Died of a sudden heart attack in shanghai. Chinas long time second in command, he was known for his pragmatic economic policies and rose through the party ranks despite not having a power base. At one point he was in marked the top role of president. During his ten years of premier, he served under the shadow of xijinping, of premier, he served under the shadow of xi jinping, whose grip on power dominated domestic and international policy. With more on his legacy, i spoke with the chief geo economic analyst at bloomberg, who served as National Security Council Director with china and taiwan. Li keqiang was premier for ten years, retired earlier this year. What do you see as his legacy . Thank you so much for having me. This news is certainly a shock that he passed away at a relatively young age. Li keqiang leaves behind a legacy of being seen as a premier to xi jinping but also a senior official in his own right, someone who many believe was working to help keep the economy on good foo
Died of a sudden heart attack in shanghai. Chinas long time second in command, he was known for his pragmatic economic policies. He rose through the party ranks despite not having any power base. At one point he was even earmarked for the top role as president. In his final term, he was the only leading politician who didnt belong to xijinpings group of xi jinpings group of loyalists. Xijinpings group of loyalists. More on that later. Now to the latest on the war in the middle east. Calls for a ceasefire to allow aid into gaza are growing amid warnings from israel that it is preparing for what it calls the next stage of combat against hamas. These are pictures from the ismay Israeli Military as tanks entered Northern Gaza on wednesday. Israel says it was a targeted rate, not the start of the ground invasion. Inside gaza, the humanitarian situation is dire as food and fuel supplies are running low. The Palestinian Red Crescent says it will be forced to shut down Ambulance Services in 2a
Minister, for the new package in military aid you recently announced, and it is for ukraine. Look, australia and the United States also share in may view the commitment to uphold International Rules of the road. Including freedom of navigation. Just this past week, prc vessels acted dangerously and unlawfully as our philippine friends conducted a routine supply mission within their own Economic Zone in the South China Sea. I want to be clear, i want to be very clear. The United States defense commitment to the philippines is iron clad. Any attack on the filipino aircraft vessels will invoke our mutual Defense Treaty with the philippines. Mr. Prime minister, today we renewed our commitment to defend the values that are part of this alliance. We continue to stand as one to focus on all the region. I want to thank you for being here. Thank you for your partnership and your leadership in this critical moment. I would like to turn it over to you. Were going to continue to monitor this joint
And the west blank. President Netanyahu Convening his cabinet late last night to discuss what is in receipt Military Spokesman calls late next stages of the war. Israeli strikes targeting trying to turn building after building to rubble. Tens of thousands of troops gathered just outside and wait a possible hamas fighters in lebanon. Here at home thousands of pro Palestinian Protesters calling for a ceasefire clash with police in americas biggest city. Who will talk with the Ranking Member of the Armed Services committee adam smith. And. Im going to send to congress and urgent Budget Request request the white house calling on congress to provide funding not only for israel but also for ukraine. Hamas and putin have two different threats they completely went to want to annn neighboring democracy of. A call for action faces an Uphill Battle as republican support for funding the Ukraine War Ends in the house remains paralyzed without a speaker. I like the way it used to be where we would g
212. The Gaza Health Ministry says around 4,400 gazans mainly civilians have been killed since then in israeli air strikes. That include 55 people overnight. Israels military has warned civilians in gaza to keep moving south for their own safety, as it prepares to increase pressure on hamas there. Hamas governs gaza and is labelled a Terrorist Origanisation by the uk, us and other western governments. Meanwhile, overnight the Israeli Defense forces said one of its aircraft targeted a mosque in the palestinian city ofjenin, in the west bank. Israel says the mosque was used by a hamas cell as a base to plan and execute attacks against civilians. The uns humanitarian chief says talks have been taking place to allow a second aid convoy into gaza later after two weeks in which israel stopped supplies of food, water and medicine entering gaza. On saturday, agreement was reached to allow 20 lorries carrying supplies to cross the rafah border from egypt. But as Greg Mackenzie reports aid agenc