In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu discusses China’s recent announcement that it would expand export controls to further restrict foreign access to rare earth elements, and the larger impetus behind this change. Next, Miles unpacks the Chinese Communist Party’s latest political warfare tactic to coerce the United Kingdom and begin construction on the new Chinese embassy in London. Finally, Miles comments on Taiwan’s 114th National Day celebrations, and reviews President Lai Ching-te’s comments on his plans for Taiwan’s economic development and national security policies.
China Insider is a weekly podcast project from Hudson Institute’s China Center, hosted by China Center Director and Senior Fellow, Dr. Miles Yu, who provides weekly news that mainstream American outlets often miss, as well as in-depth commentary and analysis on the China challenge and the free world’s future.