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Jul 2023
47m 33s

PLA Invasion: Is Taiwan's Military Ready...

JORDAN SCHNEIDER
About this episode
Paul Huang, Taiwan military expert and research fellow at the Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation, returns to ChinaTalk! Today he gives us an update on Taiwan’s military readiness, the PLA’s expansion, and whether Xi Jinping would really send it. If you missed his episode back in 2020, give it a listen, too. And check out his recent thoughts posted on NBR, as w ... Show More
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