As tensions between the U.S. and China continue to escalate, the U.S. is preparing to send

as many as 200 more troops to Taiwan for training, the largest deployment to the country

in decades.

In this episode, we talk with the International Affairs expert Victoria Cotes about the

heightened situation in Taiwan and the role the Ukrainian war is playing in U.S.-China

relations.

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Joining us to discuss the heightened tensions between the U.S. and China is Victoria Cotes,

International Affairs, Senior Research Fellow at Heritage.

Hi Victoria.

So we learned this week that the U.S. is going to send as many as 200 more troops to

Taiwan for training.

Does this move signal a further escalation between the two countries?

Well, I mean what we're seeing in the entire Pacific is an escalation which in many ways

began with Secretary Austin's visit there earlier in the month or the end of January rather

when he announced some expanded basing of the United States in the Philippines.

And so I think you see both sides starting to ratchet up their presence, their activities

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