They call him the blind lawyer, and Chen Guangcheng certainly blindsided the Chinese government this week. After years of harassment at the hands of local officials, the dissident managed to give his guards the slip. He is now thought to be at the US embassy in Beijing - all this just days before Hilary Clinton arrives in China for a summit on trade and foreign policy. Laura Baines and her panel discuss how this issue could affect US-China relations.
They call him the blind lawyer, and Chen Guangcheng certainly blindsided the Chinese government this week. After years of harassment at the hands of local officials, the dissident managed to give his guards the slip. He is now thought to be at the US embassy in Beijing - all this just days before Hilary Clinton arrives in China for a summit on trade and foreign policy. Laura Baines and her panel discuss how this issue could affect US-China relations.
Hundreds of people queued outside France's central bank on Friday for their last chance to exchange their old franc notes for euros. France replaced its national currency with the euro in 2002.
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday told Chinese vice president and heir apparent Xi Jinping that China had a responsibility to ensure a “balanced trade flow” in international trade and highlighted human rights concerns.
China's Vice President Xi Jinping warned the US against boosting its military presence in Asia while vowing to address US concerns that the renminbi is undervalued ahead of a Washington visit. He is set to meet US President Barack Obama on Tuesday.
Whatever detractors of the single currency may say, a break-up of the eurozone would not be not in Germany's interest. But more than half of the country openly admits to flirting with the idea of resurrecting the Deutschmark. Others, meanwhile, argue that bringing back the former currency would be catastrophic for Germany, as our correspondents Jessica Saltz and Anne Mailliet found out.
US senators approved a bill on Wednesday that would impose duties on Chinese imports for Beijing's alleged manipulation of its currency, the yuan. China warned that the bill's passage would hurt economic relations between the two countries.
It's France and Germany to the rescue, or is it? Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Nicolas Sarkozy have announced a series of proposals that they say will restore the stability, growth and confidence in the eurozone. They say it is time for a real economic leadership and authority. Laura Baines and her panel discuss the effects these proposals will have on the financial market.
It's France and Germany to the rescue or is it? Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Nicolas Sarkozy have announced a series of proposals that they say will restore the stability, growth and confidence in the eurozone. They say it is time for a real economic leadership and authority.
Laura Baines and her panel discuss the effects these proposals will have on the financial market.
We take a look at the sharp currency devaluation in Belarus and the panic it has provoked. In Germany, Angela Merkel’s government has been refusing to follow the pack - we explore the country’s recent stances on Libya, nuclear energy and the euro. Finally, British PM David Cameron is cracking down on sexing up.
