S1E32: US and Japan vow to push back against China: Washington Report Ep 32

The Straits Times Podcasts · Jan 24, 2022 · 10m

Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States in this weekly podcast.

The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points:

Highlights (click/tap above):

00:38 From pandemic to endemic? A decline of Omicron cases in the US

02:53 The US resisting World Health Organisation's proposals to make itself more independent

05:06 Virtual meeting between US President Joe Biden and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to push back against China's efforts

07:28 US government suspends 44…