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Lai Ching-te defies Beijing with Pacific tour 

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29 November 2024

Episode 3474

58 minutes


Photo: Alamy

Taiwan’s president Lai Ching-te is set to defy Beijing with his upcoming Pacific trip that will include US stopovers. Alessio Patalano joins Emma Nelson to discuss what China’s response might be. Plus: Vienna sausage stands gain Unesco status and we discuss Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo’s legacy. 

29 November 2024

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Ukrainian MP Honcharenko argues the nation’s defence minister should step aside after the country recalled a large batch of defective artillery shells.

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Anne Hidalgo’s legacy and an update on Notre Dame

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Agnès Poirier lays out Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo’s legacy in the city after she announced she will not run again. Then, we’ll get the view from Agnès’s window on how the reconstruction of Notre Dame is going.

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