About this episode

The episode discusses the pause of a U.S. arms sale to Taiwan and various geopolitical issues involving China, Taiwan, and the U.S.

A U.S. Navy chief says a $14 billion U.S. arms sale to Taiwan is now on pause due to the Iran war. Could there be other factors at play? Taiwan goes after illegal advanced chip exports to China. Suspected Nvidia chip smuggling is in the spotlight. Up next in the fight against the fentanyl crisis in the United States: China says it's taking aim at the fentanyl supply chain, tightening export controls on chemicals tied to fentanyl production. The move comes after recent Trump–Xi talks. A leaked database is exposing a Chinese surveillance system that appears to track foreigners in real time—with one journalist finding a detailed file compiled on her. A classified data pact is in the works between Japan and the Philippines. How could it create a powerful defense triangle with the United States? How should the United States view the back-to-back visits to Beijing by President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin? And have recent developments in Venezuela, Iran, and Cuba weakened China? Former National Security Council Chief of Staff Alex Gray joins us to discuss. 00:00 Intro 01:00 US $14 Billion Arms Sale to Taiwan on Hold Over Iran War 06:17 Trump's Possible…

People in this episode

Guest: Alex Gray

Topics covered

• U.S. arms sales
• Taiwan
• China surveillance
• fentanyl crisis
• international relations
• chip smuggling
• defense cooperation

Keywords

• arms sale
• Taiwan
• China
• fentanyl
• Nvidia
• surveillance
• Japan
• Philippines
• Trump
• Putin

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. Navy, Nvidia, China, Japan, Philippines

Places: Taiwan, United States, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba

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