mona hanna-attisha, thank you for being with us.michigan state university professor, cochair of the protect michigan commission. she is also the author of "what the eyes don't see: a story of crisis, resistance, and hope in an american city." to see our coverage of the flint water crisis, you can go to democracynow.org to check out our documentary "thirsty for democracy: the poisoning of an american city." next, we look at the escalating tension between the united states, china, and taiwan. stay with us. ♪♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we end today show looking at u.s.-china relations and growing , tensions between china and taiwan. the chinese military has condemned the united states for sending navy warships through the taiwan strait last week, accusing it of stoking regional tensions. u.s. allies britain and canada have also sent ships through the strait. this comes after china has recently conducted repeated air force missions into taiwan's air defense zo