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let's start in china, where the latest figures just released show the world's second largest economy grew faster than expected in the first three months of the year at 4.5%. this is the first set of quarterly gdp figures following the end of strict covid—19 restrictions in december. they also follow the easing of a three—year crackdown on tech firms and property. lets get reaction from julian evans—pritchard, head of china economics at capital economics. this is better than expected. most people are saying we're looking at 4% growth, give us your take on this number? really the...

months of this year. these are the first set of quarterly gdp figures since the end of the country's strict covid poilcy in december. this boosted retail sales, which were up over 10% on this time last year. also a huge expansion in travel, with some 45 million air passengers taking trips last month. all of this has helped spark positivity from investors, with groups like citi upgrading their china growth forecast to 6.1% — that's well over china's own targets. joining me now is rory green, chief china economist at consultants ts lombard. these numbers look strong. is it a short—...

word with ali velshi, in for lawrence. >> as he said, and i thought to myself, is that not the horse medicine? have i've been getting it wrong? it's all in the category of stuff that was not supposed to be talked about during covid. >> it's all stuff that has nothing to do with the curing you if you have covid. it's for other things, and it's in that box in my mind. i do not want any horses to be given the wrong medication. as you know, we take our health care very cc. >> as we should. >> and also the truth. >> thank you for that. i appreciate it. have yourself a great weekend, we'll...

>> dear colleagues, your subcommittee could become part of a proud history of serious, bipartisan oversight, stretching from the teapot dome investigation to the boeing investigation to the watergate hearings to the tobacco hearings to the select committee on the january 6th attack. or you could take oversight down a very dark alley, filled with conspiracy theories and disinformation. a place where facts are the enemy and partisan destruction is the overriding goal. >> appears house republicans are going to go with the dark alley path. the first hearing for the subcommittee to invest...

More. Ashley this new Enforcement Operation with mexico is in an effort to combat the crisis at the southern border and comes just a month before the midterm, it is supposed to increase checkpoints and crack down on Human Smuggling and send venezuela ans back to their country. There are 25,000 venezuela migrants encountered in august, that is up from 4000 back in april. Those eligible for entry into the u. S. Safely and lawfully will have to have a supporter in the u. S. Who can provide financially, pass rigorous biometric, biographical and Public Security screenings and complete vaccination a...