but in beijing s perspective, it is all about regaining control over hong kong, and about the great rejuvenation of the chinese race, and that is what president xi jinping has been talking about in his speech. | translation: the practice of one | country, two systems has achieved the success in hong kong recognised by all since its return to the motherland. president xi will be hoping his visit convinces hong kongers and the world that stability on these shores following his crackdown in hong kong, and that it will usher in a revival of the global financial centres s bruised economy. martin yip, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news.
martin yip, bbc news. the rate of people testing positive for covid 19 has continued to increase across the uk, the office for national statistics says. in both england and wales, data suggests that around one in 30 people had coronavirus in the week ending 2ajune. in northern ireland, the figure was 1 in 25 and in scotland the rate was1 in 18. with me in the studio now is our health correspondentjim reed. how concerning are these figures? this is a significant weekly increase in the level of covid infections but we should point out because some people might be thinking, are we even testing for it any more? this is the office for national statistics that go out and randomly test tens of thousands of people each week to see if they have covid so it is not based on people coming forward with symptoms, so it is seen as the most accurate reading we have of infections across the country and it shows in the last
and make an exhibition. this pillar was one of the few remaining public memorials to tiananmen square in hong kong, where the anniversary was marked annually until being banned by the authorities in 2020. they cited covid measures as the reason, but with china forbidding any public recognition of the massacre, questions have been raised over attempts to erase history in this semi autonomous region. russell trott, bbc news. our reporter, martin yip, is in hong kong. what has the reaction been to this move? ,, ., .,. ., what has the reaction been to this move? ,, ., ., ., , ., move? quite a mixed reaction as far as we can see- move? quite a mixed reaction as far as we can see. people move? quite a mixed reaction as far as we can see. people express - move? quite a mixed reaction as far as we can see. people express their| as we can see. people express their anger on social media and at the scene there are reportedly chinese students who are studying at the
this is bbc news, the latest headlines. china is warning the us, as president biden orders a fresh inquiry into the origins of covid, belarus s diversion of a passenger plane will be investigated by the un civil aviation agency, as the mother of the arrested opposition journalist asks for international help. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has condemned the overhaul of electoral rules in hong kong. the sweeping changes, approved on thursday, limit the number of directly elected legislators. they also mean candidates will be vetted keeping out those critical of beijing. the bbc s martin yip in hong kong, explains. this electoral reform bill