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china, hong kong, it's "inside story." hello, i'm ray soares, since 1997, when the british left their crown colony and returned it to china, hong kong has been nervously negotiating a relationship next door. they took the lead only in military and diplomatic fathers, hong kong was going to remain what it has always been, a home to freewheeling capitalism, with law and currency, and now the young people filling the streets are testing just how much dissent hong kong's government and the government in beijing are willing to tolerate. protests in hong kong are not unusual. but this is different. and may be dangerous. police fired volleys of teargas in the thousands on sunday, and what authorities said are necessary but restrained response. demonstrators used umbrellas and goggles to protect themselves and vowed to keep up the pressure. >> well, it's very encouraging that so many people tal took to the streets today to demand democracy, and many people chanted the slogan, "went true democracy, and it's exactly the movement. an
china, hong kong, it's "inside story." hello, i'm ray soares, since 1997, when the british left their crown colony and returned it to china, hong kong has been nervously negotiating a relationship next door. they took the lead only in military and diplomatic fathers, hong kong was going to remain what it has always been, a home to freewheeling capitalism, with law and currency, and now the young people filling the streets are testing just how much dissent hong kong's government and...
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a main sorrow fire in hong kong. -- thoroughfare in hong kong. they all are seeking shade right now because the sun is coming out and getting very warm. the heat is no deterrent. they are sitting quietly, resting here. the most effective thing they are doing is just not moving. not lowering -- allowing any traffic through. offices have been suspended because they cannot get through. the train here, some of the exits are shot, not allowing people in or out. the quiet protest is the most effective at this point. there are students, young people , who are moving in and out of this zone. they aren't just staying put. they may be here for a few hours, maybe a day, then they go home and come back. the numbers are moving all the time. theyare just here because want to fight for democracy. they want to fight for what they call justice. they want their voices heard in this upcoming vote in 2017. the proposal from the beijing that people can vote for the next leader of hong kong, people here who are protesting, they want fully free elections. they want to
a main sorrow fire in hong kong. -- thoroughfare in hong kong. they all are seeking shade right now because the sun is coming out and getting very warm. the heat is no deterrent. they are sitting quietly, resting here. the most effective thing they are doing is just not moving. not lowering -- allowing any traffic through. offices have been suspended because they cannot get through. the train here, some of the exits are shot, not allowing people in or out. the quiet protest is the most...
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the hong kong public doesn't like it. hong kong students don't like it. and the result is the protests that we're seeing today. >> rose: and what's the risk for the chinese government in beijing? >> well, beijing, i think, has been quite tone deaf to the demand of the hong kong people. but really it is a conflict about the governance of hong kong. the hong kong people want to maintain their way of life. which is different from the mainland. hong kong has a high degree of autonomy it has the rule of law. it has a free press it has freedom of expression. hong kong people want to keep this. they have a different language. they have a different history and culture. and they don't want to be assimilated into an authoritarian one party mainland. the hong kong government, however, has sided with beijing and with the big property tycoons in hong kong. and not represented hong kong people's interests. and that is really what is driving and fueling this protest. the one party system and the fact that the party is an monopoly power in beijing is not really the targe
the hong kong public doesn't like it. hong kong students don't like it. and the result is the protests that we're seeing today. >> rose: and what's the risk for the chinese government in beijing? >> well, beijing, i think, has been quite tone deaf to the demand of the hong kong people. but really it is a conflict about the governance of hong kong. the hong kong people want to maintain their way of life. which is different from the mainland. hong kong has a high degree of autonomy it...
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in hong kong. >> now in its second week of protest. >> certainly after a violent weekend. >> rob, here's the one thing. we look at these pictures live from hong kong, we talk about what's happening there. there's isis, et cetera, but we bring it back to the u.s. where g.d.p. just credited 4.6%. how long can we have a situation where all this concern about what's happening around the world has pushed people to buy 10 years and yet we've got strong growth. when does that push yield back to both 3%? >> i think that's a great point. we think there's a couple of factors going on here. one is the global growth outlet keeping it slow. we also think the long term trend growth rate for the u.s. is below where we are now, so closer to 2%. that long term trend rate is very important for long term rates which is certainly keeping rates down. we ne of our viewers today, see 4% luss g.d.p. looks for 3.3% g.d.p. for the quarter ending today, you don't agree. >> i think it is going to be elow 3% for the quarter to
in hong kong. >> now in its second week of protest. >> certainly after a violent weekend. >> rob, here's the one thing. we look at these pictures live from hong kong, we talk about what's happening there. there's isis, et cetera, but we bring it back to the u.s. where g.d.p. just credited 4.6%. how long can we have a situation where all this concern about what's happening around the world has pushed people to buy 10 years and yet we've got strong growth. when does that push...
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let's take you to hong kong. we can speak to film maker and protester edward lee whose images are being broadcast throughout the world and on social media. thanks very much for being with us on "gmt." you've been on the streets. what's the mood amongst protesters as night falls in hong kong? >> the mood now has been a bit died down now because it was a long day and night for us yesterday. right now, i'm in the other kind of protest district and everyone's kind of chilled out right now because the police have sort of taken a step back and they've sent in police negotiators to try and encourage the people to leave, and a lot of people have been camped out right there, so right now, police are taking a step back, and the protesters there are also just kind of playing a waiting game with them right now. >> how long are protesters prepared to stay, edwin? >> i think everyone has their own kind of time limit and agenda. but it seems from what i've seen, the enthusiasm has been great. the support has been great as well.
let's take you to hong kong. we can speak to film maker and protester edward lee whose images are being broadcast throughout the world and on social media. thanks very much for being with us on "gmt." you've been on the streets. what's the mood amongst protesters as night falls in hong kong? >> the mood now has been a bit died down now because it was a long day and night for us yesterday. right now, i'm in the other kind of protest district and everyone's kind of chilled out...
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i am rishaad salamat, live in hong kong. this is "on the move." ♪ free speech protesters against beijing's announcement in hong kong, and delaying the deal. sec questions, and closer ties and stronger to send. wants to counter china's growing influence. and the purchasing managers index coming out, the chinese economy, 51.1. this, of course, is showing expansion, and let's go over to david. >> more optimists and pessimists. and a reminder, we also have the hsbc final pmi coming out in about 45 minutes. it is not a lot if you put everything together. this is a little bit above water. this is up about half of 1%, and we will see how this impacts trade. more than to move others, i guess, when it comes to the pmi numbers out of china. with what else is moving across the markets. >> yes, david saying 51.1, and the estimates from the economist was 51.2, and this was down from the previous figure in july, which was the highest in more than two years, and we will get reaction, and with us is the chief greater economist, and this i
i am rishaad salamat, live in hong kong. this is "on the move." ♪ free speech protesters against beijing's announcement in hong kong, and delaying the deal. sec questions, and closer ties and stronger to send. wants to counter china's growing influence. and the purchasing managers index coming out, the chinese economy, 51.1. this, of course, is showing expansion, and let's go over to david. >> more optimists and pessimists. and a reminder, we also have the hsbc final pmi...
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hong kong citizens. so like when they said they were going to raise the taxes on transportation, for instance, and the hong kong citizens protested, the british government basically listened to them, compromised and basically said okay we will respond to your needs, by building more schools and other housing, especially when there were a lot of refugees coming in from china during the cultural revolution. so they really won over the hong kong citizens because they felt that the british people had their best interests at heart. now since china has taken over, basically some of the hong kong people feared that they were going to have their freedoms taken away. and so when they started censoring some of the things that the journal was saying about china and all the criticisms were basically oh you know you shouldn't be publishing this, that instantly caused alarm and fear amongst the people there. this is why this issue has come to the fore because a lot of the folks don't believe that china is going to con
hong kong citizens. so like when they said they were going to raise the taxes on transportation, for instance, and the hong kong citizens protested, the british government basically listened to them, compromised and basically said okay we will respond to your needs, by building more schools and other housing, especially when there were a lot of refugees coming in from china during the cultural revolution. so they really won over the hong kong citizens because they felt that the british people...
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protesters in hong kong up their demands. they want the region's top officials to resign, saying they are not going anywhere until china grasps real democracy. jihadist militants from the islamic state group closed in on a key town on the border of syria and turkey, despite continuing airstrikes on the international coalition. and a major flood hits some 60 cities across the south of france, including the historic town of montpellier. ♪ also coming up this hour, turning 50. we will take a closer look at the argentinian comic and her creator. also, sports coming up. but first for you, tens of thousands of protesters are in hong kong. they have now upped their demand, saying they want beijing to answer their calls for democratic reform before a deadline tomorrow, china's national day. leaders of the occupy central movements are they want the current executive leadership of hong kong to step down. anger over beijing moving to vet new candidates is what kicked off the protest in the first place. paul james is our correspondent.
protesters in hong kong up their demands. they want the region's top officials to resign, saying they are not going anywhere until china grasps real democracy. jihadist militants from the islamic state group closed in on a key town on the border of syria and turkey, despite continuing airstrikes on the international coalition. and a major flood hits some 60 cities across the south of france, including the historic town of montpellier. ♪ also coming up this hour, turning 50. we will take a...
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--ef executive of hong kong one of hong kong's corporations asked them to disperse. the government would call and the people's a liberation army, the pla. it is there, but rarely seen. students prepared to risk their futures for democracy. students joins us now. wong, one of the student he has spent the past 48 hours in jails. what was the last time you talked with him, and what did he communicate with you? >> we have been in communication with him andntact the key members since last week. are have said is how they going to continue to fight, they are not giving up. they still have determination. has the political movement and fervor changed, matthew, in the 10 years since you have been studying since the handover in 1997? >> oh, it has changed massively. there used to be effigies being burned on the streets, and the police were not intervening at all. after today, you just cannot imagine that that would be the case. arrestingm to be protesters more and more often, and they seem to be using pepper stray -- spray more and more frequent way. there seems to be much more
--ef executive of hong kong one of hong kong's corporations asked them to disperse. the government would call and the people's a liberation army, the pla. it is there, but rarely seen. students prepared to risk their futures for democracy. students joins us now. wong, one of the student he has spent the past 48 hours in jails. what was the last time you talked with him, and what did he communicate with you? >> we have been in communication with him andntact the key members since last...
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we will go to hong kong for the latest. then, as afghanistan swears in its new government, we will look at the rise one of the country's most notorious warlords, abdul rashid dostum. >> the village might be looted. your family will be in danger. they will be killed. they will be ripped. .here will be no safety i am telling you straight. you must be honest. i am being honest with you here. in 2001 dostum was accused of -- >> in 2001 dostum was accused of orchestrating the killing of up to 2,000 taliban prisoners in what became known as the afghan massacre. on monday he was sworn in as afghanistan's new vice president. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. hong kong is facing its largest political unrest in decades as pro-democracy protesters have refused to leave the streets. tens of thousands of people have defied a police crackdown to continue their calls for greater political freedom. the protests began last week over china's recent rejection o
we will go to hong kong for the latest. then, as afghanistan swears in its new government, we will look at the rise one of the country's most notorious warlords, abdul rashid dostum. >> the village might be looted. your family will be in danger. they will be killed. they will be ripped. .here will be no safety i am telling you straight. you must be honest. i am being honest with you here. in 2001 dostum was accused of -- >> in 2001 dostum was accused of orchestrating the killing of...
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rob mcbride in hong kong. and apologies to the quality of the line. >>> so far china has been taking a soft approach to these processes but has made it clear it won't tolerate on dissent. >> china's leadership has been restrained in its response to events in hong kong. but it's clear they think unnamed countries are behind the unrest. >> we oppose any country that interferes with china's internal affairs. we also firmly oppose any country that supports the occupied central movement in any way. >> the student-led process in hong kong bring back uncomfortable memories of what happened in beijing more than 25 years ago. where the occupation of tienanmen square ended in bloodshed. but what will china do if unrest worsens in hong kong? where it has 6,000 soldiers? >> it is very pragmatic, i would say, let the whole process run it's due course, and in this process i think people in hong kong in my best adjustment will come to the realization that peace and stability are more precious than chaos and instability. >> b
rob mcbride in hong kong. and apologies to the quality of the line. >>> so far china has been taking a soft approach to these processes but has made it clear it won't tolerate on dissent. >> china's leadership has been restrained in its response to events in hong kong. but it's clear they think unnamed countries are behind the unrest. >> we oppose any country that interferes with china's internal affairs. we also firmly oppose any country that supports the occupied central...
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it is being called an umbrella revolution in hong kong. tens of thousands of protesters occupying the streets and they are not leaving. they demand china back off moves to nominate candidates for the elections in 2015. the tactics to get them to disperse are not working. the sun is up in hong kong, the police have pulled back at least for a while. meanwhile the number of protesters camped out as swelled to as high as 80,000 for the weekend. it's a very rare seen of discord in one of the world's biggest financial hubs. protestest similar 25 years ago that were violent by suppressed in the end. we have this update from hong kong. >> reporter: exactly how many people are out here. what i can tell you is these protest verse taken up about two miles of this several-lane highway, which is usually busy day and night. i'm also hearing across the harbor in a couple of financial districts, they have also managed to take over those areas. police are standing by, but they have had very little interference. they are mostly watching very closely in pock
it is being called an umbrella revolution in hong kong. tens of thousands of protesters occupying the streets and they are not leaving. they demand china back off moves to nominate candidates for the elections in 2015. the tactics to get them to disperse are not working. the sun is up in hong kong, the police have pulled back at least for a while. meanwhile the number of protesters camped out as swelled to as high as 80,000 for the weekend. it's a very rare seen of discord in one of the world's...
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>> i think it is more an issue for hong kong. of theseeing the impact clampdown on conspicuous consumption corruption. we have seen the latest consumption numbers over the weekend from hong kong which shows a deterioration. another red figure. this will impact -- >> especially with golden week coming up. >> no one wants to get caught up in what is going on. >> a distraction to be sure. >> it depends how long it lasts. of the big picture for china, this is not going to be to driver of what is going steer the economy back toward 7.5%. there are structural issues in china which we are following closely. the slowdown in the property market, the shadow banking system, the ability to stimulate. what are the numbers telling us? >> slowdown continues. >> there is always a negative bias when you talk about it. fantastic growth, is it not? >> once again, it is all in context. the country needs to maintain above 6.5% to avoid some of the social unrest that is feared if unemployment starts to pick up. we have already seen a fairly weak emplo
>> i think it is more an issue for hong kong. of theseeing the impact clampdown on conspicuous consumption corruption. we have seen the latest consumption numbers over the weekend from hong kong which shows a deterioration. another red figure. this will impact -- >> especially with golden week coming up. >> no one wants to get caught up in what is going on. >> a distraction to be sure. >> it depends how long it lasts. of the big picture for china, this is not going...
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we want genuine universal coverage for hong kong. not preparede are to accept the government line that any vote is a no vote. >> but the younger not the only ones campaigning. protest threaten prosperity. and the british or american democracy would bring chaos. >> what is good for their kingdom may not be good for hong kong. we are a special administrative region of china, not a state. facing a very someus period where people's confidence is shaken. is famously hard-nosed and pragmatic. it is also used to the free trade of goods and ideas and has come to cherish its freedom. for as long as anyone can , there is now growing gulf between some citizens and their increasingly confident and uncompromising rulers in beijing. the best hope for democracy in hong kong is probably more democracy in china. and that currently seems a distant prospect. >> for more on these protest, i spoke with short time ago with christopher johnson, a former china analyst at the cia. he is now senior adviser for the center for strategic studies. when you look b
we want genuine universal coverage for hong kong. not preparede are to accept the government line that any vote is a no vote. >> but the younger not the only ones campaigning. protest threaten prosperity. and the british or american democracy would bring chaos. >> what is good for their kingdom may not be good for hong kong. we are a special administrative region of china, not a state. facing a very someus period where people's confidence is shaken. is famously hard-nosed and...
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hong kong alibaba? exchange lose and out to new york stock exchange and there is consultantat least a state and whether it should do dual-class shares. >> the hong kong exchange has already has a paper for shares just like alibaba does. the would be stricter to industry. if you look at the priceline, losing out on new holding structure could help support ipos. at the same time, it could weaken. just because [indiscernible] debate,is part of the ongoing still. francis, thank you so much for joining us. that is francis chan. >> some of the corporate stories we are following. scandal. six executives at the shanghai division have been arrested. authorities say it is in connection with a suspected cell of products process after the sale by date. softbank is set to be one of the potential buyers of latin largest wireless providers. they will sell part of their operations in mexico due to regulatory changes. at&t is a sad to be another buyer. to be another buyer. apple is said to tame my was a major banks and
hong kong alibaba? exchange lose and out to new york stock exchange and there is consultantat least a state and whether it should do dual-class shares. >> the hong kong exchange has already has a paper for shares just like alibaba does. the would be stricter to industry. if you look at the priceline, losing out on new holding structure could help support ipos. at the same time, it could weaken. just because [indiscernible] debate,is part of the ongoing still. francis, thank you so much...
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another day of protests in hong kong. tens of thousands of demonstrators remain gathered outside government headquarters to pressure china into giving the territory full universal suffrage one person, one vote, plus the ability to choose its own candidates independent of beijing. roads are blocked. some businesses and schools are shut. and protesters here say they have no plans to leave. they're calling their movement occupy central with love and peace. but in the early hours of monday morning, there wasn't much love or peace. riot police in the front line fired tear gas into the crowds of demonstrators. in mainland china, police don't put up with scenes like this. but beijing has promised to respect hong kong's way of life. and that makes them the only chinese citizens with freedom of speech. >> if we miss this chance to fight for ourselves, i think hong kong will have no future. that's why we are here. >> reporter: it's not just here. the protests spread across the harbor, and to the shopping district of causeway bay. l
another day of protests in hong kong. tens of thousands of demonstrators remain gathered outside government headquarters to pressure china into giving the territory full universal suffrage one person, one vote, plus the ability to choose its own candidates independent of beijing. roads are blocked. some businesses and schools are shut. and protesters here say they have no plans to leave. they're calling their movement occupy central with love and peace. but in the early hours of monday morning,...
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good for hong kong. and it's good that they are able to stand out there and have a peaceful protest, and those numbers sure do speak volumes about many people's resolve there. it will be interesting to see how long this does go on and if beijing will ever bend to their wants. thank you so much. andrew stevens, following developments for us. and we'll get back to you if things change. all right. coming up here, dozens of suspected jihadists are about to go on trial in belgium. the charges they face and how a former recruit was turned into a key witness. we're live in just a moment. [ female announcer ] you change your style. why not your eye color? new air optix® colors prescription contact lenses enhance your eye color for a naturally beautiful look with consistent comfort. find your perfect color and get a free trial offer at airoptixcolors.com. >>> nearly four dozen people suspected of terrorist activities will soon go on trial in belgium. this is the single largest trial of its kind in that country.
good for hong kong. and it's good that they are able to stand out there and have a peaceful protest, and those numbers sure do speak volumes about many people's resolve there. it will be interesting to see how long this does go on and if beijing will ever bend to their wants. thank you so much. andrew stevens, following developments for us. and we'll get back to you if things change. all right. coming up here, dozens of suspected jihadists are about to go on trial in belgium. the charges they...
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i was over in hong kong last week. and the people there whom i've dealt with over the years were more nervous about this and now i see why this potential for some problems for hong kong as well as for china because the chinese have done a number of things with the new regime that would indicate they're pretty tough. and when they look at macao and taiwan, they see things that if hong kong goes in a certain direction, different than what they're talking about, the pro democracy forces that ambassador refers to, there are all kinds of things going on here. so it's a very uncertain moment and that's why these people were as trepidacious as i've seen them. >> you have 80,000 plus people and we're showing video of it right now exceptionally camped out in the central business district of hong kong. how long is the chinese government going to allow them to remain there? because they don't appear to have any intention of moving. >> well, i think first of all these are peaceful protesters. they deserve to be respected and so it
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the hong kong government says the troops would only be used if a request came from the hong kong government. so far that has not happened. it's a sobering reminder of the direction this could go. china is also sending out another message, and i think it's this. you can have your protests in hong kong, but nothing will change. the model for electoral reform that we have put forward is the only model up for discussion. i think they want to deny the story oxygen, which is why many parts of the state controlled media are not reporting the story. there was no mention of it on state trolleyed tv, c c.t.v., where most people get their information in china. it's their to assume millions in southern china have been seeing what is going on in hong kong, because kong kong tv is seen in gan dong province. the fear that china has is that it gets unsettled by the idea of students occupying a central squir into a major -- square in a major city, evoking memories of the protests in 1989 when tens of thousands of students denouncing their government staged a sit in lasting four weeks. the question is how lo
the hong kong government says the troops would only be used if a request came from the hong kong government. so far that has not happened. it's a sobering reminder of the direction this could go. china is also sending out another message, and i think it's this. you can have your protests in hong kong, but nothing will change. the model for electoral reform that we have put forward is the only model up for discussion. i think they want to deny the story oxygen, which is why many parts of the...
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hong kong. they want to be able to choose their candidate and vote for their candidate. what they say at the moment is beijing has interfered to the point where beijing will effectively choose the candidates and hong kong can then decide which one. hong kong does not want that. so at the moment, we have fundamentally a peaceful stand yuf, but stand-off nonetheless. compare this with 12 hours earlier when my colleague was in the same place reporting. take a look at his experience. >> you can see the demonstrators now clashing with riot police, walking through with a sign that says tear smoke and disperse. they have continued with the tactics of civil disobedience, trying to stand in the way. riot police aren't using force, but they are vastly outnumbered. look at this. vastly outnumbered by the demonstrators who are screaming at their fellow protesters not to throw bottles at the riot police. this is clearly a very tense situation, as the demonstrators have blocked off, i estimate tens of thousan
hong kong. they want to be able to choose their candidate and vote for their candidate. what they say at the moment is beijing has interfered to the point where beijing will effectively choose the candidates and hong kong can then decide which one. hong kong does not want that. so at the moment, we have fundamentally a peaceful stand yuf, but stand-off nonetheless. compare this with 12 hours earlier when my colleague was in the same place reporting. take a look at his experience. >> you...
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it's not just hong kong. you have to worry right now about some of the emerging markets with the federal reserve transitioning into a tightening mode. >> yeah, you do but remember taking the fed's place here is going to be the bank of ajapan, most likely euro, and clearly china's in -- inflating their balance sheet as well i don't think it's going to be the problem that people associated a couple years ago. and i really think, as you watch emerging markets, while there's always one or two that have more risks than the other, the broad group, should never look back on an exposure to too powerful of economic engine to-ing priced at 10, 12 times earnings where they are right now and those are the exact kind of names you think you can get back to and you'll see a breakout and wish you bought those names where they are today. >> just might have to be patient. thank you both on this monday morning, jerry and don. >>> one of the individual names to watch this morning is clearly alibaba. for the first date-to-day, mo
it's not just hong kong. you have to worry right now about some of the emerging markets with the federal reserve transitioning into a tightening mode. >> yeah, you do but remember taking the fed's place here is going to be the bank of ajapan, most likely euro, and clearly china's in -- inflating their balance sheet as well i don't think it's going to be the problem that people associated a couple years ago. and i really think, as you watch emerging markets, while there's always one or two...
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how far will these protests in hong kong go? let's bring in gary la, the ambassador to china under president obama, former secretary of commerce. mr. ambassador, thank you for joining us. were you surprised at how ugly these demonstrations got, the reaction from the chinese police in hong kong? >> well, i think that's very surprising because once tear gas and pepper spray was deployed, the other people in hong kong, people who might have been sympathetic or am pathetic to the issue joined force because it's completely unprecedented in hong kong and i think the reactions by the police have actually generated more sympathy for the protesters. >> because we all thought that the chinese government was going to allow hong kong to have this autonomous government, if you will, but it looks like severe restricts are being imposed and people in hong kong are not happy about it. >> well, this is a very -- what's happening in hong kong is of great concern to the chinese leaders. that's why there is censorship of any broadcast news, even ph
how far will these protests in hong kong go? let's bring in gary la, the ambassador to china under president obama, former secretary of commerce. mr. ambassador, thank you for joining us. were you surprised at how ugly these demonstrations got, the reaction from the chinese police in hong kong? >> well, i think that's very surprising because once tear gas and pepper spray was deployed, the other people in hong kong, people who might have been sympathetic or am pathetic to the issue joined...
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defiant in hong kong. thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators take to the streets demanding a greater say in elections. the fighting against islamic state is closer to the iraqi capital. a bbc team is with those holding the frontline. >> after more than six weeks of airstrikes, the people of baghdad still feel threatened. you can see why. islamic state fighters are only five miles away. prime minister is in washington with a welcome from the white house. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. the white house says it supports the aspirations of the people of hong kong and has called on the chinese authorities to act with restraint in the territory. the obama administration weighed in on events on the other side of the world after thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators gathered and police used tear gas to try to disperse them. our hong kong editor has this report. >> the financial system did not collapse. there was no chaos. so much for the dire warnings from the hong
defiant in hong kong. thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators take to the streets demanding a greater say in elections. the fighting against islamic state is closer to the iraqi capital. a bbc team is with those holding the frontline. >> after more than six weeks of airstrikes, the people of baghdad still feel threatened. you can see why. islamic state fighters are only five miles away. prime minister is in washington with a welcome from the white house. welcome to our viewers on public...
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take a listen to this. [ speaking in chinese ] >> hong kong is china's hong kong. >> translator: hong kong is purely our internal affair. >> we will have more on beijing's reaction in less than 30 minutes from now, in fact. we'll be joined by a former chinese government adviser. so stay tuned to cnn for that just a bit later. rosemary? >>> and another story we are watching. the u.s. and its allies are intensifying its positions in syria and iraq, but is the campaign really dealing enough of a blow? >> and it really is the key question. so far, air strikes, it seems, have not prevented isis from reaching the doorstep of a key syrian city. you see it highlighted on the map for you. as barbara starr explains, militants could be close to seizing kobani. >> reporter: the latest isis video from syria claims to show a coalition air strike and isis firing at the jet from the ground. the video cannot independently be confirmed. when it comes to air strikes, the u.s. is not promising instant results. >> the campaign against isil will be a persistent and consistent campaign. and it's going to ta
take a listen to this. [ speaking in chinese ] >> hong kong is china's hong kong. >> translator: hong kong is purely our internal affair. >> we will have more on beijing's reaction in less than 30 minutes from now, in fact. we'll be joined by a former chinese government adviser. so stay tuned to cnn for that just a bit later. rosemary? >>> and another story we are watching. the u.s. and its allies are intensifying its positions in syria and iraq, but is the campaign...
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hong kong people are well behaved. hong kong people are not rascals. but at the end of the day, they have to consider, if they can't get what they want, can they hold the rest of hong kong hostage for a long period of time? what will 1.5 million people say if the people say no, please don't disrupt our lives, then they would have to consider what they going to do next. by all means, fight with the government. by all means, fight with china, but don't make us hostages. >> but they have achieved something, haven't they? the world is talking about this. >> oh, yes. >> and the world is concerned about the possibility that china may intervene and perhaps crackdown on these people. we saw over the weekend the use of tear gas and pepper spray, and the concern is that that violence could become deadly. >> but the concern from people in the united states and some other countries does not mean that they can take away either our rights, our human rights to live properly. so the question is now between these pro tetesters and the resf hong kong. now we are saying
hong kong people are well behaved. hong kong people are not rascals. but at the end of the day, they have to consider, if they can't get what they want, can they hold the rest of hong kong hostage for a long period of time? what will 1.5 million people say if the people say no, please don't disrupt our lives, then they would have to consider what they going to do next. by all means, fight with the government. by all means, fight with china, but don't make us hostages. >> but they have...
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he's responsible for hong kong awares. there's the leadership group. on hong kong affairs. and he's running it. but i can't believe that he's not checking in all the time. and making sure. we've -- this is pretty much his -- i think his show. >> all right. we have to leave it there. thank you so much. >> good to talk to you. i'll see you tonight. >> okay. rosemary, putting in a bit of perspective. interesting that he thinks it's unlikely, that the supreme leader in beijing is not being briefed on what's going on here in hong kong. just quickly, to recap, tomorrow, things get interesting because it is a public holiday here. there is widespread expectations, a lot more people are going to turn out. there's tens of thousands of people here now. you look around, still a lot of them are students. a lot of younger hong kongers here. tomorrow, with the public holiday, it could be a big, big swelling of those numbers, which is going to put a lot of strain on the police here to deal with it and to keep it orderly. tomorrow could mark a significant development. significant stage in t
he's responsible for hong kong awares. there's the leadership group. on hong kong affairs. and he's running it. but i can't believe that he's not checking in all the time. and making sure. we've -- this is pretty much his -- i think his show. >> all right. we have to leave it there. thank you so much. >> good to talk to you. i'll see you tonight. >> okay. rosemary, putting in a bit of perspective. interesting that he thinks it's unlikely, that the supreme leader in beijing is...
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. >>> protests filling the streets of hong kong. police launching tear gas at pro democracy demonstrators. we are live ahead. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans for you this monday morning. john berman is sleeping in this morning. he has the morning off. 4:00 a.m. in the east. welcome to the viewers in the united states and around the world. a stunning admission by president obama reverberating in washington this morning. the president acknowledging on "60 minutes" is the reason isis's expansion took it by surprise is agencies under estimated the military to fight off the terror group. cnn's erin mcpike has more. >> reporter: in an interview, president obama acknowledges that the u.s. intelligence community under estimated the strength of isis and what it was doing to set up operations inside syria. then he said that is the context for how the united states is going to have to go forward in battling terrorism in the future. the idea that groups can take advantage of a middle eastern group in civil war. list
. >>> protests filling the streets of hong kong. police launching tear gas at pro democracy demonstrators. we are live ahead. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans for you this monday morning. john berman is sleeping in this morning. he has the morning off. 4:00 a.m. in the east. welcome to the viewers in the united states and around the world. a stunning admission by president obama reverberating in washington this morning. the president acknowledging...
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standoff in hong kong. the territory's chief executive tells protesters they will not change china's mind on electoral reform. the demonstrators say they're not backing down. >> translator: i now appeal to the leaders to carry out the promise they made to the whole society. that is, call off the protests immediately. >> i am live in hong kong, where for a fifth night, yet again, thousands have turned out to demonstrate in the heart of hong kong's financial district. >>> after so many delays, afghanistan and the u.s. have just signed a deal that will allow u.s. troops to stay in the country next year. will this help repair ties between washington and kabul? >>> and we catch up with our pop-up bureau in colorado, finding out why every vote matters in the upcoming midterm elections. also coming up, aaron is here looking at apple's tax arrangements with the irish government. >> the u.s. tech giant has had its european base there since 1980, but today the european commission says apple's sweetheart tax arrangeme
standoff in hong kong. the territory's chief executive tells protesters they will not change china's mind on electoral reform. the demonstrators say they're not backing down. >> translator: i now appeal to the leaders to carry out the promise they made to the whole society. that is, call off the protests immediately. >> i am live in hong kong, where for a fifth night, yet again, thousands have turned out to demonstrate in the heart of hong kong's financial district. >>>...
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these are live pictures from hong kong. the world is watching to see what the chinese superpower will do. >>> but first, we are going to discuss the middle east where there are 1,600 u.s. troops in iraq and over the skies of syria trying to kill the terrorists of isis. we're watching for fresh air strikes this hour as the bombing campaign there enters its second week. in the middle of this all, president obama sat down with "60 minutes" to try to explain why it falls upon the united states to take point on stopping this terrorist group. >> america leads. we are the indispensable nation. we have capacity no one else has. our military is the best in the history of the world, and when trouble comes up anywhere in the world, they don't call beijing, they don't call moscow. they call us. >> the president also gave a very clear message as to how his administration misjudged the terrorist threat of isis. the president said, the buck stops there, at the desk of the intelligence community. the president made no mention of his refere
these are live pictures from hong kong. the world is watching to see what the chinese superpower will do. >>> but first, we are going to discuss the middle east where there are 1,600 u.s. troops in iraq and over the skies of syria trying to kill the terrorists of isis. we're watching for fresh air strikes this hour as the bombing campaign there enters its second week. in the middle of this all, president obama sat down with "60 minutes" to try to explain why it falls upon the...
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protests calling on beijing as who will rule hong kong or govern hong kong and current chief minister c.y. lunge to step down -- lung to step down. plenty of pictures, with fangs and other derogatory pictures. as for the atmosphere here it's largely festive. there you go, you can hear a little bit of a cheer behind me. there seems to be threat, police fired tear gas to try and remove these people from the streets here. >> decency you could never see on the mainland, i'm sure, people in hong kong already do enjoy a great deal of freedom don't they? >> martine that is the interesting thing. hong kong turned to the one country two system policy under beijing, they have their own limited democracy one would call it, they have their own governance. they're allowed widespread internet usage unlike in china, i hear in china they shut down instagagram and other things, so they won't know what's happening in hong kong. people have never fully known democracy. if they didn't grow up under a colonial system they grew up under hong kong system with very much beijing dictating the way the area is
protests calling on beijing as who will rule hong kong or govern hong kong and current chief minister c.y. lunge to step down -- lung to step down. plenty of pictures, with fangs and other derogatory pictures. as for the atmosphere here it's largely festive. there you go, you can hear a little bit of a cheer behind me. there seems to be threat, police fired tear gas to try and remove these people from the streets here. >> decency you could never see on the mainland, i'm sure, people in...
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occupying hong kong. in fact, several parts of hong kong, disrupting traffic, that sort of thing. and as an unlawful protester, they will not be listened to by the government. the protesters say they are prepared to stay here for as long as it takes. you have a stand-off. at the moment, i'm standing in the key protest site. the numbers began to swell again. as they do toward the end of the day. they join the protesters, and it gets cooler. quite a big influx of people in the last hour or so. i have set the mood, it's almost carnival like, people sitting in big groups talking, laughing, and just really expressing their protests just by sitting, just by occupying. this is what they call a campaign of civil disobedience. the answer is on peaceful disobedience. we've had the use of pepper spray and tear gas by the authorities, that was more than 24 hours ago. the mood really couldn't be more different over the past day or so. and the momentum does continue to build. tomorrow will be a public holiday. a lot mo
occupying hong kong. in fact, several parts of hong kong, disrupting traffic, that sort of thing. and as an unlawful protester, they will not be listened to by the government. the protesters say they are prepared to stay here for as long as it takes. you have a stand-off. at the moment, i'm standing in the key protest site. the numbers began to swell again. as they do toward the end of the day. they join the protesters, and it gets cooler. quite a big influx of people in the last hour or so. i...
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hong kong people do want democracy. >> i think the hong kong people are [ inaudible ] wanting to a real democracy for our future. >> reporter: this night belonged to the protest movement. the next move is with hong kong and china authorities. rob mcbride, al jazeera, hong kong. >>> journalist and activist tom moves to hong kong from england nine years ago. he is on the telephone tonight. what is the situation now? >> i'm here at the headquarters and there are still thousands of young people gathered. there are people are signs urging them to stay on until 8:00, 9:00 when the next shift will take over. people dressed in black, which is quite a contrast to sunday when people were dawning goggles and face masks and there ruz a cloud of tear gas hanging over the area. >> what do you expect to happen today? >> well, people -- they are late to rise and late to bed here in hong kong, and as the afternoon and evening wears on, more and more seem to come on to the streets, and i'm sure it will be the same tonight on the eve of back-to-back holidays, where i imagine there will be even larger crow
hong kong people do want democracy. >> i think the hong kong people are [ inaudible ] wanting to a real democracy for our future. >> reporter: this night belonged to the protest movement. the next move is with hong kong and china authorities. rob mcbride, al jazeera, hong kong. >>> journalist and activist tom moves to hong kong from england nine years ago. he is on the telephone tonight. what is the situation now? >> i'm here at the headquarters and there are still...
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it is practically telling hong kong it has complete .urisdiction over hong kong and democracy? we want to give you that much. it is that much. and if we don't like it, the idea at all, that is it. that is all you can get. and this is not fair. i think the u.k. government, in particular, should at least say something. i know very little london can do, but it is a moral obligation on london's park, so they should at least tell china not to go ck on its word. >> can you explain what occupy central is an talk about its plans to blockade the central business district of hong kong, claudia mo? central, this idea, i think it was sparked by occupy wall street. well, it is not quite -- what we're fighting for is not quite exactly the same. in america, you're fighting against an established ,apitalism and vested interest and so on and so forth. in hong kong, we're fighting against the established clinical might called the chinese communist party. we use the central district, which is our cbd, the equivalent, and we're going to be there to -- well, block traffic and not exactly to try to
it is practically telling hong kong it has complete .urisdiction over hong kong and democracy? we want to give you that much. it is that much. and if we don't like it, the idea at all, that is it. that is all you can get. and this is not fair. i think the u.k. government, in particular, should at least say something. i know very little london can do, but it is a moral obligation on london's park, so they should at least tell china not to go ck on its word. >> can you explain what occupy...
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you heard about the demonstrations in hong kong. but look at the s&p 500, looked like we wanted to go positive. but as you can see, we weakened a lot and started moving sideways in the last half hour. emerging markets are the weak link whether china or hong kong. brazil here, there are elections this weekend, concern the incumbent might win. she's unpopular with the stock market people. why are we talking about brazilian real? it's down 10% against the u.s. dollar. and if you're a u.s. company doing business there, this is a real problem. look at whirlpool. whirlpool gets 25% of its revenues in latin america. mostly in brazil. that stock is clearly being affected by what is going on over there. >> energy stocks, a bit weak again today, but huge volume. iye, big, big volume. 1,000% of normal volume today. what i think is going on is that oil has begun to stabilize. take a look here. we're in the low 90s and i think there are people trying to pick on the bottom. so not changing the prices a lot, but you can buy into that, not change t
you heard about the demonstrations in hong kong. but look at the s&p 500, looked like we wanted to go positive. but as you can see, we weakened a lot and started moving sideways in the last half hour. emerging markets are the weak link whether china or hong kong. brazil here, there are elections this weekend, concern the incumbent might win. she's unpopular with the stock market people. why are we talking about brazilian real? it's down 10% against the u.s. dollar. and if you're a u.s....
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covering the story from hong kong. more on the protests and what that might mean for investors coming up. andor managing director head of research will join me from california coming up in about 10 minutes. turning now to syria. turkish tanks have been deployed along the border with syria after shellfire lead to mortars landing insight turkey. one of the shells handed near a refugee camp. ournnex was the manner view colleague was told about the need to work with united states to combat isis. >> we never did anything which cooperatingt us rum with the united states. whoas the united states froze the presidential condition out of 20 plus working group's. the counterterrorism problem protection, which was endorsed and implemented was also frozen. so we would never expect united states to understand where the interest is. thet is widely agreed islamic state cannot be defeated with airstrikes alone. it will take boots on the ground as we say in the u.s.. whose troops of those be -- should those be? it has to be done through
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in hong kong, a few hours away now. and he was staying that there'd been confrontations with the police, arriving an hour ago, arriving on force. getting out of their wagons. firing tear gas on the protesters. scott, earlier on, in and amongst that crowd, and he came across a martin lee. many consider him to be the leader of the pro-democracy movement in hong kong. scott was going to explain a little of what he told you. we'll hear what he tried to establish contact with our correspondent. >> as the police tried to block them. it was calm and peaceful. this is a movement of peace and love. >> a movement of peace and love. he may consider it to be. he doesn't believe it's security forces clearing the demonstrators from the street. ever since there were elections in 2017, we will handpick the candidates for the elections. well, we picture back hydler. no sound yet. as soon as we do that. we will be back, and can go back. it's a confusing situation. i'm not surprised that we are losing contact. you take every care not to g
in hong kong, a few hours away now. and he was staying that there'd been confrontations with the police, arriving an hour ago, arriving on force. getting out of their wagons. firing tear gas on the protesters. scott, earlier on, in and amongst that crowd, and he came across a martin lee. many consider him to be the leader of the pro-democracy movement in hong kong. scott was going to explain a little of what he told you. we'll hear what he tried to establish contact with our correspondent....
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we are live in hong kong. i am rishaad salamat, and this is "on the move." ♪ malaysia airlines about the open for the first time since announcing more losses last week. , andew sanctions threaten the currency has never been this low. and the summer of love. india's prime minister marks 100 days in office. and first we have to get this session underway.
we are live in hong kong. i am rishaad salamat, and this is "on the move." ♪ malaysia airlines about the open for the first time since announcing more losses last week. , andew sanctions threaten the currency has never been this low. and the summer of love. india's prime minister marks 100 days in office. and first we have to get this session underway.
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lefa is here to tell hong kong residents how they are to conduct elections. more than 300 pro-democracy activists protest against beijing's decision. they had wanted to hear there would be free elections. right now hong kong's citizens cannot directly pick their top administrative official. the only people allowed to vote
lefa is here to tell hong kong residents how they are to conduct elections. more than 300 pro-democracy activists protest against beijing's decision. they had wanted to hear there would be free elections. right now hong kong's citizens cannot directly pick their top administrative official. the only people allowed to vote
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standoff in hong kong. the territory's chief executive tells protesters they will not change china's mind on electoral reform. the demonstrators say they're not backing down. >> translator: i now appeal to the leaders to carry out the promise they made to the whole society. that is, call off the protests immediately. >> i am live in hong kong, where for a fifth night, yet again, thousands have turned out to demonstrate in the heart of
standoff in hong kong. the territory's chief executive tells protesters they will not change china's mind on electoral reform. the demonstrators say they're not backing down. >> translator: i now appeal to the leaders to carry out the promise they made to the whole society. that is, call off the protests immediately. >> i am live in hong kong, where for a fifth night, yet again, thousands have turned out to demonstrate in the heart of
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live from the protests in hong kong. and as she was saying so far the authorities are taking a solve approach, china has not been reacting particularly strong to the process, but it has made it clear that it won't tolerate dissent. adrian brown has more. >> china's leadership has been restrained in its response to events in hong kong but it's clear they think unnamed countries are hyped the unrest. >> we oppose any country that interferes with china's internal affairs. we also firmly oppose any country that supports the occupied central movement in any way. >> the student-led protests in hong kong bring back uncomfortable memories of what happened in beijing more than 25 years ago. when the occupation of tiananmen square ended in bloodshed. but what will china do if unrest wasn't in hong kong, where it has 6,000 soldiers? >> we do not need to go to the last step. it is very pragmatic to led the whole process run it's due course, and people will come to the realization that peace and stability are more precious than chaos
live from the protests in hong kong. and as she was saying so far the authorities are taking a solve approach, china has not been reacting particularly strong to the process, but it has made it clear that it won't tolerate dissent. adrian brown has more. >> china's leadership has been restrained in its response to events in hong kong but it's clear they think unnamed countries are hyped the unrest. >> we oppose any country that interferes with china's internal affairs. we also...
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you were in hong kong two weeks ago, and you spoke to the hong kong leadership. was there any perception that they would see protests like this? left, i think they really the impression to me that a very tough response was likely from the government. they were going to block off major streets. this is new news. the impact on corporate earnings is something i will look at carefully to see how far this goes. >> it all have our beliefs, our myths, are stereotypes with hong kong. scarlet, you worked there for years with bloomberg news. with the companies in the business and the finance of hong kong, how has it changed in five years? >> it is much more chinese influenced, much more mainland influenced. for them thatm they have to work out over time. we are seeing -- ing honghey shanghai kong? >> it is possible, we will not know for a while. >> we also want to welcome in lisa. a lot of people say that this was accelerated because of bill gross' decision to leave pimco. is there credence in that? >> there is credence, but his announcement to leave pimco definitely move
you were in hong kong two weeks ago, and you spoke to the hong kong leadership. was there any perception that they would see protests like this? left, i think they really the impression to me that a very tough response was likely from the government. they were going to block off major streets. this is new news. the impact on corporate earnings is something i will look at carefully to see how far this goes. >> it all have our beliefs, our myths, are stereotypes with hong kong. scarlet, you...
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the protests in hong kong pushing the hong kong stock market down almost 2%. spilled over into the european markets. the dax and germany weak anyway la lately. our markets saw selling on the open this morning. the dow down 178 at the low. on that open this morning. we've come way off the low down 38. back here with anthony and david. what about hong kong and the impact it's having right now on markets? >> hong kong is another geopolitical risk on top of the isis situation. there's a lot of nervousness but the truth of the matter is fundamentals in the u.s. economy is still strong. we may see negative impacts from the dollar and don't rule out the possibility that policy can at least tinker and offset some of that negative effects. >> the world of heightened risks, coming up everywhere, how do as an investor position for yourself? do you protect your portfolio? own a little gold, treasuries? we are seeing yields come back below 2.50 on the 10-yore. >> make sure that you're correctly diversified. you own stocks with real cash flows. not buying hype and momentum.
the protests in hong kong pushing the hong kong stock market down almost 2%. spilled over into the european markets. the dax and germany weak anyway la lately. our markets saw selling on the open this morning. the dow down 178 at the low. on that open this morning. we've come way off the low down 38. back here with anthony and david. what about hong kong and the impact it's having right now on markets? >> hong kong is another geopolitical risk on top of the isis situation. there's a lot...
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heavy unrest might affect consumers in hong kong. the ftse 100 down over 20% for one company. >> a big story has been the strike with air france. there is still some disruption. >> 40% of flights canceled again as air france tries to get their fleet back to work again. the company abandoned -- the disruption has cost the airline 280 million euros. we have more. >> it was the longest strike in air france's history. they are telling up their losses. the strike has cost them 280 million euros, a 10% drop in their share price. the ceo plans to press ahead with the low-cost in france but not with hubs across europe. >> we are going to buckle down as initially planned. >> to cut costs, air france plans to transfer most of their services to its own low-cost units. the pilots say they will not agree unless everyone has the more generous air france contracts, even if they fly for transvaavia. >> air france's future through the project are at stake. >> thanks to a three-year restructuring plan, the airline has narrowed losses but still remains
heavy unrest might affect consumers in hong kong. the ftse 100 down over 20% for one company. >> a big story has been the strike with air france. there is still some disruption. >> 40% of flights canceled again as air france tries to get their fleet back to work again. the company abandoned -- the disruption has cost the airline 280 million euros. we have more. >> it was the longest strike in air france's history. they are telling up their losses. the strike has cost them 280...