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
Middle east and more Technology Stocks. There is no link but i will tell you whats going on with each tear. What David Solomon makes of this and a Federal Reserve player warning about hiking rates. Glad to have you. Before we get to the markets desperately trying to find their footing, to rich edson, the boots on the ground in the middle east. Reporter this comes as another attack on positions of us troops in the middle east, the us defense official in the Early Morning hours, a 1way drone attack shot down a few hours from alassad airbase in iraq. What the pentagon tallies as 20 different attacks against us positions in the last we 10 days. The us has retaliated, the military retaliated against the Iranian Forces against american positions and senior military official says a pair of f16s in a weapons storage area and one ammunition storage facility, the us did not inform israel ahead of these strikes. Lloyd austin says iran wants to deny its role in these attacks against our forces. We
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
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Palestinians are now killed every day . The hamas run Ministry Of Health in gaza publishes a detailed list of the more than 7000 people it says have been killed since israels bombardment began, but tonight, the Us Government says that while a signifcant number of people have died, it still doesnt trust the figures from hamas. Also on the programme, well have the latest from lewiston, maine, after a gunman opened fire at a Bowling Alley and a restaurant, killing at least 18 people and sparking a Massive Police manhunt. Police say the ao year old suspect is still armed and dangerous. And Artificial Intelligence a saviour or a threat . The uks Prime Minister, rishi sunak, outlines the risks and the possible rewards of the next generation of smart software. To talk about all this, tonight i will be joined from washington by the former Republican Party strategist rina shah and from london by peter walker, deputy Political Editor for the guardian. The situation in gaza is growing more desper