one of the world s biggest online, crime websites online crime websites is shut down by police in seventeen countries. is shut down by police in 17 countries. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7 in the morning in singapore and 4 o clock in the afternoon in simi valley in california, where us house speaker kevin mccarthy greeted taiwan president tsai ing wen at the start of a meeting that has already infuriated china. in the last hour, beijing has promised a resolute response. mr mccarthy is the most senior american politician to meet a taiwanese leader on us soil since 1979. the meeting took place at the ronald reagan presidential library during a stopover on president tsai sjourney home from latin america. china claims taiwan is part of its own territory and discourages the island s leaders from meeting foreign officials. the two leaders held a press conference earlier. here s what they said. the friendship between the people of taiwan
good evening, welcome to the programme, we have got a packed two hours for you this evening. including a special investigation tonight into the execution of an unarmed ukrainian soldier. we will tell you who he was and who was involved. and we will get the thoughts of a formerjudge who sat on the panel of the international criminal court. big developments in scotland today, where police have arrested peter murrell, nicola sturgeon s husband, in connection to the snps fundraising and finances. but we will start with the split screen events we have watching through the day, president zelensy in warsaw, emmanuel macron in beijing. it s his first visit to china in four years. and from a chinese perspective, emmanuel macron is probably the most important politician in europe. it is the french president in particular, who has continued to engage with putin to find a diplomatic solution to this war in ukraine. and they see him as the man who can push the european union towards a mor
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a family run fragrance firm has won a king s award for enterprise after growing exports 500%. we ll speak to the boss. could an easing of tensions between the world s economic superpowers be on the way? in a major speech in washington on thursday, us treasury secretary janet yellen has called for a constructive and fair relationship with china, saying a decoupling of their economies would be disastrous for both sides. secretary yellen also said she plans to visit china for talks. us china relations are in their worst state in decades with the biden administraton enforcing a strict export ban on advanced technology to china, which accuses washington of trying to stifle its modernisation. from new york, our correspondent samira hussain reports. it has been five years since the united states imposed tariffs on billions of dollars of goods coming in from china. they not only have trade relations but diplomatic relations but diplomatic relations between the two countries have
in the pacific as he reasoned with lawmakers for billions in more funding for their budget. one of his driving forces and concerns could prevent china from invading taiwan. we must act with a greater sense of urgency. we don t have the luxury of t time. we must act now to preserve this free and open indo pacific. reporter: he put it plainly there is more to do when it comes to china especially as we learn more about china s plans from recently leaked classified documents. the supersonic spy drone is not only credibly fast but it operates at high altitudes. it would help turn up with mapping and strategy planning and possibly future strikes. at the same time, u.s. treasury secretary janet yellen voiced her concerns when it comes to china. the john hopkins school of advanced international studies, she made it clear national security and defending human rights are the chief objectives even if it comes at an economic cost. she also said the biden administration is now conside