U.S.–Philippines Drills Expand, Japan Boosts Deterrence - China in Focus
From China In Focus by Epoch Media Group
April 29, 2026 · 24 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the expansion of U.S.–Philippines military drills, Japan's efforts to boost deterrence, and various geopolitical tensions involving China.
00:00 Intro 03:07 U.S.–Philippines Drills Expand, Japan Boosts Deterrence 03:58 U.S. Marines Down Drones Using MADIS System in Drills 04:21 U.S.–Philippines Drills Signal Focus on Taiwan Strait 05:13 Filipino Defense Chief Not Surprised by China’s Move 06:05 Philippines: Beijing Moves When Rivals Are Distracted 06:44 Intensified China Military Activity Near Taiwan 07:36 China Defense Spending Up 31st Straight Year: Report 08:49 U.S. Arms Deliveries to Europe Delayed Amid Iran War 09:40 FBI Hails Capture of Chinese Hacker as 'Historic Win' 11:45 Unexplained Deaths Among Chinese Scientists: Report 12:52 Beijing Ramps Up Anti-Corruption Campaign 14:00 Xi Jinping Uses Corruption Cases to Sideline Rivals 15:18 New DeepSeek Release Fails to Shake AI Market 16:22 VOC President on Viral Labubu Dolls and Forced Labor 16:45 Labubu Toys Tied to Forced Labor in China: Patterson 18:05 Can U.S. Regulations Block Xinjiang Cotton Imports? 19:05 When Cheap Goods Come at a Human Cost 20:20 Rights Concerns Loom Over Expected Trump–Xi Talks 21:55 Why Washington Misread China’s Path: Patterson
Topics covered
- U.S.–Philippines military drills
- China military activity
- Taiwan Strait tensions
- U.S. arms deliveries
- anti-corruption in China
- forced labor concerns
- China's defense spending
Keywords
- U.S.–Philippines drills
- Japan deterrence
- Taiwan Strait
- China military activity
- anti-corruption
- forced labor
- FBI Chinese hacker
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: U.S.–Philippines, Japan, U.S. Marines, FBI, VOC
Products: DeepSeek
Places: Taiwan Strait, Philippines, Beijing, China
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