S8 Ep1135: STREAMING MAKING JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, FEATURING GORDON CHANG, STEVE YATES, CLEO PASKAL, CHARLES BURTON, 7-15-26`
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John Batchelor
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🗓️ 16 July 2026
⏱️ 61 minutes
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STREAMING MAKING JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, FEATURING GORDON CHANG, STEVE YATES, CLEO PASKAL, CHARLES BURTON, 7-15-26
The John Batchelor Show features discussions with experts regarding shifting political dynamics and security concerns in the Indo-Pacific and North America. Steve Yates explains the rise of Taiwan's TPP party, a former youth movement now acting as a legislative power broker that is pursuing controversial engagement with mainland China. Meanwhile, Cleo Paskal details how Beijing utilizes cognitive warfare and economic pressure to influence small island nations like Palau and the Solomon Islands. The dialogue also addresses Canadian domestic issues, including the geopolitical tensions surrounding the Gordie Howe International Bridge and concerns over Chinese interference within Canada'spolitical elite. Throughout the segments, the participants highlight a consistent pattern of Chinese efforts to divide democratic allies and expand regional dominance through both propaganda and trade promises.
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| 1:11.9 | I welcome you to the making of the John Bachelor show. |
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| 1:16.8 | The news around the world is grim. |
| 1:20.8 | The war fighting in the Strait of Hermos, |
| 1:23.6 | the war fighting in Ukraine, |
| 1:25.8 | the confrontation throughout Africa from east to west reporting yesterday, |
| 1:33.1 | and I hope to get that report contained on the fighting in Somalia, where we've been fighting for |
| 1:40.0 | it feels like 40 years. Somalia is a desperate land. |
| 1:46.7 | Al-Qaeda, ISIS, Russia, China, all the bad players plus Turkey. |
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