Broadcasting from our studios in moscow this is our International Im sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us right now breaking news on our t. V. A devastating explosion ripped through the lebanese capital on tuesday government Officials Say at least 78. 00 people are dead and more than 4000. 00 injured the blast went off in the citys port area destroying at nearby buildings and causing chaos across beirut. There are far more. Going that. We heard from 2 reporters in beirut all tough read and oh in a hole the way they told us more about follow on from the explosion the devastation here in the lebanese capital is very massive it is being estimated by tens of millions of dollars as we said earlier the blouse had was held 10 kilometers away from the port where it took place i believe this is going to be a sleepless night for the lebanese and very sad night on social media a lot of lebanese are faring through the incident unfortunately there are pouring through a 1000 levanon here s
U. S. Business to microsoft this after the American Government threatens to ban. Im burnt off to our viewers watching on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome here in germany its the 1st day back at school for some children and it is happening amid warnings of more and more new corona virus cases across the country today is the 1st time that schools have reopened in the country since their closure back in march when the pandemic began but a return to school is not a return to Health School used to be. Finally back where they wanted to be in the schoolyard with their own affair friends for the 1st time in 5 months these children from John Franklin Primary School and. Rust up can play together without a mask and without daring to social distancing rules. Even hugs are allowed although not recommended. And its best oh my its better now because we are allowed to sit next to each other again and we can see all our friends again where no. One is i i find it great bec
Been a what i know is that the people of lebanon have electricity shut down every day and its not working the provision of imports and exports has collapsed because of the Financial System so there are its is for the short term that we need as we know the answer is to fight corruption reform the energy and electricity systems the customs we need transparency for imports and exports we need reforms for all the sick does and insist on these changes quickly what lebanese authorities have detained 16 people as part of their investigation into the blast according to state media 18 port and Customs Officials involved in Maintenance Work at the ports have reportedly been questioned the death toll has risen to 149 but that is expected to rise dozens of people are still missing and hospitals are overwhelmed our correspondent burnet smith is in beirut with more. All we saw all day were armies all mainly young people out with groups and pickaxes and shovels trying to clean up the trying to clean
Well thanks very much for being with us here on to the point to my guests here in the studio on who is a freelance journalist from china and she argues that cold war is an american a narrative in the current tensions of the expression of a dysfunctional world order also with us is my right back who is with the asia program of the German Marshall Fund she believes that transcend once a cooperation on china is key and for it to work both sides of the atlantic need to adjust their china strategy and a very well malcolm to sit down hamilton from Johns Hopkins university an academic and former diplomat to down thinks the competition isnt china versus america its all for its hereon isnt versus democracy. Thank you for being here with me today id like to begin with you mike a in your latest book event you have written together with Clive Hamilton the schools the hidden hand how the Chinese Communist party is reshaping the world so my 1st question is tell us how is it doing so so the main argu
Contenders for the november election. At a tugofwar over tiktok. The video app chinese owners could sell the u. S. Interest to microsoft after the u. S. Government threatens to ban tiktok. Brent to our viewers watching on pbs in the United States and around the world, welcome. Here in germany it is the first day back at school for some children. It is happening amid warnings of more and more new coronavirus cases across the country. Today is the first time schools have reopened in the country since closure in march when the pandemic began. But a return to school is not a return to how school used to be. Finally back with a wanted to be, in the schoolyard with all of their friends, for the first time in five months. These children from Primary School can play together without a mask and without needing to social distance. Even huts are allowed, although hug us are allowed the not recommended. It is better now because we are allowed to sit next to each other again, and we can see our fri