expensive so the pope is exported to india. We have the customer because india. And. Us. Very interesting in our product because it. John my university supports ties start ups like jaro on common ones Researchers Show improvements for the coating of tableware. That say that a film of rice starch makes these plates even more resistant to liquids hes on top of it was a business woman wants to set up her own production. Of the need for disposable table worth big. There are hundreds of Street Vendors and food trucks here in chiang mai alone. There ready to pay around 1. 00 botched 3 euro cents for an item from an amp and i pull my dollar to me and i cannot. Pass them on to off the shop that constitutes a model and i am entirely sure these are so high speed light up 40 feet from the man its mosque wrong good and the past bad back to us past the us and many farmers here and have learned that you can make money from straw burning it is a waste. From me on the Business Team here in berlin for more news on features you can check out our website at www dot com slash business you can also find us on social media or on facebook on twitter do drop us a line if you have the time on wherever you are in the world its Merry Christmas from me its been 5 and take. 8 years off of the overthrow of the gadhafi regime libya has descended into almost continual conflict between its rival senses of power my guess this week here in congress it is awkward not speak deputy Prime Minister of a un backed government of National Accord closely allied for groups of armed militias which are being credited for serious human rights abuses conflict zone. Next on d w the folks. Searching for identity and recognition. Turkish citizens with african roots. Their forebears were brought to the Ottoman Empire as slaves. Even today their descendants are treated like outsiders. Know their demanding change. Cut 60 minutes to. Eco india. How can a countrys economy grow and harmony with its people and violent. When there are do worse look at the bigger picture. India a country that faces many challenges and people are striving to create a sustainable future. Clever. Projects from europe and. Eco india on t. W. Staying up today dont miss our highlights building program. W dot com highlights. This is for some for mention we have no story from libya are you saying the us is badly informed yes i think the britain and or are you worth saving the government are you really worth of course 8 years after the overthrow of the gadhafi regime libya has descended into almost continual conflict between its rival centers of power my guess this week here in paris is