commitment to taiwanese democracy. our delegation, of which i m very proud, came to taiwan to make unequivocally clear we will not abandon our commitment to taiwan, and we are proud of our enduring friendship. but china sees taiwan as a renegade province. it s armed forces are on high alert. this is a complete farce. the united states is violating china s sovereignty under the guise of so called democracy . .. those who offend china will be punished. we ll have the very latest live from washington and taipei. also tonight. the european court refuses an application by the parents of archie battersbee to postpone the removal of his life support. parched gardens and lawns will have to wait. a hosepipe ban is coming, to more parts of southern england. to secure its energy needs, germany considers keeping its nuclear power stations open to thwart a russian threat to suppliers. she s going to emulate her mum. eilish mccolgan is the commonwealth champion. and, keeping it in the fam
has ever been. and the reason for that i think it s quite simple, because taiwan itself has changed so much. overthe because taiwan itself has changed so much. over the past few decades it has become a vibrant democracy with free press, independent courts and a strong and ever growing sense of its own identity while china has gone on the other direction, increasingly authoritarian. for beijing what that means is the process of peaceful unification which it used to hold out to its people as realistic if not distant prospect is starting to look like an impossibility. and the trouble for the outside world as it poses a real question because it leaves the alternative is one of military action and the question is, do you embrace that changing reality is nancy pelosi seems to have been doing on this trip will continue to tiptoe around it? tiptoe around it? thank you for that. tiptoe around it? thank you for that- john tiptoe around it? thank you for that. john sudworth tiptoe around it?