This whole area is the subject of territorial disputes between china and vietnam and the philippines. And others. China claims all the Maritime Territory inside this dotted red line, but its neighbours dispute this. A us warship has sailed close to triton island, which is claimed by china, taiwan and vietnam. In response, china sent military vessels and Fighter Planes to the area in response. Last night the Chinese Foreign ministry put out this statement they called it a serious political and military provocation. This was hours before a phone call between the leaders of us and china in which apparently none of this came up. I asked vincent ni from the bbcs Chinese Service to explain. They did discuss that in a very discreet way in a sense that both sides do notjuantorena relationship, they dont want a confrontational approach. It is also partly for mass consumption because this isnt the first time that it has sailed through the South China Sea and china have objected. It shows that bo
This whole area is the subject of territorial disputes between china and vietnam and the philippines. And others. China claims all the Maritime Territory inside this dotted red line, but its neighbours dispute this. A us warship has sailed close to triton island, which is claimed by china, taiwan and vietnam. In response, china sent military vessels and Fighter Planes to the area in response. Last night the Chinese Foreign ministry put out this statement they called it a serious political and military provocation. This was hours before a phone call between the leaders of us and china in which apparently none of this came up. I asked vincent ni from the bbcs Chinese Service to explain. They did discuss that in a very discreet way in a sense that both sides do notjuantorena relationship, they dont want a confrontational approach. It is also partly for mass consumption because this isnt the first time that it has sailed through the South China Sea and china have objected. It shows that bo
The governments Public Sector pay cap after pressure from some of her cabinet to lift it. It isnt fair to go out and tell people they can have all the public spending they want without paying for it. Wages are rising by 2. 1 while inflation is nearly 3 . Six million workers already earn less than the living wage. What part to be quiet do you not understand . Shut up failed by the police the disabled refugee whose repeated pleas for help were ignored and who was brutally murdered. The debate over tuition fees a new report says students in england from the poorest backgrounds can expect debts of nearly £60,000. Munching through the Bamboo Curtain Angela Merkel and the chinese president xi jinping hope these giant pandas will bring them closer together. And back on centre court, andy murray seeks to defend his wimbledon title in the second round against dustin brown. Its 5 oclock. Our main story the government is to send in a taskforce to take over the running of parts of kensington and
In a moment, it will be time for sportsday, but first, a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. Well be asking a Family Doctor if vital nhs operations and treatments are rationed in england. As the swedish car maker volvo announces plans to go electric, well be asking if this could be the End Of The Road for petrol and diesel vehicles. Well be finding out how two giant pandas the latest attraction at berlin zoo could help to forge closer ties between germany and china. Thats all ahead on bbc news. Now on bbc news, its time for sportsday. Hello, and welcome to wimbledon sportsday. Im katherine downes. A blistering day at the all england club, but andy murray keeps his cool On Centre Court to see off dustin brown in straight sets. A roar of relief from johanna konta, as she comes through a three hour battle On Centre Court. And she has company in the third round, as an inspired Heather Watson dispatched the 18th seed, anastasia sevastova. And its 30 years today since th
And chris froome races ahead in the tour de france. Well update you on all the latest. Welcome to outside source. Lets show you whats been happening. President trump has arrived in warsaw. The first lady, melania. The first stop on his way to b6 20 summit in germany. First stop on his way to bg 20 summit in germany. That will be in hamburg. He will be meeting the polish president and will be delivering what the white house has described as a major speech in the warsaw square that was the centre of the uprising in world war ii. Quite something for donald trump to be paying visits are early in his presidency, choosing it rather than perhaps other european allies. Well bring you plenty of coverage on bbc news. The blockade of qatar will continue. Foreign ministers from saudi arabia, the uae, bahrain and egypt met in cairo today to discuss qatars response to their demands. We dont know the detail of qatars response but the other countries say qatar simply doesnt realise how serious the sit