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  • Affairs
  • Episode 625
  • 13 Dec 2025
  • 29 min

Could Taiwan draw the US, China and Japan into war?

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  • The Foreign Desk
  • Affairs
  • Episode 625
  • 29 min

Japan prime minister Sanae Takaichi’s assertion that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan would be a threat to her nation’s survival has spurred a crisis between Tokyo and Beijing. Can de-escalation be achieved?

Host
  • Andrew Mueller
Contributors
  • Anita Riotta
  • Lily Austin

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