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is expected to give the green light that beijing strongly opposes any arms deal with taiwan which it considers a breakaway province gabriel elizondo has more now from washington. we've been hearing rumblings for several days now about this possible arms sale to taiwan but it was on tuesday that the white house gave formal notification to congress on their intention to pursue this arms sale to taiwan and it is a big one worth about $8000000000.00 it calls for the sale of $66.00 f. 16 fighter jets to the taiwanese if this goes through it would be the biggest arms purchases by taiwan in nearly 20 years now this also is part of the trumpet ministrations bigger plan since trump has been in office last 3 years or so to get closer relations to taiwan the trump administration has sent high level visitations everybody visitors to taiwan it's opened a diplomatic offices in taipei and the trump administration has supported pro taiwan legislation as well over the past couple years now this arms sale is just sort of the most high profile active really supporting taiwan and it certainly is going t

we've been hearing rumblings for several days now about this possible arms sale to taiwan but it was on tuesday that the white house gave formal notification to congress on their intention to pursue this arms sale to taiwan and it is a big one worth about $8000000000.00 it calls for the sale of $66.00 f. 16 fighter jets to the taiwanese if this goes through it would be the biggest arms purchases by taiwan in nearly 20 years now this also is part of the trump administration's bigger plan since trump has been in office last 3 years or so to get closer relations to taiwan the trumpet ministration has sent high level visitations everybody visitors to taiwan it's opened a diplomatic offices in taipei and the trump administration has supported pro taiwan legislation as well over the past couple years now this arms sale is just sort of the most high profile act of really supporting taiwan and it certainly is going to upset the chinese the china daily newspaper has already said that this sale of these fighter jets to taiwan since a seriously iranian is signals they say and a foreign minister

we can see that since trump has taken office he's sent high level delegations to taiwan the u.s. has opened up diplomatic offices in taipei and the top administration supported pro taiwan legislation as well so this is all part of that and this is just now the biggest sort of most high profile way that the trump administration is really getting better relations with with taiwan previous administrations the obama administration bush administration even going back to the clinton ministration have considered arms sales in this nature to tell. and but if shied away from it for the most part in fear of agitating the chinese but clearly that's not the strategy of the donald trump administration this is another sign of him really wanting to help taiwan and china indeed agitated gave their asking the u.s. to immediately cancel the sale yeah they are as you wouldn't as you'd probably expect china's not very happy about this it's unclear but if u.s. so backtrack at all but probably not the china daily newspaper they're owned by the communist party in china called the sale of these sixteen'

we've been hearing rumblings for several days now about this possible arms sale to taiwan but it was on tuesday that the white house gave formal notification to congress on their intention to pursue this arms sale to taiwan and it is a big one worth about $8000000000.00 it calls for the sale of $66.00 f. 16 fighter jets to the taiwanese if this goes through it would be the biggest arms purchases by taiwan in nearly 20 years now this also is part of the trump administration's bigger plan since trump has been in office last 3 years or so to get closer relations to taiwan the trumpet ministration has sent high level visitations everybody visitors to taiwan it's opened a diplomatic offices in taipei and the trump administration has supported pro taiwan legislation as well over the past couple of years now this arms sale is just sort of the most high profile active really supporting taiwan and it certainly is going to upset the chinese the china daily newspaper has already said that this sale of these fighter jets to taiwan since a seriously iranian is signals they say and a foreign minis

companies selling arms to taiwan in response to the u.s. state department approving a plan to sell $8000000000.00 worth of 16 fighter jets to taiwan beijing strongly opposes any arms deal with taiwan which it considers a breakaway province and is on the has more from washington. we've been hearing rumblings for several days now about this possible arms sale to taiwan but it was on tuesday that the white house gave formal notification to congress on their intention to pursue this arms sale to taiwan and it is a big one worth about $8000000000.00 it calls for the sale of $66.00 f. 16 fighter jets to the taiwanese if this goes through it would be the biggest arms purchases by taiwan in nearly 20 years now this also is part of the trump administration's bigger plan since trump has been in office last 3 years or so to get closer relations to taiwan the trump administration has sent high level visitations everybody visitors to taiwan soap and diplomatic offices in taipei and the trump administration has supported pro taiwan legislation as well ov

i hope china would not try to take taiwan militarily, they can use hybrid means to take control of taiwan. that would create an enormous challenge for donald trump, for the united states congress. always been a big supporter of taiwan. whether the american public would support a robust response remains to be scene where taiwan is concerned. and hong kong may deteriorate very quickly here, which would send a very serious message to taiwan. so in what china is doing here, they're speaking to hong kong, but they're thinking about what messages they're sending to taiwan. they want to make sure they can show taiwan that they're going to remain in control >> as you've been speaking, we're watching live pictures as medical teams are trying to give medical aid incircled by protesters, some of whom protected this man. it's a dramatic scene. the points you're making about taiwan, i was in the strait in the 90s, the last time there were live fire exercises across the strait. we sent a carrier group. i went half a mile away in the south and watched how in the middle of one of the worst crisises -- i

china has prevented many of its citizens from traveling to taiwan the decision to stop issuing travel permits will affect people from 47 mainland cities and china is taiwan is a breakaway province and tensions been rising between beijing and taipei recent months when it has more in this from shanghai in the 1st half of this year more than $600000.00 people from china visited taiwan so this decision will certainly have an economic impact and that seems to be the motivation behind it to apply pressure on the government in taiwan led by president sighing when who very much opposes the one china principle we have the election to coming up in january next year and there's no doubt that the government in china would prefer to see a more pro beijing person in office in taipei the decision also comes after some fairly provocative events recently we had the latest sale announced by the united states to taiwan worth more than $2000000000.00 that certainly angered beijing there was a visit also by president sighing when to some caribbean nation some of the few countries that still have diplomati

we've been hearing rumblings for several days now about this possible arms sale to taiwan but it was on tuesday that the white house gave formal notification to congress on their intention to pursue this arms sale to taiwan and it is a big one worth about $8000000000.00 it calls for the sale of $66.00 f. 16 fighter jets to the taiwanese if this goes through it would be the biggest arms purchases by taiwan in nearly 20 years now this also is part of the trumpet ministrations bigger plan since trump has been in office last 3 years or so to get closer relations to taiwan trumpet ministration has sent high level visitations everybody visitors to taiwan it's opened a diplomatic offices in taipei and the trump administration has supported pro taiwan legislation as well over the past couple years now this arms sale is just sort of the most high profile act of really supporting taiwan and it certainly is going to upset the chinese the china daily newspaper has already said that this sale of these fighter jets to taiwan since a seriously eroni is signals they say and a foreign minister offici

we've been hearing rumblings for several days now about this possible arms sale to taiwan but it was on tuesday that the white house gave formal notification to congress on their intention to pursue this arms sale to taiwan and it is a big one worth about $8000000000.00 it calls for the sale of $66.00 f. 16 fighter jets to the taiwanese if this goes through it would be the biggest arms purchases by taiwan in nearly 20 years now this also is part of the trumpet ministrations bigger plan since trump has been in office last 3 years or so to get closer relations to taiwan the trumpet ministration has sent high level visitations everybody visitors to taiwan it's opened a diplomatic offices in taipei and the trump administration has supported pro taiwan legislation as well over the past couple of years now this arms sale is just sort of the most high profile active really supporting taiwan and it's certainly is going to upset the chinese the china daily newspaper has already said that this sale of these fighter jets to taiwan since a seriously iranian is signals they say and a foreign mini

companies selling arms to taiwan now that's in response to the u.s. state department approving a plan to sell the island state $8000000000.00 worth of f. 16 fighter jets beijing strongly opposes any arms deal with taiwan which it considers a breakaway province has that story from washington. we've been hearing rumblings for several days now about this possible arms sale to taiwan but it was on tuesday that the white house gave formal notification to congress on their intention to pursue this arms sale to taiwan and it is a big one worth about $8000000000.00 it calls for the sale of $66.00 f. 16 fighter jets to the taiwanese if this goes through it would be the biggest arms purchases by taiwan in nearly 20 years now this also is part of the trump administration's bigger plan since trump has been in office last 3 years or so to get closer relations to taiwan the trumpet ministration has sent high level visitations everybody visitors to taiwan it's opened diplomatic offices in taipei and the trump administration has supported pro taiwan legislation as we

china is preventing many of its citizens from traveling to taiwan the decision to stop issuing travel permits will affect people from 47 mainland cities china views taiwan as a breakaway province and tensions been rising between beijing and taipei in recent months when he has more from shanghai. in the 1st half of this year more than $600000.00 people from china visited taiwan so this decision will certainly have an economic impact and that seems to be the motivation behind it to apply pressure on the government in taiwan led by president sighing when who very much opposes the one china principle we have an election to coming up in january next year and there's no doubt that the government in china would prefer to see a more pro beijing person in office in taipei the decision also comes after some fairly provocative events recently we had the latest sale announced by the united states to taiwan worth more than $2000000000.00 that certainly angered beijing there was a visit also by president sighing when to some caribbean nation some of the few countries that still have diplomatic rela

jets to taiwan the u.s. just about all the consequences triggered by the sale it's $8000000000.00 u.s. dollars it's a lot of money that's a lot of jobs and we know they're going to use these f. 16 s responsibly. the deal still needs to be approved by the senate but if it goes ahead it will be the 1st sale of af 16 fighters to taiwan since 1902 previous requests for jets by taiwan were rejected by the obama administration last month the us state department approved a mother arms deal with taiwan it includes $108.00 tanks and more than $200.00 missiles the deal is worth $2200000000.00 back then beijing also accused the u.s. of meddling saying it would cut ties with every american company involved in the deal. taiwan is officially recognized by only 18 countries but the u.s. has on officially been supporting the island's military since the 1980 s. trying to seize taiwan as part of its territory trying to export and lee says beijing will point the finger at washington if tensions escalate further. there is some

jets to taiwan the u.s. just about all the consequences triggered by the sale it's $8000000000.00 u.s. dollars it's a lot of money that's a lot of jobs and we know they're going to use these f. $16.00 responsibly the deal still needs to be approved by the u.s. senate if it goes through it will be the 1st sale of f. 16 fighters to taiwan since the 1992 the previous requests for jets by taiwan were rejected by the obama administration last month the u.s. state department approved the nother arms deal with taiwan includes 108 tanks and more than $200.00 missiles the deal is worth $2200000000.00 at a time beijing also accused the u.s. of meddling saying it would cut ties with every american company involved in that deal with taiwan is officially recognized by only 18 countries the u.s. though has not officially been a supporter of the islands military since the ninety's which i want of course sees taiwan as part of its territory china expert i will ease says beijing will point the finger at washington if tension

that exists in taiwan. that is what i would define as the existential threat to u.s. dominance in the semiconductor industry. maire,obert president of semiconductor advisors. still much ahead on "bloomberg daybreak: asia." this is bloomberg. ♪ look at key events investors will be watching next week. the political crisis in hong kong continues to evolve into an economic one, as we look ahead to final second-quarter gdp numbers this afternoon and more planned protests this weekend. marquis data monday and tuesday with inflation and unemployment. the main event will be in wyoming, where central bankers and policymakers will gather for the annual policy symposium. at theaders and the week two day g7 summit, where the u.k.'s new prime minister, boris johnson, makes his debut on the international stage. we will have big interviews on the commodities stage. paul. paul: thanks, sherry. -- shery. we are starting to see the impact of the ongoing protest in hong kong. shares have tumbled, with the airline having to

jets to taiwan the u.s. just about all the consequences triggered by the sale it's $8000000000.00 u.s. dollars it's a lot of money that's a lot of jobs and we know they're going to use this f. $16.00 responsibly for the deal still needs to be approved by the u.s. senate but it fit goes through it will be the 1st sale of f. 16 fighters the taiwanese since 1902 previous requests for jets by taiwan were rejected by the obama administration last month the u.s. state department approved another arms deal with taiwan includes $100.00 make tanks and more than $200.00 missiles the deals worth $2200000000.00 at the time beijing also accused the u.s. of meddling saying it would cut ties with every american company involved in the deal. or taiwan's officially recognized by only 18 countries the u.s. as an officially been supporting the island's military since the 1980s china sees taiwan as part of its territory china expert anneliese says beijing will point the finger at washington if tensions do escalate. there is som

on the sale of the f. 16 jets to taiwan the u.s. just about all the consequences triggered by the sale it's $8000000000.00 u.s. dollars it's a lot of money that's a lot of jobs and we know they're going to use this f. 16 responsibly what the deal still needs to be approved by the senate but if it goes ahead it will be the 1st sale of f. 16 fighters to taiwan since 1900 see previous requests for jets by taiwan were rejected by the obama administration last month the u.s. state department approved another arms deal with taiwan it includes $108.00 tanks and more than $200.00 missiles the deal is worth $2200000000.00 back then beijing also accused the u.s. of meddling saying that it would cut ties with every american company involved in the deal with taiwan is officially recognized by only 18 countries but the u.s. has an officially been supporting the island's military since the 1980 s. china sees taiwan as part of its territory china expert and lee says that beijing will point the finger at washington if tensions escalate. there is so

taiwan has criticised the chinese ban on travel to the island as a major strategic mistake beijing is now stopped issuing individual travel permits for people from 47 mainland cities china views taiwan as a breakaway province and tension has been rising between the 2 in recent months wayne hay has more now from shanghai. in the 1st half of this year more than $600000.00 people from china visited taiwan so this decision will certainly have an economic impact and that seems to be the motivation behind it to apply pressure on the government in taiwan led by president sighing when who very much opposes the one china principle we have the election to coming up in january next year and there's no doubt that the government in china would prefer to see a more pro beijing person in office in taipei the decision also comes after some fairly provocative events recently we had the latest sale announced by the united states to taiwan worth more than $2000000000.00 that certainly angered beijing there was a visit also by president sighing when to some caribbean nation some of the few countries that

on the sale of the f. 16 jets to taiwan the u.s. just about all the consequences triggered by the sale it's $8000000000.00 u.s. dollars it's a lot of money that's a lot of jobs and we know they're going to use these f. $16.00 responsibly what the deal still needs to be approved by the senate but if it does go ahead it will be the 1st sale of f. 16 fighters to taiwan since 1902 previous requests for jets by taiwan who were rejected by the obama administration last month the u.s. state department approved another arms deal with taiwan though it includes $108.00 tanks and more than $200.00 missiles the deal is worth $2200000000.00 back then beijing also accused the u.s. of meddling saying it would cut ties with every american company involved in the deal taiwan is officially recognized by only 18 countries but the u.s. has been has officially been supporting the island's military since the 1980 s. china sees taiwan as part of its territory china expert and lee says that beijing will point the finger at washington if tensions escalate.

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what is your assessment of taiwan's defense capabilities and needs? >> how satan open forum that in addition to arya, going back to lines of key medication with congress, senate foreign relations committee, those cases that were announced on monday that you referenced went through a process as normal. in addition to arya, it aligns with the taiwan relations act so that factored in and still aligns with our one china policy. as far as their defense posture, it's safe to assess and its well-known open source that they certainly had a sovereignty right to defend their sovereignty and it's one that we certainly would not see impeded upon and that does comport where we are with the taiwan relations at . >> what'syour assessment of likely and future. >> taiwan faces ? >> threats to taiwan's sovereignty are not abated or going away.and they are something that we need to factor with that partner. we are a reliable partner, they also are a reliable partner we are looking at making sure theindo pacific region is open and free . and they are part of constellatio

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state department has approved plans to sell $8000000000.00 worth of f. 16 fighter jets to taiwan and congress of the expected to give the green light to finalize the deal beijing strongly opposes any arms did with taiwan which it sees as a breakaway province gabled elizondo has the latest from washington d.c. . we've been hearing rumblings for several days now about this possible arms sale to taiwan but it was on tuesday that the white house gave formal notification to congress on their intention to pursue this arms sale to taiwan and it is a big one worth about $8000000000.00 it calls for the sale of $66.00 f. 16 fighter jets to the taiwanese if this goes through it would be the biggest arms purchases by taiwan in nearly 20 years now this also is part of the trump administration's bigger plan since trump has been in office last 3 years or so to get closer relations to taiwan the trumpet ministration has sent high level visitations everybody visitors to taiwan it's opened diplomatic offices in taipei and the trump administration is supported pro taiwan legislation as well over the pa

getting a closer relationship with taiwan the trumpet ministration sent high level delegations to taiwan they've opened up diplomatic offices in tehran in taiwan taipei excuse me and they've also supported pro taiwan legislation as well so this is all part of a broader context of the trumpet ministration getting closer ties to taiwan and china not surprisingly very upset about this they're asking the u.s. to immediately cancel the sale. yeah that's right as no surprise here that the chinese are not happy about this is at all when word started leak out about this last couple days the the china daily newspaper run by the communist party their state run paper said seriously eroni its signals to taiwan secessionists was the how the newspaper framed it for this arms sale and then a spokesperson for the foreign ministry said as well nobody should underestimate our will and ability to safeguard our sovereignty and territorial integrity so china is giving the signals that they do not approve of this at all they're calling for the u.s. to cancel this but it appears that will not be the case this

in the 1st half of this year more than $600000.00 people from china visited taiwan so this decision will certainly have an economic impact and that seems to be the motivation behind it to apply pressure on the government in taiwan led by a president sighing wind who very much opposes the one china principle we have the election to coming up in january next year and there's no doubt that the government in china would prefer to see a more pro beijing person in office in taipei the decision also comes after some fairly provocative events recently we had the latest arms sale announced by the united states to taiwan worth more than $2000000000.00 that certainly angered beijing there was a visit also by president sighing when to some caribbean nation some of the few countries that still have diplomatic relations with taiwan on her way there and back she stopped off in the united states words which also angered the government in china and the government in taiwan is also offered to provide sanctuary to protesters in hong kong who have been rallying against their own government and also increasi

jets to taiwan the u.s. just about all the consequences triggered by the sale it's $8000000000.00 u.s. dollars it's a lot of money that's a lot of jobs and we know they're going to use the f. $16.00 responsibly or the deal still needs to be approved by the u.s. senate if it goes through there will be the 1st sale of f. 16 fighters to taiwan since 1902 previous requests for jets by taiwan were rejected by the obama administration last month the u.s. state department approves another arms deal with taiwan including $108.00 tanks and more than $200.00 missiles the deal is worth $2200000000.00 at the time beijing also accused the u.s. of meddling saying it would cut ties with every american company involved in the deal or taiwan is officially recognized by only 18 countries the u.s. those been on officially supporting the islands military since the 19 eighties and china sees taiwan as part of its own territory china expert and lee says beijing will point the finger at washington if tensions do escalate. there is

we just talked about taiwan today. they would be part of that process, the review of any case in the arms case. >> you were confirmed on april 30 of this year. isn't it true that upon your confirmation there were already discussions taking place at the state department about evoking an emergency declaration on some or all of the 22 armed sales? >> what i can attest and the firm is there's always an ongoing assessment on any of the cases that we have, not just the gulf ones were talk about today. those would certainly speed is i'm only interested and once we are talking about today. >> there would've been ongoing speeches were the conversation at the time you took office that there were already discussions at the state department in terms of evoking an emergency declaration on these sales? >> i cannot speak to an emergency declaration but i would say it's safe to assess that these cases in the emergency declaration certainly would've been under consideration and of interest as one is looking at the posture of their defe

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we have seen an increase in the number of military patrols around taiwan. tourists looks like it coincides perfectly with the election in january. fourcond round of debates democratic presidential hopefuls has concluded with the candidates continuing the attacks, especially towards former vice president joe biden. >> like they turned him into a political piÑata. vice president joe biden performed better than he did in miami. device have emerged but 20 plus candidates running, the next debate is september 12 in houston, texas, the threshold increases with more difficult for some of these candidates to qualify and that is what i'm watching over the next 48-72 hours, the polls matter because they factor into whether you qualify for the threshold. and it matters in terms of fundraising. postingon and exxon better-than-expected earnings today thanks in part to the oil output surge in the permian basin. and oil headed for a week of the clients posting its biggest one-day drop in more than four years on the back of donald trump's terrorist threats yesterday. >> t

confirmed it will stop granting permits to individual travelers to taiwan. the philippines has declared an outbreak of bengal fever a national epidemic of the 632 people died this year more than 146000 cases of this was borne illness have been recorded so far after the government banned the vaccine the ban followed the death of dozens of children who'd been given the vaccine as part of a nationwide immunization program other southeast asian countries of also reported a surge in the number of cases bangladesh says it's facing its worst ever outbreak . of britain's food industry is warning a no deal breck's it could lead to nationwide shortages of food and drink federation says it would be disastrous for the industry if delays at paul schools fresh produce to rot the government's being urged to waive some competition rules to allow retailers and suppliers to work together if there's no deal the industry is testing alternative ports to avoid the main lorry route from france cali to dover. in poland the nationalist government is expected to renew its mandate in

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., and we see that in taiwan as well. earlier this week taiwan sales have a batch of 10 year government bonds at a yet -- a record low of 0.6%, which is slightly lower than the option yield of two years. this is also the first time ever rosethe short-term rate above the yield in auction. in one hand taiwan dropped following the bullish bond market globally as investors seek protection in the safest part of the market. the, the limited supply of taiwan note is not happening. on the other hand, before investors continue to sell taiwan stocks, which is among the biggest net selling in asia, the short-term rate of taiwan is expected to remain high for a while as liquidity tightens in money markets. so, the rare inversion may not be so rare lately, and may extend for a period of time. tom: what have you got for us? >> you know i love the hong kong dollar as currency. is tediousd but it and fascinating. this is one of those months. what i am showing you in this chart is the hong kong dollar and how it has moved upwards in the p

shirt designs that appear to show hong kong macao in taiwan as separate terrorists amazon phase the same pressure when it was found to be selling shirts that supported hong kong protesters not chinese supermodel e.u. when terminated her contract with coach and actress young me and that her endorsement deal with her saatchi is saying the mother lands territorial integrity and sovereignty is sacred the controversy involves 2 cities that have semi autonomous status hong kong and macau but china also claims taiwan a democratic island that beijing calls a breakaway province not the chinese government is putting pressure on companies over what beijing views as disagreeable ads joining me here in the studio is china expert fairford coonan clifford good to have you on the show the examples we just we just talked about they aren't the only ones but other companies have been in beijing's crosshairs i think it's almost like a roll call of the greatest russian bronze for example we've seen code. calvin klein versace and not just fashion we've got sore all steve jewelry footwear we've got a 6 telepho

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we have seen an increase in the number of military patrols around taiwan. the ban on tourists looks like it coincides perfectly with the election in january. >> second round of debates for democratic presidential hopefuls has concluded with the candidates continuing the attacks on night two, especially towards former vice president joe biden. >> like they turned him into a political piÑata. the consensus in the spin room is the vice president performed better than he did in miami. there are a lot of divides that have emerged. 20 plus candidates running, the next debate is september 12 in houston, texas. increases.ld it will be more difficult for some of these candidates to qualify and that is what i'm watching over the next 48-72 hours. the polls matter because they factor into whether you qualify for the threshold. and it matters in terms of fundraising as well. >> chevron and exxon posting better-than-expected earnings today thanks in part to the oil output surge in the permian basin. meanwhile oil headed for a week , of declines posting its , biggest on

we have seen an increase in the number of military patrols around taiwan. the ban on tourists looks like towards former vice president joe biden. >> like they turned him into a political piÑata. the consensus in the spin room is the vice president performed better than he did in miami. there are a lot of divides that have emerged. 20 plus candidates running, the next debate is september 12 in houston, texas. the threshold increases. it will be more difficult for some of these candidates to qualify and that is what i'm watching over the next 48-72 hours. the polls matter because they factor into whether you qualify for the threshold. and it matters in terms of fundraising as well. >> chevron and exxon posting better-than-expected earnings today thanks in part to the oil output surge in the permian basin. meanwhile, oil headed for a week of declines, posting its biggest one-day drop in more than four years on the back of trump's tariff threats yesterday. >> for both chevron and exxon, the good news was the production numbers. both that are in the permian bas

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