very much wants to keep the south china sea and open waterway. uth china claims it is their territory. vietnam is on the south china sea and the u.s. is showing it supports the opening -- the openness of the south china sea, which would include vietnam's rights to do as it wishes in the south china sea, including oil and gas exploration. so the south china sea is very important. and on the others' line, the philippines has problems with china and the south china sea, with the united states, and the united states is conducting wargames right now. so all of that -- dareen: let's bring in natasha. the u.s. has military bases in the philippines, it's bolstered military corporation with taiwan . to what extent is their real comprehensive maritime security corporation right now between washington and hanoi and where do you see that heading to? natasha: it is increasing aggressiveness with taiwan and would china take accident taiwan, and it is concerning not just to the u.s. and taiwan but also other countries in the region, including vietnam. so that re

.— joint patrols in the south china sea. g , ., china sea.o jump in there, how- china sea. indeed... just to jump in there, how are - china sea. indeed... just to jump in there, how are you| jump in there, how are you expecting beijing to respond to this? because, of course, we've already heard from the philippines, who've said that chinese actions around taiwan are what they call "aggressive" — do you see a sort of splintering in relations between beijing and manila because of this? china already voiced concerns, especially in relation to the granting of military sites, especially three sites directly facing taiwan, so the flashpoint as we know is becoming more intense these days. us and china relations, because of the taiwan strait issues, is becoming more intense and the philippines may get caught in the middle of these two titans, us and china, which are important for the country for their security and economic rights. i'd expect that there would be increased pressure by china applied on the philippines in the south china sea at flashpoin

vietnam's rise to do so as it was in the south china sea, including oil and gas exploration. so that's the social and very important on the right side of the buildings, which also has problems with china and the south china sea were seen on it with which the united states is conducting a war games right now. and, and very much supporting philippines glen to the south china sea. so all that fits into an end to what the united states is doing, you know, on that point, particularly on the south china sea. as donald was mentioning, the u. s. has military bases in the philippines. it's both 3rd military corporation with taiwan to what extent is there real comprehensive maritime security corporation right now between washington and hanoi, natasha. and, and where do you see that heading to i think we already mentioned a little bit that there are concerns with china's increasing assertiveness about the south china sea. and also its increasing aggressiveness with taiwan in would, would china take action in taiwan. and, and that's concerning to, to not just the u. s. and taiwan but also

there is the territory disputes in the south china sea and then there is the obligation to washington as being treaty allied with washington. so what exactly is the philippines? a strategy with regard to china? what probably folks can read my books, explain the whole strategy, but to keep it very brief. what i can say is the philippines over the past decade has really realized how serious is the implications for the philippines when it comes to the sovereign rights in the south. china sea and also now the philippines wake up to the. busy possibility of potential war in taiwan. so our geography has been our advantage. but right now it's also a point of vulnerability. so different filipino presidents, i've tried to deal with different the former president keno the late president keno, tried to double don in his life with the united states while taking confrontational stats or china. and it is quite a, it's a free nick way. we had a totally different position under the succeeding president under the saturday. so now under for them and markers junior, senior junior were having a much more

in the south china sea. to “ump in there mr piccolo, _ china sea. just to jump in there mr piccolo, how - china sea. just to jump in there mr piccolo, how are china sea. just to jump in - there mr piccolo, how are you expecting beijing to respond to this? of course we have already heard from the philippines who said that chinese actions are around taiwan are what they call aggressor. around taiwan are what they callaggressor. do around taiwan are what they call aggressor. do you see a splintering and relations between beijing and manila because of this?— between beijing and manila because of this? well, china already voiced _ because of this? well, china already voiced its _ because of this? well, china already voiced its concerns, | already voiced its concerns, especially in relation to the military sites by the philistines of the us. especially three sites are directly facing taiwan. and so that flashpoint as we all know is becoming more intense these days. so the strand of malaysia because of the taiwan i

china was very offended by what happened. both sides called it provocation. and this territory is really important. and sea routes and how the situation in this south china sea will develop is also worth attention and analysis and the fact that in the philippine direction china claims parts of the spratly islands, they are called this this is such a long-standing conflict and we know that the territory of the philippines is used in an alliance with the united states to prevent the future, as they say, of the seizure of taiwan by force. that is, it is generally a zone of tension that should be followed further, but these provocations , as they say, are repeated, it is not the first time they are repeated periodically what is the security situation around the island of taiwan now this is such a historical question i don't think if you are hinting at a military takeover then i don't think it will happen in the near future, china is really saying this more loudly and we know that the taiwanese are china's red line . but in my opinion, we need to watch next year because in taiwan there will be elections and not only in terms of power . therefore, we really hope t

s. shouldn't really be involved in these discussions about the south china sea. so the quote there is that the u. s. as a country outside the region does not interfere with the south china sea matter, or use the matter to so discord among regional countries. so that's a line that certainly a strong comment there. but part of that consistent messaging that we see from beijing at the u. s. really has no place being involved in regional matters that really only concern asia align. we've heard many times before. jessica washington, they're across that for us from the chinese capital. thank you. jessica. russia's wagner mercenary group has threatened to pull out of ukraine's embattled city of bach most if moscow doesn't send them more ammunition. the head of the grieving of getting perversion says that without proper supplies, his troops will withdraw or die. fighting for control of backwards an eastern ukraine has now lasted for months. he says it remains in control of a key superior into the city. yes, there are houses that you see now are statistics show that when w

the united states has a huge china of harassment and intimidation of philippine vessels in the south china sea. and comes ahead of a meeting between the u. s. and philippine presidents. last week there was a near collision between chinese and philippine coast guard ships in disputed waters. china claims most of the south trinity as its own and has been expanding its presence there in recent years that's despise an international court ruling saying that the claim has no legal basis. well, that speaks jessica washington. she is across the us for us from beijing. jess, i know philippine president fallon, mark australia is on his way to the white house right now. is that what's driving the split up here of tension pool? the timing is certainly interesting, but analysts say we really shouldn't read too much into this. that the fact that this particular moment intentions relating to the sounds trying to see is sort of flaring up as the philippine president makes his way to the u. s. and the reason for that is, while this is a, a regional flash point in the tensions sort of fluctuate, we see these sk

it is between china and the united states in the south china sea. and taiwan, a much bigger picture than just relationship between philippines and china. now, let's not forget that the philippines has called a defense and kind of agreement. and we just, we deal, and i think every couple of years and, and, and under the agreement, do you notice this is given access to different assets in a bit. it seems that recently this agreement and some sort of a court has been rich with the united states, trying to play both sides. so in other words, a philippines would like to benefit from the u. s. military presence as the count will against china. but of course, the bill is not in the philippines interest to provoked a regional war or over time on all over other waters. because the media that you would pinch on and using the philippines as a collateral damage. that will be very serious for, for a little bit of water. seems that there is not a sweet sport is a very dangerous and delicate sport. because by allowing american military presence in the philippines i

you can see that's across from the disputed south china sea and the island of taiwan around which chinate antony blinken met their filipino counterparts and announced a new diplomatic and defence agreement. let's get more on this from bbc�*s shaimaa khalil in tokyo. one. shaimaa, what's in this agreement? two. this agreement is part of the us philippines defence alliance and it aims to strengthen the philippines military capabilities and military power in as part of that, the us is agreed that it will deliver priority equipment such as radars, military transport aircraft and drones within the next 5—10 years. this was announced by the us defence secretary lloyd austin and the optics i think were also quite telling in that strengthening of relations between washington and middle. you have the us defence secretary and the secretary of state blinken and their philippine counterparts. we've seen a much warmer relation between the us and philippines under president ferdinand marcosjunior, much ferdinand marcos junior, much more, ferdinand marcosjunior, much more, much closer than they were u

washington and manila recently agreed to resume joint patrols in the south china sea. the deal also gives us forces access to for more philippine army bases, including one near taiwan. something that has angered china. beijing considers the self governing island its own and earlier in april, conducted military exercises, practicing precision targeting and simulating what it called. the encirclement of taiwan. president marcos has denied the philippines could be used as a launching pad by the us and promised on saturday to improve communication with china, but as regional tensions simmer. the question is just how long he'll be able to maintain that balance. alexandra buyer's al jazeera for inside story. ah, so more on this, let's bring in our guess a in hanoi is richard a he, darren, he's an academic and also a book such as asia, new battlefield, us china. and the struggle for the western pacific in washington dc is gregory polling director of the se, asia program and asia maritime transparency initiative at the center for strategic and international studies. and andrew

cumbersome, united states, as accusing china, if harassment, temptation of filipino vessels in the south china sea. and comes the head of a meeting between the u. s. and philippine presidents. last week there was a near collision between chinese and philippine coast guards, ships and disputed waters. china claims, most of the south china sea has its own and it's been expanding its presence that in recent years. this is despite an international court ruling saying, the claim has no legal basis. jessica washington has more. this is a particularly significant time for the philippines signaling this broader. patton, if a geopolitical shift for the philippines as it aligns itself once again, closer with the us, particularly in terms of a strategy and defense. and further away from the talk that the, for the former president, for as we go to touch a, took his country down. affording closer ties outside of the philippines relationship with the u. s. including ties with china and, and russia as well. for marcos, this is a, a priority of his to keep ties with the u. s. but she can close even as he pursues

this is very tense because china claims large amounts of areas in the south china sea and most of the exclusive economic zones of other countries. so you have china performing military drills around taiwan, the us guided missile destroyer performing operations on the south china sea and whilst we could see an end to these military drills later today or when china announces it, there is no end in sight to that heightened tension between the us and china. no diplomacy on the horizon. of course, it has been provoked by taiwan�*s president visit to the united states and we are seen repercussions here in the region. buckingham palace has released new details about king charles�* coronation — from the procession route, to the crownjewels that will be used. here�*s the latest from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. less than four weeks now to their big day, and preparations for the coronation of king charles iii and the crowning of camilla as his queen are in full swing. first, the route that will take them from buckingham palace to westminster abbey and back again has been confirmed

a philippine vessels on the south china sea and comes ahead of a missing between the u. s. and philippine presidents. last week there was a near collision between chinese and philippine coast guard ships and disputed waters. china claims most of the south china sea has its own, and its been expanding its presence there in recent years. that's despite an international court ruling thing. the claim has no legal basis. jessica washington has more from beijing. well, the timing is certainly interesting, but analysts say we really shouldn't read too much into this. that the fact that this particular moment intentions relating to the sounds chinese see is sort of flaring up as the philippine president makes his way to the u. s. and the reason for that is, well, this is a, a regional flush point in the tensions sort of fluctuate. we see these skirmishes at these confrontations happening every few months between relevant countries between china, whether it's china, philippines, of china and vietnam, that's simply a reality of the region in terms of the strategic significance of the

the taiwan strait in exchange for the us not interfering, the chinese aircraft carrier left the south china sea for the first time. in belarus , russia will be able to overcome all emerging difficulties this was stated by our president the day before during negotiations with vladimir putin, alexander lukashenko arrived in moscow one day before the meeting of the supreme state council of the union state, the leaders discussed a wide range of topics first of all , the economy, the union programs were implemented by almost 80%, and the general policy at the end of last year. already shows solid results. i have carefully observed your trip to tula very correctly a good trip. well, again, and already the working class import substitution is turning us around correctly, then they said they give an example of agriculture, but everyone was frightened by hunger with hunger and so on. and that today there is nowhere to put the bread in russia when such a harvest was such a huge price, therefore, all of us industry will be exactly the same. we will overcome this, er, and whoever hopes offered us or predic

blockade of taiwan using jets carrying live ammunition in the latest escalation of tensions in the south china seain response the us has sent a destroyer to the area which the chinese have condemned as an illegal incursion. china began a series of military exercises just hours after the taiwanese president returned from a visit to the united states. it views taiwan as a breakway province that it wants to bring back under its control. shaima khalil reports. a show of force and fury. for a third day, china's military continued what it calls operationjoint sword — aerial and naval blockade drills to seal off the island. the chinese army showed this short video of simulated attacks on taiwan, with missiles fired from land, sea and air into the island's territory. the chinese military confirmed that its aircraft carrier, the shandong, has taken part in monday's exercises. it said fighter planes, loaded with live ammunition, had carried out multiple waves of simulated strikes on important targets. china is infuriated by the taiwanese president's visit to the us. this is beijing's promised robust respons

actions in the prc region the smell of gunpowder in the south china sea claims beijing is getting strongerng the demilitarization of the south china sea should be the goal that all parties should strive for. in particular , coastal countries between the china sea should think twice about providing countries outside the regions of military bases, which could threaten the worlds stability in the south china sea. these words were heard at the economic forum. wow , you are also called the asian davos, where many heads of multinational companies and banks, and even heads of foreign governments, flocked to chinese hainan. the main message of the world is to abandon the measures of protectionism and sanctions that are ruining the global economy, and it seems that the tribunes all agreed. here is the spanish premiere of sanchez on behalf of the whole of europe spoke of the inadmissibility of economic pressure. but when xi met in beijing , for some reason he started talking about russia and putin, he quickly got used to it. i conveyed our concerns about unlawful aggression. putin against ukraine an

dreamed of aggression against ukraine almost from the beginning, so that the conflict in the south china sead taiwan would begin, and especially so that china would be drawn in and begin to resolve at least one dispute in a military way, and there are hundreds of these in south asia, asia disputes, especially territorial disputes, and now it is very important to understand why putin, for example, by calling him well, it is clear that it is not for the same propaganda picture, we would not believe it, we understand the main thing that was behind this picture, in fact it turned out that in the pacific fleet of the russian federation , marines and others personnel was destroyed by our armed forces of ukraine here on the eastern and southern fronts in ukraine and there is now an acute shortage of military personnel over those of the soviet fruit of russia, this is number one. that is why putin is so nervous, lowering his eyes and asking about something there that i just deciphered for you who really happened what problems did this er inspection of those christian fleets and these exercises on fu

and the territorial disputes in the south china sea. adding to the unrest, marcus granting us forces access to for more military basis. in addition to 5 approved under the enhanced defense corporation agreement assigned in 2014, 3 of them are near taiwan the size, the number about meeting, but it was 2020. so we but we do appreciate the time, so how we do it now, but the particularly our foreign funds shape mistakes are but after more than 6 hours, of course needed hits guided bombs dropped by us marine fighter jet, sank the ship victory in a simulated battle won both armies, hope will never become a reality. barney below al jazeera, some balice, the philippines, ukrainian prizes. the automated landscape is named a new ambassador to beijing off for a phone call with china's leader. it was the 1st time that i scan cheating. ping had spoken since russia invaded ukraine last year. the landscape described the. busy conversation as long and meaningful, she called for talks between moscow and give a 2nd man has been arrested in kenya in connection with the deaths of dozens of members of an

for so that china at least somehow involves, well, at least in joint military exercises in the south china sea, apply for some joint military activities, uh, you know how to rattle weapons around sakhalin and uh, vladivostok , just to show that russia has at least one ally the military, you know all this, it’s more like how putin always makes such a bluff, such ostentatious measures in order to show his strength and supposedly some allies, which he actually has for the american special services, which for of the american government. and by the way, not only for america and japan. i think it is also very important for our other allies that no type and type of weapons from china be supplied to russia, even through north korea or through other third countries, because the most worrying concern was caused at the beginning of the year by possible china's and russia's plans to use north korea as such a transit country to supply, first of all, artillery shells and shells for russian hails so that they would then appear here and kill ukrainians so far these schemes have not worked they are blocked by

the philippine vessels in the south china sea. it comes ahead to have a meeting between the us and philippine presidents. last week there was a new collision between chinese and philippine case called trips and disputed waters trying to claim that most of the south china sea, as it said, and it's being expanding its presence that in recent. yes. and that's despite an international court ruling saying that the claim has no legal basis. jessica washington has both beijing, this is a particularly significant time, a for the philippines signaling or this is this broader pattern of geopolitical shift for the philippines as it aligns itself once again, closer with the us, particularly in terms of a strategy and defense and, and further away from the part that for the, for the former president, for as we go to it had a, a took his country down of affording closer ties outside of the philippines. relationship with the u. s. including ties with china and, and russia as well. for marcos, this is a, a priority of his to keep ties with the u.

s. carry out their largest combat drills and decades in the south china sea, bottom below. as this report from civic bay, a busy weekend for these fishermen as they work against an impending fishing bad, the philippines and u. s. military's are set to hold drills in waters nearby. but they say they've got nothing against the americans, the real threat to their livelihood. stacy, our chinese vessels are done on the china. the chinese are constantly petroleum. if you try to enter the shoulder, it's more efficient bullets. the rubber boats will cicily. bonita muradi, a commercial fisherman, is referring to the resource ridge, scarborough shoal, into disputed south china sea. just 120 nautical miles or about 222 kilometers from where we were speaking. due to the lack of fishing opportunities. if these commercial fishermen are forced to sail beyond coastal waters, the bas scarborough showed kilometers away where there is confrontations with chinese coast guard vessels that control the area. these clips shot in november by marauders, his crew show at least 3 chinese vessels block

s. troops have sunk, a decommissioned navy ship in the waters near the south china sea. it was thought of this, he has war games, the largest addition of their annual joint exercises and takes place this year amid escalating tensions and the region bottom below has this report from zambales one to 5 rockets fired into to see target a decommissioned philippine navy vessel 22 kilometers for where a u. s. hi. mars launched the massage. air naval acids reinforced ground artillery . i get the ship sinking exercise was a 1st for the annual wargames known as public then which means shoulder to shoulder in the philippine president himself. gordon and mark was junior, was there to witness history. the president watched the exercise and he understands the challenge is not this in field, the, in doing a combined operation of these levin. and from that, the preaching shown of the president is what we came out with. the mock enemy ship was anchored in waters close to the south china sea, where manila in beijing have competing claims. but officials said the sinking exercise wasn't dir

united states as accusing china of harassment and intimidation of philippine vessels in the south. china sea comes ahead of a meeting between the u. s. and for being presidents, last week there was a near collision between chinese and philippine coast guard ships in disputed waters. china times mostly china sea is its own and its been expanding its present fair in recent years. that's despite an international court ruling saying, the claim has no legal basis. jessica washington has more on basic. well, the timing is suddenly interesting, but i'm, let's say we really shouldn't read too much into just that. the fact that this particular moment intention relating to the chinese see is sort of flaring up as the philippine president makes his way to the u. s. and the reason for that is, well, this is a regional flash point in the tension could have fluctuate. we see the skirmish is confrontation happening every few months between relevant countries between china, whether it's china, philippines, or china and vietnam, that's simply a reality of the region in terms of the strategic significance of

it says, shows a confrontation with a chinese ship in the south china sea. the incident happened when a chinese navy ship engaged in what the coast guard called dangerous maneuvers crossing paths with one of his vessels. beijing says it was provoked into the confrontation china claims. most of the south china sea, despite international court, saying the claim has no legitimate basis. tune guanasha chin down. it should be emphasized that the philippine vessels carrying journalist height is a premeditated provocation. that deliberately seeks to pick a fight and use the opportunity to make a hype. china expresses its solemn protest and strong dissatisfaction in this regard, and urges the philippines to respect to china's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the south china sea. and to start taking actions that will complicate the situation and counsel training the vaccinations is urging japan to join international sanctions against mere mars military genta. thus, after relatives of a japanese journalists killed by me, are my soldiers cal

the countries have deep economic ties, but have rival claims the territory in the south china sea combat drills involving nearly 18000 philippine and american troops. us to continue until the end of this month. a more on our top story now, the fighting in sudan and its impact on the civilians deal. mohammad is an odom east of hot term, she joined us from there. now thank you very much for joining us on al jazeera. now we understand that you have power and water. we, you are, the food is now in short supply and it's getting more expensive. is that right? and we bought the shops here are open, very certain hours. it's very tight window for you to get food. but they're still supply going around, hasn't caught yet. and whereas all my friends and other neighborhoods have gotten no supplies for now a week and something. now parts is going, excuse me. hi, everyone saying that everything they're trying to buy now is extremely more expensive than it was before and regular days and it's causing a problem for them to even say surviving. did you manage to escape cartoon and find safety? and to me, i

the mock enemy ship was anchored in waters close to the south china sea, where manila in beijing had competing claims. but officials said the sinking exercise wasn't directed to china. the message deny geared toward anything outside of the strong relationship and bond with the philippines. b ging had earlier warned that increased defense corporation between manila and its allies should not interfere in maritime disputes. this year's ballot then joined thrills between the philippines and the united states aren't just the biggest with around 17600 troops participating. there also taking place amid hiden pensions over taiwan and a territorial disputes in the south china sea. adding to the unrest. marcus granting us forces access to for more military basis in addition to 5 approved under the enhanced defense corporation agreement assigned in 2014, 3 of them are near taiwan. besides the number about meeting buddies on what's, what's the police going to quinn those weeks? but we do appreciate complaint against them, so how to beat it now with this, but then the french, particularly our for

philippines and australia are taking part in the largest ever military drills they held in the south china sea military exercise began on tuesday and will continue until april 28. this comes as tension is escalating between the u.s. and china. the philippines, a former u.s. colony, recently agreed to give the united states access to four more of its military bases, including two located in the northern province of cagayan which is about 250 miles from taiwan. ties between washington and manila have been growing closer since the inauguration of filipino president ferdinand marcos jr., the son of the former u.s. backed dictator of the same name. on tuesday, u.s. secretary of state tony blinken and defense secretary lloyd austin met with their filipino counterparts in washington and issue a joint statement agreeing to expand military ties between the two countries. this is lloyd austin. >> corrosion and gray zone aggression, secretary galvez and i agreed three double our efforts to strengthen our ability to resist armed attack by modernizing our armed forces. we also discussed your term plans to

china's president xi jinping has inspected the nation's naval fleet that operates in the south china sea. he urged it to enhance its training and combat radiness as the u.s. and philippines step up their regional cooperation. china's state tv reported xi visited the naval forces of the southern theater command in the province on tuesday. xi said the navy should enhance its ability to respond swiftly and properly to complex situations. he urged it to deepen its study on warfare and military operations while strengthening its training under combat cessions. china claims most of the south china sea and has been ramping up its military presence there. beijing is growing increasingly at odds with manila over disputed territory in the region. xi's remarks come as the philippines and u.s. conduct their largest ever joint military drills. he apparently aims to show he'll not back down on china's territorial claims as tensions rise. >>> french president emmanuel macron is once again urging europe to stay out of the u.s.-china rivalry over taiwan. he said france's position on the issue has not cha

for example, the shows of military force in the south china sea, south china sea, in these china sea. and at the border with india directly affect our partners and the legitimate interests or on the issue of taiwan. the use one china policy is longstanding. we have consistently called for peace and stability in the taiwan strait, and we stand strongly against any unilateral change of the state or school in particular by the use of force. we must also nemo, shy away from talking about the deeply concerning and grave human rights violations, inching young and justice. china has been rank thing up its military posture. it has also ramped up its policy of economic and trade coercion, as we've seen from this one year to austria and the targeting of everything from pop bands to trade brands. we have also seen these tactics directed right here in the house of european democracy. and i want to express my solidarity to those members of the european parliament who have been unfairly sanctions by the chinese communist party just for calling out schumann wright, violations. and all this is sympto

makes reference to china's rapid military escalation and also its territorial ambitions in the south china sea. the review says in its opinion, there is no direct military threat from china to australia, but it believes that china's activities in the region to undermine australia's national interests. so to that end the review is calling for australia to invest more in longer—range missiles it also to beef up australia's military basesin also to beef up australia's military bases in its tropical north. so this is the most fundamental sweeping review of australia's armed forces in many many years. and certainly china's rise has been one of the fundamental drivers of this review. it is interesting how it mentions china because of course australia does have very strong trade economic ties with the country. it is a bit of a tricky balancing act is it not? it is always a delicate act of diplomacy when it comes to australia and china. you are absolutely right. china is australia's biggest trend —— trading partner. australia's recent prosperity has been underwritten larger by china's demand for austr

the south china sea in response the u.s. has sent a destroyer to the area. hina has condemned as an illegal incursion. china launched a series of military exercises hours after taiwan's president returned from a trip to the united states. >> a show of force and fury. for the third and final day, china's military continued what it called operation joint sword. ariel and neve blockade drills to seal off the island and practicing precision strikes on taiwanese targets. thchinese army showed this short video of simulated attacks on taiwan with missiles fired from land, sea and air into the islands territory. it also confirmed its aircraft carrier has taken part in monday's exercises. chinese officials said fighter planes loaded with live ammunition had carried out multiple waves of simulated strikes on important targets. these drills were expected. china is infuriated i the taiwanese presidents visit to the u.s.. as is beijing's promised of a robust response to what it says was a serious act of collusion. china sees the self ruled island as part of its territory

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chinese crude oil and crews, as well as 80 percent of chinese foreign trade, the runs through the south china sea should free movement not be possible there. china would barely be able to import oil for itself or conduct foreign trade you through our morning to horseshoe, or through a warrant and river. kind of the bulk of international trade is carried by see, most of the shipping lanes used to policed by the u. s. navy, to ensure the free movement of goods. but china dislikes the americans dominance today the c route from asia to europe passes through the south china sea, where tensions run high and the suez canal, which can be blocked. but the melting of arctic pack ice could open up new options . 3 routes would be possible and take $10.00 to $20.00 day is less time. the northwest passage over canada would main navigating uncharted waters and masses of sea ice. the 2nd route over the north pole remains a distant vision. it would be the shortest way, but remains impossible to, to pack ice. so the most promising route is the northeast passage or northern sea route. it runs along the russian coas

we know they are going to happen around philippine waters but also the south china sea. this area, well, three. it's tense, it is a very, very busy trading route and it's highly contested by china. and already beijing has expressed that it is not happy, even though manila has reassured them that this is to bolster the country's military capabilities. so you've got two sets of drills happening, one after another, at an increasingly tense time here in the region, increasingly high contention between the us and china, as those two powers are trying to bolster their military power here in the indo—pacific. shaimaa khalil there. the travel industry was one of the hardest hit during the pandemic with the cruise industry a major casualty. bosses from the sector gathered recently for their big annual meeting at the seatrade global conference in florida. lucy hockings was there for us and caught up with the new boss of one of the world's largest leisure travel companies, carnival. she began by asking about the industries recovery from covid... it was certainly traumatic for the co

that is happening here right now as provocative or as a response to the chinese actions in the south china sea, as well as in the taiwan strait. so internal significance, the timing here is very significant, although it is worth noting that these, this is have your plan for months and months and months and we've known that they will be happening this week through to the end of april. but the other significance of this is the scale. you mentioned that these, by the them exercises will in baltimore, the 17000 troops. it will be the largest ever bought ticket that exercises my 1000 from the philippines. more than 12000 from the u. s. other 100 fullest trail. yeah . as well as observers from other allies, such as japan, and it will also be the 1st time that there will be ad seat live, fire drills, a decommissioned ship serving or as a mock and even ship will be sunk in the south china sea. so again, this could be seen as provocative action. so the timing significant and the scale is difficult to carry about to be we can see and hear the activity behind you that what some local reaction been like.

blockade of taiwan, using jets carrying live ammunition in the latest escalation of tensions in the south china sea sent a destroyer to the area in response. china has condemned that as an illegal incursion. china began a series of military exercises just hours after the taiwanese president returned from a visit to the united states. shaima khalil reports. a show of force and fury. for the third and final day, china's military continued what it called 0perationjoint sword, aerial and naval blockade drills to seal off the island and practicing precision strikes on taiwanese targets. the chinese army showed this short video of simulated attacks on taiwan with missiles fired from land, sea and air into the island's territory. it also confirmed that its aircraft carrier, the shandong, has taken part in monday's exercises. chinese officials said fighter planes loaded with live ammunition had carried out multiple waves of simulated strikes on important targets. these drills were expected. china is infuriated by the taiwanese president's visit to the us. this is beijing's promised robust response to what

the uss millis on a freedom of navigation operation near the contested spratly islands on the south china sea it must be noted that china's significant claims in the south china sea clash with those of most other countries in the region, the philippines is no exception. these exercises are important way for the philippines, manila to china that it will not stand idly by as paging claims more of its territory our correspondence, joao da silva, reporting from singapore. thanks for that update. to kentucky now, where police have identified the gunman who killed four people in louisville as 23—year old connor sturgeon. police say he was killed at the scene of the attack at a bank in louisville. at least six more people have been injured and taken to hospitals, after the incident in the east main street, near slugger field stadium. our correspondent jessica parker has more. mass shootings winner have been on the rise in recent years. presidentjoe biden tweeting this afternoon, and we know the president has been frustrated by what he sees as a lack of progress in tightening gun controls. he said, o

the world coast guard ships from china and the philippines. narrowly avoided colliding in the south china sea to day quarters. say that the philippine vessel was cut off by the chinese ship as it patrolled the disputed waterway. shine a claims sovereignty over much of the south china sea authorities, volunteers are working to clear mysterious clumps of oil that have appeared along the probation coastline. the clean up has taken months and authorities are trying to clear this bill before the start of summer tourism. there have so far been no official explanation for why the clumps have appeared at least 7 people were killed when a passenger train called fire in southern pakistan. the train was heading from karachi to the eastern city of la horn for children are thought to be among the victims. the veteran us talk show host jerry springer has died. he was somebody not sure they carried his name. he ran for nearly 3 decades, and it was renowned for it's on air, fight, swearing, and revelations of marital infidelity. and jerry, springer's family says that he died after a brief illness. i guess on