predecessors have accepted that principles but tsai ing—wen has not done so. but tsai ing—wen has notis the reaction to her inauguration? joe biden has sent a very warm congratulatory message. secretary of state mike pompeo has also congratulated her. this is unprecedented that a secretary of state and joe biden have done so. she has one unprecedented support, especially from the us, who is willing to work more closely with taiwan to enable them to deal with china on many fronts. including the china sea. taiwan is playing an important role and tsai ing—wen knows this and believes this is her bargaining power to try and inform her relationship with beijing. also in terms of how well they handle coronavirus and contain the disease has given taiwan a lot of credibility overseas. yes, it has added taiwan has done better than most places so close to mainland china. it is only an hour away. yet it has never had a lockdown, the number of cases has remained at about 440 and we have had a whole month, more than a month, without any new domestically transmitted cases and without cases for a wee

our top stories: taiwan's president tsai ing—wen makes her inauguration address saying taiwan will notccept china's one country, two systems, policy. brazil's daily death toll passes 1,000. it's now the third worst—hit country for infections in the world. pollution and the pandemic — the world sees a dramatic improvement in air quality. johnson &johnson to stop selling its talcum powder in north america over allegations it contains cancer—causing asbestos. taiwanese president tsai ing—wen has been inaugurated for a second term in office after sweeping to victory in january's vote. ms tsai secured over 75% of the ballot in an election dominated by the island's relationship with china. she opposes closer ties with china that claims sovereignty over the isalnd since the end of the chinese civil war in 1949. 0ur taipei correspondent cindy sui. what is the message coming from the president? president tsai ing—wen has just finished her speech and her main message is pretty much the same as last time in the inauguration speech, four years ago, reaching out to beijing offering dialogue with ch

we can resolute. >> tsai was re-elected in january. she received the highest number of votes in taiwan's election history. during her campaign, she called for the territory to take a tough stance on relations with mainland china. tsai also noted media outlets across the globe have reported on the successful measures taiwan has taken to contain the coronavirus outbreak there. the inaugural ceremony was scaled down compared to previous ones. u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo issued a statement congratulating tsai. he said support for taiwan in the united states is bipartisan and unanimous. it comes as the u.s. and china are becoming increasingly at odds over beijing's handling of the coronavirus. >>> india and bangladesh are scrambling to evacuate tens of thousands of people as a powerful cyclone bears down on their coastlines. and the spread of the coronavirus at shelters is making the situationon especial worrisome. weather officials say cyclone unfum may hit land on thursday. it could be like a cyclolone th killed 10,000 people in 1

the stakes are high for tsai this time. the next four years could be more challenging than the last four. taiwan at the center of an increasingly tense relationship between the u.s. and china. tencent have reason -- tensions have risen recently at the who. rejected by china and so far, we herself hasai avoided anything that could trigger an aggressive response by beijing. that may change. she faces pressure from her party, pro-independent when. -- wayne. -- pro-independent wing. still ahead, the founder and ceo of one of asia's leading -- is affecting his business. about howsimon loong he is helping the hong kong government with its cash handout. deutsche bank gives their forecast on some of the region's theest economies and why virus may be worse in less developed markets. rishaad: to taipei, looking at the inauguration speech for the next four years she has been voted and for. we are talking about across the straits relationships, how taiwan will accept one country, two systems, the general mantra that comes out of beijin

taiwan's president, tsai ing—wen, is inaugurated for a second term after an election dominated by theand's relations with china. pollution and the pandemic: the world sees a dramatic improvement in air quality. the pharmaceutical giant johnson &johnson to stop selling talcum powder in north america over allegations it contains cancer—causing asbestos. brazil has, for the first time, registered a daily death toll of over 1,000 in one day. the overall death toll is now 17,971 and the total number of infections isjust over 271,000. it is notjust by far the worst—hit country in south america, it's also the third highest death toll in the world. this shows the trajectory of the daily total of recorded deaths going up and up. the bbc‘s katy watson in sao paulo has more. well, brazil passed two grim milestones, actually, not only was it the highest number of deaths in the past 2a hours, but it also posted the highest number of confirmed infections — more than 17,000 confirmed cases in the last 2a hours. now, tuesdays often peak because of the last few days over the weekend in terms of collec

taiwanese president tsai ing—wen has been making her inauguration address after an election dominatedy relations with neighbours china. she opposes closer ties with beijing which claims sovereignty over the island, and says taiwan will not accept china's one country—two systems policy. she's also highlighted how taiwan has dealt with the pandemic crisis, in stark contrast to china. more than 1,000 virus—related daily deaths have now been recorded in brazil, making it the worst hit country in south america. more than 270,000 infections have also been recorded, placing it behind only the united states and russia. the global pharmaceutical giantjohnson & johnson is to stop selling talcum—based baby powder in the us and canada. the company has denied allegations that the powder it uses contains cancer—causing asbestos, but has been taken to court thousands of times over the allegations. now it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. the european union has struggled to find a collective response to the coronavirus pandemic. those countries hit first and worst by the v

our top stories: taiwan's president tsai ing—wen makes her inauguration address saying taiwan will not's daily death toll passes 1,000. it's now the third worst—hit country for infections in the world. pollution and the pandemic — the world sees a dramatic improvement in air quality. johnson &johnson to stop selling its talcum powder in north america over allegations it contains cancer—causing asbestos.

taiwan's president, tsai ing—wen, is inaugurated for a second term after an election dominated by the air quality. the pharmaceutical giant johnson &johnson to stop selling talcum powder in north america over allegations it contains cancer—causing asbestos.

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