Im melissa chan welcome to news asia were glad you could join us hong kong has made Headline News week in and week out pretty much ever since spring of 2019 when we saw the start of a series of massive prodemocracy protests at 1. 20 percent of the city took to the streets what happens when you deal with tear gas not just once but countless times over a stretch when you face off against Police Brutality again and again it takes a toll takes a closer look at the Mental Health of people of hong kong we start with the story of henry thats not his real name but a pseudonym speaking with journalists has become a liability in this once free territory. 22 year old protester henry struggles whenever he passes fire Police Station in hong kong it was in just such a station that. Experience Police Brutality 1st hand. One day when i went out 9 Undercover Police officers took me in a car to the Police Station in the Interrogation Room they tried to force a confession they took out the buttons they h
Im melissa chan welcome to news asia thank you for joining us most major countries in the region have congratulated joe biden as the next u. S. President of china has not saying it will wait its not clear until when but for the rest of asia governments face a new reality for the past 4 years donald trump has shaken the foundation of what u. S. Relations mean for the region with his tough talk and courting of traditional rivals so whats the outlook now for americas allies and competitors in the end of pacific. Joe biden has promised a new day for america but what does biden have in mind for asia the u. S. Has a powerful reach there over security trade and Climate Change but also a rival for economic and military dominance. A confident china which has managed so far to beat back its coronavirus epidemic and now looks to outmaneuver the u. S. As a global superpower. Meanwhile protest movements in thailand and hong kong look to the u. S. As a champion of democracy for the region. In nuclea
Melissa chan. Welcome to g. W. News asia. Thank you for joining us. Afghanistan faces a greater threat than the taliban with an increase in the number of tax claimed by Islamic State. Its capital, kabul especially, has experienced more violence. Earlier this month, gunmen stormed kabul university, killing 32. 00 people. Most of them students as g. W. Reports, theres little confidence that the government can in short, civilian safety. And there is even less hope when it comes to seeing the government negotiate a deal to end years of fighting still finds it hard to go anywhere near the university of. He was taking part in a seminar when the attackers came for the 1st time since the attack. The only topic of conversation is how to survive that day when they heard the shots, they knew something terrible was happening. Everyone was screaming, but suddenly it was quiet and we heard someone saying a prayer behind the door that was the suicide bomber right before he blew himself up. Its only t
Hes heading towards being that china is condemning the mass resignation of prodemocracy indoor makers in hong kong as a political fast. And a blatant challenge. 15 opposition. Legislator stepped down after 4 of their colleagues were expelled and the new powers to remove members of the territories parliament were deemed to be disloyal to china. A radical change for hong kongs legislature. The seats are usually occupied by hong kongs democratic parliamentarians, but now theyre empty. As the session got underway a day after the mass walkout, one of the lawmakers resigning in solidarity protested he rolled out a banner in the foyer, criticizing city leaders carry lands decision to disqualify the legislative council. Not long afterwards, the lawmakers took part in their last act, formally handing in their resignation, letters they cues beijing of trying to remove the citys autonomy and shrines in hong kongs basic law. We all know that the Central Government in government can always say they
U. S. How work is impacting lunchtime in chinas capital. Im melissa chan. Welcome to g. W. News asia. Thank you for joining us. Afghanistan faces a greater threat than the taliban with an increase in the number of attacks claimed by Islamic State. Its capital kabul especially, has experienced more violence. Earlier this month, gunmen stormed kabul university, killing 32. 00 people. Most of them students as g. W. Reports, theres little confidence that the government can in short, civilian safety. And there is even less hope when it comes to seeing the government negotiate a deal to end years of fighting still finds it hard to go anywhere near the university of. He was taking part in a seminar when the attackers came. Hes seeing his fellow students for the 1st time since the attack. The only topic of conversation is how they managed to survive. That day when they heard the shots, they knew something terrible was happening. Everyone was screaming, but suddenly it was quiet. And we heard s