14 Apr 2023

Asia correspondent Ed White

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 14 April 2023
A man walks with a flag as a ship passes by behind him on Pingtan island, the closest point to Taiwan, in China’s southeast Fujian province on April 8, 2023. - China launched military drills around Taiwan on April 8, in what it called a "stern warning" to the self-ruled island's government following a meeting between its president and the US House speaker. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP)

A man walks with a flag as a ship passes by behind him on Pingtan island, the closest point to Taiwan, in China’s southeast Fujian province on 8 April, 2023. Photo: GREG BAKER / AFP

Ed White is a correspondent with the Financial Times.

He talks to Susie about the latest news around Asia; a growing debt crisis in Pakistan, a deadly military airstrike on a village in Myanmar, Japan under fire for its climate response ahead of a G7 meeting, rising tensions between Taiwan and China, and criticism of European leaders for meeting Xi Jinping in China.