The first 30, china was one of the poorest countries in the world. When i was about five or six, i spent my childhood with my parents in a labour camp when china was going through all these political struggles. So this is the 1960s . The 1960s, cultural revolution, we had nothing to eat, people had nojobs, my parents had to give up their city jobs to go to a remote area in south west china to work on construction, Building Military facilities that were not even up to scratch for anything. And even back in beijing, we again had nothing to eat, and every winter we had chinese cabbages and you queue for them, a0 kilos, that is all you have every winter. And then we were given meat, one kilo per family of four. And you have a coupon at the beginning of the month, you would dash to the butchers, i dont remember ever finding meat in the butchers. So that was then, angie divided china of the first 30 years of its 70 of the peoples republic of china, and then a subsequent a0. So bring us up to
And you can get all the latest on our website. That is bbc. Co. Uk news. Now on bbc news, live to singapore for Asia Business report. Communist china at 70. As the peoples republic marks this significant milestone, we look at the challenges faced by the countrys carmakers. Wework pulls it share sale. One of the worlds most hotly anticipated ipos is dropped. Hello and welcome to Asia Business report. We start with china, because the country marks a major milestone today. It is 70 years since the communist party found that the peoples republic. There has been significant turmoil, and also vast progress, in the decades since then. The economy began to boom in the 19805 the economy began to boom in the 1980s after opening up. By one measure both the world bank and the imf rate china is the worlds biggest economy. The vast country has been the biggest contributor to Global Growth in recent years, dominating key markets including autos. But as robin brant reports from shanghai, the tide has
Good morning. Whether this will really make a difference for passengers bus. A new british record and a silver medal for Dina Asher Smith you may not bejumping at the world athletics you may not be jumping forjoy when championship in doha. A brilliant performance but not many you hear the weather today because we have more heavy rain coming in people there in the stadium to watch it. From the south west which will good morning. After such a wet and exacerbate the situation we had at the weekend but before that, a lot windy weekend for part of the uk, of dry weather, some sunshine and some fog patches in the west. I will today, we are off to a dry and have more later on. Bright start before many more heavy rain sweeps in from the its monday the 30th september. Our top story south west later. I will have more the conservatives are aiming inis south west later. I will have more to get their Party Conference back in 15 minutes. On track following allegations about its monday the 30th septe
Why thousands of women are dying because their heart attack symptoms are missed. Ill be talking to an expert at quarter past nine. And theres a silver medal and a new british record for Dina Asher Smith at the world athletics championship in doha. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. Ministers will attempt to focus attention on spending pledges on the second day of the conservative Party Conference in manchester. It comes after the opening day saw the Prime Ministerfacing questions about his private life. Chancellor sajid javid is promising what he calls an infrastructure revolution with a 25 billion pounds upgrade of englands roads, a National Bus Strategy and five billion pounds for ultrafast Broadband Internet in the uk. But its been a stormy week for Boris Johnson culminating in number ten denying newspaper accusations that the Prime Minister squeezed a journalists thigh under the table at a private lunch 20 years ago. Away from manchester, opposition parties are expected
Of thomas cook might have to wait up to two months to get a refund, say officials. And the funeral of the former french president Jacques Chirac World Leaders gather in paris as france says farewell. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Im joanna gosling. The chancellor, sajid javid, has insisted the uk can still leave the eu without a deal despite a law which says the Prime Minister must ask for an extension if no agreement is reached. He said the government would obey the law, but that the policy set out by Boris Johnson of leaving with or without an agreement in october had not changed. He promised a significant Economic Policy response in the event of a no deal brexit. At the conservative Party Conference, mrjavid is promising what he calls an infrastructure revolution with a £25 billion upgrade of englands roads, a National Bus Strategy and £5 billion for ultrafast Broadband Internet in the uk. But its been a stormy week for Boris Johnson, culminating in number ten denyin