summits scheduled in this region for later this year, to which presidents biden and putin are both invited. and the us can hardly afford to boycott those meetings because it s struggling right now to regain the ground it s in lost in recent years in influence to china, particularly here in the asia pacific. so the talks scheduled between antony blinken and the chinese foreign minister, wang yi, are perhaps the most important part of this meeting. the us says it s hoping to establish what it calls guardrails , to stop their currently fractious relationship from veering into outright confrontation. china, of course, has steadfastly refused to back the tough us stance towards russia over ukraine. the american actorjames caan, best known for playing the gangster sonny corleone in the godfather, has died. he was 82. caan was nominated for an oscar for his role in francis ford coppola s classic. he also starred in the psychological thriller misery, the action film thief, and more recently,
brexit had propelled borisjohnson to power. he got his deal, but his plan to override parts of it brought fury in european capitals. and there are few tears being shed in most of europe tonight at his demise. he is making great progress, so it s an honour to have you here. we will be discussing trade. we can quadruple our trade with the uk. borisjohnson has drawn comparisons with donald trump both populist, controversial leaders. despite the smiles, relations withjoe biden are cooler, with no trade deal in sight, and concerns in washington over northern ireland. i think he s seen as a big and charismatic personality, but i m afraid one that could not be trusted to stick to deals. his word was not his bond. we are now a country which unilaterally rips up international agreements. i think we re diminished on the international stage and there s ground to be made up. boris johnson relished the world stage. he s reordered british foreign policy. but there are, to put it
its top diplomat, sergey lavrov, is at the table, alongside his us counterpart, antony blinken and the chinese foreign minister, wang yi. 0ur south east asia correspondent, jonthan head, is following events. this is the first time since the invasion of ukraine that the us secretary of state would find himself in the same room as his russian counterpart, making for some awkward choreography. the us side insists there is no possibility of a formal meeting between the two. and, remember, this isjust a preliminary here at this gathering to the three big summits scheduled in this region for later this year, to which presidents biden and putin are both invited. and the us can hardly afford to boycott those meetings because it s struggling right now to regain the ground it s lost in recent years in influence to china, particularly here in the asia pacific. so the talks scheduled between antony blinken and the chinese foreign minister, wang yi, are perhaps the most important part of this meeti
to override parts of it brought fury in european capitals. and there are few tears being shed in most of europe tonight at his demise. he is making great progress, so it s an honour to have you here. we will be discussing trade. we can quadruple our trade with the uk. borisjohnson has drawn comparisons with donald trump both populist, controversial leaders. despite the smiles, relations withjoe biden are cooler, with no trade deal in sight and concerns in washington over northern ireland. i think he s seen as a big and charismatic personality, but i m afraid one that could not be trusted to stick to deals. his word was not his bond. we are now a country which unilaterally rips up international agreements. i think we re diminished on the international stage and there s ground to be made up. boris johnson relished the world stage. he s reordered british foreign policy. but there are, to put it mildly, decidedly mixed views of his overall performance and of the legacy he ll leave. carol
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