Today, the EU has voted in favor of closer ties with Taiwan, and the first Made-in-Taiwan satellites launch the nation into the space race. Other stories in the show include: ⁃ Fiery words from US’ China envoy ⁃ NBA star speaks out for Tibet ⁃ Longest city lockdown ends ⁃ N Korea snubs U.N. talks offer ⁃ S Korea tests first locally made rocket