Im melissa chan welcome to news asia tensions between china and taiwan have hit a high not seen in years most recently chinese warplanes crossed to the median line the Narrow Strait separating the 2 sides over the past week thats according to taiwans president haiyan one the United States plays a role in all this says taiwans main supporter the trumpet administration plans to sell taiwan billions of dollars in weapons from missiles to Surveillance Drones in order to shore up its defenses against any potential attack by beijing taiwan is a democracy with a separate government but president xi jinping considers it a part of his peoples republic of china. Over ousting reception for taiwans leader as she meets air force offices at one of the territories most important to military bases. President sighing when he was there to deliver a special message following a spike in tensions between time china so were going off as the commander in chief of our National Armed forces i want to assure th
He is definitely no longer this countrys president and that as a result the countrys Security Services were under no obligation to follow his orders tonight were expecting big protests here in minsk the police has closed down effectively the city lots of police and police vans on the streets ready to make arrests people being sent home early from work in the expectation that the police will need to get their streets emptied to deal with protesters and journalists have been arrested doing their jobs out in the streets of mints today so really a sense that events are accelerating here and its now in the 30 seconds that we have together is this going to galvanize demonstrators or is this really such a big blow to their efforts. I think it will defeat galvanize their efforts this is how scared this regime is how its feeling the pressure that it needs to basically do this in private without any real legitimacy or guests on hand to see whats going on so i think if anything this will bring mo
Im melissa chan welcome to news asia tensions between china and taiwan have hit a high not seen in years most recently chinese warplanes crossed to the median line the Narrow Strait separating the 2 sides over the past week thats according to taiwans president high in one the United States plays a role in all this says taiwans main supporter the trumpet administration plans to sell taiwan billions of dollars in weapons from missiles to Surveillance Drones in order to shore up its defenses against any potential attack by beijing taiwan is a democracy with a separate government but president xi jinping considers it a part of his peoples republic of china. Over ousting reception for taiwans leader as she meets air force offices at one of the territories most important to military bases. President sighing when he was there to deliver a special message following a spike in tensions between time in china so were thinking of as a commander in chief of our National Armed forces i want to assur
Will it be a waste of space wales keeps building offices but covert 19 is prompting a push to get more people working from home permanently. Hello china has begun military drills close to taiwan the visit off another top u. S. Official further phrase relations between the superpowers its accusing the u. S. On taiwans ruling party of colluding to stir up trouble and says the exercises are to protect what it sees as its territorial sovereignty there taking place near the Taiwan Strait that lies between china and the islands all taiwanese media are reporting that taiwanese fighter jets were scrambled multiple times on friday morning thats after chinese aircraft were set to have approached taiwans airspace and the u. S. Undersecretary for Economic Affairs Keith Crocker is the most Senior State Department official to land in taiwan in decades and the 2nd visit by a u. S. Official in 2 months be chinese governments condemned the trips and says diplomatic relations between taiwan and the u. S
Going to in remote indonesian areas to keep learning. Hello taiwan says its had to scramble fighter jets to track approaching Chinese Air Force planes as the visit of a u. S. Official brings new tension Taiwans Defense Ministry says they were sent up as chinese jets cross the midline of the Taiwan Straits china begun military drills close to taiwan after the arrival there of a top u. S. State Department Official well china is accusing the us. Party of colluding to stir up trouble and says the exercises in the Taiwan Strait are to protect what it sees as its territorial sovereignty and the u. S. Undersecretary for Economic Affairs Keith Crocker is the most senior state Department Official to land in taiwan in decades and it also marks the 2nd visit by a u. S. Official in 2 months the Chinese Government condemned the trip and says diplomatic relations between taiwan and the u. S. Will lead to a dead end lets talk about all of this with rob mcbride hes following the story for us from seou