Tensions between China and Taiwan remain at the highest in decades. In the first part of NTD’s interview with retired U.S. Marine Colonel Grant Newsham, we heard more about what the United States could do to help Taiwan. In the second half, we examine the role of a key U.S. ally in the stabilizing force in the region—Japan—and zoom in on whether or not China’s military really packs as much a punch as it claims.