Why China Drilled a Blockade of Japan's Miyako Strait

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China’s aggressive maritime actions are expanding up the First Island Chain. Beijing has installed a new, 50 meter-tall structure in sensitive waters near a disputed maritime boundary, recalling China's disputes with claimants in the South China Sea. And late last year, Japan says China conducted its first drill of a blockade in the Miyako Strait close to Taiwan. Our guests: Alex Tan - University of Canterbury, New Zealand, Professor of Political Science and International Relations AND National Chengchi University Chair Professor of Political Science Dennis Weng - Associate Professor in Political Science, Sam Houston State University (Texas)