Time it recognizes that our 2nd tier parties are rogue states such as north korea and iran and finally dealing with violent extremist organizations will likely be an enduring threat for years to come being in europe i know that there has been much discussion about the challenges from russia so this morning i want to focus on the pentagons top concern the peoples republic of china next year will mark the 20th anniversary of a decision that fundamentally altered the course of International Affairs chinas admission into the World Trade Organization i was working in the United States senate at the time and 2 competing arguments over chinas membership dominated the public debate. The prevailing notion of the day was that if we allowed the p. R. C. In the b. T. O. And other multilateral institutions china would continue on its path of economic reform and eventually become a market oriented trading partner more broadly increased engagement with the liberal world order would also spur politica
Europes digital ambitions the e. U. Has just revealed its vision for the continents tech future fearing competition from abroad it wants to grow its own sector but there are concerns over just how it will protect privacy this is inside story. Hello there and welcome to the program im the stasi attain now there is a global race for Technology Leadership with the United States and china out front europe now says it wants to catch up and reinforce its position on the digital scene its leaders are concerned about the reliance on Foreign Tech Companies including microsoft apple and chua way they say they want to develop europes own tech sector now to do that theyve come up with a strategy that aims to find solutions that prioritize peoples lives the economy and an open society the e. U. Outlined its approach for days and Artificial Intelligence on wednesday the proposal seek tougher regulation of the worlds biggest tech platforms and increased spending for the tech sector but critics say mo
Goldman says the coronavirus will hit prospects for copper, as Chinese Industrial action is in significantly below capacity. Anglo american starts a busy week for commodities earnings today. The curse of monsanto. In the midst of the roundup scandal, bayer faces a potential multibilliondollar lawsuit over a second weedkiller it inherited in the 2018 chemicals megadeal. Just under an hour away from the start of cash Equities Trading across europe. We will take a look at futures this morning. Acrossseeing gains europe and u. S. Futures. We still have a wild to go until the u. S. Opens, but we have decent gains in europe. Dax of more than one third of a percent, ftse futures up. 25 this morning. We also seeing gains in the u. S. , although we have solid a seven a solid seven hours until he open up over there. And dows p, nasdaq, jones futures all gaining this morning. We have breaking news on china. China is delaying its annual npc npcing according to chinas going to review the possibilit
Allegations of 4 crimes and are for. Getting away with murder in mexico demonstrators say the epidemic of violence against women must be stopped. Hello we begin in munich thats where the u. N. Is urging for more accountability to enforce an arms embargo in libya Foreign Ministers from around a dozen countries met on the sidelines of a Security Summit to end libyas civil war there seems to be a consensus that efforts must be made to end Foreign Military support for the warring sides and stop the flow of weapons into the country were. Forces have been fighting to capture the capital tripoli since april. The truce is holding only by a thread with numerous over 150 violations reported and it is the libyan people that continue to suffer the most the Economic Situation continues to deteriorate exacerbated by the oil blockade and the looming banking crisis the purchase of pitting countries and organizations today among some there was a consensus on the need to lift the oil blockade i want to
Qatars foreign minister keeps diplomatic channels open after talks to end the gulf crisis are suspended. And the former u. S. Vice President Joe Biden battles for a much needed victory if he hopes to keep his race for the white house alive. Hello the number of new cases of corona virus in china has slowed for the 3rd day in a row more than 2000 new cases were reported on sunday thats down by more than 600 from the previous day but there are still serious concerns over the spread of the onus the World Health Organization issued a warning that other countries must step up their preparations for corona virus which has now killed more than 1600 people the w. H. O. Chief says its impossible to predict which direction the epidemic will take. Its impossible to predict which direction this week will take we are concerned about the levels of rumor and misinformation that. The response will concern it by the continued increase in the number of cases in china we are concerned by reports from chin