The Porcupine Effect

About this episode

Military expert Mike Lyons discusses President Xi's remarks on Taiwan during a meeting with President Trump.

During their historic meeting, China's President Xi pressed Pre sident Trump over Taiwan.  Military expert  Mike Lyons joins Jack to talk about the Xi's strong remark.  Plus, Mike shares the details about his latest op/ed in  Real Clear Defense, The Summit Trump Should Schedule After Beijing .     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Jack

Guest: Mike Lyons

Topics covered

• China
• Taiwan
• Military
• Trump
• Xi
• International Relations

Keywords

• Xi
• Trump
• Taiwan
• Military Expert
• Real Clear Defense
• Op/Ed
• International Relations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Real Clear Defense

Places: China, Taiwan

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