This is popular front a podcast focused on the niche details of modern warfare and

underreported conflict with me Jake Hanrahan.

Today we're speaking to Taiwanese journalist Brian Hugh.

He's going to be speaking to us about the recent tensions in Taiwan,

specifically with US politician Nancy Pelosi going over there and the

Pallava that that caused, China started launching some rockets, not at the island, but as a

test, as a warning.

And there is constantly this worry that China might invade Taiwan

Taiwan sees itself as independent the CCP the Chinese government don't want that it's all quite

interesting Brian's gonna quite interesting and Brian's going to explain

to us what's actually happening. If you like what we're doing here at

Popular Front please support us at patreon.com slash Popular Front.

This month obviously there was a lot of plava when you know,

obviously there was a lot of plava when you know Nancy Pelosi I think they

were saying she's the kind of highest-ranking US politician to visit Taiwan in a long

time also America's you know highest highest ranking fan of insider trading.

She came to, she came to Taiwan and basically there was a big Pallava,

China started firing rockets off as, you know, a test. Kind of Western world was like,

oh my god, World War III.

We know it wasn't quite that.

But there was some serious issues with this, right?

Maybe let's go into that first.

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