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Taiwan fears Maduro ouster may embolden China to invade

Season 2026 Episode 23 | 4m 58s

China removed its top army general in what many analysts see as a move to cement loyalty to President Xi Jinping. It’s rattling Taiwan, and as special correspondent Patrick Fok reports, it comes amid already heightened fears that the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro could embolden China to mimic the move against Taipei.

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