the north and south. north korea s military said it responded by firing ten artillery shots. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with zeinab badawi. welcome hardtalk with zeinab badawi. to the special editio of welcome to the special edition of hard tour from the taiwanese capital, taipei. people here in taiwan which is self governed live under constant threat from china which lies about 160 kilometres across the waters. beijing claims taiwan as part of its territory, and in the past few months has carried out hundreds of military sorties near taiwan, hundreds of military sorties neartaiwan, leading hundreds of military sorties near taiwan, leading to speculation that it is preparing for an invasion. taiwan has also been subjected to cyber attacks from china, my guest is the taiwanese digital minister, audrey tang. can taiwan really forge its own path? minister, audrey tang and taipei welcome to hardtalk. thank you, happy to be here. xi jinping reiterated at the recent china party
it s at wembley, it s a final, there s so many things, so it will not be an easy game. so that s what i m saying, we have to play our game, we have to not think too much. champions league, i must ask you, is there something about that competition here in manchester because it s the one that they ve so far struggled to achieve, and what would it mean to land it do you think to land it? yeah, it would mean everything. and this is why they brought me, of course, to the club to get this. we don t have to hide that. so i will do everything i can, i possibly can to try and make it happen. and yeah, it s my biggest dream. and hopefully dreams do come true. take a look at this one of the most important documents in scotland s history, which goes on display in edinburgh tomorrow for the first time in almost two decades. the 700 year old declaration of arbroath was an appeal to the pope to recognise robert the bruce as the lawful king
during the sentencing hearing the judge praised matthew king s mother, saying she did exactly the right thing. thejudge gave him a life sentence, saying he should spend a minimum of six years in prison. whether you will be released or not at that stage or at any later stage will be a matter for the parole board to consider. only when the minimum term has been served can the parole board decide whether it is safe to release you or not. the judge heard that even after his arrest king threatened the judge heard that even after his arrest and while awaiting trial king threatened to kill a prison imam. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. borisjohnson has said he is handing over whatsapp messages directly to the covid inquiry, saying he has nothing to hide. the government has refused to hand them over to the inquiry that it set up, and yesterday said it would take the case to court. our political correspondent ben wrightjoins us now. does this mean the legal action will now not
letter, written in latin, asking the pope to recognise robert the bruce as scotland s king, is still clear to see. it s an extraordinary text. it s not a long text but it encapsulates an awful lot about what the scots thought about themselves, as a nation, in 1320 and their right to be an independent kingdom, not subject to the english king. you can see the damage to the tag where we ve lost the bottom of the tag. only 19 of the seals of scotland s most powerful nobles who backed the letter remain in place. the job for those entrusted with caring and preserving the declaration for future generations is to slow down any further degradation. a public record is something that you can tjust keep where nobody sees it. there is an interest and, quite rightly, we have to make that possible. do you feel nervous when this leaves the archives? yes, we like it to be back sleeping in its bed, in this store secure. the document, interpreted by some
of scotland and to assert the country s independence. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon has had access to some of the preparations for it going on public view. the 700 year old declaration of arbroath, a fragile parchment written during a turbulent period in scotland s story, about to go on rare public display. immensely excited to be welcoming this document here. it s a really rare and special survival, and it gives us an insight into medieval international diplomacy, but also about a pivotal point in scotland s king robert i also known as robert the bruce perhaps its most famous king. it s got a former- repair along the top. as part of the complex process of moving it to the exhibition, conservators closely checked the document, recording any historical damage. just around there, it says, while a hundred of us remain alive, and then, never will be subject to the king of england. the passing of time has left its mark, but the 14th century