at the age of 93. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. taiwan has scrambled fighter planes after chinese military aircraft entered its air defence zone. beijing is protesting against the visit by the us house speaker nancy pelosi, who vowed her country would never abandon the island. china has also begun manoeuvres around taiwan that are affecting air and shipping links. taiwan is self governing, and lies about 160 kilometres across the taiwan strait. it sees itself as independent, but china views it as its own. from taiwan, here s rupert wingfield hayes. despite what china has been saying, today s meeting between nancy pelosi and taiwan president ing wen didn t look terribly sinister. president tsai began by presenting ms pelosi with taiwan s highest civilian honour. she in turn praised taiwan s democracy and promised america would stand by the island. our solidarity with you is more important than ever, as you defend taiwan and your freedom. we are
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100 years old, and still full of vigor, vitality and enjoyment of life. no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she s achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines taiwan has launched flares to deter aircraft, hours taiwan has launched flares after beijing protested at the visit by the us house speaker nancy pelosi. the un secretary general has accused oil and gas companies of making huge profits on the backs of the world s poorest people.