fire, but not yet and not today. what president xi said is actually a scorched church policy in hong kong and dedicating systems were checks and dedicating systems were checks and balances are broken down the recent scorched earth policy, checks and balances broken down by abusing power. we can see many parts of it already today but what will happen in hong kong is also a very precedent and significant leather lesson to learn why and how to stop the domino effect from hong kong to taiwan and other neighbouring countries. recent consensus and later was a good beginning why economic security alliance, liberal democracy to safeguard a rules based international border could be the first step for the date when we as an exile community from hong kong could be back one date with democracy and freedom. simon, thank ou ve democracy and freedom. simon, thank you very much democracy and freedom. simon, thank you very much on democracy and freedom. simon, thank you very much on this demo
have a combined interest in peace didn t stability that is i will continue to support taiwan and have it maintain its defensive capabilities. an independent think tank and also a former australian diplomat in beijing with lots of experience dealing with these sorts of issues, i asked her how significant these manoeuvres are.- her how significant these manoeuvres are. , . ., ., ., manoeuvres are. the escalation ofthe manoeuvres are. the escalation of the past manoeuvres are. the escalation of the past few manoeuvres are. the escalation of the past few years manoeuvres are. the escalation of the past few years is - of the past few years is definitely note worthy and so, china has been sending planes into this area for a couple of years now but the numbers over the quite significant and do show it escalating on their part. the timing is really interesting because it does come just after china s comejust after china s national day, just ahead of taiwan s own national day which is in
back home that it still holds the upper hand, it s still not going to bow down to what it seizes pressure from washington to taiwan alone and i think that s a really important message they re trying to send as we head into some important daysin as we head into some important days in the communist parties political calendar. it s almost like an election season for them, considered to be a bit of them, considered to be a bit of the political campaign leading to the conference next year. how much further do you see this escalating? should we expect more sorts of these flight paths into the air zone of taiwan? flight paths into the air zone of taiwan? ., , ., , , of taiwan? one of the problems ofthe of taiwan? one of the problems of the regularity of taiwan? one of the problems of the regularity of of taiwan? one of the problems of the regularity of these - of the regularity of these kinds of manoeuvres is that people stop taking them seriously and they can continue in numbers and the
background, time one insists that it background, time one insists thatitis background, time one insists that it is an independent nation while beijing considers it a rebel province. for more than a year now, china s air force has been reportedly flying missions a little too close for taiwan s comfort. and last four days alone, nearly hundred 50 chinese warplane had flown into taiwan s defence zone over an area close to the taiwan controlled islands. the air defence zone is not the same is taiwan s territorial airspace but it is causing alarm in taipei. now, for its part, beijing has blamed rising tension on the presence of us and allied presence in the region. we remain concerned by the people s republic of china by the provocative actions and we urge beijing to seize its military, diplomatic and coercion against taiwan and we
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