Great to have you with us. How do you think this is going to impact already difficult relations with china . , already difficult relations with china . V. Already difficult relations with china . ,. ,. , already difficult relations with china . ,. ,. ,. ,. China . Thats a great question. We have been playing china . Thats a great question. We have been playing pingpong china . Thats a great question. We have been playing pingpong withl have been playing ping pong with china fork some time now between us export control measures, weve seen china taking matches against us Companies Like macron, and it has imposed recent Export Controls on gallium and germanium, which we need for some of our Technology Sector is. I think that we are already at an increasingly fraught relationship with china. That being said, china in the broader Business Community have been on notice that this measure is likely to come down the pipe and we watch this plant a tenant legislative and administrative disgrac
And current Un Special Envoy for Global Education gordon brown tells us he believes they can. Well speak to the lawyer who prosecuted slobodan milosevic. Also on the programme. Joe biden issues an Order Banning Private Equity and Venture Capital investments in some Chinese Technology companies, escalating washingtons efforts to Prevent Beijing from developing Cutting Edge Technology for its military. But what effect will it have on the American Economy . And will the uk follow suit . First the latest in a series of extreme weather events around the world that experts say have been intensified by Climate Change. Firefighters continue to battle wildfires in hawaii. At least 36 people have been killed. The popular tourist town of lahaina, on the island of maui, has been largely burnt to the ground. Us President Biden has approved a Disaster Declaration for the state of hawaii. That makes federal funding available for people in maui county. Us soldiers have joined search and Recovery Effor
Also the man who led the british inquiry into the iraq war speaks out. Sirjohn chilcot tells the bbc the former Prime Minister tony blair was emotionally involved in the argument and relied more on beliefs than facts. And its a beach day for the leaders of israel and india. Well tell you why they are hitting the waves. I am katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. There is a monument in Krazinksi Square In Warsaw that commemorates the polish uprising of 19114, which liberated the city from nazi occupation. A classic triumph of good over evil. Today donald trump stood in front of that monument to evoke a new struggle the battle for Western Civilisation. And it that moment the american president committed himself to standing with europe. The fundamental question of our time is whether the west has the will to survive, do we have the confidence in our values to defend them at any cost . Do we have enough respect for oui cost . Do we have enough respect for our citizens to p
Just before noon he signed an Executive Order formally withdrawing the us from the tra ns pacific partnership. It was a Campaign Promise and a key tenet of his pledge to deglobalise, putting in his words, America First. Our diplomatic editor, mark urban, looks at what trumps first day tells us about a new direction for america. Back to work on a blowy, rainy morning for the people of this city. For the new president , after a weekend of political bluster, a day to demonstrate that the Wind Of Change you porters bluster, a day to demonstrate that the Wind Of Change supporters had voted for had hit the white house. First one is withdrawals from the of the United States from the Trans Pacific partnership. Everyone knows what that means, right . Weve been talking about this for a long time. Mr trump signed three Executive Orders today, stopping a pacific trade deal, freezing governmentjob recruitment, and halting funding for abortion education overseas. That follows an earlier order to hob
About term time holidays. Its about the state taking the rights of parents away, when it comes to making decisions about their children. Not the welcome he was expecting for the french president ial candidate Francois Fillon well have the latest from the campaign trail. Theres a dramatic start to the masters, with the world Number One Dustinjohnson pulling out. And an inspired work of art, or expensive folly . We have an exclusive on the latest work by damian hirst. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news dustinjohnson walks off the first tee and out of the masters. The world number one wont play at augusta after injuring his back in a fall at home. Good evening. In an apparent major shift in policy, the Trump Administration says syria has no future under bashar al assad, after the deaths of at least 80 people, killed in a suspected Chemical Weapons attack this week. The authorities in damascus have denied any involvement, but tonight, the us Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson said there