and dignity, and that is a form of human rights abuse. the supreme court s decision will likely not come until next summer. over the coming months, many will pray and others will hope it goes their side s way. sophie long, bbc news, seattle. i want to bring you a special report now. for months, china has been probing taiwan s airspace, leading to speculation, it could be preparing to attack, or even invade the island. all of this raising concerns amongst asian and american officials alike of increased instability in the region. the commander of the us 7th fleet has been talking to our correspondent rupert wingfield hayes during navy exercises with allies, on board the uss carl vinson. a pairof us a pair of us stealth jet past the aircraft carrier in a mock attack formation. this is a
shooting on set of his colleague and cinematographer, halyna hutchins. and, amid tensions with china over taiwan the us carl vinson finishes its biggest ever annual drills in the region. our correspondent s on board. the f35 c is the us navy s newest, most advanced and of course most expensive fighter aircraft. this is its first deployment outside the us, and there is no surprise it has been sent here to the western pacific. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. the women s tennis association has announced the immediate suspension of all tournaments in china.
strength from the sea. and the motto of the us under ronald reagan is peace through strength. and through strength, as we try to deter aggression from some of these nations that are showing a burgeoning strength, that maybe we haven t experienced in the past, it s about ensuring that everyone understands that today is not the day. many are predicting that china will soon overtake american naval power in asia and that taiwan will have to submit to that new reality. the message from the us navy is that it s still by far the best in the world at doing this. and any adversary is very cognisant of that fact. rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, on the uss carl vinson. let s take a look at some other stories in the headlines.
could be preparing to attack, or even invade the island. all of this raising concerns amongst asian and american officials alike of increased instability in the region. the commander of the us seventh fleet has been talking to our correspondent rupert wingfield hayes during navy exercises with allies, on board the uss carl vinson. a pair of us stealth jets streaks past the aircraft carrier carl vinson in a mock attack formation. this is a show for tv cameras. it s also a message for america s adversaries. so, by my estimation, we re now somewhere about 500km off the coast ofjapan, somewhere near the island of iwojima, which of course was the island site of a very bloody battle between the americans and the japanese in the final months of world war ii. today, the us and japan sail together as allies, facing
of human rights abuse. the supreme court s decision will likely not come until next summer. over the coming months, many will pray and others will hope it goes their side s way. sophie long, bbc news, seattle. i want to bring you a special report now. for months china has been probing taiwan s airspace leading to speculation, it could be preparing to attack, or even invade the island. all of this raising concerns amongst asian and american officials alike of increased instability in the region. the commander of the us 7th fleet has been talking to our correspondent ruperet wingfield hayes during navy exercises with allies on board the uss carl vinson. a pair of us stealth jets streaks past the aircraft carrier carl vinson in a mock attack formation. this is a show for tv cameras. it s also a message for america s adversaries. so by my estimation,