Welcome to do double news isha glad you could join us the United States says there is no reason for tensions between china and taiwan to escalate to confrontation the remarks come as a senior chinese official warned that any moves towards Taiwan Independence could mean war the sharpened rhetoric from beijing matches increased military activity by its forces against taiwan the aim analysts believe is to place a new u. S. Administration and taiwan on track. Taiwanese air force pilots are on high alert this may be just a simulated thrill to show how fast they can take to the skies parts of recent months theyve been doing it for real the president laid bare the threat from their nearest neighbor. Who are in the past year our radar stations have detected the incursions of nearly 2000 Chinese Military aircrafts and over 400 vessels this allowed us to intercept and drive them away and secure our maritime an airspace. A Record Number of incursions came on january 23rd china sent 13 warplanes into taiwanese airspace taiwan scrambled fighter jets to monitor the activity a day later china sent to fire their 16 aircraft into their airspace over that weekend the United States sent a Carrier Strike group into the South China Sea on what it called routine operations to ensure freedom of the seas and there are just china to cease its pressure on taiwan. Jang called on the u. S. To respect the one china policy. The us frequently sends vessels and aircraft to enter the South China Sea their activities are a sure force are not conducive to the peace and stability of the region. Analysts say the escalating tension is part of chinas efforts to flex its muscles which china taiwan and. Taiwan is probably the most important d strategic priority meanwhile taiwan hopes drills like these reassure the public that no matter the aggression the face the island is prepared. Now lets get more on this from professor steve psion hes director of the trying to institute at the school of oriental and African Studies of the university of london professor sign welcome a senior chinese official has warned that any moves by taiwan towards independence would lead to war talk to us a bit about the timing of this very sharp rhetoric why no. I think it is because of the change of government in washington the Chinese Government would have expected or hoped that the Biden Administration and would be versed u. S. Policy on style won it by John Administration has not done so so the chinese want to. Sort of course to bow out of the americans. And how do the americans how does the bible administration intend to deal directly with china especially on the question of taiwan. Debugging the ministration it is fairly clear that it will bust positioned one time one but it is willing to negotiate and work with the chinese if the chinese are willing to use a book a and work with the americans so. Many stationed was very unreliable and erratic divided immunization can be expected to be very consistent neither. Is something that the chinese like to see now the u. S. Is bound by the taiwan relations act to essentially provide tyvon with the weapons to defend itself against any chinese attired but not to necessarily come to tyrones aid militarily do you think it is time to potentially the u. S. Consider demanding that. The tvs act does not require to do that it stays governments to you need is the interfere on behalf of taiwan and if taiwan should be attack but if you look at the former us republic of china or taiwan and mutual defense pact of 155. 00 people listen to of the treaty also does not trigger and you needed American Military response you taiwan to come under attack it really mealy be quiet as to us governments to take the matters to congress is very similar under the taiwan relations act so it is not were really necessary for the americans to change policy and say that yes if talent comes under attack we definitely will immediately interfere. The situation is already under control but then given that theres no commitment of the meter or us hope militarily on the side of tire on how does taiwan defend sort of in the event of an invasion or an entire. Well the we feel so of the americans to be completely clear is intended to deter any government in taiwan from pushing the envelope to tool far and for example formally assert the jury independence with which which would trigger a Chinese Military invasion. But anything short of that the town is who knew that the americans have very very strong strategic interest in making sure that taiwans does not change hand and become to the chinese sed and the main reason there is because if taiwan and were taken and by the chinese by force. With the americans being. Defeated then the japanese will no longer trust the americans protection and japan is security and the entire american into pacific strategy would collapse and that is the reasons why. It runs off the american snot interfering is where the chifley low. Road will leave it there for the time being but thank you so much for joining us diversity of trying from the school of oriental and African Studies in london thank you so much youre welcome. Or shrinking space for free speech and continuing political upheaval is forcing many Young Hong Kong has to look for opportunities elsewhere taiwan has over the years been a favored destination for many but now the island is planning to make it easier for students under the age of 18 to come to the island on their own for high School Studies earlier they needed an adult to accompany them University Students from hong kong already studying in taiwan believe its a change for the better one that allows students to escape the turmoil at home amy is safe here shes studying at a type a university the hong kong authorities cannot reach. Thanks are better here but she suffers from posttraumatic stress there are a lot of the little i feel guilty i survived we used to chant together we stand but i got out and left them behind in hong kong. And sometimes i wish id been arrested too so we could face the hardships together why am i enjoying life here when all my friends are in jail. Those friends were with her at a protest back in 2019 many of them are facing charges like rioting and could go to jail for a long time that was something she feared to getting into a taiwanese universities seem to like her only chance to xscape. Well till to you i lived in hiding in hong kong for 6 months while i prepared for the Taiwan UniversityEntrance Exam now i have freedom and peace here i no longer live in fear i dont need to text my friend every hour to say im safe to the world. Taiwan is only an hours flight from hong kong is enough for University Students to reach but High School Students must be with their parents or have a residence permit sachar he is stuck in hong kong he took part in a protest which led to a split with his parents his 2 young to go to taiwan alone so. I was very disappointed when the high schools in taiwan said they couldnt accept me i dont understand why they take University Students but not High School Students its frustrating and i feel unsafe here but i think that. As hong kong becomes more dangerous for prodemocracy campaigners taiwan is planning to change the rules this would allow High School Students to move there alone School Officials could become their legal guardians home or at all i hope the new policy will take effect this year so i can finish my last year of high school in taiwan and i dont want to do the University Entrance exam here who knows what would happen if i route some of the politically incorrect you can get arrested for no reason no wonder the National Security law in hong kong. Life in taipei can be lonely for hong kong as the culture and spoken language are different so its deferred any often comes through this hong kong cafe forte stuff. I come here to remind myself that im a hong kong or here. I dont think i can go back while its under communist rule i might live in taiwan for the next 1020 even 30 years i or a lot of people the same. Home is always on her mind her friends who are already in prison and those who are 2 young to leave by i mean just like me many hong kong protesters are young many of them a still in high school and they need to wait for 2 to 3 years until theyre eligible to study here can you imagine how dangerous it is for them to go it alone often or they may feel. Noakes of mutual support between political exiles offer some comfort but they cannot reach the young teenager stuck back in hong kong. On dont choice sleep thats it for today theres of course more our website www dot com forward slash issue and you can follow us on facebook and twitter as well we leave you today with a look at a day in the life. Of the c. B. S. Tram fighting cabin fever during his banditry 3 weeks. To hong kong from france on monday have a really good weekend by. The function of against the coronavirus pandemic. As the rate of infection in developing what does the latest research. Information and contact the coronavirus update. On d w. 2 children 2 continents one giant problem and get in on the scene of. The deal to if you can get. How will Climate Change affect us and our children. Learn more e. W. Dot com slash water. Its a race against the clock is new mutations continue to evolve. Health officials blame high infection rates for the new strains. Each new infection opens the door to unknown variants which threaten to undo the progress. There is no clear real danger of mutations making the virus mortars miscible more lethal and more resistant to existing vaccines and we must fast. Understanding whats driving the virus is mutations a crucial next step in a race against covert 19. Imitations have seen the virus spread like wildfire in parts of the world but more help is on the way the u. S. Biotech firm novak says developed a vaccine demonstrating 90 percent efficacy in a phase 3 trial and proving successful against variance its the need that Scientists Say we need to keep an eye on. Last week if you work for it hes Member States to do more on sequencing the genome of the Novel Coronavirus the hope is that scientists can detect mutations earlier and keep track on how they spread. So far major new variants have been identified in south africa the u. K. And in brazil all of them a cause for concern as they spread much faster the reason is a mutation in the socalled spike protein that helps them attach more easily to human cells. The changes are not believed to cause a greater severity of illness but the higher rate of transmission means more cases putting even more pressure on Health Care Systems in many countries there are already shortages of ventilators intensive care units and staff. Plus slowing down the spread of those new strains would require even more stringent lockdown measures. Initial studies have shown that biotech pfizers covered 19 vaccine is likely to be effective against the variant found in the u. K. But scientists warn that may not be true for the strain found in brazil this subtype even seems to be spreading and monaulos where 75 percent of the population had previous exposure to sas kovi 2. That could mean 2 things Scientists Say either that people remain vulnerable because their 1st infection was too long ago or that the virus has mutated to such an extent that its resistant to existing antibodies. By rajas are still conducting research into what that would mean for the efficacy of the vaccines if it turns out that i do not provide protection against this new type of koran or virus the vaccines would have to be updated. The good news is as the biotech fires a vixen and the one made by modern or you synthetic messenger r. N. A. Or m r n a they can both be quickly adapted scientists have suggested the changes could be made in as little as 6 weeks but testing the new vaccine and authorizing it might take much longer. Let me hand you over now to our science correspondent Eric Williams has got answers to your questions on the corona virus. If i get vaccinated its chance i could still get infected and faxed us. Guests to the 1st and we dont know yet to the 2nd well have a much better idea about the dangers of both issues in a few months when when vaccination numbers really climb in a serious way worldwide i think the confusion about this topic is closely tied to how we use the words infected and infectious lets look at the word infected 1st its used in 2 different ways and its strict sense it just means carrying a pathogen that causes a disease but its often also used to describe symptomatically having the disease and after exposure to this pathogen you can theoretically be both or just one you can carry sars coast to and have symptoms but you can also carry it and not have symptoms maybe even after youve been vaccinated get back to that in a minute. But 1st lets look at the word infectious it means the virus is reproducing in your body whether you notice it or not and that youre shedding enough of it to pass it on to others we dont yet know if this is possible even after youve received a vaccine because all the trials showed vaccinated people later very rarely developed symptoms of covert 19 those trials were set up to show whether they also acquired whats called a sterilising immunity thats when youre. Human response after vaccination wipes out any subsequent exposures so fast the pathogen never again is a foothold in your body effectively ruled out as a link and infection chain but right now we still dont know if you could theoretically get infected after vaccination just show no symptoms yet still give it to others well have a better idea of when we see whether large scale back seem campaigns affect numbers of new infections quickly and dramatically. The president of the European Commission also a funny line has urged astra zeneca to stick by its commitments to supply the e. U. With its covered 1000 back saying the british swedish firm said it was cutting the number of doses for the European Union by 60 percent due to production problems and the drug maker says it is contractually obliged to deliver a final line says the contract is Crystal Clear the e. U. Is taking steps to stop the export of vaccines from the blank if need be the controversy comes as the e. U. Faces pressure with many countries failing to meet their vaccination targets. Astra zeneca is trying to mend fences offering a further 8000000 vaccines to the European UnionGerman Health minister against spahn welcomes the offer but he underlines that the e. U. Has paid for and is entitled to the originally promised 18000000 doses. The European UnionMember States have been invested jointly in the preproduction of these facts. So they also have a right to profit from not. But this is not about europe 1st its about a fair allocation for the European Union. Well as we mentioned results from large scale trials in the u. K. Suggest another new vaccine could soon be available Us Pharmaceutical Company nova baxs said its corona virus vaccine given in 2 doses is almost 90 percent effective the firm as applied for Regulatory Approval in the u. K. Nowak scientists began working on a covert 19 q or one year ago rapid progress meant it wasnt long before human trials were under way no efficacy tests have shown their hard work has paid off with a vaccine that is 89 percent effective even against the new u. K. Variant of the virus i think the other bit of news that comes through is that there is slightly Different Levels of c. Against the different strains of the variants youve been hearing about thats not surprising but it is just a little message that we are going to see some degree of variation of protection against these variants a separate trial in south africa showed the inoculation had just under 50 percent effect against the new variant that is rampant there novak says its already working on a push to try and improve that. British Prime MinisterBoris Johnson welcomed the Headline News and said the yuki had ordered 16000000 doses the European Union has ordered 200000000 its the 4th vaccine to seek approval from western regulators. Are not expected to be ready until later this. Hospitals only have a small arsenal of treatments against covert 19 and Health Authorities have their reservations about some of them the other catch is that all of the treatments have to be given early in the course of the disease otherwise they can be counterproductive. Seriously ill covert 1000 patients can expect to get much more effective treatment nowadays doctors are no longer fighting an unknown cutting entity as they were in the initial stages of the pandemic they know much more about the coronavirus its effect on the medication which can help in an emergency oh i dont mind listen this is after going to sort of one we know that all depends on proactive treatment of symptoms consistently reducing fever pain relief antibiotics if needed additional oxygen and if necessary prompt ventilation. And we also have 2 treatments strategies now which target the disease more accurately. Conquer. Doctors treating serious cases of covert 19 not rely primarily on those medications rem disappear is used to restrict viral reprehension. But it needs to be administered in the early stages of treatment however a recent study by the World Health Organization calls a stir when it said ramdev severe only has a minimal or even no influence on mortality or the length of hospital stays. With 900 specialists that hound over his University Hospital so theyve had different results with us. Who have high quality studies which show rendez severe has a measurable effect on the course of the disease often especially if administered promptly and the patient is not seriously ill thats the window of opportunity with patients like those in intensive care whove been symptomatic for longer than rem deaths of your probably wont work and the studies also clear about. Doctors have also discovered that administering cortisone to severely ilk over 1000 patients can be quite effective we now know the coronavirus provokes life threatening immune system reactions involving drastic inflammation of organs and blood vessels cortisone reduce the swelling and that can save lives especially in. Those patients who need ventilation. The complexity of the disease makes finding a targeted therapy a serious challenge in later stages patients are at risk of developing issues such as trumbo sees in their lungs and organs some patients can suffer long term effects while great progress has been made on finding a vaccine for covert 19 the wait for a cure continues. Thanks for watching have a nice weekend get sick. To. India. This is what delhi sounds like influencing going to. Look set to change. Because Noise Pollution makes people and animals in. More calm form metropolises. How can that be achieved. 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China wants to expand its influence with his trade network also in europe conflicts are inevitable consequences unpredictable but in the end of what a garage ever since a Chinese Investor got involved here our situation has changed before the floor was privatized all work was much better and easier to cut these promises hurdlers rich profits but in europe theres a sharp morning whoever accept money from the new superpower will become dependent on it theyre going to have the shaking the Chinese State has a lot of money at its disposal. And thats how its expanding and its turning its status and position in the world to the physical body. Chinas gateway to europe starts feb 19th. Vaccine war while the European Unions immunization drive is staggering the dispute with the drug maker astra zeneca escalates accusations flying back and forth meanwhile millions of europeans are still waiting for their japanese. 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