Now on bbc news, the travel show. There are still places that surprise me, even after travelling for nearly 20 years countries that appear to be one thing but, when you dig a little deeper, turn out to be something completely different. This is pretty spectacular. It is, it is. And im loving all the colours. The cabo verde archipelago, located just over 600km from senegal s coast, is one of them. Tourism has really picked up pace here in recent decades, and its easy to see why Crystal Clear waters, golden beaches, year round sun, all the ingredients for an amazing holiday. But i feel theres so much more to this place just waiting to be discovered by travellers like us. And all you have to do is head beyond the beaches. Ive been lucky enough to explore a lot of africa, but what ive heard about cabo verde is that you get this real sense of worlds and cultures colliding. So, if you take a look at the shops and some of the market stalls, theyre selling african style arts and crafts. The ch
Progress since he met his us counterpart, joe biden, in november. Mr xi said the earth was big enough for both countries to achieve development and prosperity. However, differences between the two countries still remain, including chinas claims over taiwan and the south china sea, and chinas support for russia in its war on ukraine. Mr blinken sat down for an interview with the bbc. He said that Washington Will Act If Beijing does not stop supplying russia with items used in its assault on ukraine. Our china correspondent laura bicker has more from beijing. Hello. Im laura bicker. How are you . Antony blinken s visit comes as us ties with china are at a turning point. Hows your trip been . Oh, its been. Ive covered a lot of ground. The dialogue and diplomacy for the cameras hides real discord and distrust. This is what chinese viewers are shown. A cinematic soundtrack accompanies president xi, urging the us to be partners, not rivals. Yet, hours earlier, mr blinken was warned the two
More to this place just waiting to be discovered by travellers like us. And all you have to do is head beyond the beaches. Ive been lucky enough to explore a lot of africa, but what ive heard about cabo verde is that you get this real sense of worlds and cultures colliding. So, if you take a look at the shops and some of the market stalls, theyre selling african style arts and crafts. The churches look like theyve been lifted straight from a street in europe. And with a shared ancestry and heritage, you really get this South American feel through the people and the music. Cabo verde consists of ten islands and was a portuguese colony till 1975. Atjust 30 kilometres long and 12 kilometres wide, sal is one of the archipelago s smallest islands but the most popular for tourists. Many visitors stay in santa maria, in the south of sal, and it caters for their every need. But i want to get a real taste of life here. And to do that, i need to head to the beach and get myself a guide. He speak
that it was an inside job. i mean, it was an inside job. the head of the federal government at the time was sort of encouraging it, if you want to go down that road. but that was the most animated. everything else he was very decaffeinated, very subdued. look, what i m reminded by watching him tonight, there is a marketplace for conspiracy theorists in our politics. he knows it, and that s why he s doing it. that s why robert f. kennedy jr. has a following out there because he s been a conspiracy theorist. there is a market for it. there is always a market for a flash in the pan shooting star, outsider candidate, right? whether it s herman kang or andrew yang. when you dig a little deeper, when you listen a little closer, you realize that vivek ramaswamy, thomas jefferson ramaswamy who spent 55 minutes quoting thomas jefferson talks and talks and talks but says precious little. it is all platitudes and cliches and spreading of conspiracy and hawking books and hawking podcas
has been no evidence of what he claims is an inside job, even though he makes that claim time to get. it wasn t long ago that the man who was convicted for crushing that metropolitan police department officer inside the door was convicted. i think it s just an insult to those officers who were in hours long battles with rioters that day. to say that s right in many many many of them have admitted. this they ve not just been convicted, but they also said yes this is what happened, i was misled, i went there and i did this. so he s even saying to the people who were convicted, and admitted it he s saying, no you re wrong, that can t be true. what about, one thing that he always turns to when he s talking about january six and he s pushed, as abby was pushing him for the facts on what he was saying. is to michigan governor question whitmore, in the attempted kidnapping of her. what are the facts of what he said there. was it true? what are the facts there. it s true that