us, now, tiktok absolutely denies that, chinese estate spokespeople have been saying they deny that as well. but it has raised broader questions about what china hopes to achieve with its media strategy around the world. how is it trying to create narratives that suit its goals? how is it, on occasions, trying to put this information into the information ecosystem? let s information ecosystem ? let s start information ecosystem? let s start by understanding these broad ambitions of president xi jinping and everyone else within the chinese state. i am joined by howard zhang, editor of bbc news chinese, but first, nguyen, how would you outline china s media strategy and its ambitions? ambitions? yes, thanks for havin: ambitions? yes, thanks for having me ambitions? yes, thanks for having me on. ambitions? yes, thanks for having me on. there - ambitions? yes, thanks for having me on. there has i ambitions? yes, thanks for. having me on. there has been ambitions? yes, thanks
civil servants just staff. but with nurses, teachers, civil servants just some - staff. but with nurses, teachers, civil servantsjust some of - staff. but with nurses, teachers, civil servantsjust some of those | staff. but with nurses, teachers, l civil servantsjust some of those in civil servants just some of those in dispute, we have one big question this morning can we avoid a summer of strikes? in the last half hour, the health secretary has written to pat cullen, the woman who ll lead the nurses onto the picket lines for their most serious strike. she s here in the studio. and so will be the the cabinet minister, tory chairman, greg hands. how will the government stop that strike from happening? but you might wonder, does labour have a better answer? the shadow health secretary, wes streeting, is with us. and we ll lift our eyes to the heavens thejupiter icy moons explorer begins its eight yearjourney hunting for life beyond earth. professor carole mundell is the
britain s largest energy supplier, centrica, is to reveal record profits today on the back of a surge in wholesale gas prices linked to the war in ukraine, just weeks after suspending the forced installation of prepayment meters over concerns of its treatment of vulnerable customers. many families are struggling to pay their energy bills, with a quarter losing sleep over it. centrica s boss chris o shea has been urged to waive his bonus. kathryn porter is an energy consultant and founder of watt logic. by by any one s numbers, £3 billion, it is a huge amount of money and it s going to mean a huge amount of criticism today as well from people across the board. is centrica profiteering in your view? board. is centrica profiteering in your view? no, i don t think the are in your view? no, i don t think they are profiteering, - in your view? no, i don t think they are profiteering, the - they are profiteering, the record profits are driven by its upstream business, production o
through really traumatic circumstances. they are going through a difficult time in their lives and we are finding that their cases are not being dealt with quickly enough. we really need to see proper investment in the justice system so we need morejudges, more courts, more police officers, more lawyers and there is not enough funding in the system at the moment. i was going to say, what is happening is that victims are now getting to a stage where cases are being adjourned a number of times before they get to conclusions, some trials are taking 2 3 years before they are concluding and victims are just getting to a stage where they have had enough. it s hanging over them and they get to a point where they just can t support action them and they get to a point where theyjust can t support action any further. ., , , . further. from my experience, certainly. further. from my experience, certainly. as further. from my experience, certainly, as a further. from my experience,