Midnight in london and atm in singapore, and also in beijing. 8am. President trump is beginning the second day of his visit to china. His counterpart, president xi jinping, rolled out the red carpet for his visitor, who wants beijing to ta ke for his visitor, who wants beijing to take more Decisive Action to rein in north korea. That aside, the two men appear to be getting on well. Mr trump even shared a video of his granddaughter speaking mandarin. The forbidden city. Todays tour guide, the president of china. His tourists, the other most powerful leader in the world, all smiles despite the threat of nuclear crisis. President trump came from south korea, where he told the National Assembly north korea was a hell, and china shouldnt be helping it. We call on every nation, including china and russia, to fully implement Un Security Council resolutions, downgrade diplomatic relations with the regime, and sever all ties of trade and technology. But in the 1950s, chinese fought and died alongside north koreans, against the United States. China still commemorates its war dead and sees north korea as a strategic buffer. Yes, it lacks un sanctions, but no, it will not let its communist ally fold. China has already done its most, i wouldnt use the term best, but the most it can to leverage north korea. When you push too far, the chinese ultimate concern is kind of regime instability. So chinas name plan is to charm the us president hans distract from his grievances on north korea and unfair trade. The chinese have thousands of years of experience in flattering foreigners. They are good at it, they are very good at it. China cannot lead the United States and the United States cannot we china. But we have to stand up for ourselves and say to xi jinping, personally, not on twitter, you cant go any further. Trump and xi, two strongmen with self belief. That is where the similarity ends. This is trumps book, the art of the deal. It says you cannot be imaginative if you have too much structure. But this is the art of war. Essential reading for chinese statesman. It says, know your enemy, know yourself. The supreme victory is to subdue your foe without a fight. In Chinese Opera and not everybody can be a winner. Us superpower, chinese rising power, the real business begins now. We are nowjoined by our correspondent Steve Mcdonald in beijing. Steve, trump and xi will be putting their friendship to the test today when they hold tough talks on trade and north korea . Absolutely. They will be shifting their attention to more serious talks. Last night local time, where i am standing outside the forbidden city, they were in there. Today it shifts to the great hall of the people. There will be other big ceremonial events, guards and performances and things later in the night, but in the middle there isa the night, but in the middle there is a key meeting between xi jinping and donald trump. I expect that is where they will discuss north korea and also the thorny issue of trade. What is next up to these tough talks between xijinping what is next up to these tough talks between xi jinping and donald what is next up to these tough talks between xijinping and donald trump . Because tomorrow he is heading to vietnams for the apec summit. Vietnams for the apec summit. Vietnam for the. Yes, it is funny, these talks, i suppose when they sit down it has all been organised either advance teams, and little bit. You think they would expect, they would know what the other side is going to say. They will come out after that and make a joint statement. Now of course it is not a press c0 nfe re nce statement. Now of course it is not a press conference here, because xi jinping doesnt take questions from the press. And to tell the truth, often these press conferences with leaders are often these press conferences with leaders a re pretty often these press conferences with leaders are pretty staged anyway, there is only a couple of questions and they choose to ask them, so it is only one step removed from that, coming out in front of the press and saying something each. I think they will be wanting to make some sort of an announcement, though, which shows they have made progress on the question of north Koreas Nuclear weapons, and also on trade. And on the sidelines, i should say, they will also be making other announcements about these deals, we are led to believe there will be a whole bunch of deals between us and chinese companies. The extent to which they are actually significant oi which they are actually significant or real or havent been signed before, that remains to be seen, we would have to burrow into it. But that will also be a key part of what happens today. And on the flipside, steve, trump has been able to circumvent chinas internet censorship system . He has been able to twea k, censorship system . He has been able to tweak, in china . Tweet. Censorship system . He has been able to tweak, in china . Tweet. Thats right, people who have been to china will know that you cannot access twitter, facebook, youtube, many other sites. Amnesty international. You have to use a vpn, a virtual private network. So this is a jump over the great firewall of china. Presumably President Donald Trump has had one of these vpns installed on his phone for the specific purpose of being able to tweet while in china. I guess it is technically against the law here. But we have the bizarre situation of him tweeting, and then chinas state run, communist party controlled media, is self tweeting, reporting on his tweets, so they are also kind of raking the law. Itself tweeting. A strange situation indeed. Thank you for the update. I am sure well another tweet from President Trump after these talks on career and trade. Yes, iam career and trade. Yes, i am sure we will. We will be expanding a new phrase to come out of Donald Trumps marathon on asia tour late on the programme. Lets take a look at some of the days other news. Its been another eventful day in british politics. The International Development secretary, priti patel, has resigned following the disclosure of further unauthorised contact with israeli politicians. Vicky young has more on the resignation, and what it means for the British Government. In the letter from priti patel, in the letterfrom priti patel, it is clear she acknowledges what she has done wrong, saving her actions we re has done wrong, saving her actions were meant with the best of intentions, but fell below the standards of transparency and openness which she says she promotes and advocates. So she offered a fulsome apology to the Prime Minister and the government, and offered her resignation. I guess, having had so long to think about it on the aeroplane, maybe that is what she had decided to do. What is interesting is the response from theresa may, in which she talks about the uk and israel being close allies, but pointing out that work has to be done formally, that there are ways of doing this. That is why you have a system in place, that is why you have the civil service, that is why meetings like this are documented, so that they are transparent and Everybody Knows who is lobbying cabinet ministers, who they are giving access to. And interestingly, she says, i accept your apology and i welcome your clarification about your trip to israel over the summer. Now that further details have come to light it is right that you have decided to resign. So it is clear from the Prime Minister that if she had not resigned, she would have been sacked. Also making news today demonstrators in catalonia have been blocking roads and railways over the continued detention of ten separatist leaders. A one day strike has hit schools and universities hardest. The protests come as spains foreign minister said catalonia could possibly have a legal referendum on independence, but, only if the rest of spain voted for it. Democrats in america have scored two big victories, in the first state wide elections since President Trump won the presidency a year ago. In virginia, Ralph Northam defeated his republican rival in a governorship race. And phil murphy was victorious in new jersey. The results will boost democrat hopes of winning back Congress Next year. The trial of two women accused of murdering the half brother of kimjong un has heard that that the car used to drive them to the scene of the killing, was bought by one of north Koreas Embassy officials. The north korean leaders half brother kim jong nam died after being smeared with a nerve agent at kuala lumpur airport in february. The women have pleaded not guilty. Kevin spacey is facing fresh allegations of sexual misconduct. The us journalist Heather Unruh has told reporters that her son was sexually assaulted by mr spacey last year. The Hollywood Star has not responded to any of the allegations. < the actors union equity told the bbc that the problems of sexual heres Prince Charles meeting the indian Prime MinisterNarendra Modi in delhi, as the british heir to the throne continues his tour of asia. It comes amid ongoing criticism for failing to disclose an investment by his private estate in an offshore company. The revelations come from a number of leaked documents about tax havens, known as the paradise papers. His estate insists that the prince had no direct involvement in its investments. And brace yourself for this. A British Racing driver is lucky to be alive after surviving a high speed crash during a race at the weekend. The overtaking car spun out of control at a speed of more than 200 kilometres per hour. Amazingly, the 62 year old driver survived with no more than concussion and bruising and actually finished the race in second place. Its name is synonymous with parisian style, but now for the first time, the world famous Louvre Museum has a new home in the middle east. The Louvre Abu Dhabi was formally opened, ten years after an agreement was signed with france, which allows them to use the name for 30 years. The french president , emmanuel macron, and his wife brigitte, were shown around the new museum which is housed beneath a spectacular domed roof, designed to allow the desert sun to filter through. Our arts editor, Will Gompertz went too. The hit and miss architecture of abu dhabis recently built high rise skyline, which sits alongside the impressive sheikh zayed grand mosque, perhaps the emirates most famous landmark. Well, it was, but now theres this, the brand new Louvre Abu Dhabi with its 180 metres, 7. 5 tonne domed roof, designed a longer with the 55 individual buildings its bands, by the prize winning french architect jean nouvel. I wanted also, when you look at the building, that you understand it is a spiritual building. The symbol of spirituality here is the cupola. For me, it is cosmographic. It is kind of a sky under the sky. And when you have the light through, because i perforated this dome, i thought that we could play with the movement of the sun and the ray of light has to go through eight layers and, of course, with the movement of the sun, one spot disappears. But at the same time, two others appear. The project is a collaboration between abu dhabi and the louvre in paris, which is being paid around i billion euros for lending its name, expertise and collection to the new museum. Masterpieces such as leonardo da vincis la belle ferronier sit alongside works lent by other french institutions. Monet, from the musee dorsay. Giacometti from the pompidou and this sculpture, horses of the sun, from versailles. Did you need to do the deal with the louvre . Couldnt you just have borrowed works from museums around the world . We have a saying in arabic, which is start where other civilisations end, instead of starting all the way from scratch, instead of going through all the learning curves of thousands of years of their experience. The partnership is about getting their experience, learning from them, but also working together to create something that is new for abu dhabi, but also new for franz and new for the world. France. The emirate says its louvre will be joined by a National Museum and a Guggenheim Abu Dhabi in due course, creating, it hopes, a new Global Cultural hub. Will gompertz, bbc news, abu dhabi. Beautiful place. Youre watching newsday on the bbc. Still to come on the programme a dense smog has enveloped indias capital, delhi, for a second day. Well look at how residents are coping. Also on the programme what exactly is the indo pacific . Its a phase Donald Trumps been using recently. Well tell you all you need to know. The israeli Prime Minister, yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. A 27 year old jewish man has been arrested, and an extremistjewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. At polling booths throughout the country, they voted on a historic day for australia. As the results came in, it was clear the monarchy would survive. Of the american hostages, there was no sign. They are being held somewhere inside the compound, and student leaders have threatened that, should the americans attempt rescue, they will all die. This mission has surpassed all expectations. Voyager one is now the most distant man made object anywhere in the universe, and itjust seems to keep on going. Tonight, we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms, or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals. Welcome back, everyone. This is newsday on the bbc. Im rico hizon in singapore. Im kasia madera in london. Our top stories President Trump is about to start the second day of his visit to china. Hell be holding talks about north korea later this afternoon. A Senior Member of the British Government has resigned the second in a week. And look whos turned up forjury duty in chicago. President obama arrived at the courthouse on wednesday, waiting to see if he is chosen to serve on a trial. Hell earn the standard 17 a day for his time. That story is popular on bbc. Com. Lets take a look at some front pages from around the world. As you might imagine, lots of the papers are closely following President Trumps arrival in beijing. Heres china daily, which has a huge front page photo of mr trump with xijinping, and their wives, in the forbidden city. The paper describes the trip as a state visit plus. The South China Morning Post warns that despite President Trumps red carpet treatment, tough tests are still to come. It reports that difficult talks on pyongyangs Nuclear Programme are expected to dominate discussions on thursday afternoon. And the japan times looks at whether donald trump should tweet while hes in china. Twitter is blocked inside the country, but the us delegation has apparently brought along special equipment so that mr trump can get round the firewall. Now, kasia, sheeps are trending online . Rico, sheeps recognising human faces, which has really captured peoples attention online. Its headline grabbing. Sheep have a reputation for being dim witted creatures is that true . They are cute, anyway. A new study has found that they can be trained to recognise human faces. There is a point to it all scientists aim to use the sheep as models to understand disorders of the brain. I hope they can tell mine the indian capital is waking up for a second day to a blanket of thick grey smog. Its forced all schools in delhi to shut until sunday, with pollution at 70 times the World Health Organisations safe level in some areas. Air quality is worsening, because of stubble burning by farmers and coal fired power plants. Sanjoy majumder reports from the streets of delhi. This is what delhi looks like at the moment. The entire city is covered in this thick blanket of grey smog. Now, theyre in the distance is the famous iconic india war memorial. You can just see famous iconic india war memorial. You canjust see it famous iconic india war memorial. You can just see it because visibility is so poor. In fact at this time you would often see people out in the street. There are not many people about. It is not hard to understand why. I have been a ten minutes and already my eyes are beginning to smart, my throat is burning, it is difficult to breathe. If you breathe in you are breathing ina if you breathe in you are breathing in a deadly cocktail of diesel fumes, construction dust, sought from coal fired power plants, even smoke from burning crop stubble from the farms beyond, and thats what its literally becoming dangerous for people to venture out. Sanjoy majumder in delhi. Indias pollution problem has raised concerns. A report commissioned by the Lancet Medical Journal found that pollution had claimed as many as two and a half million lives in india in 2015. Karti sandilya is the reports author and speaking to us from new york via skype explained the imperative of acting now due to the numbers dead. It is 15 times the number of deaths from violence in wars, civil wars, terrorist activities et cetera, so it isa terrorist activities et cetera, so it is a Global PublicHealth Emergency number one, and delhi is just one of the most visible aspects of that. Its a worldwide phenomenon on. And this has been a problem