CNA China calls probe of top general an important step against corruption | East Asia Tonight (Jan 29)

China’s defence ministry stays cautious in its first media outing since the announcement of a corruption probe into top general Zhang Youxia. Also on East Asia Tonight: China and the UK signal a reset after years of strained relations; and managing competing territorial claims in the South China Sea among top priorities for ASEAN foreign ministers.

00:00 Headlines
01:32 China says top general probe key step against corruption
06:02 China, UK leaders push closer ties
17:30 Samsung, Toyota log record-beating quarterly profits
25:22 ASEAN seeks Code of Conduct meetings with China
30:31 Analysis from guest Grant Newsham on North Korea’s nuclear war capabilities
39:58 Taiwan’s division over the death penalty

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