reporter: a major point of this trip was to resume face-to-face meetings and to establish military to military channels and secretary antony blinken said that something chinese leadership has not agreed to but speaking to reporters secretary antony blinken said meeting has helped with a moment of instability in relations. they wrapped up with that meeting. something that was not confirmed until 45 minutes before it started lasted half an hour and followed many hours of discussions with the chinese counterparts this comes after weeks of rising tensions last month in a chinese fighter jet came close to a spy plane and a us destroyer was cut off. and in taiwan it was among the broad range of issues that secretary antony blinken raised. listen. we do not support taiwan and dependence and are opposed to any unilateral changes.we continue to expect a peaceful resolution of differences. we are committed to meeting our responsibilities under the taiwan relations act. including th
hello and welcome to you if you re joining me around the world, wherever you may be watching in the united states, europe, asia. i m richard quest. together, we are in the cnn newsroom . president biden reveals that he didn t ask for a cease-fire in his long call, telephone call, with the israeli prime minister. at the same time, the military in israel is expanding its ground offensive in gaza. christmas eve for many, to be sure, as the war rages on in gaza. christians in bethlehem and around the world, it s a celebration much more difficult than in previous years. and at the cnn s weather center, some in the united states forget a white christmas. think rainy christmas, instead. it s an extreme ly busy morning, and i ll get to those stories in a moment. only after i ve updated you with one twor deve developments in d trump s legal battles. the former u.s. president has now asked a federal appeals court to throw out the criminal election subversion case against him. the
largest economy. industrial output is lagging and house prices have fallen at theirfastest pace in a decade, highlighting the continued strains in the property sector. retail sales though have performed better than expected. so what does this all mean for china s recovery and the global economy? let s unpack all this with our asia business reporter sura njana tewari. markets in asia here are very conscious that make cautious about that mixed bag of data coming out of china. retail sales were up by 3.7% in may and that was better than april s 2.3% growth and beat many project projections with the government crediting labour day holidays and trade in programmes to encourage consumers for all of the appliances as well as shopping festivals as reasons for the improved sales. still, though, it was the third lowest reading since last august and may not do much to overcome concerns about a lack of demand in the country and spending. house prices fell at the fastest pace in a deca
it would either take a coordinated lockdown to stem the spread or a mass vaccination as soon as possible because our leadership at the time was incapable of doing so. one year later, we mourn more than 530,000 americans who have lost their lives to this plague. but we can also take some heart from millions of american who s have been vaccinated. and president joe biden s promise to have a shot ready for every american in about seven weeks as the vaccine appears to have convinced much of our reeling nation that we re clearing all-clear. and the president s historic relief package offers a lifeline to americans of all walks of life. tonight we ll be talking about what it will do for millions of our neighbors facing hunger and for overlooked black farmers slated to receive more aid from the federal government than they ever have. all of this, of course, without any help from republican lawmakers and all of that tonight on politics nation. but first joining me now is white hous
your company and a squeaky wheel effect employees can dictate policy.there is a debate about if these corporations are true believers but one thing that is clear is one thing that is not guiding them is profit. bottom line. capitalism. pixar has a new film outcome elemental, it s got characters it has bombed to brian. this is what it looks like at the box office $29.5 million of domestic sales produce the worst opening weekend in 15 years at the box office. these and other people interested in the bottom line clearly. all my other hand, if something else is guiding you, what is it? here s a film out about the transitioning. the effect of the trans-issue on kids and others it s a documentary that goes into the effects. it has been pulled from theaters. amc will not show it.