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  • Affairs
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  • Episode 3758
  • 11 Dec 2025

China-Japan tensions: Why the US is backing Japan

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  • The Globalist
  • Affairs
  • London
  • Episode 3758

Why the US is backing Japan after Chinese radars locked on to Japanese jets at the weekend. And: Belgrade is finally getting a metro – but will it arrive on time? 

Host
  • Chris Cermak
Contributors
  • Anita Riotta
  • Hassan Anderson
  • Lily Austin
  • Tom Webb

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