Now, its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. The Chinese Government began this year by intensifying its crackdown on the pro democracy opposition in hong kong. Beijing seems determined to snuff out organised dissent in the territory in 2021. Amid the mass arrests, the surveillance of the media and academia, is there any safe space left for those fighting for hong kongs political autonomy . My guest is kenneth chan, a founder of hong kongs civic party and a former member of the Legislative Council. Is the fight for freedom in hong kong lost . Professor chan, in hong kong, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. Pleasure to be here. Professor chan, right now in hong kong, is it possible to operate as a pro democracy political activist . It is increasingly difficult because of the introduction of the National Security law and the arbitrary implementation of the law that we have seen so far. So, a lot of people are very concerned. I would say we increasingly succum
And its hard sometimes to remember. All around allaround him, in all around him, in the capital, though, is unprecedented security, following the attack on the home of congress a fortnight ago. Hello and welcome to bbc news with me, tim willcox, whether youre watching in the uk or around the world. Stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. We start in washington, where Donald Trumps final day as american president has been an eventful one. Today saw the us death toll from coronavirus pass a00,000, while politically, Mitch Mcconnell the Senate Republican majority leader directly blamed mr trump for the storming of capitol hill two weeks ago. The outgoing president released a farewell address, in which he claimed, we did what we came here to do and so much more. On wednesday, joe biden will be sworn in as the 46th president , amid the tightest security in recent memory. Heres our north america editor, jon sopel. Where once a sea of faces would greet th
Hello and welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. 0n the eve of his inauguration president Electjoe Biden along with Vice President elect Kamala Harris have attended a Covid Memorial Service in washington, in tribute to the 400,000 americans whove lost their lives to coronavirus. National landmarks were lit up in tribute. Mr biden who will spend the night at the president ial guest house blair house paid tribute to medical workers and spoke of the importance of healing as a nation. To heal, we must remember. And its hard sometimes to remember, but thats how we heal. Its important to do that as a nation. Thats why were here today. Between sundown and dusk, let us shine the lights in the darkness along the sacred pool of reflection and remember all whom we lost. 0ur correspondent larry madowo is in washington with more. The highlight of the day was that Memorial Service that joe biden and Kamala Harris attended at that reflecting pool which provided this really bea
Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. Hello 0n the eve of his inauguration president Electjoe Biden along with Vice President elect Kamala Harris have attended a Covid Memorial Service in washington, in tribute to the 400,000 americans whove lost their lives to coronavirus. National landmarks were lit up in tribute. Mr biden who will spend the night at the president ial guest house blair house paid tribute to medical workers and spoke of the importance of healing as a nation. To heal, we must remember, and its hard sometimes to remember, but thats how we heal. Its important to do that as a nation. Thats why were here today. Between sundown and dusk, let us shine the lights in the darkness along the sacred pool of reflection and remember all whom we lost. 0ur correspondent larry madowo is in washington with more. The highlight of the day was that Memorial Service thatjoe biden and Kamala Harris attended at that reflecting pool which provided this really beautifu