China Launches Live-Fire Drills in Taiwan Strait - July 23, 2026
In today’s show: - China Announces Two-Day Live-Fire Exercise in the Taiwan Strait - ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Sees Pushback on South China Sea Tensions - New Zealand and Papua New Guinea Sign Defense Cooperation Agreement - US House Passes US$1.15 Trillion Defense Budget, Includes Funds for Taiwan Defense - Taiwan's Drone Industry Concerned Over Budget Deadlock - Taiwan Braces for Possible New US Tariffs Amid Section 301 Probe - AMD Partners With Anthropic To Compete in Nvidia-Dominated AI Market - AI Dolls Offer Companionship to Older Adults Living Alone in South Korea
