And Christian Fraser is in london. On the eve of a trip to shmooze with the worlds elite, the us president appears to have launched the first salvo in his long promised trade war. It is classic disruptive trump. In anticipation that tariffs against asian goods are only the beginning of mr trumps populist mission, markets in latin america also fell on the news. Last year the chinese president xi jinping delighted davos with a robust defense of free trade. They will get know such globalist love from the new american leader. And a the hefty tarrifs on chinese washing machines and solar panels have already angered china and other us trade partners. So, how will davos react to President Trump . Today one of the opening speakers, indias narenda modi gave us a clue. Translation forces of protectionism are raising their heads against globalisation. Their intention, is not only to avoid globalisation themselves, but they also want to reverse its natural flow. The result of all of this is that w
And london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Glad you could join us. Its 8am in singapore, 12am in london, and 1am in the swiss resort of davos, where one issue is dominating the start of the World Economic forum, protectionism. It follows the decision by the us President Donald Trump to impose steep import tariffs on washing machines and solar panels. The move has been condemned by china and south korea, who fear it could choke off the revival in global trade. Heres what both sides of the debate had to say. For both solar and washing machines, executive actions uphold the principle of fair trade and demonstrate to the world that the United States will not be taken advantage of any more. Translation our government is expressing regret for the latest us safeguard measures against our industry, as they are excessive and would obviously violate the wto rules. We will actively respond to protectionist measures to protect our interests and resolve these difficulties. Ivejust spoken to p
We report from what could be the Worlds Largest wildlife sanctuary. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Glad you could join us. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 2am in the swiss resort of davos, where one issue is dominating the start of the World Economic forum, protectionism. It follows the decision by the us President Donald Trump to impose steep import tariffs on washing machines and solar panels. The move has been condemned by china and south korea, who fear it could choke off the revival in global trade. Heres what both sides of the debate had to say. For both solar and washing machines, executive actions uphold the principle of fair trade and demonstrate to the world that the United States will not be taken advantage of any more. Translation our government is expressing regret for the latest us safeguard measures against our industry, ivejust spoken to professor david kang, director of the Korean Studies Institute at the un
The Justice Department what is the latest . You are correct. TheJustice Department is confirming todayjeff sessions, the attorney general was interviewed by Robert Muellers Team Investigating alleged collusion between russia and the donald Trump Campaign. That took place last week. The interview with the special counsel, Robert Muellers team, was conducted, it is being reported, in the presence of the lawyer ofjeff sessions. He is the lawyer ofjeff sessions. He is the attorney general, the first member of the donald trump cabinet to be interviewed by Robert Muellers team. That team, as well as investigating allegations of collusion between Trump Campaign and russia, is also, of course, looking into whether the president obstructed justice by firing former fbi directorjames comey. One of the thingsjeff sessions was involved in was a meeting in the oval office to discuss the firing of james comey, apparently. So, that is certainly an area of interest to Robert Mueller and his team. Meanw
The us attorney general, the countrys top prosecutor, has become the first member of president trumps cabinet to be questioned by the special counsel investigating allegations of russian interference in the president ial election. Its understood Jeff Sessions was also questioned about whether the trump team colluded with russia, and then tried to impede the russia inquiry. And the Washington Post is reporting that special Counsel Robert Mueller is seeking to interview the president , as well. The bbcs david willis is following events in washington. You are absolutely right to the Justice Department confirming today thatJeff Sessions, the attorney general, was interviewed by Robert Muellers team, investigating alleged collusion between the Trump Campaign and russia. Trump. They are taking place last week. The interview with the special counsel, Robert Muellers t, was conducted its reported in the presence ofJeff Sessions war you. It makesJeff Sessions, the attorney general, the first me