Today im deep in the english countryside to meet a man with a remarkable story, which has earned him admiration and accolades around the world. Sir Nicholas Winton is now 105 years old. When he was just 29, he helped rescue more than 600 mostlyjewish children from nazi persecution in czechoslovakia. Now, he hates the label of hero, but his life that an individuals can make an extraordinary difference. So what motivated him . Sir Nicholas Winton, welcome to hardtalk. For most of your long life, your extraordinary story wasnt particularly well known. But now it is known right around the world. Do you like the fact that people now know exactly what you did in 1938 and 39 . I dont mind the story being told. Im not so keen on the frills. What do you mean about the frills . Well, you know as a journalist, better than i do, what i mean. It means you get attention and people want you to tell the story again and again. Do you get sick of that . Except, when they tell it again and again and agai
Of china, the partys leader, xijinping, has said his country has made great accomplishments in the last five years, despite challenges from a very weak global economy. President xi is still speaking, in a speech which has already lasted three hours. They are listening with great intent, and xi jinping they are listening with great intent, and xijinping has been speaking of a successful reorganisation of the Chinese Military to come, as well as the importance of taiwan, hong kong and macao remaining integral parts of china. The biggest applause came in response to his discussion of tackling corruption. Translation we need to work further towards achieving socialism with chinese characteristics, to build a well off country, and to build a great power in the world. It is also the age for the party, for the people, to unite together and to strive for a better life. It is time for older generations of chinese to realise regionalisation, and to realise our chinese dream. It is time for us to
It has become the worlds Factory Production line, but now the Chinese Communist party is trying to reshape the country into an economy fit for entrepreneurs. Can this man be simultaneously president and an International Business owner . That question will be posed in a federal court today. Welcome to World Business report. Im jamie robertson. China is the worlds second biggest economy, and whilst it is still some way behind the United States, what happens there matters to all of us. The communist Party Congress is where the shape of china and its economy is set for the next five years. In the first half of this year, the economy grew by 6. 9 . That is above the 6. 5 government target, and the ruling party are keen to make sure that robust Growth Continues. When you couple that with population growth of 0. 5 , it means Living Standards are on the rise. And that good for the communist party, because it helps ensure political stability. However, there are problems. Debt is one of the bigg
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Its the first day of the biggest event in the chinese political calendar the communist Party Congress. Its only held once every five years and it determines who will lead the party in the future and sets out the countrys direction. President xi will undoubtedly stay in the top job hes been accruing more and more power over the past few years. In an epic three hour speech, he unveiled a vision for a new era where China Takes Centre Stage in the world. From beijing, our china editor Carrie Gracie reports. Like no other party conference, nearly 90 million members, more than 2000 of them here. And they are all tight lipped on the way in. The first time i came to one of these was 25 years ago, and the striking thing is that the choreography just does striking thing is that the choreographyjust does not change. China has changed, it now has more billionaires than the United States, but the ruling party is making the point that whatever roles happens, its political rituals go on and on. China