the us says that china remains the biggest challenge to the international order despite the immediate threat posed by russia. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin tonight in texas where the police are facing criticism for how they responded to the mass school shooting in uvalde on tuesday. some parents say officers appeared hesitant to confront the teenage gunman after he barricaded himself inside a classroom, and that led to a delay in tackling the assaulter. but at a news conference a texas police official said special equipment and negotiators were required, and officers also had to evacuate the rest of the school. the attacker killed 19 children and two teachers in the space of up to an hour before he was himself shot dead. our north america editor sarah smith sent us this report. all of the 19 children who were killed in the same school class. this boys family had to wait 12 h
statements on taiwan and our statements on taiwan and our statement coming from mr blinken? clearly this is a time when the west is more unified then recent memory. again, triggered by the ukraine situation. but also recognition of china s awkward position of ukraine. they say they are neutral but they definitely pro russian. that is given a very bad flavour to many people in the developed world at this point. but there is opportunity. blinken tried to make a distinction between the chinese people, who he gave credit for further culture, history, achievement and the us is not trying to stop china from its rightful place in the world. not trying to stop the development of china for the benefit of the people. so that s good, he was distinguishing between the government and the party, communist party and the people. i
set very clear boundaries about taiwan, which is probably the most sensitive issue. in that sense the predictability is good although the effort of the biden administration to rally allies around the world, not only in europe but in asia given a boon by the horrific russian invasion of ukraine, which gave unity to the west and most of the developed world, that is definitely a negative from china s point of view. as they would see it it s a competition between blocks of alliances and not do any good. but thatis alliances and not do any good. but that is the heart of the biden policy. but it is coherent and it is predictable and at least that s a good sign. predictable and at least that s a aood sin. ., . predictable and at least that s a uaoodsin. ., . , ,, good sign. how much pressure will china be feeling good sign. how much pressure will china be feeling at good sign. how much pressure will china be feeling at the good sign. how much pressure will china be feeling at the moment
thought it could be more nuanced because he presented it all in a very negative way. and to the chinese people that is not the case. chinese people that is not the case. chinese people that is not the case. chinese people see that the government and the party has eliminated extreme poverty in china, a remarkable development. xijinping said that was his most important piece of business over a period of time. there could have been more nuanced in terms of understanding the relationship between the people and the government. because we don t want to inflame nationalism, which is a disease which most countries have. , . ~ , is a disease which most countries have. , a , ., ., is a disease which most countries have. , , ., ., i. is a disease which most countries have. , ., , have. very quickly, how do you see this playing have. very quickly, how do you see this playing out. have. very quickly, how do you see this playing out, do have. very quickly, how do you see this playing out, do y
the us says that china remains the biggest challenge to the international order despite the immediate threat posed by russia. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin tonight in texas where the police are facing criticism for how they responded to the mass school shooting in uvalde on tuesday. some parents say officers appeared hesitant to confront the teenage gunman after he barricaded himself inside a classroom, and that led to a delay in tackling the assaulter. but at a news conference a texas police official said special equipment and negotiators were required, and officers also had to evacuate the rest of the school. the attacker killed 19 children and two teachers in the space