we had a visit by president tsai. we're honored to be able to sit with her up in new york right next to her during that dinner and i think you'll see that happen more around the world and i think you'll see other countries come and reopen relationships with taiwan. we're at a point-- we're in the 21st century, we don't need to conquer nations, we need to expand nations and expand trade and focus on things that make us all stronger. ... pplause] >> that was terrific. particularly good analogy. i will remember that one. that's poignant and very applicable to your daily suburban life. so i really like that analogy. >> i do have the great pleasure and honor now to bring to the stage stanley kao, taiwan's representative to the united states what he is been for about four years now. you can be forgiven if it seems like much longer than 40 years because i think some of us has known scams for long a time because of represented taiwan refor some 40 years and foreign service in switzerland, malaysia, hungary, many headquarter p

tsai: i do think we have a pret decent capabilit here. invading taiwan is something that is going to be very costly for china. ros: now, we have heard om justin trudeau about howhings may work when harry and meghan, the duke and duchess of sussex, start splitting their time between the u.k. and canada. decisions will become what the dispositions are, those are desions for them. st canadiansre very supportive of having royals be here, but how that works and what kind of cost is involved, there is lotcuof dions to have. ros: security is one of the more tricky issues. trudeau says discussions are ongoing. here's a story in "the tes" reporting that police in the u.k.relready struggling to deal with increasing security needs for the royal family as a whole. one chief says that harry and meghan have not thought through the implications of their move, something they would push back at. here is the analysis o o royal commentator. royal family.gest cast of the no one knows exactly, but will and thf bounds0 million pounds a year. if they are going

presidentcongratulate tsai for winning a resounding election. looking forward to her leadership, looking forward to working with ambassador kao. thank you all for letting me come by and participate. [applause] >> i will be happy to. >> one or two questions in the audience. we will get you a microphone. >> good morning, congressman. after this election, we are seeing the chinese or ministry -- foreign ministry sending a strong message urging the world community to adhere to the one china principle. do you see, after taiwan people sending a message to the world on theey want to stand democratic side of the world, do you see the international upmunity starting to open after secretary pompeo sending his congratulatory message? you see more countries open up to be more openly supporting taiwan? >> i think we will see that. i truly believe that. if you look at hong kong, it is a province of pushing 8 million people. 25% of those people are coming out and protesting because of the removal of the freedom and liberty. i have a set of pictures i do not br

tsai joins me now from taipei.ing—wen, a big election majority, she is bound to be pretty bullish. work, do you think, to antagonise a big powerful authoritarian neighbour like this? her critics would definitely say no, it is not wise. potentially very dangerous. they believe that she is actually manipulating public opinion by not presenting the reality which is that beijing actually has never asked her to accept a one country two system formula. it simply asked her to accept the 1992 consensus was that anyone china concert. the predators i was able to use that concept to define that when china is simply the republic of china which is taiwan's official name. she refuses to do that because her party ultimately wants to create a new country cold simply taiwan with no links to china. her critics say this is very dangerous and she is pursuing her party's own agenda when the majority of people here want the status quo and only less than 30% wa nt status quo and only less than 30% want formal independence. you would have

tsai won very big.ational sovereignty. beijing does not really like tsai. they've had four years of her, they've put a lot of pressure on her administration, but they know tsai and they were probably prepared for her to win. so beijing's reaction so far has been very rhetorical, slightly muted. we do not expect any strong aggressive reaction from them, as they are looking also at the legislative un race where the kmt party, the more pro—china party did actually fairly well. so on balalnce beijing will be looking ahead to the next four years, not really liking tsai but not really quite ready to take stepd towards anything that's very destabilising. ok, so if it is basicallyjust goingt osit and wait it out, which you seem to be suggesting china will do, how long will that last, what is their timeline? it is always very hard to say. china's sort of unofficial timeline, as stated by xi jinping, is may be before 2049, before the chinese dream is fully realised, but there is really no way to know what the exa

cindy, tsai ing—wen was very vocal in that exclusive interview with john.sending such a strong message to china that taiwan simply will not be threatened? well, her critics would say that she is not only playing a risky game but also an irresponsible and dishonest game. because, while she asked beijing to face the reality about taiwan, she is actually not letting the world know of another reality, which is that under her predecessor, relations we re under her predecessor, relations were at the best they were since the end of the civil war. but she actually changed the status quo, which brought about all the military, political and economic pressures from beijing. and she change the status quo by not accepting the one china concept, under which, actually, her predecessor defined it as the republic of china, which is taiwan's official name. so the two sides can actually define that one china the way they want, and that was the solution to this very difficult issue of taiwan's sovereignty. but president tsai has turned out that option, she doesn't accept that

tsai: has been intensifying its threat. they also through actions come military exercises, and they have military vessels,aft cruising around the island, and also with things happening in hong kong, people gea real sense that this threat is real. jo: your predecessor was able to preserve taiwanese democracy whilst building stronger ties with china. ouwhat is not to like that approach? pres. tsai: the situation has changed. were facing a very different situation now. john: taiwan is also changing. the first place in asia to legalize gay marriage, it is, she says, growing ever more diinct from china. pres. tsai: we are an independent country already. we have the military and we have elections. john: few statements are likely to infuriate china more with pressure down to to increase. taiwan's military is being beefed up. pres. tsai: you cannot exclude the possibility of a war at any time. john: do you think you would be able to stand up to military tion? pres. tsai: i do think we have a pretty decent capability here. invading

beijing's attempts to pressure president tsai with renewed threats to take taiwan by force have badlye chinese president, xijinping, to thank for this victory? translation: the taiwanese people insist on protecting our democracy. i hope china gets the correct message as a result of this election. there is in fact a great irony to these celebrations — beijing's authoritarian vision of a greater china wholeheartedly rejected in the one place that actually gets to vote on it. she has promised to stand up to china. the risk is it will only antagonise it further. john sudworth, bbc news, taiwan. i've been speaking to bonnie glaser, who's the director of the china power project at the csis think tank, about how china migh react. well, china certainly won't be surprised by this outcome because the polls show that tsai ing—wen was likely to win a landslide victory, but i think that they will not conclude that its impossible for the dpp to be defeated in the future, thatis, dpp to be defeated in the future, that is, of course, tsai ing—wen's party, because, infact, that is, of course, tsai ing

but president tsai has turned out that option.er party stands for formal independence. they don't really like the republic of china. they see it as a colonial government that came overfrom mainland china at the end of the chinese civil war. there is still a lot of historical resentment against the republic of china, and she is tapping into that. even though actually less than 30% of the population, according to government polls, support formal independence, most people are happy with the status quo. cindy, one thing briefly, if you would. she stressed to john that taiwan is growing more distinct from china. is that something that you are experiencing? can you see that? well, because of china's actions, which have not been good, of course, we all see that, in their own country and around the world, and also the political — the politics in taiwan, that has actually fuelled a growing sense of taiwanese identity. so many more people now define themselves as taiwanese instead of taiwanese and chinese. but she is also fuelling these sen

tsai ing—wen got a big support for her policies.ijing's reaction has been muted. we do not expect any strong aggressive reaction. the more pro— china party did fairly well. they will be looking at the next four yea rs. will be looking at the next four years. not liking tsai ing—wen but not taking the stabilising steps. years. not liking tsai ing—wen but not taking the stabilising stepsm will set an weight it out, how long will set an weight it out, how long will it last? it is hard to say. china's unofficial timeline as stated by xijinping may be before 2029, before the chinese dream is fully realised but there is no way to know what the exact timeline is. the china the question is, is there a possibility for peaceful reunification. as long as their preferred party has some seeds in the legislator, there is some possibility of them getting the presidency and they continue to hold out. that would be china's preferred method but if that does not look like it is happening and the deadline is approaching, 2029, do you think it is realis

they're not going to accept tsai ing-wen's preconditions. preconditions their dialogue she talked about parity, for example, and accepting the existence of both sides. i'm quite confident that china it going to accept the existence of the republic of china. but i personally think that the chinese our unlikely to conclude that this is their time to to really use military force. the risks are high. it's not just a matter of seizing taiwan, it's a matter of holding it. it it matter of winning over their people of taiwan. they could face a certain state. but to many people talk about them publicly. look at what happened in hong kong, we'll just have to ask their question to their people and do their people taiwan height for their own sovereignty. i personally believe that these essays they continue to talk about china having an important period of strategic opportunity. and i believe that this includes his assessment that peaceful development of cross-strait relations, their right strategy and that peaceful unification has brought unachievable.

beijing's attempts to pressure president tsai with renewed threats to take taiwan by force have badlyave the chinese president, xijinping, to thank for this victory? translation: the taiwanese people insist on protecting our democracy. i hope china gets the correct message as a result of this election. there is in fact a great irony to these celebrations — beijing's authoritarian vision of a greater china wholeheartedly rejected in the one place that actually gets to vote on it. she has promised to stand up to china. the risk is it will only antagonise it further. john sudworth, bbc news, taiwan. for more on this, i'm joined by from taipei by sara newland. she's a professor at smith college in the united states, but she's currently in taiwan observing the elections. what swung it for the president?” think the hong kong protests were certainly on everyone's mind this week, but they are not the only factor that explain her victory. i think they really held to bring people out to the polls and to get such a lopsided victory for president tsai, but her popularity was rising in the polls a

hello, president tsai. hi. it was her warnings about china that hit home with voters.eijing. this is a very strong message from the people of taiwan. that is, you know, they don't like the idea of being threatened all the time. we're a successful democracy. we have a pretty decent economy. you know, we deserve respect from china. her critics say she is reckless, that she risks provoking china. but her promise to stand up for taiwan saw her re—elected by a landslide in saturday's vote. china has been intensifying its threat. and they have all sorts of actions, military exercises, and they have their military vessels, aircraft, cruising around the island. and also, with the things happening in hong kong, people get a real sense that this threat is real. your predecessor, ma ying—jeou, was able to preserve taiwanese democracy whilst building stronger ties with china. what's not to like about that approach? the situation has changed, so we're facing a very different situation now. taiwan is also changing. the first place in asia to legalise gay marriage, it is, she says, g

i want to congratulate president tsai for winning a resounding election. we look forward to her leadership and look forward to working with the ambassador and i thank you all for letting me come by and participates. [applause] >> do you have time for one or two questions connect greats. down in front. we will get you a microphone. >> good morning congressman. after this election we are saying that the chinese foreign ministry sending a strong message urging the world community to adhere to the one china principle but do you see after i want people sending a message to the world that they want to have a democratic side of the world and do you see the international community starting to open up with after secretary pompeo sending his message congratulatory message and do you see some more countries opening up to be more openly supporting taiwan? >> i think we will see that. i truly believe that. if you look at hong kong it's a province of pushing 8 million people and 25% of those people are coming out and the removal of freedom and liberty. i have a set of p

president tsai has no way of negotiating with beijing because they refuse to talk to her, because shehina principle that the two sides are part of one country. if han kuo—yu is elected, definitely he will reach out to beijing and beijing will be willing to work with him because he accepts the principle that there is only one china but each side can define what that china is, and his party would define it simply as the republic of china which is taiwan's official name. that is his way of getting around this very difficult and sensitive issue of taiwan's sovereignty and working towards a better solution for both sides. oman has declared three days of national mourning following the death of sultan qaboos bin said al said. the sultan, the longest serving ruler in the gulf, was 79 years old. he had ruled oman since 1970, when he deposed his father in a bloodless coup, with the help of the former colonial power, britain. bill hayton reports. when sultan qaboos pushed his father from the throne in 1970, oman was desperately poor. there were just two schools and two paved roads in the entire

they have to decide whether they believe in tsai ing—wen‘s message that china is a threat and taiwan mainland china, or mayor han kuo—yu's message that taiwan needs china and needs it economically, and to ensure peace between the two sides. they have to make this very tough decision. i've covered many elections in taiwan, and no other election has made china such a central issue. part of the reason is because of the hong kong process. the months—long protests have actually unnerved a lot of taiwanese people, especially young people. i just spoke to one voter who cast his ballot and he said he was quite worried watching scenes of police firing tear gas and rubber bullets at the protesters, and he believes that president tsai is the best person to safeguard taiwan's democratic way of life. at the same time, i also spoke to voters who support han kuo—yu, including a woman whose father fled to taiwan at the end of the chinese civil war. she said that they understand the pain and suffering of war, and she does not want to vote for tsai ing—wen because she believes that she is taking taiwa

taiwan's newly re—elected president, tsai ing—wen, taking to the bbc‘s john sudworth.people across pakistan and afghanistan in recent days. schools have shut and many villages have been left isolated. worst affected has been pakistani kashmir, with 62 people killed and ten others missing. more than 50 bodies have been recovered. olivia crellin has the latest. buried in snow, villagers struggle to free a man completely submerged after an avalanche hit a kashmiri village just north of islamabad, killing dozens and destroying more than 50 homes. extreme winter weather in recent days has killed more than 130 people across pakistan, afghanistan and indian—administered kashmir. many more are injured or remain missing. pakistan's prime minister, imran khan, tweeted: . . referring to the part of kashmir controlled by pakistan. military helicopters exchange rescued avalanche victims for supplies, in the hope of providing relief to those cut off by conditions as more heavy snow is forecast. but there has been criticism from some about the government response to the weather. truc

tsai: we are an haveave the military and wy. election john: few statements are likely to infuriate china more with pressure down to to increase. tagan's military is be beefed up. pres. tsai: c ynot exclude the possibility of a war at any time. john: do you think you would be able to stand up to military action? pretty decent capability here. invading taiwan is something osthat is going to be veryy for china. john: she says she plans to further strengthen twan's democracy, the very thing that divides it from its authoritarian neighbor may in the end prove its most powerful defense. john sudworth, bbc news, taiwan. laura: canada's is ready to welcome prince harry and his wife, meghan, to the commonwealth coury, justin trudeau does want to know who will pay for the couple's on monday, the queen signed off on a period of eansition for royals, but questions remain for how that will work. reporter: there may still be much to resolve, but what is ear is that canada will be home for harry and meghan for part of the year. they know the c

it's hard to believe that less than a year ago, many people had written off tsai ing wen's chances ofning a second term. and that's mainly due to her administration pushing through unpopular social and labour reforms. but in the past few months, several events outside of taiwan, like the u.sa trade war and the hong kong protests, have boosted her populari. the prospect of another tsai term does not sit well in beijing, which has attempted to exert control by both trying to lu taiwan with economic incentives, and threats of invasion and isolation. under tsai's tenure, seven countries have given in to pressure from beijing and broken diplomatic ties with taiwan, leaving only 15 nations still recognizing the government of taipei. even the united states does not have full diplomatic relations with taiwan. yet washington is taipei's most important ally, due to a long-standing agreem help defend the nation from attack or invasion. last year, washington passed multiple bills to enhance relations and approved $2.2 billion in arm sales. aligning with taiwan is a strategic way for washington to

tsai ing—wen says beijing should abandon its threats to take the island by force.

tsai's democratic progressive party also retained a majority in the 113-seat legislature. tsai warned china usespeech, force to seize control o taiwan, which beijing views as a renegade provinc tsai holds a law doctorate from the london school of economics, and advocates strong relations with the united states. in southeast australia, two wildfires merged and became what firefighters aring a "mega-fire" last night. this new fire has ready burned more than 1.5 million res. weather conditions were mder day, but there is no heavy fiin forecast. officials say ths are going to continue for weeks since ey began in september, bushfires throughout australia have burned an area larger than at least 26 people have died. >> sreenivasan: iraq' s government is demanding that u.s. tros leave the country in the wake of the killing of an iranian general, an iraqi other iraqis last week.everal yesterday, secretary of state mike pompeo said the u.s. will not wraitbut is open to discussions. there have been violent protests against both the u.s. and iran in the past few days two iraqi journa

beijing's attempts to pressure president tsai with renewed threats to take taiwan by force have badlyave the chinese president, xijinping, to thank for this victory? translation: the taiwanese people insist on protecting our democracy. i hope china gets the correct message as a result of this election. there is in fact a great irony to these celebrations — beijing's authoritarian vision of a greater china wholeheartedly rejected in the one place that actually gets to vote on it. she has promised to stand up to china. the risk is it will only antagonise it further. john sudworth, bbc news, taiwan. for more on this, i'm joined from taipei by charles chen, who has just been elected as a member of parliament for the kmt party, which favours closer integration with china. first of all, congratulations on your own election, but your party's presidential candidate lost categorically. have you worked out why? well, i think the china factor is significant in this election, and i think the message that most voters, particularly those younger generations, deliver is that they are not happy with

since president tsai ing—wen coming to power, that the relationship between the two sides has largelyted. the amount of tourists coming here has dropped by over one million and tourist earnings have dropped by $1.5 billion so this is affecting a lot of people's livelihoods. they need to determine among themselves whether it is more important to safeguard taiwan's democracy as the president is advocating or find a more moderate solution, perhaps, to have good relationships with beijing and still economic growth in taiwan. let's get some of the day's other news. oman state tv is reporting that the sultan qaboos bin said al said has died. he was 79 and had been ill for some time. the sultan acceded to the throne in 1970 following a successful coup against his father — a coup that was supported by the british. there's been a welcome reprieve for firefighters when a mild weekend began on australia's east coast. after an arduous night for firefighters tackling an increase in blazes thanks to sudden strong winds. here in the uk, it looks like the devolved government in northern ireland could

beijing's attempts to pressure president tsai with renewed threats to take taiwan by force have badlyese president, xijinping, to thank for this victory? translation: the taiwanese people insist on protecting our democracy. i hope china gets the correct message as a result of this election. there is in fact a great irony to these celebrations — beijing's authoritarian vision of a greater china wholeheartedly rejected in the one place that actually gets to vote on it. she has promised to stand up to china. the risk is it will only antagonise it further. john sudworth, bbc news, taiwan. jessica drun is a taiwan researcher with project 2049, a think—tank working on asian security issues. she says beijing failed to influence this election in the way that it desired. if you said it was whether the outcome is what they wanted, yes, they failed. their traditionally preferred partner lost, one that would pursue relations under the one china framework. but if you were to describe failure in the sense of where they successful in the long—term goal of convincing the taiwan public the unification

hello, president tsai. hi. it was her warnings about china that hit home with voters.like the idea of being threatened all the time. we‘re a successful democracy. we have a pretty decent economy. you know, we deserve respect from china. her critics say she is reckless, that she risks provoking china.

. —— tsai ing—wen.ong kong protest to try to stay in power. he says a better solution is to build peace and good relations between taipei and beijing, because thatis between taipei and beijing, because that is what is important for the time and his people's livelihood and the security. —— taiwanese peoples stop voters you have to bring out identification cards, they go inside and they have to show that they are who they are, and they will be making this very important decision today. and of course the issue of identity, as you are talking about, is crucial. but we can never really forget the idea of economics and people's wealth and prosperity, whatever is going on, that is always crucial to votes like this. yes, of course. voters have to also think about their livelihood, their economy. you have to understand that taiwan relies so much on mainland china. china's taiwan's biggest trade partner. 40% of taiwan ‘s exports go to the mainland, and 30% of its investments go to the mainland. it is the biggest

hello, president tsai. hi. it was her warnings about china that hit home with voters.is is a very strong message from the people of taiwan. that is, you know, they don't like the idea of being threatened all the time. we're a successful democracy. we have a pretty decent economy. you know, we deserve respect from china. her critics say she is reckless, that she risks provoking china. but her promise to stand up for taiwan saw her re—elected by a landslide in saturday's vote. china has been intensifying its threat. and they have all sorts of actions, military exercises, and they have their military vessels, aircraft, cruising around the island. and also, with the things happening in hong kong, people get a real sense that this threat is real. your predecessor, ma ying—jeou, was able to preserve taiwanese democracy whilst building stronger ties with china. what's not to like about that approach? the situation has changed, so we're facing a very different situation now. taiwan is also changing. the first place in asia to legalise gay marriage, it is, she says, growing eve

on saturday voters decide who they believe, tsai ing—wen or the mare. the mare. the decision will decide the future and its relations with china and the united states. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: australia's prime minister, scott morrison, comes under more criticism over his handling of the bushfire crisis. also on the programme, the former boss of renault—nissan, carlos ghosn, hits out at japan's judicial system in his first public comments since he fled the country. the japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. good grief! after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow in spite of protests and violence from some black activist groups. they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were

taiwan's president, tsai ing—wen, has told the bbc that the island has no need to declare formal independenceecause it already is an independent country. ms tsai said last week's presidential election, in which she won a second term in office, showed taiwanese people did not like being threatened by china. now on bbc news, panorama. britain's high streets are in crisis... walking down here i can see lots of vacant shops. and there is a very big one here. we've lost more than a quarter of shops on our high streets injust over a decade. i haven't been down the high street in a couple of months. the new government has promised its help, with investment for left behind towns, but how should that money be spent? retail has only ever been a part of the functions of a town. so it's time for a re—think. i think it's vital, actually, that the high street becomes a place for community, for people to come together somewhere in the centre of the high street, there could be a key public space. tonight on panorama, we'll see how, in parts of the country, things are already changing... that has to increase

hello, president tsai. hi.but now she had something to say direct to beijing. this is a very strong message from the people of taiwan, that is, you know, they don't like the idea of being threatened all the time. we're a successful democracy, we have a pretty decent economy. you know, we deserve respect from china. her critics say she's reckless, that she risks provoking china but her promise to stand up for taiwan saw her re—elected by a landslide in saturday's vote. china has been intensifying its threat. they have all sorts of actions, military exercises and they have their military vessels, aircraft, cruising around the island and also with the things happening in hong kong, people get a real sense that this threat is real. your predecessor, ma ying—jeou, was able to preserve taiwanese democracy whilst building stronger ties with china — what's not to like about that approach? the situation has changed, so we're facing a very different situation now. taiwan is also changing. the first place in asia to legal

ms tsai said last week's presidential election, in which she won a second term in office, showed taiwaneseeople did not like being threatened by china. now on bbc news, tuesday in parliament. hello and welcome to tuesday in parliament, as the foreign secretary warns iran it faces a stark choice. the regime can take the steps to de—escalate tensions and adhere to the basic rules of international law or sink deeper and deeper into political and economic isolation. but labour wonder why the us president does not like the current iranian deal. we all suspect that it is trump the toddler's main issue with it, but can he confirm the prime minister was correct? also: no big ben bongs for brexit, a peer called a truce. people who have won the brexit debate should not be triumphalist. borisjohnson has that donald trump will produce a replacement for the iran nuclear deal. the comments came as the uk, france and germany accused tehran of breaching the terms of the agreement. the european allies which remain part of the troubled nuclear deal despite the us president's opposition said iran was meeting

. >>> coming up on "street signs," tsai with a landslide victory. how did beijing react.nine) ghostbusters!... of course i'd love to take an informal poll. i used to be a little cranky. dealing with our finances really haunted me. thankfully, i got quickbooks, and a live bookkeeper's helping customize it for our business. (live bookkeeper) you're all set up! (janine) great! hey! you got the burnt marshmallow out! (delivery man) he slimed me. (janine) tissue? (vo) get set up right with a live bookkeeper with intuit quickbooks. the easy way to a happier business. some things are too important to do yourself. ♪ get customized security with 24/7 monitoring from xfinity home. awarded the best professionally installed system by cnet. simple. easy. awesome. call, click or visit a store today. >>> welcome back to "street signs. the taiwan dollar has strengthened to an 18-month high against the greenback after president tsai ing-wen won a landslide victory in the weekend's victory. it sai with a second term with 57% of the vote, a result seen as a rebuke to beijing. >> reporter: t

presdient tsai has been speaking to the bbc‘s china correspondent john sudworth.y strong message from the people of taiwan, they don't like the idea of being threatened all the time where a successful democracy —— we are a successful democracy, we have a decent economy. you spoke after the result about the hope that there could be a return to dialogue. what could be a return to dialogue. what could you offer beijing that might, in your view, open that door a bit? i think it's for the chinese to have this preparedness to face the reality. that is the key. if they are not prepared to face the reality, whatever we offer, it will be satisfying to them. why do you think china was such an issue for voters ? think china was such an issue for voters? because over the last more than three years, we've seen that china has intensified its threat. they also have military exercises and they have their military battles cruising around the island and also with the things happening in hong kong, people get a real sense that this threat is real. it's getting more and more serious.

the ruling party and president tsai ing—wen ‘s party, they are campaigning on basically china threat.at. they are saying that china is a huge threat to taiwan and that taiwan could become the next hong kong. she is promising to protect taiwan's sovereignty, democracy and freedoms. but at the same time, the opposition party argues that this is basically fear mongering. she is trying to use the hong kong protests and fear to trying to use the hong kong protests and fearto train trying to use the hong kong protests and fear to train when the election. they believe there is a much better way to deal with china. which is going back to the agreement that her predecessor had used before she came into power. it allowed users to put aside the touchy issue of taiwan's sovereignty and focus on building good relationships together and bring economic prosperity to taiwan. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: could a swap shop for clothes curb the environmental costs of fast fashion? also on the programme: defying stereotypes in the hospitality industry. how women are

in taiwan, president tsai ing—wen has secured a second term in office after sweeping to victory in ans report, from john sudworth in taiwan, contains flashing images. not long ago, she was struggling in the polls. now, she's being swept to a second presidential term. her strategy, rallying voters to a single cause. to show that we can be against...communist. yeah, so, this is really important to us. has china been a factor for you? i think, yes! it's my reason to vote, to defend our country. beijing's attempts to pressure president tsai with renewed threats to take taiwan by force have badly backfired. do you think you have the chinese president, xijinping, to thank for this victory? translation: the taiwanese people insist on protecting our democracy. i hope china gets the correct message as a result of this election. there is, in fact, a great irony to these celebrations. beijing's authoritarian vision of a greater china, wholeheartedly rejected in the one place that actually gets to vote on it. she's promised to stand up to china. the risk is, it will only antagonise it further. jo

the japan times is covering tsai ing—wen‘s re—election as taiwan's president.ring tsai's second term. and the new york times looks at the ongoing crisis between the us and iran. it examines how the operation that killed general soleimani has propelled the us to the brink of war with iran. thejoker has a reason to smile, one of the two popes has been blessed, and director sam mendes is hoping 2020 will be the yearfor 1917. we're talking of course about the oscar nominations. they were announced in los angeles earlier, with the comic book film joker leading the pack with 11 nods. but yet again, this year's batch of would—be winners is not without controversy, as the bbc‘s arts editor will gompertz reports. taking laughter and joy to the world, the oscar nominations are in and unsurprisingly what isn't being criticised for lack of diversity, the four leading contenders or tell white male stories. thejoker, but man's orange and story is out in front of the liver nominations. there are three films with ten nodes each. the world war i epic, 1917, the mafia cycle, bac

because we cannot get rid of — i am not a chinese, cannot. 0n the campaign trail, president tsai ing—wenway of life. at temples like this one, the deities she prays to may be from chinese culture, but she insists taiwan needs to keep its distance from the mainland to safeguard what it has that china doesn't — democracy and freedoms. besides the economy, at the heart of these elections is another condition. the sense of identity of the taiwanese people. they have traditionally found support from people who see themselves as only taiwanese. those who see themselves as both taiwanese and chinese have voted for the kmt. how voters identify themselves could decide the outcome of these elections. surveys show that in the last 20 years, the chinese government's actions and politics in taiwan have changed how people identify themselves. many more people now see themselves as taiwanese instead of chinese or both. this is especially true among young people, including at the universities. i take myself as taiwanese. the reason is i think the political system in the two countries is too different. t

ms tsai said last week's presidential election, in which she won a second term in office, showed taiwaneseeople did not like being threatened by china. now on bbc news, hardtalk‘s stephen sackur speaks to douglas silliman, former us ambassador to iraq. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. though the fear of imminent war has receded, the middle east has been profoundly destabilised by the american assassination of iranian general qasem soleimani. the unfolding us—iran conflict will impact the whole not least iraq, where the iranians are intent on hastening the end of america military presence. much now depends on the strategic vision of the trump administration. my guest, douglas silliman, was us ambassador in iraq until one year ago. does trump have a strategy? if so, what is it? ambassador doug silliman in washington, dc, welcome to hardtalk. steven, i'm very happy to be here. well, you have a very special perspective of what's happened over the past ten days or so as the last retiring ambassador in baghdad, you leftjust one year ago. from your perspective, does the assassination of q

president tsai, who advocates greater autonomy for the island , urged beijing to remember the importancechinese officials said her victory didn't change the fact that taiwan was part of what it calls "one china". australia's prime minister says he regrets his handling of the bushfire crisis, which has killed at least 28 people and destroyed thousands of homes, in the wake of the country s hottest and driest year on record. scott morrison has faced mounting criticism over his governments ties to the coal industry and its record of dismissing action on climate change. for many australians, the current crisis is a wake up call that demands action. clive myrie's in the town of cooma. sadly, another very busy day ahead for the thousands of firefighters still fighting hundreds of fires right across the south east area of australia. yes, scott morrison, the prime minister has admitted he believes the government made m ista kes believes the government made mistakes in its handling of all this. the fact is, his approval rating has plummeted as a result of that, with more australians now saying th

there was a big election this past weekend and it was a very large victory for president tsai ing-wenshe's the one who's become a little pro-autonomy for taiwan we're not saying independence, but this is a big deal when it comes to it the taiwan/china relations. take us through what this election victory means for the incumbent president there. >> well, for the incumbent president, as you said, she's seen as anti-china she has been riding on that platform at one point people didn't think she was going to be able to win until what we saw happening in hong kong. a lot of people in taiwan had looked at what's going on in hong kong, felt that beijing had interfered too much in hong kong's affairs and this has been a model that beijing has been touting as one that could also apply for taiwan since one of the main goals of beijing has been to reunite taiwan under a similar framework as hong kong so, tsai ing-wen is now, you know, the winner, very clearly, for the island in terms of what this all means for the u.s., there is an expectation now that beijing is going to become much more tough

president tsai, who advocates continued autonomy for the self—governing island, urged beijing to remember but chinese officials said her victory didn't change the fact that taiwan was part of what it describes as "one china". the police in gibraltar have arrested dozens of people, accused of smuggling migrants into europe, by fraudulently obtaining uk tourist visas. officers say the gang trafficked more than 130 people from morocco into spain, and other eu countries, and charged them around $8,000 each. serena williams has made her big career comeback, winning herfirst title in three years at the auckland classic. the 38—year—old beatjessica pegula 6—3, 6—4 and is donating her prize money to the australian bushfire relief effort. williams celebrated with her two—year—old daughter. cheryl downes is a sports journalist based in melbourne. i think it is incredibly important but on the flipside i think it is also just going back to being a tennis player as well. so i think the recognition that she has got as a mother is amazing and for other players, kim clijsters has talked about a comeback

on the campaign trail, president tsai ing—wen said the mainland is a threat to taiwan's way of life. may be from chinese culture, but she insists taiwan is to keep its distance from the mainland to safeguard what it has that china doesn't, democracy and freedoms. at the heart of these elections, is the issue, the sense of identity of taiwanese people. they have traditionally found support from people who see themselves as taiwanese and chinese have voted for the kmt. how voters identify themselves could decide the outcome of these elections. surveys show that in the last 20 years, the chinese government actions and politics in taiwan have changed how people identify themselves. many more people now see themselves as taiwanese instead of chinese or both. this is especially true among young people, including at the universities. i take myself as taiwanese. the reason is, i think the political system in the two countries is too different. translation: i don't consider myself chinese. one reason is that governments are separated and another reason is, when we speak our accents are differ