avoids assassination. # there is a star man waiting in the sky. and the hand written lyrics to david bowie s 1972 hit, starman, go up for auction later this month. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. 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 programme.