Government has shifted focus from saving lives to save the economy. Counting the coast on aljazeera. A team of chinese scientists are traveling to places no human has ever been. In banking on a daring deep sea mission in the hunt for red resistance and new spaces. On this episode of one a one east we go on board some of chinas top engineers and scientists as they explore the depths of the indian ocean. I think oh sorry sorry sorry that house which taints my turn next day. I long to find out starlight that. Chinese doing laps of a Chinese Research ship in the middle of the indian ocean. The ocean and the shape of engineering in college a lot of all of my classmates. Have no chance so god bar the she. Has a chance. Shes a trainee submersible pilot and shes anxiously awaiting her 1st ever deep sea dive which no woman from china has ever done before. Shes part of Chinas Mission to be a world leader in these final frontier. Theyre in a rice against countries like russia india and japan you
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Hello. In a very unusual move, israel has banned two us congresswomen from visiting the country. Donald trump has claimed Rashida Taleeb and ilhan omar hate israel and all jewish people. The two democrats have been strongly critical of israels policy towards the palestinians and of mrtrump. The Israeli Government says theyve been denied entry because of their support for the International Boycott movement, intended to influence israeli policy. Our north america editor jon sopel reports. Have two newly elected members of congress ever created the stir that ilhan omar and Rashida Tlaib have . They were the first two muslim women to be elected to the house. Theyre both on the left of the Democratic Party, neither is a fan of the Israeli Government, both are outspoken, and donald trump relishes going after them. Omar has a history of launching vicious anti semitic screeds. All chant send her back her colleague, representative Rashida Tlaib. Booing. Agreed with omars characterisation of 9 1