South china sea. You like, and tensions in the south china sea. Because of the existin south china sea. Because of the existing complex south china sea. Because of the existing complex dynamics south china sea. Because of the existing complex dynamics that| existing complex dynamics that we are talking about, how difficult does it make for these countries when they have to, in a way, walk the tight rope and really pick sides between the us and china when theyre trying to move ahead and forge a relationship . Thats a very delicate issue. I mean, the asean group is trying to really remain neutral as much as they can, and they also need, in a sense, both g2 we call them the us and china to assist them in many ways, including in trade, economic activities, foreign direct investment. So theyre trying to basically pick up the best of these two in terms of trade, foreign direct investment, but theyre mindful of regional as well as global geopolitics which are influencing the way in which the
In the south china sea. Because of the existing complex dynamics that we are talking about, how difficult does it make for these countries when they have to, in a way, walk the tight rope and really pick sides between the us and china when theyre trying to move ahead and forge a relationship . Thats a very delicate issue. I mean, the asean group is trying to really remain neutral as much as they can, and they also need, in a sense, both g2 we call them the us and china to assist them in many ways, including in trade, economic activities, foreign direct investment. So theyre trying to basically pick up the best of these two in terms of trade, foreign direct investment, but theyre mindful of regional as well as global geopolitics which are influencing the way in which the asean group has to relate to g2, if you like. And i think that that will remain an ongoing challenge for the asean leaders. The countdown to the 620 Leaders Summit this weekend has begun with news that chinese Leader Xi
Time for reporters. Welcome to reporters. Im philippa thomas. From here in the worlds news room, we send our correspondents to bring you the best stories from across the world. In this weeks programme. Football on the front line. Richard conway reports on syrias world cup dreams, and asks whether soccer can help to unite a country at war. Football coming back to syria provides the people with a chance to forget about their worries. At least for 90 minutes. The plight of the people of western mosul. Orla guerin reports from the camps in iraq, struggling to feed up to 500,000 survivors of the so called islamic state. They say they have no running water, no electricity, no access to medical supplies, and people in the queue are really afraid that the food is going to run out before they have been able to get some. Returning to crimea, after three years. Steve rosenberg finds out how people feel about russian rule and sanctions. Moscow insists that most of the people who live here are happ
Im philippa thomas. From here in the worlds newsroom, we send our correspondents to bring you the best stories from across the world. In this weeks programme. Football on the front line. Richard conway reports on syrias world cup dreams, and asks whether soccer can help to unite a country at war. Football coming back to syria provides the people with a chance to forget about their worries. At least for 90 minutes. The plight of the people of western mosul. Orla guerin reports from the camps in iraq, struggling to feed up to 500,000 survivors of the so called islamic state. They say they have no running water, no electricity, no access to medical supplies, and people in the queue are really afraid that the food is going to run out before they have been able to get some. Returning to crimea after three years after Vladimir Putin annexed the region. Steve rosenberg finds out how people feel about russian rule and sanctions. Moscow insists that most of the people who live here are happy to