ah ah this is d, w is life from berlin, nancy pelosi leaves tie. why those tensions we have china increased the u. s. how speaker left promising to help boost the island self defense after a visit that prompted fury from china. he w 's chief international editor talks about the trip with one of beijing's talk envoys also on the program. a surprise victory for abortion rights and deeply

conservative cats. us voters reject measure that could have restricted access to abortions in the us state. weeks after a deadly cracked out on europe's border with africa, migrants a q spanish police of illegally forcing them back into morocco. the w. meet people who say they were beaten and denied the chance to claim a science. ah, i'm so gale. welcome to the program. nancy pelosi has left taiwan after delivering a statement of solidarity us how speak it said her country would do whatever it takes to boost the islands ability to defend itself. she spent less than a day there during which she met with president and address parliament. oh, she was not there as an official representative, missus pelosi visited,

despite stark warnings from china, which responded by boosting its military drills in the seas. a round table. a trip that has set the region on edge the speaker of the us house of representatives, nancy pelosi arrives in taiwan, making her the highest level american official to visit the island in 25 years. pelosi stop over was kept deliberately ambiguous, amidst dark warnings from china, and the threat of a military response. despite reservations in the biden administration, the white house insisted that pelosi had a right to choose whether to visit and choose. she did. to day, our delegation was an very crowd came to taiwan to make unequivocally clear, we will not abandon our commitment to taiwan. and we are proud of our enduring friendship. today the world say is the choice between democracy and autocracy.

americans determination to preserve democracy here in taiwan and around the world. we, ne, iron clad, beijing's response was furious, painless in a sort what pillows he has done this by no means the defense or protection of democracy, but a provocation and violation of china sovereignty and territorial integrity. let's hope that china has vowed punishment under the one china principal. beijing views the self governing island as a break away province and has not ruled out re unification by force. it has announced a series of live fire military exercises surrounding the island, which taiwan warns will amount to an air and sea blockade. but despite china's threats tie once president, sighing ben was resolute mandates as she k facing deliberately hide military thread . what i want will not back down, we will firmly uphold our nation sovereignty and continue to hold the line of

defense for democracy. on the ground in the capital, taipei opinions were divided. some feared retaliation from china. and by the way, after pillows, his visit, taiwan is not targeted. i think she is making trouble for us. of course i am worried about military confrontation while others were less concerned. ha. so yes, yes, i'm used to china's threats. i feel none. i don't feel particularly nervous, but i think that the media is exaggerating the matter. yet. here are you at that with taiwan now effectively surrounded by chinese military fears of a new crisis in the taiwan straits, arising all eyes and now on begging or the w strafe into that or editor richard walker has been speaking with her china's charger affair in germany, young michelle and why about his country's reaction to nancy pelosi,

his visit has young field act as he made. and mister john, thank you very much for speaking, not dodge of the horse, a 1000000 here the china's announce large military maneuvers around taiwan. he act in response to nancy, pollutions visit that nancy pelosi can you please explain why china is so angry about this visit? is she nozzle vuitton too, but isn't bizarre? yeah, before she see your frog over and for to her. before i answer your question, i want to point out what miss bellows. he has done with her visit to taiwan, who all angry should as to what she has violated her own principle. thus, i should not bring c pooka, broken. she's violating the 3 communication between china and the united states in which we are to all her. this also undermined the political basis of our relations land undermine chinese territorial integrity and sovereign tier 3, tier 212 or 3 to rally integrated with oscillating tents. and by doing so,

she also endangered peace and security of the taiwan strait and the whole region. india. hello, strauser wouldn't dare consort your rich, lightly shaft good talking either see what her trick that no center fatal there a wrong signal to the independence forces or appears codes crafter within that, you can understand the measures that we apply to stop the separation muslim to defend our sovereignty the but also to dissuade the american ice from the roman cause i had for the beaten almost of any tit for fe, tied egan. oh, tammy, kind of fond em fashioned cause up to print of it naturally as of how polluted of course miss pelosi denies that she has violated those agreements. there is also a precedent in 1997 newt gingrich was entirely, yvonne knew there was not such a big reaction from them that actual china reacted in a much more relaxed way. i'm a few and spun to yeah, so what is big?

quite aggressive action and now i guess you've actually, yeah, i thought you should 1st address that question to most philosophy about consequences. pam unger reach the touch. it is not an argument. it's not arranging for a mistake to be i feeler. yet, recently we have observed the growing independence movement. you've also observed increasing support from the american william with a little for understand why we reacted so strongly in this visit year. so stock of visa. number 2, we had the a ton of, of the home, the again, but why react militarily? why not just days, a diplomatic cause? the out a gig and the, you know, we have prepared militarily precisely against the increasing independence f. and i saw that on to the routine maneuver take place within the territorial waters of windsor and hope hi butter. i also want to

emphasize that in addition to leave routine ministers over, we will also take economic and political measures. wanted to show you, we'll see grafton does that ins easy about the home as well that they jane could permanently defuse the situation. my promising that china will never achieve unification with taiwan by full excell, mid tyver. why doesn't china make such a promise that would permanently calm the situation and fetch patient does for did he log a permanent boy? yeah, i don't. you haven't shortfall of august. we have said from the very beginning that we will put all our efforts towards a peaceful re in a vacation veto. and you gone free trish and to stream. but the growing activity of the independence movement has made this impossible of a woman. we have to be prepared, we have to respond to them to be morrison. once the health are fast lung remiss

that was gone. we mustn't golf. greg young, as i said, re unification is the common desire and the common home of the whole chinese nation by the move on to kick my them hoffman johnson, she ation not soon aunt the military actions. the maneuvers were only directed against the independence activist kagan against that movement. not against the chinese people on the island of taiwan mission. keegan de shenise of there in the tower. a state of affairs international edison, richard walker talking with china's i charged aid affair in berlin, shambles, and we will do things now is valerie tanner, she's an analyst with the mercator institute for china studies here in berlin. welcome to d. w. m. eve written that the timing of nancy pelosi is trip to taiwan is particularly sensitive to changing ping and china's top leadership wrist explained was why that

it well this yes, particularly sensitive the heating thing because he is seeking, asked the lena and the chief chinese come, it's party party stays actually. so lastly, once a week or undermine not least by the united states and it's beyond just this year, going ahead to 2049. he has made unification with time on a historic mission. and part of the great goal of the great venetian the chinese nation. so for see, los is lucy's visit requires a strong chinese response. if not, you will come across this week. right. and so, so, so a lot of these are these belligerent pronouncements that spring for domestic consumption . yes, to a certain extent. 2 ways to look at it 1st on one hand. it is obviously to

drive up nationalism and interest. obviously the 1st of august, which was the end of the university of the people's liberation army also played a huge factor here. so the root is still quite high when it comes to like nationalism and anything related to that. particularly with taiwan, which most chinese and china do it as part of chinese territory. but that said, though, there is definitely a silent majority within china would be again, the idea of a military invasion all over time. one, right, so it there as ever with, if it's complicated. so we had a relationship between the united states and china that was already fraught. has this trip moved that in one way? well, certainly hasn't made it friendly or has it, has it actually made it worse?

well, not really a china us relations expert, but i can definitely say one thing with this. a relations between china and taiwan has already had a historic low. so obviously, hutchinson, taiwan does little to improve or repair cross street relations. but that's, it really sets the stage for our bilateral relations between china and taiwan. i'm going to proceed from now. we're going to see more militarization. we're going to see an increase in intensity and frequency of economic coercion. increasingly that will be to know how to treat, tie one. the question right now is, can it get any worse for now, what we've seen is china is also quite counsel, not too sure. as we will also have to best some, if not most of the consequences in the military company does happen. taiwanda independence movement seems to be a quite a concern for china. is it really strong? what are they doing?

i this is, it is within time was leadership. the have been castle to play down a visit and you have followed like what time wednesday during her speech this morning in the joint press conference it was in dependence or defamation. hadn't really opened the put a cross because they know that with no or the indication of china to really take action is that the vision and what time when said and talk time, it has been going around using this narrative of testing this system, setting sovereignty and it's value based idea of freedom, democracy, human rights. so those are the really he that he was on the b. that's one is really fine, right? for the whole idea. 16. understood. thank you. that's very clear. thanks for joining us. valerie time from the cato institute for china studies. thank you.

we'll take a look now at most doors, making headlines around the world. 3 azerbaijani soldiers have been killed in the disputed region of nicole and kind of back after classes with our median armed groups as a by john says the groups are illegal. i'm mania is called for a stop to what he calls as a by shots, aggression on 6000 died in the flare up of violence in the disputed caucasus region 2 years ago. so i guess new president is called on. i'm page to form a unity government to help revive the countries battered economy. i know victim a singer told the parliament he was hopeful of adding onto the debt restructuring deal with the international monetary fund. presence was propelled to power last month after public protest forces, previous effort to flee the country. not with united states where the state of kansas has voted in favor of protecting abortion rights in a major victory for pro choice groups. the referendums, the 1st state level,

the actual test, since the supreme court overturned the nation wide right to abortion, guaranteed by roe v wade. early this year it was a resounding result. and of course, the celebration, the pro choice advocates, 59 percent of voters chose to protect abortion rights in a largely conservative us state with ties to the anti abortion movement. for some, the relief was palpable. you were to be from kansas and i and i feel like they just don't of him all these one minute. they are going to carry me my email. brandon, everyone again. i mean we are protected. others saw the kansas poll as an indicated the plans to restrict access to abortion out of step with the public mood. if abortion rights are, are, are, are protected here in kansas. and again, republican leading state on i think that that indicates that there is a big did the states had those trigger was probably are out of stuck with what

their electorate watch. abortion opponents who supported the proposed amendment said they felt an obligation to protect the rights of the unborn. but when we pull back and look at the scientific evidence of what happens in that one, not the emotion and not on the fact that i'm, i feel like i'm losing something. the people that are losing life have no voice. if people on their own, like me, don't speak for them. the strongly held views on both sides were reflected in a sometimes bitter campaign. but the decisive vote to keep abortion protections in the state constitution indicates a clear determination from kansas citizens to protect women's rights. you can take a look at this with the i me, little sale, c z, abortion access correspondent for the nation. and she focuses on reproductive rights and joins us from boston in the u. s. a. welcome to the w. so this result in

such a conservative state has taken a lot of people by surprise. and why do you think it went this way? i mean, it's an absolutely astounding victory. i think many of the people, the abortion rights activists that i was following during my reporting trip to kansas. we're optimistic, cautiously optimistic that they might win, but everyone thought it would be close. and this is just a landside lot landslide, it's an unequivocal message to democrats and republicans alike about the popularity of abortion rights, despite what the kansas state legislature and the supreme court might want to do. and, and this is hugely, hugely significant. i think especially coming this close to the mid terms. i think it's really clear that a sleeping giant of the pro choice majority in this country has been awakened by the overturn roe v wade. i talked to a lot of people who were to interrupt you,

i'm interested in why you think it went this way. there was a quite, there was an unusually large turn out to think that this was a form that crossed a right left lines. you think they were republicans voting for loose or was it just leaf? yes. i know there were republicans voted for this because i talked to republican women who were voting for this. i mean, i think 1st of all, this election had been scheduled during a primary when turn out was expected to be low and heavily republican and clearly an enormous number of people turned out. i mean, turn out as high as 50 percent, potentially. you know, the population of kansas is only 3000000 and they're estimating more than 900000 people. turned out, i talked to republicans. i talked to one woman who is a friend of the assassinated abortion provider. doctor george tiller, she was booting in taylor's former church. it was a precinct place and she said, i'm a dyed in the wool republican that i am voting no. she told me this very quietly. i know they're republicans for republican women out there who voted no,

and kansas also has a huge percentage of an affiliated voters. 30 percent about of the electorate is, is not affiliated with either political party. i think it will take some time, but i think an enormous amount of credit goes to the grassroots organizers on the ground in kansas who are knocking doors, phone banking, people who never volunteer to participate before who came out to participate in pain. in this historic time, you go to vote, and despite the way that this vote has gone, it comes as if it's still not the world's most liberal state, just just give us an idea about the state of kansas is abortion rights. as i stand presently, i mean abortion is heavily restricted in kansas, you know it's, it's banned after 22 weeks. there's a 30 minute waiting period that has to be done between when a doctor conducts an ultrasound and when the process can go ahead. when i was in the clinic on dr. taylor's former clinic, which, which remains open in wichita,

kansas, the counseling room has all these ministry certificates on the wall because the counselors either have to be license social workers or they have to be trained ministers. and so they've all gotten ministry certifications to do abortion counseling. so i mean, it's actually heavily restricted and they're dealing with an enormous influx of patients from texas, oklahoma, and surrounding states where abortion is no longer an option for those patients. ok, thank you for allowing that so clearly for journals to ab littlefield in boston. thank you. thank you for ship to export grain from a ukrainian port since the russian invasion has been clear to continue on its journey. after passing inspections in turkey, the shipment being held as an important step in the fight against global hunger and a lifeline for ukraine's battery economy. that ukrainian president followed him is events creek has warned that many more such shipments are needed. it's a sight for sore eyes. for many around the globe. a ukrainian cargo ship loaded

with tons of corn entering the bathrooms, bound for them at least. but as it left, the black sea at 1st had to make a stop and it's done boil there. the ship was searched by a team of inspectors from ukraine, russia, turkey, and the you in russia has been blockading ukraine's ports since it invaded in february. but turkey in the united nations negotiated a deal between moscow and keith last month, allowing ukrainian exports to resume. russia insisted on the inspections to make sure outbound ships are only carrying grain of fertilizer and that inbound ships and not carrying any weapons. this ship called the ravone, is the 1st to leave under the deal. it left on monday and after inspection and its timble will continue on to its destination. lebanon ankara has haled the safe

passage as a huge success. ukraine's president belongs to me as the lensky, however, is skeptical. you should thanks to the un in partnership with turkey today. we've had the 1st ship leave with grain, but it's still not much sure with that. and then we will continue the more in total, the consequences of this was terrible, low grains, not only for ukraine, but for the whole world. but there is a delicate for lensky says many more ships will be needed. turkey says as many as 3 ships will be able to go through the inspections daily. a human rights groups a calling for an independent inquiry into the death of at least 27 migrants on the spanish american border. a preliminary investigation, a bi morocco found that most of the victims probably suffocated when up to 2000

people tried to stall the border in may. here. in late june, the tiny spanish enclave of malea and stay with the european union's only land borders with africa. making them a focus for migrant refugees. t w reporter young phillips showed struggle to morocco incentives this report contains disturbing footage. ah moroccan border guards round up and attack people trying to get over the fence even know how that guy let violence in content in a situation with no solution for either side it's difficult to tell who was alive and who might be dead. a troon was there that day via the he to even in the floor. the heat use home. you know after you knock out you, if you don't know anything you come move they, they will leave you. if you can move,

there will heat you till you can move. we meet a troon in the derelict school in casablanca, where he's been living, he level serious accusations against the spanish police. he says he had already reached european territory where he was seeking asylum, but he maintains the officers forcibly deported him. they send you back to the morrow, kill. sometimes they allowed the morrow can police painter. in fact, to pull you out. local journalist javier on gusto was inside the spanish city of melia. when crowds stormed the border in june. he confirms a trans account to go get him out. with the medical more, i saw several dozen migrants managed to get over the bottle and know it out of ha alada. they will illegally devoted straight away, and i will about merkel me up with a didn't even have like johns to game asylum. josefina, when the spanish police simply send them back, there will be,

oh my record that's illegal. under international law, many of the migrants were from countries entitling them to refugee status in europe . we put the claims to the head of the regional government where there might be one or 2 cases that have been many attempts to get across the border. recently, we were all worried about the wall, rising green prices and the so, and people going hungry, or there are really consequences from all of that or less realty. i was totally been away. melia is a small city with a population of around $90000.00. it's one of the few european territories, which has a land border with africa. journalist javier says spain as happy to pay out millions to its african neighbors. to keep migrants back from its border merkel. i feel morocco basically does a dody wolf for us. we want to be seen as a beacon for human rights, but he yeah, yeah, who are able to hemp,

lucky in this fence, for example, was previously especially wishes type of raise a shot bob wire. i'm rights activists complained that the spanish took it down to that then with that, but then spin just paid morocco more money than with any money. and now exactly the same res offense has gone up on the other side. what would it be known in a level model? several spanish cities saw protests after the unrest on june 24. the interior minister now has to testify before the european parliament. but the prime minister pedro sanchez has praised the security forces on both sides. back in morocco, a true remains. undeterred. he's already tried 10 times to get into spain and he's ready for attempt number 11. i mean, reminder of our top story at this hour, nancy pelosi has left taiwan following a visit that's raised attentions with china. the u. s. how speakers that her country would help to tie one's ability to defend itself. china's retaliation

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