Topic: Spratly Islands

China is criticized for breaking a 2015 promise not to militarize the Spratly Islands, where anti-aircraft and anti-ship missiles have since been deployed. The Chinese government maintains that "peaceful reunification" with Taiwan is the goal but refuses to rule out other courses of action if necessary. The hosts analyze the "apologist" tone of Chinese representatives in international media.

Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater, has shifted his focus to Frontier Services Group, a Chinese-owned private security firm. The company is securing contracts in Somalia and Djibouti, aligning with China's "String of Pearls" strategy to build military and logistics bases across the South China Sea and Africa.