China’s ‘stern warning’ to Taiwan

China’s armed forces begin three days of military exercises in the Strait of Taiwan in what Beijing calls a ‘stern warning against Taiwanese separatist forces. The drills are in response to the visit of Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-Wen to the US.

Also on the programme: The anti-LGBTQ law in Uganda imposing the death penalty for homosexuality; and the clinical trial to find out if hallucinogens could be used to treat depression.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss all this and more are Chitra Nagarajan, a writer and human rights activist specialising in Nigeria and Matthew Green, a climate journalist at DeSmog.

(IMAGE: A Chinese warship fires towards the shore during a military drill near Fuzhou near the Taiwan controlled Matsu Islands, CREDIT: REUTERS/Thomas Peter)