Taiwan has a reputation as a “vibrant democracy” in Asia, but does that really matter for its migrant residents who have no voting rights? And as President Tsai Ing-wen visits another of Taiwan’s autocratic allies, is the country's diplomatic strategy running counter to its democratic image?
To answer these questions, Zoom In Zoom Out speaks to Kharis Templeman, a political scientist at Stanford University. We discuss how Taiwan’s democracy really compares in a global context and how the country might move forward in its upcoming elections.