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From the BBC World Service: China’s leader Xi Jinping has rebuked the US, blaming it for trying to "contain, “encircle” and “suppress” his country. Richard McGregor, a Senior Fellow for East Asia at the Lowy Institute in Sydney speaks to us about the latest developments. Plus, France endures its biggest day of strikes over the retirement age, and we hear about the laws the British government is trying to pass to stem the flow of migrants crossing the English channel.
The team
David Brancaccio
Host
Leanna Byrne
Host, BBC
Meredith Garretson
Senior Producer
Erika Soderstrom
Producer
Alex Schroeder
Producer
Ariana Rosas
Producer/Director
Jarrett Dang
Digital Producer
Jesson Duller
Media Producer
Nick Esposito
Media Producer
James Graham
Producer, BBC
Jo Critcher
Producer, BBC
Olie D'Albertanson
Producer, BBC
