the former us president donald trump after he pleaded not guilty to sa criminal charges and a new york court. mr trump is accused of falsifying records and paying hush money to hide damaging information during the 2016 election. lots more of course on the bbc website is always and continued coverage right here on bbc news but away from that story and what could be one of the us largest product liability settlements. johnson &johnson has proposed paying almost $9 billion to settle lawsuits alleging the company s talcum powder is because cancer. the new move seeks to resolve all current and future claims. samaria hussein has more. johnson &johnson has been dogged for years by claims that it talcum powder causes cancer. in 2021 it in newjersey brought by 22 women who blame the company s product for their ovarian cancer and that same year it set aside another $2 billion to try to settle all future claims in what could add up future claims in what could add up to thousands of law
reporting on that story for us. you want to turn our attention to china because that is where the french leader emmanuel macron and the president of the eu commission ursula von der leyen are expected to arrive later today for a three day visit. they expect it to meet with the chinese president xi jinping and his new premier. earlier a spoke with a member of the eu chamber of commerce and he told me how the business community is viewing the visit. most of the ceos have not been here in this country for about 1000 days, three years as a long time to reconnect with your staff, to actually meet people outside this delegation, to get a feel for the country again because it s notjust medically challenging today to explain why you are in china given the ukraine situation, given the ukraine situation, given taiwan but also economic headwinds are here but also the market is far too important to neglect, there is no second china and hence these business leaders come over here to get a
feel for the market again. fire feel for the market again. are in the past feel for the market again. are in the past when feel for the market again. are in the past when you and i had spoken about the environment there, you talked about how european companies had been looking for another china, is that set to continue?- that set to continue? that is certainly that set to continue? that is certainly the that set to continue? that is certainly the case that set to continue? that is certainly the case of. - that set to continue? that is certainly the case of. in - that set to continue? that is| certainly the case of. in three years we have seen no members are leaving china but a couple of members establishing new joint ventures, new projects and ideas outside china. also more in the european union as a matter of fact and people are aware about the economic headwinds that china is facing, be the real estate crisis, the debt burden and localities and the challenges coming out fr