australian writer are likely to be on the host s agenda. li is china s top ranked official after president xi jinping. his four day visit marks a stabilisation in relations between the us security ally and the world s second biggest economy, after a frosty period. on sunday, mr li s visit began with some panda diplomacy at the adelaide zoo, during which mr li said he ll be sending australia two new pandas. for australia, the chinese premier is the first person holding that position to come to this country since 2017. so there s symbolism in premier li simply stepping off the plane in australia. plenty of symbolism, too, visiting those two pandas at adelaide zoo, suggesting this soft diplomacy that s at play there. also significant that he went to a winery, given that the wine trade in australia was one of those industries hard hit by china s economic sanctions that it imposed on a range of australian commodities, beginning back in 2020. but significant challenges lie ahead. w
you re watching bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin with football news. england have beaten serbia in their first game at the european championship in germany. jude bellingham scored the only goal in the first half. the real madrid player picked out a pass from bukayo saka. and these were the jubilant scenes at an england fan zone in london as the goal went in. gareth southgate s side are one of the favourites to win the tournament, having reached the final in the last tournament. they ground out a crucial win. it s the kind of game perhaps england may have drawn or even lost. if the four time that england have won the crucial opening game and they know who they can grow into it. first half, angling were really good. bellingham majestic as we heard. soccer as well. saccur. they looked a little leggy at times. there will be a debate of whether there team was balance at times, but southgate will look at that and get off to a winning sta
on his eventual retirement. he says finishing a wimbledon or paris olympics would be fitting. good evening. england passed their first test at the euros in germany with a win against serbia. the only goal, from jude bellingham, reflected a strong england performance in the first half, but the going got tougher in the second half. let s cross straight to our sports editor dan roan, who is in gelsenkirchen for us now. it is interesting, in the build up to this tournament, gareth southgate, ahead of his fourth and possibly final final is in charge, had warned england s fans this would not be easy against a dangerous looking serbian side, and so it proved. # sweet caroline.# lunchtime in gelsenkirchen and england fans already making themselves heard as they flocked, full of euros confidence. we are going to win it. it s coming home, it has to be our year, this year. we say it every time! we re just really excited to be here. can t wait, can t wait to get in that ground. it s our
we begin with some football news. england have beaten serbia in their first game at the european championship in germany. jude bellingham scored the only goal in the first half. the real madrid player picked out a pass from bukayo saka. thesejubilant scenes at an england fan zone in london as the goal went in. gareth southgate s side are one of the favourites to win the tournament, having reached the final in the last tournament. our sports editor dan roan was pitchside after the game. they ground out a crucial win. that was the kind of game before southgate that england may have drawn or even lost. it s a fourth time in the four major tournaments thing when i won the crucial opening game. first half, england were really good. bellingham majestic as we heard. sachar as well. after the restart, serbia was much more energetic. there were debates around whether the start. now, let s go to a couple of guys. we actually watched the game with these two guys here. shaq, kai, we re l