Welcome back. The relationship between the United States and china has been severely tested during president biden s term in office. But since may last year, the Us National Security adviser Jake Sullivan has developed something of a connection with wang yi, the senior Foreign Policy official in beijing who answers directly to xi jinping. They met four times in the last year, a channel of communication that has served as something of a Shock Absorber when tensions arise over taiwan, ukraine, the south china sea. Today, sullivan arrived in beijing to continue that conversation, with some suggestion that the two president s might be laying the ground for another meeting Beforejoe Biden Leaves office. Its really interesting, this, annabel, because it seems Jake Sullivan is the back channel between washington and beijing right now, and to what and . Because theres been some Sabre Rattling in respect of ukraine and the special materials ageing is applying to russia will do you think it coul
On Peaceful Protesters in october, killing 12. This comes after cnn aired of military using live ammunition. We will speak to cnns Award Winning Foreign Correspondent nima elbagir about the killings in nigeria, as well as the crisis in ethiopia. Then we go to india where an estimated 250 million workers, farmers, and their allies recently participated in what is believed to be the largest organized strike in history. India is my country and delhi is the capital. Im not even allowed to enter. Our Home Movement has been peaceful. Theyre shooting this with Water Cannons. We were also beaten. But no farmers retaliated violently. Amy this comes as Indian Farmers continue to protest Prime Minister Narendra Modis move to deregulate agricultural markets. We will speak to indian journalist p sainath, founder of peoples archive of rural india. We will speak about Narendra Modi and covid in india. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. I
Trials raising questions about their findings and police in indias capital. Those borders asked thousands of fall must protest against laws. They say what affects their livelihoods. And joining us, roscoe with sports as tributes pour in for diego maradona. We look back at the career of the argentine legend, want to have made him such a special football player. Thank you very much for joining us. Ethiopias foreign minister says the final phase of the offensive on the norgate northern to grey region. As begun in a statement made is telling residents to stay indoors as the army is ordered to move in on the regional capital make a government imposed deadline fatigue. Reenforce sister surrender expired on wednesday of a nearly 3 weeks of fighting with hundreds killed and tens of power disgraced. Lets take a closer look at where all this is happening to gray is in northern semiautonomous region of ethiopia. The tea, great Peoples Liberation front govern the region and are estimated to have u
The whole world has to be merged donor to the world crisis for good afternoon. Youre watching our International Start this hour in france, where 4 teenagers have been reportedly charged in connection with the beheading of a teacher that rocked the country back in october. For to be among them. The daughter of a man behind an Online Campaign against samuel passing. He was killed after showing his students controversial cartoons of the prophet mohammed in a lesson on free speech. Lets get more details now. And go to paris is speaking, covering this story for a shot at what details do we have regarding the investigation . Well, 3 of the individuals are said to be 13 and 14 years old, and they have been indicted for complicity in a terrorist assassination. And thats because theyre said to have been the teenagers who pointed out to samuel pattis murderer, who he was there for allowing that beheading to take place. The 4th teenager who has also been indicted is said to have been the daughter
From nobel peace laureate to amount of war. And here to answer that question are 3 outstanding guests it is a great pleasure to welcome him starting with prince. He descends from the family of the ethiopian emperor an author an analyst he also works as an Economic Consultant on africa and he says the military operation of the Ethiopian Government in the region did not target the people who take but the ruthless. Party. And its great to have mcconnell in miss gainor with us once again he is head of migration and diversity at the hind they both foundations and he says the civil war and the c o p. Its just the beginning of a long conflict. And finally were honored to have with the money shes ambassador extraordinary and plenty of potential of the federal democratic republic of ethiopia and she says ethiopians Current Situation is not a civil war nor an Armed Conflict its a Law Enforcement operation aimed at restoring the Constitutional Order of the country. So let me start by asking you d