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ishigaki is close to two volatile frontiers taiwan and its growing tension with china and the senkakuing claims. translate: geographically speaking, we are very close to taiwan _ and southeast asia. we are in a situation where chinese ships are patrolling very closely. the equipment we have in terms of missile launches is for defending ourselves. it's not for attacking other countries. we're not looking for war. japan has not fired a single shot in battle since the end of world war two, but this country that has spent decades avoiding war might find itself being pulled into one. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, 0kinawa. i'm joined now byjeffrey hornung, senior political scientist at the rand corporation, a us based think tank and research institute. thank you forjoining us on newsday. firstly, if i may, ask you a question about the breaking news that the british prime minister rishi sunak and the japanese prime minister, signing this landmark global strategic parsnip. how significant is this? it is global strategic parsnip. how significant is this?— significant is this? it is really significa

ishigaki is close to two volatile frontiers taiwan and its growing tension with china and the senkakun and southeast asia. we are in a situation where chinese ships are patrolling very closely. the equipment we have in terms of missile launches is for defending ourselves. it�*s not for attacking other countries. we�*re not looking for war. japan has not fired a single shot in battle since the end of world war ii, but this country that has spent decades avoiding war might find itself being pulled into one. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, okinawa. jeffrey hornung is a senior political scientist at the rand corporation, a us based think tank and research institute, and he says the new landmark global strategic partnership between the uk and japan is highly significant. to date outside of the usjapan alliance, the most thatjapan has had with defense relations, the robustness has been with australia. japan, for years, has been looking to increase its defence ties with europe, uk among them. and so this is really a landmark agreement, the fact that they�*re taking their defence relationship to th

ishigaki is close to two volatile frontiers.d beijing claims. translation: the equipment we have in terms of missile launchers _ is for defending ourselves. it's not for attacking other countries. we are not looking for war. japan has not fired a single shot in battle since the end of world war ii but this country that has spent decades avoiding war might find itself being pulled into one. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, 0kinawa. britain's biggest food bank provider says donations of groceries are failing to match the demand for emergency parcels. the trussell trust says charities are having to top up stocks themselves, as rising food prices lead to increased demand for help. 0ur cost of living correspondent, kevin peachey reports. next number for your full house. for the residents of bensham court in gateshead the numbers have been grim. unlucky for some, 13. finances stretched, food prices nearly 20% higher than a year ago. no wonder these are the prizes at the weekly bingo session. a lot of things have gone up and if i never had fo

ishigaki is close to two volatile frontiers — taiwan and its growing tension with china and the senkakuijing claims. translate: geographically speaking, we are very close to taiwan and southeast asia. we are in a situation where chinese ships are patrolling very closely. the equipment we have in terms of missile launches is for defending ourselves. it's not for attacking other countries. we're not looking for war. japan has not fired a single shot in battle since the end of world war ii, but this country that has spent decades avoiding war might find itself being pulled into one. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, 0kinawa. let's get some of the day's other news now. montana has become the first state in the us to ban the chinese—owned video—sharing app tiktok, after governor greg gianforte signed into law a bill passed my montana's legislature last month. lawmakers are concerned that the chinese government could use the app for surveillance and accessing information. tiktok said in a statement that the ban infringed montanans' first amendment right to free speech. uber has announced that teenage

ishigaki is close to two volatile frontiers — taiwan and its growing tension with china and the senkakulate: geographically speaking, we are very close to taiwan _ and southeast asia. we are in a situation where chinese ships are patrolling very closely. the equipment we have in terms of missile launchers is for defending ourselves. it's not for attacking other countries. we're not looking for war. japan has not fired a single shot in battle since the end of world war ii, but this country that has spent decades avoiding war might find itself being pulled into one. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, okinawa. let's cross to our regional editor. lots to talk about. first of all, your assessment of the key issues on the agenda? is? your assessment of the key issues on the agenda?— the agenda? g7 agendas are always acked the agenda? g7 agendas are always packed with — the agenda? g7 agendas are always packed with lots _ the agenda? g7 agendas are always packed with lots of _ the agenda? g7 agendas are always packed with lots of issues. - the agenda? g7 agendas are always packed with lots of issues. t