my colleague got exclusive access to foxcon's chairman.of the guard at taiwan's national revolutionary martyrs shrine, this is an island always been on edge, a self—rule with democratic elections, but china sees it as a rebel region that must be reunited with the mainland by force, if necessary. that has led to companies like foxcon headquartered in taiwan having to re—evaluate their options. your operations are headquartered here, you are a vital part of the taiwanese economy. what is the business contingency plan here? the diversification _ contingency plan here? the diversification is _ contingency plan here? tue: diversification is one contingency plan here? tte: diversification is one way is a business, as a ceo, i had to think about what if the worst case happened? so we are doing something, some bcp planning, hopefully it will not happen, but we had to be prepared. foxcon's success has been leveraging the relationship between the us and china over the last few decades, manufacturing in east for in the west. by its own admission, fox

foxcon's balancing act between _ components. foxcon's balancing act between east _ components.between east and _ components. foxcon's balancing act between east and the - components. foxcon's balancing act between east and the west | act between east and the west plays out every morning. the ancient art of tai chi helps maintain flexibility and balance, headquartered in taiwan, and caught between the us and china, foxcon has had to learn to be fluid and nimble to survive. you can catch that full interview on the bbc this weekend. finally, shares of space tourism firm virgin the lack michael to go on a tower, after the company said it had its long—awaited space commercial flight service later this month. is planned between the 22 the 30th ofjune. is unknown how much tickets will cost but this is a long—awaited milestone for the company, after it was founded in 200a. before we go, a quick look at the decay, because it is down after having a red—hot season — nikkei. the bank ofjapan is expected to announce what they plan to do with interest rates. that's all we have for you. bye f

this factory is run by foxcon, a company that is truly a global player.keep your smart phone and laptop going. by its own admission, foxcon likes to keep a low profile, but even if you have not heard of the company itself, you probably would have seen one of these, the iphone. each iphone contains hundreds of components, and foxcon makes around 60% of them. from things like the camera module to the connectors in the device and even the back of the phone. foxcon's has built its porch and manufacturing in china and taiwan, providing the essentials for modern life in the west and it is now breaking into the electric vehicle market, but tensions between the us and china over taiwan could mean there is not a clear road ahead for foxcon. their production lines and access to the technology could be under threat and that's what's on the mind of the chairman, who has given the bbc his first international interview. your operations are headquartered here, you are a vital part of the taiwanese economy. what is the taiwanese economy. what is the business contingency

some of these companies, apple, for example, we have seen recently opening up stores in india, and foxcon its supply chain parts to india. how worried should china be that these geopolitical tensions are getting in the way of their own economic prosperity? well, i think they should be worried because the word on the street is "diversification", and i think if you are a us company in particular, you do not want to put all your eggs in the china basket. you want to diversify and make sure that you have multiple sources of supply and multiple markets to sell to. wendy, you are a former diplomat and a negotiator. so what is going on on the sidelines, and how would you measure success for this visit? i think it will be very important to see whether indeed secretary blinken its an audience with the chinese president today in beijing. i think it's like that he will because i think that china has an interest like the us in stabilising the relationship. and the president of china is planning on visiting the us in november for the meeting. and he will want a very smooth and positive meeting in the

into a socket golf merger meant to bring rivals together but has sparked anti—trust concerns, and foxconnterview with its chairman. 11 welcome to asia business report, i am monica miller. it was a movement to bring together two rivals, but it was also a merger that shocked the golfing world. that tie up between the pga tour, de p2, and the saudi backed