China by paralyzing its biggest financial hub. Yet hong kong doesnt care the way that used to industrial mainland cities like one joe and change earn now rival its economic output. But hong kong separate legal and Financial Systems offer something those cities dont protection from beijings reach for chinese political elites in need of sheltering cash thats no small consideration Financial Reporting in hong kong suggests that almost 60 percent of the 550000000000. 00 in Hong Kong Financial trusts comes from local and chinese sources that means party elites in china have other interests in hong kong besides the economy and that in turn could help shape beijings response to the ongoing protests. And the author of that paper is under have been there shes with the Global Public policy institute in berlin and joins me in the studio welcome. So you say that chinas elite will prevent the Chinese Government from removing Hong Kong Special status what exactly have you found and health how good i
What they cannot stand about washington is going points against each other and oking at each other and telling each other that youre my plan your plan look we all know thats called a democratic primary election ahead of you out of its go to the election you know like you know this is what were here for the election. Rannells whos that at the debates and rob says said mrs sound is a moron and full of Vice President joe biden started the debate is front run that you think theyve ended the debate is front run is. Martina i dont think that there was any massive shift in the Public Perception of the 3 leading candidates you saw in the excerpts from the debate that you played before just a few moments before coming to me the. There were some heated moments there especially over the issue of health care where there were clear differences between the candidates over what sort of plan for providing universal health care and how to pay for it but i dont think that there was any shocking moment m
A warm welcome for me too and hope that you stay with us for the next half hour on the phone from johannesburg and south africa heres whats coming up. How an app can help protect a rare species in south africa. Why solar energy doesnt always have to be expensive. And how a music group was formed in congo thanks to trash. South africans western Cape Province is home to stunning plants some of them found nowhere else on the planet however a recent report showed that the province is experiencing this 2nd highest rate of plant extinction in the world due in large part to rapid urbanization and habitat loss we met up with researchers to investigate the region more closely. This rubble and is part of the famed both biome a naturally occurring community of flora and fauna in the region around cape town in south africa its home to almost 10000. 00 species of plants many of them endemic as part of the efforts to preserve this unique ecosystem volunteers come here regularly to photograph and doc
Of the boats oceans are linked by currents crisscrossing the globe. One that flows up the Pacific Coast of south america is called the peruke or humboldt current yet the interest german naturalist went out to look in to answer tickets temperature. He was surprised to find it cooler than the more server around it. Before you died it was given his name but he responded modestly. Call the fishing boys from chile to piii to have known about the current for 300 years my only contribution was to be the 1st to have measured the temperature of the currents waters. Our expedition retracing alexander from whom but footsteps now takes us to peru and the current that bears his name. By the thawing when im in the water i enter a new world its a great privilege being able to observe things that so few other people can feel seen and understanding how nature works underwater is spectacular its an indescribable sensation traffic that would out if not have been to. Far this is where the Pacific Ocean me
Development of. Vulcan schmidt has a demanding job as prevalent in jerusalem hes the german Lutheran Churches envoy to the holy land. Its a delicate balancing act. That. Doesnt dissolve this is a special place we are located in the middle of jerusalem and thats how we view ourselves as a community and a good mind to the for we want to connect people to be a Meeting Place and a vehicle of understanding across borders this is the sense of tall order but it starts in a small way on simply welcoming people without worrying about Church Membership or what people believe. Talking. Was. Was. He has his headquarters at the Lutheran Church of the redeemer right in jerusalems old city. With. More intimate. Ok so we have it in german we have a prayer time here. Everybody is welcome to attend the may day press service sometimes the congregation is large but other times there are just a handful of people its a german speaking parish. She hears all Summer Reading from the book of the prophet isaiah