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Taiwan's Lai Marks First Year of Presidency amid Rising China, U.S. Challenges

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Host: Yin Khvat Taiwan President Lai Ching-te marks the first year of his presidency today, May 20, amid turbulence on multiple fronts: U.S. tariffs and uncertainty, continuing Chinese aggression, and bitter political division at home. A hallmark of Lai’s presidency is his insistence on Taiwan’s sovereignty in the face of Chinese threats. We ask how his leadership is faring. Our guests: Alexander Huang - Council on Strategic and Wargaming Studies Chair Wen-Ti Sung - Atlantic Council Global China Hub Non-Resident Fellow AND Vincent Chao - Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Taipei City Councilor, and former political head of TECRO, Taiwan’s de facto embassy in Washington, D.C.