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China-US tensions over Taiwan

China says it's halting co-operation with the US on a range of key issues.

China has spent a second day carrying out military drills in response to Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan earlier this week. China also suspended co-operation with the United States on various issues, including climate change and military affairs. We look back at this week's developments and speak to the editor of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Chinese, as well as to two journalists in Japan and the Philippines.

We bring you some of the latest lines on the war in Ukraine with the help of our Russia editor at ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Monitoring.

Ahead of next week's elections in Kenya, two businesswomen talk about the challenges they have faced in their daily lives.

We speak to our specialist disinformation and social media reporter about the ruling against the US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and about his Infowars website.

(Photo: Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft flies over the 68-nautical-mile scenic spot, one of mainland China's closest points to the island of Taiwan, in Pingtan island, Fujian province, China August 5, 2022. Credit: Aly Song/Reuters)

50 minutes

Last on

Fri 5 Aug 2022 15:06GMT

Broadcast

  • Fri 5 Aug 2022 15:06GMT

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