And london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in washington, where President Donald Trump has marked his first working day in office with a decisive shift in americas dealings with the rest of the world. The tra ns Pacific Partnership is a huge Trade Agreement with countries in the pacific rim. Now, mr trump has said he will pull out of the deal negotiated by the Obama Administration. He says it would have damaged Us Manufacturing and jobs. Our north america editor, jon sopel, has the latest. Weve been talking about this for a long time. Oh the power of the pen. These are Executive Orders signed by the president as he starts his first week in thejob. From now on america will have nothing to do with the pacific trade deal. Another order sets in train plans to renegotiate the nafta agreement with mexico and canada. A far more complex undertaking. And theres to be a freeze on recruitment forfederaljobs. One other Executive Order particularly
And london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in washington, where President Donald Trump has marked his first working day in office with a decisive shift in americas dealings with the rest of the world. The tra ns Pacific Partnership is a huge Trade Agreement with countries in the pacific rim. Now, mr trump has said he will pull out of the deal negotiated by the Obama Administration. He says it would have damaged Us Manufacturing and jobs. Our north america editor, jon sopel, has the latest. Weve been talking about this for a long time. Oh the power of the pen. These are Executive Orders signed by the president as he starts his first week in thejob. From now on america will have nothing to do with the pacific trade deal. Another order sets in train plans to renegotiate the nafta agreement with mexico and canada. A far more complex undertaking. And theres to be a freeze on recruitment forfederaljobs. One other Executive Order particularly
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
On two of his Controversial Campaign promises. Hes pledged that construction of a new wall, to run the length of the us Mexican Border, will begin within months. Hes also signed an Executive Order increasing the number of staff to patrol that frontier. But the white house has distanced itself from suggestions there could be a return to some of the more extreme Security Measures which were dropped under president obama. James cook reports. Donald trumps vision of a Fortress America the new president ordered the construction of the great wall on the Mexican Border and he said it would begin within months. A nation without borders is not a nation. Beginning today, the United States of america gets back control of its borders. We are going to get the bad ones out, the criminals and the drug dealers and gangs and gang members and cartel leaders. Is over when they can stay in our country and recover it. Strengthening and expanding the existing barrier on this frontier will be hugely expensiv