Yesterday was day one, the day of substantive talks in paris, and the ceremonial aspects, then two rounds of talks between xi and micron. The first round with the European Commission president there as well. During the talks, which seem to be pretty frank, both sides will set out their cases. Whenever a chinese president travels, there is a huge amount of protocol, and its very difficult to really read between the lines, to discover what exactly has been agreed, or if there has been any movement on the big issues which divide them. It would seem very little, but on the face of it, both sides are fairly entrenched in their views on the big issues of ukraine and trade. Even though there is lots of smiles and handing over gifts, and so on, when you read the declarations at the end of yesterdays session, there was not much that has budged, as far as i can see. Certainly, china is still very angry, all sort of staunchly defending its position on ukraine, saying it is not providing weapons, it is not its war, it is not party to the war, so dont accuse us of having anything to do with it. That was the tenor of his response. On theissue was the tenor of his response. On the issue of trade, there we have Emmanuel Macron and the europeans taking this new, strong line, saying that we are going to be more assertive, start to look at stopping the worlds patsy and start saying we are going to stand up for our interests, that means asking china to remove a lot of its aid and dumping in the european view its goods, like solar panels, on the word to lecroq world market. He said he stated that, but there doesnt seem to be much given the opposite direction with president xi saying, no, chinese overcapacity is not the root of these problems, in fact, we could be the solution of your problems, because if we could use more, we can bring down inflation. It is hard to see how, beyond expressions of goodwill, these leaders have done much more than simply talk at each other, really, rather than having a proper constructive dialogue. {lila rather than having a proper constructive dialogue. Ok, for now, thank yom constructive dialogue. Ok, for now, thank yom lets constructive dialogue. Ok, for now, thank you. Lets go constructive dialogue. Ok, for now, thank you. Lets go to constructive dialogue. Ok, for now, thank you. Lets go to beijing constructive dialogue. Ok, for now, thank you. Lets go to beijing and i thank you. Lets go to beijing and talk to david rennie from the economist. Good to have you on the programme. What is it that you think president xi once from this visit, his first to europe in five years . He has a message for europe, a message for the public yeah and a message for the public yeah and a message for the wider world, the countries that china wants to line up countries that china wants to line up in an anti american, anti western blot. The message for europe is stay open to chinese exports, and that is in part because the chinese economy is slowing here, for all kinds of domestic reasons, and then they are making a bet on selling things that your correspondent mentioned, solar panels and electric cars. If the european markets were too close to chinese exports in the way that americas markets are starting to close, with ever higher tariffs, that would be a big problem for china. He also wants to send a message that the west is not united, thatis message that the west is not united, that is a message for his public at home in china and for the whole world. He wants to find countries in europe that represent, from the chinese point of view, a resistance to american leadership. France, it is not an accident that he chose france, which the chinese have been talking up for days now as dispirited french leaders like general de gaulle, who did not want to be bossed about by The Americans, that china and france share an independent foreign policy. He is going to serbia and hungary, European Countries that take a and pro chinese view of the world, that is shooting the chinese message that the west is not divided and america does not run europe. H0 . . . The west is not divided and america does not run europe. Does not run europe. How does he balance the does not run europe. How does he balance the need does not run europe. How does he balance the need to does not run europe. How does he balance the need to secure does not run europe. How does he balance the need to secure trade | balance the need to secure trade deals with the relationship and support that he has for russia . Its support that he has for russia . Its a ve support that he has for russia . It� s a very good question. One of the countries you hear asking the question fairly sharply at the moment is The Americans. We just had the american Secretary Of State here a few days ago and he told xi jinping that if he wanted a Good Relationship with europe, and that includes openness to trade and selling europeans lots of things like solar panels and cars, that you cant do that if you are also propping up Vladimir Putins arms industry. The american charge is that up to 90 of some of the high tech components of tanks and drones are coming from chinese companies. This means that for all of chinas protestations that it is neutral in this war, and the war is the fault of american and nato for bullying the russians and pushing them into a corner, the american message is that the europeans are very angry at you for propping up Vladimir Putins war machine, because this war in ukraine as an existential threat to europe. The interesting thing is to then Pay Attention to what european governments say, if they follow the american lead and essentially agree with the warning being delivered very clearly and loudly from washington that china cannot have a Good Relationship with europe if it is propping up Vladimir Putin, and clearly, for the moment, china thinks that actually it can call europes bluff, its too important a Trade Partner, and it can get away with just denying it is helping Vladimir Putin in the way that The Americans insist that china is. I americans insist that china is. I wanted to ask you about that. While many western countries see china as a threat on many levels, how does china see europe . A threat on many levels, how does china see europe . China is obsessed with America China see europe . China is obsessed with america. America china see europe . China is obsessed with america. America is china see europe . China is obsessed with america. America is the china see europe . China is obsessed with america. America is the only. With america. America is the only country that could stop chinas rise. But its very interested in europe, and particularly because american markets are closing to chinese goods, first under donald trump, and joe biden has kept in place many other Trade Barriers from the trump administration. Also because america is denying china the right to buy some high tech inputs. China looks around the world, and the next very important Trade Partner that it has investments in technologies that china needs is europe. Although chinas interest in europe. Although chinas interest in europe comes and goes, china fundamentally thinks of europe as old and tired, and we could, and not particularly militarily impressive, they do need a europe of� s markets. So its a really interesting game that the chinese are playing at the moment, where they clearly are not the neutral player in the uk telegraph ukraine war that they are claiming, they are clearly helping Vladimir Putin and do not want him to lose in ukraine because it would be a win for The Americans. China is generally better Vladimir Putin winning. Xijinping is close to Vladimir Putin. He is testing to his limits the extent that you can have it all and you can still be friends with europe, and is trying to play European Countries often, one against the other, as the chinese always do. Against the other, as the chinese alwa s do. , against the other, as the chinese always tin against the other, as the chinese alwa s do. , ,. , always do. Really interesting to get our always do. Really interesting to get your analysis always do. Really interesting to get your analysis. Thanks always do. Really interesting to get your analysis. Thanks for always do. Really interesting to get your analysis. Thanks forjoining always do. Really interesting to get your analysis. Thanks forjoining us| your analysis. Thanks forjoining us from beijing. South African Emergency services are working to rescue over 50 Construction Workers who are trapped after an Apartment Building collapsed. At least five people are known to have died in the accident in the coastal city of george. Heavy Lifting Equipment and specialist dogs have been brought in to help with the rescue operation. Our correspondent Shingai Nyoka is at the scene and had this update. As you can see, the Rescue Effort is well and truly under way. And it has been since yesterday, monday afternoon, when this accident happened. And the Rescue Workers have been working through the night. You might be able to see behind me that we have figures that are pulling up some of the scaffolding, because this was very much a construction site. We also have diggers that are trying to bore through the rubble. This was a five story Apartment Building that was being constructed, and they are still trying to dig through this to recover some of those workers that are still trapped under there. 50 people, so far, are unaccounted for. There were 75 people in total that were on the site here. And we heard from sources that rescuers had managed to make contact with some of those people under the debris. So its not clear how many are still alive and how many have passed away. But really frantic efforts, over 100 Rescue Workers and emergency services, some from as far away as cape town, about 400 kilometres away from here, have all come here to try to find these workers. This area has been cordoned off and so are the people are standing quite far away. The families of the workers are at a Municipal Building which is just a short distance away from here. They are still hopeful that this Rescue Mission will yield results and that there will be survivors coming out of here. But there are still a lot of questions about what happened, how an accident like this could happen, Building Collapses are very rare in south africa and those investigations will continue to find out how this could have happened. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. An australian woman has formally pleaded not guilty to the murder of three relatives who allegedly died over Mushroom Poisoning at a family lunch last year. Erin patterson is facing three Murder Charges and five counts of attempted murder. Police allege she tried to kill her ex husband on three other occasions. Ms patterson has always maintained her innocence. Our correspondent, katy watson, is following the trial. Erin patterson has always maintained her innocence, but this was the first time that her legal team said she would be pleading not guilty to all charges against her. Now, the charges relate to a lunch that she put on at her home in leongatha, which is a town a few hours drive from here in melbourne. At that lunch she served a Beef Wellington with mushrooms, and attending that lunch were her in laws, as well as her mother in laws sister and her husband too. Now, after that lunch, all of the guests fell ill and three of them subsequently died. The fourth guest, ian wilkinson, he was in a coma before recovering, but the police said that it was alleged that she fed them death cap mushrooms. Now, also invited to that lunch was her former husband, simon patterson. He did not attend. Now, the charges against her are three counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder, and they also include previous alleged attempts against simon pattersons life. Now, also decided at the hearing was that the case will be fast tracked to the supreme court. That means that a trial will come sooner rather than later, and the next hearing is expected in this court here in a few weeks time. Two british women accused of being part of a Global Monkey Torture Network will appear in court today. They are facing charges under the obscene publications act and for causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal. Rebecca henschke reports. From their homes in the quiet worcester suburbs, the women are accused of consuming, causing and facilitating the torture of baby monkeys over the internet. Take your jacket off. 55 year old grandmother adriana orme was arrested in october 2022. Her phone and computer were confiscated. The second woman is 37 year old Holly Legresley from kidderminster. The charges theyre facing relate to their alleged involvement in a global monkey torture ring. A bbc Eye Investigation uncovered private groups, where westerners were paying people in indonesia to kill and torture baby monkeys on video. Ive been investigating Wildlife Crime for 22 years, and it sickens me to see it. This is stand out, unequivocally the worst case that ive ever investigated, or ever seen. In the united states, Michael Macartney the ringleader of the group is facing up to five years in jail. He pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to create and distribute extreme animal abuse videos. He called himself the torture king, admitting his role to the bbc. Im the man. You want to see monkeys get messed up, i can bring it to you. But everything comes at a price. You ran one of the biggest groups in this community. Correct. Not proud of that. Did you think about the monkeys, the pain . Not at that point. All i thought about at that point was money. At the heart of the Monkey Torture Ring Led by macartney was baby mini. She was one of thousands of monkeys being abused and filmed. Two years after she was rescued, shes undergone a remarkable recovery at a sanctuary in indonesia. Translation mini was very young when she arrived here. And now she has a new family and the monkeys in it are teaching her how to interact and survive. Mini is set to be released back into the wild later this year. Rebecca henschke, bbc news. The actor and Disability Rights campaigner liz carr has turned documentary maker, fronting a new bbc documentary on the debate surrounding assisted dying in the uk. Her view is that any moves to change the law will leave Vulnerable People including those with disabilities at much greater risk. Our Health CorrespondentDominic Hughes has this report. Liz carrs Acting Career took off relatively late in life. But away from the red carpets and Award Winning roles, shes long been an ardent campaigner for Disability Rights. And its the prospect of changes to the law around assisted dying that is the focus of her bbc documentary. Her opposition is based on concerns about what it may mean not just for those suffering from a terminal illness, but also for those who are vulnerable, including People Living with disabilities. If you think this is just about terminal illness, think again. This is about disability. And for me and others, that is terrifying. These laws, i believe, will put lives like mine marginalised lives at risk, and those risks will be fatal. Her documentary sees her take on some of those whove been pushing for a change in the law including the former lord chancellor charles falconer. We have to do something about the law, because if you want to take your own life because you are terminally ill, youve either got to do it yourself without any help, or youve got to go to switzerland, do it earlier than you might otherwise have to. And i am very in favour of changing the law to allow people who are terminally ill to be assisted by a doctor to take their own life. But only subject to safeguards because for disabled people, one needs very much to ensure that there are appropriate safeguards. Liz carr travels to canada one country where the law on assisted dying has already been changed to allow those with a terminal illness to end their own life. But the law has also since been expanded to take in those with long term conditions, but who may not have what the legislation calls a reasonably foreseeable death. Thats led to canada having some of the highest rates of euthanasia in the world more than 13,000 deaths in 2022. And its that kind of development that worries those in the uk who are against any change to the law. So i think the big concern for me is safety. Its ensuring that those who are perhaps more vulnerable in our society to being coerced into an assisted death are protected from that. A Classic Example would be talking with someone about going to a care home. Patients will say to me, well, i dont want to go to a care home really, but i know my family wan