Sovereignty and that is an issue that is very close to the government here in beijing ok lets take a closer look at the white paper Andrew Thompson as a visiting Senior Research fellow at the National University of Singapore Still equine new school of Public Policy and joins us from singapore so as we heard our correspondent there he was talking about china now focusing on sovereignty as a huge part of its white paper can you explain why this has become the focus for chinas Defense Strategy now. Well i think if you look at the last paper in 2015 it really focused on chinas maritime interests and its security situation on its periphery and with its neighbors this paper much more is turning towards internal issues i mean its actually quite different than the 2015 paper in that it really reflects xi jinping has continued grasp of authority and his continued oversight of the p. L. O. So it also very much underscores the is a party army its the armed wing of the communist party and its very loyal to him and thats reflected in the title in the titles of the sections so taiwan is very much a part of that she jingping montra and legacy so its not surprising that that theyll really focus on taiwan and theres a lot of coverage on taiwan domestic issues preventing separatism so its quite a its quite a very robust document since the last white paper in 2015 theres been a major reorganization of the p. R. Lay and a shift at the time 2 words Maritime Defense what do you think its going to look like now going forward. Well i think the big focus of the reform was to have the peel they fight is a much more cohesive joint force and theres some speculation that historically since 1908 the reports have come out every 2 years but there wasnt one in 2017 so its been a 4 year gap and we think thats likely due to the reform process that was announced in late 2015 so the idea is theres been a complete reorganization of the p. L. O. In terms of its command and control its organizational structure and theres been a lessening of the armys influence and size so much of the cutbacks have been to Army Personnel and proportionately theres been an increase in attention given to the air force the navy and then the 2 new forces the Strategic Rocket force and the Strategic Support force which is responsible for things like cyber space domains thank you very much drew thompson good to speak to you and get your insight. Now in china rescue operations are underway off to 2 landslides in the southwestern province of. Elisa 11 people died in show county and one person was killed in her john county according to the Chinese State broadcaster the landslide ensure chang buried 21 houses. Mark asper has been sworn in as the new u. S. Secretary of defense now this sense the longest period the pentagon has been without a permanent top official hes replacing james mattis who quit last year over policy disagreements with President Donald Trump the 55 year old has had a long career in the military and served as Army Secretary since 2017 as for steve strong bipartisan supports in the senate votes to 8. The chief of staff for puerto ricos governor has resigned this follows 11 days of mass protests that began over leaked messages between the governor ricardo reseller and his aides the online chats were widely condemned as being sexist and homophobic gabriellas on the reports from the capital san juan puerto rico is going to right now is no joke its not just a couple people out on the streets absolutely its everyone in rock hill south was at home until adelphia watching news reports of the protests in her native puerto rico it was contemplating coming back to take part but what finally pushed her over the edge was what happened to her mom pepper sprayed one of the 1st few days and i was not going to let my mother get. And. My mother being on the front line and participating in this and fighting back and my not being here felt like that what tipped it over for me. I had to be here rockwell and acclaimed poet and activists got on a plane and headed back to puerto rico to take to the streets to call for governor Ricardo Russo you know to step down she was not alone there are about 6000000 puerto rican americans that live on the mainland of the United States theres no telling how many of them have returned here to the island to take part in these protests but certainly its in the 10s of thousands of people who do in the protest and its easy to find Puerto Ricans who live abroad that come home to take part in this its clear what is happening here has taken on more than a protest its something larger for many Puerto Ricans i said that this was perhaps our version of an arab spring and. Its going to look very different but Political Movement doesnt. A leader in the home and doesnt have an organization at home being from this feels like revolution procmail indeed her afternoon as she has done every day since shes been back home chanting. The leader of a home where to resign. She says she will not buy a return ticket to philadelphia until it happens. Juan puerto rico. If here because government has deployed troops to the south following violent protests at least 25 people have been killed in the Southern Region where activists have been demanding their own state Prime Minister has won praise for political reforms but activists are now using their greater freedoms to demand more rights. Kenyans finance minister has been granted bail after an Unprecedented Court appearance in connection with a Corruption Scandal has pleaded not guilty to abuse of power involving the contracts of 2 hydroelectric dams which have yet to be built catherine sort reports. Henry rock which is in unfamiliar territory in a courtroom. He has been charged along with other Government Officials with several counts of corruption using office and the 40 in the government of more than 240000000. 00 this is unprecedented hes the highest ranking Government Official to be arrested and charged at the center of the scandal our plans for the construction of 2 dams that was supposed to be built here in our game are quite western kenya the prosecution says construction has not begun for years after it was commissioned yet some of the money has already been paid out and the cost inflated by 170000000. 00 above what was forecast the 28. 00 people are implicated including employees of the Talian Company which was awarded the contract as it was filing for bankruptcy prosecutors one the director of the company cheli to be extradited from italy to face trial here. Some kenyans are saying this is a big step in the fight against corruption is a senior minister close to both the president and his deputy people now want a quick trial and those found guilty shields the asset seized and stolen money returned to the public kind of scene maybe people being arrested. People be understood everything but what can they want its very thought how many have been convicted of something should be done. What options are god as a country going to move for its also a scandal that has been politicized some politicians as saying fasten community tired of being targeted and some individuals being used as scapegoats when now many kenyans are closely watching this case and those we talked to say they want Public Servants who have been implicated to resign from office. Aljazeera somebody who kenya. Because to west africa is the most notorious in the world for piracy and kidnapping and as a number of attacks on ships continues to rise in the gulf of guinea my time experts are meeting in ghana for a security conference but our correspondent on that address went on patrol with again a navy to understand the extent of the problem. Talking back sorry one is more than a week later its intended destination. Yes yes resting in the calm waters of tema off the coast of god. Everything looks alright from the outside but onboard evidence of why the vessel didnt make it to ivory coast in time. The ship was attacked by pirates in nigeria waters and 10 of its crew taken away as hostages. The others were luck to stay but was frightened. They told us. If youre. Coming to here we are the ship. All my friends are sort of the. Similar incidents have been reported 78. 00 times in the 1st 6 months of this year. The International Maritime bureau says the vast majority of the sailors kidnapped for ransom or taken off the cost of been in. Guinea nigeria and tokyo while attacks by pirates have substantially decrease in some regions of the world they seem to be on the increase in west africa making the gulf of guinea there was to bury in the world impacted by piracy fishing boats are sometimes targeted but most of the attacks so i carried out an oil and gas tankers experts say that the regional neighbors and coast guards need to coordinate better if they want to control the situation. We set out on patrol with a gun to me the gulf of guinea is the most dangerous streets of Maritime Territory in the world for attacks at sea but garner has seen a decrease in piracy incidents in its waters and thats been put down to sustained operations by its navy and not all the time ships. Be fair to we in the what tests of our countries and then when they are called upon to be aware that this nations they go there are ships that are attacked by pirates when the are released. Different food that can and what does the citizen and saw that would be the fairest there is no point of calling. The gymnast a war is one of several gunships ghana has on patrol every hour of the day and sometimes there is support from their force. The navy believes it could do even more with increased funding. And not enough resources. You know pumped into into into the navy but gradually are when this has been built in society and the policy makers in any government and there we gradually been resourced. What more needs to be done in a region where piracy kidnappings and theft of oral a growing problem. In 2016 i jury alone as to be to its losses more than a 1000000000. 00 a month experts say the economies of the region rich in oil and fishing cannot sustain such great resources. But greece aljazeera off the Atlantic Coast guard. This is there and these are top stories Boris Johnson is set to become the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the coming hours johnson has pledged to take the u. K. Out of the e. U. By the end of october also high on his agenda for him will be tensions with iran and mending the u. K. s relationship with the United States jonah hill has more details from westminster on whether a general election is on the horizon everything seems to be moving now in that direction in the general election is the only way to change the numbers in the house of commons that has so far failed to yield any positive way to breaks it indeed the conservative party some in it have all talked about doing away with pardon altogether suspending it unilaterally socalled prorogue ing it though that seems to have been dealt with in a vote that the government lost last week that can no longer do that Jeremy Corbyn the labor leader has pointed out that Boris Johnson only visits the queen later today to become Prime Minister by virtue of votes of the members of the conservative party a fraction of one percent of the countrys electorate south Koreas Defense Ministry says russia has privately expressed regret for flying into south korean airspace now on tuesday russia and china carried out their 1st ever joint air patrol south korea says the planes crossed into its territory and the military fired warning shots in response. Chinas Defense Ministry maintains that the aircraft did not add to the territorial airspace of any other country it made that announcement as it unveiled its Strategic Priorities the ministry went on to highlight the issue of taiwan and in the u. S. Japan and australia for increasing tensions in the region irans Deputy Foreign minister says Iranian Forces wont allow shipping in the strait of hormuz to be interrupted a british flag oil tanker was seized there on friday britains proposal for european led Naval Mission to ensure safe passage in the gulf is supported by denmark france italy and ireland. Oh those are the headlines well have plenty more news ahead but 1st inside story stay with us for that. After 25 years of aborting the worlds waste china through the global cycling industry into chaos. The growing pressure of agreement resulting in change we bring you the stories to the shaping the world we live in. Counting the cost 0. Hes a hard core briggs if here now Boris Johnson will be the you case Prime Minister after winning the conservative Party Leadership so how will he deliver on gregs it and the many other challenges ahead this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im Divya GopalanBoris Johnson had campaigned on a do or die pledge to deliver brags that the man has provoked much controversy one the leadership of the conservatives as was expected and will become britains next Prime Minister when johnson walks into number 10 downing street this week he will be toss would persuade in the European Union to revive talks on withdrawal deal if that fails he says he is ready to lead britain out of the block without a deal on the 31st of october but greggs it is not johnsons only challenge the Prime Minister has to deal with an escalating standoff with iran over its seizure for u. K. Tanker in the strait of hormuz and this critics will be watching very closely how he handles the socalled special relationship with the Us Donald Trump is back jonson to become the u. K. s Prime Minister that Boris Johnson won the leadership contest against foreign secretary jeremy hunt taking 66 percent of the vote among the 160000 the legible Party Members the number of eights given to each candidate was as fully jeremey hunt 46 that was and 650 or. 92153. And therefore i give notice 1st johnson is elected as the leader of the me. And his victory speech johnson promised to deliver bags it unite britain and defeat labours Jeremy Corbyn i say to all the doubters. We are going to energize the country were going to get bricks dug october 31st will take advantage of all the opportunities that it will bring in a new spirit of can do and we are once again going to believe in ourselves and what we can achieve unlike some slumbering giant were going to rise and pick off the guy ropes so tight the negativity with the education better infrastructure more police fantastic food for the broadband sprouting in every household we are going to unite this amazing country and were going to take it forward i thank you very much for the incredible honor that youve just done me i work flatiron from now on with my team that i will build i hope the next few days to repay your confidence but in the meantime the campaign is over and the work begins well who is britains new Prime MinisterBoris Johnsons wealthy british parents were in new york when he was born in 1964 he gave up his us citizenship he began his career as a trainee journalist for the Times Newspaper but was soon sacked for falsifying a quotation then he was a Daily Telegraph brussels correspondent where he often wrote stories critical of the European Union he became a conservative party member in parliament in 2001 and served as the mayor of london for 2 terms until 2016 which is this when he successfully led the leave campaign of the brakes at referendum he was britains foreign secretary until he resigned a year ago over terrorism a spread. Now we can bring in our guests we have Catherine Mcbride is in london for us shes a senior economist at the institute for Economic Affairs in hamburg via skype Marcus Becker hes the europe correspondent for the german news magazine der spiegel and also in london jones hes a political commentator and columnist at the british newspaper the guardian and welcome to all of you thank you for very much for coming on this program im going to start with Catherine Mcbride and i ask you. What you think Boris Johnsons Bi