Two dissidents die in a car crash. China expert Anne-Marie Brady reports break-ins at her house and office. A US National Security Advisor warns that Beijing wants "servitude". Should we be worried about the Chinese Communist Party? Or are we being paranoid?

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What really happened on State Highway 1 outside Tokoroa? Was it an accident - or something more sinister?

And as the political stakes rise, who can we trust to tell the truth?

In episode two we dig into the truth about that car crash and those break-ins. What did the police investigations find?

And we head to the US to speak to H.R McMaster, who served as National Security Advisor under President Donald Trump, and who has strong words for China. Plus we hear from former Prime Minister John Key, who led the country as our exports to China grew to record levels, who knows President Xi personally and who is impressed with China's remarkable success in bringing hundreds of millions out of poverty.

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