Senior fellow and director of the Chinese Energy at the huston institution. Hudson institute. Hes a distinguished defense and policy advisor, a former highranking Government Official andauthor of numerous books and reports on china. I can tell you definitively that might has really changed the us militarys thinking. Back a number of years ago he was sent to china to collect Chinese Military writings and he was the First American official who revealed that what the chinese were telling themselves militarily behind the scenes was quite different than what they were saying in public about how they wanted to be friends with the world and it really had a tremendous impact on understanding the militaries view of the peoples republic ofchina. His book is a landmark book. His most recent book is the hundred year marathon, chinas secret strategy to replace america as a global superpower. This book is really a fascinating look and is probably one of the only places in public where youll find inf
Look at the problems there. First i would like to introduce our Panel Including myself. Doctor pills very the foremost china expert in the world. Currently senior fellow and director of the chinese strategy at the hands Hudson Institute. Distinguish policy advisor. I can tell you definitively it has changed the us militarys thinking only a number of years ago. The First American official that revealed what they were telling themselves militarily is quite different than how they wanted to be friends in the world. And then to have a tremendous impact on understanding the military his book is a Landmark Book the 100 year marathon. Is one of the only places with the chinese defectors. And then reveal what is going on. And a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and as a distinguished china expert to spend time as a bomber pilot and has been inside of china as a Defense Attache to track down the inside story of china. His book is called stealth war. Im National Security correspondent for th
A bitterly fought compromise at the u. N. More deaths reported in malis protests so the president s now promising big changes to the government. And parliamentary heckling of irans foreign minister provokes a stern warning from the Supreme Leader. Starting in the u. S. Where florida has recorded its biggest daily increase of covert 19 infections with more than 15000 cases reported on sunday florida really emerging as a hotspot for the virus now nearly 270000 cases reported with more than 4000 deaths many sets cities across the state have now reimposed locked down restrictions that were relaxed back in may lets have a quick check of the Johns Hopkins University Track oh you know this one it keeps a tally of cases not just across the world but in each American County and on this map the darker the shade of purple the more severe the outbreak so look down there along the east coast right the way down to florida in the panhandle the. And states high infection numbers up in chicago as well
Parliament, tomorrow. Vigils are held in vietnam by families who fear their loved ones are among the 39 people found dead in a lorry in essex. Wales are out of the Rugby World Cup, after losing to south africa in the semi final. Good evening. Welcome to bbc news. Donald trump says the leader of the so called Islamic State group, abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, has died after a military operation, conducted by Us Special Forces. Hed been described as the worlds most wanted man, and mrtrump said capturing or killing him, had been the Top National Security priority of his administation. Al baghdadi had been under surveillance in Northern Syria for weeks, and was eventually cornered in the village of barisha. Hes said to have detonated an explosive vest, as his compound came under attack. Heres our middle east correspondent, quentin somerville. Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi died in the dark in Northern Syria. The ferocious sound of the firefight was heard for miles. Pictures of donald trump watching the oper
The waiting is finally over for the start of the ashes. Im at edgbaston, where ive been speaking to england captainjoe root ahead of the first test against australia. It starts today, as england look to claim the ashes back. Having lifted it for under cooky, and to see what its been like on the other end of it as captain, it makes me want to be up there on the podium at the oval hopefully with a massive smile on my face. We could get a shower at the oval, especially in a line from north east scotla nd especially in a line from north east scotland to east anglia, where it could be heavy, thundery and slow moving. More in 15 minutes. Its thursday the 1st of august. Our top story flood warnings are still in place across the north west of england and yorkshire after a day of heavy rain left people stranded and caused damage to buildings, roads and rail lines. Overnight, the water levels did begin to recede in some of the worst hit areas, but people are preparing for another downpour of rai