Episode Details

Today, as I ride the slow train to Calcutta, this very full episode drops, in which I discuss the New US-India Visa Rules and Potential Collateral Damage it will bring, India's Deportation of a Chinese Spy and Chinese Military Targets on the India-Tibet Border, the Shaolin Temple Scandal (Birthplace of Kungfu), the World’s Longest One-Way Flight, the Chinese Missiles Breaking Trump’s Ceasefire in Cambodia/Thailand, the Hong Kong Apartment Fire (and Beijing’s Cold Response) + More

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New US-India Visa Rules & Collateral Damage

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/us-to-scan-social-media-of-all-h-1b-h-4-visa-applicants-from-december-15/articleshow/125767066.cms

https://www.indiatoday.in/world/us-news/story/want-us-tourist-visa-you-might-need-to-disclose-5-year-social-media-history-vetting-h1b-f1-esta-fifa-world-cup-olympics-2833929-2025-12-10

India Deports Chinese Spy & Chinese Military Targets Tibet-India Border

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/chinese-national-detained-in-j-k-deported-to-hong-kong-101765448427109-amp.html

https://www.wsj.com/world/china/chinese-forces-battle-dizzying-altitudes-to-expand-military-footprint-c9350bbd

Shaolin Scandal, World’s Longest One-Way Flight & Trump’s Failed Ceasefire

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/china-shaolin-monk-arrest-embezzlement-charges-5470356

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202512/1349711.shtml

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/12/10/chinese-missile-launcher-conflict-cambodia-thailand/

Hong Kong Fire (and Beijing’s Cold Response)

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-02/tai-po-fire-hong-kong-mainland-grief-red-lines/106087732

https://asiatimes.com/2025/11/hong-kong-is-chinas-most-underestimated-strategic-asset/