How far will China go to test US loyalty to Taiwan? (Full show)

Taiwan activated its anti-aircraft missile tracking and deployed its air force to ward off a fleet of Chinese jets, including 2 nuclear capable bombers, dispatched by Beijing in response to the new tripartite pact between the US, UK and Australia. Beijing views the pact as a threat to its dawning hegemony in the Pacific. Former Naval intelligence officer John Jordan shares his insights.

But first, a massive migrant camp in Del Rio Texas has shrunk from a population of 15,000 to 4,000 following a controversial transfer of migrants to Haiti, their ultimate place of origin. Vice President Kamala Harris is calling for an investigation into the move despite being placed nominally in charge of border policy by the Biden administration. Michael Johns, former presidential speechwriter, weighs on President Biden’s foreign policy, which he characterizes as a dismantling of any force at the disposal of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and an invitation to migrants, beckoning them to the southern US border.

The Biden administration vowed just days after commencing that its goal would be to close Guantanamo Bay, the infamous US fortress prison in Cuba meant for notorious terrorists. But 39 still languish behind bars, and the Biden administration is looking into expanding it and refiguring the base as housing for large amounts of migrants while their permanent resettlement is arranged.. Critics point out that such a use could help Washington evade its own laws governing the treatment of refugees.. Meanwhile, the expulsion of thousands of Haitians illegally encamped near Del Rio, Texas has drawn tremendous ire from the Democrats’ progressive wings. RT America’s Alex Mihailovich reports.

Plus, Russia is being called upon to step up the availability of gas to Europe. The price has doubled in a matter of months as Europeans look with worry to the coming winter. RT’s Peter Oliver reports from Germany on Europe’s energy crisis and how it involves the EU’s relations with Russia. Then Tobin Smith of Transformity Research discusses issues facing the US and EU in their transition to sustainable, reliable and efficient sources of energy. He admits there is “no easy solution” to the problem of how to fuel the developed world.