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this is "gps", the global public square. welcome to you all of you in the united states and around the world. im fareed zakaria coming to you from new york. well begin todays program with mondays powerful earthquake. the devastation and destruction it has caused and the politicians that are now at play. also, the china balloon cry is, what is the fallout? ill talk about all of that and more with david milibrand and richard haas. also, who is really fighting on the front lines for russi...

that is despite us—china trade hitting a record high last year and with president xi increasing his power this expert whats wrong whats wrong tells us what this means. when will the rivalry have the consequences for the rest of us? well hear from the former head of the monetary funds china division. the man behind brands such as intercontinental, holiday inn and crowne plaza tells us by a big expansion is not stopping him sleeping despite the delicate state of the global economy. wel...

how to address the low conviction rates for rape and domestic abuse incidents? let me know your experiences and your solutions. email victoria@bbc.co.uk. coming up... every day this week, we are featuring some of the winning stories from the bbc young reporter competition. today well hear from 17—year—old hannah from south lanarkshire, who has been working in a care home during lockdown and reflects on the importance of helping others. and in half an hour... having a faulty gene th...

Very sad and _ this is so distressing. it is so very sad and seeing - this is so distressing. it is so very sad and seeing a - this is so distressing. it is so - very sad and seeing a photograph there brings home the extent of the tragedy. we also know another eight year girl as severely unwell as well as a woman in her 40s, what more can you tell us? i think we might have lost the connection. we will try again later in the programme. now to china where us treasury secretary, janet yellen contin...

And work to put bilateral relations back on track. despite tensions, the worlds two largest economies did a record $690 billion in trade last year. here is some of what ms yellen had to say. the us seeks healthy economic competition with china. but healthy economic competition where both sides benefit is only sustainable if that competition is fair. 0ur asia correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes gave us his analysis of what ms yellen had to say. she talked about punitive actions against us busi...

Secretary of state antony blinken visited beijing a few weeks ago — meeting with chinas president xi. lets now bring in professor eric how its from the university of hawaii and erics work focuses on chinas economy. thank you so much for joining us on the programme. i guess secretary yellen is seen as friendlier to beijing compared to mr blunn can. do you think she can achieve more than their secretary of state? think that janet yellen�*s portfolio is more amenable to the kind of issues that ...

Basically, before things deteriorate further but i think generally we shouldnt expect too much from this visit. there are too many issues to deal with for the single visit. yes. deal with for the single visit. yes, and much as _ deal with for the single visit. yes, and much as these _ deal with for the single visit. yes, and much as these two _ deal with for the single visit. yes, and much as these two countries dont see item y, they are still intrinsically linked. trade between the two hit reco...

Of trade, $690 billion. there is a lot for us to gain. but we have to protect ourselves and we certainly cant look weak to your point but we also have to be wise about how we engage. >> julie: in any business negotiation you have to come in with a position of strength and we dont have that right now. as far as negotiating power or leverage we have none. there is an influential chinese trade policy advisor who told a chinese newspaper the restrictions were a well thought out heavy punch and just ...

It is one of the leading organisations trying to smooth business ties between the two superpowers however, the latest survey found that for the first time, china is no longer a top three investment per priority for the members of most members thinking again about where to spend their cash. and a growing number, almost half, think china has become less welcoming to foreign companies over the last year. despite that sense of pessimism about the future, us china trade had a record high of $690 bill...

Differences over the war in ukraine, taiwan or coronavirus, those tensions are not always directly related to trade but theyre having a growing impact on business deals. today the first shipment of some 480,000 bottles and cans of coke was loaded aboard a special train here in hong kong heading for china. trade and business have been at the heart of the us—china relationship since the end of the 1970s when the likes of coca—cola and ibm became some of the first foreign companies to take adva...