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very well, thank you. how are you? and the glasses allowing deaf people to see real—time conversations right before their eyes. hello and welcome to the programme. she knew it would antagonise beijing, but that hasn't stopped nancy pelosi, america's third highest ranking politician, from paying a high level visit to taiwan. she's just met the taiwanese president after addressing parliament and made it clear that the us would not abandon the island. china views taiwan as its own and the foreign ministry summoned the us ambassador in beijing to protest against pelosi's high—profile trip. mark lobel has the latest.

side—by—side with the taiwanese president america's third most powerful politician and actor provocation or a necessary show of support? nancy pelosi delayed high—profile visit was never without risk, the anger of chinese has led to the us ambassador being summoned, nancy pelosi was handed an award for her strong ties to taiwan. ., , . , taiwan. today i am my delegation _ taiwan. today i am my delegation of - taiwan. today i am my delegation of whom i taiwan. today i am my| delegation of whom i'm taiwan. today i am my - delegation of whom i'm very proud to make it clear we will not abandon our commitment to taiwan and are proud of our enduring friendship. tsai ins-wen _ enduring friendship. tsai ing-wen thinking - enduring friendship. tsai ing—wen thinking nancy pelosi for her unwavering support. we are facing _ for her unwavering support. we are facing heightened military set and — are facing heightened military set and taiwan will not back down — set and taiwan will not back down we _ set and taiwan will not back down we will uphold our sovereignty and continue to hold — sovereignty and continue to hold the _ sovereignty and continue to hold the line in defence of democracy. hold the line in defence of democracy-— hold the line in defence of democracy. hold the line in defence of democra . ,, , , democracy. shine insisting the self-rule democratic _ democracy. shine insisting the self-rule democratic island - democracy. shine insisting the self-rule democratic island is. self—rule democratic island is in fact part of its territory.

—— china. but an increasing number of young taiwanese are learning basic gun skills others are going even deeper, fearing china my do as russia has done ukraine. this fearing china my do as russia has done ukraine.— has done ukraine. this is my home country. _ has done ukraine. this is my home country. this - has done ukraine. this is my home country. this is - has done ukraine. this is my home country. this is why i i home country. this is why i want to protect it, i want to live here with my family, that's all.— live here with my family, that's all. analysts say the risk of an _ that's all. analysts say the risk of an imminent - that's all. analysts say the l risk of an imminent military conflict is low but point to significant military traffic around the taiwan strait creating a risk of accident or miscalculation.— creating a risk of accident or miscalculation. previous events around taiwan _ miscalculation. previous events around taiwan were _ miscalculation. previous events around taiwan were driven - miscalculation. previous events around taiwan were driven by i around taiwan were driven by events from taipei now it's really a result of both sides, the us and china, seeing the other is the aggressor and as the one that is changing the delicate status quo. but desite delicate status quo. but despite china's - delicate status quo. but despite china's less - delicate status quo. but despite china's less than subtle messaging in this military video released ahead

of the us speaker's visit the biden distraction one stupid voice is triggering a crisis. we said that we oppose any you to lateral changes to the status quo from either side we do not support taiwan independence and we said as i said again yesterday we expect cross strait differences to be resolved by peaceful means. for these two _ resolved by peaceful means. for these two key — resolved by peaceful means. for these two key trading partners not the trading blows but an immediate cause on goods as a result of speaker pelosi's visit bans on citrus fruits and some fish exports from taiwan while exports of sand blocked the other way. low—level disapproval, awkwardness diplomacy and a threat of much worse. taiwan's status remains uncomfortable. mike lobel, bbc news. doctor oriana skylar mastro is centre fellow at the freeman spogli institute for international studies at stanford university and a non—resident senior fellow at the american

enterprise institute. she's in stanford, california. also correct for nancy pelosi to make this visit to taiwan now? ., , , �* , now? honestly, whether it's nancy pelosi _ now? honestly, whether it's nancy pelosi or _ now? honestly, whether it's nancy pelosi or president i now? honestly, whether it's nancy pelosi or president by making statements that united states will defend taiwan all this political manoeuvring to get the logic they want to signal their commitment but it's not helping, just provoke beijing gives them the moral ground and does not address the issue at hand which is the united states military capability to defend taiwan. you believe this was not helpful at all, perhaps she should have decided not to go? it was just the initial decision i would have strongly urged her not to go but once the white house clearly indicated they wanted her not to go then i thought she had to. it is convoluted but a big part of her strategy is to convey to beijing the separation of powers and united

states, the white house can't dictate what congress does. the white house couldn't prevent nancy from going but we will have headaches when it comes to congress passing other legislation, arms sales and all sorts of things the taiwan relations act is predicated on the idea congress acted independently.- the idea congress acted independently. what do you think the fallout _ independently. what do you think the fallout will - independently. what do you think the fallout will be? . independently. what do you think the fallout will be? i l think the fallout will be? i predicted before beijing would not threaten nancy pelosi directly, which they were going to take advantage of the situation to make operational gains, when we look at the military exercises china is preparing for, as some kind of sickeningly the device but it's worse than that, they are using this as an excuse to test some of the military capabilities to take the island by force, under the guise of political manoeuvring.- the guise of political manoeuvrinu. ~ . ., manoeuvring. what about the timinu manoeuvring. what about the timin: of manoeuvring. what about the timing of this _ manoeuvring. what about the timing of this given _ manoeuvring. what about the timing of this given the - timing of this given the invasion of ukraine by russia, china and a close relationship with russia watching russia's

actions, i thinking of the timing? actions, i thinking of the timinu? ' ' ' actions, i thinking of the timinu? ' , ., actions, i thinking of the timing?— actions, i thinking of the timinu? ' , ., . ., ., timing? 9996 of the calculation and timing? 99% of the calculation and beijing _ timing? 99% of the calculation and beijing about _ timing? 99% of the calculation and beijing about when - timing? 99% of the calculation and beijing about when to - timing? 99% of the calculation| and beijing about when to take taiwan by force is about their assessment of their own military capabilities, what is the united states doing and russia doing but the thing or them is to wait for the military to be ready and they have engaged in a decade of military reform programme coming to an end they want to do realistic exercises like the ones they are doing right now, multiple theatres, large scale mobilisation and multiple services working together they want to check command and control and logistics were, to areas of military operations in russia have struggled in ukraine. if russia have struggled in ukraine-— ukraine. if this were to escalate _ ukraine. if this were to escalate we _ ukraine. if this were to escalate we have - ukraine. if this were to escalate we have seen | ukraine. if this were to i escalate we have seen the relationships between us and china were frayed especially during the trump administration with the trade war there could be consequences even if it was just an increase of trade sanctions, that kind of

situation being upped? certainly the united states and china have suffered when there is increased tension between the two countries but all countries in the region and us allies and partners elsewhere, european countries and the eu is a trading partner china, so tensions between china and the us and global impact, economic, political and military. in terms of _ political and military. in terms of how this is being read in the us, the domestic audience are they interested, how does it play into the politics of the us? for congress _ politics of the us? for congress it's - politics of the us? for congress it's always . politics of the us? fr?" congress it's always been a popular topic, for congressmen, senators to say it for taiwan there is a lot of bipartisan support about this.- there is a lot of bipartisan support about this. what about the general _ support about this. what about the general public _ support about this. what about the general public have - support about this. what about the general public have the i the general public have the midterms coming up is there an interest or not?— interest or not? there is very little interest, _ interest or not? there is very little interest, i— interest or not? there is very little interest, i would - interest or not? there is very little interest, i would say i little interest, i would say the american people whether or not they would support really the united states paying

significant for the defence of taiwan is an unknown entity at this point. taiwan is an unknown entity at this point-— this point. later in our business _ this point. later in our business courage i this point. later in our business courage we l this point. later in our i business courage we will this point. later in our - business courage we will look at taiwan and significant it's at taiwan and significant it's a huge supply of semiconductors in the world which we use and everything in terms of technology that conversation coming later. let's get some of the day's other news. the uk conservative party has changed its balloting procedures for the leadership contest after cyber intelligence officials warned that hackers could alter people's votes. originally, party members were going to be allowed to vote by post and amend their choice online if they wanted to. the party says that idea has been scrapped to reduce the risk of any fraud. the first grain ship to have sailed from a ukrainian—controlled port since russia invaded the country has reached turkish waters. the cargo vessel, razoni, is waiting north of the bosphorus strait. it's hoped that resuming grain exports from ukraine will help ease a globalfood crisis

that was compounded by russia's blockade of ukrainian black sea ports. new zealand has launched a six—year national adaptation plan to try to deal with the impact of global warming. some communities near the coast could eventually be abandoned because of sea—level rises. new zealand had its warmest year on record in 2021. a new plan by the spanish government to curb energy use has come into effect. air conditioning and heating temperatures will be limited in public buildings and businesses. the government has allowed people 10 days to implement the rules which will stay in effect until november 2023. people in the us state of kansas have voted to keep abortion legal, rejecting an amendment to the constitution. the ballot in the republican—dominated state is the first of its kind since the us supreme court's decision to overturn

a constitutional right to abortion lastjune. our correspondent, nomia iqbal, watched the results come in from the headquarters of the pro—abortion campaign. this is the first time we are getting a sense of how americans are feeling post— roe v wade which was overturned two months ago by the supreme court. when that happens lots of republican states said they would ban abortion outright or restrict it, kansas could not do it because it is enshrined in its constitution that abortion rights are protected. so it was put on the ballot as part of the primaries directly to voters — do you want to pass this amendment to overturn their constitutional right? so the result has come through, it is a projection it will be confirmed in a week, the 79% of votes have been counted, 61.2%

of people have voted no, that is a resounding victory, i want to quote you, people here have been completely joyous about this, they said to me they never thought this would happen somewhere like kansas but to quote one woman she said it is notjust kansas people said no they said to quote her, hell, no, this is seen as a huge victory, for pro—choice folks but also for the democratic party, before this moment said abortion rights were on the ballot for the mid—term elections, it was all theoretical, they will look to this as a key sign abortion rights will hugely motivate voters at the mid—term elections. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the new glasses allowing deaf people to see conversations — through real—time subtitles.

the question was whether we wanted to save our people, and japanese as well, and win the war, or whether we want to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men. the invasion began at two o'clock this morning. mr bush, like most other people, was clearly- caught by surprise. we call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all the iraqi forces. 100 years old, and still full of vigor, vitality and enjoyment of life. no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she's achieved this landmark this anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the

anglican community. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: nancy pelosi — the us house speaker — meets the taiwanese president after addressing parliament, despite china's warning of grave consequences. voters in the conservative us state of kansas vote to keep the right to abortion. the united states has urged citizens abroad to be vigilant against possible anti—american violence, following the killing of the al qaeda leader, ayman al—zawahiri. the state department says al—zawahiri's death could prompt supporters of terror groups to target us facilities, and personnel. our correspondent, secunder kermani, reports from kabul. one of america's most wanted. ayman al—zawahiri, right—hand man and successor to osama bin

laden. this was the drone strike that american officials say killed him, as he stood on the balcony of this family home in an upmarket kabul neighbourhood. we can hear debris still being cleared up, but then we are told to stop filming. we are in the centre of the city. the house that was targeted in the drone strike is just a few minutes away, but the taliban are not allowing anyone to film nearby, insisting there is nothing to see, one even pointing his gun threateningly towards us, a little earlier on. senior taliban figures must have agreed to al-qaeda's leader living here, but they have insisted in public the group no longer exists in afghanistan, so his death poses difficult questions.

zawahiri had trained as a doctor in egypt, but was drawn into radical circles. afterjoining al-qaeda, he helped plan the 9/11 attacks, in which nearly 3,000 people were killed. america placed a $25 million bounty on his head. president biden was in the command centre when osama bin laden was killed. and here he is, being briefed on this weekend's operation, a major success, after criticism of last year's chaotic troop withdrawal from afghanistan. no matter how long it takes, no matter where you hide, if you are a threat to our people, the united states will find you and take you out. unlike al-anda, the taliban have a national, not global, agenda, but they have been close allies of al-qaeda for years.

recently, they played down their links, promising not to allow foreign attacks to be planned on afghan soil. al-qaeda is no longer the global threat it once was, but this drone strike will further deepen the mistrust between the taliban and the west. secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. no take you live to taiwan where as we have been covering extensively on bbc news, nancy pelosi is there. as you can see, she is conducting a press conference now receiving questions. let's listen in. chinese authorities taken multiple _ chinese authorities taken multiple economic- chinese authorities takeni multiple economic actions against _ multiple economic actions against individual- multiple economic actions against individual tie i against individual tie companies _ against individual tie companies and - against individual tiei companies and entire against individual tie - companies and entire sectors against individual tie _ companies and entire sectors of the economy— companies and entire sectors of the economy here. _ companies and entire sectors of the economy here. taiwan i companies and entire sectors of the economy here. taiwan has i the economy here. taiwan has orally— the economy here. taiwan has orally paid _ the economy here. taiwan has orally paid a _ the economy here. taiwan has

orally paid a cost _ the economy here. taiwan has orally paid a cost for— the economy here. taiwan has orally paid a cost for your i orally paid a cost for your visit _ orally paid a cost for your visit and _ orally paid a cost for your visit and it _ orally paid a cost for your visit and it is _ orally paid a cost for your visit and it is likely- orally paid a cost for your visit and it is likely to i visit and it is likely to continue _ visit and it is likely to continue to— visit and it is likely to continue to do - visit and it is likely to continue to do so i visit and it is likely tol continue to do so over visit and it is likely to i continue to do so over the coming _ continue to do so over the coming days— continue to do so over the coming days and - continue to do so over the coming days and weeks. l continue to do so over the i coming days and weeks. what concrete. _ coming days and weeks. what concrete, tangible _ coming days and weeks. what concrete, tangible benefits i coming days and weeks. whati concrete, tangible benefits can you promise _ concrete, tangible benefits can you promise taiwan _ concrete, tangible benefits can you promise taiwan to - concrete, tangible benefits can you promise taiwan to offset . you promise taiwan to offset the cost _ you promise taiwan to offset the cost of _ you promise taiwan to offset the cost of your— you promise taiwan to offset the cost of your trip? - you promise taiwan to offset the cost of your trip?- you promise taiwan to offset the cost of your trip? well, at the cost of your trip? well, at the same _ the cost of your trip? well, at the same time _ the cost of your trip? well, at the same time as _ the cost of your trip? well, at the same time as this - the cost of your trip? well, at the same time as this trip i the cost of your trip? well, at the same time as this trip is l the same time as this trip is taking place, and in recognition of our common interests, economically, we just passed the act, something that opens the door for us to again have good, better economic exchanges. i know that some taiwanese businesses, significant ones, are already planning to invest in manufacturing in the united states, the ingenuity, the entrepreneurial spirit, the brainpower, the intellectual resource that exists in taiwan and the success of the tech industry here for one sector,

it is really a model, and again we want to increase our relationship. so we would be saying that would be a goal we share, but with the act, we are really facilitating reaching that a goal too. it is pretty exciting, and i think that you will see a recognition of the scientific success that taiwan has had, being a model for how we go forward. chips and science. we go forward. chips and science-— we go forward. chips and science. ., ,, , ., , . science. thank you very much, madam speaker. _ science. thank you very much, madam speaker. right - science. thank you very much, madam speaker. right now, . science. thank you very much, l madam speaker. right now, last but not _ madam speaker. right now, last but not the least, we will have a representative from the japanese media. he is the bureau _ japanese media. he is the bureau chief of asahi ofjapan.

konichiwa. bureau chief of asahi of japan. konichiwa— bureau chief of asahi of japan. konichiwa. ., ~' , ., , . konichiwa. thank you very much for takin: konichiwa. thank you very much for taking my — konichiwa. thank you very much for taking my questions. - konichiwa. thank you very much for taking my questions. now i konichiwa. thank you very much | for taking my questions. now we are witnessing _ for taking my questions. now we are witnessing the _ for taking my questions. now we are witnessing the chinese - are witnessing the chinese authorities, _ are witnessing the chinese authorities, not— are witnessing the chinese authorities, not only - are witnessing the chinese authorities, not only to i are witnessing the chinese | authorities, not only to and hong — authorities, not only to and hong kong _ authorities, not only to and hong kong is, _ authorities, not only to and hong kong is, but- authorities, not only to and hong kong is, but their- authorities, not only to and hong kong is, but their is. authorities, not only to and hong kong is, but their is a long-time _ hong kong is, but their is a long—time could _ hong kong is, but their is a long—time could you - hong kong is, but their is a long—time could you let- hong kong is, but their is a long—time could you let a l hong kong is, but their is a i long—time could you let a share your— long—time could you let a share your ideas. _ long—time could you let a share your ideas, including _ long—time could you let a share your ideas, including where i long—time could you let a share your ideas, including where you are heading _ your ideas, including where you are heading too, _ your ideas, including where you are heading too, can _ your ideas, including where you are heading too, can deter- are heading too, can deter china _ are heading too, can deter china from _ are heading too, can deter china from the _ are heading too, can deter china from the invading i are heading too, can deter. china from the invading and are heading too, can deter- china from the invading and how to a democratic— china from the invading and how to a democratic political- to a democratic political system _

to a democratic political system. your— to a democratic political system. your question. to a democratic political- system. your question comes autocracy— system. your question comes autocracy and _ system. your question comes autocracy and democracy- system. your question comes autocracy and democracy in i system. your question comes i autocracy and democracy in the world — autocracy and democracy in the world we _ autocracy and democracy in the world. we cannot— autocracy and democracy in the world. we cannot back- autocracy and democracy in the world. we cannot back so - autocracy and democracy in the world. we cannot back- world. we cannot back so as china goes. _ world. we cannot back so as china goes, money - world. we cannot back so as china goes, money and i world. we cannot back so as i china goes, money and whatever, into many countries in order to get their support of the un and other bodies, we have to recognise if that has some effectiveness, because it is a lot of money and it is promises that may or may not ever be kept. so when we talk about taiwan in that context, we have to talk from strength. we have to talk from strength. we have to talk from strength. we have to talk from what taiwan has been, technologically advanced, whether it is in business or security, and we have to show

the world, and that is one of the world, and that is one of the purposes of our trip, to show the world the success of the people of taiwan, their coverage, their courage to change their own country to become more democratic. their respect for people and the rest, and quite frankly a model in this region in that respect, in this region in that respect, in those respects. so strength, goodwill, and again the demonstration of a democracy that has evolved to a stronger place now, and offers a very strong contrast to what is happening on mainland china. no more evidence needed than what happened in hong kong under one country, two systems. it didn't happen. but again, we are not here to talk about mainland

china. we are here to talk about taiwan. we have a us taiwan relations act, we support the communiques of this, that and the other thing that have gone before, so we are supporters of the status quo, and we don't want anything to happen to taiwan by force. so, strength, and one of the biggest sources of strength is democracy. i said at a meeting earlier with the parliamentarians, and our earliest days of our founding of our country, benjamin franklin, our president, said, "freedom and democracy. they are one thing. security here. we can't have either if you don't have both". so, security,

economy, and again, and governance, they are all related, and we want taiwan to always have freedom with security, and we are not backing away from that. ok? thank you very much. thank you so very— thank you very much. thank you so very much. ladies and gentlemen, today's event is especially important because we are witnessing the historical visit — are witnessing the historical visit of— are witnessing the historical visit of speaker pelosi to taiwan, _ visit of speaker pelosi to taiwan, to convey the message of the _ taiwan, to convey the message of the us— taiwan, to convey the message of the us support to taiwan, so we know— of the us support to taiwan, so we know in— of the us support to taiwan, so we know in a challenging time like this, _ we know in a challenging time like this, taiwan is not alone. we also — like this, taiwan is not alone. we also like to thank very specially to president tsai ing—wen for her leadership, resiliency, strength and leadership in leading taiwan. and to — leadership in leading taiwan. and to the distinguish members of the _ and to the distinguish members of the us— and to the distinguish members of the us congress, who accompanied speaker pelosi and her trio — accompanied speaker pelosi and her trip. your friendship means a lot— her trip. your friendship means a lotto — her trip. your friendship means a lotto us~ _ her trip. your friendship means a lot to us. thank you so much for being — a lot to us. thank you so much for being here in taiwan, also thanks— for being here in taiwan, also thanks for— for being here in taiwan, also thanks for the presents. so many— thanks for the presents. so many officials from the us

side, _ many officials from the us side, from the taiwan side, whose _ side, from the taiwan side, whose effort made this event possible. thank you also very much — possible. thank you also very much to— possible. thank you also very much to the media friends with us today— much to the media friends with us today and also hundreds right— us today and also hundreds right now watching the live transmission.— right now watching the live transmission. studio: so is president — transmission. studio: so is president tsai _ transmission. studio: so is president tsai ing-wen i transmission. studio: so is president tsai ing-wen of l president tsai ing—wen of taiwan thanking the press, who have just posed questions to us house speaker nancy pelosi, an extremely controversial visit to taiwan. and what nancy pelosi was talking about there was the success of the taiwanese tech sector. when we look at their computer chips, they pretty much power everything we are using, whether it be our smartphone, our cars, fridges, you know, semiconductors from taiwan power 60% of the tech that we are using, and she talked about the fact that it is a model for the fact that it is a model for the region, but it is also a model the us is trying to replicate, something that we know about is chip shortages, the impact that has had on the

global economy. something we will unpack further in our beds just coverage next year on bbc news. stay with us. as —— in our business coverage next here on bbc news. hello. well, after another very warm and fairly humid night, as well, the humidity levels will drop across most parts of the country, as we go through wednesday, and you'll also notice the winds starting to ease down after a very blustery spell of weather. strongest winds on the southern edge of this area of low the freshest of the air, though, is off to the northwest behind this weather front, which will be moving into parts of western scotland and northern ireland, first light. but to the south and east of that, look at the temperatures as we start the day — around 16 to 18 or 19 celsius for the vast majority. now, while many of you start dry, we've got that rain at times in western scotland and northern ireland, there'll be a zone of cloud, rain, or drizzle southwest england through the midlands towards the wash — and that'll towards east anglia and the southeast. could produce a few spots of rain, but very little

for the gardens here, and it will break up to sunny spells later. lots more sunshine around, in fact, through wednesday. a few heavy showers through scotland and northern ireland, where temperatures will drop away through the day, whereas for england and wales, it still remains pretty warm. the humid air towards east anglia and the southeast 27—29 celsius. so, becoming less humid in the birmingham area, a lot more sunshine around for the commonwealth games, though, compared with tuesday, and a sunny end to the day here. there will be a few showers, though, in northern england, scotland, northern ireland, some of those will continue through the night. some heavy ones, maybe the odd rumble of thunder, too. but what you will notice, as we go through into thursday morning, temperatures will have dropped more widely — still in double figures for the most part, but certainly a bit more comfortable to get to sleep in. but for thursday, lots of dry and sunny weather around for the vast majority. a zone of cloud and a few showers through northern england, wales, drifting into the north midlands. some further showers then across scotland, very well—scattered, most places staying dry. and by this stage, temperatures actually dropping a little bit below normal across scotland and northern ireland, and maybe the far northwest of england.

still pretty warm, though, east anglia and the southeast. that'll be the case on friday, but another cooler start, temperatures in single figures for some to begin the day. sunny start, a bit of cloud bubbling up, one or two isolated light showers, most will be dry. still with temperatures in the mid—20s in the very far south east, but most actually high teens, low 20s. and then, as we go through into the weekend, high pressure building in across southern areas does mean we'll see some wet and windy weather push across scotland for the start of the weekend. and temperatures will rise here into sunday. but for many, still a lot of dry weather around, but a good deal more comfortable across some southern parts. that's how it's looking. see you soon.

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