Im melissa chan welcome to news asia thank you for joining us is the end of a long week with not just americans but everyone following the count in the United States democracy can be a messy process and a particular intricacies of u. S. Politics have played out spectacularly in asia the country with the most at stake is china given the 2 countries rocky yet close relationship so how is china viewed and responded to the events of this week we had only in the studio to tell us more hung on any official reaction from beijing yes beijing has said that the election is the u. S. Domestic affair and that it has no position on it and thats it thats it but is there any hint that beijing preferred one candidate over now. Other well i mean in the beginning chinese leaders probably preferred mr biden because you know because of mr trump the u. S. Sino relationship has plunged to the lowest point in decades but after seeing what miss what kind of chaos mr mr trump has caused in the us i think beiji
Have held a Memorial Ceremony for the victims. Germanys Health Minister says the Health Care System could be overwhelmed if the covert caseload is not brought under control and was speaking as germany top 20000 new infections for the 1st time the virus is hitting many european states even harder now than when it was 1st arriving here. A new somber record for germany the highest number of 1000 cases ever registered in the country germany is in its 1st week of a new partial lockdown restaurants bars and leisure activities are shut down travel for tourism is strongly discouraged while shops and schools are allowed to stay open. Germanys Health Minister yes spahn said the countrys Health Care System is not currently overwhelmed but hard times are ahead if the rise in cases isnt stopped. The situation is serious the number of people requiring support in intensive care units has doubled in the past 10 days from as of today our Health System is still coping but even the best system in the wor
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Proceedings. This is being live on the website. I would prefer to hold this in person, but because of the threat posed by covid19 remains serious and widespread, we are proceeding remotely to ensure the safety of our witnesses, staff and public. Today is the 19th anniversary of the september 11 terrorist attacks, in which nearly 3000 people perished, thousands more were wounded, and our nation awakened to the threat of international terrorism. Of National Unity and sense shared purpose in the aftermath of that tragic day has sadly stated. Faded. Nothing is more important in this committee than ensuring we avoid another deadly terrorist attack on american soil. Today is an opportunity to recognize the heroism and sacrifice of our Intelligence Community professionals who toil in the shadows and receive little or no recognition. It is through their selfless efforts we have prevented further attacks our homeland, and we have hunted down and brought to justice the masterminds of those heino
Includes a long serving cabinet secretary. Critics say that abe failed to deliver on promises. And one of chinas is conglomerates says it is optimistic about recovery. We hear exclusively from them later this hour. Arey lets look how we shaping up in the asian sect session. A muted outlook when it comes to asia. Sophie that is to be expected this morning. Malaysia and the philippines offline, those markets closed. S p addingfutures, 1 10 of 1 . A muted start for asian stocks. Havee earnings sprint, we withnames reporting along Cooper Energy and australia. Lets focus on new zealand. Efforts being made for trading to resume as normal on monday. We saw them close to record high on friday. Operators saying it is working with Security Partners to implement additional measures. Arrangements are in place to allow trading if the website goes down. Japanese politics front and center with several names in the running to replace shinzo abe. Japanese stock volatility picked upfriday, the yen firmi