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
A stark reminder we need to find Sustainable Solutions on migration and we all have to step up. Moreas residents know rehearsed in another makeshift camp can only hope that action comes sooner rather than later. I want to go now to brussels or to correspond above of a. Following this story for you barbara so will they rise to the occasion what are you hearing. It depends on how you look at it of course there were a lot of wonderful sounding words there was a lot of paper there of a lot of new proposed legislation but then this new listening to the commissioners they began stumbling through the minefield off their own proposals because it is difficult it take for instance the proposed sponsorship for people who bring being brought back to their home countries how is that going to work take for instance 300 afghans who might not have the right to sign and then well hungary who as we know notoriously doesnt want to take migrants in take the sponsorship for them take in all girl they hire
Makes another attempt to repair its broken migration policy and overhaul has been unveiled but will the 27. 00 Member States of the e. U. Be able to find unity with his plane and kremlin critic alexina vault is released from a berlin hospital after being treated for poisoning his case triggered a diplomatic crisis between russia and the west what will mr know vaulting do next. Its good to have you with us it was a display of cowardice or contempt its hard to tell which but president Alexander Lukashenko of bell the ruse has been sworn in to another term of office in a ceremony that was kept secret from his people when they heard about it today protests. Once again took to the streets and police used water cannon and tear gas against the liquor shaker was soon his 6th consecutive term with hundreds of officials present the protesters and the opposition say the president ial election last month in which he was reelected was rigged. When he wus Nick Connelly hes in minsk for us hes coveri
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