a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron hazelhurst. let s go take a look at what s on the show. the big china challenge. a year since the covid 19lockdowns. as the biggest economy back to full health. ongoing trade tensions with the us are some of the problems government is trying to tackle. this leading china economist will explain how the government needs to balance ambitions of the changing demand of a radically different younger generation if it wants the country to thrive. plus this former head of the international monetary fund china division tells me how beijing struggles are affecting all of us around the world. and keeping the internet free and fair. the big boss of web browser firefox tells me how her foundation is trying to compete with the deep pocketed rivals like google and apple and still have an influence. wherever you arejoining me from around the world warm welcome. china, s second biggest economy a trouser united states and is more th
around the world and keeping the internet free and fair. the big boss of web browser, firefox, tells me how herfoundation is trying to compete with the deep pocketed rivals like google and apple and still have an influence. wherever you rejoining me from around the world. once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. china it s the world s second biggest economy. it trails only the united states and is more than four times the size of the next on the list, japan. so what happens there certainly matters. but a year since the government abandoned coronavirus lockdowns, it s an economy that s still struggling. the challenges for president xi jinping s government include vast debts in the property market and local government, soaring youth unemployment, an ageing workforce and ongoing trade tensions with the united states. his government set a target of around 5% for economic growth this year. it was the lowest in decades, and some say that was deliberate, but it will
hilda heine is the former president of the low lying and vulnerable marshall islands. in a letter to the cop president seen by the reuters news agency she said reporters of the uae s reported ambitions were deeply disappointing and undermined the integrity of the cop presidency. in dubai, world leaders are dealing with warnings that we are nowhere near where we need to be to curb global warming. in the opening speech, the un secretary general said the earth s vital signs are failing . and king charles urged global leaders to rise to this unmissable opportunity with a sense of emergency. but when it comes to cutting down on fossilfuels, cdp formerly known as the carbon disclosure project argues that there isn t one major oil or gas company that has plans in place to phase them out. sherry madera is the ceo of cdp. i asked her if carbon capture will play a big role in the the future. i think carbon capture is one of the areas that we need to think of together col
guests were shown videos of the truck resisting a hail of bullets racing a sports car in sharp contrast to what happened two years ago where stuff was thrown at the window and the window broke. pulling huge loads before the first customers got to drive their purchases away. one us magazine has called the project musk s adolescent video game fantasy . but tesla hopes the cybertruck with its controversial design will grab attention in an increasingly crowded market for electric vehicles amid a tough consumer environment. michelle fleury has more. the road he hasn t been easy. the last time elon musk took to the stage to promote the electric car company s cybertruck, its windows ended up being smashed. for two years later, as the company starts delivering the futuristic product to buyers, the problem has been fixed with customers there in person at the tesla factory in austin, texas to collect their cybertrucks and elon musk put on a show to mark this historic moment.
the prime minister asked people to start working from home where they could we look at the impact on the climate. coming up, an independent review into the historical sexual abuse of aspiring young football players by paedophile coaches will be published this lunchtime. we ll ask one survivor what he hopes will come out of it. more than 70,000 uber drivers across the uk will start getting the minimum legal wage from today along with paid holiday and pension rights. it follows a ruling in the uk supreme court which could have a big impact on the gig economy for freelance workers. the ride hailing app giant said all drivers would earn at least the national living wage, which rises to £8.91 next month. uber has told the bbc it did not expect the change in drivers conditions to mean higherfares. union leaders and employment experts say the move will have far reaching consequences for the gig economy. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies reports. it was the company