liz truss threatened to quit catnip today if liz truss didn t pledge to maintain to increased defence spending for gdp by to increased defence spending for gdp by 2030 and obviously, that is tough gdp by 2030 and obviously, that is tough and gdp by 2030 and obviously, that is tough and an increase in defence spending tough and an increase in defence spending and everything else is being spending and everything else is being slashed right back but i sugpose being slashed right back but i suppose if you want to look at liz truss. suppose if you want to look at liz truss. few suppose if you want to look at liz truss, few will say she ll be around to deiiver truss, few will say she ll be around to deliver on truss, few will say she ll be around to deliver on the promise by that point to deliver on the promise by that point of to deliver on the promise by that point of 2030. to deliver on the promise by that point of 2030- to deliver on the promise by that
it s 6am here in singapore and also in taiwan, where a retired military commander has told the bbc the island would be unable resist the use of force by an increasingly assertive china. it follows a warning by the us secretary of state anthony blinken that beijing is pursuing unification on a much faster timeline than previously thought. our correspondent rupert wingfield hayes has been to front line taiwanese island ofjinmen, just a few kilometres off the chinese coast, to assess the growing threat. the island ofjinmen is so close to china, they used to blast anti communist propaganda from these giant speakers to people living on the chinese coast. it all looks peaceful today, a tourist curiosity. but twice in the last 70 years, china has tried to cross these narrow straits. the island is still a fortress covered in tunnels, bunkers and lookouts. so the main island of taiwan is 150 kilometres away across the taiwan strait, but this is the realfront line between taiwan and ma
welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i m mariko oi. the headlines. as warnings grow about china s threat to taiwan, we report from the island s front line. this is the chinese city ofjinmen, one of the wealthiest in china. and this behind me is the taiwanese military outpost called lion rock. the british prime minister fights on as her future hangs in the balance, with warnings of spending cuts. fears for the safety of an iranian athlete who took part in a climbing competition not wearing a hijab. as the bbc celebrates its 100th anniversary, we look ahead at the challenges it faces.