S8 Ep751: 3. Steve Yates analyzes Taiwan's security, noting that Beijing should be deterred by US displays of capability in Venezuela and Iran. He observes Taiwanese skepticism toward CCP dialogue and peace overtures.
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John Batchelor
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🗓️ 16 April 2026
⏱️ 12 minutes
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3. Steve Yates analyzes Taiwan's security, noting that Beijing should be deterred by US displays of capability in Venezuela and Iran. He observes Taiwanese skepticism toward CCP dialogue and peace overtures.
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| 0:50.5 | Taiwan, and its vulnerability to the threats from the People's Republic of China over many |
| 0:56.6 | years. However, there's always concern when the U.S. looks to be devoted to another part of the |
| 1:03.2 | world, in this case the Middle East, in addition to Europe, because of the ongoing Ukraine |
| 1:08.5 | risks. There's always a concern that this could be a moment for |
| 1:12.7 | Xi Jinping to follow a very famous movie from the 1960s. I don't know if it's still seen |
| 1:19.4 | Crazy Harry. A dirty Harry was Clint Eastwood, and there was a scene in it where Clint has a |
| 1:27.2 | statement that he makes again and again to the bad guys. |
| 1:30.2 | He holds up a very large revolver, the biggest ever made, and he says something I paraphrase. |
| 1:35.9 | You know, and all the excitement, I can't tell whether I shot five times or six times. |
| 1:39.8 | I don't know if there's anything left in this weapon or not. |
| 1:43.1 | Being as how it's the most, and then he goes on about the Colt 45 or whatever it is. |
| 1:47.7 | It's like a cannon. |
| 1:48.8 | And he goes, let's see. |
| 1:50.5 | Well, maybe you're lucky. |
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