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there has been a lot of posturing, there are talks which were supposed to be on going, which was supposed to be on going, which was supposed to set up a transition of government. they have been scuppered because of the difference between these two military factions. this week we did see the rapid support forces getting into the capital with their armoured vehicles, and then today the fighting that has happened. the fighting has been really intense and there is a lot of international concern. it wasn t quite unexpected because of the rhetoric and the manoeuvres, the military manoeuvres we have been seen through the week. seen through the week. thank you very much. seen through the week. thank you very much. our seen through the week. thank you very much, our correspondence i very much, our correspondence speaking to us. live now tojustin lynch, a journalist and researcher covering africa. he also co authored a book on the aftermath of the sudanese revolution. justin, you have been f
because beijing itself believes that there needs to be reunification between taiwan and china, and that taiwan is a part of course of the chinese nation. so it is a meeting, which is high in symbolism, but it also has had, as a result, some more significant moments. we have seen military manoeuvres, both by the chinese and american vessels being sent into the region as well. low level, in terms of that military operation, and it is not engagement, it is just operations in and around the seeds of around taiwan. but nonetheless, it has ratcheted up nonetheless, it has ratcheted up further the very difficult relations that currently exist between beijing and washington. it has been an awkward scenario for the white house because
beijing. they love to take situations and pretend like they are reacting to them to make advances, so my primary concern is some military manoeuvres, some high risk large scale military exercises or increase their force posture across from taiwan which we have only seen them do. f nancy pelosi now have only seen them do. f nancy pelosi now cancels have only seen them do. f nancy pelosi now cancels this have only seen them do. f nancy pelosi now cancels this trip - have only seen them do. f nancy pelosi now cancels this trip it - pelosi now cancels this trip it will heighten the fares i suppose of those in taiwan that the united states is simply backing down in the face of chinese aggression. it is even more problematic chinese aggression. it is even more problematic than - chinese aggression. it is even more problematic than that. i chinese aggression. it is even i more problematic than that. the chinese have only been very upset with moves in congress made to support taiwan. th