election has been delayed, after concerns were raised that hackers could influence the outcome. and it s 50 years since nearly 30,000 ugandan asians began to arrive in the uk after being forced to flee their homes by uganda s then military ruler. we ve been hearing some of their stories. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the speaker of the us house of representatives nancy pelosi has met the taiwanese president during a visit that s been strongly condemned by the chinese government. taiwan is self ruled, but beijng sees it as a breakaway province that will eventually unite with it. it s an island roughly 100 miles from the coast of south east china. china took the island from japan in 1945 after world war two, but after a civil war in china, defeated nationalist forces fled to taiwan. today it sees itself as an independent country, with its own constitution and democratically elected leaders. only 13 nations recognise taiwan as sovereign
a split east regime, a separatist regime that s taken a chunk of of chinese territory and split it away from the rest of china. jade guan is a lecturer in strategic studies at the centre for defence, deakin university, victoria, australia. shejoins us now. welcome to bbc news. there are, i suppose, two questions here. what can happen? and what may happen? first of all, i want to ask you how seriously you take these chinese threats, threats that america would pay the price for this visit, or whether you think there is a degree of bluster here? nice to speak to you. i categorise us china relations a movement from
China remains wedged in an awkward position in the Ukraine crisis, choosing to remain ""chillingly silent"" on where its support lies. With deep strategic and business partnerships with both Russia and Ukraine, just how much is at stake if Beijing is forced to favour a side?
China remains wedged in an awkward position in the Ukraine crisis, choosing to remain ""chillingly silent"" on where its support lies. With deep strategic and business partnerships with both Russia and Ukraine, just how much is at stake if Beijing is forced to favour a side?