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response very soon from beijing. weijia. >> elizabeth palmer in taipei, thank you. now to the escalating conflict with iran-backed houthi rebels in yemen. the u.s. conducted a unilateral strike, targeting a houthi radar site. thursday the u.s. and britain struck 60 sites in yemen after weeks of houthi attacks on international shipping in the red sea. tomorrow marks 100 days of war between israel and hamas militants in gaza. today thousands gathered here in the nation's capitol for a pro-palestinian rally. this as new israeli strikes hit gaza today, and israel finds itself on the defensive at the world court. cbs's charlie d'agata is in tel aviv. >> reporter: on the eve of 100 days into the war between israel and hamas, with more than 23,000 dead in gaza, according to the
for forgiveness from their supporters. the kmt�*s candidate, hou you—ih, had run on a platform of getting closer to china. that policy may have contributed to his defeat. instead, voters gave the party xijinping loathes an historic third presidential win. now everyone is waiting to see how china's leader will respond. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in taipei. live now to steve lai in taipei. good to see you there, steve. to begin with, what do you think this election result means for both taiwan and the region? means for both taiwan and the reuion? ~ ~' ., means for both taiwan and the reuion? ~ ~ ., ., , region? well, it kind of means a bit of the _ region? well, it kind of means a bit of the same, _ region? well, it kind of means a bit of the same, in _ region? well, it kind of means a bit of the same, in fact. - region? well, it kind of means a bit of the same, in fact. i'ml a bit of the same, in fact. i'm here in liberty square, or freedom square, built by the founder of the kmt, and you can sort of see that the mood here is very calm, very relaxed, the
for taiwan's main opposition party, the kmt, today's result was another humiliating defeat. the whole party leadership bowed as they begged for forgiveness from their supporters. the kmt�*s candidate, hou you—ih, had run on a platform of getting closer to china. that policy may have contributed to his defeat. instead, voters gave the party xijinping loathes an historic third presidential win. now everyone is waiting to see how china's leader will respond. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in taipei. for more on the us response to taiwan's elections, the bbc�*s tom bateman sent this update. the us government has congratulated mr william lai today, while at the same time saying it does not support taiwanese independence. that is nothing new. it's the long—standing policy of the us, but i think the way it's being reiterated so bluntly by president biden is meant as a
the kmt�*s candidate hou you—ih had run on a platform of getting closer to china. that policy may have contributed to his defeat. instead voters gave the party xijinping loathes an historic third presidential win. now everyone is waiting to see how china's leader will respond. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in taipei. for more on the us response to taiwan's elections, the bbc�*s tom bateman sent this update. the us government has congratulated mr lai today while at the same time saying it does not support taiwanese independence. that is nothing new, it is the long—standing policy of the us but i think the way it is being reiterated so bluntly by president biden is meant as a message of reassurance to beijing because it is the very long—standing and official position of the us
wants unification with china. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news in taipei. we will continue to follow the story for you through the course of the night of course but we want to go to our special coverage now. with less than three days to go until the iowa caucuses, we'll take a closer look at the first presidential contest of 202a. every four years, the us state of iowa kicks off the presidential nomination process but how does the process work? let's break it down. the caucuses are how iowa voters from both the republican and democratic parties select their presidential nominees. the process is different from how most other us states make their pick. the caucuses are run by political parties, unlike primaries, which are typically organised by each state. and while primary ballots allows voters to cast ballots early or show up throughout election day, caucuses must be attended in person at a scheduled time. this year republican voters will gather at 1900 local time on monday, january 15th.
william lai of the ruling dpp who is vowing to strengthen the island's ties with other democracies. the opposition party candidate who usually of the kmt says he will push for more dialogue. with china. gaining traction with younger voters. rupert wingfield—hayes reports. taiwan elections are noisy, boisterous affairs. in front of the presidential building in taipei, supporters of the ruling dpp are hoping for an unprecedented third presidential term. young voters told me they want to send a message to beijing that taiwan is nothing like china. in china, you cannot stand for your rights on the street and the way to express our opinion, we can vote for president. we can have many, many different voices, no matter if you
eight years we have tried - continuously to extend goodwill. unfortunately, china has not responded to these gestures. we hope in the future china will realise peace serves the interests of both sides. for taiwan's main opposition party, the kmt, it was another humiliation. it had run on a platform of getting closer to china. the kmt is the party xi jinping would prefer to see running this island. instead voters gave the party he loathes an historic third presidential win. now, everybody is waiting to see how china's leader will respond. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in taipei. mr lai's presidency will likely be judged by how well he manages an increasingly aggressive beijing and whether he can avert a major crisis in the region.
i think also china first proposed united states a supporting piece for unification. at present, they stand on china's mainland. most chinese people believe in the future, it will be unified. we trust it. there is still a significant difference in how china sees taiwan and how taiwan sees itself. what that means in the days and weeks ahead is something we will be keeping an ion, but for now and today, it is back to you. thank you very much, steve, in taipei. we've had some initial reactions to the elections from china. for the very
the kmt, it was another humiliation. it had run on a platform of getting closer to china. the kmt is the party xi jinping would prefer to see running this island. instead voters gave the party he loathes an historic third presidential win. now everybody is waiting to see how china's leader will respond. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in taipei. mr lai's presidency will likely be judged by how well he manages an increasingly aggressive beijing and whether he can avert a major crisis in the region. the chinese communist party has never ruled taiwan, but claims the self—governing island is part of its territory. earlier, our china correspondent laura bicker updated us on china's reaction to the election results. we've just had a statement from the taiwan affairs office which says that the results of these elections in the taiwan region show that the democratic progressive party cannot represent the mainstream public opinion on the island. that's obviously a nod to the result that william lai, the new president of taiwan, new president—elect
of getting closer to china. the kmt is the party xi jinping would prefer to see running this island. instead, voters gave the party he loathes an historic third presidential win. now everybody is waiting to see how china's leader will respond. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in taipei. let's cross now to prof rana mitter, who is the professor of us asia relations at harvard kennedy school. thank you forjoining us. i first want to focus on the relationship with the united states because it's a little complicated, the united states backs taiwan and yet they are not pushing for a formal independence, are they? they absolutely _ independence, are they? they absolutely are _ independence, are they? they absolutely are not, _ independence, are they? they absolutely are not, this - independence, are they? they absolutely are not, this is - absolutely are not, this is something that has been an issue for more than 50 years. when the people's republic of china was recognised by the united states back in the 1970s, part of the overall deal was that they would not acknowledge taiwan as a separate