unleash on violet boss. and me imagine all these teachings will relevance to gandhi's legacy shorts. august 6th on dw. ah ah ah, this is d that when you news line from berlin, china steps up. it's military activity around taiwan, beijing puts on its biggest show of force around the island in decades following of controversial visit by us house speaker. nancy pelosi also coming up below fees visit cast, a shadow over

a summit of the association of south east asian nations in cambodia. the regional block calls for d escalation to avoid a quote miscalculation and serious confrontation. ah, i'm to go further. it's good to have you with us. china is stepping up. it's military activity around taiwan as tensions rise following the u. s. house speaker nancy pelosi visit beijing is currently carrying out its biggest show of force around taiwan. in decades the government in taipei says it scrambled jets to warn off chinese aircraft that entered its air defense zone. a number of taiwanese ministry websites have come under cyber attack. pelosi left taiwan pledging washington's iron clad commitment to defending democracy there. 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 stopover was kept deliberately ambiguous, amid stock 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 of some very crowd came to taiwan to make unequivocally clear, will not abandon our commitment to taiwan. and we are proud of our enduring friendship. today the world safe is the choice between democracy and autocracy. americans determination to preserve democracy here in taiwan and around the world. we may, iron clad, beijing's response was furious. panel shoot us or what pillows he has done this by

no means a defense or protection of democracy, but a provocation and violation of china sovereignty and territorial integrity. it seems 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 is 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 came facing deliberately highland military thread. what i want was 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, the hotel you? i used to china threats my feel numb. i don't feel particularly nervous, but i think that the media is exaggerating the matter. yet he had young 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 beijing. earlier we spoke to the de leon joyce lee and taiwan, who gave us the latest regarding beijing's military drills. so chinese navy shapes and military aircraft crossed the taiwan strait median lines several times to day. the drill was initially planned fall to last for 3 days until sunday, but the p l a and now is today that they will extend the drill for one more day

until monday. and are they at at one more shown full ally, 5 trios. so that's a total of 7 songs right now, including an area just 20 kilometers from the south and city. how show up. china often holds military drills in the taiwan strait. but what we're seeing now is something else entirely, isn't it? why exactly are these lead? is exercises, so worrying what the true is unprecedented. this is the 1st time beijing tries to and circle with the i then like this. it's worth noting that on china, us social media wave will and we chad. chinese citizens have express huge disappointment at beijing's lack of action to stop hello see from visiting taiwan. many were expecting to p l a to shoot her playing down, but it didn't happen. of course, the public discontent is a huge blow to seizing things authority, especially when he's under pressure to look strong ahead of

a party meeting later this year. many fear the pressure coup, chromed china to take it even tougher measures against taiwan. and the drew could be practicing for a future invasion. the association of southeast asian nations is meeting in cambodia capital, non pen, china, and the u. s. are also joining the summit. the meeting has been overshadowed by nancy pelosi visit to taiwan a z and chair combo dea has urged all sides to de escalate tension in the taiwan strait. original block warned on thursday that there could be a quote miscalculation and serious confrontation. richard tay darien is a political scientist and has written extensively about china's relations with south east asian nations. and i asked him earlier, how much the tensions over in taiwan could possibly overshadow that meeting? well, it's element of geography, right? i mean, taiwan is actually perched at the interest of nor does asian solid is asia. you

know, the philippines, the northern versions of philippines are separate from ty, one by just, you know, a very narrow street and is on street or in number of countries in the region, thailand, philippines, which are us street, the allies. some are partners like singapore who could be dragged into a con, think if something happens. now, both taiwan and china have very robust economic relationship with a lot of condition to region. taiwan is a global semiconductor superpower. so what happens start with effect? also, supply chains around the regions, i think again, will do its best to come up with the statement. and at the same time on the sidelines, informally engage or trying to us and other parties to ensure that the situation will not get worse than it is. i think there's a lot of understanding china has to put on some show too. so to, you know, to express the displeasure, but it has to be calibrated and not get out of control. because then you are going to be in a very soft tissue ation and lose this forever. what you have had an eye on china for quite some time now now basing launched what may be the largest ever military

exercises and circling taiwan. did you expect this? oh yeah, i mean up the ideal, she jumping not doing anything at all. it was completely out of question. right. i mean, he repeatedly, warren biden, and a us not to play with fire. right. and, and trying to doesn't one week, i mean, she drinking space economic slowdown at home. he's expected to get a 3rd there. me office later. he's here all but those are the reasons for him to show something in return. i mean, to show a level of strength, but at the same time, i don't think she didn't things looking for massive conflict. and you know, if, if there's a perceived us we ought to look at his in 1995, 1996. no. all when a we had the last time, there was a major conflict in the 5 on streets during that period when china was actually way weaker than the united states compared to day. and they had a less nation is either like, shooting being compared to the day that time did the chinese went as far as firing missiles close to the shores of taiwan?

i don't think we're there yet. so yes, the situation is warring in the south china sea ordering there on taiwan there. you're so lucky for economic sanctions, but we have to keep things into perspective. we're still not even at the loan of the 199596 taiwan street crisis. and we don't want to even get there force or we don't want to get there. and you say that teaching paint doesn't want to get there . but many observers believe that an escalation, either by choice or by accident, is only a matter of time. so would you share that assessment? yes, that is why it's extremely important and is in france a bite on his station has also been doing that. the super activate the communication channels on both military and civilian level. because i think there's an anticipation that the probability for accidental cautious or some major incident is increasing by the day. and even if the nice below the situation did not create a word or 3, i think this is just an opening salvo in a very perilous episode. and us china relations as forest i. one is concern. and in

the meantime, you can see even we didn't die one, they're increasing divisions on this visits. and some people are asking whether we want that this kind of expression of support by us. because they could still get a lot of support because nancy pelosi visited them and provoking this kind of response from china. interesting stuff, richard had erin, thank you so much. that's. i'll get you up to speed on some other stories making headlines around the world today. you and secretary general antonio terrace, has urged governments to introduce special taxes on the profits of oil and gas companies. as comments come after, some of the world's biggest energy firms posted record quarterly profits driven by searching energy prices. gutierrez said, it was a moral for companies to profit from the crisis. the government of hon. doris has deployed the military to help eradicate coca plantations in the countries north. east 5 people were arrested as soldiers cut down thousands of plants growing and the mountainous cologne region authorities say the operation is part of

a policy to stop honduras from becoming a cocaine. producing country authorities are blaming arsonist or a wildfire in north western spain. the blaze started in the autonomous region of galicia. spain is having its worst year on record for wild fires, and has lost more land to them than any other country in europe. emergency services are at the scene of a large fire in berlin's gruen about forest. the blaze broke out at a police munitions depot with a fire service reporting, a number of explosions, authority say some 15000 square meters of wooded area are burning uncontrollably with a heat wave complicating fire fighting efforts of perimeter has been set up in case of further explosions and flying debris, the detonation side houses, munitions, and fireworks among other explosives. a fire fighting helicopter has been requested at the german army is also on site. the fire has disrupted road and rail traffic.

and for more were joined now by the w. corresponded am i know shes who's in the area of the fire a minute that we're hearing that firefighters can't get to the blaze because it's too dangerous. what more information do you have? exactly. nicole in the early hours of the morning, the firefighters are here in berlin. grin of ours were cold on the side of a fire, the fire started and then explosions are actually several detonations followed in an ammunition depot here and because of those ammunitions and because of the risk of having further explosions. well, firefighters are here who are here. well, they cannot excess this side of the fire. you've mentioned it. there's at least 15000 square meters of forest which are burning. these could go up to 20 square 1000 square meters as things as stand. but it's a very volatile situation with

a spokesman. the spokesperson, are all defy fighters are telling me earlier a doctor, there was a paramita of a 1000 meters around the fire to, you know, to also protect firefighters or a da cannot go closer because of the risk of de breeze or from any possible a further explosion, so a very volatile situation indeed. and i grew nevada's berlin city forest, but also home to over 10000 people. how's this affecting them? well, the situation as it stands again doesn't represent a banjo for residents here in grid of odd for their homes. they haven't been asked to create so far. what they have been asked to do though, is to not come to that for a so all the entrances, all the path leading to the forest are of course cordoned off with these offices.

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