in what is likely to be her last competative match. hello and welcome to the program. china has warned it ll take counter measures unless the united states revokes a $1.1 billion arms deal with taiwan. it comes amid rising tensions between washington and beijing over the island. the deal includes anti ship missiles, air to air missiles and support for taiwan s surveillance radar program. so how will the spend be broken down? $1.1 billion has been promised by the white house. $355 million will be spent on harpoon air to sea missiles. $85 million is earmarked for sidewinder air to air missiles. $665 million is for a surveillance radar system. earlier, i spoke to our north america correspondent peter bowes for more details on the deal. well, we know that this is a very big package of measures $1.1 billion so it includes anti ship missiles, it includes air to air missiles and that major investment in taiwan s surveillance radar system that s an early warning system for inco
in what is likely to be her last competative match. hello and welcome to the program. china has warned it ll take counter measures unless the united states revokes a $1.1 billion arms deal with taiwan. it comes amid rising tensions between washington and beijing over the island. the deal includes anti ship missiles, air to air missiles and support for taiwan s surveillance radar program. so how will the spend be broken down? $1.1 billion has been promised by the white house. $355 million will be spent on harpoon air to sea missiles. $85 million is earmarked for sidewinder air to air missiles.
last month, the ao year old announced that after the us open she would be evolving away from playing tennis. well, straight after the match, we spoke to our sports correspondent laura scott at the stadium for her analysis of serena s final match. she has a story for the ages. she appeals to every generation and the fans we were speaking to here, whether they were soaking up the match in the sun or watching in the stands, they all wanted more from this farewell tour, and serena williams came out fighting. she really produced an astonishing first set. she was leading 5 3, she looked to be sailing through the set when the tide turned and ajla tomljanovic from australia silenced the crowd as she raced to the next four games and stole that first set. a rejuvenated serena williams did then go through to a 4 0 lead in the second set. she had a few set points but she squandered those and soon, we were taken to a tie break with so much at stake.