Celia Hatton

And so it's getting people used to the idea that China's military is close by, but it's also forcing Taiwan's military to spend a lot of its time and energy trying to counter these constant live fire exercises that are taking place just outside its shores. And has there been any reaction to this announcement by the Taiwanese president from people in Taiwan itself?

And so it's getting people used to the idea that China's military is close by, but it's also forcing Taiwan's military to spend a lot of its time and energy trying to counter these constant live fire exercises that are taking place just outside its shores. And has there been any reaction to this announcement by the Taiwanese president from people in Taiwan itself?

People are a little worried about the reintroduction of the military court. But I think there is a real recognition inside Taiwan that something needs to be done. I should say that William Lai announced a whole slew of measures today. The military court idea is just part of a broader plan. But they also say that they're going to start reviewing visitor and residency applications to Taiwan online.

People are a little worried about the reintroduction of the military court. But I think there is a real recognition inside Taiwan that something needs to be done. I should say that William Lai announced a whole slew of measures today. The military court idea is just part of a broader plan. But they also say that they're going to start reviewing visitor and residency applications to Taiwan online.

by Chinese people. So this is part of a wider recognition that something needs to be done.

by Chinese people. So this is part of a wider recognition that something needs to be done.

It's been described as a complete game changer. It's the holy grail of modern medicine, really. A long-term artificial replacement for a failing human heart. Now, the heart itself, this titanium heart, it looks like a shiny silver pump. You can hold it in your hand. It's about twice as heavy as a human heart. But patients who've received them say that they can't feel them once they're in.

It's been described as a complete game changer. It's the holy grail of modern medicine, really. A long-term artificial replacement for a failing human heart. Now, the heart itself, this titanium heart, it looks like a shiny silver pump. You can hold it in your hand. It's about twice as heavy as a human heart. But patients who've received them say that they can't feel them once they're in.

The heart has to be charged by wires protruding from the chest. It has to be charged every four hours. But its developer says eventually that can be wireless. And it works by whooshing blood around the body into the lungs. And it's remarkable because it works. It has one single moving part, a levitated rotor that floats in place by magnets.

The heart has to be charged by wires protruding from the chest. It has to be charged every four hours. But its developer says eventually that can be wireless. And it works by whooshing blood around the body into the lungs. And it's remarkable because it works. It has one single moving part, a levitated rotor that floats in place by magnets.

So it doesn't have any parts that can kind of rub against each other and cause wear and tear. And that's why doctors are so excited about it.

So it doesn't have any parts that can kind of rub against each other and cause wear and tear. And that's why doctors are so excited about it.

Yeah, this is a man who had severe heart failure and was waiting a heart transplant that just wasn't coming. And he couldn't even stand or walk by the time that he opted to get this titanium heart. He existed in hospital for a few months with it and then he was discharged from hospital. And that's crucial. He's the first patient to ever exist outside of hospital without this heart.

Yeah, this is a man who had severe heart failure and was waiting a heart transplant that just wasn't coming. And he couldn't even stand or walk by the time that he opted to get this titanium heart. He existed in hospital for a few months with it and then he was discharged from hospital. And that's crucial. He's the first patient to ever exist outside of hospital without this heart.

He lived for a month outside of hospital until a human heart transplant became available and He's now successfully had a human heart transplant. Five others in the United States have also existed with this titanium heart, but they had to live in hospital until they then too went on to have human heart transplants.

He lived for a month outside of hospital until a human heart transplant became available and He's now successfully had a human heart transplant. Five others in the United States have also existed with this titanium heart, but they had to live in hospital until they then too went on to have human heart transplants.

But doctors say this titanium heart is working so well that it might one day replace the need for human heart transplants. And that could change lives for thousands of people.

But doctors say this titanium heart is working so well that it might one day replace the need for human heart transplants. And that could change lives for thousands of people.

That's right. I mean, just in the United States alone, there's more than 4,000 people on the heart transplant donor list. And some people will never be able to get that heart donation. And so the idea of being able to get this titanium heart that could go in your body and you could have it for the rest of your life, it would never have to be replaced. That really is a medical first.

That's right. I mean, just in the United States alone, there's more than 4,000 people on the heart transplant donor list. And some people will never be able to get that heart donation. And so the idea of being able to get this titanium heart that could go in your body and you could have it for the rest of your life, it would never have to be replaced. That really is a medical first.