we start tonight with a special bbc report. for more than a year, el salvador has been living under an emergency measure called a state of exception , in which several constitutional rights were suspended in a national crackdown on the country s powerful street gangs. the police have arrested a staggering 66,000 people and el salvador s murder rate has fallen. but human rights organisations say thousands of people with no link to the gangs have been unjustly detained. 0ur correspondent will grant is covering this story for us. what have you learned? if we think about el salvador s nan- problem, the countries gang problem, the countries really synonymous with two main rival gangs. the ms13 and the 18 street gangs. they did rule all swathes of the country to a reign of terror, intimidation, violence and extortion. that is being exhausting for ordinary people as you can imagine, having to deal with that every day in their communities, fearful about the well being of their child
to deal with, so i do think there are going to be more areas of agreement on china than disagreements. you wrote specifically than disagreements. you wrote specifically about than disagreements. you wrote specifically about the than disagreements. you wrote specifically about the role i specifically about the role that china is playing in taiwan s upcoming election next year. what do you think g7 countries can do to specifically counter that influence? specifically counter that influence? ., ., ., influence? yeah, well, again, they first influence? yeah, well, again, they first have influence? yeah, well, again, they first have to influence? yeah, well, again, they first have to agree i influence? yeah, well, again, they first have to agree that l they first have to agree that china agreed for protecting taiwan is a project protecting taiwan is a priority and i m not sure they all agree but let s say for a minute they do. one way of dealing with the problem is to bolste
international law. you cannot have one sovereign country invading and destroying another. so, regardless of what they anticipate as being the future, whetherfrozen they anticipate as being the future, whether frozen conflict or otherwise, i think the fact that they are all singing from the same sheet of music is going to help a lot that they collectively pool their resources to deal with the issue in the future. [30 resources to deal with the issue in the future. do you anticipate issue in the future. do you anticipate any issue in the future. do you anticipate any more - issue in the future. do you i anticipate any more promises of aid for ukraine? t anticipate any more promises of aid for ukraine? aid for ukraine? i don t. but i do expeet aid for ukraine? i don t. but i do expect there aid for ukraine? i don t. but i do expect there to aid for ukraine? i don t. but i do expect there to be - do expect there to be conversations at the highest of levels between the leaders th
up arming. japan has really ramped up its military spending in view of any potential conflict so i have to keep across what countries say just so i have to keep across what countries sayjust in regards to chinese perceived aggression but also a painter to do to combat that. nick marsh reporting. for more on what to expect from the g7, i spoke to derek grossman, senior defence analyst at the rand corporation. thank you very much forjoining us. let s start with the two headliner topics of this g7 summit. politico reported us officials are planning for the growing possibility that russia and ukraine, the war, will turn into a frozen conflict. how do you think g7 leaders will approach this, to try to keep up approach this, to try to keep up momentum for the west s support for ukraine? up momentum for the west s support for ukraine? thanks, eah, support for ukraine? thanks, yeah. well. support for ukraine? thanks, yeah. well. i support for ukraine? thanks, yeah, well, i think support fo
their summit. it s likely that the war in ukraine will top the agenda, after a new spate of aerial attacks on kyiv and an anticipated ukrainian cou nteroffe nsive. ukraine s leader, volodymyr zelensky, willjoin the meeting by video on sunday. also of importantance is china and trade. leaders are concerned about china s footprint in the region and say they will propose ways to work together on the issue. they will also discuss the growing pressure that taiwan is underfrom china, dealing with threats of military aggression and economic coercion such as blockades. in hiroshima, earlier today, japanese prime minister, fumio kishida, who s hosting the summit, kicked off the conference with a few meetings to discuss bilateral agreemements with select allies. within the next hour or so g7 leaders will gather for a family photo, marking day two of the summit. their spouses will be entertained with traditional japanese dance