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internationally recognised state, and that still stands today. although the american presidentjoe biden has made it clear he would defend taiwan, he has used that phrase before, if china were to attack it, he has also made it clear the secretary of state antony blinken at formal independence is not something they would support, so the limbo status quo that we have todayis the limbo status quo that we have today is really what is likely to remain. it s been shown that it s probably supported by about 80% of taiwan s on voters. taiwan s on voters. china was worried about taiwan s on voters. china was worried about william - taiwan s on voters. china was worried about william lai - taiwan s on voters. china was worried about william lai andj taiwan s on voters. china was - worried about william lai and said they have concerns about the result but william lai has actually softened his rhetoric when it comes to formal independence. yes. softened his rhetoric when it comes to formal indep
in yemen, that s as president biden says the us has delivered a private message to iran about the houthis. the israeli prime minister says that nothing will deter israel s determination to pursue the war in gaza, including the international court ofjustice in the hague. translation: no-one will stop us, not the hague, i not the axis of evil and no one else. we begin in taiwan, where voters have ignored china s repeated warnings not to vote for william lai from the ruling party, the dpp. he will replace tsai ing wen as president after securing 40% of the vote, though the dpp lost its majority in parliament, making it hard for him to pass legislation.
president tsai ing wen had said, not going for some more radicalform of declared independence. it seems beijing s rhetoric worked to that extent, he stuck to his position but hasn t gone further than he might have done had they not made that particular threat. have done had they not made that particular threat. could you explain for us, because particular threat. could you explain for us, because i particular threat. could you explain for us, because i think particular threat. could you explain for us, because i think it s - particular threat. could you explain for us, because i think it s really i for us, because i think it s really important to highlight the fact this isjust about taiwan, important to highlight the fact this is just about taiwan, this has important to highlight the fact this isjust about taiwan, this has much broader implications. why is this relationship between china and taiwan so important when it comes to global diplomacy? global diplomacy? china and the u
of getting closer to china. the kmt is the party xi jinping would prefer to see running this island. instead, voters gave the party he loathes an historic third presidential win. now everybody is waiting to see how china s leader will respond. rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in taipei. let s cross now to prof rana mitter, who is the professor of us asia relations at harvard kennedy school. thank you forjoining us. i first want to focus on the relationship with the united states because it s a little complicated, the united states backs taiwan and yet they are not pushing for a formal independence, are they? they absolutely independence, are they? they absolutely are independence, are they? they absolutely are not, independence, are they? they absolutely are not, this - independence, are they? they absolutely are not, this is - absolutely are not, this is something that has been an issue for more than 50 years. when the people s republic of china was recognised by the united sta