rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in taipei. let's cross live to taipei.in—depth discussion. within your conversation, did you get any sense of what she makes of william bligh and how he is going to govern? —— william lai. he is going to govern? -- william lai.— he is going to govern? -- william lai. ,, ., ., , william lai. she did not really want to say — william lai. she did not really want to say anything - william lai. she did not really want to say anything about. william lai. she did not really| want to say anything about her successor does not want to overshadow him because she is supposed to be the star of the show from now onwards. it is his inauguration on monday but on the whole this is seen as a continuation of her administration. william lai said he will said to her policies when it comes to china, to have a policy of keeping taiwan's status quo, thatis keeping taiwan's status quo, that is to say not moving this place further officially towards independence but also resisting any attempt by china to unify taiwan by force. he also has his vice

this is taipei, capital of taiwan, an island democracy of 23 million people. but taiwan's international status is highly contested. it's claimed by beijing, but it's never been part of the people's republic of china. instead, over the last 20 years, taiwan has evolved into a thriving democracy. in 2016, people here chose their first female president, tsai ing—wen. she rejects china's claims to taiwan and has moved the island further towards japan and the united states. when i sat down with president tsai at her home in taipei, i began on that delicate topic, the threat from china, and whether it's increased under the leadership of xijinping. do you fear xijinping? do you think the world, the democratic world, should fear xijinping and his ambitions? i think xijinping now, despite the fact that he may have a plan of some sort, but i don't think that is a definitive plan because, you know, the world is changing, the situation in china is changing, but the world is very different now, especially after ukrainian war, because, erm, the democracies seem to be able t

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in taipei.over the weekend here on bbc news — and a long read for our new indepth series will be available at bbc.com/news. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. a five—year—old boy has died after falling from a block of flats in east london. emergency services were called at around six o'clock this morning — the boy died at the scene. police say the death is being treated as unexpected but not suspicious, and say they are working to establish the full circumstances. tens of thousands of people living in south devon have been told not to drink tap water without boiling it first after the outbreak of a waterborne disease. around 16,000 homes and businesses in the brixham area are affected. they've been warned the outbreak of cryptosporidium could last for at least a week. teenagers may be able to qualify to drive trains under new proposals aimed at tackling a shortage of drivers. the government is asking for views on reducing the minimum age from 20 to 18, in a cons

when i sat down with president tsai at her home in taipei, i began on that delicate topic, the threatrom china, and whether it's increased under the leadership of xijinping. do you fear xijinping? do you think the world, the democratic world, should fear xijinping and his ambitions? i think xijinping now, despite the fact that he may have a plan of some sort, but i don't think that is a definitive plan because, you know, the world is changing, the situation in china is changing, but the world is very different now, especially after ukrainian war, because, erm, the democracies seem to be able to get together to form a meaningful deterrence, so whenever there is invasion contemplated. so if we deal with the matter very carefully, there's still a great possibility for us to maintain peace as we all need. cheering. tsai's predecessor, president ma ying—jeou, had tried to negotiate with china, even holding a meeting with president xi jinping in singapore. tsai's strategy has been completely different. instead of trying to conciliate china, she's built up taiwan's own defences. nearly doubl

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in taipei.g read for our new indepth series will be available at bbc.com/news. finally — scientists in britain say they have proved a theory of einstein, about the way matter plunges into black holes. for the first time they've been able to identify an area called "the plunging region", the point where matter circling a black hole is suddenly pulled into it at close to the speed of light. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello there. thursday brought us a real mixture of weather across the uk. it was scotland and, to a degree, the far north of england that had the best of the day's weather, with plenty of sunshine. and very warm in the highlands, temperatures reached 25 celsius in altnaharra — that was the warmest place in the whole of the uk, confirmation of the rather beautiful weather we had here. wasn't like that everywhere, though — for northern ireland, england and wales, we had rain or some thundery showers around, and across berkshire and also pembrokeshire, we had photographs se

as well as china, once get to stephen angle who joins us from taipei. this is an important speech steve. stephen: yes, it is. it is his first as the president, there he is with his wife coming out on the stage. before the joint ticket was the joint ticket. according to analysts, that may be more of a diplomatic role in addition to the foreign minister now. were waiting for his speech likely to be around the themes of building a democratic prosperous taiwan. it will be a continuity term, third term for the democratic progressive party after eight years. he is likely to talk about bridging the political divide, building solidarity and also continuity president will bring stability. he is likely to mention something toward cross strait relations and reaffirming that neither side is subordinate to the other so we are waiting to get the town of the speech and specifics about how his term in office might be different. has linda: stephen angle in taipei, we thank you and we await for the speech. we have an alert from the iran state tv saying no sign of life in

see everyone understands what american high-ranking officials are getting at whenever they fly to taipeiichael makol, who heads the delegation of american congressmen, is not - but the chairman of the foreign affairs committee, but along with him are not the last people in the us congress, who today, at a meeting with the new head of the island administration, publicly promised taiwan to continue to provide including military assistance for the confrontation. the united states is fully committed to military, diplomatic and economic support for taiwan, and we agree with taiwan's president lai tsende that peace, stability and strength are essential to global security and prosperity. and we are moving forward in the development of these weapons systems. i wish it would happen faster, but they 're already preparing, and i think $4 billion in foreign military funding is huge. which beijing has repeatedly demanded from washington stop approaching this red line and do not cross the red line, that is, do not continue to maintain contacts with the taiwanese authorities, who are considered separat

haidi: chief north asia correspondent stephen engle in taipei. we will get more analysis when it comes to taipei throughout the day. lai ching-te taking his oath of office. these voices are coming up at the times of your screen. the big political story we are watching closely, china is investigating a minister for agriculture and rural affairs. he's the latest high-level official to be investigated for alleged wrongdoing. he was appointed in 2020. president xi jinping has headed a sweeping anticorruption campaign since 2012, ensnaring dozens of communist party officials. more to come. this is bloomberg. ♪ haidi: let's take a quick look at the week ahead. another big few days are essential banks. decisions of new zealand, indonesia, and south carolina. we see holds across the board. the fed and the rba releasing minutes from their latest meetings. later monday chinese banks will keep their loan primary study for a third straight month after last week's pboc hold. cpi readings do out of japan, singapore, and malaysia. nvidia headlining the week's e

delegates from the united states are the main guests in taipei, but the white house does not see thisation of the one-china principle. beijing has said it will not tolerate foreign interference in its internal affairs. this kind of regressive action challenges not only china's sovereignty and territorial integrity, but also international justice, conscience and post-war international order. among the ukrainian deputies invited to taipei, the taiwanese democratic party has a lot in common with them . having lost their majority in the local parliament , political opponents recently staged a massive fight in it with the theft of documents, and a few hours before the inauguration they went to the headquarters of the democratic party. the main complaint is that none of the previous promises in the economic and social sphere have been fulfilled, but the military budget has grown to $18 billion. recently it became known that back in april the fleet of taiwan and the united states staged some secret maneuvers in the pacific ocean and continues to escalate it. china has launched what is believ

, to stop interfering in china's internal politics, and to stop pandering to separatist forces in taipeiages sino-american relations and undermines peace and stability in the taiwan strait. china will take all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity. actually, this is why beijing conducted military maneuvers to blockade taiwan in order to cut it off. including from the supply of american weapons, well, they remind in beijing that biden personally gave his word not to interfere in the internal affairs of china, and as we see, the americans are not keeping it, and the taiwan strait is one step away from boiling over. alexander baalsky, news, beijing bureau. wait, who are they, new people, this is a passenger with me. reporter, director, i came for my brother, i am the battalion commander, call sign trigger, everyone has a call sign, i’m adam, why isn’t adam adam, i’m a chechen, an artist, a white rose , you can, i can, you can sing somehow, whether i shave, i’m alive, we don’t need names, she’s not a trosh, or what, not a trosh not yours, well, you, crumble,

they were in taipei to accept the, the allegations of x, traditional killings, shudder. we connections to bangladesh as governments and torture. of course there is definitely they did what this dw film uncovers, the inner workings of bangladesh as it leads police folks. the rapid action battalion wrap the film was produced in collaboration with the sweden based metra news end of the human rights press awards and asia held on friday inside pay the film to comb. the top price for documentary video, 2 of dw user investigates of team were in taipei to receive the award. we are extremely honored to having chosen for this award. but it's important since stress bed, without all the sources on the ground who, who has been able to to tell the story. so in a way, in the documentary we couldn't name that because of security reasons, but you, we are today sending to them here. and anyway, it's their price. we're actually really happy that we got this awards because it means that we can push this issue again. i mean, the human rights violations, the disappearances, the torture is sti

moreover, as the press writes, taipei and washington have already begun joint work. naval exercises backl, the us navy and taiwan conducted secret maneuvers in the pacific ocean. they were not announced in advance; they agreed to call the meeting of the ships random. understanding. beijing opposes any military contacts with taipei and intends to take decisive measures to punish separatists who challenge the country's sovereignty. a new one is already under personal sanctions deputy head of the island administration. however, as the prc authorities emphasize, no matter who is in the taiwanese leadership, the main thing will remain unchanged. this is the one china principle. ksenia nekrasova, especially for ntv. the parameters of the upcoming adjustment of the tax system were discussed today in the expert committee of the state duma, business news and denis talolaev, denis and what proposals were made? anton silanov said that it is important to ensure that progressive taxes do not affect the majority of the population, only those with high incomes? the upcoming changes to the tax system we

same—sex marriage is now legal here and taipei host asia's largest pride festival. we sat down with her at her home in taipei and asked her home in taipei and asked her why she chose this particular fight. her why she chose this particularfight. you her why she chose this particular fight. you were well ahead of any other country in asia in pushing through that legislation. why was that such an important part of it for you? it an important part of it for ou? , ., an important part of it for ou? , . , ., an important part of it for ou? , you? it is a test of society here to — you? it is a test of society here to see _ you? it is a test of society here to see what - you? it is a test of society here to see what it - you? it is a test of society here to see what it would | here to see what it would accept, they can move forward with their values. it was very difficult journey. with their values. it was very difficultjourney. i am difficult journey. i am actually difficultjourney. i am actually rather proud that we managed to overcome our differences.— managed to overco

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see everyone understands what american high-ranking officials are getting at whenever they fly to taipeid don’t forget, michael macaul, who heads the delegation of american congressmen, is not just anyone, but the chairman committee on foreign affairs, but with him the same not the least people in the us congress. support from taiwan. we agree with the president of taiwan, the united states is fully committed military, diplomatic and economic laem tsende is that peace, stability and strength are essential for global security and prosperity. and we are moving forward with the development of these weapons systems, i wish it would happen faster, but they are already being prepared, and i think that foreign military funding of 4 billion us dollars is a huge investment, but at the same time a sign of our taiwan support. in general, the americans will invest in military assistance to taiwan, and as makol said, the us government intends to supply taiwan has the latest advanced weapons systems, not old weapons, like in ukraine, but new ones. reserves, new technologies, the united states intends

. >> all right, well, thank you very much in taipei tonight. thanks for joining us. the newest continues now, right here on cnn happening now, donald trump has out there on the campaign trail this hour, as republicans are increasingly closing ranks around own him including his onetime bitter opponent turns supporter, nikki haley. >> we're breaking down new shows of gop deference to trump as the campaign and his criminal trial are entering new phases. also, this our partisan sparring over us supreme court justice samuel alito, and whether he's crossed ethical leinz amid growing controversy over politically provocative flags flown at his homes and a powerful message about abuse from the former girlfriend of repre sean diddy combs, cassie ventura speaking out for the first time since cnn exclusively obtained a 2016 video of her being physically assaulted by combs welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i will blitzer a urine the situation room in new york tonight, donald trump is trying to cut into president biden support in a democratic s

you must see on any visit to taipei, the changing of the god inside the collaborative pool to churn. kyesha, the father of the boston taiwan, who brodis chinese nationalists to the island of to the 1949 defeats to china is coming out of the people that part of heading the long expected coming us invasion from the mainland. but tonight was drive from taipei is a memorial park that has become the final home to many more statues of chang now and wanted. they want to don't public buildings and spaces. and the society where he's still reviewed by some, especially older people. but increasingly regarded as a brutal dictator and shunned in this vibrant democracy. that vibrance has been strikingly evident with the fist political clash inside. ty, once parliament accompanied by my street protests outside, it's been driven by the you know, the ration of new president lighting the blue seems determined for taiwan to continue on its own pos, breaking with the past. so you know something from taiwan, so long as we identify with taiwan, it belongs to us. so all of the people of taiwan, regardless

the taiwanese leader, even the orchids were painted in the colors of the flags, but the smell in taipeihing is more fried. manners are barely out. the chinese army, which showed that it could encircle taiwan in no time, like the delegation of the american congress, promised the island authorities even more weapons and the most modern ones. taiwan, unlike ukraine, will receive new weapons systems, and not old ones, especially not old russian weapons. this will be a new stock that will be supplied to taiwan. these, by the way, will be our latest technologies. chairman of the congressional foreign relations committee i remembered ukraine more than once. today, that they are fighting on land, taiwan will fight at sea, and that, just like for kiev , the americans will push the supply of weapons from europe to taipei, that up to 4 billion dollars worth of american modern weapons, the bill still needs to be pushed through congress , and here now it’s just a souvenir from texas. in it, leitsend became even more like the cowboy from the joke who shot himself in the leg, and he continued to do th

ksenia nikrasova about how us congressmen are received in taipei, promising new arms supplies.of the taiwanese administration, even the orchids were decorated in the colors of the american flag, obviously as a calculation. they were in a hurry in the taiwan strait, the maneuvers of the chinese army ended, showing that, if necessary, it is capable of encircling the island. the americans immediately accused beijing of intimidation and announced plans to increase arms supplies to taiwan, calling it an investment. taiwan, unlike ukraine, will receive new weapons systems, and not old, especially not old russian weapons, this will be a new stock, this by the way, there will be our newest ones. just like for kiev, the americans will push for the supply of weapons from europe to taipei. with kiev politicians, the taiwan democratic party generally has a lot in common, having lost its majority in the local parliament, deputies continued a series of fights over a bill that limits the power of the new head of taiwan. during the final vote, deputies threw bags of garbage at their opponents,

. >> reporter: the message from washington to taipei is crystal clear. "we love taiwan", the first words from mike mccall to the island's new president newlai c. china warned american leaders not to go to taiwan. but you came anywhiay, why? >> because we support democracy against dictatorships very close to the one where we're sitting right now. people's republic of china. >> reporter: china's posture has american leaders worried. the u.s. is investing billions of dollars to deter attack. but inside this flower market in taipei there are little signs of anxiety, most saying they are happy with the status quo. china had military exercises this week. does that ever worry you? >> not much. because that's almost become a part of our daily life. >> reporter: and the world's economy is reliant on taiwan. 90% of the world's advanced semi-conductors are produced here, a supply chain that would be interrupted if china were to attack. >>> north korea failed to put a second spy satellite into orbit after the rocket transporting it exploded shortly after launch. tha

taiwanese leader, even the orchids were painted in the colors of the flags, but the smell was in taipeimaneuvers of the chinese army had barely ended, showing that they could encircle taiwan in no time, when the delegation of the american congress promised the island authorities even more weapons and the most modern ones. taiwan, unlike ukraine , will receive new weapons systems. and not old, especially not old russian weapons, this will be a new stock that will be supplied to taiwan, this, by the way, will be our latest technology. the head of the congressional foreign relations committee does not talk about ukraine i just remembered today that they are fighting on land, taiwan will fight at sea, and that , just like for kiev, the americans will push the supply of weapons from europe to taipei, that up to 4 billion dollars worth of american modern weapons, a bill is still needed push through congress, but here... in the system of american power is by no means the last person, which means biden’s promises that he made in san francisco about the unity of china are not worth a cent. we ur

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ksenia nekrasa will tell you whether taipei will decide to take more radical steps. ships and aircrafte prc army are moving into the area specified by the command. taiwan strait, surrounding the island to the north, south and east. the chinese military simulated air strikes supported by multiple launch rocket systems along the entire coastline. in the joint sword maneuvers, beijing simultaneously used aviation, navy and ground missile forces. read more about military equipment of the prc army fighters and amphibious destroyers told in a special video. are used in taiwan so that on the other side of the strait it is extremely clear what its independence will mean for the island. this is a serious punishment for the separatists, and a serious warning against interference and provocation from external forces. their action will be met with decisive resistance from 400 billion. in the south is the headquarters of the pro-american taiwanese democratic party. from the east, we are blocking the escape routes of the separatist forces and the logistics routes to supply the island with the us sid

deep business ties with china and september musk made comments seen as signing with beijing over taipei their policies to agree unites firewall of china from this standpoint. maybe the salary goes to hawaii taiwan's foreign minister quickly fired back posting on musk's x platform listen up. taiwan is not part of the people's republic of china, and certainly not for sale. >> three, two to protect itself taiwan is turning to space, investing billions to develop and launch its own low orbit communication satellites to ensure uninterrupted internet connectivity in times of crisis, a program spearheaded by ooh zhong chin, director general of tasa taiwan's space agency the communication center ai is very important for our communication resilience during urgent periods starlink, developed by spacex crucial in conflict zones like ukraine and gaza. tasa is racing to develop a similar system in space the satellite you're developing, if the internet or the communication lines were cut and taiwan could go into the dark right there, right it out this. yeah, i think so. so that's very important for u

therefore after the inauguration there is also a seminar on security issues taking place here in taipeie many international... experts are just speaking the european theater, the indo-pacific, which lessons taiwan should learn from ukraine in order to prepare for defense. and which ones? well, actually, yes, as i said, taiwan is investing a lot in strengthening its anti-aircraft, anti-missile defense. taiwan wants to adopt the experience of ukraine. drone manufacturers, because their ambition is to become one of the key suppliers of components for uavs in asia, it is important that the ukrainian experience is the basis of further partnership, because here they are impressed by ours and spoke a lot about how they saw and were happy when ukraine not actually having a powerful navy , it destroyed russian naval drones. therefore, the question of artificial intelligence and its application in the production of drones is that is seen as such a priority area where they want to cooperate with ukraine, or through such european countries as the czech republic, lithuania, poland, or seek direct co

the vehicle pollen has the lysis from taipei, the chinese males, 3 hours have started already the ministry of defense here and tie. one does not give you details usually to later in the day. but on the previous days they said the chinese, p l. a vessels guard between, within 24 nautical miles and the water surrounding tie one. they had deployed about 50 military aircraft, 20 naval ships, and more than a 1000 postcard vessels that could be used in an invasion of china saying that it is a trying to test the ability of all join seizure of power joint strikes and control of territories. what does that mean? well, as, and essentially, it's a blockade of taiwan. and in particular, in these exercises, what they're trying to do is block off the waterways that would be used by taiwan to allies like japan or the united states in the event of an invasion. now it's worth noting that has not been any live fire. these are mostly maneuver based on a lot of focus is being given to the name joins toward 2024. a defense analyst are trying to figure out whether this is the 1st of many exercises that are due

. >> reporter: tonight, the message from washington to taipei is crystal clear. [ speaking in a global language ] "we love taiwan." the first words from house foreign affairs chairman mike mccaul to the island's new president, lai ching-te. taiwan is self-governed, but china claims it as part of its territory. china reacted to lai's swearing in by moving warships and fighter jets close to taiwan's shores and warned american leaders not to go to taiwan. >> but you came anyway. why? >> because we support taiwan. we support freedom and democracy against dictatorships like the one that's very close to where we're sitting right now. people's republic of china. >> reporter: china's aggressive posture has american leaders worried. the u.s. is investing billions of dollars to fortify taiwan's military with the goal of deterring an attack. but inside this flower market in downtown taipei there are little signs of anxiety, with most shoppers telling us that they are happy with the status quo. >> china had military exercises this week. does that ever worry you? >> not much. because that's almost

us congressmen hurried to taipei as soon as the chinese army maneuvers ended in the taiwan strait. hasnecessary, she is capable of taking the island in ring, the americans immediately accused beijing of intimidation and announced plans to increase arms supplies to taiwan, calling it an investment. taiwan, unlike ukraine , will receive new weapons systems, and not old, much less old russian weapons, this will be a new stock, by the way, this will be our latest technology, just like for kiev, the americans will be the sellers. a project that limits the power of the new leader of taiwan. during the final vote, deputies threw bags of garbage at their opponents, but they could not influence the result they couldn't. as a result, blaming the position on connections with china, the taiwanese leadership immediately turned to the united states for support. the united states maintains a policy of containment and provides military, diplomatic and economic assistance to the island. we agree with the head of taiwan laizende. achieve the reunification of nations unwaveringly, we will resolutely oppo

but tonight it was drive from taipei is a memorial park that has become the final home to many more statues of chang now and wanted. they want to don't public buildings and spaces in a society where he's still reviewed by some, especially older people. but increasingly regarded as a brutal dictator and shunned in this vibrant democracy. that vibrance has been strikingly evident with the fist political clash inside tiny ones. parliament accompanied by my street protests outside. it's been driven by the, you know, the ration of new president lighting the blue seems determined for taiwan to continue on its own pos, breaking with the past. so you know, something from taiwan, so long as we identify with taiwan, it belongs to a soul. all of the people of taiwan, regardless of it and the city, irrespective of when we arrived. watching with deep suspicion these mainland china, fearful of taiwan moving further away from its chinese woods. those fate seemed to be confirmed by annual polling over the past 30 years. they shows a cultural shift with the majority of the islands, 20 full 1000000 people. n

here's our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes reporting from taipei.here, this is troops from the taiwan military who are just going through their last rehearsal before all their last rehearsal before all the celebrations, the inauguration ceremony begins this morning. this is where it will take place on the stage behind me here. this is where president lai will make his inaugural address. president lai will make his inauguraladdress. he's president lai will make his inaugural address. he's going to come out here at 9:00 and greet the thousands of people who are now gathering — all the invited guests who have come here to watch this morning's inauguration. he will then go back inside the presidential building behind the stage here and there will be a greeting of all the diplomats and all the ps who have come —— vips who have come. and at 11:00am, he'll come out and make his address. so this is the handover to a new presidency, william lai will be the new president of taiwan today, replacing tsai ing—wen, who has been the president here for the last eig

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this is taipei, capital of taiwan, an island democracy of 23 million people.eople's republic of china. instead, over the last 20 years, taiwan has evolved into a thriving democracy. in 2016, people here chose their first female president, tsai ing—wen. she rejects china's claims to taiwan and has moved the island further towards japan and the united states. when i sat down with president tsai at her home in taipei, i began on that delicate topic, the threat from china, and whether it's increased under the leadership of xijinping. do you fear xijinping7 do you think the world, the democratic world, should fear xijinping and his ambitions7 i think xijinping now, despite the fact that he may have a plan of some sort, but i don't think that is a definitive plan because, you know, the world

and is that it worries in taipei right now as well. it is worried indeed because of this uh, remote islands are very close to china and very difficult to defend. however, we have already defending successfully in the 95th. these are the situation on these different right now. so try nice. now using more, the so called grades on activities to intimidate these items, including using song fishing boats to many enter, some of the very close the water zones around these items. so into containment days of the people's baby lives there. so they have already, i mean, trying to, i mean, to appear in the hall post any lives so well, there is no surprise at all. and by this time, the drugs, the upgrade, the threats and evicted in the chinese beijing as a sort of intimate, that said this could be a prelude to, for the punishment as the chinese have put it to what sort of repercussions, what sort of fear the repercussions could we say, are we talking sanctions here? allow me to add a point. first of the distinguished panelists around japan mentione

this was the scene live in taipei. peace on both sides. he is being sworn in as the divide between taiwan and china deepens. mr lai is a strong defender of sovereignty and democracy in taiwan and beijing regards it as adept as that make dangerous separatists. china has stepped up activity around the island since he was elected in january. presidentjoe biden delivered the commencement address at morehouse college in atlanta, georgia on sunday morning. in his speech, president biden references israel's war in gaza. it's the source of recent campus protests that took place at universities across the us. he acknowledged anger over the war by citing his push for a deal to pause the conflict in exchange for the release of hostages. mr biden was largely uninterrupted by protests that have shut down graduations elsewhere. however, there was a group of protestors outside of the venue. 0ur north america correspondent nomia iqbal is in georgia and has more. it does not appear that we have that report. let us move on then. we do h

nick schifrin examines the tension and the history between beijing and taipei.aipei, pomp and circumstance, dancing, and an f-16 flyby to tell beijing, back off. >> i want to call on china to cease their political and military intimidation against taiwan and ensure the world is free from the fear of war. nick: lai ching-te, known as william lai, is the 8th democratically elected president of taiwan, known formally as the republic of china. his inauguration message, taiwanese democracy is here to stay. >> i hope that china will face the reality of the republic of china's existence, and engage in cooperation with the legal government chosen by taiwan's people. nick: but beijing is in no mood to cooperate, and says the only legal government of taiwan, is the communist people's republic of china. >> taiwan independence is a dead end. condoning support for taiwan independence is doomed to failure, and no external forces can stop the historical momentum of china's unification. nick: has the people's republic of china ever controlled taiwan? >> absolutely not. it has n

our correspondent is with the congressional delegation in taipei as china carries out military drills just miles offshore. >>> helping the families who have lost their children in rotc. they were too young for basic training but old enough to know they wanted to serve their country. will congress step in to extend military benefits? >>> i'm chris jansing in new york. thank you for joining us on this very busy memorial day. 420 days after donald trump was indicted on 34 felly charges in manhattan, tomorrow the judge will hear closing arguments in his hush money trial along with the jury. the defense delivering its summations first, followed by the state. that's expected to take most if not all of the day tomorrow. wednesday likely would resume with judge merchan's instructions to the jury. and then, donald trump's future will be put in the hands of the jury. 12 new yorkers will take to the jury room, more than 80 hours of testimony from 22 witnesses with access to about 200 pieces of evidence. to understand what they're up against, we begin with nbc's gary grumbach, former u.s. attorne

according to zsuzsa anna ferenczy, she's an assistant professor at the national dong hwa university in taipein't think the effectiveness will be likely, i don't think that this will slow down the appetite in the commission to push back against chinese assertiveness but i'm very aware that the eu is not united when it comes to china. i think we have reached a level of unity when it comes to how we deal with russia but this is not the case with china. beijing knows that. hence the visit to some of the member states that xijinping considers to be key partners and this is also another purpose of this visit to make these countries feel special, that they have a privileged access to china and this will always undermine the european union and this is also very clear in the eu hence the pushback so i don't think there will be a positive outcome for xi as far as stabilising and strengthening eu—china relations, but, of course, member states are in the driving seat when it comes to how we go forward with eu—china relations. in other business news this morning. the head of berkshire hathaway has told hi

deep business ties with china in september, musk made comments seen as signing with beijing over taipei, or policy has been to serve reunites sidewalk that was trying to from that standpoint maybe this valgus to like hawaii taiwan's foreign minister quickly fired back posting on monday asks x platform listen up. taiwan is not part of the people's republic of china, and certainly not for sale. >> three, two to protect itself, taiwan is turning to space, investing billions to develop and launch its own low orbit communications satellites to ensure uninterrupted internet connectivity in times of crisis, a program spearheaded by ooh zhong chin, director general of tasa taiwan's space agency, the communication center ai is very important for our communication resilience during urgent period starlink, developed by spacex, crucial in conflict zones like ukraine and gaza tasa is racing to develop a similar system in space, the satellite you're developing, if the internet or the communication leinz were cut and taiwan could go into the dark right there, right out. >> this would take it very, ver

us congressmen hurried to taipei as soon as they were in the taiwan strait; the maneuvers of the chinesewing that, if necessary, it is capable of encircling the island . the americans immediately accused beijing of intimidation. announced plans to increase arms supplies to taiwan, calling it an investment. taiwan, unlike ukraine , will receive new weapons systems, and not old, especially not old russian weapons, this will be a new stock, this, by the way, will be our latest technology. just like for kiev, the americans will push for supplies to taip, weapons from europe with kiev politicians; the taiwanese democratic party generally has a lot in common. the majority is in a brawl over a bill that would limit the power of taiwan's new leader. in the local parliament, deputies continued the series during the final vote: deputies threw bags of garbage at their opponents, but were unable to influence the result. in as a result, blaming the position on connections with china, the taiwanese leadership immediately turned to the united states for support. the united states maintains a policy of

and we will get more analysis with our guests in taipei.ther stories that we are following today, another big political story we are watching, china investigating its minister for agriculture for what it calls serious violations of the law. he was appointed agriculture minister in december 2020. president xi jinping has spearheaded a sweeping anticorruption campaign since 2012, ensnaring dozens of communist party officials. saudi arabia and state media says king solomon is suffering from a lung inflammation. the official press agency says the 88-year-old monarch will receive antibodies at the palace after developing a high fever and joint pain. he has led saudi arabia since 2015. the illness comes with his son expected to travel to japan this week. more to come. this is bloomberg. ♪ haidi: take a look at how u.s. treasuries are treating. of course it was a big week when it comes to fed expectations and a lot of pullback when it comes to these concerns that the easing will come later rather than as early as markets had been building. barclay

thursday evening here in taipei.ohn, we're getting constant updates on where this thing stands, but clearly very high tensions in this corner of the world right now yeah, look, i can only imagine as we said, deliberately provocative from china will ripley, it's great to have you there and taiwan, this morning. thank you very much. emma another dangerous tornado overnight as a string of extreme storm sweeps across the country tracy and n is on the ground and greenfield, iowa, as people they're picking up the pieces after the deadliest tornadoes so far this year and new details on the health risks of eating a diet with ultra processed foods sirens are going off and the tornado here. i'm thinking, i'm going to die and i thought that was it. >> one when earth with liev schreiber premieres june 2 at nine on cnn bleeding gums are serious. jamie dr. garcia your sign of bacterial infection bros come to talk advise antibacterial fluoride works below the gum line to help you gums and stop bleeding saves the day, press with rob

before you go, let's bring you live pictures | let's bring you live pictures from taipei where preparationsdent william lai in 30 minutes time. won about 40% of the vote but the dpp lost its majority in parliament, which is expected to be a challenge. his inauguration speech will be closely watched for how he will navigate the close relationship with china. and that's it for this edition of business today. thanks for watching. goodbye for now. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes — here are the headlines. manchester city make history winning four premier league titles in a row. it's auf wiedersenjurgen — as klopp fist pumps his goodbyes to liverpool. and a stunning solo ride moves pogarcer a step closer to a first giro title. welcome to the programme. manchester city have won the premier league title for the fourth successive season, becoming the first team in english football history to do so. leading at the start of the day, all they had to do was better arsenal who were two points behind them, and they did it in style, beating west ham 3—1. katie gornall was at the

may be running out of time that's why thousands are here at a pro-democracy protest in the capital taipei. >> they know this would be impossible in beijing, you will be put into jail you will put into jail. >> john chiang is a financial analysts and father of two. do you worry when you when you see these pictures of china pulling me, i've been told turn now you china invasion since i was ten, i still waiting berlin. >> okay. i hope they come right now because we still have the power to fight against land. i want to finish at majlis generation. i don't want my kids to continue my fights. >> chain pay when took the day off from high school to be here. she came with her uncle, who worries at chinese attack, maybe coming soon you don't identify as chinese or taiwanese. >> yeah. >> why they do not have democracy, but our democracy is constantly improving. there are no human rights thanks, or even basic rights in china. may i share drone? >> she says, she and her friends here, what the future could bring a fear shared by many here outside taiwan's parliament inside chaos and turmoil this brawl

in taipei tonight. thanks for joining us. the news continues now, right here on cnn it is friday, may 24, right now on cnn this morning, donald trump porting black and hispanic voters in the thanks will president biden tries to convince nikki haley borders to stand with him. cnn on the front lines as ukrainian forces tried to keep their second largest city from falling to the russians. and the us senate failing again depends as a sweeping border bill that once had bipartisan support is 5:00 a.m. here in washington. this is alive. look at new york city on this friday good morning, everyone. i'm jessica dean in for kasie hunt, 80s. great to be with you. donald trump and joe biden looking to gain an edge in the race for the white house by targeting voters in unexpected places, trump is reaching out to voters in the bronx in one of the most democratic counties in the country. he's hoping to make inroads with black and hispanic voters african americans are getting slaughtered. >> hispanic americans are getting slaughtered. and the