over the world is becoming a scarce commodity. just getting dryer and dryer, and we need more and more water. he's only earth dying of thirst. no water, no global struggle for water. thirst starts august 10th on d, w. o. this is the dublin years, asia coming up to date time on rehearses repelling and invasion. the island is holding its largest ever military drills with an eye on counting chinas on the thread. but can it do so alone and how imminent is a possible chinese attack? i ask a member of taiwan ruling party and how capers in spotting a global baby of talent to try their luck and skill in south korea's music industry .

ah, i british manager, welcome to the dublin years, asia, glad you could join us. taiwan is conducting its largest ever military drills which simulate the repulsion of an invading force. it's a scenario based on the increased military threat from china in recent years. beijing sees taiwan as part of its territory and hasn't ruled out the use of force to re unify it with the mainland that and the ongoing war in ukraine has forced taipei to actively consider how it would defend itself against a possible chinese attack. the number got us one and zachary li reports on how that concern is playing out in the military drills. the. the ruth r o m p. only the south of the warning sirens can be heard. police instruct every one to 6 shorter immediately. cities of course tie was shut down for 30 minutes for

this nation wide military 3 o. the military, i says, i said this year are the largest in taiwan history. as you can see behind me or cause have been forced to pull over to the side of the road. and everyone is too thick shot to do in the air read jail. how many people are taking the exercise seriously in light of the war? ukraine, that has served us a wakeup call for tie one over the thread from china. i think the drills a necessary we should be prepared beforehand. so how's the day mom was through the exercise. we know what instructions to follow in case of a war. i think if the government held drills more frequently, people would know how to react in an emergency situation. shit up all, some down. the total was because of the warning ukraine. we want to know where we can go and hide when we get a tax id. for example,

where are the shelters in taiwan? the novel is it does all fun. council, 90 ambulances in fire trucks play encoding rule in these 3. 0, the rescue workers packed, he's putting out a fire after supposed may sell, attack the toe, and he's got them and wants to make it as real as possible to risk public awareness of emergency. we're nearly all the purpose of this years exercise is the test. how we would react in a real war, and we will do a review after the exercises and see how we can improve one, the 3. 05 military exercise will conduct the same time. and this will give him ukraine in made reservists. dick lunches under a breach, others wilker some practice in urban warfare. in the open sea, several ships carry out may new verse. i was president how you win over the seals.

i'm going to navigate this to you. this excellent job demonstrated the ability and determination of the soldiers of the republic of china to defend the country. let's continue to work hard and got a homeland together. china's threads pumpkin pie one to stay the preparation for chinese, a pep, but as far as page in is concerned in the attempts by high ones to come, fonts is mystery will be doomed to fail. i'm joined now from type paid by law to chang. he's a legislator of the ruling democratic, progressive party and culture of parliaments of foreign affairs and national defense committee. doctor law on the subject of the chinese invasion of taiwan thea, director b buns said a few days back. it was more a question of how and when they would do it, as opposed to whether does your government concur with this assessment?

also of all community imbalance in the time, i say it has become a wider and it says about the municipal balance in the region for prompt you to take them all re record action against taiwan. so we have to pay for the worst case scenario. we are not, we're not in dose idea that is about when china, when bedtime one hour proudie, just make sure that china will never use force against anyone. but showed that factor into your thinking, do you think and envision of taiwan is imminent? well, it is a possibility that china, though men found the lessons outside russian invasion of cran, that china i can't take her. she'll wool and she'll walk into town was true. so we had to make sure that a towel one well pay our sales for the worst case scenario and more employee. and we'll make sure that china will think twice before they move on to death. he's

gonna immediately actions against i one. and i am considering that a largest ever military drill of the taiwan is gotten to conduct and conducting is all about this. but when the chinese foreign ministry spokesman, johnny john was asked about there, he said, and i court taiwan to attempt to confront china militarily, is akin to a mantas trying to obstruct a chariot. in the end it is doomed to fail how many fuel costs the hyperbola aside, joe knew gen isn't wrong, is he i think he's wrong because tawana is needed. terry capable of defending our cells, but more importantly i, we're, we have this kind of ano, needed to jail, ah, to pay of ourselves full any possible innovation in any forms against taiwan. but more importantly, we are developing the so called symmetry wellcare to deter china. so i'm taking

a mutation against i won. so yes, china is are developing its measure power. i sniff canadian the past few years. i tawan, he's also preparing ourselves, are in a similar way to defend ourselves. but can't, i won't defend itself from a potential chinese and vision without direct u. s. military support. well, it turns east. the key is when you call it difficulties fan taiwanda is possible and is very likely that is how much has successfully deterred china. so i'm taking any, any mediation against time one, so we had to make sure that we have credible robust deterrence. does that involve a guarantee of your support and you as intervention militarily, as in dason, green or not just needed to really i think the case of they are the best case in point is you can, i can, i may station again as russia and the political coalition,

amanda liked my country's, i was also very important. so in that, in addition to immunity or to toys, economic and political cooperation among democracies, also very important in deterring china or any aggressors aren't taking a record, it's edges. not jonah has warned of god resolute and strong measures if you as how speaker nancy pelosi goes ahead with her proposed visit to taiwan. should she reconsider her trip? well, 1st of all, china opposes any visit by any far inputted coit eaters to tie one that happens all the time. and we should not allow. we cannot allow china to take which you need to . again, this is how i know that. so, you know, we are hopeful that tab speaker i'm unless he can come visit taiwan and i stacy that didn't defeat democracy countries. so we're hoping that she can visit taiwan. but again, we should not allow china to take who came come to town. that's what you say,

but then when president joe biden says of the u. s. military assessment is that the trip is court. not a good idea right now. is president biden being over cautious? well, i don't know why the president hasn't been and said that, but obviously yeah, they have concerns about any i wanted a, you know, events happening before the biden, as city in pina telephone cars. so that's probably one of brooklyn's white. ah, there would be to station takes a mo cosivity. i love that attitude towards that kind of is, are you at all concerned about any potential costs to taiwan if nancy pelosi visits the island, why china is always the use these kind of escalation attention in, at our state to prevent, ah, to avoid any ha, you know, improvement of ties, but it's how when you're on attentions and to deter honda for leaders to come visit i one that's their skill and that's their strategy. but i don't think that that,

that is that like to stay because we continue to see and our leaders can visit taiwan when you leave it there for the timing. but thank you so much for joining us to do a lot trying from the ruling a d p. p, i guess ometer. thank you. we met ah k, pop, the korean music genre has gone global, and it's a feel and with it is drawing global talents to south korea in the hope of a korea. it is by no means easy to achieve, but people are more than willing to step up to the challenge. oh, it takes a lot of passion, commitment, and blog to make it in k pop. but i am new anderson was determined to go through the rigorous, dense, and singing training that successfully chance out countless korean pop stars.

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