About this episode
The episode discusses China's military exercises near Taiwan and the implications of recent US arms deals.
More rockets have been launched as China continued its massive live-fire exercises off Taiwan. Beijing named the drills Justice Mission 2025 and they are widely seen as a show of force as China seeks to assert its claim that Taiwan is part of its sovereign territory. The drills come on the heels of an $11 billion arms deal between the United States and Taiwan. And although the US was not mentioned, Beijing called the drills a 'stern warning' to 'external forces'. So will these tensions be contained?
Topics covered
- China-Taiwan relations
- military exercises
- US arms deal
- geopolitical tensions
- sovereignty claims
Keywords
- China
- Taiwan
- military drills
- US arms deal
- geopolitics
- sovereignty
- tensions
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: United States
Places: China, Taiwan
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