taiwan has been holding its largest ever military drills to practice repairing a chinese invasion intentions of being further stoked by rumors of a potential visit by us. how speak at nancy pelosi so just how dangerous are those growing tensions? i'm fil gale in berlin and this is the day. ah ginger, we are firmly opposed to speaker pillows. his visit to taiwan. i think that it's important for us to show support for time may vote if the us pushes ahead and challenge is china's bottom line. it will inevitably face firm countermeasures. i think i'll be talking to friends in the next 10 years. the united states will bear all the consequences arising from any visits

also coming up great exports from ukraine's blockaded ports are set to restart as an un broker deal takes if that is, if we can free up get these 20000000000 turns out. we remember of course, as a new harvest coming in as well. so it's very imperative that we get the existing grain out in order to be able to replenish the silos with a new harvest. welcome to the day and taiwan is conducting its largest ever military drills to simulate the repulsion of an invading force. this scenario reflects the increased perceived military threat from china in recent years. beijing regards taiwan as chinese territory and hasn't ruled out the use of force to return it to mainland control that on the ongoing war in ukraine, a force, taipei, to actively consider how we would defend itself against a possible chinese attack. the w correspondence, zachary league reports on how that concern is playing out in these military drills

. the ruth o. m. p. only the south of the warning sirens can be heard. police instruct everyone to think shorter immediately. cities, of course, tie one shut down for 30 minutes for the nation wide military 3. military i says, i says this year are the largest in taiwan history. as you can see behind me, all calls have been forced to put over to the side of the road. and everyone is to think show to doing 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 taiwan over the thread from china. i think the drills a necessary we should be prepared beforehand. so how's the day man? 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 war in 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, is a cell phone console dynamic ambulances in fire trucks play encoding rule in these 3 o. 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 year's exercise is to 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 $3.00 oh, $5.00 military exercise will conduct the same time. and this will again, hey,

ukraine in made reservists. dick launches under a breach, others focus some practice in urban warfare. and on the open sea, several ships carry out may new verse. i was president, how you went over to the deals. i'm going naveed this to, you know, way this actually demonstrated the ability and determination of the soldiers of the republic of china to defend the country. let's continue to work hard and gotta homeland together. china's threat pumpkin pie one to stayed up. preparation for chinese. a pep, a supposed be june is concerned in the attempts by high ones to come fonts in military will be doomed to fail lower ci cheng is a legislative with ty, one's ruling democratic, progressive party and co chair of parliament's foreign affairs and national defense committee. he told us more about the country's military exercises and the potential

visits of us. how speaker nancy pelosi tawana is needed to re capable of defending our cells. but more importantly, ah, every year we have this kind of a new leader to jail. ah, the payoff ourselves for any possible invasion in any forms against taiwan. but more importantly, ah, we are developing the so called committee will here. i to deter china. i'm taking a mutation against i won. so yes, china is, are developing as music power. i significant in the past few years, a towel, one is also preparing ourselves, are in a similar way to defend ourselves. deterrence either is the key is when you call it difficulties fan tie one that is possible and is very likely that's how i can successfully deter channa. so i'm taking any, any media to action against that one. so we had to make sure that we have credible robust deterrence. channa,

opposes any visit by any fire in put it coin 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 dab speaker, i'm lucy, can come visit taiwan and i see that didn't defeat democracy, countries. so we're hoping that she can visit i one. now again, we should not allow china to detect who can come to town or turkey has opened a new coordination center to oversee the export of ukrainian grain. before the war, russia and ukraine supplied nearly a 3rd of the world's wheat. keith says it's been unable to export grain because moscow has blockaded it. horse global food prices have searched as a result, but the 2 sides have not signed the deal to unblock shipments. getting the grain out, these officials have a challenging task. they need to figure out how to ship millions of tons of grain

stuck in ukraine in ports, russia, ukraine, turkey in the u. n. have each cent 5 officials to this coordination center to make it happen. wilmer hotel is on the staff working at the center aware that the eyes of the world are upon them. it's our hope that through collective and successful work, the center will make the maximum contribution to she monetary needs and to piece washer. also, because was all over so the plan is to register and inspect merchant ships transporting food from ukraine and allow them to pass safely through the black sea to turkey. it was agreed by russia and ukraine during talks mediated by ankara last week. under the deal, moscow would also be allowed to ship its fertilizer to world markets. what's unclear is house and the 1st vessel will be able to leave ukraine.

i can say that the, the people here, all the parties here are committed to ensuring the success of the engine. thank you . that's enough. i think if i really, i can't speculate on that and we're here or it'll be very soon. ukraine accused russia of blockading. it's poured stuff to the start of the invasion in february, and even stealing grain from the occupied territories in the south. russia denies both claim, seen the main obstacle for shipments at thousands of mines placed by ukraine near the coast. the russians trike on the port city of odessa just one day after the deal was signed with the agreement at risk with ukraine and president vote him a zalinski st. moscow can not be trusted. this man who has a farm near odessa says he's running to huge financial troubles because he can't sell his grain or by seed for next year and is hopeful as he is. the deal will work

. he has his doubts, or his thought is booth or a little c. historically, it makes no sense to make a deal with russia. agreements with russia are not worth the paper. they're written on bison. but for now, the port is preparing for the day. when the shipments will finally resume, bring in the much needed food to vulnerable regence of the world. date of these, dorian jones was at the opening of the coordination center in istanbul and explained how it's going to work. well, this center is key to the implementation of this deal. those signed on friday between russia, ukraine, united nations and turkey. this will be the harp where all the activities will be monitored closely. you'll have us, as you see behind me, there was a map showing the black sea and there they will monitor the convoys of ship cargo ships, leaving the ukrainian 3 ukrainian ports are led by ukrainian pilots who will guide

them through the heavily mine waters. from there, the center will then monitor the ship that they progress across the black sea, the estoppel, and then on to well markets. the center also plays a crucial role in terms of an alt searching all shit before they reach the ukrainian port. this is the key, the amount of moscow they fear that they, they ship to possibly use to carry weapons to the ukraine. and this center will be ensuring that, that doesn't happen. ah, this is all, there is a great deal of, of skepticism about this operation. the fact that a visual launched a missile attack on saturday against odessa, a diesel port which was seen as a violation. but at the same time, there's a recognition that this agreement, really the only hope at the moment of averting a major global famine. and i picked this up with d, w, correspond matuse pulling in odessa at welcome mathias. so how is your crane are preparing for the resumption of grain exports?

well, you trans as that there are 3 ports that are included in this agreement have resumed work, and that they have been preparing basically the grain that they have formed columns of off trucks that were bring the train to the ships and that they are ready and they're waiting for the arrival of the ships. the ships are run by turkish companies and they would leave from mr. bull sale into the sports get loaded and sail out. so we heard in the report that the, at the port is mind, but the turkish defense minister has said that at d mining, these ports isn't necessary. how are they going to ensure the safety of the ships? so yeah, that doesn't mean that the ships have to go slalom around the mines, a corridor from these ports to the port of istanbul, or 2 to the waters or to the international waters or the romanian waters. a has been, has been freed of mines and, and, and,

and it's free to sail through the ships after stay within this corridor that stir ukraine's way to ensure that a russia will not use this opportunity to attack. because there's only this lane that's open and from other size you wouldn't be able to access these boards. and it's also not necessary to g, mind all of the ports, but of course, where the ships will sail and where the ships will land. there will be no mind turning to the fighting. ukrainian artillery has struck a bridge crossing the denise po river in the house on a region as a crucial supply route for russian forces. and what else can you tell us about that? this bridge is crucial for the russian supply routes. it's not only crucial, it's the main supply route. so here on the city, of course, that, that, that russia was able to take in the beginning of the war and that ukraine wants to take back now is on the north shore of the near river. the nipper river is a flowing into the sea and close to there was already quite

wide there and so difficult to cross. and this is the only bridge near the city that crosses the river. and there would be the link to crimea where the supplies come from. and reinforcements and whatever the only other way to cross the river is 60 kilometers further north. there's a dam. inova oscar. so one of 2 routes across the river in these contested northern territories. north of the near po is now destroyed. and that's a huge problem for the russians. we are seeing speculations, whether they can build a pontoon bridge there, but it's difficult because the river is wide. so we probably see some more images or information about how the russians are trying to bridge this river in that place. it's crucial for them to bring in supplies and to prepare for this

counter offensive for this ukraine encounter offensive. that is on the way, but we do not know really when is the hottest phase of this counter offensive expected? this is clearly a preparation for it. thank you for that is putting in odessa ah, to niss it has approved a new constitution though turner was low and there have been accusations of fraud. changes to the constitution grants are present kind of side unchecked powers. the new political system grants him sweeping executive powers and removes key checks and balances, including a weakening of the influence of parliament and the judiciary. the tax was proposed and revised by president keiser side himself and the spot concerns that the north african nation will see a reversal of hard won democratic gaines. president critics accused to news his electoral board of falsifying turned out figures after rivals boycotted the vote.

we can speak to a journalist, sarah mash, who joins us from the capital to issue a welcome sarah. a preliminary results indicate something like 95 percent of valid ballads voting yes. on a 30 percent to turn out was this vote free and fair? it's difficult to say, or to be honest, we're still waiting for the one for rodney detail numbers from the actual body. they haven't been published statement published on like government level, but not in detail yet for all the calling stations. and some civil society organizations and political parties actually accused the elect. somebody maybe manipulated the least or so in consistency, members in the numbers that have been published right. a so if you believe that the figures, the figures turn out in this referendum was similar to that in the last parliamentary

and election 3 years ago. i mean, it looks as though 2 new things are sort of given up on democracy. well, i wouldn't go that far. no, to be honest because i actually a lot of people this time didn't get it because especially they believe that this whole process is called referendum and what led to it was not democratic. so they didn't go actually because they still believe in democracy. i think it might countries for at least parts of cities and population. right. so what we're talking about the presidents essentially strengthening deposit is already given himself what changes are to museums likely to see as a result of this? yes. well actually in the near future on a very practical level, not a lot because president kind of side has already been ruling for a year, having the main power and, and ruling by the way. i practically, and

a short term, not a lot will change a really he will claim legitimacy that he doesn't have before by the, by the constitution. but on a very practical level, not a lot of things will change in short runs. right? so we have a country where the presidents is in pretty much a can total control is dissolved parliament and taking control of the judiciary eastern is effectively backward. it was over a decade ago when he was ruled by another autocrat as any al aberdeen than ali loans. yes. when you look at the political system in a way, you could say that there's some care in nature in it as well. busy on exactly what some science, most opposition parties appearing, petunia, living backlash back to more tomorrow for parents. on the other hand, i think what has changed just the whole nature of the political debate continues.

it's a lot more open. free speech is one of the things that revolution 11 years ago for a lot of new people's on the public. so the context is quite different. ok, different context, but a similar sort of political background, what people will look at this and think, well, why would you vote why i haven't got rid of home oh, to cry to 10 years ago. why would you vote for a change that would mean that you have another one? what's? what's going on here? well, hermana people on the economic situation has been so bad that they have the feeling that democracy didn't really bring any change to them over the past 10 years, or 11 years. that does actually didn't pay off. and so they don't really care about political questions that much any more and have the feeling that on the been a li, on the dictatorship life was easier to worry,

prices were lower. you didn't have to worry about the whole political framework to do some sort of solving among some people are saying ok like was easy before. so let's just go back to them. and corruption is also very right. spread under been a lead was limit, still very small circle of people and now it's there right spread. and so maybe we need a strong touch the clean up the whole the whole system. and to said, thank you so much for explaining that to us and mash in today's ah, on these 15 people have been killed, your invalid protests against the united nations in the democratic republic of congo, demonstrators and you and staff are among the dead. critics say a longstanding un peacekeeping mission has failed to protect civilians from militia violence. 4 the people of the democratic republic of congo have had to live with

conflict and violence for decades. now, some have turned against those assigned to protect them from it. the troops in the blue huts are from anesco, the un peacekeeping force, which has served in the country for more than 20 years. but some believe they have failed to deal with the militia violence which has long brutalized, the eastern part of the country. protest against the un forces this week, organized by a youth wing of the country's ruling party, quickly turned deadly into cities of goma on dutempo. at least one un peacekeepers and to you and police personnel were killed along with several protesters. the death toll is still rising. we add our voice to the acting head of monasco cassim gen, to condemn the killing of our colleagues and to express our deepest sympathy to their families and colleagues. mr. jang has described the violence against the un as absolutely unacceptable and counterproductive. given that the mission is in the

country to work alongside local authorities, to protect civilians, deter arm groups and build a capacity of state institutions and services. but monasco forces are accused of shooting protesters, a potential breach of their mandate. if it's gone up, i'm and he's fun. oh, what has just happened here is a piece keeper has killed one person here at their base, and he has injured another. we don't want them here anymore. that's yet to let them go to their homes. i never took a not give away lined up. well, my son go, is it? reuters journalist has reported seeing un peacekeepers shoot to people dead as protesters through rocks and tried to set fire to you and building and goma the you and says it will investigate those claims. obviously, if there's any, ah, if there's any a responsibility by u. n. a of forces for any of the injuries or, or any of the death. we will, we will follow up on that but, but yes,

we do 1st need to get to the truth of what was happening on the ground. we should, what is clear on the ground is that there is opposition to moscow. much of it directed by the country's government who have long wanted the you and force reduced or removed entirely. my mom because i'm up there tear gassing us because we came to say that moscow does not have both of us have been in congo for 22 years and nothing works. we can't demand our rights, but they shoot us with tear gas. well and up forgot mclamore said, oh, the fog of conflict in this country is dense. apportioning responsibility is a difficult task. but what is obvious to everyone on all sides? the piece is not being kept. ah, i me korean music genre, k pop now has a global, a pale and is drawing talent from around the world to south korea in the hopes of a korea. it's not easy, but people do seem more than willing to give it

a go. ah, 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 dance and singing training that successfully chance out countless korean pop stars. she 1st discovered k pop in the u. k. before moving to south korea, to be honest, when i 1st started listening capable whatever, i, no one knew what it was, i was the only person. however, these days i can just mention k pop. everyone's got like at least 3 groups and like talk to you, they tend to go as keep up, grows into a world wide phenomenon. i and who has become one of the many global talents flocking to sol chasing a place in the industry. a getting a trainee offer is not easy but making it as an idle is far tougher. the

hardware paid off for korean? american singer alexa. the 25 you wrote recently one nbc american song contest. ah, she's, that's her training and so contributed to her success. when i didn't begin training, i train every day of the week. i had dance classes every single day. i did those for months and months and months. and then i finally, the day came where my company told me i was getting prepared for debut. and like alexa, many more trainees have to go through a decade of training without knowing if they ever get to the view. this, in addition to harsh training conditions, has been difficult for overseas performers to adapt to experts say some trainees say dating and phones a band and weekly way checks are a must experts say the industry is now being

forced to adapt so they can draw top talents from across the globe i, you know, anderson has decided to take a different path. it was too much for her. the 24 year old now works as a dancer and model. so part of a dream has still come true. i mean, we should all give it a go. you think? all right, the day's almost done, but the conversation continues on line. you can find this on twitter either at d w views or you can follow me at fil, gail. have a good time. ah,

[000:00:00;00] with into the conflict zone with sebastian more than a 100 days of war in your crime on the bottom of the intensify my guests this week from brussels is lou. both to both got advisor, ukraine's armed forces. how long can care rely on western mom is

a. 3 new nation who can really trust conflicts on net on d w who hunting down islamic state fighter network of private citizens and journalists has been trying to track down. she has been hiding with time and time again. the suspects escaped. who's warning them? baby, his head, this idea starcy the caliph at legacy in 45 minutes on d. w. o. india, a lend of contrasts of ambitions of inequality. 75 years ago,

mahatma gandhi peacefully led the country to independence. what has remained of his vision? where does the world so call to largest democracy stand and where is india headed in? this is the moment to unleash or non violent bias done. these legacy starts august 6th on b, w, all with more than a 100 days of war in ukraine and the battles are intensifying. ukraine's losses have been severe since invading russia has occupy the 5th of the country and is pounding lease been dumbass, which it seems. determined to occupy how long can care, rely on western arms and ammunition? how can it really trust my guest this week from brussels is lou both to both sca

advisor to ukraine's armed forces along with her government. she's been angered by