it's a history of slender hatred and violence is the bodies from then on the jews were considered servants of evil. so he told you the most atrocious chapter under, within 6 years, a 3rd of our people were exterminating 6000000 jews. like microbes to be annihilated. even 77 years after the holocaust hatred towards jews is still pervasive. the history of anti semitism this week on d. w ah. today on the w news, asia tensions over taiwan spike, the american navy sends a warship through the waters separating taiwan and china. the routine trip angus beijing, which is already up in arms about a potential visit to the island by us house speaker, nancy pelosi and

d. w. meets residents of an island governed by ty, one that's actually closer to mainland china. many ask themselves where they loyalties lie, should china invade? ah, i'm been fizzled and great to have you alone. rushes invasion of ukraine as political analysts asking themselves if taiwan is next. china considers the democratically govern island its own territory. towns flayed from the communist mainland in 1949 at the end of a brutal civil war. it since become a thriving democracy with a robust economy and a freedom loving people. the united states supports that democratic drive and a possible visit to taiwan by one of the u. s. is top lawmakers. nancy pelosi has china or outraged foreign ministry spokesman shalley john was china would take forceful measures to defend its national sovereignty if pelosi made the trip. if

this escalates an say, china blocks tie when his trade, the ripple effects would be felt around the world. but the tech hub is also a big player in the chinese economy. that's why the bigger concern for washington is beijing seizing, tie ones, makers of semiconductors, which are a key part of so many things, smartphones, healthcare, military systems. ty, one accounts for a 5th of the global industry supply chains would crumble. another concern is bay ging seizing an outpost like the cayman islands. they were a watershed in the chinese civil war. they politically part of ty, one but a close to the chinese coast and many residents are pro chinese. for years the islands had close trade links with the mainland, which taiwan suspended in the pandemic. it's yet to restore direct ferries and flights. locals fret, they'll be abandoned by ty, pay and swallowed up by bay jane the fairies from kin mann to mainland china have

been idle for 2 and a half years. so is the tourism industry on the island? one cho megs sofa near sharp has suffered from the lack of tourist visiting. but he's also worried about security and relations with china fell on a while anyway. call me. when you get what i want to peacefully unify with china equal, we must not cut our ties or else we will become enemies. our ties of china have prevented war shine and no use the people of kinley are not hostile follows, so he won't attackers. we are like brothers now she in the year while he shows us a bomb shout, i liked the one he had in as a child, when the communist attacked his from the generation that experienced war with china . now he says he would accept anything to survive. power in going palupa, g o g mcgill, so followed she, who is taiwan and china go to war, can mean that would be done for you, would you, the high one can't,

protectors is too far away to give his military support. if war comes, i will defense to the communism for the sake of survival world charlan. ethiopia tinman was an antique ominous front line. during the cold wall, residents were cut off from even their relatives on mainland china, and they were also unable to freely travel to mainland taiwan. many felt like they didn't belong to either side. opening direct links to china 20 years ago, east cross straight tensions came madness now the most pro beijing part of taiwan. it's only 5 kilometers away from the tiny said he salmon. many came my residence, hoping to build a bridge to get to the other side portrayed and medical care. but opponents rejected the idea calling it a trojan horse that could 8 a, china's invasion. henry learned as of the generation that, that not experienced a fighting. he buried his war game business on widespread interest in recent

history and wants to show customers what's at stake to day who find their hawaii time. so do a lot of the older generation fought so hard to defend our land. mm. so we can have such an advanced democratic and free country if we give our so so easily. it's of a communist galaxy for blood, sweat and efforts will be in vain by fidel henry has family and business ties with maine and china. the economic growth day impresses him, but he says, ty, once freedoms are more important, quite so gaming, you got one, you knew who the communist regime control was your mind. we must be loyal and obey or dislike a robot. whereas in taiwan, we encourage diversity and individuality to me. freedom of fort and expression are very important to me also. of course i don't want to reunify with china. garza put you on way quicker. people in 10 men disagree over whether they want to join china,

but they all want to avoid a war that will surely be devastating. china has vowed to annex tie one by force if necessary. it's fine war plains, new tie when he's a space and help military exercises based on invasion scenarios. bridging is especially sensitive over any us naval presence in the taiwan strait. the chinese navy says it followed and warned an american destroyer that sailed through the waterway wednesday. the u. s. says its presence and shows freedom in the you know, pacific the you with is legally committed to helping tie one, defend itself under the taiwan relations act that washington also follows a policy of strategic ambiguity on the status of tie. one to preserve relations with china, former general max, you was the dean of tie ones, national defense universities, political warfare college. how likely, in your opinion is a chinese attack on tie. what? ah, i think at least more than they use less likely is because

a channel is facing external and internal are problems external. as we know, japan, united states, they already said that any a tech on taiwan will be a, you know, equal to take on the japan or even the united states. he will have to response in kind and domestically right now it's not a good timing for she came to learn to use force against i want you because internal issue such as economic situation, i use downtown and are they efficient or they are serious, are economical. you know, problems such as the us so many local banks now is on the bridge of bank. got. so i don't think you say a right timing for chance to decide to a tech i want at this moment. what about she's popularity though. if it's just

taking a battering, wouldn't taking just a few outlying islands very close to the mainland, be something that would boost his popularity at home. even though we know china did to have that. you know, in the past a usa to lunch extend a war to district domestic attention yet. but the situation now is totally different. once it shit in pin, i use force against any of your idence of taiwan, delaware, be equal the total war on 2 against i one and you're not to stay and you say lights . why then all these military postering from all sides yell at this moment. i believe that already some finished posturing actually is try to are, you know, create some kind of a chicken advantage. and also on some kind of blocking, you know, that,

that intent is said to stop, don't war, prepay a war to stop war. so i think an include to boise united state and china had the no intention to launch any war at this moment, but don't date neat a to we not adopt diminished many to re i intimidation straight that you try to determine that the china, so call a taiwan independence moment in the us ice. ideo site that they believe or a didn't internationalization of taiwanese years are sponsored by the united state . and he's a nice in particular and nato's reason. i, you know, visiting to taiwan is kind of idea pushing on. i want go too, i independence, but i, you know,

from my point of view of china. so all these kinds of the military intimidation gesture, actually, i've tried it on the possibility of war. if ha, ha, united states, you know, they cross night and not all beatle, a beat by the so called one china policies. let me then ask you, what about the signal the nancy pelosi team is sending with a potential visit? ah, i think i, because there's a pelosi, as you know, is the cert persisting in the u. s. command line. so is a very high status. you know, our fisher sa visiting, if he can truly come to taiwan. ah, and for me is also 2nd law. i figured he important steak i got isa. united state is ready to change ice current policy of strategical ambiguity into

strategical care, ricky. so if the piracy truly come to visit, ty one and you can mention the, i know other restriction for, ah, i don't all features us off. he has come to these talent so that i mean, so if you know a sacrifice the change you of the u. s. policy to what i want from a general max here. thank you very much for being on the show today. okay, thank you. since the beginning of the year, china's military posturing towards taiwan has grown more aggressive. it's been holding more combat readiness drills nearby. it infiltrates the self ruled islands as space almost on a daily basis. in response, taiwan is ramping up its military capabilities. ty one's home grown, 85 grave eagle leaves its nest. the fighter jet will be deployed for air to air and

air to ground combat training missions. the aircraft can also be integrated with a variety of weapons. in the event of war, taiwan president sighing then has prioritized the development of weapons systems to defend the island hall. on the way we will continue to bolster our national defense and demonstrate our determination to defend ourselves in order to ensure that nobody can force taiwan to take the path. china has laid out for us. mainland china, which claims the self ruled island, has its own, is stepping up military modernization efforts and drills nearby. nearly every day. chinese plains fly in taiwan air space. washington is tiwana, chief ally and supplier of defense weapons. despite not having formal diplomatic relations, u. s. law requires the government to treat all threats to the island as matters of grave concern. in 19922019 taiwan bought 216 u. s. f. 16 fighter jets in to batches. but washington's policy of strategic

ambiguity regarding china and taiwan has made it harder for taipei to buy u. s. equipment. i'm painful and thanks for your company. we leave you with more images from taiwan, which is building up its military muscle in response to china's more aggressive approach. thanks for watching and good bye. ah. people in trucks injured when trying to flee the city center. more and more refugees are being turned away. families, please see the reason for these critical illness with demonstrated

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