Jimmy Lai’s ‘death’ sentence, Japan’s Takaichi takes on China & the bulging Olympic controversy

A massive win for Japan’s hawkish first female PM worries China, conservatives reclaim Thailand and Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong’s most high-profile casualty of draconian security laws gets a ‘death sentence’. Plus, trouble growing at the winter Olympics.

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Hosts: Catriona Stirrat, Claudia Farhart, Nick Ludlam

Producers: Nick Ludlam, Ali Cheevers, Billy Dahlenburg

Guest: Dr Feng Chongyi

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