Now playing Next Taiwan China says it has completed three-day military drills around Taiwan China announced it had "successfully" finished three-day military drills on Monday. 10/04/2023
Now playing Next world news The US is monitoring China after days of Taiwan military drills The chairman of the House Select Committee on China said Saturday the US must take seriously the threat posed to Taiwan, as Beijing launched military drills around the island in the aftermath of the Taiwanese president's meetings with American lawmakers. 09/04/2023
Now playing Next China China lashes out at WHO over accusations it withheld COVID-19 data China lashed out at the World Health Organization for its latest accusation that China withheld crucial data concerning the origin of COVID-19. 08/04/2023
Now playing Next China China flies fighter jets near Taiwan after leader's US trip China sent warships and dozens of fighter jets toward Taiwan on Saturday, the Taiwanese government said. It's retaliation for a meeting between the US House of Representatives speaker and the president of the self-ruled island democracy claimed by Beijing as part of its territory. 08/04/2023
Now playing Next world news More states using 'brutal tactics' to silence dissent abroad Assassinations, abductions and assaults are being used by a growing number of countries to stamp out criticsm abroad. 08/04/2023
Now playing Next state of the union What were the top stories in Europe this week? Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen tried to convince Xi Jinping to side with Europe and try to end the conflict in Ukraine. 07/04/2023
Now playing Next Health news ‘We need to know’: WHO says China has more on COVID origin Lab leak or animal origin? More than three years after COVID first surfaced, the origins of the pandemic are still a mystery. 07/04/2023
Now playing Next China Macron and von der Leyen in push to improve EU-China relations China is once again opening its doors for business. A delegation from the European Union, with Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen and French President Emmanuel Macron visited to discuss trade and shore up relations. 07/04/2023
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. Russia and China's abuse of Red Notices could wreck Interpol for good The Interpol international alert system has been increasingly abused by repressive regimes who have worked out that it is the perfect means to attack their opponents overseas, Ben Keith and Rhys Davies write. 06/04/2023
Now playing Next Europe News China arming Russia would 'significantly harm' links with EU, VDL says China arming Russia would 'significantly harm' relationship with EU, von der Leyen warns in Beijing 06/04/2023
Now playing Next China Macron says he counts on China’s President XI to ‘bring Russia to its During talks in Beijing, French President Emmanuel Macron told his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, that he counts on him to "bring Russia to its senses". 06/04/2023
Now playing Next Taiwan China sends warships near Taiwan as hackles flare Beijing was angered by high-level talks between the US House Speaker and Taiwanese President on Wednesday. 06/04/2023
Now playing Next world news US House leader McCarthy, Taiwan president meet as China protests China claims sovereignty over Taiwan, which it considers a rogue province. The United States meanwhile has long maintained a "strategic ambiguity" on the matter, trying to dissuade China from invading the island, while at the same time discouraging Taiwanese leaders from declaring independence. 05/04/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Chinese move on Taiwan would hit 'every country on earth': Blinken In an interview with Euronews, Antony Blinken warned China against making any unliteral move on Taiwan. 05/04/2023
Now playing Next world news What is the role of the Global South in the new world order? The war in Ukraine has accelerated a situation that has been developing for some time: A new world order in which the East and West confront each other more decisively than before. The decisive factor is countries that have hitherto been accorded too little importance: The Global South. 05/04/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Stoltenberg lashes out at China for echoing Russia's propaganda The NATO Secretary General warned of "severe consequences" if China provides lethal aid to Russia. 05/04/2023
Now playing Next China Macron vies to stop China switching to 'war camp' on Ukraine The French president arrives in Beijing on Wednesday, two weeks after the Asian giant renewed its anti-Western alliance with Vladimir Putin. 05/04/2023
Now playing Next Tech News TikTok fined €14.5 million in the UK for ‘misusing children’s data’ The UK’s data watchdog found more than one million UK children under the age of 13 were estimated to be on TikTok in 2020. 04/04/2023
Now playing Next Europe News EU-China ties determined by Beijing's support for Russia - Borrell French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen are travelling to China this week. 04/04/2023
Now playing Next Europe Decoded Watch: The six friction points currently straining EU-China relations Relations between the two powers have become visibly fraught, with suspicions and warnings voiced in public view. 03/04/2023