hello, welcome to bbc news. and on pbs. over the past 18 years, china hasissued over the past 18 years, china has issued twice as many loans and grants as the us. a 150 page report full of hidden data that took us researchers four years to uncover. it s full of hidden information that the chinese government doesn t even have about its own lending. namely that china is bankrolling international infrastructure projects big things like bridges and ports at twice the rate of the united states and other major powers, and a majority of that funding is being channelled through chinese state banks. they re often issuing risky high interest loans. $843 billion worth of funding spread across 165 countries. here s a prime example. a aoo kilometre railway stretching from kunming in south west china, across the border into neighbouring laos, down to its capital vientiane. it s a complicated project requiring 75 tunnels and 62 bridges, and it s costing a lot - $5.9 billion. laos is one
a man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with the murder of sabina nessa. the 28 year old was killed after she walked to meet a friend. the 26 year old man was arrested. it is now more than a week after sabina nessa vanished after she made her way to a bar in this square in kidbrooke in south east london. over the weekend, the police investigation switched to eastbourne in east sussex. and today, there was a first court appearance for a man arrested there. he is accused of the murder of the primary school teacher. the 26 year old is an albanian national, his lawyer told the court he did not need an interpreter for the brief hearing today. he gave his name, address and date of birth. he is charged with murdering sabina nessa in caterer park in kidbrooke. her body was discovered here the day after she went missing. the defendant s lawyer said his client had indicated that he would be pleading not guilty to the murder charge. this is not a formal e
hello, welcome to bbc news. new evidence has shown the extent of foreign project funding by china, much in the form of expensive loans. researchers at a us university have shown china hands out twice as much international development money every year and the us and other major powers combined. a lot of the money supports china s belt and road initiative, beijing s mission to build new trading routes. many loans are concealed from government balance sheets. over the past 18 years, china has issued twice as many loans and grants as the us. a 150 page report full of hidden data that took us researchers four years to uncover. it s full of hidden information that the chinese government doesn t even have about its own lending. namely that china is bankrolling international infrastructure projects big things like bridges and ports at twice the rate of the united states and other major powers, and a majority of that funding is being channelled through chinese state banks. they re
hello and a warm welcome to viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. new evidence has shown the extent of foreign project funding by china, much of it in the form of expensive loans. the study by researchers at the us university william and mary shows china has that was as much international development money every year as the us and other major powers combined. a lot of the money supports china s belt and road initiative, beijing the initiative to build new trading routes and many of the loans are concealed from balance sheets and with the story, this is the agr pacific editor. in 150 page report full of hidden data, and took root us researchers four researchers to uncover, full of heading into information that the chinese government does not even have about its own lending, namely that china is bankrolling international infrastructure projects, big thing like bridges and caught are twice the rate of the united states and other major powers. in the majority of that fu
concert hall survivors of the paris islamist attacks. now it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. many of us have an inclination to categorise artists. it s an easy, maybe a lazy way, of signalling where we think they fit in the creative universe. but my guest today defies labels. nitin sawhney s creative output is dizzying. he s a musician brought up in an indian family in britain who fuses different musical traditions. and on top of that, he writes film scores, he djs, promotes various cultural initiatives oh, and he was a successful comedian, too. so what are the common threads in this prolific creativity? nitin sawhney, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. lovely to be here. it s great to have you. let me begin by getting into your life during this covid pandemic that we ve all lived through. you are known as a musician who takes an international approach to music making. of course, during lockdown across the world, that s not been possible, so wh