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A US representative says Washington will support Taipei's plans to rebuff Chinese espionage. This comes after several people in Taiwan were recently charged with spying. The director of the American Institute in Taiwan, Raymond Green, made the comments in Taipei Monday. He was speaking at an international forum alongside President Lai Chunta.
We will strive alongside our partners in democracy to boost long-range supply chains and digital solidarity and to get the response to the threats and challenges posedby expanding authoritarianism.
Dozens of active and retired members of Taiwan's military were recently charged with spying for Beijing. Green said LIES initiatives will make it easier for the US to work with Taiwan.
Our cooperation in the economic sphere will similarly make both Taiwan and America stronger, safer, and more prosperous, while providing benefits to the entire international community.
His comments likely refer to a recent announcement from a major Taiwanese manufacturer of semiconductors. It recently unveiled a plan for huge investments in the US.
NHK has learned that Japan and the European Union plan to advise Southeast Asian nations on handling so-called gray zone situations. The first such joint seminar comes amid a number of incidents.
EU sources say the two sides will hold the two-day program in Bangkok from Tuesday next week. Officials from five Southeast Asian countries, including the Philippines and Vietnam, will attend. The seminar will discuss incidents such as activities meant to exert pressure while avoiding military clashes. Some of the topics involve how to keep situations from escalating when ships enter territorial waters. The seminar will also explain how to use international law when dealing with damage to undersea cables.
There have been cases of suspected sabotage of such cables in Europe.
Chinese government vessels have repeatedly entered Japan's territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Japan controls the islands. The Japanese government maintains the islands are an inherent part of Japan's territory. China and Taiwan claim them. One of the sources mentioned concerns over China's maritime moves and stressed the need for countries to work together to uphold the rule of law.
There's new hope for a potential ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.
US President Donald Trump says he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.
We're doing pretty well, I think, with Russia. We'll see if we have something to announce maybe by Tuesday. I'll be speaking to President Putin on Tuesday.
Trump made the announcement aboard Air Force One Sunday. He's been trying to convince Moscow to sign on to a proposed 30-day ceasefire. Kiev accepted it last week. Trump says he and Putin are already talking about dividing up certain assets.
That includes land, which Trump says has changed significantly since the war began.
Well, on the ground, Ukraine has confirmed its forces have withdrawn from a key city in Russia's Kursk region. It's a major setback for Kiev, who could have used it as a bargaining chip in negotiations. Ukraine's military released a map of the latest battlefield situation on Sunday. It shows that its forces have retreated from the city of Suzha. Ukraine captured the city last year, shortly after it started its cross-border attacks. Putin has claimed that his forces have surrounded Ukrainian troops in the region. The Institute for the Study of War says Russian forces continue offensive operations in Kursk, but have not completely pushed out Ukrainian forces.
The US think tank also says Moscow is likely preparing to intensify a narrative that accuses Ukrainian forces of war crimes. It says Moscow is attempting to delay ceasefire talks.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has also rejected Putin's claims. He stressed that any talks about Russian-controlled territory should take place after a ceasefire agreement.
The question of territory is complicated. It must be discussed at a later date.
Zelenskyy said his country will coordinate with the US on the next steps in the coming days. Well, Moscow has been both hot and cold on the US-led deal, and that could be part of its grand strategy. For more on this, earlier I spoke with NHK's Moscow bureau chief, Noda Junko.
Junko, tell us, what can we read into Putin's reaction to the US ceasefire efforts?
I think he thinks he can play Trump to his advantage. Putin is projecting that he is open to negotiation, but really he's standing by his demands. Consider his news conference last week where he responded to the US proposal. His tone was polite, perhaps even warm. Putin expressed gratitude to Trump and he acknowledged that they both desire a truce. He did reject the US proposal in its current form. He did so in a way that doesn't make him look like a bad guy, rather someone who is driving a hard button. But make no mistake. He is only softening his tone. Regarding his demands for a peace deal, Putin stands firm.
So what specific conditions is Putin looking for?
He does not want this to be temporary. His solution is to remove Ukraine as a perceived threat once and for all.
During last week's news conference, Putin talked about getting rid of the root causes of the crisis. Moscow often uses this phrase to justify its invasion.
It means that Ukraine can never join the NATO alliance. It means Ukraine's military must be limited so it can never threaten Russia or its interests.
Putin wants these things to be at the at the core of any deal. His problem with the US proposal is that it's the two-step process, a pause in the fighting, then long-term peace talks.
Putin likely fears this would give Ukraine time to reinforce its military and rebuild its defenses. But he also likely thinks he can get a better deal that gives him the guarantees he wants up front.
Hmm Well, how long can we expect this back and forth between the US and Russia to continue?
It's hard to say, but I think this will go on as long as Russia is doing well on the battlefield. As we have seen, Russian troops appear to be on the verge of retaking Kursk. Without that territory, Ukraine has little to bargain with. So why stop now? Well, make no mistake, this war has been costly for Russia. Putin does want to bring the fighting to an end, but he will hold on for a bit longer if that means having an even stronger position at the bargaining table. Experts have told us this is Russia's typical playbook. to offer just enough hope to keep talks going while avoiding concessions and dragging out negotiations. Putin will do this for as long as he can, until the tide of battle turns against him or Trump runs out of patience and decides to make a more assertive push for a ceasefire.
The Trump administration says it has deported hundreds of gang members to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law. President Trump on Saturday signed a proclamation to invoke the Alien Enemies Act, targeting what he referred to as Venezuelan gang members in the US.
The law allows the president to detain or deport the citizens of an enemy nation in a time of war without undergoing normal court procedures. It was used to detain immigrants from Japan and elsewhere during World War II. On the same day, a federal court in Washington issued an order temporarily blocking the deportations. It cited the possibility that conditions required to apply the law may not have been fulfilled. Media are reporting that the court ordered any airplanes carrying the deported immigrants to return to the US immediately. In a statement, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said hundreds of violent criminals were sent to El Salvador, which agreed to house them in jails. The Salvadoran president said in a social media post that the 1st 238 members of a Venezuelan criminal organization had arrived. Najib Bukele described the US court order to stop the flights as too late.
Observers say the declaration of the Alien Enemies Act is a source of controversy in the US. and friction between the courts and the Trump administration.
A spacecraft carrying Japanese astronaut Onishi Takuya and three other crew members has successfully docked with the International Space Station.
The Crew Dragon docked at around 4 AM UTC on Sunday, about 29 hours after the rocket carrying the craft lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Onishi and the other astronauts entered the ISS after its hatch was opened. They will be staying there for about half a year, the second long-term stay for Onishi.
We are so excited to now be officially part of the Expedition 72.
I was able to return to the ISS in good health. From tomorrow, I will do my best on various tasks, including science projects.
Onishi will install a new carbon dioxide removal system developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency for the Kibo Laboratory module. Kibo is part of the ISS. He'll also conduct experiments to prepare for future crewed space exploration. He'll be the third Japanese astronaut to assume the role of ISS commander following Wakata Koichi and Hoshide Akihiko.
Authorities in North Macedonia have been investigating a deadly fire that ripped through a nightclub Sunday, leaving 59 people dead. Media reports say they've detained 15 people for allegedly running the club without a license.
Flames engulfed the packed club while a local band was performing. The country's interior minister said pyrotechnic devices likely ignited the ceiling. He also said the club was holding more than twice its 250-person capacity at the time. Officials say many of the victims died from burns, smoke inhalation, or in a desperate stampede for the exit.
It's time now for a check on the world weather with our meteorologist Jonathan Oh. So Jonathan, temperatures are heating up in southern parts of India. How are people there trying to keep those areas cool?
Meanwhile, we're talking still talking about some winter weather in portions of Japan, northern areas of the country seeing a low that's. Pushing out, bringing some of that wintry weather and that'll be continuing into the day on Tuesday, even that the low is trying to draw itself away toward the east and then back toward North and South Korea.
Another low coming there and that's going to bring a chance for some snow as we go into day on Tuesday. So we're like, hey low, it's March and we're still talking about some snow and that's going to be the case for Tuesday. So we're looking at a high of 6, Tokyo looking a high of 12, seeing highs into the teens in place like Beijing, Shanghai and Chongqing as you go through Tuesday.
Spring is definitely the season in the United States. Southern United States getting hit really hard with dozens of tornadoes and sadly dozens of people killed because of these storms over the weekend. That same storm now pushing off the coast but bringing some possible snow into the northeast. Another low moving across the upper Midwest, bringing some snow into places like Winnipeg, Toronto as you go through today on Monday.
Hope you have a good day wherever you are.
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And that brings us to the end of this edition of NHK Newsline. We'll have more for you at the top of the hour. Thanks for watching.
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