Im melissa chan welcome to news asia tensions between china and taiwan have hit a high not seen in years most recently chinese warplanes crossed to the median line the Narrow Strait separating the 2 sides over the past week thats according to taiwans president high in one the United States plays a role in all this says taiwans main supporter the trumpet administration plans to sell taiwan billions of dollars in weapons from missiles to Surveillance Drones in order to shore up its defenses against any potential attack by beijing taiwan is a democracy with a separate government but president xi jinping considers it a part of his peoples republic of china. Over ousting reception for taiwans leader as she meets air force offices at one of the territories most important to military bases. President sighing when he was there to deliver a special message following a spike in tensions between time in china so were thinking of as a commander in chief of our National Armed forces i want to assur
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They use 27 members of find unity in the plant. And kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is released from a berlin hospital after treatment of poisoning his case triggered a diplomatic crisis between russia and the west that he do next. And play richardson welcome to the show were going to begin in the United States where protesters are demanding justice for Briana Taylor the black woman who was shot dead by police in march prosecutors have now charged one officer but only with one ton endangerment and not with her murder protests broke out in taylors hometown of louisville kentucky shortly after the charges were announced the mayor has announced a. Curfew for the next 3 nights taylor was shot dead when police raided her apartment on a socalled no knock warrant or killing it was one of several deaths of black people at the hands of police that set off months of antiracism protests in the United States. For more lets go to our Washington Bureau chief in as paul and as a tell us more about his