xijinping wants taiwan back and xijinping wants taiwan back before he hands over power to whoever comesatest mega missile, revealed at a huge parade on october the 10th. if pyongyang's nuclear ambitions are not stopped, some think others in asia could go nuclear, even south korea and japan. they are concerned about a future east asian order that has both china, russia, and north korea all with nuclear arms against south korea and japan. but the biggest challenge facing the us is still xijinping. the chinese leader has perhaps ten or 15 years to complete his mission to unify all of china's lost territories. how will the us respond? that is the question facing the next us president, whoever it may be. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news in tokyo. shirley lin is a professor at the university of virginia and author of taiwan's china dilemma. she explains why people in taiwan would prefer donald trump to remain president. many people have seen the recent poll that more taiwanese hope for trump being elected then biden, one of the few asian countries. only hong kong is close to that. and that is

president xijinping made a fairly dramatic commitment, carbon neutrality by 2060 and it seemed to catche. how big a deal with this announcement and how big a risk for china? well, it is quite a big deal. in the end, that was the way china was going to have to go but they hadn't actually come out and said it. i think the choice of the un general assembly, when he was in the same session with donald trump, was no doubt one of the factors that made him decide to make that announcement there because obviously, the contrast very much favoured china. that said, there were two targets. there was one which was pretty much what was on the table in paris five years ago, which was to peak china's emissions by 2030 or earlier. that is a very loose target. almost all experts agree that china could peak by 2022, so they have given themselves an eight—year margin. carbon neutrality by 2060 is the longer term and more challenging target because that is the transformative target. that is saying, we are going to transform our energy systems, our industrial systems, pretty much every aspect of life needs

in terms of that transition, justin, the language president xijinping used, carbon neutrality, not climatey. so things like methane not covered. but at the moment, 6% of its electricity comes from coal. even allowing for the fact that it can pull levers democracy struggle with, it isa pull levers democracy struggle with, it is a phenomenal process to even set a deadline, let alone achieve it. it is. what is interesting about this announcement was that it was unconditional. it didn't come during an international discussion about setting targets. it came on it's own, it was a surprise to most world leaders and i think that tells us something really interesting about why china has decided to do this i'iow. why china has decided to do this now. as isabel said, it clearly analysed the impact of climate change on china. it also, for a long time, has been recognised that low carbon technologies are a huge potential future market, but i think it is also seeing that the economics of challenging climate change are beginning to change and we may be at the point, a pivot point, it is all quite specula

in the chaos of the us covid election, china sees the possibility of an unlikely winner — xijinping,signs of a long anticipated us decline. john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. britain's first mainly black, asian and ethnically diverse orchestra — chineke — has tonight performed the world premiere of a work inspired by a black demonstrator who came to the aid of a white protester during a black lives matter protest earlier this year. the image of patrick hutchinson's act of kindness, outside the royal festival hall in london, went viral on social media. 0ur arts editor will gompertz went to the dress rehearsal. i will stare at this image numerous times, my eyelids will pull and plead to blink to quell this heat slowly rising... it takes you somewhere, it allows you time to breathe. it allows some truth to come out. like the same programmes every festive season... this is remnants, a new piece of music and poetry watched for the first time by patrick hutchinson, the man who inspired it for the action he took injune when he carried a counter protester to safety from a black lives matter d

but the biggest challenge facing the us is still xijinping.ll the us respond? that is the question facing the next us president, whoever it may be. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news in tokyo. talking of china's lost territories, the south china morning post is reporting that beijing is stepping up militarization of its southeast coast, possibly in preparation for an invasion of taiwan, which has long been viewed by china as a breakaway province. tensions are rising on every level. at an event in fiji celebrating taiwan's national day this month, there was a bust up between chinese and taiwanese officials. one man needed hospital treatment as a result. so what should we make of these developments and how might they be impacted by the election? bonnie glaser is a senior adviser for asia at the center for strategic & international studies, shejoins us now from reston, virginia. good to have you with us. i was with my taiwanese hairdresser on friday who is living over here in the uk. and he is terrified. his parents live in taiwan and he is terrifi

in the chaos of the us covid election, china sees the possibility of an unlikely winner — xijinping,ted us decline. john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. we can go to seoul now and speak to dr moon chung—in, special advisor to the south korean president, moon jae—in. thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you. let's talk about the issues we heard in the report, the relationship between china and the us, donald trump and his approach to china. what impact do you think that has had not only on china, but other countries in the region? south korea will be in a very difficult position because we cannot make a choice between beijing and washington. the us is our number one ally, while china is very important strategic operating partner therefore we want beijing and washington to go together and resolve the differences in our more harmonious way. we are not ina more harmonious way. we are not in a position to make a choice between the two. in that case, in that case, ifjoe biden won the election, would that put you in an easier position? joe biden will be tough on china, like t

in the chaos of the us covid election, china sees the possibility of an unlikely winner — xijinping,worth, bbc news, beijing. let's look at some of the day's other news. the eu has said it is willing to " i nte nsify" talks on a post—brexit trade deal with the uk this week to try to break the impasse between the two sides. its negotiator michel barnier suggested discussions would be based on specific legal texts, which the uk has previously accused the eu of refusing to consider. britain said it still required a "fundamental change" from the eu. president trump says he is ready to remove sudan from a us list of state sponsors of terrorism, after the new government agreed to pay millions of dollars in compensation to american victims of attacks. the payment relates to al-qaeda's bombing of american embassies in kenya and tanzania in 1998. al-qaeda leader 0sama bin laden had been welcomed by the then sudanese president 0mar al bashir. large crowds of protesters again gathered in the thai capital, bangkok, on monday, seeking the resignation of the prime minister, prayuth chan—ocha, and

in the chaos of the us covid election, china sees the possibility of an unlikely winner — xijinping,ted us decline. john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. wang huiyao is president of the centre for china and globalisation and an advisor to the chinese government, and is in beijing. thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you. do you think of donald trump over the last four years has been good for china or bad for china? initially, president trump has actually brought some hopes because he is a businessman, more pragmatic, more business oriented and he's really said many times, president xi is his friend but u nfortu nately we ca n president xi is his friend but unfortunately we can see this has actually tensed quite a bit because he launched a trade war, he also has many hawkish advisers, launched many active proposals and sanctions on china so actually it has turned down this atmosphere quite a lot and it is in the us we used to know, it's more unilaterally america first, more multilateral views under threat and in between chinese relations had been badly damaged. given th

in the chaos of the us covid election, china sees the possibility of an unlikely winner — xijinping,pated us decline. john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. i've been talking to wang huiyao, who's president of the centre for china and globalisation. i began by asking him if he thought donald trump was good or bad for china. president trump has actually brought some hopes because he is a businessman and more pragmatic, more business oriented and he has said many times that president xi jinping is his friend. but unfortunately we can see that has soured quite a bit because there was a trade war and he also has many hawkish advisors and many active proposals and sanctions on china, so it has turned down the atmosphere quite a lot. it is not the us we used to know, it is more unilateral, more america first, and undermined the law today and it continues to the relations have been badly damaged. given that, with this election do you think it is better now for donald trump to stay in power or forjoe biden? from a chinese perspective. they have their pros and cons. for president trump, he will co

would probably continue under a biden presidency. 0n china, mrtrump has traded his friendship with xijinpingus stop for harsh measures, and new cold war rhetoric. mr biden also wants to get up on china, especially with trade. but he'd be less confrontational and work more closely with allies to pressure beijing. joe biden says he wants to not only revived american leadership reinvented for the times. yet the world has also changed over the world has also changed over the past four years, not only the past four years, not only the united states, and his effo rts the united states, and his efforts could reveal just the united states, and his efforts could revealjust how much. barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington. the us budget deficit has hit a record $3.1 trillion in the fiscal year that's just concluded. this is more than twice as big as the previous record set during the financial crisis just over a decade ago. the increase in the gap between government income and spending was almost entirely due to the us coronavirus rescue package. disney has strengthened a content advisory message o

the chinese president, xijinping, has asserted that beijing will not give up an inch of its territoryy the indians have intensified the structures and buildings along the india—china border. we do have differences, but we should not look at each other as a threat. indian media says china has already occupied a large chunk of territory in ladakh. despite the setback, the indian government has been putting up a brave face. translation: our armed forces have undertaken necessary deployments in these areas to counter the actions of china. the two nuclear states have been locked in a tense struggle to gain military advantage in one of the most inhospitable terrains. and there is a deep mistrust between the two armies. apart from matching china's deployment, india also faces the daunting task of maintaining thousands of troops in the region where the temperature can dip below —30 degrees in winter. countries in the region are closely watching the current stand—off. for the moment, india and china are not willing to stand down. if a conflict erupts, its vibrations could be felt beyond the re

in the chaos of the us covid election, china sees the possibility of an unlikely winner — xijinping,ecline. john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. six russian military intelligence officers have been charged in the united states with carrying out cyberattacks on ukraine's power grid, the 2017 french elections and the 2018 winter olympic games. the usjustice department says they also attacked computers of businesses worldwide, causing nearly one billion dollars in losses to three us companies alone. but as this case shows, no country has weaponized its cyber capabilities as maliciously and irresponsibly as russia, wantonly causing unprecedented collateral damage to pursue small, tactical advantages and fits of spite. let's look at some of the day's other news. the eu has said it is willing to " i nte nsify" talks on a post—brexit trade deal with the uk this week to try to break the impasse between the two sides. its negotiator michel barnier suggested discussions would be based on specific legal texts, which the uk has previously accused the eu of refusing to consider. britain said it stil

world leaders have been wishing him well — in the last hour, the chinese president, xijinping, has wisheds wife milania a speedy recovery, and british prime minister boris johnson, who has had covid—19 himself, has described the american president as a "resilient character". here's more from our north america editor, jon sopel. news anchor: all right, the breaking news is that president trump was hospitalised tonight for coronavirus... ..hospital, where he will spend the next few days... ..a precautionary measure after testing positive... ..at the walter reed medical centre... an extraordinary moment in an extraordinary day. the president leaves by marine one from the south lawn, destination walter reed military hospital. i think i'm doing very well, but we're going to make sure that things work out. the first lady is doing very well. so, thank you very much, i appreciate it, i will never forget it. thank you. but if the symptoms are mild, why is he having to go to hospital — particularly when the white house has its own medical unit with a team of doctors and nurses and a well—equipped s

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and even now xijinping is, i wouldn't say obsessive, but studies very carefully about how the sovietrespond to the crisis in ‘89. and there's no doubt that the modern trajectory of china from deng xiaoping onwards has been very heavily influenced by seeing what happens when there's a lack of control, lack of anticipation and trying to work out how to respond in advance, so i think that these are...these are very closely connected topics. well, they are. and i take your point that your specialism isn't china, but nonetheless, you've written two books, which in the end are about the power of china going through millennia, but particularly in the update, the new silk roads, talking about china and its relationship with the neighbourhood and even all the way to europe in the 21st century. and i would just suggest to you that maybe you are overestimating the power and influence that china wields today. so, what i think i'm writing about is the two—thirds of the world's population that live east of istanbul and the amount of attention that's being paid to those people in those regions by n

but the biggest challenge facing the us is still xi jinping. challenge facing the us is still xijinpingerhaps ten or 15 yea rs leader has perhaps ten or 15 years to complete his mission to unify all of china's lost territories. how will the us respond? that territories. how will the us respond ? that is territories. how will the us respond? that is the question facing the next us president, whoever it may be. and we will have more on the us presidential election a little later in this programme. let's get some of the day's other news. china has reported a quarterly economic growth rate of 4.9%, that's less than economists expected, but still up from a 3.2% rise in the april to june period. it is also on track to be the only major economy to return to pre—crisis levels by the end of this year, while the rest of world has contracted. we'll have more on this in our business news in about 20 minutes from now. thousands of protesters in belarus have taken to the streets for the tenth consecutive sunday after a disputed presidential election in august. they are demanding the resignation of lo