the democratic progressive party she's won a large majority campaigning on protecting taiwan's independence against threats from beijing the main opposition candidate hun kulu conceded defeat he had advocated for closer ties with china to improve trite. let's bring in our correspondents phoebe kong in taipei and. in the chinese capital beijing with you how it's being people how have people been reacting to the results . coming through. there was. it was it was all you know we don't. really. know was. there i was right because. i was. i want to thank those that don't want me. but based on it really even. on. what. i want to see. so history broken today in taiwan let's go to you president sighs 9 for her tough stance against china what's going to happen to that relationship in light of what's happened today in taiwan. during the past 4 years beijing has made very clear its dislike for sighing when it has ramped up pressure on taiwan on various issues cut back the number of mainland tourists coming to taiwan luring away some of the few diplomatic allies that taiwan has. putting up economic pre

how a main challenger on who are you trying when it comes from the independence minded democratic progressive party on core you is from the opposition woman tongue which advocates closer ties with china these opposing stances have defined electoral politics in taiwan since that 1990 s. but it's on the taiwanese island kinman just about 5 kilometers from china at its closest point that you can really see the influence that china has on taiwan did a lot of fun and phoebe kong filed this report from there. this is the border of taiwan but the chinese flare is here we're on cayman island where you ok tional only see the flats of political rivals china and taiwan flying side by side. one cooperative project is the stress of war which stores water pumps from china that helps fill some of needs in 2018 cumin turn to china to receive persistent water shortages. manages the waterworks here for him interaction it's more than just department ships it's everyday life. there's a chinese idiom says a close neighbor is more helpful than distant family the pipeline is groundbreaking eases cross straight hostility

unofficial early results show incumbent president in win in the lead to win a 2nd term democratic progressive party campaigned on protecting taiwan's independence against threats from china. do you say 2 large bushfires have merged forming a massive inferno that crosses state lines in the country's southeast conditions have eased in recent days allowing 5 is there a chance to conduct a back burning the australian military has sent water trucks water tanks to refuel fire trucks in rural areas. and the oil rich sultanate of amman has a new rule the former culture minister tariq has been sworn in as sultan he replaces his cousin. who died at age 79 after a 50 year reign the new sultan is expected to maintain a month's policy of noninterference in regional affairs. german chancellor angela merkel is in moscow today for talks with russian president vladimir putin the leaders are expected to discuss ukraine and bilateral relations but their talks are also likely to focus on the middle east the russian president has been working to cement his country's influence in the region by presenting himself as a me

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. >> earlier this month, taiwan's president won a second determine and the democratic progressive party kept its majority in the legislature. next, taiwan's representative to the u.s. and house foreign affairs committee member ted yoho look at what this means for the u.s.-taiwan relations. [inaudible conversations] >> had he will -- hello and welcome, i'm walter loemann director of studies at the heritage foundation. i appreciate you all coming out. thank you. i particularly want to thank you russell and the taiwan global parting -- partnering on this program. and there was an election over the weekend. judging by the turnout, perhaps you did. at the outset i just wanted to say a couple of words about the elections in taiwan on saturday and just a couple and turn it over to our guests and panel speakers to offer some real insight. first of all, i think that the election says more about taiwan than it says about anything else. and i only highlight that because i think we all are immediately moving to what this means for china. you know, for all practical purposes, all practical purposes,

official early results show incumbent president citing one in the lead to win a 2nd term her democratic progressive partycampaigned on protecting taiwan's independence against threats from china the main opposition party headed by hand q you had advocated for closer ties with china to improve trade. correspondent phebe kong has been following the election in taipei she says the results of this vote will have a big impact on taipei's relations with beijing. poe's up close already up to 8 hours of both saying across taiwan about us not being counted to determine taiwan the next leader will have one of the incumbent presidents high in what they pay for her free election comes up some but i've already hear. waiting result this lonely and election to pick the man i love. my friend. the same way so let's let this make the jump that high 100 greatest on the way but on the run the arrival hung. around his supporters in. time one of the ways down the road goes down to the choices made by nitin how well these are not the media's taiwanese photos. i think it was about beijing and the well because this will be a lim

large and powerful niva china supporters began celebrating as early results showed her democratic progressive party had won a comfortable majority campaigned on protecting taiwan's independence against threats from china the main opposition candidate. conceded defeat he had advocated for closer ties with china to improve tracked. well let's bring in our correspondents phoebe kong in taipei and in beijing hi phoebe how have been people have people been reacting to the results today. you know. where they laugh they campaign rally. as one. of our own on that story line with just a few minutes later has some say on the presidential election the web is a must seek or 1st 2nd and they think the supporters here i want this is a clear mandate on high it was tough stance on the prostrate nations their policy where one half the size of taiwan who sovereignty over leading the operation in beijing and they also. know that they know it in the engine that is hina and they reach and lows and highs and they. just like not to say like they. may think but let me see how in taiwan they have barry i like what i said s

won a secondident term and the democratic progressive party kept its majority in the legislature.his will review what this means for u.s.-taiwan relations. congressman ted yoho of florida is part of the panel. live coverage here on c-span. >> i am so glad we could work this out. there was an election over the

president tsai ing—wen's party, the democratic progressive party supports formal independence for taiwanrelations with china. 0ur taipei correspondent cindy sui looks at one key factor that could influence the outcome. this mansion sits majestically in the city. its owner is a family whose ancestors moved to taiwan from south—eastern china in the 18th century. derek is the ninth generation in his family. his family history is filled with loyalty and service to china, starting with the typing rebellion in the 19th century when the family patriarch sided with the government. later ancestors prevented french troops from taking over taiwan, trying to maintain chinese culture during japanese colonial rule and built up the republic of china. they saw themselves as chinese, do you see yourself as chinese, taiwanese or both? i think it is both. because we cannot get rid of, i am not a chinese, cannot. 0n the campaign trail, president tsai ing—wen said the mainland is a threat to taiwan's way of life. at temples like this one, the deities she prays to may be from chinese culture, but she insists

presidential your actions one interesting point of observation was actually whether the governing democratic progressive party could maintain its absolute majority in the legislature and in fact it is to do rivals it 161 the candidates are in the 113 seats legislature storage as if there's a bit of a delay on. line but thank you very much for that let's go to wendy in beijing and andy a quite clear big u.s. message then coming from the people of taiwan no closer links with china no to one country 2 systems policy that have been advocated by president xi. well i'm not sure that that we can make that tied a link between these 2 notions clearly the selection was a big win for. one i would question a little bit at least perhaps that this is such a categorical rejection ventral reunification with china so this is one of the election i would agree that what has happened in hong kong has had an influence on the electorial dynamics in taiwan but i would question to that what happened in hong kong versus the narrative in the mainstream western media or 2 very separate things and i think that what has taken hold and ha

supporters of the democratic progressive party tend to favour moves towards outright independence whereaslly prefer closer relations with beijing. cindy sui is in taipei for us — i asked her how voting was going. about two hours when the polling station opened. the crowd has thinned out a little bit. people are still very eagerly coming into polling stations like this one throughout taiwan and patiently waiting for their chance to vote. they brought their id cards and are turning in their mobile phones and going into rooms like this one — classrooms, actually, in this middle school — to cast their ballot. they have a very, very tough decision to make. they have to decide whether they believe in tsai ing—wen‘s message that china is a threat and taiwan should keep a distance from mainland china, or mayor han kuo—yu message that taiwan needs china and needs it economically, and to ensure peace between the two sides. they have to make this very tough decision. i've covered many elections in taiwan and no other election has made china such a central issue. part of the reason is that because of

supporters of the democratic progressive party tend to favour moves towards outright independence whereashe kuo—min—tang generally prefer closer relations with beijing. however, concerns about the economy have complicated the picture for many voters. for more on this i'm joined from the capital, taipei, by our reporter, cindy sui. that is a very long and very patient line of voters behind you. how are things going? it was actually much longer earlier this morning. about two hours when the polling station opened. the crowd has thinned out a little bit. people are still very eagerly coming into polling stations like this one throughout taiwan and patiently waiting for their chance to vote. they brought their id cards and are turning in their mobile phones and going into rooms like this one, classrooms actually in this one, classrooms actually in this middle school. to cast their ballot. they have a very, very tough decision to make. have to decide whether they believe in tsai ing—wen‘s message that china is a threat and taiwan should keep a distance from mainland china or may oui’ distance

tsai's democratic progressive party also retained a majority in the 113-seat legislature. tsai warned china usespeech, force to seize control o taiwan, which beijing views as a renegade provinc tsai holds a law doctorate from the london school of economics, and advocates strong relations with the united states. in southeast australia, two wildfires merged and became what firefighters aring a "mega-fire" last night. this new fire has ready burned more than 1.5 million res. weather conditions were mder day, but there is no heavy fiin forecast. officials say ths are going to continue for weeks since ey began in september, bushfires throughout australia have burned an area larger than at least 26 people have died. >> sreenivasan: iraq' s government is demanding that u.s. tros leave the country in the wake of the killing of an iranian general, an iraqi other iraqis last week.everal yesterday, secretary of state mike pompeo said the u.s. will not wraitbut is open to discussions. there have been violent protests against both the u.s. and iran in the past few days two iraqi journa

president tsai ing—wen‘s party, the democratic progressive party supports formal independence for taiwankmt party, wants closer relations with china. 0ur taipei correspondent cindy sui looks at one key factor that could influence the outcome. this mansion sits majestically in the city. its owner is a family whose ancestors moved to taiwan from south—eastern china in the 18th century. derek is the ninth generation in his family. his family history is filled with loyalty and service to china, starting with the typing rebellion in the 19th century when the family patriarch sided with the government. later ancestors prevented french troops from taking over taiwan, trying to maintain chinese culture during japanese colonial rule and built up the republic of china. they saw themselves as chinese, do you see yourself as chinese, taiwanese or both? i think it is both. yourself as chinese, taiwanese or both? ithink it is both. because yourself as chinese, taiwanese or both? i think it is both. because we cannot get rid of, i am not a chinese, cannot. on the campaign trail, president tsai ing—wen

when and how a main challenger for you sign in when comes from the independent minded democratic progressive party but her rival is from the opposition which advocates closer ties with china so how do people in taiwan view their neighboring superpower. phoebe kong sent us this report from the taiwanese island of kin men which is just off the coast of china. this is the border of taiwan but this time is this here we are on cayman island ok tional the political rivals china and taiwan. one cooperative project is the stress of war which stores water pumps from china that helps fill some of. it 2018 human target china to resolve persistent water shortages well suits manages the water works here for him interaction it's more than just the policy shapes it's everyday life. there's a chinese idiom says a close neighbor is more helpful than distant family the pipeline is ground breaking cross street hostility and sets a precedent to connect our electricity grids or even build a bridge in the future we want friends instead of enemies many of. them are likely not the majority of taiwanese. the parliamentary

i saw in her pro independence democratic progressive party led the charge against chinese pledges of reunification iran or egypt or whatever the taiwanese people reject the one country 2 systems model we respect democracy and our sovereign rights as the president of taiwan i must deal with the cross trade relations according to the will of the people. size main competition on quo you called and congratulated her a few hours after the polls closed he and his party strategy with china was engagement it's a big victory for the side when and the d.p.p. yes because it means another 4 years in the president's office but it also sends a strong message across the straits of taiwan the majority of the people here want this island to remain independent from china and they think she's the president to do it with the added importance of this election nearly 75 percent of eligible voters turned out more than the last 2 presidential elections you know where you are going to people of my age the threat from china could not have been more real just time. where there was pressure from china there was

reelection but then came a lifeline from an unexpected source china giving her and her democratic progressive party a new hope. the crackdown on the pro-democracy protesters in hong kong shifted the political rhetoric in taiwan. many grew concerned about china's growing influence he says beijing ramped up pressure on the island and president sadat. the younger generation born into an autonomy and democratic taiwan see this election as about something much more than selecting leaders education a stand against china's one country 2 systems policy. this time this election is no action to choose which president or legislators but those say alexion is an election to choose whether to and that's going to be a part of china or be independent country some see the election reaching through generations and the island at an existential crossroads it was about taiwan's policy toward china it is about our own body. the 1st political party of modern taiwan woman tang or candy is led by hans will you he said the path to glory for taiwan is not just on cd the d.p.p. but warmer ties with china. the opposition came

. >> over the weekend taiwan's president won a second term in the democratic progressive party kept its majority in the legislator. next, taiwan's representative to the u.s. and house foreign affairs committee member look at what the elections mean for u.s., taiwan relations. >> hello. welcome everyone. i'm director of the asian studies center here at the heritage foundation. i appreciate all of you coming out. thank you. i particularly want to think russell and global taiwan institute for partnering with us on this program today. i'm glad we could work this out. there was a little election over the weekend

the victory of the democratic progressive party is seen as a rejection of beijing's push for the ones. let's head over to taipei where stephen engle is standing by. thisuch of a problem is for beijing? is it a really big deal for xi or just a bump in the road? stephen: no, it is a big deal because we have made a lot out of what is happening in hong kong but the ultimate prize for beijing under very proposed one country, two systems is taiwan. get taiwan back in the fold. many people have spoken to say what happened in hong kong over the last six months has been punctuated by this resounding landslide elective victory for a second term of the independent-minded democratic progressive party is a defeat for beijing's one china policy. taiwan has rejected that policy of one china. she wants the status quote. she is not calling for independence. she says the way it is going is essentially independence. that really resonated with a lot of the people who saw what is happening in hong kong and said we don't want a repeat of that there. we are also here in the financial district of taipei. ne

independence is likely to win a 2nd term let's go live to scott hydro who is outside the democratic progressive party's headquarters in taipei the counting has begun and i know there's been celebrations where you are the morning party headquarters tell us about the already results for us. you know the early results these are exit poll figures that the g.d.p. of the ruling party has started to trickle out over the last few hours right now they are saying that there are over $5000000.00 votes and the opposition is 3500000 so obviously a pretty substantial lead there to put into context 4 years ago that she had to be on the d.v.d. one once they got close to 7000000 now what's going to be interesting because of the importance as you underlined the importance of this election because it's widely viewed as a referendum on i want a relationship with china they're expecting eternal figures to be higher so that means that the number they need to get the cross over and to victory is gone also going to be higher so we're kind of trying to figure out exactly where we are in that interim and obviously as soon as th

reelection but then came a lifeline from an unexpected source china giving her and her democratic progressive party a new hope. to crackdown on the pro-democracy protesters and hong kong shifted the political rhetoric in taiwan. many grew concerned about china's growing influence he says beijing ramped up pressure on the island and president sadat. the younger generation born into an autonomy and democratic taiwan see this election as about something much more than selecting leaders education a stand against china's one country 2 systems policy. this time this election is no action to choose which president or legislators but those so it's a action is an election to choose whether a toy and it's going to be a part of china or be independent country some see the election reaching through generations and the island at an existential crossroads it was about how one's policy toward china it is about our own bodies. the 1st political party of modern taiwan woman tang or candy is led by hans will you he said the path to glory for taiwan is not just on cd the d.p.p. but warmer ties with china. the opposit

the democratic progressive party's candidate who was against mainland china rule won a second term ind slide victory. >>> jury selection in the harvey weinstein sex crime trial will resume this week. the hope is that opening statements will now begin on january 22nd after plenty of courtroom drama last week. weinstein facing five sex crimes charges involving two women. he has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges and denies all allegations of nonconsensual sex. joining me now, cynthia alksne. it would be hard to find someone not familiar with the weinstein allegations. what challenges are both sides facing? >> it's going to be hard to find somebody who hasn't heard anything about it. if you find somebody in the jury pool who's never heard about this, you don't want them anyway because they're living under a rock and they're not the kind of person you're looking for. >> let me ask you, i would think they want someone who has absolutely no opinion on this. >> no. people who aren't engaged in the world, i'm not interested in people who are not engaged in the world. i would be afraid o

i saw in her pro independence democratic progressive party led the charge against chinese pledges of reunification iran or egypt or whatever the taiwanese people reject the one country 2 systems model we respect democracy and our sovereign rights as the president of taiwan i must deal with the cross trade relations according to the will of the people. sized main competition hon quo you called and congratulated her a few hours after the polls closed he and his party strategy with china was engagement it's a big victory for sign when and the d.p.p. yes because it means another 4 years in the president's office but it also sends a strong message across the straits of taiwan the majority of the people here want this island to remain independent from china and they think she's the president to do it with the added importance of this election nearly 75 percent of eligible voters turned out more than the last 2 presidential elections you know what you are going to people of my age the threat from china could not have been more real just time. where there is pressure from china there is resi

for reunification it's called hodler is live outside the democratic progressive party's headquarters in time this wasn't a surprise call the opinion polls were telling us this is going this was going to happen give us a sense of what's happening there around you right now. right now there's a press conference going on the big screen behind me and we're outside hundreds thousands have gathered out here supporters of sign one and the d.p.p. ruling party and they've been out there for hours what we're seeing now is a press conference that's being held inside the party headquarters and then later she'll come out and address the crowd herself now obviously a lot of the themes that are coming out in this press conference yes exactly was expected that she was she and the party the d.p.p. were going to win this election but they won handedly in fact they broke a record she broke a record of the most votes ever for president so really kind of resoundingly message coming from the people of taiwan on this election day and she reiterated some of the main points some of the feelings as to why the

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won a secondident term and the democratic progressive party kept its majority in the legislature. this will review what this means for u.s.-taiwan relations. congressman ted yoho of florida is part of the panel. live coverage here on c-span. >> i am so glad we could work this out. there was an election over the weekend. i do not know of everyone noticed, but judging by the turnout perhaps you did. outset, i wanted to say a couple words about the election in taiwan on saturday, just a couple, and then turned over -- turn it over to our panel speakers to offer insight. first, i think that the election says more about taiwan then it says about anything else. that only highlight because i think we all are immediately moving to what it means for china. for all practical purposes, taiwan is not a part of china. why do we move immediately to talk about what this means for china? what it means most is that taiwan values the same things the rest of the free world values. it has conducted its seventh residential election -- presidential election. it is getting to be such a normal thing that

. >> earlier this month, taiwan's president won a second determine and the democratic progressive partypt its majority in the legislature. next, taiwan's representative to the u.s. and house foreign affairs committee member ted yoho look at what this means for the u.s.-taiwan relations. [inaudible conversations]

. >>> over the weekend, taiwan's president won a second term and the democratic progressive party kept its majority in the legislature. next, taiwan's representative to the u.s. and house foreign affairs committee member looks at what the relations mean for u.s.-taiwan relations. >> hello. welcome everyone. i'm walter logan. i'm director of the asian studies center here at the heritage foundation. i really appreciate all of you coming out, thank you. i want to thank rustle shou for partnering with us on this program today. i'm so glad we could work this out. you know, there was a little election over the weekend. i don't know if everyone noticed, but judging by the turnout, perhaps you did. you know, at the outset here i just want to say a couple of things about the elections in taiwan on saturday, just a couple, and turn it over to our guests and our panel speakers to offer real advice on it, real insight. first of all, i think that the election says more about taiwan than it says about anything else. i not only highlight that because i think we all are immediately moving to what this

the democratic progress party is seen as a rejection of beijing's push for one country, two systems.o joins us from taipei. what are the implications in the region for hong kong and beyond? stephen: the electorate in taiwan obviously found a kindred spirit with the protests in hong kong. reaffirmingd the rejecting one country, two systems for taiwan because of what has happened in hong kong. the people here took that to heart and they voted in favor of her party overwhelmingly. turnout in total, 8 million plus votes, a record for taiwan, so clearly it is a rebuff of the basic -- beijing overtures saying they want to reunify at all time -- all costs but the taiwanese are saying no. tom: 110 miles wide, the straight between taiwan and china. how important for taiwan right now is it for the u.s. navy to show their flag in those 110 miles? taiwan's confidence comes from having the backing of the united states but interestingly at this time as donald trump is about to sign a trade deal perhaps as early as wednesday with china, he has remained fairly quiet on this perhaps not toy, ruffle t