In a speech by king charles at the State Opening of parliament. As well as pledges on economic growth, transport, energy and housebuilding the government says its seeking to rebuild relations with the European Union after years of tensions since the uk voted to leave the bloc in 2016. My my government will seek to reset the relationship with European Partners and work to improve the united Kingdoms Trade and Investment Relationship with the European Union. My ministers will seek any Security Pact to strengthen cooperation on the mutual threats faced by the united kingdom and the European Union. Well, prime Minister Sir Keir starmer will have an opportunity to start that process as he hosts dozens of European Leaders at Blenheim Palace in oxfordshire, the ancestral Home And Birthplace of winston churchill. On wednesday he met with Irish Taoiseach Simon Harris for Talks ahead of the meeting of the European Political Community a group which brings together the leaders of the 27 Eu Nations
and will include rolling stoppages and. a similar dispute at rival woodside was resolved but we are watching gas prices today, that was after the announcement from chevron is in the strikes next week. as we have been reporting, the us commerce secretary is in beijing this week and on monday she met her counterpart, describing the discussions as open and pragmatic. the countries have pledged to hold regular meetings between business representatives with a focus on commercial issues. representatives will also meet to exchange information on export controls. the first meeting is today. our business reporter katie silva has this update. the visit is the latest in a series of top american diplomats visiting china. that includes antony blinken and john kerry. all in the last three months. despite all of these meetings, relations between the two economies are at their most tense in years. last august, the us passed the chipz act, specifically aimed at growing their business and bloc
ongoing progress in bringing it down is not assured, and the path forward is uncertain. chairman powell said that if all goes as expected this year, rate cuts will be appropriate, and the fed will continue to make decisions meeting by meeting. what does this decision mean for asian economies? stock markets are likely to see a boost, says peter mcguire, chief executive at trading point.com. 67% chance for a rate cut in june, momentum to the upside. there could be a good rally as far as asia, and rolling across the whole fabric of asia into australia as well. i think it could be a good news story. fix, could be a good news story. a soft landing looks like it could be on the cards? everybody body. could be on the cards? eve bod bod. , ., , everybody body. everybody wants certain a everybody body. everybody wants certainty a positive everybody body. everybody wants certainty a positive outlook- certainty a positive outlook for asia? certainty a positive outlook for asia? . ,
part of a history of humiliation which remains unfinished business good evening. i m fareed zakaria. welcome to a special hour on taiwan the national palace museum holds much of china s most precious works of arc treasures from the song dynasty vases from the ming dynasty 8,000 years of priceless history it s china s metropolitan museum of art. it s louvre but it is not in beijing it isn t taipei, the capital of taiwan race for territory began in 1949. there has to be no compromise at the end of a brutal civil war china s leader, chiang kai-shek, shipped those treasures to taiwan. the communist or in the young phi valley to keep them from i m his rival. mao zedong they carried those treasures with them because as the guardians of the chinese civilization, they felt that they had to also be the guardians of those objects. year after year. the civil war goes on, chang and his nationalist party had been fighting mao and the communist as party since the 192
in a conversation with henry kissinger in the 1970s, china s leader mao zedong said he could live without taiwan. for now but in 100 years, we were wanted. he said and what s more? we are going to fight for it mao s one on hundred-year deadline may arrive ahead of schedule in a chinese documentary called chasing dreams the country s bravest warriors declared their willingness to die. in an all-out invasion of taiwan it was accidental. if it s too hard to remove the mines and taiwanese waters. one says we would use our bodies to clear a pathway but we shouldn t go to my fighter jet would become a missile rushing towards the enemy if i used up my ammunition says a pilot i want to see the other side of the strait. a soldier declares i ve been preparing for that day a war over taiwan would be an act of madness tens of thousands could die nearly one million jobs have disappeared. there could be a global great depression nuclear weapons would be on the table