carrier.has its one in the taiwan strait.ailing northward through the west side, media reports say that the air defense authorities scrambled f-16 fighters and other planes. this is in addition to a number of other moves that the chinese have made recently including aroundstrategic bombers in the south china sea. , as many as six in the last week have flown around japan. there have been a number of different moves that could be a show of force as well taking office as well. chinese state media has said china would take revenge if the trump administration ever challenged that one china policy. it is interesting times indeed. .> we have increased activity what is the likelihood of china using some hard power to get its point across? >> you never know. that is always the risk that we run. their claims to the south china sea is indisputable. military isu.s. continuing to do their regular exercises. i was out on the uss ronald reagan. we're seeing some footage here of where we are standing on the deck. shopping their spears in any

of taiwanese ships provide shooting practice at this chinese military museum, just across the taiwan straitoided challenging beijing‘s claim to sovereignty, the so—called one china policy, mr trump says he might. "china‘s military, especially our navy, is growing stronger." "we don‘t fear us provocation", this man tells me. "we want peace, but if they cross our red line we have to take measures", this woman agrees. last week, in a move seen by some as intended to make that very point, china sent its aircraft carrier through the taiwan strait. and china‘s communist party—run newspapers have issued a stark warning, telling mr trump that if he changes us policy, beijing will have no choice but to take off the gloves, and that china will mercilessly combat those who advocate taiwan‘s independence. these chinese workers make luxury marble products for the us market. for them, the biggest fear is not rising military tension, but a trade war. their american boss believes mr trump‘s threatened tariffs will do nothing to change the basic market reality. hiring one worker in the states, i could hire

just across the taiwan strait. while u.s.presidents have long avoided challenging beijing's claim to sovereignty, the so-called one-china policy, mr. trump says he might. "china's military, especially our navy, is growing stronger. we don't fear u.s. provocation," this man tells me. "we want peace, but if they cross our red line, we have to take measures," this woman agrees. last week, in a move seen by as intended to make that point, china sent its aircraft carrier through the taiwan strait. and china's communist party-run newspapers have issued a stark warning, telling mr. trump that if he changes u.s. policy, beijing will have no choice but to take off the gloves, and that mercilessly combat those who advocate taiwan plus independence. these chinese workers make luxury marble products for the u.s. market. for them, the biggest fear is not rising military tension but a trade war. their american boss believes mr. trump's threatened tariffs will do nothing to change the basic market reality. >> hiring one worker in the states

just across the taiwan strait.ave long avoided challenging beijing's claim to sovereignty, the so—called one china policy, mr trump says he might. "china's military, especially our navy, is growing stronger, we don't fear us provocation", this man tells me. "we want peace, but if they cross our red line we have to take measures," this woman agrees. last week, in a move seen by some as intended to make that very point, china sent its aircraft carrier through the taiwan strait. and china's communist party run newspapers have issued a stark warning, telling mr trump that if he changes us policy, beijing will have no choice but to take off the gloves, and that china will mercilessly combat those who advocate taiwan's independence. these chinese workers make luxury marble products for the us market. for them, the biggest fear is not rising military tension, but a trade war. their american boss believes mr trump's threatened tariffs will do nothing to change the basic market reality. hiring one worker in the states, that

just across the taiwan strait. avoided challenging beijing's claim to sovereignty, the so—called one china policy, mr trump says he might. "china's military, especially our navy, is growing stronger, we don't fear us provocation", this man tells me. "we want peace, but if they cross our red line we have to take measures," this woman agrees. last week, in a move seen by some as intended to make that very point, china sent its aircraft carrier through the taiwan strait. and china's communist party run newspapers have issued a stark warning, telling mr trump that if he changes us policy, beijing will have no choice but to take off the gloves, and that china will mercilessly combat those who advocate taiwan's independence. these chinese workers make luxury marble products for the us market. for them, the biggest fear is not rising military tension, but a trade war. their american boss believes mr trump's threatened tariffs will do nothing to change the basic market reality. hiring one worker in the states, that could h

just across the taiwan strait.challenging beijing's claim to sovereignty, the so—called one china policy, mr trump says he might. "china's military, especially our navy, is growing stronger, we don't fear us provocation", this man tells me. "we want peace, but if they cross our red line we have to take measures," this woman agrees. last week, in a move seen by some as intended to make that very point, china sent its aircraft carrier through the taiwan strait. and china's communist party run newspapers have issued a stark warning, telling mr trump that if he changes us policy, beijing will have no choice but to take off the gloves, and that china will mercilessly combat those who advocate taiwan's independence. these chinese workers make luxury marble products for the us market. for them, the biggest fear is not rising military tension, but a trade war. their american boss believes mr trump's threatened tariffs will do nothing to change the basic market reality. hiring one worker in the states, that could hire five

on the same day that china since it's only aircraft carrier through the taiwan strait. it was returning from a weapons drill and had to pass through taiwanese waters. taiwanese authorities see it as provocation. china says taiwan is overreacting. china daily says it adds more uncertainty and tension to an already tense situation. genie: we will end with a story looking internet users at poland's foreign minister over comments he made at the u.n. a if you're going to be foreign minister you should probably brush up on your the very least your knowledge of countries that exist and don't exist. metpolish foreign minister with officials from some caribbean nations -- belize and send escobar. the problem is sam escobar doesn't exist. it's not a country. royally ridiculed online. some people wonder if he had mixed it up with the tv show marcos and its protagonist pablo escobar. he said it was a slip of the tongue. wasn't long before sam escobar got its own toryism site, twitter8úxúú

. >>> chinese warships, including china's only aircraft carrier were sailing through the taiwan strait on witness. it comes at a time of tightening tensions. the officials say the ships were traveling north on the west side of the strait in the morning. and they're closely monitoring their movements. last month, other warships sailed through the islands in southern japan and into the pacific for the first time. they were en route to the disputed south china sea. china's state-run tv aired footage of j-15s landing and taking off. they are wary of the president who does not accept the one-china policy. on saturday, she met with u.s. lawmakers on her way to central america and spoke directly with u.s. president-elect donald trump after the election. >>> the u.s. established diplomatic reasons with china in 1979 and severed ties with taiwan. japan's prime minister had a one on one with the head of the central bank. gene otani has details on that and other business headlines. >> prime minister shinzo abe and kuroda reviewed policies, including with the u.s. it was the first meeting in about

the ship's route included waters around the taiwan strait and the disputed south china sea. the reaction from the taiwanese -- >> reporter: some of the drills coincided with taiwan president's tsai ing-wen meeting with republican lawmakers in the united states. tensions started to rise back in december. president-elect donald trump took a phone call from the president tsai after his election win. it was the first such phone call since 1979. the year the u.s. switched diplomatic recognition from taiwan to china and started to follow the one-china principle. it acknowledges taiwan is part of china. an expert says china's military drills show the country is concerned. >> although the aircraft carrier cannot be used in the real operation, it's a training ship. but china must fit the fighting stance. the taiwan program is very important to chinese leadership. and the chinese leadership cannot withdraw from this program. from the taiwan program. must be a good bargaining chip if mr. trump want to try to get economic benefit from china. >> during his first news conference as preside

. >> he needs to avoid doing anything that's going to upset the status quo in the taiwan strait. >> reporter: taiwan's already feeling the pressure diplomatically. just last week, china offered nigeria a $40 billion investment after which nigeria agreed to move taiwan's trade office out of its capital. many here fear that if as president mr. trump uses taiwan as bait, their future could be on the line. new pantene doesn't just wash i wiyour hair, it fuels it.gain. making every strand stronger. so tangles don't stand a chance. because strong is beautiful. it says you apply the blue one ok, letto me. this. here? no. have a little fun together, or a lot. k-y yours and mine. two sensations that work together, so you can play together. is your deodorant leaving white marks or yellow stains on your clothes? use new degree ultraclear black + white. no white marks on black clothes. and no yellow stains on white. so your white clothes stay white... and your black clothes stay black. ♪ choose degree ultraclear black + white. it won't let you down. >>> president obama will be leaving the white house wi

. >> he needs to avoid doing anything that's going to upset the status quo in the taiwan strait. >> reportertaiwan's already feeling the pressure diplomatically. just last week, china offered nigeria a $40 billion investment after which nigeria agreed to move taiwan's trade office out of its capital. many here fear that if as president mr. trump uses taiwan as bait, their future could be on the line. it says you apply the blue one ok, letto me. this. here? no. have a little fun together, or a lot. k-y yours and mine. two sensations that work together, so you can play together. >>> president obama will be leaving the white house with some fond memories, thousands of them in fact captured by the white house photographer pete souza. correspondent bill plant has the story. >> reporter: over the past eight years, chief white house photographer pete souza has taken as many as 2,000 pictures a day of president obama. some recording singular events in the nation's history. and some simply capturing a moment. >> on halloween a few years ago, this was the son of a staffer. as he was leaving, he said,

ministry says her escort entered the zone to the southwest, going north along the west side of the taiwan strait have been carrying out combat drills in the taiwan seasons last week. the u.s. envoy has raised questions about china interfering. high-profile incidents such as the disappearance of a group of booksellers who turned up in the mainland. the distorted their oath of office and were then disqualified from the legislative council. >> the unwarranted disappearance of the booksellers as well as the unfortunate preemptive interpretation of the basic law by the national people's congress with respect to official oath taking have contributed to a sense among many in hong kong that beijing may be losing sight of the importance of respecting hong kong's autonomy. biggesthe world single tournament is getting even bigger. fee for has approved plans for 48 teams to contest at the world cup at 2026 up from the current 32. the campaign on expansion in the race to replace -- they say it will lower the standard of play but increase revenue as much as 25% to more than $6.5 billion. global news, 24 hours

there were fireworks over the taiwan strait and celebrations around the world. there was also a huge tv extravaganza broadcast from beijing, viewed by more than a billion people. adriana diaz went backstage. >> reporter: it's a dazzling feast for the eyes. with over-the-top pomp that demands attention. a schizophrenic mix of dancers, athletes, and singers. "the show is one of a kind. we have a wind range of routines to try to appeal to everyone." that range, of course, extends beyond the flashy stage. propaganda, which has gained prominence under the current president xi jinping, is also on display. it's a logistical high wire act that involves 13,000 performers, and cutting edge technology. here at rehearsal, there was no shortage of bright lights and special effects, and these performers had been rehearsing for months for five hours of eye-popping tv. it was a hodgepodge of elaborate and though at times unidentifiable costumes. and in what may also make this the cutest show on earth, we saw children dressed as baby roosters. after all, 2017 is the year of the

taiwan today, scrambling f-16 fighter jets, dispatching a frigate to taiwan strait.s is second time china has sent carrier, into the strait since the beginning of this year, secretary of state nominee rex tillerson today, signaling trump administration will be much tougher on china. on thish of tensions in south china sea, tillerson said, we're going to have to send china's clear signal that island building stops. be sure to vote in our poll, do you think that donald trump is correct to dismiss the national left wing media that unfairly attacks him? cast your vote on twitter. we would like to hear you from, and follow me on twitter. like me on facebook. on wall street today stocks moved higher, dow gaining 99, s&p up 6, nasdaq rose 12, yes, at another record high. fifth straight. volume 3.6 billion share, and a reminder to listen to my reports 3 times a day, coast-to-coast on the salem radio network. >> up next, three amigos and a head clown working to under cut our president-elect, and mr. trump is not pleased. >> lindsey graham, i have been competing with him for a

, we acknowledge that in the shanghai communique of 1972 that all chinese on both sides of the taiwan straitly one china, and taiwan is a part of it. the united states acknowledges it and takes note of it. we didn't agree to it, and we particularly didn't agree that one china means beijing controls. kennedy: all right. let's talk a little bit about what china has said in one of these editorials that i referencessed this china daily, if trump is determined to use this gambit on taking office a period of fierce, damaging interactions will be unavoidable, and beijing will have no choice but to take off the gloves. what does it mean for china to take off the gloves? >> well, as opposed to what they're doing now in the south and east china seas? i understand at many levels of our government and in the top circles of american corporate life people would listen to those words and say, okay, time for the united states to surrender, because obviously we can't stand up to the chinese. the fact is every time they try this bluster and intimidation and we back down, they win at no cost to them. frankly,

large invasion fleets, more than 100 ships, heading south from japanese home waters through the taiwan strait. it was the largest naval deployment in world history, and roosevelt was furious at this unmistakable evidence of japanese doubledealing even though nomura was talking peace in washington, the war invasion was already steaming southward. stark suggested that this alone might be grounds for military action. roosevelt's closest advisor harry hopkins also suggested that since war was apparently unavoidable and imminent, the u.s. should strike first. that is the top guy on the right. according to his diary, he mused aloud to the president, it was too bad we could not strike the first blow. roosevelt nodded thoughtfully and was quiet for a moment. and he said, no. we can't do that. we are a democracy and a peaceful people. he was determined that the united states would not fire the first shot. well of course the japanese were perfectly willing to fire the first shot, and at 6:00 a.m. on the morning of december 7, 20 miles from oahu, the six carriers turned into the wind, increased speed to

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. >> he needs to avoid doing anything that's going to upset the status quo of taiwan straits. >> reportertaiwan is already feeling the pressure diplomatically. china offered a $40 billion investment after which nigeria agreed to move taiwan's trade office out of its capital. many fear that mr. trump uses taiwan as bait, their future could be on the line. gayle. >> all right. thank you, very much, diaz reporting from taiwan. >>> a black man in illinois is suing police after he says that he was falsely and violenceaole arrested. the 2015 arrest was captured on several cameras outside of evanston. the video was just released. the man says that officers used excessive force after a passerby called 911 to report a possible break isn't. and dean reynolds shows what's next. >> i think the person is following me. i see it. >> reporter: october 5th, 2015, a dash cam picked up his cell phone information. he considered going to the police department for protection from the trailing driver. little did he knowus earlier, that driver following behind had called the cops on him, accusing him of grand th

the ministry said they entered the zone to the southwest, going north along the taiwan strait. ey had been carrying out marine combat drills in the south china sea since last week. the number of those killed in southern taiwan has risen since -- to 25. torrential rains have affected many people. plantations have been devastated, and stranded thousands of tourists. the severe flooding is reported provinces, and the main highway in possible. powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries, i am haidi lun. this is bloomberg. rishaad: exposing a multimillion dollar deal with the u.s.. the emissions scandal, what are the details here? : $4.3 billion, for criminal and civil penalties. this is a draft agreement from volkswagen's board. this is expected to come through on wednesday when they take a look at it. then we will know if they actually accept it. and there is a guilty plea on the park of -- on the part of volkswagen when it comes to this cheating emissions scandal that has enveloped a lot of its brands. as i said come up $4.3 billion at stake. but

beijing saying strong measures could be in store for taiwan, which could include wargames in the taiwan straits. shery: president tsai ing-wen leaves this week for the inauguration of the nicaraguan president, so tell us why the timing is so interesting. 's is on her way to visit some key diplomatic allies, but on the way, she will be transiting in the united states. this is something china had warned the u.s. against letting her do, but unfortunately there is not another way to get to central america without transiting through the u.s. there is speculation she may need u.s. president-elect donald trump. donald trump did nothing to play down the speculation when asked over new year's eve, saying "we will see" when asked if he would meet tsai ing-wen. obviously china is not happy. shery: we will be watching that closely. thank you so much. coming up, less than three weeks away from a donald trump presidency. next, the outlook for the u.s. at home and abroad. this is bloomberg. ♪ shery: welcome back. this is "bloomberg markets: asia." . am shery ahn the latest business flash headlines. a private

taiwan. >> bill: you continue to write this. that's beijing's style. making unacceptable long distance phone call and an aircraft carrier shows up in your backyard in the straitan. did you discuss this and to what degree -- which degree did you talk about this with mr. trump? >> not at all. this has been my view for quite some time. i think that the predominant view in the state department for many years and much of american business and academia, wish taiwan would go away. it's this inconvenient island with 20 million people on it. it has actually turned into a democracy and that makes it more won't go away. they won't into the chinese mainland any time in the foreseeable future. we need to acknowledge that and think what relationship should we have for taiwan in an american strategy with china. >> bill: do you think beijing is concerned about this? yes or no. >> absolutely. they should be. every time beijing growls and american foreign establishment says you better not do anything that might irritate beijing. it gets what it wants. there is no give and take. though announce what their view is and everybody says beijing holds a lot of american debt. we'll ha

united states should recognise the highly sensitive nature of taiwan issues and to stick to the promise made by the us in the past. and the straitsblems in singapore. it says the number of cabbies is falling because of competition from private services such as uber and grab. that's bringing you up to date with the papers. now, babita, what stories are sparking discussions online? flip—flops depicting mahatma gandhi have been removed from sale on amazon after they caused anger in india. the row comes days after the online retailer apologised for selling doormats featuring the indian flag. gandhi, who campaigned for independence from britain, is widely revered and known as the father of the nation. that's trending at bbc.com/news. pope francis has said every possible measure should be taken to protect young refugees amid fears that more than 100 migrants have died off libya's coast. the italian coastguard says eight bodies have been recovered. only four survivors have been rescued. as david campanale reports, it comes as more migrants are arriving from north africa. these are the lucky ones, picked up in three different rescue oper

taiwan. but the paper says china's president, xijinping, also sent donald trump a message of congratulations. the straitsto withdraw from the tra ns—pacific partnership, the tpp trade pact. the newspaper carries trump's quote saying, "great thing for the american worker, what we just did." lots of discussions online on who might be the next chief executive in hong kong. she is considered beijing's top choice to be hong's chief executive, but carrie lam is the subject of mockery online. that is because she took a taxi to her former residence to fetch more toilet rolls. even more bizarre, she shared the details of her loo paper adventure to reporters over the weekend. we brought you news yesterday that two men had been gored to death in tamil nadu, in a controversial bull festival. a new law passed by the state has reintroduced the event, after it was banned on the grounds of animal cruelty. well, as sanjoy majumder now reports, the re—emergence of the event is dividing opinion. violence spilling onto the streets of chennai, after days of largely peaceful protests. several vehicles were set on fire, and a

taiwan are becoming increasingly sense. in her new year's eve address president tsai ing-wen said china hurt the feelings of the taiwanese people and destablized cross-straitations. president: i did not wish for things with china as things used to be. however, we will not give into pressure. there are still important principles when dealing with cross-trade issues. betty: the rhetoric is heating up ever more since the phone call between the taiwanese leader and president-elect donald trump. what is she referring to when she said beijing is now being coercive and intimidating? >> well, finally enough, betty. just as she -- strangely enough just as she was making these new year's eve comments there was a story out of beijing, military officials warning strong measures were being considered against taiwan and could include anything from war games to cutting off some of those direct links that were established under the previous president. so certainly the rhetoric is heating up and it's all come about because of the phone call between u.s. president-elect ing-wen mp and tsai at the beginning of december. since then taiwan lost one of the few remaining allies