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Now on bbc news, its time for a special programme. Global questions the taiwan, china conflict. Hello, welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from Liberty Square in taipei, the capital city of taiwan. The main island of taiwan lies about 160 kilometres across the waters from china. In the past few months, china has stepped up its military exercises, and fired missiles over taiwan, in growing tensions with the government here. The chinese president , xijinping, has reiterated the claim that taiwan belongs to china, and he says he does not rule out the use of force to take it over. ...

Beijing does have a preferred winner. they would hope the kmt nationalist party take the presidency and the parliament, because the kmt typically has a more pro—china stance. they advocate more dialogue, and they accept the one china policy — this idea that taiwan is a part of china. so china has a preferred winner. they're really hoping that the current ruling party doesn't get an unprecedented third term. that ruling party, the democratic progressive party, has ruled for the last eight years. unprecedented if they were to win again, we'll see how it plays out later today. how has the chi...

Them as well, and discourage them, both sit together. i them as well, and discourage them, both sit together.— both sit together. i think we should not be making _ both sit together. i think we should not be making suggestions - both sit together. i think we should not be making suggestions about i both sit together. i think we should i not be making suggestions about what the chinese might do to shut down taiwan _ the chinese might do to shut down taiwan. that would be my biggest comment~ — taiwan. that would be my biggest comment. i think there are a lot of things— comment. i think the...

China. so at that level, it is also really important.- china. so at that level, it is also really important. you make also really important. you make a very good _ also really important. you make a very good important _ also really important. you make a very good important point - a very good important point because china is an absent friend at this event but a hugely important one. obviously as a rival or strategic terms for the united states but also as an ally on this question of climate change, where clearly joe biden objective's depend a lot on chinese corporations and we had a commitment...