or le, let's bring in correspondent zachary lee in ty pay. so zachary, what more do we know about nancy? pelosi is coming to ty, pay, and when is that supposed to happen? well the secret visit to taiwan now is apparently more clear in terms of her arrival time and itinerary for we can look at the preparation of ty was ministry. according to ty, once media defense ministry has reinforced come back a lead nurse level from tuesday morning to thursday noon. besides, local media has reported that nancy pelosi is likely to arrive at taipei on tuesday night. probably 1020 p. m. and she is expected to stay here overnight and meet with taiwan president. you weren't on wednesday. so it probably also mid some activities who are spoken about china's human right. hybrid. we have to also understand that the talent is government declined to comment on pillows. the visit, instead of confirming pillows this be the to taiwan. that was foreign ministry, told media that there would be an important guest visit in taiwan without giving any further information. and

now dw correspondence, zachary lee is in taipei. he told us what he has learned about policies. possible visit to table were according to civil associate from taiwan, the town his government as worth local media, nancy pelosi may arrive in taiwan in few hours. the arrival time is likely to be $1020.00 p. m. local time. is this expected to meet taiwan president? how you weren't? well this morning, a report shows that server chinese war plains flew close to the median line, dividing the tower trade. besides thailand, defense ministry has reinforced combat alertness label from tuesday to thursday, los, or indicate the high possibility of hello this trip to taiwan. but again, this is nadia come for publicly or any officials here in taiwan or in the us. now everyone is watching closely. pelosi will make a stop over here. they're watching close the up people in taiwan worried. zachary about beijing's reaction. how closely are they listening to what chinese officials a saying on that? were you could talk to people on the street. no one is

i want to get back across to zachary lee who's covering this for us from at high. hey zachary, a lot of talk about us and china physicians here. what the people in pie one wants to see from this is again nancy pelosi, la high ranking us policy, tend to be the highlight in 25 years. and is that entity into the how and he's in the global society telling these people are very welcome miss nancy pelosi here and you think it's a close the relations between the us and i one so a lot of people you actually work. i mean, how be that richard were mentioning earlier, these pictures are very dark. we're seeing officials are arriving to greet here is this the china reception that you would expect for such a high level figure in the united states? well, yeah, i think so. so you can just make her out there in the, in what seems to be a light pink pants suit and, and yet, i mean, they said you sort of a, it looks a little bit more and for maybe i've been on quite a few of these official trips with german ministers, for instance, with an alina babel, the, the german foreign minist

let's bring in d, w correspondence. zachary lee in taipei. zachary, there are suddenly a lot riding on this house or are we that nancy pelosi will be coming to die. pay will many local media in the us media have reported that hello. see we're wrapping taipei on tuesday night. we can also see that i was armed forces enter a higher state of preparedness from tuesday morning to thursday. in addition this morning, according to reuters several chinese plains flew close to the median line, dividing tiwana trade. those could be indications, nancy pelosi is likely to arrive in taiwan soon. according to one of my sources in a taiwanese government, pelosi is likely to arrive in taipei at 10 p. m. local time. and she's expected to stay here overnight and meet with taiwan presidents, how you win on wednesday. and again, this is not official statement met by the us government, only taiwanese authorities come for me pillow the fee, the we will just need to wait and see a people in type one worried zachary, about by genes reaction. how closely of a listening to what chinese officials are saying on th

or earlier i spoke with our correspondent in taipei, zachary lee, and asked why china 0 hope it locked downs. we're hitting the country's already declining birth rate. was steve, exactly. some studies have already shown that pandemic and economy asserting that the way on both rates around the world historically. and as we all know, china, the will cove, it policy affects society just equally. for example, many women are in difficulties in carrying a pregnancy and taking care of an infant under heavy restrictions. let alone many are facing financial security and worries about live cove. it vaccines affecting babies, they said, you know, some chinese young people told the media, they did the root cause with policy, which is imposing strict control on people's lives whenever they are positive case, they may have caused to pull fund damage to their desire to have children so some of them are great for say that chinese people feel of losing control their lives. and this is one of the reasons they choose to not have babies or so the financial reasons, the feeling of a loss of control you jus

the question of how taiwan defends itself against any possible chinese. envision dw, zachary lee and cherry, cham report rubbing. she love unitary hot, where he said to a guide by day, but for the past 2 decades, he spent his spare time taking pictures of military exercise when taiwan responded to chinese 3 years earlier this month with me. so tastes of its own. she was right there, fill me in me a shout. when i got here more than 2 hours before the announced time of the test and i was worried that many people would come. i wanted to get the best spot. shan caught way at the full moon view. radar operator, she also listened to radio, macy's, and check movement by both the taiwanese and chinese armed forces around the island . he said high one has not done enough to improve its military strains all month long. they shall we have never wanted to attack anyone and how cold. yeah, we are only developing weapons for self defense. some way we should do more of that is not enabling. so he's happy to see that here in camden county, a weeping manufacturer is carrying out new sale and racket t

so let's cross over to taipei and speak to t w's. zachary lee. hi, good to see you. so what else was said in the press conference held by nancy pelosi antwan's president citing when well, if you're just seeing our report earlier this morning, local time, close, it didn't meet with the town is president how you win in a pretty presidential palace. and before that she met with don't make us here in a meeting, i think hello. see for her support of them. ok. take a value. been said she was committed to working with the us over security in taiwan straits and why did indo pacific region and pelosi during her speech. the us when bending it's commitment to tie one and she hopes to straighten ties in security. zachary, tell us how important this visit is in taiwan from nancy pelosi and what does taiwan stand to gain from it? well, pillows is visitor taiwan makes hola, high ranking use of be sure to visit taiwan in past 25 years. he means a lot to taiwan is taiwan, has been facing continue, a diplomatic isolation. a fight is self isolated in the international society. so visit

said the pelosi does have the right to visit the island sometimes loose and d, w correspondence. zachary lee is at the airport in taipei, zachary, has there been any official consternation yet policies visit we don't have any of these. okay. come for based on the wi fi, according to local media associates from the town is government. hello, see my bid arrive and i pick probably at 10, 20 pm local time. i'm actually not in front of the airport. you can see a police officer, a 30 teens, it's low here near the airport. there's a high possibility late hello to my bid. my arrived in taipei in one of our. you're expecting that i went through. i understand that we don't have any of our confirmation from our new government yet. so anybody still watching the penalty will be there by one or not. i but we've got that information from local media and also some sources from the government that hello the well meet i one president you when i wednesday as well. i want premier to don't try is some lawmakers on wednesday morning. again, this is now you come from. so what that, what you know, i say nothing. co

he w correspondence, zachary lee and ty pay sent us his assessment on what nancy pelosi visit to taiwan would mean. just wont theories consequences if ms. pelosi visit, ty, one means that you could provoke a response from china, perhaps a military one. and of course were risk patients between china in the u. 8th. hello . this be that is seen by china support for taiwan from the us. and you would definitely and go china abuse. i was as its own territory and oppose those of any foreign politicians be the to tie one. i have talked to some experts here and they told me that do not know the extent to which china is willing to risk a confrontation into one according to local media. most experts believe that even if pelosi be the tie one and the tension between china and the us may increase sample china, we're probably conduct mo, military exercises near taiwan. by the way, it will escalate to military conflict. today, media in taiwan pay much attention to pillow, same potential tape here. some media even cited on net. so is saying that pelosi we're rapid tie 1 august. they can, but we have to

that was d w's. zachary lee in taipei. well, europe is in the grip of its most extreme drought in decades record breaking heat waves linked to climate change of dried up rivers across the continent and sent water reserves plummeting to historic lows. scientists suborned that scorching summer's and dryer winters will likely become the new normal due to human induced global warming. europe's rivers are disappearing. italy's po is yet another casualty of the severe drought gripping much of the continent. the river would normally be teaming with tourists. instead its drying bed is littered with empty boats. those living near italy's longest river say the situation is unprecedented. you're salazar when i'm young and i do not remember anything like this. but even the elderly of my village and the villages around here have never seen something like this. never, ever. with the po relied upon the keeping. rice feels like this one irrigated farm as a warning of devastating consequences for the region known as italy's bread basket .

our correspondent in taiwan, zachary lee has been speaking with fishermen in the south west part of the island of at the impact of the drills. this was the very 1st time that captain shin home in has had to return to port due to chinese military exercises. he says he's never before felt so threatened by beijing's actions. and he doesn't want to take any risks. they weren't gonna get, well i heard about the live fire exercise. i wonder if so we're scared scared of being hit by missile. we go about i was supposed to work for 10 days now i will lose more than $3000.00 us dollars for shortening my fishing. time, it's fine for me this time. well, but what of chinese military exercise has become the new normal here? how may i know? chin is not alone. hundreds of fishing boats are lying idle in ports across tie one . many of their crews are worried that the drills might affect their livelihoods over the long term. china started military exercise this in 6 areas in water surrounded taiwan wrap and nancy pelosi left. and one of the areas is lead lintel miles. from where i am a put the di, insult

and this will be of course, a big concern for talent, economy dw, zachary lee in taipei. thank you. well, we can now talk to marcus father from the german liberal party, the f t p. he's a member of the defense committee in the german parliament and head of the german taiwanese association. welcome to d. w. now was u. s. high speaker, nancy pelosi wise to visit i 100. he was indeed, i think it was more than time for a time on time on need support for more and more disease, all those world. now mike was begging, has warned, of very serious consequences that policies visit with trigger we, we've already seen some military exercises announced what consequences do you expect? i think we're still doing the last year actually this china also react to strengths and we have seen what happens in market seasons, word or not. then together, i think nobody needs a 2nd february, the 24th. so the reaction of the world we society, each other and this defense reactions also need to visit hello see to, to very strong, to move that boss. need it right now. would you say that western attitudes on china

and this is how thick navy can distribute. zachary lee in taipei. thanks so much. my pleasure. all right, tom, now to take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world authorities in california. i. 2 bodies were found after a blaze that broke out on friday, so called mckinney wildfire has forced at least 2000 people to evacuate. vice have also broken out in the western state of oregon and montana. police in bolivia have clashed with coca farmers protesting over the establishment of a market in the capital to pass countries leading growers association claims the new market is illegal is run by a rival group. doctors in brazil have successfully separated twins, co joined at the head. the surgery took more than 20 hours to complete and has been called the most complex of its kind. the 3 year old twins were born with a fused brain and will spend at least 6 months in hospital rehabilitating. now the 1st grand shipments from ukraine have restarted under un, broke a deal to end russia's blockade. the 1st ship left and disappeared on monday bound for lebanon. k

against surging inflation, which rose to 71 percent in july, the highest in 3 decades. zachary and billionaire lee j young has received a presidential pardon vice chairman of samsung group, was convicted of bribery and embezzlement in january of last year. after his justice ministry says lee and several other business tycoon were pardoned in order to help the country as the economy sauers. the latest figures show that the u. k. economy shrank in the 2nd quarter of this year by not point one percent. economists have now broadly come to the conclusion that britain is heading for a recession. these all worrying times for u. k. households for whom every day life getting more expensive, putting the kettle on is going to cost britain's a bit more this winter. that's because the countries cap on domestic energy prices is expected to rise to over $5000.00 euros a year beginning in january. conservative party candidates for britons next, prime minister, disagree on how to address what is bound to be a crisis for many families. front runner list trust says she plans to alleviate financial strain by zeroing

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