# U.S.–Philippines Drills Expand, Japan Boosts Deterrence - China in Focus

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Podcast: [China In Focus](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-in-focus-1376491)
Published: 2026-04-29T00:30:00+00:00
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00:00 Intro 03:07 U.S.–Philippines Drills Expand, Japan Boosts Deterrence 03:58 U.S. Marines Down Drones Using MADIS System in Drills 04:21 U.S.–Philippines Drills Signal Focus on Taiwan Strait 05:13 Filipino Defense Chief Not Surprised by China’s Move 06:05 Philippines: Beijing Moves When Rivals Are Distracted 06:44 Intensified China Military Activity Near Taiwan 07:36 China Defense Spending Up 31st Straight Year: Report 08:49 U.S. Arms Deliveries to Europe Delayed Amid Iran War 09:40 FBI Hails Capture of Chinese Hacker as 'Historic Win' 11:45 Unexplained Deaths Among Chinese Scientists: Report 12:52 Beijing Ramps Up Anti-Corruption Campaign 14:00 Xi Jinping Uses Corruption Cases to Sideline Rivals 15:18 New DeepSeek Release Fails to Shake AI Market 16:22 VOC President on Viral Labubu Dolls and Forced Labor 16:45 Labubu Toys Tied to Forced Labor in China: Patterson 18:05 Can U.S. Regulations Block Xinjiang Cotton Imports? 19:05 When Cheap Goods Come at a Human Cost 20:20 Rights Concerns Loom Over Expected Trump–Xi Talks 21:55 Why Washington Misread China’s Path: Patterson

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