Tougher restrictions are rolled out the Prime Minister warns that normal is still months away. And remembering the past but looking to the future molly marks 60 years of independence from france. For 1st time in history leaders from around the world are meeting virtually for the annual u. N. General assembly that is of course because of the coronavirus and on choose day the fight against covert 19 it dominated speeches from Global Leaders most of them called for united fights and for the United Nations to repurpose itself in response to a world permanently changed by the pandemic but its also exposed a rising tensions between the u. S. And china donald trump accused beijing of spreading what he called the china virus and chinas leaders paying said attempts to politicize the pandemic should be rejected so lets bring in our diplomatic editor james phrases of course at the United Nations and of course weve heard today james covered 1000 becoming really the latest crisis to divide World Le
A waste of space wills keeps building offices back over 19 is prompting a push to get more people working from home permanently. Hello taiwan says its had to scramble fighter jets to track approaching Chinese Air Force planes as the visit of a u. S. Official brings new tension Taiwans Defense Ministry says they were sent up as chinese jets crossed the midline of the Taiwan Strait china began military drills close to taiwan after the arrival there of a top u. S. State Department Official well china is accusing the u. S. On taiwans ruling party of colluding to stir up trouble and says the exercises in the Taiwan Strait are to protect what it sees as its territorial sovereignty and the u. S. Undersecretary for Economic Affairs Keith Crocker is the most senior state Department Official to land in taiwan and decades marks the 2nd visit by a u. S. Official in 2 months the Chinese Government condemned the trips and says diplomatic relations between taiwan on the u. S. Will lead to a dead end
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Meanwhile the infection rate continues to climb here in the u. K. Tougher restrictions are rolled out the Prime Minister warns that normal is still months away and remembering the past but looking to the future molly marks 60 years of independence from france. For the 1st time in history wildly does have been meeting virtually for the annual u. N. General Assembly Last of course because of the coronavirus and on tuesday the fight against covert 1000 dominated the speeches most called for a united fight and for the u. N. To repurpose itself in response to a while changed by the pandemic but its also exposed more tension between washington and beijing on the same day the u. S. Death toll from the virus passed 200000 donald trump once again pointed the finger of blame at china our diplomatic editor james bass as more like all the other World Leaders speaking at the u. S. President trump speech was prerecorded once his words though were as controversial as ever. We have waged a fierce batt
Justice department pushes prosecutors to charge protesters in portland with a rarely used law. Hello a visit to taiwan by a high ranking u. S. Official has led to fighter jets being scrambled and seen china launch Major Military drills Taiwans Defense Ministry says it have to send up jets to track approaching Chinese Air Force planes they crossed the sensitive midline of the Taiwan Straits which lies between china and the islands chinas minister of defense justified fridays new drills saying theyre necessary to protect what it calls National Sovereignty and territorial integrity it accuses the u. S. And taiwans really party of colluding to stir up trouble. Recently the United States and the Democratic Progressive Party authorities have stepped up their collusion and frequent. To stir up trouble whether its using taiwan to contain china or rely on foreign powers to threaten others it is Wishful Thinking and is destined to be dead and who plays with fire will get burnt the Chinese People