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Movement Against US Based to Continue on Okinawa Despite Supreme Court Ruling

Published: Dec. 23, 2016, 5 a.m.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker is joined by China expert Keith Bennett.

President-elect Donald Trump has appointed anti-China hawk Peter Navarro to head up a new National Trade Council, further aggravating relations with Beijing. Will U.S-China relations reach a boiling point under the Trump administration?

Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. ambassador to Israel is a friend of hardline settlers, and threats to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem are being hurled by the Trump camp - what does this mean for the Palestinian people’s struggle for justice and independence? Professor Ghada Talhami joins Becker to discuss what the ramifications of such a move would be.

The movement against the U.S. military’s presence in Okinawa was dealt a blow this week as Japan’s Supreme Court ruled in favor of the government’s plan to relocate - not remove - the U.S. military base on the island. But Okinawans are determined to keep up the fight. Will Griffin, an activist with Veterans for Peace, joins the show.