Be here with you next hour with a roundup of the biggest news from the week and stay with us for going underground next here on our international. Center of town so were going underground as saudi arabia takes the podium to conclude the u. N. General Assembly Just ahead of the one Year Anniversary of the killing of the Washington Post Jamal Khashoggi a crime over which the u. N. One saudi arabia investigated coming up on the show as the United States Senate Debates a trade war with hong kong that could drag the Global Economy down and its president trumps existing sanctions against china we speak to a member of ongoings executive council preparing for tomorrows 70th anniversary celebration of the peoples republic and all the days out here. Concludes the u. N. General assembly we go to the country with the largest number of u. S. Troops in Europe Germany to hear its left Party Dealing slam any possible angle or merkel plan to join Donald Trumps and Boris Johnsons soldiers against iran p
Plus brechts at the berlin wall and microwave meals with suede supporting artists funny how all this of all coming up in todays going underground festival remarks the 70th anniversary of the peoples republic of china an event covered in nato nations not so much for the lifting of 850000000. 00 out of poverty as the triumph of a brutal state that today abuses human rights in on kong the chief villain appears to be hong kong chief executive kerry lam joining me now from the new Peoples Party headquarters and on kong is one of our cabinet ministers Regina Regina thanks so much for coming on the show before we get to whats going on in all kong how is it out who is the special Administrative Region going to be celebrating 70 years of china that will be flecked waiting ceremonies and celebrations as usual and the Hong Kong Government work in sending a lot delegation to beijing to attend the. And various celebrations in the capital but new new fireworks because some people think that having n
Injured maybe a similar number of members of public also injured but really no serious injuries and no fatalities yes but arguably in london when there were riots the authorities here doubled down and they created austerity where is you know on kong it seems to be one cave in after another to protest as you called off the legislation for legal unity with china back in 2012 you called of education curriculum changes because of protests why is it the hong kong authorities do everything the demonstrators appear to want them to do although some western media would like to portray our government as suppressor of the masses actually as you said our government has come pick children attend several times to mass demonstrations because we are strong protect our rights and freedoms and we. Got jealously is our reputation you know and there is a lot of external pressure on us if there are any accusations against us so the whole call police theyre actually much more sinned against than sinning wel
Over 200 policemen injured maybe a similar number of members of public also injured but really no serious injuries and no fatalities yes but arguably in london when there were riots the authorities here doubled down and they created austerity where is you know on kong it seems to be one cave in after another to protest as you called off the legislation very legal unity with china back in 2012 you called of education curriculum changes because of protests why is it the hong kong authorities do everything the demonstrators appear to want them to do although some western media would like to portray our government as suppressor of the masses actually as you said our government has come pick children attend several times to mass demonstrations because we are strong protect our rights and freedoms and we got. Jealously is our reputation you know and there is a lot of external pressure on us if there are any accusations against us so the whole company theyre actually much more sinned against
Kong events have certainly been highly biased in our view you know there have been a lot of description of the events in hong kong as Police Brutality whereas actually although the poachers have taken place for over 100 days there have not really been serious injuries and no fatalities compared with the way western police hendo the los angeles riots in the 1970s occupy wall street in 2011 and the london riots in 2011 also in 5 days there were 5 deaths several 1000 arrested whereas in the whole call we have over 200 policemen injured maybe a similar number of members of public also injured but really no serious injuries and no fatalities yes but arguably in london when there were riots the authorities here doubled down. Own they created austerity whereas in hong kong it seems to be one cave in after another to protest as you called of the legislation very legal unity with china back in 2012 you called of education curriculum changes because of protests why is it the hong kong authoritie