The Coronavirus Crisis. Welcome to. Glad you could join us india has accused china of violating border agreements as the armies of both countries in gauge in a tense standoff along a disputed border speaking in front of an Indian Defense minister not saying said china had union left to me or told the state just go along the border he also showed members of the army was well prepared for any eventuality and contingency plans in place to ensure solvency. You know. We have me informed china through diplomatic and military channels that such activities are an effort to change the status quo you know laterally and it has been made clear of these efforts are not acceptable to us under any conditions. And this years recent incidents of violent conduct of Chinese Forces are a complete violation of all mutually agreed norms are according to the Current Situation the chinese side has mobilized its armed forces and sent ammunition on the l a c and internal areas. China has meanwhile returned it t
Golf its good to have you with us police here in germany launched raids against some of their fellow officers on wednesday officers suspected of trading neo nazi images in private online chat groups 29 Police Officers in the german state of north rhinewestphalia have been suspended 11 are now under criminal investigation images shared in the groups include pictures of adult hitler and nazi symbols such as swastikas and this is not the 1st time that germanys Security Forces have been at the center of a scandal involving far right extremists. By this grace and a slap in the face for germanys Police Forces thats what the interior minister in north rhinewestphalia called the discovery of czech content in which 29 Police Officers shared right wing extremist material. Including for example pictures of hitler of swastikas of imperial war flags but also many more horrible images like the fictional depiction of a refugee in the gas chamber of a concentration camp Police Officers from different
Because we know that not all immigrants were welcomed into the country. Not all immigrants were able to achieve their american dreams. But rather, we picked and sifted and chose which immigrants to let in and which immigrants to let out. Or keep out. And many times, this really was dependent upon an immigrants race, ethnicity, gender, class, this idea of who is fit to become a citizen and who is not. And this is the history that is best exemplified through immigration through angel island. This is in the San Francisco bay. It is that other island, not alcatraz, but that other island in the San Francisco bay that is now a california state park. So, the immigration station on angel island was open from 1910 to 1940. We primarily think about it as an entry point for immigrants from china and japan. And two thirds of the immigrants who did come through angel island were from those two countries. But as you can see, there are over 80 countries represented for the immigration stream that cam
Welcome back. I am excited to talk to you this afternoon. So many of us as americans, we grow up learning about the history of immigration through ellis island. Right . This is what we talked about last week. It is the history of european immigrants coming to the new world under the shadow of the statue of liberty. It is often told as a very uplifting and romantic story where immigrants become americans. But not many of us know the history of immigration through angel island. This is the immigration station in San Francisco, and it is an important site not only for what happened back then in the early 20th century but also because it is so timely today. It is timely because, when we pick up any newspaper, we see headlines like this. This is just from last week. Republicans slam obamas immigration townhall. Obama i will fight any attempt to reverse immigration action. Moving forward to fix our broken immigration system. House conservatives warn boehner dont cave on immigration. U. S. Im
Beethoven is for. Beethoven is for. Beethoven 2020. 50th anniversary here on. China has declared victory over the corona virus following 9 whirlwind months for 1st responders scientists and Party Officials after denying the severity of the virus and than initially under reporting numbers beijing now says that it can keep the pandemic at bay. For normal chinese life and community are slowly edging back to normal. But chinas success is impossible for most nations to mimic so overwhelming is the communist partys grip on its population. And while the heroic narrative may resonate domestically abroad theres skepticism and discomfort over the blurring line between propaganda and leadership on the global stage. Chinas handling of the coronavirus separating substance from show. Low and welcome to georgia 19 special im Stephen Beardsley in berlin its good to have you with us a china has seen both failures and successes and its response to a pandemic began within its own borders beijings officia