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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken seems poised to announce the continuance of President Trump's militaristic policies toward China. Also, South Korea's hawkish new president is poised to have a dramatic impact on the Pacific region. \r\n\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Jim Kavanagh, writer at thepolemicist.net and Counter Punch, and the author of \"Over the Rainbow: Paths of Resistance after George Floyd\" and Steve Poikonen, national organizer for Action4Assange, join us to discuss this week's stories. The Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands is complaining that the US empire has threatened an unprovoked attack on his country due to a recent security agreement he signed with China. 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