With David Goldman and Rick Fisher

DAVID GOLDMAN, Author of How Civilizations Die, Best known for his series of essays in the Asia Times under the pseudonym Spengler:

• Dissecting the current Hong Kong protests
• Is the autonomy of Hong Kong in danger?
• Implications of China’s extradition arrangement

RICK FISHER, Senior Fellow, Asian Military Affairs at the International Assessment and Strategy Center, Former Consultant on PLA issues for the Congressionally chartered U.S. China Security and Economic Review Commission:

• The PRC’s massive naval buildup
• Beijing’s ultimate nuclearization of destroyers and submarines
• The size of China’s nuclear arsenal today?

(PART TWO):

• Chinese media threatens force against Hong Kong and Taiwan
• Why the U.S. must be concerned with the PLA’s military capabilities
• The potential for Russia-China collusion regarding Taiwan

(PART THREE):

• Where is Beijing currently establishing infrastructure and projection capabilities?
• Dangers of military influence building in China
• What are the PLA’s strategic chokepoint objectives?