EPISODE · Nov 11, 2025 · 53 MIN
What’s alarming about Sanae Takaichi’s recent Taiwan comment?
from World Today
① China has lodged representations with Japan over its prime minister’s remarks concerning Taiwan. Why is it problematic and dangerous to suggest that a military conflict over Taiwan could be a survival-threatening situation for Japan? (00:54) ② US President Donald Trump has vowed to do everything he can to help Syria, after hosting the country’s interim president for a White House meeting. What’s at stake in Trump’s engagement with Ahmad al-Sharaa’s government? (13:33) ③ China’s robotics and AI industries are moving at full speed, with two major events this month putting this transformation in the spotlight. How far and fast can the country’s robotics revolution go? (24:58) ④ Health officials in Gaza say more than 69,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war. We explore the continued uncertainties facing the peace plan for Gaza. (36:31) ⑤ Why has Brazil designated its port city of Belem as capital during COP30? (43:28)
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① China has lodged representations with Japan over its prime minister’s remarks concerning Taiwan. Why is it problematic and dangerous to suggest that a military conflict over Taiwan could be a survival-threatening situation for Japan? (00:54) ② US President Donald Trump has vowed to do everything he can to help Syria, after hosting the country’s interim president for a White House meeting. What’s at stake in Trump’s engagement with Ahmad al-Sharaa’s government? (13:33) ③ China’s robotics and AI industries are moving at full speed, with two major events this month putting this transformation in the spotlight. How far and fast can the country’s robotics revolution go? (24:58) ④ Health officials in Gaza say more than 69,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war. We explore the continued uncertainties facing the peace plan for Gaza. (36:31) ⑤ Why has Brazil designated its port city of Belem as capital during COP30? (43:28)
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