on taiwan, psychological advisors are not attached to maag, but are a part of the taiwan department oftivity. as an advisory byproduct, many u.s. wives conduct english classes for chinese army personnel. military advisory groups on taiwan devote attention to all phases of airborne training. at the chinese training school, students learn correct landing techniques as the chief airborne advisor shows them how. ♪ soon, two c46's head to the drop zone with their cargo of first-time jumpers. inside the cabin of one, the two u.s. advisors are ready to lead the way. they jump, and the trainees follow. an introductory briefing before exercised sky soldier testifies to the emphasis placed on combined training and sino-american relations. the tactical situation is an aggressive force has invaded taiwan. u.s. paratroopers from okinawa and a chinese airborne unit will combine in a counter attack. the exercise officially begins as chinese paratroopers ready to take off from the drop zone have their chutes checked by the jump master. ♪ narrator: the plan is for grc and u.s. troops to jump at two wid

hands it would remain for the ensuing 50 years. -- once taiwan month again became part of taiwan -- chineset national forces would be pushed off the mainland by powerful communist insurgents. 1947, the city of taipei became the fountainhead of governmental activity after the activation of the mainland entirely. in 1950, the korean war erected and taiwan was destined to play an important role as a symbol of freedom in the shadow of communism. ♪ complexes, commonly oi -- as tim moye -- kim otherwise called the pescatore's, might serve as ideal stepping stones a communist invasion. it is fronted on three sides by the mainland and has been shelled by red artillery. ♪ after an initial survey of nationalist leads in 1951, united states immediately launched an excessive program. american army officers and enlisted men began working with, but not in direct control of, any grc soldier. ♪ to theisors are assigned u.s. military assistance advisory group, commonly referred to as mag. these advisors working closely with their chinese counterparts, use all available means of transportation to visit the w

is selling weapons to taiwan. we have the us still doesn't have a full blown trade deal with taiwan. i think this gets him pot to the administration's general reticence. and sensitivity to, you know, opening up mall more trade deals. so actually, for the trauma administration, this is already, i think, a pretty significant step rights. not some gone through with new trade deals. it's renegotiated existing ones. so that's on the trouble ministrations on the other. i think there's also recognition that the u.s. public is not as ready to be more open economically at this point in time. so i think in terms of the economic relationship with taiwan, that trade arrangement is probably as far as feasible. what outgoing administration goes as far as probably the u.s. public can stomach well, the time being of course, taiwan is still very interested in getting a free trade agreement. and i suppose those negotiations will continue, and we may see something later down the line in the biden. and in this region, who has been go

and for close observers of taiwan u.s. and china relations the last 4 years under trump has been pretty eventful some people may remember that phone call president elect trump made to taiwanese president saying one breaking diplomatic president how disruptive for better or worse has this administration been when it comes to taiwan so i wouldn't say that the administration has been disruptive i'd say that the trip administration is the us i want a relationship one for recording so you know the 2 country's national security advisors have met in the white house now washington has engaged in and others in multilateral initiatives diplomatic side and it's needed defense articles that i want washington history to watch like it would treat any of its other security partners so i think that the is another step so both ensure that both countries gain more from the relationship well also contributing to deterring china from acting more aggressively towards the war speaking of acting more aggressively what's your assessment of taiwan

on taiwan, psychological advisers are not attached to mag but members of taiwan broadcast and visual activity. as an advisory by product many wives conduct english classes full of chinese army personnel. military advisory groups on taiwan devote attention to all phases of training. at the chinese school, students learn correct landing techniques as the chief airborne adviser shows them how. soon the jumpers. inside cabin one, the two u.s. advisers are ready to lead the way. they jump and the trainees follow. an introductory briefing before exercise sky soldier testifies to the emphasis placed on combined training and forces. u.s. troopers from okinawa and chinese air unit will combine in a counter-attack. the exercise begins as chinese paratroopers ready to take off at the drop zone have their chutes checked by the jumpmaster. the plan for grc and u.s. troops to jump at widely separated drop zones and counter-attack on foot in a pincer's movement. within a few minutes aircraft from the air force arrive at the drop zone. they find the chinese are unusually quick to master jumping tech

you're watching news coming up today taiwan's impressive pandemic response as cases mount around the world taiwan has emerged as a model for stopping to spread its covert 19 can its approach be replicated elsewhere. and in the end market quarantined patients are sick stressed and stigmatized over the coronavirus now volunteers who've already spent years behind bars are talking them through their isolation. imo as a chant welcome to news asia thank you for joining us as coburn 1000 cases climbed around the world once again we take a closer look at the government that has most successfully tackled the pandemic in asia taiwan just 7 people have died of the corona virus there with a total of 570 cases ever recorded as of this tuesday some people have pointed out it's island geography as one explanation but take one look at the u.k. and that should dispel any myth about an island advantage in fact taiwan was especially vulnerable in the early days of the pandemic with hundreds of flights going to china every week making its success in the fight against cove it all the more remarkable. mas

has come up china that's beijing considers taiwan which is independently governed and a democracy a breakaway province taiwan has stepped up military drills as beijing increases its pressure on the island by ramping up air force activity in the area chinese leader xi jinping has also suggested that he might take the territory by force telling taipei last month to quote prepare for war beijing also accuses taiwan of quote colluding with the u s. for more we have michael maas a visiting fellow at the american enterprise institute mike why does taiwan matter . but taiwan maybe a small island but it punches way above its weight so it's a consistently a top trip and top 15 trading partner for the united states it occupies a key note in the global supply chain so if you like your i phone your laptop your smart watch you better hope nothing untoward happens to taiwan but more fundamentally a world that is safer the united states and its allies around the world is a safe is a world that is safe for democracy you know like west berlin during the cold war i want sits at democracies from line.

taiwan counter china's increased pressures.he u.s. government recently approved arms sales to taiwan worth billions of dollars. two high-ranking u.s. officials have traveled to taiwan this year. the visit by the house secreta y secretaries and under secretaries of state were considered a win for taiwan but angered beijing, which described them as serious violations of the one china principle. >> does this administration think biden will continue along this path? >> i think officials here are taking a cautious but optimistic approach. while many experts expect biden will maintain a hard line stance against china, they also think he will be more pragmatic. it's unclear whether this could negatively affect taiwan. but there have been some encouraging signs from biden. when the president was re-elected earlier this year, he sent his congratulations, saying the u.s. should continue strengthening ties with taiwan and other like-minded democracies. >>> the japanese government has decided to extend the maritime self-defense forces coun

growth forecast taiwan's hope in the 1900. words now it's growing more sustainable ways to step forward and some scientists including chisel will and those a local professor jones home suggest to do with authority will be qualified to be openly supported in the near future we can come up. kind of for me that we can. shorten the corridor base by increasing testing. for the more you know cost you will. be better off and disputed we still need this they hope by step machine credible trouble bubbles tonton certain other some point to lead the world into a new normal. joining us is dale fisher professor of and sexist diseases at national university of singapore adel one thing i keep hearing is that taiwan is a small island new zealand is another example and that what they're doing can't really still up for europe or the united states what's your take. on certainly very difficult the countries you mentioned likewise china thailand vietnam there's like a 0 tolerance policy if you are trying to eradicate if they have any cases they ha

weapons sale to taiwan.ecently it decided to sell its air-launched land attack missiles and other weapons, and later, harpoon antiship missiles. taiwan's foreign ministry expressed welcome and gratitude for the trump administration's decision. it said, this is the tenth decision during trump's term in office and the third in the past two weeks to provide taiwan with weapons. it says the decision will make taiwan more capable and confident in protecting peace and stability in the region. >>> now to hong kong, where police have arrested a local tv producer in connection with a program related to antigovernment protests in the territory. the hong kong journalist association condemned the arrest, criticizing police for abusing the law and infringing on freedom of the press. the 37-year-old female journalist is a producer for the public broadcaster rthk. she worked on a documentary about a mob attack on antigovernment protesters and others in the territory last year. the program identified the owner of a car near

is taiwan 2nd biggest trading partner. it says taiwan's restrictions on imports of beef and pork are a major barrier to greater trade ties between the 2 sides. taiwan hopes, to deepen cooperation with the u.s. . because china, taiwan's biggest trading partner, is stepping up military, diplomatic and economic pressure on the self ruled island. it's to france now, and amazon says it will join other major online retailers in the country in the laying its black friday sales events until smaller retailers are allowed to reopen . following the current locked up. it's a welcome move, but probably not enough to endear the online giant to small traders who believe they are being pushed out of business. christmas is on its way with all the spending that comes with it. and small businesses like this toy shop in paris are reminding shoppers to support their local retailers pointing out. amazon isn't the only place to shop online. marjorie cullum barney can't open her physical shop. coronavirus restrictions don't allow it, but trying t

so there was a big push to try to get taiwan included as an observer, and taiwan and the united states able to keep taiwan at bay and to argue that it is part of china, therefore they don't need a separate spot. so china is continuing its quite strong foreign policy. and what of hong kong? because here is some part of china which was taken as part of the kind of imperial rules of the 19th century, there was a deal to return it from the uk to china in 97, but an arrangement was supposed to last half a century and it hasn't quite lasted 25 years. is it all over? it is not looking good, let's put it that way. there are two camps. there are people who would say, look, china always intended to subsume, subvert hong kong. this was always on the cards. and people in beijing argue, look, part of the deal with the uk was that hong kong would put in its own national security law, it never did this, therefore it is within our rights to impose a natural security law on hong kong, and we have seen now that has been playing out for the past few months. others say look, beijing were simply scared off

you're watching the d w c h a coming up today taiwan's impressive pandemic response as cases mount to around the world taiwan has emerged as a model for stopping to spread its covert 19 can its approach be replicated elsewhere. and in the end market quarantined patients are sick stressed and stigmatized over the coronavirus now volunteers who've already spent years behind bars are talking to them through their isolation. i'm melissa chan welcome to news asia thank you for joining us as coburn 1000 cases climbed around the world once again we take a closer look at the government that has most successfully tackled the pandemic in asia taiwan just 7 people have died of the corona virus there with a total of 570 cases ever recorded as of this tuesday some people have pointed out it's island geography as one explanation but take one look at the u.k. and that should dispel any myth about an island advantage in fact taiwan was especially vulnerable in the early days of the pandemic with hundreds of flights going to china every week making its success in the fight against cove it all the more

the situation in taiwan.t, who died on tuesday after contracting coronavirus. 0ur middle east correspondent, tom bateman, reports from jericho. a final farewell to the man they called a stubborn negotiator but an unstoppable force for his people. they mourned outside the family home as saeb erekat‘s coffin was carried in convoy through the streets ofjericho, the west bank city he grew up in. to these people, saeb erekat was a hero. he was able to explain to the world their hopes for an independent palestinian state, and today, that dream seems as far away as ever. at the graveside, a military tribute. and his family said goodbye to a father and grandfather. i was truly blessed to be raised in this man's house, the martyr for palestine, for the palestinian cause. saeb erekat was an intellectual, a politician, a person of thought, a person of diligence, of hard work who believed in palestine, who had dedicated all his life to serve the palestinian cause. saeb erekat was a crucialfigure in the israeli—palestinia

what about track and tracing when it comes to taiwan?ery good job in terms of testing and tracing. and pa rt in terms of testing and tracing. and part of the reason is that the contact tracing team has been exercising these kinds of activities even before the covid—i9 pandemic. and i think maybe one key reason for the success of contact tracing is that we were able to keep the total number of cases low so that even public health systems were not overburdened by the number of people that needed to be traced. so i think that needed to be traced. so i think thatis that needed to be traced. so i think that is the key. professor, thank you so much. incredible statistics, thank you so much for sharing. thank you. funeral ceremonies have been held for the palestinian negotiator and politician, saeb erekat, who died on tuesday after contracting coronavirus. 0ur middle east correspondent, tom bateman, reports from jericho. a final farewell to the man they called a stubborn negotiator but an unstoppable force for his people. they mourned outside t

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taiwan hosted the ultra music festival this november.he pandemic. the last time taiwan and its 23 million people reported a covid case was april 12th. that's why some americans have moved to taiwan too, like welly and dina yang. >> our friends in the u.s. are, like, i hope every day you realize what a great decision you made. >> reporter: the yangs are now rebooting their lives from los angeles to taiwan's capital taipei. their children now physically go to school. in california, it was all virtual. >> the kids were not in school for six months. i got emotional that first day when we took them. >> reporter: and dina is battling breast cancer. >> i am immunocompromised, so even if school went back for the kids, it would not be wise to send them. >> reporter: in taiwan since september, the yangs have been free to move after a mandatory two-week quarantine. taiwan has been praised worldwide for its covid success, from january 3rd, screening air passengers from wuhan. defense starts on arrival, well publicized on national television. passeng

the current high tension between taiwan and china, where president views taiwan as a sovereign state, insisting island is part of china. taiwanese fighter jets have increasingly been scrambling to intercept chinese aircrafts and its defenses own in the past few months. that both sides can peacefully co-exist with each other just like before, so that we can have normal relations and progress. my screw has hammered out around 400000 kitchen knives in 3 decades. he helps they won't cut off relationships, but instead would forge peace between longtime enemies. a blacksmith and when you think of hong kong water buffalo may not be the 1st thing. that springs to mind, but for decades. since the 1970 s. though many have been roaming free as other sources of income, now questions are being raised over the future of water buffalo on the island with some complaining nuisance. one woman is determined to save locals. call the buffalo gene. this hong kong woman has been caring for these animals for more than a decade. she brings them food. today, it's always as a special treat or in some cases she

the current high tension between taiwan and china, where president, signing one views taiwan as a sovereign state, insisting island is part of china. taiwanese fighter jets have increasingly been scrambling to intercept chinese aircraft and its defense zone in the past few months. that both sides can peacefully co-exist with each other just like before, so that we can have normal relations and both can that advance and progress. my screw has hammered out around 400000 kitchen knives in 3 decades. he helps, they won't cut off relationships, but instead put forth peace between longtime enemies. a blacksmith, i really think of hong kong what of buffalo may not be the 1st thing that springs to mind, but for decades. since the 1970 s. though many have been roaming free as other sources of income, now questions are being raised over the future of water buffalo on the island with some complaining the nuisance. one woman is determined to save the locals. call her buffalo jeanne. this hong kong woman has been caring for these animals for more than a decade. she brings them food. today, it's all arra

so what can taiwan teach the us and the world?ational taiwan university — he explained why taiwan's approach has been so successful. i think there are some major appeals of the current success in taiwan. so we've had a strict border control since the very beginning, and we have targeted testing of the cases, coupled with a very efficient contact—tracing programme. and, in terms of the population reactions, people are following the suggestions of social distancing and wearing masks. so i think we were able to do that without a major lockdown in the past seven months. you touched on masks, let's pick up on that. the taiwanese government banned the export of an extremely rare purple—pink russian diamond has sold at auction in switzerland for $26.6 million. the 14.8—carat diamond, called ‘the spirit of the rose', is the largest of its kind to be auctioned, as almost all pink diamonds are under 10 carats. it was sold to a telephone bidder who chose to remain anonymous. the diamond was named after a ballet performed by the legendary rus

they are trade talks that taiwan has been after for a long time.t, and the state department cannot discuss trade. that's for the u.s. trade represented of, robert lighthizer, to do. pressure has been building on lighthizer to build talks with taiwan avenue or since the president sank -- ever since the president signed one back in august. ever since then, the taiwanese government, trade groups, industry groups, and political figures in the united states have been urging lighthizer to hold talks with taiwan. so far, they've given no indication that it intends to do so. sam, hasliette: beijing likely to react to all this? samson: well, in a word, badly. beijing frequently rejects any form of contact between the united states and taiwan. there's been no official reaction as yet. but looking at the ever reliable mobile time -- global times based, they called it a political spots -- political stunt, political provocation, and they say taiwan has to be very careful. they wanted taiwan doesn't want to side with the united states to strongly on the supply c

they expect more people will visit taiwan in february. >>> the u.n.eneral assembly s adoed apt resolution expressing international concern over north korea's human rights a abuses. it urges the north to resolve e decades old issue of the abduction of foreign nationals. the resolution submitted by japan, the united states and others won overwhelming support in a vote at the general assembly on wednesday. it's the 16th consecutive year the resolution has been adopted. the resolution condemns in the strongest termshat it calls the systematic widespread and gross violations of human rights by north korea. it also urges pyongyang to provide family memrsbe with accurate information on abducted foreners a requests they are promptly repatriated. prior to the vote, a japanese envoy called for support from the international community to resolve the abductions issue. he noted the deaths this year of the parents of two japanese abductees. the father of one and the mother of another. >> it is heartbreaking to imagine the pain of the family members who passed away

is taiwan 2nd biggest trading partner. it says taiwan's restrictions on imports of beef and pork are a major barrier to greater trade ties between the 2 sides. taiwan hopes, to deepen cooperation with the u.s. . because china, taiwan's biggest trading partner, is stepping up military, diplomatic and economic pressure on the self ruled. and and finally, a norwegian, flying enthusiastic is missing his hobby so much. he's turned his kitchen into an airplane. scar installed several rows of old plane seats and has even bought a real trolley to serve food and drinks. the grounded frequent flyer has even arranged, pretend flights for his friends and family. but just like the real airlines, he's having trouble filling those seats to cope it, restrictions but a high flyer. that's all for me for more check out our website. you tell me dot com slash if you can find us on facebook and it is probably a good guy. my 1st vice, like moses sewing machine. where i come from, women are almost by the social tools. even something as simple as

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is taiwan 2nd biggest trading partner.t says taiwan's restrictions on imports of beef and pork are a major barrier to greater trade ties between the 2 sides. taiwan hopes to deepen cooperation with the u.s. because china, taiwan's biggest trading partner, is stepping up military, diplomatic and economic pressure on the self ruled island. and that's a show i'm critical role in thanks for watching ever self success. why are people forced to hide in trucks? place there are many players. there are many answers playing and there are many stories make up your claim. made for minds this week on world stories. another strict lockdown in france, fighting indifference to corona in turkey. but our journey begins in the usa, the city of el paso, texas is one of the country's corona hot spots stretching hospitals and funeral homes there to their limits. at basle is on the border with mexico, but no one is talking about the wall anymore. the pen dam make is raging here. numbers are sorie. right now. we have about 241, in-patient, coburg

is taiwan 2nd biggest trading partner. it says taiwan's restrictions on imports of beef and pork are a major barrier to greater trade ties between the 2 sides. taiwan hopes, to deepen cooperation with the u.s. . because china, taiwan's biggest trading partner, is stepping up military, diplomatic and economic pressure on the self ruled island. and finally, a norwegian, flying enthusiastic is missing his hobby so much. he's turned his kitchen into an airplane. going around, scoring solve several rows of old plane seats and has even bought a real trolley to serve food and free. the grounded frequent flyer has even arranged, pretend flights for his friends and family. but just like the real airlines, he's having trouble filling those seats to cope it, restrictions but a high flyer. that's all for me for more check out our website. you tell me dot com . you can find us on facebook and, but it is for me it's current forecast untold amount of germans have a lot of cash. but cope with 19 is fundamentally changing much. how was it

the current high tension between taiwan and china, where president views taiwan as a sovereign state, insisted island, as part of china. taiwanese fighter jets have increasingly been scrambling to intercept chinese aircrafts and its defense zone in the past few months. that both sides can peacefully co-exist with each other just like before, so that we can have normal relations and progress. my screw has hammered out around 400000 kitchen knives in 3 decades. he hopes they won't cut off relationships, but instead would forge peace between longtime enemies. a blacksmith shop idea or think of hong kong water buffalo may not be the 1st thing that springs to mind, but for decades. since the 1970 s. though many have been roaming free as other sources of income, now questions are being raised over the future of water buffalo on the island with some complaining the nuisance. one woman is determined to save the locals. call her buffalo jeanne. this hong kong woman has been caring for these animals for more than a decade. she brings them food. today, it's all arranged as a special treat or in

its aircraft crossed the midline of the taiwan straight on two consecutive days. u.s. president trump's administration has also inkre increased its security involvement in taiwan. it sold the island top of the line equipment including jets and military drones. people in the northern philippines are once again dealing with a typhoon. the country is still dealing with the aftermath of last week's storm. our meteorologist joins us now with the latest. >> ten days ago, a typhoon made landfall. it was the strongest cyclone on earth so far this year. it's expected to move over into thursday morning local time as a typhoon. and then hit the pet innocence la. it could become the 7th named storm to hit vietnam this year. this system will cause copehouse amounts of heavy rainfall. once again, as we go into the weekend, it will hit vietnam. so lots of rain and strong winds are in the forecast across southeast asia. the chilliest air of the season is gripping parts of japan bringing the coldest morning of the season and also heavy snowfall we saw minus 14 degrees in parts the area

>> well, severe, tropical storm is now heading toward taiwan. and rain and winds will be picking up in the country, from friday evening. temperatures are still warmer than normal for this time of the year, over the southeastern pacific. in fact, we have another active disturbance far east of the philippines. this could become the next tropical storm by the weekend, and could affect northern portions of the philippines as we go into the next week. the remnants of typhoon is bringing showers in the peninsula. but conditions should improve as we go into the weekend. let's focus on severe tropical storm likely to pass through the southern tip of taiwan over next friday and wind gusts may reach 126 kilometers per hour. that could result in destructive winds and high waves over the coastal areas. we are expecting heavy rainfall, as much as 180 millimeters, especially southern portions of the country, by saturday morning. there is a possibility of flash flooding and landslides. up toward the north, a large, high-pressure system will continue to produce

china and taiwan claim them. the japanese government maintains the islands are an inherent part of japan's territory in terms of history and international law. it says there is no issue of sovereignty to be resolved over them. in tokyo, the top government spokesperson says japan will keep a close eye on developments regarding this issue. kato katsunobu says japan is committed to defending the lives and assets of the japanese people, including fishing boats and all territorial waters and airspace. >>> turning to thailand, where an antigovernment youth group has rejected joining a reconciliation committee aimed at ending ongoing protests. >> members of the group spoke at a news conference on wednesday. they said there can be no solution as long as the prime minister remains in power. late last month, the thai parliament proposed setting up the committee in a bid to appease the protesters. the committee would be comprised of lawmakers and demonstrators. local media report the selection of committee members is alread

now taiwan is widely seen as having one of the most open media environment in asia.was ranked second highest in the region in the latest press freedom index from reporters without borders. >>> now to the united states where president-elect joe biden says that the trump administration's failure to recognize his victory is delaying his transition team's efforts to draw up coronavirus response plans. >> there's a whole lot of things that are just -- we just don't have available to us, which unless it's available soon, we're going to be behind by weeks and months. >> biden was talking with frontline workers, including nurses and firefighters. he said his team has been unable to get vital information about government stockpiles and potential vaccines. biden also said that he will call on all state governors to implement stricter measures, including mandatory mask-wearing and testing. representatives of a group of frontline workers told biden they're still short of personal protective gear. he promised to make sure that they get all the equipment they need. >>> state gover

in an effort to seal a new trade deal was banned in taiwan because of a controversy. additive used by american farmers became a fossil goes to the polls today as opposition parties warn of massive fraud in the general election, threatening not to it say, the results. president costs his vote in an election, overshadowed by a rising, jihadist threat is expected to win reelection. the opposition candidates have criticized his failure to contain the violence. it will be no votes. cast in about one 5th of the country where jihadist attacks strikes almost every day, doubly correspondent fanny is on the ground in between a faso with more people are going to the polling stations today to cast their vote both for a president and from members of the parliament for the next 5 years. however, not everyone has the opportunity today to actually make it to such a polling station due to security concerns. in fact, a government of incumbent president that nearly half of all 13 regions have limited or no access to polling stations. the incumbent president says he has no intention of d

has sucked under to significant economic players of the region aren't part of the pact, india and taiwan. tell us more in that well, for obvious reasons, you know, this deal shows align with the china and including taiwan into the you means recognizing it as an independent nation, which mean no. angus china, on the other hand, india pulled out last november. and a lot of it has to do with general distrust of china, but india also believes that the r.c.m.p. will be a threat to their exports and local production jus to cheap mean cheap. china made imports into the region. so that's going to be in direct competition with india made products. let's look towards the u.s. joe biden will be the next president. what are members of this newly forged the lines expecting from him? in contrast to donald trump? what it is a major test for joe biden, whether he will or not undo all of the withdrawals from trade and other deals that came under president trump. so what the member nations on looking forward to is the hope of biden carrying on former president obama's foreign policy, which is very strong

you're watching news coming up today taiwan's impressive pandemic response as cases mount around the world taiwan has emerged as a model for stopping the spread of 19 can its approach be replicated elsewhere. and in the end mark quarantine patients are sick stressed and ties over the coronavirus now volunteers who've already spent years behind bars are talking them through their isolation.

taiwan is lifting a ban on importing u.s. pork in an effort to seal a new trade deal was banned in taiwan because of a controversial additive by american a farm. ours and the head of the u.s. covert nineteen vaccine program says he expects the first americans to be vaccinated by the twelfth of december. he told us media that vaccinations could begin in two days after it is approved by the food and drug administration, which is needing between the eight and tenth of december. and the people of faso have been voting in a presidential election that has been overshadowed by rising and she had just threats. president rock is expected to win reelection though opposition. candidates have criticized his failure to contain the violence. no votes have been cast in a fifth of the country where jihadist attacks take place almost every day. opposition parties have warned of massive fraud and threatened not to accept the results. due to your correspondent, funny, fresh air is on the ground in faso with more people are going to the polling

more assertive role in places like the south china sea and indeed in its aggressive behior towards taiwan is aually using military power that has benefited from this connection to the open system. this isn't the cold war. the col war was an ideological struggle between the united states and the soviet union, but the soviet union was a military giant but a technological midget. china is aechnological giant and well on its way to becoming a military giant as well. and so this is an incredible challenge. it is a challenge though, too to our values. to be true to those values while not allowing ourselves to be taken advantagef. we do not want a situation in which iocent people, just because the are of asian descent, are somehow held in suspicion, whether their citizens or green card holders for visitors. we wt to remain open to the world and to them, and they do not, we do not want them t feel intimidated in any way. we want our universities to be cognizant of wt is going on in some of the programs that have been spoored by china. we want the universities to be cognizant of what is going on i

one of them is unusually difficult, but people from taiwan, hong kong who used traditional characters can recognize it. as a lot of these meetings went, the young cultural attaches from the chinese consulate lectured me about how little i knew about chinese language and culture and ignorant- you foreigners need to listen to us. i gave them my card. he started to read my name and stopped because he did not reckon isaac character. recognize the character. that is very unusual today. any of the new generation of diplomats are not only very well trained in chinese culture, but well trained in english and other languages. part of it has a lot to do with individual leaders in the chinese government. one of the most influential --ple in chinese diplomacy tiger is what some have called him -- he was an ambassador to the u.s., minister of foreign affairs, he is currently state counselor on the government side, a member of the politburo which is rare in chinese history to have somebody -- his english is excellent. know a generation of american leaders in the 1970's and 1980's from when presiden

then very successful in taiwan of containing the number of infections and deaths.sting he said that's fine but not a substitute for an effective system of contact tracing. and also he was worried that he might give people a false sense of confidence. like i've had the tested because i've got it or i'm negative i go back to normal. whereas actually it applies at the moment but may be overta ken applies at the moment but may be ove rta ke n by applies at the moment but may be overtaken by you getting infected within hours because another contact you have. that's absolutely right. sadly and i know it's frustrating for people there's no single one magical instance of intervention at the moment they can protect you. you need to be tested to find out if you've got the virus and even if you don't have it you got to carry on distancing yourself can washing your hands and bring facemasks, and if you have got the virus in your contacts need to be traced. this is the day for optimism where i am very critical of the government is in the context tracing element of this because

anti- access area did i'll to keep the chinese out of taiwan. keep the chinese out of japan using the aantages that our system has and our experiee in our historical legacy have for information practice, we could do much better job of defending the allies instead of trying to overcome chinese defenses using our information practicen the offense for the clear strategic implication to me and a link to some of my own work which i like as wellut the real implication i went to fox a jim focus on infmation practice. it shows that given the complexityf the information environment, there a increasing advantages to operating the defense in u.s. allies, operating on the lancet keep the chinese penned in and prevent the chinese from expanding across t sea, if that is what the chinese nt to do which itself is not evenlear. that's another gat advantage of john's book, think you should log waterbury john's book. it tells us a lot about a better w to implement u.s. strategy in this era people are getting really worried about a new cold with china. thank you. s