joe biden, three times in the last 18 months or so has given a hint he may be taking a much harder line. so tensions between china and the us are in a real bind at the moment and it is over taiwan. given the us administration seems to be signalling a change of policy, or potentially a change of policy, it is not surprising china should take particular umbrage at this visit, the first by a senior politician in a quarter of a century. there are ambassadorial changes all the time and what you might call more routine visits, but not at this high level. it has been made a big thing in the united states, she might not be part of the administration, but she is a pretty close ally of the president? there isjoe biden, the vice president and the speaker of the house, in terms of the order of the chain of command in this country. she is a huge figure and is hugely significant.
has been shifting significantly even in the last five to ten years. we have heard about some military actions tomorrow? thea;r we have heard about some military actions tomorrow? actions tomorrow? they are flying fi i hter ets actions tomorrow? they are flying fighterjets already actions tomorrow? they are flying fighterjets already and actions tomorrow? they are flying fighterjets already and there i actions tomorrow? they are flying | fighterjets already and there were reports of some of the fighter jets dropping the median line, although china neverformally dropping the median line, although china never formally recognise the median line. they are more on the us side than the taiwan site. in many ways, most people feel they will be some kind of a major show of force as a reaction. one person in china described it as a giant chess piece that has been moved. once the move has been made, china has to have its counter move. what next is the big
the stadium make so much of a difference. ifeela bit the stadium make so much of a difference. i feel a bit rusty, the stadium make so much of a difference. ifeel a bit rusty, but hearing difference. ifeel a bit rusty, but hearing the home crowd cheering, i was at hearing the home crowd cheering, i was at the hearing the home crowd cheering, i was at the start and on the back end. was at the start and on the back end. it was at the start and on the back end, it feels great. i m doing something i ve never done before, a few niggles, but nothing serious. matt hudson smith is through to the 400 metres with him cruising to victory, we see him slowing down to little more than a jog as he crossed the line. wales sjoseph brian finishing third to reach the semis as well. it s the final day of swimming. what a games it s been for scotland s duncan scott, he s already picked up four medals to become scotland s most decorated athlete with 11 medals overall. and he s been in the men s 20
heightened military threats, taiwan will not back down, she says. we will firmly uphold our nation s sovereignty and continue to hold the line of defense for democracy. just on the other side of the taiwan strait on the mainland, china s state media is projecting an air of confidence, leaving these locals and coastal fujian feeling calm. translation: i m not worried. we are used to the taiwan strait crisis. the atmosphere has been like this for years. a conflict may happen at any time, but it s not a high probability. if it really happens, we alljust accept it. nancy pelosi is in the twilight of a long political career. upcoming us mid term elections might end her time as house speaker, but washington s tussles with china over taiwan will continue. up next, a potential $4.5 billion support package that would label the island a key us ally, leading, perhaps, to more trouble for us china relations on the horizon.