tomorrow they could see what they are really applicants. that s when china s armed forces begin its largest military drills and more than a quarter of century. for two days of live fire exercises in six nodes around taiwan. the actions that come within miles of the disputed islands coast, essentially blockading trade and violating taiwan s nautical linear spaces. at the same time the uss ronald reagan aircraft carrier strike groups in the region of the u.s. is taking part in joint military drills with indonesia, australia, japan, and singapore. all this as washington warns china not to turn this into a crisis. shannon, what we need to know? shannon: i was talking with michael pillsbury. we know him as one of the most foremost authorities on china and he said this is kind of a very dangerous period especially when you have these drills and exercises going on. not that they themselves, they are provocative. there s always this chance of a mistake when you have these forces. t
and all eyes on the georgia primaries, it s a big night for the gop and for donald trump. what will it tell about his power to shape the republican party? tonight with the context former eu foreign policy adviser nathalie tocci, and bryan lanza, a former trump communications director. hello, welcome to the programme. we don t yet have sue grey s full report into the parties held in downing street during lockdown, but we do have new and damning evidence of what went on. for the first time, insiders who attended these gatherings have told the bbc that parties were routine. they say staff sat on each other s laps at a leaving do in november 2020, the same party at which the prime minister is seen raising a glass, and that security guards were laughed at when they tried to stop one party from taking place. laura keunssberg has spoken to three people who worked in whitehall, for the bbc s panorama programme, one of whom had attended one of these parties. their voices are spoke