With Grant Newsham

GRANT NEWSHAM, Senior Research Fellow at Japan Forum for Strategic Studies:

• What are the stakes for the US in Taiwan?
• Assessing the possibility of the PRC retaliating against Taiwan
• Possible means for a Chinese attack on Taiwan

(PART TWO):

• Examining the naval capabilities of the Chinese
• How civilian aircraft and sea vessels can be used by the PLA
• China's acquisition of Russian air defense systems

(PART THREE):

• How the US can aid Taiwan in their conflict with China
• How far into Taiwan can the Chinese military reach?
• Why should Americans care about Taiwan maintaining their freedom?

(PART FOUR):

• The capability of Japan to defend itself against China
• The prospect of a US-Japanese joint defense operation
• Should Japan have a nuclear deterrent?
• Would South Korea cut a deal with the Chinese?