Fields good or we just detainee has made the teacher to go closer. Campaigning in here to pay close attention to the upcoming u. S. Election as the outcome could change their lives and fortunes. Welcome to d. W. News asia glad you could join us 70 years ago today china took its 1st steps towards and next thing to bet into its stead of 3 the battle of jumbo bitter chinese troops against tibet and forces it resulted in china effectively setting up its own administration in the chummed all region in tibet in subsequent years china officially incorporated tibet into its territory as an autonomous region Rights Groups have accused the Chinese Government of oppression claims boosted in recent months by reports the thousands of tibetans are being forced into labor camps well be speaking to a tibetan rights campaigner shortly about that and what the future holds for the region but 1st this report. The himalayan region with its capital home to a largely buddhist population of some of 3000000 people. The territory has been under chinas sway for centuries but it remained largely independent until the communist takeover in 1950 the chinese army invaded tibet and defeated local forces and. A decade later china crushed an uprising by tibetans opposed to reforms intended to cement beijings control tibets spiritual leader the dalai lama fled the region and went into exile beijing later formalized its annexation of tibet doesnt needing it officially as an autonomy administrative region. Chinas current president xi jinping says more must still be done to bring tibet in line with communist party thinking. Beijing is planning to spend billions on Infrastructure Projects including improving railings between the mountainous region and the rest of china. President xi also says beijing must step up its education efforts into that starting with young people hes called for teachers to plant the seeds of luxury china in the region schools. Its part of what beijing sees as a push to rein in separatism but protobacco activists like the dalai lama call it cultural genocide. And someone joined in the studio. Of the International Campaign for tibet germany chapter of mr millet welcome chinese president xi jinping has said that he wants there to be enduring peace and stability anyone stream prove peoples lives into bear some pretty reasonable. Yes i mean today its a day that associate with the loss of independence with the loss of self rule and autonomy and ever since what has been ensuing is systemic discrimination violence repression and Human Rights Violations and today if we speak about stability and peace in tibet were actually talking about stability and peace of a Totalitarian Police state unfortunately but youre also talking about rise in literacy rates from 5 percent to 85 percent major investment in infrastructure schools and hospitals there is a fuse what chinas argument always has been are you saying tibetans have not benefited from this well certainly i mean one must bear in mind that any tibetan selfwill would have led to some sort of progress and development and self and we must not forget the problems and the crimes actually of the communist party in the past which if lead to a lot of hardship loss of life and also a lack of development and impoverishment. If we you look at specifically at literacy we we are concerned for example in this regard literacy in chinese language fluency and not and to batten language which is a poses a huge problem in terms of protecting tibet and culture so what youre saying is that this progress is coming at the cost of tibetan culture and to better language for instance it certainly is because we are talking about coercive programs not just as recently has been reported in terms of those labor programs but if we look at the past 2 decades since the 2008 years take for example the coercive programs of fetal catering tibet nomads and herders against their will so these coercive programs have a massive impact on tibetan culture and we are concerned that this slowly and gradually leads to the eradication of tibetan culture where youre from an organization that is calling for the selfdetermination of the people and i wonder how realistic that goal is given everything that you have said or to turn a terrible state course of progress. Well certainly the situation for the time being doesnt give much reason for to be optimistic but. It is important to to raise these issues to keep raising these issues on the International Stage because there are many tibetans on the ground who struggle to keep their culture alive to keep the language their religious identity a life and these people simply deserve our support the support of the International Community for in their struggle to maintain to protect their rights speaking about the International Community is their support for the tibetans cause it is the to britain issue on the International Stage. It certainly is but we what we have been experiencing over the past decades is that dialogue is not enough we conclude from also the recent developments that they need to be consequences taken by the International Community by the European Union for example by the German Government tangible consequences for example for those who are responsible in the Chinese State and Party Apparatus for the repression in tibet for example also for for the lockdown we are observing the inaccessibility of tibet for independent experts by the United Nations for journalists for parliamentarians to investigate the situation so we need. To be open to be transparent and the Chinese Government to be make accountable we leave it there for the time being but thank you so much for coming in kind of an International Campaign for tibet and in another of chinas autonomous regions allegations of use of forced labor have prompted a u. S. Ban on imports of garments cotton and other products from some companies in the region so they disclose retailer h. And m. Has also halted sourcing of cotton from the region the Chinese Government is accused of detaining up to a 1000000 ethnic weaker than socalled Vocational Training centers and using some of them in the regions factories. Cotton fields in chinas province theyre among the worlds most productive accounting for as much as one 5th of the global crop and much of it is harvested by Chinas Muslim we are minority. Its recently come to light that many of the more than 1000000 we detained in what beijing calls reeducation camps are being put to work in the textile industry. Leaders who are detained in these camps are being forced to work in factories involved will supply chain of clothing and other consumers need to be aware of. Chinas treatment of its Muslim Minority has drawn Sharp International condemnation and now there is growing economic pressure swedish clothing giant h. And m. Is holding cotton imports from the region. And u. S. Lawmakers are considering forcing companies to disclose whether their chinese imports were made with forced labor beijing insists its Vocational Training centers are intended to help people gain work skills diplomats deny western media depictions of modern slavery. With the. Fabricated. Fabricated accusations we never forced anybody to look. Chinese authorities arent keen on letting reporters get a closer look one week a woman who escaped from china says that for her the worst part has been not having any information about her family back home until now International Appeals to beijing to improve its treatment of minorities have largely fallen on deaf ears some activists hope attaching a price tag to the weaker crackdown could help pressure china to rethink its policies. 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And thats it for today i believe you know with pictures of tibet today at 70 you know its off to try and 1st invaders beijing view from policies that have long been under scrutiny by Rights Groups once you have seen them tomorrow. Combating the corona pandemic. Where does research stand. What are scientists learning. Background information and news. Hour corona. 19 special next on d w. How does a virus spread. Why do we panic and when well. Just 3 of the topics covered and the weekly radio show is called spectrum if you would like any information on the clone of virus or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast you can get it wherever you get your podcast you can also find us at. One slash science. These are the doctors and nurses at the front line. The 2nd wave is here. Spains capital madrid is europes new coronavirus hot spot but medical staff say theyre ready. To back him on something not truly show. Our treatment here we have more experience in what to do and when to do and. Were getting patients into intensive care as soon as possible. And if need be were putting them on ventilators earlier than usual so. Theres some good news the speed of new infections in spain is waning. That could change. Whatever the case madrid is back under lockdown a great deal of europe is reintroducing restrictions as infection spike is imposing a curfew from saturday parts of the city and now hotspots in germany daily coronavirus cases have hit a new high since april rising hospital rates have Health Officials worried in the u. K. The governments reviewing measure thats in iceland pubs clubs and arcade holes and gyms are closed there are fears the latest wave of infections could be much higher than the 1st and paris has shot at spas but there is resistance. This is pathetic when you look at whats happening with public transport people are crammed together in metros and buses. This is the 3rd i think its stupid its a political issue the government is constantly manipulating people left right and center with economic interests. Running an economy and keeping a pandemic at bay is a balancing act so far the virus hasnt overwhelms germanys hospitals but theyre in a better position to tackle the 2nd wave. Bruno table had just started working here at the hell eos clinic in berlin when the coronavirus pandemic reached germany. The younger sister and doctor is still impressed by just how quickly the hospital reacted in march what. For example we reallocated parts of the central surgery area to be used as a new intensive care unit within 24 hours. Along with that entire coronavirus Treatment Centers were set up in berlin equipment was scarce and management were worried there werent enough ventilators many hospitals had to improvise the 1st wave of infection took the hell yes clinic by surprise. From the cup of tea place Virus Testing capacities are concerned in terms of masks and protective clothing we are prepared we know where and when task its allies patience we can make quick diagnoses and quick decision was. Everyone who arrives at the hospital is tested for corona virus before theyre admitted and patients are strictly separated those who test negative go to the green ward those who test positive go to the red toward a suspected cases go to the yellow ward. Feels the system is safe. We havent seen a single case of patients infecting staff since these measures were initiated now treating coronavirus patients has become routine one of. The applause once heard from german balconies has quieted down people seem to forgotten the significance of Health Care Workers but so many coronavirus deniers have taken to the streets in recent weeks is something nurses and doctors struggle to understand. Some people say ive never seen coronavirus so i dont believe in it never seen electricity but i dont put my finger in the socket weve seen coronavirus here weve seen deaths. Bruno table has also seen the effects of the corona virus firsthand but he knows that his hospital is well prepared for what the pandemic might bring. Gandhi is an Infectious Disease doctor and research or with the university of california San Francisco monica great to have you on the show what do the rising rates need lockdowns and latest preparations all tell you you know who we are either in a 2nd wave or more likely the continuation of our 1st wave and unfortunately we havent gotten on top of this pandemic the keys are still raising and theyve been raising interim many and throughout the United States and in europe however death rates are staying lower than they were during the 1st wave what do you call lock downs though a blunt instrument in the fight against the corona virus. Because lock downs are extremely disruptive to the economy to the poor to workers to so many aspects of other aspects of Public Health and there are other ways that we can stay safe from infection and those pillars of pandemic control are essentially social distancing Wearing Masks hand hygiene ventilation doing things outside when we can and staying away from large crowds but complete lockdowns are completely blunt instrument they both acted aspects of Public Health that were going to have ramifications for so long talking about crowds weve seen huge protests also here in berlin against these lockdowns mean a justified or or is it quite. Counterproductive considering these people are all coming together and maybe not wearing mobs so its completely counterproductive to be in large crowds without masks so there is absolute full acknowledgement of the seriousness of this disease and we have to completely change life as we know it Wearing Masks unusual. Complete social distancing is unusual not having large crowds is different having settings where we are keeping to small cohorts of groups doing things outside keeping things ventilated all of this is different life is different but it is risky to be in large crowds without masks in the setting of a panda i was also just talking to friends in sweden minot wearing mosques the boz a full why of a sort of relaxed. You know sweden is a very interesting piece that we looked at for her for a year isnt and decades to understand what happened there is social distancing at the beginning there was sort of a recommendation to the public to stay away from each other there were a lot of deaths at the beginning very unfortunately because a lot of their vulnerable older people people in Nursing Homes died and whether there is more immunity in the population is being speculated i think thats likely true they do stay away from each other in general but youre right things are much more normal in sweden they took a different strategy they are in a different place but it was at how expensive the beginning if an interview you said how much virus youre breathing is probably one of the most important determinants of how sick you get do you still stand by them. As you know we and others have been looking at that question of the viral dose or the viral inoculate the amount that you get it is proportional to how sick you get and weve not only been looking at this with part of virus this is actually been shown in easels dame the salmonella many other Infectious Diseases are putting together a review paper on this now but the meaning is that if this is true with chronic are as social distancing and w