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Home / China / Face-Off: The U.S. vs China
China, Asia

May 21, 2024

Face-Off: The U.S. vs China

A podcast hosted by Jane Perlez.

Will the United States and China go to war over an island of 24 million people nearly 6,500 miles from California? Why is this a possibility? What is the history and significance of Taiwan to America and China?

Guest: Lyle Goldstein, former professor US Naval College, now at Brown University. Taiwanese expert, Syaru Shirley Lin, founder of the think tank, Capri.

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