China loves to talk about its growing global power. The Belt and Road Initiative spans continents, Chinese ports dot the globe, and the Chinese Communist Party claims it’s reshaping the world order. But when it comes to actual military presence abroad, China has just one overseas base—located in Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa. And now, that base is at risk.
—Chris
China has quietly launched its invasion of the US. But it's not flashy. It starts in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or CNMI for short, which is just to the north of Guam. And in particular, Saipan, where a major World War 2 battle was fought.
—Chris
China’s invasion of Taiwan isn’t a matter of if — it’s when. Chris Chappell breaks down how Taiwan is preparing its people for the unthinkable and what lessons the rest of us should take from it.
—Chris
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"Anand says Canada is in a "strategic partnership" with China":
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