In Focus: China COVID Coverup?; Moscow-Beijing Strategic Ties; Aus-Prc Detente

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China’s morgues and funeral parlors are overwhelmed, yet with little data coming out of Beijing, is there a massive COVID coverup? Meanwhile, Russia and China’s strategic partnership continues with military drills in the Pacific Ocean. And, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong goes to Beijing on the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Australia and China. Our panelists on the show are: Lai I-chung - Prospect Foundation President - Former Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in Japan special assistant - Former Taiwan Thinktank Vice President - Former Cornell University Visiting Researcher Tso Chen-dong - National Taiwan University Political Science Professor - Former Kuomintang (KMT) Mainland Affairs Department Director And we speak to Bryce Barros on how former combat pilots are being lured into teaching China’s military the secrets of U.S. advanced weapons. Bryce Barros - German Marshall Fund in the U.S., Alliance for Securing Democracy, China Affairs Analyst - Former Kharon Analyst