# Quad to Spend $20 Billion on Cooperation to Counter China | China in Focus Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-in-focus-ntd-on-odysee-6423657/quad-to-spend-20-billion-on-cooperation-to-counter-china-china-in-focus Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-in-focus-ntd-on-odysee-6423657/quad-to-spend-20-billion-on-cooperation-to-counter-china-china-in-focus.md Podcast: [China in Focus - NTD on Odysee](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-in-focus-ntd-on-odysee-6423657) Published: 2026-05-27T01:00:07+00:00 Episode link: https://odysee.com/quad-to-spend-20-billion-on-cooperation:f8706e09a9e06fac9552f300b4f5a3bee94eab8a Audio file: https://player.odycdn.com/v6/streams/f8706e09a9e06fac9552f300b4f5a3bee94eab8a/f7a4e3.mp4 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/china-in-focus-ntd-on-odysee-6423657/episodes/quad-to-spend-20-billion-on-cooperation-to-counter-china-china-in-focus Duration seconds: 1411 ## Resource The United States, Australia, India, and Japan are bolstering their cooperation to counter China, with a $20 billion plan to secure critical minerals, energy, and maritime security. Taiwan is tracking a second Chinese military patrol around the island in just one week, calling Beijing the main source of instability in the region. In a historic naval shift in Seoul, South Korea announces plans for its first-ever nuclear-powered submarines, aimed at countering threats from the North. An American journalist who's lived in China for more than a decade is now facing a U.S. criminal charge, accused of acting as an unregistered agent for Beijing. 00:00 Intro 01:06 Quad to Spend $20 Billion on Cooperation to Counter China 04:19 Second Chinese 'Combat Patrol' Near Taiwan in One Week 05:55 South Korea to Launch First Nuclear Sub by Mid-2030s 07:55 Rubio: Iran Deal Could Take Days 09:35 Renewed Israel–Hezbollah Fighting Threatens Ceasefire 11:12 CENTCOM: 108 Ships Blocked From Iranian Ports 11:38 US Launches Self-Defense Strikes in Southern Iran | Analysis 21:01 American Journalist Charged as China Agent 22:08 Mexican Authorities Capture Nephew of El Chapo 🔵Tiffany Meier’s documentary Hollywood Takeover - how Beijing is rewriting the script in America’s film industry: hollywoodtakeover.com 🇺🇸 Stay updated with breaking news, special reports, and LIVE COVERAGE on NTD: https://ept.ms/NTDlive_ 💛 Support us to fight for the truth: https://donorbox.org/china-in-focus 🔵 Sign up for our NEWSLETTER and stay in touch: https://www.ntd.com/newsletter.htm 🧶 'The Final War' Documentary DVD: https://www.ntdgiftshop.com/product-page/the-final-war-documentary-dvd-a-100-year-plot-to-defeat-america - © All Rights Reserved. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpiXN3Ktk0s ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/china-in-focus-ntd-on-odysee-6423657/episodes/quad-to-spend-20-billion-on-cooperation-to-counter-china-china-in-focus/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-in-focus-ntd-on-odysee-6423657/quad-to-spend-20-billion-on-cooperation-to-counter-china-china-in-focus.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.