that is despite us china trade hitting a record high last year and with president xi increasing his power this expert what s wrong what s wrong tells us what this means. when will the rivalry have the consequences for the rest of us? we ll hear from the former head of the monetary fund s china division. the man behind brands such as intercontinental, holiday inn and crowne plaza tells us by a big expansion is not stopping him sleeping despite the delicate state of the global economy. welcome to talking business weekly. the us and china are the world s two biggest economies and for decades they have helped to power the global economy meaning that when they do well so does the rest of the world, but there is a growing amount of hostility between them whether it is spy balloons, differences over the war in ukraine, taiwan or coronavirus, those tensions are not always directly related to trade but they re having a growing impact on business deals. today the first shipment of some
accountable for the deaths of russian soldiers in a ukrainian attack. thousands queue to pay their respects to brazilian football legend pele, as he lies in state at his former club, santos. and coming up. we ve been talking to a guide dogs charity that s recruiting for more volunteers to tackle a shortage of trainers. we are at the moment looking very heavily to recruit lots of volunteers, and we ve been very lucky lot of people have been so generous with their time, and we are in recovery mode and hopefulfor generous with their time, and we are in recovery mode and hopeful for the future but do need a little bit of patience for a little bit longer. as thousands of people prepare to return to work following the christmas and new year break, the rmt union at network rail is staging a 48 hour walk out. this is the latest rail strike in a long running dispute over pay. the walk outs by the rmt on third and fourth january and sixth and seventh january will affect services across
on the nhs this winter is intolerable the family of a british couple killed in a helicopter crash in australia say they re heartbroken. archie! touch! and why a shortage of volunteer puppy trainers means visually impaired people are having to wait longer to get a guide dog. and coming up on the bbc news channel, it s a huge night of action in the premier league with arsenal looking to extend their lead at the top of the table to 10 points. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. it s been a miserable new year return to work for commuters, facing five days of rail strikes this week. members of the rmt union are taking industrial action again today over pay, jobs and working conditions. they re holding two 48 hour strikes this week in england, scotland and wales while the train drivers union aslef will take action on thursday. our business correspondent theo leggett is at euston station in london. and at euston station there are not many trains running, is across
their respects to brazilian football legend pele, as he lies in state at his former club, santos. american football player damar hamlin is in a critical condition in hospital after collapsing during a game. and coming up we ve been talking to a guide dogs charity that s recruiting for more volunteers to tackle a shortage of trainers. we are at the moment looking very heavily to recruit lots of volunteers, and we ve been very lucky lot of people have been so generous with their time, and we are in recovery mode and hopeful for the future but do need a little bit of patience for a little bit longer. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. politicians in russia have called for commanders in the russian military to be held to account for the deaths of dozens of soldiers in a ukrainian rocket strike. in a rare admission moscow announced that 63 of its servicepersonnel had been killed ukraine says the figure was actually in the hundreds. one senator sa