Day: December 8, 2025

band radar.” It is portrayed as the ultimate weapon against stealth aircraft, promising to reveal the true nature of planes like the F-22 and B-2. However, experts in the field have exposed the flaws in this claim. A radar engineer with over 1,600 upvotes on Zhihu shared that, for nearly a decade, the papers used by China to demonstrate the radar’s effectiveness in detecting the B-2 were based on a “bare metal model” of the B-2. This model does not represent the actual stealth capabilities of the aircraft, leaving the radar’s true effectiveness in question.Join this channel to get access to perks:

Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang joins ‘Mornings with Maria’ to warn that China’s growing military aggression and pursuit of advanced U.S. technology pose an urgent threat to American security.

In today’s show: Japan, Australia Boost Ties as China Tensions Grow US House Releases Draft 2026 National Defense Authorization Act Macron: EU Could Tariff Chinese Goods Over Trade Deficit HK Election Turnout Plummets Amid Anger Over Building Fire Thailand Launches Airstrike on Cambodia As Border Tensions Flare Migrant Workers March in Taipei To End Work-Year Limits How Will Taiwan’s 2026 Ban on Dolphin Shows Affect Animals, Trainers? Ang Lee Worries Netflix-Warner Bros. Merger Might Affect Creativity📹 Anchor: Tiffany Wong#TaiwanPlus #TaiwanPlusNews #TaiwanNews-

00:00 Introduction00:15 LGFV Debt to Retail Investors Scandal 04:35 UK-China07:40 Hong Kong Fire Political Aftermath Updates

00:00 Introduction00:33 Japan-China Crisis: Military Moves03:38 Chinese Economy: Local Debt Crisis06:10 Humanoid Global Holdings 09:38 Hong Kong Election

In the Western Pacific’s first island chain, just 20 kilometers south of Japan’s Kagoshima, lies the island of Maheshima. This small, uninhabited island is now brightly lit, almost like daylight. The main runway is already completed, while construction on a parallel runway is progressing rapidly. A long pier extends from the shore, capable of handling large warships and supply vessels. To meet the tight deadline of March 2030, construction continues day and night, even on weekends.Join this channel to get access to perks:

US Congress has released the latest version of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, which paves the way for increasing US-Taiwan defense cooperation. Congress will now need to pass this bill before it goes to President Trump to sign.

A level-5 fire tore through seven towers of Hong Fu Court in Hong Kong on November 26, but the official death toll of 159 makes no sense. In this investigation, we break down population data, at-home rates, building design failures, missing-person reports, and independent calculations that suggest the real casualties may reach 1,500–2,000. Why were alarms shut off? Why is there no victim list? And why were thousands of donated supplies thrown away? This video examines the evidence, expert analysis, and the growing suspicion of a cover-up behind Hong Kong’s most devastating fire.

China amasses 100 ships in western Pacific Trump signs Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act Tokyo denies report on missile talks with Manila New stand-off near Senkaku (Diaoyutai) Islands In recent days, China has recently amassed more than 100 military ships across the region, stretching from the Yellow Sea in the north, down through the contested South China Sea, and out into the Pacific. The show of military force comes amid ongoing tensions between China and Japan, following Beijing’s overreaction to Japanese PM Takaichi Sanae’s comments on Taiwan. China’s latest provocations also include a new maritime stand-off near the Japan-controlled Senkaku (Diaoyutai) Islands, as well as propaganda promoting Okinawan independence. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has signed the 2025 Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act to allow for closer ties with Taiwan. Will Tokyo and Washington continue to stand firm against Beijing’s belligerence? And despite Japan’s official denials, could the Philippines potentially receive Japanese-made defensive missiles? In this episode, we discuss China’s latest aggressions, the Japanese and US responses, and whether Beijing’s actions are backfiring. *Recorded on December 5, 2025 at 11am Taiwan Standard Time Host/Senior Producer: Yin KhvatProducer: Chinyeh Chiang Our guests: Grant Newsham US Marine Corps Colonel (Ret.)Titus Chen National Chengchi University Institute of International Relations Research Professor and Deputy DirectorMichale Turton Taipei Times Columnist Chapters:00:00:00 – Are Beijing’s Aggressive Actions Backfiring?00:01:35 – China Amasses Ships, as Trump Signs Taiwan Law00:09:55 – Tokyo Denies Missile Talks with Manila00:17:43 – China, Japan Standoff Near Senkakus00:22:15 – China Boosts Global Misinformation Campaign#ChinaJapanRelations #JapanTaiwanRelations #USTaiwanRelations #TakaichiSanae #XiJinping #DonaldTrump #LaiChingte #PeoplesLiberationArmy #PLA #PLANavy #ChinaCoastGuard #IndoPacific #YellowSea #EastChinaSea #SouthChinaSea #WesternPacific #MilitaryExercise #MilitaryDrill #Grayzone #GrayzoneTactics #ChinesePropaganda #Lawfare #ChineseCommunistParty #CCP #PeoplesRepublicofChina #PRC #JapanSelfDefenseForces #SenkakuIslands #Senkakus #Diaoyutai #JapaneseNavy #TaiwanAssuranceAct #TaiwanAssuranceImplementationAct #TAIA #StateDepartment #JapanPhilippinesRelations #ChuSAMS #SAMs #Missiles #PhilippineMilitary #ArmsSales #WeaponSales #MutualDefense #RyukyuIslands #Okinawa #OkinawanIndependence #Misinformation #Disinformation #TaiwanTalks #TaiwanPlus

Shanghai isn’t “slowing down.”It isn’t “struggling.”It’s being abandoned on purpose — and nobody in the mainstream will tell you why.In today’s video, I break down the chilling truth Beijing can’t admit: the secret military logic behind letting Shanghai rot, the massive westward relocation of strategic assets, and why China’s megaprojects in the mountains were never about “development” — they were preparing for war.If you want the deeper breakdowns, the uncensored analysis, and the things I cannot say openly on YouTube…

A secret PLA recording has surfaced, igniting fresh debate over the Chinese military’s future direction. Is the PLA merely a political tool of the Party—or should it be a true national defense force? This question lies at the heart of longtime arguments made by retired General and princeling heavyweight Liu Yuan. As the PLA undergoes its most brutal internal purge in decades and enters a period of deep instability, the leak of a trial involving a commander who refused to deploy troops against students during the 1989 pro-democracy movement has raised an even bigger question: Is Xi Jinping’s authority inside the military beginning to weaken?

In today’s video, we explore why China’s export model — and its wider economy — now appears to be unravelling, as multiple problems all hit at the same time.The biggest shock came in November, when China’s exports to the United States collapsed by almost 30% following the latest round of American tariffs. This is one of the sharpest declines on record, and it removes China’s most profitable and strategically important customer almost overnight.To keep its factories running, China has been pushing huge volumes of goods into Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America. Overall export numbers look positive, but only because China is flooding global markets with ultra-cheap products that can no longer be sold in America.We break down the broad percentages of where these exports are now going — including the EU’s rapidly growing share — and look at why Europe has suddenly become China’s most important high-income market. But that shift is already creating a political storm, with European leaders warning that their industries are being undermined by a surge of low-price Chinese imports.At the same time, China’s producer prices have been falling for almost three years, squeezing profits and forcing manufacturers to cut prices just to keep goods moving. Sales may be rising, but profits are falling sharply — a key sign of industrial stress.We also examine China’s weak domestic demand, the ongoing property crisis, and the deeper structural issues that mean China can no longer rely on its home market to absorb production. That leaves China dangerously exposed if Europe follows the U.S. in imposing new tariffs.All of these pressures together show why China is unravelling, and why the consequences could be significant not just for China, but for the entire global economy.For specific details please check out the CHAPTER list below. Thanks for watching and please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE.Chapters:0:00 Intro1:58 EXPORTS4:20 PRODUCER PRICES6:14 IMPORTS7:29 RETAIL SALES8:05 INFLATION9:55 SUMMARY & CONCLUSION

Historian Sarah Paine explains how Russia quietly undermined China’s rise — a story of strategy, mistrust, and great-power competition that shaped all of modern Asia.In this episode, we break down the key decisions, historical turning points, and geopolitical forces that defined the Russia–China relationship, and why their rivalry still matters today.From border conflicts to alliances of convenience, this video explains the real dynamics behind two of the world’s most powerful nations — and what their past reveals about the future of global politics.