somehow beijing is so costly, buyers cannot be found. property prices have gone up by more than 500 u.s. dollars per square meter in just over one year. the closer you get to central beijing, the higher the prices. the pricing units are almost $15,000 per square meter. the surge in crisis has made it challenging for people to buy their dream home. many are moving to the suburbs, in search of afford abable rent. the city's commute time is the second longest in the world. >> people from all corners of the country come to the capital in search of business opportunities. unless they are very successful, it is difficult to live here. >>> the sudden rise of property prices in beijing has created a serious value cost imbalance. we follow the lives of those in pursuit of the second coming of the chinese dream. and the hopes of those who are dashed. >>> tiananmen square is where mao zedong declared china in 1949. in the 17th century, during the cheng dynasty, beijing was built around the forbidden city. five ring roads surround the castle. whethe

>> this is a business hotel in beijing. numerous people are lined up to audition for roles in movies. hopefuls include professionals and amateurs, young and old. >> hotels hosting auditions like this have been increasing in the past few years and there are six in beijing. behind this trend is the movie boom heating up in china. in 2015, nationwide box office revenue in china reached 6.38 billion u.s. dollars, surging roughly 50% from the previous year. to take advantage of this movement, many producers and investors are jumping into action. this episode gives a behind the scenes look at the ballooning film industry in chesapeaina, b focusing on so-called audition hotels. central beijing is full of office buildings. a hotel opened here 7 years ago. it's name whose name means a house for drifters. the hotel with a total of 358 rooms is always booked due to its convenient location. it's also affordable. the standard twin room costs less than $40 u.s. a night. but that's not the only reason guests gather here. one corner of the

taiwan. 0ur correspondentjohn sudworth reports from beijing. not everyone in china is taking donald trump too seriously. his inauguration this week comes just ahead of the chinese new year of the rooster. and this factory is making, well, giant trump lookalike chicken balloons. the orders are flowing in, we can barely cope, the boss tells me. but increasingly mr trump is becoming a target of anger. rather than a figure of fun. mock—ups of taiwanese ships provide shooting practice at this chinese military museum. just across the taiwan strait. while us presidents have long avoided challenging beijing's claim to sovereignty, the so—called one china policy, mr trump says he might. "china's military, especially our navy, is growing stronger, we don't fear us provocation", this man tells me. "we want peace, but if they cross our red line we have to take measures," this woman agrees. last week, in a move seen by some as intended to make that very point, china sent its aircraft carrier through the taiwan strait. and china's communist party run new

she's considered beijing's preferred choice for the role. the news was confirmed just hours after the state council accepted her resignation and that of financial secretary john tsang. the contest to choose the next chief executive will be held in march. i have received a lot of support and encouragement, not only from friends and colleagues but also citizens at large. i am humbled by the trust they place in me and their confidence that i am able to take hong kong, the city we love, to new heights. an inquest has heard that some of the victims of the 2015 terror attack on a beach resort in tunisia might have been saved if local security forces had acted more quickly. seifeddine rezgui went on the rampage at a hotel resort near sousse before he was shot dead. it's now been claimed that tunisian forces had deliberately delayed confronting the gunman. just four months after announcing his retirement, the experienced formula one driver felipe massa has performed a u—turn. i am running out of puns. he'll drive for the williams team in the forth

carrie gracie, bbc news, beijing. later in the programme we'll examine how beijing might react to president trump's hardline rhetoric on international trade. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. the uk's supreme court has ruled that the government must consult parliament before triggering the procedure to leave the european union. a referendum injune produced a narrow majority for brexit but thejudges said lawmakers must vote as well. ministers have promised this won't delay the process. of course the government is disappointed with the outcome but we have the good fortune to live in a country where everyone, every individual, every organisation, even government, is subject to the rule of law. so the government will comply with thejudgement of the so the government will comply with the judgement of the court and do all that is necessary to implement it. also making news today: a court in china has jailed a woman and her daughter for selling vaccines without a license. the woman was sent to prison for 15

i would say you can't simply bring everything to beijing. under that one country, two systems we are running, we do need back—up from the central government, as we have a lot of economic activities and close ties with the mainland. there has always been tension between pro—democrats and pro—beijingers, but is there now a third position? yao wei—ching and baggio leung are separatists, arguing for independence from china. they were excluded from the chamber for using offensive language. this was the response from pro—beijingers when they tried to get back in. the separatists have only limited support so far, but they think they are being watched. all those applications that i can use in this phone has been hacked. they are taking us to a town where they say most are from the mainland. they believe that high levels of immigration are deliberate policy to undermine hong kong's identity. you can see that it is no longer part of hong kong, a hong king environment. this is something like a city in china. it is. i think that most of the ho

beijing is what we do not serve. it makes sense for the australian corporate market where there is huge demand to go to beijing. chief alan joyce. he may not be a household name, but the game designer from japan, hideo kojima, is behind some of the most successful videogame. he invented the stealth genre still popular today. his latest game has his fans in suspense. move slowly. for decades, he made metal gear titles for the game company konami, which made millions of copies. but after splitting from them controversially in 2015, gamers across the world are wanting to find out what happens next. there have been two trailers so far about his new game, death stranding, which will be a way station exclusive. —— playstation. translation: we want this game to be something people can get into very easily. but after they pay for 1.5 hours, they will see something different. it is something they have not played before. so the motion capture... it is normal to stay tightlipped about upcoming projects like this. it is far

in beijing this gentleman was elevated. the election of xi's aides as mayors of the two most important chinese cities is viewed as part of xi's efforts to consolidate grip on his power. this comes ahead of the party convention scheduled for later this year. a major reshuffle of communist party is expected when the congress reconvenes. it does so every five years. >>> hong kong's former financial secretary says he'll be running for the city's leadership in march. he was the third most powerful person in the government and he'll face a tough race against the former number two. media outlets say sung made his announcement. beijing did not accept his resignation as financial secretary for more than a month. it's a pre-condition for filing for candidacy. the reports the mainland government doesn't support him partly because he listens to youth activists. a growing number of people say the city's high degree of autonomy is being eroded by beijing. >> i don't think there's a simple solution to the discourse we have witnessed in th

four years previous in beijing i had to explain it and previous in beijing i had to explain itand in previous in beijing i had to explain it and in a short space of time, 30,000 people came to watch the race, the noise was out of this world. there are so many events that happen up and down the country now to bea happen up and down the country now to be a part of that revolution of the sport has been a proud moment for me. i can imagine. the sport has been a proud moment for me. ican imagine. it is the sport has been a proud moment for me. i can imagine. it is a new year, new city, i presume you're not going to ensure those early starts any more, what is next? definitely no early starts. for me and my husband, we are setting up a new business and are not really taking a step back from so doing, i'm taking a side step with the new business. we are all about inspiring people to ta ke we are all about inspiring people to take on the neck sporting challenges and using 0pen take on the neck sporting challenges and using open water to try to get people excited about getting active and getti

in hong kong and beijing. bloomberg that pboc has ordered chinese banks to strictly controlled lending in the first quarter after searched in january. lenders have been told not to increase new mortgage lending or the growth rate of outstanding mortgages relative to the fourth quarter. one source says the central bank may punish noncompliant lenders by making them pay for deposit insurance. the qantas ceo says the push into china will continue as australia enjoys a tourist boom. benefitshere are big between the two nations. qantas will expand to more cities this year after restructuring. growing thee international business and making sure we don't -- and that is what we have been doing. this year will be an exciting year. we have beijing starting. we are taking the dreamliner's at the end of the year, further expansion, the first link between australia and europe with the perth-london service starting. profitability that has arrived, and now it's time to invest in that growth. says china has extended its inves

local media say she's backed by beijing. john tsang, third in charge, tendered his resignation to compete in the election. but beijing has yet to approve. 12 members of a election committee are eligible to vote. a majority of them are loyal to beijing making it easy for the chinese central government to control the outcome. >>> american officials have filed a complaint to the world trade organization. they're pointing the finger at china. what's the issue here? >> the americans are looking at aluminum. they say subsidies china provides to its aluminum industry is hurting them. >> china is subsidizing its primary aluminum industry contributing to dramatically expanded production capacity in china which is lowered global prices hurting u.s. workers and companies. >> michael accused beijing of giving what he called artificial bank loans to its industry. this is the 16th time the obama administration has taken action against china at the w.t.o. >> thii encourage the incoming administration to continue our efforts. that's how we'

i am injust beijing? this is a good question. i am in just before beijing? this is a good question. i am injust before i come to whether the figures are real, let us assume they are solid. —— i mean,. the chinese government, 6.7%. many governments would give their hand for that. for china, it governments would give their hand forthat. for china, it means governments would give their hand for that. for china, it means they are worried about a slowing economy. policymakers say it is all part of the plan here though. china needs slower growth that relies more on domestic consumption and less on exports. that is why we are seeing these figures. but as to whether they are real or not, it is interesting, people have long suspected some provinces artificially inflate their gdp figures to make the government look good. sometimes they underestimate them to draw more attention and help from the central government. for the first time, we havejust had from the central government. for the first time, we have just had the governor admitting that over several yea rs governor admitting that ove

media outlets say she's backed by beijing. hong kong media say beijing did not accept his resignation as financial secretary for more than a month. it's a precondition for filing for candidacy. they report the mainland government doesn't support him, partly because he listens to youth activists. a growing number of people say the city's high degree of autonomy is being eroded by beijing. >> i don't think this is a simple solution to the discord we have witnessed in the past few years. that's clearly a whole number of different issues that have caused that. >> his main opponent is carrie lam, she's refused to bend to activists. the majority is loyal to beijing but supporters have secured more than a quarter of the membership. >>> malaysia's prime minister is urging the world's biggest islam body to stop the persecution of ethnic muslims in myanmar. >> we call on the government to cease discriminatory action and attacks against the rohingyas immediately. and for the perpetrators to be brought to justice. >> the pep perpetrator h

if he doesn't acknowledge beijing's one china policy, how will that affect relations? >> well, the relation backs the one china policy. the u.s. has acknowledged this policy since 1979 so it is a very important issue for china's party. it is related to the legitimacy. they were alarmed when he spoke directly. she's scheduled to visit north america and she is scheduled to transit to the u.s. if she makes contact with trump or his team, it's a warning from beijing. >> i think taiwan is not a card to play. while anyone who tries to play the taiwan card may get burned. it's a very sensitive issue. it should be carefully managed rather than playing with it. >> china's foreign minister spoke with u.s. secretary of state by phone on saturday. he stressed that the two sides needed to recognize the direction they should take. the comments appear to be a warning to trump who has suggested he will decide whether to uphold the one china policy. on the other hand, domestically it's a big year for china. the communist party will hold a congress this fall to discuss displacing senior

that diplomatic relationships would be handled through beij g beijing. that the relationship with taiwan would continue to be unofficial. frankly president-elect donald trump shocked the world when he took that phone call from taiwan's leader just a month ago. and at that point, beijing had wondered if perhaps that was a fluke, some sort of sign of the inexperience of the president-elect's transition team. this certainly would seem to change the narrative when he's saying very explicitly that the one china policy is on the table in his mind. >> so that's why you think that the response wu more tempered a month ago versus now. >> it has definitely been a markedly different response this time, poppy. we're not talking about a major response here. you're talking about a statement put out by the ministry of foreign affairs saying this is nonnegotiable. but it does certainly represent a ratcheting up in terms of the response from what we saw a month ago. there was an official statement a month ago. you heard leeshds in beijing urging the incoming trump admini

clearly, leaders here in beijing are concerned. but experts are divided over whether trump will soften his approach when he takes office. >> translator: his rhetoric and gestures were for campaigns. and we hope that once he, he's in office, he would adopt a more pragmatic and constructive approach. on china. impose import tax, the consumer goods in the u.s. would increase its price. the price would go up. and at the same time, jobs would not go back to the u.s. why? because it's too expensive to produce those things in the u.s. >> during the campaign trump threatened china of imposing and increase tariffs, as high as 40%. i don't believe he will. and make this promise a reality. but it's quite possible he will take some tariff against some chinese experts to the united states. >> and tell us about relations with taiwan. we've seen trump rattle china and break from diplomatic tradition. by taking phone call from the taiwanese leader. if he doesn't acknowledge beijing's one-china policy. how will that affect relations? >> well, the o

to provoke beijing over taiwan. our correspondentjohn sudworth reports from beijing. not everyone in china is taking donald trump too seriously. his inauguration this week comes just ahead of the chinese new year of the rooster. and this factory is making, well, giant trump lookalike chicken balloons. the orders are flowing in, we can barely cope, the boss tells me. but increasingly mr trump is becoming a target of anger... ..rather than a figure of fun. mock—ups of taiwanese ships provide shooting practice at this chinese military museum. just across the taiwan strait. while us presidents have long avoided challenging beijing's claim to sovereignty, the so—called one china policy, mrtrump says he might. "china's military, especially our navy, is growing stronger, we don't fear us provocation", this man tells me. "we want peace, but if they cross our red line we have to take measures," this woman agrees. last week, in a move seen by some as intended to make that very point, china sent its aircraft carrier throug

but it's tsai ing—wen‘s planned stopovers in the us that are raising eyebrows in beijing. donald trump spoke directly with tsai ing—wen over the phone, breaking with decades of us protocol. tsai ing—wen is not the first taiwanese president to make stopovers in the us. stopovers are one of the few ways a taiwanese leader can sneak in meetings with us officials. donald trump has not ruled out a face—to—face meeting with tsai ing—wen after he takes over at the white house. so china will be keenly watching every minute of the taiwanese leader's time in the united states to see what that will mean for the delicate balance of relations between all three players. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: china's great wall like you've never seen it before. we meet the man whose obsession turned into a 15,000km journey. the japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. good grief. after half a century of delighting fans

to provoke beijing over taiwan. mr trump broke with decades of precedent last month by taking a telephone call from the taiwanese president, a move that angered beijing, which regards taiwan as part of china. our correspondentjohn sudworth reports from beijing. not everyone in china is taking donald trump too seriously. his inauguration this week comes just ahead of the chinese new year of the rooster. and this factory is making, well, giant trump lookalike chicken balloons. the orders are flowing in, we can barely cope, the boss tells me. but increasingly mr trump is becoming a target of anger. rather than a figure of fun. mock—ups of taiwanese ships provide shooting practice at this chinese military museum. just across the taiwan strait. while us presidents have long avoided challenging beijing's claim to sovereignty, the so—called one china policy, mr trump says he might. "china's military, especially our navy, is growing stronger, we don't fear us provocation", this man tells me. "we want peace, but if they

but here in beijing people are anticipating that. senior academics who have been inside government meetings have said there's a really concern if donald trump starts some kind of trade war with china. that is the issue most people believe will be the sticking point between the two countries, the two largest economies in the world because donald trump several times threatened to put a tariff, slap a tariff on goods coming out of china to the u.s. and complaining about the trade deficit that the u.s. has with china. certainly they're going to wait and see what his next move is. but in the last few days they've been urging caution both in terms of trade and geo politics to president trump, caution is not something we've seen from the president up till this point. so i think they'll wait for his move on the matter. >> really, if you connect the dots of mr. trump's statements on russia or china it seems that fundamentally he hasn't made up his minds where he wants to go on those relationships and could go either way. what does it look lik

to go home forfamily thousands leaving beijing to go home for family reunions for the lunar new year holidays. china's transport minister ee estimates 9 million trading journeys were made on monday alone. —— estimates. more on this coming up later in the programme. let's return to our lead story on president trump's moved to pull the us out of the free—trade deal with pacific rim countries and one of the countries covered by the deal is japan. i asked our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes in tokyo what the government there is making of the government there is making of the plan. i'd say i don't think this is unexpected although prime minister shinzo abe yesterday in parliament said he was going to continue seeking president trump's understanding of the trans—pacific partnership and he thought president trump understood the necessity of free trade. behind—the—scenes the japanese government has been for some time. what options now are open for tokyo? i've been told they could pursue a tpp minus the united states with other tpp partners, such as australia. that would be

matt rivers live in beijing. thank you for the report. >>> and donald trump is doubling down on his threat to tax companies manufacturing in mexico and selling their goods in the united states. now mexico is pushing back and vowing to retaliate. cnn's lila santiago has more. >> reporter: a measured response from mexico. the economic minister saying if the u.s. puts down this border tax, they will respond immediately. how they will respond remains unclear. what is clear is both countries have a lot at stake here. president-elect donald trump wants to use the proposed tax to save u.s. jobs from moving to mexico. we should make clear that millions of u.s. jobs, 6 million to be exact, depend on free trade with mexico. according to the u.s. chamber of commerce. i had a chance to talk to one of mexico's top diplomats to the u.s. i asked him what this 35% tariff could mean. he told me i should ask someone else. >> to the american consumer that has paid lower prices for many different products, not just cars, if they agr

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. laura: for more on the international anxiety some of the president-elect's comments have caused, i spoke briefly with go with robin wright of the woodrow wilson center. donald trump is creating waves abroad with his comments on everything from china to nato but what is the overall effect of this uncertainty in diplomatic capitals? robin: particularly striking given that it comes a week after the confirmation hearings for the secretary of state, secretary of defense, and the head of the cia, and there is a sense after those hearings that you have people with experience, with a sense of realism about the challenges and the obstacles and the history of u.s. involvement. the president-elect's comments once again reflect the uncertainty that people have during the election campaign with these one-liners, these tweets, that were acerbic and bitter and often went against decades of u.s. foreign policy. laura: if we look at the fight against the islamic state, donald trump says he has a plan

they can't have official relations with both beijing and taipei. the result is that taiwan has formal diplomatic ties with just a few countries, and that number is shrinking. in the 1990s, they had dirty diplomatic allies. now that has dwindled to just 21 —— 30. in contrast, china has more than 170. just above month, the tiny african nation in principate resumed diplomatic relations with beijing. days after cutting ties with taiwan. it does not end there. beijing has also reported to be courting the vatican state as well as several of taiwan's supporters in latin america. that may explain the taiwanese president's tour of nicaragua, i do risk, el salvador and guatemala. but planned stopovers in the us are raising eyebrows in beijing. donald trump spoke directly with the taiwan president over the phone, breaking decades of us protocol. she's not the first taiwan president—elect stopovers in the us. they are one of the few ways a taiwanese leader can stick in meetings with us officials. donald trump has not ruled out a face—to—face meeting

nhk world, beijing. >> that's the latest in business. it's back to catherine now. >> thank you, ai. >>> french authorities are looking into the relationship between a missing japanese woman and her ex-boyfriend suspected of killing her. a month has passed since the 21-year-old went missing in eastern france. french prosecutors say they were searching everywhere and they suspect the chilean man may have killed her after some kind of trouble in their relationship. they have put him on an international wanted list on suspicion of murder. prosecutors told reporters on tuesday that the two first met at a university in japan. they added the pair broke up only recently. they have clues reporting to foul play on the night she went missing. they believe her ex visited her dormitory. the suspect has since returned to his home country. >>> police in india have detained six men in connection with alleged sexual assaults on women who were out celebrating the new year. warning, the following footage is graphic. the women were in a busy district of the

earlier this month, mr tillerson appeared to take a hard line on china, saying beijing should not be allowed access to islands it's built in contested waters. the former oil executive still has to be confirmed by the full senate. we'll have more on president trump's first full working day in the oval office coming up shortly. but first, the world health organization has warned about the growing number of bird flu cases. different strains have been spreading across asia and europe over the past few months, leading to large—scale slaughtering. bird flu is usually spread via direct contact with birds, but experts fear it could mutate into a form easily transmitted from person to person. just since november last year, nearly a0 countries have reported fresh outbreaks of highly parthenogenetic avian influenza in poultry or wild birds. the rapidly expanding geographical distribution of these outbreaks and the number of virus strains currently cold circulating have put the who on high alert. since the beginning of the bird flu outbreak, korea has culled nearly a fifth of its poultry popul

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. in other news: police have arrested the wife of omar mateen, the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in orlando injune. reports say noor salman will be charged with obstruction ofjustice. police interviewed her after the attack, believing she may have been aware of her husband's plans. the brazilian president, michel temer, says thirty new prisons will be built in the next year to ease overcrowding. five of them will be maximum—securityjails to house gang leaders held responsible for a recent wave of riots and killings. at least 140 prisoners have been killed since the start of the year. after weeks of delays and violent clashes, new, bigger denomination banknotes have gone into circulation in venezuela. the introduction of a new 20,000 bolivar note should make transactions easier, and is an attempt to stabilise the country's economy, but some believe it will only worsen the spiralling inflation rate. virginia langeberg reports. venezuelans flocking to the atm lines, wait

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. to syria now, where the united nations says 40,000 people have returned to their homes in the east of aleppo, the city devastated by years of civil war. some still say they‘re confused, but we did get some clarity this week on britain‘s plans for brexit as theresa may announced her 12—point plan, including a pledge to leave the single market. the prime minister insisted that people were coming together, but she also acknowledged just how divisive last year‘s referendum campaign had been. we sentjeremy cook to see how those on different sides of the argument felt about her speech. boston, an ancient english town, a changing landscape. on the bus, plenty of support for the prime minister‘s speech, the brexit vote here was 75%. more than one in ten people here are eu migrants. we want that cutting, definitely. what effect has it had on the town? it‘s killed it. is it a price worth paying to come out of the single market in order to control immigration? i think so, yes. you've

we will hear live from beijing. iam kasia china? we will hear live from beijing. i am kasia madera china? we will hear live from beijing. iam kasia madera in london. malaysia's prime minister calls for islamic nations to help end the persecution of british muslims. and the everest of the sea. we will show you the winner of the gruelling round the world challenge. live from our studios in singapore and london, you're watching bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it is sam good morning. it is 8am in singapore, midnight in london, and seven in the evening in washington, dc, where donald trump is preparing for his inauguration on friday as the 45th president of the us. the ceremony on capitol hill is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of spectators to the capital of the nation. celebrations have already begun, with a huge open air concert at the lincoln memorial, not far from the white house. this is what donald trump had to say when he addressed the crowd. it isa it is a movement that started... and it isa it is a movement that started... and it is a movem

kevin hamlin has the story in beijing. does this mean stability over reforms, or stability over growth targets, what is the leadership thinking here? after years of prioritizing growth, growth has been paramount for 20-30 years plus, leaders seem to be recognizing that the debt in recent years is too high. about 6.7%,rowth of a lot of that was funded by stimulus into smokestack industries, and the conclusion seems to be that the cost is too high and that it is undermining the foundation needed for sustainable long-term growth, and so what we heard is an order went out to local and central government officials saying stability is the priority, and officials if they have to choose between growth and stability, , growthy is first second, and everything basically can be sacrificed to stability, including economic reforms. shery: can the government achieve this policy shift of deemphasizing those decade old growth targets? yeah, i think that is a big question. some fine words from policy makers in recent years. ,n 2013 after th

if the trump administration ignores the one-china policy, how would beijing respond? in short, it's anyone's guess, but there's a range of possibilities. china could make life hard for big u.s. companies here like apple, starbucks. it could devalue its currency, making exports more competitive, and at the u.n., permanent security council member china could stand in the way of the u.s. agenda on everything from iran to north korea. but perhaps the most dangerous reaction could be of the military variety. a chinese-state-run newspaper called for using the use of force a real option, something they have never taken off the table. on the u.s. side, the act ensures taiwan has what it needs for self-defense. what that actually means is unclear, but in the meantime, the u.s. has sold taiwan billions of dollars in arms. we should realize we are talking about extreme possibilities. most experts agree that the likelihood ignoring that policy and china responding in force is small. many also say trump is talking tough in advance of future negotiations. but when the president-ele

under it, washington has formal diplomatic ties with beijing and not with taiwan. but the president-elect told the "wall street journal" that that is up for negotiation. china says no negotiations. more now from steven jong about beijing. >> he may be soon reminded as the next u.s. president that at least in the eyes of the beijing government, one issue is absolutely nonnegotiable and that is the one china policy. officials here have reminded him and his team time and again in the past few weeks that taiwan is china's core interest and the one china principle is the corner stone of the bilateral relationship between beijing and washington. they like to say that every u.s. president since jimmy carter has committed to this policy and stuck to it and they certainly hope that the trump white house would do the same instead of derailing four decades of development and achievements. but mr. trump does have a point about the u.s. does sell billions of dollars of arms to taiwan. to allow to defend itself against a potential china attack. but it's exactly this kind of ambi

tweets, and beijing uses state media. they are giving different and contrasting views over the weekend. all becauseto them there are a lot of different messages. they congratulated trump, hoping for a win-win cooperation. if there is any term that says nothing, that is that, win-win cooperation. similarily struck a tone, saying the two country should strive for an updated more desirable version of globalization. president xi jinping at davos said protectionism and trade war is not the way ford for globalization. editorial, china listed the number of steps china said it is taking to open its markets to foreigners, relaxing restrictions on foreign investment in long standing closed areas, banking, insurance, others. senior officials say they plan to announce further steps to protect intellectual property rights, which has been a big thorn in the side of u.s.-china relations. past editorials, china has blasted what they perceived to be the great wall of protectionism coming from the new and mr. trump. there are some anti-tru

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. to syria now, where the united nations says 40,000 people have returned to their homes in the east of aleppo, the city devastated by years of civil war. most are living on aid, in very difficult conditions. syria's largest city became a major battleground in the summer of 2012, but after four years of bloody conflict, government forces cut off the rebels‘ supply lines and they were able to take full control at the end of last year. jeremy bowen has been back to eastern aleppo and found a city still haunted by the conflict. this is the calm after the storm. the final battle for aleppo swept through the city like a man—made malevolent tornado. all sides in this war were prepared to destroy aleppo to possess it. in the end, the firepower of the regime and its russian and iranian allies was too much for the fractious rebel coalition that controlled east aleppo. this city is the key to northern syria. right across the country, rebels who are still fighting, are on the defensive. explos

the headlines: beijing hits back over the south china sea. we will protect our sovereignty, it wants the white house. and growing tensions over market access. a big shift in views of formula one, the sport boss is ousted and called a dictator. and back on the top of the national sport. live from our stooges in singapore and london. this is bbc world news, this is news day. —— our studios. glad you could join us. it is ait atm in singapore, ate in the morning in beijing where china has warned the us that it will not back down over its territorial claims in the south china sea. donald trump said the us would protect interest in the region, a shift from president obama's position. china editor reports on the growing tensions. there are free key flashpoints between the us and china — trade, taiwan and the south china sea. the last two involved the risk of military confrontation between a superpower and one of the fastest growing global powers. the south china sea, one of the busiest in the world, and won several neighbours have competing cl

presence in asia , essentially to did her beijing. it seems like they are crossing swords already. that china's expansion into the south china sea and the reclamation work and reportedly, allegedly, putting some sort of weapons they are. he says it is illegal according to rex tillerson, that the designate to be secretary of state. he says it was a can to what russia did and annexing crimea, words that will not go down well in beijing or to the people of china. he was asked what action the united states should take against china and how forceful they should be, and this is his versus in cancer. >> we will have to send china a clear signal that first, the island building stops, and second, your access to those islands will not be allowed. he went on to say that the united states needs to reaffirm its commitment to taiwan. however, said he is not aware of any plans to question the one-china policy. among others, i will run through some of the points in asia and china, criticize china for stealing intellectual property. he said they are also human rights violators. he is not opposed to

beijing wants the president to know what its red lines are to avoid a costly military war or economic conflict. >> thank you. >>> still ahead, a mother gets the shock of her life when she turns on the tv and cease her son dead at an active crime scene. we'll look at the case testing the limits of what can and should be shown on tv. >>> also the oscar nominations are out and what a difference a year makes after the big uproar over last year's awards. >>> we're back now with a family's outrage over a new real life tv program that hit way too close to home. it follows real police officers much in the manner of the long running show "cops," but with a twist. this action is streamed live. when this family tuned in last week they say they were blind sided by horrific news. gabe gutierrez has details. >> reporter: in its first season on a&e, live pd follows law enforcement agencies around the country and broadcast in realtime on friday night. the latest episode is causing controversy after a camera crew rolled up another a crimb scene in south carolina and the shooting victim's mother said s

beijing uses what she calls course of and divisive tactics. in a new year's eve address, president tsai ing-wen said china had hurt the feelings of the taiwanese people and hurt relations. >> i did not wish for confrontation with china, however, we will not give in to pressure. there are still in portend issues -- important issues. beenad: the rhetoric has heating up ever since that phone call to donald trump. what is she referring to when she says the beijing is being course of an intimidating? >> well, interestingly, just as she was giving that address, there was a news report out of beijing citing senior military officials saying that strong measures were being considered for taiwan. the measures will be intended to prevent taiwan from leaning more towards independence. some of those measures we have party seen this month, taiwan lost a key diplomatic ally in west africa to china. china wasted no time rebuilding those diplomatic ties, and also we saw a chinese aircraft sale for the first time from the east china sea into the japann the civi

bolt‘s team—mate in the relay at the 2008 beijing olympics. his start propelled jamaica both to gold and to a world record. but last year ca rter‘s sample from these games was retested and today he was found guilty of doping. under the ioc rules the whole team is now disqualified. it is an outcome that bolt has feared for some time. i asked him about it back in august in his hometown of kingston. at any point i lose one of my gold medals it would be devastating. after all this hard work, that this would happen. but i think the sport is in a really bad place right now and the only place it can go is up. it must be hard, as well, because the triple triple is such an achievement. it's very special. but we will see. fingers crossed. sadly, while usain bolt stood clean, his rivals have fallen around him. justin gatlin has been banned twice forfailing drugs tests. tyson gay has tested positive for an anabolic steroid. and his fellow jamaican asafa powell has served a six—month ban. today, nesta carter was found to have taken the banned stimulant