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. —— tsai ing—wen.e that nobody can force taiwan to take the path china has laid out for them. this is because the path that china has laid out means the end of a free and democratic life all taiwan, nor sovereignty for our people. earlier, i spoke with scott harrold, a researcher who specialises in china and taiwan. it is important to say that beijing has said, building the capacity to threaten towards taiwan for a long time and seems to think that right now it is a moment when it needs to rattle its labour and threaten taiwan. of course, taiwan has been striving to push back against that pressure and the us and its allies and partners are signalling to beijing that the entire us china relationship is premised on beijing resolving its differences with taiwan peacefully. the united states, japan and the uk recently completed some naval exercises with four aircraft carriers in the waters approximate to taiwan and some of what china is trying to do is show that it too has a capacity to threaten taiwan and

in heraddress, president tsai ing—wen said there would be no illusions they would bow to pressure. been hit by nationwide power cut caused by the electricity grid shutting down. authorities have blamed this on severe economic crisis. electricity supplies are unlikely to resume before monday. coming up, breakfast. now it's time for the media show. hello. how do you interest the public in public interestjournalism? how do you get a bigger splash? that is the theme of today's programme. the largest leak of offshore data in history has seen newspapers around the world co—ordinate to unleash the pandora papers. their findings have revealed the hidden wealth and tax avoidance of some of the world's richest and most powerful people. over in the states, a facebook whistle—blower and an expose into a media company have also got journalists very excited. but how can the public be persuaded to pay attention to stories like these? what tips something from worth reporting to game—changing? let me introduce you to my guests. ben smith is media columnist at the new york times, and before that he

taiwanese president sai iing wuhn <tsai ing wuhn> has vowed to uphold democracy and freedom at home following what she saw as a provocative speech from chinese president xijinping. he said that taiwan's reunification with china is inevitable. taiwan's leader responded with defiance. jatinder dhillon reports. on saturday, china marked the 110th anniversary of the revolution of 1911, which toppled the last chinese imperial dynasty. speaking in the great hall of the people in beijing, president g peng said he wants to see reunification occur under one country, two systems principle, similar to that of hong kong. translation: national reunification by peaceful means best serves the interest of the chinese nation as a whole. that includes our compatriots in taiwan. it whole. that includes our compatriots in taiwan. , ., whole. that includes our compatriots in taiwan. , . ., ., in taiwan. it is an internal matter for china and _ in taiwan. it is an internal matter for china and there _ in taiwan. it is an internal matter for china and there should - in taiwan. it is an internal matter for china and

taiwanese president tsai ing wuhn has vowed to uphold democracy and freedom at home amid growing tensionsews as a breakaway province, will celebrate its national day on sunday. responding to a speech from president xi jinping saying that reunification with china is inevitable, taiwan's leader was defiant. translation: we continue to work hard to maintain _ translation: we continue to work hard to maintain the _ translation: we continue to work hard to maintain the front _ translation: we continue to work hard to maintain the front lines - translation: we continue to work hard to maintain the front lines of i hard to maintain the front lines of democracy— hard to maintain the front lines of democracy and freedom, to strengthen our ties— democracy and freedom, to strengthen our ties without international partners _ our ties without international partners through shared values and to cut _ partners through shared values and to cut bead — partners through shared values and to cut bead more to the world. we see our— to cut bead more to the world. we see our fighterjets in the sky, completely i

but in an address on taiwan's national day, president tsai ing—wen said no one could force taiwan ton's national day celebrations, a visual show of defiance after rising tensions with china, which views the island as a breakaway province. taiwan disagrees, with a pledge to defend its sovereignty and democracy. taiwan's president, tsai ing—wen, said she was hoping for an easing of relations and would not act irrationally, but insisted taiwanese people would not bow to pressure. —— would not act rationally. tensions have been rising after around a record 150 chinese warplanes made incursions into taiwan's air defence zone, includingjets, bombers and spy planes, injust four days. on saturday, china marked the 110th anniversary of a 1911 revolution which saw the last chinese imperial dynasty toppled. china's president said reunification with taiwan should be achieved, adding chinese people had a glorious tradition of opposing separatism. translation: national reunification by peaceful means best serves - the interest of the chinese nation as a whole, which includes our compatriots in tai

the first is taiwan's president tsai ing—wen. she wants taiwan to be independent of china.alyst believes china's show of military power is, in part, a message to the taiwanese president. huiyao wang also presents a second factor — that china is also being unreasonably provoked. the third possible reason for china's actions comes from retired us army general stanley mcchrystal. perhaps china is doing this now...because it can. it's different than five or ten or 20 years ago because the chinese military now has enough credible power to at least contest with the united states over the potential defence of taiwan. and that's a very different dynamic. and this different dynamic is one beijing is well aware of, not least because of what it's done in hong kong. injune 2020, china brought in new laws that drastically changed policing, democracy and freedom of speech in hong kong. the west condemned the laws, but they stayed. beijing had done precisely what it wanted — and that brings us back to taiwan and whether china may now feel emboldened to act. even the prospect has observers

taiwanese president tsai ing wuhn has vowed to uphold democracy and freedom at home amid growing tensions with beijing. responding to a speech from president xi jinping saying that reunification with china is inevitable, taiwan's leader was defiant on the occasion of national day. talks have been under way in the qatari capital doha between senior us and taliban officials. it's their first face to face meeting since the militants seized control of afghanistan. chancellor sebastian kurz has announced that he will step down, after he was placed under investigation on suspicion of corruption offences. mr kurz, who denies the accusations, said he would remain leader of his party. the czech election has been won by a coalition of three opposition parties, narrowly edging out the party of the billionaire turned prime minister andrej babis. his campaign was hit with accusations of corruption and mismanaging the covid crisis. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejonathan walker, who's political editor of the birmingham post and mail,

president tsai ing-wen he declared the island will defend its democracy and sovereignty.ath that china has laid out offers neither a free nor democratic way of life for taiwan, she said, and no sovereign tee for our people. in beijing saturday the people's republic of china commemorated the revolution that overthrew some 4,000 years of imperial dynasties. president xi jinping said complete reunification with taiwan now must be fulfilled. >> ( translated ): "those who betrayed the motherland and seek to split the country will be doomed and judged by history," he said. military tensions between the two sides are soaring. china's air force sent nearly 150 planes into taiwan's air defense zone since the start of this month. president biden said he spoke with president xi. >> and we made it clear that i don't think he should be doing anything other than abiding by the agreement. >> reporter: and national security advisor jake sullivan told the bbc the u.s. will stand up and speak out. >> we believe strongly in the maintenance of keeping stability across the strait. >> reporter

president tsai ing wuhn used the island's national day to insist it won't bow to beijing's pressure to reunify with china. here in the uk, the government has been accused of failing to act on high energy costs affecting manufacturers. as businesses call for help the government has acknowledged there is a problem. uk steel maker, liberty, announces plans to re new research suggests the loss of biodiversity risks tipping the world into �*ecological meltdown�*. scientists say there it's possible nations will be increasingly unable to meet the needs of their populations. after more than three months of covid restrictions, new south wales has begun to ease its lockdown. it's relaxing restrictions, because 70% of adults have now been vaccinated against the virus. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are lizzy buchan, chief political correspondent at the daily mirror & henry zeffman, chief political correspondent at the times. tomorrow's front pages starting with... the metro which splashes on the war of words between the business se

today is the taiwanese national day and we expect president tsai ing—wen to speak. he going to say? i think the president will reiterate statements she has made. she has said that sovereign is already a sovereign republic of china and in the country since 1912. she will highlight the fact that the people of taiwan have struggled against chinese dictators in the past and have built a robust democracy and they deserve the respect and support from the world. finally i think she will point to the successes of her administration and past taiwan governments that have built up a very capable governing structure and a robust military apparatus to defend taiwan's hard—won freedoms and in the respective the respect of partners around the world. i suspect she will reach out an olive branch and says that she is always willing to talk to china but they have to speak as equals and i think that is something the of the world should respect as well because the only way we can get out of this mess that beijing has started is for beijing and taipei to sit down and negotiate on terms o

taiwan's president tsai ing—wen has vowed to uphold democracy and freedom at home amid growing tensionsbeijing, responding to a speech from president xijinping, saying that reunification with china is inevitable. she said there should be no illusions that time when these people would bow to pressure. ——no illusions that the taiwanese people. now it's time for click. this week — making greener vans from the ground up. fixing phones that have hit the ground. and... ..er, i think you have something on yourface. bond music sting. another day, another mission for click�*s ever—so—slightly secret agent double oh, my goodness, it is lara lewington! greetings, l! oh, sorry, i'm late — there was a q. he does tend to get in the way, doesn't he? nice wheels, though! thanks. one problem is i have borrowed this car and i have got it rather dirty. do you have that eco—friendly spray thing i could borrow, please? yes. think of all that water that you would usually use. well, this nano solution cleans, waxes and polishes in one go. just need a bit of elbow grease. admittedly, the car was not that dirty

i think it is unlikely that tsai ing—wen�*s address today was a direct response void for what xijinpingyesterday. her remarks would have been planned long in advance. as you say, china has reacted. this clearly is china pushing back. you know, it showsjust clearly is china pushing back. you know, it shows just how far we have come, i think, from the era, just a decade or so ago, when the two sides look to, at least potentially, able to find a compromise, ring aside their differences, essentially kicking the vexed question of exactly what taiwan was down the line unjust strengthening business ties. the president today was making it very clear that that area is over because of the direction china is taking, it is growing increasingly authoritarian, she said, she saad awad is happening in hong kong as a warning to the people of taiwan. she is saying it is taiwan's democracy, its unique identity that needs emphasising and this was really an appeal to allies, two allies in the region like japan, but also further afield and, in particular, an appeal to washington. particular, an appealto wash

taiwan's president, tsai ing—wen, said she was hoping for an easing of relations and would not act rashlyw to pressure. tensions have been rising after around a record 150 chinese warplanes made incursions into taiwan's air defence zone, includingjets, bombers and spy planes, injust four days. on saturday, china marked the 110th anniversary of a 1911 revolution which saw the last chinese imperial dynasty toppled. china's president said reunification with taiwan should be achieved, adding chinese people had a glorious tradition of opposing separatism. translation: national reunification by peaceful means best serves - the interest of the chinese nation as a whole, which includes our compatriots in taiwan. the taiwan question is an internal matter for china. there should be no outside interference. far from an internal matter, this dispute has once again spilled out onto the global stage. beijing seems to think that right now is the moment where it needs to rattle it sabre and threaten taiwan even more. the united states, japan and the united kingdom of course recently completed some naval

beijing says president tsai ing wuhn distorted the facts in a speech marking the island's national dayhad responded defiantly that to a message about responding with china. china's communist needle is the other part of the territory had last week china sent on unprecedented number of military aircraft into taiwan's air defence zone. translation: we will continue to bolster our national defence and demonstrate our determination to defend ourselves, so that no one can force taiwan to take the path china has laid out for us. this force taiwan to take the path china has laid out for us.— has laid out for us. this is because the ath has laid out for us. this is because the path that _ has laid out for us. this is because the path that china _ has laid out for us. this is because the path that china has _ has laid out for us. this is because the path that china has laid - has laid out for us. this is because the path that china has laid out. the path that china has laid out offers neither free nor the path that china has laid out offers neitherfree nor democratic way of life or taiwan nor so

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in taiwan, president tsai ing-wen says she has faith the u.s. uld come to the island's defense if china tries to invade, a comment bound to annoy beijing. tsai told cnn the threat from china is increasing every day, and confirmed the presence of u.s. troops in taiwan. cnn says there are fewer than three dozen american servicemembers there. the price of european natural gas and power fell today after signals from president vladimir putin that russia will send more gas to the continent next month. putin has told them to start refilling european gas facilities next month. caterpillar posted third-quarter earnings that beat estimates. the world's biggest maker of mining and construction equipment reported demand for heavy machinery that outweighed concerns of supply chain issues. meanwhile, higher labor i'm afraid, and materials prices drove up -- labor, freight, and materials prices drove up costs. a record $14 billion from asset sales in the third quarter. the private equity business delivered most of the proceeds. the sales helped drive carlyle's

in taiwan, president tsai ing-wen has said the u.s. uld come to the island's defense if china tried to invade. tsai said the threat from china is increasing every day, and cnn says there are fewer than three dozen american servicemembers there. the price of european natural gas and power fell today after signals from resident vladimir putin that russia will send more gas to the continent next month. putin has told gas pumps to start refilling at european gas facilities on november 8. one of the founders of palantir technologies has started a furious debate on twitter about parental leave. the venture capitalist tweeted that any prominent man who takes six months off with his newborn is "a loser." the tweet came in response to one about u.s. transportation secretary steve buttigieg, who took time off to care for his child -- secretary pete buttigieg, who took time off to care for his child. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm lau

amy: taiwan's president tsai ing-wen responded on sunday saying taiwan would not bow to pressure fromll not act rashly, but there should be no illusions that the taiwanese people will bow to pressure. we will continue to bolster our national defense and demonstrate our determination to defend ourselves in order to ensure nobody can force taiwan to take the path china has laid out for us. amy: this comes as the the wall street journal has revealed a small team of u.s. special-operations forces and marines have been secretly operating in taiwan for at least a year to help train taiwanese military forces for a possible conflict with china. for more, we go to washington, d.c., to speak with ethan paul, research associate at the quincy institute for responsible statecraft. his work focuses on u.s.-china relations. paul's recent piece for responsible statecraft is titled, "biden doesn't understand the 'new cold war'" welcome to democracy now! what doesn't biden understand and what is he doing? ethan: thank you for having me on. when i say president biden does not understand the new cold war

amy: taiwan's president tsai ing-wen responded on sunday saying taiwan would not bow to pressure from china. >> we will not act rashly, but there should be no allusion that the taiwanese peop will bow pressure. we will continue to bolster our national defense and demonstrate our determination to defend ourselves in order to ensure that nobody can force taiwan to take the path china has laid out for us. amy: in libya, at least six refugees were shot dead friday by guards at an overcrowded prison camp. in recent weeks armed forces in western libya have detained over 5,100 refugees, including hundds of children, as part of a sweeping crackdown. on sunday hundreds of refugees gathered outside a united nations facility in tripoli trying to escape fromibya. fatima is a refugee from sudan. >> i want to leave libya. i want to evacuate. this is what i want. we are tired, we have no food and no shelter. they attacked us with bullets and took us to jail with no food or drink. even the children have nothing to eat. amy: as many as 70,000 people marched in the belgium capital of brussels sunday de

taiwan's president, tsai ing-wen, spoke in front of the presidential palace, laying out the situations a fight for the future. not just of taiwan, but the world. >> translator: at this moment, free and democratic countries have been alerted to the expansion of authoritarianism, and taiwan is on the forefront of the defense line of fellow democracies. >> reporter: defending that future comes at a cost. taiwan is having to up its military spending even as they struggle to get a volunteer military force after phasing out most mandatory conscription here on the island. will these weapons, will the help of the united states, be enough to defend against the threat from an increasingly assertive mainland china? as president xi jinping vows to, in his words, reunify the mainland with taiwan, beijing has long claimed this self-governing island as its own territory for more than 70 years since the end of china's civil war. taiwan points out that they've never been ruled by the communist party of china, and they say they plan to keep it that way, putting their military on full display here. will

that was confirmed by president tsai ing-wen.? >> yes. we have a wide-range of cooperation with the u.s. increasing or defense capability. >> how many u.s. service members are deployed taiwan? >> not as many as people thought. >> reporter: wolf, we have looked at the department of defense records. it seems as if the official number is around 32. you're talking about small numbers of u.s. forces helping to train the taiwanese to defend themselves against the mainland. if there were an escalation, the president telling me it's not to time for taiwan to back down, but to be resilient and strong. >> thank you very much, will. excellent reporting. thanks very much for watching. i'll be back tomorrow for our special coverage from rome. erin burnett, right now. >>> out front next biden's presidency at a pivotal moment. missing his own deadline to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill. where does his agenda stand? >>> the committee investigating january 6th growing impatient with mark meadows and considering whether to hold trump's for

>> reporter: at this temple in taipei, prayer and politics go hand in hand for taiwan president tsai ingdreds of people there. i will shake hands with each one of them. >> people are remarkably happy, at ease. >> you have to get a sense that there's somebody there to take care of them. >> reporter: elected in 2016, tsai won re-election by a landslide last year on a promise to keep people safe from what she calls a growing threat across the taiwan strait. is taiwan more safe today than it was when you became president in 2016? >> if it's a threat from china, it's increasing every day. >> reporter: the mainland's massive military, 2 million strong, more powerful than ever. china flew 150 war planes near taiwan in just five days this month. this democracy of more than 23 million governed separately from the mainland for more than 70 years since the end of china's civil war, still seen as a breakaway promise in the eyes of beijing's communist rulers who have never controlled the island. china has pressured most of the world to sever formal diplomatic ties with taipei. chinese president xi ji

president tsai ing-wen spoke sunday amid heightened tensions with beijing saying the self-governing islandnd its democratic way of life, and won't bow to pressure. now, this came one day after china's president vowed to pursue a peaceful reunification with taiwan. >> translator: no one should underestimate the resolve, the will, and the ability of the chinese people to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity. the complete reunification of our country will be and can be realized. >> translator: we hope for an easing of relations and will not act rashly. but there should be absolutely no illusions that the taiwanese people will bow to pressure. >> cnn's ivan watson is tracking developments. he joins us now, live, from hong kong. good to see you, ivan. so, we have been watching this tension between china and taiwan intensify. how bad is this right now? and what is the biggest concern for the region if this gets out of hand? >> reporter: yeah, i mean, it's a war breaking out. but sunday underscores the fundamental kind of collapse in logic between taiwan and mainland china. taiwa

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