Welcome. Glad you could join us for United States is de facto ambassador to taiwan has attended a military service with taiwans sighing when it is the fust time ever that a defector u. S. Ambassador has attended the ceremony in a move likely to raise tensions with china Brant Christensen who heads the American Institute in taiwan the us is defacto embassy on the island and tended a Service Called the 2nd taiwan straits crisis it refers to the chinese bombing of kinsmen island in 1958 that led to the deaths of taiwanese troops who control the island its proximity to the chinese mainland has always been a source of tension with taiwan. Christensens appearance with the taiwanese view dot coms at a time of growing tensions between the u. S. And china over the United States has continued military support for taiwan which beijing regards as a part of the state of 3 from what we can go across from taipei where do democratic fondant we have yang is standing by now remember a good to have you o
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Transmitted from human to human. Becomes a city chiefs reach the super bowl for the 1st time since 1007 think theyll face the 49 is after the player that nobody wanted to lead San Francisco the biggest guy even american school. Fellow we begin this news hour in iraq where there are reports that protesters have been killed in the capital baghdad thats after police tried to break down barricades on the outskirts of the city dozens are said to be injured rallies have also broken out in several southern cities including as often also the protesters have cut off the south. Major roads lets bring in it is joining us from baghdad a cautious as weve been reporting taking place osama are the numbers getting larger. Absolutely dreamed throughout monday weve been hearing more and more protesters gathering where we are in tehran square weve been hearing gunshots being fired from a distance been seeing live ammunition is being used let me move out of the frame and if we can zoom in and show you whe
Hello we begin with reports that iraqi protesters have been killed after police tried to break down barricades on the outskirts of the capital baghdad dozens are said to be injured its the latest round of mass demonstrations to break out across the country imraan khan has more. In one of the main squares in central Baghdad Police and protesters confront each other again in the early hours of monday as protesters tried to block the road leading to the square they want a change of government and accuse the current one of corruption a cool that got out to protesters to block main roads in baghdad a major highways in the south access. Police used live ammunition and fight take gas in the attempt to disperse the crowds in the capital but a standoff sued lost in several i was angry iraqis are determined to get their message across the woman said it felt as if you had. The idea isnt just blocking the roads all the people here often straighted so we make noise here to make sure that we are hea
Also this hour. This is a politically motivated time and it is an orchestrated attack africas Richest Woman speaks exclusively to aljazeera responding to allegations she ripped off on the dollar to enrich herself rusts new viral strain spreads further within chinas borders and beyond with 3 deaths so far and infections rising. With all the sport the Kansas City Chiefs reach the super bowl for the 1st time since my 973 theyll face the 49 is all for the player that nobody wants to lead San Francisco into the biggest game in american schools. Thank you very much for joining us 2 iraqi protesters have been killed in baghdad where Security Forces used tear gas and live ammunition as they moved in to brake. Around barricades many more people are injured elsewhere in iraq in nasiriyah and not jobs protesters have attempted to cut off the highway linking the southern oil rich province of basra the demonstrations reignited last week after a brief. Lets get the latest from aljazeera is osama bin