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Can the growing tensions between China and Taiwan be contained?

Dec 30, 2025
25 mins

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Episode Description

Tension is running high between China and Taiwan. Beijing is carrying out its biggest-ever military drills off the island, saying they're a warning to what it calls separatist forces. So what's behind this show of power? And would China use force against Taiwan?

In this episode: 

  • Shaun Rein, Founder & Managing Director of China Market Research Group.
  • Chen Shen Yen, Research Fellow Institute of International Relations.
  • Ja Ian Chong, Associate Professor of political science at the National University of Singapore. 

Host: Adrian Finighan

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