Is $173bn enough to keep China's economy afloat?

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China's central bank will begin releasing $173 billion from today to combat the effects of the coronavirus outbreak - that's seven times the GDP of Cyprus. We speak to Eleanor Olcott, policy analyst at TS Lombard, about how effective it might be. Food prices are rising across Asia. Independent economist Michael Hughes tells us how that will impact inflation, and food security. And the Japanese Navy has sent its fleet to the Persian Gulf - despite the fact it's not allowed to open fire. We speak to Michael Cucek of Temple University in Tokyo. (Picture: A woman wearing a mask in Wuhan, China. Credit: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images)