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talking about some of the major themes that are going to be discussed at the 620 over the next couple of days. what do you think will be a success for leaders attending? 50. you think will be a success for leaders attending?— you think will be a success for leaders attending? so, the 620 is meant to _ leaders attending? so, the 620 is meant to be _ leaders attending? so, the 620 is meant to be a _ leaders attending? so, the 620 is meant to be a multilateral i is meant to be a multilateral body which comes together to solve problems collectively. it definitely won't do that. the us and china and russia can't agree with one another, so you have a body that is now much less than the sum of its parts, but the sum of its parts do matter. the fact that prime minister anthony albanese. .. these are not insignificant things. some of the leaders will talk to one another and maybe get tiny bits of progress. maybe get tiny bits of magma-— maybe get tiny bits of progress. maybe get tiny bits of ”roress. . ., i” progress. yeah, as you point out, progress. yeah, as you point out. the _ progress. yeah, as you point out, the risk _ progress. yeah, as you point out, the risk of _ progress. yeah, as you point out, the risk of nothing - out, the risk of nothing meaningful really being achieved here is it so bad when
need to tell the multilateral the most of it. however, what we need to tell the multi lateral body that are _ need to tell the multi lateral body that are in charge of organising cop is that— that are in charge of organising cop is that they— that are in charge of organising cop is that they cannot be complicit of the silencing of domestic or international civil society. if cop 27, 28. — international civil society. if cop 27,28, because it's going to be held _ 27, 28, because it's going to be held in— 27,28, because it's going to be held in uae, is to be held in a country where there is no freedom of expression, no freedom of association, freedom of assembly, the minimum we can require of multilateral body either they make it on condition for the holding of cop that — it on condition for the holding of cop that civil society be able to operate — cop that civil society be able to operate freely, independently and without _ operate freely, independently and without fear of reprisals. stay with us on outside source — still to come... we're in cornwall — ahead of the uk's first rocket launch — to deliver satellites into space.
of taiwan, we're one of the 61 partners, full democracies, signing that declaration together to place our investments jointly to build, to shape the internet into something that's resilience against authoritarianism and to protect human rights. and in the declaration, we're all referred to as partners or as democracies and so on. so on that front, we're gaining new ground. but can you say you are a country when, as ijust said, major countries, the united states, all of the european union don't recognise taiwan as a nation state? you don't have a seat at the united nations. yeah, but we do have a top level internet domain. so my point here is... so you exist as a country only in the digital space. is that what you're saying? what i'm saying is that nowadays there is more multi—stakeholder or hybrid, multilateral and multi—stakeholder, meaning composed of countries, but also eu or the vatican city and many other entities that comprise the democratic
something that's resilience against authoritarianism and to protect human rights. and in the declaration, we're all referred to as partners or as democracies and so on. so on that front, we're gaining new ground. but can you say you are a country when, as ijust said, major countries, the united states, all of the european union don't recognise taiwan as a nation state? you don't have a seat at the united nations. yeah, but we do have a top level internet domain. so my point here is... so you exist as a country only in the digital space. is that what you're saying? what i'm saying is that nowadays there is more multi—stakeholder or hybrid, multilateral and multi—stakeholder, meaning composed of countries, but also eu or the vatican city and many other entities that comprise the democratic partnership, which is why in my ministry, the ministry of digital affairs, our department is called the department of democracy network, not international cooperation.
The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, which opened in Beijing on Sunday, is the focus of global attention and bliss for a world facing various challenges.
talk. he really would not budge on any of the major issues. he focused on some of the regulatory challenges, that i do not think fit very well with the trump administration trade people at the time, that were very focused on trade deals with individual countries, so in one hand that was the right time to get something done, when there was an opportunity with the us reaching out and focusing on individual trade deals rather than multilateral is. 0nce deals rather than multilateral is. once the administration changed in the us, it became much more difficult for boris johnson to get something done because of the current administration's aversion to doing individual trade deals with individual countries. they are much more focused on multilateral deals, and they are not very favourable towards
this year did demonstrate a growing interest by china to act as it is self stated, as a security stakeholder in the region, in the pacific. ., ., , , pacific. that was the first time we heard that language _ pacific. that was the first time we heard that language from - pacific. that was the first time we heard that language from china i pacific. that was the first time we - heard that language from china about its security interests in the pacific. and then, of course, following the security deal, china sought to have the ten pacific island countries that recognise china sign up to very broad sweeping economic trade and security pact. now that was rejected by the pacific island countries that it was seeking to sign those deals with, but it did indicate a shift by china from its traditional bilateral approach in the region to a wider multilateral approach. but the region to a wider multilateral a- roach. �* , the region to a wider multilateral annroach. �* , ., , the region to a wider multilateral a- roach. �* , ., , ., approach. but it is not 'ust china, is it? iias — approach. but it is not 'ust china, is it? has there h approach. but it is not 'ust china, is it? has there been _ approach. but it is notjust china, is it? has there been change - approach. but it is notjust china, is it? has there been change in i is it? has there been change in approach on the us side, or are they
the deal. so to me it is a bit of a side show in terms of the public diplomacy there. at the end of the day, the united states is trying to force the issue and move it forward and, you know, ultimately we have to see whether vladimir putin will play ball. >> you made the point that there really needs to be some sort of multilateral response to address this broader phenomenon. it is not just russia has done it. iran has done it, you represented clients there. you take americans, accuse them of nonexistent crime or a trumped up crime, you give them a massive sentence and then say, what are you going to give me in return. so what is your suggestion for how the u.s. and its partners can kind of push back against this phenomenon? >> yeah, look, i think the biggest mistake we as a country have made, you know, really began the beginning of the -- the takeover of the u.s. embassy