Taiwan Holds Emergency Military Drills, Braces for Invasion

Scrambling fighter jets, firing rockets, and drilling for a possible invasion—Taiwan is bracing for the worst. What Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping has said is now on the table.

Senator Pete Ricketts: “He said he wanted to take Taiwan by force, and he wanted the military to be ready by 2027. We should believe him.”

Japan’s prime minister says the country’s alliance with the United States would collapse if Japan fails to aid U.S. forces during a Taiwan contingency involving citizen evacuations.

What’s different about this latest round of leadership purges in China? A former U.S. defense attaché in Beijing, who knew Zhang Youxia, joins us to provide insight.

Meanwhile, the British prime minister says he doesn’t have to choose between the United States and China as he kicks off a state visit to Beijing. What’s on Keir Starmer’s agenda?

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