Think other countries are better than their own people in new york. Because were a generation thats pretty educated so we have a lot information resources that we will tap into to come to these conclusions theres just been a negative just negative. To us and. Its not like the was. Just. This morning welcome to the program. Major shakeup in russian politics has been set in motion to be Prime Minister and cabinet for the government resigned on wednesday that was in response to Vladimir Putin suggesting amendments to the constitution effectively diminishing the president s powers while those of parliament. Explains more about the landmark moves. This led to boom and powers the office of president the media accuses of it seizing more power more control over russia but when putin gives up that power and hands it over at the parliament at his own expense it is also because he seizing more control over russia 1st to discover this syndrome i name it paranoid putin a friend here and theres a real epidemic russian government resigns is putting proposes reforms that could extend his grip on power putin engineers surprise russian political shake up that could keep him in power longer russian government resigns as putin plots post presidency power grab paranoid putin a for any aside he is what he actually proposed together and seen that no president ever wields as much power as he did including putin himself hes got 4 more years in office. This is unprecedented in a quarter of a century every constitutional amendment was designed to empower. The president for example increase the president ial term from 4 years to 6 years or give the president the power to appoint prosecutors and now he turns it all upside down it used to be that hooten appointed the Prime MinisterMinisters Parliament rubber stamp that now parliament appoints heads of government and putin rubber stamps it with no power object. According to the constitution of the Russian Federation hes the president needs only the state dumas consent to make official appointments the president appoints the cabinet his deputies and all the ministers i propose shifting this power to the state duma and also the approval of the russian governments chairman and at the chairman suggestion all the deputy Prime Ministers and federal ministers will have to be appointed by the president with the right to reject any candidates. This is of course all subject to a popular vote if these passes russia will be a changed country with a very different future russia is changing into a new face of democracy freedom and now this 1st. Time when the president limits his own power and this is something in the later controlled country is not known at all the president limits its own oil and wants to let the people decide on the new constitution. Well through the prism of major nation media russia is considered a one not even a one party state a one man state complete utter a talk recy run by Vladimir Putin the matter what he had said no matter what some of the deputies might say in the coming days and to pave the way the government handed in its resignation its worth mentioning it wasnt all that popular that failed on a number of fronts and their deaths the now care take up. Prime minister said himself its time for something new you have all heard the address of the russian president Vladimir Putin as president he outlined the major priorities of our work for the upcoming year but he also outlined a number of fundamental changes to the constitution of the Russian Federation these changes when they take place and this will be done after discussions and as was said they will significantly alter a number of parts of the constitution and change the balance of power if theres one thing we know about putin its that we dont know him he loves the surprise and there was no warning not even rumors that the country was about to be turned on its head we now have a new Prime Minister incoming because ill michoud in an unknown quantity hes largely stayed out of the spotlight for the past decade head in the federal tax agency and i must say he did wonders teaching russians to pay their taxes fact some would argue hes done too good a job it is now clear putin hangs up the gloves in 2024 he wont run for another term times change so does russia that is revolutionary change from this distance i would say that it gives more power to the parliament but it downgrades the importance of the Prime Ministership of the stability of russias leadership and its quality which is not a separate issue has been one of the most positive aspects of World Governance in the 21st century. As mentioned there president putin nominated to be head of the Russian Tax Service for the post of Prime Minister if you wish to since credited with having revolutionized the countrys tax system over the past decade into a leaner more efficient one thats become highly regarded abroad led to a dramatic increase in revenue which is thin is described as an. Active tech savvy manager in 26th even managed to speak to him about technology and the government. Its important that the young generation whose form of course future taxpayers to morrow use the friendly user interface which is suitable for the as we know that last resort just shows us the young generation now not using p. C. Computers so the mobile phones mobile applications and social networks so basically we should act in the street with new stations to calm we should count to the such is social networks and make sure that its a friendly interface for them so basically this is the maybe mean reason why we collaborate with the commissioners to make sure that we saw recent College Experience because between service and fiscal part of the Tax Administration servicing part this now more and more coming a parliament will consider the president s pick for Prime Minister later on thursday but i think all commentator dmitri ballots explained why mr putin is putting his faith in a man described as the tax man of the future. Putin in his address to the Parliament Today he said that we preserve stability now we must grewal and for that you need someone like me who speaks good english is a technocrat he is a technocrat he is relatively young you know have very technically savvy and at the same time he is a patriot and i think what is important he is not which is friend hes not from St Petersburg so theres a cliche. That he puts his friends everywhere its simply not right you know he cares about his friends none of them was betrayed by him but when business is that concerned you know makes the right appointments the effective appointments. Phase one of whats being called a historic trade deal has been hammered out after donald trump met with a chinese vice premier agreement could put an end to a damaging to your long into nomic dispute between the major powers caleb maupin reports from new york well at the ceremony where the deal was signed launching phase one of the agreement donald trump was rather boastful about this accomplishment this is what he had to say today we take a momentous step one that has never been taken before with china toward a future fair and reciprocal trade as we signed phase one of the historic trade deal between the United States and china. Together we are righting the wrongs of the past and delivering a future of Economic Justice and security for American Workers farmers and families i want to thank president xi who is watching as we speak can be going over to china in the not too distant future. Now at the press Conference Donald Trump was very critical of china using language similar to the language hes been using for the past 2 years as the trade war escalated for decades American WorkersFarmers Ranchers manufacturers and innovators have been hurt by the unfair trade with China Forced Technology transfer and intellectual property theft have been huge problems since china joined the World Trade Organization 2 decades ago we have racked up nearly 5 trillion dollars i promised that i would use every lawful president ial power to protect americans from unfair trade and unfair trade practices unlike those who came before me i kept my promise as a result of todays agreements some of the planned tariffs that were going to be imposed on china have been dropped and others have been lowered however much of the tariffs that have been imposed on china over the past 2 years that cost that basically cover roughly 360 1000000000. 00 worth of goods most of that remains in effect now the hope is that when phase 2 goes for rid of those tariffs will be dropped but that remains yet to be seen the main source of you know the main part of the u. S. Economy that has been impacted by these tariffs has been the Agricultural Sector theres been significant losses due to the tariffs theres been a significant decreases and the u. S. And Global Markets have certainly been affected as well now when the deal was signed we heard from chinas vice premier and he seemed optimistic but his words werent exactly as glowing as the u. S. President slows you down over the past 2 years due to science encountered some difficulties in the economic intreat field at times there were set backs in our tree talks because in some issues we dont see eye to eye so at this point donald trump is saying this is a huge breakthrough this is the next step forward some are looking on with skepticism i guess well just have to see who gets more out of this deal in the long run. Ahead of radio show economic update Richard Wolfe join ortiz boom bust stateside to discuss the phase one deal he doesnt see any real benefit for america but he does say trouble revel in what he will certainly feel is a big victory. 95 percent theatrically partly for the trumpet ministration because they initiated all of this the United States you stop by the role of the dominant benevolent global World Economic power mr trump whether you like him or not has lost that position for the United States and given it to china giving him spend months for a decision about continuing and maybe 2 years for the purchases by the chinese that are being talked about thats more than enough time for china to do and to plan to do many things that can undo the effect of tariffs if the chinese figure out ways to cheapen their goods well then they become competitive again even with the towers and theyve already been doing that in the last 12 months and that is a long term competitive advantage to them. The polls suggest 3rd of Young Americans are more likely to consider other countries to be better than the us of a thats despite leaders spending years insisting there is no country more exceptional. I believe in american exceptionalism defending american exceptionalism should always be above politics my entire career has been a testimony to american expects optional as we dont claim to be perfect but we are exceptional america must always lead on the world stage if we dont. Know it well its well a Pew Research CenterStudy Suggests the skepticism grows when divided along party lines with almost half of democrats under the age of 30 believing other countries are better than their own at the same time while 48 percent of Young Democrats believe the u. S. Is one of the greatest countries along with others only 5 percent place it above any other nation and we spoke to people in new york about what they think of american exceptionalism. As were a generation thats a pretty educated so we have a lot information resources that we will tap into to kind of come to these conclusions also weve experienced other countries more so than any other generation with our traveling so we get to get a better sense of what the world has to offer its pretty new compared to like europe they like so many cultures are like into the ground and like i think theres a lot to learn and its developing theres just been a negative just negative narrative about the u. S. And its history and. Without them the appreciation for what it actually is not like it was its dying off or the generations that have come before us well it is very much used by duplications and by all of them but i call bomber talked about exceptionalism or the u. S. Just as george over there bush they all are. And it is something that americans particularly the older ones were also goes will vote more than young people like to hear they like to hear what they perceive younger people will be more skeptical the attitude that this is the best is more for people who dont know my. Of the word we have not really travelled were not studied abroad we dont use the social media we dont we do not follow International News but the young people do in great numbers and all of them it is a question of growing up and then i thin that the deeper sepehr nationally will eventually adjust its out and be more balanced. Still ahead about international the david and goliath battle pitting indias Small Traders against the worlds richest man reaction to the i was in boston bezos to his asia has it after the break. To. Join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and ill be speaking to us from the world of politics or business im show business ill see you then. Welcome back to the program deleted data from a phone as coming back to haunt the new e. U. President lanes on the scrutiny over claims she wrongly want sensitive evidence from the official phone while she was German Defense secretary now claims a widening as peter all of the reports from. Its the scandal that wont leave the new e. U. Commission president alone did fall into line delete data from mobile devices that could have been crucial evidence in an investigation into whether phones were in appropriately spent on outside contractors while she was German Defense minister its now were merged that a 2nd phone used by have on the line at that time has had messages deleted from it reportedly according to some by the e. U. Commission president herself or position politicians here in germany that demanding answers clarification is urgently required and the latest revelations are laying back in the center of the contract scandal and massively under pressure last month it was revealed that fonda lines main phone during her time in charge of the German Defense ministry that had its data wiped out prompted a green party m. P. Here in germany to bring a criminal complaint against the now new e. U. Commission boss we have to assume that people in office destroyed evidence such actions could have criminal relevance found a line is set to give evidence to an investigating committee next month expect a lot of focus on her actions and the actions of her aides as we try to get to the bottom of who did what to those devices from the lion has obviously tided how phone properly or headed tied it up the allegations against fonda lying relate to a federal audit Office Investigation which showed that under her charge the Defense Ministry was spending around 155000000. 00 euros a year on outside advice although the ministry couldnt sufficiently justify why that external advice was needed and in more than a 3rd of the cases looked at normal rules would not follow suit lead to a Parliamentary Committee looking into whether those deals were above board. How much on the line was involved a spokesperson for the e. U. Commission president said nothing relevant to the investigation had been deleted but didnt give away much else there were and are no messages on the phone relevant to the parliamentary investigation with neither for the lion nor his spokespeople particularly forthcoming when they have to wait until she appears before the committee on the 13th of february before we get any answers one thing is for certain though if she remains tight lipped until then well the press and opposition lawmakers are going to be ravenous for answers and a scandal but her silence is only making all the more intriguing peter all of our. Popular dating apps could be facing some significant legal challenges after a report revealed the platforms of passing on private information to 3rd Party Companies if that is the move by the likes of ok cupid and pinned on breach of European DataProtection Laws its claimed the apps are giving data to advertisers and analytic partners including facebook that includes your sexual preference political views even if youve got a history of drug taking and one platform or grinder was hit by a scandal and 2018 what it was revealed to be sharing peoples h. I. B. Status a spokesperson for much group which owns a number of major dating apps dress the Company Takes the privacy of user information very seriously. Unlike other Tech Companies whose model relies on the sale of personal information ours is subscription based and reliant on engendering trust and a great experience for users and we discussed the importance of protecting our online information with political commentator mo and sorrow and joy cohen whos an internet lore expert. It is not being made very clear to use of the ball they are actua