Day: February 6, 2025

Three active-duty officers with Taiwan’s military have been indicted for leaking national security information to China in order to pay off personal debts. Their cases join a growing list of espionage cases involving current and former military personnel.

Despite lying within Manila’s exclusive economic zone, Mischief Reef is actually under the control of China. Our guests Lu Yeh-chung and Raymond Sung share their views on how Beijing’s so-called salami tactics operate in South China Sea disputes.

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-China is conducting military drills to practice blocking U.S. forces from interfering in a potential takeover of Taiwan. A Japanese think tank confirms these exercises are specifically designed to prevent U.S. access to the waters around Taiwan using an A2AD (anti-access/area denial) strategy.-In response, the U.S. and its allies are preparing countermeasures, including training with advanced weapons like the AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), which is designed to penetrate enemy defenses from long range.-While China aims to keep U.S. forces out of the first and second island chains, stand-off weapons like the JASSM could disrupt this strategy, making a full blockade of Taiwan difficult to execute.

He also points out that the CCP has positioned one Marine Corps brigade and two amphibious combined arms brigades near Kinmen, indicating plans for an assault. However, these three brigades, totaling about 18,000 troops, may not be enough to quickly seize Kinmen. Their main role would likely be to establish a beachhead. If they lose half their forces during the landing, the remaining 9,000 troops would struggle to hold the position.The CCP’s ability to invade Taiwan is also limited by its amphibious assault vehicles.Join this channel to get access to perks:

The trade war is on. President Donald Trump saying he’s in no rush to talk to Chinese Communist Party head Xi Jinping, after Trump paused tariffs on Mexico and Canada after phone calls with their leaders.A wide array of goods could soon see their prices tick higher with a new China tariff now in effect—from clothing to toys, smartphones, and home appliances. Plus, we take a look at how the energy market could adapt to U.S.–China tariffs.U.S. authorities slap more charges on a former Google engineer. He’s accused of stealing trade secrets from the tech giant to benefit China’s AI industry.A meeting was held on Capitol Hill to tackle the fentanyl crisis that’s claiming American lives. The big debate is whether to strip fentanyl from being used to treat pain in cancer patients.00:00 Intro01:16 Trump ‘In No Rush’ to Talk to China’s Xi Amid Trade War02:48 USPS to Resume Accepting Parcels from China03:31 Which Items Will Be More Expensive After China Tariffs?04:28 Goldman: China Tariffs Won’t Raise Energy Prices Much05:12 Briggs: China’s Retaliatory Tariffs a Strategic Move11:37 Ex-Google Staff Charged for Sending AI Secrets to China13:01 Effort in Senate to Keep Fentanyl a Schedule 1 Drug16:05 Speaker Johnson Renews CCP Committee16:43 Moolenaar: China Relies on Subsidies, IP Theft for Trade

President Trump moved to close a loophole called “de minimis” that has fueled a boom in cheap goods being shipped from China to the U.S. It’s a provision that allows any shipments under $800 to enter America tariff-free regardless of where the products come from. WSJ’s Jonathan Cheng traveled to the world’s largest wholesale market called the Yiwu International Trade Market to see how these products are making their way into U.S. markets. If you’ve ever bought anything on Temu or Shein, there’s a good chance it came from this bazaar near China’s east coast, which is close to huge ports in Shanghai and Ningbo.