To chinas ambassador in london for months now. About the mounting internal the point is it hasnt worked. Ambassador, you are a skilled and external pressure upon his government. Carrie lams strategy, diplomat, but you cannot dress up. She of course the chief executive of hong kong, representing the interests of beijing, when we talk about universal ultimately she began with a strategy suffrage, its two areas. Which was built on withdrawing one is chief executive, the other the extradition bill, hoping that would quell is the legislative council, right . The protests, the so, if it were not for the block pro democracy protests. That didnt work. Welcome to hardtalk, of the opposition, next years legco election would be universal im stephen sackur. Suffrage, one man, one vote the significance of the political in hong kong, for 70 of the people. Unrest in hong kong stretches far beyond the borders of she then clearly instructed that tiny territory. The police to get tough. It poses preside
Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. The significance of the political unrest in hong kong stretches far beyond the borders of that tiny territory. It poses president xi jinping with the most serious challenge of his presidency. If beijing cannot quell the calls forfreedom in hong kong, what does that tell us about the sustainability of its authoritarian rule elsewhere . My guest is chinas ambassador in london, liu xiaoming. His Government Faces mounting internal and external pressure. How will it respond . Ambassador liu xiaoming, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, thank you for having me. Its a pleasure to have you here. Let us start with hong kong. President xijinping has been in powerfor seven years. Would you accept that the prolonged unrest and instability in hong kong is the greatest challenge he has faced in his presidency . I think our government policy is clear. I think 12 days ago, the president made a very authoritative statement when he attended
We start in hong kong, with activists still under siege inside the Polytechnic University. But around 100 protesters, including 50 under 18s, have been led from the buildings as part of a deal negotiated by a group of headteachers. Theres been more violence as police try to keep the activists trapped inside. Some have tried to escape by abseiling onto the highway. Outside the University Protesters have tried to break police lines. Police responded with rubber bullets and teargas. Our correspondent Rupert Wingfield hayes has the latest. For a few minutes today it looked like the siege of Hong Kong Polytechnic University might end peacefully. The young protesters began streaming down the stairway that on sunday was set aflame to block the police storming the campus. But seconds later, riot police began firing tear gas grenades, sending the young protesters scattering in confusion. Some did not escape. The clear message from the police today if you surrender, you will be arrested. Hundred
The hang seng at the moment. The two thirds of 1 . Lets look at what is going on with the nikkei. Market, we are seeing a move to the upside. A case of bad news and good news. Indicating they could institute Interest Rate cuts. Lets get to the other asset classes. This is where we find ourselves at the moment. It must have been quite a meeting between the fed chair powell and his boss, the president. It must have been. A yield to that has barely been budged in. We have been seeing them lurch higher. More uncertainty in the haven buying. Pence against the euro. That is sterling moving to six month highs against its european counterpart as the threat of a hard brexit recedes. Aussie dollar moving to the downside. Just under . 68 u. S. Where it istuation to the downside potentially. Theyof many are saying would not be surprised to see a 66 handle in the nottoodistant future. Then we have the Violence Center stage in hong kong. It is continuing. That continues to be our top story right now
Of poor on 6 in the evening right here in moscow welcome to our to international i mean and oneill. General Election Campaigning in the u. K. Off to a tempered start this weapon stay with Boris Johnson launching a series of skipping attacks on the Opposition Leader the Prime Minister appealed to the public to vote for his conservative party rather than labor which he claimed failed to take a tough enough line. Come with us a government that believes britain should stand tool in the world ok with generally cool being in the labor party who sided with putin when russia ordered poisonings on the streets of songs pre. We cross live to a party to in london for more hi there kate what weve just heard from the pm wasnt the only attack was that which invoked moscow or Jeremy Corbin they came thick and fast on campaigning as only just begun. Union yes youre right campaigning has only just begun its day one here of campaigning and as you said an incredible start so far very eventful i mean the P