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Huawei Executive Arrest May Worsen US-China Relations

The arrest of a Chinese company executive could worsen relations between the US and China.

The arrest of a Chinese company executive could worsen relations between the US and China. Emily Taylor is an associate fellow at the Chatham House think tank, and considers the likely impact of the arrest in Canada of Huawei's chief financial officer, Meng Wangzhou. Also in the programme, with the outcome of next week's vote on the UK government's Brexit deal still uncertain, we find out from Craig Beaumont of the Federation of Small Businesses what preparations companies are making for the various potential Brexit scenarios. The word voluntourist describes a foreigner who goes to a poorer country to do well-meaning voluntary work, but our reporter asks whether voluntourists may be doing more harm than good. The Mission Impossible actor Tom Cruise is urging TV users to switch off a feature called motion smoothing to improve the viewing quality of blockbuster movies. Caroline Frost is TV chair at the Broadcasting Press Guild and tells us whether Mr Cruise has a point. Plus Indian singer and songwriter Babbu Maan discusses the entertainment business in India.

(Picture: A Huawei logo. Picture credit: Reuters.)

27 minutes

Last on

Thu 6 Dec 2018 15:32GMT

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  • Thu 6 Dec 2018 15:32GMT