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The Aloha Landing: 11 Days in Hainan

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The Rewind Files por Brooklyn and Silas

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What happens when the two biggest superpowers on Earth play a high-stakes game of "who’s gonna blink first"? On April 1, 2001, a U.S. Navy spy plane collided with a Chinese fighter jet 22,000 feet over the South China Sea. The plane dropped 8,000 feet in a nose-dive, smelling of smoke and desperation, before making an unauthorized emergency landing in a country that definitely didn't want them there. Brooklyn and Silas break down the 11-day standoff of the "Hainan 24." It’s a story of "spy thriller" vibes, secret documents being shredded mid-air, and a diplomatic puzzle that seemed impossible to solve. How do you negotiate the release of 24 crew members when an apology is a four-letter word? We’re rewinding to the moment the world held its breath, waiting to see if a mid-air accident would spark a global conflict.

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