Seem like hyperbolic right why then are we leading our newscast on this night with the suggestion of this potential scenario because 2 World Leaders are coming out and saying that it is what they think could happen and these are leaders who know the region the Asian Pacific both men are all straight and both have held the position of Prime Minister let me take you through it 1st its the former Prime Minister and china scholar there is thats kevin rudd who has just penned an editorial in Foreign Affairs journal where he says the risk of Armed Conflict between the United States and china in the next 3 months. Was especially high. Then as you might expect australias current Prime Minister Scott Morrison was asked to comment on his predecessors statement and surprisingly he basically agreed morrison said that the hot war between the us and china was quote previously inconceivable not considered even possible or likely but not anymore. To australian Prime Ministers one former one present so
Has ordered china to close one of its most important consulates in the United States you see it there in the video the fires burning are apparently the folks there in the embassy burning some of their personal papers the chinese consulate in Houston Texas is shut down and china is responding with an apparent ultimatum already wow this shutdown of the consulate is only the latest sign in a growing trend of countries being punished by the u. S. State department in fact its not just china. As of this writing the United States has a whopping 7967. 00 sanctions and place 7967. 00 sanctions its a somewhat bizarre and almost a stunt to shing list that includes not to. Countries but even individuals People Stores Small Companies and tire corporations governments types of governments even branches of governments the usual suspects of course on the sanctions list are countries like iran and north korea russia venezuela turkey on and off and now the biggest target of all china but then there are
Victorian era why do i mention him right here at the start of this newscast because well because he is credited with coming up with this phrase are you ready adversity makes strange bedfellows i want you to keep that quote of mine as i share with you what is happening right now between china and iran 2 countries presently being targeted economically and militarily by our government here in the United States so here we go this morning the New York Times is pending a piece about a leak that describes how china and iran are signing a 25 year military and Economic Partnership agreement the piece titled when china met iran seems to suggest that washington is kind of freaked out by this that it has. Quote the United States in a geo political storm so what is this deal between the us his biggest adversary in the middle east and the us is most predominant economic competitor on the entire world stage well its described as an agreement that is going to provide iran with all the tech and Economi
People the right to end their own lives even if they are not suffering from any medical condition. The u. S. Accuses china of sponsoring. American Companies Working on a vaccine for 900. On the back with more headlines in about an hours time but right now it is news with rick sanchez coming up. Live from the World Headquarters of the r t america our Nations Capital this is the news with rick sanchez. Hi everybody im rick sanchez i want to welcome all of you who are watching us from all over the world including those of you who are watching us on your phones using the portable t. V. You are there this morning in a dramatic escalation at apparent breach of diplomatic protocols the. U. S. Has ordered china to close one of its most important consulates in the United States you see it there in the video the fires burning are apparently the folks there in the embassy burning some of their personal papers the chinese consulate in Houston Texas is shut down and china is responding with an appa
Almost hyperbolic right why then are we leading our newscast today with the suggestion of of this potential scenario well because 2 World Leaders are coming out and saying that this is what they think could happen and these are leaders who know the region the Asian Pacific both men are all strong and both have held the position of Prime Minister of australia 1st theres the former Prime Minister who happens to also be a china scholar his name is kevin rudd you see him there he has just penned an editorial in the Foreign Affairs journal where he says that the risk of an Armed Conflict between the United States and china in the next 3 months is especially high. Then as you might expect australias current Prime Minister there he is Scott Morrison he was asked to comment on his predecessor statement and surprisingly he basically agreed morrison said that the hot war between the United States and china was quote previously inconceivable and not considered even possible or likely. But not any