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Beijing Shows No Interest in Engaging With Lai

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China’s military conducted a round of what it called punishment operations around Taiwan in May in response to President Lai Ching-te's inauguration speech. Does this set the tone for cross-strait relations over the next four years? On this episode of Zoom In Zoom Out, Jaime Ocon sits down with Thomas Shattuck, senior program manager at Perry World House, a policy research center at the University of Pennsylvania. We first zoom in on China’s “Joint Sword-2024A” drills, then zoom out for a broader look at Beijing’s economic and political response to Lai’s inauguration.