China Increasing Its Regional Power
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We go to two places where China has been exerting control. In Hong Kong, the government finally passed national security laws that are seen by critics as eroding civil liberties. In the Philippines, China's attempts to expand its territorial waters are being met with increasingly fiery rhetoric from senior officials. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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