The dangers for tens of thousands of ethiopian migrants and why they cant return home. Anger at the killing of a top soldier the fallout in azerbaijan after new border battles with the media. So china is vowing retaliation after moves by the governments of the United States the United Kingdom on 2 different fronts President Donald Trump has announced sanctions against chinese officials over the new National Security law imposed on hong kong so any executive order to hold beijing accountable hong kong is being stripped of its special trade and economic status and banks that deal with some chinese officials would also face sanctions. The hong kong or tanami act which i signed this afternoon passed unanimously through congress this law gives my administration powerful new tools to hold responsible the individuals and the entities involved in extinguishing hong kongs freedom weve all watch what happened not a good situation their freedoms been taken away their rights have been taken away a
Talk to owners there are we ers is the government not taking the necessary action to really address some of the structural issues we listen i still think that travel is the safest mode of travel and to spend that we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter on the phone to 0. Credit ministration officials should they get blamed for that. On. Every college of science thinking. It. Could be if the theory or belief that. Virus originated. Hello im richard is britain youre watching a special edition of the listening post coded 90 as the worlds 2 most powerful countries the usa and china staring each other down so far its been a war of words and soundbites a blame game over the origins of the pandemic and each sides response to it conducted mostly through the news. The chinese and American Media industries are ideological opposites one operates under the watch of communist party censors the other under a capitalist free market dominated by a handful of mega conglom
Government says it cannot ensure the security of our way equipment katrina you is in beijing with more on chinas reaction. People are not going to be happy about this but still waiting on an official response from beijing theyre likely to condemn this move but we have heard from chinas ambassador to the u. K. And you shall ming who responded in a tweet he said that he was disappointed at what he called this wrong decision and he said it also raised questions about the u. K. s ability to provide a fair nondiscriminatory environment for foreign entities operating in the u. K. Now this sentiment is largely echoed in ways or in statements which they released in late. Tuesday responding saying theyre disappointed in this will only serve to put the u. K. On the floor lay when it comes to technology it will also increase its Digital Divide it says in deprive its consumers of the best and the Newest Technology as well but so far the strongest reaction weve had has been from state media in part
Killing of a top soldier the fallout in azerbaijan after a new border battles with. Surging coronavirus cases growing crowns the risks and potential consequences of mexicos new normal. In china is vying retaliation after moves by the governments of the u. S. And the u. K. On 2 different fronts President Donald Trump has announced sanctions against chinese officials over the new National Security law imposed on hong kong signing an executive order to hold beijing accountable hong kong is being stripped of its special trade and economic status and banks that deal with some chinese officials they would also face sanctions. The hong kong or tanami act which i signed this afternoon passed unanimously through congress this law gives my administration powerful new tools to hold responsible the individuals and the entities involved in extinguishing hong kongs freedom weve all watch what happened not a good situation their freedoms been taken away their rights have been taken away and whether i
Think they were already in a tough place, particularly u. S. Banks. It is likely, as this progresses, the chinese will put more pressure on them, the u. S. Will have to put more pressure on them. They are going to have to take sides. Yesterday a guest walked the overlyot sounding enthusiastic about the decisions he had to make. It is really going to be tough. The chinese will pile pressure on. Tom maybe we will see that pressure today. We have our people in hong kong watching the story. Also in beijing, karen leigh scheduled to be with us throughout the money. In new york city, here is ritika gupta. Ritika President Trump is due to punish china because of the national the sweeping national law. He finds legislation would chinese that sanction chinese officials responsible for cracking down on political dissent in the city. Beijing told the u. S. To quit interfering in chinese affairs. Heres a very hong kong brain train are increasing, china moving to tax its citizens global income. The