Good evening, thank you forjoining us tonight. 41 people have died after their small boat capsized as they were trying to make the crossing from tunisia to italy, the latest in a string of tragic incidents in the mediterranean. Joining me on our panel for the next hour is the political Sketch Writer tom peck and victoria coates, former Senior Energy adviser to the trump administration. Also on the programme, joe biden is expected to issue an Executive Order banning Private Equity and Venture Capital investments in some Chinese Technology companies, escalating washingtons efforts to Prevent Beijing from developing Cutting Edge Technology for its military. Well get reaction from two congressmen that sit on the select committee on china. Its been one year Sincejoe Biden launched his plan to boost the Us Semiconductor industry. We will check in with a member of the chips team to see if the promises have been met. And if you are the type of person struggling to get in your 10,000 steps a da
minister. anthony albanese becomes australia s 31st prime minister before heading to tokyo for talks with president biden, and the other world leaders. thousands of kilos of powdered baby milk arrives in the united states to help relieve a critical shortage of infant formula. how to keep a lid on china s ambitions in the pacific that is the key issue confronting president biden as he has arrived injapan for his first visit to asia since becoming president. it s also his first summit with america s asian allies since the russian invasion of ukraine. in tokyo, he will hold talks with the prime ministers of japan, india and australia. the fallout from ukraine appears set to dominate discussions, but much of the focus will be on china s territorial intentions, in particular its claim on taiwan. many analysts believe china s massive military gives it the wherewithal to invade taiwan, and to hold off the us and its allies if they try to intervene. our correspondent, rupert wingfi
the european union proposes a new digital passport to get tourists back on these empty beaches in time for summer. we ll look at who ll be eligible. us police say it s unclear whether a shooting at three massage parlours in atlanta was racially motivated but say the suspect had problems with sex addiction. six of the victims were asian women. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the uk s national health service has written to local health organisations, telling them to expect a significant reduction in the supply of vaccine doses from the end of the month and lasting for a month after that. the problem is being blamed on the amount of vaccinations coming into the country. the number of first vaccine doses administered each day in the uk had been steadily climbing since december reaching more than 400,000 a day mid february.the health secretary says the issue will not affect those who ve already been offered a jab. here s our political editor laur