and the most recent american editor, richard walker jones be now from jenman. richard, from where you are, give us a sense of the scale of the threat. the tie ones facing yet will be rash. there really is a sense at the moment that the threat from china is as big as his ever been. and that there's a sense of a potential kind of moment of truth approaching down the line. but just to give you a little bit of seen setting, 1st of all of where i am here, i'm on an island actually called little jin man, which is offered gen man. this cluster of islands are controlled by taiwan very close to the chinese mainland. and if you just look behind me across the bay here through the haze, you can see the chinese city of sharman across the water. less than 5 kilometers, just like you said, it really it's it feel so close at these islands, jim and they're no stranger to the china threat. so at the very end of the civil war, 1949. the p. a lay a we're, we're landing on these shores trying to take these islands at the very end of the civil war. and you still see these spikes, the

i'm joined in the studio by d to lease chief international editor, richard walker. i and in taipei, we have south some, han dw correspondent covering this story for us. so i want to begin with you. can you give us an update with the latest from taipei on this visit? as you have mentioned shortly after nancy pelosi lenders, she issue a press release to her office announcing her visit to taiwan. joso said the visit to town is in keeping with that your united face commitment to support. how has democracy pelosi now has on safely arrive at the hotel outside the hotel, hundreds of people were shouting, welcome to taiwan to her holding different welcome in size. but there were also small clashes between the tie wine and pendant supporters and people who support unification with china and on taipei one o one. we can see lighting of the word tie, one in the u. s. and the red heart between them. the atmosphere is rather calm and peaceful, gave a warm reception. in that case, richard, this trip has been so controversial. what do we know about polos these motives to go to tie

standing by for us at the airport, awaiting policies, arrival and with me here in the studio is richard walker, our chief international editor. thank you so much, both for your analysis. richard, i want to start with you, and we've heard from the biden administration that they did not want nancy pelosi to go on this trip. why is she taking it? despite those warnings, the messages have been little bit makes from the by the ministration. so the most recent comment from the but the administration from the spokesperson for the national security council and white house really trying to tone things down saying that a trip like this has happened before 25 years ago in the late 1990 that that passed pretty much without incident that policy has every right to go there that many us lawmakers go there and calling on the chinese not to kind of blow this out of proportion. but we do know that behind the scenes, the by ministration has been concerned about this and has been trying to persuade polosa not to go ahead with this trip which had been planned for some time. she wanted to go in april, but a positiv

and we have the w t f international editor richard walker here in the studio for more analysis. hi richard. and can you tell us what nancy pelosi is? motivation is to visit ty pay. now, i mean, even the biden administration doesn't seem particularly happy about the fact that she's potentially visiting time. yeah, it's funny to watch the bike ministrations position on this because in the most recent public comments made by the spokes person for the, for the national security council, he was really emphasizing that to she has every right to go there. the speaker of the house is haven't done that before back in the 990 s. and that, that, that went pretty but passed without incident and trying to play down this and, and suggest that the chinese have been overreacting. but there is reporting that in, in recent weeks the administration has been very concerned about this is behind the scenes been trying to persuade nancy pelosi not to go. and she was trying to go in april, but then we tested positive cove it so so that this got pushed back. and essentially the argument kind of boils dow

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

dw richard walker reporting for us from taipei. thank you. let's turn our attention now to some of the other stories making headlines. this our election officials in angola, se early results from the general election put the ruling ampio lay party in a strong lead with 33 percent of the ballads counted, the party has more than 60 percent of the vote. but and goal main opposition party alleges that the initial count is unreliable. the school police chief of you all day taxes has been fired for his mishandling of a mass shooting in may. security forces were heavily criticized for a standing by for more than an hour. as 19 children and 2 teachers were shot dead inside the elementary school. the widow of basketball stark will be. bryant has been awarded $16000000.00 over a graphic photos taken at the site of the helicopter crash which killed her husband and daughter. vanessa bryant sued los angeles county after deputies and firefighters share the images in unofficial settings. severe drought conditions in the us state of texas have drawn up a riv

all is a pleasure talking to you and did others steve international after richard walker recently spoke in depth with in bron con about the political tensions in pakistan. you can find that interview on our youtube channel at the dublin years. ah, there's growing tension in china over hundreds of thousands of unfinished homes across the country that have left buyers high and dry. it's prompted many to stop making mortgage payments altogether. further, fueling the slow down in the countries realistic sect up. most home buyers are left facing a nightmare scenario, the lack of a home, after having invested their life savings in the hopes of owning one them. as you approach this part of hon and province by train, you see it bears all the hallmarks of china's growing crisis in the distance unfinished construction projects scattered across the city. this is ju medea, a city of around 7000000 people in southern, had an province meacham bought a home here in 2018 for just over half a 1000000 new on equivalent of around 75000 euros. the developer was meant to complete the project in 2020, but ra

standing by for us at the airport, awaiting policies, arrival and with me here in the studio is richard walker, our chief international editor. thank you so much, both for your analysis. richard. i want to start with you and we've heard from the biden administration that they did not want nancy pelosi to go on this trip. why is she taking it, despite those warnings? what the messages have been little bit makes from the by the ministration. so the most recent comment from the but the administration.

the w said chief international editor richard walker has been speaking about china's reaction to the visit with charge aid affair in germany. john june. we has young funeral doctor see me that mister jones. thank you very much for speaking with amelia shyness. in our large military maneuvers around ty was in response to nancy pelosi visit that nancy pelosi can you please explain why china so angry about this is because she knows all written liberties and you know, before the frog of unfolded her before i answer your question, i want to point out what miss bellows, he has done with her visit to ty was angry as to her. she has violated her own principle. i should bring people talking. she's violating the 3 communication between china and the united states. and i me to be a to this also undermined the political basis of our relations on land undermined chinese territorial integrity and sovereignty retired when to typical integrated went also very intense. and by doing so, she also endangered peace and security in the taiwan strait and the whole region. how nice casa went. dear kentucky,

standing by for us at the airport, i would be in the studio is dw chief international editor richard walker ritual come to you in just a 2nd. a zachary, i want to begin with you 1st and just ask you, do we have any official confirmation of policies visit yet? yes. actually, we have the latest information. this is cram type believe the type of confirm that nancy pelosi were arrived at the airport at 10 p. m local time, which is actually a few minutes ago. we haven't seen any meaning for here yet, but you can see behind me there's a lot of police officers and also security team here are deployed near tape here airport as well. we can see some people here. they are showing their support for nancy pelosi in the actually will come me and as they pull out this be the entire p . so we are now taking her bid her staff over here in taylor. okay. standing by waiting for it to arrive any minute. now, i'm richard. why would nancy pelosi take this trip now? it's been clear that the biden administration has not been happy about it. many of the top leadership have urged her not to go on this trip. so why

richard walker, thank you very much for coming in.o the pale blue, again, not much if anything to write home about. we do have some rain at the moment, pouring down across parts of eastern and southern scotland this morning. we have all these thunderstorms coming up from most funded and lying in the south—west initially as we go through the day, if anything are buzzing in wales, the thunderstorms will be more widespread than yesterday but it will be hit as mis—as to whether or not you get one but if you do, like yesterday, it could well lead to some issues with flash floods. the rain clears from eastern scotland, leaving a lot of clout behind it, a lot of cloud for northern england and at times a bit of cloud for western scotland and northern ireland but we should have some bright skies. a keen northerly breeze, it will feel cooler than yesterday. temperatures i2 breeze, it will feel cooler than yesterday. temperatures 12 to 24 degrees. into this evening and overnight we hang onto these thunderstorms through the course of the night. c

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