Washington is okaying a new $440 million arms sale to Taiwan—part of an even greater effort to boost its defenses, with over a billion dollars in deals greenlit this year. What’s driving the urgency? And are the actions turning Taiwan into a dangerous “powder keg” as Beijing claims?

Topics in this episode:

1. ‘Powder Keg’ Vs. ‘Porcupine:’ $1.06B in U.S. Arms Sales Greenlit for Taiwan in 2023
2. China’s Anti-Espionage Law Unnerves Western Community
3. Unauthorized Vapes from China Pouring into U.S.
4. Report: China Holds $3 Trillion in ‘Hidden Currency’
5. China’s Economy to Rebound? Expert on the Outlook
6. Is ‘World War Z’ Becoming a Reality?
7. China’s Nuclear Plants Discharge 6.5x More Tritium Than Japan’s Release of Fukushima Treated Water
8. How China Can Bring Down America’s Power Grid: Waller