Day: February 5, 2023

Is it futile to resist China’s superpower status? Is it time for the United States to live with it? Depending on the answer, the world could be heading towards more stability – or chaos. Kishore Mahbubani was a Singaporean diplomat for more than 30 years and served as president of the United Nations Security Council. He tells host Steve Clemons that the US should get accustomed to a multipolar world it can no longer dominate. Mahbubani argues that the “Asian century” has already begun and that Wash

China wants Taiwan, an independent democratic island nation off its east coast, to be part of it, and has threatened to take it by force if necessary. While many analysts agree China will invade Taiwan at some point, no one knows when. In this episode of China Uncensored, we look at the prediction one US general made about 2025, why others have predicted different dates, and why Xi Jinping isn’t the problem with China’s aggressiveness in the Taiwan Strait.

Eyes in the skies? The #Pentagon is currently tracking a suspected Chinese #SpyBalloon flying over the United States. It’s been lingering over a military base, raising all sorts of security alarms. Gliding in at around the same size as three buses end-to-end, the balloon is visible from earth. 00:00 Intro 00:44 Blinken Delays China Trip After Spy Balloon Discovery 03:38 Gaffney: Chinese Balloon Presents ‘Special Concern’ 06:22 Comer Asks Kerry for Info on CCP Meetings 08:35 Report: Rep. Chu Tied to Non-Pro

Some in Japan say Japan should consider developing its own nuclear weapons because of the ever increasing threat from its neighbor China. China has threatened to take their mutual neighbor Taiwan, which would put China, its hostile neighbor, right on Japan’s doorstep. In this episode of China Unscripted, we discuss Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s world tour ahead of the G7 meeting, why some in Japan want nuclear weapons, Japan and India’s relationship, and what it would mean for Japan if China took Taiwan. J