Taiwan watches US diplomacy with China and Russia closely
The World
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4.6 • 943 Ratings
🗓️ 25 November 2025
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Taiwan is closely following Washington’s diplomacy with Beijing and Moscow, as it hopes for US support to stay independent from China. Also, Indian authorities have launched a sweeping crackdown in the Kashmir Valley following a bomb blast outside Delhi’s historic Red Fort last week. And, Britain prepares an overhaul of its asylum system as governments across Europe tighten their rules amid rising political pressure. Plus, a 14-year-old girl wins the gold medal in this year’s surfing competition in Iran.
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| 0:00.0 | Xi Jinping has set his sights on Taiwan. |
| 0:08.0 | It's unclear whether the U.S. under President Trump would come to Taiwan's defense. |
| 0:13.0 | This uncertainty has been lingering over Taiwan since he returned to the White House. |
| 0:19.0 | I'm Carolyn Beeler. |
| 0:20.0 | And I'm Marco Worm. |
| 0:21.0 | And today, Taiwan, looking at what's happening in Ukraine for clues. |
| 0:25.0 | Also on the show, countries in Europe are restricting asylum. |
| 0:28.6 | The public is not against the principle of asylum, of, you know, welcoming people who are fleeing conflict. |
| 0:35.7 | So what is driving the trend? |
| 0:37.7 | A young surfer in Iran defies the odds. |
| 0:45.0 | Because she wants to be the best. |
| 0:47.6 | Plus, climate change is coming for French wine. |
| 0:50.4 | We'll hear the government's plan. |
| 0:51.9 | All that and more today on the world. |
| 0:56.9 | This is the world. I'm Carolyn Beeler. |
| 0:59.9 | And I'm Marco Wurman. Thanks for joining us. |
| 1:02.4 | We start with a phone call between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. |
| 1:06.4 | During their conversation yesterday, Xi reportedly discussed Taiwan and China's ambition to take control of it. |
| 1:12.3 | The U.S. has long walked a fine line on this, defending Taiwan but being careful not to incite China. |
| 1:19.6 | Under the Biden administration, American support for Taiwan was more explicit. |
| 1:24.6 | Trump appears to be walking that back. |
| 1:27.3 | He has basically returned to the longstanding strategic ambiguity where the United |
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