and taiwan. this is long overdue, it's needed and i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting h.r. 535 and i yield pack the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california, mr. royce, yields back the balance of his time. all time having now expired on this resolution, the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 535? those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from california, mr. royce, seek recognition? mr. royce: i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 3320. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 3320, a bill to direct the secretary of state to develop a strategy to regain observer status for iwan in the world health organization and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempo

things in taiwan a little slower, but safer as well. >> taiwan is taking a palatable steps and cryptocurrencies. >> you will see it in more and more places and people will get into it and think that they can use bitcoin in my everyday life. this is where they can start, having a beer at a local pub. is stephening us now engle was spent all of last week in taipei. you think the corn check heist situation the rails taiwan's hopes of becoming a cryptocurrency hub? >> it depends on who you ask whether this is good or bad. orcould enhance regulation oversight, but could also put a damper on the innovation that taiwan is trying to achieve. a younger breed of lawmaker trying to facilitate this revolution through that innovation that they passed in december, this whole story and japan blew up just as i was wrapping up my reporting, and i got a lot of messages. they are wondering how this will play out, because keep in mind, the cautionary tale in taiwan is what has happened in china, with the fraud there. japan is looked upon as the model for which to build a cryptocurrency hub in asia. emily: taiwan h

things in taiwan a little slower, but safer as well. >> taiwan is taking a palatable steps and cryptocurrencies. >> you will see it in more and more places and people will get into it and think that they can use bitcoin in my everyday life. this is where they can start, having a beer at a local pub. emily: joining us now is stephen engle was spent all of last week in taipei. you think the corn check heist situation the rails taiwan's hopes of becoming a cryptocurrency hub? >> it depends on who you ask whether this is good or bad. it could enhance regulation or oversight, but could also put a damper on the innovation that taiwan is trying to achieve. a younger breed of lawmaker trying to facilitate this revolution through that innovation that they passed in december, this whole story and japan blew up just as i was wrapping up my reporting, and i got a lot of messages. they are wondering how this will play out, because keep in mind, the cautionary tale in taiwan is what has happened in china, with the fraud there. japan is looked upon as the model for which to build a cryptocurrency hub in asia.

the once world renowned hardware hub of taiwan is having to do business differently housetops of driving the transition in the asian tiger nation . and a luxembourg court overturns a verdict against the whistleblower behind the lux leaks scandal. i mean first of all and let's do business. coalition partners are in talks over a new government fingers crossed they don't back down again business leaders don't want to seeing you well the actions they say that would be a horror scenario the best for them is continuity that's what markets like and europe's economic engine is performing better than it has in a long time final twenty seven figures are in and they're impressive two point two percent surge is the best result in six years. full order books soaring exports and a shortage of skilled workers to handle the load germany's economy is thriving and exports are forecast to grow further five percent this year as well flying start for the next government which can look forward to a tax revenue bonanza so there's money there which germany's industry federation the beady eye once used to modern

now faces a dwindling market share real profits come from software these days so taiwan is turning to its startups to and vigor right the tech sector. this patient's movements may look a bit clumsy but he's making a lot of progress by walking a few hundred meters it's all possible with this exoskeleton engineered chain developed the walking robot first at the i t r i research institute and now it is own firm free by onyx. his colleague is testing the device he's one of some seventy million people confined to a wheelchair worldwide. they've got a cause they can. help. taiwan is one of the most high tech places on earth companies like h t c account for around a fifth of the country's g.d.p. by producing computers laptops and smartphones for the entire world but with cheaper chinese rivals breathing down their necks companies in taiwan need to keep their technological edge. in showrooms like this one they're focusing more on software. virtual or augmented reality. we're seeing. from many past. experiences like if you only knew how were the march and walk s. lower and lower after. the the

so many is made in taiwan was a level of quality in consumer electronics taiwanese brands like races or enjoyed a solid reputation and also companies like apple or i.b.m. manufactured that but now taiwan's electronics hardware sector faces dwindling market share real profit these days comes from software so time was turning to its startups to invigorate the tech sector. this patient's movements may look a bit clumsy but he's making a lot of progress by walking a few hundred meters it's all possible with this exoskeleton engineered change develop the walking robot first at the i t r i research institute and now it is own firm free by onyx. his colleagues testing the device he's one of some seventy million people confined to a wheelchair worldwide my friend because. they got a cut as they can think up and. they're going to help. taiwan is one of the most high tech places on earth companies like h t c account for around a fifth of the country's g.d.p. by producing computers laptops and smartphones for the entire world but with cheaper chinese rivals breathing down their necks companies

he is no doubt a big supporter of taiwan playing that role. hear stories of students taking on credit card debt in order to purchase bitcoin. that's crazy, right? what we have in taiwan is a safer version of that where our exchanges do not offer any sort of margin training and credit extension. like taiwan toou be? a bitcoin trading have, mining hub, exchange? this awkward position taiwan finds itself in is not unlike the awkward position bitcoin finds itself in in the established banking world. i would like there to be a wholesale embrace of his undetermined status. like taiwan to be known as the r.o.c.. that sort of egos pervades so deeply here. says -- ethos pervades so deeply here. we want to protect the freedoms of the week and put the onus on the stronger players to say why shouldn't the world operate in this fashion? can be fraud? what absolutely. it happened on the mainland and it violated the fundamental tenant of do no harm. of illicit lot activity using cryptocurrencies. it's understandable why mainland authorities clamped down the

rishaad: how does taiwan takes your -- taiwan exploit these advantages? the tsmc and 2018 will see 1/10 of its revenues coming from people buying -- well, all of these service to power, the mining of this. stephen: the servers, and who meets -- the servers need chips and who makes the chips? taiwan. but mining takes a lot of power. it has a power shortage on the island. we were trying to do live hits with you guys last week when we were there and there was a massive power shortage in the neighborhood. that is endemic in taiwan right now, especially in the summer when big factories making motherboards and the like turn on the air conditioners. right now that is a back burner issue for the government, mining. 's probably higher on the list and getting wider adoption and regulatory framework for cryptocurrency is more pressing. haidi: it is a regulatory tight rope, right? one of the people you interviewed saying the problem with china is they stepped over the do no harm type of tenant. is the regulatory acceptance side fragile? absolutely. you don't have a r

i want to stress that hong kong macau taiwan and tibet old part of china this is not objective facts in the consensus of the international community we welcome foreign companies to come to china and invest in companies. at the same time the companies that come to china should respect china's sovereignty and territorial integrity abide by china's laws. the feelings of the chinese people this is the minimum requirement of any company going to another country to carry out business and investment. marriott meanwhile has apologized on its website writing they respect china's sovereignty and territorial integrity the hotel operator is only one of several companies facing chinese wrath over sovereignty issues the country's aviation authority has demanded an apology from delta airlines for listing taiwan and tibet as countries. and medical device maker. being given a deadline to correct their websites. the iceman of the could do it but it doesn't wash as one of the last tradesmen if he's coming. every week he cuts blocks of glacial ice from the mount sion but also . ansel's them at the villa

i want to stress that hong kong macau taiwan and tibet part of china this is not objective fact in the consensus of the international community we welcome foreign companies to come to china and invest in companies. at the same time the companies that come to china should respect china's sovereignty and territorial integrity abide by china's laws and respect the feelings of the chinese people this is the minimum requirement of any company going to another country to carry out business and investment. marriott meanwhile has apologized on its website writing they respect china's sovereignty and territorial integrity the hotel operator is only one of several companies facing chinese wrath over sovereignty issues the country's aviation authority has demanded an apology from delta airlines for listing taiwan and tibet as countries. and medical device maker have also been given a deadline to correct their websites. and that's all for this edition. on freedom and whole. world i come from the region is rich in history and talents but so poor in it your question opportunity and freedom this make

i want to stress that hong kong macau taiwan and tibet old parts of china this is not objective fact in the consensus of the international community we welcome foreign companies to come to china and invest in companies. at the same time the companies that come to china should respect china's sovereignty and territorial integrity abide by china's laws. the feelings of the chinese people this is the minimum requirement of any company going to another country to carry out business and investment. marriott meanwhile has apologized on its website writing they respect china's sovereignty and territorial integrity the hotel operator is only one of several companies facing chinese wrath over sovereignty issues the country's aviation authority has demanded an apology from delta airlines for listing taiwan and tibet as country's. fashion brands and medical device makers. being given a deadline to correct their websites. and that's all for this edition. so this is the view from my seat in the one section. sarah willis knows her stuff. and conductor. and she shows just how diverse classical musi

now faces a dwindling market share real profits come from software these days so taiwan is turning to its startups to nvidia right the tech sector. this patient's movements may look a bit clumsy but he's making a lot of progress by walking a few hundred meters it's all possible with this exoskeleton engineer change develop the walking robot first at the i t r i research institute and now it is own firm free by onyx his colleague is testing the device he's one of some seventy million people confined to a wheelchair worldwide my friends. they've got a cause they can think up and. they're going to help. taiwan is one of the most high tech places on earth companies like h t c account for around a fifth of the country's g.d.p. by producing computers laptops and smartphones for the entire world but with cheaper chinese rivals breathing down their necks companies in taiwan need to keep their technological edge. in showrooms like this one they're focusing more on software. virtual oregon mentored reality. we're seeing. from many past. experiences like if you only do how were the margin walk y

why taiwan and why now? >> it has been a very important trend right now, mainly because there are three things. , and thee big data second thing is computing power with all the cloud infrastructure. it's a lot more accessible for people with the great computing power. microsoft has been doing ai for a long time, right? almost 30 years ago when bill gates started, he had a mission computer read, speak, or right? the science technology engineering math in taiwan is very good. that is one aspect of it. it aligns our vision very well, which is to combine ui with a vertical industries. -- go ahead. >> go ahead. , onlly, i was going to say we see a lotside, of transformation right now in digital transformation. and according to the survey, 40% of the people surveyed realized that ai will be the key aspect of their digital transformation. and we do have a sense of urgency from our discussion this year. >> for years, we have seen taiwan struggle with development and innovation whether it is with ai or lost ground wi

i want to stress that hong kong macau taiwan and tibet old part of china this is not objective fact in the consensus of the international community we welcome foreign companies to come to china and invest in companies. at the same time the companies that come to china should respect china's sovereignty and territorial integrity abide by china's laws and respect the feelings of the chinese people this is the minimum requirement of any company going to another country to carry out business and investment. marriott meanwhile has apologized on its website writing they respect china's sovereignty and territorial integrity the hotel operator is only one of several companies facing chinese wrath over sovereignty issues the country's aviation authority has demanded an apology from delta airlines for listing taiwan and tibet as countries. fashion brands and medical device makers. being given a deadline to correct their websites. and that's all for this edition. w.'s program guide on the internet highlights with the holy month. dot com highlights. are you up to speed on the latest technology. no

taiwan is our 10th largest trading partner. and during nixon's time there are talks about how we are going to deal with taiwan and reiterate the six assuranceances and they are number one, we did certain.o set a date robert gates talked about this in his book "duty." . our 12, we were having armed sales agreement and taiwan and our negotiators said we have been doing this. china's response what this and back then, we were weak, we are strong now. and that speaks loudly. number two. we see no mediation role of the united states between united states and p.r.c. pertr three, not exert, ex pressure. here has been no change in our number five. we have no plans to seek revision of the taiwan relellings act and number six, it should not be zpwreed to ngage in prior consultations and we tend to stay with that. with that, does the gentleman any closingryfrom marks? mr. garrett: when you sigh something made in tchine, how is that faketting the future of america. if they play fair and play pi the rules, we wish them the pest of luck, pu w

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taiwan is one of the most high tech places on earth companies like h t c account for around a fifth of the country's g.d.p. by producing computers laptops and smartphones for the entire world but with cheap chinese rivals breathing down their necks companies in taiwan need to keep their technological edge established companies are turning to start ups to tap new markets and that opens up huge opportunities for a new generation of entrepreneurs in taiwan. cape town has the ocean added store step but amid the worst drought in centuries the city faces a severe shortage of fresh water and the drought is threatening the survival of many area businesses. an estimated fifty thousand jobs in the western cape region could be lost mainly agricultural workers but everyone from car wash attendants to gardeners and hotel cleaning staff could face unemployment water rationing is affecting everyone even the five million tourists who arrive annually have been asked to keep showers to two minutes and under current restrictions water can no longer be used in gardens in march twenty seventh seen the marr

taiwan is one of the most high tech places on earth companies like h t c account for around a fifth of the country's g.d.p. by producer. computers laptops and smartphones for the entire world but with cheap the chinese rivals breathing down their necks companies in taiwan need to keep the technological edge established companies are turning to start ups to tap new markets and that opens up huge opportunities for a new generation of entrepreneurs in taiwan. cape town has the ocean at its doorstep but amid the worst drought in centuries the city faces a severe shortage of fresh water and the drought is threatening the survival of many area businesses. an estimated fifty thousand jobs in the western cape region could be lost mainly agricultural workers but everyone from car wash attendants to gardeners and hotel cleaning staff could face unemployment water rationing is affecting everyone even the five million tourists who arrive annually have been asked to keep showers to two minutes and under current restrictions water can no longer be used in gardens in march twenty seventh the marriage

taiwan is one of the most high tech places on earth companies like h t c account for around a fifth of the country's g.d.p. by producing computers laptops and smartphones for the entire world but it is cheap the chinese rivals breathing down their necks companies in taiwan need to keep the technological edge established companies are turning to start ups to tap new markets and that opens up huge opportunities for a new generation of entrepreneurs in taiwan. cape town has the ocean at its doorstep but amid the worst drought in centuries the city faces a severe shortage of fresh water and the drought is threatening the survival of many area businesses. an estimated fifty thousand jobs in the western cape region could be lost mainly agricultural workers but everyone from car wash attendants to gardeners and hotel cleaning staff could face unemployment water rationing is affecting everyone even the five million tourists who arrive annually have been asked to keep showers to two minutes and under current restrictions water can no longer be used in gardens in march twenty seventh the marriag

taiwan is one of the most high tech places on earth companies like h t c account for around a fifth of the country's g.d.p. by producing computers laptops and smartphones for the entire world but it is cheap the chinese rivals breathing down their necks companies in taiwan need to keep their technological edge. established companies are turning to start ups to test new markets and that opens up huge opportunities for a new generation of entrepreneurs in taiwan. cape town has the ocean at its doorstep but amid the worst drought in centuries the city faces a severe shortage of fresh water and the drought is threatening the survival of many area businesses an estimated fifty thousand jobs in the western cape region could be lost mainly agricultural workers but everyone from car wash attendants to gardeners and hotel cleaning staff could face unemployment water rationing is affecting everyone even the five million tourists who arrive annually have been asked to keep showers to two minutes and under current restrictions water can no longer be used in gardens in march twenty seventh the marr

taiwan is banning fossil fuel engines by 2035. sure, that is a long without but this is a pretty big head start, bounded by the form innovation chief, this is called the tesla of scooters. silent, car connected and just by panasonic. >> for about 10 years, the taiwan government has been ,ushing for electric scooters to turn this very dirty mode of transportation to clean transportation. this has the equivalent of go cc and is and is as i can 0-50, is for our in 4.5 seconds, let's give it a go. the top speed is 100 commoners for hour with it will 10 kilometer range. when the batteries are zapped, swap them out. 30,000 batteries are exchanged every day. >> what change the game was the way we feel the vehicle. in, they evaluate whether or not there is anything wrong with the vehicle, they talk to the server, the program a new battery. it takes minutes, not hours. >> another green tech company not wasting time turning the status quo on its head is many ways. profitable now for the last four years. it turns it into some 1200 recycled m

. - they've been methodically re-acquiring china, tibet, macau, hong kong, taiwan waiting, and this can be seen as part of what they regard as a legitimate acquisition of territory and seas that were taken from them illegally and immorally. - [narrator] it was in 1947 that china advanced what's called the nine-dash line, marking its claims to sovereignty over parts of the east china, south china, and yellow seas. - they conducted fishing activities long time ago in this area, but based on the contemporary international law, people may argue saying that conducting fishing activities doesn't really qualify of making this kind of territory claims. - the nine-dash line, when you see it on a map, is like a great loop, it's been called the cow's tongue, because a tongue hanging out and curving at the bottom, and it essentially is china's historic, not legal, but historic claim to most of the south china sea. - [narrator] china lays claim to the paracel islands, and to the north, the senkaku or diaoyu islands in the east china sea. - china's principal sovereignty claim is to taiwan, which is j

the green machines of taiwan. this is bloomberg markets asia. ♪ rishaad: what a rally it has been so far in january. let's have a look at what has been going on with china. hong kong versus shanghai. bringing up a chart for you. main equities may be in the shadow. the benchmark is notching up and moving, closing at its highest level since 2015. it has been a rock and roll ride. rough 2016. a it sparked off some panic. eight home 2017. 20 17.- a call let's not forget hong kong. it's a red-hot stock market. looking at this tends to show you what happened here with the momentum building up as we head further into the year. perhaps more games to come? that is the big question. haidi: particularly as the market looks at the rise of china. it is a global synchronized growth story. speeding through the earnings season. that is where we all record highs. they had so much momentum coming out of the u.s. targets. over 18% have beat estimates. you can see that coming through. looking at the asian session, we are preoccupie

.- in davos taiwan is trying to make sure it's scooters are eco-friendly. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ emily: tencent is investing in a french retailer to help to challenge alibaba. iny have signed for a stake a china unit. the investment could revive the struggling french retailer's business in china. give them 800 plus stores, second only to an alibaba backed company. taiwanese -- a time when electric scooter -- a taiwanese electric scooter maker wants to make sure it's scooters don't add smog to the air. how this tech upstart is disrupting a gas entrenched market. reporter: locals call this the scooter waterfall, a daily torrent in taipei of taiwan's nearly 14 million motorized two wheelers, noisy and noxious, albeit necessary mode of transport. taiwan is banning fossil fuel engines in such view calls by -- in suchh vehicles vehicles. >> for about 10 years, the taiwan government has been pushing for an electric scooter to turn this very dirty motive cusp tatian to cleaner transportation. wasughout 10 years, it unsuccessful to we came along. go zero: they s

olympics in film charging in february including plenty of them may not immediately spring to mind in taiwan when twenty three year old lucia sportsman is hoping the games will give a boost to winter sports in his country. faces are new usual challenges for. mainly wrote shafiq. the winter libyan trains on wheels rather than blades and on the roads rather than the run. the time when he's climate isn't exactly conducive to excellence in winter sports but is unpaid by his disciplines local obscurity that was shown as anything else dictated by hope that the sport can be carried on and that taiwan can have people participating in each winter olympics hopefully more and more people. there's a lot more to lose than just lying down early and he's keen to improve the disciplines profile in taiwan where winter events in general receive fairly little attention he believes that winter sports can establish themselves even in this unusual climate. he might be one of the few taiwanese athletes to have qualified for pyong chang. but if he gets his way there will be plenty of his countryman following in his

taiwan you cannot take the phone call. excuse me, the president of taiwan. whether they want. she would like toan congratulate you on your election win. sir, do not answer that phone call. he goes hello. because he doesn't care. we are putting america first and he's not beholden to special interests in washington. he is the blue-collar billionaire. he doesn't care the way it to be done because he wants to do what's right for america not that the book is allto about. >> another example of his meeting with evangelicals early last year, remember 2015 he said we like you mr. president but we can't import you because of the johnsonn amendment. we are not allowed because of the irs. we can't endorse you. he said what you're talking about? they explained about? they explained the johnson amendment added to another bill in the 50s. it basically took away the free speech rights of people like me and pastors and he said i'll get rid of that. sure enough he kept his promise and another big thing he did for evangelicals is a pastors a

taiwan is banning fossil fuel engines in such vehicles. >> for about 10 years, the taiwan government has been pushing for an electric scooter to turn this very dirty mode of transportation to cleaner transportation. throughout 10 years, it was unsuccessful until we came along. in reporter: they say i can go zero to 50 kilometers an hour in just four and a half seconds. let's give it a go. top speed is 100 kilometers per him hour with 110 an hour range. when the batteries go bad, just swap them out. >> pop it in, and then reevaluate if anything is wrong with the vehicle. talk to the server, program the new battery. seconds, not minutes, not hours. reporter: another green tech company has been profitable for the past four years. it turns taiwan's abundance of manufacturing waste to 1200 recycled materials, whether window shades made of discarded circuit boards or tiles from nike shoes and apparel. >> what drives us is anger, actually. with this new intelligence, artificial intelligence, software we can play with, i feel like there is not as many people doing what we can do for the envi

here's the thing -- taiwan wants to ban oil motors by 2021. -- 2025. that is a long way out, but one start up is getting a head start. this company is called by some the tesla scooters. stylish, cloud connected, and juiced by and panasonic rechargeable battery. >> for about 10 years, taiwan's government has been pushing for an electric scooter to turn this very dirty mode of transportation into cleaner transportation. throughout the 10 years, it was extremely unsuccessful until we came along. >> it has the equivalent of a 5k engine, and they say it can go zero to 50 kilometers an hour in just four to five seconds. top speed is 100 kilometers per hour with a 110 salon arrange. when the batteries are zapped, just swap them off at a kiosk. 30,000 batteries are exchanged every day. changed game ultimately was the way that we fueled the vehicle. pop in. in six seconds, they evaluate if there is anything wrong with the vehicle. talks to the server, programs it a battery it. it takes minutes, not hours. stephen: another green tech company not spending time th

marriott's offense the company had listed taiwan tibet hong kong and macau a separate countries on its website while the latter three are indeed part of china taiwan's international status is more complex with many countries recognizing the island as a sovereign state china's take on the issue is clear. i want to stress that hong kong macau taiwan and tibet all part of china there is no objective fact in the consensus of the international community we welcome foreign companies to come to china and invest in companies. at the same time the companies that come to china should respect china's sovereignty and territorial integrity abide by china's laws and respect the feelings of the chinese people this is the minimum requirement of any company going to another country to carry out business and investment that. marriott meanwhile has apologized on its website writing they respect china's sovereignty and territorial integrity the hotel operator is only one of several companies facing chinese ruthe over sovereignty issues the country's aviation authority has demanded an apology from delta ai

taiwan is trying to make sure its scooters are eco-friendly. we will look at one company's mission to go gas free on two wheels, next. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ emily: tencent is investing in a french retailer to help to challenge alibaba. tencent and local retailers have signed a term sheet for a stake in a china unit. the investment could revive the struggling french retailer's business in china. the deal would give them 800 plus stores, second only to an alibaba backed company. it would also further expand tencent's we chat mobile payments across the country. a taiwanese electric scooter maker wants to make sure its scooters don't add smog to the air. it plans to launch a trial in japan later this year. our chief correspondent takes a look at how this tech upstart backed by al gore is disrupting a gas entrenched market. reporter: locals call this the scooter waterfall, a daily torrent in taipei of taiwan's nearly 14 million motorized two wheelers, noisy and noxious, albeit necessary mode of transport. here is the thing taiwan is , banning f

taiwan is trying to make sure its scooters are eco-friendly. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ emily: tencent is investing in a french retailer to help to challenge alibaba. they have signed for a stake in a china unit. the investment could revive the struggling french retailer's hypermarket business in china. the deal would give them 800 plus stores, second only to an alibaba backed company. a taiwanese electric scooter maker wants to make sure its scooters don't add smog to the air. it plans to launch a trial of its swappable battery banks. how this tech upstart is disrupting a gas entrenched market. reporter: locals call this the scooter waterfall, a daily torrent in taipei of taiwan's nearly 14 million motorized two wheelers, noisy and noxious, albeit necessary mode of transport. taiwan is banning fossil fuel engines in such vehicles. 2035 is a long ways out, but getting ahead start. gogorow is the panasonic. motorned it's very dirty transportation to clean transportation throughout the 10 years. extremely successful till we came around. -- it was

it's the president of taiwan, what do they want? sir, she'd like to congratulate you on your election win. sir, please cannot take that phone call. it will destroy our relationship with china. he goes, hello! [laughter] bing! he doesn't care. we're putting america first now, and he's not beholden to those special interests in washington. that's what we write about. he is the blue collar billionaire. he funded his own campaign, and he doesn't care the way it used to be done because he wants to do right for america, and that's what the book's all about. >> another example of that was when he was meeting with a group of evangelicals early last year, maybe late 2015, and they said we like you, mr. president, but we can't support you because of the johnson amendment. we're not allowed because of the irs. we all had tax-exempt organizations. we can't endorse you. he said, what are you talking about? they explained to him the johnson amendment. i guess lyndon johnson added to another bill in the '50s, and it basically took away the free sp

for many years made in taiwan was a label of quality consumer electronics and is that still the case today well less with hardware but they've still got plenty of trustworthy brands to rely on taiwanese brands enjoyed a solid reputation on foreign companies like apple all i.b.m. manufactured there but the local electronics hardware sector now faces a dwindling market share real profits come from software these days so taiwan is tied into its start ups to invigorate the tech sector. this patient's movements may look a bit clumsy but he's making a lot of progress by walking a few hundred meters it's all possible with this exoskeleton engineer change develop the walking robot first that the i t r i research institute and now it is own firm free by onyx. his colleagues testing the device he's one of some seventy million people confined to a wheelchair worldwide. through they got a car they can think about it. but they're going to help. taiwan is one of the most high tech places on earth companies like h t c account for around a fifth of the country's g.d.p. by producing computers laptops

and the president of taiwan, she calls up the white house. she calls donald trump in trump tower right after he's elected. and he's sitting at his beautiful desk on the 26th floor. president falwell knows it, and i've been there many, many times. the woman from the front desk says that's the president of tie won on -- taiwan online one. nineteen other guys said, sir, you cannot take that phone call, we to not recognize taiwan. and he says, excuse me? what do they want? sir, she'd like to congratulate you on your election win. sir, please do not take that phone call. we cannot have you speak with the president of taiwan, it will destroy our relationship with china. hello, bing! [laughter] he doesn't care. he's not beholden no those special interests in washington, that's what we write about. he is the but collar billionaire. he's a man who funded his own campaign, and he wants to do what's right for america, and that's what the week's all about -- the book's all about. >> another example of that is when he was meeting with a group of evangelic

the chinese government says it does not need taiwan's approval to open a new commercial air route close to the island follows a complaint by taipei about beijing's plans to launch a new flight path over the narrow strait that separates china and taiwan i want says it hasn't been consulted beijing claims taiwan is part of china but it's been ruled by its own government since one nine hundred forty nine. high court has sentenced pro-democracy activist josh along to prison for a second time for his role in protests in two thousand and fourteen he received a three month jail term for contempt of court his lawyers have asked judges not to send him to prison while the request for an appeal is being considered to be gopalan as in hong kong. now two of the sixteen being sentenced today are going to jail that's joshua wall and rafael wong both prominent leaders of the twenty fourteen pro-democracy protests the rest have been given suspended sentences or fines joshua long was defiance before going into courts think i will go all the way but they have i won't mind what we have to do is if we need

in february incident tented that may not immediately spring to mind in taiwan one twenty two year old's new sportsman is hoping that the games may give a boost to winter sports in his country. yen tayo and faces unusual challenges for a loser namely wrote traffic. the winter olympian trains on wheels rather than blades and on the road rather than the run the time when he's climate isn't exactly conducive to excellence in winter sports but the end is unperturbed by his disciplines local obscurity that was shown as anything else dictated by hope that the sport can be carried on and that taiwan can have people participating in each winter olympics hopefully more and more people. there's a lot more to lose than just lying down and len is keen to improve the disciplines profile in taiwan where winter events in general receive fairly little attention he believes that winter sports can establish themselves even in this unusual climate. he might be one of the few taiwanese athletes to have qualified for pyong chang. but if he gets his way there will be plenty of his countrymen following in his

he took a national examination in taiwan. this is a long-standing chinese tradition where you take a national examination, it is given one day a year. it is actually over four days, but it is given once a year. you are given one chance to excel or not. and he studied very hard. he was an excellent student, as well as an outstanding athlete. he scored number one in the whole country. and he broke all the records. and china has a long history. so to break all the records was quite phenomenal. he was written up in the newspapers. and benefactors came forward to offer him scholarship funds. and with that, he was able to come to america. but i want to say that he was allowed to go abroad, but which country do you think he and my mother chose? they chose america, because america, once again, is the land of opportunity and hope. and that is where they wanted to go. so for young couples that had never really been outside their country very much, they knew about america. it says volumes about america's influence and how strongly held

in taiwan, we are seeing the taiex snap and a date rally even after taiwan reported record export growth in december. we are seeing record shares in china, but the large cap gauges up one third of a percent. in hong kong, the hang seng being -- consumer staples. , -- china eastern is resuming gains. policy tailwinds for china's big three airlines. falling. the worst on the asian regional benchmark today. rishaad: a mixed bag from samsung today. let's have a look at the first word headlines. let's join paul allen for that. paul: samsung electronics has reported lower than rejected fourth-quarter profits as it loses moment of and faces a strong you on -- yuan. the 5% surge in the korean currency came as prices of benchmarked memory chips leveled off after a year of gains. the atlanta fed president has added his voice to dovish comments from officials concerned by low inflation and the risk of an inverted yield curve. 2-3ays his base case is rate rises and less inflation picks up. meanwhile, the white house says it is close to announcing a pick for the fed vice chairman after stanley fische

here's the thing -- taiwan wants motors by 2021. this company is called by some the tesla scooters. for about 10 years, taiwan's government has been pushing for an electric scooter to turn this very dirty mode of transportation into cleaner transportation. throughout the 10 years, it was extremely unsuccessful until we came along. equivalent --he it can go zero to 50 kilometers an hour in just four to five seconds. top speed is 100 kilometers per hour with a 110 salon arrange. ,hen the batteries are zapped just swap them off at a kiosk. >> will change the game ultimately was the way we fuel the vehicle. pop it in. by late or not there's anything wrong with the vehicle. talk to the server, program the new batteries. it takes minutes, not hours. stephen: another green tech company not spending time that's not wasting time -- not wasting time turns taiwan's abundance of manufacturing waste into some 1200 recycled materials, whether it is window shades made of discarded circuit boards or tile from nike shoes and apparel. >> one thing is anger. as all this new intelligence, ai, and softw

manufactured there as well but now taiwan's electronics hardware sector faces a dwindling market share real profit comes from software these days so taiwan is turning to its startups to invigorate the tech sector. this patient's movements may look a bit clumsy but he's making a lot of progress by walking a few hundred meters it's all possible with this exoskeleton engineer change develop the walking robot first that the research institute and now at his own firm free by onyx. his colleagues testing the device he's one of some seventy million people confined to a wheelchair worldwide my friend. they've got a cause they can. help. taiwan is one of the most high tech places on earth companies like h t c account for around a fifth of the country's g.d.p. by producing computers laptops and smartphones for the entire world but with cheaper chinese rivals breathing down their necks companies in taiwan need to keep their technological edge. in showrooms like this one they're focusing more on software. virtual oregon meant to the reality. we're seeing. from many past. experiences if you only do

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which included macau hong kong and taiwan as countries. the chinese foreign ministry says foreign firms need to respect china's sovereignty. trade growth in china cooled off in the month of december it could signal weaker global and domestic dimond total exports last year rose seven point nine percent while imports were up fifteen point nine percent. china's trade surplus with the united states grew to just overr twowo hundred and seventy five billion dollar. beijing has come under pressure from the united states president for the trade imbalance on china street with north korea i mean while shrank fifty percent in the month of december. as governments tightened sanctions imposed on your own yeah. saudi arabia is holding its first ever motor show specifically targeting women it comes a few months off to the kingdom decided to lift its long running back on female drivers. they're expected to get behind the wheel from this june longer sector has the details. in the shopping mall in thee port city of f jeddah. dozes of women are searching for

in payments to taiwan the defense industry notoriously lacking in transparency. we're seeing that with more recent deals as well is that ever going to change >> it is clear that at airbus, they are trying to improve the situation. but, you know, in this business, it's a lot of about relationships with governments and it is hard to tell that it will -- it will stop in the future this might very well be, a situation that we will never end. >> that is marc laubel, an expect analyst at alpha. >>> and we've seen citi bank report its stocks and others to report later in the week wells fargo and jpmorgan posted on friday. one of the keys that the u.s. is looking for the recent tax overall. rate hikes will also be another consideration. falling trading revenue is also a concern. richard champion, the deputy chief officer is still with us actually, this ties into what we were just talking about about financials as a sector, the highest since 2007 many people are bullish going into this year you do like financials >> yes, i do >> do you have a preference for retail banks v

including plenty that you might not immediately associate with sports like skiing or ice hockey in taiwan one twenty three year old loser is hoping that the upcoming games will help winter sports win some local popularity yen tayo and faces unusual challenges for a loser namely wrote traffic. the winter olympian trains on wheels rather than blades and on the road rather than the run the time when he's climate isn't exactly conducive to excellence in winter sports but is unpaid by his disciplines local obscurity it was shown as you know cicadas and i hope that the sport can be carried on and that taiwan can have people participating in each winter olympics hopefully more and more people. there's a lot more to lose than just lying down manly and he's keen to improve the disciplines profile in taiwan where winter events in general receive fairly little attention he believes that winter sports can establish themselves even in this unusual climate. he might be one of the few taiwanese athletes to have qualified for pyong chang. but if he gets his way there will be plenty of his countryman foll

trending right now is a rather unusual story from taiwan, where a mother is suing her son for almost a million dollars. it's after the pair signed a contract in 1997 that she would pay for his dentistry training, as long as he gave her 60% of his earnings when he qualified. she took her son to court after he refused to pay for several years. the son argued it was wrong to demand a financial return for raising a child, but the court ruled the contract valid. you can read much more about that story on our website. i would just airof the story on our website. i would just air of the agreement so that we could have a harmonious family. —— —— tear up that agreement. with the new year well under way, we look ahead to 2018 and what will be the most pressing health stories to watch out for. our health correspondent tulip mazumdar has more. these are the top global health stories you're likely to hear lots more about in 2018. the world's first ever vaccine for malaria is due to be rolled out in kenya, malawi, and ghana in the summer. malaria killed almost half a million people in 2016