to be reunited with the queen who has had quite a lot on her plate while he has been away. and are you creaking? what has a year of remote working done for our physical health, our necks and our backs. we will bring useful advice if you are working from the kitchen table. hello, i m katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. the brexit prize, as defined by those who voted to leave in 2016, was a newly defined role for a buccaneering, free trading global britain , outside the european union. that has been viewed with some scepticism in foreign capitals. but today after a year long review the government spelt out what it will mean for the uk s security, defence and foreign policy. in short, its a shift in focus; towards asia and the indo pacific region cultivating allies and strong relationships with everyone in that region, other than china. one of the biggest sections of the review deals with the future of the british military. the uk has announced it will
President trump is stepping up the pace here in washington. The oil and car sectors were both in his sights today. Mr trump is urging a new strategy for two very prominent american industries. The new administration is making big changes to americas stand on both energy and the environment. This morning, the president signed two Executive Orders to move ahead on a pair of Controversial Oil pipelines, known as the keystone xl and dakota access. Both had been stalled by the Obama Administration because of environmental concerns. Senatorjohn barrasso from wyoming is part of the Republican Leadership and he sits on the energy and the environment committees. I spoke to him a brief time ago about these new Executive Orders and President Trumps busy first couple of days. It looks like these signings this morning on the pipelines, thatjobs are going to win. I believe it is not one or the other, i think we can have clean air, clean water, clean land and still a healthy economy. The Obama Admini
Its newsday. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 9am in the morning in beijing where china has warned the United States that it wont back down over its territorial claims in the South China Sea. On monday, Donald Trumps spokesman said the United States would protect its interests in the region, a shift from president obamas more neutral position. But a Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman said china will safeguard its own rights. Our china editor Carrie Gracie reports on the growing tensions. There are three key flashpoints between the new Trump Administration and beijing trade, taiwan and the South China Sea. The last two involve the risk of Military Confrontation between a fast growing naval power and the worlds superpower. China lays claim to most of the South China Sea, of the one of the busiest commercial waterways in the world, and one where several of its neighbours have competing claims. Areas in the South China Sea that are part of International Waters and international a
Its newsday. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 9am in the morning in beijing where china has warned the United States that it wont back down over its territorial claims in the South China Sea. On monday, Donald Trumps spokesman said the United States would protect its interests in the region, a shift from president obamas more neutral position. But a Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman said china will safeguard its own rights. Our china editor Carrie Gracie reports on the growing tensions. There are three key flashpoints between the new Trump Administration and beijing trade, taiwan and the South China Sea. The last two involve the risk of Military Confrontation between a fast growing naval power and the worlds superpower. China lays claim to most of the South China Sea, of the one of the busiest commercial waterways in the world, and one where several of its neighbours have competing claims. Areas in the South China Sea that are part of International Waters and international a
Henry, what is the normal trump doctrine of Foreign Policy . I dont think any of us knows if there is any coherent policy going on, it cannot be expressed in 140 characters. That is how this man governs. He will say in a News Conference that russia us relations are atan conference that russia us relations are at an all time low, then tweets that there will be everlasting peace. He told Us Health Care would be replaced by something great. We cannot divine anything from the policy of the last week or so. I think his own Attention Span is actually fairly limited. He flip flops, although he would call ita flip flops, although he would call it a reversal. He is also going to be tied in times of improving relations with russia by the domestic political scene in the us. We have people in our legislature in congress and senate who are on both sides of the aisle, quite implacably opposed to russia, orfeel this is a destabilising force. There are also his own woes of being investigated, people i