Hello, im samantha simmonds. Welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. Americas top diplomat, Antony Blinken, is meeting with the chinese leader, xijinping, for talks in beijing that are expected to cover several areas of tension between the two superpowers. According to Chinese State media, mr xi told Antony Blinken us and china should be partners not rivals. He called for Mutual Respect and peaceful coexistence. There is concern that china is Making Weapons for use against ukraine. If Making Weapons for use against ukraine. ,. , ukraine. If our future leaders, if the are ukraine. If our future leaders, if they are going ukraine. If our future leaders, if they are going to ukraine. If our future leaders, if they are going to be ukraine. If our future leaders, if they are going to be able ukraine. If our future leaders, if they are going to be able to they are going to be able to collaborate, they want to be able to solve big problems. If we are
Like here in taroudant. Rescuers are scrambling to save families trapped under the rubble. It is a challenge made harder by the fact that roads to many of the worst hit areas have been blocked by landslides. In many remote towns, buildings are made of traditional materials like mud brick, and nearly every one was damaged. Ten people here were killed and the survivors faced sleeping out in the Cold Mountain air for a second night. As rescuers dig to find victims, families rush to dig Graves Islamic Tradition requires bodies to be buried as soon as possible. In the past few hours, morocco s King Mohammed vi held an emergency cabinet meeting. The government has told local authorities to stockpile tents, food and drinking water. Authorities are also rushing to reinforce the National Stock of blood, and people have been queuing up to make donations. Earlier, i spoke to journalist martin jay. He runs the news site maghrebi. Org. Martin was inside his home in marrakesh during the quake. Thank
support the government or not, but in china it can get you only one voice. only one voice. there is nothing only one voice. there is nothing like only one voice. there is nothing like this - only one voice. there is nothing like this in - only one voice. there is i nothing like this in china. this is what sets taiwan apart does make people here are free to choose their own leaders. they are proud of their democracy but also fear it is now under threat from china like never before. across town the opposition kmt is holding its own huge rally with the party s presidential candidate saying a third term for the dpp would be a disaster that could leave the island before lead to the island to war with china and if elected he said he will open a peace dialogue with beijing. open a peace dialogue with bei inu. ~ , ., ., ., beijing. we prefer to get along with them peacefully, - beijing. we prefer to get along with them peacefully, right? . beijing. we prefer to get along | with them peace
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employment and it is housing. many first time voters have actually said that whoever comes into power will have to sort out housing for them. but then you speak to parents, mothers, who brought their children in to soak up the atmosphere and they are saying they are worried about child care subsidies, for example. in the back of everybody s mines is that threats from china. that tense cross strait relationship with their huge and powerful neighbour beijing and these constant threats that keep coming. cheering i think this is former president tsai ing wen are now taking her final bow and saying goodbye, that is the chair you are hearing here right now. many people have said they want these policies to continue but they also want to make sure that those in power protect them, protect theirfamilies those in power protect them, protect their families from whatever aggression that could come from beijing. taste aggression that could come from bei inu. ~ .., aggression that could come from b