E, what do china's threats about tiwan actually mean? What has happened in the recent past that we might woy about? Well, i think we should first know that even though they might be sending signals to the us, it's mostly for domestic audience. And how weak does this make husan king look? If nancy polo lands in tiwan, you know, week's months before that party cock,. It is surprising then that sheas en anhysum apparatus, putting out tons of messages signalling strengt singan.
China didn’t want Speaker Nancy Pelosi to visit Taiwan. Neither did the White House. Politico’s Alex Ward explains why she went anyway.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan and Jon Ehrens, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard with help from Amanda Lewellyn, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Noel King.
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