Beijing has reacted angrily saying it s gravely concerned about the order. A spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in washington said the curbs seriously undermine the interests of chinese and American Companies and investors. But republicans have said the restrictions don t go far enough. From new york, Michelle Fleury has more. This is a new front in the tech war between two global superpowers. The restrictions prevent American Private equity and Venture Capital firms from investing in high tech sectors in china such as quantum computing, Artificial Intelligence and advanced semiconductors. The goal is to stop us capital and know how from speeding up the development of technologies that could help china develop weapons for use against america in a military conflict. It would also require firms making investments in a broader range of sensitive Chinese Industries to report that activity. Potentially laying the ground for more restrictions on investments down the road. The regulations aren
elements like oil and to a degree food and drink. that s actually pretty static and isn t coming down very quickly so i think a lot of the decline we ve seen in deflation or inflation recently has been done to lower oil and gas prices and also government assistance with heating bills. the oil price is now go back up bills. the oil price is now go back up again so that could complicate matters considerably so we would like to think so but it would be unwise to the bank to promise it. talk us through the potential bumps in the road. inflation isn t coming down in a straight line, if we get more surprises shuld homeowners brace again? that would be the worst case scenario. there is clearly political pressure to bring down interest rates on mortgages and for savers up. if you look at the bank s net interest figure, the big four in the uk, hsbc, barclays, natwestand lloyds, their net interest income has gone for a 10.5% to 16 or £17 billion since interest rates that are going up. that is a
inflation isn t helping much, either. i don t think you can put a price tag on the cost of love. it has ultimate value, so you do what you can with your heart and you flood your loved one with flowers and appreciation. it s it s just going to cost a little bit more this year. if you can t say it with flowers, why not say it with chocolate instead ? this award winning belgian chocolatier has all kinds of flavours on offer. translation: for valentine s day, i made different - types of hearts. there s a caramel and sea salt, which is a must have. aside from that, i made a raspberry coulis and another heart passionfruit and apricot smoothie. although the proof of the pudding is usually in the eating, some have other things in mind. it can spice up relationships, says this woman. it s possible to put it on the body. you can eat it, especially
it is not long now until what is supposed to be the most romantic day of the year. all around the world, people will be giving cards and gifts to their loved ones. but for some, this valentine s day may not go exactly to plan. the bbc s tim allman explains. at the california flower mall, this should be one of the busiest times of the year. but the course of true love never did run smooth. there are supply problems, trouble with deliveries, and even a shortage of roses. inflation isn t helping much, either. i don t think you can put a pricetag on on the cost of love. it has ultimate value, so you do what you can with your heart, and you flood your loved one with flowers and appreciation. it s it s just going to cost a little bit more this year. if you can t say it with flowers, why not say it with chocolate instead ? this award winning belgian chocolatier has all kinds of flavours on offer. translation: for valentine s day, i made different - of hearts.