hi there. welcome to asia business report with me, mariko oi. as we told you on newsday, the united states so there was a more constructive economic relationship with china. the comments were made in a speech by the country s treasury secretary, janet yellen. it comes at a time when diplomatic and economic relations between the us and china are increasingly fraught. the bbc s north america business correspondent samira hussain has more. it has been five years since the united states imposed tariffs on billions of dollars of goods coming in from china. since then, not only have trade relations, but diplomatic relations between the two countries have deteriorated. but in a speech at an american university, us treasury secretary janet yellen was emphasizing the need for a more constructive relationship with china. we seek a healthy economic relationship with china, one that fosters growth and innovation in both countries. a growing china that plays by international rules is good
live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin in sudan, where thousands continue to flee the worsening violence between rival military factions. the fighting started nearly a week ago and so far it s claimed at least 350 lives. civilians in the capital khartoum who are trapped between the factions are running low on food and water. efforts are under way to secure a three day truce to mark the muslim holiday of eid al fitr. our correspondent andrew harding has the latest. another sunrise over khartoum. but still no sign of the promised ceasefire in sudan s shell shocked capital. across this vast country, hospitals are increasingly overwhelmed. these are the victims of a power struggle between two rival armies, a war that has been waged in crowded cities with no regard for civilian life. doctors can t even reach many of the wounded. our volunteers live in fields and provide service apart from hospitals, very close to thei
treasury secretary, janet yellen. it comes at a time when diplomatic and economic relations between the us and china are increasingly fraught. the bbc s north america business correspondent samira hussain has more. it has been five years since the united states imposed tariffs on billions of dollars of goods coming in from china. since then, not only have trade relations, but diplomatic relations between the two countries have deteriorated. but in a speech at an american university, us treasury secretary janet yellen was emphasizing the need for a more constructive relationship with china. we seek a healthy economic relationship with china, one that fosters growth and innovation in both countries. a growing china that plays by international rules is good for the united states and the world. both countries can benefit from healthy competition in the economic sphere. but healthy economic competition where both sides benefit is only sustainable if this competition is fair. but t
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