The United States is warning Americans to reconsider travel to China. A look at the latest risks: Russian President Vladimir Putin set to join a virtual meeting with China’s Xi Jinping—his first appearance on the world stage after a coup at home; over $120,000 in bounties offered for eight overseas Hong Kong activists; the closure of a pro-democracy radio station, and more, marking the 26th anniversary of the city’s handover from British to Chinese rule; plus, nuclear wastewater from China dumped into the ocean. Reports say it’s six times more contaminated than water treated from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant. How does it play into the latest Tokyo–Beijing spat?
Topics in this episode:
- U.S. Urges Citizens to Reconsider Travel to China
- Putin Slated to Meet Xi in Virtual Meeting
- Hong Kong Marks 26th Anniversary of Handover
- Hong Kong Police Issue Arrest Warrants for Eight Activists
- Hong Kong Has Become ‘Repressive Police State’: Rogers
- Taiwan Drill Simulates Repelling a Foreign Invasion
- Gen. Milley: Xi Hasn’t Decided When to Invade Taiwan
- China’s Nuclear Plants Discharge 6.5x More Tritium Than Japan’s Release of Fukushima Treated Water
- ‘Appeasing the CCP Is Making War More Likely:’ Gordon Chang on Beijing Breaching American Borders