My back in the un nuclear inspectors. My guests. From the los angeles times to spend many years reporting from the far east, the commentator predicts a particular interest in the uk on which he reports back into india and the near east. And joining us in the studio still suitably distance, we know the drill, don t we? celia hatton. The bbc s pacific editor. Welcome to you all. Our own dear leader, our editor nick guthrie has rammed the programme to the gunners this week so we will see how much we can shoehorn in. The prime minister here, borisjohnson, has reshuffled his cabinet and perhaps the most striking changes that he has made liz truss only the second female foreign secretary ever. So let s start with you. What, in your view, should be in her very full in tray? view, should be in her very full in tra ? , view, should be in her very full in tra ? v. View, should be in her very full in tra ? ,. ,. , view, should be in her very full in tra?. , tray? there s a lot happening in the
mr kissinger who s a hundred years old and now has no official status has also met china s top diplomat and defence minister. let s hear from james early, chief investment officer, bbae and china/us relations expert. mr kissinger is not affiliated with the us government any more any time a 100 year old man flies across the pacific that s extraordinary. china, as it exists today would not exist in the shape and form if it were not for ground work that henry kissinger laid 50 years ago, ina way he is the perfect person to do this. he cares, it comes from his heart, he doesn t have the power to actually negotiate anything but i think what he s doing is trying to open a door. china is at a crossroads right now, in terms of authoritarianism and its economy, he really wants to do it in a more peaceful way, he really believes in that. this wasn t an official visit on behalf of the us government, how much do you think president biden would have been aware of this visit before he
to, a good example of this is huawei, it does hurt china and delay them, but if the long term consequence is you force china into beating us, that is not a very clever strategy. beating us, that is not a very clever strategy. beating us, that is not a very clever strate: . ., . ., ., , clever strategy. the chancellor, as ou ma clever strategy. the chancellor, as you may well clever strategy. the chancellor, as you may well know, clever strategy. the chancellor, as you may well know, says - clever strategy. the chancellor, as you may well know, says he - clever strategy. the chancellor, as you may well know, says he wants| clever strategy. the chancellor, as - you may well know, says he wants the uk to be the next silicon valley, what are the chances of that happening, in your view? zero. reall , happening, in your view? zero. really. why happening, in your view? zero. really. why do happening, in your view? zero. really, why do you happening, in your view? zero. re
wales. it looks pretty messy for the weekend with some longer, heavier spells of rain and then sunday or monday, look what happens there. we start to pick up a northerly wind and temperatures plunge right the way across the uk. spring has not properly set up shop yet. you have been warned, thank you, susan. and that s bbc news at ten on tuesday the 18th of april. there s more analysis of the days main stories on newsnight with victoria derbyshire, which is just getting underway on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one, as now its time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are but from the ten team, it s goodnight. the police investigation into snp finances widens. another arrest on the day the new first minister hoped to set out his stall to scotland. is the snp now in freefall and, if it is, what, or who, can stop it? can humza yousaf the snp continuity candidate distance himself from the previous sturgeon regime, when he wa
to get her british citizenship back. we begin in moscow, where china s top diplomat, wang yi, has met president putin, and reaffirmed their close relationship. the trip to russia by wang yi comes just days before the first anniversary of moscow s invasion of ukraine. here s the meeting between the two. during their talks, mr putin said relations between his country and china were reaching new milestones . he also called on the chinese president xi jinping to visit. earlier, wang yi also met his russian counterpart sergei lavrov, where he said the relationship between the two countries could not be influenced by other nations. let s hear some of what wang yi had to say: translation: i look forward to reaching new agreements. our consultations on strategic security are highly effective between our two countries. they play an important role in strengthening trust and cooperation in a shifting international situation. much is being made of the seating arrangements for president